Joseph Cummings

Goodyear "KW K" rim

Yeah you used a block of wood on the floor to offset the split

I could declare my cat is a "certified welder" and it would be true

Now I hear guys saying multi piece rims are illegal.

Fine on anything but a bus. It's done all the time. Floats on the front of trash trucks are really common. And I don't know about now but UPS used to run them on steering axles all the time. People say "Illegal" all the time over truck driver's tall tales. They all used to say frame welding is Illegal. They say straightening or welding an axle housing is illegal. If you challenge them on it they claim the welds all have to be done by a "Certified Welder". If you ask them "Certified by WHO??" they can't tell you. That is because there is no certification required to weld truck frames. "CERTIFIED" is mostly a salesdouches buzz word. Like "Certified Pre Owned"

§ 393.75 Tires. (a) No motor vehicle shall be operated on any tire that— (1) Has body ply or belt material exposed through the tread or sidewall, (2) Has any tread or sidewall separation, (3) Is flat or has an audible leak, or (4) Has a cut to the extent that the ply or belt material is exposed. (b) Any tire on the front wheels of a bus, truck, or truck tractor shall have a tread groove pattern depth of at least 4⁄32 of an inch when measured at any point on a major tread groove. The measurements shall not be made where tie bars, humps, or fillets are located. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, tires shall have a tread groove pattern depth of at least 2⁄32 of an inch when measured in a major tread groove. The measurement shall not be made where tie bars, humps or fillets are located. (d) No bus shall be operated with regrooved, recapped or retreaded tires on the front wheels. (e) A regrooved tire with a load-carrying capacity equal to or greater than 2,232 kg (4,920 pounds) shall not be used on the front wheels of any truck or truck tractor. (f) No motor vehicle may be operated with speed-restricted tires labeled with a maximum speed of 55 mph or less in accordance with S6.5(e) of FMVSS No. 119 at speeds that exceed the rated limit of the tire.

Yeah it's pretty good. I read it 30 some years ago, I should probably read it again “They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly. No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried. Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian asked. They're shooting at everyone," Clevinger answered. "They're trying to kill everyone." And what difference does that make?”

Yeah I just wonder how much money Bill Gates and the Chinamen are getting for not growing alfalfa

“Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age. He was a long-limbed farmer, a God-fearing, freedom-loving, law-abiding rugged individualist who held that federal aid to anyone but farmers was creeping socialism. He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down. His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn't earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Major Major's father worked without rest at not growing alfalfa. On long winter evenings he remained indoors and did not mend harness, and he sprang out of bed at the crack of noon every day just to make certain that the chores would not be done. He invested in land wisely and soon was not growing more alfalfa than any other man in the county. Neighbors sought him out for advice on all subjects, for he had made much money and was therefore wise. “As ye sow, so shall ye reap,” he counseled one and all, and everyone said, “Amen.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22 I disapprove of those kind of loose women too

Tires getting crazy expensive. We're going to have to go back to using these. Although I never liked the pistol grip style. The old cross handle type was much better to use. But apparently they no longer make them. Seems funny because all the old time tire guys that regrooved a lot only used the cross bar handle type

I think here in Pa they are over 100, I think all the cigarettes are over 10 dollars a pack

I thought this idiot had his 16 minutes of fame. They made him vice-chair of the DNC? Really? Is there anyone that can see this little twit and not want to punch him square in the face?

I'm not sure if they are still running steam excursions or not. I don't even know who owns it now. From their website it looks like they run a lot of themed excursions https://www.newhoperailroad.com/

I know it's a different place, like 300 miles away, but every time I hear "Cumberland" I think of this song Maybe I just like the "Exotic Ladies" LMAO

I used to love going to NYC. Tolls get added on the invoice, high fuel costs get added on the invoice, Traffic, I work by the hour.

You know what I don't understand about these videos of the Pakistanis making stuff like this trailer is all the negative comments. Sure they are working in less than ideal conditions, but I don't see anything wrong with what they are building.

Great soundbite of him speaking about foreign aid. Kinda aligns with MAGA. They say he hated FDR

He's like one of those wacko chicks that throws themselves into the fire expecting you to risk life and limb to rescue them. Except he's not a hot blonde in spandex pants

I'd take all the ones with rediculas degrees and put them to work in coal breakers picking slate. Tell them that if they work hard one day they will get promoted to be the guy with the stick

Back in the 80's when I worked for McHugh Brothers Crane Rentals they owned a bunch of short lines including the New Hope & Ivyland. They ran steam excursions on it. They had lots of cool old stuff. https://youtu.be/f5H9Hi4rdhI?si=2wZnyGHYqjY-CTj-

That's plenty of school. You figure that's like 8th grade. Most people you meet working in offices are really no more educated than that. They struggle to get through any Classic American Literature. You figure stuff like Upton Sinclair, John Steinbeck, JD Salinger, Ayn Rand etc. are all ATOS levels between 7 and 9. That is about where you should be in 8th grade. I figure we are paying a premium price for 12 years of education, but only getting 6th grade results. At least those Pakistani kids are learning valuable skills

Blood and Soil Germany for Germans

Thank God they are awakening and realizing they were sold a bunch of lies