What are you doing today? Thread [Archive]

tripledog

03-18-2017, 06:45 PM

Don't sweat it Trip. Even $150000 4X4 John Deeres are stuck after they bottom out. I could elaborate,but I won't.

I had the blade all the way up, but I only had one chain mounted, and the straps holding the chain broke. We got over a foot of heavy wet snow, and the next day we had 40 mph+ winds. The pic shows right after I got stuck, before the snow blew in and made a Big Red popsicle out of my Farmall. When the wind died down, the sun was so intense that it gave me a headache, even with polarized dark sunglasses on. I dug the tractor out last night (after the snow had melted and refrozen). It took about five hours, but at least it isn't frozen to the ground. I am hoping it will make a big difference with the chains on it, because it wont push anything the way it is. The hounds usually love the snow, but they didn't fancy the high winds...

tripledog

03-18-2017, 06:48 PM

You wash your truck in the nude? :naughty:

Dually noted.

plastikosmd

03-18-2017, 07:10 PM

Worked on my lifts as noted in the allis b12 thread. Now lifts can handle small machines

Howdy

03-18-2017, 07:48 PM

Took a class today and now jailbreaking firesticks. Hope to list and sell them all tomorrow morning.
Howdy

90nut

03-18-2017, 07:49 PM

I'll snap a pic of the new table tomorrow. It's still stuffed in my station wagon, hopefully I can come up with a way to make it into an easy project. Most things I get involved with are less than simple.
Also arcade games are great, when they are working. It's always something!

Aulbaugh

03-18-2017, 09:08 PM

You wash your truck in the nude? :naughty:

Only when all the neighbors are out and I have taken my little blue pill.

fieldy

03-18-2017, 09:19 PM

I had the blade all the way up, but I only had one chain mounted, and the straps holding the chain broke. We got over a foot of heavy wet snow, and the next day we had 40 mph+ winds. The pic shows right after I got stuck, before the snow blew in and made a Big Red popsicle out my Farmall. When the wind died down, the sun was so intense that it gave me a headache, even with polarized dark sunglasses on. I dug it out last night (after the snow had melted and refrozen). It took about five hours, but at least it isn't frozen to the ground. I am hoping it will make a big difference with the chains on it, because it wont push anything the way it is. The hounds usually love the snow, but they didn't fancy the high winds...

Looks like it's gonna be a three dog night. My dogs are total spoiled wusses. At least they're not cats.
Watchin b ball tonight.

knappyfeet

03-19-2017, 01:19 AM

Going to cure insomnia tonight by going through these codes

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HairyJR

03-19-2017, 01:48 AM

Thought I'd complete one of my long term refresh projects and install a re-chromed valve cover on the '72 CB750. When the bike cover was removed this was the surprise. The gas tank is a fiberglass unit made by Tracey in the early 70's to replace the large metal tank. About 15 years ago the tank began leaking from the gas additive MTBE which dissolved and softened the resins. Sealed the inside with Caswell sealer everything OK until now. The state stopped using MTBE years ago but one can only imagine what additives are used now causing the paint to bubble and blister like this. Search now on to find a similar sized replacement metal tank.

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"HJ" 240863 :beer

Scootertrash

03-19-2017, 08:59 AM

Only when all the neighbors are out and I have taken my little blue pill.

Great idea! Gotta have somewhere to hang the chamois!

Scootertrash

03-19-2017, 09:01 AM

I'd be careful trip. Those look like wolf pups!

tripledog

03-19-2017, 09:11 AM

Great idea! Gotta have somewhere to hang the chamois!

Yeah, that'll buff out...

knappyfeet

03-19-2017, 01:05 PM

About 15 years ago the tank began leaking from the gas additive MTBE which dissolved and softened the resins. Sealed the inside with Caswell sealer everything OK until now. The state stopped using MTBE years ago but one can only imagine what additives are used now causing the paint to bubble and blister like this.

Love the old sohc.

I've sealed fiberglass tanks that leaked in the past........the leaks were all stopped but the solvents have long found its way into the glass itself. I've painted old bultaco tanks that did similar.

I solve the contamination problem by getting it bare then applying a coat of resin prior to a finish. If memory serves I think I used epoxy resin for one project.

Oh yea.......I do the same......I hoard all the carb cleaner

plastikosmd

03-19-2017, 01:33 PM

i got this one as a basket case, marlin 39a. It had ftf issues. Simple feed issue, a well spent 200$
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At some point a new front sight was added
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Kicking around in my parts I found a few peep sights. Drill holes already there.
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I don't mind the finish issues. It is nice to have a 22 that u don't mind getting kicked around. I am just on the hunt for a buttplate. Or maybe I will fab something up
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knappyfeet

03-20-2017, 06:24 PM

P0171, P0174....then naturally P0300 and another P0300 pending. Fun stuff.

It's running fine but who knows.......I hope it's just a MAF cleaning

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Rob Canadian

03-20-2017, 06:30 PM

knappyfeet

03-20-2017, 06:57 PM

What vehicle?

2000 Chevy Express 1500....4.3.

Every now and then there's a hiccup on the freeway that makes the "service engine soon" light come on. Today again.

Runs fine now. 200000 care free miles.

Rob Canadian

03-20-2017, 07:21 PM

Sorry I can't help too much on that one. Hoping it was a toyota. :)

Bren_downe

03-20-2017, 07:29 PM

Making syrup all weekend…

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DDQ

03-20-2017, 07:39 PM

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yaegerb

03-20-2017, 08:15 PM

83ATC185

03-20-2017, 09:29 PM

Filling those empty spaces!240984

83ATC185

03-20-2017, 09:32 PM

And bren downe i miss going to syrup making as a kid! Good stuff there!

Bren_downe

03-20-2017, 11:24 PM

And bren downe i miss going to syrup making as a kid! Good stuff there!

I've been doing it since I was a kid and I hope my son carries on the tradition. Nothing fancy here. Just an old oil drum evaporator and some milk jugs hanging off trees. Oh yeah and a ton of labor. I ask my self every year "why do I do this?"
Then the smell hits me. Have you ever smelled a gallon of fresh maple syrup boiling??? It really "sticks" with you.

6bt

03-20-2017, 11:48 PM

knappyfeet

03-21-2017, 12:33 AM

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Reassembling my all winter long project at my parents house. Dad is starting to worry about fitting mowers in the garage since this is still all apart. Good excuse to hang out with my parents though, my garage is full and this one never left their house.

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I'd love me some zilla...........been thinking of blowing off the R purchase and picking one up like this one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122404865299

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6bt

03-21-2017, 12:44 AM

I've been watching that one...Only $500-600 to move it across the country 😁

Depending what R your after, zillas are still pretty reasonable at the moment considering their uniqueness. Maybe grab one sooner then later..

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knappyfeet

03-21-2017, 12:56 AM

zillas are still pretty reasonable at the moment considering their uniqueness.

I agree....... especially compared to so many Rs around.

I don't like to spread "scuttlebutt".......and I have no personal knowledge but a guy local to me who purchased some Mitchells from me dealt with those guys before. He said they slap things together and use a gallon of armoral.......those were the kinder words. They have 100% positive feedback so they seem fine. I don't know....... I do know this.........unmolested original examples of these machines are starting to have less sightings than UFOs.

83ATC185

03-21-2017, 07:59 AM

Have you ever smelled a gallon of fresh maple syrup boiling??? It really "sticks" with you.

No maple syrup around these parts, only sugar cane :)

How long does it take to cook down?

BigRedGrizzly

03-21-2017, 08:25 AM

Hi Fellas... I picked up a 06 YZ125. It has been neglected [emoji30]. I'm giving the treatment to get it back to where it should be.
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Tightening spokes is mind numbing..
This is how I looked when I was tightening loose spokes...
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This is how I felt when I was tightening loose spokes....
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knappyfeet

03-21-2017, 04:08 PM

Nice Grizzly.

Speaking of old YZ125s. .........coming soon to ebay. Ran when parked[emoji38]. Actually it did. Now it needs gas into the cylinder for a hint of life. Nice platform for a restoration tho.

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Aulbaugh

03-21-2017, 05:43 PM

BigRedGrizzly

03-21-2017, 05:48 PM

My favorite bike.. which I sold and am kicking my self for is my 1993 CR250.
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Aulbaugh

03-21-2017, 05:50 PM

I'd love me some zilla...........been thinking of blowing off the R purchase and picking one up like this one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122404865299

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The eBay seller atcpartsnrestoration is exactly how your local guy said. Unless I could go check it out I wouldn't get it.

6bt

03-21-2017, 05:57 PM

^^^first off it`s a square .......and it`s a Suckzukme ........there is a reason why you don`t see theses anymore .......i like em too but ......i don`t like to fiddle fack wit chit at da dunes ! .....too many R`s ? ......dats a wet dream fecked up.......now drop and give me 20 !!!!!!!
Nothing wrong with the R's....I have more Honda's then anything else... No dunes around here so the zilla is a trail quad for me. I don't discriminate, I like em all!

