No topic thread,,, Part 2
Post Fiend
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From: Yorkton Sask
That was a funny pic
We were supposed to have a wet weekend coming up. I was actually looking forward to it as it looks like we will finally be getting rid of the old house in our yard. A guy stopped by yesterday to take a look. He does a lot of Hoe work for the RM, so he's going to take care of it on his way by hopefully later in the week. I'm excited to be rid of it as it houses a few undesirable varmints that I can never seem to catch in there.
Happy Tuesday everyone...
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The count down is on until Vehicle Inspection on the 150. I'm just not pleased that the new 250 might have to be used for spring clean ups and the interior getting dirty fromm employees when 150 is getting repaired. I write this as I'm sure VI will locate something to repair.
Post Fiend
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Yorkton Sask
Is that a yearly ordeal or just after a vehicle reaches a certain age? I have mixed feelings about the yearly safety's. They're good for keeping vehicles roadworthy, but I also think there are a lot of garages that take advantage of it and make a pile of extra coin claiming to have issues to fix that aren't really necessary...
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: N.E. of WinterPeg
Morning everyone!! So far the rains holdin off, but that don't matter. April showers bring May's flowers :P Nothing but interior work lined up until June luckily!!! Been a loooooong, wet spring.
Good luck there Trent.
10,000GVW is a yearly safety here.
The rest is usually lifted trucks.
Then there's the garages that pass one with nothing done to it, make a lil cash money to give it a nod, ignore the illigal items. It's a no win for guys when VUI pulls it in right after purchasing and then get nailed with heafty repairs/mod's to make it legal. Unforturnately its all far too common these days. On the flip side, Perhaps I should have been more up to speed on the new laws on lifted trucks and I never would have found out the hard way
With mine they found:
No Cat converter (had to be "FORD")
No Muffler (had to be "FORD")
Upper ball joint (R)
Both tie rods
Front pads and Rotors (rear were on the line)
Tire rub marks on springs
Non "DOT" head lights (had a red tinge to them)
Bumper height over 29"
Track calculation under 1.8
No marker lights, over cab and rear for over width (81")
I think that's it......
Only 3 weeks to comply or pulled off road. Was a race to figure everything out and didn't meet the deadline. Plates were off for a week until tires came in and had to have it towed in for re-inspection.
The count down is on until Vehicle Inspection on the 150. I'm just not pleased that the new 250 might have to be used for spring clean ups and the interior getting dirty fromm employees when 150 is getting repaired. I write this as I'm sure VI will locate something to repair.
Is that a yearly ordeal or just after a vehicle reaches a certain age? I have mixed feelings about the yearly safety's. They're good for keeping vehicles roadworthy, but I also think there are a lot of garages that take advantage of it and make a pile of extra coin claiming to have issues to fix that aren't really necessary...
The rest is usually lifted trucks.
Then there's the garages that pass one with nothing done to it, make a lil cash money to give it a nod, ignore the illigal items. It's a no win for guys when VUI pulls it in right after purchasing and then get nailed with heafty repairs/mod's to make it legal. Unforturnately its all far too common these days. On the flip side, Perhaps I should have been more up to speed on the new laws on lifted trucks and I never would have found out the hard way
With mine they found:
No Cat converter (had to be "FORD")
No Muffler (had to be "FORD")
Upper ball joint (R)
Both tie rods
Front pads and Rotors (rear were on the line)
Tire rub marks on springs
Non "DOT" head lights (had a red tinge to them)
Bumper height over 29"
Track calculation under 1.8
No marker lights, over cab and rear for over width (81")
I think that's it......
Only 3 weeks to comply or pulled off road. Was a race to figure everything out and didn't meet the deadline. Plates were off for a week until tires came in and had to have it towed in for re-inspection.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 5,510
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
A wife was curious when she found two old negatives in a drawer and had them
made into prints. She was pleasantly surprised to see that they were of her
at a much younger, slimmer time, taken many years ago on one of her first
dates with her husband. When she showed him the photos, his face lit up.
"Wow, look at that!", he said with appreciation, "That's my old Ford!".
made into prints. She was pleasantly surprised to see that they were of her
at a much younger, slimmer time, taken many years ago on one of her first
dates with her husband. When she showed him the photos, his face lit up.
"Wow, look at that!", he said with appreciation, "That's my old Ford!".
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From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Cloudy with few little showers here, nothing much for rain except to muck things up. 
With new coils in the front of my 64 XL the front end sits up too high so I`ll find a way to bring the back end up a touch instead of cutting the new springs, I think that in time the front end would sag back down again. 
According to the previous forecast we weren`t supposed to get any rain but it happened.
Happy Tuesday back at you Sherm.
