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I have skinned a rabbit, it comes off like plastic bag lined with glue. I never considered the implications for one that isn't dead (and that you don't want dead). Good point.

I would think you're correct but I googled anyway to be sure. Found this: You can't trust everything on the internet especially lately where vast amounts of info are generated by AI and not fact checked by humans, but if it's true, I don't care. I'm allowed to kill it but not rescue it? I think...

Everything I read when she found it, said they don't make good pets and are too hard to keep alive. It was injured already and I thought it was going to die. I told her she could care for it until that happened, since it's more compassionate than just leaving it to die alone outside. Well I was...

My daughter rescued this critter as a baby from the mouth of our dog and she bottle fed it at it the start. It had only barely grown hair, I know it because the same dog got into the same litter a week prior and brought back dead hairless babies. It was under 3 ounces. Now it's eating rabbit...

Not with any instrument. Per my calibrated eyeballs they were between 30 and 36 inches, one a couple inches longer than the other.

I have zero problems with snakes in the attic, I am actually comforted knowing they are up there keeping rodents away. As long as they stay there. If they end up in the people tank then we have a problem. If that happens or even if my wife finds out they are in the attic, she will take the kids...

This is how I actually found them:

The skins were not side-by-side like that. I lined them up for the picture. There is a path through the insulation from the attic entry to the air handler and I found them when I went up there to change the filter. Both skins were in the middle of the path, in-line with the path, and about 6ft...

What's more likely? Two snakes vacationed in the attic and shed at the same time? Or one snake lived (lives?) there long enough to shed twice? I googled about this and it said they are probably rat snakes and probably visit for the purpose of free pest control, which I am thankful for. Makes...

The no cab model, hydrostatic. I bought it brand new in '18 for like $25k if I remember correctly. Only put about 500hrs on it and most of that was in the first year or so. I rarely use it and now a friend asked if I want to sell, how much. I have no idea what it's worth. I'm not trying to sell...

Fair enough, sorry if I was rude. This is a pet peeve of mine and maybe I get carried away. I am very much a proponent of Right to Repair. I deal with gatekeepers on regular basis in my line of work (not related to tractors) and I have heard it from the horse's mouth (not the LS horse) that "if...

I'm sure any dealer (who "can't" give manuals for any of the reasons you cited) reading this would appreciate you speaking in their defense but they wouldn't deserve it. They have the manuals in PDF format and could easily email them to anyone who needs them but they rather remain the...

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I don't endorse it but it's funny:

I have the handgun for the same reason I have the fire extinguisher. Never needed to deploy either, thankfully.

I wasn't trying to be. The way he asked and never followed up has me worried. I actually searched this days ago but didn't have much to go on.

Or died trying

We haven't heard back from OP since posting this; I hope he hasn't become a tractor accident statistic.

How did it go @Roberts2600 ?

Yeah, all bets are off when you start jerking. When I see people start jerking I stay tuned for the impending carnage. If you can't get it out with a steady pull, you need to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan. I mean, it can work, but it represents the "Vantasner Danger...

Ok, well thanks for sharing. I will file this in my mental repository. I will still do it with my own vehicles but I will exercise caution and think twice before recommending it to others.

Can you expound on that? Have you seen frame damage as a result of pulling a truck that's towing a trailer? If so, were there any contributing factors? I wouldn't think twice to do this. I've done it many times and much worse; this would be actually among the more mundane recovery/pulling...

I would leave the truck connected and if doesn't immediately pull the camper, use the tractor to assist the truck pulling the camper out. This is easier overall and lets you pull from the drawbar on the tractor which always the safest bet.

If the executioner wanted to kill someone with only 5mA (weird goal, but whatever) he would need to stab probes into the condemned's chest and apply it directly to the heart. 5mA from arm to arm does not translate to 5mA across the heart.

NPT connections should not need thread sealant. The seal is metal-on-metal. That's why the threads are tapered, so they get tighter and tighter until seal is achieved. Thread lubricants like Teflon tape are used to help you be able to achieve the tightness required for sealing, before galling...

I have TP in my go-bag, which I forgot to mention. Toiletries, 3 days worth of clothes and meds. Never know when you'll have to drop what you're doing and drive several states away. At least, I don't. And I forgot about ratchet straps. I don't have or need a block heater. TX gulf coast. I...

About 1,000lbs of tools*, a fire extinguisher, a hydraulic Jack, a sealed tote full of all kinds of every fluid a truck uses, a spare serpentine belt, a pistol, a Maglite and a portable 1200A battery jumper box. I drive a 2021 truck with <50k miles but for the 20 years leading up to it I drove...

If you don't tap far enough, you can always run the tap back in and take it deeper. But if you go too far, there's no un-tapping. I would go no further than half way, check, and go deeper if you need to. One or 2 turns at a time.

