How'd it go today?

Checked out my '96 F150 and tried to get it started today, to drive for the summer again...battery is toast...but so is the frame...broke right in half behind the front axle just in front of the brace that holds the axle straight.

Been driving it for a couple years already with a blown head gasket, shot fuel pump, and no back brakes ...time to retire the old beast.

They'll pay me 200 to haul it away...fine with me; I got it for free and drove the heck out of it for 5-6 years.
 
Ford, in general...meh.

:D

But I'm an old guy, got my vehicular prejudices well imprinted about 45 years ago...not really pertinent to today, I know :).
 
It seems they all can come up with some losers. My son has been a Chevy man for 20 some years. He is on his second truck that he bought a couple years old. Had to twist arms to get an axle bearing replaced on warranty. GM just has not been on top of their screw ups in the last few years. Sticking it to the customer will not do much for brand loyalty.
 
Bit of fun at the end of the week. Tree I mentioned in the door knocking thread.
130-140' pondo storm about blew over onto a restored cabin and primaries. Couple of pics of the tree with lean and of the targets.
Guyed it off with 5/8ths on a 2:1 system on massdam puller. In the tree and back to to a stump through an oak. Tree rigged at about 80'.
I got in and started stripping it. Then blocked it down. Plenty of room even with the primaries and transformer damn near under top from the lean. Just cut small for side throw into DZ. Bit windy so that was odd watching the tree bend above my rigging point.
Even after the tree was stripped, topped and blocked down to the rigging point, the 5/8ths was still banjo tight.
So I set a line 20 foot below to continue to block down to throw size. Usually they will stand up a little after you take 1/2 the tree out. :/:
 

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Had a nice dinner at my Sister's...just her and I...had some great conversation...walked home with two more platefulls to throw in the fridge and a cake...I think she cooked enough for Ten people.
 
What is 'indicated'? Something different from centering, apparently.
 
Try Kbctools.com. They are in both USA and Canada, I like them, they carry low end, mid range and high quality tools.

Cory, he has a dial indicator to center his work. Hopefully it's round! Haha!
 
I had to chuck them on the threads, and the pins had a lot of run out.

With my dial indicator I could use my knocker and get them to turn true. Tap the end of the pin one way or another. Once they were running straight I could then put a center in the end so I could use my live center.

Closest I could get was about 5 thousandths. Doesn't seem like much, but you could tell when I was done.
 
Beefy threads are ok to chuck, most times I like to thread a nut on, if I can't I'll use 3 pennys, so when I tap to center I won't flatten the threads.
 
I thought about that later....of course after I was done for the day! Good idea about the pennies, I will remember that.

Got a couple more to do tomorrow, I will try that. Do you have a three or a four jaw chuck?

There is an old 4 jaw around somewhere for the old Atlas.

I was not sure if I could get the pin to tap around if I was not chucked on the threads.


Can you get solid shaft to bump around in a three jaw?
 
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