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    A long time favorite of mine is the "calibrated metric hammer".
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    Quote Originally Posted by W5GA View Post
    Spot torque = tighten it till you see spots.
    Have used the King Kong before, as in "King Kong the bitch". Mostly on 3 pt hitch implement apps on 1" or larger stuff. Normally these hold and require an Act of God or A Team of Elephants to undo.
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    Back in high school we rated breast sizes in "hermies." 1 Hermie = 1 mouthful.
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    There's a metric fskc ton, and the english fsck ton. Both are larger than a shitload.
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    A related subject...

    Any one ever use any gnats ass-grease? It is the slickest substance known to mankind, it will let you shove a fencepost up a gnats ass with out tearing it....

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    Quote Originally Posted by W5GA View Post
    Spot torque = tighten it till you see spots.
    We just called it "Farmer tight, 2 turns past stripping."

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    Tighten it until it breaks, then back it off 1/4 turn.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by WA4TM View Post
    A related subject...

    Any one ever use any gnats ass-grease? It is the slickest substance known to mankind, it will let you shove a fencepost up a gnats ass with out tearing it....
    Don't recall having ever seen a fence post tear.

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    Tearing the damn gnats ass, DAMMIT!!!!!!!



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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    Don't recall having ever seen a fence post tear.
    Last edited by WA4TM; 05-02-2011 at 10:49 PM.

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