It is also more fire proof than fiberglass and vermin are much less prone to make it into homes.
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
It is also more fire proof than fiberglass and vermin are much less prone to make it into homes.
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I did spray foam on our house. It's wonderful and a good performer. 2.5 in walls and 1in down onto the ceiling in attic, then cellulose over that. You can tear it out with a hammer to make changes, then spray right over it once done to seal it up. They make small tanks for patches. Prices of those run about the same as contractor installed price without the setup charges for small amounts.
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Don't say the "S" word. My wife saw some the other day, but I haven't, so I'm in denial.
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Ehhh.... Hate snow more and more every year.
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I put my plow on my tractor... it won't snow in New Jersey this winter.
I wish it were that easy Pines. I am close to ready, need to move a few more things in the yard, but looks like the house deal is going to be a bit closer to cold, looking at November 1st at the earliest to start doing the trash removal. Should have a better timeline next week. At least the shop should be ready to go. It is in the 20s right now, so I just pulled in the hose reel and took the air conditioners out of the windows, don’t even think I woke the GF up, the cats were trying to be helpful. 
Today was about the most productive shop day I have had in a long time. We moved things out and organized things in the conex, basically made a ton of room in the shop, now the tedious part starts, organizing and labeling what is staying inside. I think in the next couple weeks I will have it almost to Pines’ standards, well, probably not, but I will try. I did get to use my new labeler that does heat shrink, worked pretty well and will be super useful in the future when wiring up all my equipment.
I didn’t really take any pictures today, I should have, but when you see what things look like it will be super obvious that a lot of work has been done.
Today was about the most productive shop day I have had in a long time. We moved things out and organized things in the conex, basically made a ton of room in the shop, now the tedious part starts, organizing and labeling what is staying inside. I think in the next couple weeks I will have it almost to Pines’ standards, well, probably not, but I will try. I did get to use my new labeler that does heat shrink, worked pretty well and will be super useful in the future when wiring up all my equipment.
I didn’t really take any pictures today, I should have, but when you see what things look like it will be super obvious that a lot of work has been done.
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I dropped 5 grand last week to replace one of my AC coils and compressors with a rather long line set. Just in time to shut the system off for the season. At least I had a cool bedroom for a few days before it became naturally cooled.
I still have to move the winter equipment around... and change the oil in the "Beast" snowblower.
Wife is not going to be happy when the tractor and snowblower fill her side of the garage.
I still have to move the winter equipment around... and change the oil in the "Beast" snowblower.
Wife is not going to be happy when the tractor and snowblower fill her side of the garage.
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Damn i see you like some quality swiss made (or at least the brand is from here) Lista cabinets. Not cheap tho, if bought new...
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Geez, no snow yet please!!! I'm not even close to ready. I can find a shovel but all other mechanized snow removal equipment is still hidden in the storage shed. Guess I better get busy.
Damn i see you like some quality swiss made (or at least the brand is from here) Lista cabinets. Not cheap tho, if bought new...
They are awesome cabinets for sure, these ones are made in Massachusetts now and yes they are super expensive new, I buy used or scratch and dent ones.
Sorry RM, it was a rude awakening to me too, tomorrow is supposed to be in the 60s again.
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Got just below freezing a couple nights this week, and forecasted to be back up in the 60’s within another day or so. WTF.
Yeah, cold is just around the corner, I am not falling for these fake 60 degree days.
Yesterday got the guy wires for the tower all tensioned, had to two part the griphoists, the lower set of wires was about 8500 pounds tension and the uppers were about 12000. The ratings say we could pull 16000 double parted, but I don’t think I would ever try that. My next setup is going to be hydraulic and I will figure tension based on pressure. I have been wanting to do that for years, it would allow me to plumb and tension bigger towers and there is a lot more money in that.
I don’t think I mentioned my new toy (actually a toy for a change), I bought a Traxxas Xmaxx, but I needed to wait for a body before running it. I got the body installed last night and messed around a little in the shop, can’t wait to start flying around with it outside, maybe this afternoon.
