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One of my favorite train guys, a modeler and a working engineer.

When I had water in fuel lines, at the end I did a lot of bleeding at the handiest injector so a lot of cranking. Being darn sure all water was removed would have been easier if I'd had the GPs out. It'd spin faster and be easier on the starter. And we know if there's water anywhere in the...

I mentioned condensation in fuel lines in a previous post. My BTDT with TCs is that there is a spill cup with a drain hose around the filler and under the hood. Tree duff can clog the drain and rain water will fill the cup above the rim of the cap. This will by thermal expansion of air/vapor...

Separate the GP wire from the plugs (they're good) and turn the ign key to activate them. If they're getting power at all you can skip an electrical load test. A 'dry' compression test (sat for a while) is expected to read low. Rings may be coked and stuck, so the long soak might help to free...

Size looks about right for ~10 ac. Plenty of neighbors but across the road. btw If the orange line were a natural drain I wouldn't want to be them. Clearing for a house and barn could be a J O B. Better come cheap per acre. Be careful when imagining good hunting w/o crops or food plots, and...

Boolots by any other name, but I often call 'em pills. Oops.

And then one's own has to consider their age, resources, retirement plans, etc.

After sitting a while, set the the throttle 1/3-1/2 way up & cycle the GPs 2-3 times before cranking. (I do it regularly on two also 20+ YO Shibauras. lol) A continuity test of each GP separately can tell you if they're working or not & $10 volt/ohm meter set to 25 or 50 ohm scale will get you...

Lower weight/loading per axle and enough electric motor power from two axle motors per truck. Has been common on diesel passenger locos since way back, often to increase route availability on older lines.

Too busy trapping & napping. Maybe I should just sell more guns. :oops:

With apologies to wander OT I just want to share this for any that are into Shays, Heislers, or Climaxes because this guy's reviews always include some footage of the item in action on his line/layout. Now, back to the usual good stuff.

I bought 200s in .243 & .223, put Timney triggers in them, and haven't shot either one. One has the factory camo stock and the other got a Hogue with camo pattern. That I don't remember which is which hints at how much bench time I don't get, but then I trap more critters than I'll ever shoot.

.22 Mag is accepted to be as much hit or miss as to a gun's ammo preference as many of our CFs tend to be, really our .22 LRs too if you think about it. I'll pass quickly on ammo that doesn't shoot well, but also lap bolts and de-burr or smooth feed ramps and mags. Round files and stones/hones...

I bet the one that opened up the group was the fouling shot & you maybe didn't notice the order as they hit the target. ;) In general, our .22 Mags must be treated like our CFs, pre-cleaned before the first shot, a little break-in, and monitoring copper in the bore thence. (you knew that) We're...

Not to steer to (CF) rifles, but I'm thrilled with my .25-45 SRC upper (~= .250 Sav) but expect to reload more for it than to keep shooting factories. 6.5 Grendel is another I may want to regulate & perhaps the .30 AR as well. btw All have rifle-length gas porting, 18" or 20" barrels, and any...

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I have a Savage 93 smooth-bore .22 LR rifle and a 6 1/2" Rough rider. The rifle will pattern Federal or Winchester ~24" at 30 feet with say avg 1" pellet spread. The HG will pattern similar at say 12 feet and is nearing the limit of stopping power. The #12 shot is .053"/.025gn & IMO doesn't...

5G?

My single and double barreled .50s load from the front and have external hammers.

Side note: Michigan sprays CaCl on dirt roads to keep dust down, while winter salt gets the blame. CaCl will attract moisture at > 20% humidity, AKA all year long here. In specific containers it's used in boats and basements as a dehumidifier, BTDT, and in summer warm temps exacerbate rust...

So, I'm not the only one. (whew) Anyway, I like trains.

When TBN is your facebook away from facebook. I check my facebook twice a year, my email twice a week, and TBN twice a day. It's always more of the same scatter and fluff.

I looked up the member's thread about his TYM. The nightmare should happen to exactly no one! (not for the timid) Problems with my tym tractor

Do Harleys have to be like tractors, where only 'new' will do?? (emissions, electronics, complication) OMG, consider all the awesome classics of all brands mentioned(!) and/or pictured in this thread. Should non-current early-millennial H-Ds be denied appreciation? (confessed AMF-era super-fan)...

Saddle tanker? 'Fireless'? There is no distinct firebox and what seems to be the smokebox really looks small and 'boxy' to me, as in not drafting a boiler as we might expect out of familiarity. (Nothing so specific in the links.) Note that lacking a fuel tender and with the cylindrical outer...

I'm in touch with ajt123 by PM and will gladly help anyone with wiring up a new switch. There will likely be terminals not used and the older Kohler Command (vs Courage) is simpler to hook up. These and older Honda (GX620) are Ground to Stop vs now-common ground to run. No prob as a relay can...

Camaro, Nova, and RWD Corvette drivers should remember/note that besides from windows the most road noise heard inside is from the rear tires and comes in through the wheel houses. I'd put Dynamat there if nowhere else.

Owner-operators have exhaust options just like we bike riders. Jake brakes are at their worst where/when they like to be heard, y'know so we'll know they're coming. If your exhaust is generally louder than most your jake will be too. But don't take my word for it, ask a trucker like I did...

