Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?

[roncoinc]

If I had a plow setup that had down pressure I could back drag when needed.

not sumthin I'm familiar with.

maybe when Jerry comes down to pick up free boats he can come up with something ??

 

[tbone75]

Yeh,,rare,,and not driving in salt helps,,and not plowing helps...

that 64 yo ford I sold was stihl runnin good too

my 38 yo vette stihl rust free to..

47 yo Mercedes,,well you all seen the pix of that..

depends on how stuff is used and abused...

my favorite plow truck is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,one that works !!!!!!! LOL !!!

Trouble with my old vette was rusted bad when I got it , fixed some of it , then decided it was just to far gone . Nother frame would have been bout the only way to get it right again .

 

[pioneerguy600]

I remember you talking about that !!!

Yup,..last year they lost all their operators, whippin them too hard. This year they contracted a new company, only trouble I see is they never plowed snow before, have no operators that did either. They move and set up modular homes, did that for 5-6 years now so we shall see how plowing goes. Last two storms they were out running about like headless chicken, takes them 12 hrs to plow what I had to plow in 4 hrs or under, mandated back then but forgotten about now...LOL

 

[roncoinc]

Yeah, mine to Ron! and any one I don`t have to work on any more, pulling engines,trannies and transfer cases mid storm was a real pain in the butt, did it but prefer not to any more, too old fer that **** anymore.

I lost a txfer case one winter,,,jacked it up,wrapped a chain and come along tight and finished the winter !!!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Yeah, mine to Ron! and any one I don`t have to work on any more, pulling engines,trannies and transfer cases mid storm was a real pain in the butt, did it but prefer not to any more, too old fer that **** anymore.

Should add,.replacing hoses, pumps and rams was an everyday occurrence along with cutting edges and wear pads...LOL

 

[pioneerguy600]

I lost a txfer case one winter,,,jacked it up,wrapped a chain and come along tight and finished the winter !!!

They don`t work so good when they go ,POW!!, cases busted open and gears falling out. They would have a rebuilt unit of each make setting in store room just in case one needed changing, trucks were the worst. The big loaders seldom needed much.

 

[tbone75]

I lost a txfer case one winter,,,jacked it up,wrapped a chain and come along tight and finished the winter !!!

Can't say I ever heard of one like that . LOL Did see a old dodge colt with 2x4s wired together holding the tranny up . He ran some #9 wire up through the floor and back down round the tranny . Made it 2 days before it let loose . LMAO !!

 

[pioneerguy600]

I wondered how John`s weather forcasts were so accurate!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Can't say I ever heard of one like that . LOL Did see a old dodge colt with 2x4s wired together holding the tranny up . He ran some #9 wire up through the floor and back down round the tranny . Made it 2 days before it let loose . LMAO !!

Maybe if just a mount let go, seen some jury rigged trannies when the rear mount let go, even worse when a two piece driveshaft steady bearing rips off.

 

[tbone75]

Can't say I ever heard of one like that . LOL Did see a old dodge colt with 2x4s wired together holding the tranny up . He ran some #9 wire up through the floor and back down round the tranny . Made it 2 days before it let loose . LMAO !!

That colt was my first x-mils , painted it bout 5 yrs before that . They gave it to me when the cross member was ready to go . Stihl ran good , it also ate fuel pumps ? I put at least 5 on that thing , one didn't last a year ! All OEM pumps too . Never did know why ?
Guy offered me 50.00 for it , so I sold it ! LOL He knew what was bad on it , said he would put a new one in it , told him good luck . Already knew can't buy one . LOL They were welded in from the factory ??

 

[tbone75]

I wondered how John`s weather forcasts were so accurate!

Bout as good as Arther I think ! LOL Sould make one of them to hang up here ! LOL

 

[tbone75]

That colt was my first x-mils , painted it bout 5 yrs before that . They gave it to me when the cross member was ready to go . Stihl ran good , it also ate fuel pumps ? I put at least 5 on that thing , one didn't last a year ! All OEM pumps too . Never did know why ?
Guy offered me 50.00 for it , so I sold it ! LOL He knew what was bad on it , said he would put a new one in it , told him good luck . Already knew can't buy one . LOL They were welded in from the factory ??

Dang car only had 70,000 miles on it !

 

[pioneerguy600]

Ron`s lobster tryin to escape,

 

[tbone75]

Ron`s lobster tryin to escape,

Kinda looks like one of them Danny spoons , but that is a dog , Danny has a pet rat . LOL

 

[pioneerguy600]

Dang car only had 70,000 miles on it !

Just about any part can be made if you are handy and have a few tools to work with. A sheet of 1/8 plate, a Lincon stick welder,a mini grinder and a few cutoff blades have made a lot of parts that could not be found

 

[tbone75]

Just about any part can be made if you are handy and have a few tools to work with. A sheet of 1/8 plate, a Lincon stick welder,a mini grinder and a few cutoff blades have made a lot of parts that could not be found

Had I been a much better welder I would have patched it up . Couldn't get anyone to even try to weld it ? It really was very sad shape , not much to start with . Rest of that car body was nice , no rust on the outside , inside wasn't there . LOL Worst thing bout it , had no frame really , just sheet metal . Cheap as possible it seemed ?

 

[tbone75]

Dang back is stihl mad at me , hard to get up and go today . 2 hrs in the shop was all I could do . May be able to do a little more with the extra KK . LOL

 

[tbone75]

Got most of the tools I use hanging around for easy use . LOL Gotta keep cat treats in the shop now , messed up once and gave her some , now she spects it all the time ! LOL

 

[pioneerguy600]

If I could change old photo`s to digital I could show you at least one car I fixed by building an entire floor for it from firewall back into the rear trunk/tail light panel. It was an 84 Pontiac Phoenix and I could see the gravel looking in through the drivers door. The front seat was held in place by two 2X4`s cross from rocker panel to panel., seats lag bolted to them. I started early on a Sat morning and was complete on Sat night. Made up every piece using old oil barrel, 200 gal type, metal. Was nice stuff with no rust so just pattern, cut n bend, spot weld in place. Just had to replace the floor mats n seats etc on Sunday morning and that car ran another 7 years til it was hit by a snowplow.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Got most of the tools I use hanging around for easy use . LOL Gotta keep cat treats in the shop now , messed up once and gave her some , now she spects it all the time ! LOLView attachment 474909

They sure don`t forget that, my two only gets them once a day, 10 pm and they don`t let me forget them. They have real accurate clocks inside them...LOL