What did you do today not on your truck...

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

Got my "new" horse trailer home today. I had to borrow some wheels from my buddy to move it so it has no wheels at the moment again. So getting some wheels is on the top of the to do list.

She's a rough ole gal but I see potential and the price was right.

The tongue is pretty short. I would think that it would be kind of squirrely but it's made it all these years so what do I know.

Now you need a 15 foot Roman archer in it . Make a great lawn art piece . Giant chariot

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Now you need a 15 foot Roman archer in it . Make a great lawn art piece . Giant chariot

I never noticed but you're right. It does look like a chariot.

I'm not a big patina guy but I may not paint it. Just make it roadworthy and put some vintage looking wheels on it. It shouldn't be a big deal. (Famous last words).

[D.B]

Here's an option -

[Steeveedee]

^ My dad had a 1925 Studebaker that he turned all the spokes for the wheels.

[Lost in the 60's]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Now you need a 15 foot Roman archer in it . Make a great lawn art piece . Giant chariot

EXACTLY !! I was going to say it looks like a race chariot out of Ben Hur. Artillery wheels would be perfect with one of these welded to each hub, for the meat heads on the road that get too close beside it...

[3757chevy]

Artillery wheels would look just right .

[72c20customcamper]

Finally fixed my camper trailer brakes I had replaced all 4 backing plates and rotors . New bearings and seals . But the brakes still weren’t working well they would slow the truck but not aggressively even set at the highest setting and manually activating the system . I had checked that there was power at the brakes when applied and the controller showed it was connected . So I had my grandson activate the brakes manually and I checked the voltage which I should have done from the start. At the highest gain I was getting a little over 8 volts at the brake . Checked the voltage at the truck plug and it was a little higher but not much . And right out of the controller I had 8.44 . The Tekonsha P2 in the truck is the older model and 13 years old . So I took the new the new P3 out of the 72 and I got 11.4 bolts at the trailer brake at full gain . I reset it to the normal setting and wow it brakes like new .

Not really sure why the controller would give low voltage it should work or not it’s completely electronic .

The shoes have a little surface rust on them been sitting on the shelf in my garage for 27 or so years

[tutone]

Well I finished up my log-lifter for my 3 point hitch. It turned out well. A coat of paint and it will look factory. I just hope it works.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by tutone

Well I finished up my log-lifter for my 3 point hitch. It turned out well. A coat of paint and it will look factory. I just hope it works.

Thats nice

To bad Chevy never made a Tractor to put it on.

[FleetsidePaul]

This fell out of the sky and landed in my yard today.

At least that's what I told my wife.

What Jeep?

[Boog]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

This fell out of the sky and landed in my yard today.

At least that's what I told my wife.

What Jeep?

Replacement for the dually I guess? I know nothing about late model Jeeps but it should be way easier on the pocket to operate and still haul things.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Boog

Replacement for the dually I guess?

Good guess. The dually is just to big for my needs.

Hey Boog. Wanna buy a dually?? I'll throw in a free horse trailer! I can even take the Ford emblems off it and replace them with bowties. You'll never know the difference.

[Lost in the 60's]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

Good guess. The dually is just to big for my needs.

Damn, I'm sure I can't afford it, but what do you need for the dually ? I need a "new" truck to put my roll back on. The 454 in my '89 gave out last fall.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's

Damn, I'm sure I can't afford it, but what do you need for the dually ? I need a "new" truck to put my roll back on. The 454 in my '89 gave out last fall.

I sold it already. I sold it and my Winnebago, and a Saturn that was my mothers all in one day. I didn't even advertise them.

That helped ease the sting of paying for my fence today. Wrought iron isn't cheap and I just fenced in a 1 acre lot. That's a lot of fencing.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's

Damn, I'm sure I can't afford it, but what do you need for the dually ? I need a "new" truck to put my roll back on. The 454 in my '89 gave out last fall.

I have a friend that just bought an '87 Chevy C70 at an auction. It is a local truck with 104,000 miles on it. 18' bed with 2 speed rear axle. Not sure what engine it has but the guy drove it home and said it runs really good. I think he wants $2500 for it. The only thing it ever hauled was balsa wood sawdust from the factory to the local landfill, so it was never worked very hard.

I will find out what engine it has later today.

LockDoc

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

This fell out of the sky and landed in my yard today.

At least that's what I told my wife.

What Jeep?

What does that say on the hood?

Rub your ____ What?

[tutone]

Well I finished up my log skidding attachment. Seems to weigh about 75 lbs. All heavy tubing and several lbs of rod. Just got the painting done. I will report on how it works.

[68bowtie]

I took a street view pic of the street view car…

[Warrens69GMC]

Flex sealed a swamp cooler to get another season out of it. Works great!!

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

Flex sealed a swamp cooler to get another season out of it. Works great!!

That Flex Seal really Works

[Warrens69GMC]

I was skeptical, did it last week. Had a couple of rust holes that I "fixed" with electrical knock outs and jb weld. Flex sealed the whole thing and no leaks!

[Getter-Done]

The thing I have Learned about Flex seal Is.

It will fix a Water Leak.

It does Not Like Oil At All.

Oil will deteriorate it and seep through.

[Stocker]

My swamp cooler is rusting from the inside out, but will hopefully last awhile longer. Last fall I shut off the water & drained the line, but the shutoff valve must have failed. Water in the copper tubing froze and split the tubing. Took all day to get new copper from under the sink, between two walls, through the hot attic, & up to the cooler. Got a new valve and hooked it all up. It's finally working well again -- and next week is supposed to be much cooler, and rainy.

[72c20customcamper]

New front tire for the Yamaha . I really hate spoke wheels anymore pain to clean has a tube just not a good overall experience on a regularly used vehicle

[Boog]

I spent time Saturday and today sanding and polishing up the big azz headlamps on the wife's Yukon. Actually these are the original ones that were replaced with some she found online some years ago. The online ones didn't hold up as well as OE, as expected. I polished the replacements up last year and they're bad again. I saved the OE headlamp assemblies and found them in the north end of our storage unit, the one I have been working on the last couple of weeks. Forgot I saved them. Anyhoos, I started with 400 grit paper and finished up with 3000, then the polisher. Whole lot of work for something that will need it again in less than a year I imagine.
You guys have any tips on how to make them last longer? It's just plastic.