Recent content by ratpie

i was a crane/wrecker operator in the corps back in the 80s. we were doing a tandem pull, and my partner's cable snapped. backlash cut a hunk out of him, and killed him. the amount of force that chains and cables store, when under strain, is nothing to take for granted.

just get a roll of shrink wrap, for pallets. wrap the cab, use it all... it's cheap, won't come off in rain and wind, easy to remove at your destination, will keep the cab safe, and cheap security in overnight hotel parking lots.

just a comment about the state of the industry. when we want car/truck amenities on our 2nd office.

tilt, cruise ABS, air bags, power windows, power locks... lmao

if you get a 20ft trailer, make sure it has load bearing stand up ramps, and not the removable/stow-away ones. the f150 rear wheels will come off the ground when you load your tractor. (it did it to a chevy silverado 1500 too). my tractor's only 4700, but with FL, bucket, and a mower, the...

my dad taught me that trick, when i was a kid. 2 capfulls of ATF in the carb and run for 20 minitues. cleans all the carbon deposits off valves and piston tops.

word on the street is that you can use a Baldwin BF7838 Fuel Filter (Napa 308059 - Wix WF8059). measure your used one, before you go to your local auto parts store to purchase, to verify fit. also make sure the drain plug isn't cracked and leaking. air seepage into the filter, will diminish...

great choice. we paid ours off last fall and it's STILL a pleasure to ride, even out of warranty (knock on wood!). and it out preforms the neighbors kubota. it's a beast of a compact.

i was getting a game from steam night before last at 7.3 mB/s. blew my mind. if they can address the latency issues, and the poor security, this is gonna be legit for us RURALtonians! (since all of those starlink nodes dropped from the sky due to a solar flare. rip elon)

what i am seeing and experiencing is that it's in the 20 +20 most days, but there are 2 radios in the internet gateway device, so i think it is doubling that speed by splitting traffic, simultaneously. there are also multimedia boosters, that trick the network into force feeding the file, to...

HAHAHA. i did the service myself before i sent it in to make sure it wasn't bad hyd fluid, or a collapsed filter. so yeah, i'm good to go, now, until i have to put more fluids in it. then i'm sure the tractor gods will find a new way to keep it from running.

my '74 f100 had a 360 with a c6 automatic. it was bulletproof. when the divorce lawyer shows up at the door, and wants half your stuff; just give them everything, except your FE block.

small b is a bit, big B is a byte. there are 8 bits in 1 Byte. the cable and phone guys have tried to water down the Gigs of data by using b instead of B. that way they can offer smaller bandwidth packs and not upgrade their networks. a 4g mobile phone can transfer at a speed of 1.3 Gb/s. that's...

seriously? none of your statement is true. 1. att and verizon are not using 600mhz for their 5g. i explained that, if you would have read my entire post. 2. t-mobile developed 5g for a higher capacity bandwidth that carries more data at a farther distance. it does this by "lengthening" the...

i've been beta testing T-mobile internet broadband since july 2018. it's provided us with a semi-reliable interwebs inside the house for a few years now. the 4g coverage was always between 1 and 2 bars and works most days. we even streamed netflix and hulu from a roku, off of it. we were getting...