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  1. dingbat

    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    Interesting…would would think they all work similarly. Ford has the dotted line but also has left and right track and zoom (ball) along with audible notification. Once close, hit zoom (on ball) and continue to back until beep, beep, beep becomes a solid tone when hitch is aligned with the ball.
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    Spinning reels

    True temper was a popular brand rod at the time King later became ocean city reels
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    Drive Tahoes and Burb’s for 20 years which forced the use side mirrors. Then had C5-7 fused 5 years ago. Turning around isn’t an option even now that we have the F150. They will pry hitch and backup assist from my cold dead hands….lol
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

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    Random

    Have boxed sets of both AutoCad R9 and R10 (MS DOS 2.0) in my bottom desk drawer.
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    Spinning reels

    They were popular until the mid- 50’s or so when fiberglas rods showed up on the scene. Did a restoration of a wooden (bamboo?) trolling rod from the 40’s for a guy. Leather inserts in a wooden grip. Used aluminum foil under the wraps as accents.
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    Impeller replacement glycerin and grease

    Dow 111 is good stuff. Used it in the shop back in the day. Have since switched over to one of the many silicon greases market for use on swimming pools. Very similar in texture and stickiness to Dow 111 but at a quarter of the cost.
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    Have a live mouse inside a interior wall. No insulation.

    How did he get in there that he can’t get out? Bacon grease or peanut butter on a trap should solve the problem
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    Gas Pressure washer "turn off" instructions incorrect??

    Closet E0 fuel is 2 hours away. I use stabilizer in my fuels all year long At the end of the season, I simply turn off the motor, blow out the pump housing with compressed air and roll it in the garage for the winter.
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    Spinning reels

    I build and repair rods and reels as a side job for the past 12 years. Build and repair 75-100 rods a year. Have restored a number of rods from the 40’s and 50’s. Even the old wire guides were hard chrome plated stainless. Can’t count the number of guides I’ve replaced on ugly sticks over the...
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    Spinning reels

    Penn’s quality went by the way side in 2003 when the company was sold and moved production moved to Asia. All guides are stainless steel or titanium. The money is in the quality of the ceramic rings.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Went from a 2001 Chevy 5.3 to the Ecoboost back in 2018. Day and night pulling the boat, and everything else for that matter. No more 3K+ rpm simply pulling an over pass. Run @ 2K rpm 75 mph with the boat. Pulls the 3/4 mile long hill through our development at idle. Gets 22 mpg on the...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Buy a computer, plug it in and become an electronics expert over night....lol I agree.......you can't troubleshot a system without understanding how each of the individual components operates, its interaction with other components, and it's contribution to the system as a whole. Only time and...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Back lighting is used to increase display visibility in daylight :) All of my vehicles self adjust display brightness to ambient light conditions. Perhaps the problems is your (old) eyes and not the designer and younger driver....lol
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    don’t know how old you are, but there where half as many people in the US the day I was born than there are now.
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    Several of our customers are some of the largest automotive parts suppliers in the world. Let me know what part(s) you’re looking for and I'll see what I can do....lol The truth is, car manufacturers are in the assembly business that outsources the vast majority of the parts and components to...
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    Spinning reels

    USD or NZD? Can buy a reel fitting that description for less than $100 USD in the States. I only use spinning tackle for light tackle jigging. Typically no more than 30 grams or so. My only criteria is a full metal body, a good drag and an anti-reverse bearing. Been using 360 Penn Slammer...
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    Surge Brake replacement parts

    Must be from setting around…. The kodiak dacromet rotors on my old trailer had no such damage after 20 years of service. Easily put 4-5K miles per year on them. Had a Tiedown 66 on it as well. Had no issues with it other than replacing the master cylinder because of excessive corrosion
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    Spinning reels

    Switched over the Sufix Performance braid a while back which helped, but found the "New Guide" and "KR" Concept guide placements reduce guide noise considerably over the traditional "Cone of Flight" placement. Just beware, I see rods labeled NGC all the time in stores. Problem is, guide...
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    Winterizing, use E-0 stabilized gas or install shut off valve and run carb out of fuel?

    Stabil in the fuel starting in November. Pop the drain plugs on the carbs and let the fuel run out after the last trip. Back into the barn and call it good Have not fogged in 20+ years.
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