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As the front springs compress, to a degree you will see the same effect as lengthening the drag link. Normally not enough to pull the steering off center. Gravel trucks usually do not have air bags, but rather a spring suspension set up for heavy loads. Just for a quick check, take a tape measure, and on a hard level surface measure the height of the front bumper, empty, then loaded. If there is a big difference start looking at springs.

The best thing that GM or Chrysler Corp. had going for them at the time was the fact that neither one had Robert McNamara. As for Nascar Racing then, King Richard never used all he had available, just enough to win. As for Nascar, in general it is just like Wrestling, they know who is going to win before they start. Nascar is Drama, just like Jr. said it was.

Any thing that you buy as a set can get expensive in a hurry. Basic hand tools are always good. A good place to shop for specialty stuff is a pawn shop or flea market. They are a good place to find hammers of all sizes and description, punches, and drifts, fuel and oil filter wrenches. You can"t do much around tractors or trucks Without an oil pressure gauge with flexible hose and fittings, a cooling system pressure tester, or a hand held digital temp gun. I once bought a new Cummins engine baring tool by snap on, at a pawn shop in Baton Rouge, for $5.00. When the salesman asked me what it was, I said I didn't know, that I was going to weld it on a garden tiller. I wish I had, I might be able to find it. Depending on which direction he goes buying a lot of stuff now might not be a real good idea.

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I new to forum is there a minium about of post's needed to post pictures

Everyone here likes pictures, dogs, girls, trucks, babies, just about anything, even tractors. I would like to tell you how to post them, If I knew how. Someone will come to our rescue. Help, help

Mike i hope you know that santa isnt real! LOL vinny

Say it ain"t so.

New is the Only way to go. It doesn't matter who the re-builder is. Easy pedal is my choice.

Thumbnails attached to what, Dammitt boy

The OKW should all understand this, if they think they are "fair" ones. A study by the New York City Budget Office was released this week, and you didn't hear much about it in the mainstream media because it hurts their candidate's message.Keep in mind, I'm your Conservative Everyman. I'm no economist, nor am I a political scientist. I call 'em as I see 'em just like you do. And away we go... New York City has a little more than 8 million residents. Of those many millions, 1% -- ONE PERCENT -- pays 43% of the income taxes. You know how many people that works out to? About 35,000 people. Picture in your mind's eye the City of New York, not just Manhattan, but all five boroughs. Imagine the throngs here right now enjoying the holidays. Think about the police presence, the sanitation, the schools brimming with children...East Side, West Side, The Village -- a hell of a town! 8 million people! Now imagine Yankee Stadium, or any average Major League ballpark, and fill it except for the nosebleed seats. That tiny number pays almost HALF the operating costs for the city. How's THAT for fair? Another kick in the head is that ten percent of New Yorkers pay 71% of the taxes. Guess how much income it takes to crack that ten percent?You don't have to be one of the millionaires or billionaires whom the Divider in Chief loves to vilify. You need not be an evil fat cat making $200,000 -- perish the thought! What's it take to crack the top ten percent in the most expensive city in America? $105,000. Yep, a buck five. And they talk about shared sacrifice. They blather on and beat annoying drums chanting about fairness and "Tax the rich until they're poor". They should all be going door to door chanting to the one percenters, "Thank You for the Civil Services, We Owe You One!" When I think about the wealthy in America, I think about the hard work, the risk and the sacrifice it takes to succeed. I think about all the people able to feed their children and send them to school because they have jobs created by the successful risk-takers. I don't hold a grudge against the big time rich -- except for limousine liberal millionaires in Hollywood. Whatever you think about those disingenuous narcissists, multiply it by 75 and you're in my neighborhood. Heck with them. Until they remit an extra couple grand to http://pay.gov, they have zero credibility just like all leftists seeking to raise taxes. The time has come to finally poke holes in the rhetoric of the Occupy rabble. It is time to pull back the curtain on leftists who seek to pit American vs American in a class war under the false pretense of fairness. It is time to silence the ugliness of envy. It is time to shame the selfishness and hatred of the American Left, starting with the election of a new president...That would make me fairly happy. T.J. McCormack, the conservative everyman, is a comedian, radio talk show host and commentator. Follow him on Twitter @TJMcCormack

More and more of that 1% are packing it in and getting completely out of NY. Yet the answer to NYC's problems is to raise taxes.

