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Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer MD, i just went to check your latest photos, and the camera icon isn't there. guess you're getting pics approved?
Just approved them
Posted by: mstrquad
just think how wet thay all are at holster
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17 lbs why not put an ice chest w drinks in it ? just a thought
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
WOW MD.,. I think you may have gone a lil overkill on your plate thickneses hell you coulda made it outta aluminum with it that thick. Overkill better than under though i suppose.. you will destor you frame before you bend that thing.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. BR>
Had a blast out there.
Had a nice relatively dry ride with a couple on Friday afternoon when I got there. It rained a little on Saturday. Not a lot, but enough to have to pull the chairs under the shade ramada (where I pitched my tent. ) It did rain like crazy Saturday and Sunday nights.
Rancho Rd was in it's muddy glory on Sunday and the freaking MC riders trying to ride up it. I know I hosed a couple. And blackshot got one when he got stuck. Heck, I think the whole group got one guy one time. Track was in different conditions. Anywhere from sloppy to awesome.
Drive home was dry except for Los Banos to 99. Had some good heavy downpours in that area.
Posted by: Trasher
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Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
WOW MD.,. I think you may have gone a lil overkill on your plate thickneses hell you coulda made it outta aluminum with it that thick. Overkill better than under though i suppose.. you will destor you frame before you bend that thing.
He musta has some old battle ship iron layin around the yardimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I don't want to know what your doing when and if you break that set up
Posted by: confusedbuyer
well, should we re-name you Fabio the fabricator??? man, you could winch a semi with that thickness. you fab and weld that whole unit yourself?? great job. what's 17lbs? nuthin! i like the way you hid the iron with checkerplate.
Creator, battleship iron? rotflmfao!!!! and if he damages that, you won't wanna see what they scrape up of his carcass!!
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: mstrquad
17 lbs why not put an ice chest w drinks in it ? just a thought
I'll put the ice chest on the back to off set the weight
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
WOW MD.,. I think you may have gone a lil overkill on your plate thickneses hell you coulda made it outta aluminum with it that thick. Overkill better than under though i suppose.. you will destor you frame before you bend that thing.
So trueBut what was nice is, I had that stuff already at the houseSo, I'm only out the cost of the paintif, I decide to change thingsI really don't plan on pulling to many things with it. Quad doesn't weigh enough, to do thatSo, basically, it will be for self recovery. Though, I am up to try anything, at least once
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. BR>
Had a blast out there.
Had a nice relatively dry ride with a couple on Friday afternoon when I got there. It rained a little on Saturday. Not a lot, but enough to have to pull the chairs under the shade ramada (where I pitched my tent. ) It did rain like crazy Saturday and Sunday nights.
Rancho Rd was in it's muddy glory on Sunday and the freaking MC riders trying to ride up it. I know I hosed a couple. And blackshot got one when he got stuck. Heck, I think the whole group got one guy one time. Track was in different conditions. Anywhere from sloppy to awesome.
Drive home was dry except for Los Banos to 99. Had some good heavy downpours in that area.
Skinner, glad you didn't get all that WETWe had some down pours hereHAd one cell go through (must of been the one mstr saw on doppler) wind was howling, rain blowing sidewaysReally had to close the hatchesBR>
You knew the mc riders, were going to be in your riding equationsGlad you had fun and stayed dry
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
well, should we re-name you Fabio the fabricator??? man, you could winch a semi with that thickness. you fab and weld that whole unit yourself?? great job. what's 17lbs? nuthin! i like the way you hid the iron with checkerplate.
Creator, battleship iron? rotflmfao!!!! and if he damages that, you won't wanna see what they scrape up of his carcass!!
I'm LMFAOimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> You guys are killing meI'd say it's a little over killok, a lot, that stuff is heavier, then what my neighbor has holding his 12000 lb WarnBR>
I prefab all of itHad my neighbor weld itI could of, but, decided to let him do itThanks on the checker plate. I had it sitting around and after paying an arm and a leg for itglad I could incorporate it. I figure, if I go fast enough (like Festus) I can plow through or over anything
If I damage it, I don't want to see my caracass either
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I don't want to know what your doing when and if you break that set uphr>
Yes you doSo, all of you can sit here and laugh your azzz off at meimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">
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I guess your right. Please post some pics when you do
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I guess your right. Please post some pics when you dohr>
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Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Dam one of these days i gonna have to get some pictures of my log jumpin bumber that bolts on my warrior. hmm i wonder if it would bolt on the rap??? might have to check it out. Since the radiator is aover where it goes i dont think it should cause overheating problems. would have to paint it red instead of johndeere green though good ol recycled gaurdrail.
MD on your bumper what is that a 3/8" mounting deck and 1/4" sides?
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Tomorrow should be an interesting day at work. Got a call on the way home from my supervisor. One of our foreman got stopped by the CHP on the way back from a job up north no registration on our truck (not sure what that's about but I know it is due in Feb so it probably just hasn't gotten here yet or it was on the trailer), towing a 16K trailer (Class C lic. only). CHP wanted someone with a Class A to come pick up the trailer (which has a Ditch Witch on it). I'm assuming he was speeding as well. He has a tendancy to do it. I was supposed to make that run last month.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Dam one of these days i gonna have to get some pictures of my log jumpin bumber that bolts on my warrior. hmm i wonder if it would bolt on the rap??? might have to check it out. Since the radiator is aover where it goes i dont think it should cause overheating problems. would have to paint it red instead of johndeere green though good ol recycled gaurdrail.
MD on your bumper what is that a 3/8" mounting deck and 1/4" sides?
I remember you talking about that bumper before, I think you even posted a picture tooBR>
You are correct on the sizesI had thought of using 1/4 all the way around, but decided to go with left overs from the USS Ronald Reagan
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Tomorrow should be an interesting day at work. Got a call on the way home from my supervisor. One of our foreman got stopped by the CHP on the way back from a job up north no registration on our truck (not sure what that's about but I know it is due in Feb so it probably just hasn't gotten here yet or it was on the trailer), towing a 16K trailer (Class C lic. only). CHP wanted someone with a Class A to come pick up the trailer (which has a Ditch Witch on it). I'm assuming he was speeding as well. He has a tendancy to do it. I was supposed to make that run last month.
Ouchwas it from up here? I see you guys still have a few things left. I think your the only contractor that does. Yea, no grace periodsHopefully it was for not having reg. papers in the vehicle and not expired registration. I know around here,(working for contractors) if your caught speeding, you just pray you don't loose your jobspeeding kills their ratesspecially pulling a heavy load.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Yeah MD it was. We're finishing up the shops around the F4L. Plus doing the shell for the building on the corner (between our trailer and the corner). I think we are down to like 4 or 5 guys on the job. My bro and and his foreman took off for the slow pace of yearly Stockton job. Cherry packer up there is gearing up for the season...they move packing equipment between WA and CA every year. Bro likes it they work like 3x12 and a 4hr day so he's home at noon on Thursdays. No OT but they are always getting free stuff up there.
I have a feeling the fees were paid, just hadn't gotten the reg and tags to us yet. All the same sure to probably be a pissy day. I'm guessing either they (CHP) towed the trailer off, or we got a tow company their to tow the trailer back. Either way...it's not going to be cheap.
He'd probably have to kill or seriously mame someone to get fired and even then it's doubtful. He's the 2nd longest-term employee besides the boss.
I was trying to figure out what the ticket (fine $$) would be. What a PITA it is to figure THAT out. Looks like about $130 for lic. violation (looks like it's 0 pts which amazes me). Probably a 200+ ticket. But I'm not sure if they will treat it as commercial (double fine?) or what. Found a nice PDF from the Judicial Council that lists all of the fines, speeding ticket calcs, weight violation calcs, and whether tickets are Infraction, Misdemeanor or Felony. I know the boss has picked up the tab for a couple of tickets. Reading the vehicle code it looks like the lic. violation is NOT available (by Federal Law) for traffic school, but as before it looks like it's a 0 pt ticket which seams really weird.
Oh, and WTHeck is up with all the stupid little changes this year where they just changed the wording at the beginning of code sections:
"( ) 1 A person may not" ...
"The 2004 amendment added the italicized material, and at the point(s) indicated, deleted the following: 1. No person shall 2. No person shall drive any "
Was this REALLY that important. I wonder how much time went into search and replace for 2005? Ugh. And with the license classes they pretty much rewrote it, but yet it may expire on 9/30/05. It makes no sense. I can't even tell what DID change. MD....I don't envy you guys trying to make heads or tails. I presume you just use a cheat sheet.
Posted by: rescuediver
You know iton the cheat sheetI typed a sheet of all the major violations that I cite for. It's taped inside my cite book. Then, I have an abridged edition, then the thick cvcIf I need to look up a section, you can bet a citation will be issued for taking up my timeBR>
If the reg. was paid on time, but you do not have the sticker/current reg yet. Take what you do get to court, show them it was current. But, due to dmv doing this through the mail, you haven't received itPretty much, have a 30 day period because of the mail crap.
On the Change of "may" and "shall" it gives the officer discretion on what to do. You shall not drive like a one eye moronherefore, I am going to cite you because the law says "shall". When it says "may" like You are ugly, but you may not speedthen, When you give me a half azz reason, or, I for some reason am in a good mood(maybe wife took care of me last night I will not cite you. Does this make sense?
Can't help you on fines. I usually walk out right after the court finds the person guilty as chargedAnd, it's been a few years since I worked traffic court
Posted by: mstrquad
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Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Dam one of these days i gonna have to get some pictures of my log jumpin bumber that bolts on my warrior. hmm i wonder if it would bolt on the rap??? might have to check it out. Since the radiator is aover where it goes i dont think it should cause overheating problems. would have to paint it red instead of johndeere green though good ol recycled gaurdrail.
i'd like to see that if you get pic. how well did it work .
Posted by: rescuediver
Skinner, tow will cost about $125 plus daily storage. That's for non-commercial trailer. Also, if it was towed for expired registration, you will need to get dmv paper work showing it is currently registered. Hopefully, (if they did tow it) they did it for out-of-class driver. He should have a copy of CHP form 180, it will list section it was towed under. Good Luck
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Skinner and mstr, are you riding this weekend? Thinking of Carnegie for a few hours Sat. Took off paddle tires todayand put on dirt tires.
Posted by: rescuediver
Skinner, here are the tow sections 22651 cvc just in case you need them. MD
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
OK, got to work and got the gist. There's good and bad. Trailer wasn't registered (truck is good through the 28th), since '02 (well reg. good through '02). Nothing in the file that DMV sent us renewel so it slipped through. Boss is upset because of the 10K limit on Class C.
