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Messages - TexasRedNeck
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« on: January 07, 2024, 05:15:17 PM »
Sean, keep me honest here. I’m not articulating a ton with what little off roading this truck will see.
Fixed poly joints on the axle end Heim on the frame end The pinion and transmission angle should be the same 4 links should be equal length so the pinion angle does not change Axle at ride height should be in the center of the arc of travel or close as possible
Not sure on the vertical spacing on the upper and lower bars, but guessing its more of a whatever can fit (8-10 inches)
Length of the bars, longer the better within reason to keep the forward travel of the axle to a minimum during articulation. Probably more practical to be a bout 1/2 the length of the OEM leaf springs.
The a panhard bar parallel to the ground at ride height.
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« on: January 07, 2024, 04:50:38 PM »
That looks like some man food you got on the grill! Nice!
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« on: January 06, 2024, 04:58:02 PM »
Their already boxed back to the bed, doing just the rear should be easy. 4 link rear, gonna wheel it?
Negative sir, only boxed to the firewall and a little where each of the crossmembers are for the bed. Zoom in on the picture. Nope, no wheeling. Just upgrading old technology as I don’t ever want to get rid of my non emissions truck. Well, unless that bad influence Shawn convinces me to SAS it with a SD Axle….. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: January 06, 2024, 10:00:47 AM »
Well. Found a guy on FB that was parting out a cc/lb and decided if I was going to pull the front and and pull the motor I was only one step away from a frame off.
The front end on my truck is greasy from years of transmission line leaks and upper oil pan leaks and I was going to super clean it anyway
Which lead to the thought of just having a new frame and having it blasted and painted and start from scratch.
My plan is to box the entire frame from the front to the back in hopes of stiffening it.
I’ve secretly coveted the kelderman four link air ride but found they are no longer making it for the 2001-2010 frames.
No sure I have the fab skills for it but it I get a wild hair I may build my own which would be better welded than bolted on
I had also found a dually bed and rear end but they got sold so that’s off the table…for now
So in short I have a clean slate. We’ll see where it goes.
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« on: January 05, 2024, 08:58:01 PM »
Thanks Tate. So… things have taken a turn for the worse…. This may be a full on oil change ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240106/cefba3fdb8880270b30ef349ce663f10.jpg) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: January 05, 2024, 08:53:59 PM »
I simplified it for my kids…
There are only 2 kinds of people in the world:
Those that think government is the solution
And those that think government is the problem
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« on: January 05, 2024, 08:52:13 PM »
Yeah. He thought 30 miles outside a suburb 30 miles from Houston was being in the “big city”
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« on: January 05, 2024, 07:18:33 PM »
All those global warming pics of No snow….. I found some interloper today and had to give him the Texas Colonoscopy. He passed ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240106/a45bc25017291fcdc466585467090484.jpg) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: January 02, 2024, 11:49:37 AM »
Thanks guys. Don, they sell these set ups (albeit a bit smaller) with linear bearings, stainless round railes and dust collection, but those were $800-$1000 and weren’t big enough for my use. Basic idea is to use a 2 inch flat router bit at a fixed height and remove material above that height.
I have $16 in those cheap roller bearings from HF.
Design set up execution and take down in less than 8 hours.
If I was doing this more often I’d invest in some additional bits, which I may later as I have some wide red oak slabs that are about 28 inches wide and 6 ft long that have been drying for 4 years. Haven’t decided what to with them yet, but I have proof of concept and can easily replicate as I kept the sled parts. Just have to make new rails.
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« on: January 02, 2024, 09:04:23 AM »
And JR. CA just voted to allow 700,000 illegal immigrants to have free healthcare at a cost of 3.1B while having a budget deficit of $68B
Seems to make sense to me. I just hope my tax dollars don’t go to bail out poorly managed states. Texas has massive surpluses because we don’t spend what we don’t have.
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« on: January 01, 2024, 09:22:01 AM »
So perhaps you guys might like my rednek engineering here. Making a farm table for the outdoor kitchen and using white oak beams from the ranch that have been milled and drying for 4 years. Of course some bowing and warping made them not sit flat when i put them on the base. No one had a planer that could handle these so after much consideration, I built a slab flattening jig with some 2x4 square tubing that I was going to build another firewood rack. Split a piece of 4x4 square tube, added ball rollers and connected those with angle for the router sled. 2 inch flattening bit and 4 passes later, I had taken 1/2 inch off in some places and nearly none in a few others and now it is perfectly flat. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240101/0023a92385eb21281c7b175e59e21bb2.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240101/7eb33bf1fe2bd3375c6fac60296e1abe.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240101/5ead842f1dcb8cefe61ed8af03273fa5.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240101/d1a5d93eb375845fc209ae73ac44ee90.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240101/cc13859f482e8cf683919cfe6b258fe4.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240101/390b93d907d901707c4dd06af680e411.jpg) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: January 01, 2024, 09:12:23 AM »
Happy New Years men.