I think you would be better off laminating them together as needed. Rather than gluing 4x8 sheets together to make a 3/4" sheet and then later cutting the 3/4" sheet into 1ft × 4ft sections to make a shelving unit, just wait until the shelving unit project comes up and cut the 1/8" sheets into...

I've never heard of this. Thanks for sharing. I looked it up and there is a loophole, which if anyone would exploit, it would be John Deere. I'm not familiar with any company that has more contempt for their own customers, and I can't fathom why anyone buys their products...

Sounds like you've talking to folks who bleed green.

Yes he made the same mistake, or fell into the same trap, as I did in my video. He tried to frame his argument in the same (incorrect) terminology used by those making the counter-argument, so as to make the content of the video stay "on topic," insofar as viewers would expect the topic to be...

Sorry if I responded disproportionately. I'm just sick of seeing that "quote." It's been weaponized against me more than once in the past and left me with a chip on my shoulder.

Albert Einstein, the brain behind the Theory of Relativity, said this? He whose theories are so abstract that some people who spend years studying them still don't understand them, and whose equations require math that most people never learn? Uhhh... Sorry to burst your bubble, but he never...

You're probably referring to the two videos near the end of my post, which are the ones I recorded. I accept the criticism and admit, I am not an educator. The last video was a demonstration in response to claims on another forum that current flows opposite directions through the loads on L1...

Sure, makes sense if the excess heat is from running with excess load. But if it's from a bad water pump, stuck thermostat, etc.? Maybe this is the part with regard to which we are supposed to avoid confusion?

I think it's saying not to shut the engine off if it overheats because then there is no coolant circulation to remove the heat. That seems like bad advice so I'm probably wrong, but that's how it seems to me. Further, it seems they are saying not to introduce cold coolant to the engine while...

Thanks for bringing this up. I think you are being generous in saying "some folks" - I would say "most folks." It is a pervasive misconception perpetuated by many sources online, even in industry whitepapers and in tutorials from respected sources such as: This stems from the way it is taught...

How did the failed bladder cause bad tasting water?

I have been tossing around the idea of doing this. I design PLC control systems for a living, so automating this manual task would be no problem for me, but I wouldn't want to stop there. I have other issues like heavy sediment that I want to filter out, and sulfur gas that I want to address. I...

I don't have one of those.

Ok, so water absorbs air. I did not know that. Thanks 😊

That doesn't sound like my system. There is no control float, nothing inside the tank (I've seen inside it). There's a pump underground and a check valve, then the tank, then a water softener, and straight into the house. The only control that I know of is a pressure switch.

Oh, I didn't know that. I remember my dad's bladder tanks had valve stems on them like you could pump them up with a compressor, but I never had to touch them. I doubt my dad did either; that seems like something he would have told me to do. Our well was at least 50 yards from the house so maybe...

I grew up on well water but we never had the problems I've been experiencing for the past 7 years in this house, because my childhood home had a bladder tank. This house has just a 120gal tank with no bladder. Water enters the bottom, water leaves the bottom; air gets trapped in the top, with...

Another idea I just had. There's this kid Boyan Slat who is cleaning the ocean. I usually keep my donations to people i personally know, and it's one of the only organizations I've ever donated to. I'm not a big environmentalist, but the way he went about this impressed me. He didn't waste any...

If I were in this situation I think would split it up among a few people that I know; people who are struggling small business owners. People whom I know would make the most of it, take it and multiply it, feed not only their own families but others too. In my case there are: A mobile mechanic...

Well that is usually how I know when I've had a good idea - I find that someone else did it 100 years before me. Thanks for the lead; I will see if I can find any information about this Austrian Westmizer Skinner snow machine

One day I want to make a differential steering vehicle that, rather than using brakes on either side, uses a variator. If you're unfamiliar with a variator it's basically a CVT that, instead of changing its ratio dynamically based on RPM/torque, is directly controlled by the user. The way it...

No worries, polyphase power can be a little abstract :D. I'm not so deluded as to think I'll ever have a complete understanding of it, but an understanding that's "good enough" is, well, good enough. Even with the bar set that low, still every time I think my I've reached it, I discover there's...

This. A teardrop wide enough to drive around in dually with a 40ft gooseneck will serve not just the delivery guys but you too. That's one thing you won't regret doing or having.

This ^ is using single phase equation for 3 phase power. It disregards the power from the additional 2 phases. The problem becomes apparent if you convert the calculated kW back to HP. 2714W ÷ 746W = 3.63HP The proper formula: E x I x PF x 1.732 11.8×230×0.91×1.732 = 4277W 4277 ÷ 746 = 5.73HP...

This is the only kind I really trust.

Yes and this is a good thing to list in the "pros" section when comparing AC and DC motors. DC can also do field weakening but only if it's a wound field motor and those are not common anymore in the 1HP range. Most VFDs will go up to 400Hz (6.7X rated speed) and some even higher. But most...

