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5351
« on: July 21, 2018, 04:19:09 PM »
There are countries who use the metric system
Then there are those who landed on the moon
One of the best lines in the whole article! 
5352
« on: July 21, 2018, 03:55:30 PM »
looking good Charles!
5353
« on: July 21, 2018, 03:54:18 PM »
If you could do an eight door conversion on it, I might be interested. At least then there would be enough seats for everyone in the family. Of course I might need escort vehicles and a couple of people with flags for directing parking in the grocery store lot.
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I found this post interesting, the two main points being the amount of people in the family & in the next sentence the grocery store! 
5354
« on: July 21, 2018, 01:46:07 PM »
5355
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:42:15 AM »
Norm, I as well as the irs understand to a degree you don’t have to be a smart business man. I’ve personally known a lot of dumb ones. However, I would love to be a fly on the wall of that gunshop audit... 
5356
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:30:21 AM »
lol maybe..... but I probably saved you some jail time. This is how it really happened.
Guy runs his mouth, you want to educated him. Then you think about how much crap I would give you that you got arrested in flip flops and hemp socks. 
Norm, I never go into large crowds in flip flops (they actually make hemp socks? who knew!) and for the record I just wanted them to go away along within everyone else within 30 foot radius.
I was at a gas station when a car full of illegals pulled up and immediately threw out their trash onto the ground. Without thinking, I just shouted, "Pick it up." They looked at me like with this how dare you expression. They left when I did not budge, probably thinking I was a cop. What they didn't know was my 9 was a couple feet away, and at the first sight of a weapon, I'd have capped all four of them.
I spoke at a latin church saying my views about this illegal attitude of entitlement. The people listening, mostly illegals agreed with me. They don't like these creeps either. I'd say when the opportunity arises, we hand them their asses and refuse to tolerate unamerican anything.
Let’s be clear, entitlement knows no race. This last Christmas a week prior I go into local post office with a mile long line. Older guy white guy (baby boomer age) sees me coming and is packaging up a box on a counter in lobby. He rushes to get it sealed up and in line before I get there and leaves his trash all over counter. So as I’m standing behind him I ask is that your trash rather loudly so all can hear. He looks back at me in disbelief and then at the trash. Then has the audacity to tell me not to worry about it. My reply went something along the lines of well if you knew enough to pick up after yourself I wouldn’t have to.....
5357
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:16:12 AM »
I didn't think to pick one up, here they need to be heavy to resist those Wyoming winds that blow thru.....
5358
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:11:45 AM »
lol maybe..... but I probably saved you some jail time. This is how it really happened.
Guy runs his mouth, you want to educated him. Then you think about how much crap I would give you that you got arrested in flip flops and hemp socks.
Norm, I never go into large crowds in flip flops (they actually make hemp socks? who knew!) and for the record I just wanted them to go away along within everyone else within 30 foot radius.
5359
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:08:42 AM »
I sent these to Don yesterday for reference if anything to know his market as he gives these away and how great a gift they actually are in fact. We were up at Cheyenne Frontier Days, granted it's a fair and price is negotiable I'm sure. However I think these are of similar quality to what Don is building. The lumber looked to be at minimum 1 inch thick throughout.  
5360
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:02:27 AM »
Investment advice no one will like.
Don't spend what you earn...see how easy that is?
& hanging around Norm is bad for your pocketbook too! 
5361
« on: July 21, 2018, 10:43:15 AM »
What do you all think of this
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Dave, I think the drywall people must be of Asian heritage... 
So we did it. Home owner seen something on Pinterest and asked if we could, it happened,
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I think it looks good, just giving you a hard time. Unless you have Asian heritage then I’m just clairvoyant!
5362
« on: July 21, 2018, 10:41:05 AM »
And that, my friends, is why I hate crowds.
You’re a better man than me Shawn
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I doubt it Charles, Out of state, I go to jail until hearing At bare minimum 6 video devices on us Couldn’t get him to swing first & unlike my past I refused use colorful language & racial slurs to provoke him further. I guess in that respect I’m getting better.
