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

[1976gmc20]

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

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.

[Stocker]

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.....

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I went on the DMV website. Fun. Fun. Fun. What a nightmare.

The license plates on my Packard do not match the plate numbers on my registration. It seems that the P.O. got historical plates for the car. Never put them on. And now he can't find them.

So now I have to wait on the DMV for replacements. Considering it's the DMV I figure that it should only take a year or two for them to do it. In the meantime I'll just run these plates.

Oh yeah! I like them.....

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by Stocker

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.....

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.

[allchevy58]

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.

[special-K]

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

[57taskforce]

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.

[special-K]

I meant to show a map.

6th picture:

[72c20customcamper]

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

[1976gmc20]

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 ???

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

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 ???

I lost the last 40 years too!

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

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 ???

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

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by allchevy58

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.

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

[67C10Step]

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.

[Boog]

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.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by special-K

As[k?] your back, it can tell you the whole story.

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.

[67C10Step]

Originally Posted by Boog

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.

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.

[paul blair]

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

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by paul blair

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

That'll buff out.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by paul blair

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

That's some yard art right there.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by paul blair

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

Lowered, with a custom aerodynamic cab top

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by paul blair

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

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

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

[FleetsidePaul]

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

I rode the bus.

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.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by paul blair

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

Did it follow you home?











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[paul blair]

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........