Washington's 2024 BS Thread
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From: Fraziers Bottom, WV
Happy Hump Day Washington, Tim, Wayne, 350 Ken, Ken, Stave and all the crew. Cold Start to the day @ 44° at 0705, now 72° @ 1100, headed to about 78° and full bright sun all day. also a light breeze and the rh will be about 40% making it a stellar day.
350Ken, no setting alarms for me, for now! LOL Ken understands I am a poor student and didn't learn well!
My picture was May 1977 and due to my birthday, I was 19!
350Ken, no setting alarms for me, for now! LOL Ken understands I am a poor student and didn't learn well!
My picture was May 1977 and due to my birthday, I was 19!
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Howdy gang,
I'm not sure when the picture was taken of myself, I thinking the summer of 1976. I graduated in 1977 and moved to Idaho, but by then I had sold the truck like a fool and bought a snowmobile so I could go racing the winter of '76/77.
I'm not sure when the picture was taken of myself, I thinking the summer of 1976. I graduated in 1977 and moved to Idaho, but by then I had sold the truck like a fool and bought a snowmobile so I could go racing the winter of '76/77.
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Good morning WA...Happy Saturday #4...we're officially on the down hill slide to the weekend. Hang on for the ride!!! 
Love seeing these old photos of you guys...I don't have any...I'm not sure the camera had been invented when I was that age.
Love seeing these old photos of you guys...I don't have any...I'm not sure the camera had been invented when I was that age.
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I miss that truck, uncles sold it after gramps passed for like $300 and it ran fine. They wouldn't let us buy it. Probably worth a lot more now, still had the eagles and stripes paint in good shape when it left.
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From: Fraziers Bottom, WV
ThongTastic Thursday afternoon Washington, Jim, Nickolas, Ken, Roy, Steve and all the crew.
Thanks Nicholas for the picture. Ther are several vehicles I wish I could have kept. My grandfathers 56 IH 1 ton!
It is another nice day in my woods of WV with plenty of bright warm sun, 83°, nice breeze and the RH in extremely low for this time of year at 30%! It is truly Thong weather! Morning Domestic Househusband Chores are complete, lunch made and consumed, kitchen cleaned in preparation for dinner, laundry is in the works and now time to relax and to my thing!
Tim, I hope you and Maria are having a great day doing whatever you are doing!
Thanks Nicholas for the picture. Ther are several vehicles I wish I could have kept. My grandfathers 56 IH 1 ton!
It is another nice day in my woods of WV with plenty of bright warm sun, 83°, nice breeze and the RH in extremely low for this time of year at 30%! It is truly Thong weather! Morning Domestic Househusband Chores are complete, lunch made and consumed, kitchen cleaned in preparation for dinner, laundry is in the works and now time to relax and to my thing!
Tim, I hope you and Maria are having a great day doing whatever you are doing!
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Good night Ford Drivers!
I finely got around to servicing my tractor today, not a bad job. Only one filter posed a problem, the hydraulic filter. I decided to not change the hydraulic oil just the filter, the problem was that removing the filter would quickly drain the system. I decided to use an old vacuum trick I learned a few years ago. I removed the filler cap and luck would have it, my shop vac just fit snugly in the hole. After turning on the vacuum I removed the filter and replaced it with a new one all while listening to the gurgling sound of oil as air was being sucked in, I only lost a couple teaspoon of oil.
I finely got around to servicing my tractor today, not a bad job. Only one filter posed a problem, the hydraulic filter. I decided to not change the hydraulic oil just the filter, the problem was that removing the filter would quickly drain the system. I decided to use an old vacuum trick I learned a few years ago. I removed the filler cap and luck would have it, my shop vac just fit snugly in the hole. After turning on the vacuum I removed the filter and replaced it with a new one all while listening to the gurgling sound of oil as air was being sucked in, I only lost a couple teaspoon of oil.
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I love that vacuum trick! Years ago I saw some crazy guy do that on the you tubes and I tried it on one of my Ford 8Ns and it worked!! On the 8N I used it to slow down the oil when changing it because it'll come out like a fire hose.
Ok off to bed in Missoula MT so tomorrow I can drive west back to my house.
Ok off to bed in Missoula MT so tomorrow I can drive west back to my house.