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Original message From: Craig via Mercedes
Subject: [MBZ] So I finally get around to the E300D and
its new radiator ... and quickly find out: It. Does. Not. Fit.As the attached
pictures
7 years ago I purchased a new Stihl chain saw. I've used it maybe once a
year since for storm clean up, etc. I use ethanol fuel in it, I don't
drain the fuel between uses. In other words, I don't go out of my way to
keep it running. But I always mix stabilizer in with the fuel, and only
use
All the emissions crap was an afterthought so they just slapped it on
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 12:16 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
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> As a side question, why does it seem that cars of this era look like the
> engine compartment is full of spaghetti?
>
> Did they
On Wed, September 9, 2020 2:47 am, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
> You can store 2-cycle oil a long time but the gas must be fresh.
$6/qt is expensive for a saw you use all the time, but for emergency
unplanned usage the canned premix that isn't really 'gasoline' is what you
want. Sealed
Maybe in some cases, but my F150 with 5L V8 does not have covers like many cars
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Date: 2020-09-09 06:05 (GMT-06:00) To: Okie Benz
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On Wed, September 9, 2020 12:00 am, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
> I told him I didn't care what it cost, if it worked well
> when I needed it. And that's what I bought, an 036.
036/361/362 was the standard 60cc pro saw for a long time.
That and the Husky 359XP, but the Stihl was usually the
What he said - cut it off.
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> mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: [MBZ] So I
I think it’s more due to the lack of fancy plastic covers like they have now
that hide all the spaghetti. It’s still there.
-D
> On Sep 9, 2020, at 12:15 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> As a side question, why does it seem that cars of this era look like the
> engine compartment
Nice price, low miles. Any pics? Cracked head is known weakness.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Sep 9, 2020 12:12:14 AM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes :
> Hi,
>
> I found this 1987 Mercedes 300 D for $1,150 on OfferUp, near Clackamas, OR.
> Check it out.
>
> 1987 Mercedes 300 D 6 cylinder diesel. Runs
You could pretend to be the pope or a parade queen
***Not recommended for driving around Dallas
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I have heard the new battery powered saws are quite good. No premix bs, no carb
adjustment or rebuild bs, just keep a sharp chain and a spare couple of charged
batteries and Bob's your uncle. I personally have a pro grade Stihl, a HF pole
saw, and a HF plug in that I bought on sale and have yet
They said it runs good.
They didn't say it wasn't a rust bucket in need of all rubber parts
(suspension bushings, subframe bushings, motor/trans mounts)
Mitch.
On Wed, September 9, 2020 8:34 am, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Nice price, low miles. Any pics? Cracked head is known weakness.
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Date: 2020-09-08 12:36 (GMT-06:00) You should create
a fictitious identity, hire yourself, pay yourself,
Looks like PBRs
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It does look quite nice
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So this talk of VT plates and such... just found a pair in my mailbox for the
$675 05 ML500. Only paperwork in the envelope was a copy of the application I
sent so not sure what is up with that, if I’ll get a registration or title or
something official too? Kaleb what did you get besides
On Wed, September 9, 2020 1:32 pm, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
> The "0" models are pro-sumer grade and the "1" models are professional
> saws.
It used to be the odd numbers were consumer and the even were pro, mostly.
024/026/036/044/046 pro
017/021/023/025/029/039 consumer (the 029/039
On Wed, September 9, 2020 11:28 am, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
>
> The fuel and oil filler caps are on the other side, easy to fill.
That reminds me, a Stihl dealer should show the new owner how to open and
close the 'flippy caps' so they don't fall off.
>
> It's a nice saw but has one
Lift up the handle, 1/4 turn, pull off, then reverse.
Yeah EZ-start or some such. I don’t get why it’s better but whatever...
--FT
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 11:41 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> On Wed, September 9, 2020 11:28 am, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
>>
It’s a combination of demand and stupid low mortgage rates. We started out in
December with a mortgage on our new place at 2.8%, I think. When we sold the
old place we did a new mortgage for a much lower amount, using the proceeds of
the sale of our former house to reduce the principal, which
I got a separate piece of mail with the registration and sticker. Mine happened
to come the same day but I don’t think it always does. When you get that, take
it down and see if you can get it titled in your state or if they throw a fit
over the lien.
