Hello all
Back @ work for another week, although on days this time. So far so good w/ our transfer employees. Tired though, as I generally never sleep well the night before coming up on days. Have to work a few hours later too as my co-worker is having a shift cable replaced today. Ended up w/ only third gear in Almagordo
Roy - our police have the new Tahoe 5.3's. I like the engine design on those. I got to drive the '09 Trailblazer to work this week. The flagship of the fleet! The 6 cyl in these is very smooth, rather spunky, and gets decent mileage.
I agree on the diesel. There was nothing like my Dodge Cummins to pull my 38' park model @ 12K pounds. But if you're not towing or hauling it's a bit of overkill. Kinda rough off road too, since the suspension is so stiff.
BTW the K-car had an interesting Mitsubishi engine that could run w/o the alternator belt. No nothing. Customer came in w/ a broken bracket and we got him home by recharging his battery and selling him a spare. Water pump ran off the the timing chain on the opposite side of the block. I've heard they were tough to kill too. Like the Cummins, the car would wear out before the engine did.
Jack - I have the same problem w/ the thermostats in the instrument rooms. This summer I'm going to put them in locked boxes and lose the keys.
Kev - nice work on the 218!! Alcos and PW rock!!
Chief - the mice may be teaming up w/ the beavers...
Jeffrey - nice score on the frig. And I'm sure you could install the be all to end all kill switch on the mower
Rich - hang in there. Saw a cool old firetruck downtown last weekend and thought of you guys.
Well therapist paid, rent paid, storage paid, and tax accountant paid. Last week was a bit tight but we came thru w/ a bit of a refund after all. Will pay some debt and then find some rear shocks. A speedo cable would be nice too.
Did not make it to the air museum. Too windy on the day I was thinking anyway. The sound of the car w/ the windows down does make me think of dad and smile. He would love this car.
We got a few inches of snow on the mountain Mon./Tues. Jeffrey getting what's left after it makes the drive across I-10.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Mike, you must have missed this post.
ChiefEagles Seems the REBS beat the Yanks in basketball. Don't try and tell me Kentuck is a Yank state.
Seems the REBS beat the Yanks in basketball. Don't try and tell me Kentuck is a Yank state.
Here is a good one.
http://www.youtube.com/v/pd5BMP_41bI%26rel%3d0%26hl%3den_US%26feature%3dplayer_embedded%26version%3d3
Tired. Grass mowed here and at Grady's. Roundup sprayed. Disked my garden spot again and Grady's too. Almost got stuck in his. He has a very wet spot. Then he piled leaves on it thinking it would help. Just keeps it wet.
Moved a big pergola from Town Hall on my big trailer and was sticking out the right side 5 1/2 feet. 12 feet long. Lucky, fence has two 6 foot gates. Now on trailer under shelter. Will put it up soon and do photo. Took 5 of us to load it. Its big.
Had to turn A/C on. Wifey whinning.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
One belt later and the tractor is running again. My nephew and one of his friends used it last so he (nephew) fixed it. There were a couple of anxious minutes after he started it and pulled the drive lever back for reverse. It didn't move. Little wonder. The safety release for the trans-axle was pulled out and locked. I unlocked it and pushed it back in. It moved then. He drove it in a few circles in the back yard then parked it making very sure he didn't touch the brake until it was in neutral. Seems he can still learn some things.Had dinner with my father this evening. Pinto beans, rice, corn bread. Afterward we watched wheel of fortune then I came back home.Looks like the weather may get nasty tonight. There's a cold front moving across east Texas and it should be here in an hour or so. The weather guesser is moaning about lows in the low 40's and possibly a 90% chance of rain with heavy rain and gusting winds possible. It could be an interesting night.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Lehigh, dont worry about three months from now/....... ask her whats up THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!
I have been there done that and bought the shirt, all though i think at one point I used it as a sweat rag!!!
Ryan
Ryan I hope everything works out to your liking. it is a give and take thing you know.
What a difference a day makes. 77 yesterday and 42 today. This sucks.
A friend is bringing over two chainsaws tomorrow morning at 8:00 am he wants me to get running so I will have something to do other than fiddle with trains tomorrow.. Some of my landscaping supplies showed up today and the rest is on the way. Oh boy .
Have a good night guys.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello again. Air show in Geneseo New York in July 12-14. Decided to ask Danette if she wanted to go. She said that she might be busy, but since it's still 3 months off, she might be able to go. Just kinda crossing the fingers now.
Demay, I can see how only getting some scrapples every so often they could be good. around here there shoved down your throat every day
Taxes? Thats so last year
Just kidding
Kev, glad to see you got her fixed
Hot again today and its not even hot yet. cooling down to 60's this weekend.......
Out Door beer drinking season is IN!!
Things have been rather interesting in a good way on the home front.
Apparently, I didn't get the "Every thing is cool " Memo Boy has her attitude changed since I started boxing things up..............
