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 I bet that made a noise  Nothing here for scale but its a (pile of) tire(s) from a Cat 773.
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Sep 26, 2014 16:33
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I always liked whoever posted the picture of a fingernail hanging off of a jagged chunk of rust. Sympathy wince just from reading this post and remembering the pic. Ow.
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Dec 23, 2014 05:08
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I thought it was kinda inspired. "Okay, weave a net of wire around the terminal and then ziptie the gently caress out of it so it stays put" E: Oh and the cable to the rest of the car just had a strand of copper wrapped around it and a ziptie holding it down? 
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Feb 17, 2015 19:09
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I wish I could've gotten a picture of it but a few months back I saw a Suburban (or some other big GMC suv) on the freeway with a hot tub shell on top of it. The shell was tied to the car at one single point, by a strap from the front bumper up over the hood to the tub liner. What else was holding it on? Why, the 4 rather burly gentlemen in the vehicle reaching out of their open windows (including the driver) and, presumably, keeping the tub in place with a death grip and sheer force of will.
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May 5, 2015 21:59
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xzzy posted:I don't like the socket set on top of the engine like that though. One wayward nudge with the elbow and you get to spend the next ten minutes trying to extract sockets from greasy nooks and crannies deep inside the engine bay. Really, screw putting anything up on top like that. Ask me about the time I spent 20 minutes fishing around with a magnetic grabber trying to find the battery bolt I knocked in which I would've been capital F hosed without. The worst sound is the metallic ting ding....and then no sound of it hitting the ground. 
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May 13, 2015 20:33
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I love this, that sound is just beautiful.
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May 14, 2015 03:16
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sharkytm posted:It could be Chevy, who used a properly-sized and rated resistor, but then under-specced the wire. Oh, uh, hmm. I wonder if this is something I have to worry about. I've got an 02 Silverado and the HVAC control panel has always felt quite a bit warmer than it should..
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Jun 29, 2015 18:54
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Customer reports they hit a pothole, heard a loud popping sound and the stereo sucked 4 inches into the dash then everything died.
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Jul 11, 2015 19:12
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xzzy posted:gently caress that web page for trying to block right clicks with javascript. Javascript turned off by default, sure it makes the initial visits to a new website a hassle but it cockblocks that bullshit right away. So would this whole ABS bleeding stuff possibly be why I could never get the brakes right on the old volvo I had as a teenager after the brakes overheated? It was a mid 80's model, no idea if it actually had ABS or not. Worked with my uncle and replaced the MC, new fluid and bled that sucker half a dozen times and they never worked right.
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Sep 3, 2015 16:02
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Enourmo posted:its a jeep thing The lines are under enough tension that losing one pole doesn't bring the whole thing down. So it's just kinda hovering there after the jeep said hi.
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Nov 29, 2015 00:26
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There's almost a little question mark at the point of The Event, as if to say you might want to know more about this.
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Dec 28, 2015 03:21
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On the subject of rodents and wring, a pack-rat once ate/trashed basically every bit of wire and harness insulation forward of the firewall in my dad's early 90s chevy pickup once while he was out of town for an extended with project. I guess thats what you get for barn parking.
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quote:MultipaDashboard.jpg What is the speedo doing all the way over there? 
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Jan 6, 2016 01:05
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Fo3 posted:Some people willingly use oil filters that have toilet paper. These guys do have something that looks somewhat meant for the role for sale, at least. quote:Cellulose Roll Filter Perfect? I doubt it. Better than a 480 roll bulk pack from Costco? Probably.
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Jan 6, 2016 22:24
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Slavvy posted:What is the huge bag of white stuff? I legit have no idea wtf he said it was because of his accent. Alum
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Jan 14, 2016 07:02
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Sample size of one and all but the Explorer with 30k I had the pleasure of driving was great fun. On average it took 4 tries to get it to shift into reverse!
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Jan 20, 2016 05:05
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I'm halfway knowledgeable about cars and would have figured all the computers between the pedal and the engine would keep my dumb rear end from blowing it up unless I've been ignoring a CEL and some physical signs. Is that too much to expect?
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Jan 26, 2016 06:36
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A bro truck killed my grandma. Douchebag ran a stop sign at a rural 4-way and t-boned my grandparents, his winch went through the passenger window.  gently caress those guys and their needlessly lifted trucks.