Who wrote that? I'm betting they also have simple solution to end global hunger and war. I am not afraid to mow ant hills on my ZTR mower because the thing vibrates like what must a world-ending cataclysm for the ants. They have zero chance of crawling up the mower deck and onto the frame, up...

True. Speaking of torque, it is worth mentioning that having a variable speed drive (AC or DC) is not a reason in and of itself to ditch any step pulleys or variator, or whatever mechanical means might be varying speed currently. Decreasing speed by mechanical means has the benefit of offering...

This is true for the motor itself. But 1hp is 1hp whether 1ph or 3 ph and since you're generating that 3rd phase with the VFD, the single phase side will need to deliver the same amps as before and the breaker size requirement won't change. Amps between the VFD and the motor will be lower but...

13.6A is about right for a 1HP motor on 120V single phase. Per this: An equivalent 3ph motor on a VFD will require just a little more since the VFD introduces a bit of inefficiency. Whoever told you 30A is required, is wrong. It should work on a 20A breaker, and probably even a 15A breaker.

If your tractor has a computer then it would be a good idea to disconnect it. I don't think it would hurt to disconnect the battery too, but neither do I understand how it could help. Is it to prevent damage to the battery itself? If so, it's worth pointing out that the battery is the most...

Yeah! Put the kids in cars and this could be a cool spinoff of auto soccer:

I suppose I need to paint the picture if this sub-topic is to have any hope of fizzling out. We live 45 minutes from any major metropolitan area, we are surrounded by rice farms, and this is my daughter's varsity basketball team: She's #5, the token diversity. I'm sure you're right and...

Oh, man you've got the wrong kind of coveralls. Get some of those oil field coveralls. They have access slits in the pockets. Officially, because they're meant to go over other clothes, so you can reach through the pocket access slit inside the pocket, into the pants pocket under the pocket, but...

Nice! I like it. Just need to find one.

Exactly! See, I knew the drawing would help. One toddler drawing is worth a dozen words. P.s. my condolences for your stick man, he seems to have broken his neck on approach to the basket.

The way this goal is designed, the pole is anchored at the back of the base and comes forward at a good angle, supported by legs at the front of the base. Then the dimensions of the linkages in the top correct for the error induced by the tilted pole. I think this makes it a good candidate for...

That's why I don't just auger a hole and set in the ground with concrete. I want to reserve the option to put it away. Much more effective than shaking sticks at people who know you won't hit them or you'll go to jail.

Me and my grandpa, 1986. back of pickups, check. Sitting behind the wheel of my grandma's Lincoln boat in her lap while she drove, letting me pretend I was the one driving. Never rode on a back dash though. Yep. I can't speak for anyone else but "the wrong kind of people" in my book are...

This was my first thought^ And this was my 2nd: It is strange to me, how cultural this is. I saw a a video recently posted on social media; a father had a baby on his lap, he was smoking a cigarette, and letting the baby take drags off it. 99% of all the comments were along the lines of "he...

It's not really an "attachment" at this point, but trying on the idea. The kids want to play basketball in the fat end of the road, but last time I moved the goal out there, heavy winds (we get a lot of those) knocked it over. I want it way heavier than filling the plastic base with sand/water...

If you can't find any affordable repair options for your ECU and you decide to throw it in the trash, please PM me before doing so. I'll give you a little something for it.

Thanks for chiming in! This thread was a few years old though. I went with the Geotextile fabric, 12ft wide I think it was, like 1/8" thick felt made of Thor's crotch hair, impenetrable stuff. Put 4" of crushed concrete over it, and it's not sank into the mire yet. Pretty good solution. Maybe...

That's like an truck manufacturer voiding a powertrain warranty because you install a bed cover. I can't see any reason for this unless Kioti tractors run a low hydraulic pressure and they're assuming you hooked it up to a higher pressure tractor and screwed it up that way.

+1 (assuming any tongue load) I use a ball hitch attachment all the time to move empty trailers around. It's one of my most frequently used attachments. It's super convenient to be able to lower the ball all way to the ground, back up to the trailer, and bring the ball up under the hitch, move...

Search youtube for "india tractor pulling trailer" for a bottomless bucket of videos that will illustrate just how much weight a given size tractor can pull without popping wheelies, with popping wheelies, without splitting in half, with splitting in half, without flipping over, with flipping...

Jig saws are not that expensive. I would consider getting a new one that accepts t-shank blades. It will open up a lot more options. But I understand owning something older and of better quality than what's available now, and wanting to use it. Unfortunately I can't recommend a good blade for it...

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Not everyone. Just the OP. Then "everyone" jumped on my back about it and I had some misguided sense of duty to defend my point. They were roughly what I suggested. 1/4" (actual dimensions metric of course) imagine that! A tube, twisting?! :LOL: I guess I picked the wrong thing to allow this...

