Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

[OldWin]

Yup. My Jeep always gets ethanol free super. Everything but my Gladiator does.
I may try one of those plugs in my saw. I hate having to hold it by the handle so I can squeeze the trigger once it's off choke. I can maybe try some other start procedures too. I suspect it has to do with the "auto tune" feature. Once it's up and running it runs awesome, but if it's in between warmed up and cold it's a PIA.
Old Red is like that too. It's a diagnostic issue that's embedded in the ECU, I'm positive. Even after the motor swap at 145k, it still does the same thing.

[Walt]

I used to drive 2wd Toyota pickups for work and drove about 800 miles per week. I bought my next to last work truck new in 2000 and decided to try for 500K miles. I sold it in 2013 with 501K miles; original engine, trans, clutch, hoses and belts. It had no rust whatsoever but I'll admit it was pretty worn out. Also, I did have the rear end rebuilt, first time ever having trouble with a diff. Those super-reliable little pickups never owed me a thing when I finally sold them.

[Sixgun]

500K?!?!…..thats saying somethin’ Walt……that’s more than I’ve ever driven in my life! I just did a rough estimate of the cars/trucks/Jeeps I’ve had since I was 16 and came up with a liberal amount of 325,000….but I worked 1.8 miles from home so most of those miles are going upstate.

The year before last I accumulated 300 miles on the Rubicon and last year/this year between inspections is a little over 150. Mom’s Jeep gets about 2,000. I hate to drive and have everything I want or need right here. Every other grocery time gets delivered. As Dorothy says, “there’s no place like home.”.

I did drive to the post office the other day as we don’t have a mailbox….about 300 yards down the road. But I let it idle to open up the thermostat.

The brain in a human is like a hard drive on a computer…when I retired mine was full. Since then I have followed Emerson’s advice and simplified.

[OldWin]

I haven't added up my miles. I'm not going to.
Putting few miles on a vehicle is really hard on them. The last couple years I hadn't put a lot on my Jeep. This year I've made an effort to run it more. Some of it is the climate you live in too. The weather and roads here are super hard on vehicles. I put my Jeep up in the winter to keep it out of the salt and stuff. I put it on jackstands in the garage and every couple weeks I start it, put it in 4-hi, 3rd gear, and run it between 5 and 10 miles on the odometer. Get everything up to full run temperature for a good while. Run the lockers and run the steering.
Starting an engine in the cold without getting it to temperature long enough to get the condensated moisture out of the engine is worse than not running it. It actually does damage.

[Sixgun]

Yea…you’re right 100% on NOT getting it up to temperature and then some…….when I do Ole Yeller I run it at least a half hour…take a chance and drive it to my in-laws 200 yards down the road and then around their pasture and back home always braking. Plus, except for once-in-a-while circumstances they are both inside the garage or the barn….well, the Rubi is always in the garage where Ole Yelleris in the barn or every now and then, under the 12’ overhang…….theres nothing else you can do except having it a heated room like Jay Leno does.

This all reminds me to rotate mom’s Falcons.

One time I had Ole Yeller on stands in the garage and was going like 80 mph and things started shaking….then I started shaking….aint doing that no mo.

Engines made in the last 25-30 years have come a long way in accepting ethanol. “Ethanol free” gas is actually 3-5% ethanol.

They lie…the ones who say their gasoline is ethanol free……even the internet lies……the ethanol manufacturer’s even won a court case saying it’s discriminatory to have to label gas pumps “with ethanol” unless state law requires it…….everyone lies, even the Pope. Go get some pure gas and pour exactly a quart in a glass jar and then add exactly one ounce of water to it….the water will bond with the ethanol….it will lay on the bottom so slowly pour it out and measure the water….if there’s more than one ounce in it you have ethanol gas.

https://www.autofuelstc.com/fuel_testin ... the%20line.

[OldWin]

Yup. You're right about the Ethanol. And especially right about the lies. These days, You're best to assume if someone is talking (especially on TV) they are lying.

[Walt]

Yep, I'm with you on that. I wouldn't believe them even if they told me they were lying.

[Sixgun]

Yep, I'm with you on that. I wouldn't believe them even if they told me they were lying.

Hey Jay….I like this guy Walt……”even if they told me they were lying”……..

I was I was more in tune during my younger days….and on up to around 50 with people I trusted…..I trusted people and believed them…….then I finally caught on that most of life is one big f lie by some, not all, but some, especially politicians. Just another reason for my reclusiveness.

