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Jerked out a gnarly juniper on our land next door with my old 89 K1500. I wasn't sure it was going to come out but after about a dozen jerks it finally did. I'm almost surprised the bumper didn't come off instead :lol:

It was right on a sharp corner of the two-track up there and I want to widen it out so I could get a camper or trailer up on the upper bench of land. The rest I will just cut but I didn't want the stump sticking out and re-growing. Next week I need to get to work with the chainsaw.

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Gnarly junipers can be tough customers. I pulled one out many years ago with my K20. Hubs locked, low range of course, on dry level pavement. First it straightened my truck out, then the tires spun. Pretty sure I had to do a bit more digging & carving on roots before it broke free. The juniper, not the truck..... :D

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Oh yeah! I like them.....

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Well, I was figuring on the ground being a little soft in the spring while the surface wasn't too muddy. I was also pulling down hill so that helped. Funny thing, it tipped over towards the truck and then I skidded it backwards (top first) down the road to an open spot with the cable under the length of the tree/bush with the chain still hooked around the base.

That entire 10 acres above the road is full of multi-stem junipers growing up under the pines.

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My son and I built an exhaust for his generator on his fifth wheel. Installed a little Honda muffler, very quiet now. For over $100,000.00 fifth wheel, they sure put a cheesy exhaust on it.

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Yesterday my son and I hiked to Maryland's highest point, Hoye Crest on Backbone Mt. It is located at the very SW tip of Maryland. The Fairfax Stone was set during George Washington's time and is nearby. It is the survey mark, set by Mason & Dixon, that marks the tip of Maryland, which is where the western boundary shoots straight to the square corner at the MD/PA border originates. The origin is a spring that is the source of the (N. Fork) Potomac River. Up real near Hoye Crest is where Marker #3 is set

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Tim, that’s an awesome hike, I did it about 10 years ago, we also did the high point in PA(just up from MD) Wv( the restaurant at the base of the peak is an awesome place to grab a bite) and Mt Rogers in Va. I miss those days.

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I meant to show a map.

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New screen door on side entrance . Still need to cut the siding new door is slightly taller than the one it replaced. They are cement board no asbestos.

Also fixed tailgate latch on my Suzuki . Rusted to the point it wouldn't open

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Got out this morning and started cutting juniper brush on the 20 acre place we bought next door. It's a pretty frustrating and unrewarding task but there are a few pine trees to fall to widen out the road up in there. I hurt my back about a month ago working on the house and just now getting back into doing stuff and I sure am sore.

Still not sure what happened to the last 40 years ??? ;)

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I lost the last 40 years too! :tim::tim::smoke:

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As your back, it can tell you the whole story.

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That's a nice unit he has there , does the back open up to drive your toys into it ???

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Worked on my utility trailer lights. When I rewired and replaced the lights last year I had a pair of carbon fiber turn signal/side marker lights left over from a motorcycle project years ago so I decided to use them as clearance lights. One of the bulbs was burned out but I decided to check a few things before simply replacing the bulb. Yep, something grounded out. After a few tests with the DVM the search was on. Found one of the clips that came with the wiring kit had pinched through one spot on the wire. I didn't really like those when I put them on so now I am considering removing all of them and replacing with something else.

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A year ago I thought I'd replace those what I thought were cheapy plastic tail lamp units on my trailer with some nicer metal ones. That was a mistake as they began to rust right away. Now they look like they're 30 years old. Another lesson learned moment for me. :lol:

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It has hurt practically my whole life. The day before I turned 15 some drunk/distracted driver rear ended a parts store van which had its front wheels turned waiting to turn left and popped across the center line into the path of our 1966 C10 pickup. I caved in the glove box with my knees but wasn't hurt until a few days later my lower back started hurting.

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Jim - sounds like my luck. Try to make things better and regret it in the long run. I actually like these little lights on the sides of my trailer. They light up after dark as side markers but also blink and light up on signal and brake. They were in my tool box for probably 10 years. Were supposed to go on a sport bike I was working on but owner changed his mind.

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I went to the dump and saw this, it had been in the woods for a while. Island wide clean up happening........

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That'll buff out. :smoke:

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That's some yard art right there.

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Lowered, with a custom aerodynamic cab top :lol:

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Ouch.... I bet that hurt the next day.

I call dibs on the passenger door handle... looks to be all that’s still useable:lol:

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Today I did something that I haven't done in years.

I rode the bus. :eek:

I had to drop my car off at the shop and had no ride home. Somehow everyone I know was busy and it took me a week to get this appointment for the car. So I wasn't missing it.

So I took the bus home. It wasn't bad. Kind of nice actually. But it did remind me of when I was a kid and my school bus crashed and we all went flying around.(No seat belts in those days) No one got really hurt but we all got bounced around pretty good and that bus was really smashed up.

So it was kind of a Deja Vu moment for me.

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Did it follow you home?:lol:











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No I didn't, but after lookin at it, my truck looked a lot better to me. The Town is using it for a clean up event........

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Yes, a small garage for golf cart, motorcycle etc. He had his dual sport motorcycle and a couple of mountain bikes. We did the exhaust Saturday and he sold it Sunday. Put it up for sale a few weeks ago and someone came with cash Sunday.

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Cool :metal:

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You didn't say how your bus crash happened, but my high school bus got hit on the way home one time. Someone came out from a side street, crossed the other lane and ran into the side of the bus in front of the rear axle. Just a big jolt for us kids, but I've always wondered how they couldn't see something that is literally as big as a bus and covered in 238 gallons (estimated) of bright orange-yellow paint.

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The only school bus mishap I experienced was one morning we passed an oncoming combine that had a light hanging out enough to rake across the windows shattering them. Very startling to say the least. I thought it was cool. No one got hurt and we got to school really late!

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:lol: So true about the paint! One of my sons was on the way to school on the bus and noticed that the bus had stopped in the middle of the intersection. Someone in a Mercedes couldn't wait for the bus to get all the way through the intersection, turned early and drove under the bus all the way to the windshield. :lol: Nobody hurt, nobody on the bus even felt the impact! 55 passenger bus is what...40 feet long? SMH

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I added a spin-on filter to my parts washer, just a small motorcycle/atv size filter. Let it run and the solvent is noticeably cleaner, lighter in color too. Just something I wanted to keep from recirculating the dirt/particulate on the parts I'm trying to clean. The pump seems happy and still has plenty of flow and luckily Rock Auto has these cheap little filters for $1.39 each which is good enough for a parts washer. When the flow slows down then it will be time to change the filter.

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Good Idea:metal:









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Replaced the crappy rear in the Dodge . Pumpkin rotted out but it’s a common problem with 2002 - 09 trucks with AAM rears. Got the old one out yesterday and the replacement in today. Just have to hook the brake lines ,bleed and hook up the ebrake

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Your pumpkin rotted on the vine

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What a very cool idea. Would you mind posting up a picture?

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I will be there. Is there camping at or around the park?

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Its not the prettiest but it works

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Where did you get the spin on adaptor? That looks great and I want one on mine. :metal:

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I honestly can't tell you Larry. I would bet there is something around there. Might even be a place there in Riverside.

LockDoc

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x2. I imagine any type of remote filter housing would work but compact and 139 cent filters are a good thing. Thanks for the picture. Sorry for all of the curiosity ;)