Except, I am. And is torsion the only force that piece is expected to endure? You have an orange tractor in your profile so I know your word automatically trumps mine, but I brought a caliper with me when I went to look at these and the measurements were not what you claim. You know what...

Fair enough, thanks for acknowledging my point. I'll take your word on the common failure modes of front end loaders, I don't have any stats. Anyway I was reluctant to post pictures of what I was talking about because I rightly feared that would make the discussion too focused on that one spot...

When I bought mine I was looking around 40hp. I don't remember the model of Kubota I was looking at, but there wasn't anything like you described. Maybe I was looking at too small a tractor to encounter it.

I did some more research and you are correct. I was wrong in suggesting that if you're shopping at a MF dealership in the USA that you're looking at Chinese/Indian tractors. More likely Brazil as other suggested.

With the reference to 3/4" plate I was referring specifically to the interface between the loader and the tractor. It is hard to find good pictures of this on the internet but I did my best (hence why recommend looking in person). LS: Deere: MF: Kubota: New Holland: But that's just one...

Which parts were bull :poop: and which parts were negativity? The post was meant to encourage another option that didn't seem to be getting any attention. I agree that you can get good quality products from countries known for poor quality manufacturing. In fact the whole point of my post (maybe...

No implication intended. I meant to say it flat out. If I didn't achieve that goal, then maybe I saved myself some embarrassment. "Designed and engineered" are not the words I used but if that's criteria this hinges on then I'm not sure my argument holds up. I don't know how well the LS loader...

Is it? Care to contradict me more specifically? Maybe include where you think they are made? Or even better cite a source that refutes my claim.

I'm surprised this took until the 5th page to get mentioned, especially after several LS owners have chimed in. Massey Ferguson? Which model? Their tractors (in your HP range) are made in India (might as well buy Mahindra) or China (might as well buy Jinma). If you're looking at a Case...

They're like anything else from HF. If you consider it a kit with some disassembly and reassembly required for proper operation, you won't be disappointed. I put a predator on my buggy and it's pretty good after putting a real carb on it. I didn't flush the case before putting real oil in it...

Keep in mind it was only ever about the pool area, I never tried anything to address nutgrass on the rest of the property. But in the spot under the pool I am sitting at 100% success rate. 0 nutgrass sprouts have come up under the pool in 3 years

I do not know what's going on in CA but I can use my imagination. I choose to live under a rock. But it sounds like whatever it is, you're in a position where you need to choose the mower you intend to use for the rest of your life. If I were in that position I would get a zero turn by a...

Ok then, put the other valve manifold in series with the existing one rather than in parallel.

I don't know that we know it's an open center circuit. Was that confirmed already?

Instead of replacing your valve with this other one, why not supplement it with the other one? Tee off before your existing valve and run to the new one so now you have 3 new extra functions Instead of just one. And you don't have to sacrifice float or anything else.

So does antifreeze. I mean, you're welcome to eat all the Martians you can cram down your gullet, but don't be surprised when they rise up and have telepathic control over your motor functions.

Good question. I probably should have thought to ask it before I left the paint store.

Just paid $130 for 2 quarts of POR15. Only in my younger years when I paid for liquor by the shot with a tip, did I ever pay so much for any kind of fluid per volume. Sure hope Home Depot accepts returns on unopened paint or else I'll have to wait for payday to get brushes to apply the stuff!

I would love to get a sea can. Some day... If things don't work out, I thought I'd share this... Several years ago my stepfather moved all of his late mother's belongings to his house and filled the garage completely. Then had an unexpected life event and had to turn the garage into an...

I saw the reviews on that stuff, it looked really good but spendy. I assumed it would take a couple gallons. Maybe will use that instead, not sure if I can return the paint I bought. So no ospho first? Just por15 directly over red rust? She has really surprised me. This isn't the truck she...

Good call. It's not something I've ever had to think about so I failed to recognize it as a safety issue. I will make sure and address it. Previous owner was my dad. He had it parked under a tree outside San Antonio for the past 10 years, not a swampy area. Much dryer than here by the gulf...

I decided halfass is better than noass. made up my mind today to just go ahead and put the truck back up on Jack stands, pressure wash, spray with ospho, and paint with rustoleum professional flat black, whatever we can reach. The most complete solution we can achieve short of taking the cab...

This is bad for a TX truck but I've been out of the state a time or two so I know they can get much worse and still be considered "fine" by loads of people. I'm just not one of them.

If there can't be any science fiction in thread with a title like this one has, then what can there be? Anybody have scientific data on this topic? Anyone? No?

Well I must have acidic soil or something because y'alls tales of decade-old chicken wire in the ground sound pretty fanciful to ears trained by my experiences. I would expect a buried hog panel to last a couple of years tops and anything thinner not worth the time to bury it.

