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

[mr.mud1]

i went to an estate auction sunday,managed to drag home a bunch of signs that will go up in the shop,from out of a mine,appropriate since this is an old coal mine town,a Jiminy Cricket lunch box with Huey,Dewey and Louey,a 1932 Eveready battery calendar from 1932 and a Motorine motor oil enamel sign that loaded sideways and i don't know how to fix it but you get the idea?a tin friction hot rod car, few old treasures.great fun,almost as much fun as working on my truck.

[special-K]

Great stuff. Does that hot rod have a friction "motor" up front? If I recall correctly, they did and made sparks you could see inside the engine. It's in great shape. Tin friction cars were the first Japanese cars I knew about, through my childhood. European toy cars were so much better quality. So once the real Japanese cars came on the market around here, about the time I began driving, that was my impression of the real cars until shown different.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by special-K

Great stuff. Does that hot rod have a friction "motor" up front? If I recall correctly, they did and made sparks you could see inside the engine. It's in great shape. Tin friction cars were the first Japanese cars I knew about, through my childhood. European toy cars were so much better quality. So once the real Japanese cars came on the market around here, about the time I began driving, that was my impression of the real cars until shown different.

yes sir,it has tinted plastic "windows' in the engine that i assume make sparks but doesn't work any longer,in great shape though.cool stuff.

[72c20customcamper]

Dont really know why but I put the plow on my dodge . Guess its habit that it should be on it eventhough the weather looks like mid October not December .

[special-K]

The friction motors wear out. That thing's in great shape. Very complete, hubcaps, bumpers.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by special-K

The friction motors wear out. That thing's in great shape. Very complete, hubcaps, bumpers.

yes it is in great shape,even some chrome left on the grille?i haven't really looked at yet but there is some friction when you turn the front wheels.front wheel drive?who knew?i don't plan on putting too many miles on it so it's fine.take care.Greg

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Dont really know why but I put the plow on my dodge . Guess its habit that it should be on it eventhough the weather looks like mid October not December .

Talk about the weather all you want. I'm going to buy some new tires!

They drizzled metal eater on the roads a day in advance for the brief flurries we had pass through the other day a cold front came in. It had been 70*. Roads are prepped for the next one, I guess. Supposed to maybe break a high temp record tomorrow, mid-upper 60s. Then another cold front

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

yes it is in great shape,even some chrome left on the grille?i haven't really looked at yet but there is some friction when you turn the front wheels.front wheel drive?who knew?i don't plan on putting too many miles on it so it's fine.take care.Greg

Ahead of it's time, FWD! What next? Friction powered motor vehicles?

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by special-K

Talk about the weather all you want. I'm going to buy some new tires!

Ya me too . Guess you can tell from the ads I was searching tires for my Dodge . When I plow I iuse chains because the tires are getting hard with age there's tread left but a little snow or mud and the truck dont move . Even with the front and rear no spin axles.

[special-K]

No matter how many, if they're not grabbing...

We had this stuff last year where the tires would start spinning in drive when I lifted off the brake in 2wd. So 4wd was not much better. I don't think that was the tires as much as condition, but they are worn out now.

[72c20customcamper]

Picked up some cherry today . Town was cutting a tree that fell but they only cut to the road side. Guess they cant cut on private property . I got what they cut talked to the homeowner about the rest nice elderly woman who said she would appreciate me taking the rest . It's in a wooded part but near her driveway entrance .

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Picked up some cherry today . Town was cutting a tree that fell but they only cut to the road side. Guess they cant cut on private property . I got what they cut talked to the homeowner about the rest nice elderly woman who said she would appreciate me taking the rest . It's in a wooded part but near her driveway entrance .

Will you use that on the Smoker?

I have a few cherry trees here.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

All of Tim’s building moving project talk got me thinking about a building l moved to add onto the shop back in 1999. (Water damaged photo)

Post that picture again of the house you jacked up and put a basement under. I'm still in awe of that one.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Post that picture again of the house you jacked up and put a basement under. I'm still in awe of that one.

Me too! I can still see that picture in my head.

I keep going down and bringing buckets out to fill the wheelbarrow. Nothing awesome about it. It's a testament to determination I tell ya!

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Will you use that on the Smoker?

I have a few cherry trees here.

Most for the smoker . Couple I'll seal the end Debark and let dry . Make some nice bowls with them or little zen gardens . This one is black walnut it's amazing how much city people will pay for little things like this

[Pick121]

Originally Posted by special-K

Me too! I can still see that picture in my head.

I keep going down and bringing buckets out to fill the wheelbarrow. Nothing awesome about it. It's a testament to determination I tell ya!

Like Andy diggin outta Shawshank!

[Palf70Step]

Didn't work on it, but used it. Still helping clean up the shop. Today's work was to load up for hazardous waste recycling. This will be the second load with the 70 and 2 loads with the Nissan. 30+ years of various paint cans, and there is still a good bit more. Getting close to being done cleaning it out. On the 3rd dumpster, but headway is being made.

The old guy still works good (the truck more than me. )

[special-K]

That's hazardous waste? Huh. I coulda swore they sell that stuff right over the counter to any paying customer. All it says on the can is don't get it in your eyes and if you ingest it just puke

[Stocker]

Old paint is hazardous waste here, too. California, go figure....

[yuccales]

No truck today. The bike did double duty. Toy Run and then our Back the Blue. Weather held out just fine. Good turn out on the run, which means a bunch of happy kids! If you want to see our run, here it is.

https://youtu.be/BVk__uDoBog

[72c20customcamper]

Worked on some bowls for the wife for Christmas . We don’t buy all that much from stores for gifts . Mostly homemade items for everyone like maple syrup and crafts . First is cherry the other is black walnut. This is just roughed out lots of finish sanding the next few days

[72c20customcamper]

But I got a present from Summit . The new rockers for my Chevelle

[Stocker]

Discovered that a small water leak on the roof of our house has turned into a larger leak. The roof was replaced in 2009 and held for several years before the roofer patched it the first time. Looks like it will take a bit more effort this time but not until the weather changes. For now it's big blue tarps held down with bricks and a box fan in the attic trying to dry it out.

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

But I got a present from Summit . The new rockers for my Chevelle

Hell yea, that’s my kinda present!

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by Stocker

Old paint is hazardous waste here, too. California, go figure....

Wasn't that long ago the county would take your old paint and use it to paint over graffiti. I don't think they do that anymore.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

Wasn't that long ago the county would take your old paint and use it to paint over graffiti. I don't think they do that anymore.

My paint guy use it to paint the inside of his Dumpster.

They still take paint here Once a Year at a Collection center.