Skyman
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Nice Nova and garage. Bummer about the stumble and tumble. Hope you're soon fully healed. Got more pics of that Nova?
Ever do something so stupid you wonder if you should be left unsupervised?
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Recountry2
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Thank! I would have to dig around and see. Hoping I can get done with it this week as this 3 month project turned into a 6 month and still haven't even installed the overdrive yet....lol. All is good except for the knee still can't take a knee on it....Got some pics of the Nova...
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Skyman
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That's a fine looking Nova.
PassnThru
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Didn't notice it right away did you?
I was using the blower on the driveway right outside the detached garage one day. It's a big area so I was going up and down the apron to clear it of grass clippings. When I got back to the garage I notice a bolt laying on the ground. Right outside of one of the garage doors. Obviously that concerned me - so I picked it up to determine which vehicle it came off of and where it goes (like it would be obvious to me).
Turns out it was one of the bolts holding the muffler on the blower. Which had been running for quite some time and had just fallen off.
Funny how for a few short seconds everything is fine and then your fingers have blisters on them.
TOWLC
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I did this a little while back with a full 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid on my skid steer. Was getting late and I decided to leave the plug out and let it drain completely overnight. Came out the next morning and started filling it, not noticing it all dumping out the bottom until I reached for the second 5 gallon bucket.Ah shoot it finally happened, I forgot the drain plug while changing oil on one of our tech’s trucks today. Luckily I remembered before I poured the whole jug in, in fact I think I only lost half a liter.
And while this is the only time I’ve done that in over ten years of oil changes, I’m a little disappointed in myself.
Bonehead move of the morning....
Loaded without hooking up the truck....
Loaded without hooking up the truck....
TOWLC
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I have that same trailer. Good thing the axles sit so far back or you'd have found out sooner!Bonehead move of the morning....
Loaded without hooking up the truck....
Fav Onefour
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Saddest thing about this thread is that I've done so many already listed.
I sure have a lot of scar tissue and a couple of short fingers.
They say, "Learn from your mistakes". I should check into Mensa membership. I must be brilliant from all the life lessons.
I sure have a lot of scar tissue and a couple of short fingers.
They say, "Learn from your mistakes". I should check into Mensa membership. I must be brilliant from all the life lessons.
Yeah. I know. As the back tires hit the bed, I felt the front end get light. I stopped, looked up, saw my truck sitting about 30 feet away and just thought......shittttttt.
I quickly tried to process what would happen if I backed off the trailer....I felt the odds were better to keep pulling forward, set the brake and get out of the trailer to hook up the truck.
Crocs ?
What I may have lacked in common sense I made up for in style
Back in the day when they came in paper and not digital form my snowblower really liked to eat newspapers. A thick Sunday paper can be hard to remove with frozen fingers.
dcg9381
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I just installed a ball valve and a port to be able to force-blow out the AC condensation line.
I installed it right in front of the door to access the air filter, so I can't change the filter.
Pretty sure I'm only getting dumber.
I installed it right in front of the door to access the air filter, so I can't change the filter.
Pretty sure I'm only getting dumber.
WillyBoy
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I wasn't there but I saw pictures at a discussion of construction screw-ups.
After the HVAC equipment for a large commercial building had been installed and tested, someone decided that the room needed a 1/2 inch copper water pipe directly across the middle of the filter housing door.
The only way the filters could ever be inspected or replaced was by first cutting the water pipe out of the way.
After the HVAC equipment for a large commercial building had been installed and tested, someone decided that the room needed a 1/2 inch copper water pipe directly across the middle of the filter housing door.
The only way the filters could ever be inspected or replaced was by first cutting the water pipe out of the way.
Wrench97
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So you're positive the rest of drain line is glued together really well down stream right?............I just installed a ball valve and a port to be able to force-blow out the AC condensation line.
I installed it right in front of the door to access the air filter, so I can't change the filter.
Pretty sure I'm only getting dumber.
dcg9381
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Not for long as I have to fix it. I wouldn't put over 10-15 psi in it anyway.
But yes, because I cut out the contractors system that had it feed the bathroom sink.
Ray-CA
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FullRaceMerc
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In my 20s I worked for a restaurant equipment service company for a couple of years. I had my ups & downs while there.
