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12 hours ago, AKwelder said:

35'below at the house this morning, 41 below the high in town.  Talk of getting colder.  

 

 

 

hope we don't get any wind, right now it's less than 1 mph

 

 

Guessing you don't get Chinook winds then.?

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10 hours ago, mader656 said:

Guessing you don't get Chinook winds then.?

Nope.  Here in Fairbanks wind is pretty unusual, we get a storm occasionally but for the most part no wind.  Go 100 miles east or west and it's another story.

 

we beat our record of -33 at the house by 10 degrees last night.  Had -43, and all kinds of reports in the negative 50 range in the area.  But it appears to be over and things warming up

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12 days ago it was 52 below in town, this weekend and Monday it was 36 below, now it's 10 above and headed for the high twenties 

 

screwy weather.  Anyway, we got the 460's blade back together and I should be plowing in the warm temperatures 

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On January 14, 2017 at 2:15 PM, AKwelder said:

Since we have snow I fired up my sled and brought it in, only to find it running horrible and then when I brought it into the garage it was pouring gas on the ground. Turns out the grommet where the sending unit goes into the tank (bulkhead seal) was the culprit

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so riddle me this gents, how?  The sled has never seen ethonal, it's not even available here! Notta, none, never.  I was really suprised at how the rubber was the consistency of wet RTV.  This sled has been mine since new, only the loose nut behind the wheel has ever filled it, and I am a whole new level of anal about the gas I get in my machines. I do not buy mechanic in a can additives and rarely add Heet to the thing, and then I use red bottles.

 

 

 

 

Excessive toluene to make the premium gas will do that.

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3 hours ago, M turbo said:

Excessive toluene to make the premium gas will do that.

Okay, that makes sense.  Thank you

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Opening up the lower lot

 

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Hard on the power line

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and someone getting stuck

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Headed to Minnesota Tuesday night, oldest boy has another surgery, flying back home on super bowl Sunday.

 

trying to get caught up on chores and honey do's before I go.  Ugh. 

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24 minutes ago, TroyDairy said:

Now whats going on with him?

Same thing, just more visits and surgeries. 

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8 hours ago, TroyDairy said:

Ugh, will say a prayer for you guys.  What if he had a nice buzz cut?  Would that help? ??

It would help me?

 

Thank you for the prayers,  

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3 minutes ago, mader656 said:

Will pray for Safe travels and sucessful surgery, keep searching Craigslist for suitcase treasures,

Thank you

 

and I have an order into Northern Tool, 

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6 hours ago, metamora farmall said:

Will keep your son and family in my prayers

 

Thank you

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Have a safe trip.  Will keep your son and family in our prayers as well.  

That truck on CL is a beauty.  It would end up a huge project no doubt also....  I need another project just about as badly as everyone else does :)

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It sure looks neat, but......yeah. 

 

Back from physical, everything is good.  Now doing missed homework

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