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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:20:38 PM »
Tate shipped me the Carli suspension, and it will be finding itself onto the truck in the very near future.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:19:25 PM »
And, of course, the big guy is always close by holding down some concrete.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:18:33 PM »
Here is a comparison between the self-destructing Nexen tires and the replacement Toyo's which maintain the same narrow profile but stand 2" taller.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:16:56 PM »
And then I started to install the aluminum diff cover
But wait, the bolt holes did not line up.
And the gasket looked different
And the whole thing was smaller than the steel cover I just removed.
Ya, the thing did not fit. I got $300+ for the new cover and $105 for the fluid; all I got was a fresh fluid change for the axle. Now that may not be all that bad, since axles break in, and changing the fluid afterward is a good idea. So I'll take that much, but No one, including the people who sold it, said anything about this 12" AAM has a bigger cover.
Why did they do that? A Dana 60 cover fits a Dana 70. The earlier 11.5AAM is almost as big, so why not keep common parts?
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:10:59 PM »
I then pulled off the stock cover to reveal the stock diff. I was surprised to find it has a huge Limited Slip and not the G80 locker of old. My truck has the newest 12: AAM axle, probably because of the steadily increasing torque ratings of all these new trucks.
Everything looked to be in great condition, but it should. My truck is right at 1,000 miles total.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:07:38 PM »
I then ran over to AutoZone where I purchased five quarts of Valvoline synthetic 75W-140. I have used Valvoline gear oil a lot in the past and its synthetic has a friction modifier already mixed in. After that and after slipping into old jeans I went after swapping out the diff cover for that unit that came stock on the 3500's with the HD tow rating.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:04:07 PM »
Shortly after I picked it up, I picked up (Toyo Open Country RT Trail tires in 255/80R17. The cheapest price was at Walmart, so I loaded all seven of them up. They are scheduled to be installed on Thursday.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 07:01:48 PM »
The camper has been placed in a body shop bay where the repairs are now underway.
Poor thing has not been washed since I purchased it!
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« on: April 23, 2024, 05:38:41 PM »
I think it is the 6010 HST cab.
I like the cab obviously so I can cut on the hottest days, but the price is unbelievable Close to $20K less than John Deere and thousands less than Kubota. Best of all, that loader will lift over 2,600 lbs.
I sold the compact track loader for a ton. To maintain the farm for now, All I really need is 50-60HP and some implements such as a grapple and a bush hog. I have a good hog so there's that
Mostly, I really, as in REALLY can't stand that "treadle" on my Kubota MX6000. It is not for me, although some folks actually like it. I like two pedals and that is what the Kioti has.
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« on: April 23, 2024, 08:54:43 AM »
Think I recommended Lucas. Summit has it by the gallon.
You doing steps on this? I'm selling mine and staying with permanent steps. With all the much the side of the truck stays cleaner, but I need to step up a few more inches.
I sure know about cows and stock trucks!
I mentioned your incident to the bumper guy yesterday...
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« on: April 23, 2024, 08:53:34 AM »
Is this another subject of Don’s torture testing?
Very well might be...Made some recent large adjustments...Continuing to refine the reset...
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:49:34 PM »
Nope, economic guys are saying we are spending $1.8 to $1 taken in. Interest on the debt is more than the debt every year.
It will take years but our kids are going to pay big time.
It will collapse or be replaced b digital $$$ before then I'm thinking.
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:48:21 PM »
Sam, my hearing doc told me the 357 is the hardest on the hearing of most any caliber. I can hardly hear without aids and they only help a little.
Funny part is, with all the shooting I have done, the 357 is probably the least shot of anything in the safe. Hearing protection is a great thing to use but in my younger years hardly anyone wore them including me. Can’t say my hearing is gone because of shooting but it didn’t help.
I’ll agree with you Bob.
It packs a heck of a report.
My 300 is probably louder to me, but may actually not be.
I’ve lost a lot of my hearing as well.
Some from shooting.
Some from woodworking.
Some from work.
Don’t need aids at this point but don’t have a lot left before I do.
I wish I lost all my hearing from your list, but it went the way of rotor blades and turbine engines
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:44:23 PM »
This may be popping up on the radar
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:36:22 PM »
somebody on here recommended a good diff fluid, but I forgot
What should I shove back into that AAN rear axle when I slap on the cover?
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:25:52 PM »
I spoke to the folks who built these (in Texas). They said they would handle deer with no problem. I asked about the mesh all over the middle, and they told me something I did not know.