Yesterday got the guy wires for the tower all tensioned, had to two part the griphoists, the lower set of wires was about 8500 pounds tension and the uppers were about 12000. The ratings say we could pull 16000 double parted, but I don’t think I would ever try that. My next setup is going to be hydraulic and I will figure tension based on pressure. I have been wanting to do that for years, it would allow me to plumb and tension bigger towers and there is a lot more money in that.
I don’t think I mentioned my new toy (actually a toy for a change), I bought a Traxxas Xmaxx, but I needed to wait for a body before running it. I got the body installed last night and messed around a little in the shop, can’t wait to start flying around with it outside, maybe this afternoon.
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Anxious to hear your thoughts on this, after you thrash on it some.
I don’t think I mentioned my new toy (actually a toy for a change), I bought a Traxxas Xmaxx, but I needed to wait for a body before running it. I got the body installed last night and messed around a little in the shop, can’t wait to start flying around with it outside, maybe this afternoon.
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Well this morning it wouldn’t even move forward, but I think it was one of the battery packs. I am new to these Lipo chargers and I think one bank of the dual charger is broken, so one battery got charged more than the other. Hopefully tomorrow I will have things figured out, the power is incredible and I am only on the low power batteries, I can’t even imagine it with the more powerful ones, so I will have to buy some.
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Well this morning it wouldn’t even move forward, but I think it was one of the battery packs. I am new to these Lipo chargers and I think one bank of the dual charger is broken, so one battery got charged more than the other. Hopefully tomorrow I will have things figured out, the power is incredible and I am only on the low power batteries, I can’t even imagine it with the more powerful ones, so I will have to buy some.
Yeah, I hear they scoot pretty darn good. When I first glanced at the pic, I just assumed it was a nitro and that was the top of cooling fins on the head, sticking through the body, between the rollbar legs.
It’s been a few years since I’ve had an electric... well, actually it’s been a few years since I’ve had a nitro too. But anyways, I’m not familiar with the lipo systems. If I recall correctly, the last electrics I built and ran were all nimh. Just thinking back, it’s actually been... about fifteen years or so. Wow... where’d the time go?
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Nice looking truck. How do you see out the windows? lol.
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The body actually came from the Russian Federation, this guy makes "unbreakable" bodies. I figure I will use black vinyl to cover the window areas then add a few decals. I bought this one, then realized he also made a 1970s Chevy C10, I would prefer that body. I am pretty sure that I will be selling all my gas powered RC stuff, although I do wonder if I could use one of my kits and remove the engine and replace it with the brushless motor, it would probably be pretty cool, just not sure how it would handle reverse.
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What nitro trucks do you have?
I believe, to date, the HPI Savage 21 were some of the best designed, most durable, and reliable trucks ever built. Before I ever bought one, I had owned several T-Maxx trucks, and they were darn near revolutionary in their performance and affordability. And because of the abuse they’d take and the “out of the box” performance they were capable of, it seemed acceptable for the breakage they’d experience; bulkheads, clutch discs/pegs, steering links, body mounts, etc. Nothing really too bad, but you better keep those parts on hand, or you’d be down in no time.
So when I bought my first HPI, I was apprehensive because almost no one stacked many repkacement parts on the shelf. The misperception was, if there wasn’t much parts support, they’d spend a lot of time on the bench, waiting for parts. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. They simply just didn’t break all the parts that the Traxxas rigs did. And the engines just ran so much better and consistent. And with the 21 engine, they’d flat out scream and still maintain mild engine temps. Tuning them was much less tempermental than the Traxxas nitro engines too. It didn’t take me long to sell off all of my T-Maxx trucks, after breaking in the HPI. I rarely ever broke any suspension componenets in the Savages. Occasionally replace a glow plug, but that was about it. Through other business, I got to know folks at HPI (still friends with some of them today), and visited their place just south of Los Angeles. Saw some very cool stuff there, back before drones hit the market. And every time I went there, they’d stock me up with hundreds of dollars worth of gear and parts, and refresh whatever truck I had with me at the time. They’d literally rebuild the entire truck in about an hour or so while I hung out; new trans, engine, radio gear, bodies, tires, wheels, basically anything I wanted, gratis. And they’d break in the engine, test the truck and it’d be race ready. Over the years, they probably gave me a couple dozen new trucks as well. Savages, Savage X, E-Savage, Wheelie Kings, Slashes, and some of the other trophy trucks. But I wasn't really into those as much as the bigger trucks. It was a very cool deal with them. But then they got bought out, and a lot of the people I knew there, went on to other companies, and HPI went in other directions. Too bad, they really did have some of the best RTR stuff on the market.
