Well no firewood this weekend, daughter is getting married. Did scrounge up a picture while showing my brother around. 
Carry on with the pickup scrounge gentleman... and wood.
Carry on with the pickup scrounge gentleman... and wood.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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today's scrounge:
today's scrounge was hardly a scrounge of noteworthy proportions by most stadards... but, in any event... an awesome scrounge to say the least, imo... some very nice camp fire oak... and even starters, too!... where?... out down the valley road to the forest dept clearing section? no... up topside scrounge mountain, 90 miles drive trailer, saws and vans... crew? no... out in the forest other side of the lake? no... where you say? why right next door, actually across the street!
today's scrounge, some nice 'seasoned' oak...
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here's hoping all your scrounge's are good ones, too. ! ~
Looks like the proper amount to get the big fire started to cook some ( stuffed peppers ) Lol
Keep scrounging.
Man is that beautiful Nate, just don't want to get to close to the edge
.What kind of deals do you have on rust free stuff out your way
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Thanks, it's the road to our high country srounge area, 12% for 4 miles, fun road. I have a mostly rust free 86 ford I would sell, that is wood trainedMan is that beautiful Nate, just don't want to get to close to the edge
What kind of deals do you have on rust free stuff out your way
You know the old adage, be careful what you wish for. Well, I won't say it was a real bad day, but it could have been better!
At 9:45 is was only 48 degrees up on the Mtn, but that was OK. On our second little hike, we are literally about 50 feet away from a spectacular view point, and our older dog Lucy disappears. The wife is panic stricken. I tell her not to worry, the dog will return, but that is not good enough. The calling begins, and I split off and make a big circle through the woods, persistently calling, and still not dog. The wife is in tears, and vows not to leave till the dog is found, and then the dog returns. At this point, I want to kill the dog (not literally) and my wife wants to hug the dog, the dog must be confused!
Anyway, our Lucy is 8 years old now, and ran through the woods with our other dog and going God knows where, and just over did things. When it came to her going out tonight, she would not go down the stairs (first time this ever happened), so after I got done doing the tax return (a hard one way out in CT), I come back and carry her down & up the stairs so she can go to the bathroom. (This client is a FL snowbird who returns after 4/15 every year).
I hope Lucy feels better tomorrow. I really do love her, but it is clear she is not as young as she used to be, but just doesn't know it sometimes. It has been a long day for all of us!
At 9:45 is was only 48 degrees up on the Mtn, but that was OK. On our second little hike, we are literally about 50 feet away from a spectacular view point, and our older dog Lucy disappears. The wife is panic stricken. I tell her not to worry, the dog will return, but that is not good enough. The calling begins, and I split off and make a big circle through the woods, persistently calling, and still not dog. The wife is in tears, and vows not to leave till the dog is found, and then the dog returns. At this point, I want to kill the dog (not literally) and my wife wants to hug the dog, the dog must be confused!
Anyway, our Lucy is 8 years old now, and ran through the woods with our other dog and going God knows where, and just over did things. When it came to her going out tonight, she would not go down the stairs (first time this ever happened), so after I got done doing the tax return (a hard one way out in CT), I come back and carry her down & up the stairs so she can go to the bathroom. (This client is a FL snowbird who returns after 4/15 every year).
I hope Lucy feels better tomorrow. I really do love her, but it is clear she is not as young as she used to be, but just doesn't know it sometimes. It has been a long day for all of us!
generally, these mods are good. I don't like the term mild cam. I like better an RV type cam, as they are more suited for bottom end torque and mpg. long tube headers and a 3" dual exhaust don't excite me too much. too easy to loose bottom end cylinder filling...scavenging too much too early. I would like short tube headers, or better yet none. and a Gibson exhaust for the truck and model, usually a single exhaust but piped for torque and mpg... I would rather see a K&N filter and some MSD ignition stuff... but, given power needs and wants are more mid range desired, then as configured sounds ok. cam would depend on mgfr, cam part # and .050 specs... in my times, I prob have built, modded mail-order, sold parts, sold parts packages and performance kits and upgrades for over or close to 10,000 trucks... maybe more, prob a lot more...
yep!!! 'believe it!' ~
he** of a 'scrounge'! awesome view... I can just see an early morning hike over to the L and across to that open, staying down and camo hidden... and about dusk or just before... waiting for the elk or deer... to come up out of the lower valley area...
maybe, but I would have to do them in a cast iron dutch oven... but imo, cant beat an elec or gas oven for convenience...
btw amberg - where you able to get those stuff peppers made up I sent u the 'quick start' on?...