My daughter and I are fixing up an old truck (91 Chevy S10) and the frame is rusty. We've got the bed off right now but no plans to remove the cab. I can't wrap my head around the rust on the frame. It's all surface rust, nothing bad at all, but it's the ENTIRE frame. Every square inch of it...

I think they would look like us; pretty sure we crash landed here. If not us, then octopuses. Octopuses definitely crash landed here. They (Octopuses, cuttlefish, and the like) have no genetic cousins and they're super weird. I don't think we should be eating them.

If you're still unsure whether you ran your tractor on gas or rotten diesel, you can compare to this: I figured out that I had dumped gas in it. I added 5 galons of gas to 1 or 2 gallons of diesel and ran it for about 20min before I realized what I had done. No permanent damage has surfaced...

I hope you're right but I'm not putting any eggs in that basket.

You can get pretty far into the weeds on this topic; yes, it can be a good motor under certain circumstances. But unless one's willing to do the research it's easiest just avoid it. Leave it for the guys who have done the research and willing to take the chance. That goes for buying, or advising...

Based on the prices I've been seeing i would say $35k

Stay away from the Ford 6.0 diesel. For the most part anything else is decent, gas or diesel. 100k miles isn't "high mileage" on these newer vehicles (2000's and up) especially trucks - 250k miles is the new 100k miles. Less problems with gas, and people with diesel trucks think they're made of...

well, eh... will she fit in a 6" vise? Thank you! Glad you like it.

Ha! Good one. It's 2022, cars worth their weight in... wood.

After I'm done cutting the forklift I'll probably decommission the saw and reclaim my unistrut hardware. Is there anything anyone is curious to see cut before I do?

:LOL: well I don't have a federal explosives license and I can't recipes on the internet for that stuff.

Kinda neat!? I thought my unnecessarily graphic intro, misapplied theatrical musical score, and laughably false bravado would have clued everyone in that it's in fact the coolest thing anyone's ever seen. I mean hell, just look at what I named it! You bet! Thanks for watching! It's abrasive...

You're not wrong, it's a painfully slow process. I say that cutting with diamond wire is almost always not the way you should go. It's messy, expensive, and takes forever. If there's any other way to cut it, cut it that way. But when there isn't, it's something worth having in your back pocket...

Awesome! Thank you!

4-pole/1800 RPM. There's more info than you'd ever want to know about them over on my 2018 thread about them.

Why, a 0.0298MW LS tractor, what else would I use? :p I can spin the rotor up with a cordless drill so I don't think the tractor will have any problem. Of course I won't be able to power the whole county as the generator's data plate indicates I should be able to, not with my little tractor as...

The generator build/assembly is something I started a few years ago and never finished. That's one of my reasons for getting active on YouTube again; some accountability for finishing projects. The video will be a retroactive recap of getting it to the point it's at, and filming the completion...

No, sorry. Build, future tense. And not from scratch. Build a PTO generator with emphasis on the PTO part.

Can this thread be moved to Build It Yourself?

I built this janky monstrosity out of unistrut and I call it the BAWS. It's a Diamond Wire saw and uses surplus (new/expired) wire from the semiconductor industry. They would have used it to dice up silicon ingots into wafers in the manufacture of chips, or to slice up lab-grown sapphire into...

Hand sharpening drill bits is a great skill to have, but comes second to learning how to drill metal. If you don't burn up your bits to begin with, then there's a lot less sharpening (or throwing out and re-purchasing) to be done. Learning how to drill metal by hand, like hand sharpening, is an...

Those two look exactly the same to me. They probably come off the same assembly line.

This works but it limits you to V/Hz mode because the VFD will fail an auto tune. And it requires a 3ph transformer which is more expensive. Unless you already have all the components on hand to build the system you described, it would be better IMO to get a 480V VFD and single phase transformer...

I agree with all who said that the inclinometer wouldn't give useful data. I also relate to the OP's apparent desire for data and knowing where is "the line" you shouldn't cross. The closest I have seen in this thread to my own thoughts was post #62 but I still haven't seen anyone come right out...

Actually I'm really impressed by that. I would expect the bed rails to flattened down to the axle. You might even be able to drive that, at least for a little while.

Good call. I plan to, before carrying anything of serious weight on it. To date, this is all it's carried: The bed cover itself is heavy, but I think (hope) not heavy enough to cause a problem.

Turns out the new geometry combined with the 300lb struts is perfect, performs exactly how I wanted. Very happy to mark this project DONE (as done as it will ever get) on the list. Some more photos:

Agreed. Rule #2 Don't start late. Meat should be coming off the pit well before people start asking about it. For a dinner brisket this means putting meat on the pit around 3am. Rule #3 don't cut into a brisket for least an hour after it comes off the pit. This is more important than the...

I marvel at this, not only in putting different brands on the same product off the same assembly line, but also in putting different model numbers on the same product within the same brand. My Flir E4 thermal imager carries a $1,000 price tag and has an "80x60" pixel resolution while the E8...

