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« on: November 08, 2018, 09:16:28 AM »
^^^^^ Or any Air Force warrior gettin' ready for their PT test? ^^^^^^
Hey, hey , hey!!! No need to get mean spirited. That looks nothing like any of my airman sitting at sick call. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
802
« on: November 05, 2018, 02:21:30 PM »
Getting ready for a colonoscopy tomorrow. Will share pictures when I get done......
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Just curious, are you supposed to take flowers and a nice wine when you go for your colonoscopy? ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
803
« on: November 04, 2018, 08:08:29 AM »
3900 Dave.
After all that hard work I’m giving it a break
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I’ve seen guys trailer their trail rigs to the trailhead and back home. I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone trailer their road truck from the road down their gravel driveway. Talk about a pampered life. ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
804
« on: November 02, 2018, 08:59:31 AM »
Parking brake is still holding.  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
805
« on: October 27, 2018, 09:30:41 PM »
What is that, a meat tenderizer bit?
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806
« on: October 22, 2018, 06:59:12 AM »
I did notice that in the photos of the “caravan”. No one looked hungry or tired or exceptionally put out. Couldn’t we just tweak the GPS signals they are receiving and just have them walk in circles? After all, they must already be in a better situation than they were in before based on the images being put out there.
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807
« on: October 20, 2018, 01:29:50 PM »
i dont see a drain?
Doubles as his swimming pool. He’s jealous of your hide site. ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
808
« on: October 20, 2018, 11:11:36 AM »
That didn't make any sense. The sidewalk looks even, or slightly above grade. The porch is down over a foot in that last pic ,....unless the steps go up to an entrance... but they look like they come down into the porch.
That’s his back porch in that picture with the steps coming down. My guess is it’s even with the basement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
809
« on: October 19, 2018, 10:19:59 PM »
Had the scouts, two are my sons, at the house for a camp out. They had bacon wrapped hot dogs for dinner over the fire. I decided to swipe a venison loin steak from the freezer and cook it over the fire, on a stick. Turned out just about perfect.   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
810
« on: October 17, 2018, 02:06:13 PM »
You know those differential sales guys..... 
Just for that, I'll be sponsoring Dave's rebuild when he finds the bad bearings. 
I just read free u-joints! Sweet
I think you misread, he said he would sponsor the rebuild, he didn’t put any limitations on it. This is gonna be a sweet ride. So would a ball peen hammer or a five pound sledge be the best way to “discreetly” cause bad bearings? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
811
« on: October 17, 2018, 01:00:08 PM »
Is that Wide Temperature Range? Are you saying you’re having hot flashes?
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812
« on: October 17, 2018, 12:17:42 PM »
Prayers sent.
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813
« on: October 17, 2018, 12:15:55 PM »
Also could be pinion bearings  Get the rear axle up on jackstands and have the wife accelerate then let off the gas and listen near the pinion support. Deceleration noise is typically loss of preload and bearings buzzing while the pinion gear runs in an "off" spot on the ring gear coast side.
Should it be in 4 wheel drive when she punches it? That would help with Nate’s concerns above. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
814
« on: October 17, 2018, 09:03:08 AM »
Sounds good. I’m going to start busting knuckles on it this week and see if there is anything else I need that before I order, you never know what might come out of this project.
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815
« on: October 17, 2018, 07:21:10 AM »
3) u-joint or u-joints
5) I have a disc conversion kit for that axle, regardless a $40 Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve might help
I’ll check the u joints on the driveshaft. I need to check my angles too, something i keep telling myself to do. How much is the disc conversion kit? I’ve considered doing that before just to shave 100 pounds off the rear axle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
816
« on: October 17, 2018, 07:20:06 AM »
Start with a oil change. End with a parking lot land mark
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Oil change.....so you’re saying I should do a duramax conversion with Allison transmission and put portal axles in? I’ll have to consider it. At least I know where a diesel shop is, there’s a big green landmark already there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
817
« on: October 16, 2018, 10:45:24 PM »
So I had to drive the blazer for a week or so while the Honda Odyssey was down waiting for radiator and fan replacement. It highlighted some issues that need to be resolved. Just for some background, it’s got a 5 liter v8 with a 700R4 transmission and NP208 transfer case, and sits on 3/4 ton axles front and rear. Here are the issues I noticed over the couple days I drove into the office 60 miles each way. 1) engine was boiling the coolant out and onto the overflow. Think I may have a stuck thermostat. 2). Transmission is leaking some and not shifting very cleanly/consistently. This tranny was rebuilt maybe five years ago, I’m doubting the quality of the rebuild. 3). Vibration/groaning on letting off the gas pedal at higher speeds. Seems like it might be coming from the driveshaft area, but not sure yet. 4). Steering is loose/has a lot of play in it. 5). Brakes tend to be a little touchy, I’m guessing it has to do with the large drums in the rear on the 14 bolt FF axle. My goal is to get the truck into a condition where daily driving is possible and even comfortable. Optimally, it would be solid enough for my wife to be comfortable driving it. We’ll see how it goes. I don’t have any set plans at this point and I’m open to ideas and suggestions. I’ll try to keep this updated as work gets done.  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
818
« on: October 14, 2018, 07:15:09 PM »
That’s a lot of water.
