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Gives new meaning to the phrase "chewed it up and spit it out."
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Nov 19, 2016 07:29
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Seat Safety Switch posted:RIP Geo Metro/Pontiac Firefly Remember in 2008 when people were paying tons of money for them?
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Nov 19, 2016 07:43
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xzzy posted:Why does that machine have that much power? Is it really that hard to shred poo poo? Can't have the machine jam for every nugget from a constipated cow, can you?
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Nov 19, 2016 08:01
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xzzy posted:Why does that machine have that much power? Is it really that hard to shred poo poo? Welcome to agricultural implements. Watch your fingers.
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Nov 19, 2016 08:39
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Nov 19, 2016 18:34
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Previa_fun posted:Welcome to agricultural implements. Watch your fingers. I'm more confused about the disconnect between farmers always bitching they have no money, and then buying machinery so overbuilt it can be used to shred a car. Like, if you were hard up for cash.. wouldn't you buy the lower end model that shreds poo poo and nothing else? Unless it's just a product demo video from the company that built the thing, which I guess would make more sense.
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Nov 19, 2016 18:59
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xzzy posted:I'm more confused about the disconnect between farmers always bitching they have no money, and then buying machinery so overbuilt it can be used to shred a car. It's just like how people making $40k are bopping around in E-klasses. Finance is loving incredible these days.
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Nov 19, 2016 19:03
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xzzy posted:I'm more confused about the disconnect between farmers always bitching they have no money, and then buying machinery so overbuilt it can be used to shred a car. Farm bills! It's not welfare  !
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Nov 19, 2016 19:13
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I'm not sure in the case of that spreader, but a lot of farm implements don't have their own power source and instead are driven off a tractor's PTO. Diesel engine geared down to lowish RPM = more torque than anybody needs for anything. The prices on agricultural stuff is insane though. And iospace posted:Farm bills! It's not welfare
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Nov 19, 2016 19:21
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xzzy posted:I'm more confused about the disconnect between farmers always bitching they have no money, and then buying machinery so overbuilt it can be used to shred a car.
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Nov 19, 2016 20:05
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xzzy posted:I'm more confused about the disconnect between farmers always bitching they have no money, and then buying machinery so overbuilt it can be used to shred a car. The thing you're missing is that overbuilt thing the farmer buys will be in service for the next 50-60 years. (Because the farmer's mortgaged out his rear end and it'll still be getting paid off until then.) Farmers never get rid of gear that's even remotely workable.
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Nov 19, 2016 23:08
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xzzy posted:I'm more confused about the disconnect between farmers always bitching they have no money, and then buying machinery so overbuilt it can be used to shred a car. This also means that, so long as everyone is in agreement, stuff like servicing costs get greatly reduced. Unless Patrick crashes the Combine, then it's all on his arse. Stupid loving oval office.
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Nov 19, 2016 23:11
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Well ive got a brand new combine harvester and ill give you the key
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Nov 20, 2016 00:09
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CharlesM posted:Remember in 2008 when people were paying tons of money for them? My girlfriend's ex stepdad has 9 of them on his property.
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Nov 20, 2016 00:23
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Well ive got a brand new combine harvester and ill give you the key
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Nov 20, 2016 00:38
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Falken posted:
Hahaha
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Nov 20, 2016 00:49
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Rhyno posted:My girlfriend's ex stepdad has 9 of them on his property. He'll be rich next time gas reaches $5/gallon!
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Nov 20, 2016 00:51
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CharlesM posted:He'll be rich next time gas reaches $5/gallon! So, late January.
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Nov 20, 2016 01:37
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I don't know if this belongs here, but it is oddly satisfying 
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Nov 20, 2016 04:33
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I had a quick look, I couldnt see if this was posted or not: Project Binky Teaser Episode 14 - "Not long to wait now. Binky is back on November 25th at 8.00pm GMT!"
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Nov 20, 2016 04:38
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Bollocks
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Nov 20, 2016 04:50
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The Door Frame posted:I don't know if this belongs here, but it is oddly satisfying The way of shipping the cars is awesome. The cars themselves are not (Chevy Vega  )
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Nov 20, 2016 05:53
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iospace posted:The way of shipping the cars is awesome. Hey, those aluminum block engines were good for at least 30,000 miles 
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Nov 20, 2016 06:00
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I guess the cars were shipped without fluids then, huh
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Nov 20, 2016 06:07
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Sagebrush posted:I guess the cars were shipped without fluids then, huh nope, fluids were in there! They designed the engine to allow the vertical shipment with a couple other things set up to allow it (battery, windshield wash fluid). Basically they could get more of them on a single rail car than a traditional tri-level autorack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Vega#Vertical_rail_transport
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Nov 20, 2016 06:22
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Deteriorata posted:Hey, those aluminum block engines were good for at least 30,000 There you go. I had a friend in high school who had a Vega. It broke in half at the firewall.