Well I tried re-orienting the gas struts a dozen different ways and they just aren't going to cut it with the added weight of the aluminum sheet. Just ordered (4) 300lb gas struts of the same dimensions as the 200lbs ones I basedthe original geometry on. Hope those work or the modifications...

That guy makes great videos. I had not seen that one but I watched his other one for the rattle can bed liners. Raptor performed about middle of the road, in line with its price tag. After watching that video I'm very glad I primed it before spraying the bed liner.

I have no idea. It has a slippery surface like plastic which makes me think it wouldn't stick, but it's also textured, so .. maybe? Sounds like a question for Raptor Tech support. I'll let you know. But I have a feeling their answer will be "if it was paintable we wouldn't make it tintable."

Disappointment over the bed liner dampened my enthusiasm to get the bed cover put back on so it sat there for over a week while I flushed out all my feeling sorry for myself. Here it is installed: The color match isn't great; it's too dark, but from certain angles it's less obvious. And...

I had the same experience trying to order Tellurium Copper in bulk. By "bulk" I mean like 500-1,000lbs. At first I could not find a domestic supplier (I since have) so I turned to Alibaba and wasted a week of man-hours between learning the above lesson, and learning that most of the sellers on...

That's the idea. I don't enjoy publicly making a fool of myself, but my mistake is an easy one to make. There is not a lot of this kind of information out there. If you Google Raptor liner you'll find all kinds of instructional posts and videos on how to mix it, spray it, prep, etc, all the...

I found myself unable to "just live with it" and decided to suck it up and spend the money for some more unreasonably expensive automotive paint tint and a couple more gallons of the Raptor bed liner, and spray over what I sprayed last week for a thicker coating. I had the Raptor stuff in my...

Me too, I am optimistic about the durability, haven't read any complaints about that aspect of it, and I put more effort into prep than I ever have on any other project. My painting projects usually turn marginally acceptable because I don't have the patience for meticulous prep, but I forced...

Life has been getting in the way of my project(s)! Didn't get a chance to do the bed liner application until Independence Day, and then, I didn't get past priming before I had to go take care of other things. Just today got to mix & spray the bed liner. I am disappointed. More with myself than...

Got the paint yesterday to tint the bed liner. You have to special order the paint and when you do, you have to specify that it's tint only, no binders or fillers or other stuff they usually put in paint. All that other stuff apparently constitutes most of the volume of the paint, and the tint...

Thanks. I brought this up in post #7 and the next 4 pages were mostly on that topic. I won't be loading anything heavy up there until I come up with some kind of internal support that transmits the load from the bed cover down into the frame, instead of the bed walls. It will be something that...

Line-x quoted me $1,150 to spray the bed cover. That's 2-3 times what I was expecting and 4 times what I am willing to pay. So I'll be doing it myself, as with most things, can't seem break out of that mindset. I ordered this Raptor tintable spray-in bed liner kit and acid etch primer they...

Thanks, I submitted a RFQ.

As of yesterday, welds ground down and wire-wheeled to blend together. The wire wheeling did not look like it did in my mind. This will definitely need to be plastered over with bedliner. Any recommendations on a tintable DIY bedliner?

I would have needed to design it that way from the start. It would require a significant amount of modification at this point, and I'm feeling too close to "done" to make that large of a course change. I might make a non-stationary headache rack that either folds down or detaches entirely when...

I bought some D-rings for it that have not made it off the mental drawing board and into the deisgn yet. I really should have welded on the supports for them before I put on the aluminum but I was running out of time. I needed a bed cover to keep the water off my gear. Until I get the D-rings...

I agree with you, but... My opinion, this is an example of that principle (I don't know what it's called or if there's a name for it) which describes that thing the internet does where it amplifies dissenting voices and makes them seem like majority opinions instead of the minority opinions that...

A bit of positive feedback... if you did something to the server recently, thank you. For several weeks I've been unable to access TBN from my phone while on 4G. Only TBN, every other site worked fine. I get on WiFi, it would work just fine. Tried deleting cookies, clearing caches, etc...

Ok I got it primed and painted (badly, very badly), dressed the edges of the aluminum, and installed the aluminum deck. The aluminum had a bit of a bow in it from welding but 90% that went went away when I screwed it down to the metal frame. I think I can get the other 10% out with some...

Those are pretty slick setups. Very utilitarian, and they also look good. Would be cool to see those concepts applied to American trucks that don't look born to deliver feminine hygiene products. Who knows, maybe one day I'll ditch the bed altogether and try something like that.

Yeah but can your fancy vans do this? I think not. And I think that's why Americans only use vans to transport tourists, cripples, and church youth groups.:p Just kidding, point taken. Good point, its center of gravity would be less than ideal with a tall heavy load. Not a bad idea. I did...

