Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread Jim Cathey
It's amazing how often things aren't all that broken, and if you're willing to expend a little time and don't care too much about the cosmetics you can save quite a bit of cash. Not to mention the built-in smugness factor of having saved something from the landfill. But you lose too, sometimes.

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread kevin kraly
Sometimes, it's good to be reminded that you don't always win with these repairs. When you do get it right, it's a wonderful feeling!It's a garage treadmill, not really in the public eye (and my eyes don't even see the difference)! The only thing I have to lose now is weight. I just have to

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread Donald Snook
Kevin wrote: Sometimes, it's good to be reminded that you don't always win with these repairs. When you do get it right, it's a wonderful feeling!It's a garage treadmill, not really in the public eye (and my eyes don't even see the difference)! The only thing I have to lose now is weight. I

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread Allan Streib
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:11 -0500, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote: I just did a minor repair on my BMW that I am very proud of. The a/c wasn't blowing very hard (lack of air volume) and I was concerned because somebody planted the seed of doubt in my mind that I would need a new blower

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread Rich Thomas
If it quits working you can scavenge the motor and put it on a pole with a fan blade and make your own electricity to make hydrogen to fuel your greenmobile. --R kevin kraly wrote: Well, I found a nice $15 treadmill that *supposedly* worked. I wasn't able to test it out, but I decided to

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread harry watkins
Jim wrote: It's amazing how often things aren't all that broken, and if you're willing to expend a little time and don't care too much about the cosmetics you can save quite a bit of cash. Not to mention the built-in smugness factor of having saved something from the landfill. But you lose

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread Donald Snook
Allan wrote: The dealer didn't know what the cabin air filters were? I'd suggest finding another dealer. Or maybe they just are not accustomed to owners who might want to do any maintenance work on their own cars Actually, they did know about the Cabin air filters. They kept trying to sell

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread Loren Faeth
What you have is a backhoe edition of the JD 435 utility tractor. The 435 is very rare. THis tractor with a backhoe is way rare. There was one 435 on the Great Iowa Tractorride this year. And the last day, I ran to hear it run as it was driven off to load. In this part of the country, your

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread LWB250
or one of his former cronies at the local JD dealer. He might even be able to swing a discount. Dan --- On Tue, 8/25/09, harry watkins harry...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: harry watkins harry...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-25 Thread harry watkins
- From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill Harry, FWIW, I have a former JD dealer parts manager working for me. The guy was a JD parts guy for over 20

[MBZ] OT Catheyesque repair of the day, Treadmill

2009-08-24 Thread kevin kraly
Well, I found a nice $15 treadmill that *supposedly* worked. I wasn't able to test it out, but I decided to take a chance on it anyway. When I got it home and unfolded it, I noticed that the speed adjustment slider was broken off! After thinking for a second that I got taken, I immediately