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Not necessarily true...on more than one occasion (different machines) I've had ground cable issues that were entirely intermittent...ambient humidity can be a factor...

The Dolphins* and the loser...! *(staying healthy is the key)

IAEF....check the connection of the negative (ground) cable at the frame...

John Deere is now selling electric razors. They give a great shave, but leave little bails of whiskers all over your face...!

"...Labor Day Weekend Show..." Canceled... RIP J.B.

Elon Musk hoping for a couple more OJ juries in the upcoming liability trials....!

How are you determining and applying the coefficient of friction ??

https://fortune.com/2023/08/28/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna-ai-unicorn-hugging-face-series-d/

Eventually AI will make formal education obsolete for a plethora of fields of endeavor... It won't be that long until those that do not have service skills that requires some physical activity...won't be working...just about all human filled clerical and managerial jobs will simply be taken...

Regardless of the grading implement...one of the biggest factors in being able to get satisfactory results in the least amount of time is CONSISTENCY OF MEDIA...! An all dirt road is ideal for LPs...gravel lanes are likewise if the size of the gravel is consistent... Roads, drives etc....that...

Bob Barker may have died at 99 years old but Betty White was closer to 100 without going over, so... She wins.

I have a saying paraphrased from a line from the movie 'The Karate Kid'... "a man who can master a box blade can do anything" A box blade has a distinct learning curve...a land plane you just pull behind something...! IMO...there is no other (non hydraulic) 3PH attachment that can do more than...

The stock market has a fence around it...!

If it's plumbed correctly the 3PH should work... Unless you mean the 3PH quits working when the loader is being used...this is typical...

Not sure what you mean by connecting them together ??...what did you connect the PB line to??...typically it would go to the 3PH or another valve and in that case the PB port on the new valve would go to the 3PH... Congrats on 1700...it's a mighty beast for it's size and power...it can do...

The Last Waltz... RIP R.R.

nice google job...LoL

What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great man, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

All this means nothing except for the problems that a lack of competition leads to...!!!

There is a word for throwing someone out of a window...it's "defenestration"...

https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-tesla-team-canceled-appointments-ev-range-complaints-2023-7

oops... moved...

Today is "National Rat Catcher's Day"...

Was incommunicado for a few weeks working on one of my boats...and just fell out of the habit of posting... did keep a notebook so have some yuks to post when I get caught up...!

Never thought this guy was much of a miner...but compared to his idiot son he was a pro... RIP Fred Hurt...! https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/dakota-fred-hurt-1943-2023-gold-rush-reality-tv-star/

Just saying that because GM advertises "hands free driving"...they are introducing something that many consumers would normally not know about... I did read a rumor that Tesla may start advertising... I don't care about either product/service...just saying that if you mention "hands free...

LMAO...A local city ordinance states you can't do any blasting before noon on Sundays but alas and alack...there is no Internet link...too bad...so go suck on a lemon...!

And you're the one with the assertion that's it's untrue...prove me wrong...! Just because you don't believe something does not make it untrue... here's a hint...subscribe to Lexis Nexis

Just curious... When you tesla fanboys install new software or updates that are downloaded...do you check for checksum errors before installing them ??

As far as GM having the upper hand...I wager a majority of consumers (that have not looked into EVs) have/had no idea what FSD is or was even aware such thing were becoming available...GM is actually informing the public...that gives them the upper had when it comes to recognition...!

Actually...I'm the one laughing because it's all moot until it gets to the courts...and that could take decades alone... What's really funny is if all the cars on the road used the same technology...it would turn the nation's roads into a huge bumper car amusement ride without the actual...

why would they buy something they can develop themselves?...GM seems to have a hand up on Tesla as it is...

Where did you look ?...on the Internet ?? LoL Tell me...how many other municipal (town, county etc.) laws did you find ?? FYI...just because you cant find something on the Internet does not mean it's not true...it works both ways...just like "I read it on the Internet so it must be...

