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Green Maned Lion

Green Maned Lion

Der Unverbesserliche.
flman said:
Gonna be a tough new year for the Green one. No love in 2026.

Well then, that makes you feel better, being the 2nd dumbest member, if that's really the case?

Also you're jealous, he is actually smarter that's why he's way ahead of you in reactions, and you have over 15K stupid posts more than him. In ratio, he must say a lot less stupid stuff.
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He's ahead in reaction because he's an ass-kissing shitlib.
 
Green Maned Lion

Green Maned Lion

Der Unverbesserliche.
vreihen said:
Take it one step further, and look at wall-mounted metal garage storage system cabinets versus traditional kitchen cabinet stuff. Your choice is expensive real wood, or being poisoned by formaldehyde out-gassing from particle board and formica cabinets. My great-grandmother's 1920's house had metal cabinets in the kitchen, so not even @Green Maned Lion can argue that metal cabinets aren't suitable for kitchen use.....
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I wouldn't argue that at all. Good quality metal makes good sense for kitchen use; in fact the counter top on our Hoosier is enamelled metal.

Funny story, back in my college days, I actually considered buying a house near my alma matta because it was an up and coming town, there were plenty of five-figure houses, and the college town rents were extortionate. One house I looked at was actually made out of metal.

It wasn't a modular home or trailer. It was a self built house by a guy who had been a tin worker. Both the exterior and interior consisted largely of metal. Even a lot of things like built-in cabinets and pantries up and down the main hallway. They wanted $50k for it and I was actually interested, but my dad talked me out of it, since he had the valid point of I was only planning on staying there 3-4 years and such a unique property would not be easy to sell. I think it would have worked out monetarily in the end; the college expanded mightily over the period, the mortgage/insurance/taxes would have been quite a bit less than my rent payment, and by the time I graduated, quite a few more normal properties I looked at had gone up by 50% or more, and I would have even had a little equity.

God knows if I could have sold the thing, though.
 
vreihen

vreihen

🇺🇸 2014 NCV3 170" cargo with OM651
Green Maned Lion said:
They wanted $50k for it and I was actually interested, but my dad talked me out of it, since he had the valid point of I was only planning on staying there 3-4 years and such a unique property would not be easy to sell
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Parents who work in higher education and send their kids off to college away from home will frequently buy a house or condo in that city, instead of paying for dorms and meal plans. Tell the kid to get a room mate or two, to help cover the mortgage payments. With the housing value increases pre-2008 bubble pop, they could sell to another student's family for 50% profit in four years as you saw. Big dent in the kid's student loan debt, or give the condo to the kid as a graduation gift if they wind up finding a job near the school.

That place had a selling feature that also made it the perfect rental for a group of college students long after you moved out. The metal walls were barf-proof!!!!! :LOL:
 
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QwkTrip

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Diver160651 said:
For those that may not know, Jaco makes the easiest chucks by far to push on. Their small size is also an asset especially with the duals
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Yep, push it on the valve and it locks on by itself with no air leaks. No awkward levers to flip. Then just push a button to unlock and it will pull off. Makes all the difference in the world when fiddling with the dually tires. :thumbup:
 
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VHNB

the best dream, reality
calbiker said:
That looks familiar. Got one of those practically in the kitchen! My electronic hardware is stored in there.

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That one was on our shortlist, we went with unpainted stainless steel instead.

I did show this pic to my wife, to see it without the wheels. Our dining room unit is a little taller then she wanted, we talked about taking off the wheels but never tried it.
 
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calbiker

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VHNB said:
That one was on our shortlist, we went with unpainted stainless steel instead.

I did show this pic to my wife, to see it without the wheels. Our dining room unit is a little taller then she wanted, we talked about taking off the wheels but never tried it.
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The wheels made it look like it doesn't belong there. The cabinet is sitting on six 1/2" wood blocks. I used a floor jack to raise the cabinet and remove the wheels.
 
SprintMoto

SprintMoto

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likes2fish said:
I've been happy with an assortment from Tekton. 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives - Gotta Get Em All!
I just use the mechanical click versions rather than the digitals that seem to be quite popular.
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run4x4 said:
What torque wrenches are you using for common maintenance tasks. E.g. filter cap needs 18nM.
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I’ve got both the click type snap-ons, and just picked up the HF Icon Digital with torque angle in 3/8ths.

The click type super simple and good feedback. The digitals take a little more feel and knowledge. I prefer the click, but the torque angle on the digital is really good just torqued rod bolts yesterday 50nm+90degree.

Also use a Tekton 1/4” inch pound clicker for the motorcycle and haven’t have any problems with it either.

If you’re not using it much clicker type for sure. Any torque angle stuff the HF Icon is a good deal.
 
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