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generally, these mods are good. I don't like the term mild cam. I like better an RV type cam, as they are more suited for bottom end torque and mpg. long tube headers and a 3" dual exhaust don't excite me too much. too easy to loose bottom end cylinder filling...scavenging too much too early. I would like short tube headers, or better yet none. and a Gibson exhaust for the truck and model, usually a single exhaust but piped for torque and mpg... I would rather see a K&N filter and some MSD ignition stuff... but, given power needs and wants are more mid range desired, then as configured sounds ok. cam would depend on mgfr, cam part # and .050 specs... in my times, I prob have built, modded mail-order, sold parts, sold parts packages and performance kits and upgrades for over or close to 10,000 trucks... maybe more, prob a lot more...
Hey thanks a lot for your input....sounds like you have worked on a lot of vehicles.... Ya I have GOT to find a good truck, but I don't want to just jump on one and have to be fixing it imeadiatly..... Yes I know all trucks need maintenance, but I want to get the best used truck I can.... I like these Chevy 2500 everyone says they are a good work truck that will last, plus I do like the looks of them.... It is just so hard for me to believe how many miles people put on their vehicles any more.... Of course I am only 10-14 miles to my work and back home.... I just hope something really nice and lower miles pops up soon for me.... I have been keeping my eye out for atleast a year now!!!!
Khntr85
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generally, these mods are good. I don't like the term mild cam. I like better an RV type cam, as they are more suited for bottom end torque and mpg. long tube headers and a 3" dual exhaust don't excite me too much. too easy to loose bottom end cylinder filling...scavenging too much too early. I would like short tube headers, or better yet none. and a Gibson exhaust for the truck and model, usually a single exhaust but piped for torque and mpg... I would rather see a K&N filter and some MSD ignition stuff... but, given power needs and wants are more mid range desired, then as configured sounds ok. cam would depend on mgfr, cam part # and .050 specs... in my times, I prob have built, modded mail-order, sold parts, sold parts packages and performance kits and upgrades for over or close to 10,000 trucks... maybe more, prob a lot more...
Oh and I meant to ask you.... What do they mean or what do you think they mean by mild cam..... I know it's hard to tell without seeing it in person, but I was just wondering what they meant by the "mild cam".... Thanks for your input Kyle!!!!!
Mild to wild. Or the older guys used quarters. Full race, 3/4 cam etc.
Mild would be similar to stock with maybe a little extra lift and duration to help the engine breathe.
Mild would be similar to stock with maybe a little extra lift and duration to help the engine breathe.
USMC615
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Hey thanks a lot for your input....sounds like you have worked on a lot of vehicles.... Ya I have GOT to find a good truck, but I don't want to just jump on one and have to be fixing it imeadiatly..... Yes I know all trucks need maintenance, but I want to get the best used truck I can.... I like these Chevy 2500 everyone says they are a good work truck that will last, plus I do like the looks of them.... It is just so hard for me to believe how many miles people put on their vehicles any more.... Of course I am only 10-14 miles to my work and back home.... I just hope something really nice and lower miles pops up soon for me.... I have been keeping my eye out for atleast a year now!!!!
sure. any time! you are welcome. here is what I like to do when looking at pre-owned stuff. the seller wants to show it in best light. but I don't want to see that just yet. as far as mechanicals go, that is. so I ask them to not start the vehicle up until I get there...like early morning visit... I tell them I want to hear it start up COLD! nor change any fluids, etc. tells a lot. I am looking for prompt fire up! I want to see how they have been taking care of it. fluids conditions tell a lot. I want to smell the oil and the trans fluids. any gasoline smells in the oil? any burnt smells in trans oil? color is one thing, but a clutch going out will affect the fluid's odor. I want to hear the starter cold. I want to see how it runs in cold start mode. also, I want to hear only injectors... no other noises, etc. I don't want it given the throttle... then after a full warm up... then I want to get in it, and give it it's first spool up test. give it gas! to lower mid range. I want to see that it had a perfect transition from the cold start/warm up to smooth engine acceleration... this gives me an indication as to injector performance, pulse width integrity, fuel line pressure, egr valve, cat condition, TPS switch, etc performance... and so forth... of course, condition of interior says a lot, too. and I also look under seats etc... dusty, dirty, beer cans, trash? or at least clean and neat?...