Nobody said anything about it being towed when I got in this morning, so I assume maybe we got it towed back. Though it could have been towed under 22651(o)(1) [registration] or 22651(p) [license if he was cited for 12500[IIRC (d) is applicable]]. I'm presuming CHP is mailing the ticket for the trailer not being registered.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I think I'm home this weekend. Going to Miami if I go anywhere. LJ is on vacation this weekend with his family so not sure if I can find anyone to go. Most of my riding buddies just don't seem to be riding hardly anymore. Wimps. Have to check the forecast and see if I can roust anyone up to go play.
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
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Originally posted by: mstrquad
i'd like to see that if you get pic. how well did it work .
The Scrap Gaurdrail works great the stuff is bullet proff on a quad.The only thing that was a downfall when i fabbed it was i made i go down to low so if i took a big jump and bottomed out my suspension i would hit it too. but it stick out in the front far enough and is at enough of an angle that you could just slam into big logs and the log would hit below the center of the front tires and you wouldnt get hung under the logs. was a great trail busting biumper. i just had heat issues with the aircooled warrior.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
OK, got to work and got the gist. There's good and bad. Trailer wasn't registered (truck is good through the 28th), since '02 (well reg. good through '02). Nothing in the file that DMV sent us renewel so it slipped through. Boss is upset because of the 10K limit on Class C.
Nobody said anything about it being towed when I got in this morning, so I assume maybe we got it towed back. Though it could have been towed under 22651(o)(1) [registration] or 22651(p) [license if he was cited for 12500[IIRC (d) is applicable]]. I'm presuming CHP is mailing the ticket for the trailer not being registered.
You are correct on 12500 (d) vc. I would think CHP, would of issued a citation on site. But, hey one never really knows, wasn't thereAnd, that stinks about the registration slipping through
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I think I'm home this weekend. Going to Miami if I go anywhere. LJ is on vacation this weekend with his family so not sure if I can find anyone to go. Most of my riding buddies just don't seem to be riding hardly anymore. Wimps. Have to check the forecast and see if I can roust anyone up to go play.
My daughter promptly reminded me this morning, that she has a church function Sat Now, I'll have to see how things work out
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy. i just had heat issues with the aircooled warrior.
Festus, couldn't you have just cut some holes in the plate, to allow air flow to the enginer, would that compromise the strength/integrity of that particular set-up?
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
Festus, couldn't you have just cut some holes in the plate, to allow air flow to the enginer, would that compromise the strength/integrity of that particular set-up?
I could probably slot it. if i was gonna put it back on i would. but i dont do much brush bustin anymore. i stick to the Cat Cut Trails or roads or mountain trails. It used to be ride em everywhere and try and see if you can get stuck and what you can go up. Now i know what i can go up, whats a maybe, and whats a HELL NO its gonna cost to much if i try that.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I get to go play at DMV this afternoon. Reg. is only going to be $20 I guess. <shrug> They had the address completely screwy. They abbreviated the street we are on as GRV. Gee whiz, no wonder the USPS probably didn't deliver it. Or their system couldn't figure out a ZIP+4 or something.
Posted by: mstrquad
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
Skinner and mstr, are you riding this weekend? Thinking of Carnegie for a few hours Sat. Took off paddle tires todayand put on dirt tires.
snow ride up by the poker run area
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboyI could probably slot it. if i was gonna put it back on i would. but i dont do much brush bustin anymore. i stick to the Cat Cut Trails or roads or mountain trails. It used to be ride em everywhere and try and see if you can get stuck and what you can go up. Now i know what i can go up, whats a maybe, and whats a HELL NO its gonna cost to much if i try that. hr>
HHMMMMMM, not to long ago, you were balls to the wallsto conquer what's a head of youow, you have a "HELL NO its gonna cost to much if i try that" Shesh, I would of never guessed
Posted by: rescuediver
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I get to go play at DMV this afternoon.
If your going this late in the afternoonyou plan on bringing a sleeping bago be first in line tomorrowimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
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Skinner and mstr, are you riding this weekend? Thinking of Carnegie for a few hours Sat. Took off paddle tires todayand put on dirt tires.
snow ride up by the poker run area
Sounds like funI have time during the day to rideLooks like we are going to CarnegieAre you scoping the area out for the poker run?
Went and bought a Stanislaus Nat'l Forest map todayPlan on marking it up with Skinner's coordinates
Posted by: rescuediver
Today I went to the local Yamaha shop and stood in front of the sales managerfor over an hour. Neighbor has been trying to get/buy a Kodiac 450 for over a week. With me standing in front of the manager, he had no where to goxcept, calling around central Ca. looking for one. He finally found one at Wilson's in Fresno. Now, they just need to settle on a price.Find out tomorrow.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Wilson's is a pretty good shop. The original sales guy on my bike I'm sure is gone. Someone had to take over for him cause he didn't know jack. Then the service guy who took care of me was over in sales last time I talked to him in there. Pretty good guy.
And DMV only took about 10 minutes. The trick is to get there at 4:30. Small lines and they haul A through everyone. And it was only $20. 5 year reg retroactive to the expiration of the previous tag. So it's good for a couple more years. 10/31/07 IIRC and they issued a new plate. Not even a PTI sticker. But a whole new plate. Now just have to figure out where the trailer is...cause it's not in the yard. DOH.
Posted by: mstrquad
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Skinner and mstr, are you riding this weekend? Thinking of Carnegie for a few hours Sat. Took off paddle tires todayand put on dirt tires.
snow ride up by the poker run area
Sounds like funI have time during the day to rideLooks like we are going to CarnegieAre you scoping the area out for the poker run?
Went and bought a Stanislaus Nat'l Forest map todayPlan on marking it up with Skinner's coordinateshr>
check your pm
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check your pm
check yours
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Skinner, I wouldn't have that much luck at DMVNo penalties for being lateI'm surprisedimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">I wonder if they are phasing out the tabsr, if they give plates when you go to the officell I have on my trailers are the PTI tabs.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Yeah suprised me. Maybe they have the extra money to issue plates over a little sticker. Or people are getting PTI tabs and putting them on stuff that isn't registered, which makes NO sense since they aren't charging late fees. Just going retroactive to the previous exp. date. Does DMV ever do ANYTHING that makes sense?
My boss is still going on about 10K GVWR towing limit. LOL. Hey, the gotta draw the line somewhere. And 10K is a LOT of weight. And that's pretty much where the commercial use trailers start. Except for the Taj Mahal 5ths and big TT/THs. I guess they had Ditch Witch pick up the trailer with the Ditch Witch on it and take it down to the shop complete. Have to run down there one of these days to put the new plates on.
Posted by: rescuediver
Your right, out of all the government agencies, DMV is probably the most hatedother then, the State Franchise Board I can say, I've never seen a PTI tab on a reg. vehicle. Doesn't make sense to put it on another trailer, fees are the same. Unlike car registration.
Anyways, ditch witch must of been in the areaor, it was towed there. I can't see CHP waiting long for them (ditch witch) to drive up here, to get it.
And your right, where do you draw the line. Most common folks, don't haul that big of a load everyday(thank God) and, their vehicles are not equipped to pull that much. Festus, when you read this, I said common folks
Posted by: mstrquad
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Your right, out of all the government agencies, DMV is probably the most hatedother then, the State Franchise Board I can say, I've never seen a PTI tab on a reg. vehicle. Doesn't make sense to put it on another trailer, fees are the same. Unlike car registration.
dmv suck
Anyways, ditch witch must of been in the areaor, it was towed there. I can't see CHP waiting long for them (ditch witch) to drive up here, to get it.
i came buy and took it
And your right, where do you draw the line. Most common folks, don't haul that big of a load everyday(thank God) and, their vehicles are not equipped to pull that much. Festus, when you read this, I said common folkshr>
the more weight the better
Posted by: rescuediver
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Anyways, ditch witch must of been in the areaor, it was towed there. I can't see CHP waiting long for them (ditch witch) to drive up here, to get it.
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Now, that's on way of procurring a trailerBR>
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Anyways, ditch witch must of been in the areaor, it was towed there. I can't see CHP waiting long for them (ditch witch) to drive up here, to get it.
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Now, that's on way of procurring a trailerhr>
and a ditch witch and the trailer has pti on it
Posted by: confusedbuyer
MD, this should P you off. Costco has a $15 off coupon for that winch this week. so now i'm gonna get it for $45+ tax = $40 US. gotta love it!! i'm just gonna take the old one back first. now there's a line up!!
Posted by: mstrquad
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Skinner and mstr, are you riding this weekend? Thinking of Carnegie for a few hours Sat. Took off paddle tires todayand put on dirt tires.
change in plans go to fri nite to carnegie
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MD, this should P you off. Costco has a $15 off coupon for that winch this week. so now i'm gonna get it for $45+ tax = $40 US. gotta love it!! i'm just gonna take the old one back first. now there's a line up!!
Your not crapping on me are youThat's a bunch of BSimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> Well, at least you can benefit from itI like the way mine turned out, I can thank, YOU, Warn and the guys in the other post about "$60 winches" for putting the idea in my head. The quad is still sitting in the garageNice and warmEverytime I walk by it, I smileBR>
P.S. is there a sale going on, with a certain bookimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
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Skinner and mstr, are you riding this weekend? Thinking of Carnegie for a few hours Sat. Took off paddle tires todayand put on dirt tires.
change in plans go to fri nite to carnegie
Cool, we will see you Saturday morningAnyone else going? I think We'll park somewhere safeand ride to your camp. Don't need to push my luck again with the crazy m/c riders
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mstrquad, Do you know how much the state charges for an annual pass?
Posted by: rescuediver
My neighbor picked up his new Yamaha Kodiac 450 todayPretty sweet, he got the red onebecause his wife, thought it was CUTEnyways, when he's not using it the other 11 months of the year, I will use it to keep the battery fully charged
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
MD I think the pass is like $50. Only get the OHV pass. The SVRAs don't accept the standard pass anymore.
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MD I think the pass is like $50. Only get the OHV pass. The SVRAs don't accept the standard pass anymore.
Is that the pass only for "day use" at the state parks and covers everything coming through the gate? ie. truck, trailer and quadsI know our county parks charge $50 for first vehicle, $25 for second vehicle and then, regular day use charge per vehicle after that
Posted by: confusedbuyer
I'll find out for sure tomorrow on the coupon. I haven't taken mine outta the box, so that's a good deal, cuz then i can return mine and use the coupon. Good call by your buddy on the 450.. that's what i got and i'm very happy with it. it really takes a thrashing. BTW, I photocopied the Yamaha 80 repair manual for ya. that's your freebie. the other... we'll see when we meet, or i mail it to ya.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
MD that's Day Use only. No camping. Car/Truck/Rv/etc with one legally towed vehicle (i.e. Trailer[or other on-road registered vehicle]). No per toy/person charge. If you pull a trailer in with a registered non-OHV on it, you have to pay for it also.