Women are good liars too……it’s in their DNA to lie.

[OldWin]

Yup. Walt nailed it. The list of people I trust is pretty short. Thing is, it'll only get shorter. I don't see me admitting any new members.

[Sixgun]

…I’m gonna show you something below and it’s not a “one time thing”….its becoming the norm…..NOBODY GIVES a F. anymore. We get wrong stuff from Amazon regularly……

So…I’m at the Kubota dealer the other day to get filters and other stuff…..I told the guy what engine oil filters I needed for a z726 and a Z422 and he comes back with the same filters for both Kawasaki engines. …I told him they are completely different engines but he said “they all take the same stubby filter.”. Well, I’m glad I’m not an office worker who can’t tell the difference between a fuel pump and mower blades because when I got home I checked and they gave me the wrong oil filter so I ordered them from Amazon and got them today.

I called the Kubota dealer

[OldWin]

It ain't the hat. You're just living in the newest 3rd world country. Businesses hire whatever they can get. Whoever will show up. Most are too smart to bother. If you're working for 25 bucks an hour, you're better off on welfare, and people are figuring it out.
You have to be careful what you order online too. Chinese counterfeits of almost anything are everywhere. They even copy the packaging.
The whole country has gone to pot.

[Walt]

Yeah, I'm surprised that in cities like Detroit and Philly they don't already have tail gunners on beer trucks.....it's coming.

[Sixgun]

OK, I believe you both…more on that later………what I don’t understand is while it’s becoming commonplace for “not giving a F”, than that tells me the workers are one of two things….”they are stupid or they don’t give a F……which one is It?”? .Don’t most people have bills so you would think they would have to protect their earnings with a bit of thought? Even if I was in their position, I would still make an effort to give the customer what they want then look for another job if they were not paying me enough.

Walt…..I loaded tractor trailers for a living and I know Jay has heard this from me…..the truckers tell me there are parts of Philly and especially New York where they don’t stop at red lights…as long as they don’t cause an accident…..they tell me if they stop too long the bolt cutters materialize and 10 hood rats start handing out the contents of what’s being transported……the cops know this and let the truckers alone….

And while most people are afraid to discuss publicly who is responsible for this chaos, we all know who they are……and no one cares.

[Walt]

I really think most people are enslaved by their TVs and they believe every word they hear on the "news". "If you can't trust news anchors then who can you trust?" I don't own a TV and never will. When I have time to kill I reload or read a book.

[Sixgun]

Yea…the internet made it worse and combine that with leftist censorship, the right is doomed to a near future of communism with millions of unneeded deaths. WW2 all over again but this time it’s going to involve the U.S.homefront.

[OldWin]

The funny thing about propaganda is that everyone thinks THEY are immune to it. It's everyone else that's susceptible. They all say..."well I watch X news". Everyone's favorite is the "right" one. It's really incredible.
It's like the films of the Jews digging their graves and then standing in front of them during the war.I've never seen anyone that didn't say "well I'd never do that. Even if I only killed one of them."
Trust me, most everyone would do the same thing. People don't change. It's human nature. Whether it was the Roman empire last week in LA. That's why I don't watch or listen to any of it. I'm no different than anyone else.

[Sixgun]

Sure it’s all propaganda, even Fox News….but I prefer the “right” propaganda vs.leftist propaganda. Like, when the news anchor says, “OK people, everyone open their houses to 20 Muslims to be a good American”. Well, homey don’t play that game. At least the propaganda from the right coincides more with my way of thinking…..remember that black congresswoman from California that said last year that white people should put brown people in their wills as white people have enough. Yea, I can see it now, 72 bro’s and sista’s taking over my house partying all night driving around the yard on my Kubota’s…….and eating my cats and dogs.

Go watch that video Doc put up with a congressman telling people to arm themselves and have 3-4 months worth of food around election time.

Walt don’t have a TV and I’m beginning to understand why…..but dang, I like those reruns of Hogans Hero’s and the Beverly Hillbillies.

[Sixgun]

This came down the driveway tonight via the giant funnel…this was the road funnel…sometimes it’s the sky funnel. I got funnels of all sizes as all funnels lead to here…. Rome has the roads and I have the funnels…..I laid it next to mine and mine is nicer…only a few hundred numbers apart..built in 1924…..I can get it on the cheap but politely

[OldWin]

Very nice!
For some reason, I've kinda lost interest lately. It's happened before, but I keep wondering if I should sell out while I can still get something out of them.
Before long, I figure only food will be worth money.

