The Descriptive Process

[Gologit]

I guess that's the mixed blessing of having GSA vehicles: I don't have to work on them, but repairs take forever. I just got my truck back after almost 4 weeks downtime between radio work and body work. I can't imagine that any of that should have taken more than a day or two.

Body work? As in "that stump just popped up and tore my fender off?" There might be an interesting story here.

 

[northmanlogging]

Body work? As in "that stump just popped up and tore my fender off?" There might be an interesting story here.

I'm hoping for the check out my fall'n skills, "hold my beer I'll park this right in front of the bosses truck"

 

[lfnh]

if you look just up from where you wrote on the pic you'll see the screws that hold the injector pump together have all backed out . would not be so bad but it's so buried it's stupid . a lot of stuff came off of that motor to get to what you see there. it runs again to-nite . ready for work monday. see how long till the next thing goes wrong.

yup, know where you're at with loose screws. 10 cents worth of loctite red. this one they knew about for decades. T&A saginaw.

felt good to get the stats on that torx.


three of four were self extracted. these went into lot of stuff on and off road.
reassembly of that sig/wash/dimmer stalk control actuator is a rubic's cube first time around.
got plenty of r&r pics - just in case.
someone else needs them

 

[Gologit]

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yup, know where you're at with loose screws. 10 cents worth of loctite red. this one they knew about for decades. T&A saginaw.
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felt good to get the stats on that torx.

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three of four were self extracted. these went into lot of stuff on and off road.
reassembly of that sig/wash/dimmer stalk control actuator is a rubic's cube first time around.
got plenty of r&r pics - just in case.
someone else needs them

I don't need them but now I know who to call.

 

[treeslayer2003]

lol, late 80s dodge tilt column ......yes they are fun.

 

[2dogs]

Eighty degrees and bright sun today. I am sun burned on my face big time. I was facing into the sun running the winch this morning. Too stupid to stop and put on sunscreen. Do they even sell sunscreen in Warshinton?

 

[Gologit]

Eighty degrees and bright sun today. I am sun burned on my face big time. I was facing into the sun running the winch this morning. Too stupid to stop and put on sunscreen. Do they even sell sunscreen in Warshinton?

I remember seeing some in Yakima. Maybe it was Pasco. It was either suncreen or wart remover, I forget which.
On the other side of the hill they use it for slug bait. Sometimes they add sand to it and use it for moss remover.

 

[northmanlogging]

Eighty degrees and bright sun today. I am sun burned on my face big time. I was facing into the sun running the winch this morning. Too stupid to stop and put on sunscreen. Do they even sell sunscreen in Warshinton?

Yessss, gees we get like three days of sun here, so you'd need spf 60 or better, otherwise its like a fork in the microwave...

 

[slowp]

Eighty degrees and bright sun today. I am sun burned on my face big time. I was facing into the sun running the winch this morning. Too stupid to stop and put on sunscreen. Do they even sell sunscreen in Warshinton?

Yes. I was up at the ski hill the last couple of days wearing SFP 60. It made me look a bit anemic, but it worked. Don't forget sunglasses. On the snow, I have to wear super dark non-prescriptors or my eyes get sore. Here's what I was helping with.


They also are sunscreened up and wearing stylish Disney Fairies sunglasses. Wish they made those for adults!

 

[Joe46]

You California guys are real comedians. Why just Monday it hit 72 degrees at my place! Tuesday it was raining again.

 

[Gologit]

You California guys are real comedians. Why just Monday it hit 72 degrees at my place! Tuesday it was raining again.

That's okay Joe. When it's 120 down here and still 72 up there you have my permission to gloat.
Slowp always does.

 

[madhatte]

Body work? As in "that stump just popped up and tore my fender off?" There might be an interesting story here.

Naw, they just make us repair every little ding. I'd as soon do all the repairs at once when we turn 'em in but that's not how they roll. Nobody in the woods can avoid dings.

 

[treeslayer2003]

just turned in a bunch of permit apps..........of 4, all 4 have a endangered spicies hit. sometimes I hate this side of it.
every thing is endangered but me I guess.

 

[Gologit]

just turned in a bunch of permit apps..........of 4, all 4 have a endangered spicies hit. sometimes I hate this side of it.
every thing is endangered but me I guess.

You're probably right. Other than loggers what kind of endangered critters do you have back there?

 

[treeslayer2003]

eagles, blue herons, fox skwerls..........salamanders, some kind of song birds........ferns, giant cane, some kind of orchid. I think the only thing we don't got is your spotted owl.......hey don't tell um if ya see one over here.
it is disheartening when every permit ya turn in comes back with some reason for further review.........on the other hand they about to dump thousands of tons of Louisiana muck in the chesapeke bay and that's ok cuz its their idea.
sorry folks I am just in a mood today.

 

[OlympicYJ]

Why are they dumping muck from Louisiana all the way in Maryland?

 

[treeslayer2003]

they are using the excuse that its for oyster shells.......we have plenty of our own shells.
every time they do that bring in from elsewhere thing it wrecks something.
I bet its payola.
.......it seems they are fighting to stop this.....another good.

 

[treeslayer2003]

update; so it appears on one job it is the Delmarva fox squirrel that may be present, but since we are to do a 20"+ selection the forester says it won't be a big deal.
both he and the gal at soil service called to let me know today, thank god for these folks. I hope they don't retire till I do, we didn't always have such good folks to work with.

 

[madhatte]

"Delmarva" is a name I haven't heard since I left VB ten years ago.

 

[treeslayer2003]

where is VB?