With a Federally Mandated corporate 54 MPG fuel average by 2025, you could probably see even more of this as a trend. Do any of you remember a little Italian two seater by Isetta. You can google it to see what it looked like. At least Ford chose to stand on their own and tough things out. When I was active In trucking, you could not find 6 truckers who would agree on anything. Most, when asked did not vote or were not even registered to vote. I hope you guys are not too busy. There needs to be a sweeping change made, as it is coming to a time when it will be too late. If you think otherwise look at Europe, doesn't matter where they are all in trouble.

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four short blasts into the bead area and a match while simutaneously applying air to the stem will seat them near every time. I couldn't believe it the first time I'd seen it either.

I now use a water based paste type stuff from the tire supply vendor. It will seal a bead up to 3/4" in spacing, then push out while the tire inflates. It's actually called tire mounting lube, but randyp and various small animals would find a different use for it. You just scoop up the squish out with your hand and put it back in the bucket to be used again.

Rob

I built my bead seater just a day or so after the last time I tried to seat one with either. You forgot to mention that after you gave the tire a good squirt, you always spray a stream of either to the outside of the tire to ignite it with the match. I did so and lit the liquid fuse, wooosh , it didn't even move So, I squirted it again, and lit it off, wooosh. By that time, I was getting pissed, so I gave it areal good soak of either and touched it off, Kaaawhaaammm. A large ball of fire singed my eye lashes, my eye brows, and all the hair off both forearms. I just stood there laughing and yelling, thank you Jesus I am not hurting and I can still see. I might try it again someday, but not likely.

This weekend I was at a farm sale and I bought a small well pressure tank that looks to be the size of a cheetah bead seater. I have some three inch brass ball valves and some threaded black pipe and I am going to make one. Did you just flatten the end of the pipe and use it that way or did you need to weld on that little ridge down on the end of the pipe that some bead seaters have?

Flatten the end and add a small piece of angle iron at the end. Look at one somewhere to get the idea, you will probably have to have to trim it somewhat. If I were to make another one I would put the valve and pipe in the end of the tank for better balance.

Got this from Newts site. Interesting from a candidate...

You want to know how things work in D.C.? Where's the power? Who's pulling the strings?

The economy of the world came down to the unholy trinity of guns, drugs and gasoline -- military industry, drugs (legal and illegal), and energy -- and now I would add agribusiness as the fourth controlling commodity, and always with the enabling bankers never too far out of sight making their profits far too often from wars and slave labor.

While that readily explained the suffering of the Third World, it didn't immediately answer why in America it was possible for so many people to be unhappy with our government's decisions, both foreign and domestic, when we're supposedly living in a democracy.

A quick analysis of our electoral process revealed the obvious answer. The simple fact is we do not live in a democracy. Certainly not the kind our Founding Fathers intended. We live in a corporate dictatorship represented by, and beholden to, no single human being you can reason with or hold responsible for anything.

The corporation has but one obligation, which is to increase profits for it's shareholders by any legal means necessary by the next fiscal quarter.

They have no moral, patriotic, social, environmental, generational or even sustainable responsibility. They have only a short-term economic mandate and their only responsibility to society is to stay within the law to accomplish it.

This doesn't mean corporations shouldn't exist or even that their directors are evil by their very DNA. It has been a legally acceptable basic flaw in the form of our capitalist system that allows corporations to operate without a moral compass or obligation to society -- but that's a discussion for another day.

The law is rarely a problem because the corporations' legal obligations are pretty much designed first and foremost for their maximum profit by the legislation created by the legislators belonging to our two national political parties, both of which are wholly bought, sold and controlled by Wall Street. The banks and the corporations. In other words the game is rigged. Feel like a sucker? We all do because we all are.

