MechanicMatt
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It was pretty wet at my house
One of my employees told me they barely got any rain in Northern Jersey where he lives
Mark? How about you over in Ulster?
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One of my employees told me they barely got any rain in Northern Jersey where he lives
Mark? How about you over in Ulster?
Per the weather channel app we got .05" in the past 24 hours. A quarter inch would have been a deluge in comparison.
Barely had 2/10ths over here Sean. Guessers say maybe more on Thursday.
I sure hope we get more, hardly knocked the dust down.Barely had 2/10ths over here Sean. Guessers say maybe more on Thursday.
Yeah. The prop came off no problem.
The thrust washer behind it was a bear to get off, though. Sprayed some PB Blaster penetrating oil on the splines and pried off using two screwdrivers on the back side of the thrust washer. A little tap tap & back/forth on the levers & it POP!-ed off. Fortunately, all of the prying didn't gall the aluminum gear/exhaust housing.
Got the lower unit disassembled in about 15min no problemmo after that.
New prop shaft is already on the way.
If this were an airplane or some other mission-critical application, I'd be doing a complete teardown to make sure the crank isn't bent. There must have been an AWFUL lot of force transmitted into those gears to twist the shaft like that.
But the gearbox looks pristine so..
Not that it's a good permanent solution but can you wrap that erosion in friction tape & run it that way until you can get a new coil wire?
Didn’t do diddly squat. It’s all dry out there again . Good news is the Denning fire is 90% contained
I am guessing they must've wailed something rock or iron at full speed and replaced the prop before it got to your workbench.Yeah. The prop came off no problem.
The thrust washer behind it was a bear to get off, though. Sprayed some PB Blaster penetrating oil on the splines and pried off using two screwdrivers on the back side of the thrust washer. A little tap tap & back/forth on the levers & it POP!-ed off. Fortunately, all of the prying didn't gall the aluminum gear/exhaust housing.
Got the lower unit disassembled in about 15min no problemmo after that.
New prop shaft is already on the way.
If this were an airplane or some other mission-critical application, I'd be doing a complete teardown to make sure the crank isn't bent. There must have been an AWFUL lot of force transmitted into those gears to twist the shaft like that.
But the gearbox looks pristine so..
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Going to cover that SWEET Yamaha up and then the bass boat will be for hibernation
Uncle Mike, I got my dad out on it a few times this year, still need to get you out there
Uncle Mike, I got my dad out on it a few times this year, still need to get you out there
This is other train I have seen with a caboose (I have older videos not posted on YouTube yet), a CP welded rail train.
Someone asked about my stone walls and if I have rocks in the dirt . I can’t dig without hitting rock . Was just trying to level an area I hit with the trailer doing firewood
Third load of rock going to use it to extend the rock wall around my fire pit
Third load of rock going to use it to extend the rock wall around my fire pit
Luckily, it rained pretty good here last night. Was way too dry for over a month!
Matt gets a little too touchy about "the Make"!!! Ford vs Chevy, Stihl vs Husky, etc.
I remind people his first car was a Mustang, and he loved it, till he started working for the "other side"!!!
He also tries telling me his ported Husky 262 is stronger than my ported MS360 (which he loves). Of course, I know that can't be true ... his 262 does not run!
He also got a Camaro a few years ago that was going to beat my Mustang ... but that also does not run, so nothing to worry about!
If you have a good running saw or car the make is not important ... even if we all are allowed to have our favorites.
Matt posted that picture of all the wood we cut to load up his Chevy PU truck ... I believe it was all cut with my Stihl saws!!! I guess he just did not want to sharpen his (I sharpened my 044, 261 and 462 today, as we used all three of them a good deal).
That said I do appreciate all the work Matt, his BIL and (each one brought up a kid) did on Saturday. We got more done than I thought we would, and that does not happen often!
I remind people his first car was a Mustang, and he loved it, till he started working for the "other side"!!!
He also tries telling me his ported Husky 262 is stronger than my ported MS360 (which he loves). Of course, I know that can't be true ... his 262 does not run!
He also got a Camaro a few years ago that was going to beat my Mustang ... but that also does not run, so nothing to worry about!
If you have a good running saw or car the make is not important ... even if we all are allowed to have our favorites.
Matt posted that picture of all the wood we cut to load up his Chevy PU truck ... I believe it was all cut with my Stihl saws!!! I guess he just did not want to sharpen his (I sharpened my 044, 261 and 462 today, as we used all three of them a good deal).
That said I do appreciate all the work Matt, his BIL and (each one brought up a kid) did on Saturday. We got more done than I thought we would, and that does not happen often!
There is also a "spooge" for muffler repair .. could be useful for a hard to get at place. Maybe a decent temp fix, but should be welded.
The lakes freeze here . Don’t think you find any lakes that don’t freeze other than the Great Lakes . Lakes in Jersey do too
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Nope . I rarely ride it in summer don’t think to many baggers go out on the ice .
One of the finest outboards ever built right there!
I was extremely lucky. Until age 41 I had never damaged more than a prop and I have a zillion hours on the water.
With all time low water levels in the summer of 2021, I was a little too close to shore and found a rock in a channel I had been through a hundred times. Sheared the skeg off, punctured the end of the lower unit housing, damaged the prop, and bent the driveshaft. Insurance co was very cooperative and cut me a check for labor plus a new OE prop and lower unit with a quick visit to my house to inspect the boat.
The press reported that fire went over 600 acres… the Jennings Creek fire by Greenwood Lake has gone over 5,000 acres and 20% contained!!!
I cannot imagine fires like that in the NE! I spoke with foresters last year about the fire risks due to all the dead ash, hemlock, and pines around here and none were concerned. I attended a presentation where the areas in the Catskills were identified where there had been fires in the past and it was a relatively small amount near long time population centers. Basically nothing overall. I suspect things are different now!
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