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InitialDave posted:Someone went too far drilling out a stuck screw previously, enlarging the hole in the cover, and so had to supplement it with a countersunk washer as a repair? That was my guess, except that the type of person who would do that to an airplane probably just used a regular washer with a countersunk screw.
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Oct 18, 2018 11:45
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stgdz posted:Grabbed a uhaul car trailer yesterday and drove 800 miles round trip to pick up a subbie last night I probably would have used wire or Zipties to keep them bitches off the ground.
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Oct 18, 2018 12:12
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hey I'm here to pick up the car hauler 
Let's go out on the lot and grab it
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stgdz posted:
I always drive off the lot and then loop the chains through the hitch holes and latch them back onto themselves in a more conservative length. And echoing what others already posted, There's no option to put the car further back. Up against the front bulkhead then strap it down. A miata has the engine further back but it still puts a lot of load on the tongue, since a subie has the engine in front of the front wheels it's no wonder that ickle dakota had trouble.
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Oct 18, 2018 12:24
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That’s a super-common thing to see on older airplanes, particularly on inspection panels.
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Oct 18, 2018 12:40
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wesleywillis posted:I probably would have used wire or Zipties to keep them bitches off the ground. Tried that at a gas station and they were still dragging by the time I got home.
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Oct 18, 2018 14:21
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Why the hell would the be that long in the first place? Oh yeah, its uhaul.
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Oct 18, 2018 14:36
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C-Bangin' it 
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pretty sure the right way to deal with chain slack is to wrap them around the neck of the trailer a few times, right?
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Oct 18, 2018 15:23
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sandoz posted:pretty sure the right way to deal with chain slack is to wrap them around the neck of the trailer a few times, right? You run the risk of binding things.
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Oct 18, 2018 16:14
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InitialDave posted:Someone went too far drilling out a stuck screw previously, enlarging the hole in the cover, and so had to supplement it with a countersunk washer as a repair? And we're on to the next brainteaser  Bonus points if you can tell me what the line running around the bottom of the jar is
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Oct 19, 2018 02:54
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Oh yeah I had those way too long chains. By the time I stopped to sleep in Wyoming I had more chains when than when I left.
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Oct 19, 2018 03:04
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EvenWorseOpinions posted:Yarp Well, the E-Z Mix on the bottom implies something to do with paint. I'll guess that's what the line is - it contained paint and was left sitting on a wet surface, which it then stuck to.
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Oct 19, 2018 03:10
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My guess: Oil from a terminal engine.... lotsa babbit material on the bottom.
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Oct 19, 2018 03:23
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Deteriorata posted:Well, the E-Z Mix on the bottom implies something to do with paint. I'll guess that's what the line is - it contained paint and was left sitting on a wet surface, which it then stuck to. No cigar Scottishprog posted:My guess: Oil from a terminal engine.... lotsa babbit material on the bottom. Won't say it's not an engine on its last legs, but it's only 600 hours
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Oct 19, 2018 03:25
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So, one should distinctly not be seeing that much metal in the oil, right?
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Oct 19, 2018 03:31
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Your gut feeling might be right on this one Also, the little line on the bottom of the jar is from a magnet being dragged across the outside bottom of the jar
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Oct 19, 2018 03:52
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Haven't seen this here yet https://m.facebook.com/DeinAutoCH/p...Q&__tn__=C-RH-R
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Oct 19, 2018 03:53
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DAS IST 'NE KOLBEN
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Oct 19, 2018 04:03
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Slim Pickens posted:Haven't seen this here yet
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Oct 19, 2018 04:24
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EvenWorseOpinions posted:DAS IST 'NE KOLBEN Sounds more like "das is' dein Kolben" to me.
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Oct 19, 2018 05:27
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Zopotantor posted:das is' dein Kolben That's what she said
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Oct 19, 2018 06:35
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Slim Pickens posted:Haven't seen this here yet That's a real "schieβe" moment, there for sure PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Oct 19, 2018 |
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Oct 19, 2018 08:34
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"Du kannst hier nicht mehr wegfahren, brauchst n Abschlepper" meaning "You cant drive this anymore, you need to get it towed" Yeah no poo poo Einstein. What gave it away? The smoking rod on the floor? The giant puddle of oil? Or all the tiny metal fragments?
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Oct 19, 2018 09:01
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Apologies if it's been posted but....