Posted by: rescuediver
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I'll find out for sure tomorrow on the coupon. I haven't taken mine outta the box, so that's a good deal, cuz then i can return mine and use the coupon. Good call by your buddy on the 450.. that's what i got and i'm very happy with it. it really takes a thrashing. BTW, I photocopied the Yamaha 80 repair manual for ya. that's your freebie. the other... we'll see when we meet, or i mail it to ya.
See, there was a reason you didn't open that boxHe's happy with it too
Initially, he wanted the Grizzlybut, it would fit in his truck's short bedAnd still have a little room left over. I told him, for what he'll use it for, the Kodiac is just finePlus the towing capacity is about the same anyways. He will be pulling a small trailer behind it.
Thank you on the 80's manualThat week is getting closer'll let you know if, I'm going to make it in the next week or so. Wife has been working crazy hoursSo, I'll have to see what her schedule is, the closer it gets. If not, you take pesos right
Posted by: rescuediver
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MD that's Day Use only. No camping. Car/Truck/Rv/etc with one legally towed vehicle (i.e. Trailer[or other on-road registered vehicle]). No per toy/person charge. If you pull a trailer in with a registered non-OHV on it, you have to pay for it also.
I knew camping was separate/more.
It's lateSo, if I understood you correctly, the pass gets me in with my truck and trailerBut, I still have to pay for the 3-6 quads I bring inThat stinks was hoping it was like Pismo, pay one fee to get inand it covers everything you tow inplus the kitchen sink
Posted by: confusedbuyer
i thot skinner said NO per toy/person charge! yep, it's late, go to sleep!!oh, and ya, we're close alright.... just spent $1200 (so far) between servicehonda.com and ebay on parts and stuff i need for a few quads. and i haven't even ordered from rockymountainatv.com yet!
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
MD it's the same as Pismo. Both are SVRAs. You must have missed the "No per toy/person charge".
Posted by: mstrquad
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Cool, we will see you Saturday morning Anyone else going? I think We'll park somewhere safe and ride to your camp. Don't need to push my luck again with the crazy m/c riders
come and park with us in the camp gound
$50 day use only
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Cool, we will see you Saturday morning Anyone else going? I think We'll park somewhere safe and ride to your camp. Don't need to push my luck again with the crazy m/c riders
come and park with us in the camp gound
$50 day use only
Sent you a PMBR>
If it's not packed in there, I might, just don't want to deal with turning around with the trailer.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
i thot skinner said NO per toy/person charge! yep, it's late, go to sleep!!oh, and ya, we're close alright.... just spent $1200 (so far) between servicehonda.com and ebay on parts and stuff i need for a few quads. and i haven't even ordered from rockymountainatv.com yet!hr>
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
MD it's the same as Pismo. Both are SVRAs. You must have missed the "No per toy/person charge".
I guess, I missed that partLOLI need to stop getting on here so late at night
Thanks, I'll be buying one tomorrowGives us a reason to ride more this yearimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Posted by: confusedbuyer
went to Costco today. got $14 refund for the winch coupon. it expires this sunday.
$50 for day use???!!!! CRAZY!! it's your freakin land, it should be free. what happened to the "land of the freeeee"??? you guys better learn 'em your natl anthem!!
had some problems with my servicehonda.com order. finally got it straightened out, and they wanna charge $135 for shipping!! I'm ordering 3 fenders and they want $40 each. I said, why not put all 3 in the same box?? they'll see what they can do, but for now, have to charge $40 each. aaarrrgghhh!!! the rest of the stuff/charge was very reasonable. I can ship an Eton 90 kids quad in a crate from Alberta, thru the rocky mtns to here for $85 cdn= $70 US. ya really gotta wonder on these internet purchases if they don't make their $$ off shipping, or if they just don't know any better.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
went to Costco today. got $14 refund for the winch coupon. it expires this sunday.
$50 for day use???!!!! CRAZY!! it's your freakin land, it should be free. what happened to the "land of the freeeee"??? you guys better learn 'em your natl anthem!!
had some problems with my servicehonda.com order. finally got it straightened out, and they wanna charge $135 for shipping!! I'm ordering 3 fenders and they want $40 each. I said, why not put all 3 in the same box?? they'll see what they can do, but for now, have to charge $40 each. aaarrrgghhh!!! the rest of the stuff/charge was very reasonable. I can ship an Eton 90 kids quad in a crate from Alberta, thru the rocky mtns to here for $85 cdn= $70 US. ya really gotta wonder on these internet purchases if they don't make their $$ off shipping, or if they just don't know any better.
I think that's a great dealI can go to ANY state park and enter for free through out the yearAnd, no matter what others thinkIMFO, California is doing something right. I have seen our fees going back into our park system
OUCHhat hurtsYou do have to wonder about internet salesometimes, it's worth buying localespecially when you look at shipping. I know on e-bay, you need to look at what they charge for shipping. $8 for a envelope is crazyactually, down right gougingimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">
Posted by: confusedbuyer
yer confusin me MD. do you pay to use the parks or not? i thot mstrquad said it was $50/day?? if it's free, GREAT!! hec, our provincial parks want us to pay $4-6 day for day use now. just to go for a nice lake swim. img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
yer confusin me MD. do you pay to use the parks or not? i thot mstrquad said it was $50/day?? if it's free, GREAT!! hec, our provincial parks want us to pay $4-6 day for day use now. just to go for a nice lake swim. img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">hr>
LOL, Well, you are the Confused OneIt's a annual pass, that let's you get in to the state parks for free(after you pay initially $50)Otherwise, every day you go, it's $6 to enter. So, with the annual pass, you go 9 times in one year, you basically break even. If you go moreyou have money in your pocket. It covers all the state parks that charge you to enter. Remember, someone has to pay for the rangers, bathrooms and other amenities at the parks
Our local off-road parks are now outragous to ride atIt's $7 for your tow vehicle, then, $2 per quad you bring inSo, for me to ride our small parksit costs me $17 for the dayimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
Hope this clears it upIf not, maybe Skinner will step in for meafter-all, it is after midnightand, as you have witnessed, my brain slows down about this time of dayimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
MD's right. The SVRAs get all of their money from the OHV Trust Fund which gets it's money from registrations. At work I actually have a PDF that shows all of the expenditures (pie chart) for the OHV Trust Fund. Other than Oceano Dunes (Pismo ... you do see it when they are out there with the CAT moving sand around and putting up/taking down the fences for the Snowy Plover ... there just isn't a lot of facilities other than pit toilets) you can see the maintenance. New fences, bathrooms, etc. going in. Someone has to pay for that. And at $6/day use and $10/night camping I think we get a HUGE bargain. I see people from other places posting $10 entrance fees for day riding per vehicle, person, etc. Until 7/1/04 (or thereabouts) it was $4/day $6/camping!
OHV tags went from $22 every two years to $25 every two years. That seems pretty cheap to me. It's spelled out in the Vehicle Code (Div. 16.5) exactly how that money gets spent. That money goes to the local, state and federal gov. for law enforcement, park building and restoration.
The yearly day pass gets you into the parks for day-use only. Though a LOT of people get them and camp on them. Fine is like $270 if you get caught though. I don't bother getting one because all of the SVRAs aren't really close enough for me to day-trip it. Day trips for me are up into the forest.
Posted by: confusedbuyer
yep, i can see clearly now.we pay for our provincial parks, $14-20/night depending on whether they have showers and flush toilets, or just the long-drops (that's Kiwi for outhouse). if it's day use, we pay $6 at most parks. never pay for riding areas, pretty well all prov. parks we CAN'T ride at, but there's tons of other riding areas.
our real beef is what we call " Forestry Rec Sites". When a logging company like weyerhauser gets a tree farm licence (TFL), they have to develop a certain amount of the area for rec use. then we go to camp there. Often no facilities, no bathrooms..nuthin. these places are rough to get to. then our gov't now charges $8 night to stay there. for what? they made someone else do the development, and they don't maintain them. almost as bad as speeding fines=cash grab!
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
The actual campgrounds maintained by the US Forest Service are like $14/ni single space. You can camp anywhere else (within certain limits of not too close to the roads) in the forest for free. They just charge to maintain the campgrounds. Most of the toilets are pit toilets (read supersized porta potties.)
Some of the SVRA (State Parks OHV places) have actual flush toilets (not Hungry Valley or Pismo). Hollister is mixed. Some of the campgrounds have flush toilets, others (Madrone & day use) have pit toilets. Only thing I don't like about them is that cold draft in the morning. brrrr.
Up at like Shaver Lake SoCal Edison (who owns the lake) has some pretty well maintained campgrounds from what I hear. But no riding from there. Actually most of the USFS campgrounds you can't ride from. You have to do dispersed camping or truck em out of the grounds.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
MD's right. The SVRAs get all of their money from the OHV Trust Fund which gets it's money from registrations. At work I actually have a PDF that shows all of the expenditures (pie chart) for the OHV Trust Fund. Other than Oceano Dunes (Pismo ... you do see it when they are out there with the CAT moving sand around and putting up/taking down the fences for the Snowy Plover ... there just isn't a lot of facilities other than pit toilets) you can see the maintenance. New fences, bathrooms, etc. going in. Someone has to pay for that. And at $6/day use and $10/night camping I think we get a HUGE bargain. I see people from other places posting $10 entrance fees for day riding per vehicle, person, etc. Until 7/1/04 (or thereabouts) it was $4/day $6/camping!
OHV tags went from $22 every two years to $25 every two years. That seems pretty cheap to me. It's spelled out in the Vehicle Code (Div. 16.5) exactly how that money gets spent. That money goes to the local, state and federal gov. for law enforcement, park building and restoration.
The yearly day pass gets you into the parks for day-use only. Though a LOT of people get them and camp on them. Fine is like $270 if you get caught though. I don't bother getting one because all of the SVRAs aren't really close enough for me to day-trip it. Day trips for me are up into the forest.
