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The thing with Politics is there is no actual chance you will sway the other side as facts do not matter to someone who disagrees.
There was a thread in there on abortion that a few good posters helped me change to a more informed/considered stance on the matter. Apart from that, I agree there is way too much division. Various captured (not that they'd admit to it) Pavlov's dogs conditioned to division rather than objective reason.
 
Walked about 1/2 mile of my hiking trail today. Probably 30 trees across it from several wind storms over the past two summers. Nothing big, mostly from 4” balsam to 12” aspen. Will get after that this weekend if we don’t get snowed in.

Scored a nice grouse later in the evening. Head shot with the 22 so no meat loss. Will fry that up tomorrow.

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. Cut down three large dead Pines today. Was paid to do it, and I’ll use the fire wood for bonfires or sell to campers.


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On another note I upgraded my pickup to a 2017 cummins and decided the egr, exhaust, and def was broken so it had to go. Never had my ass kicked so hard by an exhaust as getting the old one off. Did get it programmed and fired up tonight so that is a plus. Couple hours of tidying up and i'll be ready to roll. Kudo's to all you auto, truck, and equipment techs. You people are studs that do it day in and day out.
 
On another note I upgraded my pickup to a 2017 cummins and decided the egr, exhaust, and def was broken so it had to go. Never had my ass kicked so hard by an exhaust as getting the old one off. Did get it programmed and fired up tonight so that is a plus. Couple hours of tidying up and i'll be ready to roll. Kudo's to all you auto, truck, and equipment techs. You people are studs that do it day in and day out.

The new diesel will thank you fir doing that.

Now to fix the possible trans problems of the 68RFE. PM me if you are interested in the info i have on it.


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Forgot to put this in the last post.

With the damn rain here my second driveway at the cabin is a swamp. Made the mistake of trying to use it last night and nearly spent the night there. I hate this spot.

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Went back into our property the first part of September to do some range time and almost had to break the winch out for the same reason. Ground felt a little soft going in, ground was definitely soft coming out...been through that same spot numerous times before with not even a hint of being soft.

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View attachment 764568 Forgot to put this in the last post.

With the damn rain here my second driveway at the cabin is a swamp. Made the mistake of trying to use it last night and nearly spent the night there. I hate this spot.
Can you put rounds under the ljftgate to lift the back so you can get things under the tires :D.
That's how our accessory drive would get at the top of it, semi full of asphalt millings fixed that :clap:.
Bummer is I want the drive to curve to the north in front of the pole barn(when it's built) so I'll need to move about 80' of it about 30' :rare2:. Oh well it will be nice for backing trailers into the barn as you will be all set up to sight side right in :rock:.
 
Went back into our property the first part of September to do some range time and almost had to break the winch out for the same reason. Ground felt a little soft going in, ground was definitely soft coming out...been through that same spot numerous times before with not even a hint of being soft.

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Lots of rain this yr :baba:.
 
View attachment 764568 Forgot to put this in the last post.

With the damn rain here my second driveway at the cabin is a swamp. Made the mistake of trying to use it last night and nearly spent the night there. I hate this spot.

Is it a frequented area? Looks like a good excuse to get mud tires on your truck[emoji16]


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Can you put rounds under the ljftgate to lift the back so you can get things under the tires :D.
That's how our accessory drive would get at the top of it, semi full of asphalt millings fixed that :clap:.
Bummer is I want the drive to curve to the north in front of the pole barn(when it's built) so I'll need to move about 80' of it about 30' :rare2:. Oh well it will be nice for backing trailers into the barn as you will be all set up to sight side right in :rock:.
This is the junction of my two secondary driveways.....one goes straight up the hill (where is was intending to go) and the other off to the left of the pic....really need to get something in there as the sand I had put down just keeps mushing together with the clay.
Is it a frequented area? Looks like a good excuse to get mud tires on your truck[emoji16]
I have pretty good tires, three of the four are deep lug. But 3/4 ton long box x cab trucks aren't exactly light on their feet LOL. I could go through significantly more mud with 245/75/16's on my old half ton short box than I can with deep lug 285's on this one.
After reading the ratings of the Michelins that came on my F-150 on Tire Rack (they are horrible in the snow), I ordered a set to Blizzak's and wheels for the winter. Didn't put them on yet … but I will. Should make it an animal in the winter!
Have you used Blizzaks before? They are incredible.
 
This is the junction of my two secondary driveways.....one goes straight up the hill (where is was intending to go) and the other off to the left of the pic....really need to get something in there as the sand I had put down just keeps mushing together with the clay.

I have pretty good tires, three of the four are deep lug. But 3/4 ton long box x cab trucks aren't exactly light on their feet LOL. I could go through significantly more mud with 245/75/16's on my old half ton short box than I can with deep lug 285's on this one.

Have you used Blizzaks before? They are incredible.
I like the crushed concrete and the asphalt millings, they stick together nice, but you have to get enough in there to make a difference.
Blizzaks are sweet.
 
I like the crushed concrete and the asphalt millings, they stick together nice, but you have to get enough in there to make a difference.
Blizzaks are sweet.
It sucks because this is on a hillside....it turns to sand roughly 50' up the hill trail and 250' down the trail that skirts the hill....but this chunk is clay with softball sized rocks. No fun. Normally by now it is dry except for the day after a rain but it really has not dried for the past two years due to all of the rain we have received in both falls.
 
After reading the ratings of the Michelins that came on my F-150 on Tire Rack (they are horrible in the snow), I ordered a set to Blizzak's and wheels for the winter. Didn't put them on yet … but I will. Should make it an animal in the winter!
My old dodge van came with Michelins on it. They sucked. I could get stuck on wet grass on a level spot. The ones I had on my Pinto station wagon back in the 70's gave me 85K miles and I never got stuck. The new F250 has them and no problem in the snow last winter.
 
My old dodge van came with Michelins on it. They sucked. I could get stuck on wet grass on a level spot. The ones I had on my Pinto station wagon back in the 70's gave me 85K miles and I never got stuck. The new F250 has them and no problem in the snow last winter.
Do you guys remember those Firestone tires that had a mass recall for blowouts back in the late 90's? I believe they were the larger sized P tires like 225/75 and 235/75, IIRC they were factory issued on Ford Explorers? My friend's mom had those on her truck and had over 85k, almost to 90K when they were recalled and she was given a brand new set. Heck of a deal.
 
Do you guys remember those Firestone tires that had a mass recall for blowouts back in the late 90's? I believe they were the larger sized P tires like 225/75 and 235/75, IIRC they were factory issued on Ford Explorers? My friend's mom had those on her truck and had over 85k, almost to 90K when they were recalled and she was given a brand new set. Heck of a deal.
Yep, Firestone/Bridgestone both (same company)...it wasn't really the tires, it was vehicle owners running low tire pressure (read: almost flat tires) which would cause a catastrophic failure, and the suspension/center of gravity of the Explorer caused a rollover.

That whole debacle is the reason you have mandated TPMS in anything less than a 3500/350-series truck...

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