: : : : Do any of you fellows have a Chicago Pnumatic : : (Sp?) 3/8 drive air ratchet? I bought one about : : 15 years ago, and it never seemed to have much oomph! I've tried everything I could think of, but not much improvment. Is this just the nature of this thing or what??? BTW CHICAGO : : Pnumatic???? In VERY small print it says, : : JAPAN!!!!! !! ":-0: HEY BIG MIKE..... : c.p. has been made in japan for awhile now i see, : lookout for the tiawanese copies sold in harbor : frieght. mine (1/2" i.r. copy) had sleeve bearings : in the output shaft (just back of the square drive) : i.r. (made in japan) has a needle brg. ( it isn't : much bigger in dia. than the sleeve brg. hard to spot) : btw, did kim get really mad at us and pull the tales : board altogether? i can't get in and it shows : no postings? maybe it is just down for awhile. : did you get to read my last ramblings? what : is a m.f. 1250 articulated? : what was 'DA TRUCK going to announce about : deisel power, i had heard there own engine : was not popular and they were thinkin' about : cat or detroit (i kinda like my izusu thank you) : but perkins makes a sweet little 4 cy 110 hp : that i bet would be just right 900 lbs. : (that includeds the airbrake xpressor, gotta : have that to run the horns...locomotive ones : in my case...damm they are loud) Hey Doug! From what I gather, Tales page should be back someday, don't know when. Don't know what kinda diesel power Chevys gonna put in, but the other day a friend of mine who's a salesman at the local Rock store let me sit in a newZ-71. Black, 4X4, V8, Loaded, All da' toys!!! Only about 27 G's!!! Looked at a 2WD, V-8 Automatic. 20 GRAND! Think I'll keep ma' Rock fer awhile. Only got 72,000 on her. The only M.F. I'am familiar with is our lil' 220 at the shop. The next one in ma' own fleet to be traded is the wifes Astro van. If big knows whats good fer him, I'd better stop lookin' at new pick-ups fer awhile!!! :0)
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