After my failed attempt at welding the aluminum sheets together with the MIG/spoolgun, I decided I would cut that warped middle section out, make a new middle section, and I would not try welding them again. I would just silicone between the edges. Well I did all that (minus the silicone) but...

you win, now go away.

Here's another source which explains where all the hype that you're spouting comes from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-are-chimpanzees-stronger-than-humans-1379994/ Yeah, I did the research, as I already said. Why are you being so confrontational about this? I'm not going to...

I edited my post to include a source as you were typing this.

That is old science and has been refuted. EDIT to include source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138714-chimps-are-not-as-superhumanly-strong-as-we-thought-they-were/

It's a Spyder forklift (story here) - awaiting eventual cannibalization or restoration.

I'm reminded of this scene below from the Amazon show Patriot, some kind of government training about how to handle a dog attack. The instructor says (paraphrased) to think of a dog as an 80lb man whose only asset is powerful jaws. clip from the show, NSFW (cursing): I did some research in...

I went behind my shop today and found that someone had tried to make off with a 12ft roll of road fabric I had back there. At least that was my immediate theory. They got it about 15ft and gave up. Looks they had intended to bring it out through that opening where the fence meets the lean-to, at...

You been under a rock? I think they changed the name from Northern Hydraulics to Northern Tool 15-20 years ago. Until recently they've been (IMO) a middle ground between Harbor Freight and Sears and the other big box stores in terms of price and quality. But HF has been putting out and better...

High praise! Too high, I'm afraid. I'm a novice fabricator at best. I just have a habit of biting off more than I can chew and then being too stubborn to spit it out. There's a reason I didn't post any closeups of my welds. They're... "functional." Here's my first attempt at stitching together...

Exactly. Trucks all got bigger. A half ton tuck of 20 yrs ago is smaller than your Tacoma, and a Tacoma of 20 yrs ago (or was it a T100?) Doesn't exist anymore. It would be a toy in today's market. In my 2005 Sierra I was able to easily reach over the side and grab something. Same for my 1990...

Got it, and I am the OP. You're probably right but my point was that there is room for the scenario where they make a good strong bed cover and advertise its impressive weight rating to attract buyers, without mentioning (maybe mentioned somewhere in fine print) that the rating of their bed...

I thought hard about buying the diamondback cover but in the end I decided against it because it isn't compatible with the way I do things. I keep my tools and supplies organized in totes. For small jobs I leave the totes in the vehicle and just park as close as I can, walk back and forth for...

The guys with sled decks is where I'm getting this idea that putting a heavy load on the bed rails is a bad idea. I found the topic discussed on snowmobile forums and they said those decks are meant to used with support under them. Of the guys who ran without internal support, some had cracks...

Thanks. Will do, once I get the aluminum deck on and get the strut angles adjusted for the weight change, I'll record a video of it.

I haven't seen the weight rating you're referring to but i think it's probably a safe bet that it applies to the diamondback cover itself and not the rails that it sits on.

I mused to myself "this will be stronger than the bed rails it sits on:p" and that got me thinking "how much weight can you safely load on bed rails?" I did some digging and didn't find any concrete numerical answers but walked away with the impression that the weight of my bed cover alone will...

I will be installing 1/8 aluminum sheet as the deck and probably get some color match bedliner sprayed on it. Yes, I retain almost the full usable space of the bed. I estimate that it is or will be 200-250lbs. I've since put some heavy duty gas lift struts on it and yes, it can be lifted with...

Wow, those are great prices! Is that typical for the past years in your area or has the value of junk cars gone up with the price of used cars since this whole chip shortage business? This may be obsolete experience considering everything going on the world recently, but in my experience... In...

That truck is worth 0$ at a junk yard I'd wager. If they offer anything higher, take it and leave quickly before they change their mind.

UPDATE 8/1/21 The finished product is in post #64. I got a new truck a couple of weeks ago, after years of being stuck in an SUV. There was a couple of things I got used to with the SUV: having a "safe" place to store my tools when traveling for work, and being able to transport pallets of...

I went to checkout, for a dozen black buckets the total was $43, excellent price but they have a minimum order of $200. And Shipping was $116

Thanks, I'll give these suggestions a shot. The reason I want to stick with the buckets is shown in my video below. My chicken feeders are no-waste and varmint proof (when they're new) and super easy to open/close so my kids tend the chickens and I don't have to worry about it. (it's kind...

I make my chicken feeders out of home depot 5gal buckets. Problem is they don't last more than a year before they start falling apart from being in the sun. I'd like to get a few more years out of them. Where can I find buckets that won't degrade from sunlight? Food grade would be ideal too. I'm...

Yeah I had it up to temp and parking brake on, but not in neutral (HST type)

Thanks. One thing I didn't do was put it in neutral. I'll try that and see if it works. What I'm worried about is that it might need to go but not know it. I don't know what crap gasoline (may or may not) leave behind in a DPF system, but if it did leave something behind, whatever it is might...