And just between the guys, this is stuff I have been meaning to box up for a while now.......
Howwdy !
Started on the Relay For life Layout, picked up a small hollow core door and a sheet of soundboard at Lowes. The door is already primed but the soundboard took a quart of primer for one side. Maybe tonite or first thing tomorrow morning will use contact cement to join the soundboard and door together, then the fun starts(love playing with a router).
Tom, .
Back to searching for figures.
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Tom: Happy birthday!
Still raining here - it is all good!
Almost forgot - Tom P
Regards, Roy
Good afternoon, feeling better now.
No homework again tonight. Just got a new reaserch paper topic for English class. The next paper simply has to be about literature in some form or another. I am going to do this paper on "The Last Dogfight". Good book. Should work well.
Tom,
Spanky Bird - Tom - Happy Birthday
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Hey Jack
They didn't......
Banks Kev……..$50 for rewinding an armature sounds like a deal. As an ex motor rewinder it’s a tedious process.
Kev……..$50 for rewinding an armature sounds like a deal. As an ex motor rewinder it’s a tedious process.
Banks!!! You are the MAN!!! That is all it needed. Your suggestion worked just fine!
"Kev, before you send it try reheating the solder connections on the commutator. I fixed one that way once."
I posted a video on the other thread.
Afternoon FellasStill a bit under the weather. According to the doc I have an intestinal virus and I've been on antibiotics since Monday. Yuck!Not sure if you all remember this photo from Christmas:Well it has been my desktop image on my office PC at home since the day I took it. Well this morning I was getting some stuff for TheQ and Christina came in, looked that the screens and said 'My Choo Choos!' She then climbed up on my lap and was pointing and talking. Gotta love her! Her eyes were so big and happy! I asked her if she wanted to see them again and she said 'Yes!' So I guess I'll have to really try and make some headway on the train garden again. When The Princess demands it... Daddy makes it happen!
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RockIsland52 OBSERVATION FOR THE DAY: When I got up this morning to take out the trash and recycleables I heard the furnace running. Yesterday I had turned the thermostats down a couple of degrees because we had 60s. I wanted to open some windows and let some fresh air into the house. Last night I left the thermostats lowered and closed all of the windows EXCEPT the one in our bedroom/office because my wife was playing around on the PC. "Make sure you close the window when you come to bed, dear" I told her. Needless to say, she forgot. The second floor thermostat is right outside that bedroom in the hall. The furnace kicked in and ran all night. (And no, that did not raise the outdoor temperatures.) Did you ever get to thinking that wives do this kind of stuff on purpose? She will be the first one to point out a light left on by me but will have two televisions going at the same time, on different floors!!! I need to consult some of the senior statesmen on the POT to determine if this marital enigma is temporary or a life long curse. Jack
OBSERVATION FOR THE DAY:
When I got up this morning to take out the trash and recycleables I heard the furnace running. Yesterday I had turned the thermostats down a couple of degrees because we had 60s. I wanted to open some windows and let some fresh air into the house.
Last night I left the thermostats lowered and closed all of the windows EXCEPT the one in our bedroom/office because my wife was playing around on the PC. "Make sure you close the window when you come to bed, dear" I told her. Needless to say, she forgot. The second floor thermostat is right outside that bedroom in the hall. The furnace kicked in and ran all night. (And no, that did not raise the outdoor temperatures.)
Did you ever get to thinking that wives do this kind of stuff on purpose? She will be the first one to point out a light left on by me but will have two televisions going at the same time, on different floors!!!
I need to consult some of the senior statesmen on the POT to determine if this marital enigma is temporary or a life long curse.
Jack
Good afternoon all,
It is warm in SE Indiana. Finished state taxes last night. Noticed Chief was not talknig about North vs. South after Tuesday's night game. Our family had pretty good luck with K-cars and their derivatives. Had 2 of them that lasted over 20 years each until outside events occurred to cause them to depart from the family. As far as RI 52 and his situation with the other half, all I can say is "Been there, done that". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Well I was going to use the new tractor today to move my old fridge out to the road for pickup. When I went down to get it I found that it wouldn't move. Not forward or backward. I looked underneath and found that the drive belt has been burned up. It was running fine the last time I used it and had no drive problems. And it's obvious to me that it's been moved since then, so that means somebody used it and couldn't keep their darn foot off the brake pedal. I've told the other family members many times the brake isn't for stopping under power. It's only for parking and to keep the tractor from rolling while in neutral. Period. Some of them can't get that through their heads. If the responsible party doesn't step forward and pony up the money for a new belt I'll put a kill switch on the ignition system so only I can start it. I'm tired of this 'somebody else will fix it if I break it' crap!
Lunch Break!
Busy morning. Cut 6, 36 to 40" diameter Oak logs to length. My 30 year old 18" "Homielight" just keeps going. My son has a few Stihls. I like to tease him when he has a problem for I tell him that my old "Homie" "Stihl" works.