I call those radios 'boom thumpers' when in a 'tight' vehicle and 'window buzzers' when the setup likely cost more than the car & you hear the trim bits rattling. What's odd is that you hear the thump coming at you and it fades quickly as it passes. Bikes sound louder going away and you might...

Zinc has a very high surface tension and the slightest amount of it in the lead pot won't allow molds to fill out tidily. We've had zinc airgun pellets for some time. (light & fast but they ricochet much) Forming zinc bullets won't be easy with casting unlikely w/o MIM. Swaging is out as zinc...

I don't use my drill press much. The mills have bigger tables and positioning/clamping is far more secure. Locating (hole patterns,etc) is far simpler to set up and more precise. Drill presses and round column benchtop mills are limited by spindle travel and X-Y position is not maintained...

The TiN coating is to remain on the flutes to reduce friction as the chip rolls off them. What's ground away when sharpening is the heel which never contacts the workpiece if the tool is properly sharpened. (proper relief. Props to 5030 for mentioning it.) In industry we may push the grind...

Glypho will work best in early Fall when leaves give their last energy to the tuber to prepare it for Winter. Any other time of the year the tuber is mostly feeding the greenery and glypho isn't transferred as effectively underground as with most weeds ... which are typically sprayed early in...

IMO, compared to going into orbit, flying to Disney World for a weekend, or skydiving I suggest that any train ride is cheap and low-risk enjoyment for the bucks. (My para-sail ride in Cabo was too short, but still worth it) Anyway, I can afford the bar car but still want a window seat...

Snowmobile or jet-ski parts? Go Kart or Moped? ;)

Five minutes of coal hoppers loading/unloading in HO scale. Cars begin loading at 1:15. At 3:00 they begin to unload. (Note fishing swivels used to connect a three car consist on the layout vs Kadee or NMRA couplers.)

We all know UP#844 as a big Northern type (4-8-4) loco but the class comes in other sizes and some are, well a bit heavier. This is bigger iron, and by a few er' tons.

And a Trunk Monkey

Contempt for young Jeep (brand) drivers with a phone in one hand and high beams on.

Slash, I just had to add this:

Valuable? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mine_(Michigan)

The engine we've seen by far the most on screens, movie and TV:

I bet if you lived farther enough North your glove box would be filled with extra fast food napkins just for blowing your nose. 🤣 Meanwhile, mullein (a fuzzy weed AKA 'Indian TP') is underrated as an organic sub that's undrrated. You'll never know until it saves your six, say on a long hunt/stalk.

Half a dozen-bundle of Jersey gloves, two large golf umbrellas, HD jumper cables, the cheapest wrench set I've ever bought and still in the shrink pack, but most importantly: A baseball and two good gloves because ya never know who you'll run into when, where, or whether good or bad happens...

There use to be an 'unsubscribe' button so that threads one posted on would no longer show up on the 'my home' page with every new post on it.

IIRC once the steering arm was removed the lower housing & hub dropped (wiggled) down with only the vertical shaft splines needing realigned to reassemble with new seals. For me it was easier to leave the upper housing attached, if only to anchor it vs loose on the bench. Please keep us up on...

698780 PM me for pages (PDFs tomorrow morning) from this if you don't have it. (yet 😊) #17 should nest in #19 and if it needed to rotate it'd have a bearing for that. #14 should nest in #15 to manage thrust load on it. #19 would handle radial load/alignment. a snug fit could reduce/eliminate...

A 'surface pump' can draw from any depth if the source/water-table is less than ~33 ft (1 atmosphere) from the pump and the point isn't overdrawn. Otherwise the pump will cavitate and/or no longer draw. Basic fluid dynamics. I have a 'point' around 45' deep and a shallow well pump. Shallow...

Did someone say 'Little Joe'? This is not to scale nor is the livery appropriate, and it runs on B-B trucks vs the std 2-D+D-2 makeup, but it works on both my inner and outer lines. (Lionel O-27 & 0-31)

IIRC RZT50's forward adjustment stop is on the right lever near the pivot and easy to spot. Look for a bolt with a locknut and back it out accordingly to let the left motor keep up. btw, my RZT50 was a '06 and I passed it on in fine shape after a decade of mowing 1 1/2+ ac. My nieghbor mows 1/2...

I've bent draft arms when backing up with the box blade and just kissing a tree with the side of it. Took the arms off and straightened 'em cold with a 20T HFT press which was more than enough. Did this with my old NH 1520 and current T 1520 at least once each, and no further problems.

Looks plain like a Beretta Cheetah, early model 84 and a nice .380 to have. Contour of the slide and distinctive TG shape stick out there.

Tell us more about the lathe you're familiar with. Make, swing, chuck(s) length between centers, hp, speeds, whatever. It'll help us somehow, I'm sure. IMO you could be good to go in the $2-5k range and hopefully including tooling, which can be half of it. Opportunities exist and the more you...

My neighbor has been heating with wood for almost two decades and always seasons what he's bought for the wood burner. He's quite the expert after all these years, and this is how it's done. "The more you know."

Yes, Sir. Just another source I'm aware of. Good stuff to have.

My view is that you only pay for standardization at most once per gun worth keeping. btw, Lacking a Grizzly rod for any caliber and a spider on either lathe's outboard spindle I wouldn't shy from having threading work done by one with more such experience. (eg: LGS 'smith they'll stand by)...

