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Don't worry though, I got a full 392 miles out of this tank. Keeping my carbon footprint small.
Don't worry though, I got a full 392 miles out of this tank. Keeping my carbon footprint small
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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Is that....Spray bomb....on a cherry bomb....Thought I saw you today Nate.
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Saw this guy, hard core Michiganer.
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Found a scrench while checking my oil today
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Nice scrounge! nice scrounge indeed?
Exactly.Is that....Spray bomb....on a cherry bomb....
Beauty of a ride she is.
I wish I could make out the fasteners that complete that ensemble because you know its something completely janky and very riggy and very possible a bungy cord or two.
I always keep a spare scrench under my hood cuz you never know when you might get the urge to scrape the crusties off the ol' battery terminals.
With dsl being $1.60 a gallon more than gas here that V10 is probably cheaper to drive, lol.Oh, whoops, forgot this one
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Don't worry though, I got a full 392 miles out of this tank. Keeping my carbon footprint small
The way I've always looked at it is that the gas is cheaper up front, but it's pay to play and then throw it away; but the diesel is more up front, but you get more for them when you sell them. 6 to one half dozen to another. If I towed heavy all the time or was in big hills like you, I'd want the diesel even though the fuel is expensive right now. I had a 99 f350 crew cab diesel back the last time fuel was real expensive, we won't talk about who was in office then...
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I've welding galvanized steel before. First I preped all the seams and ends to be welded. I ground the galvanization off all pre welds with a corse pattle wheel on a 4" grinder down to steel. Leaving a 1/2" - 1" buffer around all spots to be welded. Like Nate said. "the fumes from welding galvanized are pretty toxic". I would set up a fan. Blowing through my work Space.
Paid 2.93 for regular e gas the other day . Cheapest I saw diesel at was 4.79 .
6 weeks I’ll be tapping the maple trees . Spring isn’t to far away that’s what I keep telling myself.
6 weeks I’ll be tapping the maple trees . Spring isn’t to far away that’s what I keep telling myself.
You talking to Mike
.I saw that, it's a newer battery, I was a bit surprised. I actually thought about retaking the pic, as I knew someone would notice just as I would have; then I thought screw it, I'm just gonna let it fly
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Yes! clean it well and use a forced air helmet if you have one, as others have said use a fan to keep the fumes away from you and as an additional piece of protection drink whole milk, helps remove the toxic zinc from the body................................................................................................
I saw diesel for 3.99 today, I haven't been watching too close. Thought I'd better get my cans/tractors filled, but I think everything is full.
I'm sure you're all over itYou talking to Mike
I saw that, it's a newer battery, I was a bit surprised. I actually thought about retaking the pic, as I knew someone would notice just as I would have; then I thought screw it, I'm just gonna let it fly
. How were things in the big city today? 94 west was backed up and moving at about 2mph from the 294 split all the way out to Gary yesterday evening.
Yeah, I'm on itI'm sure you're all over it
. Bummer, it's always something...
I was back in MI by 9:45, at my second pickup by 10:15, then sat there until like 3:30. My stop there is before the turn off for navy pier on the south side, easy in, easy out, too bad my stop in MI wasn't the same.
The galvanized is just a zinc coating. It will pop and spit at you, sometimes even if you grind it off. And while the fumes can cause metal fume fever, a couple small welds aren't cause for concern. Open the garage door, keep your head out of the plume and don't breathe that crud in. I just hold my breath, do the weld and back away. Inhaling the grinding dust is as bad as the weld fume so wear a dust mask. If you have a respirator you're set.
Ok I thought it was a good suggestion but Bret, steve, square ground and Nate seemed to think differently! Grrrr!
think the full weight including handle is 6.3lb, not sure though.
ghetto x26? Honestly, unless you are 8 ft tall something shorter than the 36" can be great for simple splitting wood, I like my x27, but in your shoes I'd cut it down to a 32" handle, wrap tape at the end dto create a palm swell, and give it a go. In fact now i thought of it I'm tempted to buy another to give it a go.
we peaked at £2/litre back in the summer, for regular. buying super its 15p more. I spent £100 filling up my 50 litre tank on one occasion. 3.785litres to a US gallon...cripes, we pay a lot.Oh, whoops, forgot this one
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Don't worry though, I got a full 392 miles out of this tank. Keeping my carbon footprint small
It makes sense when you guys have such a smaller market there. The auto ownership there per thousand is probably where we were many yrs ago. If the demand was higher, I'm sure you guys would have done more to get the price down. Too bad so many will not only suffer, but also die because of all this green dream. If things continue in the direction they are currently going, the world population will surely be dropping drastically.
That's pretty close to what we've been paying for the last 6-7 months. I did the math and it was avg £1.70-1.80 for us. Right now its £1.18 for diesel.