Yes, I believe atving in Ca. is a bargainNo matter what the whiners say
Skinner, I bought a yearly pass todayYou are correct on the $270 fineI've written plenty of violatorsBR>
For us to ride at our local park(run by the county) it would cost me $17 for the daynd, they are part of the OHV fund recipientsAlso, Skinner, for me to ride at Atwater's Park, it would cost me waaaayyyyyyyy too much$5 to park my truck/trailer, THEN $5 per quadso, that's $35 to ride their tracks for a couple hoursimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">NO THANKS. I know it's for a good causeBut, not for that price
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
The actual campgrounds maintained by the US Forest Service are like $14/ni single space. You can camp anywhere else (within certain limits of not too close to the roads) in the forest for free. They just charge to maintain the campgrounds. Most of the toilets are pit toilets (read supersized porta potties.)
Some of the SVRA (State Parks OHV places) have actual flush toilets (not Hungry Valley or Pismo). Hollister is mixed. Some of the campgrounds have flush toilets, others (Madrone & day use) have pit toilets. Only thing I don't like about them is that cold draft in the morning. brrrr.
Up at like Shaver Lake SoCal Edison (who owns the lake) has some pretty well maintained campgrounds from what I hear. But no riding from there. Actually most of the USFS campgrounds you can't ride from. You have to do dispersed camping or truck em out of the grounds.
Skinner, the bathrooms at the entrance stations at Pismo have been remodeled and are flushablesActually for public toilets, they are niceBR>Our County parks charge the following
Primitive camping- $14.00
Developed camping- $16.00 (table and fire pit)
Full Hook-up- $18.00 (table, fire pit, electrical and dump)
They do have public showers and flush toilets in the camp grounds. No charge for showersrimitive areas have porta-toilets
So, the state parks are not charging too much IMO
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer almost as bad as speeding fines=cash grab!
Isn't that the truth. Local city is now putting in red light runner cameraswhen your caught, the fine is $370img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> $100 morethen if, an officer cited youTalk about a money maker for the city
Posted by: rescuediver
Went riding today at Carnegie State OHV park. The weather was gorgeous, dirt was tacky and grass was green. Met mstrquad and MyWifesQuad there. Had a great time. Initially, it didn't start out to goodook an hour to get the Mojave startedAfter it started, ran like a charm. Think it's time to put it in the garage and tune it up, adjust valves, etc... Anyways, mstrquad and his kids were great. My youngest freaked outwhen we tried crossing a creekIt stumped me, she has no problem playing in the surf at PismoBut, man, she wanted nothing to do with the creekAnyways, mstr's daughter took her under her wingand my daughter just about, rode anywheremstr, tell your daughterThanks againWhen she found the mud and under 90cc track,She had a blast
Anyways, posted some new picsBought a yearly pass and plan on riding there a lot
Posted by: confusedbuyer
good to hear ya had fun riding today MD. yep, valves are usually needing adjustment when you have cold start issues like that. i was having problems with the recon running poor on reserve. well, took tank out, cleaned it. there had to have been at least 2 + tablespoons of water in there. so it was sucking water from the bottom of the tube when i had it on reserve. carb drain screw also helped. always check that on hard start, or stalling issues.
i've got 2 red light tickets from cameras. they cost $100 each. i fully deserved them. it doesn't take pic unless you are at stop line on your side when your light is red. if you run a red light that blatant, you deserve a fine and a kick in the a$$. i never got the a$$ kick, but my wife razzed me, so that's close. i have no excuse for either of those, really bad judgement on my part on both occasions. funny thing is, those were prolly the only 2 i've ever run that red, and it was a fluke that both had cameras.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
They've got 2 intersections in Fresno that they put cameras at. Completely worthless other than less people are running red lights so I guess that's good. They have to have clear pictures of both the license plate and the driver (in case the owner of the vehicle says "NOT ME DRIVING!" They reconfigured the cameras at one intersection because they weren't getting anything worth a darn. Took out SEVERAL cameras (which I'm sure the city had paid for and didn't get a refund.) A private company maintains the system and forwards possible violations to the PD who reviews the pics and issues the citation. After like 6 mos I think they issued not many tickets and like 16 had been paid. LOL. Big write up in the paper back then.
Funniest thing one time. They have signs that have a traffic light on them and "Photo Enforced." Someone grabbed some of those stickers that are reflective for mail boxes and stuck em on the sign changing it to "Profit Enforced."
Posted by: jetsnow600
Well i've still been lurking for the past few months, some of your posts are pretty funny.
Looks like i'm going to sell our 01 F250 crew cab diesel and get a new dodge. Anyone interested? Lifted, chip, etc., new tranny, shell, 75k miles. I'll still read your guy's posts since most of it doesnt have to do with what this thread started with, lol.
I hope i dont regret it BR>
Sean
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
good to hear ya had fun riding today MD. yep, valves are usually needing adjustment when you have cold start issues like that. i was having problems with the recon running poor on reserve. well, took tank out, cleaned it. there had to have been at least 2 + tablespoons of water in there. so it was sucking water from the bottom of the tube when i had it on reserve. carb drain screw also helped. always check that on hard start, or stalling issues.
i've got 2 red light tickets from cameras. they cost $100 each. i fully deserved them. it doesn't take pic unless you are at stop line on your side when your light is red. if you run a red light that blatant, you deserve a fine and a kick in the a$$. i never got the a$$ kick, but my wife razzed me, so that's close. i have no excuse for either of those, really bad judgement on my part on both occasions. funny thing is, those were prolly the only 2 i've ever run that red, and it was a fluke that both had cameras.
Thanks for the additional infohen I pull the body apartto get to the engine, I'll check the tank.
These cameras take the picture of the rear license plate and the driver. Saw the picture of one guy (in another town) that had ran a red lightyou could read the F*#@ word coming off his lipsOL
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
They've got 2 intersections in Fresno that they put cameras at. Completely worthless other than less people are running red lights so I guess that's good. They have to have clear pictures of both the license plate and the driver (in case the owner of the vehicle says "NOT ME DRIVING!" They reconfigured the cameras at one intersection because they weren't getting anything worth a darn. Took out SEVERAL cameras (which I'm sure the city had paid for and didn't get a refund.) A private company maintains the system and forwards possible violations to the PD who reviews the pics and issues the citation. After like 6 mos I think they issued not many tickets and like 16 had been paid. LOL. Big write up in the paper back then.
Funniest thing one time. They have signs that have a traffic light on them and "Photo Enforced." Someone grabbed some of those stickers that are reflective for mail boxes and stuck em on the sign changing it to "Profit Enforced."
Well, if the the red light runnershave gone straightand the cameras are still therethen, the city is taking advantage of the situationnd that's what I don't like about themimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif" border="0">t, then turns into a money maker for the city
On the "stickers" I'm sure you know nothing about themut sounds like it's the truth
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I think I saw them (or heard about them). Other then that, I didn't do it. My luck I'd get caught. LOL.
The numbers I posted were for like the first 6 mos. LOL. Pretty much a big failure from what they were saying. Too many of the pics were useless. Didn't have a clear pic of the driver or the plates.
Posted by: confusedbuyer
here, we get 2 pics in the mail, one of the red light and your veh BEFORE entering the intersection, with the red light in view. THEN, a pic of your rear plate going thru. Owner is deemed guilty, unless they get the driver to admit to it, and they can transfer the fine. I like it, cuz as if you don't know who was driving your car. AND, there's no penalty points, and a modest fine ($100-125). AND, you really deserve it for running a light that red!!
and i've argued with MD about cheesy speeding tickets, and i DETEST photo radar... but i don't mind red light cameras.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I think I saw them (or heard about them). Other then that, I didn't do it. My luck I'd get caught. LOL.
The numbers I posted were for like the first 6 mos. LOL. Pretty much a big failure from what they were saying. Too many of the pics were useless. Didn't have a clear pic of the driver or the plates.
The city is paying like $12,000 per month, per intersection for them to screw the driversNow, who's NOT in it for the moneyOne thing the drivers have going for them, is the liberal traffic court judgeLooks like the traffic copswill be targeting the limo tinted windows and license plate coversimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
here, we get 2 pics in the mail, one of the red light and your veh BEFORE entering the intersection, with the red light in view. THEN, a pic of your rear plate going thru. Owner is deemed guilty, unless they get the driver to admit to it, and they can transfer the fine. I like it, cuz as if you don't know who was driving your car. AND, there's no penalty points, and a modest fine ($100-125). AND, you really deserve it for running a light that red!!
and i've argued with MD about cheesy speeding tickets, and i DETEST photo radar... but i don't mind red light cameras.
Here, they are going to let you see the pictures, ONLY after they mail you, your citationthen, you tell them you want to fight itThen, you can go to the local P.D. to view the photos.
I still think it stinksI guess my biggest beef with it is, they are relying on a private company to do the job of a traffic officerand private business has NO business in L.E.They are only out to make money.
I remember YOU and Tommie giving me a hard time about those cheesy speeding tickets
Posted by: confusedbuyer
hey, where is pa? i can see he puts on a lot of miles so he's prolly very experienced driver, plus it must hurt for him when he gets a ticket..... more exposed to it than most of us.
so you really only object to the job security issue of the red light camera?
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Thing is Fresno City PD pretty much sucks WRT traffic enforcement. Talk about nill. At said intersection I saw someone blow a red left arrow right in front of a cop. Come on. Any better ticket then that? Cop seems him do it. Should have pictures to back it up. Didn't so ANYTHING. In Clovis they would have hung the guy from the traffic light on the spot
They have FINALLY started cranking up their traffic division. Before they didn't have an revenue sharing agreement with the county so the county got all of the traffic fine money they state didn't get. Now that they get a portion, they are enforcing traffic laws. But if the officer is a regular patrol officer, you can pretty much still do whatever you want. In Clovis, ALL officers are on traffic duty 100% of the time. Which I like. People tend to stay on top of themselves. But they aren't Nazis. Most people who complain are the idiots screwing around who they will pounce on.
Yah if you have a commercial DL in CA you get 1.5x pts and maybe, but not sure, double fines. Had a friend who didn't stop behind a RR crossing limit line. Got hammered big time ($1200 IIRC). That one is especially bad for the commercial guys. They can lose their CDL for that one. And he was in a regular car going to work, not in a truck.
Posted by: Trasher
Red Light cameras- 'oh what fun they are here in SDBR>
I got caught by one and I when to court to fight it. They are 18 traffic lights from one end of this street to the other. I timed each light ten times and found an average time the yellow light was on. Only one light on the street had a red light camera installed. Guess what I found out?
On the only traffic light that had a red light, the yellow light stayed on 1.6 seconds shorter than the next shorter time. Go figure........BR>
I when to court with that info and presented the info to the judge and also asked to see when the light was last calibrated. That was info I knew they wouldn't have. Bottom line- I walked out free and clear. Screw them lights
Posted by: Trasher
The company that installs & setup the lights also share in the money collected. What a racket!!!!img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif" border="0">
Posted by: Trasher
The fine was $271.00 but that was enough so they pushed it over $300.00.
