Cotter pins

[Susie David]

Ok...let's be honest...how many folks out there have a bent nail where a cotter pin is supposed to be?
Dave Mc

 

[Chuck]

That's a pet peeve of mine, so I try to replace them ASAP, but here's another ? Dave. How many of those cotter pin assortment boxes do you have with the same size ones that don't seem to fit anything left over in all the boxes?

 

[Susie David]

You got me there...seems like all the pins that we use are the same size. DMc

 

[msscamp]

Ok...let's be honest...how many folks out there have a bent nail where a cotter pin is supposed to be?
Dave Mc

Not very often, but we have used doubled up #9 wire to secure a bolt on the hitch on occasion.

 

[El_Putzo]

How about old tie-rod ends being used for hitch pins???

 

[dun]

Anyone need about a jillion little half inch long real small dismeter cotter pins? Lately there isn;t anyone in this area that sells them by the size like they used to. Now it's the combo pack only. I figure that someone has tons of those little useless ones to get rid of and the only way the can is to bundle them with a useable size.

dun

 

[cfpinz]

Anyone need about a jillion little half inch long real small dismeter cotter pins? Lately there isn;t anyone in this area that sells them by the size like they used to. Now it's the combo pack only. I figure that someone has tons of those little useless ones to get rid of and the only way the can is to bundle them with a useable size.

dun

Yeah, I'll take 'em. I use them to hold the blade on my D8!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

cfpinz

 

[rgv]

Guilty as charged

RGV

 

[Bullbuyer]

What's a cotter pin ?
(LOL)

 

[DoubleK]

I thought cotter pins was just a fancy name for baling wire!!! LOL


Dub

 

[Scout]

I guess it's kinda like that assortment of grease fittings - there are always two or three that you use and the other jillion fittings just get in the way.

Why is it that sometimes all you want is a 9/16" but can only find a 5/8"?

Oh, and the nail for the cotter pin - yep. Been there, done that.

 

[jgn]

Ya mean they actually make something just special to fit into those holes. I just thought it was a fancy place to hold my sucker while hooking up.

 

[flaboy-]

Guilty But I usually replace that nail at some point. :lol:

 

[dun]

Guilty But I usually replace that nail at some point. :lol:

Me too, but it's usualy with a piece of hightensile 12.5 gauge wire

dun

 

[flaboy-]

:lol: :lol: :shock:

 

[Caustic Burno]

That's a pet peeve of mine, so I try to replace them ASAP, but here's another ? Dave. How many of those cotter pin assortment boxes do you have with the same size ones that don't seem to fit anything left over in all the boxes?

Now thats funny as I have enough of that size to weight a trot line.

 

[Bullbuyer]

Them little ones is toothpicks ya'll....

 

[J. T.]

I used a fence clip today in the place of a cotter pin. Works pretty good!