[Sixgun]

Losing interest comes with age, especially if you’ve been doing it a long time, like me…..50 years…….id wait, you still have plenty of time and those old Winchesters only go up in value. I even gave back the 1860 Army which was clean, original, tight and fairly underpriced….

I just feel fortunate to have a lifetime to load, shoot, work on, and compete and hunt with these gems. We are all just temporary custodians….

4 days straight drizzle rain….with 5 more to go…..this S sucks.

[OldWin]

Yeah, I most likely will. Just in a mood I guess.
We got our first day of rain Thursday since I can remember. It's been crazy dry here lately.

[Walt]

I don't believe I'll get rid of any of my guns although I've thought about it too. If I told the feds (or whoever) that I sold them, they'd probably be like, "Oh yeah, everybody says that" and start digging up my yard. The value of guns in the future is twofold. One is to protect you when desperate, starving people begin to attack you for your food and the other is that the bartering value of guns in that future situation will skyrocket. I hope it doesn't come to that in my lifetime but I worry about my kids and their families.

[OldWin]

Yeah, me too Walt. I wouldn't sell em all. Just redundant stuff and stuff I don't need or use. Probably won't do that either, however.

[Sixgun]

In the beginning I wanted “this” or “that” …after a couple of years I noticed how much the value rose so I spent the next 45+ years buying and selling until I had the best and I’m glad I did…….something to play with and have a blast with then sell it for 5x what I paid for them. They have made me a very easy retirement spending money at will but my living style is way below most people………I don’t travel nor do I buy new cars every other year…..have nice boots, a nice belt and a nickels worth of clothing in between.

I’ve told my buddies at work….”who has more money, the guy who makes 200K but 195 of it goes right out in circulation or the guy who makes 40K but only 10 goes back out?” These guys would work 60+ hours a week and were borrowing money from me who only worked 40 hours.

Hard to get guns in top condition are better than

[OldWin]

Yeah, I used to do that. The last few years I've just sort of given up. I don't even think about "getting ahead" anymore. If you make a buck, they take 2. I got my kids raised and they had a good start and are doing well. I've got my old junk. My parents have had a good life and their health is still pretty good.
I used to figure I'd be happy to keep what I have and live the way I always have. Now? I told my wife I will be surprised if we can hold onto everything. They just won't allow it. They will tax you out of your stuff eventually.


Dad's birthday is tomorrow. He'll be 83.
About 30 years ago, we went up to our old camp after hunting season to cut some boughs my mom wanted for some Christmas decorations. There was a lot of snow, so we took my 4 wheeler cause I had big tires on it. We have always kept an axe on or in all our vehicles, and my 4 wheeler was no exception. I had a nice 2.5lb axe on the back in a homemade mount. A couple days after getting the boughs, I notmy axe was gone from the mount. I was sure we'd left it on the tote road we were on. I went up to look but we'd got even more snow and I never found it.
Dad somehow figured this was his fault and bought me a brand new Snow and Neally 2.5 pounder. It was beautiful.
The next spring as things started to melt, I looked across the dooryard one day at a snowbank and saw something. I walked over and low and behold! There was my old axe. It looked a little sorry but I cleaned it all up good as new and re-hung it. I gave the S&N back to dad. He put it on his 4 wheeler where it resided till this spring.
We were up to camp felling and yarding out some trees we'd cut for firewood. He swore he had his axe there but I didn't notice. It's been missing ever since and every time we go to camp he looks for it where we cut the wood with no luck.
With his birthday coming, I bought him a new axe a week ago to give him. I'd waited a long time cause I suspected he'd just misplaced the old one. We were at camp Tuesday down back working on a trail and guess what?
He found his axe.
I gave him his "present" Friday before work.
He didn't offer to give it back like I'd done.

[Sixgun]

An axe? Use a chain saw. If it falls off or you forget where you left it just open your ears and you’ll hear it.

I told you before I paint ALL of my stuff I use outside yellow. Don’t lose nothing no more……

You missed my point on the above post. To have extra money and live well, have a low standard of living with little overhead. A $20 bill will look huge. If you spend like there’s no tomorrow a stack of hundreds mean very little. I live pretty good on S.S., a pension, and my 401. Most people would starve on what I bring in. I don’t bring in much but it’s all mine except for real estate taxes, utilities, and insurance.