For their customers who live in the Dakotas through the Eastern part of Montana, those states have big game birds such as pheasant. Those birds can and have taken out radiators, and that is the whole reason for the steel mesh being welded in there.
Would have never thunk of that!
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:13:14 PM »
Well, all this is going to start happening pretty soon. I haven't actually been in possession of my truck for weeks, since the accident. I should have it back tomorrow.
I have the diff cover on the floor in my office.
I will need to figure out what in the heck is going on with those airbags.
The tires are beginning to come in, so they will be getting installed pretty quickly.
I ordered the recommended Carli suspension which levels the truck, 2.5" front and 1" rear.
And just a little while ago, I ordered my bumper. After everyone's recommendation and some more thinking about it, I purchased a sturdy unit that covers the entire front end similar to the one Shawn has on his tow pig:
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:07:47 PM »
Good enough for me, and sound reasoning, everyone.
I placed an order for a sturdy although not particularly good-looking bumper.
I'll post pics of it on my Dually thread.
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:05:37 PM »
Yup, fed needs to stop spending and printing money.
Some would argue all this is by design. Gets us in the bread lines quicker...or so they think.
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« on: April 22, 2024, 11:08:15 AM »
That is a nice piece there chief.
Thank ya! It's my second as I have stated, and like, everyone I know also has one... You probably have one too, right? It would be a great gun for you and for what you do. Magnum handgun and all that. Btw, my first magnum handgun was actually a S&W .41 magnum in blued steel. That was a darned powerful shooter in its own right. I purchased it to take whitetail but sold it before I ever hunted with it.
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« on: April 22, 2024, 11:06:47 AM »
Do you, in your opinion think I should put something like that on my Dually which I am using as a camper dolly this summer?
Highly subjective, I know, but it is actually just insurance and removes the gamble of getting disabled in the middle of nowhere, but costs me $3500 and adds 200 pounds of weight.
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« on: April 22, 2024, 09:32:37 AM »
Crazy weekend! Lost a leg of power coming into the house. Ended up the nicked the insulation when they installed it, and after 20+ years, it corroded through. Ran new wire from the meter into the main box and added conduit this time for protection. I'm not sure why they didn't do that the first time. Just in case you are wondering that primary wire isn't cheap anymore.
Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk
NO, IT IS NOT Costs are increasing at a steady rate. I have a comfortable/good retirement income, but I am losing headway against inflation. I wonder how people of lesser means are making it. McDonalds (I don't like them) can cost in excess of $25 pretty easy. We got two subs a small fry and two fountain drinks the other day and I was right at $40! And this is the Kintuckee!
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« on: April 21, 2024, 09:33:13 AM »
That's Mule Deer killin cool right there.
Wondering if I need a bumper and grill/cattle guard like that
On the recent trip to Utah, I was tooling down the road at 70 and at the last possible second caught the outline (ears mostly) of two Mulies standing broadside in my lane. I called the engine room and ordered "Emergency full-back" and Scottie give it "everything she's got"
I saw the Chevy's headlights behind me take a big dip as he went to an emergency full stop too. Those stupid deer sat there looking while we all nearly piled it up. I have heard that Mule Deer are stupid, now I know it to be true. Just two deer in the headlights who were probably saying to each other, "Fred, I'm a goner...Yep, Joe, I think you're right, doesn't look like that old guy in the Jeep is gonna get that thing stopped in time..."
Well after that and looking at the unprotected front end of my Ram dually, I am wondering if 1. I could even get the thing stopped in time, 2. If I did emergency brake like that with the camper, would it just "endo" on me, and 3. What shape would we be in after hitting two big deer like that?
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« on: April 21, 2024, 09:23:27 AM »
Good solid cop car look you have going there...I like it
So, not seeing something else...
Window tint: same as before
Stance: About the same
Front air dam: Did you remove that?
Paint: Looks about the same
Stumper...
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« on: April 21, 2024, 09:19:04 AM »
Good to see folks back around nere!
I'll share this...funny
When stuff started to get quiet, I was wondering and Shawn texted me twlling me he and Dave and probably others were having the TapTalk issue again.
So I open a ticket over at "A small Orange" complaining about the issue. Well they go to work
Trying to figure out
Why our website can't talk to Tap Talk?
They report no issues.
I try to turn the thing around..."No its folks having a problem getting through Tap Talk to the website" the warrant officer sez.
And back and forth we go with the English language as the common barrier to solving the thing
So, if I get abducted by aliens or invaders sometime soon, just remember to have the small orange people (Little Trumps?? ;-) update and reload the Php. I believe we are on version 7.4 at the moment...
