Gashole garage

[BUGTHUG]

Steve, good looking bus. How long have you owned it, and did you perform all the work to make it look so nice?
Your photbucket setup, took about 2 minutes before I could see the enlarge picture, but only seconds before all the adds popped up. It had 6 adds from the same company, damn that's crazy.
Anway how does it run with the dual 44's? have much problem keeping them sync'ed up?

 

[BUGTHUG]

Thanks Herb.

I think you need to motivate Steve a bit more......

I need to put some "THUGGING" on him?

 

[sawduststeve]

Sorry about the adds Herb, I refuse to pay for photo storage, i'm not massively computer literate and i'm sure there is an easier way to post i've just got to find it.

My going to work paid for the camper I wanted just about every thing is new.
It's been dyno'd at a massive 109 bhp, I've a local guy that does all my mechanicals , he set it up by ear and it runs super smooth and pulls like a train.
i've had it two years now, it was exported from Germany to Charleston ( UZ export code ) and was imported to the UK from Alabama/Houston.

Have a great weekend
Steve.

 

[BUGTHUG]

Well My wife and I have had a really nice week end. Our good friends from Puerto Rico have been here visiting. They brought there oldest son. He owns a big trucking , shipping business in P.R. I sold his dad my 56 Chevy 4 door to him, just over 12 years ago. He still has the car, and has taken very good care of it. His son has ask me to find him some old trucks from the 40's to the late 60's. We all have had a great time just driving all around the back roads looking for treasure. I'm really happy with some of the leeds and referrals' from some of the old farmers we came across. I think I have 3 - 1948 to 1950 Ford trucks. It just happened he was an old acquaintance from high school days. We use to race each other on main street from stop light to stop light. He had a 55 Chevy and I had my 56 Chevy This guy has a ton of old American steel. I think my P.R. friend may buy 3 trucks from him. Its fun negotiating OPM. (other peoples money). They are leaving Monday, but they in trust in me my car opinions and they have great respect for me as I do them. This must be what Richard Rawlings feels like?
Hope to have some proof this all happened, please stand by and please reply!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Buying old trucks with OPM!

Can't beat that!!

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Buying old trucks with OPM!

Can't beat that!!

I'd have to agree!

 

[sawduststeve]

Evening Herb,

Old friends and old motors, sounds like the perfect weekend.

Regards
Steve.

 

[BUGTHUG]

I find that its cheaper for me. Like living thru other peoples life.

 

[jbmatth]

Good on you for helping out a friend, but make sure you take some photos of the trucks before they head out of the country please, pretty please.
JB

 

[BUGTHUG]

Good on you for helping out a friend, but make sure you take some photos of the trucks before they head out of the country please, pretty please.
JB

Will do. I called the guy on Sunday, and he still haden't talked to his son and daughter. Hope he does so soon. This guy has a lot of old trucks and cars laying around. Has a 19 something 21? maybe old overland express? I think that's what he said. Anyway its at the entrance of his property. He said it was there when he bought the farm. He had another old Willey's ??? that was also a yard fixture, both he said would sell for $1500 each? But I would guess he has close to 30+ cool old trucks and things. Will get some pictures when I go back out there.

 

[jbmatth]

Very cool Herb, I look forward to pictures and would like to pick one up at some point, I mean you know I could use another project right. I still need to get everything together to head back home and pick up those Model A's I saw when I was half my current age.
JB

 

[BUGTHUG]

Yes sir.

 

[mh70ss]

Nice garage Herb. We did all of RT. 66 last year. How far away are you from there?

Mike

 

[BUGTHUG]

Nice garage Herb. We did all of RT. 66 last year. How far away are you from there?

