About a month ago I was telling someone here about the racks on my work truck. I can’t remebember what thread now so I thought I’d just put it here. They’re pretty handy. You can access your ladders from the side, and you get to keep all your upper rack for hauling.
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Be carefull now, Boss is attracted to nice racks
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dude ...
that is one butt ugly truck!
yer boss hates U ...
neat racks though ....
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
97 298,000 miles. It's the oldest one in the "big boy" fleet. And the smallest. I actually like the thing. And besides he has a pretty bad rep for buying trucks. He doesn't even know what he's buying most of the time. He just sees truck and gets it. He's bought some pretty F'ed up rigs. ANd once he buys it your stuck with it forever. So I don't mind it. It could be worse.
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working with the devil U know ...
Been there!
what ya gonna do when it dies?
better help him truck shop that day.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
It will never die. He'll just keep fixing it. He is the funniest person I've met when it comes to vehicles.
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I pick up mine next wednesday...440.00$ from a welding fabber, out 52 East from here. I am putting the Ford 350 in action for work.
460 Ciu, 4 bbl 850 carb, and 4 speed...and now gas is 3.19 for premium...ackkk.
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$3.19 for premium? Count your blessings. I just filled up yesterday for $3.27 for regular...the cheapest gas in town. For the first time in a few years now, diesel at $3.19 is actually cheaper than gasoline.
Premium's $3.55 - $3.90 in SF Bay area at the moment. Frick'n crooks. Not like there's a shortage, and there are 5 refineries in the area so it's not like there's a lot of transportation costs...
I hear you...I'm just a ways north of you. I think I just read in the paper that the national average was something like $2.99/gal for reg. Seems ridiculous that with all the refineries we have within an hours drive, we pay more than almost everybody else.
SF is the priciest gas in the nation right now. . . more expensive than Hawaii. Hard to believe that it's right. Diesel, by comparison isn't too bad- around $3 a gallon. I don't get why.zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
Wow..I figured Hawaii would be higher. I knew they put a cap on to limit how much higher it could be than the mainland, but never figured it would actually be less. How nice it is to live near the bay.
I just had to fill up a rental car in Chicago last weekend - $3.45 for regular. And that wasn't even right next to the airport!
I saw a sign in the next village this afternoon, the equivalent of the $9 gallon!
My condolences...As bad as prices are here, I should keep in mind that the prices across the pond have been much worse--for much longer. Much as I love to travel over there, I'm glad I don't have to drive.On a side note, I saw something in the paper about Scotland maybe giving a run for independence in 2010. Any truth in that?
The Scottish National Party have won a one seat majority over the Labour party in the Scottish Parliament which has powers delegated to it by the British Parliament in London. This is not a safe working majority and the SNP are trying to arrange a coalition with other parties. The days ahead are uncertain. The SNP hope they can show they are capable of running the country then win a referendum (some years ahead) for separation from the UK.
http://www.scotsman.com will give access to Scottish news via 'The Scotsman' newpaper.
The days ahead are uncertain. The SNP hope they can show they are capable of running the country then win a referendum (some years ahead) for separation from the UK.
What's the advantage? Everywhere else in Europe people are trying to bind closer together, but the Scots want to separate?jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
Despite the fact that the Scots hold many of the top places in the Westminster government and many of the top positions in the civil service and should therefore have a reasonable say in what happens in Scotland, many Scots think they could do better going it alone, especially if we can get the oil revenue from the North Sea and are allowed to make more decisions about our economy instead of it being dictated from the south. The animosity by some folks against the English cannot be underestimated, even after 300 years, since 1707 when Scotland and England merged under one government.
The current government in Westminster, London, are now nervous because they need the Scottish Labour party members of parliament to keep up a majority, much as the Conservative party in the 1980's needed the Northern Irish members of parliament to preserve their working majority. Rule from Westminster does not always allow for local conditions in the more remote corners of the UK.
The nationalists would have us become a separate country but would hope to become members of the European Economic community. Historically Scotland has always traded with Europe and contacts with North America brought benefits to both sides of the Atlantic. I believe there are 50 million people in North America with Scots ancestry, there are about 5 million in Scotland.
It's hard to be humble when you're Scots!
Politics is a dangerous subject and I offer observations rather than opinion.
While we easily understand the desire to maintain the Scottish heritage (that's where most of mine came from), I think most Americans would find it difficult to understand why Scotland would want to separate from the UK. Scotland is smaller than many US states, and it certainly seems like an uphill battle for such a small country to go it on its own. Especially after being so integrated to the UK for hundreds of years.jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
Many Scots want a bigger say in what happens to their own country, there are many countries with populations of 5 million or less who are doing very well - like Norway and new Zealand. With Scotland's natural resources, skilled workforce and international reputation, and the right leadership we could do rather well.
"Everywhere else in Europe people are trying to bind closer together,"
Oh yeah ...
cause the rest of europe is doing so freaking great!
btw ... U can apply my same logic to the next argument where someone takes the point that the US should try to be more like "the rest of europe" ...
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
I don't know... some of those western european counties have some pretty good work plans. Lots of holiday and vacation time, medical is covered, shorter work week (I think).jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
sounds great ...
U pay my taxes there too!
Thanks ...
btw ...
"Lots of holiday and vacation time, medical is covered, shorter work week (I think)."
is usually lotsa fancy words for "high unemployment"!
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Maybe the Scots don't want Brussels telling them what to do.
Nice rack.
Seriously though, I like 'em. Something like that would work well for me. At least until I try to hang a 24' pick off each side. :)
That truck looks like a real animal dude. Bet you don't get cut off much.
BTW... traded my Bobcat for a sweet Jeep Wrangler wit da boomin' system this weekend.
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I like it. No I don't get cut off. Especially when I have one our big steel hydraulic trailers on with a 5000 lbs. safe loaded.
I forgot. Nice jeep. Why'd you trade another bobcat? You know your gonna want anotherone in a month. LOL
I've got no use for 'em in the summer (a Bobcat) but can really make good use out of one in the winter for snow removal at my own place as well as on our jobs. Every fall the landscapers sell them off. And every spring they're scrambling to snatch them up. I'm on the exact opposite side of the cycle so I win out. I probably will buy another in the fall. I paid $9500 for this last one and put $700 in rubber on it. The Jeep was listed for $12,900 and I made an even swap. Few more years of this and I'll have a skidsteer for free. ;)View Image
Sounds like a good plan for off season storage. LOL
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Truck, He11, I like the area it is parked a whole lot better than the truck!
jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
That's out at the farm. I was tuning up and adjusting cameras. One of the most well maintained and groomed farms you'll find. There's a guy that's been on the Shi...(you know what) list for a while now. He weed eats every bit of fence. And mows every bit of it of fence line and a bunch other too. I think it takes ten days to mow and weed eat all of it. As soon as he gets to the end he starts over.
He's got a real bad Azz place over the hill from there. Full blown party pad. One huge double wide that used to be a temporary bank. And another full size trailer. Along with a big pavilion, and lake that used to have a gazebo out on it. He took it somewhere else and had a wedding chapel built in its place. His oldest daughter is getting married July 7th he's expecting five hundred people. He's put a lot of money into making everything perfect down there. He just had the patio painted. Wants everyone to take their boots off if they have to walk on it. Sounds nuts. But I draw a nice check every week. :)
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Sounds nuts. But I draw a nice check every week.
The difference between "eccentric" and "crazy" has to do with zeros.
jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
Word.
"The difference between "eccentric" and "crazy" has to do with zeros."I must be eccentric, then, because all I have is zeros.;o)
Fight fire with water.