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https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/pearlsbeforeswine/s-3582294 Bruce

What keeps the axle in the J hooks when traveling and rolled up? Bruce

Request/demand a loaner tractor until they fix yours. Bruce

This is the Mongolian schoolbus. Guess the number of children inside. Then watch the video. Bruce

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Aerial view https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burlinskoye+Ozero/@53.1615996,78.4363421,224m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x42fba191e323f523:0x75ce68c75c2d8ecb!8m2!3d53.1401931!4d78.4164977!16s%2Fg%2F122gfqz1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Using the Google Earth app and looking...

https://www.odditycentral.com/travel/the-salt-shaker-a-freight-train-that-passes-right-through-a-pink-siberian-lake.html Bruce

BNSF has a bunch of rebuilt locomotives from the 1950's. Now classified as GP28's. Scroll down about one screen to the GP28 section. https://www.thedieselshop.us/BNSF.HTML Bruce

If you put it up on 2ft blocks, can you still open a car/truck door? Bruce

The cylinder must extend to lift. It extends by pressurizing the non-rod end. It doesn't matter if the non-rod end is up or down. And there are loaders with the lift cylinder rod end toward the bucket and loaders with it toward the cab. You don't often see bucket cylinders with the...

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Good one in WA. Tubafor Mill, Inc. , now TMI Bruce

Not quite, but just as effective, unless you need an implement, too. Bruce

You can have that fixed for about the same price as the chassis. :D Bruce

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Maybe I found your stuck truck. https://wgrv.com/2025/01/07/truck-gets-stuck-on-chuckey-pike-railroad-crossing/ Bruce

On mine, each pipe jaw is held in by a set screw against a flat side of the jaw. Whenever you use it, a jaw may move around a bit, then after several uses is loose. Several ways to solve it, but I haven't bothered to for a bench vise. I think I would drill or grind an oversize depression in...

I have a bench-mounted version of that vise. Every once in a while I find a pipe jaw loose. I can see losing a jaw on the road due to vibration. Bruce

Now to the other extreme: Railcar of the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry, at Trinity, Texas Bruce

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From: https://www.borrend.hu/szent_vince_borrend Google translation: Our namesake is St. Vince, who was a deacon next to the Bishop of Tarragona. During the reign of Diocletian, Roman emperor, he was captured by the governor along with the bishop during the persecution of Christians. The...

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...and you can't work on it yourself, or use any parts except from Deere. :) Bruce

https://www.topspeed.com/ai-john-deere-pickup-truck-render/ Is John Deere Really Making A Pickup Truck? - SlashGear Bruce

Years ago i was looking at land planes. The Priefert was about as long as it was wide. The others were about half as long as they were wide. No one had, in stock, one small enough for a BX. Bruce

Here's my new air compressor. No gasoline or electricity needed. :D And my new water pump. Bruce

https://www.wd40.com/products/corrosion-inhibitor/ Bruce

Knowing nothing about your tractor, I would first look for a disconnected throttle return spring. Then look for something jamming the linkage. Bruce

I would get some pole steps. put a pair opposite each other to lean an extension ladder against, then alternate them at 18 inch intervals until you are at working height at the light. Wear a safety harness. Forget the ladder contraption. Your power or telephone line company may have...

https://www.newsflare.com/video/652183/train-conductor-hilariously-clears-path-by-shoving-pedestrian-away Bruce

Don't go around the crossing gates in Russia. https://www.instagram.com/mp_kirov/reel/DC3hfLmKYL3/ https://www.instagram.com/chpomsk/reel/C95ZE5FO0Sc/ Bruce

I wonder what is his preferred brand. They found ~1500 cans in his house. https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/01/portland-graffiti-artist-arrested-after-avoiding-capture-for-months-police-find-10k-worth-of-spray-paint-in-his-house.html Bruce

Buy a sprinkler that has wheels, and mostly points upwards or can be modified to do so. Connect it to a section of stiff hose or plastic pipe. https://www.amazon.com/Degree-Automatic-Rotating-Sprinkler-Watering/dp/B0DGG2SNJD "4 different angle outlets on each arm provide different...