When are you expecting to fire up the boiler? I built fires in the fireplaces last night, but you have to keep those fed. The idea of the boiler is very tempting, I had looked at them before but now that we are in the new house even more tempting with electric heat.
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819
« on: October 08, 2018, 01:27:06 PM »
Sorry to hear about that Don. Hope your granddaughter is doing well.
Bernese are awesome dogs, we had a greater Swiss mountain dog, same dog except short hair. She was the best dog we could have ever wanted. Great with the kids and really fun. Only bad thing about her was she had gas.
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820
« on: October 07, 2018, 09:09:16 PM »
I bought one of those ratcheting cutters when I bought a bunch of pvc for the kids to play with and creat things. I cut a bunch of pieces for them to have of different length. My hands were killing me afterwards, but I think I did about 70 cuts to get all the pieces I wanted done. Clean cuts and no mess.
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821
« on: October 07, 2018, 02:18:19 PM »
I’d be interested to see how the final install looks and operates, sounds like something that would work for my place as well. Boiler looks to be well constructed and finished.
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822
« on: October 06, 2018, 03:12:46 PM »
Hi saw this while driving down interstate 75 today. Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe it is the new joint light tactical vehicle. Looks like it might have a pretty soft suspension judging by how much they have a current down, but I could be wrong.   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
823
« on: October 05, 2018, 11:02:17 AM »
I stopped on my way in to work today and read an off-road magazine to SquareD. It looked really lonely in the parking lot, plus I’ve read research where people in comas can hear and remember what was said to them so I figured it was worth a try.
;)
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824
« on: October 04, 2018, 11:17:11 AM »
Or if you want to save some work, just reposition the left one and shift the whole axle so the right one lines up.
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825
« on: October 01, 2018, 03:52:51 PM »
Colors don’t match, you might have to paint it. :)
Looks good
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826
« on: September 30, 2018, 08:52:47 PM »
It’ll give me flashbacks to my first date with my wife. What can I say, I was apparently quite the catch.
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827
« on: September 30, 2018, 08:34:16 PM »
Sold my tractor. Shortly after I brought it home, my wife told me that I should have gotten a bigger one. Then after we had a guy come in and do some dirt work with a compact track loader, she said I should buy one. So today I sold the John Deere. I got basically what I had in it and got several months work out of it.
I’ll take some time to decide what I want and what I can afford. We’ll see.
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Dave, we need to talk
I'd suggest we meet down at the farm
There I have the 30HP tractor, a 66HP tractor and of course the 96HP compact track loader
Try out each one and decide
Personally, if you are developing property, taking it from a wild state to a more refined one, then the CTL is definitely the way to roll (Get it, "way to roll")
But if your property is already well developed and you don't need to dig foundations, put in roads, clear paths through the woods and things like that, then a larger wheeled tractor is the way to go.
No doubt, a CTL is more fun BY FAR (I MEAN THE ULTIMATE BIG KIDS TOY) but does damage the grass some.
You can rent CTL's for around $200 ish a day I think.
But if you decide to buy one, I think I can weigh in here
Don, I’ll gladly take you up on this offer. I’d love to be able to compare/contrast the different machines. I’ve run bigger tractors before, but mainly for bush hogging, and rented bobcats before, but the wheeled variant. I’m just worried your going to make me ride the whole way to the hide site blindfolded and trussed up in the back of the truck. ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
828
« on: September 29, 2018, 10:04:50 PM »
Almost finished with the roof on the garage. My demo crew consisted of 7 of my kids, age range from 3-15. The roofing crew was me and my two oldest boys, 13 and 14. Looking good so far. Just need to trim the last sheet of roofing for width and put the trim on and finish the rest of the screws in the field.   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
829
« on: September 28, 2018, 09:56:01 PM »
Does she slide into parking spaces backwards and slam on the brakes? Sounds like they brakes are not proportioned right to me.
