so waht ya doin today?
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Ian
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Passenger-side divorced transfer case? Only one I know of is the NP 205 in IH pickups. I might have one hoarded back somewhere around the Empire here. There's a divorced 203 under my ranch truck, but thats because I converted it by adding a bearing and fixed yoke on the input.
Think I heard them say or call this the "monster storm" ? You know,in the we gots to call it something...... because calling it winter weather or,hey ya'll go find your snow shovel somehow isn't as dramatic.
We got 2" of snow last night and everything is on lockdown.
Me and the dog are going to brave it out..... 2" and 40+ degrees. Sposed to be in the 60's tomorrow.
We got 2" of snow last night and everything is on lockdown.
Me and the dog are going to brave it out..... 2" and 40+ degrees. Sposed to be in the 60's tomorrow.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I would add the qualifier "some" women and girls. Some just can't shoot for anything and always need 3 (or 7) range sessions to qualify. Males that need that kind of help generally get fired. Just sayin'...
Reading Jim Corbetts "Man Eaters of Kumaon". Excellent book!
Cold and overcast here, no real weather forecast.
I've been waiting on my W2 for about 3 weeks now. I was fretting about who to call yesterday and how long it would take to get a replacement for the seemingly "lost in the mail/out of the mailbox in a wind" copy. Decided I'd sort some receipts. Huh, found my W2. Sheesh! No memory at all of it arriving.
Another 8 incredibly long, cold, dark days and February is done. Where does the winter go?!!!
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Todd M
Craftsman of metals...always learning.
Changed the oil in the cummins last night and found 2 broken motor mount bolts and the 3rd one loose on drivers side. Pass mount is tight and solid. Trying to get 1/2" broken bolts out of an engine block from the bottom with about 3" of clearance for my hand is not what I call easy-peasy. Moved one 1/16" and my fingers were too cold to continue. Plan to get new grade 8 or CAT bolts and lock tite them in.
Went out in the monster snow(2") with the dog on our morning walk. Found coyote tracks. Not full grown.... and just sorta guessing at the age. From the size of the track,the gait,and it was a little "wandering". It cut a possum track and got to following that for awhile.
Then,must've winded a small yearling doe cause it broke off from the possum and started looking for the deer..... which,did an about face and left the county,haha.
Then,must've winded a small yearling doe cause it broke off from the possum and started looking for the deer..... which,did an about face and left the county,haha.
"Modern archery" is most often accredited to Saxton Pope and Art Young..... the only thing I'll say is.... sure,fine,great gentleman.
But,if you were sending your daughter to a private college in the late 19th century, well into the 20th..... more than likely she was involved with target archery. You can make all sorts of observations and pathologic guesses but the facts are she wasn't title 9'ing a dang thing. Learning to shoot longbows helps with a womens,cough... cough,"upper body" and introduces process engineering in about as elegant a fashion as it gets. Plus,they ain't getting all sweaty doin it.
Look at old pictures from that time period,there wasn't any pics of large groups of men shooting bows.
But,if you were sending your daughter to a private college in the late 19th century, well into the 20th..... more than likely she was involved with target archery. You can make all sorts of observations and pathologic guesses but the facts are she wasn't title 9'ing a dang thing. Learning to shoot longbows helps with a womens,cough... cough,"upper body" and introduces process engineering in about as elegant a fashion as it gets. Plus,they ain't getting all sweaty doin it.
Look at old pictures from that time period,there wasn't any pics of large groups of men shooting bows.
fiver
Well-Known Member
IH used dodge auto transmissions but they had different engine bolt patters so you couldn't just go get a 727 and bolt it in, you did use their rebuild kit for the clutches and bands and everything else though.
I can't remember what manual they used, but Ford would not surprise me since they also used the driver side driveline.
I bring up the ford thing because for quite a while they used a divorced set up which was a chevy unit.[70's]
you could get the belt driven or the chain driven unit and the chain unit could be bolted in either direction without fear of it not being lubricated.
if I were looking for your application I would start looking at Travelall's and the pick-up's from about 68 onward, they come in 3/4 and even 1 ton and run the torque laden 392 until about 73.
I don't know about it bolting into your application without some fabrication though.
I can't remember what manual they used, but Ford would not surprise me since they also used the driver side driveline.
I bring up the ford thing because for quite a while they used a divorced set up which was a chevy unit.[70's]
you could get the belt driven or the chain driven unit and the chain unit could be bolted in either direction without fear of it not being lubricated.
if I were looking for your application I would start looking at Travelall's and the pick-up's from about 68 onward, they come in 3/4 and even 1 ton and run the torque laden 392 until about 73.
I don't know about it bolting into your application without some fabrication though.
Todd M
Craftsman of metals...always learning.
I come across the Ford divorced t-cases fairly frequently, but Ford axles are drivers side pumpkin. I believe that to flip a Ford NP205 would require drilling and tapping new drain and fill plugs. That's not the end of the world, but also it seems like I have read that some part of the internals would be starved for oil in that case. Fabbing mounts is the easy part for me.