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...and don't try to stack loaded pallets in your garage, watching the fork tips, and punch a hole in your bedroom floor with the mast. :D Bruce

i wonder if the driver was also an author. Bruce

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Maybe, pivoting on the center hole, for weighing ag products as they were picked or sold, in the field or in the store. Bruce

Great minds think alike. :) Bruce

Short, light cables in the car/truck are better than long, heavy cables in the garage. Bruce

My experience with recent Rustoleum matches yours. Bruce

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If there are no ID plates on the axles, measure the diameter of the axle and describe the wheel bolt pattern. https://www.etrailer.com/question-18434.html Bruce

You might find some ideas looking at insert dump beds for pickups. Here's one: https://www.ez-dumper.com/ ...and look at pickup dump bed conversion hardware and framing, ignoring the parts that don't fit your project. https://www.piercearrowinc.com/collections/dump-kits...

Look at the tilting box part of a similar sized dump trailer to see how it is framed. Bruce

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https://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=125881 Bruce

The 24V vehicle I had used two 12V batteries. I got 12V by connecting to just one of them. Bruce

Wasn't the Christmas manger made of pallets, leading to the region's name of Palletstine? Bruce

I looked for cables a couple of years ago. Almost all I found in stores were aluminum with copper coating. Many stores had no all-copper jumper cables...

Get that rusted frame replaced. You can afford it if you give up everything else you like. :D https://shop.velocityrestorations.com/collections/vintage-vehicle-parts Bruce

Several years ago I watched a school construction. They poured concrete steps. Some time later handrail posts were installed by core-drilling about 2.5-3. inch holes, with a large hand-held drill, maybe air powered. Then the post was "glued" into the hole, with a smooth gray substance, maybe...

I wonder how many people have paid for the same dent. Bruce

Loader operator may have been extra cautious about the wood sideboards, so dumped from too high. Bruce

How can it be overloaded? The trailer isn't even full yet! Bruce

What surface will it be used on, and how far will the loads be moved? Bruce

We went the other way for our walk. Bruce

I think the pallets did it, due to the stuck drain plug under the flat Earth. Bruce

Were the fields with pallets flat or did they have curvature? Bruce

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Getting ready to carry their skis. Bruce

Shortening words, especially in print. Bruce

Motorhome salesman wanted full financial disclosure and an agreement to buy if qualified, BEFORE telling the price. We walked. Bruce

Words never spoken: "I wish my barn was smaller." :) Bruce

No problem. :) Bruce

I was on a farm that bridged irrigation ditches with concrete slabs about 8 feet square, 4-6 inches thick. No idea what was inside the slab. Ditches were 4-5 feet wide. Bruce

Mobile home frames are very flimsy without the structure of the building on them. Bruce

Fords, or scrap flatbed semi-trailers. Might get two or three short bridges from a long trailer. Bruce

After a drunk driver totaled my new 1997 Cherokee in Nevada, and I was uninjured, the highway patrolman said he saw fewer fatalities and injuries of Cherokee occupants than any other cars. Bruce

It sounds simple: "60 ten year old pine trees taken down" can be done in half a day or less. But the cleanup can take days. Same with fence lines. Is this for a friend or relative, or for a stranger? Who pays if the tractor or bush hog breaks? Is the job close enough so you can spend...

Some history and newer photos here. Scroll right https://www.rgusrail.com/moslmtyard.html Bruce

Lifetime permission, not transferable. :) Bruce

The second sign appeared in my area about a year ago when a freeway was widened to 3 lanes in one section. Previously most drivers merged early, while a few waited to the merge point, and many drivers considered that as "cutting in line" and would block their merge. Bruce

Do you merge when you see the first sign? That's how I learned, but now we are told it is wrong. What do you do? Bruce

I've worked in several shops with DIY hoists like these. Problems were related to wheels too small, and short wheelbase. Use large wheels far apart. One of the auto wrecking yards around here has hoists using compact spares from cars for wheels. It works well on gravel. Bruce

For the modelers, here is a railroad you could model in full...

I had the same thing happen. It was a stick broken off, jammed into the linkage under the floor, limiting movement. Bruce

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I don't mind them in very small doses. Working in some of those stores and hearing them for 6 weeks would have me snipping wires. Shopping is bad enough. Bruce

All of the non-religious, "popular" Christmas songs that started playing everywhere about 10 days ago. For a nice change, one store was playing classic instrumental Christmas music. Bruce

California can ignore laws it doesn't like. Californians can not ignore laws they don't like. Bruce

https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2020-edition/ssn “(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any Federal, State or local government agency to deny to any individual any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law because of such individual’s refusal to disclose his social security...