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Nov 20, 2016 14:20
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KingPave posted:I had a quick look, I couldnt see if this was posted or not: Project Binky Teaser Episode 14 - "Not long to wait now. Binky is back on November 25th at 8.00pm GMT!" 
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Nov 20, 2016 17:29
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I believe those are indeed the official terms from the IVA manual.
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Nov 20, 2016 17:41
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iospace posted:nope, fluids were in there! They designed the engine to allow the vertical shipment with a couple other things set up to allow it (battery, windshield wash fluid). Basically they could get more of them on a single rail car than a traditional tri-level autorack. That's pretty cool. Shame about the other bits: quote:Fisher's rustproofing was faulty. Failure to penetrate a gap between front fenders and cowl allowed moist debris and salt to rust the untreated steel, and trapped air prevented coating inside the tops of the front fenders, which on early Vegas had no protective liners.
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Nov 20, 2016 18:05
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Not to mention the cost of designing and building a train car that can be used with precisely one product. Hope the extra 12 cars they got in there offset the expenditure!
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Nov 20, 2016 18:09
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xzzy posted:Not to mention the cost of designing and building a train car that can be used with precisely one product. Train cars today are pretty cheap, at least freight ones, anyway. They're beer cans, designed to pretty much be write offs if involved in an accident (which can lead to really bad poo poo, like this because they decided to be cheap instead of safe with tank cars). They'll save the trucks though because those are more durable for the obvious reasons. That said, I think if the Vega wasn't the giant piece of poo poo it turned out to be, GM may have tried it with other cars.
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Nov 20, 2016 18:15
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Which is a crying shame because the Vega has some really badass styling.
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Nov 20, 2016 18:24
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KingPave posted:I had a quick look, I couldnt see if this was posted or not: Project Binky Teaser Episode 14 - "Not long to wait now. Binky is back on November 25th at 8.00pm GMT!" If anyone is a Patreon you'll be getting a private youtube link 24 hours early 
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Nov 20, 2016 18:40
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xzzy posted:Which is a crying shame because the Vega has some really badass styling. When I was a kid there was a dude who had a big block Vega, and a blown small block Monza at my local track. I blame him for my horrible taste in cars.
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Nov 20, 2016 18:56
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Monzas are pretty rad, though.
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Nov 20, 2016 19:19
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Chris Knight posted:That's pretty cool. Shame about the other bits: 2017 silverado frame wax.txt
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Nov 20, 2016 19:28
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iwentdoodie posted:When I was a kid there was a dude who had a big block Vega, and a blown small block Monza at my local track. I feel your pain. I grew up with a neighbor who had an LT1 in a fiero. It was so cool to 13 year old me. He let me cruise with him a few times. That car is AMAZEBALLS with that much power. A vega with a v8 is also the appropriate way to run those cars. There is also some vega hatchbacks in the train photo. Of which non survived rust and cash for clunkers. That is my holy grail of car's. Ive seen two in my life. The first one was rusted in half at the fenders and broken over a tower of cars. And the other one is stuck behind some dudes garage slowly rusting in piece.
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Nov 20, 2016 19:35
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clam ache posted:I feel your pain. I grew up with a neighbor who had an LT1 in a fiero. It was so cool to 13 year old me. He let me cruise with him a few times. That car is AMAZEBALLS with that much power. A vega with a v8 is also the appropriate way to run those cars. There is also some vega hatchbacks in the train photo. Of which non survived rust and cash for clunkers. That is my holy grail of car's. Ive seen two in my life. The first one was rusted in half at the fenders and broken over a tower of cars. And the other one is stuck behind some dudes garage slowly rusting in piece. There was a Vega out in Vegas thar was on sale and extremely clean last year. I didn't get it because my wife said no because she hates fun and doesn't understand I'm having fun when I'm thrashing around under the hood of my cars.
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Nov 20, 2016 19:45
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Wasabi the J posted:There was a Vega out in Vegas thar was on sale and extremely clean last year. I didn't get it because my wife said no because she hates fun and doesn't understand I'm having fun when I'm thrashing around under the hood of my cars. Thats all women. * *that i have met or dated.
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