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« on: April 21, 2024, 09:11:19 AM »
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« on: April 21, 2024, 09:03:06 AM »
One day, I'm gonna dig through my ancient 1980s Germany pics to see if I can find a photo of my original 629...
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« on: April 21, 2024, 09:01:37 AM »
Happy Birthday Chief! I have a nice recipe for that 629, having one myself. 230gn at 1450fps. Attention getter for sure.
Care to share? Norm, my Armee/Police buddy from West (by-God) Virginia has a special 200+ FPS 405 gr. hand load recipe he shared for that gun. I put 4-5 of them through the weapon, and, ya...A real (kicker) attention getter ;-)
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« on: April 21, 2024, 08:57:06 AM »
Looks nice. Now you need to throw in on the ground and get the first scratch or scratches out of the way. It's like ripping a bandaid off, just rip and get it over with.
OK, Sergeant... How bout we settle for some good ole holster rash? ;-)
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« on: April 20, 2024, 09:26:13 AM »
I believe I just got that .44 Magnum I have been writing/talking about for the past few months!
This is nearly an exact copy of the 629 I carried in a shoulder holster as an Army Aero Scout in the early 1980's when I patrolled the East German border.
It closes the loop for me and brings me right back to that time.
It is a forever gun for me. I will carry it proudly along with my Marlin 45/70 on my upcoming western adventures.
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« on: April 20, 2024, 09:23:36 AM »
Yesterday I turned 70
I have only ever done that once. It is unlikely I will ever do that again.
My wife thinks that is a significant number, and frankly having been a warrior with seven combat tours, it is a number I could hardly have guessed I would ever see. But here I am all golden aged and everything!
Most of my family was here. One Pre-Ranger is still on duty with the 3rd Infantry Division, and one "nearly-ranger" is all tied up with that pesky 75th Ranger Regiment training. Man, those guys are all so serious! ;-) And one really old one is stuck on a mountainside somewhere in Utah on a two-wheeled death machine.
But the rest of em were here and were crawling all over me for some time until the burgers and cake and ice cream ran out and the sleep monster came to visit.
Kat handed me a big heavy box to open. It felt heavier than a stack of cinder blocks (because it was!) On the top were two bags of lawn fertilizer...Oh, boy :-( Nest was another bag of specialized fertilizer for the pines we have :-( Then things started to change. There was this huge box of Oreo cookies. Odd, because I don't eat them but, she does...Hmmm. There were another two boxes of Reece's butter cups, not my fav but they just happened to be her favorite candy. Below that was this several-pound box of peanut M$M's that sadly, I do like and then there was a separately wrapped box. This one contained a GoPro camera! Ah, things were getting better. Below that was a myriad of boxes of all manner of Go-Pro stuff and below that one remaining box of deck shoes. I wear them out quickly and am in desperate need of a new pair. Inside that box, wrapped up in the shoe box paper was a brand-new Smith and Wesson Model 629!
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« on: April 20, 2024, 09:09:12 AM »
Day 100
This has been another adventure in faith and having another little piece in the relationship with our eternal God through Jesus. If you haven't participated, I hope this touched you.
God gives us this open door through prayer that we can walk through. Your neighbor doesn't always give you that opportunity. Your government feints at caring for your concerns but we observe it as self-serving instead. Your judicial system is unbalanced and blows to and fro based on the latest political wind.
We can't depend on the weather, our jobs, and sometimes not even on our marital partners. I have heard of a loving dog biting his owner and our favorite car or truck has or can at any moment leave us stranded.
Name one thing other than God that you can depend on, and someone can and probably should call you a fool. Why? Well, because there is simply nothing natural nor man-made that will not fail or is reliable, nothing that will not fail or is infallible.
But there is a God. Only one mind you, and he has created himself in the person of three. He is so big and complex that he defies understanding and is known to us as the Father from whom all things have come. There is his Son, Jesus our king through which we can return to live eternally with our Father, and there is his spirit. I happen to love that spirit as I discovered it to have a sense of humor and I know it to be less than a breath away.
These three things, The Father, His son Jesus, and the holy spirit are all infallible. They are utterly dependable. They are always with you. They were actually here before there was even time. They will not fail you and can absolutely be depended on and
They are available at a moment's notice,
Through prayer!
I hope that all of the folks who visit this site for whatever reason have in some way been touched by this wonderful spirit of God. It is to him I give all the glory for everything good that goes on here.