I believe, to date, the HPI Savage 21 were some of the best designed, most durable, and reliable trucks ever built. Before I ever bought one, I had owned several T-Maxx trucks, and they were darn near revolutionary in their performance and affordability. And because of the abuse they’d take and the “out of the box” performance they were capable of, it seemed acceptable for the breakage they’d experience; bulkheads, clutch discs/pegs, steering links, body mounts, etc. Nothing really too bad, but you better keep those parts on hand, or you’d be down in no time.
So when I bought my first HPI, I was apprehensive because almost no one stacked many repkacement parts on the shelf. The misperception was, if there wasn’t much parts support, they’d spend a lot of time on the bench, waiting for parts. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. They simply just didn’t break all the parts that the Traxxas rigs did. And the engines just ran so much better and consistent. And with the 21 engine, they’d flat out scream and still maintain mild engine temps. Tuning them was much less tempermental than the Traxxas nitro engines too. It didn’t take me long to sell off all of my T-Maxx trucks, after breaking in the HPI. I rarely ever broke any suspension componenets in the Savages. Occasionally replace a glow plug, but that was about it. Through other business, I got to know folks at HPI (still friends with some of them today), and visited their place just south of Los Angeles. Saw some very cool stuff there, back before drones hit the market. And every time I went there, they’d stock me up with hundreds of dollars worth of gear and parts, and refresh whatever truck I had with me at the time. They’d literally rebuild the entire truck in about an hour or so while I hung out; new trans, engine, radio gear, bodies, tires, wheels, basically anything I wanted, gratis. And they’d break in the engine, test the truck and it’d be race ready. Over the years, they probably gave me a couple dozen new trucks as well. Savages, Savage X, E-Savage, Wheelie Kings, Slashes, and some of the other trophy trucks. But I wasn't really into those as much as the bigger trucks. It was a very cool deal with them. But then they got bought out, and a lot of the people I knew there, went on to other companies, and HPI went in other directions. Too bad, they really did have some of the best RTR stuff on the market.
I had TMAXX experience, reverse was awesome, until you ran up against something and it wouldn’t shift into reverse. I thought there setup was awful for that reason. I ended up buying a Tamiya terra crusher (later the TNX) and the transmission in it was unbelievable, they called it a F.R.A.T. Or forward reverse automatic transmission. It had a series of clutches that operated reverse gear, so the transmission was only spinning in one direction and reverse could be achieved at any speed, it would flip the truck if you put it in reverse at full speed, but it would go into reverse without damaging the trans. They were just as durable as the Savage, but Tamiya did an awful job of mass marketing, couple that with piss poor initial setup of the transmission and they didn’t do that well. The only time I ever broke anything major on a terra crusher was when I went off a huge jump and in mid air I hooked the rear A arm on a light pole, it broke a few parts, but nothing major. I still have enough parts to build a few of them, then I have a bunch of New Era’s upgrade parts to add the big block to one.
The only other thing I have is a gas powered snow mobile from art attack, I probably have a few full setups worth of parts. Honestly, I never got one of. Them working, the clutch would burn out, in the end we figured out that the break in procedure they wrote up was actually the wrong way to do it.
Everything else I have is electric, but not really comparable to the Xmaxx.
The only other thing I have is a gas powered snow mobile from art attack, I probably have a few full setups worth of parts. Honestly, I never got one of. Them working, the clutch would burn out, in the end we figured out that the break in procedure they wrote up was actually the wrong way to do it.
Everything else I have is electric, but not really comparable to the Xmaxx.
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Oh yes, the Terra Crusher... I had one, but it had some sort of issue with the trans. I don’t recall what it was exactly because that was over fifteen years ago. But I broke the engine in and sold it shortly after that for what I had in it, to a guy that just couldn’t find one anywhere. Don’t know what happened to it after that, he didn’t run in the same circles we did, and I had bought the only one that our LHS got in. If I remember correctly, they were relatively heavy too. But the body and graphics looked pretty realistic, unlike most others at the time.
