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My big event today was a trip to the metal supply place. I unhooked my M925 from the plasma cutter and took the top off it and drove it accross town.
Part of my trip was on I 10. Had to go get fuel and AZ won't let 3 axle trucks fill up at the normal places. 2200 rpm was about 58mph. My fuel gauge stopped working right after filling. I presume I sank the float.
I just sold a truck, so I was like a heroin addict in a poppy field at the steel place. Five sheets of 3/16" plate, some schedule 40 pipe , 100 feet of 3/16" angle, 1/2" thick diamond plate 28×48 times four, and I just could not resist the 2x6 1/4" wall on the $0.40 remnant rack. And I got some 10" steel discs to make an alternative to the bridge plates...
As always, the truck attracts a lot of attention. One guy says he wants one and got my number... one little girl was taking video with her cellphone.
I drove it back home on surface streets with 40mph speed limits. It's my impression that these things are happiest at about 40mph. The NH250 sure sounds good at that speed.
The 50 degree ambient combined with the heat running wide open was a delicious blend of warm and cool. When running it topless like this I wear safety glasses because I don't want grit in the eyes at an inopportune moment.
It was a very enjoyable trip, and now I've got enough material to keep me busy for a while.
Part of my trip was on I 10. Had to go get fuel and AZ won't let 3 axle trucks fill up at the normal places. 2200 rpm was about 58mph. My fuel gauge stopped working right after filling. I presume I sank the float.
I just sold a truck, so I was like a heroin addict in a poppy field at the steel place. Five sheets of 3/16" plate, some schedule 40 pipe , 100 feet of 3/16" angle, 1/2" thick diamond plate 28×48 times four, and I just could not resist the 2x6 1/4" wall on the $0.40 remnant rack. And I got some 10" steel discs to make an alternative to the bridge plates...
As always, the truck attracts a lot of attention. One guy says he wants one and got my number... one little girl was taking video with her cellphone.
I drove it back home on surface streets with 40mph speed limits. It's my impression that these things are happiest at about 40mph. The NH250 sure sounds good at that speed.
The 50 degree ambient combined with the heat running wide open was a delicious blend of warm and cool. When running it topless like this I wear safety glasses because I don't want grit in the eyes at an inopportune moment.
It was a very enjoyable trip, and now I've got enough material to keep me busy for a while.
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