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« on: December 28, 2023, 07:40:11 PM »
Don, serious proud papa moment. Good on you and God bless them. And may he protect them.
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« on: December 24, 2023, 09:04:46 AM »
Feel better soon JR. My youngest had RSV at 6 months and it was not fun.
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« on: December 19, 2023, 07:11:56 PM »
![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231220/75bbb220cee39b42766d89192f0b55f1.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231220/964c80dac1627d92c57a4323d0846b3d.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231220/6ac60396f2d2a66cce2dfdf45ae7d185.jpg) 18T of rip rap spread. Now just some road base or fines to smooth the top. it’s about a 12-13 foot wide area that’s safe to drive almost anything on. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: December 19, 2023, 07:08:43 PM »
![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231220/8460f3cc2ae70345dce757d857b4d885.jpg) Picked this up. I asked the to shot blast in addition to the chemical dip and wash, but they didnt do it. Still trying to find a reputable shop to double check everything. You wouldn’t think it would be that hard in the 4th largest city in America. Lots of gas performance shops but they wont touch a diesel. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: December 15, 2023, 10:11:56 PM »
Work begets work…
Looking good
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« on: December 15, 2023, 12:04:23 PM »
I hear this too often. Sorry to hear that Jon.
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« on: December 11, 2023, 07:34:01 AM »
Yeah I’m surrounded by 18000 acres of national forest so it’s a losing battle. Just keep them off the house, the drive, and around the pool. Otherwise mow/mulch them and let them lay. JR I have a natural gas/propane heater that’s about 600,000 BTU but normally only used for the hot tub unless the kids are having friends over. Takes a full day(24 hours) to heat the pool. Only done that a couple of times Got a new toy. Daughter wanted Belgium waffles for her birthday this week. Tested it this morning with a yeast waffle recipe. Came out good ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231211/b2b7920f85bdc5b852a148bca88d2e81.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231211/e77b78678a365295def8b2dfb8a3c17e.jpg) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: December 09, 2023, 12:41:17 PM »
Hillary never looked that good…. Fighting the annual leaf battle ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231209/028ee8f4ccdc236578738d2a39fbd32f.jpg) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: November 30, 2023, 09:58:21 PM »
Nice Don. Those chunks look like the white oak I used to make this table. Still a work in progress ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231201/2a65b76d6d40d526456de194f83c69f0.jpg) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: November 30, 2023, 09:46:08 PM »
Check out Wire and Cable Your Way. I use them quite a bit when I need specific color combos or short runs. https://www.wireandcableyourway.comSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: November 30, 2023, 08:30:58 PM »
Yes. The plan is to key the crank and cam. When the machine shop is done with it I’ll take it to another shop just to have them check the work.
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« on: November 28, 2023, 07:00:06 PM »
Don, this is what I use. Pour your concrete, then when you are ready to set your post/bracket location, drill holes, clean them out well, squirt in the expoy and then insert stainless threaded rod. It’s stronger than the concrete and you don’t risk cracking concrete with wedge anchors. Literally the concrete will break before the epoxy fails. I had 4x4x1/4 steel posts with 1/2 inch baseplates. I set them where I wanted then drilled through the holes then used the epoxy/stainless allthread. https://usa.sika.com/en/construction/repair-protection/multi-purpose-epoxies/anchoring/sika-anchorfix-2.htmlSent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: November 12, 2023, 07:08:48 PM »
Sorry to hear about your brothers in the 160th, Don. 5 lost over Cypress. Apparently during a night refueling operation.
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« on: November 09, 2023, 09:45:11 PM »
I finally moved the camper I built down to the farm as well. It towed very well behind the Suburban. I'll be doing overnights in it to maximize workdays until I get something a bit roomier up and running.
Spruce Goose! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: November 09, 2023, 09:36:25 PM »
Yeah it’s pretty cool.
If I ever get rid of it you’ll be at the top of the list
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« on: November 07, 2023, 10:51:33 AM »
Dropped the block and crank off this morning. only thing they don’t have is torque plates for the 6.6. I’d like to have it but its hard to find a good machine shop in Houston with all the right stuff and the experience
It’ll be 20 over, new cam bearings, new freeze plugs , line honed, crank polished, lightly decked.
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« on: November 06, 2023, 11:16:12 PM »
Hmm. Maybe a few others you’d like. I like my M4 Devastator with the LED conversion just as much.
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« on: November 06, 2023, 05:45:49 PM »
I saw that bottom one on my travels through MO
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« on: November 05, 2023, 08:47:16 PM »
Light reading?
Yeah, as expensive as this is going to be, I need to make sure its done right. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: November 04, 2023, 08:50:36 PM »
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« on: October 28, 2023, 06:36:57 PM »
That may have been a solution in search of a problem. Mercedes Benz has used that top engine cartridge design for decades without issue.
It sure made oil changes easier (the normal kind).