20g Super Colibri .22 at ~500fps and 3-4" groups at 10 yard. 11 ft/lb ME and IMO so-so at sling-shot distance. 14.3g Crosman Premier .22 at ~800fps and 1.5" groups at 60yd. 20 ft/lb ME and minute of starling to >40 yd. "To each his own." :)

If only there was something more discreet than say a shotgun or an AR to manage feeder raiders with ...:sneaky:

Compare shoulder length of fired and un-fired cases. Reloads or factories? Chamber may be reamed to SAAMI max length and ammo sized to min. Primers look to be crimped. FMJ ammo? NATO 'spec' ammo that doesn't pass batch testing is often sold in civilian 20rd boxes, 60s, 100s, 200s, etc. If...

My idea of a full dress bike. Note brakes and fenders on both wheels. Nothing but OEM exhaust for me too. (Want to be able to hear incoming rounds when I'm up on two 😁) Still no rifle scabbard, but I'm working on it. btw, I wear earplugs when riding OR shooting, including .22 LR. Neighbors...

Cloth for a hat vs a brain bucket, tattooed arms, eye-level handgrips, exhaust tips only as far back as the transmission ... Let 'em know who ya are without firing a shot, and gas is cheaper than ammo & Tannerite. It's kind of a Michigan thing if you're not from around here. :coffee:

Ask a Michigan biker with a headband instead of a helmet. ("Ape-hanger handlebars sold separately.") :ROFLMAO: So a muzzle brake vs a moderator? .. ;) (Sorry to sidetrack!) I'm with Sandman on the .22 pellet guns and for the same reasons. btw, IMO hunting (yard work, etc) is the other half...

The resale store around the corner was a Suzuki dealer and LGS in the '70s and '80s. They had an indoor range in the basement but I wasn't into shooting when they were still open. I imagine it was only a lane or two but have no idea.

Or something like it? The kit this thread is about has been in my barn in a shipping box since Feb, '21. The pic I posted above is what the installation looks like, not the kit. btw, Welcome to TBN!

That's me too. I put 18k mi on my '84 k2500 in 14 years from '85 to '99. Sold my (bought new) '99 K2500 in '17 with 38k on the odo. Bought my 2012 Silverado HD five years ago and have put gas in it three times. btw, IDK that any 2500s have had 6.0 with AFM. One can look up the RPO for the...

And the number of guns that have fallen out of boats since then is anyone's guess. :unsure: btw, I've been lucky to recover my shiny .22LR revolver in shallow water when trapping out back from the canoe and tipped it trying to beach. (Doh! lol) It doesn't go that well for everyone.

HAIRY LEAVES! As was mentioned a page or so ago no spray will work as well on them without a surfactant. Any herbicide recommended will do better with it. Spraying various crab-grasses should be a first lesson, and btw I only buy glypho 'with'. Drexel Haf-Pynt is my favorite at 1 oz/gal in the...

I hope neither of you fine lads ever discovers a marmot or nest under a hood, or gopher either. I leave my trucks' hoods up but that won't keep mice out of the cab. btw, don't leave paperwork, receipts, OM's etc for your farm truck IN it. DAMHIK

Honda sells a pepper-embedded tape for wrapping wiring/harnesses. (not cheap) Some plastics (wire insul, etc) are made with soybean oil and many critters will chew it like food. (cats, etc) Rodents will gnaw anyway to keep their teeth from growing overlapped. I've said before, I have my best...

I bet we went over that a few pages back and I'd forgotten. (Doh!) ... or you would have used 'em by now. Snares? Here in MI we're required to include not just deer stops but cattle stops to prevent non-target foot entanglement. Coyotes si, foxes no for that requirement. (size) But that's on...

I found some conibear 160s with single vs double springs, as good for muskrats and groundhogs. A bit easier to set and as always just laid over/across any marmot hole. Stake 'em down (the chain) so nothing takes the trap too if/when when stealing your catch. (trapping SOP) NO bait, just lay a...

Don't have an adjustable gas block to tweak cycling? There may be other options out there. https://www.srcarms.com/bolt-carrier-groups/SAGRS-adjustable-gas-key-XPB-BCG-in-DLC

They seem to be short on lane markings, signs & signals, and speed limits. That said, they also seem to have wide urban/semi-urban roads and wonderfully smooth pavement everywhere. btw, if I had to drive in Russian or even urban traffic I'd have hooked up my dash-cam by now.

Re: Being near a semi when a tire blows.

Sorry to suggest. We cast from traditional molds at 18-22 Brinell and have favorite lube. Apologies for merely testing vs inventing. So easy anyone can cast zinc/alloys? And a lot of folks do? IMO it depends on your molds and your goals. Just to prove ya can do it? btw, Bruce, did you have...

Beware of zinc wheel-weights. Any zinc in the pot will raise the surface tension of the pour and bullert molds won't fill out properly. I mention this because the ingots shown above look like they include zinc because of the surface look. Scrap the batch if so. Real lead may indent with a...

Just ran across this among my YT railroad wanderings, several subs, and daily noties. There's a longer version too for a few bucks. (support railroad preservation!) Just want to share.

I don't drive the speed limit on freeways and won't. Packs of folks in a hurry have no trouble going around me or the semis who like me drive <70 mph.

Never pace a semi bumper to bumper. Even with their fender mirrors you risk being in a blind spot when hovering alongside the cab and below line of sight. You may then not see their blinker and can be run off the road when they change lanes or dodge a lane-weaver in a sporty car, chit box, or...

