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Our evaporative cooler has been a real pain this year. If it's not the copper tubing leaking it's the pulley falling off. I can't seem to figure out how to keep the pulley from falling off. It's done this before and we just keep putting the slider bar back in and tightening the set screw. Sometimes it holds sometimes it doesn't. I bought a new bar and set screw today and it still fell apart about a minute after turning it on. I put it all back together and it's working now, but I am looking for any kind of tricks of the trade that someone might know to keep the bar from falling out and therefore causing the pulley to fall off. Hopefully you guys know what parts I am talking about. The people at Ace Hardware said I am doing it all correctly, but dang it, I want a permanent fix. I am afraid to use locktite or glue of some kind in case we really need to take the thing apart some time.

Oh and just to make sure no one misinterprets what I was trying to say above, let me clarify my comment. I fully support the honors and praise being laid on these 19 brave men that lost their lives, but I worry that we get a little complacent about the military personnel dying everyday for our country. I wish EVERYONE who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our country (military) or our property (firefighters) or our safety (police) or even our wildlife (AGFD agents) received the same level of honor. I think it is so important to remember the sacrifices made for us. The loss of these young men makes my heart bleed as does the loss of our brave military. As I said before....God Bless them all and their families.

Ace is where I got the new set screw.....but I didn't know they had those pointed ones. I like that idea!!!

very nice selection of pics!!

Don't know how you got it free, maybe he got a list of hunters from AGFD and just did a sampling of them to generate some interest by sending some out free.

All this makes me wonder why do we all grieve so much for these firefighters but not for the military personnel that die every day? I wish there was more of an outpouring for our lost military members and their families. They continue to die or get maimed everyday in horrific ways. Just a reminder. God bless them all.

+1 on what Howie says! On another note why dosn't one of your local members get off there behinds and help U....!? I believe you live in the Globe or Superior area and I am shure there is a handyman experienced member or two up there! yeah, maybe I need a list of local members and I can just push a button and have them come running whenever I need something !! LOL!

Thanks! All good ideas! I have been trying to make sure the pulleys are lined up properly to avoid vibration. Maybe the threading is worn and the set screw backs out just enough....locktite might work as a first step. I have some blue locktite on hand I believe. Good idea Tony on making a slight indent in the bar. Only problem is I don't have any lipstick!!

The slider bar I am talking about is about 1 inch long and slides between the pulley and the motor arm. The set screw pushes up against the bar to hold it in place but there is not indent or anything on the bar. It's flat bar against flat screw edge. Just the pressure is supposed to keep them together.

Don't forget that anyone participating in events like this one are eligible to win a gun and many other great prizes in our CouesWhitetail.com Wildlife Conservation Challenge. All you have to do is attend the event and write about it in the forum. Take pics too if you can. This helps spread the word and you just never know who might be inspired to help at the next event. oh and if you wear some CWT gear you get extra entries! for more info on the contest: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/2013/04/coueswhitetail-com-wildlife-conservation-challenge/

Very nice tribute.....you are lucky to have had him for 15 years....and he is lucky to have had you.

no wild lynx in AZ....why does he think there are? Lynx are adapted to snowy country.

yes, it's full....did you need another ticket?

Very cool!!!

Outdoorsmans Resource Guide was created by a local guy name Craig Steele and his wife Richelle. They wanted to create a product to provide useful info to hunters. It's great for finding resources you might need when out in the field. If your truck breaks down, it's great for finding numbers of local mechanics. If you kill a trophy animal, it lists the local taxidermists and meat processors. It lists gas stations, hotels, and much more. It's a great product and ORG is a sponsor of this site and has been for years. Craig and Richelle are great people and have created an excellent product!! You can read more about them and what the ORG is about on their website: http://www.outdoorsmansresourceguide.com/Who_we_are..html

Saw you again a few days ago!

You were heading south, I was heading north yesterday. Nice big yellow/orange sticker across front windshield. I waved, but not sure you saw me.

Thanks for the info....

Great pics! not my idea of fun, but glad your whole family enjoyed it!

That's my friend Martin that climbed into the hole to get the cat! Wow, Great job guys. Excellent Video work Andy. I like the introduction with trail cam video and narration. Looked like some hard work digging out that hole. Very nice work by all, especially the dogs!

That's cool!! I love the community that CouesWhitetail.com develops.

Outstanding!! Thanks for doing this event!

I have one of the larger Cabelas grinders and love it! 1 hp I believe. But 3/4 should be enough for most everyone.

This will be a great seminar, I encourage anyone who is interested to contact Lance to find out more. Lance has a ton of great experience and success hunting big game in the southwest. He is a real wealth of knowledge. He gave an impromptu seminar at the last Marshall Lake gathering and attendees learned a lot in a very short time!

Thanks for the update Steve! I agree that our wildlife conservation groups need to let people know more about the good work that is being done every year.