I think both are right, just from different perspectives. Adding weight to the rear wheels will keep them more firmly on the ground. Adding weight on the 3pt will also keep them more firmly on the ground. Adding weight on the 3pt will reduce weight on the front axle. From the manual above...

https://www.kgw.com/article/weather/severe-weather/amtrak-cascades-train-damaged-downed-tree-windstorm/283-83fcb056-a7ae-4caa-84d0-0ee781857374 Unpowered cab car: Bruce

The fire "chief" and the JP may be fishing buddies. Bruce

How often does he use your driveway? At first i was thinking a couple of times every year or two. Bruce

Same video on Youtube: Bruce

https://www.amazon.com/Sticker-Connection-Bumper-Window-Laptop/dp/B00S8QTWPW Bruce

On the Google Earth app there is a clock-slider you can use to see various dated views, but not just on Google's satellite view on your browser. Bruce

A diagram would help us. Does your drive allow access to part of their property that they can't get to from their own driveway/property? Bruce

Neighbor: "Your driveway is my "secondary access" to my property." Me: "Prove it!" Bruce

MFG's of household electrical gadgets, etc.: Quit using RED LED's when it is working correctly. Use green. Bruce

Cement truck, not a concrete truck. Knowledgeable writer, or accidentally correct? Must have been a huge gray cloud, if it was full. https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/train-crashes-into-cement-truck-in-eastern-oregon/ Bruce

Do it the old way.

Haven't seen it here. Mac and Brave. Bruce

An old time thread locker, before there were thread lockers, was linseed oil. But it doesn't lock until it hardens, which may take a while. I've used it on scope mounting screws. Years later it released about like blue Loctite. Bruce

Lots of interesting things in the NASA fastener manual. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19900009424/downloads/19900009424.pdf Bruce

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Captioned as British military in India, 1940's. Bruce

Glad you found the problem. I was going to suggest someone might have stuck a BMW logo onto your tractor, and you didn't notice it. Bruce

A galvanized pipe is no longer galvanized after a few years exposure to my water or dirt. Rigid copper tube was paper thin after around 40 years. Replaced it with PEX. Bruce

MUCH easier to pull long PEX in a new house with no drywall, than replacing rotten copper on an old house. Bruce

"So" is better than "um." Bruce

From Alaska to Colorado: Bruce

There was another flexible tubing, used for many years in mobile homes, that had problems, but it wasn't PEX. Bruce

I have one of that style and it works well. No leaks on maybe 30-50 uses. Bruce

I do. You can, too. :) Bruce draw /drô/ intransitive verb To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag: synonym: pull.

Two kinds of steering, many names for each. Bruce

Except when swimming. :) Bruce

I want to see the video! Bruce

Bears that don't clean up after dining. Bruce

I used to work up in those mountains in the background, doing exploratory core drilling. Lived in a pickup camper in Desert Center. I think it was in '63. Bruce

Not exactly abandoned. It's a museum. https://en.muvife.cl/...

I've read that in conventional differentials, the gear teeth are not as strong in the reverse direction. True? False? ??? Bruce

People always forget the guy who invented the axle. :) Bruce

I'm thinking of putting the welder on a two-drawer file cabinet, with wheels. Bruce

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"Probable Cause The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the April 3, 2005, derailment of Amtrak passenger train No. 27 near Home Valley,Washington, was the BNSF Railway Company’s inadequate response to multiple reports of rough track conditions that were...

If I could figure how to send you some... :) Bruce

Most trailer wheels I've seen have no offset. A one inch negative offset would move the tire one inch outwards. Bruce

Without examining the trailer, I would think it would be possible to get an additional 3/16+ on each side with a slight change in something. Bruce

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/04/teesdale-farmer-cleared-by-jury-over-flipping-car-with-tractor Bruce

Many, not all, have a removable tow point, but is is mainly for moving a rolling car, not for pulling out a stuck car, other than minor stuck, and definitly not for yanking. Bruce

At what does a collector of vises become a Viceroy? Or would that be Viseroy? Bruce

More of a tool accumulator, not collector. It's hard to pass up a good, name brand, ratchet for a dollar or two. I end up with good tools in each car, and around the property in several places. Bruce

I looked through several lists, etc, of military tractors and didn't find it. Notice that it has no military markings. Searching Google Books, I found several classified ads selling them, with the description I posted earlier. For example: Both are "snippet" views, so more was not...