Mike

Mike, welcome to the Gashole Garage I have some Rt 66 signs as well. Kansas has a very short amount of RT. 66, I think it has the least amount of the fame mother road. I think its around 30 miles or less. I'm about 100 miles from it, and about 15 miles to the Oklahoma line.
How long did it take you to make the trip? That's kind of on my bucket list. I have an old car that would be fun, but I don't think it or me would make the trip without some kind of break down.
Check back soon and often

 

[mh70ss]

Herb, we were on the road for a total of 22 days, 7,600 miles. Used 12 days on Rt. 66, from Chicago to CA., retirees can take their time. Also drove the Pacific Coast Hwy several hundred miles after leaving Santa Monica Pier, then headed northeast toward Sturgis, Mt. Rushmore etc. Got to really see and enjoy the heartland of this great nation. Especially loved all of the small towns along the way. Amazed at the lack of rust on the older vehicles from AZ to CA.
Mike

 

[BUGTHUG]

Herb, we were on the road for a total of 22 days, 7,600 miles. Used 12 days on Rt. 66, from Chicago to CA., retirees can take their time. Also drove the Pacific Coast Hwy several hundred miles after leaving Santa Monica Pier, then headed northeast toward Sturgis, Mt. Rushmore etc. Got to really see and enjoy the heartland of this great nation. Especially loved all of the small towns along the way. Amazed at the lack of rust on the older vehicles from AZ to CA.
Mike

Wow, that sounds like an amazing trip. Since you mentioned Sturgis, was this trip made by car or bike?
Thanks for your visit.

 

[sean Buick 76]

No pics of all these adventures???? Pics please?

 

[CarsAnalysis]

steve, I like your hippy van

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Subscribed. Wicked cool!!

 

[sawduststeve]

steve, I like your hippy van

Cheers mate, kind words.
I think you'll find Bugthug has way more than I.

Steve.

 

[BUGTHUG]

Well, I finally got enough motivation to get my Rapid Air line buried in the ground. I have my air compressor in the old smaller barn, and plumbing air line to both shops. It should be easy with the kit.
Also here are some pictures of the truck I found for my friend in Puerto Rico. He was looking to buy three old trucks, this is still work in progress. Also some cool pictures of lots of old metal.
This is a very nice original truck, and it runs. If my friend don't buy it , I'm going to!

 

[BUGTHUG]

Here are more old trucks.
SORRY FRIENDS, THESE ARE NOT FOR SALE!

 

[oldironfarmer]

NOT FOR SALE??

Very nice F-1! Can't see any rust in the pictures. I was sure surprised to see the six in it. Not so many of them around.

That will be a nice truck.

I'm sure you know a buried line is the ultimate moisture separator. Are you able to slope it, and put a trap on the low end? I've been using a cheap automatic blowdown valve to keep water out of my tank, and it would be good for a line like that. Lines in service stations out to the islands routinely would be filled with water (nasty water with the old steel pipe) and you could easily top someone's tire off with water.

 

[BUGTHUG]

OK,this is the last of this batch. I might have more later?
This is a tick bite and posion ivy at the same time. Fortunately its not the lyme kind.

 

[BUGTHUG]

NOT FOR SALE??

Very nice F-1! Can't see any rust in the pictures. I was sure surprised to see the six in it. Not so many of them around.

That will be a nice truck.

It is a beauty. This is just the tip of the old iron berg! 401k retirement 4 shure..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Some really cool old iron!

Nice job on the skin irritation. Get them both in the same spot, it saves time scratching!

Do you have a good poison ivy remedy?

 

[BUGTHUG]

NOT FOR SALE??

Very nice F-1! Can't see any rust in the pictures. I was sure surprised to see the six in it. Not so many of them around.

That will be a nice truck.

I'm sure you know a buried line is the ultimate moisture separator. Are you able to slope it, and put a trap on the low end? I've been using a cheap automatic blowdown valve to keep water out of my tank, and it would be good for a line like that. Lines in service stations out to the islands routinely would be filled with water (nasty water with the old steel pipe) and you could easily top someone's tire off with water.