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at
I don't know about there, but real estate here is hot right now. Everything
seems to
be selling easily, at good prices. Selling when hot, rather than not, is going
to
be a lot easier on you.
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Thanks, everyone!
I’m looking at two different Stihl saws, not sure which is better (probably the
more expensive one, of course!):
https://brandonrentalcentersriverview.stihldealer.net/products/chain-saws/homeowner-saws/ms250/#features_tab
This one is a “homeowner’s” model that’s on sale right
On Wed, September 9, 2020 12:06 pm, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
> Selling when hot, rather than not, is
> going to be a lot easier on you.
Kleb too (hint hint).
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We took out a mortgage for much less - we used the proceeds of the sale of the
former house to reduce the principal on the new mortgage. What I was saying is
that we bought points (0.5 maybe, I don’t recall the amount) to lower the rate
as well. We’re also doing accelerated payments (bi-weekly)
Place my parents bought in 1975 had a burned down sugar shack in the
middle of the woods. 20' away, in a small depression, were hundreds of PBR
cans, all of them pull tab, steel on the bottom, the newest 100-200 of
them aluminum.
Lifetime supply of BB gun targets, yippee!
If I'd sealed them up in
On Wed, September 9, 2020 12:39 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>
> Full disclosure - we bought down the rate a bit - I think it cost us
> $1600. Money well spent.
How long before the difference in rates overcomes the cost of the refi
over just making a big principal payment with the proceeds
The "0" models are pro-sumer grade and the "1" models are professional saws. A
real pro wood cutter, cuts wood six+ hours a day, five days a week. Every year,
they throw the old one out, and buy new. I bought a ms261 several years ago. If
it lasts 1500-2000 hours, it will outlast my ability to
a little high but looks nice
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I have that second one. It's pretty nice.
It is easier to deal with the chain in the field, needs no tools but
after some use it gets kinda crapped up with the chain oil and sawdust
so it is not particularly easy to adjust, but you can take the cover off
easily by turning that round knob off
On Wed, September 9, 2020 1:11 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> We took out a mortgage for much less - we used the proceeds of the sale
> of the former house to reduce the principal on the new mortgage. What I
> was saying is that we bought points (0.5 maybe, I don't recall the
> amount) to
Nice, but seems a little pricey considering the miles.
-D
> On Sep 9, 2020, at 10:14 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> It does look quite nice
>
> https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/durham-mercedes-e500-4matic-wagon-2006/7191875431.html
>
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>
>
>
So I worked a deal with a friend to buy a 5+ acre property on Wadmalaw
Island, they are tired of dealing with, paying mowing and taxes and
such. <60% of what they bought it for in 2006 at the heat of the
market. Just going to be a friendly deal, "pay what you want every
month, we'll set up
It’s crazy here. There is no inventory to speak of, so when something goes on
the market the bidding begins. It wasn’t quite that bad when we sold the former
house, but it was getting there. We sold for about 5% over our listing price
and had a solid offer within 2-3 days of it going on the
True, but we wanted to buy down the mortgage principle and get back into a 15
year note. We bought the new house with 5% down and a 30 year note knowing we
would be paying off a fair amount of the principle with the proceeds from the
former house’s sale.
We use a mortgage broker that pays
Need to pull up some small trees and groups of brush. Does this look like it
would work attached to the tractor? Any other ideas of what to use in
conjecture with a tractor to remove unwanted shrubs and small trees?
https://www.amazon.com/Brush-Grubber-BG-19-Heavy-Clump/dp/B002PHVITS
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The other plan would be to just move back over there now after we get done with
the work. If and when we did move back by then I would be tired of massive
amounts of old cars and parts, drastically sell off everything except a few
cars, build a shop over there and move back.