Caliber doesn't matter to check out this tidbit. The Company makes some really good stuff if not something everyone...

Because someone asked, this is what the kit should include if complete and why I bought it as a possible backup. I still haven't opened the box but expect to before accepting offers. Gotta be sure what's really in there. 6+ metal tubes, valve, shroud, brackets, and the four remote connections...

Guys please note that what the OP has done is working. IMO owning/buying a 35-40 hp tractor to use barely 25hp for much of our seat time is a common cause for frequent regens. Work it as it's designed to be or don't buy more hp than you need/use. btw, BTDT but coping. ;)

"Funny you should ask." :) I bought the 'kit' but haven't opened the box it was shipped to me in. Can't verify all the bits are there or that a few nicks or scratches haven't resulted from changing ownership without being inventoried. But yeah, 'available' suits its current status. Price may...

It's always been easier for me to switch a few pins. Easy for me to say now that my remaining stuff all Cat-1 (3 CUTs) so it depends on which implements are used on which tractor(s). That or I'm just tired and I apologize ... o_O

Thanks, that'll get me there. 👍 (Hours of searching with 'adapter', 'bulkhead' or 'through-hole' and such as those never turned up anywhere I looked. Or I can blame eye-strain :unsure: ) Two brackets to finish and I'll be able to measure for and order my hoses. Pretty much duplicating the...

I'm looking for bulkhead mount 5675 QDs and can't find them in 3/8" for another 3rd function install. Parker, Eaton, Summit, and others don't seem to list individual parts and only Summit lists a package, but in 1/2" only. This is what I'm going for with either 3/8" or 1/2" JIC for the hoses but...

Powereng, please share some nomenclature on your 'harvesting' device, model, caliber, optic, etc. Asking for a friend. ;)

This thread has been reported for pornographic content. :LOL:

IIRC the normal price of a loaf of bread, a pack of cigs, or a gallon of gas is/was between 18 and 22 cents. What's up with that? btw, I used to buy cartons of 'dirty reds' or Winstons for ~$2.20. :unsure: btw, who else can't/won't drive because of the price of gas or diesel fuel? Asking for a...

Primers at the going rate, but quantity and variety in stock. (for now) https://www.outdoorlimited.com/accessories/reloading/primers/?cid=884&search_text=&per_row=20&sortBy=8&mode=list&_kx=q_ucyZLZTQXrZzN2D_vsmp6-T85TGxCxfHHYahBYvffOHMhgaMMQOVAiXIEcOvZT.SyZBkg

Apologies to Mark for how this thread has gone from tactical to political.

Maybe he went back to the original facebook. :unsure:

This is the longest tactical class I've ever sat through without anyone having turned in a lab report or showed their homework. American Hunter came today. Five incidences of HD/PD reported therein and how many here in >10k posts? Asking for friend. Anyway, I'm all for getting back to what's...

Self-driving trucks that run on cornohol, a circle back move to suit the times. :LOL:

Both. :sneaky:

Forty-some of 414 pages for the electrical. Both the display unit and IP have 5a fuses in the box under the hood. Fuel stop solenoid may be defective, but that shouldn't prevent the IP from lighting up. Complete wiring diagram is on two pages so it's tough to trace when shrunk to fit one and...

Welcome to the forum. Symptoms suggest early on there may be a grounding problem to the cluster if nowhere else. Subscribed to see what we can find out. .... that said: *searches online* OK, I just bot a complete WSM for our Mechrons. It's quite thorough and there's a lot there in color...

Yes, go for a hardened pin, not what's commonly used. :unsure: Ask people who 'would' not those who have. Don't seek info anywhere but here. Next year you can ask how to re-bush the pin holes. Guess you didn't check out stress proof or find out how common it is for this use and why. It's...

Use 'stress proof' steel bar to make pins as many do and plan to attach a TM-style locating tab mechanically because while it's 'free-machining' steel and easy to work with it doesn't weld for crap because of the alloy. Surface finish/hardness, size, and dimension are ideal and being softer...

Did you get a 'deal' on it because it's Cat-0? Pins look skinny for Cat-1, too.

If your stick is linked by cables it's possible that's where the issue is vs the valve itself. Can you disconnect cables easily at either end to see if one is hanging up? If the valve is exposed to weather, muc, etc there could be something on the outside to check vs having to disassemble the valve.

Anybody ever see the Allegheny at/in the Henry Ford museum? It's still there. (2-6-6-6, Lima) Pics at the top of the page here: https://www.thehenryford.org/artifact/9628/#slide=gs-413533

Since TBN is the new facebook? It's too big to cancel. :LOL: (thank the FANG guys)

What good is a plumb bob if in local gravity vertical isn't what's indicated? (My two point down, not up) So if the World isn't spinning does that make it flat? If it is and the North Pole is an axis why aren't we flung South? If it's not, is it the center of Earth? (longitude checks out?)...

CalG, agree 100%. Regardless of imagination it's all about perspective. Ain't it great when you have both? :coffee:

I won't gamble on my dealer's 'back room guy' since the former one (awesome fellow) has since earned his position (seniority, experience, knowledge) and is now the 'parts counter guy' since Ron retired. Can only guess who replaced him. lol I'm a DIY guy who hopes to die with a wrench in hand...

