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12-08-2010, 08:55 PM
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The cold slowing down.......
How many of you guys slow down during the winter months?
I hate wrenching in the cold. I have a garage and a heater but getting the gumption up get kinda tough..
My hats off to you fellas in the snow belt.
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Lilly
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12-08-2010, 09:00 PM
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Its tough to work in the cold,but I always seem to get more done.The wifey wont come out and bug me,if its freezing  |
12-08-2010, 09:03 PM
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can't stand it. The older I get the harder it is to go out there. The problem is that when its warm, all I want to do is go boating.
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Actually, now that I think about it, that could be either awesome or really terrible.
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12-08-2010, 09:15 PM
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When I was home in IL I always seemed to do more wrenching in the winter just because more things seemed to break for some reason. Now that I'm here the middle of hell I still do more wrenching in the winter because wrenching in 120+ degree temps in the summer is brutal to say the least...I'd rather be cold that sweating my juevos off.
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1979 Cherokee Golden Eagle - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
7" Alcan springs, BJ's HD shackles - 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains
AMC 401 - Pro-FLo 4 FI
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12-08-2010, 10:14 PM
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I hate working in the cold, but love playing in it!
-10 below this morning!
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12-09-2010, 12:03 AM
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threading bolts in tight places with cold fingers is the worst I can think of.
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12-09-2010, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by a2tripp
threading bolts in tight places with cold fingers is the worst I can think of.
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Or slipping and smashing said fingers on somthing...especialy the tips uuuuhg...
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1979 Cherokee Golden Eagle - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
7" Alcan springs, BJ's HD shackles - 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains
AMC 401 - Pro-FLo 4 FI
NV4500/NWF BB/NP205 - Triple Stick'd
F D44 - 4.10, Eaton E-Locker
R M23 - 4.10, Detroit Locker
1979 Cherokee Chief - Parts
1979 Cherokee Chief - Parts
1979 Wagoneer - Sold
1981 Cherokee Chief - Cubed
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12-09-2010, 12:22 AM
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Arizona Baby!!!! it was 78 today. of course im a weirdo who enjoys 110 in the summer because i can eat more and sweat it off and it scares off all the snowbirds.
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12-09-2010, 12:25 AM
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Arizona Baby!!!! it was 78 today. of course im a weirdo who enjoys 110 in the summer because i can eat more and sweat it off and it scares off all the snowbirds.
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Uhg I hate the southwest...especialy here in El Centro were it reaches 120+ regularly...then workin on the flightline with 30+ jet engines running add 10-20 degrees on top of the outside temp youre quite damp by the end of your shift.
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1979 Cherokee Golden Eagle - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
7" Alcan springs, BJ's HD shackles - 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains
AMC 401 - Pro-FLo 4 FI
NV4500/NWF BB/NP205 - Triple Stick'd
F D44 - 4.10, Eaton E-Locker
R M23 - 4.10, Detroit Locker
1979 Cherokee Chief - Parts
1979 Cherokee Chief - Parts
1979 Wagoneer - Sold
1981 Cherokee Chief - Cubed
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12-09-2010, 12:25 AM
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I work in the cold and wrench back home in the warm... -35 here now... 
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12-09-2010, 12:33 AM
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I work in the cold and wrench back home in the warm... -35 here now... |
-35 In OR? Where do you work, in a walk-in freezer?
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12-09-2010, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by joe
-35 In OR? Where do you work, in a walk-in freezer?
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 Shift work in Alaska... I'm about 50 miles north of the Arctic circle on the pipeline.
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12-09-2010, 12:45 AM
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OK, at north of 60*N makes sense. The Corvalis, OR in your sig file confused me but I confuse easily.
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12-09-2010, 06:29 AM
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I broke down and bought a 75,000 BTU ceiling heater. I am going to gasfit it and hang it this weekend. The only reason the wife agreed to this, is the laundry is in the garage and the electric heater is a meter spinning toy. Otherwise, I'd be wrenching in the cold.
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12-09-2010, 07:28 AM
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I have plans to double my garage to 48x30. When I pour the floor in the new section, I want water lines to heat the floor. Probably will never happen, but I can dream.
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Actually, now that I think about it, that could be either awesome or really terrible.
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12-09-2010, 07:58 AM
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I have plans to double my garage to 48x30. When I pour the floor in the new section, I want water lines to heat the floor. Probably will never happen, but I can dream.
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Its not really that hard to do. Just get the tubing and wind it back and forth before the 'crete comes. There has been a lot of that done out here...
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12-09-2010, 08:03 AM
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That is the easy part...just too many projects to get there.
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Actually, now that I think about it, that could be either awesome or really terrible.
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12-09-2010, 08:07 AM
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Bleedin' Gasoline
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I have slowed to a stop right now.
Its 7 degrees in KY right now... This is not normal EVER and certainly not for this time of year... I have no shop and generally do not have proper gear for these sorts of tempatures so I not doing ANYTHING on my jeep now...
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12-09-2010, 08:11 AM
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I've been trying to build my dad a spring loaded trailer gate this week but with temps around 12* I just can't bring myself to do it. I've got it all mapped out in my head but I just can't stand the cold like I used to.
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I would think boxing would limit the amount the frame could flex over obstacles which I think IMO would be a bad thing. I would think you would want all the articulation possible.
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I'm not saying lockers don't improve the performance of your rig, just that they're overrated.
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12-09-2010, 09:33 AM
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Bleedin' Gasoline
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I've been trying to build my dad a spring loaded trailer gate this week but with temps around 12* I just can't bring myself to do it. I've got it all mapped out in my head but I just can't stand the cold like I used to.
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And it just keeps snowing there! We haven't gotten any on this side of the mountain. If you want some help let me know!
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