The Tuul Crib 7,338 #1 Posted June 16, 2019 During the restoration of my last two tractors I had to remove the rubber handle on the top of my implement lift arm. I have found an easy way to do this. Maybe some of you have done this but the best way to remove it is to put it in a boiling pot of water. Now you have to run this past the wife first but cleanup is easy! 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 56,341 #2 Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, The Tool Crib said: you have to run this past the wife first but cleanup is easy! No problem, buy a used pot from the thrift store and do the job while she is at the hair dresser! 1 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,212 #3 Posted June 17, 2019 I used to bake the brass cylinder liner for my RC model boats in the oven when I was prepping my race engines. My wife frowned upon that for some reason. Was easier to do when she was not in the house...…. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,338 #4 Posted June 17, 2019 My wife gave me the strangest look when l put a tractor part on the counter top, l said this won’t take long! Promise! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,140 #5 Posted June 17, 2019 I always tell her stuff like that is for fixing the snowblower. Her alternative is to go buy herself a shovel so believe me, there's no complaints 1 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,282 #6 Posted June 17, 2019 I have my own crock pot and acetylene torch for things like this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,310 #7 Posted June 17, 2019 You should have seen the big steamer box I put on the range, across the aisle, and on the island so I could bend some wood. Nobody home that day. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,762 #8 Posted June 17, 2019 Much easier way....save the marriage too: Find a open end wrench (approx 1") that just slips over the round steel bar (tube). Hold that onto the round bar right against the edge of the rubber grip. Then hammer the opposite side of the open end wrench, driving the rubber grip right off of the steel tube. It'll come right off...no damage. I've done this 50 + times... Happy horses...happy wifey. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,737 #9 Posted June 17, 2019 I put some PTO bearings in the freezer. She found them in 5 minutes! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,065 #10 Posted June 17, 2019 I put and old electric stove in the shop. Then I can bake or boil what ever i want.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,338 #11 Posted June 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, pfrederi said: I put and old electric stove in the shop. Then I can bake or boil what ever i want.... Mac and cheese!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
