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  1. J

    truck towing pictures...

    Better watch that OAL. I think Texas is 60' for non commercial vehicles like that. I know a lot of states have restrictions on OAL for non commercial towing. Someone up north (Idaho or Montana possibly) does not allow double towing at all. State troopers sit at line and write tickets, make...
  2. J

    New place to burn a hole ina piston. No crack, just hole.

    I think if you can find a good UT guy he can measure the depth with ultrasound. Check with Pat McRat he may have an option since he does CMM. Might be able to CMM Ultrasound them and see the profile of the oil passage.
  3. J

    New place to burn a hole ina piston. No crack, just hole.

    I think I remember seeing a stocker like that once before. Been a few years though.
  4. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Instead of the Mini Split, they should have looked at some of the new roof top units. Much quieter and have built in soft starts on some models for the Inverters and Solar guys.
  5. J

    Mike L Transmission

    Thanks. I still love the trans in my LLY you did and the Cooler (bought through PPE but its a Mike kit).
  6. J

    Mike L Transmission

    Mike are you doing coolers still? Anything for the L5P?
  7. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    The only way that pig roast gets better is if you are using it to BBQ some pork.
  8. J

    Eek! What is this in my oil?

    Looking at those particles, it almost looks like your funnel was contaminated during one of your oil changes. I might be a bit protective, but I towel wipe out my funnel before and after use.
  9. J

    Mike L Transmission

    Always a pleasure to hear you are still in the game Mike.
  10. J

    What did you do at work today?

    Dozer, about the most dirt work you will find in SE texas is probably road construction right now. Houston to TexArkana is huge highway project. Outside of that, timber companies fixing really really screwed up logging roads. Now that could be fun and might require that winch to get you out...
  11. J

    New 5th wheel

    That's a good slider, I have a different auto one. Watch when you set it up that the king pin is over the rear axle or slightly forward because it will pull load off the steering axle (min is currently setup incorrectly by the dealer who sold it to me). Find the manual, read what to lubricate...
  12. J

    Anyone “overland” ?

    Love the setup. It would be hard to camp like that, even thought I would probably love it, she needs full bathroom, running water, etc. Love the full extension drawers. I think you could save weight if you used some tubing and thinner plywood vs those 2x. They are probably way more expensive...
  13. J

    truck towing pictures...

    This followed me home yesterday.
  14. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Well 10p last night (Thursday) noticed temp in house was dropping. bundle up (it like 30f outside) and head into the attic. Found igniter for the furnace was cracked. Removed, brought down, attempted repair by wire jumping the crack, only made things worse. 8:30 Fri morning start making calls...
  15. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Last night lost power for less than 1 hr, fingers crossed that the grid has stabilized somewhat and rolling blackouts are limited to the 1 hr promised before this hit. Another cold snap expected to hit later this week with temps into the upper 20's.
  16. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Well of and on since monday morning, been back feeding the house from portable generator. This cold weather winter storm has done its toll on us. Went over 36 hrs straight with out grid power. Got lucky and we started getting grid power yesterday. Not real consistent, and it appears its a...
  17. J

    What did you do at work today?

    Josh, love the work you do. If I ever get to build a house, I might have to bribe you to make a trip to Texas to do some tile work for me. I like the no drain look of the flooring and the lipless walk in showers.
  18. J

    What did you do at work today?

    You know even Scrooge McDuck had happy days. The Elf will come back out in you, I have trust in that based on the years of posting about how being a delivery elf makes you happy.
  19. J

    What did you do at work today?

    Tuesday got call from vendor about building some hydraulic stuff for us that is HOT HOT HOT. Later found out that our client is over rating the need for the hydraulic stuff. Thankfully I do not have to break vacation and design the stuff (not my forte) to have it built for Monday Jan 4th.
  20. J

    What did you do at work today?

    Nice buck. I saw 4 last week but only one was possibly a shooter thanks to the conservation rules. Ended up reducing the Hog population by 1 Monday evening. 175 yd shot with 300 win mag, I'm sighted for 300 so it was a hold down of 1' to hit him in the neck and out the other side of the...
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