By the time the courts get through with it...all the manufacturers will have it..the courts will say what public roads it will be allowed on...if it's allowed at all for the general consumer... On a positive note for FSD drivers though...they will probably pass laws that make it illegal to...

Hope you're still laughing...!

Super Cruise† is the first true hands-free driver-assistance technology for compatible roads.''' https://www.gmc.com/connectivity-technology/super-cruise

I think it's GMC advertising "hands free" driving in one of their TV spots....

Back in the early 70's we went to a day long music festival where a lot of very popular bands at the time played...I don't think 'Ike and Tina' were slated as the headliner but the MC (Wolfman Jack) kept telling the crowd they were coming up...after all the other bands had been bused out they...

why just Japan ?? are you afraid your battery operated, sophisticated toy car will become obsolete sooner than you thought?

FWIW... I've seen the same type fitting on cheap electric pressure washers where the pressure hose connects...

Pollen is actually plant sperm. So that means allergies are Sexually Transmitted Diseases. (How do you feel about sneezing now?)

In my county...they just did away with permitting for burns...previously all you had to do was call and you'd get a free permit (telephone #)... if someone reported the burn and there was no permit the party would be fined... Now the county relies on the forestry service to issue daily...

LoL...A lot of times the fact checkers on the Internet are the ones that are wrong...! In many cases it is city or county ordinances that make it illegal to leave a receiver hitch in when vehicles are parked in public parking areas...

In many places it is illegal to leave them in if not towing something...

It sure doesn't cure gullibility...

And what will they do with all that lithium once that battery technology is obsolete?? You do realize that most lithium battery powered vehicles will be obsolete long before many parts of the grid that are powered by fossil fuels is...don't you??

https://www.reuters.com/legal/tesla-owners-sue-over-impact-software-update-ev-batteries-2023-05-12/

NPT fittings are really only supposed to be used once...after the surfaces are mated reuse requires more torque... There is nothing wrong with using tape as long as you know what you're doing...many commercial equipment mechanics and shops use it on both new and used equipment...the biggest...

I once had a wooden car. It had a wooden engine, wooden wheels, a wooden chassis, and a wooden gearbox. Problem is, the damn thing wooden start...!

It takes a cookie for the site to recognize a user and keep them logged in... I would clear the cookies and the browser cache/history and then log back in again....

I suspect that quite a large majority of TBN members (and staff) already know this (and are participants)...but for those that don't...: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-naked-gardening-day-first-saturday-in-may/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lake-battery-kind-hydropower-spreading-142322768.html

Just a reminder to those that dream of no fossil fuels...We still use whale oil for a lot of things...!

I acknowledge the above...good luck Carolina Skiffs are decent vessels... On the topic of jon boats and smaller motors (used to run a 10'er with a 3.5 hp (2 cyl) Evenrude...) The biggest issue of running a tiller steered jon boat when alone is weight distribution...hard to get them up on a...

@gail....Do you get kickbacks from all the YT channels you shill on this thread ??...how much do you get ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak

The last time I checked..."the Woz" doesn't work for CNN... This is not a case of a cable news network spreading false information...

https://futurism.com/the-byte/steve-wozniak-ai-killing-people-tesla

It was not me that was missing the point...it was YOU... You were posting false information...

Didn't mean that it was necessarily bad...just that sometimes the rust/crust on a steel spring can break loose... just an off the wall thought if there is no obvious cause etc... Good Luck...

You completely missed the point...it had nothing to do with ICE vehicles...was not debating the two....

Have no desire to... Only countering misinformation...

Doesn't matter how many times it's been discussed...no different than the rhetorical shill we constantly read here... And BTW...you can't cherry pick the data from any particular type of power generation...you have to combine them all and then apply them to the equation....Geeze...!

If there is a check valve (or even the foot valve) the springs can rust...

When it is slow cranking...feel all the connections in the starter circuit for heat...including the battery terminals themselves and especially the ground cable on the frame...

BUT...you need to add/subtract the inefficiency percentage of power plants to that of EVs.... this includes all the coal fired plants nationwide...

