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« on: February 06, 2018, 09:21:04 AM »
Bobby, thanks for that info on the eotech 
6252
« on: February 06, 2018, 09:19:32 AM »
Considered the TRXUS? Amazing in the snow, tough, most I know that run them have zero complaints.
I am shopping rubber for the Daughters Eco Beater myself.
Norm, I had not but will look into those as well. As for the Ford, I am very happy with my cooper atp’s so far and the price point was right too.
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« on: February 05, 2018, 11:19:09 PM »
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« on: February 05, 2018, 10:54:06 PM »
They’re not in fear of guns Charles, they just want control over who has them.
BTW, there was another officer killed in CO today (3rd in last 3 weeks or so) & there is a nasty rumor floating around some friends of mine who wear a certain uniform that Denver is going to start seizing mags over 15 rounds. I have not run across this info anywhere else but it would not surprise me if this is in the works. That will not end well if it is true.
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« on: February 05, 2018, 09:26:52 PM »
I thought he sounded familiar but his post was.. like...so mature!
Still waiting for him to come out here and show me how to shoot a buck with a bow.
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Must be under the weather, I hear that flu bug is going around......
6256
« on: February 05, 2018, 09:04:46 PM »
Shawn..who dat ? ^^^^
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My long lost brother from another mother! He used to help me wreck, er I mean DOT up Dons build threads, but he’s too busy in retirement now to help with such things.
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« on: February 05, 2018, 03:31:12 PM »
Interested!
So B- tell me about the lumber? Straight up PT Pine or something else
and
Can one use PT timber without the veggies picking up some of the chems pushed into the wood itself?
We used heavy plastic sheeting inside the PT lumber & stone on the bottom for good drainage.
6258
« on: February 04, 2018, 10:36:31 PM »
Best part of the game was when head coach for eagles gives all the credit to Jesus Christ!
6259
« on: February 04, 2018, 09:47:18 PM »
Ken’s Auto?
6260
« on: February 04, 2018, 07:52:03 PM »
Time to DOT up this thread. The ideal Super Bowl sponsor would be?:
The Democrat party
Or....
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The Clinton foundation?
6261
« on: February 04, 2018, 05:34:12 PM »
I will say we have been watching quite a bit of college basketball though this year. Add in my girls playing middle school & high school basketball & we’re not missing anything with the lack of watching nfl games.
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« on: February 04, 2018, 04:45:01 PM »
I’m watching it, I heard no eagles took a knee during the season. So I’ll be rooting for them along with 99% of whoever else watches the game......
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« on: February 03, 2018, 09:45:50 PM »
6264
« on: February 03, 2018, 07:10:16 PM »
Gardens, my wife helped with planting & picking everything in between she was nowhere to be found....
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« on: February 03, 2018, 12:21:30 PM »
Nice Jig Charles, you gunna name that jig? 
6266
« on: February 03, 2018, 10:31:15 AM »
ROFL
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« on: February 02, 2018, 07:51:52 PM »
Slowly improving...Believing in a healing
But
Have that surgical pre-op on Monday.
Gut is pullin' in two directions. Brain is saying stand yer gound and walk in faith
God gave us the medical advancements to insert new stuff when old stuff wore out, knees aren’t that bad I hear to replace. So stand in your faith and give your briefing, but schedule the darn surgery.....
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« on: February 02, 2018, 10:48:05 AM »
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« on: February 02, 2018, 08:50:21 AM »
No , knucklehead shot one from about 20yds. Beak and feet were all that were left
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That’s a good waste of turkey bacon..... 
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« on: February 01, 2018, 11:27:20 PM »
That women actually turns my stomach. What a horrible creature, and falls off the IQ scale to boot.
Mike is right, I would date Schumer before ever considering her, and he's a horrendous excuse for a man.
I’m not surprised, many times I wondered if H wasn’t a he. Now it all makes sense. 
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« on: February 01, 2018, 09:48:36 PM »
All I’m gunna say is don’t arc weld with wet gloves......