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« on: April 19, 2024, 12:34:46 PM »
Day 99
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« on: April 19, 2024, 08:42:03 AM »
Tap talk still not working and for some reason I can't get the forum on my android phone. Good thing I still have a computer
I think the enemy is working hard in the background. I have a ticket in at "A Small Orange" our host, but so far nothing. I also noticed we had nearly 50,000 views yesterday and as many as 400+ at a time so far this morning. Those are mostly bots, I suspect. They do good, stacking our information in the search engines, and bad...Letting malicious operators what we are doing. I hear Utah Dave can't get onsite and we haven't heard from JR in a while, and that is unusual. ...
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« on: April 18, 2024, 09:59:01 AM »
Day 98
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« on: April 17, 2024, 08:08:27 PM »
Can't see em, they are per invite only. I've never been on insagram.
...Facebook
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« on: April 17, 2024, 02:55:52 PM »
"Fat tanks"
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« on: April 17, 2024, 02:53:20 PM »
And, of course this very memorable day in 93.
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« on: April 17, 2024, 02:52:36 PM »
We need to show the littlebird guys some love:
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« on: April 17, 2024, 02:48:54 PM »
Ran across a bunch of more pics of the unit.
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« on: April 17, 2024, 02:44:42 PM »
My truck is sitting at the RV dealer serving as a truck camper dolly!
With the parts having been ordered to fix that, I think I need to go get the camper just to get the truck home so I can continue working on it.
I completed a research effort on those Nexens and I will be replacing them before leaving to go anywhere. I just purchased seven Toyo Open Country RT trail tires. I went up to 255/80R17. That will give me a slightly taller tire at 33.1" and will fit the stock wheels and wheel wells without modification. In my opinion, I do not like tall, big tire duallys and think something closer to stock looks best on those work-oriented trucks.
The Toyo is a great top-tier company and has the best reviews. An American-built tire will be reshoeing my dually.
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« on: April 17, 2024, 02:37:00 PM »
Dave, that was a good link for sure.
I picked my tires
Toyo Open Country RT, in size 255/80 R17
It is super highly rated and built in the USA. It stands 33.1" tall which is almost 2" taller than the stock 235 Nexen stock tires. That will reduce my gear ratio a little which I want without making the truck sluggish.
After getting the warning about the Nexens. I asked around and got mixed reviews, but when I started looking on the truck camper forums there was no shortage of people with a dually carrying 4K in the bed who experienced belt separation. I am not going to take that chance so I have just ordered seven of the new Toyos.
Oddly, I found the lowest price at my local Walmart. I feel dirty going into that store, but, hey, they have great tire prices!
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« on: April 17, 2024, 11:21:22 AM »
Day 97
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« on: April 16, 2024, 09:35:18 PM »
Wow. Rates are going up
I spoke with the shop today to see what all the fuss was about. Not only did I destroy the window and awning, but I also did significant structural damage. The slide mechanism is bent and torqued and will be completely replaced. The sidewall and the floor of the slide are damaged as is the floor beneath the slide. That will get replaced as well. The dealership was surprised to find the damage, but it is a good thing they did. Now the clock starts to tick. Parts have all been ordered. It could take as little as a month or as much as two, flash to bang. I will be flirting with our Wyoming departure if it goes much longer than that...
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« on: April 16, 2024, 09:08:50 AM »
Day 96
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« on: April 16, 2024, 09:03:15 AM »
Absolutely!
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« on: April 16, 2024, 09:02:34 AM »
you are such an over achiever. That is what insurance is for
;-)
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« on: April 16, 2024, 09:01:54 AM »
Norm, my friend showed me his 45/70 government model Marlin. Almost the same gun as mine, but blued. He has killed a bunch of whitetail with it, but said he preferred his .44 magnum lever Winchester for deer. Both were scoped.
I'm going to drive down and take a look at that new Smith and Wesson .44 Mag lever gun. If I decide to get that, it will be for deer and I'll scope it, but not this bear gun, I'm thinking.
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« on: April 16, 2024, 08:58:27 AM »
And now you know why I pulled the deer scope on mine when it went to bear duty when tent camping Yellowstone
Yes, I completely understand that now.
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« on: April 15, 2024, 08:19:44 PM »
So, first, I have that new Sig scope sitting on my desk.
Secondly, I do not think I'm going to use it!
Then look into an RMR or a similar red dot sight. If you're using it for brush gun/bear gun get a red dot on it and call it done.
That or just the sights it came with now makes the most sense
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