AKA 'Pistol Shrimp'. Like a breaching whale, electric eel, or Glenn Quagmire, .. 'subduing' your prey is key to 'harvesting' it. 😁 Younger maternal 'Grampa' was born in '95, became a printer by '15 and in the '60s we'd see dealer brochures of Ford's upcoming models as early as June of the...

I suggest that while .300 BO or Whisper are capable deer or hog calibers that's to 100 yd or so with up to 150g vs the .350s 200yd ballistic parallel to .35 Rem with 150-180g pills. 9mm bullets from 125g-150g may make for suitable plinking loads (H110/W296) and may be more affordable than...

Thing about the illustration of perspective is that it leaves out how much longer the line of trees would be with high powered optics. There will still be a vanishing point somewhere there farther away, likely far enough beyond to see only tops of the trees. Yes, when you're out of sight of...

I watched a guy shoot Florida iguanas using something like this. https://www.amazon.com/SOLOMARK-Smartphone-Telescopic-Adjuster-Diameter/dp/B07MVVPZMC/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B07MVVPZMC&psc=1

We know that wind is created by the irregular movement of surface air caused by the wavering and/or oscillation of trees. Obviously upper air currents are caused by hot air balloons, birds, camera drones, and airplanes. Anyway, tho was the guy who enlightened us that too many windmills would...

I still don't. If aliens have been here for so long and are somehow benevolent (even Ukrainian intervention?) how do we explain ****** or Stalin, Putin or Kim Jong-il? Trad, I insist that the God of Abraham was paraphrased, not recorded. Suppose many Bible descriptions were related/recorded...

IMO worth seeing reviews elsewhere too. https://www.amazon.com/Primary-Arms-Silver-Illuminated-Reticle/dp/B06XD6G7K1/ref=nav_signin?crid=3B7RC68AQ1J61&keywords=primary+arms+1-6x+scope&qid=1648171601&s=sporting-goods&sprefix=primary+arms%2Csporting%2C297&sr=1-4&returnFromLogin=1&

Pretty much everything within Earth's gravitational field retains its rotational momentum as it leaves the ground, just like the surface it leaves. Do we measure the speed of a tree in the yard or our wash hanging on the line, a bird in flight or a fishing lure cast from shore? Not much to...

There's 'heavy' air down here on the surface that's roughly 78% N2 and 21% O2. It's much different than the 'light' air higher up and inside the dome which is only 78% N2 and 21% O2. It's kind of like heavy water at the bottom of the oceans and light water on the surface even though both are...

How are you so sure there's a physical barrier? (go ahead, answer with a question about something else vs ever any answer that makes sense) Easy if using the same radio waves as your cel phone. You know that fake thing like the internet that we use to communicate without wired connections...

My Rise trigger was ~$120. It works better without adjustment than any AR trigger that I've polished or changed springs in. It sure was less work. As for tweaking Mil-spec parts if you adjust all the creep out the safety won't work, so check both if you go that way. Adjusted for safety function...

From the article linked above: "People who believe that Earth is flat aren't coming to that conclusion from the same types of observations. Instead, they believe that we are being misled and lied to, that scientists want you to believe that Earth is round, despite its flatness. So the question...

The 'whataboutism' is strong here. Evidence rejected. Evidence rejected. Irrelevant to the shape of the Earth. Nothing to prove. You do seem to have an acute sense of the obvious. How does water not spill off the edges of the Earth? Ice wall or dome? (go ahead, change the subject or demand what...

I just did. Nice dodge. Your quick response says you didn't view the videos I posted above. That's how flat Earth theory works. Ignore viewpoints that don't fit one's perception. Proof that's denied doesn't prove much. Everyone has to believe in something. Bigfoot, unicorns, ghosts, chupacabra...

Explain to me how the atmosphere is contained. Ice dome as well as ice wall? Is there no vacuum in space, or is there atmosphere instead no matter how far one travels from earth. Your presumption of "next to" might be overthought. How can Northern, snowy weather be 'next to' the blazing heat of...

So, what can you hunt there? While seeking opportunities I read that Oregon's feral swine population is estimated to be ~5,000 and 'distribution' nine of 36 counties. "Hogs are a recent invader in Oregon. On private property there is no licensing requirements but a basic hunting license is...

Earth had dinosaurs for hundreds of millions of years. We came along after they were gone for 60-some million. Who's to say that habitable conditions always produce such as we humans just automatically? Why should life on another planet have to evolve as we did?

I'd have the dealer check the injection/pump timing. It may not be advanced/advancing enough. Short operating sessions (I do that a lot) or a stuck thermostat (I've had two stuck open) may lead to wet-stacking in an older machine and frequent regens in a DPF one. Any of these can lead to a...

One should have to go over the ice wall of oceanic containment and/or through the dome that keeps our atmosphere here and separated from the vacuum of space. Without gravity there would be nowhere to fall & they would just float. I'm confused by the movie where characters are on a flat rock so...

"It is certainly a realm of a religion where absolute faith is required" to deny scientific discovery and/or things that can't be viewed with the naked eye. Walking on water, raising the dead, turning water into wine, and fitting two of each and every creature on a ship where they'll get along...

"If it works, .. it works." (y) Subscribed to learn more.

gsg, From Speer #14, for 125/130g and likely ok with other typical 'cup and core' pills of the same weight and with CCI 200s: IMR 4198 29g max, start at 25g and work up. Min velocity 1969, max 2185 in 22" barrel. MEs from 1075 to 1320 accordingly. Expect BCs to be just shy of .200, but IMO...