I did come across a SM465 with pass side married t-case last night in the wrecking yard. I'm just a bit leery about putting a 3 spd + granny gear trans behind a cummins. Top speed would be 65ish?
I did come across a SM465 with pass side married t-case last night in the wrecking yard. I'm just a bit leery about putting a 3 spd + granny gear trans behind a cummins. Top speed would be 65ish?
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
As to Bret's comment on 'some women', I do know of one female security guard force member where I used to work
who could not qualify with a handgun. She wanted to upgrade to armed guard from guard, a pay increase, but couldn't
qualify with the .40 Glocks. I was asked by the guard force firearms instructor if I would give it a try instructing her, so I
agreed. But, since I am only an NRA certified instructor, not a Fed LE certified instructor....bureaucrats said no way.
But, no doubt that some women have difficulties. BUT, I am not a fan of the Glock or the .40 seperately. Together, less
so. I can use it as a tool, and understand that it is reliable and effective and all that. But I think the 40 has more recoil
than the .45, not a plus for folks who are recoil sensitive - often many women. I am impressed that I have run into few
women students who were put off by the recoil of the 1911 in .45. Not one has complained, many have preferred it to
all the others shot in training.
I think one of the problem that some PDs have is not starting off newbies with a .22 cal version of the service arm.
They would get better results at a lower cost if they did it that way. But, I'm not a Federally certified instructor,
what could I know?
Bill
who could not qualify with a handgun. She wanted to upgrade to armed guard from guard, a pay increase, but couldn't
qualify with the .40 Glocks. I was asked by the guard force firearms instructor if I would give it a try instructing her, so I
agreed. But, since I am only an NRA certified instructor, not a Fed LE certified instructor....bureaucrats said no way.
But, no doubt that some women have difficulties. BUT, I am not a fan of the Glock or the .40 seperately. Together, less
so. I can use it as a tool, and understand that it is reliable and effective and all that. But I think the 40 has more recoil
than the .45, not a plus for folks who are recoil sensitive - often many women. I am impressed that I have run into few
women students who were put off by the recoil of the 1911 in .45. Not one has complained, many have preferred it to
all the others shot in training.
I think one of the problem that some PDs have is not starting off newbies with a .22 cal version of the service arm.
They would get better results at a lower cost if they did it that way. But, I'm not a Federally certified instructor,
what could I know?
Bill
JonB
Halcyon member
Snowing today, suppose to be 5 to 10"
AND...suppose to snow friday
AND...suppose to snow sunday, this sunday storm is suppose to drop more than 5 to 10".
My covered firewood pile, in my tarped carport, is dwindling...I'm not excited about having to shovel through 3+ feet of ice crusted snow to one of my reserve piles of firewood
AND...suppose to snow friday
AND...suppose to snow sunday, this sunday storm is suppose to drop more than 5 to 10".
My covered firewood pile, in my tarped carport, is dwindling...I'm not excited about having to shovel through 3+ feet of ice crusted snow to one of my reserve piles of firewood
fiver
Well-Known Member
I think the bigger problem is they should be familiar with firearms long before going through a lengthy application period of landing a job where one is required to be with you all day every day.
your top speed would depend on your final gearing.
if your running like a 31" tire, or 355 gears 65 is probably gonna be about it's comfort level.
your top speed would depend on your final gearing.
if your running like a 31" tire, or 355 gears 65 is probably gonna be about it's comfort level.
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
A significant percentage of the recruits starting our Academy have never fired a gun in their lives prior to being hired. My shop is reluctant to hire service veterans, out of concern over military reserve status or PTSD liability. This is the quality of decision-making you get when pshrinks and lawyers have final say on personnel selection processes. I could pitch a major rant on this subject, but this is enough for now.
Ian
Notorious member
UPS trucks ran the SM-465 behind the 4BT Cummins for about a million years, and the 4BT makes the 6 look like a Honda by torsional vibration comparison. Dodge put the stupid flimsy Getrag behind the 6BT early on, but finally grew a brain and upgraded. The Getrag couldn't handle a 4.3L gas V6.
My ranch truck has been a lot of places before I took it off the road and it runs an SM-465 with divorced 203 and I changed the gears to 3.42. With 31x10.5x15 radial mud tires it did 70 all day long with ease. The only downside was not very good crawl ratio even with the 6.55 first gear due to high axle gears and 2:1 T-case.
My ranch truck has been a lot of places before I took it off the road and it runs an SM-465 with divorced 203 and I changed the gears to 3.42. With 31x10.5x15 radial mud tires it did 70 all day long with ease. The only downside was not very good crawl ratio even with the 6.55 first gear due to high axle gears and 2:1 T-case.
Todd M
Craftsman of metals...always learning.
I wouldn't mind another boxer, brindle colored. I'll send him back in 2 weeks. Our last boxer died last fall, 13 yrs old. We are currently dogless. Bugs me, but the last pup I paid 400 bucks for got hit at 8 months old. I'm not real interested in doing that again. Also not willing to take any free mutt off craigslist.