I used to patronize a marine diesel service shop...on the parts counter....they had a stunning array of melted/destroyed pistons from all types of diesels (including 6,8,12 /71's) all from using starting fluid (ether)...!

I grew up with basically the same salad dressing (minus the dill, parsley paprika)... It is especially good on fresh leaf lettuce with onions...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/san-francisco-is-a-postcard-from-a-driverless-car-future-here-s-what-it-s-like/ar-AA1ag2Ml

https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/novel-battery-cell-heavy-evs-power-trucks-900k-miles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindal_railway_incident

Larry Tesler would have been 78 today...you may not recognize the name...he developed the concept of cut, copy, paste...among several other great user functions...

Rivian and GA power are going to install chargers in GA state parks....the article said that they are level two chargers and it surprised me that they only add 25 miles per 1 hour of charging...they said they were ideal for folks spending a day hiking etc...

important things an engineer most learn from a signalman If the signalman's lantern is moving in a large circle clockwise... that means come ahead. If the signalman's lantern is moving in a large circle counter clockwise ... that means to back up If the signalman's lantern is moving slowly in a...

Is being really gullible a prerequisite for owning a Tesla...?

It's sage advice to never say never...!

For the most part...idiots kill animals that they see as problems because they are not as smart as the animals they kill...

I'm a big Musk fan myself but he is not a supreme ruler...Tesla is a public company with stockholders...the BOD has the final say in everything...they have the power to remove Musk if they deemed it necessary...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12001089/Major-Tesla-investors-instruct-board-overcommitted-Elon-Musk-short-leash.html

My point being...they are native...they were here first...!

90 acres is hardly a barn...and I fully understand that it is a people problem not an animal problem... As for native animals...it's us humans that are invading their space not really the other way around...

It only takes a few weeks before typical rodents are eradicated by a cat in such a small environment...feral cats will kill for the sake of killing whether they are fed or not... IMO...trying to justify allowing cats to run free for the sake of rodent control shows a lack of responsibility...!

AKA "farmhand"

Just read a report from the company that films the launches for SpaceX and it said that it looked like about a 25' deep crater under the pad...

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/us-jury-set-to-decide-test-case-in-tesla-autopilot-crash/ar-AA1a8Rm3

old news and old technology...watch and learn...!

Efficiency is way up there...Lots of venture capital being spent on R&D to develop more economical processes....

And the technicians that run the place are "farmers"...!

The most efficient way to separate hydrogen from seawater is via electrolysis...

I'm a huge fan of SpaceX.... I was only making light of the fact that everyone was calling it a great success (which in ways it was)... But just think how much farther along they would be if the second stage would have separated as planned... sure they now have lots of data to figure out what...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/groan-part-quatre.445736/post-6531834

But you have to think the first manned crew would have liked to see it reach orbit...more delays...

Not sure exactly what it is you (and others) don't understand about someone having an OPINION... Obviously those that would argue with a blow up doll have no clue to the definition of the word... I've LMAO at all the arguments...I know it's not funny laughing at people falling down stairs...but...

I think the most speculative thing about Tesla is whether Musk stays with it...or to what extent... Abstract analogy but not many pro athletes make it playing two pro sports...

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/with-tesla-stock-and-margins-under-pressure-elon-musk-falls-back-on-his-favorite-fantasy-124a8ea7

once we were riding bikes through a pasture and there was a dead cow that seemed to be moving...poked it with a stick and five possums came running out the carcass...

Musk says that FSD will save the company...too bad as smart as he is....he can't see the writing on the wall...!

Got three tractors...

It's obvious you don't....the world needs ditch diggers too...!

Usually hot dusty work (especially the later cuts) nothing easy about it for the laborers...(farmhands)...

What argument...?? I could not care less about technicalities or nomenclature...just a hill of beans (NPI)... BTW...around here...nobody spends anything on pesticides, weed control, irrigation etc., etc...on hay fields...fertilizer they get for free...lots of poultry farmers here... hay is...

Everybody has the right to their own opinions...!

No they would call him a contractor...! BTW...I think the IRS calls clam diggers "fishermen"...!