The city even has a budget line item for this revenue. Bunch of crooks.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
IIRC the yellow light is supposed to be set by a CalTrans standard for the cameras. Don't want them to put a really fast yellow.
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
HHMMMMMM, not to long ago, you were balls to the wallsto conquer what's a head of youow, you have a "HELL NO its gonna cost to much if i try that" Shesh, I would of never guessedhr>
NOW NOW!!! aint much i wont go up. But if i am sitting at the bottom of a nearverticle slide area and their is an undercut section at the top. I know i cant make it so i dont try. before. I woulda tried
Posted by: Trasher
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
IIRC the yellow light is supposed to be set by a CalTrans standard for the cameras. Don't want them to put a really fast yellow.
In SD, the cameras are set by the company who installed it and share in the revenue produced by the camera. Yes, it's well known here that this is happening and the city shut them down because of this issue. It's a racket. I think I heard they started one back up near the airport
Posted by: Trasher
The cameras were to "improve safety" at the intersections but studies here have the accident rate vastly increasing due to rear end collisions. Everyone is slamming their brakes on so as not to get caught and the person behind slams into them. The exact opposite reaction to safety is what they have gotten.
They have their money so all is good with the city. That's the bottom lineimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
hey, where is pa? i can see he puts on a lot of miles so he's prolly very experienced driver, plus it must hurt for him when he gets a ticket..... more exposed to it than most of us.
so you really only object to the job security issue of the red light camera?hr>
Pa's aka: MrTommy's around. For some reasone doesn't visit us anymoreBR>
No, We'll always have job securityUnless, all the scrotes keep moving to Canadaimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I think if you have a problem area, You address it through direct enforcementNot, allowing a private company, along with the city to profit from this. I seriously doubt, they will remove the cameras, when the runnerswise up at those particular intersectionsnd other intersections become problem areasBR>
And, I posted the wrong fine amountt's $340I think I originally said $370.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Thing is Fresno City PD pretty much sucks WRT traffic enforcement. Talk about nill. At said intersection I saw someone blow a red left arrow right in front of a cop. Come on. Any better ticket then that? Cop seems him do it. Should have pictures to back it up. Didn't so ANYTHING. In Clovis they would have hung the guy from the traffic light on the spot
They have FINALLY started cranking up their traffic division. Before they didn't have an revenue sharing agreement with the county so the county got all of the traffic fine money they state didn't get. Now that they get a portion, they are enforcing traffic laws. But if the officer is a regular patrol officer, you can pretty much still do whatever you want. In Clovis, ALL officers are on traffic duty 100% of the time. Which I like. People tend to stay on top of themselves. But they aren't Nazis. Most people who complain are the idiots screwing around who they will pounce on.
Yah if you have a commercial DL in CA you get 1.5x pts and maybe, but not sure, double fines. Had a friend who didn't stop behind a RR crossing limit line. Got hammered big time ($1200 IIRC). That one is especially bad for the commercial guys. They can lose their CDL for that one. And he was in a regular car going to work, not in a truck.
Skinner, there are several reasons why the officer might not have acted
1. 2 people see different things
2. officer might not have seen it
3. officer busy fiddling around with his MDT(In car computer) most common thing while sittingBR>4. Officer has had to put his leg between his tailecause he gets similiar cases tossed out in traffic courtBR>
Now, When I work and am extremely busynd see someone being felony stupidI will at least stop them, inquire, and, if needed, get an autographBR>
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Trasher
Red Light cameras- 'oh what fun they are here in SDBR>
I got caught by one and I when to court to fight it. They are 18 traffic lights from one end of this street to the other. I timed each light ten times and found an average time the yellow light was on. Only one light on the street had a red light camera installed. Guess what I found out?
On the only traffic light that had a red light, the yellow light stayed on 1.6 seconds shorter than the next shorter time. Go figure........BR>
I when to court with that info and presented the info to the judge and also asked to see when the light was last calibrated. That was info I knew they wouldn't have. Bottom line- I walked out free and clear. Screw them lightshr>
Smart, You are now a traffic lawyer
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Trasher
The fine was $271.00 but that was enough so they pushed it over $300.00.
The city even has a budget line item for this revenue. Bunch of crooks.
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The company that installs & setup the lights also share in the money collected. What a racket!!!!img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif" border="0">hr>
Exactlyimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
IIRC the yellow light is supposed to be set by a CalTrans standard for the cameras. Don't want them to put a really fast yellow.
I am not an expert in this fieldBut, CalTrans can make standards. But, if it's not a state highway, they do not have control over the setting the timers on signals. The appropriate city/county public works dept. has that jurisdiction.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Trasher
The cameras were to "improve safety" at the intersections but studies here have the accident rate vastly increasing due to rear end collisions. Everyone is slamming their brakes on so as not to get caught and the person behind slams into them. The exact opposite reaction to safety is what they have gotten.
They have their money so all is good with the city. That's the bottom lineimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">
Funny you mention rear endsMy buddy had that happen last weekLady, driving a new malibu, slammed on her brakes to stop at a yellow lightHe's driving his 3/4 ton Dodgehit's her doing about 5 mph. Both vehicles sustain damages it stands, my buddy could be found at fault for: following to closely and unsafe speed. It doesn't matter lady made an unsafe stop. Here, if you rear end someone, outside of weird circumstances, the rear ender, will be found at fault.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
HHMMMMMM, not to long ago, you were balls to the wallsto conquer what's a head of youow, you have a "HELL NO its gonna cost to much if i try that" Shesh, I would of never guessedhr>
NOW NOW!!! aint much i wont go up. But if i am sitting at the bottom of a nearverticle slide area and their is an undercut section at the top. I know i cant make it so i dont try. before. I woulda tried hr>
So, what your saying is, Your turning into a PANSYimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
or
Is it olderbut wiser
Posted by: confusedbuyer
rearenders are pretty much the same everywhere. pretty hard to get off the hook for one. and she stopped for an amber....even more reason she'd get praised in the eyes of the law.
well, let's do an anatomy lesson here. the scrote hangs down low=south. big jim is up top=north. hmmmmm, nope, MD yer wrong. the scotes are down south and the dincks are up north! wow, you guys are really wound up about this red light issue. those are ugly , steep fines and some very unethical tactics from what you described creator. that'd PO me too. BUT, both mine i got here were deserved and very stupid on my part.
traffic court here is SO stacked against you. you're guilty for showing up. the judges basically don't want people tieing up court time with traffic disputes, so yer guilty. and often they'll increase your fine substantially if you have priors. BUT go and axe-murder someone, or drive impaired and take out a family, and you won't get convicted. of course, you'd have a lawyer for those kinda situations, so the legal system likes to make sure they butter each other, but not the unrepresented guy.
MD, did you say OFC wears panties?
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[MD, did you say OFC wears panties?
I thought he say "pasties" BR>
Probably has a bunch left over from those late night alley cat wrestling matching he has back at the ranch
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Some of the intersections in Fresno have signs for "Red Light Violations $370"
Posted by: rescuediver
Confused, Your killing me with your anatomy lesson, LMAOBR>
Pasties, Pansyall the same, He's a GIRLIE MANBR>
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Some of the intersections in Fresno have signs for "Red Light Violations $370" hr>
They had signs up that said the fine was $270. Now they have to change them.
Anyways, today the cameras were turned on. Looked like the media was going to make a production out of itGuess I'll changehow I travel around town
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[Anyways, today the cameras were turned on. Looked like the media was going to make a production out of itGuess I'll changehow I travel around townhr>
Exactly. People just change their route and the light has done nothing. Big 'ol scam in my eyes
Posted by: rescuediver
I traveled through 2 of the intersectons in effect, everyday, twice a dayIf there was a lot of accidents, I've never seen itAnd, Like I said before, if you identify a problem area, you address it with direct enforcementNot once did I ever see the P.D.'s moto units thereand they have over 20 of themBR>
Well, I guess I've beaten this issue to deathBR>
Back on the subject that brought us all togetherBR>
I have a buddy, who's thinking about selling his Dodgeand buying a new 6.0 PSD
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Boss asked a lot of questions today about the 10K limit on towing. I think he's looking at getting a 10K trailer for our Ditch Witch (and other equipment) as he says "The one we have is useless to us without someone with a Class A." Gave him the page with Classes in it from the VC. He's reading it and going "WTF?" Says you need to be a lawyer to interpret it. Ok, it's written in lawyer speak, but it's not that hard. Just break it down and it's clear. Went on to say "How to say something pretty simple in 5,000 words or more." Had to laugh, but it's kinda true. There are like what hmmm let me count...goes through like (h) or (i), so that's like 8 or 9 descriptions of vehicles that fit into Class C. Got to cover all the bases I guess.
Hopefully he remembers that come raise time.
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarriorHe's reading it and going "WTF?" Says you need to be a lawyer to interpret it. Ok, it's written in lawyer speak, but it's not that hard. Just break it down and it's clear. Went on to say "How to say something pretty simple in 5,000 words or more." Had to laugh, but it's kinda true. There are like what hmmm let me count...goes through like (h) or (i), so that's like 8 or 9 descriptions of vehicles that fit into Class C. Got to cover all the bases I guess.
Hopefully he remembers that come raise time. hr>
LMAOWell, majority of our screwed up legislators are lawyers or have lawyers doing the research for themI understand his frustrationBR>
Just mark this day downand drop hints, as that day approaches
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Talked to my coworker today. 12500(d) & 22406(a) is what he got.
According to the Uniform Bail Schedule he's looking at 130 for 12500(d) & 170 for 22406(a). I guess the boss is gonna pay the 12500(d). That one is correctable, but I assume that means he must get his Class A. Just wondering if he would get 1.5 pts for 22406(a) because he was supposed to have a Class A or if it's just 1pt. Hmmm. Any lawyers around here?
It really is amazing what you can find on the Internet if you look. That's the 2004 edition. I'm assuming it didn't change for '05.
Posted by: Trasher
[qIt really is amazing what you can find on the Internet if you look. That's the 2004 edition. I'm assuming it didn't change for '05.
Never ASSume that it is the same as last year. Remember, if they can fine you more they will
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I was looking at the judicial council's website and didn't find a new one. The judicial council isn't the legislature...they aren't out to screw you. LOL
OK, I call lawsuit...Fresno State canned their woman's basketball coach at 3:30pm. Her lawyer said those two words every University hates: Title IX. Give em a couple days and they are in US District Court for the Eastern District of California. LOL. Had to laugh, a judge in that court ordered an entire law firm to go through 6 hours of ethics classes before 12/31/05. LOL. 20 hours to the lead attorney and forwarded on his order to the state bar. She's no longer with the firm. Oh sometimes you just gotta love judges who've had enough of lieing lawyers.
