09-24-2022, 03:09 AM | #326 |
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in all of your years in construction you have to know by now your initials won't save a tape
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Hence, the new tape measure.
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I saw somewhere that having pink tools will keep the "borrowing" down. My son sprayed moly orange spots on his tools so he could identify them on the job site.
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EMPI make the best cv boots on the planet
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09-27-2022, 08:04 PM | #332 |
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delivering kilowatts on American crossarms
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09-28-2022, 02:00 AM | #333 |
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I worked on a line crew. I never want to see another crossarm as long as I live. Those dang things are heavy.
The only thing that was worse was the tamp. That thing would rattle your teeth. Anybody that's ever used a big tamp knows. You need to get a grip on that bucking bronco and hang on. I wonder if that company is the same Brooks that we used to get seals for meters from? I went to their plant once to pick some up. It was in Irwindale or something like that. Could be. Our crossarm's never had any markings on them. I just remember them being a PITA to unload and get up the pole. I actually still have a crossarm in my yard with insulators still on it. A reminder of my past.
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10-31-2022, 09:06 PM | #334 |
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Bought a new logjack /cant hook . Lifetime warranty and made in USA
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11-25-2022, 04:40 PM | #335 |
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Some Refrigiwear work clothes are USA made though not called out on the product description. Just ordered USA-made Iron Tuff coveralls (at 25% off w free shipping) for use while snow blowing: https://refrigiwear.com/
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11-25-2022, 04:42 PM | #336 |
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USA made, USA fabric men's workwear from 1620: https://www.1620usa.com/
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11-26-2022, 05:38 PM | #338 |
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know how that feels, but i still engrave my initials on my work tools.
i too had a tape go missing a couple weeks ago. while at work, one guy asked to borrow another guys tape and he threw it to him. i intercepted the pass and said thanks, been looking for my tape all week. buddy goes no, that's my tape, i says are you sure, he was like ya, it's mine, 100%. so i said really, flipped over the tape and showed him my intials on it....well...ummmm.... anybody doing end links on a gmt 400? "overbuilt" right here have quietened down the front end quite a bit |
11-26-2022, 10:03 PM | #339 |
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I found the tape measure today. I drove my Jeep Wrangler Monday and left the tape in the back.
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11-27-2022, 08:55 AM | #340 |
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Ah, another case of SVS. That's Swapped Vehicle Syndrome for those unfamiliar... heh heh. I suffer from that frequently
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Really pleased with the quality of the US made Refrigiwear Iron Tuff insulated work coveralls I got for use while snow blowing. Good bargain compared to what else is on the market. I’ll likely order a similar vest.
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12-14-2022, 06:23 PM | #342 |
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Amerex fire extinguishers are US made: https://www.amerex-fire.com/
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12-15-2022, 10:49 AM | #344 |
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Fortunately not. The thread about the garage fire reminded me that I hadn't followed through with an extinguisher for the new garage. Those Amerex chrome models are pretty nifty.
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"SOLD OUT!" This REALLY doesn't belong here. It's a sad day. When is a Harley no longer a Harley but only a name? Harley X350, not just foreign parts. Maybe Harbor Freight will start importing them
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Yep, and the Aermacchis didn't go over well either. At least in Italy they made world class sports cars and motorcycles. China makes crap. Back then it wasn't because we were having everything made in Italy the same as how we sent it all down the tube to China today. These X350s aren't made in America and they aren't even being made FOR Americans. Harley is just a name.
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They haven't exactly sold the name. They took trademark protection to a new level to control how money was made using their name. Selling rights to use the name is literally selling (leasing?) the name, but Harley is still the company it became after buying back from AMF, though evolved since '83. I guess there have been three Harley Davidson Motor Companies, family owned, AMF owned, and company owned (with some family involvement to a point). I guess the family participated some with AMF's operation, too. I'm not sure. I don't know if any are involved anymore. I stopped keeping up with Harley a while ago
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