What is it?

[Third From Texas]

Did you get a bit tipsy and decide to take a nap in the garage freezer ?

No, a buncha fuckwits moved to *my* state and thought wind and solar were a good idea here.

Turns out, it was all a really STUPID idea and now we need to build more fossil-fired power plants in Texas.

And we're gonna...

 

[Mullaney]

No, a buncha fuckwits moved to *my* state and thought wind and solar were a good idea here.

Turns out, it was all a really STUPID idea and now we need to build more fossil-fired power plants in Texas.

And we're gonna...

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Yep.

We don't have the especially brightest bulbs in the string in North Carolina either...
Don't have the lock on stupid here either.

 

[Third From Texas]

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Yep.

We don't have the especially brightest bulbs in the string in North Carolina either...
Don't have the lock on stupid here either.

I won't post because it's politics, but right after I posted this I saw that today Abbott ordered the Public Utilities Commission to make it happen.

 

[chucky]

No, a buncha fuckwits moved to *my* state and thought wind and solar were a good idea here.

Turns out, it was all a really STUPID idea and now we need to build more fossil-fired power plants in Texas.

And we're gonna...

Oh they are coming in droves here as well and want to change everything here till its just like the shitehole they moved from

 

[ckouba]

No, a buncha fuckwits moved to *my* state and thought wind and solar were a good idea here.

Turns out, it was all a really STUPID idea and now we need to build more fossil-fired power plants in Texas.

And we're gonna...

Wandering off topic here but respectfully, please take a moment to understand that why the grid failed had nothing to do with the manner in which power was generated but how the generation stations were managed and maintained:

EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond

DALLAS (AP) — The power outages tormenting Texas in uncharacteristically Arctic temperatures are exposing weaknesses in an electricity system designed when the weather's seasonal shifts were more consistent and predictable — conditions that most experts believe no longer exist.

apnews.com

Mods - If this is too off topic, obviously feel free to delete.

 

[B-Dog]

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[Celticlady]

Here's my "What is it?" entry:

(I know, I'd just never seen one before)

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ok I'll bite

those are the bolts in side mounted battery cables.
Looks like a phenolic center. 2pos. 2neg Wires into a inline disconnect.

Its a way to power accessories while the batteries are out? Or a trickle charger hook up.

So how did I do?

 

[Celticlady]

Oh they are coming in droves here as well and want to change everything here till its just like the shitehole they moved from

Its intentional. They are like a virus. Looking for a new hose to infect.

 

[Third From Texas]

Wandering off topic here but respectfully, please take a moment to understand that why the grid failed had nothing to do with the manner in which power was generated but how the generation stations were managed and maintained:

EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond

DALLAS (AP) — The power outages tormenting Texas in uncharacteristically Arctic temperatures are exposing weaknesses in an electricity system designed when the weather's seasonal shifts were more consistent and predictable — conditions that most experts believe no longer exist.

apnews.com

Mods - If this is too off topic, obviously feel free to delete.

Actually, solar and wind are officially classified as "unreliable". So the how does matter...to Texas.




Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas to take several immediate actions, including:

• Streamline incentives within ERCOT to encourage development and maintenance of adequate and “reliable” sources of power like natural gas, coal and nuclear
• Hold “unreliable” generators financially responsible for outages (wind and solar power are listed as “unreliable”)
• PUC should instruct ERCOT to establish a maintenance schedule for natural gas, coal, nuclear and other non-renewable electricity generators to ensure adequate, constant supply
• PUC should order ERCOT to accelerate the development of projects that help increase connectivity

 

[Third From Texas]

It's not so much a "park" as a roll lock. A failsafe when stopped at an angle (to prevent hopping out of the cab w/o brakes and rolling over yourself I suspect).

It's a thing, not just stuck shoes.

Here's a quick video showing what I mean. Sorry for the poor production values and lack of bikinis.
*and I meant to say "brake pedal" but hey, gas pedal/brake pedal/all the same, right?

 

[Mullaney]

Here's a quick video showing what I mean. Sorry for thge poor production values and last of bikinis.
*and I meant to say "brake pedal" but hey, gas pedal/brake pedal/all the same, right?

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Love it! Especially the Brake Peddle, Gas Peddle, Whatever part.

The local 7/11 store had plywood doors for almost a month when some lady ran up on the curb and into the store.

 

[Celticlady]

FYI 1 3/16 will work but its sloppy. Its actually 30 mm.

Remove the grill

I have the OEM winch. Tilt the cab. You have a lot more access. My bolts were not stuck. Used a cheater box end wrench on the open end of the box end of the 1 3/16 wrench. put boxend on the bolt. My bolt heads were on the bottom. Nut on top. Loosen the bolts. Leave about 4 or 5 threads in the nut. Put the cab down. Remove the bolt. Use the lift cylinder to raise the rh side to install new bushing and bolt. Run the bolt in about 4-5 threads. Tilt the cab, finish tightening the bolt.

NOW the Drivers side.

 

[chucky]

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Love it! Especially the Brake Peddle, Gas Peddle, Whatever part.

The local 7/11 store had plywood doors for almost a month when some lady ran up on the curb and into the store.

I had to think back to te 80s but we had allisons and zed/f automatic transmissions in old Eagle bus's and you pushed the parking brake plunger in and then you had to apply 100 lb brake application to the brake peddle to release the parking brakes for the veh to role i knew i rememberd something about it not just rolling away