Duck Pond Redneckery

[Electric Chicken]

Nah it's got rust.

Rust is good.

It devalues a vehicle enough for cheapskates like me to get my hands on them.

Both sides of the cab, at the bottom, it's rusted out.

That's OK because it took my dad a long time to climb up into it, so it's gonna need running boards. That'll hide the rust.

I knew there was a catch.

 

[Duck]

It takes a little bit of muscle to operate the shifters. Both the regular PRND on the column and the 4L 4H 2H on the floor.

I'm wondering if it's supposed to be tight, or if I gotta get under it and grease some linkage shit before something breaks.

Blueford's got the old "3 on the tree" which is a more complicated linkage mechanism than an automatic.

It works flawlessly as long as you're gentle with it. When I shift, I gotta just put light pressure on it for a half second or so to let the synchros work. If I just try to rip it, it'll get jammed up and stuck in whatever gear, usually 2nd, and then I gotta get under the truck and knock it back into neutral.

And that's dangerous because the parking brake doesn't work.

 

[Electric Chicken]

It takes a little bit of muscle to operate the shifters. Both the regular PRND on the column and the 4L 4H 2H on the floor.

I'm wondering if it's supposed to be tight, or if I gotta get under it and grease some linkage shit before something breaks.

Blueford's got the old "3 on the tree" which is a more complicated linkage mechanism than an automatic.

It works flawlessly as long as you're gentle with it. When I shift, I gotta just put light pressure on it for a half second or so to let the synchros work. If I just try to rip it, it'll get jammed up and stuck in whatever gear, usually 2nd, and then I gotta get under the truck and knock it back into neutral.

And that's dangerous because the parking brake doesn't work.

An old lady should be able to move the transmission shifter but I'm not sure about the 4WD. Neither should be difficult though. At least not for a relatively young male.

 

[Duck]

An old lady should be able to move the transmission shifter but I'm not sure about the 4WD. Neither should be difficult though. At least not for a relatively young male.

Yeah I should probably get under it with a can of lithium grease

 

[Electric Chicken]

Yeah I should probably get under it with a can of lithium grease

Can't hurt. Better than snapping something.

 

[389 Hood]

Take the Cotter pin out at the trans first, then operate the shifter. That will isolate the trans from the linkage. If still an issue, do the same at the firewall connection. There should be all nylon bushings in that linkage and when they break, they bind up other sections of it. You'll figure it out.

 

[Duck]

The only guy I ever beat the fuck out of (as an adult) has died.

I don't know what happened yet. I think he was only 42 or 43.

I beat his ass 22 or 23 years ago because of the way he was running his mouth in front of the ladies.

 

[Electric Chicken]

The only guy I ever beat the fuck out of (as an adult) has died.

I don't know what happened yet. I think he was only 42 or 43.

I beat his ass 22 or 23 years ago because of the way he was running his mouth in front of the ladies.

So are we supposed to cheer or what? I dunno how to respond to this.

RIP guy who was a jackass to some women 23 years ago.

 

[389 Hood]

Like @Duck , we were raised to respect the females. I keep my language in check and my attitude when women are present.

The only response is respect, unless she acts like a guy and starts swinging. Then she's fair game.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Like @Duck , we were raised to respect the females. I keep my language in check and my attitude when women are present.

The only response is respect, unless she acts like a guy and starts swinging. Then she's fair game.

Some females of today need to earn it. They don't all behave like they deserve it by default.

 

[389 Hood]

Some females of today need to earn it. They don't all behave like they deserve it by default.

That's the truth!

 

[Duck]

Like @Duck , we were raised to respect the females. I keep my language in check and my attitude when women are present.

The only response is respect, unless she acts like a guy and starts swinging. Then she's fair game.

We were all in our early 20's and he was being loud and obnoxious and I was wishing he'd STFU. Then he told this petite little blonde chick to suck us all off. Bam, he was on the ground.

I learned a few days later that the chick was a big time slut and probably would have.


Anyway, dude had a heart attack at the age of 42 or 43.

 

[Duck]

My chicken coop is going to have retractable landing gear.

 

[Rigjockey]

My chicken coop is going to have retractable landing gear.

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Tell me about those wheels. Are the axle size pretty much standard?
The reason I ask is I need new wheels for my two-wheeler dolly hand cart and those look about the same.

 

[Rigjockey]

Just got this truck this morning for $9k.

01' pre-emissions.
190k, leather, 4wd, 5 speed Allison.

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I oughta set it up to run on used cooking oil from restaurants.

Nice truck, a dually too. Now you can haul everything out of Menards.

 

[Duck]

Tell me about those wheels. Are the axle size pretty much standard?
The reason I ask is I need new wheels for my two-wheeler dolly hand cart and those look about the same.

They were at Menards next to the wheelbarrow wheels. But this one said "utility" wheel.

Wheelbarrow wheels do not have to be designed for side loads, so I figure I'll get the utility one.

13" pneumatic, I think it has a tube, 5/8" axle hole. Came with extra bearings in case you wanta run a 3/4" axle.

I didn't measure the offset. It's hub is off-center, so I put the side it's offset towards facing in, and had to use 3 washers to shim it out so the trailer jack fork won't rub on the tire.

I believe "Made in China" is the brand name of the tire. That's all it says on it besides dimensions and load rating n stuff..

 

[Duck]

Farm & Ranch 13" Pneumatic Tire - 300lb Capacity

This is the perfect pneumatic (air-filled) replacement tire for any tools, hand trucks or lawn and garden equipment that require 13" tires. This tire has an industry standard 5/8" axle bore size, but also comes with an adapter for 3/4" axle bores. The tire is rated for up to 300 lb. duty rating...

www.menards.com

 

[Rigjockey]

They were at Menards next to the wheelbarrow wheels. But this one said "utility" wheel.

Wheelbarrow wheels do not have to be designed for side loads, so I figure I'll get the utility one.

13" pneumatic, I think it has a tube, 5/8" axle hole. Came with extra bearings in case you wanta run a 3/4" axle.

Thanks for the info on the wheels.

I didn't measure the offset. It's hub is off-center, so I put the side it's offset towards facing in, and had to use 3 washers to shim it out so the trailer jack fork won't rub on the tire.

I wanted to give a like for this.

I believe "Made in China" is the brand name of the tire. That's all it says on it besides dimensions and load rating n stuff..

And laugh at this.


I got this two-wheeler dolly on sale and it was steal. I read the reviews saying that the pneumatic tires don't hold air. (and they don't). But it was totally worth it to buy the two-wheeler even if I had to change the wheels.
Ideally, I would like to get solid rubber wheels but, every wheel I have looked at online that had solid rubber wheels, had plastic rims. (Not sure if rims is the right word.)

 

[Rigjockey]

Farm & Ranch 13" Pneumatic Tire - 300lb Capacity

This is the perfect pneumatic (air-filled) replacement tire for any tools, hand trucks or lawn and garden equipment that require 13" tires. This tire has an industry standard 5/8" axle bore size, but also comes with an adapter for 3/4" axle bores. The tire is rated for up to 300 lb. duty rating...

www.menards.com

Far out man!
They even ship to the Canada, it says on their website.

We had a Menards here many moons ago but they closed.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Nice truck, a dually too. Now you can haul everything out of Menards.

In one trip.