Like I said, “who’s better off, the guy making 200k with 195 going right back out or the guy who makes a paltry 40K but most of it is his.

[OldWin]

No, I get it buddy. I live small too. Thing is, the taxes are out of our control. They can weaponize them to take your stuff. That's what happened to people on the coast. Families lived on farms right on the ocean for generations. Then developers see what they can get for condos or mansions on that same property. They get the local governments to start taxing the owners to where they can't afford it and bingo! New land to develop. It's legal thievery. The towns all go along cause it's money they get to spend and buy the local voters. As soon as people who don't own taxable property were allowed to vote on where property tax revenues go, it was the beginning of the end. At first, it doesn't matter much, but as communities grow, the ratio of renters to homeowners increases until the homeowners have no say, they just pay.
Taxes are tyranny. You own nothing. We just rent it from the government.

[Walt]

This is how I keep track of my chain saw.

[Sixgun]

That’s nice Walt…is your saw a Husky? Man, you got the toys too……ya know, we should all feel fortunate…….we all have lots of toys of varying kinds. I’d have a Harley but mom won’t let me and my Kubota 3350 can do what an ATV does for my small needs so to spite mom because she won’t let me get a Harley I’m gonna buy a top of the line Kubota Z for each day of the week and name them for the days of the week.

I made it clear to mom that the health care field is not going to get a dime of our money….Ill die first…..those bast#-ds have it all figured out with the baby boomers…….theres a drug store of some kind on every corner around here…..

My stupid BIL has/had an ATV but never used it much as there’s not much ground around here to enjoy it with…..ya know, ya get tired of driving in big circles.

Rain, like 6 days in a row …..not accumulating rain as I only see 1/2” in the rain gauge…but misty, dark, and constantly cloudy. Think I’ll just f.art and call it a day.

I say we rename our thread “Toy Thread, Invitational Only, Rossi’s Need Not Apply”.

[Walt]

Six, the saw is a Jonsered, made in Sweden. I've been very happy with it for the amount I use it. I have it on my quad to clear the logging roads and trails where I ride. The plateaus where I ride have a lot of old Indian ruins on them and sometimes the Indians cut down dozens of trees to block the roads so their traditional sacred areas become inaccessible. Those areas may be sacred to them and I respect that but the roads are all on Forest Service land. I also use the saw around here because I lose trees every year to bark beetles. I cut them up and trailer them to the dump.

[Sixgun]

Sounds right to me Walt……

I’ve always wondered how people back in the day who had 10 tress that died or got blown over how they dealt with it without chainsaws…..sure would get old fast with an axe or a 2 man saw..

[OldWin]

Johnsered is a nice saw.

Yeah. It's like here. The smaller the wood got, the bigger and better the tools and machines.
Back in the piney days, all they had were crosscut, axes, and horses. Along with dammed up rivers and streams to move it in the spring.

[Sixgun]

Ooooooooo Jayster was a rollin’ stone…wherever he laid his axe was his home…..

Me, Billy the Drunk, and Mike the A eater worked together in our satellite warehouse for a lot of years and Mike was a white guy who had 10 girlfriends, all black and for real, nasty..druggies, etc…….Billy the Drunk would sing the Temptation’s song to Mike everyday when he walked in….and it was true…this guy even lived in the back of the warehouse for several months before anyone caught on then he lived in a gazebo at the Best Western Hotel and would walk in and eat their donuts for free.

Yea…slow day…..

[Walt]

I have several red dots that I've tried on various guns. I took a Ruger MKIV Competition out last week and was shaking so much there was no way I could hit the gongs I set out. I give up..... I shot a Marlin Guide Gun with a red dot this morning and did very well with it. No more red dots on handguns. I took the one off the MKIV a while ago and put the iron sight back on. I have original iron sights, Marble's or Skinner peep sights on the rest of my lever actions and I guess it'll stay that way.

[Sixgun]

Never had any kind of a dot on anything. I just don’t like em…my opinion……I don’t even like any of the reproduction tang sights…sloppy…..probably have 50 or so originals, many from the 1880’s - 90’s that are still tight. Revolvers all have standard open sights and my long range guns have quality scopes……..a few utility guns have 50’s to 70’s Weavers….the BAR has a Vortex…..match accuracy…same as a Colt M4 with a 16” barrel and a NSG Nightforce…clay bird accurate to 500 meters with 80 grain Sierras. Took me a while to get the right combination but a half grain more of H4895 blows the primer. I use the cases one time.