More than one video out there. ;) I don't hear organ on the album cut. Good excuse to 'play it again'. (the CD) It's been a few weeks and my housework is caught up, so I'll be working outside in the balmy 40s F while searching for Alien landing sites after another 'cuppa'. Cheers! :coffee: (as...

A 'small' Sun like ours? How small? Moving on what path? Asking for a friend who can't read books, the Koran, the Bible, etc, and doesn't trust broadcast media, so pretty much lives in the dark. Anyone can look at a 'flat' map and conclude that Siberia and Alaska are nowhere near each other. Is...

Yes, keyboard on Do What You Like, guitar on Can't Find My Way Home. Just another noteworthy song on the album. In this video of them playing the latter the duet with Eric is much less uh, 'extravagant'. Meanwhile, Derek and his slide work on stage here aren't exactly featured, or IMO needed for...

Never knew Winwood could play guitar like he did in that until then. I also like Sea of Joy & play the CD often when doing housework. ("Dooo what you liiiIKE ...") We waited for so long for a Blind Faith II that Clapton also made sure wouldn't happen. btw, & OT but did anyone else pick up the...

We all know that volcanic eruptions occur when sinners in Hades aren't shoveling fuel to the fires in unison or neglect to keep burner orifices clean enough for them to stay evenly lit. They're working pretty far down there but we don't know how many have fallen out the bottom of the planet to...

s2s, Exactly. "YMMV" I wear my shirts tucked in. No holster works for me for CC. I've never snagged a striker when coming out of a pocket, never pull out except when practicing, and don't carry when I go to Flint. I carry open only for yard work, .22 LR DA revo or Super-Comanche single-shot...

Just when I thought the guys would get my Glock safety joke two didn't and quoted me. (I thought you knew me :oops:) A third one called me to call me out on that. :LOL: Anyway, I was commenting on the 'need' for a manual safety. Glocks and revos prove that not all of us do. btw, I sold the BHP...

Do Glocks have an ambidextrous safety or just on the left side of the grip frame? Thinking about trying one but I want to be sure. They're OK guns aren't they? :sneaky:

My SGE ZTR says 28 hp at 3600 rpm, while my Case/IH diesel CUT says 26hp at 2850 rpm. The difference is the torque developed in the calculation It's one reason why we have diesel vs gas tractors, so I agree with a guy who has used both for similar tasks. :coffee:

Companies decide where goods are sourced. We don't. They're in the biz to make money. We want quality products that are competitively priced. They set both standards and either back their warranties and reputations or they don't. We choose our brands, have our favorites, and expect to get what...

I use Lee's Ram Prime in a Challenger press. With an RCBS trigger-pull scale on the handle I can compare seating pressure on LC brass with pockets chamfered to remove crimps. Tight SR pockets take nearly 8 lbs of pull on the handle to seat. Some batches of once-fired or factory re-loaded...

The deeper we dig the warmer the conditions are. We hear that diamond miners working thousands of feet deep labor in very warm conditions. I'd like to know if the heating mechanism that warms us from below is propane, CNG, charcoal, or pellet fired. Stoked by sinners or automatic with feed...

Earth hasn't always been 'like this'. We've progressed during a period of a few million years of conditions that we can only hope will remain constant. Mass extinctions have occurred when temperature & oxygen levels weren't. For this reason I consider life on other planets might be discovered...

We hear recently that such is likely on Proxima Centauri b. IMO a planet doesn't require comparison to our own, 'ages' etc if things might more stable for longer periods of time (hundreds of millions of years of dinosaurs) with or without random mass extinctions and/or perhaps having more time...

I'm not here to be 'easy'. :giggle: If you could read the many comments I delete vs post (19/20 or so) you might be no less confused. Writing is cathartic for me but IMO my opinions are hardly worthy of attention much less recognition, or are a window into who I am. (this response reduced by...

Trad, you're not attacking my belief system just disagreeing with it, as I am with yours. Apologies if this thread about scientific (if religious) possibilities may not hold your interest, though you'd be missed, especially during a long wait to see proof of aliens much less predict what they...

When changing primers from a recipe safe practice demands that we always do a new workup with them. Reloading 101. You knew that but not everyone loads/reloads their ammo, yet anyway. ;)

What a fine example you are of that. IMO, you're just looking for a captive audience at the expense of staying on topic. I appreciate that we're that audience, saving others from your opinion, unless you hijack other threads with it as if relevant. Do keep us laughing, ok? btw, you seem to be...

Back in our college days ('60s) we helped Mike S remove the pone-piece rubber floor-mat from his '55 Chevy pickup so he could deal with the rust beneath it. Bob didn't have a garage so we folded it and tucked it under the house's overhang to be out of the way when mowing the lawn. The next...

And your religion is questioned and tested every Sunday? Yet you offer no proof, only deny what others have questioned or tested. Of course we've been indoctrinated into believing that manned flight is possible in spite of it not being mentioned in the Bible. And you talk of cults. :ROFLMAO...

My HSTs all whine noticeably louder in 4WD & I tend to engage it only when needed. Can't rule out gear noise too as when engaged front and rear wheels are literally fighting each other because of the way fronts are 'geared' to go a tad 'faster'. I've had 'gear' vs HST tractors (JD) and there is...