Posted by: rescuediver
Seeing 1/2 of them lie each and everydayIt's amazing the bar still existsWait a minute, the bar they belong to is down on the cornerimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
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[qIt really is amazing what you can find on the Internet if you look. That's the 2004 edition. I'm assuming it didn't change for '05.
Never ASSume that it is the same as last year. Remember, if they can fine you more they willhr>
So trueI hate those three letters in that wordimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
And he's correct, I've looked up things in the CVC online, and came up with things from 1992I know, there have been changes since thenI know on those particular sections, sub sections had been added, but, were missing
Posted by: rescuediver
While lurking on the site tonightI came across this members photo page. Check out his winch set-up
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Posted by: rescuediver
Ordered a steering dampening stabilizer today for the Z400. Suppose to help on wear and tear of your arms and shouldersimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Anyone use one already? I ordered it from Ronnies's (advertises on the forum) seems like a nice guyHaving it dropped mailed for me tomorrow from down south
Posted by: confusedbuyer
geez MD, that poor guy. i can't imagine his pain losing 16 y/o son in atv mva. don't know if i could keep riding after that, knowing all the special times we've shared riding.
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I know, It would be tough for me, tooI talked to him right after he joinedHe just wants to try and educate riderso, no parent has to go through the pain he did. I forget what exactly happened though
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Confused, are your dates in Oregon still the same? Trying to work my details out
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Ordered a steering dampening stabilizer today for the Z400. Suppose to help on wear and tear of your arms and shouldersimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Anyone use one already? I ordered it from Ronnies's (advertises on the forum) seems like a nice guyHaving it dropped mailed for me tomorrow from down southhr>
I ordered steering stabilizer all new elka suspenders and rooldesign race pegs and some other goodies rappy should be pimped
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I ordered steering stabilizer all new elka suspenders and rooldesign race pegs and some other goodies rappy should be pimped
Coolid you get the dampner style or the steering stem style? Must be planning on some serious jumpingelkas to absorb the impactand rooldesign pegs to keep your feet planted
And your up late tonightwon't type anything, just in case, your not by yourself
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Festus, haven't looked at your pictures in awhileSWWEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> And I noticed MWQ made a requestfor a replay, so to speakBR>
I meet and rode with MWQ and mstrquad last Sat. Very nice guys. I'll be riding with MWQ this Sat. too. I'm sure I'll be riding with mstrquad and skinner in the near future
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I think me and LJ are going to go play up at Miami on Saturday. He thinks he found a road we've been looking for to get to the top of peak. And no playing in snow! LOL. Too much stuff can just go wrong.
Posted by: confusedbuyer
md, we're leaving on the 19th (Sat), staying in WA state at the Walmart parking lot in Chehalis (cuz Festus won't offer to let us stay at his ranch, AND i fear for my 17 y/o daughter's purity). then off to Florence and set up on the Sunday (20th?). It's definitely the Sunday.
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md, we're leaving on the 19th (Sat), staying in WA state at the Walmart parking lot in Chehalis (cuz Festus won't offer to let us stay at his ranch, AND i fear for my 17 y/o daughter's purity). then off to Florence and set up on the Sunday (20th?). It's definitely the Sunday.
Wise dadYou definately wouldn't want to see her picture on his bio page, like a trophy on displayimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
Do you still plan on leaving a couple days early?
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I think me and LJ are going to go play up at Miami on Saturday. He thinks he found a road we've been looking for to get to the top of peak. And no playing in snow! LOL. Too much stuff can just go wrong.
No snowisn't that taking some of the funout of getting to the peak
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
We're gonna run up to Pilot Pk which isn't that high. Plus after 2 debeaded tires last time and like and hour of getting 3 quads unstuck...I'm up for some actual seat time where *I'm* the one driving. LOL.
Ok, this is kinda on topic. Someone posted it over in the forums on an rv forum site. It's TFF. From a parts It was a disclaimer in a Draw-Tite WD hitch installation manual (or something like that."
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"DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HOOK-UP OR TOW WITH A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH THE REAR WHEELS REMOVED. This will cause severe instability, loss of control and structural failure."
Uhhhh....I don't even want to know....
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md, we're leaving on the 19th (Sat), staying in WA state at the Walmart parking lot in Chehalis (cuz Festus won't offer to let us stay at his ranch, AND i fear for my 17 y/o daughter's purity). then off to Florence and set up on the Sunday (20th?). It's definitely the Sunday.
Wise dadYou definately wouldn't want to see her picture on his bio page, like a trophy on displayimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
Do you still plan on leaving a couple days early?
thats this month huh? huh? Confused your daughter can stay at my place and ride down with me j/p chill out. BR>
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Coolid you get the dampner style or the steering stem style? Must be planning on some serious jumpingelkas to absorb the impactand rooldesign pegs to keep your feet planted
And your up late tonightwon't type anything, just in case, your not by yourselfhr>
Yeah i got the dapener style Not the one that goes on the steeris stem head. those is waaaay to much money. The elks are gettin set up for highspeed thru the woooooops jumping is secondary. but it will be nice to land a lil softer asweel the pegs are to keep my feet on when i dancin all over it and a few other miscellaneous items to make it all work. Im thinkin about gettin a ROX 2.5" bar riser. but i dunno if i could possible situate it so all my cables is long enough. Mainly i just wanna move the bars forward.
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We're gonna run up to Pilot Pk which isn't that high. Plus after 2 debeaded tires last time and like and hour of getting 3 quads unstuck...I'm up for some actual seat time where *I'm* the one driving. LOL.
It's always better to be the driver, then the passengerBR>
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarriorOk, this is kinda on topic. Someone posted it over in the forums on an rv forum site. It's TFF. From a parts It was a disclaimer in a Draw-Tite WD hitch installation manual (or something like that."
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"DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HOOK-UP OR TOW WITH A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH THE REAR WHEELS REMOVED. This will cause severe instability, loss of control and structural failure."
Uhhhh....I don't even want to know....
Sounds like someone was up for a Darwin awardIf that's a disclaimerhe Darwin recipient must of tried sueing
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Coolid you get the dampner style or the steering stem style? Must be planning on some serious jumpingelkas to absorb the impactand rooldesign pegs to keep your feet planted
And your up late tonightwon't type anything, just in case, your not by yourselfhr>
Yeah i got the dapener style Not the one that goes on the steeris stem head. those is waaaay to much money. The elks are gettin set up for highspeed thru the woooooops jumping is secondary. but it will be nice to land a lil softer asweel the pegs are to keep my feet on when i dancin all over it and a few other miscellaneous items to make it all work. Im thinkin about gettin a ROX 2.5" bar riser. but i dunno if i could possible situate it so all my cables is long enough. Mainly i just wanna move the bars forward.
I know what your sayingI'm waiting for the brown van to pull upso, I can put that thing onI'm going to try and move my bars in, hopefully(fingers crossed) that will help me out
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Actually from some other posts on that topic, it seems that Olds. did that as a stunt for one fo their front drive cars back in the 60s I guess. And back for the Chevy Citation in 1980 or something like that. They used a WD hitch so it basically lifted the back end up. Some people go a little to tight on the WD bars and end up lifting the back of the truck up off the ground.
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Hhhmmmm, I see what your saying Skinnerwas it an advertising ply?
Posted by: rescuediver
Skinner, seeing you work in the electrical businessIf I was to put a switch on my handle bars for my winchDo you know exactly, what I'd need to do? Other then screwing the button, to the handle barsBR>
Anyone else with knowledge(am I asking much for this can pipe in
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Umm I looked in the 2002 & 2005 editions of the National Electrical Code and couldn't find anything about ATVs. BR>
It woudl depend on how the wiring for that thing is set up. Does it have like a remote style controller that plus in to the winch? IIRC it looked like the controller was wired between the battery and the winch.
Either way you would need a switch (or a switch with relays) to do it. Without seeing a wiring diagram I'd only be shooting in the dark. If it doesn't use a relay, then you'll need some big (Like #8, 6 or bigger (wire sizes get bigger with a lower number until you get into 1/0 (one ought), 2/0, etc and up into the large MCM style cables (200, 300, 500 kcmil (thousands of circular mils)).
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
OK I found the old post where you had the pic of the Champion. And the controller sits between the battery and winch. What you would need is some kind of a waterproof 2 position relay. Kind of like a double sided Ford starter solenoid. It would need to be set up so that it locks out the opposite direciton. Where you supply power to one contact and the power flows through normally. Power through another contact would cross the wiring (would supply + to the - and - to the +) on the winch. You would want some kinf of a rocker style switch for the handlebar. You'll want a 2 position momentary contact. I belive it would be single-pole, double throw "SPDT". Of course it would need to be waterproof of some kind. (edit switch type, I had it backwards.) I'm findind some stuff.
I can't even figure out how to do a wiring diagram for you without a <pre> tag. It will just get to screwed up. Let me see what I can figure out.
Basciallyl we need to wire something up that mimics what is inside the stock controller.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Kind of expensive (almost what you paid for your winch) http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=78832 Need a polarity reversing solenoid. Or you can do it with 4 Ford solenoids (what Warn uses). The only reversing solenoid I can find online is a marin unit for anchors and runs about $90 (all boating stuff is horridly expensive).
Posted by: rescuediver
Ouch, I thought I could put something cheaper togetherHere's a picture of one, I found on e-bay, they have a diagram(it's towards the bottom of the page) on how they do it. Do you recognize anything like it? Is this, what would cost so much?
winch rocker
Posted by: rescuediver
Oh yea, I did think about opening the control box and duplicating itMy luck, I'd ruin itand be azzout on the whole thing
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
The big thing to find is that relay/solenoid. Rocker isn't that big of a deal (probably could be picked up at any auto store.) If you don't care about having power out, it's not that big of a deal a $12 Ford starter solenoid would work. You would then only need a waterproof momentary contact switch. I found a pic of a Warn with the cover removed and that's all it uses (well, they aren't the Ford fender mounts, but they are very close) and you can nearly the same thing at Kragen, but 4 @ 12 would run you about $50 OTD. For that I would just buy one of those universal kits and everything is already there and it would be much more compact than 4 solenoids.
You have to switch the + and the - and swap them for reverse. One set gets pulled in for Winching In and the other set gets pulled in for Winching Out.
That looks exactly like the contactor for the Warn ATV winches which goes $80 http://www.gowarn.com/atv-replacement-contactor.asp.
