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27253
« on: May 22, 2015, 09:14:54 AM »
Well the Air Dog 165 has sprung another leak. You know, my long term ownership of this pump filter is that it is not a good unit. THe company also failed to support me when the motor failed in the past. So, I am no longer going to promote Air Dog products.
This thing has sprung leaks several times in the past and the motor failed after a few ten thousand miles of use. Really...a pump unit that costs nearly $600 and the electric motor failed after maybe 30,000 miles! Admittedly, I did not turn in the "Green warranty card" when I should have so they did not honor the warranty and charged me over $250 for parts to repair my unit. That right there should have cooked my goose with regards to this product, but I gave them grace. I had the green card and the sales receipt in my hand while talking to this young guy at Air Dog, but he would not accept it. Thinking back, I should have gone sour on them right there.
But now, with yet another failure of this pump and only a few thousand miles after I rebuilt that unit last winter, well that is it for me, I'm done with them.
You know...the heck with all this technology and air separation mumbo-jumbo. I'm replacing that piece of junk with a simple fuel pump and reengage the factory filter and simplify this elaborate system which doesn't actually work anyway...
I'll post up what I purchase to replace this one, and maybe make it a M1A training aid!
27254
« on: May 22, 2015, 08:48:57 AM »
I say after you weld it solid you don't grind anything and let it sit in the rain and rust slightly, then clear coat it!
I still have to weld the nails all over it yet and add on my License plate that says "I don't like people" or "Are you a democrat?" or "You're parked in my space" or "Wallace for governor" or something redneck like those!
27255
« on: May 21, 2015, 09:41:18 PM »
Any update on red?
Nada Still waiting on a spot in the shop...
27256
« on: May 21, 2015, 08:30:12 AM »
Looking good, makes me wish I had the creative mind to fab up something like that haha.
I think a creative mind is one of my gifts. My head is always buzzing with ideas like this... But I also believe we are our greatest limiting factor. Saying I can't puts a self imposed limit on yourself. Nope, I won't go that far so I can't. I learned to replace I can't with, "Now how can I get that done, what do I have to do?" My boys know death and destruction is on them is they say "I can't" in my presence. They have to do pushups and situps or clean toilets or something like that if I ever catch them saying "I can't" Just sharing here. You can be creative, just gotta entertain the possibility! Another short story...in my book... I remember the day I was fishing with my dad, a former bomber pilot himself. The lake was buzzed by a low flying F-4 Phantom. I looked at that craft, 60 feet long of demonic death from the clouds moving along at probably 500mph. I watched that thing sow thunder in the valley then tear the air apart in a vertical climb. I watched it like I was witnessing the second coming. Dad asked if I'd like to fly one of those. Me, fly, a pilot? No way, I could never do that. Well, I flew over 30 years and got into the most elite flying unit in the rotary wing world. You can do what you want, just gotta go do it!
27257
« on: May 21, 2015, 08:21:56 AM »
It does look good, nice work.
Looking at those D ring mounts do you think the will hold when sideways force is applied? Thinking they are close to the mount point, but welded indirectly via plates and surface loads. I'm sure the welds are fine, but I thought D ring mounts would be stronger if attached to the mount plate itself.
The ones I got are about 6 inches long for welding right to the mount through bumper.
JR, I think that boxed 3/16" and 1/4" plate is plenty strong enough, but a lot of that has to do with the quality of the welds, which I'd say is adequate, and the boxing plan for the backside which has only started. There will be some work back there. Having preflighted helicopter tail booms and what I could see of the wings on my jets, what I learned of structure I am applying in the things I build. I am building this thing to foremost reisit a head on force such as me ramming through a substantial road block. But I am also trying to build in torsional rigidity which would be needed if, say, I jacked the front up by a bumper wing. Actually, I'd like to run a bar aft to grab the frame somewhere and one from the wing up to grab something, but there is nothing, so I just have to build a strong semi-monocoque structure.
27258
« on: May 21, 2015, 08:03:58 AM »
Establish good habits early with the AR. Sweep the safety every time you bring it up to get on target and every time you lower it from the target. It becomes instinctive after you practice it a while.
