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Old 05-07-2012, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by N2IXK View Post
I replaced a LOT of idlers on Fisher decks, too. Particularly this guy:



The Hitachi/RCA idler (RCA #164113--isn't it scary how some of these numbers stick with you even 25 years later?) was another "fast mover", but at least it was designed in such a way that it could be swapped out in seconds with no tools. One shop I worked at had a tech who had small enough hands that he could reach in through the front-load door and swap those idlers out without even taking the cover off...
I stocked these parts for years. Also, belt kits for them.

Those were the days.
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