You'll need a contactor that is rated for at least 60 Amps, if not a little higher. 700 Watts / 12 Volts = 58 Amps.
Posted by: rescuediver
Thanks B&RJust might have to go with the real thingOh well, I'm still ahead of the curve on this thing
Posted by: confusedbuyer
md, we'll prolly stay and leave on Sunday following (is that the 27th???). why not duct tape the remote to the handlebar?? what about the factory handlebar thumb switch ( or is that $80 from gowarn?)
on the WD hitch, the rv dealer told me the sales video they got shows a Tempo pulling a trailer with no rear wheels, just to illustrate the point.
i bought some 10' jumper cables today, 10G wire, smaller clamps.....perfect for atvs i figured. at $3.50 (US) OTD, i bought 10 sets for buddys. who wouldn't want a set at that price????? I can't buy the wire and clamps for that price!
well, ttyl, i'm off to a curling bonspiel this weekend, teams from Saskatchewan, Calgary, Edmonton. should be fun.
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I've kinda wanted to get a set of mini jumper cables for the quad. Would be nice and trick to have a set, just in case. Never know when something is going to happen. Esp. once the batteries start to get to being 3-5 years old.
Any info on those confused?
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md, we'll prolly stay and leave on Sunday following (is that the 27th???). why not duct tape the remote to the handlebar?? what about the factory handlebar thumb switch ( or is that $80 from gowarn?)
on the WD hitch, the rv dealer told me the sales video they got shows a Tempo pulling a trailer with no rear wheels, just to illustrate the point.
i bought some 10' jumper cables today, 10G wire, smaller clamps.....perfect for atvs i figured. at $3.50 (US) OTD, i bought 10 sets for buddys. who wouldn't want a set at that price????? I can't buy the wire and clamps for that price!
well, ttyl, i'm off to a curling bonspiel this weekend, teams from Saskatchewan, Calgary, Edmonton. should be fun.
Ok, Now that I knowyou will be there that weekend, I'll know in a day or two, if, I'm going to make itBR>
Skinner, he said he bought 10 sets for buddiesI'm sure we are part of that equationafter all, we've been chatting for almost a year nowimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">
Have fun at curling
Posted by: rescuediver
I put the steering dampner on the quad today. I wasn't very happy with the instructionsThey were hand drawnnd, I had to figure out what the hell some of the drawings wereimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif" border="0">After about 40 mins. finally figured it outhere's not much room to work by the steering stemNow when you turn the bars, the bike goes shish, shish
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We're gonna run up to Pilot Pk which isn't that high. Plus after 2 debeaded tires last time and like and hour of getting 3 quads unstuck...I'm up for some actual seat time where *I'm* the one driving. LOL.
Ok, this is kinda on topic. Someone posted it over in the forums on an rv forum site. It's TFF. From a parts It was a disclaimer in a Draw-Tite WD hitch installation manual (or something like that."
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"DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HOOK-UP OR TOW WITH A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH THE REAR WHEELS REMOVED. This will cause severe instability, loss of control and structural failure."
Uhhhh....I don't even want to know....
At least i didnt spray too much mud on ya. hahaha
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I think me and LJ are going to go play up at Miami on Saturday. He thinks he found a road we've been looking for to get to the top of peak. And no playing in snow! LOL. Too much stuff can just go wrong.
No snowisn't that taking some of the funout of getting to the peakhr>
No, Its still gonna be a challenge. I tried the road the other day in the jeep and just about switched ends a few times. As well as 4000rpms in second and going sideways and then backwards.. It was fun but a lil steep and muddy.. haha
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I think me and LJ are going to go play up at Miami on Saturday. He thinks he found a road we've been looking for to get to the top of peak. And no playing in snow! LOL. Too much stuff can just go wrong.
No snowisn't that taking some of the funout of getting to the peakhr>
No, Its still gonna be a challenge. I tried the road the other day in the jeep and just about switched ends a few times. As well as 4000rpms in second and going sideways and then backwards.. It was fun but a lil steep and muddy.. haha
LOLSounds like a heck of a ride
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yeah. THe BFG ATs just dont cut it in the mud.. But come next winter i should be able to take the jeep ANYWHERE! *evil laugh*
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yeah. THe BFG ATs just dont cut it in the mud.. But come next winter i should be able to take the jeep ANYWHERE! *evil laugh*
Yea, the tread doesn't do to wellwhen they are clogged up with mudthey don't self clean at all
Posted by: confusedbuyer
the cables would cost more to ship than i paid for them. i'll look at the brand, etc..., when i go in my shop. that's where they are.
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Confused, why is ithat you are finding things, so, cheap up there?
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Festus, great accomplishmentBR>
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Confused, why is ithat you are finding things, so, cheap up there?
I'm just a shrewd shopper. these guys buy container loads of stuff from China, so i guess we reap the benefits of the big volume buying.
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Confused, why is ithat you are finding things, so, cheap up there?
I'm just a shrewd shopper. these guys buy container loads of stuff from China, so i guess we reap the benefits of the big volume buying.
So, the country is like one, big Wal Mart
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yeah. THe BFG ATs just dont cut it in the mud.. But come next winter i should be able to take the jeep ANYWHERE! *evil laugh*
Yea, the tread doesn't do to wellwhen they are clogged up with mudthey don't self clean at allhr>
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/113/img_0805.jpg
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yeah. THe BFG ATs just dont cut it in the mud.. But come next winter i should be able to take the jeep ANYWHERE! *evil laugh*
Yea, the tread doesn't do to wellwhen they are clogged up with mudthey don't self clean at allhr>
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/113/img_0805.jpg
LOL, looks like you are running slicksMan, imagine going down that hill
Posted by: Trasher
funny story to tell ya all:
I guy walks up to me the other day and asks if I could yank his stuck Range Rover out of the mud. (looks like a spoiled little rich kid). Well, I said sure being it's always fun to pull some nut out of a jamb. We drive up and he's buried pretty good, down to the axles. I back up to it and he hooks up the strap to his brush guard near the hood. I tell him to place it lower 'cause it'll bend. He states "you won't bend this one, it's beefy". ( (I think you might know what is going to happen but I'll keep writing)
I tell him again to place it on his frame or to a tow hook but he didn't want to get dirty so he say it's all good. I ask him one last time. "Dude, i'll ripe that thing right off. Are you should you want to leave it there? I won't be respondable if it get damaged"
He says again it's ok so we get into our vehicles (I'm driving a mighty PSD-had to stay on topic) and I take off hard. I did yank him right out but the brush guard folded straight out and was bowed right where he hooked it up. I got out and was laughing like He!! and he didn't think it was that funny. He says"my mom is going to kill me when I get home" img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">BR>
I had other stuff to do but boy did I want to follow him home to see his mom's reaction.img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
LMFAO. That's too good.
At least he didn't leave it out there over night.
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
LMAO you just gotta hope now that mom dont come after you for the damage to her range. You know how them rich people are. but it is always funny seein em stuck
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I knew it was going to happen. That's why I asked three times. The third times a charm they say and it was
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LMAO you just gotta hope now that mom dont come after you for the damage to her range. You know how them rich people are. but it is always funny seein em stuck
I would love to have a conversation with mommy. A couple of questions come to mind quickly here.
1. Why was junior driving in an area that was posted "no trespassing"
2. What was he doing out there at 10:30am and not in school
3. What the heck are you thinking letting him drive a rover in the first place
4. Does he wipe himself or do you still do it
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
good man creator. best bend momma over your knee and spank her too (for me atleast) while your at it
Posted by: Trasher
She prolly ain't yer type. Sure she's over 18 yrs 'ol
Posted by: rescuediver
Like everyone elseI LMFAOWhile I was reading it, I was saying to myselfI hope you covered your license plateIf you see him againLet him know, his plight was enjoyedby numerous people over the internet
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LMAO you just gotta hope now that mom dont come after you for the damage to her range. You know how them rich people are. but it is always funny seein em stuck
I would love to have a conversation with mommy. A couple of questions come to mind quickly here.
1. Why was junior driving in an area that was posted "no trespassing"
2. What was he doing out there at 10:30am and not in school
3. What the heck are you thinking letting him drive a rover in the first place
4. Does he wipe himself or do you still do it hr>
Love It
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good man creator. best bend momma over your knee and spank her too (for me atleast) while your at it hr>
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Originally posted by: Trasher
She prolly ain't yer type. Sure she's over 18 yrs 'ol hr>
You walked right into that FestusLOL
Posted by: mstrquad
look at it is way he came get farther in to the mud and still not get dirtey
Posted by: Trasher
ya, it's bent out now so he has a great little fishin dock there
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Anybody need a pull out??? You can always count on me to help when needed
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarriorAt least he didn't leave it out there over night. hr>
Speaking of leaving vehicles overnightBR>
I used to have a 1979 Chevy LuvLifted, mag wheels, huge 33s on itUse to blow universal joints all the timeThis truck taught me not to play rough with your everyday vehicleI left it sitting in the Sierra's(on the wrong side of the hill) for a week, before I could get it out. Then, left it for another weekat a local off road parkmessed up some of the electrical systemafter playing in some sick looking mudAfter that truck, I decided to buy an atv to play with
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Originally posted by: Trasher
Anybody need a pull out??? You can always count on me to help when neededhr>
I need to put the pull strap in my truckjust for occasions like that
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Originally posted by: Trasher
ya, it's bent out now so he has a great little fishin dock therehr>
Sounds like the bumper Festus had on his warriorhe one, he rammed into down treesto get over
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
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Anybody need a pull out??? You can always count on me to help when neededhr>
I need to put the pull strap in my truckjust for occasions like thathr>
I never leave home without it
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Originally posted by: Trasher
ya, it's bent out now so he has a great little fishin dock therehr>
Sounds like the bumper Festus had on his warriorhe one, he rammed into down treesto get overhr>
'ol Festus + welder= danger (plus or minus a couple of cold ones)
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'ol Festus + welder= danger (plus or minus a couple of cold ones)
LOL, He kinda reminds me of Mac Guiverand looks like him tooBR>
Posted by: confusedbuyer
creator, hilarious story.BR>
about a month ago, there was a video clip floatin around the net of kids who gets car stuck on snow bank in his own driveway. buddy comes by with a 1/2T Ford, and starts draggin him, but he goes a little sideways and hangs him up on the small bank. then they take a couple of hard runs and pull the entire front or rear clip off the car. their stunned expression was hilarious.
my GM van ( the one you keep telling me really isn't a lemon) was in it's natural broken down state about 2-3 miles from home. being too cheap to pay yet another tow-bill on this thing, i decided to tow it home late at night, with the mighty PSD. i have a tow-rope made for me by a log salvage buddy (marine guy). it's kinda thin looking, but he said it's some kinda special fiber, strong like steel to 10,000lb. so we went around my hitch, and around the front end of the GM like a sling,kinda by the frame and lower control arms. my father-in-law rode in the van.didn't want a 2-way radio, but it came in handy when i had to remind him to take it outta park after the initial drag!. the trip went okay. i was real worried about the sling-shot rearender, which we never did. but when i removed rope it had cut it's way about 50% thru, just from the way i'd placed it thru the front end. now my rope is shorter.
moral of the story is whenever i tow someone or pull them out, let them hook up to theirs, and you do your end.
