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Old 07-23-2020, 02:37 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by LimitedSlip View Post
In agricultural circles that manufacturing technique was widely recognized as a Sperry New Holland innovation in the production of their hay balers. The idea was to identify the part or assembly that is most likely to fail or need replacement and then go to great lengths to make sure the part or assembly is located in the very center of the %#$! machine. Every time.
Brings to mind a short story - of the time when I was a kid, back on the farm, when I learned the difference between a "shear" bolt and a "case hardened" bolt - when it comes to replacing the bolt in the flywheel of a hay baler.

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