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Oct 19, 2018 11:20
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MrOnBicycle posted:Apologies if it's been posted but.... Sorry, I think that loops back around to being awesome.
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Oct 19, 2018 13:17
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Yeah, that's creative. Always loved coffin wheels. Those and phone dials.
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Oct 19, 2018 13:41
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STR posted:If it's anything like the trailer I had from Penske, you don't have a choice. The front wheel straps are way up front, and there's no way to move them further back. And they're nylon, so you have to check them regularly. Every time I've towed with uhaul I've used my own tie-downs in addition to the front straps. It's just not designed right in my opinion; even my 944 loads up the hitch way too much but for my old 911 it's perfectly balanced. Everyone should just tow 911s I guess.
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Oct 19, 2018 14:16
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If you reversed on the trailer instead of nose first you might get a better tongue weight. Other than looking weird I don't think there's any law about the orientation of whatever you're hauling.
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Oct 19, 2018 14:48
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Bajaha posted:If you reversed on the trailer instead of nose first you might get a better tongue weight. Other than looking weird I don't think there's any law about the orientation of whatever you're hauling. (insert uhaul weight balance demonstration gif here)
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Oct 19, 2018 15:23
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Slim Pickens posted:Haven't seen this here yet "Scheisse!" Shai-Hulud posted:"Du kannst hier nicht mehr wegfahren, brauchst n Abschlepper" FTFY. That is a pretty impressive scatter. MrOnBicycle posted:Apologies if it's been posted but.... AFewBricksShy posted:Sorry, I think that loops back around to being awesome. Just so long as they are doing it for a laugh. Bajaha posted:If you reversed on the trailer instead of nose first you might get a better tongue weight. Other than looking weird I don't think there's any law about the orientation of whatever you're hauling. That's what I would have done, especially with a short-ish car. You end up with the engine just a bit aft of the trailer axles, but most of the rest of the car forward, so should still be the ideal slightly tongue-heavy. I'm kind of astounded that there isn't at least a couple of positions that the tire straps can be positioned, but: U-Haul. xzzy posted:(insert uhaul weight balance demonstration gif here) Too much weight forward can have negative consequences as well. Trucks get a little weird when there's no weight on the front wheels.
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Oct 19, 2018 16:20
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I wonder how many tries it takes to park the range rover with the tires just right
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Oct 19, 2018 18:00
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MomJeans420 posted:I wonder how many tries it takes to park the range rover with the tires just right I'm wondering what happens when they get a flat and the tire gets remounted.
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Oct 19, 2018 19:11
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MrOnBicycle posted:Apologies if it's been posted but....  really good
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Oct 19, 2018 19:50
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You're meant to unscrew the removable links on the trailer side and put them back in at the appropriate length then secure the loose ends however is convenient. Of course since it's a rental I'm sure no one ever bothered to put antiseize on them and they are frozen as solid as the rest of the chain. Twisting the chain cuts it's strength significantly.
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Oct 19, 2018 22:28
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Bibendum posted:You're meant to unscrew the removable links on the trailer side and put them back in at the appropriate length then secure the loose ends however is convenient. Yep, normally you just stick the loose ends onto the quicklink as well to keep them up off the ground.
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Oct 19, 2018 23:26
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MrOnBicycle posted:Apologies if it's been posted but.... I'm totally doing that when I retire my Korean luxobarge to LeMons. (along with putting a cassette on loop blasting Kpop, with "Gangnam Style" as the first track.)
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Oct 20, 2018 02:58
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Bibendum posted:You're meant to unscrew the removable links on the trailer side and put them back in at the appropriate length then secure the loose ends however is convenient. Of course since it's a rental I'm sure no one ever bothered to put antiseize on them and they are frozen as solid as the rest of the chain. That's news to me. I just had the uhaul guy hook up the trailer to reduce my liability in case of something going wrong Speaking of trailers. I'm servicing the snowmobile trailer my dad gave to me a few years ago. It's about twenty five years old and in need of a new hitch and wiring. I start by pulling the hitch off and find this  Thanks dad!
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Oct 20, 2018 20:19
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What am I looking at? You found the big roll of wire? Or the chain
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Oct 20, 2018 20:21
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stgdz posted:
It's a secret us dads do on purpose to get even.
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Oct 20, 2018 20:25
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 quote:The bushing was gone, so the steel roller it holds was flopping around and turning on the steel pin. Operators never said anything until it fell off. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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