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« on: July 17, 2022, 02:11:57 PM »
Good job Don! This is exciting. I’m glad the final artwork worked out so far.
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« on: July 16, 2022, 11:51:23 AM »
It’s all buttoned back up for now. All plugs and wires replaced and connected. I received the exhaust manifold brackets from Amazon and installed them. They were well packaged and quite stout. Seemed to be about 5/16 thick brackets(I didn’t measure” and cam with the necessary bolts for install. Installation was easy and straightforward except that I couldn’t fit my torque wrench into the spot it needed to be so I free handed it. Took it for a test drive and it definitely drives/accelerates better and there is quite a bit less noise, and no noticeable exhaust leaks from the manifold.
Still has a check engine light, but need to get to the auto Parts store to use their scanner and see what’s complaining now.
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« on: July 15, 2022, 09:18:27 PM »
If you jack it up and can spin it and the front tires spin, it’s your front axles. If you’re can’t spin it I would think it’s the transfer case that has a problem.
At least I think that would be right. Then again, I’m Air Force, we would have had it taken to a shop if it wasn’t working right
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« on: July 14, 2022, 03:35:10 PM »
Them’s purty colors.
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« on: July 14, 2022, 12:42:56 PM »
Would you prefer he admit to owning a ford Probe?
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« on: July 14, 2022, 09:52:58 AM »
I only connected four of the plug wires directly, i spliced the others into a switch panel so I can have a Variable Cylinder Management system to save gas. Plus that will make the engine last longer since I’m only use a portion of it.
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« on: July 13, 2022, 05:32:51 PM »
Swapped out all the plugs and plug wires. All the old wires were breaking and coming apart when I was removing them. I’ll post a pic of the plugs for everyone’s enjoyment. Also found two broken exhaust manifold bolts on the rear passenger side, and one broken on driver side rear. I’m going to try the Dorman clamps for the exhaust manifold and see how they work out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 
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« on: July 13, 2022, 08:01:03 AM »
Heck, if I had somebody else’s money I’d be buying all kinds of things…..kinda like congress.
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« on: July 12, 2022, 08:55:27 PM »
I know I will, if I didn’t think I could handle it I wouldn’t have said anything. Plus, that’s part of what I like about this community. No pulling of punches.
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« on: July 12, 2022, 03:57:57 PM »
That’s a nice looking vise, I want one.
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« on: July 12, 2022, 07:23:37 AM »
So the engine has been having a major miss, check engine light and hesitation for a while now. I finally got the time to take the engine cover off and swap plugs and wires for an initial attempt to clean up how it was running. As soon as I took the engine cover off, I found this.  After reconnecting the plug wire to the coil it ran a little better. Still swapping all the plugs and wires. I’ll let your know how it is after. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 11, 2022, 03:48:04 PM »
I like the concept art. Only question is scale. Are those 35" to 37" tires, or 20" mini tires. That'll be the difference between a bad@$$ truck, and some little POS that looks like a child's toy.
You mean like the difference between a real K5 Blazer and the new thing Chevy build that bears the Blazer name plate? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 11, 2022, 01:57:55 PM »
Thanks Nate, I know this wasn’t addressed to me, but I am currently looking at new fridge/freezers. We currently have four fridge freezer combos and one chest freezer in the house and want to swap out to commercial units, we’re basically feeding a small army anyway.
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« on: July 07, 2022, 09:25:57 PM »
So if you’re firing people, do we get a severance package? I’ve got little mouths to feed, can I get COBRA insurance and maybe a letter of recommendation?
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« on: July 05, 2022, 09:25:00 PM »
I don’t understand what you mean , there’s only letters there, no numbers.
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« on: July 04, 2022, 03:44:09 PM »
Definitely, Lunken would be cool. It’s a fun airfield to fly in and out of. Some neat planes there too.
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« on: July 02, 2022, 10:23:20 PM »
No crossmembers, just the bricks arranged in a U pattern. Twin on each side and three across the back on the bottom layer, then staggered up to four layers. The first paving stone site right on top of those with a one inch gap at the back. Two more layers of brick and the top paving stone to finish it off. I’ll see if I have pictures of it being built. Or I’ll draw the patterns and post it.
