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My ranger with 4260 lbs with me and a half tank of fuel

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morning!
i'm so sore!!!

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The weather people are calling for another nor'easter this week on Wednesday to hit the northeast. :(

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Classic Monday. I rode the ElectraGlide this morning. I made it 2 miles down the road and radio shut off and caught a whiff of the magical electrical smoke. I pulled over and shut everything down and pulled the cover and hit the reset button. Everything started back up but the face of the radio flipped down like it was going to eject a CD.

The radio worked except the face was down and would not go back up. I spent lunch trying a few different things but no joy.

I stopped by Fry's on the way home and bought the cheapest Sony marine duty radio - $84 out the door. My radio kit will only work with a Sony.

I spent about 2 hours removing the old unit and installing and wiring it up. It passed the function test and I buttoned it up.

The old radio was 11 years old and was a standard unit. This marine unit is more water resistant and has a higher output.

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i been hearing about that 'bomb cyclone' up in the northeast, sounds pretty intense!

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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2018 02:23 pm

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WTF is a "bomb cyclone" another term the weather people made up to hype up stroms?. At least where we are in southeast NJ we are predicted to only get 2-4" of snow where the northeast part of NJ can get 10-14".

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Well, picked up my daughters taurass. Went to drive away and breaks felt funny. checked master and it was empty. They changed the rear driver axle assembly and had the breaks apart. asked for some break fluid and was refused because insurance didn't cover it. WTF. Had the new tires put on back and I happen to pull rear drum off to check break shoes sence the old one were put in the trunk, You would not believe what I found. The rear cylinder was missing a piston that opens the shoes and fluid just pouring out, again WTF. Again long story that would make a best seller if I wrote a book about it.

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Are we having fun yet?

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NoPower, you are like Rodney Dangerfield, it seems like you get no respect at all.

Dustin I see a supercharger in that first pic :)

Mike my wife has a friend in monroe new york that got 26" in the last 2 days. We had some unusual road conditions here in Grove City,took me an extra half hour to get to work.

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Ya, it's an old school 2.3 kenne bell with a JLP sheet metal setup.

I had to pull the blower to fix a few issues

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Going to be a really nice weekend here, mid to upper 60s and sunny saturday and sunday, might touch 70 on Monday.

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Looking forward to this weekend and Monday Tuesday too since I'm off. Laundry list of projects on the lightning. I've had some headway on them today

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friday! friday! gonna get down on friday!

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I'm working second shift tonight. I only when 2 days next week then I go I a regular day shift for the first time in 3 years. Over been on a rotating shift since 2015

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Wooooooooooo Hoooooooooo work day is over for the weekend. What little snow we got from this last storm is almost melted away, & one more week & it is vacation time. :cool:

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Update!!! The Taurass now has breaks, Replaced the front pads & rear cylinder. Now that puppy will stop on a dime, :cheers

Even though I can't test that theory because I don't own a dime. :P

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Good morning all. I need to clear out some brush and a little section of fence so the surveyor can get better access to our SW corner of our property,fun fun fun lol

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We're going hiking today with some friends

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That sounds like fun,hope you guys have a great day and enjoy it.

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squirrelhunter wrote: That sounds like fun,hope you guys have a great day and enjoy it.That's one nasty looking squirrel. I use to have a white albino as a pet when I was a kid.
He live almost 8 years.

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NoPower wrote:
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That sounds like fun,hope you guys have a great day and enjoy it.
That's one nasty looking squirrel. I use to have a white albino as a pet when I was a kid.
He live almost 8 years.
Yeah he is,I wouldn't want to run into him in a dark alley lol. A friend on 1 of the gun forums I use to go to found it somewhere and I copied it.
My wife had a flying squirrel for a pet when she was young but I think an albino 1 would be neater.

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Don your albino squirrel might have gotten around a little, there is one in Gantz park we see frequently when walking the trail.

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His name was Snowball. Call him next time you are at the Gantz and see if he comes to you. I have a picture of Him & I, I will post if I can find it.

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NoPower wrote:
His name was Snowball. Call him next time you are at the Gantz and see if he comes to you.
By "He lived almost 8 years" I assumed he had passed?

The ghost of snowball lives in Gantz park!

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