Loaders can be jerks for sure. If they can't guess 2 tons withing 3 or 4 hundred pounds, they shouldn't be in a loader!! I'm lucky here. Got a great loader and he's spot on with the weight and not dumping it all on one side.I bought my house as a shell at auction and needed a truck. Found this 1966 Chevy 1 ton at a good price. The ladder rack was amazingly strong and I used it often for the longer stuff. Even carried 2 sets of wooden stairs I had made for me in one trip.
Made the mistake of hauling gravel for my basement. The guy in the giant loader at the quarry was probably giggling as he was filling the truck. The front wheels were barely touching the road and left the road on bumps.I had the rest delivered by dump truck.
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Good to hear from you kk. I had the collapse thing going on with COVID as well. I would ask to have your potassium checked. Mine was in the " lethal" range.Hoooooooo! Its been a long haul and a humbling experience to say the least! Finally starting to feel better. I actually never thought I'd get Covid as I am very active and eat healthy. It actually hit me harder than it did my Squaw. I'm starting to finally feel better though. I was bed ridden for over a week! One night I actually collapsed and hit my head while getting a glass of water. Im only 46. Almost 47. Very humbling! Very humbling! Thankyou everyone fir your concern! I appreciate the friendships I have made on the forum!
Cut safe, stay sharp, be aware, and don't get the COVID!!!
We have a 92 2wd and a 99 4wd or 4 wheeler or what ever it is safe to call it lol. Selling the 99. Getting myself down to 1 truck.( I also have an 80 GMC with a dump bed. Beast of a wood hauler, but my knee won't take that clutch anymore. Two days driving it and I'm layed up.
Awesome jeep!!
Ya I sure don't expect perfection but facts are facts. I haul stone to places the triax trucks would never go. I make the pit money and I expect them to at least try. Purposely breaking down a man's truck is a dangerous game. Some won't take that sitting down and that same type might pay back 10 fold plus.
Glad your feeling better, stay healthy. Vitamin C, D, Zinc and Quercitin helped me when I had a run in with it. Take it day by day.Hoooooooo! Its been a long haul and a humbling experience to say the least! Finally starting to feel better. I actually never thought I'd get Covid as I am very active and eat healthy. It actually hit me harder than it did my Squaw. I'm starting to finally feel better though. I was bed ridden for over a week! One night I actually collapsed and hit my head while getting a glass of water. Im only 46. Almost 47. Very humbling! Very humbling! Thankyou everyone fir your concern! I appreciate the friendships I have made on the forum!
Cut safe, stay sharp, be aware, and don't get the COVID!!!
Didn't even bother adding wood after the morning start up until well after dinner.
Went up to the Cabin in the Catskills on Fri with my daughter's family and their boys Scoutmaster (7 of us in total). Had been pretty warm before we left, but turned much colder, especially up there. Was 12° F this morning and slowly reached 20° late in the day.
Good to see you posting again and glad you're starting to improve. Was worried about ya!Hoooooooo! Its been a long haul and a humbling experience to say the least! Finally starting to feel better. I actually never thought I'd get Covid as I am very active and eat healthy. It actually hit me harder than it did my Squaw. I'm starting to finally feel better though. I was bed ridden for over a week! One night I actually collapsed and hit my head while getting a glass of water. Im only 46. Almost 47. Very humbling! Very humbling! Thankyou everyone fir your concern! I appreciate the friendships I have made on the forum!
Cut safe, stay sharp, be aware, and don't get the COVID!!!
Normal cold coming back next week…maybe. All these Pacific storms have raised the temps.
Most definitely!Don’t ya love the way snags self limb when they hit the ground?
However, if was all repetitious clockwork without the occasional pucker factor? It would be boring and no challenge! 
The hazards one will sometimes contend with when on the scrounge!
Honestly I was a bit on the fence when It came to the 338/06. Never really paid much mind to it as factory ammo is not accessible here on the Island. Infact Im not sure any major ammo manufacturers produce factory 338-06. Being as I don't reload yet I've always steered away from wildcat cartridges. However, after reading more and more on the 338-06. It has definitely raised an eyebrow! Seems like an outstanding hunting cartridge suitable for any North American medium to big game. As well as several different African species also!
I'm very curious about the cartridge now Mike!
I'm not up on all the race saw stuff, but I have some ideas...I know they run a lot more exhaust duration, you can get away with that when running a pipe. I'm kinda thinking the same thing...I've got enough work saws in the 70-80cc class, it'd be kinda fun to build a piped BB race saw out of one of my 044s. I'd start pretty basic, but eventually would like to slice the head off and make my own. Maybe even make a reed cage. After that, it'd be cool to make a hotsaw out of a dirtbike motor.Only problem is.
Never built up a saw before! Im assuming those head pipes are a custom fit, no? I'll probably be hitting up Sierra R fir info on that can of worms! Ha ha!
