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Post by x on Aug 2, 2019 15:53:54 GMT -6
You hike up and over a hill. Pray for a boulder. Or ask your neighbor to kindly look the other way while you drop a deuce. Last pic. Turns out there was a gal from Joplin and a guy from Cape Girardeau there. They came over to my camping spot to see who was rocking the STL hood "ornament."  |
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Post by okie on Aug 4, 2019 1:23:37 GMT -6
Were those cable ties?
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Post by x on Aug 4, 2019 18:04:37 GMT -6
yep. I've seen some interesting trail fixes, but that takes the prize. I've heard pantie hose works in that situation, but never seen it firsthand. |
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Post by daneaux on Aug 5, 2019 8:55:17 GMT -6
In my world I've recently seen similar things on a much large and more dangerous scale. This is the shaft of a motor that is about 1500 HP and turns at 1750 rpm. The old coupling wore out and they couldn't get a new one so they took scraps of conveyor belting and made their own. It ran surprisingly well for long enough to get a replacement and schedule an outage to replace it. That's life in a big plant in Guatemala. Attachments:
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Post by x on Aug 5, 2019 9:44:24 GMT -6
In my world I've recently seen similar things on a much large and more dangerous scale. This is the shaft of a motor that is about 1500 HP and turns at 1750 rpm. The old coupling wore out and they couldn't get a new one so they took scraps of conveyor belting and made their own. It ran surprisingly well for long enough to get a replacement and schedule an outage to replace it. That's life in a big plant in Guatemala. WOW! That is impressive. |
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Post by daneaux on Aug 5, 2019 10:19:12 GMT -6
I had a slo-mo video of it which was even cooler but it was archived and I don't have access anymore.
I saw some guys in a sawmill use rope to couple two low speed high torque shafts and thought that was brave but that was a backwoods operation. This is a modern facility but in Guatemala, assest are hard to acquire so they make do. I have a friend there who does the same kind of work that I do and this was his client.
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Post by okie on Aug 10, 2019 19:14:22 GMT -6
I had a slo-mo video of it which was even cooler but it was archived and I don't have access anymore. I saw some guys in a sawmill use rope to couple two low speed high torque shafts and thought that was brave but that was a backwoods operation. This is a modern facility but in Guatemala, assest are hard to acquire so they make do. I have a friend there who does the same kind of work that I do and this was his client. and the crowd went wild |
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Post by daneaux on Aug 12, 2019 8:49:46 GMT -6
It was a small but appreciative gathering.
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Post by x on Sept 21, 2019 13:57:44 GMT -6
My Gambler car made the front page of a feature article in Automobile Magazine. That is us getting stranded with our dick in our hands. Photographer wasn't quite prepared for what he was getting into.  |
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Post by okie on Sept 22, 2019 11:12:46 GMT -6
Outstanding.
I am seriously jealous of you doing these rallies.
My life revolved around $100-$500 cars until I was about 30.
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Post by x on Oct 4, 2019 22:56:32 GMT -6
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Post by x on Oct 5, 2019 0:47:06 GMT -6
I am the Shogun Of Harlem. That is X wearing a bright red "Sho NUff" hoodie while &%$ed up with broken ribs!
Who's the Master!
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Post by drlefty on Oct 5, 2019 8:49:07 GMT -6
Thats how dirt babies are made.
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Post by Mahatma__Ganhdi on Oct 5, 2019 9:01:48 GMT -6
The Dalton Highway has got to be on the list of places to try that.
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Post by Mahatma__Ganhdi on Nov 9, 2019 1:39:24 GMT -6
In January I'll be at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.
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