The name calling gets old guys. Change happens. Run for office or live with it. Excuses are no excuse. The only thing we have to fear is not picking a winning lottery number. All the rest is petty whining IMO. Not everyone's opinion is welcome or needs to be hinted at in every other thread. As...

Fixed that for ya and forgive me for assuming you know right from left from center. If I launch into Saginaw Bay at Linwood on the West shore I can see The Charity Islands but not the Eastern shore. If I launch at Bay Port or Caseville on the Eastern shore I can see the islands but not the West...

We've been in one for several pages. btw, What's more 'tangible' than a 2,000 year old book written in a language that didn't exist? Radio and TV aren't mentioned in one that comes to mind so they appear to be hoaxes, and yet here we are courtesy of radio waves that must also need air to push...

Changing the subject again ... btw, I heard that head protection gear for amateur boxers is no longer used. By statistical analysis it was concluded that they protect the ears but do not prevent brain trauma from impacts on a 'larger target'. If you have such equipment, wear it with pride and...

To say that rockets need something to 'push against' is to ignore that the pressure inside a rocket motor pushes everywhere but where the exhaust comes out. Propulsion is derived because expanding gases don't go out both ends. 8th grade science class. Nobody ever said that our atmosphere and...

Moss, IMO as a comparison 10:1 is a ratio & hardly a par. But could it could explain the moon's ~monthly orbit being similarly compared to a stationary one of 24 hrs, and vet my inference that there's much difference in rate or distance after all? Asking for the geezled Earthling whose account...

Perhaps that's why it's slowly & steadily 'escaping' its orbit around us and IMO we're far from disagreeing on anything .. so far. :giggle: btw, if neither optical (see celestial navigation) or laser methods were/are precise on the distance they each will still give comparative measurements...

As for satellites falling to Earth when coming out of orbit vs the moon going away we have to acknowledge the many magnitudes greater the Moon is from our planet. Satellites orbit dozens of miles from us while the Moon is many thousands away. Our gravity and friction of whatever aura or aurora...

BX, what I meant by' decaying', (bad choice of words?) as in we'd lose the tides as the Moon drifts away without a tractor beam to compensate. Anyway not the same as a space junk 'decaying' orbit and not forever revolving around our Earth like the Sun, the stars, and our perception of all...

"One man's belief system is another's denial system."

I was told in HS and at uni (if still accurate) that our Moon's orbit is decaying by roughly 1 foot per 100 years. At some point our descendants may want to 'keep' it where it is ... or not. Suppose they can harness fusion reaction, perhaps an avenue to longevity without depleting our legacy...

Nah, a troll would try to take over a thread and make it about him, her, or whatever gender aliens are.

Film star Cary Grant is said to have kept his sanity by 'therapeutic' use of LSD. (vs 'shrooms, edibles, etc) Many cultures have availed similar substances to clear the mind and/or to focus on higher thoughts. Methane in the grotto at Delphi, smoking opium, whirling dervishes huffing hashish...

When someone refutes another's assertions and the subject gets changed. The circular dodge. IMO it takes a bit more to refute science as a whole than "I don't believe it." I didn't refute the ark, only asked how many species and ethnicities were on it. (crickets) I didn't refute that the...

Thanks. I just got some sticky tape. If I can find a better position I might try to weld it in place. Maybe hot glue or something. :sneaky:

This. ^^ We who got in stay in. Buuuut their are newer and similar AT&T wi-fi plans for a few more bucks that do offer something to those without fiber or cable access but decent cel coverage. btw, expect better rates than Verizon as usual. (VZW stockholder, AT&T customer 😁)

.. "Street gangs using bicycles to loot farms from former rail routes through backyards"... (chain-down your smoker) Maybe they're not as noisy as the dog walkers with their ear-pods and recumbent two-wheel pedalers with their water bottles. And who doesn't miss the 3:15 PM NB and 1:25 AM SB...

I'm ok with train-hopping hoboes and ghost trains going through the back forty on rickety rails on moonlit nights. It's those bicyclists and dog walkers that I don't trust, invading the countryside with their helmets, leashes, and cel phones in broad daylight. How can change be for the good of...

My Mobley has yet to test at >6 Mbps down or >2 Mbps up. The local cell tower is two miles away and I can just see the top of it from the window the Mobly hangs in when I'm not on the road with it. "mjdfhegej ... (ptooey) ... I'm keeping my bait warm, what more does it take to be faster than I...

That civilizations have risen and fallen is hardly news so I'm missing CalG's point about the video in post #151. That so much might have happened in the last six thousand years confuses me, as does that the only survivors were all on the ark. Noah could have been the original diversity guy to...

Who would imagine that a mere rock hitting the earth at thousands of miles per hour would remain intact? Nickel deposits found near meteor crater in Arizona caused some to assume ('logically') that there would be more metals and minerals at the bottom of the hole with the remains of the object...

This book can help people understand the confusion of very large numbers and how one may gain perspective on many things. https://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its-Consequences/dp/0809058405 I suggest it for people who like to read, say from more than one book. IIRC...

I'm stuck on two things. 1) That two of every specie that exists today rode in/on the same vessel for weeks with plenty of food (none eaten to extinction) and sanitary conditions onboard to do their business. 2) That all humans are descendants of Noah's immediate family of boat builders and/or...

