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Damn that is nice. Uncommon to find the older Chev's up here in that good of shape. I like that body syle.
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Damn that is nice. Uncommon to find the older Chev's up here in that good of shape. I like that body syle.
benp
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I really like the Red stuff from Cenex.
Winter weight pours a lot easier and oils well. The problem for me is that it keeps oiling long after I'm done cutting.
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trans makes noise (5speed) and will prolly need attention pretty soon. Would consider trading for chainsaws
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Damn Nate!! Great deal!!!
Unfortunately I feel it would go up like a vampire in the sun once it encountered winter road salt of here.
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Wish I could afford to bring it down south where it probably wouldn't ever rust lol. Manuals are my kind of trucks. Don't see a lot of v8 4wd manuals down here
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Ha. Once I took my car to a hand car wash, and the kid came back in after a few minutes and said, "Your car won't start." I said, "Really?" and I followed him back out. He sat down and turned the key and nothing happened. "See?" I said, "Are you pushing the clutch in?" He said, "Clutch?" This kid's job is to drive cars in and out of the wash bay, and he had never seen a manual transmission. I had to drive it in myself, which was actually my preference anyway.
I won't buy an automatic, and neither will my wife. She's the opposite of high-maintenance, so eat yer hearts out, guys.
When she bought her Subaru Forester, she insisted on a manual, but not the bottom trim level of the car. That was really hard to find. We searched the country for one. The Japanese tsunami had just happened, and shipments were disrupted. There was one in Wyoming and another somewhere in New England and not much else. We eventually had to wait months for the dealer to order one. Once I asked a car salesman how often he gets requests for manuals, and he said it's very rare. I asked him how many of those requests are from women, and he said, "In 13 years of selling cars, it's only happened once, and the lady was in the Navy." I have an idea what he meant to imply by that, though I'm not sure what the connection would be.
My last car had a manual transmission - drove it 21+ years. Still find myself 'phantom' shifting and clutching sometimes. But I only drove synchronized transmissions - not sure how well I would do with the really old school cars that my Dad drove.
Recently bought a new Subaru, by the way. The continuously variable (CV) automatic drove better and was rated for better mileage than the stick. Plus, I know that my kids could drive it if needed (wife drove a manual for many years), or if I injured one of my legs or feet. Was proud of the few extra mpg I got with my manual transmission too, but that about evened out when I had to replace the clutch at 103K miles.
Still, glad I know that I can drive one.
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Recently bought a new Subaru, by the way. The continuously variable (CV) automatic drove better and was rated for better mileage than the stick. Plus, I know that my kids could drive it if needed (wife drove a manual for many years), or if I injured one of my legs or feet. Was proud of the few extra mpg I got with my manual transmission too, but that about evened out when I had to replace the clutch at 103K miles.
Still, glad I know that I can drive one.
Philbert
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Went out on a craigslist Post Oak scrounge today at a guy's house. Trunk is still standing dead, but major limbs all down in a jumbled pile, maybe 6 to 18 inches in diameter.
As I am heading out, the homeowner texts me and asks if I'm still coming as he's "getting lots of interest". I tell him I am and am first on site. As I'm strategizing, I tell him if he's not going to give away my work to someone else, I'll cut 2 truckloads worth and come back. He tells me sorry but he's already got someone else coming who will take "whatever is left". Strategy change...
Now I start cutting ~36 inch long pieces, which I'll cut in two once home, but standing up let me maximize what I can get in one truckload, as I'm about 40 minutes from home. The pieces are good for two splits, short enough they won't fall out of the truck standing on end on the ride home, and the biggest barely light enough that I can lift them into the truck bed.
As I'm about two thirds full, another guy wanders up and I shut off the saw and say hello, not knowing if he's the homeowner or what. He introduces himself as Brian and turns out he's the "take whatever is left" guy. He owns a landscaping business, and once done he's sending "his guys" back to pick everything up with a dump truck.
He looks quizzically at my truck and says he's going to start cutting as "there's a lot here", and I say OK as I knew I could only fit so much in my truck.
Once I'm done I tell him goodbye and Happy cutting and he says "Do you always cut double length?", to which I told him "I do when I'm here first and I hear someone else is coming to get whatever is left once I'm done." I could tell he was just cringing with every three foot piece I loaded on end into the truck!
In the end, the Ram was as heavily loaded as it's ever been and it was a slow, easy drive home to not break an axle, but a lot of fun cutting and some great wood, a first rate scrounge!
As I am heading out, the homeowner texts me and asks if I'm still coming as he's "getting lots of interest". I tell him I am and am first on site. As I'm strategizing, I tell him if he's not going to give away my work to someone else, I'll cut 2 truckloads worth and come back. He tells me sorry but he's already got someone else coming who will take "whatever is left". Strategy change...
Now I start cutting ~36 inch long pieces, which I'll cut in two once home, but standing up let me maximize what I can get in one truckload, as I'm about 40 minutes from home. The pieces are good for two splits, short enough they won't fall out of the truck standing on end on the ride home, and the biggest barely light enough that I can lift them into the truck bed.
As I'm about two thirds full, another guy wanders up and I shut off the saw and say hello, not knowing if he's the homeowner or what. He introduces himself as Brian and turns out he's the "take whatever is left" guy. He owns a landscaping business, and once done he's sending "his guys" back to pick everything up with a dump truck.
He looks quizzically at my truck and says he's going to start cutting as "there's a lot here", and I say OK as I knew I could only fit so much in my truck.
