Mountain Living

Damn, you guys stay busy chootin the chit! 😎

dieselenthusiast said:

Because the content is good.

Who's your favorite NASCAR driver?

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Brad Keselowski in a Penske car. Mr Logano pulls a strong second.

dieselenthusiast said:

Keselowski is looking good this year. Do you like Ford or just those two divers who happen to be driving for Ford?

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With all the rules these days there aren’t too many differences between the Furds, Chubbys, or Toys. Keselowski won his championship driving a Dudge sponsored by the suds I drink, Miller Lite. I’m not partial to any brand of car, just liked the sounds and smells at the track. 😎

dieselenthusiast said:

Yeah, I keep hoping that Dodge comes back to NASCAR for the 2024 season.

Are you going to any tracks this year?

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Nope. Most of our nascar camping friends have had health issues or just stopped going. Covid put a severe choke on the weeklong tailgate parties at tracks. We frequented Vegas and Phoenix for many years, met a lot of great people just having fun. Can’t beat the television coverage and cameras sitting in a recliner at home, but it’s still better at the track.

the man in black said:

That is exactly how I was taught to weld. Hurts my back after a while, standing like that though.

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I remember in welding class, overhead was always a biotch …… 🤬

Max Tune said:

Must have come off a dually horse....looks like you used 6 shoes.

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My dad had a Morgan mare ( Queenie )when we were in Wyoming. We used her working cattle, sheep, and hunting elk. She was extremely sure footed, like she had six legs.

the man in black said:

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This time I took an actual picture of the snow coming down outside. Would this be a squall?

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Whiteout…. Yuk………

rubberfish said:

Weird. The same thing was happening in my new Freightshaker.
Not as much damage as in your ride. I guess jr fish saw it in time.

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Yes sir, weird. No x mas tree air fresheners allowed in the new car 🧐

rubberfish said:

I was hanging the black tree. Don't know if they're all the same or not.

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All the same I think, wife had an assortment of colors. 🤨

the man in black said:

Boy o boy I am glad you copied and pasted some more rules for us to laugh at.

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Makes me dizzy 😵‍💫

Murphjd25 said:

I don’t even know if my truck regens? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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I’ve only noticed one regen when we bought ours. It was warm out, windows up, AC on, and the IT guy at the dealer was in the back seat explaining the electronics and dash stuff. RPMs increased a little for a minute or so then back to normal, nothin since. And no, I’m not at Mr @rubberfish ranch burnin the good stuff with em. 😜😜

gsbrockman said:

I think you’ve overlooked a possibility that there’s sometimes a sweet spot of towing somewhat heavy that will heat things up efficiently, not load the soot cooker up excessively, and continue with passive regenerations and oftentimes will not require any (or very few) active regenerations......

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Hmmmm. Sounds like my truck. It likes 1800 to 2000 rpm’s in any gear. AHA ! Another sweet spot!

Max Tune said:

I'd rather spend half that for a pristine original. That way the value keeps going up, instead of down....

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My favorite uncle in Wyoming had a 70 bronco he used and abused. Pushed snow in winter, lots of hunting and fishing the rest of the time. He used to say, let’s go chase some deer and rub the rust off. Due to all the sagebrush wackin he had rubbed the paint and primer off the bottom half and the bare metal would get rusty In between hunting trips. Tough little 4x4s. 👍

Murphjd25 said:

I just put 2.5 gallons in when my needle gets to halfway. I’m not really sure how much def I use but it doesn’t seem to drink very much.

And the new broncos are nice, but my neighbors mom is on her third new Bronco. It’s been nothing but problems.

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I try to use up as much as possible before adding. I don’t want it getting old in the truck. Only because I did 4400 miles in the last two years.

Jimmy N. said:

I'm surprised you even considered gassers. But if you want an affordable Wrangler, I may be selling mine.

Only one thing wrong with it, really. It's a diesel. And I should get around to registering it.

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Think of the cash you’re saving………

the man in black said:

Didn't your car budget recently open up? And we all know once budgeted the money must be spent. I say get the wife the car she wants, life's too short.

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I recently did that. She’s extremely happy with it. The wallet isn’t happy but like you say, “life’s too short”. 😎

Jimmy N. said:

An XJ would also be significantly less expensive than a new Wrangler.

On a different subject, this concludes the test. It took about four months for the boom to leak down all the way. Now the pin is back in place. View attachment 975700

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Well Jimmy, I feel the time length is on the weak side, ”About” is way too vague. A detailed spreadsheet indicating times and dates of measurements would be minimal. Now if you were to include temperatures on measurement dates it would be much more beneficial due to the fact we all know how hydraulic fluid viscosity changes when temperatures do. All Ranch Managers out there are waiting for you to solve their dilemmas. Replace seals or add fluid to the tank? Calm down fellas, help is on the way……..😎

Jimmy N. said:

Hmm. I thought we were supposed to count things in months now. Am I wrong again?

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Nope not wrong, simply lacking some details. 😵‍💫