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Bren_downe

03-21-2017, 06:00 PM

No maple syrup around these parts, only sugar cane :)

How long does it take to cook down?
It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. It's an all day affair. 8 hours Saturday and 2 hours Sunday. We still need to finish boil in the house and jar it. There's lots of variables including the types of maple trees, day/night temps and which part of the season the sap was collected.

83ATC185

03-23-2017, 08:15 AM

It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. It's an all day affair. 8 hours Saturday and 2 hours Sunday. We still need to finish boil in the house and jar it. There's lots of variables including the types of maple trees, day/night temps and which part of the season the sap was collected.

That sounds like a sticky situation from start to finish! Surely that takes a lot of patience and attention to keep from burning it.

"aint cha mama" aint got nothin on a pancake topped with sausage patties and another pancake and drizzled in golden eagle. I'm pretty sure if Aunt Jemima asked God what he wanted for breakfast, that's what he would eat.

Scootertrash

03-23-2017, 01:11 PM

Pouring 140 yards of concrete :naughty:

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ETA: Adding a little info here cuz typing on my phone at work sux ;)

The big box on the left is the base pad for the crane, you can see the first section of the mast is installed on the base plates, the red plates at the bottom. Once the job is done the crane will be dismantled and the base plates removed from the concrete. The 4 places with the epoxy coated rebar (green bars) are for columns, there will be a wall in between the 2 columns at the front of the pic and that wall will run all the to the opposite perpendicular wall to the left that is not in the pic. It's an exterior wall.

The base pad for the crane took 85 +/- cubic yards of concrete. I think the dimensions were 24 ft x 24 ft and it's almost 4 feet thick.

The box towards the rear of the pic is the base for the elevator, that's almost 4 ft thick too. There is a small wall we poured to the left of the pic that you can't see. Everything was poured with a pump truck. It took a little over 3 hours to pour everything. You have to pour in lifts, and let the concrete set slightly before you pour the next lift, otherwise the pressure from the weight of the concrete can blow out the forms, which obviously is not a good thing. :)

90nut

03-24-2017, 12:03 AM

Got my coffee table unloaded finally. Been playing mechanic since I'm between jobs. Trying to decide if I want to start cutting on it, or try and sell for a bit of profit. The wheeler dealer in me says sell. I got enough going on! But it would be a groovy table.

90nut

03-24-2017, 12:09 AM

DDQ

03-24-2017, 10:27 PM

Nintendo 64 or super NES?

NES and SNES

DDQ

03-24-2017, 10:37 PM

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knappyfeet

03-24-2017, 10:44 PM

Going to finally read the manual tonight..............probably won't make it past page 5

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3 Wheel Drive

03-24-2017, 11:17 PM

Cleaning out the garage.:naughty:

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plastikosmd

03-24-2017, 11:57 PM

More info needed on that "situation " w the tractor

DDQ

03-25-2017, 12:04 AM

I made it through in a JD6715 pulling a 15ft mower. The ford 8340 towing the same mower got stuck so I pulled him out.

Scootertrash

03-25-2017, 07:52 AM

Crane pads are fun, I got lied to when i went to Washington to work. Prepped freezer building floor. In ground heat 4' on center, 6" of foam, highway mat, then 475~ yards a day. 3am start time.,fun fun. Pour days I just had to clip trees on and make sure union boys pulled up mat. Had many a confrontation with the 21 year old supers. They forgot I've been in the mud since I was about 14. Not a real fun "trip" paid well tho!!

Did 2 or 3 of those back in the late 90's one in Jamestown NoDak, one in Parks Rapids, MN can't remember where the third one was.

Nice job for you! I got to puddle all those yards of 'crete, then help set up for the next day. Friggin' roasting on that foam in the 90 degree summer heat in NoDak!

knappyfeet

03-25-2017, 11:26 AM

We are still waiting till 2018 for the law makers to decide how bad they can fack the public on pot .......oh but the dumb arse no bags at grocery stores took effect right away

I wonder if the new dispensaries will charge the .10 a bag for the edibles

El Camexican

03-25-2017, 12:30 PM

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Not working on bikes :(

Scootertrash

03-25-2017, 02:08 PM

You got Shanghai'd??? :O

El Camexican

03-25-2017, 06:57 PM

You got Shanghai'd??? :O

Something like that LOL!

90nut

03-25-2017, 09:17 PM

Like 3wheeldrive, we was getting a little high. Don't judge me for laying over the old shingles, my buddies house, his budget, my skills. Sort of. He he. Really need to get into the habit of takin pics the other direction with this stupid phone.

90nut

03-25-2017, 09:30 PM

ironchop

03-26-2017, 08:15 PM

You used to be allowed three layers in Indiana before code requires a tear-off back when I was contracting in Indy. If the edges ain't curled under yet on the tabs, You were good to go but that was 20 yrs ago. What's really frustrating is when your buddy's budget only allows for class B shingles (rejects) and he buys fourteen extra square for a forty square job so you can pick thru them all to get the best ones....
Because he saved so much money.

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Jekyll

03-27-2017, 10:08 AM

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Enjoyin' my view of the gulf :beer

90nut

03-27-2017, 05:06 PM

I think your allowed 3 layers still. Overlaying is ok, shingles just don't last as long. He's a cheap arse.

BigRedGrizzly

04-02-2017, 08:03 PM

Here's what I did today. Loved every minute of it.
https://youtu.be/jDKE4IkeCHM
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Can't wait to ride it now...

Ranvier

04-02-2017, 08:06 PM

Put 6 bags of feed in the barn with big red.
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yaegerb

04-02-2017, 08:22 PM

Here's what I did today. Loved every minute of it.
https://youtu.be/jDKE4IkeCHM
https://youtu.be/boNumoDC5tI
https://youtu.be/8Csj9XpB5uc
Can't wait to ride it now...

Very cool, you might want to lean out the carb. That is way to rich.

tripledog

04-02-2017, 09:49 PM

Put 6 bags of feed in the barn with big red.
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At first glance, the Purina emblem on the bag placed over the right rear fender looks to be oem.

knappyfeet

04-05-2017, 11:13 PM

Picked up this bad boy the other day for $5000 cash money from some very nice folks. Working on the brakes today as they all seem to be a bit sticky. Never was a fan of Nissan rigs but I'm always a fan of good deals.

It has 37141 miles on it. My son likes it.

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knappyfeet

04-06-2017, 10:41 AM

No offence knappy but thats at least 15K worth of truck ......can you take me with you next time .......don`t get me wrong......... there`s sooooooo many jackwagons in this town and i believe it`s possible .......what was it ?........The Jedi mind trick ? Can you get me a house in La jolla over looking blacks beach for 100K ? ......i sure would like to meet dat reefer man ...........if he trades you dimes for nickles..........and calls water melons pickles.........dats dat Knappyfeet ! ....da money !........da money is mine !!!!!!

Haha....They might as well call it "schlong beach"...... at least that's what it seemed like when I went a long time ago......very dissapointing.

Purchased the truck from a long time customer. They never really used it much and they like me and my son so they decided to give me the "homie hookup" price. They live in la jolla and purchased it new from Mossy. I get lucky sometimes.

El Camexican

04-08-2017, 11:40 PM

After being away from home for almost 2 weeks I was greeted in my shop by the smell of what I assumed was a cat that must've gotten locked inside when I last close the door. Unfortunately that was not the case and the power regulator on my beer (and meat) fridge went out at some point during those two weeks.

I left the shop open and left the fridge full of ground coffee and charcoal all week and today I washed the whole thing out with bleach and a lawn hose. It running now with 3 boxes of baking soda inside it.

Gag factor has dropped from 9.9 on the pukometer scale down to about 2.0. Hopefully it returns to tolerable soon.

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knappyfeet

04-09-2017, 12:56 AM

The ground coffee helps get rid of the odor?

El Camexican

04-09-2017, 07:35 AM

The ground coffee helps get rid of the odor?

That's what the Internet said and I had some in the freezer, so I spread it all over the fridge side and tossed a bag of mesquite charcoal in the freezer side. Probably not the same as active charcoal, but that's what I had. The coffee side seems fresher that the charcoal side, but the meat was in the freezer, so I can't say what did what, but I can tell you the stench could be smelt over 100 yards away on a windless night when I opened the door the first time. I thought the neighbors were going to call the cops and report a dead body LOL!

Bren_downe

04-09-2017, 09:52 AM

The coffee works. We use it in refrigerated trailers. After hauling fish and seafood you have to get rid of the odor before you can pick up produce.

plastikosmd

04-10-2017, 05:32 PM

Cutting up a cedar that we paid to move and save to no avail. It didn't root. Also pulling out the metal stakes that I had to hold it in place.
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6bt

04-10-2017, 05:42 PM

Oliver hg crawler?