It was about 50/50 gas/diesel and I ran it 30-40 minutes that way. I was working with the tractor so it was already up to temp, then added 5 gal of "diesel" and went back to work for another 30 min, never noticed anything out of the ordinary. Parked it for a couple hours, went back and started...

Is that a joke or are you serious? I assumed it would leave behind some contaminants, but I don't really know what I'm talking about and I didn't consider that it might actually do the opposite.

Yeah I was pretty worried when I read what the internet has to say about putting gas in a diesel. I think it's like when you gooogle a medical symptom; doesn't matter what it is, tingly thumb, headaches, diarrhea, you probably have a brain tumor and/or pancreatic cancer. Not sure why all the...

Ok I cleaned out the tank, replaced the fuel filter, ran the last of the gas out of the lines, and it was running just fine. In retrospect I had a couple of clues I didn't realize until after the fact. 1. The water sensor fault never came up, so water should have been my second guess, not my...

Found that video, the guy did just what I thought you were supposed to do, and his went into regen. I did the same and mine did not. I found a small blurb in the manual about it will only go into manual regen if soot is >30%. I guess it thinks my soot is <30% so it won't comply. I did a stupid...

I'd like to force regen mode on my XR4140 but I can't remember how to do it, the sticker that used to tell me how has crumbled away the vital information, and I can't find how to enter forced regen anywhere in the manual. Who knows how to do this?

I'm the moron who put the gas in my own tank. I was just telling the story about my friend as an explanation for why I let this sit for a week before doing anything about it. Not his fault, although if it had been water, the week sitting with water in the lines and the fuel filter removed...

So I think the contaminant was not water, but... gasoline :oops:. This happened the evening before I had to go out of town for work, and thinking I had water in my fuel system I didn't want it to sit in there rusting everything out so I asked a friend to help me out, drain my tank, replace the...

I filled it with diesel from a can I filled 6-8 months ago. The can has sat under the lean-to next to the tractor all "winter," out of the elements but no indoors. It may or may not have been sealed well, not sure. I was running it for 30 min, then filled it, then ran it 30 more minutes, did...

I'm pretty confident we could shoot it down. We can shoot down ICBMs (I think?) And they go 10x terminal velocity. And if conventional weapons tech doesn't pull through, we have space lasers. And a space force... right? I never followed up on that story. Do we have a space force or not?

This one has load carrying capacity and they show ATVs loaded on it, so maybe pallets of bricks are in the cards.

Yeah I'm getting the same conclusion as I look at what's available. Now thinking of rolling my own using tailer deck technology. An angle steel welded frame with 2"×X wood slats. You would need a torch to get through it, and I could transport pallets of bricks on top it*. Of course it would be...

Would it keep out prying hands with prying tools? One thing I do sometimes is drive across the country with a vehicle full of expensive tools, sleeping in hotels. I'm very particular about where I stay and where they put me. Unless there's some kind of event that has all the hotels booked to max...

Well I ended up trading in my tired Yukon on a brand new truck yesterday. Things started falling off the Yukon and what didn't fall off stopped working. Within a couple of months the engine started ticking, it was shaking badly at highway speed, wouldn't keep an alignment, burned up the front...

Don't worry, we will be saved from ourselves sooner than later. Better get that anti-tank gun while the getting's good.

The presumption would be... Because according to some fear mongering nitwits, they can be used to print "ghost guns." Which, while "true" if you want to put a definition to "ghost guns," any CNC machine is an even bigger "threat" because it can produce real guns made of real metal. So by the...

Surely you don't mean the watch list (no fly list) but instead, some lesser list curated by algorithms instead of people. There are not enough people in the government to spy on all the people who have purchased 3D printers, much less all the people who have purchased other things that actually...

That's an interesting concept of dealers (and individuals) printing parts on demand. I think the key to making it a reality will a fight on two fronts: 1. Development of cheaper laser sintering (metal printing). 2. Development of cheaper and more robust resin printers for plastics. Or some...

Basic level printer? My 2013 "basic level printer" can do nylon and I don't see how anything on the market today could/would be any more basic than that. Why can't you do nylon?

If you print them in nylon they should hold up. I have a nylon lathe change gear for metric threading that I printed nearly 10 years ago and it still works just fine. It comes out of an oily drawer, goes onto an oily machine where it's meshed with other oily gears, subjected to more torque than...

Well I waited 2 years for price of wood to go through the roof and it finally did, so I built a wooden deck. Well, not built, but in progress. My daughter wants to have a pool party for her birthday at the end of the month and I said no problem. Then she said it's hard to have a pool party...

No I agree with you. That was sorta the underlying theme of my post. The reason why it feels like the world is going to hell in a handbasket is because we have "the news" always screaming that it is (because that's what sells) and we have AI controlling our informational diet, constructing data...