Hmmm, I've been driving that AR for decades literally and in several shooting schools, and I never did that. But it sounds like a good practice, good idea. Bobby, Blaine, Nate, you guys like that idea? Odd but having attended the SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Training) Shot with 5th SFG, 3rd SFG and 10th SFG, Three different Seal Teams, Marines, having attended BlackWater shooting courses twice, and another shooting school in the Va. area, none of them taught that, but I have to say I like it. Me, I use the classic M1 trigger guard (Keep the finger out of the trigger guard and off the trigger.)
27259
« on: May 21, 2015, 07:42:47 AM »
I use those as doggy treats!
27260
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:54:18 PM »
Great AAR point. If only today's NCA would learn this lesson that has repeatedly recently been demonstrated.
Matt, I'm betting they know it, but pressure from whoever is pushing the buttons is full ahead on the mu-slum-ization of our nation
27261
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:28:56 PM »
Excerpts from a letter from a US Army General officer
There are two points the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense may want to keep in mind as they evaluate future problems in the Mid-East and how to successfully address them. Both are easiest illustrated by real life happenings.
Point 1
Many years ago I attended the Infantry officer Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Probably ten percent of the students attending that ten month course of instruction were from foreign
countries. For about half of the course my table-mate was an Arab. We studied together, completed homework assignments together, got to know each other's families and generally enjoyed each other's company.
Part of that time we students were immersed in reading about, researching and discussing wars and problems of the Middle East. By this time my Arab classmate and I had, I thought, become close friends.
A question popped into my mind and without evaluating it I said, "I have a question to ask you, but you may find it a little impertinent, or perhaps, offensive."
"That's quite alright", he replied. "We know each other well enough to be
honest with each other. So go ahead and ask your question."
"Well," I began, "Each time you Arabs start a war with Israel, they beat your socks off. Why don't you learn your lesson and quit making war on them?"
The words hadn't passed my lips before I felt that I shouldn't have asked that particular question. But I was wrong. My Arab officer friend didn't get angry. He didn't even think
before replying. "My dear friend," he said in his British accent, "You are absolutely right. Each time we attack the Israelis they whip us. But have you noticed that with each loss we get better. We get whipped not as badly as in the war before."
Then he got a faraway look in his eyes, pounded on the table and said, "Sometime in the next thousand years, we will win!"
Up until then I’d never thought in terms of a thousand years, and I don't think I'm very good at it today. But for those formulating foreign and defense policy for the nation, it is worth making the
effort. For it’s difficult to think in terms of the immediate future while negotiating with a nation whose leaders are thinking in terms of hundreds or thousands of years.
Point 2.
During the 1st Gulf War, US and Arab forces fought side by side and some of the officers became
close friends. When the war ended in victory there was a celebration in the Officer's Club with congratulations all around. A lot of handshaking and hugging was going on. It was a time of displaying real brotherly love.
Seeing this, one of the senior Arab generals felt the need to set the record straight. "Look," he said to a small cluster of American generals. "We’ve fought together and some of us have died
together. I know you feel that makes us brothers. But that’s not the way it is in my world."
He looked around the circle making eye contact with all of them. "I don't want to see you hurt, so I need to share this with you. There will be no tomorrow for us jointly. No matter how
much you have helped my country and you came and helped us when we desperately needed your help and no matter how friendly you feel toward us, we are still Muslims and you are still Christians. That means that in our eyes, we can never be brothers. I'm sorry, but to us, you will always be Infidels!"
Yes, we Infidels have liberated Iraq and Afghanistan, but we’ve not made their countries, nor their people, depositories of freedom and liberty. No matter how hard we work to rebuild their govts,
infrastructure, educational and medical institutions, and no matter how desperately they need our help,as the Arab general noted, we can never be brothers to each other.
Also, I learned what Kipling meant when he wrote: "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet". He was pointing out to the western world that to Muslims, we Christians will always be Infidels!
27262
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:13:45 PM »
also on that vent stack should be one of those whirly thingies to assist with removing the gasses that will accumulate.
Thought about putting an exhaust tip on there But only for a moment...!