Now THAT makes
It’s a 44 HP sub compact. I have read several reviews talking about it
breaking. I wonder if I could just get a regular chain and put a ring on one
end to loop it thru to act as a choke as it’s pulled.
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 2:56 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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I figure maybe I could use the FEL to lift up while pulling back.
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 3:50 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
>
> I just use a log chain. It lends itself nicely to any variation of plant
> you want to pull... I always take 3 wraps of the chain and make sure
Dad bought a Harbor Freight electric saw. I can't remember the size, it was
around $70 plus a battery. For what it is its a pretty good saw. We've been
using it to trim trees and general cutting around camp. We've got a fairly
substantial number of hours on it now with no problems at all.
It
Good reminder, thanks. I'd heard of that but it didn't come to mind
before I used the insecticide. I'm sure there are one or two more nests
around the property. I seem to encounter at least one every fall.
Allan
G Mann via Mercedes writes:
> Liberally coat the area around the hive entrance
How big is your tractor? Might work for clumpy stuff but I don't know
about little trees with deeper roots
And it's green so it will get lost in the weeds... why not orange or
yellow? Sometimes I wonder about these companies
--FT
On 9/9/20 3:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Need
Floyd Thursby via Mercedes writes:
> And it's green so it will get lost in the weeds... why not orange or
> yellow? Sometimes I wonder about these companies
Yep I had a pair of green-handled pruners that I set down somewhere near
my feet in an overgrown area. They just vanished and I never
On sale. Dizzel $22/3gal. Synthetic gasser stuff marked down too. Good buys.
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That sounds so evil and inhuman. Wasp lives matter.
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 2:00 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
>
> Liberally coat the area around the hive entrance with Diatomaceous Earth.
> It will kill the hive.
> They are exoskeletal and Diatomaceous Earth collects on
If the Q was still on this year, you could drive it up and sell it there,
triple your money, ride the Dog back home.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Sep 9, 2020 1:57:20 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes :
> Cool. Will give that a try
>
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>> On Sep 9, 2020, at 1:48 PM, Kaleb
> Wrap a log chain around the clump at ground level, and around an upright
> Mercedes wheel so that the chain is pulled upwards as the wheel rolls?
Hammer a marlinspike behind the clump at a 45 degree angle, get it good and
deep. Choke both the clump and the spike with the chain, and yank good
Liberally coat the area around the hive entrance with Diatomaceous Earth.
It will kill the hive.
They are exoskeletal and Diatomaceous Earth collects on their "skin" , they
carry it into the hive. The DE under a microscope, is all tiny sharp edges,
which penetrate the exoskeletal structure of the
Here there are no-cost refis. When I did mine last November I actually
got a check from the mortgage company for some reason that was never
clear, so I just used it to pay the note.
A friend just went through mortgage loan class and took the test, it
takes awhile to get the certification but
On Wed, September 9, 2020 3:43 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> Any other ideas of what to use in
> conjecture with a tractor to remove unwanted shrubs and small trees?
Wrap a log chain around the clump at ground level, and around an upright
Mercedes wheel so that the chain is pulled
I’ve always used a logging chain. The ML500 made short work out of a couple of
dense shrubs close to my mailbox that would have been a major pig to dig out.
Wrap around the shrub, wrap around the hitch on the ML, put it in low and go.
-D
> On Sep 9, 2020, at 4:28 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I just use a log chain. It lends itself nicely to any variation of plant
you want to pull... I always take 3 wraps of the chain and make sure the
wraps overlap, then go around the pull chain and back around the loops and
hook the work end into the pull chain. [hope that gives you a mental
>marlinspike
I had to look that one up.
Rick
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Husqvarna 445, its the top end of the consumer market, really a prosumer saw.
The bottom end is plastic which reduces vibration and makes it real light for
the size. I've had mine for about 10 years now, the average homeowner will
never wear one out. Keep an extra chain on hand for when you run
My buddy sells wood and last year quit Stihl after burning up yet another
"professional" saw. I forget what he went to, its red anyway...
-Curt
On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 5:24:22 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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Stihl. All the others are crap. Make sure to use the
I learned this one when we bought our first house.
