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What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)


Dirtman

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It's up there.
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It's down there.
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Round.
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I poop in the furnace.


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So you probably like straight cut gear transmissions? No need for fluff…
I had one once. Muncie M22 Rock Crusher in a 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400. It was a crazy bad ass car. Had 4.11 gears, and on the highway it was 20 mph for every 1000 rpms. Wasn't top end fast, but it sure got there quick.

My 2006 Suzuki M1800R has straight cut gears. You can always tell a motorcycle that has them, it whines like it has a blower. Helical cut gears are quieter, straight cut gears are stronger.

Vortech superchargers offers two choices on them, straight or helical cut gears. If you don't want some whine with your cheese, get the helical gears. If you like whining, go straight.
 

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97 stock, 3” on 87
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Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely
Used 97 Red to pick up Lincoln parts.

& wear your cover tomorrow, sky is falling thanks to China

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...wear your cover tomorrow, sky is falling thanks to China
Chinese rocket falling debris likely won't be any worse than ~15 years ago when
US failed re-entry scattered SpaceShuttle parts & HumanRemains across Texas & Louisiana.
Don't recall anyone on the ground getting wacked in the head by that waste of several $100B in tax money?
But along with your CoVid mask, won't hurt to wear protection, though a real HardHat is recommended.
More people are likely to get wacked over the head by their Mom tomorrow for not getting her a gift!
 

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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
Happy Mothers Day! To celebrate, I took mom to our local offroad park so she could see and experience first-hand what offroading is like. She says she had a good time. But she kept saying "Only the green roads. Only the green roads." The trail difficulty is rated by color at Gulches. I snuck onto a couple short blue trails. Fifteen minutes in, we got stuck in a deep mud hole and had to be pulled out. It didn't look deep on top.

It was a busy day there because they were having a competition event. In the photo showing her standing in the woods, you can see part of the trail for the competition in the background.

All aboard!
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What does the race course look like? (Background)
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Of course, the Jeep people have to climb all over each other.
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You're a good son Eric...

Last time I had my mom in my truck I had to get her a step stool too.
 

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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
You're a good son Eric...

Last time I had my mom in my truck I had to get her a step stool too.
She has had a knee replacement. Mom's a good sport.
 

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She has had a knee replacement. Mom's a good sport.
My mom just had her first knee replacement end of January... it's like she never missed a beat these days.

BTW... your step stool is much nicer then mine.
 

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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
My mom just had her first knee replacement end of January... it's like she never missed a beat these days.

BTW... your step stool is much nicer then mine.
Dad got that stool somewhere. I just inherited it. A bit heavy. But it's tough.
 

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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.
Looks like we had a bunch of fun, when is she getting her own ranger?

she gonna be at the trail ride?
Mom won't be at the trail ride.
 

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