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plastikosmd

04-10-2017, 06:42 PM

Oc3, with a bit of work done. added aux transmission from ford model t, gear starter, distributor conversion from mag and electronic conversion from points, soon rear pto and I may get rid of bucket and convert to a grapple

knappyfeet

04-10-2017, 08:14 PM

Getting the Wing and trailor ready for the trip from Vegas to SD

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6bt

04-10-2017, 10:33 PM

After working on equipment at work, had a productive night. Managed to jack up the Sportster with a transmission jack, remove the lowering kit, installed new rear tire and changed oil. First Harley I've ever owned lol. My helper buddy and I went for a rip on the 250r's as well.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170411/eaffe27ffa15660e1f501c366803edea.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170411/bf0e4e7b1aa0baa0bd63780f8095e948.jpg

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tripledog

04-11-2017, 06:42 AM

Wow, that Sportster's rear tire was balder than Kojak! I hope you enjoy your Sportster as much as I enjoy mine.

plastikosmd

04-11-2017, 07:17 AM

Love the r's

OZQUAD44

04-11-2017, 09:07 AM

I love that little dozer

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6bt

04-11-2017, 09:10 AM

Wow, that Sportster's rear tire was balder than Kojak! I hope you enjoy your Sportster as much as I enjoy mine.
Yeah, I think the previous owner did a burnout with it since he wasn't able to ride it anymore. I traded a 87 250r I didn't have much tied up in for it. Wasn't having much luck selling it, and ended up trading. Not used to riding a cruiser type bike, I've ridden dual sports for the last 10 years. Definitely more comfortable then my Xr!

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plastikosmd

04-11-2017, 11:44 AM

Nice to have the Clark back and the extensions are great. Good to move the crawler out of the scrap pile. Time to pull off the pto from the parts machine and sell the rest
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6bt

04-11-2017, 12:30 PM

Would love to have one of those. What model is it?

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plastikosmd

04-11-2017, 12:55 PM

Oliver is oc3, parts only machine
Clark is cr60 or Clark ranger 6000lb machine, 4wd articulated machine. Heavy capacity but safe for the lawn

90nut

04-11-2017, 10:21 PM

I need to get a pic of my uncles oc3 ag machine for you plastic, full nut and bolt resto. Had a couple wide gauges as well, all ag machines

jeswinehart

04-12-2017, 06:13 AM

Time to move onto the walls and start planning for work benchs.

coolpool

04-14-2017, 10:56 AM

Squeaky clean John, now it's time for a project to mess it up!

Love your toys Plastik!

What am I doing today, probably shovelling snow if this crap keeps up as it's supposed to be. Come on Spring :-)

plastikosmd

04-14-2017, 07:03 PM

Well now I'm leaning to getting it going
Just got it unstuck

coolpool

04-15-2017, 10:14 AM

What am I doing today, shovelling and lots of it. The worst part is that during the first few hours it fell it was so wet and heavy I don't think my blower will move it now.

tripledog

04-15-2017, 10:20 AM

What am I doing today, shovelling and lots of it. The worst part is that during the first few hours it fell it was so wet and heavy I don't think my blower will move it now.

I feel your pain. Went from a foot of snow to grass half a foot tall inside of one month. Hang in there!

Scootertrash

04-15-2017, 10:27 AM

Framing up a bathroom for a neighbor.

tripledog

04-15-2017, 10:37 AM

Framing up a bathroom for a neighbor.

Sounds like a studly activity.

Shep1970

04-15-2017, 12:39 PM

Well we are Going on a road trip to visit friends in arizona from mass, we left ma thursday after midnight so the kids would sleep the first part of trip. almost there just 22hrs left. Its starting to get warm!!!241995 i'll share a couple pics here if i get some interesting ones. No bikes with us but that doesn't mean one wont come home. Ok well back to driving. This was the upper part of our drive, it was the worst part but was real nice to get out of ma 242043

Edit later same day(now saturday pm) we checked in to a hotel just west of oklahoma city.
Havent seen much just lots of cows and farmland!!!!! Arkansaw was neverending. We should be In the upper part of texas by lunchtime sunday. This rt.40 were taking is in nice shape, 70mph nearly everywhere. Mostly 2-lane though but lots of rest areas for needed smoke breaks. The mississippi river is huge! Kinda cool to see. We've seen tons of 4-wheelers at gas stations but no 3 yet. Oh-it must be the time of year farmers spread the manure because some areas really stunk...
Just a rest area about in the middle of upper texas pic 242057

Well we just checked in at a hotel 10 miles from az border, holy crap its been a long drive!!!! Wifes say's about 200 more miles unti destnation! Thank god. We did stop here today its kinda cool, a bunch of old cadillacs buried with about 1-3" deep of spray paint that people have done over the years. 242087

Here!!! Scottsdale az --- so about 3- 12hr driving days + about 5hrs today(monday) its 92 degrese! But not humid so its nice...
I would recommend this route for anyone from mass. Stopped at a meteore crater in az, it was great.
I'll put pics up in this thread after a day or so.
Shep

plastikosmd

04-15-2017, 01:52 PM

Wow that is a trip

Rob Canadian

04-15-2017, 07:09 PM

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My brother needed help at the cottage replacing a section of the roof. Long day. Killed the grill with meat at the end of the day. Weather was great. No bugs.

Scootertrash

04-15-2017, 08:36 PM

Sounds like a studly activity.

You hit the nail on the head buddy!

tripledog

04-16-2017, 02:02 PM

Started fixing what a certain dental company (rhymes with Haspin) charged me over $3,000 for. I have 3 others that I am going to extract also. This one has been bothering for me a while.

El Camexican

04-16-2017, 06:15 PM

Started fixing what a certain dental company (rhymes with Haspin) charged me over $3,000 for. I have 3 others that I am going to extract also. This one has been bothering for me a while.

You're a braver man than me sir! I hope you're using some form of liquid courage as an anesthesia.

coolpool

04-16-2017, 07:06 PM

You pulled our own tooth? That's nuts. "Castaway" action right there!

Scootertrash

04-16-2017, 07:07 PM

El Camexican

04-16-2017, 07:53 PM

Fangs for posting that trip. I hope you got to the root of the problem. Can you get any money back from the dentist? You may have to fight tooth and nail.

You know what time you're supposed to go to the dentist?

Tooth-hurty

On the serious side, I hope you're not suffering too badly. May you recover hastily, Sir!

I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but I don't think the tooth fairy's going to bring him $3000 tonight. Good news is now he looks like a hockey player!

tripledog

04-16-2017, 08:31 PM

What has two legs and seven teeth? Myself in five years. I think I scared the tooth fairy straight.

El Camexican

04-16-2017, 08:53 PM

What has two legs and seven teeth? Myself in five years. I think I scared the tooth fairy straight.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iry-fullyhosted_003&hsimp=yhs-fullyhosted_003&hspart=iry&p=the+blues+brothers+and+the+gold+boys+no+trailpro trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro+teeth#id= 1&vid=cef9756bfd30c6868482ce92b96dac43&action=click

Sounds like you're going to become a country music fan in the near future

Scootertrash

04-16-2017, 09:01 PM

What has two legs and seven teeth? Myself in five years. I think I scared the tooth fairy straight.

Eventually they'll call you Gummer Pyle........

tripledog

04-16-2017, 09:02 PM

Sounds like you're going to become a country music fan in the near future

They are rear teeth, and are only needed to masticate. As long as my carpal tunnel doesn't flare up, I'm good.

3 Wheel Drive

04-16-2017, 09:55 PM

You guys have summer teeth! :lol:

Summer here, n sum are there.....

90nut

04-16-2017, 10:14 PM

I was working on some in slab heat runs for my buddies dad's pole barn he's building. Laid out the foam on Friday while I was laying pipe.

knappyfeet

04-16-2017, 10:53 PM

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My brother needed help at the cottage replacing a section of the roof. Long day. Killed the grill with meat at the end of the day. Weather was great. No bugs.

Looks like such a neat place to live!!!

El Camexican

04-17-2017, 08:05 AM

Looks like such a neat place to live!!!

It is... for four months out of every year.

Rob Canadian

04-17-2017, 07:31 PM

Looks like such a neat place to live!!!

He plans on retiring there. Rents it out all summer long as well as another cottage on the same lake. He does well for himself. This cottage is a year rounder. Propane heating, well water and septic.
He has a couple sleds for the winter. Other cottage is only 3 season. It is great place to relax. About 2 1/2 hours from my house.

Rob Canadian

04-17-2017, 07:33 PM

It is... for four months out of every year.

Someone only likes summer. :)

El Camexican

04-17-2017, 09:52 PM

Someone only likes summer. :)

Darn tootin! Even a bird with a brain the size of a pea knows to fly South when it gets cold. Granted, snowmobiling is a blast, but not when it's -40.

knappyfeet

04-18-2017, 12:49 AM

Someone only likes summer. :)
Growing up in socal I always wondered what it may be like to experience a real winter.......like you guys have up north or back east.........

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83ATC185

04-18-2017, 08:23 AM

Looks like such a neat place to live!!!

Yes it does!

lets be glad we aren't shovelling snow right now :beer

I think temperatures below 20F mess with our brain chemistry down here. Everyone loses the ability to drive, and there is absolutely no hope of being able to make a sandwich....

El Camexican

04-18-2017, 08:27 AM

Growing up in socal I always wondered what it may be like to experience a real winter.......like you guys have up north or back east.........

