BX25D. Mod #1 and continued.

[4shorts]

Oh she's a beauty so small, what make and model?

It's a FineVu CR500HD with optional GPS, polarizing lens and optional constant power module.

OK, I am NOT trying to make Mrs. 4shorts mad at me, but find out what bail will cost IF you do get stopped, and maybe we can raise it here in advance and have it ready for a future ride! :laughing:

:laughing: Now that sounds like a plan. They almost got me last weekend. I let my pride get in the way when I got challenged. Came around the turn and there they were but as luck would have it the officer recognized the car. Friends are better than money. Even on a lonely wide open highway they can be found :ashamed:
I'm not doing that anymore

 

[farmgirl19]

:laughing: Now that sounds like a plan. They almost got me last weekend. I let my pride get in the way when I got challenged. Came around the turn and there they were but as luck would have it the officer recognized the car. Friends are better than money. Even on a lonely wide open highway they can be found :ashamed:
I'm not doing that anymore

The Challenge at the red light. Used to get me too. If I still had my 'Stang, I'd still be in trouble DAILY! I am terrible, to this day. If someone comes up and plays Glasspacks next to me, in a car I KNOW I can beat, I'll take 'em, even with my 7.3L diesel! Of course, I don't answer that challenge if they really have the machine to back them up! The phrase "older and wiser" seems to pop into mind. :cool2:

 

[4shorts]

The Challenge at the red light. Used to get me too. If I still had my 'Stang, I'd still be in trouble DAILY! I am terrible, to this day. If someone comes up and plays Glasspacks next to me, in a car I KNOW I can beat, I'll take 'em, even with my 7.3L diesel! Of course, I don't answer that challenge if they really have the machine to back them up! The phrase "older and wiser" seems to pop into mind. :cool2:

Well we have a lot in common. I'm much the same way. We tend to get challenged a lot for some reason. Even wifey noticed it. Like I said to her a few weeks ago out on the highway " we might die but he's not passing us" :laughing:
Then there are the days where I don't care who tries it. I won't bite and let them go past. A lot depends on what I'm listening to for music at the time.

 

[farmgirl19]

Well we have a lot in common. I'm much the same way. We tend to get challenged a lot for some reason. Even wifey noticed it. Like I said to her a few weeks ago out on the highway " we might die but he's not passing us" :laughing:
Then there are the days where I don't care who tries it. I won't bite and let them go past. A lot depends on what I'm listening to for music at the time.

This is very funny! If I had my 'Stang, and was at a red light next to your 'Stang, I'd probably rev a little to see if I could tell what you were running. I'd probably challenge you too. You might blow my doors off, but the first 75 yards would be a heckuva lot of fun! I'd be willing to buy the beer after, no matter who won! Some cars, just asked to be challenged, and some cars just ask for the opportunity to show what they've got.

 

[4shorts]

This is very funny! If I had my 'Stang, and was at a red light next to your 'Stang, I'd probably rev a little to see if I could tell what you were running. I'd probably challenge you too. You might blow my doors off, but the first 75 yards would be a heckuva lot of fun! I'd be willing to buy the beer after, no matter who won! Some cars, just asked to be challenged, and some cars just ask for the opportunity to show what they've got.

:laughing: I like your style. You do those things because you enjoy the challenge. For the guys around here its all pride and its a tough lesson for some. Remember, I like to mod and that goes for the Stang
The ones I really get some fun with is the guys with the Civics and the fart cans they have on them. Omg I have some fun with them. Wifey tells me I'm going to have all of them going to therapy by summers end :laughing:
What they lack in power they make up for in imagination :laughing:

 

[farmgirl19]

:laughing: I like your style. You do those things because you enjoy the challenge. For the guys around here its all pride and its a tough lesson for some. Remember, I like to mod and that goes for the Stang
The ones I really get some fun with is the guys with the Civics and the fart cans they have on them. Omg I have some fun with them. Wifey tells me I'm going to have all of them going to therapy by summers end :laughing:
What they lack in power they make up for in imagination :laughing:

Make no mistake, 4shorts. If you blew my doors off, I'd be back trying to make the car faster, and if I couldn't, I'd get someone to help that could! I just love to reach the potential of myself, AND the car. But in every venue, someone wins, and someone loses. I would still be willing to buy the beer. I'd just try to learn, if I lost, so if it was me, I'd work harder, and if it was the car, I'd tweak it more!

I love the challenge, but also love the fact that many competitors can be very GOOD friends, after the competition!

And yes, some cars, especially those driving certain small cars, can be fun to mess with their minds. If you don't put them in therapy with your 'Stang, I'll be happy to do it with a diesel. I would imagine they'd find less shame in your 'Stang dusting them! :laughing:

Again, thanks!