Well the good thing is its only about 50'. I plan on having a couple of water catchers and drain blows, before it gets to that part and probably another filter on the other side of the Rapid air line. I hope this works?

 

[BUGTHUG]

Some really cool old iron!

Nice job on the skin irritation. Get them both in the same spot, it saves time scratching!

Do you have a good poison ivy remedy?

My best remedy, still out of the yard! But I'm really allergic to it. I know the minute I have it, and try to wash with soap and water. But I almost always go see the Dr., and get a steroid shot. This time the shot didn't work, it was really close, then WAM, I had it all over about 60% of my body. Then the Dr. prescribed some pills for about a week. Thank god for modern medicine.

 

[oldironfarmer]

My best remedy, still out of the yard! But I'm really allergic to it. I know the minute I have it, and try to wash with soap and water. But I almost always go see the Dr., and get a steroid shot. This time the shot didn't work, it was really close, then WAM, I had it all over about 60% of my body. Then the Dr. prescribed some pills for about a week. Thank god for modern medicine.

Whew! You got a great case of it!

For the benefit of others, I find it interesting that poison ivy oil is very sticky, persistent, and potent. I think of it like wheel wheel bearing grease or grease off a diesel engine. You just can't wash it off. So I use Dawn dishwashing soap ten times per day, really scrubbing, and find I can usually get it washed off in a couple of days getting my skin raw from rubbing. And that keeps it from spreading. Obviously you are more allergic to it than I am so just scrubbing may not work for you.

X2 - Thank God for modern medicine!

 

[sawduststeve]

Evening Herb,

Wow, that's quite a collection of fine old motors you found mate. Your weather seems to be kind to old metal.
What is the score with these motors parked up and left ?
Were they not saleable/worth anything and left out back of a barn, or maybe future projects?
Are the owners rich enough to park them up and go buy something else ?
Or do you all just have to much space not to worry about a few motors in the corner somewhere.?
Thanks in advance.
Steve.

Hope you get over the poison ivy, my wife a senior dermatologist, reckoned a steroid cream should help. FOC advice from the NHS.

 

[don long]

Herb
I think you need that F-1 Now that the hearst is on the road you need to fill the project list with that truck (imho)

So why were you rolling in the Ivy?
My BIL took a tick bite and got that lymes disease and he's been a mess for 10 years from it so be very careful out there!

 

[nine4gmc]

I'm also allergic to poison ivy, it's been a decade or so since I got hit but one of the last times I had to go get a shot in my ***.

great looking projects!

 

[BUGTHUG]

Whew! You got a great case of it!

For the benefit of others, I find it interesting that poison ivy oil is very sticky, persistent, and potent. I think of it like wheel wheel bearing grease or grease off a diesel engine. You just can't wash it off. So I use Dawn dishwashing soap ten times per day, really scrubbing, and find I can usually get it washed off in a couple of days getting my skin raw from rubbing. And that keeps it from spreading. Obviously you are more allergic to it than I am so just scrubbing may not work for you.

X2 - Thank God for modern medicine!

Its the wife's fault. Because we were having our friends from Puerto Rico coming of course the yard had to look nice. Well I started mowing places I usually don't. In one area had some limbs blown down from all the wind and rain. I pick up the limbs and BAM, nice shinney 3 green leaves.

Evening Herb,

Wow, that's quite a collection of fine old motors you found mate. Your weather seems to be kind to old metal.
What is the score with these motors parked up and left ?
Were they not saleable/worth anything and left out back of a barn, or maybe future projects?
Are the owners rich enough to park them up and go buy something else ?
Or do you all just have to much space not to worry about a few motors in the corner somewhere.?
Thanks in advance.
Steve.

Hope you get over the poison ivy, my wife a senior dermatologist, reckoned a steroid cream should help. FOC advice from the NHS.