The manipulation, aided by a very willing media also owned by the corporations, has made things easier beginning with what has become the amazing Orwellian staple of every newscast, selling the public on the lie that the Dow has somehow become America's scoreboard!

We're all hypnotized, rooting for them like they're our home team at a football game, cheering for THEIR scoreboard mindlessly forgetting WE'RE THE AWAY TEAM!!

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't. Long-time Capitol Hill staff and campaign strategists tell me the average legislator spends one-third of their time (or more) every day raising money or on activities related to raising money.

Yes, they are "elected" which creates the mass delusion of democracy to keep the masses from rioting, but congressional races are costing millions of dollars and some Senate seats are going for tens of millions each, and they're predicting well over one billion dollars for the next presidency.

That's some democracy we've created there, isn't it?

Of the people?

By the people?

For the people?

What people?

Democracy in America is ill and the masses want it healed. How?

Yes, we can demonstrate. We can march. We can write and sign petitions to our Representatives. We can occupy.

And we should because it's healthy to vent, and we don't feel so all alone. But the truth is, other than the value of venting, we're wasting our time. It is naïve to expect political results from any of these activities.

Our representative can give us lip service. A lot of sympathy. Empathy even. But we don't pay their media bills!!

We need to eliminate all private finance from the electoral process.

And let's not be distracted by "reforms." Let's spare ourselves the unnecessary discussions about transparent disclosure, or the conflict of interest of foreign countries buying favorable treatment, or protection after protection being gutted by dangerously diluted regulations, or trying to impose this limit or that limit, etc., etc., etc.

Campaign finance doesn't need reform. It needs elimination.

To accomplish this we must overturn Buckley v. Valeo, one of the two or three worst decisions in the history of the Supreme Court.

The ruling makes the extraordinary decision that money is protected by the First Amendment.

Presumably Chief Justice Gordon Gekko presiding!

These smartest guys in the room actually decided that spending money is the equivalent of free speech. You might wonder why no one in that smart room stood up and said wait a minute, if money is speech, isn't lack of money lack of speech?

You know, as in the rich get to talk, and the poor don't? How are the non-moneyed classes represented by this decision?

I guess nobody stood up then, but it's time to stand up now.

In fact, I am now introducing a new pledge to be signed by our legislators. Of both parties. Independents too. Everybody's welcome.

THE PLEDGE FOR A DEMOCRATIC AMERICA

(We'll need someone more educated than I to draw it up, or we can copy Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge, but it would go something like this.)

I, The Undersigned, pledge to overturn Buckley v. Valeo and eliminate all private finance from the electoral process, thusly restoring America to it's democratic principles. I may take corporate, PAC, SuperPAC, or Chinese money to get elected or reelected (martyrdom accomplishes nothing), but upon my election I will make campaign finance elimination one of my immediate top priorities.

Now somebody should be starting a new Third Party whose platform is dedicated to this one idea. Twenty-five years ago that's what I'd be doing right now.

But the need for a Third Party aside, this idea applies for everyone. Just as much for the Tea Party on the right as the 99 Percenters on the left (the corporate oligarchy actually has no Party affiliation, it just looks Republican).

Both groups should adopt this issue. The Occupiers need not agree on anything else, because frankly nothing else matters, and a bit more focus on the root of our problems for the Tea Party certainly wouldn't hurt them either.

Let's see who's serious about representing the "people."

And you know what?

We might be pleasantly surprised at how many congressmen and senators sign this thing who would rather be doing something more dignified with their lives than spending half their time begging for money.

Just a point of order here. Our founding fathers did not give us a Democracy, which they understood would not survive. Instead they gave us a Constitutional Republic, and a system of laws and absolutes guaranteed to all citizens. This system has been hijacked by progressives and activist judges with a progressive agenda. Our Constitution guaranties us a Republican form of government. Not a government of mob rule.