 

[dragoneggs]

Now if that camera is watertight, It could be on my BX very soon. I want to see what my BH is doing while I am negotiating slopes. I now believe there is good utility in a back up camera and monitor as extravagant as it may sound. Even one that views your FEL teeth could be great for fine work that is normally blind.

 

[Jim Shooz]

Your kindly welcome

Here's something a little different. I took the Mustang out for a short cruse this morning and did a video of our town.

Very nice. Interesting to see around the town. Recognize a couple of signs (Maca's & Subway) but NO TRAFFIC-LIGHTS ! ! ! I'm sure I could send a couple of our traffic planners over there; they'd have a ball. One of our intersections has two large roundabouts and 23 traffic lights. :thumbdown:

 

[4shorts]

Make no mistake, 4shorts. If you blew my doors off, I'd be back trying to make the car faster, and if I couldn't, I'd get someone to help that could! I just love to reach the potential of myself, AND the car. But in every venue, someone wins, and someone loses. I would still be willing to buy the beer. I'd just try to learn, if I lost, so if it was me, I'd work harder, and if it was the car, I'd tweak it more!

I love the challenge, but also love the fact that many competitors can be very GOOD friends, after the competition!

And yes, some cars, especially those driving certain small cars, can be fun to mess with their minds. If you don't put them in therapy with your 'Stang, I'll be happy to do it with a diesel. I would imagine they'd find less shame in your 'Stang dusting them! :laughing:

Again, thanks!

Oh there's one thing I've learned here on TBN and probably the most important thing and that is you don't mess with a lady from Texas. Even if I thought I could win I'd keep back because I want to have you on my side if trouble starts again :laughing:

Now if that camera is watertight, It could be on my BX very soon. I want to see what my BH is doing while I am negotiating slopes. I now believe there is good utility in a back up camera and monitor as extravagant as it may sound. Even one that views your FEL teeth could be great for fine work that is normally blind.

That's the problem. This camera is really intended for in vehicle use. Being a dash cam it does more than meets the eye. When it's in use it will record in 3 minute intervals and start again. Each interval is sort of like a chapter. On it's 32 GB mini SD card it will record up to 6.5 hours in HD and when the card is full it will start at the beginning and record over the oldest video first. If there's an "Event" such as a shock or accident it will automatically store that event in a special folder for safe keeping and the event will had 20 seconds before the event and 30 seconds after the event included.

It will also go into "Park Mode" which means it sort of sleeps with one eye open. It shuts itself down BUT will start up again if it detects someone by the vehicle. It can also take pictures by the press of a button in 5 MP's and is very good at night time recording. I'm saving up the things I've witnessed on the road and there's plenty of them and will do a video on it one of those days but it's a great insurance if someone accuses you of something you didn't do on the road such as this example.

Very nice. Interesting to see around the town. Recognize a couple of signs (Maca's & Subway) but NO TRAFFIC-LIGHTS ! ! ! I'm sure I could send a couple of our traffic planners over there; they'd have a ball. One of our intersections has two large roundabouts and 23 traffic lights. :thumbdown:

Jim we have traffic lights. I got lucky in the video and got all green ones. That never happens lol. I must admit that where there are lights they really are needed.

 

[Jim Shooz]

That last video is a bit of a worry and I can see why in some situations a dashcam would be very helpful. I think we are lucky in that the crims are too thick to think of those ideas but more importantly they couldn't get much out of it. They can't sue for compensation for injuries and all medical expenses and rehabilitation are taken care of.

 

[sixdogs]

Just watched the 4shorts video of "In a Town This Size" and it really is terrific.
Music appropriate and it captures the vision of a coastal village in NL.

 

[dragoneggs]

Just watched the 4shorts video of "In a Town This Size" and it really is terrific.
Music appropriate and it captures the vision of a coastal village in NL.

Yes I enjoyed riding along too!

 

[4shorts]

Just watched the 4shorts video of "In a Town This Size" and it really is terrific.
Music appropriate and it captures the vision of a coastal village in NL.

Yes I enjoyed riding along too!

Thanks guys. Glad you enjoyed it. The song was kind of appropriate :laughing:

Well I thought I had my yard work completed for this year BUT I got a call from a buddy of mine asking me if I wanted some free fill next week so I said SURE. The problem is now I have a lot of brush that I need to knock down and it's like a jungle there so I went out and bought a new Stihl FS250 and put a cutting blade on it and all I can say is WOW. This thing can really cut through the brush.
Here's a few photos if anyone's interested.

 

[farmgirl19]

4shorts; Are you already in a jacket? Your summer sure was short! Remind me, if I ever end up coming that way, to make sure it is in July, so I can be there during y'all's heat wave!

Neat pics! Thanks for posting! Reminds me, I have to have the chainsaw ready to use next month, so that I can get busy cutting some trees and brush.