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It's hard to describe, but if you were to lock yourself in a meat freezer, close your eyes and think about having to wake up st 3:00am on a Monday morning to blow mounds of snow for three hours in order to get your vehicle out of the driveway so that you could get to work on time.

Now imagine that you've completed your blowing and shoveling only to find out that the breaker tripped on the circuit that was powering your block heater and now your car won't start so you need to find a neighbor who is willing to drive over and boost your battery long enough to get the car to start. unfortunately he's a bit of a late riser, so you'll have to help him shovel out his driveway in order to get his car over to give you that boost.

Now imagine that you've gotten to work all be at a little bit late but your boss is understanding because he lives in the same harsh environment that you do. Around noon your wife calls to tell you that the furnace has gone out. You call the repair man, but they have a three day backlog, so you have to ask your boss if you can go home and try and get the furnace fired up.

When you get home you are greeted with a fresh snow drifts across that driveway you cleaned out in the morning, so you have to park your car on the road and walk to the house. You will probably be able to get the furnace going, but in three hours it took you to do it the wind cooled your engine off to the point that you can no longer start your car, so you go hunting around for extension cords all over your property to try to string some out far enough to get your block heater plugged in out on the road. Once connected you fire up your blower and start clearing your driveway again so that you can get the car into the garage and repeat the cycle of winter survival in central Canada.

Fortunately spring will arrive in a few more months at which time you will be greeted with the beautiful view of bright green leafs emerging from previously frozen branches and the songs of birds returning from the south. You will also have the opportunity to wash your car for the first time in many many months, only to find that your three-year-old car now has what we call pork chops all around the wheel wells and rocker panels. These are caused by all the salt that is dumped on the road during the winter in order to reduce the amount of ice.

I think that's enough, you can come out of that meat freezer now and if it makes you feel any better the temperature in that meat freezer was probably about the same as what we would call a "nice day" in February.

knappyfeet

04-18-2017, 10:15 AM

Wow!

You got me at block heater. When I was a kid I saw block heaters in the JC Whitney catalogs and asked my father......"what's a block heater?"............. he said you don't want to ever need one.

Btw.....nice description.

Scootertrash

04-18-2017, 12:53 PM

It's hard to describe, but if you were to lock yourself in a meat freezer, close your eyes and think about having to wake up st 3:00am on a Monday morning to blow mounds of snow for three hours in order to get your vehicle out of the driveway so that you could get to work on time.

Now imagine that you've completed your blowing and shoveling only to find out that the breaker tripped on the circuit that was powering your block heater and now your car won't start so you need to find a neighbor who is willing to drive over and boost your battery long enough to get the car to start. unfortunately he's a bit of a late riser, so you'll have to help him shovel out his driveway in order to get his car over to give you that boost.

Now imagine that you've gotten to work all be at a little bit late but your boss is understanding because he lives in the same harsh environment that you do. Around noon your wife calls to tell you that the furnace has gone out. You call the repair man, but they have a three day backlog, so you have to ask your boss if you can go home and try and get the furnace fired up.

When you get home you are greeted with a fresh snow drifts across that driveway you cleaned out in the morning, so you have to park your car on the road and walk to the house. You will probably be able to get the furnace going, but in three hours it took you to do it the wind cooled your engine off to the point that you can no longer start your car, so you go hunting around for extension cords all over your property to try to string some out far enough to get your block heater plugged in out on the road. Once connected you fire up your blower and start clearing your driveway again so that you can get the car into the garage and repeat the cycle of winter survival in central Canada.

Fortunately spring will arrive in a few more months at which time you will be greeted with the beautiful view of bright green leafs emerging from previously frozen branches and the songs of birds returning from the south. You will also have the opportunity to wash your car for the first time in many many months, only to find that your three-year-old car now has what we call pork chops all around the wheel wells and rocker panels. These are caused by all the salt that is dumped on the road during the winter in order to reduce the amount of ice.

I think that's enough, you can come out of that meat freezer now and if it makes you feel any better the temperature in that meat freezer was probably about the same as what we would call a "nice day" in February.

In my 50 years of living in Minnesnowda, I have NEVER had a winter day like that. :wondering :beer

atc007

04-18-2017, 01:19 PM

It's hard to describe, but if you were to lock yourself in a meat freezer, close your eyes and think about having to wake up st 3:00am on a Monday morning to blow mounds of snow for three hours in order to get your vehicle out of the driveway so that you could get to work on time.

Now imagine that you've completed your blowing and shoveling only to find out that the breaker tripped on the circuit that was powering your block heater and now your car won't start so you need to find a neighbor who is willing to drive over and boost your battery long enough to get the car to start. unfortunately he's a bit of a late riser, so you'll have to help him shovel out his driveway in order to get his car over to give you that boost.

Now imagine that you've gotten to work all be at a little bit late but your boss is understanding because he lives in the same harsh environment that you do. Around noon your wife calls to tell you that the furnace has gone out. You call the repair man, but they have a three day backlog, so you have to ask your boss if you can go home and try and get the furnace fired up.

When you get home you are greeted with a fresh snow drifts across that driveway you cleaned out in the morning, so you have to park your car on the road and walk to the house. You will probably be able to get the furnace going, but in three hours it took you to do it the wind cooled your engine off to the point that you can no longer start your car, so you go hunting around for extension cords all over your property to try to string some out far enough to get your block heater plugged in out on the road. Once connected you fire up your blower and start clearing your driveway again so that you can get the car into the garage and repeat the cycle of winter survival in central Canada.

Fortunately spring will arrive in a few more months at which time you will be greeted with the beautiful view of bright green leafs emerging from previously frozen branches and the songs of birds returning from the south. You will also have the opportunity to wash your car for the first time in many many months, only to find that your three-year-old car now has what we call pork chops all around the wheel wells and rocker panels. These are caused by all the salt that is dumped on the road during the winter in order to reduce the amount of ice.

I think that's enough, you can come out of that meat freezer now and if it makes you feel any better the temperature in that meat freezer was probably about the same as what we would call a "nice day" in February.

Now,,,times that by 85 head of dairy cows ,,that MUST be milked twice a day, regardless of ANY and all circumstances. A fleet of 16 tractors, machinery and many other various machines that MUST be kept running,,,,and you now know where I got my character,,,,or,,,,stupidity from ... I still LOVE winter. It is calm, peaceful, quiet, and snowmobiling is hands down the most fun one can have with your clothes on...But that's just me, I am not in the majority of thinking around here either. And btw, what El said is an actual day for MANY. And it can be much worse lol...

knappyfeet

04-18-2017, 01:52 PM

Yeah ......but look how nasty the women are .......ooow la la !:Bounce:rolleyes::Bounce:rolleyes::Bounce:rolleye s::Bounce:rolleyes::Bounce:rolleyes:
I'd bang her on a block heater

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El Camexican

04-18-2017, 02:35 PM

In my 50 years of living in Minnesnowda, I have NEVER had a winter day like that. :wondering :beer

You're either blessed, or it doesn't get real cold where you are. Drive 3 hours North and a little to the West for the full winter experience. If that's not enough keep going for another 12 hours and you get to leave your truck running 24/7 because it's -50C and your transmission and power steering pumps will freeze up if you shut the vehicle off. The only way around leaving them on at -50C is to wrap the vehicle with a tarp and have two circulating block heaters on, but even then you need to start it up at 5:00am if you want to drive it at 7:00am. I've broken shifter linkage and water pump shafts when in a rush to get going and on one of our work trucks the power steering shaft snapped when they tried to move the wheel after warming it up for two hours. Metal does weird things when it gets cold.

BTW, we Canucks love watching the US news the day after you get a few inches of snow. Bumper cars "merican style" is our favorite show! :lol:

El Camexican

04-18-2017, 02:43 PM

Yeah ......but look how nasty the women are .......ooow la la !:Bounce:rolleyes::Bounce:rolleyes::Bounce:rolleye s::Bounce:rolleyes::Bounce:rolleyes:

You can keep on wishing they were all California girls, but David Lee Roth was scooting strip joints in Winnipeg for hotties to appear in his videos back in the late 80's. Cold weather breeds some sweet looking women (but still bitchy as all heck) and because we feed em more natural foods than the ones South of the 49th they don't get them big ol corn fed butts the girls in North Dakota were famous for back when I was chasin tail.

Scootertrash

04-18-2017, 03:04 PM

I'm in central MN, worst we get is -30 and it ain't for long. Gets a bit colder up north. Plenty of tards after a snow storm fer sure, even here. If it was legal to play bumper cars on the street I would be doing it to push the idiot wussies outta the way.

I've heard that the "Southern ice" they get south of the snow belt is worse than our "Northern ice". At least that's the way it looks on the news. :lol:

Scootertrash

04-18-2017, 03:09 PM

glamy's used to seeing this type soooo.....

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83ATC185

04-18-2017, 04:14 PM

2 days worth of rain, temp stays at 35 for 3 days straight then plummets to 18 mid day as its still raining and this is what happens. Its SLICK.

Unprepared...wrong tires...tons of female drivers panicking to get home after receiving the call that 2012 snowmageddon is happening.