People can huff and puff until they are as blue in the faces as Smurfette...it's not going to change the fact that it is entirely an opinion whether a hay grower is really a farmer or not... Just curious...what do you call a guy that owns no land...just a tractor, some implements and a truck...

FYI...The Easter bunny is not real...neither is the tooth fairy...! BTW...that so called "valley of death" is just something somebody made up and is just supposition.. try not to be so gullible...spreading bad information never helps...!

You didn't fix anything...inutritional facts don't mean didly...! The grasslands (basically hay) kept the millions of bison alive for eons without any "farming"... Just curious...not going to bother searching IRDC....! but how many "crops" can you name that don't require planting each season...

I fixed it for ya...!

Where did groundhogs live before there were road shoulders...?

Someone that works on a real farm...!

It's a big business...but in the true sense of the word hay growers are not really farmers IMO...! No different than commercial clam diggers calling themselves commercial fishermen...

hehehe...what I'm LMAO at is hay growers that call themselves farmers....too funny...! like a "hay flea"...hopping from field to field...!

As I started typing this...I realized many already know this...but...the more you run over a dead possum...the flatter it gets...! (was going to say cat but it's been a tough crowd lately...!)

IMO...Hay growers / producers are farmers like clam diggers are fishermen...!

Hummingbirds can't walk or hop...!

Basically what you're saying is...you are stuck in old/current technology... Like I implied...if they did not think they could improve the efficiency they would not be spending so much money and effort...

Agree... ...But...when the kids get older will they replace what they take with just candy....sort of like when we used to look for marks on liquor bottles and made sure we put in enough water etc. to bring the level back up to the mark...!

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Who's "we" and how are "those" reports any different than what is available to those that know where to look and in the forward looking statements in the industry's SEC filings?? You seem to be basing the same stale rhetoric on old or current technology... I'm surprised you didn't bring up the...

It's not magic... There are a few different types of hydrogen some types use different methods to filter the hydrogen from seawater... There is probably as much or more R&D monies being spent on developing more efficient ways to separate hydrogen than there is monies being spent on developing...

If you lose one of your senses, your other senses are enhanced. This is why people with no sense of humor have a heightened sense of self-importance...!

Know this has the symptoms of a fuel related issue...but on the outside chance...you might also check for possible corrosion or shorting on one of the safety switches...

Gale...do you get a kickback from youtube for promoting all those click bait videos ?? how much do you make for being their shill ?

You need to quit reading comic books or wherever you get your pie in the sky idea that EVs are going to take over the automotive industry...it might be so but not for at least fifty years...why are you so gullible? What part of the county's economy is directly related to the sale of gas and...

LoL...you are so gullible and such a sucker for EV click bait...too funny...!

To get better/quicker adhesion using Durham's or any water based putty etc...SLIGHTLY moisten the areas the putty will be applied to...

LoL...NO it was NOT about phone chargers....geeze...! You are the only one that brought up a lame GUI O/S...

FYI I'm a NIX guy... How long before you think AI will crack any encryption protocols...??

The point was NOT about phone charges...LoL...!

The above is mostly absurd... like comparing apples to kangaroos...! geeze...!

I yi yi...!

Some data is passed or it would not know when to shut off...also if they are anything like some chargers I am familiar with they amp down depending on what the battery is telling them... It would not surprise me at all if Tesla knows every time a car is plugged into one of their chargers, knows...

C.T.s ?? If the norm is followed...more EVs means less demand for gas...can we expect a steady decline in the price of gas that shadows the increase of EVs on the road??

I recently read a news item about public phone charging stations (I think this was at Atlanta Hartsfield) that had been hacked and when used installed malware on the phones... ...who's to say the same thing couldn't happen to pubplc car charging stations...??

He mostly reminds me of Howard Hughes...

Looks similar to a CAT 1 to CAT 2 bushing....?

Pictures of dogs (actually animals of all kinds) cheer's me up... ...I like reading about faithful mutts, hounds and beasts that have passed on but it doesn't cheer me up...