5363
« on: July 21, 2018, 02:15:11 AM »
In Cheyenne with family today enjoying frontier days, concert tonight.
It was a good day up until an incident at the concert with some drunk fellows who are of Mexican descent. First time I have been called a white man as a racial slur, I’ll admit I laughed & found it slightly amusing. By the grace of god I held back from swinging and two other fellows ended up in jail as a result this evening. I was bought a free beer even, apparently I wasn’t the only one tired of their nonsense. Oh, & yes I attract a******’s on a regular basis.
5364
« on: July 21, 2018, 02:08:44 AM »
What do you all think of this
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Dave, I think the drywall people must be of Asian heritage...
5365
« on: July 21, 2018, 02:07:53 AM »
I VERY PATIENTLY waited exactly 10 years and 20 days for this moment!
Nice picture Nate, glad it happened finally & best wishes going forward too.
5366
« on: July 20, 2018, 06:59:08 PM »
5367
« on: July 20, 2018, 03:46:46 PM »
In Cheyenne with family today enjoying frontier days, concert tonight.
5368
« on: July 20, 2018, 03:41:37 PM »
Gold
Silver
Lead & tools that sling it
If I had opportunity cattle would be on list as well.
We have stocks too but I understand they can be wiped away in the blink of an eye. It’s a gamble & I do not pay managers. If I lose money it’s my fault same as if I make it.
5369
« on: July 20, 2018, 08:08:03 AM »
Dave, were you investing during the last recession? My wife and I were heavy in real estate, we came out still making good money at the end of the day but compared what it was “worth” prior to 2008 we got hammered! I laugh now but I was pissed for several years about how that played out. As Charles stated I don’t give investment advice. I know what I do and it’s because I’ve had experiences which is a nice way of saying it cost me money to learn. A good education is never cheap!
5370
« on: July 20, 2018, 12:16:40 AM »
Alabama: we’re good at college football, bbq, and pissing off whiney liberal hippies. .
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And alabama is home to the BBQ pit builder that i wish i could have one day. https://www.shirleyfabrication.com makes some of the best cookers on the market.
There ya go Nate, invest in one of those portable coolers and start catering events.... 
5371
« on: July 20, 2018, 12:08:38 AM »
Dave, if you’re getting 10-12% or more growth year over year I think you’re doing extremely well. A typical financial advisor will normally tell you to figure 8-10%
On a similiar note up until the last month or so most of the reports I was reading were looking for a market correction soon. I’m now reading more that are contemplating the DOW J going to 30 in the near future. Not sure I buy that but time will tell.
5372
« on: July 19, 2018, 09:24:25 PM »
I like avocados
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See! & we know Charles isn’t a millennial hippy he’s a tired old Texas Redneck!! 
5373
« on: July 19, 2018, 04:56:33 PM »
Who doesn’t like naps and avacados?
5374
« on: July 18, 2018, 10:42:25 PM »
Phil, as you can see this shows just over 36# and there were several lead wheel weights on this I have yet to remove. So I'd say just shy of 36# plus PVC which maybe 10# or so if I had to guess it will be under 50# per wheel plus tire.
Ouch 46lbs, plus tire.
Better then those 20 inch military beadlocks running around. By the time you add a steel adapter I bet those wheels are 100# each H1 8 bolt wheels weighed 33# without pvc & the 12 bolts weighed 38# so relatively the same. At the end of the day 38-39 inch tires aren’t exactly light either. Edit: Phil, so you got me wondering. I researched & found where a stock H2 wheel weighed in at 31 pounds. So considering the added benefit of the beadlock I don’t think 15-20 pounds heavier is too bad really.
5375
« on: July 18, 2018, 07:43:43 PM »
You might wanna rephrase that Shawn. lol
no surprise you were the first to comment on it.....
5376
« on: July 18, 2018, 07:13:38 PM »
I’m on hour two of arguing with UPS customer service, holding my package hostage again..