I'm sure i'll get hammered on here for saying so,but i don't think i've ever seen any "mini-truck" project that i really liked,i often wonder what goes through someones mind when they build something like this! but again,thats just my opinion,and everybody knows what they say about opinions!........Mark

Yep, I know just the old saying you mean, Opinions are just like Chevrolet's, every asshole has one. I think that's it anyway.

I buy lots of stuff from Northern Tool and Equipment, they send me lots of catalogs. I keep seeing ad for E-Z way tire changer. It says you can break bead from both sides without turning tire over. It show pic of 2 tire tools, one looks kinda hinged. Cost is 289.00. Anybody on here ever used one or have any input? I dont wanna pay that much to test something. I didnt think there was anything e-z way bout breaking a truck tire down. Anybody familiar with this apparatus? thank you,,,randypee

If you only plan on repairing or replacing your very own tires. All you really need is a duck billed tire hammer and 3 tire dismounting irons, or 2 and a tire spoon. You need the hammer anyway to break down tires that have glued them self to the rim. The slide hammer gizmo is not worth hauling home. The best tire repair tool that you could ever own is a bead seater, like the cheetah brand sold at Northern. I made mine from all new stuff purchased at Ace Hardware, for less than 35 bucks. a new portable air tank a 2 in. gate valve, a short length of black pipe, a 1/4 gate valve, and a shop air fitting. Now if you are going to do 10 at a time take it to the tire store. The biggest problem is getting the wheels off the truck. If you would like, the next time you have to change one out. load it and spot in the truck and bring it to 246 Aster Ln. Morganton Ga. I will show you how to slip a tire off and on quicker than a cat can lick it's ass.

What is the use of being a dangum outlaw if nobody's scared of ya. Heck my dad's driving used to terrify anyone that was foolish enough to get in the car with him. Terrorism has sort of gotten a bad name lately. Act's of cowardliness against the people of the USA should have left the perpetrators shaking in their shoes in fear of being blown back into the dark ages. That is not an opinion folks it is a damn fact. When we put up with just a little of that BS, It just get's worse. Washington's elite should be terrified over not having a job. Let's make it happen

Well, I went and done it- much like my hero Rob did before, I went and bought a bike today. Been thinking about it for a while, but i'm 55 years old now and not getting any younger, so I decided to just do it. Unlike Rob though I decided to get a new one.

I started to get one last year but didn't and I kind of wished I had ever since.

Only rode it a little bit, it's been a long time since I rode so i'll kinda get back into it slowly and get used to the bike some before I do much long distance riding.

Been a long time since I had a really nasty bicycle wreck. you better hunt up some knee pads and elbow pads, and don't forget to roll up your pant's leg. Did you get one of them little butterfly spoke wrenches to go with it? If so send me the wheel when you get through with it, I have a truing stand in the basement.

not enough air, due to restricted air cleaner will do that. If it' s really restricted, you could convince yourself that the turbo is bad.

Look at a TP 2 valve.

And why not?

Might just be an opportunity to see who your friends really are. As a young man, I once made a comment to and older mentor about someone being my friend. His reply has always stuck with me, and has stood the test of time. Does he come to see you? He asked. Your friends come to see you. If it wasn't so damn far I would come at least once a week, just to aggravate. That is of course, only If you really are as obnoxious as you pretend to be.

Is the tank past repairing?

Do you object to mildly controversial off topic discussions on BMT? This includes politics, religion and stuff like that. Of course we are not going to allow full blown, knock down-drag out debate to rage within our pages, but we do have a lot of members that want to discuss these topics in a adult manner with their peers. So lets put it to a vote!

Keep in mind that these topics are only in the off topic forum. All other forums are for on topic discussions as usual.

Such a forum or topic might be under consideration as to be for for members only. If anyone has had their feathers ruffled we could discuss that first and get it resolved.

NOPE...Doesn't matter to me...If I don't like it, I don't read it. Problem solved!

Rodger dodger you old codger, I think the same way you do.