Austin Western 4-44 all wheel drive, all wheel steer tractor. Bruce

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^^^ An engine with two engines. :) Bruce

Nice to see them working as they were meant to be, not just sitting in a museum. Bruce

https://www.xylem.com/en-us/solutions/commercial-shipping-ship-building/ports-harbors-shipping/dry-dock-drainage/ https://www.ksb.com/en-global/centrifugal-pump-lexicon/article/dock-pump-1117216 Bruce

I did it often long ago. But modern cars are so delicate, and with people and insurance companies looking for someone to take the blame, I don't any more, with a few exceptions. Bruce

Maybe there a plugged screen or filter in or at the carb inlet? Maybe a hint here: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/ford-3550-with-ind-loader-stalls-at-idle-under-load-and-when-changing-gears.140887/ This site may be more helpfu for your problems...

Radio controlled locomotive pushing at rear of train didn't respond to commands when train stopped. Kept trying to push. Bruce

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Potholes: :) Bruce

See: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/odd-problems-and-or-solutions.473259/post-6967598 Bruce

Sawzall with long pruning blade. Toss the blade afterwards. Bruce

Now I have only a 5+ bed, with lots of stuff in it. I can put boards on the rack with a couple of lashing straps quicker than working out a bed placement. Most of my lumber hauling lately has been 12ft 2x6's for deck repair. Bruce

Sort of a thought exercise: Imagine three 4x4's in your pickup bed, tailgate down. Can you run a strap from one side to the other, that holds them down? On previous trucks, before I got the overhead rack, I put lumber in the bed, front end on the floor, rear end sticking over the closed...

I had one truck with non-recessed floor anchors in each corner of the bed. They folded flat and were never in the way. Bruce

I wonder why many pickups don't have tie-down anchors on the floor of the bed instead of mid-side or higher. The floor anchors make it easy to tie down low loads, like plywood or a few boards. Bruce

Credit for putting them on in the direction for least wind resistance. Bruce

Often when there are two top link holes on the implement, the bottom one is for a quick hitch hook and the top hole is for a top link. Because of the hitch geometry, the lower the top link pin is to the lower link pins, the more tendency for the rear of the implement to go down as the implement...

The pintle hook is a handy place to put the slack tail of the chain. I wonder how much the trailer flexes at a RR crossing or pothole. Bruce

Seldom happens in North America. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2024/10/train-hits-and-kills-2-wild-elephants-in-sri-lanka-as-2-of-its-fuel-carrying-tankers-derail.html Bruce

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...because every car they pass is a "win." Bruce

Want to buy a station? https://www.kgw.com/article/news/community/prosper-portland-buyer-union-station/283-b05bc9c7-07fd-4b3e-894d-678b4231d09a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Union_Station Bruce

From the article: "Removing the old dam was no small job. According to Pete Barber, restoration ecologist for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, removing 20,000 cubic yards of materials that made up the 425-foot-long, 55-foot-tall dam required planning and coordination. Barber said it was one of the...

Better view, RH side of photo. Bruce

Using a long cable, anchor only one upstream corner very well. When the creek floods, the bridge can swing out to the side of the main current. Drag it back into position afterwards. If you fight it, you will lose, sooner or later. Let it go with the flow, then reposition it. Bruce

The US should have dropped the Imperial system soon after we dropped out of the Empire. Bruce

https://vintageaviationnews.com/aviation-museum-news/vintage-flying-machines-anf-the-liberty-foundation-partner-up-with-military-aviation-museum-to-deliver-supplies.html Bruce

As MPG gets higher, Liters/100km gets lower. Maybe we should use gallons/100mi. :) Bruce

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My pond, visiting dog. Bruce

I suspect remote control by the guy standing in back. I see no sign of a driver. The ledge driven over was hidden from far behind, but not from someone in the operator's seat. Bruce Found it. Bruce

Simply quit feeding them. They will be gone in a week or so. Speed up the exodus with some of this. https://www.amazon.com/PredatorPee-100-Mountain-Lion-Urine/dp/B01AH4RV32?th=1 Bruce

Satellite loop https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/FLOATER/AL142024/GEOCOLOR/20242822240-20242830410-ABI-AL142024-GEOCOLOR-1000x1000.gif Lomg loop. Watch the eye form. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G16&sector=gm&band=GEOCOLOR&length=240&dim=1 Bruce

https://www.kgw.com/article/life/animals/poulsbo-woman-startled-over-100-raccoons-outside-home-demanding-food/281-b775682f-be59-45ec-bbef-50ab0124d184?ref=exit-recirc Bruce

Looks like a 6 lug wheel. Bruce

Neighbor, 2.5 acres, about 10 years ago. I asked the surveyor. She said $900 per marker, corner or line. Bruce