 

[Jim Shooz]

4shorts; how well did that blade in photo 5 work on thinner stuff. Say the thickness of your finger. Some years ago I tried a blade on a Jonsered brushcutter and I think I could have done better if I had used my teeth (I still have my own teeth ) The 4 teeth on this blade only protruded about 2 inches from the disc and the saplings would just spring out of the way. Back in July I was thinking about having another go at it and buying a blade similar the the one in your photo. Did it do a good job or did it need a bit of coaxing??

 

[aczlan]

4shorts; how well did that blade in photo 5 work on thinner stuff. Say the thickness of your finger. Some years ago I tried a blade on a Jonsered brushcutter and I think I could have done better if I had used my teeth (I still have my own teeth ) The 4 teeth on this blade only protruded about 2 inches from the disc and the saplings would just spring out of the way. Back in July I was thinking about having another go at it and buying a blade similar the the one in your photo. Did it do a good job or did it need a bit of coaxing??

We have used both the three pointed type and the type that looks like someone cut 4 half moons out of a square. Both work well, the three pointed type works better on thin stuff (under 1"), the 4 pointed one works better on thicker stuff.

Aaron Z

 

[4shorts]

4shorts; Are you already in a jacket? Your summer sure was short! Remind me, if I ever end up coming that way, to make sure it is in July, so I can be there during y'all's heat wave!

Neat pics! Thanks for posting! Reminds me, I have to have the chainsaw ready to use next month, so that I can get busy cutting some trees and brush.

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed seeing the photos. It was actually hot at 20c this evening but I had to have the hoodie on because of the thorns and flying chips coming from the Stihl. I wanted to leave this work for another month or two but I want that free fill next week :thumbsup:

4shorts; how well did that blade in photo 5 work on thinner stuff. Say the thickness of your finger. Some years ago I tried a blade on a Jonsered brushcutter and I think I could have done better if I had used my teeth (I still have my own teeth ) The 4 teeth on this blade only protruded about 2 inches from the disc and the saplings would just spring out of the way. Back in July I was thinking about having another go at it and buying a blade similar the the one in your photo. Did it do a good job or did it need a bit of coaxing??

Jim I found the three blade worked great on the small stuff. Put the thing at wide open throttle and went at it. For the thicker stuff I have the multi tooth blade and they say it can nibble through a 5" tree.

We have used both the three pointed type and the type that looks like someone cut 4 half moons out of a square. Both work well, the three pointed type works better on thin stuff (under 1"), the 4 pointed one works better on thicker stuff.

Aaron Z

I don't have the four blade but like you I found the three blade worked exceptionally well.

 

[ericdube]

Just shy of 100k views for the thread! This is DEFINITELY one of the best discussions on TBN by far, and it continues to keep me coming back to the site daily to see what you've been up to. Thanks again for sharing all your work - I very much appreciate it.

If the L60 I've been looking at does work out, I'm sure I'll be inspired to mod it based on all the hard work you've done to yours. Plus I have a great first project in mind for it already - using it to clear some land and install a new ShelterLogic storage shed for it. (BTW, how is yours holding up and working out for your L5740? Did you just go with the Shelercoat or the ShelerTech SP series - I couldn't tell from your video? Thanks!)

 

[dragoneggs]

I have the little brother of the FS250 (no handle bars!) with string and the three blade. Yes another amazing little machine. Stihl not as much fun as a BX though!

 

[4shorts]

Just shy of 100k views for the thread! This is DEFINITELY one of the best discussions on TBN by far, and it continues to keep me coming back to the site daily to see what you've been up to. Thanks again for sharing all your work - I very much appreciate it.

If the L60 I've been looking at does work out, I'm sure I'll be inspired to mod it based on all the hard work you've done to yours. Plus I have a great first project in mind for it already - using it to clear some land and install a new ShelterLogic storage shed for it. (BTW, how is yours holding up and working out for your L5740? Did you just go with the Shelercoat or the ShelerTech SP series - I couldn't tell from your video? Thanks!)

No no. Thank YOU and all the others who've shown interest in this thread. It's great to know you've enjoyed seeing it and I appreciate everyone's comments that's been made here (well almost everyone's :laughing I kept the thread going posting just a few of the things we are doing with our land that's tractor related so I hope more people are enjoying the look as well.

Oh man I hope you get that L60. Fine looking machine. Please post if you do get it. If my 5740 had more than 140 hours on it I'd consider getting the L60 series.

The ShelterLogic has been great. It's been there for two years. Been through 2 tropical storms and no less than 10 winter storms and it haven't budged and no fading and no signs of wear. One of the best things I bought in years. I went and dug up some photos for your viewing pleasure. Ill get an updated photo today on the shelter after being up for two years. Hope it helps. Thanks for posting.

I have the little brother of the FS250 (no handle bars!) with string and the three blade. Yes another amazing little machine. Stihl not as much fun as a BX though!

See. Two great minds think alike :laughing: we have a BX25D and basically the same trimmer. That's pretty cool