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830
« on: September 28, 2018, 09:53:45 PM »
That should make a nice shop, it’s starting off clean, that’s a start.
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831
« on: September 28, 2018, 09:52:06 PM »
Sold my tractor. Shortly after I brought it home, my wife told me that I should have gotten a bigger one. Then after we had a guy come in and do some dirt work with a compact track loader, she said I should buy one. So today I sold the John Deere. I got basically what I had in it and got several months work out of it.
I’ll take some time to decide what I want and what I can afford. We’ll see.
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832
« on: September 24, 2018, 01:33:42 PM »
Scratch that google helped. Looks like you could see a lot of cool things there
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I hope you used the whole name of the state park when you googled it, or at least have a good filter on your phone. :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
833
« on: September 24, 2018, 01:32:48 PM »
It’s a prehistoric salt lick where they found mammoth bones and other dinosaur fossils. It was also used as a source of local salt production in early settler days.
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834
« on: September 24, 2018, 12:59:18 PM »
On the road again today. Heading to Kentucky to see the Ark Encounter and the Creation museum. Should make it to Big Bone Lick state park today where we will be camping for the rest of the week.
I’m only 10 minutes from the ark, let me know if you need to stretch your legs. You’ll only be a little ways from big D up this way too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
835
« on: September 23, 2018, 08:09:33 PM »
I like a good ginger beer, my favorite so far was made by a company called Ginger People. Good and spicy with some heat from the ginger.
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« on: September 17, 2018, 07:08:21 PM »
Definitely interested in this, what with only being about 20 miles away from your house and being all electric as well. Have plenty of Woods around the house to keep it stoked too. I am starting to look into alternatives to the heat pumps, so this is very timely.
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837
« on: September 15, 2018, 08:09:40 PM »
I was just talking with my boss the other day about how stupid and counterproductive that whole program was.
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838
« on: September 13, 2018, 09:50:39 PM »
Picked up some metal roofing for the garage, 14 sheets 27’3” long. I had one section that was rolled asphalt shingles. I’ll hopefully get the new metal roofing on this weekend. Had fun putting it up on the roof with the loader on the tractor.
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839
« on: September 12, 2018, 10:33:24 PM »
Which one did you order? :)
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840
« on: September 11, 2018, 04:07:07 PM »
I was in the network operations center in the bunker at SHAPE in Belgium. The news was on and no one (non-US nato) wanted to accept what was going on. Wife was in the states getting ready to fly back over three days later, told her to sit tight until everything found its new normal. Base access went from open to locked down fairly quickly.
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841
« on: September 01, 2018, 05:53:02 PM »
So sorry, Dave. That’s awful. Keeping them and their families in my prayers.
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842
« on: September 01, 2018, 06:07:48 AM »
Prayers sent Dave.
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843
« on: August 31, 2018, 09:21:32 PM »
Contractions? You use pregnant wood?
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844
« on: August 30, 2018, 09:28:19 PM »
Untangled and wrapped my extension cords and ratchet straps. Well past time to organize the garage.
I just need to make sure the kids know how to rewear them all of they get them out for anything.
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845
« on: August 29, 2018, 10:18:52 AM »
If I remember, I’ll post up a picture of it when I pass it on Friday. I saw it yesterday, still holding the line(in the parking lot that is).
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846
« on: August 28, 2018, 07:40:20 PM »
^^^He doesn't need your help!!
I didn’t think he would, which is why I was confused and posted it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
847
« on: August 28, 2018, 12:35:29 PM »
I’m surprised you’re going to leave the gauge cluster alone and not put in military grade encrypted two way radios. :)
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848
« on: August 28, 2018, 07:51:06 AM »
Took the kids out shooting last night. Eight of them shot, from the 17 year old down to the three year old. It was fun, had the Ruger 10/22, a Rossi single shot 22, my Ruger LCP .380, and my .45. They all enjoyed it and they all got to put holes in the targets. They especially enjoyed when I put the 410 barrel on the Rossi and shot a couple of milk jugs full of water making them explode. All in all a good evening.
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849
« on: August 25, 2018, 10:55:24 AM »
If you need someplace to store your 10+ round mags until you move, I can keep them exercised and happy for you. ;). Don’t want anyone to get hurt because you have “high” capacity magazines that might get angry.
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850
« on: August 25, 2018, 08:26:04 AM »
Sorry to hear about Baylee. I was struck down with mono and strep once back in the day. Took me a long to time to feel normal again. Not saying I was ever really normal, just normal for me.
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