Well...No offense but no you obviously do not...!

No...do you really understand what AI is...??

IMO... We should have a separate thread for " A Resting Place for Pets"... (and no memes in this one)

"evolving AI"...is a redundant statement...

Tin hat required...!

I know it was in jest...but the gist of the scene(s)...is Musk stole the technology (math) from the 10 year old genius...!

Adding a thumb grapple to a loader bucket (or forks) is one of the easiest hydraulic additions to add and also one of the most labor and time saving things you can add...I've fabricated two from scrap material and also installed one of these on a skid steer: http://www.greens-machine.com/ As...

This is worth the watch...

LMAO....where do you get this stuff??....Mad Magazine ??

No precedents as yet...has Musk or Tesla been found liable as yet?

Just look at the majority of links posted by non EV zealots and you'll have all the reputable ,factual articles you want...unfortunately the zealots just shun them and say they have no merit...or they are inspired by ignorance and emotion...LMAO...! Personally I find it hard to believe that...

Just because someone points out negative aspects of something it does not necessarily make them anti-...like I said the list of positives pales in comparison to the list of negatives...bringing them to attention is just being realistic... When it comes to liability issues...the coming lawsuits...

There may be a fuse for the cut off solenoid...have you checked to see if it's getting voltage when the key is on...just in the ON position should get juice to the solenoid... edit.... sorry...not the issue...

Obviously even reputable sources get things wrong and generally correct themselves...any news source that doesn't is NOT reputable...! that's what makes the difference... YT is NOT a reputable news source...

Reputable news sources (not youtube etc.) don't purposely mislead the public with lies etc...when it comes to technology...most news stories are based on SCIENTIFIC facts... FYI...when comparing EVs to ICEVs....there are only a few things where EVs would be considered positive over ICE...

LoL...I keep reading here about how "quick" EVs are... What difference does it make when lolly gagging drivers wait until the car ahead of them at a signal is 5 lengths ahead of them before they push the go pedal... And what's just as funny are all the claims of how cheap per mile EVs are to...

Gale...I'm sorry to inform you that your understanding of my position on EVs is entirely WRONG... Show me one word of negativity towards EVs that I have posted where that negativity is personal opinion...everything I post about EVs are facts or speculations (mostly regarding the bevy of legal...

IMO...Pictures of dogs belonging to TBN members are so much better than stolen dog memes...!

Have Posted this short before it gets the basic idea across. Plastics of all kinds are a big one. Reading the link there are no Anti EV quotes made either. Obviously Petrochemicals will be needed for the foreseeable future. I don't believe anyone is disputing that. You miss the...

Scroll down just a bit for EVs... https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-oil-electric-vehicle/

So there it is...the truth comes out...what possible difference (other than an emotional one) could eliminating fossil fuels "for transportation" make if you don't make similar efforts for all the other things you do use that are powered by fossil fuels...??? BTW...you do realize that a good...

sorry if you already know this... Diesel injector pumps pump more fuel than the injectors inject...excess fuel is returned to the fuel system...that is what is visible in the second pic...it is low pressure thus the spring clamp...

What famous actor turned down a role in Blazing Saddles? Gig Young was cast, but he collapsed during his first scene from what was later determined to be alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and Wilder was flown in to replace him. Johnny Carson and Wilder both turned down the Hedley Lamarr role before...

...."logical" reasons for owning ANY vehicle is transportation...

Explain this...considering the fact that most of the negative views I have read cite factual data...nothing to do with ignorance or emotion...methinks it is just emotions on your part and wishful thinking...!

Years ago...tourists would come down and want to go fishing...there were basically two choices for offshore fishing...bottom fishing (grouper and snapper) or trolling (mostly for Spanish and King Mackerel)...they would almost always want to troll...returning tourists would rave about how good...

Search on youtube for clearing fuel line issues....the return lines are low pressure so they are usually just spring clamped etc... Sometimes when a tractor has been sitting with less than a full tank of fuel moisture will condensate in the tank...when cranking the water can get pumped into the...