Another VERY surprising truck was the Kyosho Mad Force. I was apprehensive at first because they’re of fairly minimalistic design and construction. But get the engine broke in and LOOK OUT! Those things absolutely scream! And take an abusive beating like none other, just capable of hours upon hours of endless bashing and tumbling at high speed. If you’ve never seen one, they have an exposed chain drive, three speed transmission! And I told myslef, well, that’s not going to last long. WRONG! NEVER had a single issue with it, and the steel driveshafts and cups lasted forever. In fact, the transmissions outlasted most engines, after gallons and gallons of fuel. VERY durable trucks, that you just couldn’t kill. These trucks were super light and handled pretty darn good for having live axles and not being a buggy/independent suspension design. And fast too... very fast. In a drag race, and if you set it up right, they’d hit third gear, about where a T-Maxx topped out. But then it was just so fast in third gear, if you bumped the steering at all, they’d just cartwheel for a block. If they had an independent suspension, it’s hard to say how fast and well they’d handle. But then again, the weight would be more, so maybe that’d effect them negatively.
Another VERY surprising truck was the Kyosho Mad Force. I was apprehensive at first because they’re of fairly minimalistic design and construction. But get the engine broke in and LOOK OUT! Those things absolutely scream! And take an abusive beating like none other, just capable of hours upon hours of endless bashing and tumbling at high speed. If you’ve never seen one, they have an exposed chain drive, three speed transmission! And I told myslef, well, that’s not going to last long. WRONG! NEVER had a single issue with it, and the steel driveshafts and cups lasted forever. In fact, the transmissions outlasted most engines, after gallons and gallons of fuel. VERY durable trucks, that you just couldn’t kill. These trucks were super light and handled pretty darn good for having live axles and not being a buggy/independent suspension design. And fast too... very fast. In a drag race, and if you set it up right, they’d hit third gear, about where a T-Maxx topped out. But then it was just so fast in third gear, if you bumped the steering at all, they’d just cartwheel for a block. If they had an independent suspension, it’s hard to say how fast and well they’d handle. But then again, the weight would be more, so maybe that’d effect them negatively.
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The trans in the Terra Crusher had to be adjusted and cleaned or it would not work out of the box correctly. I think that is why they got such a bad rap, I sent a bunch of time with them and once tuned, they were awesome.
As for the Xmaxx, it is great, I figured things out, simple issue with prepping the remote and ESC and it is unbelievably powerful. It has the wheelie bar for a reason. At any point if you just punch the throttle, it will flip over, you have to ease into it. I guess it would probably be like that crazy truck that Thunder Tiger made, had some crazy huge engine.
As for the Xmaxx, it is great, I figured things out, simple issue with prepping the remote and ESC and it is unbelievably powerful. It has the wheelie bar for a reason. At any point if you just punch the throttle, it will flip over, you have to ease into it. I guess it would probably be like that crazy truck that Thunder Tiger made, had some crazy huge engine.
Got to use the vertical bandsaw tonight, what a treat, had to shape some aluminum parts for the tower and it worked well. What would have taken me an hour with a grinder took about 10 minutes, also it looked ten times better than what it would have looked like if I used the grinder.
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I was really into the T-Maxx scene in 2001'ish to 2003'ish. When all the aftermarket parts and .21 kits were flooding the market. Then I got a TLT-1 and stretched it to 1/10 scale and made it a rock crawler... again, I was on the leading edge of the trend. I ran a prototype Penguin R/C CF chassis on mine, then the production one. I think I still have 3 TLT-1s, but all are, uh, in states of partial disassembly. I traded off my built T-Maxx for 4 R/C helicopters. Never flew one because of my ADHD I crashed everything on the flight sim and my mentor could never give me the sticks for more than a minute. I sold all of those off years ago. Besides the TLTs, I still have a Mini LST, Micro LST, and an early 2000 era Yokomo Worlds TC. I put really dense foam tires on it and it drifts perfectly. I have a ton of spares for it but it has never broken a thing in 20 years. I run a 17T or 19T tuned motor in it. Only bad part is it can only run smaller parallel stick packs because of the chassis design. So no Lipos for me. Honestly, I wouldn't change the setup anyway. I can had the controller to almost any kid over the age of 8 and they can drive it. If it hits the curb, it bounces off... Literally.