Steve, thanks for your visit and concern. I have some swell mates on here and I appreciate all of you guys.
Well our weather here in Kansas has all 4 seasons, its not dry or arid like the western states like Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Also the metal from 70 years+, was a better caliber of steel. I wouldn't say the owners are too rich to leave cars parked where they ran out of gas, but sometimes the old farmers would drag them out to the hedge row (tree line, usually the edge of a farm property). Sometimes its family or friends vehicle that end up out there. Today everyone is searching for the "barn find", and the price of scrap metal being up, a lot of valuable frames, parts and tractors are being recycled.
I don't have too much space, but I do have a bone yard for my stuff that I think is valuable, and "may use some day" and it ends up in that part of my pasture.

Herb
I think you need that F-1 Now that the hearst is on the road you need to fill the project list with that truck (imho)

So why were you rolling in the Ivy?
My BIL took a tick bite and got that lymes disease and he's been a mess for 10 years from it so be very careful out there!

Don, thanks for your visit, just doing some yard work. With all the more than normal rain, I have new places of ivy. I try to keep track of places I know the ivy is at, maybe in the late fall I'll spray it with "KILLER"
My next serious project is to get "ONE" of my girlfriends started. Looks like enough work there to last me the rest of this life, and the next.

I'm also allergic to poison ivy, it's been a decade or so since I got hit but one of the last times I had to go get a shot in my ***.

great looking projects!

 

[oldironfarmer]

"and the price of scrap metal being up"

Wait! When did that happen?? I'm rich!!

I spray Roundup on poison ivy leaves about once per month around the yard. It kills them good and though it's not eradicated, it's way down. I've had thickets of it under the trees at the edge of the yard and have eradicated it there with no damage to the trees.

Good to see you starting on a German project!!

 

[BUGTHUG]

"and the price of scrap metal being up"

Wait! When did that happen?? I'm rich!!

I spray Roundup on poison ivy leaves about once per month around the yard. It kills them good and though it's not eradicated, it's way down. I've had thickets of it under the trees at the edge of the yard and have eradicated it there with no damage to the trees.

Good to see you starting on a German project!!

Yes Andy you are rich and still Andy, split personality?
I probably should of yaked a little more to the people in other parts of the world that have no personal vehicles, and we have contest that pay money to crash them up for fun. "What a country"
Well a few years ago the price of metal was up more than today. I seen lines of people at our metal recycle with truck and trailer loads of nice old tractor 's parts and farming equipment, also car frames and just cool old stuff from hedge rows.
Some of it was a Government scam "WHAT" with the cash for clunkers. Now all the clunkers are gone, if you still own one that is drivable good luck finding some replacement parts, all gone.
Anyhoo, I was wondering if the Roundup would kill trees. The most poison ivy is a big patch under a cottonwood tree. I have a love hate feeling for that tree. Its actually right in the middle of my property and the neighbors, and the county ditch. I think its probably around 100 years old, and over a 100 feet tall. But it makes the yard look like a foot of snow when it does its cottonwood release, it goes EVERYWHERE
I have all three buses inside the barn and out of the weather. They are beyond my ability to do much work on them. Since the prices of these are becoming for rich people like yourself it keeps the rif raf like me from doing much to them.

 

[BUGTHUG]

Well I need to up date with some photo's.
I had this wheeled frame that I made from a industrial storage rack frame. I used it on my 66 bug and it worked good for the hippey bus. Well I decided it needed some paint because it would be on it for a long time. So I had most of it painted except for the one rear brace. I had this inner voice that said "DON'T DO IT", and then another voice said " GO AHEAD, IT'LL BE ALRIGHT". So I thought what the hell, it should be OK if I don't move it. So I took a hammer and knocked the brace off, everything was fine for about 10 seconds, then slow motion and the two rear wheels did a split like a high school cheerleader. My first reaction was to try and hold it to stop it from going on over, then I was pass the point of NO RETURN, and down she went.
So hippey girl sitting high and pretty
hippey girl crashing to the ground
hippey girl flying high and happy again,
I used some rails from another storage rack that is stronger, and works really well. I'm surprised and happy that it didn't put another dent into her.

