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From Bosch, The Art of Power Tools.
Some nice slow motion action shots of power tools
I liked the slow motion Bosch video.
Funny Bosch commercial.
It’s all fun and games until a tornado blows away your train…
Wow that sounds like a very scary day.
Or when a Track Worker drags ass getting out of the way….
Or when someone misses a signal...
Or when someone forgets to line a switch back…
Around here people build them on the side of the hill.
Conductor562 wrote:
Around here people build them on the side of the hill.
Hills are meant for loading ATVs in pick up trucks, you cant’ use them for that.
The build them on the edge of the hill. It’s just like the pic only instead of a ramp going up to it you just drive straight out onto it from the top of the hill. It does work.
Conductor562 wrote:
The build them on the edge of the hill. It’s just like the pic only instead of a ramp going up to it you just drive straight out onto it from the top of the hill. It does work.
Pits are a lot more popular here in Florida, hills being fairly rare. Couple of things about Florida, for one, most of the trucks don’t need any kind of lift to work under easily, and secondly, I’m always amazed at how many lifts I see in peoples garages and driveways.
Guy I work with thought he was going to be clever so he drove to Sarasota to buy a Navigator he found cheap on EBay. When he got there he realized it was 2WD. Long drive for nothing.
Conductor562 wrote:
Guy I work with thought he was going to be clever so he drove to Sarasota to buy a Navigator he found cheap on EBay. When he got there he realized it was 2WD. Long drive for nothing.
I will say we do have a lot of four wheel drive trucks here, they tend to last a little while longer than they do in the north. It is kind of scary how may people actually drive large vehicles here. Picture little grey haired old ladies who can hardly see over the steering wheel, driving Suburbans, not to mention all the retired snowbirds driving around in their 5th wheelers.
I didn’t even know they made 2WD Jeep Cherokee’s until I saw one in Florida.
Conductor562 wrote:
I didn’t even know they made 2WD Jeep Cherokee’s until I saw one in Florida.
I remember plenty from my youth in NJ, they were about half the cost of 4×4 version in the used market. Same with the Gladiators and Wagoneers
Conductor562 wrote:
I didn’t even know they made 2WD Jeep Cherokee’s until I saw one in Florida.
I remember plenty from my youth in NJ, I remember they along with the Wagoneers and Gladiators were worth about half as much used as the 4x4s.
I liked the Wagoneer. Even today when I see one I’m like “There’s a Wagoneer, awesome!” lol.
Conductor562 wrote:
I liked the Wagoneer. Even today when I see one I’m like “There’s a Wagoneer, awesome!” lol.
In my town there is a landscaper who has a absolutely mint Gladiator that he uses as his work truck. Really nice rig. I always wonder how he keeps it running as I recall Jeeps of that era were not among the most reliable vehicles on the road.
My buddy’s dad had a Wagoneer up until the mid/late 90’s. I loved that thing. It was awesome for weekend trips and it had a ton of room.
If you ever want to read some great short stories search out Rick Seimans stories he wrote called the Wanderers
The lead in blurb
Carl and Emma live the good life. Carl, a retired Navy Chief Officer, drives a huge 4WD Suburban all over the country to explore off-roading areas. The Suburban, nick-named The Whale, is loaded to the max with every goodie known to man. Emma, a very patient lady, tries to keep the short-fused Carl out of as much as possible.