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« on: February 01, 2018, 07:59:44 PM »
Baylee has driven the XJ to practice and home the last two nights. Bump steer is the newest term she has learned and has been experiencing first hand. This has a bit of it, steering feeling a tad loose and rather than drive it you honestly herd it down the road. To me it's nothing I'm concerned about but to a new driver it gives her a little uneasiness.
So since the snow from this morning had melted off the concrete & after returning home with it after dropping her at practice I crawled under it. I don't think the setup looks that bad, although I see an opportunity to take some potential slop out of that steering for her. Another upgrade is in the works.
So stay tuned and in short order we will have her wrenching and learning the terms "single shear versus double shear" and a quick run down on how to combat the dreaded bump steer in a lifted XJ........
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« on: February 01, 2018, 05:26:38 PM »
I wished they’d all choke on some tide pods already.....
6274
« on: February 01, 2018, 11:49:48 AM »
Haven't they already been given notice?............... I guess it would just be "The will of Ahhaa"
Lol
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« on: February 01, 2018, 08:42:38 AM »
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« on: January 31, 2018, 11:46:48 PM »
Shawn, 2 wheels or 4 wheels? Or tracks? Lol
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4 wheels, Baylee with a lifted xj now understands what it means..... I need to take a closer look at the front end steering & track bar next time we get it in the garage. It’s not horrible but could be a tad better most likely for a little money in parts.
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« on: January 31, 2018, 11:16:18 PM »
This evenings key phrase “bump steer”.......
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« on: January 31, 2018, 11:14:23 PM »
I felt pretty let down by the whole thing honestly. I mean where was the dark skinned fellow who started every sentence with I? Trump really has to work on that, using “we” all the time is just so divisive.......
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« on: January 31, 2018, 10:50:05 PM »
I agree with Charles, 48 seconds notice then turn that place to glass and remove Islam from history.....
FIFY
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Hey, timing is not my strong suit......
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« on: January 31, 2018, 10:11:00 PM »
I agree with Charles, 48 hours notice then turn that place to glass and remove Islam from history.....
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« on: January 31, 2018, 07:06:06 PM »
I agree with Tate, nice job!
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« on: January 31, 2018, 03:22:55 PM »
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« on: January 31, 2018, 02:30:15 PM »
So I put about 60 miles on the xj today & that was about 59 too many for me. I like my memories of driving an xj but the thing is tiny. Guess I like my jk more than I thought.....
Ok, so cold start this morning the Jeep showed 60 psi. Once it was warmed up the operating psi was anywhere from 18-35. At idle it dropped back to 10-12ish. Manual states at idle it should be 13 psi so I think we’re good. While mechanic had the pan off he gave the internals a once over and said it look clean and tight. No sludge build up etc, I’m thankful for that at least.
It also passed emissions with flying colors so we’re good for 26 months going forward on that. While digging in the glove box I found brake paperwork they paid for back in June 17 so maybe 3k on the brakes. After paying for the oil pump that was nice to see.
A few parts showed up today and Baylee has wrenching to do once again.
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« on: January 31, 2018, 06:55:26 AM »
ROFL. Don't sprain a knuckle writing that check...
I'm good with engine internals but transmissions have always intimidated me. I do also understand the need to sometimes just stroke the check..
None of it intimidates me really, if you have the time & tools why not? The information is available if you have the desire. I agree transmissions seem the most intimidating, a bit of finess needed for them I think. I’m a steel guy, we beat the crap out of stuff to make it work at times. I don’t think transmission rebuilding would lend itself well to that atmosphere? Currently I have projects already backing up & a daughter who wants to drive this more than around the block. So there you go & my signing hand is in good shape still!
6285
« on: January 31, 2018, 06:33:32 AM »
How hard was replacing the pump?
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As easy as signing a check! Reality on these not bad though from my understanding. Drop pan and swap it out, installing pickup tube in new pump I think is the most complicated part. Then sealing it back up. My personal rule is I try not to work on engine or trans internals. I’ve done shift kit mods & filter changes on transmissions in the past along with an oil pump on small block chevy’s but at this point I leave that stuff to guys that do it for a living. My local guy backs up the work for a year so that is decent insurance as well. I agree with a real gauge, this has one albeit electronic sending unit so you never really know about that as they go out occasionally.