Early 60s red brick ranch home. POs had let the evergreens that surrounded the
house grow out of control for years, so no amount of trimming would have made
them viable. I was digging one of them out one day when a coworker came by. He
was a
We’ve used a mortgage broker that’s based in Orlando on a number of
transactions. They cover all of the closing costs if they accept your
application.
Essentially, they’re cherry-picking applicants to package and sell the paper on
the back end, and they do it well. That’s where they’re making
Well we are hoping for a May Q.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 4:47 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes
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> If the Q was still on this year, you could drive it up and sell it there,
> triple your money, ride the Dog back home.
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
> Sep 9, 2020 1:57:20
Cool. Will give that a try
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> On Sep 9, 2020, at 1:48 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I got a separate piece of mail with the registration and sticker. Mine
> happened to come the same day but I don’t think it always does. When you get
> that, take it down
Apparently MA registration on equipment trailers is expensive so guys would
register in Maine and bring them here. I guess these days if you've got a MA
plate on the truck and ME plate on the trailer its going to be a cop magnet.
I asked an officer "If I borrowed a trailer from my dad in Maine,
All of this is part of my 3-4 year plan. No I don’t really want to sell the
rental house now. One reason I want to wait is we may end up wanting to move
back over there in 3-4 years and sell this house. If we stay here, we will sell
that house, plow the equity into this house and refi it into a
Just a note, diatomaceous earth only works when dry. Once it's rained on,
it's like any other rock to the insects. We use it around the gardens, but
you have to plan when to apply it here (it's raining as I type).
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM G Mann via Mercedes
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> Liberally coat the
On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 15:55:36 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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> How big is your tractor? Might work for clumpy stuff but I don't know
> about little trees with deeper roots
The page says
* Easily pulls shallow-rooted, small shrubs and clumps up to
18” in diameter from the ground –
Hm. Pretty humid here still, and dew falls in the evening. Maybe not the
best idea then?
OK Don via Mercedes writes:
> Just a note, diatomaceous earth only works when dry. Once it's rained on,
> it's like any other rock to the insects. We use it around the gardens, but
> you have to plan when
It's just a spring clean for the May Q(ueen)
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
On Wed, September 9, 2020 5:21 pm, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> Well we are hoping for a May Q.
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I just added the ML to my USAA insurance and it asked for plate number
and state. Did not give me any issues adding it. Tomorrow I will go to
the tag office and see what sort of trouble they give me on getting it
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I asked my agent to quote me insurance which she did without any specificity so
I need to get on her tomorrow.
Got me wondering if when the insco reports the insurance coverage to the SCDMV
if that will trigger something in their system since they won’t have the
vehicle record.
VT made no
We had one [marlinspike] on the farm, and now that I look it up it's clearly
meant for working
on larger-diameter steel logging cable. All we ever used it for was hammering
the pokey
end into things, like the ground, and prying. It was good tool steel, pretty
tough.
-- Jim
On Wed, September 9, 2020 3:18 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> That sounds so evil and inhuman. Wasp lives matter.
Reminds me of my propane delivery guy last week.
"There's a 4" hornet nest under the dome on the north tank"
"Hornets need a place to live too" - then he proceeds to fill
I paid $2.25 in Rockville, MD this afternoon. Credit card price.
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> On sale. Dizzel $22/3gal. Synthetic gasser stuff marked down too. Good
> buys.
>
> --FT
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>
It's "Designo" maroon leather...
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Anybody seen a "Murder Hornet" in their neck of the woods? We have scary
looking and aptly named cicada killers but they are solitary and not
aggressive.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01=yhs-SF01=Lkry=cicada+killer#id=19=c20a1bda4cb96a400368db94377e06c4=view
On Wed, Sep
James Bond
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Living in the Panhandle, I had to cut my way out to the road more than once.
Electric chain saws are great for occasional light use but not for hurricanes,
even if you have power and a fast charger.
A consumer gas saw (like Poulan Pro/Wild Thing) should be fine for emergency
hurricane use
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