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« on: July 01, 2022, 10:46:29 PM »
$50 outdoor pizza oven. Consists of two 24”x24” concrete paving stones and 50 bricks(we used pavers as they were easy to get. You might be able to pick up the supplies cheaper at a building supply store, we went to a big box store as we were nearby. Tested it on about ten pizzas this evening and it was a resounding success. Plus it didn’t heat up the kitchen.  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: June 30, 2022, 12:01:45 PM »
Not familiar, Ken/Sam/others on Starlink...What's this all about?
elon musk. i believe phil had something to do with this?
I know about starlink, but the details of this stellar internet...that's what I was asking about
Star link uses Low Earth Orbit satellites sitting roughly 340 miles above the earth. The older generation of satellite internet providers(HughesNet) utilized Geostationary satellites sitting roughly 35000 Miles above the earth. This is where the game changing starts. I know you’ve used satellite communications in the military and would speak into the handset and wait for the other end to receive/reply. That’s because the majority of those comms are over geostationary satellites, giving anywhere between 600-1200ms delay/latency. Same thing happens with your internet service on satellite. With starlink, the LEO satellites allow you to achieve an order of magnitude improvement on your latency, most likely between 20-50ms. Add in the fact that the older generation satellite providers only had a couple of satellites and limited ground stations to support them and you have limited bandwidth to share over all customers. Starlink uses a massive number of satellites, reducing the customer density on each one, allowing each customer to have a greater upload and download “speed”. Older generation said up to 25( more like sub 5-10 in my research when I was looking at it) download, starlink said you will get between 50-150, with it appearing common to get better than 100mbps. Mind you, this is based on research and reading, not firsthand, but anecdota evidence like Ken and Sam seem to support it. Just my two cents. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: June 28, 2022, 02:59:33 PM »
We put a small scoop of oxyclean in with every load, hot cold, whites colors, doesn’t matter, it all gets oxyclean.
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« on: June 28, 2022, 02:18:04 PM »
I think it’s the bacteria are not getting cleaned out of the fabric. Check out stripping cloth diapers, you probably need to do a similar process to get your shirts completely clean. Or like JR said, a good presoak with baking soda could help.
Or you could take a shower. :)
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« on: June 27, 2022, 06:36:29 PM »
I'm goin'  for a third time!
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« on: June 27, 2022, 05:08:23 PM »
Who’s to say it isn’t or at least isn’t real close. I remember building a model of a “concept” for the stealth fighter years before I went into the Air Force and lo and behold, the F117 I stood twenty feet away from at Ramstein looked pretty darn close to what that model was.
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« on: June 23, 2022, 10:10:12 AM »
Powers out this morning. Good thing it’s cooler than the last few days. Don’t feel like firing up the generator so I told the boss I couldn’t get online till the power is back. :)
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« on: June 21, 2022, 05:11:18 PM »
So how do your do a “oil change” on it when there’s no oil to change? Can you recalibrate it for 37” tires to match the rest of the fleet?
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« on: June 20, 2022, 04:29:31 PM »
Between you and Don, “Let the deforestation commence!!!”
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« on: June 14, 2022, 11:02:05 PM »
Rub some dirt on it
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« on: June 07, 2022, 03:03:36 PM »
Don, we don’t need crops. After all the old and unhealthy people they killed off the last couple of years we should have plenty of Soylent Green to go around. All part of the grander plan I’m sure.
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« on: June 06, 2022, 04:54:57 PM »
He’s still trying to figure out the Wi-Fi in his new Chevy Bolt.
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« on: June 06, 2022, 03:03:25 PM »
Well, that’s unexpected
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« on: May 28, 2022, 11:53:44 PM »
I have considered that, doing a couple of trenches across the driveway to drain the water off as it comes down.
But to TRNs comment, no one ever says, “oh, a ditch witch” with any real excitement. ;)
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« on: May 28, 2022, 10:57:32 AM »
The latest series of big rains have made it painfully obvious that I need to regrade the driveway parking area. It slopes to the south and west which just dumps all the water directly on the smaller house on our property. It has been like this since we bought it. I had some of it mitigated but directing them water away a little further up the driveway, but water being water, still have a problem. So I guess I’ll be renting something and moving gravel/dirt and buying more gravel soon.