All I know for sure is that if I haven't seen something it doesn't exist. No dinosaurs, no Bigfoot, no unicorns, no aliens, no 300,000 species of beetles (170,000 families of them) on a boat all at once. Pics or none of these ever happened. btw, I always wanted a swimming pool, preferably...

Some rather large trees were apparently uprooted during the biblical flood. Here's where one of them was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Crater We see that the moon had lots of trees before the biblical flood uprooted them too.

Airplanes that crash don't always stay in one piece. Dud bombs do but tend to make a circular crater no matter what angle they land at while remaining intact. Aliens must keep hovering without landing because because they can't maintain a 90 degree angle to a rapidly spinning object/planet to...

On a hunch I suspect they won't be used for rifle loads. :sneaky:

Dinosaurs were built from the same biological processes we are. They were around in different phases for more a hundred and fifty million years and have been gone for more than sixty million. Why do we expect any habitable planet to have human-like forms and civilizations in synchrony with us...

Same place we learned that interstellar craft are saucer-shaped. Abductees don't disagree, and bunch of guys/gals 'said' even before the internet.

My Mobley still works as OOB but service could not be slower. Both my iPhone 5S and 1st gen SE work ok so far to access this site. They must be 4G, which should be backward compatible.

'Dopes/tapes' are lubes to allow tightening tapered threads to an interference fit. They are not meant to be stand-alone sealants. My choice for NPT hydro lines is Permatex #2 non-hardening. It is fuel-proof & approved for high temps and steam fittings. Anything that leaks/weeps wasn't...

Props to OP for burying flat vs vertical and tying into existing fence. Similar works inside the fence to keep dogs and other pets from digging out of their kennels/confines as most diggers/burrowers will just dig deeper holes otherwise. It may take 1/2" hardware cloth to keep out mice, voles...

I'm roughly half Polish but my GF is 100% and Catholic. I asked her what she thought of the war and the influx of Ukrainians. She said, "John, you don't pay me to talk."

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: btw, it's exciting to be Polish.

Pump timing vs ignition timing and likely only a very few degrees. Valve events may be different for turbo versions than for NA with the same block. LD1 found out about that with his Kubota. IIRC 'The Fred' (?) didn't need that when he added one.

Do you just want the phone, or to diagnose your car/truck? That one looks like a recent iPhone 'without the button'. (Post 8) As for any website, anything 'x' dot com is as easy as TBN. Be warned that buying cheap online can get you the lowest quality. Gary bought a ball joint from Rock Auto...

What if the timing is retarded vs advanced? Either way I suspect it's where DIY could be difficult if it's necessary.

Nobody with an open mind thinks we are descended from apes, only from a common ancestor. Those who wrote the holy books lacked our understanding of time, medicine, flight by mechanical means, the internet, etc that science and technology have taught us to understand and to use. Science doesn't...

Just one thing I'm caught on now. Wouldn't the Doppler effect cause the light to double toward blue as the distance closed by 2x? Anyway, if light and or radio waves could travel any faster I wonder what's ever holding them back? If Einstein and Hawking were right it would seem that...

No time travel, just takes that long for light or radio waves to get there. If we look at something 4.3 light years away we're seeing it 4.3 years ago. It's why we're 'looking into the past' when we observe another galaxy, star, or planet because it's that far away. btw, we're taught that the...

Putting the obvious together with the evidence ... 1) We know what they look like. 2) They don't wear clothes. 3) They breathe a similar atmosphere. 4) They are familiar with and comfortable in our gravity. 5) They're our size or a bit shorter and can can walk through a doorway. 6) Their eyes...

Yes starlings came to mind as soon as I heard of the grassy nesting 'pile'. Replace a live trap over an entrance with a conibear and there will be no dispatch, no mess, and no unlawful dumping of your catch to be someone else's problem. (eg: Indiana) I use #160s for skunks, 'coons, groundhogs...

Like Terry I survived my lovely Mrs. and by 40-some years now. She'd been taking auto mechanic's classes, and since then I've bought a lot of tools to honor her memory. I've also replaced a lot of them, but not Her.

Like a Kardashian?

We never tried that for any caliber and haven't cast or shot much lead since the method caught on. You can bet we'd have by now. What little I've heard/read about both factory and DIY bullet coatings is all positive. I suspect that it will become a new normal. Alloy/hardness should be less...

"Coming soon to an off-grid homestead near you." ;) So much for, "I'll have what he's having." Meanwhile, we hear that several of Starlink's satellites likely won't achieve full orbit due to 'stuff happens' getting 'em 'up there'. Expect them to go supersonic on their way in to someones yard...

In the steam era it was often done by turning a hand-wheel or two and a gear train to rotate the table. btw, TTs in the UK were typically shorter as steam engines were shorter than ours. Not all had tenders because distances were shorter and fuel was plentiful. Coal was a most common freight...

Slug the bore. Size to .001" over groove diameter. Use gas checks. Alloy to 18-21 BHN. (you knew that) Try LBT Blue lube. Also, buy and read 'Jacketed Performance With Cast Bullets' by Veral Smith. Learn why what works does. Save a lot of lead and powder along the way. Disclaimer: From...

Gray water made potable in house.

One thing we can agree on after all the discussion is that Bigfoot didn't sneak into the seat when no one was looking and cause havoc. Or can we?? 😁