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    And one more day

    Ya know I am starting to feel kinda picked on by the universe lately. Loved ones passing away, every thing you touch seems to be going sideways. Case n point beautiful morning, blue skies dry a good day to get stuff done out side,,, WRONG ,,, broke the chain on the saw, cat got out ( he is an...
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    Chains

    As is well known in here, I hate, I mean I really &^%$@#%&&*&^^ hate the R4s on the B !!!! Damn thing spins on wet grass unless its in 4wd. So after fighting going out and buying chains, I thought I would ask where any one bought chains for these &^$^$**(*(&%&*( R4s? And yeah if I thought for...
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    Just whinning

    I pulled maintenance on the mower yesterday.. A half hour job turned into an all dayer, ever have one of those days everything you touch or try to do turns in to that soft brown squishy stuff. Change out anti scalp wheels yup broke both shoulder bolts, found bolt that will work for now,, change...
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    Fair winds and following seas Shipmate

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    Lumberjack Jacket

    May it rest in pieces,, yes the old Woolrich lumberjack jacket has given up the ghost. And I am in search of a new one,, MADE IN USA of course, well maybe Canada that would be acceptable too. Woolrich site has jackets made for the upper middle class hipster set not for work. And buffalo plaid is...
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    Electrolysis for cast iron

    OK I need some input from the lectronic geeks,, Yesterday Lil Brother dropped off a bunch of cast iron cooking stuff, he found when they were cleaning out Sis's old barn. Rust 2.0 to say the least ,gunk, and well other things I really dont want to think about. Now i have cleaned lots of cast...
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    Inverter generator

    Well the old faithful DeBillvis has given up the ghost for the last time. I mean really 22 years old it is time, so I am asking about these invertor generators,,, I get the 3 phase to AC then rectify it to DC to clean the wave form up and then invert it back to usable AC. The question is this...
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    Spring is almost upon us

    So what are the fuel prices for off road fuel around you? Over the road around here is still over 5 bucks
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    Well it has started

    March 1st, and I just got my first ground hog.... might be an interesting year
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    Winch on my 2601

    OK guys I know someone has had to this already. I was over the hill and there are a few trees down that I would like to cut up for fire wood. However I cant get to them with the B, and I was all over youtube looking for ideas, I figure for as much as I would use it a HF winch would work. Now...
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    Cab for the B2601?

    Does anybody make a cab for the B2601, dealer said no,, somehow I cant believe that
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    HAMs SDR

    Anybody playing with an SDR dongle? I dont know much about them so info other than youtube. Which can be a bit confusing when they speak for others that already know about a subject. So which one and why, antennas, home brewed or factory Dipole, software down loads, problems, good things and not...
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    I have just got to vent here

    I went and picked up my mail, and along with the other bills one from PEOPLES GAS. 200 bucks for last month and thats with the wood burner going. And well I got my Irish up and called, and was so nice to the girl, up to the point where she told me the price for MCF has doubled, to 8.13 per MCF...
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    Gear heads

    A question, you helped me with the heater, and well that was my not understanding how the sensors worked. So I went for the state safety inspection and its all good. But a sales me at the dealer was trying to sell me a new Silverado. A pretty truck, not 80K worth of pretty, but still nice. And...
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    Remember the Greatest Generation

    12/07/1941 God bless each and every one of them
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    Gear heads

    First off thank you for the advice on the heater so far it is working stellar. Now a real dumb question I think I may know the answer but I have to ask anyways. Due to my neglect the pressure in my tires was low, and the display on the dash of my Silverado was showing the numbers. So I puled out...
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    To all my Brothers and Sisters

    To those that never made it home we owe a debt that can never be repaid, and to those that returned Thank You for your service and Welcome Home.
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    OK gear heads

    Something on my Chevy Truck has me a bit baffled,,, 16 Silverado, 1500, 5.3 4wd. Temp gauge shows it is running where it is suppose to ( 190/210f), and the resivor is where it should be cold and hot. Now the heater blows air that is pretty much outside air temp untill you get up around the 80...
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    Happy Birthday

    To all of Uncle Sams Misguided Children,,,,,,,, Semper Fi
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    A little something for the season