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Old 12-20-2014, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Group_44 View Post
You may be right about the over engineering part, it's tough to shake the racer mentality where your physical well being depends on the hardware staying together. I am building this tractor for my 83 year old Dad, he isn't very mechanically inclined and I don't want him to have any problem. I am going to re-tap the hole and try the locktite and new bolt and see if it holds.
Amen on the racer mentality brother. We have both seen stuff put together poorly that ended up with bad results at the track. I think your Dad is going to end up with a sweet machine when your done with it.
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