5377
« on: July 18, 2018, 07:12:44 PM »
Sorry Bob, that sucks & I thought my wife’s $400 Lexus mirror was salty..
Darn Dodge owners & their 3 parking space mirror setups!
5378
« on: July 18, 2018, 05:28:00 PM »
Wow. Take about 100 yards of crete to make that landing?
Bodies Ken, don’t forget the bodies they add will take up space too!
5379
« on: July 18, 2018, 12:36:36 PM »
Wouldn't it be easier to just air up the tires? ;P
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Speaking of DOT’s, I know your familiar with hot air bring in the vicinity of H so often...
5380
« on: July 18, 2018, 11:10:40 AM »
Phil, as you can see this shows just over 36# and there were several lead wheel weights on this I have yet to remove. So I'd say just shy of 36# plus PVC which maybe 10# or so if I had to guess it will be under 50# per wheel plus tire.
5381
« on: July 18, 2018, 08:58:40 AM »
The PVC is also much lighter than the rubber insert, less rolling mass and better fuel mileage as a result. Weight on your tires robs HP too, there are times when the skinny pedal is needed to get momentum over an obstacle. Well the little turd 3.8L needs all the help it can get in this department...
5382
« on: July 18, 2018, 08:49:32 AM »
5383
« on: July 18, 2018, 08:47:49 AM »
What exactly do you mean with the pvc pipe?
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These wheels along with H1 Humvee wheels are in fact a 3 or 4 piece wheel from the factory. They are military grade in the fact that the original design was to get a heavy vehicle back to base after an attack in which the tire may be shredded or deflated. They had in them what they call run flats, which were of one of two designs either a rubber insert or a magnesium insert. For off roading purposes the idea of being able to run low air pressure off road to gain better traction on uneven surfaces and improve ride quality is of utmost importance. In addition to being able to run the low pressure locking the bead also is a safety factor on extremely steep terrain. I have witnessed more than one insane rollover / crash where a bead let go and the vehicle then tumbled. The problem with the run flats as the military or border patrol in this instance uses them is that in stock design you can tear a tire as when you lower the air pressure the tire can get pinched between a stock run flat and the object the tire is making contact with such as a boulder etc. I personally used to run the magnesium inserts and cut them down on a large vertical bandsaw. These border patrol wheels only used a rubber insert and they are less than ideal and not able to be modified as the magnesium run flats can be. Example of PVC in a H1 wheel setup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e82MN43OWsExample of H1 wheel with cut down magnesium inserts http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/wheels-tires/131-1210-diy-hummer-h1-wheel-recenter/photo-07.htmlI have spoke with andy at trailworthyfab and even though they have built these PVC water pipe inserts for the border patrol wheels he is asking for a wheel to measure. Not sure why exactly, after speaking with Norm we know of another guy who we think makes them and Norm has his cell number and knows him personally. So he was going to reach out to him and get his thoughts on it. Both companies are respectable and were compettion on the H1 parts for years with GLO. In many cases I have sent customers to them for items I did not carry or they just had a product that fit the bill better in some way for the customers application.