I dug a hole and burnt pieces of that old house in my yard since it was easier to do that instead of hauling it away somewhere.
Cute story Grant, I can see that happening with me too. 
Just dropping in to say hello. My front end allignment will have to be on hold until I get some longer coils in the back. I find the rear is sitting too low for my liking, unfortunately the coil springs I need are out of stock. Don't want to do much cruising and screwing up my new tires.
According to the previous forecast we weren`t supposed to get any rain but it happened.
We were supposed to have a wet weekend coming up. I was actually looking forward to it as it looks like we will finally be getting rid of the old house in our yard. A guy stopped by yesterday to take a look. He does a lot of Hoe work for the RM, so he's going to take care of it on his way by hopefully later in the week. I'm excited to be rid of it as it houses a few undesirable varmints that I can never seem to catch in there.
Happy Tuesday everyone...
Happy Tuesday everyone...
I dug a hole and burnt pieces of that old house in my yard since it was easier to do that instead of hauling it away somewhere.
A wife was curious when she found two old negatives in a drawer and had them
made into prints. She was pleasantly surprised to see that they were of her
at a much younger, slimmer time, taken many years ago on one of her first
dates with her husband. When she showed him the photos, his face lit up.
"Wow, look at that!", he said with appreciation, "That's my old Ford!".
made into prints. She was pleasantly surprised to see that they were of her
at a much younger, slimmer time, taken many years ago on one of her first
dates with her husband. When she showed him the photos, his face lit up.
"Wow, look at that!", he said with appreciation, "That's my old Ford!".
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: N.E. of WinterPeg
Good Morning everyone.
You must have got what they were calling for here. Not a drop of rain yesterday/last night and they were calling for 5-10mm.
Hope everyone has a great humpday
Trent, how did things go with the shuffle buggy??
Hope everyone has a great humpday
Trent, how did things go with the shuffle buggy??
Post Fiend
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Yorkton Sask
Yup, happy hump day!! Had a little drizzle rain last night. Everything is wet and smells nice outside 
Spent some time around the yard last night, pulled out a John Deere No.4 mower, ground driven, horse drawn I suspect. Pretty neat. There's a pile of the old horse drawn stuff kicking around.
Hey, if anyone knows where there is a cheap tractor from the 40's or 50's in respectable condition, let me know. I'm looking for something old that I can putz on, make a lot of noise and go really slow lol... Looked at a John Deere 60 yesterday but the guys want too much money for its condition.
Spent some time around the yard last night, pulled out a John Deere No.4 mower, ground driven, horse drawn I suspect. Pretty neat. There's a pile of the old horse drawn stuff kicking around.
Hey, if anyone knows where there is a cheap tractor from the 40's or 50's in respectable condition, let me know. I'm looking for something old that I can putz on, make a lot of noise and go really slow lol... Looked at a John Deere 60 yesterday but the guys want too much money for its condition.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Happy Hump Day Mornin'all. Drizzle this morning. Met 56 Panel John and his wife yesterday. It was a pleasure to meet more awesome FTE member's. John: thanks a ton for the deflector. Next time I want to see the Panel in the Parking lot. Thanks again, and have a great day guy's.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: N.E. of WinterPeg
Afternoon boys n girls!!
Grant, it's pretty awesome when everyone meets up and gets a face to the name. Pretty cool that you found a part you needed through here!!
Been trying to rain all day, thankfully it didn't. Took a load of scrap aluminum in from jobs last year. As I pull in the driveway I get a call for an insurance claim quote a few blocks from the scrap yard on Logan. Ahhhhhhh crap lol. Back to the concrete village I go Now to get away with sneaking in some Dairy Whip after i'm done and mumzie not finding out. MMmmmm chips/chili and a chili dog mmmmmmm!!
Pretty sure the breath will give it away
Grant, it's pretty awesome when everyone meets up and gets a face to the name. Pretty cool that you found a part you needed through here!!
Been trying to rain all day, thankfully it didn't. Took a load of scrap aluminum in from jobs last year. As I pull in the driveway I get a call for an insurance claim quote a few blocks from the scrap yard on Logan. Ahhhhhhh crap lol. Back to the concrete village I go
Now to get away with sneaking in some Dairy Whip after i'm done and mumzie not finding out. MMmmmm chips/chili and a chili dog mmmmmmm!! Pretty sure the breath will give it away
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From: northwestern Ontario
Found out what my problem was with the brakes on my panel today. It's funny how you can be convinced a sound is coming from the rear when in fact it is actually coming from the front. I discovered that my caliper was making contact with my wheel so I ordered some wheel shims which my also help remove the slight contact the tire is making with the sway bar as well.