A top sider oil vacuum and a probe to insert in the dipstick and you changed the oil without ever getting underneath or really getting dirty.
The catch can is cool. I may put one in the denali since its DI there is nothing to clean the backside of the intake valve.
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« on: October 28, 2023, 06:32:25 PM »
When BRICS replaces the US Dollar its over. They can do it without firing a shot.
Our debt service is more than we spend on the military and. It’s nearly 900B a year in debt service alone.
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« on: October 27, 2023, 07:33:33 PM »
Sign up for Part B as soon as you are eligible. It gets more expensive every year you wait to enroll.
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« on: October 25, 2023, 11:00:48 AM »
Lol. Don’t tell anyone….about the white collar thing. Don’t want to ruin my image and have my red neck card revoked.
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« on: October 25, 2023, 10:57:53 AM »
Lol. 88 here this week. I would welcome snow after the hot summer we’ve had.
Shawn, 500 for Ken’s gf? That’s a bit optimistic.
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« on: October 22, 2023, 11:34:30 PM »
Finally got to work on the engine stand. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231023/69d535ab4517bd37663536d00aa393ef.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231023/290e9ea959e9e04e1b298333541c5173.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231023/c977f48f5eda8ebd567c15b34677014e.jpg) Roughly finished. Need a handle to rotate. Maybe throw some paint on it and find a tray for the underside. Trim the tails on the spindles and call it good enough. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: October 22, 2023, 11:28:44 PM »
Oh man…..
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« on: October 22, 2023, 11:26:26 PM »
Chop chop! Time to get crackin’!
Looking good JR
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« on: October 17, 2023, 09:37:59 PM »
Don, I think we all wrestle with estate planning in some form or fashion.
My goal is to reduce my taxable footprint as much as possible to preserve wealth.
You might consider placing the plots along one portion of the property or on each corner so that if they decide to sell the common acreage it doesn’t hack up the footprint too badly.
Timing the sale of the main home is a bit of a guess. The election is next year and depending on the outcome the outlook may be different.
I’m fortunate enough that my location makes my primary residence almost recession proof. (1% drop during the last recession versus 15% percent for other areas of the MSA). of course that didnt have a big increase in interest rates so it may have a bigger impact this time.
I thought I had it figured out with our place in the country fully serviceable and paid for with an ag exemption but now the wife is concerned about proximity to medical care, which can be a bit of a problem
Moral of the story, the best laid plans may change so don’t over think it. Do the best you can and be prepared for changes.
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« on: October 15, 2023, 10:31:52 PM »
No but i got up on 3 wheels with a bucket full of rock going into a downhill turn….
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« on: October 15, 2023, 08:13:23 PM »
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« on: October 15, 2023, 07:37:53 PM »
And while I’m at it. I found a very heavy duty piece of industrial cardboard for the top of the welding table ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231015/e7a6557a88c37cf000d60ea41a79303a.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231015/543455cf6247db5c217e5d66d163cb99.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231015/0755681306d0e9e1460c40d71abc7bc4.jpg) Don was right, cardboard works very well. Now just need to get the mid 1940’s Wilton vice that I inherited from my grandfather mounted. Shawn gave me some good ideas for getting it fully restored, which is on the list Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: October 15, 2023, 07:35:05 PM »
So its been a while since I’ve updated anything. Bought two 36 inch culverts and put them in the wet weather creek and started hauling aggregate. 16 yards so far and still need at least 8-12 more. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231015/1bf8becd0e63e8ad35500f614abfa606.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231015/6bc589511170059df0e33790eb3deff3.jpg) First time ever having the tractor to the back half of the property. Now I can get after some real trail maintenance. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: October 13, 2023, 08:57:47 PM »
Don, despite Shawn’s ill advice, get a 500 or 460. You may only get one shot so you have to make it count. I have a 44 mag with hot loads and a hopped up G20 10mm that puts a 200grain Hornady XTP downrange at 1350fps and I still would rather have the big bore in Grizzly country.
I’m still browsing waiting on the right price to get a 500. Hard cast 500+ grain is great sectional density which is what breaks bone and puts them down.
200-240 grain is not enough to break the bone.
Or you can just carry a little bell and some bear spray….
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« on: October 11, 2023, 06:40:32 PM »
Sean, make the leap to onboard air. A compressor, 5 gal tank and a few solenoids and you can air up and down with the push of a button from the cab.
Happy to point you to parts I used to build my own.
Bonus is having a Milton coupler at the hitch to use to run tools
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« on: October 11, 2023, 06:38:13 PM »
21F is fall???? That’s dead of winter in Texas.
Fall for us is 80, lol.
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« on: October 11, 2023, 06:36:47 PM »
Sorry to hear that Chief. Leadership principles are the same no matter what the industry or situation. It should be a badge of honor as a leader to develop, reward and promote those that excel. Too many times leaders are so insecure that they feel inadequate when someone they are charged with leading, show more promise than they have.
Hope he gets to where he is appreciated
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