One of the "ups" was when I was called out to a large warehouse where another company had installed their refrigeration. All the walk-ins were running warm. Odd that they were all warm at the same time.
They had 10 or 12 walk-ins with all of the condensers run to a single room upstairs. Inside the building. Closed up tight in the room. I think it was 140⁰ in there. Instant diagnosis. No testing required. Equipment no can cool in that kind of heat.
That day we propped the door open & set up fans to blow the heat into the warehouse. Long term they added forced fresh air ventilation to the room.
Another "up" was a new walk-in that wouldn't cool enough. It was built outside. Not in a building. Directly in the sun. Uhhh... I think I see the problem. Even though they were well insulated, they couldn't compete with the BTUs from the sun. I tested the equipment. It was working fine. But couldn't keep up with that fireball in the sky.
Those
made me think I was pretty smart.
This
proves that was not the case.
The biggest "down" was on a small walk-in install at a new Taco Bell. It was mostly done. It was late in the day & my last stop. I was tired & eager to head home.
I was there only to solder the lines & set the vacuum pump to run. Routine. We used oxy acetelyne torches to silver solder. I started, but the regulator went wonky. No problem, I had a mapp torch on the truck as a back up. I grabbed that torch, & since the tank felt light an extra tank.
With the oxy torch, which burns its own oxygen, we had gotten into the bad habit of working with the walk-in door closed. Most of the time we were trying to keep cold food cold while we worked on a problem.
The mapp gas torch breathes the same air as I do. Inside that little walk-in the torch started out fine, but after awhile it wouldn't burn hot enough to flow solder. I figured that almost empty tank was done, so I swapped to the spare & kept going. Still no go.
I was tired, & just wanted to wrap up. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. The torch wouldn't even melt solder directly in the flame. I decided I'd have to go try to locate a replacement regulator. Boy, was I tired.
I opened the door, felt the rush of fresh air, & realized what I'd done. Dope. I almost did myself in.
I propped the door open, grabbed the contractor's fan & aimed it into the walk-in. I went outside & breathed for a few. Then went back & soldered it up with mapp gas. I was done & had it under vacuum in a few minutes.
I've been very aware of the need for fresh air in the 40 years since.
One of the "ups" was when I was called out to a large warehouse where another company had installed their refrigeration. All the walk-ins were running warm. Odd that they were all warm at the same time.
They had 10 or 12 walk-ins with all of the condensers run to a single room upstairs. Inside the building. Closed up tight in the room. I think it was 140⁰ in there. Instant diagnosis. No testing required. Equipment no can cool in that kind of heat.
That day we propped the door open & set up fans to blow the heat into the warehouse. Long term they added forced fresh air ventilation to the room.
Another "up" was a new walk-in that wouldn't cool enough. It was built outside. Not in a building. Directly in the sun. Uhhh... I think I see the problem. Even though they were well insulated, they couldn't compete with the BTUs from the sun. I tested the equipment. It was working fine. But couldn't keep up with that fireball in the sky.
Those
made me think I was pretty smart.This
proves that was not the case.The biggest "down" was on a small walk-in install at a new Taco Bell. It was mostly done. It was late in the day & my last stop. I was tired & eager to head home.
I was there only to solder the lines & set the vacuum pump to run. Routine. We used oxy acetelyne torches to silver solder. I started, but the regulator went wonky. No problem, I had a mapp torch on the truck as a back up. I grabbed that torch, & since the tank felt light an extra tank.
With the oxy torch, which burns its own oxygen, we had gotten into the bad habit of working with the walk-in door closed. Most of the time we were trying to keep cold food cold while we worked on a problem.
The mapp gas torch breathes the same air as I do. Inside that little walk-in the torch started out fine, but after awhile it wouldn't burn hot enough to flow solder. I figured that almost empty tank was done, so I swapped to the spare & kept going. Still no go.
I was tired, & just wanted to wrap up. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. The torch wouldn't even melt solder directly in the flame. I decided I'd have to go try to locate a replacement regulator. Boy, was I tired.
I opened the door, felt the rush of fresh air, & realized what I'd done. Dope. I almost did myself in.
I propped the door open, grabbed the contractor's fan & aimed it into the walk-in. I went outside & breathed for a few. Then went back & soldered it up with mapp gas. I was done & had it under vacuum in a few minutes.
I've been very aware of the need for fresh air in the 40 years since.
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