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Chief,
I've looked at one of these drop baskets...my only concern was putting more weight that far off the back of my Foreman..I have another month or two on my Sportsman's Guide membership...which allows you to buy this rack for $98.97. I'm not sure why I bought the membership to Sportsman's Guide before I upgraded my membership on Tractorpoint...live and learn!!
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Chief, you always seem to point me in the right direction...There has to be a SIMPLE way of carrying bar oil around for a chain saw...I carry around the 1 gallon Stihl bottle, and end up spilling it, especially when it gets thick in the cold weather. Also, do you switch to a lighter oil in the winter?
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I pour the chain bar oil out into a 1 quart oil container (currently using an old plastic Mobile 1 oil bottle) or if it gets really cold I use a one quart 80W90 gear oil plastic squeeze bottle. 1 quart lasts my O-66 about 4 to 6 tanks of gas and it is not so much to lug around on the ATV.
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Chief,
I haven't been on here for quite some time...never enough time in the day, add to it four kids and heart surgery...etc, etc.
Anyway, did you ever get a chain saw holder for your Foreman? I never did (see above...four kids, etc!). If so, what one did you get, how is the Foreman, and, is anyone spouting off on tractorpoint these days?
Sean
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They do have a winter mix for chain saws bar oil. It's about a thirty weight.
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Hi Sean,
I never did get around to buying a chainsaw holster yet. Been busier than a 3 legged cat in a sand box planting trees for a CRP project.
The Foreman is GREAT. I did my own first valve adjustment and have done all of the services on it so far. It is has been a great and fuel efficient machine so far and I use the heck out of it. Both the Foreman and the Recon. I used the Recon during the tree planting and it has also been a great machine as well.
Sorry to hear about the heart surgery. Hope all turned out well and you are on the mend and doing well.
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Randy,
Doing much better, thanks.
OK, valve adjustment...I haven't done it, and I have 90 hours on the machine, so I am probably past due. How difficult??
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The valve adjustment itself was not bad at all. The big pain in the neck was removing all of the fairings and fuel tank. I just left the fuel tank connected but picked it up and turned in sideways and moved to the rear.
The valve adustment was pretty easy in that it required the use of a feeler gauge to set the clearance by loosening a jamb nut and adjustment screw to set the clearance at .004 to .006 for both intake and exhaust if I remember correctly. Another pain in the neck was setting the engine at top dead center so both valve rocker arms had play. Very difficult if not impossible with the starter and is very difficult but attainable with the pull rope starter. Just have to take it REAL slow and easy.
I purchased the OEM manual from Helms.
I got tired of listening to the valves tapping from being out of tolerance so I set the valves as tight a tolerance as I could. That and I don't want to do it again any time soon. It took about 4 hours altogether because of the removal of all of the fairings.
Definitely worth the effort and the money saved at about $80 per hour shop rate.
I also changed the rear differential oil with synthetic. It looked pretty nasty when I changed it.
The shop rates for working on these machines is just way too high, so I am doing my own work on them and that way I will know it was done right. 
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Randy,
Thanks for the reply...how many hours did you have on the Foreman when you did this?
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Not sure of the exact hours as there is no hour meter on the Foreman. I can only estimate between 75 and 100 hours maybe a little less.
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