Once I'm done I tell him goodbye and Happy cutting and he says "Do you always cut double length?", to which I told him "I do when I'm here first and I hear someone else is coming to get whatever is left once I'm done." I could tell he was just cringing with every three foot piece I loaded on end into the truck!
In the end, the Ram was as heavily loaded as it's ever been and it was a slow, easy drive home to not break an axle, but a lot of fun cutting and some great wood, a first rate scrounge!
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I had a 2000 ford when I lived in the sunny south. Moved back up to Canada in 07, and I rust sprayed the truck every year since. Truck still looks good. I sold it 2 years ago but it's still around. They will last up here in the salt if you take care of them.
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Got some of my scrounge burning tonight. Also broke the handle on my splitting maul today so had to do a little shopping wife won't let me spend the money ins fiskers until after Xmas.
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Rust sprayed? What did you use I've been looking for something to use on my Ford since hwy dept decided to use straight salt on the hwy this year here. Normally they use mag cloride (not good either but a lot better than salt) guess they figured salt was cheaper?
Been scrounging up some wood that is cut and laying out in the woods. I've been at this place for a year and a half, and cleaning up EAB kill as fast as it falls. This ash splits like a dream, builds a false sense of self confidence and makes my overweight maul seem more effective than it is. Would you look at the head on that!
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My old Ford had a tranny whine in top gear. Just meant I had to keep the tunes cranked up a little louder...problem solved!
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Krown is the best product IMO. I have a buddy who sprays no drip and it has been working good for me. Many products are available, the most important thing is to use one and do it every year. It won't help an already rusty vehicle, might slow it a bit. I spray all my vehicles every year from new. Costs about 100 a year and really pays off at the 8-10 year mark.
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That is a clean old truck. . .5.7L throttle body or multiport injected? Every part made for those things are "cheap" dollarwise... So many made.... hell balljoints are $10-$15. They will never be a ford or a dodge or toyota or nissan but if you drive them around after dark out or with a disguise on . . .they do get the job done. . .lol
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Sorry to hijack your firewood scrounging conversation but some of us are still hunting.
I got to tell you the hardest working deer guide in York county came through today on a really cold windy December day.
I am grateful for the opportunity to hunt with farmer Steve. He humored me when I was salty about lower deer numbers by my house. He didn't give up on me yesterday when I missed a doe doing a fast walk across the field. She left with a hair cut.
Today he gave some extra effort and walked where the deer were bedded and they ran out in the field through a great strip of woods and popped out 287 yards in front of me. the first doe never gave me a chance. The second doe paused 1/4 of the way between the middle of the field and the tree line. That pause is all I needed, the 300 win mag barked and she did a back flip and went 20 yards back into the field where she came to rest. That 300 went through the front shoulder and out just in front of the offside shoulder. That is the longest shot I have taken on a deer and a shot I haven't practiced much. Hugely impressed at the effectiveness of the 165gr nosler ballistic tips at that range.
I can't say thank you enough to farmer steve for the guide service and for helping me out and hunting with me these last 5-6 days. It made a dud of a season into a memorable one.
The drag was a real ball buster
I got to tell you the hardest working deer guide in York county came through today on a really cold windy December day.
I am grateful for the opportunity to hunt with farmer Steve. He humored me when I was salty about lower deer numbers by my house. He didn't give up on me yesterday when I missed a doe doing a fast walk across the field. She left with a hair cut.
Today he gave some extra effort and walked where the deer were bedded and they ran out in the field through a great strip of woods and popped out 287 yards in front of me. the first doe never gave me a chance. The second doe paused 1/4 of the way between the middle of the field and the tree line. That pause is all I needed, the 300 win mag barked and she did a back flip and went 20 yards back into the field where she came to rest. That 300 went through the front shoulder and out just in front of the offside shoulder. That is the longest shot I have taken on a deer and a shot I haven't practiced much. Hugely impressed at the effectiveness of the 165gr nosler ballistic tips at that range.
I can't say thank you enough to farmer steve for the guide service and for helping me out and hunting with me these last 5-6 days. It made a dud of a season into a memorable one.
The drag was a real ball buster
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Fluid Film works very well also.
You might have something thereMy old Ford had a tranny whine in top gear. Just meant I had to keep the tunes cranked up a little louder...problem solved!
Nice work. Save some of that tail hair for wet flies!Sorry to hijack your firewood scrounging conversation but some of us are still hunting.
I got to tell you the hardest working deer guide in York county came through today on a really cold windy December day.
I am grateful for the opportunity to hunt with farmer Steve. He humored me when I was salty about lower deer numbers by my house. He didn't give up on me yesterday when I missed a doe doing a fast walk across the field. She left with a hair cut.
Today he gave some extra effort and walked where the deer were bedded and they ran out in the field through a great strip of woods and popped out 287 yards in front of me. the first doe never gave me a chance. The second doe paused 1/4 of the way between the middle of the field and the tree line. That pause is all I needed, the 300 win mag barked and she did a back flip and went 20 yards back into the field where she came to rest. That 300 went through the front shoulder and out just in front of the offside shoulder. That is the longest shot I have taken on a deer and a shot I haven't practiced much. Hugely impressed at the effectiveness of the 165gr nosler ballistic tips at that range.
I can't say thank you enough to farmer steve for the guide service and for helping me out and hunting with me these last 5-6 days. It made a dud of a season into a memorable one.
The drag was a real ball buster
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