I've had a rough past 3 days so far, decided on another vehicle to replace control arm bushings, THE DAY BEFORE A WINTER STORM HITS, because I can't read the weather. get down to the fact I end up having to separate the balljoint and could not get it out. I finally get a pickle fork to seperate it today and didn't damage it.

Here comes the exciting part, I plan on driving my truck a bit during winter but my dumb*** didn't put any weight in the bed, so when we got hit with ice and about 6 inches of snow, I got stuck twice in my own driveway and twice at school parking lot. Luckily they had bobcats out. What I learned? To read weather reports sooner, and to make sure I have weight in the bed before the storm hits

 

I'm also gonna use this time to compliment the Walmart Goodyear authority tires, have them in the front and they grip incredibly well in ice, probably saved my truck when I hit black ice and my rear end swung out, the tires gripped the entire time and allowed me to correct it quickly and cleanly

 

mistake are just lessons in life .
I have a lot of Lessons under my belt.

 

Wheel chocks.

I recently got the equivalent of a bamboo shoot under a fingernail.
Lesson learned: WEAR LEATHER GLOVES.

 

lol yes ! still have scar on leg to Remind me
old ford Wheel chocks are a requirement not an option

 

Yep, just chained four 60lb, yes 60 pounds each, pistons to the back of my flat bed with a 3" pipe going through the wrist pin holes to add about another 50 lbs...still could use some more weight. Not much snow yet.

 

What I've heard of guys doing, is buying a road plate and laying it in the bed. I can only assume that they slice a few inches out of the sides to fit the wheelhouses. If I ever live in snow country, that's what I'll do.

A standard 5x8x1" road plate weighs just over 1,600lbs. Subtract the cut outs for the wheel wells and you're looking at around 1,500lbs evenly spread throughout the bed. Maybe a bit much for an F100, but probably perfect for a F250.

And you still have full use of the bed!

 

Gotta ask what did those monsters come out of ?

 

I have a scar on my upper left bicep from a grinder with a cut-off wheel getting wedged and launched.

As it passed my face it broke my nose... setting a nose back into place makes crunchy sounds in your head.

 

The newest Yugo

 

I'm guessing they came out of a railroad engine.

 

My guess is a CAT V16 diesel generator. I have a piston close to that size that came from a generator.

 

Close...they're out of a Cat 3608, it's a straight 8 natural gas engine making about 2000 Hp. Just got overhauled this summer and I was able to get 4 of the pistons. Actually heading out to do some analysis work on it today. Wish I could get some out of one the older slow speed engines, they're almost shoulder height when they're sitting on the floor. Glad I'm not the one who has to replace them, I just have to figure if they're going to go bad before they go bad and trash something else.

 

2X. Been there, done that.

 

I have one of those pistons in my yard, what are they out of?