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« on: January 30, 2018, 09:34:03 PM »
So why is the top end clicking? Does the OP sending unit pressurize the top oil galley?
My best guess is when the xj went to idle and the pressure dropped to zero it was starving the top end. I didn’t hear the tick on the way home while keeping up the rpms and subsequently the oil pressure. Prior to pulling in the emissions lot there are a couple stops lights, I hadn’t realized the pressure or lack there of issue at that time. At the stops lights the dash light warning of the zero pressure never came on. Once in the parking lot it did come on. So I think it was failing little by little, once I got to that lot it dropped low enough for the dash warning light to flash on.
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« on: January 30, 2018, 09:04:16 PM »
A majority of the DOT activity also occurs in that thread, the rest is on Ken’s sig line......
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« on: January 30, 2018, 09:00:20 PM »
Grocery getter had a hidden gremlin. So yesterday I drove it over to emissions because I just love dealing with those knuckleheads. In reality it’s because I live in the people’s republic of boulder county Colorado. So it’s maybe a ten minute drive from the house. Worth noting I drove this vehicle twice before and the oil pressure held strong and steady both times. As I pull into the emissions wait lot I hear the top end developing a tick. As I pull to a stop I look down and the oil pressure gauge is dropping from ten to zero  uh that’s no good! So immediately I shut it down, jump out looking at ground for oil and nothing. Pop the hood and check the oil, it’s good. So I jump back in and start it up. If I rev it to 1k we have 10psi, 2k & above we have solid 20 psi plus. So I decide we are going to forgo that enlightening conversation I was going to have with said knuckleheads. I manage to limp it back to my local mechanic by using neutral drops at stop lights and gauge stays ten or above whole ten minutes back to his shop. Motor sounded good whole trip back. So today after installing a real gauge on the port the old girl got herself a new oil pump. As of 1700 the Jeep is fixed and my bank account is a bit smaller. Baylee now knows what an oil pressure gauge is and proper procedure when it is at zero.
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« on: January 29, 2018, 11:27:51 PM »
You mean like a JK? Now that’s just silly, everyone knows xj’s are just grocery getters......
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« on: January 29, 2018, 02:15:50 PM »
No different than steel on pole barn......
6291
« on: January 29, 2018, 08:24:28 AM »
An air powered drill will knock out a 100 holes in no time flat if you have enough air to power it, just a thought.
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« on: January 28, 2018, 11:12:23 PM »
taser training op!!
Apparently these two knucklehead brothers thought I cared enough to call the police on them. Not my style really, police are slow to respond from my experience. I don’t like waiting.......
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« on: January 28, 2018, 10:23:16 PM »
Don, start looking early. It was an exhausting search & at times I had to take a break for a few days as it was frustrating the crap people try to gloss over & pawn off.
Charles, well at least one of my three are into vehicles. I honestly think Baylee will be the only one we will be modifying a vehicle for to any extent. I tried real hard to talk her into something with more girly features such as sunroof & leather aka a grand Cherokee. She just wasn’t having it & finally I threw in the towel. Of the three she is the most outdoorsy girl, enjoys hunting and shooting I think more than the other two. She field strips and cleans all of the ar’s after a day of shooting. So in that regards she is very hands on.
We’ve done a few things already to the XJ we will detail when she has time. Most of it was just to get it ready to run thru emissions testing.
6294
« on: January 28, 2018, 07:42:39 PM »
I agree, looking great!