higher mileage today is ok. given reg maintenance. modern pistons go much longer due to materials used allowing tighter running clearances. ie, for example, much less top cyl ridge issues at 100K. also, computer keeps ideal air/fuel ratios... so valve guides and seats go a longer distance, too. not uncommon to see 100K on OE plugs! generally, a clean truck, one owner, and a story of maint u can believe, ie tires? ok?... at 125-150K has plenty miles still avail. weak links at this point are radiator, water pump, fuel pump, fuel filter, cat, egr and trans clutches and bands. all modern efi vehicles will respond well to an injector cleaning!!! fuel rail type is fine. on any used vehicle I mite buy to daily drive, a full fluids and filter change gets done. also, for a truck... that does not have the OE HD tow or off/road package, I would add an aux trans oil cooler. will extend life of trans due to cooler oils inside trans, assumes automatic...
good luck with your hunt!
svk and USMC got it!
a mild cam usually means works well with stock converter, hiway gears, stock engines. or even lightly modified engines... head work, some perf add ons like filters, ignition, etc... a mild cam idles close to stock rpms. or tweak more. it uses conservative acceleration ramps and nose profiles. and keeps the power band generally in the mid to upper mid-range. RV lower to low mid. they fall off fast in power after that... so spinning the parts don't help. no increase in air flow. to really understand a mild cam per se... one has to get into the cam spec numbers... for the term 'mild' is too generic. and most guys 'reading' a cam profile read it from the 050. ie, the number stated after lifter has risen 050 off the base circle... it is a standard measurement point. and the only way to read a performance cam. and then lift is one thing, but duration is another. then there is the ground in timing... for example... in the earlier days cerca 1970...for mileage and reliability Chevrolet offered several mechanical lifter cams in engines as options. but in the LT1 corvette engine... while the lift was relatively low... the duration was increased. this gave the engine superior breathing capability to mid range to lower high end. it worked well. 'Long Live the memory of Zora Duntov!' and it was rated: 370 hp! some cam profiles use higher lift numbers and shorter durations... good idle, but strong column of air movement thru engine as rpms increase...
good cam selection is almost an art. for one not into it with lots of experience... best bet is to read up on it for an informed awareness... and then discuss it with a camshaft salesman at a cam company... such as Lunati, Crower or Crane. once one is considering a cam for a computer vehicle the playground changes... as vacuum signal is critical to proper computer control of the engine's performance window. too much duration ground in and the computer wont work correctly... because of not enuff vacuum...
for daily driver use, a conservative cam is best if a change is planned. a RV-type cam is a conservative cam grind. however, it smartly wakes up the engine... greatly improves throttle response... and adds a nice tweak in the torque band, such as off idle... when stopped and want some 'umph' to move out easier, etc. or tow... and will bump up the mpgs, too... in cruise mode.
also - mild comes in many colors... but given long tube headers, and dual exhaust, 3"... would suggest to me... they were seeking mid range and up power... and this would tell me, it had been hot roded! ie, heavy foot. I would want to drive it... and if it started pulling at about 2800 rpms and on up to 5200 +/-... u can be sure that is just what they did, and often... for its ez to add headers and exhaust, but its quite another level project to install a camshaft. and for that level of useage... as u have stated the parts prob are a good selection. however, anyone that knowledgeable... seeking bottom end truck torque and mpg... would have gone RV. and then stated, it has an RV cam... but they don't need long tube headers etc, nor work ideally with them.
bottom line is to know the cam. seek the cam card. read it. and/or call the mfgr/grinder... the 'sales guys' at all cam companies are very helpful...
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All I can say is WOW, you know your sh*t....I don't know the first thing about most of that..... Ya I do not want a hot rodded truck for sure....I may go drive it, but I may have to pass on this one... Thanks a lot for ALL your help!!!!
he** of a 'scrounge'! awesome view... I can just see an early morning hike over to the L and across to that open, staying down and camo hidden... and about dusk or just before... waiting for the elk or deer... to come up out of the lower valley area...
Khntr I would have to agree that any modified vehicle is not my favorite. Any modification will result in less mileage, less longevity, more maintenance, and more cost to rebuild or restore. I go out of my way to find something that has not been touched even if it has a dent or two. One of my trucks with high mileage had a head job that I did not do, but it has been pretty darn good. Thanks
>Any modification will result in less mileage, less longevity, more maintenance
this comment while ok as an opinion is definitely not true ! not true at all!
however, all things considered... I agree with you in that there is a lot of merit in finding a one-owner 100% stock vehicle.
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Not yet, to much going on for a while. Hope I don't forget.
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