How'd it go today?

[FireFighterZero]

Damnation! My old ass Borg Warner freezer out in the shed just quit.

Now I only have 2.5 freezers. Time to start shopping.

Thinking a 20 cubic foot upright conventional freezer should fill the position.

 

[cory]

Like you said earlier, you need the space and gear to lay in your supplies.

 

[FireFighterZero]

My wife and I have differing opinions about things.

When I go to the store I buy two cans of coffee. When she goes she buys one.

One is none, two is one.

If we ever have a disaster I am going to rub her nose in it so hard!

When I open the fridge and see the gallon jug of milk is half gone I holler that we are out of milk.

Okay, I may be descending into lunacy.......

 

[treebilly]

Preaching to the choir Jim. I'm the same way. When I go shopping we don't go back to the store for weeks. When I grab the last gallon of milk that means we're out.

 

[Raj]

What happened with the freezer? Thermostats usually go on the old ones, $24 cad for a generic switch up here. Start cap may be? Newer ones have those god awful thermal start discs, they shatter, a generic quick start up here is about $12 cad. Three wires and yer off.

I have to say about my GF she likes to keep plenty of extras on hand, much like myself.

And we both rarely pay full price, we always grab up things only on sale.

 

[FireFighterZero]

No idea yet Peter. Silly thing must be 60 years old.

I saved it from certain doom in a land fill. We have run it for probably 8 years.

My pork was soft, but there was still a lot of frost on stuff, so I reckon its okay.

Its about the only load on a 20 amp circuit, and she trips instantly. I will have a look later. Could be something as silly as a mouse chewing a wire.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Act like a direct short.

 

[Raj]

Hope it's a chew on the power. Compressor would usually just hum at least if windings were bad, take a second to trip.... Usually.... I like those R12 freezers. I have a few pounds of it. Isobutane mixes nice with it as well.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Is that what it would be? R12?

I have a can of R600 laying around somewhere.

 

[sawman]

There is a heavier duty version and a lighter version. Like any unloading tool, like a dump bed, it works best in a straight sided box.

For a pickup truck or this service body, it means making a wall inside the wheel wells.

A 4' wide box, 6' tall, and 8' long, reasonably full, could approach 6 yards, which is definitely around a ton+. It might need some chips emptied manually. I never boxed my pick up bed wheel wells, so it was sub optimal. The Load Handler helped. I still have it from 8 years ago. I need to look at possibly mounting it. I don't anticipate chipping into it regularly. It's good overflow in a pinch, compared to a sick in the eye.


What chip box situation are you working with, Sawman (your name?)?

Thanks south side.
I'm chipping into a dump trailer at the moment.
Its sucks because I have to take two trucks if I'm chipping.
I have a ford f350 that tows the chipper,
So I was liking your setup
It would work nice on a days like today.
45 min. Ride to first job 3 little oaks homeowner keep all the rounds for
Firewood.Back in the truck,30 min. Ride to next job hacked two swamp maples.
1 and half hour ride home trimmed 3 japmaples.all with 2 trucks...
George aka sawman

 

[Dave Shepard]

Jim, just put it outside, it will work fine 9 months of the year in MT.

 

[Grendel]

My months long search has ended. 1980 K30 1 Ton 4x4 dually (same year I was born!). 80K on the chassis, totally rust free, rebuilt plane jane 350 with a TH400 (thanks Jim!) three speed. Ran great all the way home. I'd made up my mind that I was just going to jump in it and pretend like I was driving it home new from the dealership. haha. 330 miles of highway and surface streets right off the bat. I think we'll be happy together

Old Golf Course truck that the guy bought and basically restored. . . OEM panels from Arizona, new paint. Frame and box were blasted and bedlinered. . . I'm psyched.

Also a nice 8' Western plow with all the hookups. Guy never got all the way around to mounting it.

 

[FireFighterZero]

The MINUTE you want to sell that let me know.

Sweet rig!

TH 350? I would have figured it was a 400.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Dammit! She is gorgeous!

You should see my K30....1980 even.......I will trade you. I know you want a 4 speed manual......

 

[sawman]

Sweet ass truck grendel!!!!!

 

[Grendel]

I know a little Jim, but not enough. I thought it would be a TH400 too. Where the 400's 3 speeds? I'll check tomorrow.

Tiny little 15 gallon tanks on it. Had to fill up three times to get her home! hahaha

Thanks man. I'm really happy with it. . . No weird vibrations, smooth and tight steering, new breaks and rubber on the back. . .

 

[sawman]

3 on the tree?
Its that going to be your chip truck?

 

[Grendel]

Thanks George, yeah, I'm going to set it up as a chip truck. It's an automatic transmission, just a three speed. Also going to get the plow frame finished and get all that rolling.

Chippy is going to look good hooked to it I think

 

[FireFighterZero]

Yes, the 400s were three speeds.

If you crawl under it and the trans pan is square, more or less, it is a 350.

If it is not in the shape of a square it is a 400.

Going to put a new steering column in my K30 tomorrow. Its reeeeeeeeeeeal cherry!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

That is a sweet truck Sam. Nice score dude!

 

[cory]

Sweet truck, and fine shop!!!

 

[Grendel]

Thanks Stephen!

And thanks Cory, I know you like our little auto shop. It gets so much use, it's like a community resource

And Jim, dude, you rock, thanks for the tip. It's totally a TH400.

 

[FireFighterZero]

 

[Grendel]

Yep, that's the one. Cool. TH400.

 

[FireFighterZero]