The itch is starting againv@

[OldWin]

I'm not a huge fan of red dots on handguns. Ive shot them, and properly set up (with suppressor sights), but I'm just too set in my ways. Unless you're shooting over 25 yards, I don't feel it's an advantage. At closer SD distances, it's actually slower. Now, you could probably practice and gain the speed back, but it's not worth the cost of the sight and the ammo to do it IMO.

Now, on rifles, I see value. Especially in my neck of the woods. Lots of sub 100 yard, quick shooting. Even my 83 year old dad uses one on a 120 year old Winchester. They aren't pinpoint accurate, but they weren't intended to be. I have just a touch of astigmatism, so some are better than others for me. I can see an end date for myself on the red dot. My eyes are going to start limiting my ability to be effective. I think a low power prism will be be the answer. Light weight, compact, and clear. The only disadvantage will be eye relief when compared to a dot.
As for scopes, because I like dots and the way our shooting is, I like scout scopes and low magnification conventional scopes. Sadly, few people share my opinions, so almost every scope I like is discontinued. The whole idea of a "variable" scout scope is ridiculous to me. The Leupold 2.5 IER has been discontinued. The 2.75 Burris is still made at least.
My favorite conventional scope is the Leupold 2x20 Ultralight. It weighs a mere 6oz., now it too has been dropped. This was one of the most popular scopes in Africa for dangerous game. Leupold has really gone down hill as a company IMO. On my model 70, I have the VariX 3 1.5-5. Excellent scope. I also use their 1-4, as does my dad on a couple rifles.
It seems today that absolutely no attention is paid to weight. The prevalence of "shooting ranges" with bench only shooting and "gun games" with particular shooting "stages" has changed how equipment is designed and judged. One would think I would be a big proponent of the "LPVO" craze. I detest these scopes. The weight is completely ridiculous, with some being almost 2lbs. Stupid gun game, tactical garbage sticking out all over them and a gimmick for every day of the week. They are almost useless as a field scope IMO. The idea of taking a nice 6-7lb rifle or carbine of any type, and putting any of "today's advanced optics" on it, is absurd to me. It just destroys the handling and balance of the rifle.


Oh my God! I've become a curmudgeon!

[Sixgun]

Wood man was

[OldWin]

Got a bunch of stuff done at camp yesterday. Worked on the trail down back. We "pallet bridged" a bad mudhole,, got the last bit of trail in to connect the rest, and we got a bridge over a small brook put in.
We saw two partridge but I didn't have a shotgun with me. Love this time of year. Pretty up there now.

[Walt]

Beautiful pictures....thanks, Jay!

[Sixgun]

Let’s talk about small engine oil…..everyone has their own opinion and swear by it……we old heads are so used to 30 weight our blood probably has some in it..

Fact…….when today’s engines go bad it’s rarely the rings wearing with the engine smoking like we used to see in the old days. It’s other stuff like bad seating valves, bad carburetor adjustments, fuel issues, loose wires, and other like fixable stuff but we tend to say to ourselves, “s%=t, I’ve had this mower for 25 years and I just want a new one……..

For my first 30 years living here I had a Briggs motor on THREE different housings as the housings went bad with the wheels falling off. That motor eventually started smoking so I shot it with a 2 pounds chunk on concrete going 700 fps out of my small mortar…..even made a video of it on You Tube, titled, “death of a lawnmower”.

Back around 1984 Mom went and bought a new Ford Contour which I hated and refused to maintain it….ONE oil change and 110,000 miles later I sold it and was still running great.

So…..back to oil…….unless the engine manufacturer specifically calls for it, I see zero need for synthetics. I’ve pretty much used straight 30 weight or 10-30 or 10-40. The lower viscosity oils are great for cold weather and easier starting.

The big Kubota calls for CJ-4 oil which reduces emissions so I use Shell Rotella 15-40. The Z series call for 20-50 so that’s what I use. Several 2 strokes get Stihl or Pennzoil 2 stroke oil mixed 40-1 and everything else, the wood splitter, push mower, generator, vacuum system, and the 3 speed auto suck get 10-30…….all regular oil……..

The later Jeeps call for synthetics. Ole Yeller got 10-40 and 170K hard miles later it still don’t use oil.—00

[OldWin]

Thanks Walt!

