Wow
30+k on a 7k trailer.

Hope I'm not too late... Did you eliminate the cp4 and convert to cp3? I don't remember.
I wouldn't use home remedies on an LML personally. I've been using optilube since truck was new but not sure if it would work fast enough for your issue.
I'd save trans fluid and similar for mechanical injection only.

Looks much better Dave. Hope all y’all get better soon

Installed backer board and self leveling compound. Hope to tile tomorrow



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Did you post a before pic?

Maybe i misread it but it was all in fun..  I think our skins are thicker than that…but back to dipstick 101….


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Don's been around a lot of estrogen lately.
... speaking from experience.

Yeah Ryan, around here we call Charles pops for a reason. He's older than 1911s.

Happened again this morning. I'm due for an oil change. Actually, about 700 miles overdue. What are the risks of continuing to drive this?

Oil pressure=blood pressure

You need to know if the gauge is accurate, like Phil basically said.

So if this was just a practice run you just know the next time you’re going to have to fight and fight to get it just right. ;)

Absolutely. Lol

JR, we talked about this. It's right at 25,999 exactly.

Wheel barrowed almost 3 yards today. Not too bad, and not too hot. Something must be wrong because me and my buds normally wait until the dead of summer to do manual labor.

4k? That's something to look forward to. I'm just happy when the wife leaves the house so I get all of the available data! I'm sure she feels the same.

And yes I would gladly pay double for 100mbs or more.

Shawn, you can't have a smooth surface. That's why I didn't want to ride up those side plates.
Dave is probably right that the tracks would flex down and grab the ribs but I just don't have the experience.
Also this dozer isn't hydrostatic. It's go or stop with at least a second of delay.
I did find some conveyor belt to put on the beaver tail for traction, and to save the paint on the ramps.

All this trouble for one trip. Oh well, can't help myself. Hate tearing equipment up, especially a fairly new trailer.

Looks darn good.

Haha. You guys are reading too much into it. Don't start the fight!

I'm going to have to work on #8, especially the types of words coming from my mouth.

Had a spare set of rails for a rollback wrecker and realized the spacing was just right on my flat deck.
Just had to drill and tap 12 holes for 1/2" retaining bolts. I took the outer boards off to make it easier.

Also realized the track spacing on baby dozer is 34.5 inches.
The minimum spacing on the trailer ramps is 34.5 inches between them. Might need more practice before loading this thing.

Is the joke that 1911 owners miss?

Going to close out this chapter, until the next trip, with the last thing I had to do to BD (Baby Dozer). Putting on a missing decal from the tank cleaning rodeo.

Figured it was time to service my '12 GMC before the Idaho trip. The only oil I've changed in 90k is the engine oil, since going with amsoil when it was new.
This truck is always on the 200 horse tune unless heavy towing, and very few highway miles.

I've honestly never seen a transmission pan and filter this clean at that mileage,   especially with the way I drive. Very little clutch material and a small layer on the magnetic drain plug. Hopefully the diffs are similar.

Looks pretty flat!

Just wondering where Mama's 3,000ft cabin will fit after you build the shop. ;)

I had one with a .410 when I was 14, walking down a trail with my finger on the trigger. Guess you're not supposed to do that from what I've heard. :rollseyes

That's a scary bunch of weight right there!

It weighs less than your skid steer!

Quote from: oklawall on March 31, 2022, 11:11:24 AM

So I don't DOT "Sending off a young man"

Way back when I worked and flew on the Air Force Airborne Command Post aircraft (the ones that could launch the nukes if we had to). Every day at the appointed time the tech(me) and some officer (O1-3) because of the 2 man policy around those aircraft. We had to go reset all the codes on the aircraft that sat on alert (ready to take off with in minutes). We one day the O2 was in the aircraft while I was  resetting the codes. He was practicing his fast draw and put a hole in the side of the aircraft. This in turn drew the attention of several young men with M16 looking for the person that did the damage. I never saw that O-2 again and we had ro get another aircraft to replace the one with a new hole in it.

I sure hope the Army has a better system on which officer gets sidearms.

Boss is this how it should be done? LOL

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My first question is, why was a round chambered? Was that in your SOP?
Second thing, when the weapon is hot, why was he handling it at all?
I understand the two man rule, I was a Nuke Surety officer twice in my career. If I saw another man draw his pistol, and I didn't know him well, I might well have pulled mine and shot him for fear he was going to compromise the weapons. Bottom line, serious people do not play with weapons, kids/boys/fools and the like do. If I were you in that circumstance I would have warned him not to touch that weapon again. If he did I'd call the duty officer or security people immediately.
I carried a pistol most of my career, then for five more years as an operator for other folks. I wouldn't have a round in the chamber until just before pitch pull, going outside of the wire/wall/fence. I never played with the weapon. I pulled it to use it or to practice or top clear it or to load it. No other reasons. It's called discipline.
In my old business I only ever saw two negligent discharges. Once we were getting fired upon and a Ranger fired his M4 through the floor of my aircraft. The other time the deputy commander shot a hole through his sleeping bag and into his kit bag in the hangar during operation Just Cause. The sergeant fixed the Ranger, but we were flying directly into a fire fight where PDF guys were trying to get to American families, so I just let it slide. The latter resulted in a bunch of bad Ju-ju for that Major.
Professionals do not play around with real firearms, they use them properly.

He said 38 wheel gun to be clear.

Never thought I'd get to hear stories from someone older than the Boss.

I would be sure to run VW spec oil in that thing. Might wanna look over the valve train also. Him being a tech hopefully means he used the right oil, but never know.

God, how I love to stir this pot. :evil

It’s so much fun.  In the end its what you practice with.

But I will say I’ve never been beat in a pistol match by a 1911…..

Here we go….again


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Nope, not going to do it... nope, just no

My brain says turn it around but all the motor and weight is on the front of that.  The cage and fuel is all that’s on the back right?


When ya headed north?


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I'd say it's pretty even, and turned around would tow better with weight shifted rearward. It definitely would be easier to pull it straight in.
..but I'd run the blade through the side panels trying to keep it straight, especially when it breaks over.

First week of June

As much as I despise VWs, I look forward to this project.