Finding a bolt in a haystack

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cpsseals

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Just finished clearing the driveway after a heavy snow fall and this lone bolt was sitting where I had just cleared. It looks very Kubotaish doesn't it? No other traffic so it must have come off the RTV 1100.
Not the bolts that hold the spark arrestor on.. They be there..

Any Ideas? Cause I'm stumped.
 

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very carefully put the bolt back on the ground exactly where you found it then park your RTV on top of it. then get out and look directly above the bolt and you will see where it came from. if this doesn't work it is because you moved the bolt. good luck
 
aurthuritis said:
very carefully put the bolt back on the ground exactly where you found it then park your RTV on top of it. then get out and look directly above the bolt and you will see where it came from. if this doesn't work it is because you moved the bolt. good luck
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Funny guy!
You left the most important step. To magnetize the bolt and watch it jump back into place.

1/4 mile driveway and it takes 4 passes to do the width.
 
I had a very similar bolt work its way out of the muffler on my chainsaw.
Have you used a saw lately????????

Bolt looks like it has been exposed to heat.

JEFF
 
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RealtreeRTV said:
Have you used a saw lately????????

Bolt looks like it has been exposed to heat.

JEFF
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I agree with the heat exposure and that's why I checked the spark arrestor first. No chainsaw work for a couple months. Just too much snow to do anything other than clearing it.

It's a mystery. I thought I liked mysteries.
 
Yes but had you hauled the saw awhile back and when the bolt fell out in the back of the 1100 and now worked its way on to the driveway?
 
Haven't had the saw out of its case in months, and just, like 10 minutes earlier, plowed 5 inches of snow off. Anything that would have been there before would have been thrown clear off the driveway. Had to drop off the RTV at the time somewhere aft of the blade but ahead of the tail lights. There we go. I just narrowed it down by that much..
 
Hummmm... My Daddy was a hydraulic man and all of the pumps he worked on, had those allen head bolts in 'em... just a thought.........
 
Check the guards on the back of the machine. Look at the heat shield for the muffler also. Alternator bolt?
 
Guards, heat shield and muffler are solid. Looks like it would hold something on the frame due to the length. I'd hate to see what rattles off.
After every use I brush off all the snow while doing a complete 360 check. Found the extractor valve missing last week and just received the part in the mailbox. That's when I found the bolt. I'm a bit over the top in maintaining and cleaning my equipment and there is no way a bolt, nail or screw could remain in the box after a days use.
 
I recently did an on chassis overhaul of the engine on an '07 900 and there were no Allen headed bolts on the engine, intake, or exhaust. The only Allen headed bolts that I know of are the ones that hold the newer version spark arrestor in the muffler and the short ones that hold the plastic body panels on. It just doesn't look like a Kubota bolt.
 
Thanks rjglenn, Was hoping that one of the master gear heads that have rebuilt one of beloved beasts would either recognize or eliminate this bolt. Feeling a little reassured that I won't be suffering catastrophic engine failure right away. I'll keep the bolt in the 1100 in the event that I see a vacancy in the future.
 
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