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Odd that the same people who say the government is super incompetent also claim it is super competent in very advanced ways. Bruce

I noticed the surge map only goes to "over 9ft" but one prediction was "up to 20ft." Bruce

The last written test I took had many non-driving questions. "What is the minimum fine for 2nd offense drunk driving?" Bruce

Milton winds already up to 175mph. I wonder if we will need to add a category 6. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Bruce

About 20 years ago, I watched a squirrel jump onto a transformer at my house. Big flash and bang, squirrel falling into the low bushes at the base. Saw breakers open and house went dead. Called it in. They INSISTED I check my main circuit breaker first, before taking the report. Went back...

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Many I've seen have hydraulic wheels. This looks like it folds and has wheels for road travel. Have you checked with Sweco to see if they have a wheel kit? Bruce

KB-50J data: https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/boeing-kb-50j/ https://www.theaviationzone.com/boeing-kb-50/ From other sites: ----------- In 1957, jet engines were added to boost the aircraft to safer speeds while refueling faster jet aircraft. Those that received jet engines were dubbed...

Here is a KB-50 fueling a mixed group. The B-50 has the large scoops under the engines, which look a little farther forward, but not sure about that without checking. This is a KB-50J, with two additional jet engines. Bruce

I was outside about when it would have gone over. Maybe not within hearing, but maybe visual. I've seen hundreds, probably. Used to spend summers in the late 1940's under the flight pattern for March Field. My uncle taught me how to distinguish B-29's from B-50's. Bruce

I would like to see a modernized E-7/9 B-unit to be the locomotive traveling with it so as to not break up the lines of the passenger cars. Bruce

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Why not put dynamic grids on the tender, fed by the drivers turning that big electric motor in the cab? :) ------------------------ https://www.facebook.com/HistoricSteamGiants/videos/brakes-bearings-and-big-boys/927265758021595/?_rdr...

Not much help, but maybe the picture is useful. https://www.peckamodel.cz/en/traxxas-stavitelne-konektory-tahel-2 Bruce

Bagpipes are a weapon of war. All hikers should be playing one for protection. https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/bagpipes-used-to-be-classified-as-weapons-of-war/ Bruce

Just pop open your tiger umbrella and charge! Bruce

and steering pump pressure, I believe. Bruce

Some trucks are tools, other trucks are ornaments. Bruce

Should be >5000V. Bruce

12,000 lb. 80 ft. x 3/8 in. Synthetic Winch Rope $130 https://www.harborfreight.com/12000-lb-80-ft-x-38-in-synthetic-winch-rope-56412.html Bruce

Video with location: https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/east-coast-breakfast/woah-man-captured-flying-back-truck-n2/ South Africa Bruce

https://www.amazon.com/Socket-Screws-Countersunk-Bolts-Threaded/dp/B0BFD54WBJ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=BJJVV3XTVMZS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.d8zwMCb7-CZpn-HGsAmHYZGQhK2FvXBdyLHZNXATDycaIXxdihpHSeOmNFDoT5ZHzNCLU2UEMSGDx6XtzDoO2-bJdink2NCJRWMA2fVEZ32guB-Al5eQMk7Tib7QK8lc-jVtBzuqcVgs1nCT9C9_keOqs4nCfXv4oGwHYr04dbT4_...

If these aren't large enough for your bolt size, one of them may work to get a centered pilot hole. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=self+centering+drill+bit Bruce

Paint the livestock panels black or dark green, then you will feel less enclosed. Bruce

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DIY attempt at a rotary harrow? https://www.kingkutter.com.au/product/rotary-harrow/ https://www.advantec.com.au/harrows-rotary/ Portable/temporary pole (light or power) base, to be staked to the ground? Merry-go-round base? Bruce

Back in the 60's in the Army, there were two versions of 6x6 truck chassis. IIRC, one had dual 9x20 tires and the other had single 11x20 tires. I was told the singles were for better off-road performance. Bruce

In sand, it isn't so much the duals themselves, but the HEAVY truck they are attached to. Bruce

This, if I had it. Bruce

If they don't, just speak slower and louder. Bruce

"Separated by a common language." Bruce

Train hits Army tank on trailer. https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c93p35wd00eo There are many videos of similar situations, with a low trailer stuck on raised tracks, I would think drivers would be more aware. How many more were not photographed? Bruce

The comic: https://grogcomics.com/my-dog-walter/ Bruce