2015 BS thread. Bring it!
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Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Good evening Oregon and everyone everywhere else.
Finally got the old wood stove/water heater on the back of the pickup today. Sucker was heavier than I remembered. As it turned out the pipe connections for the water heating part of the wood stove worked to our advantage for hand holds and keeping a cargo strap in place. Four of us, a hand truck, two ratchet straps and a few sore muscles got the job done. We'll take it off the pickup and put it in the shop out on the farm tomorrow. Going to wrap a couple of straps around it making a cradle. Then hook it to the bucket on the front of a tractor and lift it out of the pickup.
Finally got the old wood stove/water heater on the back of the pickup today. Sucker was heavier than I remembered. As it turned out the pipe connections for the water heating part of the wood stove worked to our advantage for hand holds and keeping a cargo strap in place. Four of us, a hand truck, two ratchet straps and a few sore muscles got the job done. We'll take it off the pickup and put it in the shop out on the farm tomorrow. Going to wrap a couple of straps around it making a cradle. Then hook it to the bucket on the front of a tractor and lift it out of the pickup.
Postmaster
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Houston
I am as good at BS as anyone. Here goes - Oh, nevermind, it is getting late and I am tired after building a wine cabinet and making a room full of mahogany raised panels in my shop for a huge house that I am working on... and time for bed! Will try again tomorrow...
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Eastern Oregon
I had something nice happen today. I had a compressor given to me that I could not get the motor to run right. So I bought a Harbor Freight 23 Gallon Compressor. Well I decided to take another look at it today, went through the wiring with a schematic that I got from the company. All the wires looked correct so I checked the motor windings they were good, no shorts or dead grounds. Hooked up the capacitors and plugged it in, started right up.. So now I have 45 gallons of air capacity to do what I want with. Which is nice because I bought a paint spray gun last year. Want to try and shoot my bug. Figured I can learn what not to do on it before tackling my sons Camaro or the 62 fords.
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From: Eastern Oregon
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