Turned my 30 min commute into a nerve wrecking 5 hour drive low on gas that took me to a town 45 minutes out of the way on a good day.... Made it home, then had to leave again to go get my girlfriend(one of many aforementioned female drivers)...Yall can keep that winter trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro...
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Scootertrash

04-18-2017, 04:59 PM

See what I mean El? Southern Ice!!!

tripledog

04-18-2017, 08:30 PM

I hate driving in that crap! It looks like the bed of your truck has developed abominable pains.

Rob Canadian

04-18-2017, 10:32 PM

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EL summed it up. LOL This was a pic on April 8th 2007. Rare snow storm but pic worthy. Up noirth at the cottage I have seen -40. Bone chilling.

Canadian life. Is what it is. I have family on the east coast. Last couple of years they got pounded with snow. I think most people think that we Canadians live in Igloos and eat Moose. :)

Shep1970

04-20-2017, 11:35 AM

Well yesterday we went to slide rock canyon st park in sedona az. Kind reminded me of NH kankamangus(sp) swimming in the river for us northeast guys. Kids had a blast but the water was chilly, your toes would go numb.
There was rv and tent camping nearby also. Of course our hotel was two hour drive away but worth the trip.......
Town of sedona was full of shops, a very busy place!!(traffic) the sights around it were great. Check it out if u can.
The road from prescott az to sedona rt 89a through the mountains i recomend highly!!! (Not if u dont like hights though)
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In first pic theres a road if u zoom in, drop offs around every sharp bend!!

Arizona trip
Shep

knappyfeet

04-22-2017, 03:32 PM

Thinking of selling my avatar.

Kids have all outgrown it physically but not mentally. It just sits

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Rob Canadian

04-22-2017, 07:31 PM

Drinking beer...

I have been slugging tires for the last 2 weeks. Changing from winter to summer tires. Or tyres for you American folk. :)

knappyfeet

04-22-2017, 08:50 PM

Quanto Cuesta .....BUEY ?

If I decide to sell....... $500.

It has been really nice for various family events and such.

plastikosmd

04-22-2017, 09:10 PM

Fought with the husky weedwacker as noted in chainsaw thread. Got frustrated and moved to the Oliver. Great! No spark either from mag. Condenser is bad, coil windings are testing low imho but I don't have a spec as to what they should be. Gas tank is full of good brazing and bad epoxy repair. Chipped off the old epoxy. I have sealed many with jb weld as a quick repair in the past but on small tanks with less of a pressure head. I may braze. There is no carb so I will have to salvage something. Leak in rear diff. I don't think it leaked before I moved it but it was always on gravel so who knows? I may wish I parted it out!
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El Camexican

04-23-2017, 09:03 AM

If I decide to sell....... $500.

It has been really nice for various family events and such.

Bob is giving me nose envy.

tripledog

04-23-2017, 09:07 AM

Bob is giving me nose envy.

Lasting more than 4 hours?

El Camexican

04-23-2017, 09:10 AM

Lasting more than 4 hours?

I wish!!!!!!

knappyfeet

04-23-2017, 11:53 AM

Bob is giving me nose envy.

Forget about nose envy.......plastikosmd is giving me garage/workshop envy !!!

Classic Tractor Fever!!

I love Oliver but if I had a place to do one I'd do an old Ford 8N or maybe go red and do an International Harvester or whatever tickles my fancy at the time.

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El Camexican

04-23-2017, 12:50 PM

Forget about nose envy.......plastikosmd is giving me garage/workshop envy !!!

Classic Tractor Fever!!

I love Oliver but if I had a place to do one I'd do an old Ford 8N or maybe go red and do an International Harvester or whatever tickles my fancy at the time.

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Every time I look at his shop I soon realize I'd need to retire and hire half a dozen guys to keep up with the projects.

A friend of mine has been building his dream shop for the past 3 years. Two full time workers plus crews as needed. Welding shop, wood shop, greenhouse, his and her offices plus parking for the toys. It has to be close to 8,000sq. By the time he finishes it he'll be too old to use it, but what the heck, he with the most toys wins, so why not.

fabiodriven

04-23-2017, 01:20 PM

Not to take anything away from plasticos' achievements, but I've really come to appreciate the "less is more" lifestyle myself. I'm sure plasticos will tell you it's not all sunshine and rainbows!

plastikosmd

04-23-2017, 03:16 PM

^amen fd
It is a fun place to work. Just as happy now as I was laying in the driveway. It does save me time, workin 80-120hrs doesn't leave much sanity
Also a ih fan, knappy. Here is my other project.(moving a small rock) I am redoing or cobbling together a better uc for it. I hope to rebush the idlers next weekend, or start!
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knappyfeet

04-23-2017, 04:48 PM

Saw this on ebay today and it gave me an instant boner.

He's a little high on the price but he's local. I've been casually looking for one but it seems when they pop up they are basket cases and just too much work.

This is a disease! I don't have the room. Save from myself plastikosmd and purchase this before I do. You have the room.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272627882748

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Kinda local...Palm Springs

plastikosmd

04-23-2017, 06:07 PM

knappyfeet

04-23-2017, 11:15 PM

No.......it's not my truck.

I would like to make that XR mine tho............I've always loved the long springer XRs

El Camexican

04-24-2017, 12:09 AM

Oooo
Love! Vintage. I'm kicking my only vintage bike down the road (430 wr husky)
I am a wimp now. This thing will kill me, if not outright, kicking the beast over with a left kick and no compression release.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/430wr/20160320_110806_zpsdo8nabyi.jpg

Every time I see a Husky I think of this guy.

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=23

6bt

04-24-2017, 12:33 AM

Oooo
Love! Vintage. I'm kicking my only vintage bike down the road (430 wr husky)
I am a wimp now. This thing will kill me, if not outright, kicking the beast over with a left kick and no compression release. I hope to get a sawmill in partial trade. That Honda is sweet! Is that your white truck?
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How much ya gonna ask for it? I really don't need it but ya never know lol. My uncle in CA has 83' cr 430, and a 84 wr 500 huskys. I've asked my mom to send him a Facebook message seeing if he wants to sell them. Rode the 430 when I was 12, narrowly avoided death by aiming it between a pickup truck and a tree. I've been on a wicked bender buying old bikes and wheelers. Here's a pic of my Xr.

Keep the old crawler stuff coming. Used to have a jd420c, jd 350, case 350. Next one will be a Deere 440 Icd.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170424/737bff7df226877f19924831ac4cf515.jpg

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plastikosmd

04-24-2017, 12:38 PM

6bt

04-24-2017, 12:43 PM

?12!!!

I are more of a man at 12 than I will ever be. How the hell did u kick it? Got a crap ton of nos stuff with it.

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On CL for 4K. Could go a bit less to a 3w fan at my loss=good home. Bunch of trades considered. Search CL Rhode Island for post 430wr
I think my uncle was getting tired of starting it for me. The abrupt take off resulted from me giving up on slowly letting the clutch out. I'll keep yours in mind if my uncle doesn't want to sell his. I'm not too far away in upstate NY.

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plastikosmd

04-24-2017, 02:21 PM

Great!

(Happy to drive it to "wooster" ;) to save u some time if u pull trigger.)

In order to make kicking less traumatic I exchanged the bolt for a retained clip on the left peg. So pop off peg, kick, pop peg back on. If that &$(@ gets u in the side of the foot=ouch.

Shep1970

04-26-2017, 03:14 PM

UNPACKING- from az trip...
Our trip home was bad through tennessee, flooded rivers, lots of rain!!!! One of the rest stops was 1-foot from being under water. The weather Added 6hrs to our trip242402 rain followed us.
Stopped at meteor crater in winslow az, we sent the kids in for the two hour tour(gave us a break)242403
The best advise i can give anyone traveling is bring windshield washer fluid and a ragg!!! There's some big azz bugs down south. And watch weather forecast before u leave!!!!
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Great trip put some miles on, but next time we'll stay for more than 5days.
Next time we'll buy the $80 national park pass, its good for a year. we missed a few things because i was too cheap. (Ha)
it was great to get out of mass if even for a short time!!!!
Thats about it, thanks for looking
Shep

Didnt see many riding spots except for just west of albuqerque, NM. Huge area with a very large hill climb. I couldnt find how to get in or i'd have a pic of it. Many bikes there, i just couldnt get close enough.

6bt

04-27-2017, 12:26 AM

Picked this up today. Was a good deal, but had to drive almost 2.5 hours each way. Old dodge did good.242413https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170427/be177e0e99b09830b910690521802c53.jpg

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plastikosmd

04-27-2017, 05:17 AM

Nice kubota

HairyJR

04-28-2017, 05:21 PM

Spent the first couple days this week as a tourist after watching the ACP/CALVMX race on Sunday, looks like I took the same traveled road as Shep1970, pic from same turnout, love the old mining equipment at Jerome. Wife did some souvenir shopping in Sedona.

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"HJ" 242484 :beer

Shep1970

04-28-2017, 05:57 PM

Yup that looks VERY familiar, that little town on the mountainside was crazy i couldnt imagine living there. We actually parked right next to the mining equipment for a short stop. Kids wanted to go to the haunted mine nearby(next time)....
And i've never been through so many (roundabouts) in my life, going through the next town...great scenery out there.