5384
« on: July 17, 2018, 11:37:36 PM »
As promised here is a picture of the wheels. These are known as border patrol wheels. Made by Hutchinson they are a two piece aluminum wheel with a mount pattern of 8 on 6.5 and have a 0 offset on a 16 inch wheel by 8 inch wide so that amounts to a 4 inch back space.  Norm has some of these that were apparently salvaged from the titanic and after offering them up for sale decided they were not something he wanted to sell in the shape his were in currently. He told me a month or so back he knew of a set of 3 that were for sale. At the time I passed as who needs 3 wheels and these are hard to come by. Then a couple weeks back I found a set of 4 for sale about an hour south of me. After much pestering I finally was able to meet that seller and buy these 4 in the picture. Now the slight issue with the 4 is that two were opened up to fit a Dana 70 rear axle hub on a Ford. Unfortunately they way they opened them up was with a die grinder instead of a lathe. So I purchased the 4 thinking worst case scenario I would have all 4 turned out to the same inside diamter and run them. After I purchased this set of 4 I asked Norm to see if he could get the set of 3 still. He was able to buy them for me as a result and so now I should end up with a set of 5 unmolested wheels. The extra two I can sell pretty easy as many guys bought these as a set of 4 and are looking for a fifth spare unit. The idea on these is to acquire PVC pipe to insert into the tires and lock both beads. I will have the front unit bearings on the superduty axle machined for the 8 on 6.5 pattern and drill the rotors. That axle is approximately 2.875 inches wider than my rear 9 axle. The currie 9 will accept stock brakes from the Dana 44 jk axle so I will have adapters machined that will bolt to the stock 5 on 5 pattern and then adapt to the 8 on 6.5 pattern. These adapters will be machined from 1.375 inch material and keep the rear just shy of the front width. I call that a win!
5385
« on: July 17, 2018, 11:05:57 PM »
Ordered rear 1350 cv driveshaft today for the new 9 rear. Hanging rear in place early next week and will get an exact measurement then to have Jesse @ High Angle Driveline finish it up. Hoping to limit time it will be out of commission which is why I ordered it now to have him get started on it.
5386
« on: July 17, 2018, 07:28:22 PM »
Dave, what are you guys shooting for as a projected completion date?
5387
« on: July 17, 2018, 08:49:27 AM »
Looking good Charles!
5388
« on: July 17, 2018, 12:13:54 AM »
Parked on the street?
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Next to the space shuttle
5389
« on: July 16, 2018, 11:50:23 PM »
Interesting parking spot for the GM truck...
5390
« on: July 16, 2018, 09:56:36 PM »
Idaho... not full time. To be honest, not sure how I'm going to get there part time. I haven't taken more than 2 days off at a time since opening the shop. .. need to get the tractor up there, chainsaws, and cut some roads and hopefully drag up the fifth wheel..then a well, then septic, or vice versa.
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5391
« on: July 16, 2018, 09:04:04 PM »
I told ya we looked at 20-30 xj’s right? Lots of junk.....
5392
« on: July 16, 2018, 08:23:53 PM »
and solar!
Samm, the smart solar senor'
Yes!! And I will be referring to his solar install when we close on property next month. It's 1/3 mile to the nearest power, so that won't be happening anytime soon.
Details, you relocating full time?
5393
« on: July 16, 2018, 08:23:12 PM »
Green one = Don painting a star on front doors in pearl white to keep the theme going!
Noooooo!! After the first oil change it will never run again...
5394
« on: July 16, 2018, 05:35:54 PM »
A U.S. Marine enters the Catholic Church confessional booth in Manitowish Waters, WI .
He says, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. Last night, I beat the ever living crap out of
a flag burning, cop hating, anti-Trump protester."
The priest says, "My son, I am here to forgive your sins, not to discuss your community service."
5395
« on: July 15, 2018, 07:55:06 PM »
Which is more desirable in these automatic transmission or manual?
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For most the auto is better
5396
« on: July 15, 2018, 07:15:59 PM »
I’m sure Tate will chime in but 32 or less and I think you’re golden. I’m sure he’ll comment on automatic lockers etc though.
5397
« on: July 15, 2018, 03:58:30 PM »
Bobby, you volunteering? FYI we need video....
5398
« on: July 15, 2018, 03:57:31 PM »
Ashley and his wife just gutted a place and redid the whole house here a year or so ago. She has a large craft room of similiar size to your container. They just sealed up the osb and it turned out very nice.
5399
« on: July 15, 2018, 12:57:35 PM »
So the latter one has a chrysler 8.25 rear axle and a Dana 35 front
Good...bad??
Good, believe that front is RR too...
5400
« on: July 14, 2018, 09:23:37 PM »
Rear pinion seal is leaking, so we’re going to tackle this soon.
Pics and some other updates coming shortly.
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