Kev: Since you know that the problem is in the armature, I agree, send it out. If you are like me and pick up a junker, you may just fix that one too!
Banks: Hope to see you in York!
AF53, Ray, Bring the Yankee Jacket. If it is too warm make sure you have a Yankee Shirt!
Time to put everything away, run some trains and get ready for school.
John
Happy birthday Tom
Ray
SPMan
Roy Good to hear that about the 5.3. that is what is in my Silverado. I get around 15.5 MPG in town and that is 2.5 better than with my old Dakota with a 4.9 Best I ever got with the Dakota was 17mpg. I have not had the Chevy on a road trip yet so i don't know on it.
KEV - The Tahoewill get 19-20 mpg at 70-75 on flat ground. I average 18.5 - 19.5 on the 800 mile trip to Tennessee.
My extended cab full length bed 2001 GMC Silverado P/U with the previous generation Vortec and the 4 speed auto will get 19 mpg at 70-75, but it weighs less than the Tahoe and does not pull as well as the Tahoe with the 6 speed auto.
Hello all,
Spring has sprung, sunny 66 this AM
Farming has begun too. Last week we took the snowplow off the tractor. Last evening we added $800.00 worth of fertilizer to the hay fields.
Bought three 500lb feeders at a really good price. Still have two I need to send to the butcher but only one is spoken for
Scrapple…………. One of my favorite comfort foods. None better than my wife’s family used to make. Cracklin’s top the list.
Rich....good luck with the brain scan
Chief....the odor will last 'till he's dehydrated
Jeffry…….glad the fridge worked out
Mrs and energy consumption…..not goin near that subject
With no interference a week from tomorrow I'll be head'n t' YORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Jack heres one I have given up on years ago not sure if its woman thing or blond thing but anyway I'm cold I go turn heat up she comes to bed saying I'm cold I coming to bed all okay at this point but then She plugs the 20" box fan in and turns it on
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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blownout cylinder We do have an older Ford pickup here...1976 Ford F150 longbox with a 460 in it....460 is enough thankee very much...
We do have an older Ford pickup here...1976 Ford F150 longbox with a 460 in it....460 is enough thankee very much...
Boy do those 460s like the GAS BOC.
With some help I have found out that the 218 armature has an open winding so at least I know that is the problem.
John, I think I may send it out for a rewind rather than chance it on a junker that may be bad too.
Morning all!
Raining here and more on the way from the West. The big storms did not materialize so Jeffrey maybe it will stay calm by the time it gets there.
Rain is good. For the first time in years we are getting gentle soaking rains and we are even running a little ahead of normal rainfall. This is good for the depleted groundwater here.
Rationalizing with the wife - hmmmm
I am surprised at how well my '09 Chevy Tahoe pulls the 5,000 lb boat. The Tahoe has the new 5.3L Vortec engine, 2WD, and the 6 speed automatic. Compared fuel milage with a buddy who has a '09 diesel Mercedes SUV (350 something?) who also pulled a similar weight boat where we both drove 800 miles (exact same route). We both drove 70-75 mph. He got 10 mpg and I got 9 mpg. At the time diesel was $4.10/gal and gas was $3.75/gal. The big difference is his vehicle accerates easier with the diesel (more torque with less rpm) with the load.
I had wanted the 6.2L motor but that was special order and no discount when you do that. I got a big discount for one on the lot.
DougDG - glad to hear you are feeling much better and Rich good luck on the scan. I went through a dizziness/vertigo phase a couple of years ago. Doc said this just happens to some people and no reason for it is really understood. I think it was stress related.
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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The temp is 40.
Lots of rain overnight. The storm front is keeping those wonderful 70s just south of us. Jack after 54 years of marriage I have learned that a woman is never wrong and nothing is ever their fault. They are also very handy with advice on how you should go about fixing something. A long chat with Brutus, Charlie and John last night.
Tom, Happy Birthday and thanks for the "pot'.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Good Morning! A Beautiful Day Down the Jersey Shore!
More outside work for today. Then it is school.
My daughter had an incident with one of her dogs yesterday. Not a good scene. He was to be put down 6 months ago and she rescued him, but a viscious side showed that was not good. So this afternoon when she gets home the trainer is coming over and they will go from there.
Rich: Good Luck with the brain scan.
Spankybird
DougDG: Good news on the health front. If I see any jogging figures I will let you know.
Joe D: Enjoy the baseball practice.
Jack: It is a Life Long Curse! Yes, talks are not productive with them unless you agree with them.
8N: That 6250 is a popular engine. I lucked out at York in October. AF53 had his Yankee jacket on, the seller was talking Yankee stuff with him and I scored a great one for a very reasonable price. I made a low ball offer kinda kidding and he went for it as he was paying more attention talking Yankees!
AF53, Ray, Bring that Yankee Jacket to York!
Laz: Counting down to York!
Have a Great Day!
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