Ball joint went bad, which is not replaceable, required replacement of the arm. Of course any time you have a metal sleeve on a stud it rusts itself together. Yahhh for suspension work!!
For the past few weeks I've been dailying the "OG" f91w in silver (f91wm-7a)
I realize now the macro shot with the camera up close makes it look way bigger on the wrist than it is. I prefer a smaller watch anyway though I've got decent sized wrist. Reduced weight and dimension of a smaller case makes em easier to live with. The casio is so featherweight it is easy to forget I have it on. So slim I have yet to bang it on anything. And I hear the batteries tend to last 5years. I will have probably destroyed it by then and paid another $16 to replace it. This might be my perfect watch lol.
My favourite watches: the Fossil came in in a collector's tin; The Beatles in a small wooden guitar case. As you can see, The Beatles watch doesn't even have any numbers etc. Both were Christmas presents from my wife.
I've never needed to wear a watch, or use an alarm clock to wake up for that matter. It freaks my kids out. They'll ask what time do I think it is and I'm pretty much within +/-5 minutes everytime. I always wake up about 5 minutes before what I would have set an alarm for. Same with driving directions. I just seem to have an internal compass. I'm not bragging because there is a ton of stuff I totally suck at. But those two I think I inherited from my Dad.
That said, Friday and Saturday nights at a DIY speaker event is a totally different story
I picked up a used Snapper single stage snowthrower at my local Habitat Re-store. Marked "parts only" for 18 bucks. It uses a little 3hp 2 cycle Tecumseh engine.
I asked them if they knew what the problem was, but nobody knew. Got it home, cleaned the gas tank and carburetor bowl with compressed air, filled it with fresh oil/gas mix, and it fired right up. Engine runs good! I engaged the auger, however, and it vibrated like crazy. Took the auger apart; bearings were shot. Dealer wanted $37 each for two new bearings (ouch)! But I was able to find a couple substitute knockoff bearings on Amazon for $6.00 each. To get free shipping, I also ordered a new spark plug and auger drive belt. The auger belt was in pretty bad shape too. So for about $50 total all in, this should work pretty good for all the times we only get about 2 to 4 inches of light snow. For heavier snow situations, I'll break out my big two stage simplicity.
Cool score Bill. Four or five Springs ago I saw a neighbor lady had set out nice looking, small, Ariens 2 stage snow blower. Rang the doorbell and she said "take it, it won't start". Got it home and knew right away what was wrong. I could smell the old, bad, gas. Drained it, took the carb apart and cleaned it, changed the spark plug and the oil. About $10 and I have a very nice running snowblower. Even has electric start but never use that as it always starts 1st or 2nd pull.
@Ron_E said:
Bill, it looks like the auger could use some new rubber.
Ron
Ya, I was thinking that too. They sell kits for this part on Amazon as well, but they tend to be kind of pricy. There is still quite a bit of rubber/life left on them, so I am going hold off on replacing the rubber paddles for now. Maybe pick up a kit for next year's snow season. Might have to drill out the rusty screws just to get the old ones off, though.
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Keep the tail for a tell-tale later . . .
Animal control showed up. He had wandered away before they got here. They said probably not rabies. More likely distemper.
lol. Those little bandits.
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hmm I'd be a lil worried about rabies.
Ball joint went bad, which is not replaceable, required replacement of the arm. Of course any time you have a metal sleeve on a stud it rusts itself together. Yahhh for suspension work!!
My daughter is running the Chi-town Marathon !
Most I’ve ever ran is 6 miles- 6 very ugly miles 😆
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Cool Casio , I remember them , got a few casio's myself . Maybe Ill post a watch a week if theres interest.
I had one, my cousin had one, and my Uncle (techy) had one.
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Also a Casio, no calculator.
Kozo, generic smart watch
dang 82 bpm , I envy you
That's high for me since I kicked the sticks.
Nicholas be holding that like it's his only watch... I'm guessing he has more than 7.
For the past few weeks I've been dailying the "OG" f91w in silver (f91wm-7a)
I realize now the macro shot with the camera up close makes it look way bigger on the wrist than it is. I prefer a smaller watch anyway though I've got decent sized wrist. Reduced weight and dimension of a smaller case makes em easier to live with. The casio is so featherweight it is easy to forget I have it on. So slim I have yet to bang it on anything. And I hear the batteries tend to last 5years. I will have probably destroyed it by then and paid another $16 to replace it. This might be my perfect watch lol.
I wanted the g-shock for durability, otherwise a f91 would be fine.
My Google Pixel 7 Calculator Watch...
"Smart" devices are highly polarizing. I'm in the camp that they are truely awful. Some of the worst "user experience" devices ever conceived.
I literaly wear a regular watch so I need to interact with my "smart" phone even less. I hate them that much
Totally agree with you ^ on this Drew.
Time and life wasting appendage with behavior tracking.
BTW - I have the same watch as you for daily use in gold.
Not a fuck boy , but buy watches when on sale . duros tomorrow night;
I like the way watches look. I would take them apart when I was a kid.
I stopped wearing watches years ago. Just to stressful.
My favourite watches: the Fossil came in in a collector's tin; The Beatles in a small wooden guitar case. As you can see, The Beatles watch doesn't even have any numbers etc. Both were Christmas presents from my wife.
Geoff
I've never needed to wear a watch, or use an alarm clock to wake up for that matter. It freaks my kids out. They'll ask what time do I think it is and I'm pretty much within +/-5 minutes everytime. I always wake up about 5 minutes before what I would have set an alarm for. Same with driving directions. I just seem to have an internal compass. I'm not bragging because there is a ton of stuff I totally suck at. But those two I think I inherited from my Dad.
That said, Friday and Saturday nights at a DIY speaker event is a totally different story
I picked up a used Snapper single stage snowthrower at my local Habitat Re-store. Marked "parts only" for 18 bucks. It uses a little 3hp 2 cycle Tecumseh engine.
I asked them if they knew what the problem was, but nobody knew. Got it home, cleaned the gas tank and carburetor bowl with compressed air, filled it with fresh oil/gas mix, and it fired right up. Engine runs good! I engaged the auger, however, and it vibrated like crazy. Took the auger apart; bearings were shot. Dealer wanted $37 each for two new bearings (ouch)! But I was able to find a couple substitute knockoff bearings on Amazon for $6.00 each. To get free shipping, I also ordered a new spark plug and auger drive belt. The auger belt was in pretty bad shape too. So for about $50 total all in, this should work pretty good for all the times we only get about 2 to 4 inches of light snow. For heavier snow situations, I'll break out my big two stage simplicity.
Cool score Bill. Four or five Springs ago I saw a neighbor lady had set out nice looking, small, Ariens 2 stage snow blower. Rang the doorbell and she said "take it, it won't start". Got it home and knew right away what was wrong. I could smell the old, bad, gas. Drained it, took the carb apart and cleaned it, changed the spark plug and the oil. About $10 and I have a very nice running snowblower. Even has electric start but never use that as it always starts 1st or 2nd pull.
Not what you want to see on one of your 15 ton hoists. Called birdcaging and is very unsafe.
Good thing your guys do their daily hoist inspections and date and initial the tag
Bill, it looks like the auger could use some new rubber.
Ron
Ya, I was thinking that too. They sell kits for this part on Amazon as well, but they tend to be kind of pricy. There is still quite a bit of rubber/life left on them, so I am going hold off on replacing the rubber paddles for now. Maybe pick up a kit for next year's snow season. Might have to drill out the rusty screws just to get the old ones off, though.