I never run synthetic in my mowers. Yup, 30wt for me too.
I do, however, run synthetic in my bikes and in the GC and Gladiator. The 3.6 lives much better with synthetic. The bikes get hot, and synthetic will take those Temps much better.
I have never run it in any Jeep 4.0. The 4.0 does not like synthetic. Not only will it run from every seal and seam, they run real noisy. That engine is just too old a design, and was never intended to run synthetic oil. I just run 10w-30 and change it often.

[Walt]

Yep, synthetics creep more than petroleum based oils so older engines in particular tend to leak more. I read years ago that GM, wanting to determine whether to recommend synthetics for their products, ran side by side 50K mile tests between conventional oils and synthetics. Then they tore down their test engines and measured for wear. In the engines using synthetic oil they found no measurable wear.

I remember years ago seeing engines mounted on demonstration trailers. I think the oil being demonstrated was Bardahl. They would start the engine, warm it up, then lift it off the unattached oilpan, then run it for another 15 minutes without oil with no apparent damage to the engine.

With the decreasing viscosity of synthetic oil (down to 0W -20 in my truck) I think the cushioning effect of oil between moving parts rather than strictly lubricity has become the key to longer engine life.

[Sixgun]

That sounds about like me…..I really don’t have any use for synthetics unless it calls for it and most of my stuff was made around the time of Noah’s Ark so I guess sunflower oil will work as well……

[OldWin]

One thing is certain. When it comes to the cold, synthetic oil is the best thing since sliced bread.
When the motor in Old Red was getting weak, it wouldn't pick up 10w-30 on a cold start in the winter. It was the middle of the winter, I needed to run it to work, and I didn't have any options. I dumped it full of synthetic and the cold start oil pickup stopped immediately. Of course, I still had to let it idle for 10 minutes until it warmed up enough to stop the piston slap.
I ran that 4 banger like that till the following fall before it finally broke a piston skirt. Luckily, it was on the way to the hardware store and not to work. I still drove it back home with the broken piston.
We put a motor in it and she's still going. It had 145k in about 2009 when it let go. It's got a bit over 180k now. We took it to camp today as a matter of fact.

[Sixgun]

Ain’t that somethin’…….what motor did you put back in it..4 or 6? ……..The cold weather starts probably account for 50% of the wear on an engine and your mornings are like absolute zero or 400 below……that is a valid and a smart reason to run synthetics in an engine….I would no doubt run synthetics if I lived up your way but by the time I get up the temps are around 110 so I'm good to go with anything…..

Remember last month I told you about using paracord for the push mower? The thingy in the middle that does the catching broke off from the center piece so I cut a

[gamekeeper]

Repaired a few pull starters myself, darn things always break when I'm in a hurry to finish the job...
Well I ordered the Fieblings medium brown leather dye and have started to remove the varnish on the old Stevens.410 BUT nobody told me that Nitromorse doesn't work anymore. I have used it in the past with no problem but it hasn't touched the varnish this time, apparently the old varnish remover was too dangerous so they took out whatever it was that worked

[Sixgun]

GK…..the leather dye is OK but the S is the red/brown military stock stain……can’t remember the name but it’s alcohol based…the more coats the deeper the finish…

[OldWin]

I put the same 2.5L 4 banger back in. After the 1980s, you're better off getting a different vehicle with the engine you want than trying to swap a vehicle to a different engine. Unless it's in a kit format, like the LS swaps for a TJ that give you a new harness and all the electronic garbage you'll need to make it work.
Haha! I was going to tell you that was the valve cover on that Honda engine, but I guess you figured that out. I need to make a "lift kit" for my push mower at camp.

Hey GK,
I just used citrus stripper on mine. Worked pretty good but the original finish was unbelievably thin.

[Sixgun]

I drove a buddies 4 cyl Jeep for about a hundred miles….it ran great even though it sounded like a mouse motor…..the 410 gears helps.

For the “lift kit” I just used taller wheels but I had to lock up the adjuster with a fabricated chunk of metal.

Ordered a set of forks for the mighty Kubota today….should have them by Wednesday….

[OldWin]

Haha yeah. You only really have from 2500-3000rpm with thise 2.5s. Like I tell people, it's like flying an airplane. When you are going downhill you build all the momentum you can, cause you'll need it when you climb.

Yes! I need a set of pallet forks too. Could have used them this week.