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Old 09-14-2015, 08:10 PM
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Going for a 800ft fight tonight with the drone.
 
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Old 09-14-2015, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 88racing
Sounds good.....

Hopefully all that service didn't hit you too hard in the pocketbook
Wasn't cheap Heading to Colorado in 1 month and getting some of the preventative maintenance out of the way. Going to run it up Pike's Peak along with some other mountain passes and a couple off road trails over looking 12 to 13000 feet. Everything i have seen shows the trails to be easy and 2wd shouldn't be a problem. Figured it was time to make it do some truck duties. Just hope i dont scratch it
 
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Old 09-14-2015, 09:33 PM
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That sounds like a very plausible scenario given the fact that the brake fluid in the car is 28-year-old factory issue! I'll flush the system and then take it on a good 25-30 mile run to see if I can recreate the performance issue.....
Word to the wise, take small circles around "home base" until you know it's fixed properly. Nothing like going 10 miles in a straight line away from the shop just to end up needing to get towed home
 
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Old 09-14-2015, 10:07 PM
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Word to the wise, take small circles around "home base" until you know it's fixed properly. Nothing like going 10 miles in a straight line away from the shop just to end up needing to get towed home
Yes -- that's why my run today was only 4-5 miles -- I didn't want to get 15 miles out and then have the wheel freeze up on me again! I was fully expecting to have to have it towed back to my garage this morning and figured I had gotten a bonus by having the wheel "unstick" itself! I'll take baby steps with it until I know for sure that it is fixed properly -- and will make sure I have my AAA card on me just in case I need it.....
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 09:11 AM
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Old 09-15-2015, 09:21 AM
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Old 09-15-2015, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by KingRanchCoy
Wasn't cheap Heading to Colorado in 1 month and getting some of the preventative maintenance out of the way. Going to run it up Pike's Peak along with some other mountain passes and a couple off road trails over looking 12 to 13000 feet. Everything i have seen shows the trails to be easy and 2wd shouldn't be a problem. Figured it was time to make it do some truck duties. Just hope i dont scratch it
I know the area...been out there a few times...used to go watch the races up pikes peak.....have fun....there's lots of neat places and things to do out there
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ddellwo
88 -- your career as a hand model is officially over.....

The worst thing I usually get with my job is slivers from handling sheets of OSB -- but those little buggers hurt! Of course, I could always fall off a roof if I'm not careful -- hope I didn't just jinx myself.....
I get all kinds of slivers....metal filings, fiberglass , wood, and the latest was carbon fibre....don't worry I keep up on my tetnes shots...
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 09:32 AM
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Supposed to get up 92* up here in North Dakota today....but back down south at my house the high is going to be 82*....???
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 10:06 AM
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Let's start over......

Nice and cool here this morning.
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 10:24 AM
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Perfect weather the last 3 days...back to 90 degrees and humid.
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 10:41 AM
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Just woke up -- went back to bed after the wife and boy left for school this morning to see if I could sleep-off that turd the Vikings laid on Monday Night Football last night! Didn't work -- I still feel like I stayed up drinking all night, which given how the Vikings played, would have been a far wiser decision.....

Last day of vacation for me -- back to work on Wednesday!
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 10:43 AM
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Supposed to get up 92* up here in North Dakota today....but back down south at my house the high is going to be 82*....???
That's really warm for NoDak this time of year -- by the time you hit September in the Upper Midwest you can usually say goodbye to 90-degree temperatures for the year, except for maybe that "Little Havana" out in Rapid City that always seems to have unusual weather!
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 10:45 AM
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I have a 16' two axle but it is loaded with trees and brush that needs to be hauled off.
Bonfire at Jim's house this weekend.......
 
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Old 09-15-2015, 10:52 AM
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Bonfire at Jim's house this weekend.......
Sounds good to me!

Getting ready to go and run some errands...grandparents day at the 7 yr old's school yesterday and that just about took up the whole day.
 


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