27263
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:58:01 PM »
Danka!
27264
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:13:34 PM »
That's all the time I had today, but I feel like that was a good point to stop.
Now all I have left to fab is the tubing hoops, then pull the bumper and add in all the inside bracing, weld it, then paint or coat it
So ends build day 258
27265
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:10:25 PM »
I know, ugly weld...Had a large opening to fill in and know what? I don't care, will cover it with something and it can spend the next 50 years being strong like ox!
So you can see the stiffeners tucked up nicely and even though that bumper is largely still just tacked together, it just got very rigid
27266
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:07:47 PM »
View before and after
27267
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:05:54 PM »
After some more tweaking and fitting, both sides were ready to be welded in
27268
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:04:50 PM »
THe areas of fitting tie together either side of that 1/4" Curved section that is yet to be joined to the neighboring reinforcement. Don't worry, it will!
27269
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:02:54 PM »
The first cuts were made and I had this piece which was already tucking up very nicely, maintaining the high ground clearance built into this bumper design
27270
« on: May 20, 2015, 08:01:08 PM »
Had enough time remaining to address the strengthening of the bumper wings. To do this I will use some 2" square high strength steel tubing and cut it in to fit all the contours and tie the winch box directly to the wing making a triangle out of the flying parts
27271
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:58:25 PM »
And just like that, the module was mounted.
27272
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:57:15 PM »
Then make a template, cut the stock, finish it, drill it and weld it to the upright
27273
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:54:24 PM »
Next up, It was time to find a place to mount the winch control module.
But first I disassembled it so I could remove the factory bolts and replace with my longer stainless screws so I could more easily and sturdily mount it
27274
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:51:49 PM »
Here's the final:
27275
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:47:12 PM »
The clevis mount was first welded to the back plate. I used a lot of heat and fast wire speed. There's a lot of metal joining the two parts!
27276
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:45:41 PM »
They were welded inside and out and onto that bottom plate as well. Should be strong enough
27277
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:44:03 PM »
Here is where the cleaned up stand-offs will be fitted:
27278
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:42:35 PM »
Next up were the clevis mounts
I needed to stand them off a bit to clear the uprights, so I created this spacing assembly
27279
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:40:45 PM »
So, right off the start I welded those on and know what? That box never saw any shelf time!
27280
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:39:41 PM »
I'll be using these new welding gloves which still have all the fingers and no chew marks
27281
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:38:15 PM »
Speaking of did something, I did something today.
The mail man delivered the 1" D-rings so I knew they were getting glued up
Here they are, I purchased 4 of them
27282
« on: May 20, 2015, 07:31:41 PM »
One aspect I didn't see addressed:
Mrs. 6 will appreciate it much more, if you use one, which has a diameter larger than the entry hole- path of least resistance is used by stench too! With lid down and large vent, little stink at all!
There is a 3.5" vent stack in the plans It will get installed
27283
« on: May 20, 2015, 01:39:38 PM »
Hole
3' X 3' X 3-4'
lined walls with PT lumber
Lets let the boys hand dig it...builds character!
Weekend a no-go me thinks cause of the weather (Rain)
Food for thought. That is not a real deep hole. Not sure on intended duration for use, drainage and soil makeup.
If it's just a short term thing it will probably suffice, but for long term I'd want to go deeper. Also if you keep paper products out of it, the natural process is more efficient and effective. Septabs I think is what I put in mine a couple times a year to get it working, probably other variants to do the same.
These are not something you want to deal with too many times, I need to redo the original at my cabin this year. No idea how deep it was, 20 years old or so. I'm planning on 4 x 4 x 7-8 deep.
And yes, character building project. :D
Trust the man that does this on the regular. I've also done these along the pacific crest trail as part of an Eagle Scout project. for long term staying power, 6' min is my recommendation. We had to help each other out of our holes.
6 feet! Holy crap! ^ that was a funny there^
27284
« on: May 20, 2015, 01:37:29 PM »
I gotta say, to me, that rabbit just didn't look scary like the guy wearing horns on his head was sayin!
To the first knight the King says, "off with his head"
Then the knight says something like, "Right-oh, rabbit stew coming right up!"
