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How To Keep From Losing Fuel Caps On Tractors
I lost 3 fuel caps on my New Holland tractors over 6 years. The first 2 replacement caps cost $20 apiece, but the third one cost $44, which gave me plenty of incentive to engineer a solution.
So, for 80 cents worth of “jack chain”, a 25-cent swivel, 3 pop rivets, 4 pop rivet spacers, and a small piece
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How To Keep From Losing Fuel Caps On Tractors TRACTORS Miscellaneous I lost 3 fuel caps on my New Holland tractors over 6 years The first 2 replacement caps cost $20 apiece but the third one cost $44 which gave me plenty of incentive to engineer a solution
So for 80 cents worth of “jack chain” a 25-cent swivel 3 pop rivets 4 pop rivet spacers and a small piece of aluminum angle iron I was able to solve the problem I riveted the chain to the gas cap and to the tractor fender Sure I may still forget to put the cap back on but when it slides off the fender I’ll hear it jangle
Robert T Murphy Jr 10154 Wolf Lane Dardanelle Ark 72834; ph 479 229-4102; murphyft@gmail com
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