I almost picked up a TNX back in the day. I've waffled on the REVO and Xmaxx a few times too. I just don't have anywhere to really run it and nobody to run with.
I bailed on the rock crawling when it got so hyper competitive and the costs just sky rocketed. If I lived out in the PNW I would definitely get into the scale crawling comps. Those just look like so much fun.
I'm sitting on 4 or 5 nitro boat engines and I kept my custom ZAC tuned pipe for a nitro TC. I probably have a few carbs lying around too. But all of my stuff except the TLTs and Yok fits in a single 18gal Rubbermade Roughneck tote.
I almost picked up a TNX back in the day. I've waffled on the REVO and Xmaxx a few times too. I just don't have anywhere to really run it and nobody to run with.
I bailed on the rock crawling when it got so hyper competitive and the costs just sky rocketed. If I lived out in the PNW I would definitely get into the scale crawling comps. Those just look like so much fun.
I'm sitting on 4 or 5 nitro boat engines and I kept my custom ZAC tuned pipe for a nitro TC. I probably have a few carbs lying around too. But all of my stuff except the TLTs and Yok fits in a single 18gal Rubbermade Roughneck tote.
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Yes, a buddy bought one when they were first available and never even put fuel in it. Had something like a 46 in it. Sold it about a week after he bought it, for a hundred more than he paid for it.
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I never had a Revo, but the few I saw running, looked to be impressive. At the time, a buddy of mine could drive like a champ and keep beating the Revo guys on the track, with a damn Mad Force. As tough as they were, they certainly weren’t exactly what I’d call race trucks, but he sure could run a truck.
About six years back or so, I was at an NHRA event when they were sponsored by Traxxas, and they had a big display set up, and I saw the Summit (i think that’s what they were called), and the mini-Summit. Those looked l8ke 5he6 could be fun, but I never bought one. Every time I’d stop by the LHS, they didn’t have them in stock, and the impulse quickly wavered.
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Don't you just hate it when a tool makes your life so much easier?
Tonight we started moving the furniture in the house all to one room so the owner can either take it or leave it. The basement and attic are a mess, but we have a decent plan for both, just need the go ahead from the owner to start removing things.
Got the knuckle boom truck back to the shop, it runs on propane and we plumbed a forklift tank to get it there. I may just leave it like that for now, not sure what I am doing with the truck itself yet. I do want to be able to use the boom, so I may have to put a counter weight on it.
Tomorrow I have to go to the family island property and get the docks on the shore, will be a really high tide. Hopefully that goes well.
Got the knuckle boom truck back to the shop, it runs on propane and we plumbed a forklift tank to get it there. I may just leave it like that for now, not sure what I am doing with the truck itself yet. I do want to be able to use the boom, so I may have to put a counter weight on it.
Tomorrow I have to go to the family island property and get the docks on the shore, will be a really high tide. Hopefully that goes well.
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Bringing in the docks sounds like a big job, hope it goes well.
My father just offered me another crane truck, this one has a lot of sentimental value, it is the truck that everyone remembers. I will probably take him up on the offer unless my brother has an interest, then we will have to fight it out.
Crappy picture, but you get the idea.
Crappy picture, but you get the idea.
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Is your brother in the business with you? You mention your father quite a lot relating to work but don't seem to hear a lot about your brother.My father just offered me another crane truck, this one has a lot of sentimental value, it is the truck that everyone remembers. I will probably take him up on the offer unless my brother has an interest, then we will have to fight it out.
Crappy picture, but you get the idea.
Just wondering. If he isn't then you should definitely get the truck.
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My Brother is not in the same business, he wanted to get away from my Father. I did that, then we found a way to work together, until it came to actual tower work. Everything else my Dad and I do is fine, just not actual tower work, seems kind of funny, but that is how it turned out. I work with my Brother off and on as well, he does help me with tower work and I help him with his jobs, he does a lot of tree work now. As I suspected he has a big interest in the crane, so I am bowing out, no sense in straining the relationship, plus this could bolster things with my Brother and Father. I just didn't want the truck to go away.
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FWD carrier? Sweet!
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Wise move on your part. Family peace is everything.