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« on: January 28, 2018, 09:47:38 AM »
So, yesterday, the 7th grade daughter (5' tall) had a basketball tournament and they finally won their first game and acted with class like they'd actually won before - proud moment with regard to all the girls and coaches! They've always played hard, and improve every game and only have 7 girls total on the team; combined 7 & 8 grade girls. They're in better shape than most teams due to this fact, but often find themselves out platooned by teams with twice the numbers and somehow ALWAYS have players pushing 6 feet tall. (These are Lutheran School teams, so players and coaches working with a Christian foundation)
They played the host school for the consolation bracket Championship and lost, but played well against a squad of 8 with 4 girls all pushing 6 foot and all really solid shooters - our girls have had more shots hit the back of the rim and bounce out then I could have imagined possible! Anyway, coach of said team is over the top; pretty much a jerk to his players being verbally negative while they're on the court WITH A 20 POINT LEAD! Our girls have played them 3 times and given them fits each time, with the other team winning each game including this one. Finally, during one time out the crowd could clearly hear him across the gym with me in the top row of the bleachers tell one of them, "next time, I want you to take that ball and stick it right in her gut" raising my ire enough to finally yell back "COACH, get some class" at the precise time where the place was perfectly silent. Said clown glared my direction, shifted his glance left and right and shut his mouth and sat down and managed to conduct himself in a more respectable manner the rest of the game.
Previously in the week, these teams played at our school for their second conference game with my daughter going up for the ball against one of the taller players with both clean but coming down hard - Madison walked away and their player left the game and was still sidelined for the tournament. Well, towards the end of the tournament play, one of their girls was continually sticking her knee out when someone slipped a screen. This player was bringing the ball in-bounds against Madison with Madison blocking the pass out of bounds three times in a row, causing great frustration for said player and her coach. On the 4th attempt, their girl increased her force with Madison again right on top of her at the edge of the court, blocking it perfectly to the point where it bounced back and broke the girls arm! 
Found out that her coach calls Maddie - "Bulldog" 
Two of my three girls still play ball. My youngest is a 7th grader too & is 5 foot 5 a shooter and post as she is pretty tall for her squad. The oldest is a sophomore & played JV this year, she is pretty versatile playing anywhere and up against girls much taller than her. She has a 23 inch vertical and second only to their center is leading the team in rebounds although most everyone is taller than her. My proud moment was when the varsity coach told me last week she has as much if not more heart when she plays than any other player in the program. Heart goes a long way just saying.....
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« on: January 28, 2018, 12:53:15 AM »
Worked on daughters xj before and after her basketball practice. Tried out those new el cheapo Amazon crimping tool for battery cable ends. They work great & need to write a short review. Then watched the local police chase some drunk kids down in open space behind my house at around 10 pm this evening. Two teenage brothers three houses down had a party with under age drinking that was busted. Parents now picking up their knucklehead kids from said party.
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« on: January 27, 2018, 11:17:32 PM »
I don’t want to take the chance on having to explain myself to 12 knuckle heads who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty why my gun is made to shoot better.
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Nice!
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« on: January 27, 2018, 08:10:53 AM »
Hashtag: Banned
So I've noticed something peculiar concerning Chief recently.
1. Acknowledged that he knows and listens(ed) to Beyonce songs.
2. Now wears an Apple smart watch, as opposed to a more sensible durable watch
3. Now uses the term "hashtag"
4. Trying to color-coordinate things down at the farm in colors other than OD green...
Something must be wrong.....
What’s your prognosis doc? I just assumed it was pilut stuff, maybe Duane could give us his input too?
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« on: January 26, 2018, 04:41:23 PM »
Shawn I have that same talent. It’s really about helping people. Sometimes it’s about helping them to understand that the role they’re in is not the right fit.
One other thing as a leader I believe. Always have bullets in the gun. I always have 2-3 active relationships with candidates so that when an opening happens I already have someone to put in the job. It keeps you from making a hire out of desperation which haunts you for years.
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That sounds like sound advice Charles. Currently at the rate she has been moving around & up she has been able to bring good people in & along with her when positions open. A lot of it is being a leader & creating an environment that good employees want to be a part of. That makes recruiting good candidates easier.
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« on: January 26, 2018, 08:50:51 AM »
People always complain but few really find a better job.
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This is true in the steel industry, not so much in medical. However, my wife has it down to a science. She has somehow figured out how to keep the good employees happy and the chit stirrers finding other employment willingly.....
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