Recent content by deserteagle71

40+ years ago when I was a fireman in a small town we had two fire trucks. One was a cabover Ford similar to what is in your picture but it was power by a Ford Industrial gas engine. The other was a GMC - and it had a huge GM V6 gas engine.

We had a storm front move in a week ago; a few days with high temperatures in the 50s and 60s and a few light rain showers so I figured the hummers would figure it was time to head south. Nope! Busy as ever, every day, around the feeders.

Toyota is proud of their sensors! When I bought my 4Runner (used) I ran into the same thing. Ordered the sensors through a Toyota dealer in North Carolina for $64 each (that was 2 years ago), broke down the tires and installed the sensors myself. Easy job. The 4Runner owner's manual outlines...

Well, I've never owned a Gator. But I own an old John Deere tractor with the internal wet brakes and those brakes have been making all kinds of noises when I press on a brake pedal for the past 25 years...but they work just fine.

First fall storm of the season came through this past week. Temperatures dropped from mid-80s down to mid 50s and 60s the past couple days. It felt wonderful! But only a trace of precipitation with the storm. I took advantage of the colder temperatures and cloudy days to mow some weeds with...

TPMS has definitely saved a few tires for me. I drive mainly dirt roads and with the uneven surface it is difficult to tell that a tire is losing air and the vehicle isn't handling normally. Destroyed several tires many years past because, by the time I realized the tire was flat or almost...

Unless you think you'll be hauling a lot of really heavy weight in the bed, or need the flotation of the extra tires, I'd say go with a 4 wheel machine instead of a 6 wheel. 4 tire machine is MUCH more maneuverable, turns much sharper and easier. We have a 6 wheel Polaris in our Search and...

I have one of both and do not find the dually to be any more of a problem than the SRW. Actually I find the length (both crew cab long beds) to be more of a problem than the width. Remember - the mirrors are the widest part of the truck and the edges of the mirrors are the same width apart on...

Absolutely. For years now every summer I've mowed about 5 acres of cheatgrass for my next-door elderly neighbors. And cleared their driveway (about a quarter mile long) of snow whenever necessary. And I've never charged a dime even though they've offered. They have a big orchard and plant a...

Or Salt Springs State Park, between Montrose and the New York State Line. About 10 miles from where I grew up!

No idea as to the type/species. There's really tiny ones and some bigger ones, some very colorful. Don't know anything about them but I love having them around.

I have swarms of them here in Nevada - I usually have to mix up a quart of nectar a day. Four feeders set up - two on each side of the house - to make the territorial males have to work at keeping other hummingbirds away. Got some great video of them swarming the feeders but I can't post it on...

Not a place most people associate with waterfalls...but the Nevada mountains have plenty:

Happened to me once. I was on my Yamaha Kodiak riding the extremely remote country about where the Colorado River becomes Lake Mead so the nearest town was probably Mesquite, Nevada, about 90 miles, when I noticed the dash lights acting oddly. But the bike ran fine. A few miles later I...

Stock countershaft sprocket on my XT225s was 15T. I always carried a 14T and 16T in my backpack and would change sprockets depending on the terrain. Only takes about 15 minutes on these bikes - very easy to do. If in gnarly terrain the 14 got installed; if I had a long stretch of pavement or...