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letting them hook THEIR vehicle up is the correct way to handle it for sure. Don't forget to place something heavy (like a sandbag, coat, something) over the middle of the strap in case it comes loose or breaks. If not, it might come right through your back window!I have seen a chain make the back of a K1500 quite a mess
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I was helping someone pull out some people at Pismo. This guy didn't know where to put the strap to hook up this minivan. I told him well go through the lower control arm (only thing stout enough on the front end that was accessable with the air dam. I decided to check it, just to make sure. He looped it around the tie rod. OUCH.
Also that trip we (well, it was my friend) lucked out when a strap snapped. I felt the struck surge (it's a D/A) and was like uhhhh. Looked at my buddy and looked like he was about to cry. "What the?" "The strap snapped." His license plate has about a 1" deep dent in it now.
Has anyone ever seen anyone selling a cotton or other natural fiber tow strap? My brother was in the Navy (USS Kitty Hawk '94-99) and they made it clear in no uncertain terms that NO nylon ropes were to be used. They showed them a movie of a nylon rope snapping and what happens. The manican was sliced in half, cleanly. All of the ropes they used were either cotton or hemp.
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Confused the rope your speakin of is called spectra-braid. thats what we use on out boats for winch lines on the cranes. way better than cable.
Strong ropes in the 12 strand catagory
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locally, some guys got liquored up plus they were into the happy lettuce and chasing Festus-age chicky-poos. they were in a riding area with a 4x4 and found a burnt out car they started dragging around for fun. it kept coming off the tow rope, and they'd have to re-attach it. one time, one of the guys is at the back by the car and says to the teeny-bopper, " tell him to hit it when i give you the signal". she promtly screams verbatim what she's just been told. the driver only hears her squelch out, "HIT IT". he floors it and took the guys lower leg off clean, like a leg of ham. they threw the leg in the box and were easily 1/2 an hour away on a bumpy, rough logging road, driving like maniacs. don't know how the lawsuit settled, but should be interesting.
Posted by: OneFlyCowboy
That sounds like a no fault situation to me. if the driver gets sued over it id have to kill the buddy that sued me. DUMASS i guess it is canada and all
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just show you he shoud have been the one to say hit it
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People just don't understand what can happenwhen something goes wrongwhile trying to pull/winch someone or something
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Has anyone ever seen anyone selling a cotton or other natural fiber tow strap? My brother was in the Navy (USS Kitty Hawk '94-99) and they made it clear in no uncertain terms that NO nylon ropes were to be used. They showed them a movie of a nylon rope snapping and what happens. The manican was sliced in half, cleanly. All of the ropes they used were either cotton or hemp.
Skinner, Over Christmas break, BJ's had just what your looking forStupid medidn't buy it eitherI think it was like $65BR>
And the only "hemp" I know ofyou don't tow withBR>
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That sounds like a no fault situation to me. if the driver gets sued over it id have to kill the buddy that sued me. DUMASS i guess it is canada and all hr>
yep, we're always about 10 years behind your legal precedences.
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Skinner, Over Christmas break, BJ's had just what your looking forStupid medidn't buy it eitherI think it was like $65BR>
And the only "hemp" I know ofyou don't tow withhr>
i think ya got a little tongue-twisted there MD, i think what you meant to say was: "skinner, just what your looking for, BJ over Christmas break!!"
if ya smoke industrial hemp, you'll be sucking a long time before ya get a buzz ( see above .
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i think ya got a little tongue-twisted there MD, i think what you meant to say was: "skinner, just what your looking for, BJ over Christmas break!!"
Guess I walked right into thatBJ's is a shop near Oceano Dunesbj's place
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Tonight, the daughter and I worked on her MojaveAdjusted the valves, they were a little offLooked around a little bit, everything looked alright. On the cams, next to the rocker arms, it look a little rough, could this be because of the manufactoring process? The top of the piston (looking down from the spark plug hole) looks a little pitted, tooI hate the way the spark plug sits deep in the engine. Can't clean out all the sand and mud from around the plug before you remove it. It's to recessedPulled the carb to clean it. While removing the choke cable, I slipped and broke the little plastic thumb lever for the cableI imagine, that's $20 bucks to replaceTomorrow, guess I'll drain the tank, remove the fuel tap and clean the tank out. Need to visit the local dealer to buy couple parts, tooHopefully, with all this, the thing will start a lot easier for her AND me
Funny thing, while doing all this, the daughter mentions, how long this all takesI told her, imagine if we had to do this, to the other 5 quads
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md, you didn't really walk into anything, i just have a full-time pig mind. many times i've bit my tongue, but couldn't resist on that one.
i feel your pain on trying to keep several quads running/maintained. combine that with being poor like me and having to buy used all the time. ya really gotta keep seperate log books on each one for what and when you've done maintenance. air cleaners are particularly high maint. if you're in the dust. dunes are nice that way.
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Originally posted by: confusedbuyer
"skinner, just what your looking for, BJ over Christmas break!!"
If you only knew.
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I went to the local atv shop today. The pain wasn't to bad, walked out spending just under $25 for the parts I needthe choke lever was only $5To bad I have to wait until mid week to get the stuffMight cut into riding next weekendI just hope after all the time and effortspent on this quad is worth it1 kick start would be awesomeBR>
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md, you didn't really walk into anything, i just have a full-time pig mind. many times i've bit my tongue, but couldn't resist on that one.
i feel your pain on trying to keep several quads running/maintained. combine that with being poor like me and having to buy used all the time. ya really gotta keep seperate log books on each one for what and when you've done maintenance. air cleaners are particularly high maint. if you're in the dust. dunes are nice that way.
Oh SureWe must all be "a full-time pig"because, when I read it after your post, I thought the same thing you didI guess, being a full time pig is ANOTHER thing, all of us here, have in commonBR>
I feel your pain on being poorAll of our stuffwas bought used(except the LT 160) When my daughter cleaned the k&n filter, she couldn't believe how dirty it wasWhen I told her, they are suppose to go 50,000 miles with out a cleaningshe asked if she had 50,000 miles on it from riding itI started laughingTold her, I didn't think so. Put it in relation to how many miles are put on our cars each yearShe then understood.
Also, through all this, she now, has a very good understanding of how a engine workshaving it torn apart was an excellent experience for her. She got to visualize how things workimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">nd hoiw many 15 year old girls can say" they adjusted valves on an engine
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"skinner, just what your looking for, BJ over Christmas break!!"
If you only knew.
Why don't you tell us
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is it someting, we will hear about while at Miamiimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
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It's a joke and not suitable for a family oriented site. LOL
I put on a UNI filter on the Warrior the other day. The stock filter was developing a slight tear on the end (the "closed" end where the end plate goes) and I was worried it would tear further at a bad time. I got some No Toil Oil and going to see how that works. Seemed to suck up a lot into the filter. I figured there would be more left after I squeezed it would. Can't seem to get it all out, esp. near where it mounted to the frame. There's a rubber part that uses a hose clamp to clamp down on the filter frame. Though the did include 2 extra foam bushing/seals. My stock one was ripping off the frame and leaking. Hopefully the Epoxy I used hold up to the fuel and elements.
When I finally go it mounted (that new seal is thicker and I had to really push on the lid to get it closed. Started her up and WOW. She sound good. Seems a LOT deeper. I like it. Can't wait to take it up to Miami tomorrow and rip around. See what happens. Hopefully the jetting will be ok. Worried it might lean out a little bit.
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Sounds like a story for Miami
Now all you need to do is throw a exhaust on that thingreally wake her upYou would need to re jet, thoughIf getting to your carb is a painthen, it might not be worth the changes. I hate getting to the carb on the mojaveSoooo, much stuff in the wayand not a lot of room in there, to work with it attached to the bike
Posted by: confusedbuyer
funny how some quads are so much harder to work on than others.
good thing you're teaching your daughter some mechanical things. when a mechanic tries to lie to her, she'll know. i'm trying to get 9 y/o to help and learn. his attn span for helping is too short. he'll remove some bolts i've loosened, but as i'm thinking about something, he always takes off.
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btw MD, what a trajedy here with the 4 mounties getting shot by the lunatic. at least he did himself after so we don't have to watch the families suffer thru trials, and then puke on our joke-of-a-legal system's mamby-pambying him after. i wish in those circumstances the police just do the guy, and say they returned fire, or make up some other iron-clad excuse. no one would care. captured alive is waste of time and $$, and cruel to the victim's survivors. people think cuz our country doesn't have death penalty that we're all bleeding hearts. believe me, the majority would love to see guys like this tortured and eventually terminated. mind you, all the different states with DP end up keeping the POS alive for years witth ridiculous expense. China does it right.
watching and reading the stuff about the families is heart-wrenching. really chokes me up.
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funny how some quads are so much harder to work on than others.
good thing you're teaching your daughter some mechanical things. when a mechanic tries to lie to her, she'll know. i'm trying to get 9 y/o to help and learn. his attn span for helping is too short. he'll remove some bolts i've loosened, but as i'm thinking about something, he always takes off.
She doing greatDoesn't want me to work on it, unless she's homeGuess, it gives her bragging rights to everyone, she talks too:cool) I'm trying to get my 12 year old into it more. She is the same way, stays focused for a few minutesthen, has enoughBut, she would rather study/readwhich her mother and I, can't complain aboutBR>
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Confused, I understand 110% with whatyour sayingI didn't hear all of what occurred up there. But it's all a tragedyJust like what occurred in GeorgiaI could comment on it, but, it is only being a Monday Morning quaterback, at it's to late for thatVery sad
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same here, we don't really know much, and everyone is wondering how one nutbar can fataly injure 4 rcmp, without them shooting him. i'm not gonna criticize the police at all if they erred in how they handled it, my god, they already paid with their lives. but i have a bad sense they're gonna flower it up to make sure the dept isn't criticized and everyone thinks the 4 fatals were heroic. I'd rather the complete truth come out, and then maybe people could learn from it.