Then the horn-head guy, "See, I tried to tell ya!"
27285
« on: May 20, 2015, 10:52:00 AM »
27286
« on: May 20, 2015, 10:08:54 AM »
Yes that sounds familiar. It was a water extraction drill, very shallow
I know just where that was Near a bunch of mangroves that I used to use as visual reference in all the spray while hovering forward at 5-10 feet I was remembering hard, but something about that seems familiar
27287
« on: May 20, 2015, 10:04:15 AM »
It's definitely trying...on the back...on the patience...well you understand.
Pushed on again tonight and have most of the welding done.
I have a dilemma, created by not wanting a fat lip bumper, I'm not sure what to do with the center portion. I've been in conversation with couple buddies and had suggestions to leave it open, hinge a lid, or extend the free spool handle. I'm scared of a hinged lid for a variety of reasons. Can't extend the free spool handle as it is beneath the grill. In these chats, had the idea of a 20 something inch light bar to fill and leave open in the rear for access to the handle. I was planning on two or four lights like Don and Ken have used, but with the real estate I now have, I am leaning to a pair of 7-8 inch bars if they can be found in a flush mount.
I'm open to thoughts and suggestions.
Will update some more pics tomorrow I hope.
This perhaps: http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/R1863.html
27288
« on: May 20, 2015, 10:00:04 AM »
Interesting read Redneck. For now I'm just going to do some research on which is best for my needs. Anyone heard of suncoast converters out of Florida?
Suncoast are good converters Goerend is another great name for converters
27289
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:55:24 AM »
I will check this out this evening.
This was my cousin Bobby FYI... NSDQ
http://nightstalker.tendenciapp.com/media/files/files/677f989a/SPC_Lund.pdf
Kyle, what happened to him?
He passed in a training accident in the keys Don
Trying to place him...At Key West at a place called "Shark DZ" Sound familiar? US Army Special Forces Underwater warfare folks are there. I went down there several times to support parachute of water infil/extraction training
27290
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:52:15 AM »
Careful, CPS will be after you!!
I bet you make them walk home from school sometimes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Will it look like this;
At times I guess it might...
27291
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:51:50 AM »
Not sure if you have decided on a house yet but I found these guys http://www.amishcabincompany.com/. They have off-grid cabin kits and have cabin displays in Kentucky if you wanted to check them out. Not a shop and home combo but a nice little living quarters. I didn't check the prices though so I'm not sure what it would run or what exactly you want.
I do know about them, not all that far from me, here. Spoke with them and got a quote for a "T" arrangement at 90K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27292
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:47:43 AM »
Don, llinky no worky for me.
If this is truly part of the 160th creed, I really like it.
I eagerly meet the enemy for I volunteered to be up front where the fighting is hard."
Naw, I never heard that It's simple Night Stalkers don't quit NSDQ
27293
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:43:51 AM »
Three is the number that thou shall count, and the number shall be three
27294
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:41:27 PM »
I'll think about getting to the roof framing and possibly sheeting tomorrow
27295
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:40:00 PM »
I went off and cut 2 acres of lawn while they got some paint on the structure. They also got it all over each other, later under intense interrogation I got the little one to crack. They had a paint fight! Yep, all over them. And all over that new black haired shepherd, all over the red dog, all over the sled dog who managed to rub some on my Toureg, and of course all over the patio. Did I mention they were wearing clothes we had just bought them?
Anyway I made them use that orange pumice to scrub themselves in their skivvies while I hosed them off with cold water (Building character) and went back myself to finish the first coat and paint on a second one
27296
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:35:54 PM »
That's all the materials I had so I set the pre-rangers to work with a bucket of Kihl's primer/sealer for exterior application
27297
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:34:23 PM »
Or put a basement under a slab.
Kentucky has lots of caves...
That would be great to have on your property!
Sure would!
27298
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:33:57 PM »
Then the door opening. Every joint is both glued and screwed for strength
27299
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:32:47 PM »
Actually, walls
27300
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:31:38 PM »
I'm building this almost exactly according to the plans which I am finding easy to use
Here's the wall installed
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