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Mar 3, 2016 03:39
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spog posted:If it were me, I'd have fixed the big digger and then used it to clear up its own mess. What? It blew a hydraulic hose. That happens all the time and is a very simple fix, usually. Something that big probably requires hoses beyond the size an average supply shop* can put together in 15 minutes, but still. The idea behind using a smaller, running piece of equipment to dig up the contaminated soil was to do it quickly before it soaked in deeper and necessitated removing even more soil. In the construction project, "send the parts runner to the nearest NAPA" sense. A big mine would have a full fledged hose shop on-site. E: Midjack posted:People who have had to deal with similar incidents and are otherwise familiar with heavy equipment use in industry may draw different conclusions. Yeah, that. Whattup entire extra page 
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Apr 20, 2016 15:28
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They really should have loaded up the finale truck with high explosive instead of ANFO. Just one second it's there, a fraction of a second later there's a little more junk in orbit and a big ole crater.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Look at this photoshop wizard over here... Yeah, good job of editing out the bird you're flipping it.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Good spot. Zero eyepro too, unless he tucked his safety glasses behind his ears. Looks like a buffing or waxing wheel, so eye pro proooobably isn't strictly necessary...just smart. I'd be wearing some
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Mar 25, 2018 07:55
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Dr.Smasher posted:I could swear that the largest shipping company declared bankruptcy a year or two ago. Crews that were at sea at the time didn't know if they were going to get paid. http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happened-to-hanjins-ships-and-freight-rates-2017-1
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I clunked into a rock once while mowing the grass, blade broke clean in half and went flying two ways. One happened to be right into the tip of my boot. Gouged it good, but I was wearing steel toes so that was all it did. Surprised the poo poo out of me, tho.
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Y'all just reaffirming how glad I was to be wearing steel toes, gently caress.
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Puddin posted:Finaldestination.jpg I had my mower blade break in half one time, half of it spat right out the back and nailed me on the toe. I happened to be wearing steel toes, and cause of that incident make drat sure i continue to.
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kastein posted:Yeah, you're correct. And a big multi channel hydraulic swivel union in the middle of the thing. I don't know why I didn't expect that, somehow I was picturing driveshafts and poo poo going through there even though I know the controls are hydraulic. Now I'm just picturing an excavator designed by Germans and the untold overly complicated mechanical horrors, like a universally jointed driveshaft, it would entail.
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Arson Daily posted:*drives off in a prius* *squints* Mit-su-bishi? They built the planes that bombed pearl harbor! RIP Cotton.
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Can't say I've had any serious complaints with the various Dodge work trucks I've had over the years. Plus after rolling down a hill in one last year (thanks, meth head who drifted into my lane), I respect how well it kept my rear end intact.
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chrisgt posted:How come it isn't more common to use diesel engines, TDI, etc. Air density? Turbo reliability when they're having to shovel that much more air in?
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STR posted:Owner has been ignoring some relatively inexpensive noises for a long time for that to happen (and it got a shitload more expensive - new control arm, new strut, new tire, new brake line from what I can see). Ball joints aren't that expensive to have done, and they usually protest a bit before they let go like that. I had been getting some weird grinding and scraping on turns for a few days, so I took my work truck (Ram 2500 with ~220k) by the yard and the head mechanic looked at it. Couldn't reproduce, somehow. He shrugged, figured he had more important heavy equipment to work on, and told me to "drive it until it presents itself" Well literally that night on my way home, I bumped over the expansion joint on a bridge and my passenger front wheel bearing failed and my truck started pulling hard right for the side of the bridge. Not loving cool. Limped to where I could pull over and that tire had helllla camber now. I guess I'm lucky it didn't loving fall off. Arrath fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Feb 18, 2022 |
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Idea: Weld a 10mm socket onto the wrench. Weld 10mm bolt heads in the backs of all the other sockets. Problem solved.
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Soon to be mechanical failures: my work truck (F150) is making rattling/typerwriter noises from somewhere under the hood, mostly but not always nearer to startup than after running a while, mostly but not always around 1600-2100rpms and usually though not always in lower gears, also generally when climbing grades. It's weird when shifting, a little bit of lag and surge to the power at the wheels. It seems to not want to shift up unless I goose the throttle up a bit to convince it. Oil checks out fine. Guess I should check the transmission oil too and dig out my OBDII reader. The true upcoming failure is that the shop guy/parts runner is busy dealing with a recall on our 250s and says he'll get to it. Hopefully before it blows up. Arrath fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Apr 20, 2022 |
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shame on an IGA posted:Don't you love how the lubricating oil for those big compressors is like $1,000/gallon too Me: "But the part number is the same as this stuff the Chevron guy can get me for, like, a fifth your price?" Rep: "Yes." Me: "And they can sell it to me in a 55gal drum for servicing the entire fleet, and you only offer 5gal buckets?" Rep: "Yes." Me: "What aren't you telling me?" Rep: "Use any oil other than ours and you'll void the warranty." 
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 Holy poo poo that thing took off.
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That is some awesome carnage.
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funeral home DJ posted:Yeah, looking at the broken rim around the top of the oil pan gave me pause to the point I didn’t notice his shirt visible behind the 9 inch hole in the bottom of the pan. I was too busy paying attention to him pulling chunks out that every time he pulled a piece out of a new hole it was a  from me.Humbug Scoolbus posted:Every single con rod detonated. How in the gently caress? The data logger he went through showed two drops in oil pressure, the first one somewhat smaller and the second precipitous. First rod went, blew a hole out, oil pressure dropped, and the engine rapidly oil starved and beat itself up at 8k rpm, then blew several more holes as each rod went in succession? Maybe hand-in-hand with suspect metallurgy in that batch of con rods?
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I see big boys like these in various stages of torn apart in the mechanic's yard as I drive by every day, so its fun to watch the actual process.
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