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« on: May 26, 2022, 07:17:13 PM »
Ken just likes to live dangerously. That’s probably why he makes sure his trailer weighs exactly 25,999 too.
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« on: May 25, 2022, 12:07:07 AM »
I had a .22 round go off in the kitchen one time. I had a little bowl I always emptied my change and such from my pocket into. One day one of the children were digging through it and just dropping stuff. Didn’t realize they dropped that .22 round into the toaster oven. At least not until one day we were heating up some leftover pizza and “bang”. No one hurt but I did have to do some explaining and changed where I dumped my stuff at.
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« on: May 24, 2022, 11:01:12 AM »
I’m not trying to stir the pot, just asking the questions that pop into my head, which admittedly can get pretty scary. You’ve got rock walls, a “reinforced” wall, metal fire door with associated locks. First thing that popped into my head, how long would it take to cut through the above floor with a circular saw or reciprocating saw with a demolition blade? We’re not looking to be pretty, just get in get shtuff and get out. May be something you’ve thought of, maybe not. Just throwing it out there.
That all being said, it’s a really nice setup.
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« on: May 23, 2022, 08:03:27 PM »
I’m a grandpa.
Grandson born this afternoon.
Mama, baby and his dad are all good.
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« on: May 23, 2022, 07:36:14 PM »
Built another 7.5 feet of bookshelves. This will ALMOST fit all of the books. And that’s just family books, some of the children are building their own libraries. I guess this is the childrens section.  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: May 15, 2022, 01:10:02 PM »
I just thought Dave had really big eyes and it was a contact lens.
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« on: May 14, 2022, 05:04:36 PM »
That’s a nice 360 degree loop you have there. Is that to help the water acclimate before your spray it on the lawn?
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« on: May 13, 2022, 09:11:46 AM »
No, but if you have extra tools to discharge the batteries with, I could probably put them to use.
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« on: May 10, 2022, 10:20:40 PM »
I know of one young lady that is very excited about that cover Don. She was equally excited about the chance to put some more artwork together for it.
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« on: May 06, 2022, 10:31:08 PM »
Looks great to me, though I may be a bit biased.
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« on: May 06, 2022, 01:49:01 PM »
Huh, I thought they always had rockets strapped to their back or were carrying boxes of dynamite.
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« on: May 06, 2022, 12:12:57 PM »
Ouch, is that from the corner of the trailer and too much articulation or from the hitch itself?
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« on: May 05, 2022, 08:55:43 AM »
How many people will get busted for having pot on their properties after that?
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« on: May 02, 2022, 02:58:44 PM »
Saw this on Facebook, supposedly no problems, runs good and had a recent tuneup/oil change. I could probably push over a few trees and move a little bit of dirt with it. Asking$3500.
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Dave...Pretty dangerous piece of equipment
No ROPS
I can't say all the times a big piece of some tree smashed down on either of my rubber tracked machines or my Big Case 1150.
Steer clear of that or buy some good life insurance for your wife...
I did kind of think of that, not like we have hills or trees here in Kentucky. Heck, wife would probably be happy, get a little work done and a paycheck. Win win. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: May 02, 2022, 02:13:16 PM »
Saw this on Facebook, supposedly no problems, runs good and had a recent tuneup/oil change. I could probably push over a few trees and move a little bit of dirt with it. Asking$3500. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: April 27, 2022, 12:36:51 PM »
Axles look bent and the tongue is definitely not straight anymore. Shoulda just used the rippers to lock it in place.
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« on: April 24, 2022, 12:44:43 AM »
Good job, Dave. Makes me think of that axiom someone on here says on occasion: Work begets work!
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« on: April 23, 2022, 09:50:14 PM »
Fixed a leak in the laundry room water line today. It’s something that has been an issue for a while, but I kept hoping to put it off until we rebuild the entire laundry room. No such luck, it started getting a little worse and it needed to be done. I don’t really know what they were thinking when they put this in, if they were thinking, but it is much better now and no leaks. Before  After  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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