Shep
Had to put this cuz it goes with the turtle pic below 242487

knappyfeet

04-28-2017, 06:02 PM

I love the mining equipment..........if only it could tell it's stories.

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Bren_downe

04-28-2017, 06:06 PM

I've been helping young ladies cross the street.
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jeswinehart

04-28-2017, 07:14 PM

Getting closer to assembly.

Scootertrash

04-28-2017, 07:21 PM

You build your own cabinets? Or just painting the ones you bought?

plastikosmd

04-28-2017, 09:27 PM

Went to get the boat ready for the season
Broken skeg, big crack/tear in one of the outboard motor covers and my anchor was slightly bent. Couldn't get marina to admit blame, packing up and moving out
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6bt

04-28-2017, 09:34 PM

fabiodriven

04-28-2017, 10:44 PM

I've been helping young ladies cross the street.
242486

I help at least a few every year. Doesn't matter if I'm on my street bike or in a tractor trailer, I always help turtles.

Bren_downe

04-29-2017, 01:30 AM

This was the first one I've seen in a few years that actually needed help. It seems as though I only see one a year, always on my way to work in the mid afternoon. The last few years were massive snapping turtles the size of watermelons. By the time I had my car pulled over in a safe place and my camera out they are already across the street back in the water. They move a lot fast than one would expect for big turtle.

jeswinehart

04-29-2017, 09:45 AM

You build your own cabinets? Or just painting the ones you bought?

Painting the ones we purchased scoots. I don't beleive I could have made them less expensive then what we paid for the unfinished cabinets. Only one little backer strip is OSP. All else plywood with solid maple face + shelves.
Kind of realize now that first coating of paint with that spray gun my brother gave me years ago is more for thinner materials like lacquer ,,, stains,,,, off to purchase a sprayer better suited for the job.
Besides that, the red paint I bought for doors and drawers,,,, well the Mrs. said it isn't Honda red so it has to go back for darkening :) She has convinced me there needs to be some contrasting colors other then just white,,, look like a sanitarium she said ~ lol.

jeswinehart

04-29-2017, 09:48 AM

El Camexican

04-29-2017, 10:34 AM

Painting the ones we purchased scoots. I don't beleive I could have made them less expensive then what we paid for the unfinished cabinets. Only one little backer strip is OSP. All else plywood with solid maple face + shelves.
Kind of realize now that first coating of paint with that spray gun my brother gave me years ago is more for thinner materials like lacquer ,,, stains,,,, off to purchase a sprayer better suited for the job.
Besides that, the red paint I bought for doors and drawers,,,, well the Mrs. said it isn't Honda red so it has to go back for darkening :) She has convinced me there needs to be some contrasting colors other then just white,,, look like a sanitarium she said ~ lol.

You did prime/seal first right? I've never had luck with red paint unless it's mat finish.

I have found thought that replacing the thin backing on store bought items with 3/8 or 1/2 inch plywood and glueing and screwing in in place adds a lot of rigidity to the units and because I live in a cement box I bolt a 2 inch angle iron to the wall to support the shelves and then lag them to the wall. That way I can make sure everything is nice and level and it's easy for me to raise and position the shelves all by myself as my wife is nowhere near as handy as yours seems to be.

plastikosmd

04-29-2017, 01:49 PM

Arbor press makes anchor look small

Speaking of "small" here is my turtle save next to my new hook that I want to adapt to forklift when needed

Hook big, turtle small. Nice hook for 25$ At scrapyard , spring is here the turtles are hatching

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tripledog

04-29-2017, 02:27 PM

I cut about a full cord of wood at the lake, and scored 3 nice logs in the process. I busted my Ash getting them on the truck by myself.

plastikosmd

04-29-2017, 04:48 PM

^Wow, to be young again..(I'm 44)

tripledog

04-29-2017, 04:51 PM

^Wow, to be young again..(I'm 44)

I'll be 56 in September...

ezmoney1979

04-29-2017, 05:04 PM

I help at least a few every year. Doesn't matter if I'm on my street bike or in a tractor trailer, I always help turtles.

Cool, I helped one a while back. My most recent save was a very small frog. I run an excavator so I'm always coming across wildlife of some kind in the rural.

tripledog

04-29-2017, 09:27 PM

^^^ That's froggin' awesome! At first glance, I didn't even see that frog.

jeswinehart

04-29-2017, 09:34 PM

Trippledog,,,, how the did you get those logs into your truck by yourself ?

tripledog

04-29-2017, 10:30 PM

Trippledog,,,, how the did you get those logs into your truck by yourself ?

I cut some slices from a willow tree that was about 3 feet wide at the base, to make them easier to load on my truck. Unbeknownst to me, it would end up working to my advantage. I brought a timber jack and a plastic 55 gallon drum with me to help provide leverage and a fulcrum. The first log was the base, so it was the heaviest. I used the timber jack to lift the butt log (hey, Beavis, he said butt log...) enough to get a willow slice under it, and then stacked a couple slices next to to the log, rolled the log onto them, and kept adding slices and shifting the log side to side onto the stacked slices until the drum would fit under the log, and used the drum as a pivot point. I used a piece of 1 by pine as a chock to keep the log from rolling off the slices and falling on me. I backed the truck until the log slid a few feet over the tailgate . Then it was just a matter of lifting and pushing the log onto the truck, moving the log less than a foot with each go. I only needed the drum for the first log, but loading all three logs took nearly an hour.

WOO HOO! Someone just scored some lumber to mill to make new stair treads. I am glad that I had previously enhanced the performance of my truck by adding the window sticker...

El Camexican

04-30-2017, 12:05 AM

I cut some slices from a willow tree that was about 3 feet wide at the base, to make them easier to load on my truck. Unbeknownst to me, it would end up working to my advantage. I brought a timber jack and a plastic 55 gallon drum with me to help provide leverage and a fulcrum. The first log was the base, so it was the heaviest. I used the timber jack to lift the butt log (hey, Beavis, he said butt log...) enough to get a willow slice under it, and then stacked a couple slices next to to the log, rolled the log onto them, and kept adding slices and shifting the log side to side onto the stacked slices until the drum would fit under the log, and used the drum as a pivot point. I used a piece of 1 by pine as a chock to keep the log from rolling off the slices and falling on me. I backed the truck until the log slid a few feet over the tailgate . Then it was just a matter of lifting and pushing the log onto the truck, moving the log less than a foot with each go. I only needed the drum for the first log, but loading all three logs took nearly an hour.

WOO HOO! Someone just scored some lumber to mill to make new stair treads. I am glad that I had previously enhanced the performance of my truck by adding the window sticker...

I no longer wonder how Stonehenge was built, thanks!

tripledog

04-30-2017, 12:23 AM

I no longer wonder how Stonehenge was built, thanks!

Whoa, Stoned Hedge. Primary reason for the loss of my landscaping job.

fieldy

04-30-2017, 09:13 AM

Whoa, Stoned Hedge. Primary reason for the loss of my landscaping job.

Thats too mulch to wheelbarow.

coolpool

04-30-2017, 10:21 AM

I was wondering the same thing trip, thanks for the explanation. We mostly have crap poplar here and I've loaded logs not as big as yours and almost busted deez nuts!

plastikosmd

04-30-2017, 12:31 PM

Lost a cedar. Deere made short work of hauling the debris.

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El Camexican

04-30-2017, 01:56 PM

Making my forks support 200# more than they were meant to.
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These guys made the calculations over the phone and had the custom springs out to me in 3 days. In other suspension news my WP shock has been residing in Arizona for 14 months and is now elegible to vote in that State.

jeswinehart

04-30-2017, 04:23 PM

Applying paint,,,, waiting for it to dry,,,,, filling out 3ww C.O.A.'S
Got out first 100 dollar donation towards the Yamaha Tri-Moto !

Rob Canadian

04-30-2017, 06:19 PM

I've been helping young ladies cross the street.
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This sign is on the back roads to the cottage. I have seen a couple turtles on the back roads. 242580

Ya that is me.

6bt

04-30-2017, 06:40 PM

Went bike shopping with the girlfriend, came back with a '14 klx250. It's her first bike.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170430/50356aba4aa3e92513c0b5cc34011065.jpg

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Rob Canadian

04-30-2017, 06:44 PM

atc12

04-30-2017, 06:46 PM

You did prime/seal first right? I've never had luck with red paint unless it's mat finish.

I have found thought that replacing the thin backing on store bought items with 3/8 or 1/2 inch plywood and glueing and screwing in in place adds a lot of rigidity to the units and because I live in a cement box I bolt a 2 inch angle iron to the wall to support the shelves and then lag them to the wall. That way I can make sure everything is nice and level and it's easy for me to raise and position the shelves all by myself as my wife is nowhere near as handy as yours seems to be.

Anytime you paint something red prime it with a dark gray first.

6bt

04-30-2017, 06:46 PM

Not yet. She's actually Canadian lol.

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El Camexican

04-30-2017, 07:20 PM

Finding a use for my old socks.

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El Camexican

04-30-2017, 07:23 PM

Not yet. She's actually Canadian lol.