 

[BUGTHUG]

Been working on my overhead lighting. I went with 30 & 50W L E D's. Really liked the way they lit up the floor area. So I bought about, a bunch of them. Then after a couple of months they started to go out. They would flash like a camera flash, and out they go. The company was sending me a replacement for them. But know I'm on about 15 of them and the company won't send anymore but they are returning my money. The big concern I have is I still haven't got the other half of the barn wired up yet. I bought all of them the same time so I'm sure they all came from the same run from CHINA.
So I asked the company if they would take back all the ones I haven't wired up yet, I still had all the boxes they came in. Well of course not, I still have about 30 days of warranty. Not sure what to do now
I'm hoping someone on here can figure out if I can find a way to fix them?
Damn I hate having to replace the same light X2. If I could fix them cheap, I would like to continue to use them.?
I have to take pictures of the failed ones and give them the serial number off the power supply. Always something!

 

[BUGTHUG]

Well its been awhile since I been on my own page. Every time I go to post something, something comes up? But I've been busy trying to get my walls up and painted, the Max air line hooked up, and more work on my hearse. Now that its spring, the yard work takes my QST away. Anyway I've had a chance to go to a city wide garage sell and pickup some cool things, here is a sample.

 

[BUGTHUG]

I will show some of my plates I got at the citywide sale. Also some tools from an auction, these were stuff that no one bid on so they kept adding flats until I bid a dollar on the 2 boxes. Good day in all
The plates are NOT for sale, sorry

 

[wbrian63]

I see you got hit by the LightingEver bug...

I bought a bunch of the 10w lamps for a narrow section of my property where I walk my dogs. They lasted for about - just shy of the warranty period - and then like a ticking clock, they went O U T. I had 14 of these damn things that were wired in and I had to take them all down, take them apart and photograph the inside before submitting my warranty claim.

The real rub with these things was that they had seen Maybe a total of 100 hours actual usage. I only turn them on when I walk the dogs. They stay off the rest of the time.

With the first batch that went out (about 6 of the 14), I got new product from the vendor. When the remaining 8 started to fail, I got all my money back (even for those that hadn't yet failed) as they admitted there was a slim-to-none chance that what they were selling would work for more than a few months.

I think they continue to sell this **** because when it fails, people don't hassle with returns or warranty claims - they just toss the product in the trash and order another.

I ended up buying new from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NAT6PLR/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Of course, when I bought them, they were $6.99 each - now they're $12.98?!?!?!?!

The biggest pain with swapping these lights out is that they're wired in to 14 different junction boxes on 150' PVC conduit run. These tiny wires into wire nuts with 12ga THHN wire is hard on my old arthritic hands.

So I changed tactics and bought some IP68-rated aviation connectors. Now when one of these lights fail (and they will - at the price I paid), all I have to do is unplug it, remove it from the fenceline where it's installed and take it inside. Remove the connector from the old light and solder it back onto the new light - reinstall, replug and Bob's your uncle.

At least so I think...

I have some larger 30w versions from LE that use a multi-segment LED instead of the single element. They're doing fine so-far. These are installed on the eaves of the house and I used a standard 120v plug end to sockets installed inside the soffit - swapping will be easy when things fail. Of course, their usage is the same as the 10w versions - less than 30mins/day.

I keep telling myself I'm saving in the long run - I could spend a Lot of money buying more durable LED lights that would likely last as long as I care to have lights outside. A "quality" 30W LED lamp could easily be $60 or more. I can get "LEDMO" brand from Amazon for $20 with same-day delivery. As long as the cheap lamp fails within the warranty period (which is typically 1 year), I'm in the money on the deal.

I've attached a picture of the installation of the 10W lights when I did the work originally in Nov of 2016. By Nov of 2017, almost all of the lights had failed.