O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[SouthSoundTree]

x2 on the km130, but I haven't touched my blower attachment since I got a br600.

Gary, the dealer will definitely just give you a new cap. The ring on my original cap got swollen enough I was using my leatherman to take it on and off. Gotta love ethanol.

Yep. Love the BR600, the 130 combi blower has gotten by for a few years.

 

[Merle Nelson]

10-4 on a new cap...it did seem like the O-ring was swollen...all looked OK.

I need to find some ethanol free gas.

Have you ever looked your area up on "Pure-Gas.org"? Closest gas to me is three hours away.

 

[Fiddler]

Merle, thanks for the link.

One of my regular stations has e-free gas. Guess I'll stop there more often now.

 

[pantheraba]

Good link....there are some in areas where I travel around Atlanta and the state...thanks.

 

[Mick!]

New year, new truck, 25000 miles, mint condition, incredibly, the old one passed its MOT test so I'll keep that as well.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I love those weird looking trucks.

 

[Mick!]

I guess they're not weird to us! I see pics of US trucks and I realise there are different requirements there than here. Here it's all about size and fuel economy, some Yankee trucks still run on petrol! It must be a lot cheaper there.

 

[emr]

What's the length of that bed?

I'm in the market for a new chip truck right now so I'm extra interested in trucks right now. I am anxious for the holidays to be over so I can order a chassis and get the ball rolling.

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[Mick!]

What's the length of that bed?

I'm in the market for a new chip truck right now so I'm extra interested in trucks right now. I am anxious for the holidays to be over so I can order a chassis and get the ball rolling.

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Three metres long by two metres ten.
It's under 3.5 tonne laden so you avoid a world of pain paperwork and insurance wise over here.
Obviously bigger trucks are better for carrying but for what I do it's ideal.

 

[flushcut]

Nice ride!

 

[emr]

People get too worked up about "bigger is better". Small is perfect for some people. I found that out the expensive way. I spent lots of good money on a larger truck and chipper than we need. Just because I thought you needed bigger stuff to do tree work. Now we are replacing our stuff with smaller, better suited to us equipment.

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[sotc]

Bigger IS better! I just upgraded the Dodge to an 08 f550

 

[rumination]

Sweet!!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice!

 

[bonner1040]

That looks like a great truck! We had Ford 750s at big green, they were awesome. I bet the 550 is just a lighter more maneuverable truck in the same image.

 

[rskybiz]

Nice one, Congrats!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Great looking truck, Willie!

 

[flushcut]

The 550 is a very sweet chassis.

 

[emr]

Nice. You turning that into a chip truck?

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[sotc]

For now I am going to flatbed it. There is a local flatbed off a 550 in town I am going to look at one of these days, if I can't mod it the way I want I will just build one from scratch. I want a stake pocket bed so I can put low or high sides, or log stakes, or slap the spray rig/ fire tender in it or the boxer or what ever else.
My '93 bucket that is for sale is an f 700, completely different critter I'd say.
Now I need to sell my ranger and replace it with an f 150.

 

[brendonv]

Nice!

Did you out your cummins in it?

 

[sotc]

I wish!

 

[squisher]

Nice truck Willie. Congrats. I've got a 550 and a 750. As Willie said two different animals. The cabs are similar and not much else.

 

[emr]

Man do I want a 550. It's going to be a long couple of months.

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[squisher]

They are a sweet chassis. Ultimate weight capacity in a pickup style truck.

Mine doubles for plowing and sanding in the winter and you can load that sucker down. Mines older though 99 1st gen superduty.