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Now try saying "She's actually Canadian eh" Trust me, when it comes time to meet the parents it will help if you have the lingo down eh.

barnett468

05-01-2017, 12:20 AM

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I finished installing most of this interior in one of my 1966 Mustangs . Unfortunately, I have to take the passenger door panel back off and glue the vinyl to the backing so it doesn't have those stupid bubbles.waves in it.

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barnett468

05-07-2017, 01:38 AM

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I sold this car to one of my regular buyers in Holland yesterday 4 hours before I bought it just down the road from Knappy Feets home in San Diego. I put the car in the post above on Ebay yesterday and sold it to a dealer in Germany this morning.

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El Camexican

05-07-2017, 02:42 AM

Making a 15 year old happy...
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3 Wheel Drive

05-07-2017, 04:44 AM

This morning a bunch of parts came in for my z50 roller I scored at a garage sale. I installed basically everything today just to see how it all looks. This was the day I brought it home:

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A few clicks on the Android and a few days later:

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I did a little google search on my fiddy & was surprised to find out its a very low serial # 1968 Z50. Pretty interesting:

http://randymarble.com/HondaZ50K01968-16.htm

When I opened up my eBay engine I discovered the head was broken at the exhaust. There was a guy on Offerup practically giving stuff away. So I drove hella far to see his stuff as he was taking a bunch of junk to get scrapped.

I ended up taking more of his junk pile home. 2 of the engines have good compression. :naughty:

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knappyfeet

05-07-2017, 05:22 AM

Making a 15 year old happy...
242840

I can't tell by my phone...... is that Britany Spears?

We took my daughter and her friend when she was around 12. It was fun. She was there with that girl who sings......"my milkshake brings all the boys to my yard"

El Camexican

05-07-2017, 05:34 AM

I can't tell by my phone...... is that Britany Spears?

We took my daughter and her friend when she was around 12. It was fun. She was there with that girl who sings......"my milkshake brings all the boys to my yard"

You guessed it! 2.5 hours of lip syncing and a whole lot of titty jigglin.

tripledog

05-07-2017, 11:10 AM

You guessed it! 2.5 hours of lip syncing and a whole lot of titty jigglin.

By you or by Britney?

atc007

05-07-2017, 12:29 PM

Making a 15 year old happy...
242840

Good for you man ! When you said you were in Vegas I guess I assumed alone lol,,,,What does that say about me. I've made breakfast for 8,and bought this Yammie. Waiting for the rain to stop to go cut the fallen trees out of the fields from all these storms.

6bt

05-07-2017, 12:49 PM

Nice 200! I'm waiting on a 225 when the owner is done with it.

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El Camexican

05-07-2017, 01:42 PM

And den .....with the esposa ........hit me baby one more time ......i`m not that innocent ......i would NEVER have gone with my parents to a concert !!!!!

It's different when you have a single child who grew up in a city where the odds of her being kidnapped walking 1/2 a block to the park are pretty high and her nearest friend lives 30 minutes away by car. I felt like I had her under house arrest most of her life. Even to school and back is in our car everyday as there are no public school buses here. You end up being a parent and a friend (not an easy juggle. let me tells ya). She's gone to a few concerts with just school friends in MTY, but this was her 16th birthday gift from Mom, so we went together. There was a mid 20's couple next to us dry humping most of the concert, so at the very least we managed to block most of that view.

On the walk there she kept pointing out all the people smoking dope and I kept saying: "Are you sure? Is that what it smells like? Really??? How can you tell???":lol:

El Camexican

05-07-2017, 01:44 PM

Good for you man ! When you said you were in Vegas I guess I assumed alone lol,,,,What does that say about me. I've made breakfast for 8,and bought this Yammie. Waiting for the rain to stop to go cut the fallen trees out of the fields from all these storms.

WOW! Do you have a time machine? That thing looks fresh out of the 80's!

Just put the girls on a plane home. Now I'm alone in Vegas for a few days :D

atc007

05-07-2017, 02:28 PM

oldskool83

05-07-2017, 03:49 PM

Today I'm buying tecate parts off eBay while in hospital while wife had out baby.

atc007

05-07-2017, 07:38 PM

Congrats ! !

Matt85'350x

05-07-2017, 07:46 PM

Out of my entire collection, this is #2. And yes, it is not broke in :) It is just spectacular. I was speechless. LONG story, but his brother sold me a 86 125M 10 years ago.. El's alone in Vegas. Batten down the hatches. It's great you did that for her. I hope she had fun.
Curious as to what your collection consists of as you always seem to be buying. Could you share any pics with the class?

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atc007

05-07-2017, 09:23 PM

All sorts a crap. If you ever get over this way , you're welcome to the ten cent tour ;)

captainweezy

05-07-2017, 09:40 PM

Last Sunday morning at 7am I was relaxing on my favorite shitta(using the squatty potty of course)when I heard a loud crash. One of the pine tree's fell on the house. It was pouring most of the day so we got the majority of it cleaned up and off the house. Left the rest for a nicer day. So today I finished cleaning up the rest.
Very lucky with minimal damage. Just another day for the big red.

knappyfeet

05-08-2017, 03:25 AM

. Now I'm alone in Vegas for a few days :D

Man........I should of read this earlier. Been in Vegas Sunday for my nieces wedding at the Excalibur.

Could have looked you up

El Camexican

05-08-2017, 11:11 AM

I'm here till Thursday, but my leisure time is almost nil now. I do this trip almost every year in May, maybe next year.

jeswinehart

05-09-2017, 06:25 AM

Wife working on bench top crack filling + sanding and I will repeat tonight after work.
She is planning on staining wensday.
I am planning on moving my STUFF back into garage starting Thursday !
I got my lay out,,,, she got her colors ~ compromise for labor :)

Dirtcrasher

05-09-2017, 01:39 PM

I'm spending my day getting rust in my eyes, I mean putting an exhaust on my Taco....

stoshu

05-09-2017, 05:00 PM

242911242910 Building the wife a new house.

6bt

05-09-2017, 06:25 PM

Checking out my roof since I've had a couple small leaks with the torrential downpours we've had lately. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170509/f5d031003cef2565a72be83d2392f6e7.jpg

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plastikosmd

05-09-2017, 06:57 PM

Nice space jes!

Is that your boom lift 6bt?

And a shop for u sto? ;)

6bt

05-09-2017, 06:58 PM

Yes old Jlg

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atc007

05-09-2017, 07:29 PM

242911242910 Building the wife a new house.

I did that once...I hope those walls fill with love and great times for you guys .Good luck !

plastikosmd

05-09-2017, 10:50 PM

Mine is a towable one. I wish I had a self driving one but I guess more to go wrong

6bt

05-09-2017, 10:52 PM

Mine is a towable one. I wish I had a self driving one but I guess more to go wrong
What brand? I mess with the Jlg and genie tow behinds from time to time. Mine was a trade in where I work. Figured it'd be handy for building the barn.

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plastikosmd

05-10-2017, 08:18 AM

Biljax 4232
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knappyfeet

05-13-2017, 09:21 PM

Finally got my Rockstar refrigerator going.

Now I'm sponsored
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plastikosmd

05-13-2017, 10:25 PM

Fighting dozer idlers. Waiting on parts for the Oliver so I decided to attack the idlers on the international, what a mess. Anyone a dozer mechanic?
No longer can source the bellow seals that sealed the axles
Spun bushings from prior poor repair
Steel bushing used in one side of repair
Need to make new axles and bore and press in bushings and then cobble some sort of seal together, no idea what I can put in there. Maybe some sort of rear main seal but the spring/bellow seal seems ideal, just no source. Not to mention the one wheel that someone already tried to "fix"

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Bellow seals. Only 2 on one side, other side they were replaced with metal or something?
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Steel replacement bushing is magnetic!

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Other side

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And that was the good wheel, this one is a mess , some steel pressed in to replace missing bellow seals, bushing spun and dropped into center of wheel
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fabiodriven

05-13-2017, 10:53 PM

Holy suite frig, you're in deep there bud! It's difficult for me to figure out exactly how that all goes together, but rope could be a feasible option. It's easy to source, cheap, easy to work with, and it's been done plenty in the past.

barnett468

05-13-2017, 11:17 PM

Fighting dozer idlers. Waiting on parts for the Oliver so I decided to attack the idlers on the international, what a mess. Anyone a dozer mechanic?
No longer can source the bellow seals that sealed the axles

Have you done a google search or tried the tractor forums yet?

https://www.google.com/search?q=bellows+seals&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7rY3_s-7TAhUCy2MKHb7nDtEQ_AUIBygC&biw=1093&bih=506#imgrc=UGWN-SaUIiLYKM:

http://www.indiantradebird.com/fay-industries-rubber-bellow-seal?cpid=NjcxOSw3LDEsOA==

http://www.indiantradebird.com/admin/members/6719/images/0_3ea58fea.jpg

https://www.johncrane.com/products/mechanical-seals/metal-bellows/type-670

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plastikosmd

05-14-2017, 06:24 AM

barnett468

05-14-2017, 11:13 AM

I saw both of those options Barrett. Both are sourced overseas and I am having trouble with communication and sizes/pricing.