Sorry I can't answer the question about where a pressure line directly feeds more than one valve... If there is a pressure line going to the FEL valve (from a pump) the only way I know of to feed a second valve is via a power beyond port...in most open center systems that I am familiar with you...

You do realize that if you scan an aggregate of news stories over the last couple of years that are about EVs...the majority of those stories are NEGATIVE...towards EVs....most of those stories cite factual data...so why is it that you continually associate negative views of EVs as being an...

You do realize that not all "factual data" is positive don't you...???

Your statement above is ludicrous at best...

You might crack one of the fuel return lines to make sure there is good fuel returning...no water...

In many cases...it's the data that instigates the emotionalism...!

Usually...when a loader is installed...the pressure is supplied via the 3PH line...then the Power Beyond port is used to re-supply pressure to the 3PH... in the case above...the new valve (with PB) gets pressure from the PB port on the FEL valve...then the PB port on the new valve goes back to...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/heres-biggest-hurdle-facing-americas-115727655.html

Maybe it's different in NY... I have seen what I previously described on a regular basis...

Go sit in a doctor's office parking lot and just observe...most of the time half the people going in are NOT patients...they are reps...

RIP Al Jaffee (What Me Worry ?)

Most boat trailer u-bolts are galvanized after they are bent...

IMO doctors should tell you the best medicines...not the other way around... ...sit outside a Dr.'s office...and watch the traffic...they (doctors) see a pharmaceutical reps between every patient just about... About the commercials...2/3 of the time is spent listing the possible side...

Some marine supply houses have boat trailer parts...

IMO...if you are not interested in nite life activity...I suggest visiting as many national (and sate) parks...you can stay in cooler climes...

5200 is some B_A stuff...used it many times installing transducers on vessels still in the water...water has no effect... Be sure to use acetone or lacquer thinner before it dries on your hands... Also if you have any left it will keep longer in the fridge... FWIW...if regular steel wool gets...

Just about anything that is going to be impervious you're likely going to need to mix a catalyst... They make a putty like epoxy that comes in different size packages... Personally I would use automotive body filler with fiber...it can be sanded smooth if needed...it does require mixing with a...

how are you going to ground it ?

check the ground cable at the frame...

In the old days tractors were especially heavy because they did not have 4 wheel drive... 4x4 on a compact tractor with loaded rears greatly makes up for lack of bare machine weight... Tractor weight is very important for ground engaging implements but not so much for other applications...

I never met a dog I didn't like...!

https://www.agriculture.com/machinery/tractors/first-monarch-tractors-finish-production-in-ohio

bankruptcy

To avoid being accused of having a bias...whenever you wave to someone from CA...be sure to do it with a limp wrist...!

GIs from the south view people from CA like GI's viewed the French in WWII...!

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

Two aircraft pioneers born on the same day two years apart... Anthony Fokker--1890 Donald Douglas--1892

with some modem/routers and ISPs...rebooting will change your IP address and stop some advertising trackers... ...Also make sure browsers are set to deny third party cookies...

At one time they were a great source for Willys and other jeep parts...especially manuals...

I'm still miffed about the money I lost when they went BK and had a (paid for) outstanding order...!

Get an old push mower that runs...fashion a tank with a 1/8" copper tubed fastened with a needle valve...punch a 3/16" hole in the muffler... ...fill the tank with spent motor oil, some diesel or kerosene and some citronella oil... as soon as the muffler is hot open the valve...fog city...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/bx2230-rear-remotes.136852/

In the future most everywhere will have multidimensional displays...

Do the same thing...

Carpenter ants don't eat wood...they make cavities in rotten or diseased wood by removing the rotten cells... If you have carpenter ants in your house it is most likely because of water causing rot...!

They've made some new episodes... It's scary to realize how just a bit of science can keep innocent people out of prison or worse... As far as stand out cases...and it didn't involve a murder...far and away the one that I just shake my head at is the one where a Dr. drugs a female patient and...

FWIW...A decent crime show (non fiction) that can be followed by just listening is 'Forensic Files'...