Rope is a great thought Fabio. I seem to remember using it on a prop shaft. Let me do some research!

It might be helpful if you posted photos of where it goes . Then I or others may come up with a few suggestions for substitutes . If rope will work then maybe consider nylon rope because it is not as susceptible to deteriorating/rotting from the weather as cotton or hemp type is, but if the boot rotates with the wheel and axle like they do on a cv joint on a car, you might be able to make something fairly easy like possibly cutting a piece of thick wall plastic or delrin etc to the right length to trap a seal on both ends if it needs to seal against the wheel, then machining a groove in both ends that can hold a thick o ring or other type of seal . If it needs to seal on the od of a shaft, you can find a seal that will work then cut a recess so it has around .001" of press fit so it doesn't pop out.

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plastikosmd

05-14-2017, 11:41 AM

The seal sits in the cavity of the wheel shown with the 4 locating pin holes. The seal has the pins so that it does not spin with wheel rotation. The springs force the seal against the wheel and the flange that carries the pin. This seals the end of the pin from dirt and allows for some motion between the flanges. It seems to seal two opposing surfaces allowing for the motion noted rather than the OD of the shaft. I like your delrin idea and can add pockets and springs. The key are the bellows to seal between the 2 faces. Maybe some cut cv boot but then tying that to each delrin piece=ugh

fabiodriven

05-14-2017, 11:55 AM

Yup, I think he's on to something with the delrin as well. Delrin with O-ring grooves and possibly rope on the ends...

barnett468

05-14-2017, 03:07 PM

I would really need a bit more info but trying to seal a flat surface that is rotating is not ideal . If the wheel is on a fixed shaft, it might be easier to fix the seal housing to the wheel so it rotates with it then use a conventional type shaft seal to seal on the shaft . These types of seals allow for both rotating and in and out movement . This way if you only need to seal the wheel, whatever you use for a seal housing does not need to extent to the opposing surface.

If you need to seal both opposing surfaces, you could also possibly make 2 seal holders with a spring in the middle and a torrington bearing on the side that needs to rotate with the wheel etc.

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plastikosmd

05-14-2017, 05:19 PM

I considered both of your suggestions. A simple seal like a rear main seal would be easier but because of the dirt and abrasives that can pack in the hub, I assume that is why this bellow type is used. I'm your second design which is similar in scope, they just used a flat bronze washer to scuff against ( once again due to dirt and silt etc). Thank u for your ideas

3 Wheel Drive

05-19-2017, 12:34 PM

Im going to reassemble my QA50 engine & clean off the cob webs from my recent barn find.

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knappyfeet

05-19-2017, 06:34 PM

The Benelli...............I'm insanely jealous! !

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El Camexican

05-19-2017, 09:58 PM

Mama mia! That thing is in nice shape!

3 Wheel Drive

05-19-2017, 11:03 PM

It has not been started in years, im the 3rd owner. The previous owner only admired it, he never started it up. It feels like it has tons of compression.

I had the original title from 1971 but the WA liscence kept it. But they gave me the faded carbon copy. The
odometer reads 300 miles, from the condition it looks like it too. The original owner told the previous owner that he rode it from Seattle to Portland once, thats 173 miles.

The inside of the tank is just as clean as the outside. Previous owner never put fuel in it because he didnt want to varnish up the carb. Im going to inspect it before trying to start it up on a grassy field, lol.

It weighs twice as much as a Honda CT70.

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knappyfeet

05-19-2017, 11:58 PM

I had the original title from 1971 but the WA liscence kept it. But they gave me the faded carbon copy. The
odometer reads 300 miles, from the condition it looks like it too. The original owner told the previous owner that he rode it from Seattle to Portland once, thats 173 miles.

That's a neat story

Not as cool as a Benelli but I took my little Yamaha to the weekly cruise night. She was missing a few items so I couldn't ride her there.

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3 Wheel Drive

05-20-2017, 02:12 AM

Heres the start of my QA fiddy rebuild, Ill probably start with the auto clutch then replace the bearings.

I just uploaded this vid on youtube, it basically only drove in first gear because 2nd slipped very bad. I got all new gears and pawl to replace the old ones.

https://youtu.be/Ga8YLVsnfmA

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plastikosmd

05-20-2017, 01:02 PM

Tag sale fun

NIB 5.5 hp motor, power pro
NIB 13hp motor, Honda
Some chain
Log lifter/peavy
80lb pedestal for grinder or whatnot

400$

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6bt

05-20-2017, 02:03 PM

You stole that stuff!

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El Camexican

05-20-2017, 02:26 PM

Had a colonoscopy. Photos are available upon request. :pics:

plastikosmd

05-20-2017, 02:31 PM

^lol no

I think I will get one at 45, 1 yr to go

He had 1 more 13hp powerpro NIB, I didn't have a project for either of the ones I bought, I figured I would stop with just two

He had a 4-5 or more bag cement mixer, pto driven, 200$
I may go back and see if sold

I love that red el Camino

plastikosmd

05-20-2017, 08:02 PM

I need a tire machine
I hate doing tires even with a big arbor press
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6bt

05-20-2017, 08:21 PM

Have you seen the harbor freight manual tire machine? I've done hundreds with mine.

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tripledog

05-20-2017, 08:59 PM

Have you seen the harbor freight manual tire machine? I've done hundreds with mine.

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Here you go... https://www.harborfreight.com/manual-tire-changer-69686.html

plastikosmd

05-20-2017, 09:32 PM

Thx guys. 44 bucks would have save a lot of curse words. I saw an old manual coats machine at my scrapyard but it was bolted to a large plate and they sell by the lb. the condition did not justify a premium

6bt

05-20-2017, 09:54 PM

Here you go... https://www.harborfreight.com/manual-tire-changer-69686.html
It works quite well I might add. I've done atv to trucks with mine.

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RIDE-RED 250r

05-21-2017, 08:20 AM

Not today, but the last two days I have spent under two of our trucks. The first was my wife's '06 Silverado, it blew the steel brake line going from the ABS modulator on the frame rail to the rear axle...Simple enough, right?? Nope. In the process of addressing that I found at least 2 other lines that were leaking but hadn't completely blown out yet between the MC and ABS modulator... FUN! So I got a complete preformed stainless brake line kit for the whole truck from Napa for a little over $100. Every steel line in the truck has been replaced, what a job! So then I go to open the bleeders on the front calipers only to have the bleeders crumble (thanks to NY salt) despite every measure I could take to extract them. SO back to the parts store I go to get a pair of new calipers simply due to rotted bleeders, more $$$...yay! Problem now is the ABS modulator on the frame rail is airlocked and I am unable to get the rears to bleed. Fronts bled out good though. I have to take the truck to a shop and have the rears powerbled. I've tried everything I can, got the ABS pump to cycle in a dirt driveway probably 40 times and still no dice... :(

On to the next project, my 2000 Chevy k3500 needs a new pitman arm.. Lots of cursing, skinned knuckles, two cut lines, and complete removal of the plow frame and I got the steering gearbox out and old pitman arm removed yesterday. What a mother of a job! Now I have to get a new power steering cooler as well as a hydroboost line from the gearbox to the brake MC as I was unable to get those lines disconnected from the gearbox and had to cut them instead.... I've had about enough of working on vehicles for awhile..and I'm not even done yet.

UNCLE!

RIDE-RED 250r

05-21-2017, 11:00 AM

LOL! Na, I don't take pics of meals and every other insignificant thing to post online.. :D

3 Wheel Drive

05-21-2017, 11:07 AM

And den.....you light da cronik ..........my god ..... what are all these parts ? ......where is my beautiful wife ? ......what have i done ?

I think I put everything back the right way. Not bad for my first time, the camshaft is in the center case below the engine. This should make setting the points interesting.

The crankshaft has a hook on it. Anyone know what its for? Anyway Im going to fire it up later this morning and start the engine too.:naughty:

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knappyfeet

05-21-2017, 11:53 AM

.......glad i don`t live in that refugee sh!t-hole !!!!! .......

It's gotten really bad the last 3 or 4 years.....

But one day a week....from 3:00 to 8:00 PM.......on a Wednesday evening it feels like America again...

Paula Dean?........lmfao!! That was funny!

fabiodriven

05-21-2017, 02:36 PM

The hook is your oil slinger.

knappyfeet

05-21-2017, 05:51 PM

Some advice needed.........

Working on my 94 Silverado today....replacing the starter...... and the one I purchased must have had an 10mm shafts because my stock cable wouldn't fit (I'm assuming stock is 8mm). No problem.......I'll just drill it a tick bigger and be good to go. But while drilling it caught and ripped the end right off. OK......still no biggie.......just get a new cable like I should have purchased as well. Only problem is is its a 2 gauge cable and all I can find on a sunday at the local places is 4 gauge. Truck doesn't need to be done today but I would like it done today so I'm wondering if going with the 4 gauge would be acceptable. Not very long.....just an inch or two over 36 inches....

I really want a new cable as I can feel the stiffness of the old one seem to "crack" when I straightened it out to measure it.

Thoughts?

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