Sure does :)
Local people kept asking if they had to be Oak Park residents to vote.
Obviously not :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/11/2013 10:26 PM, OK Don wrote:
Does this make us honorary citizens of Chicago based on our voting habits?
On Mon, Feb 11,
It's all about volume, or the lack there of, or a conspiracy - your choice.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:09 PM, clay monroe wrote:
> Old timer car tax. New ricers get to put tires on for a great fraction of
> the price to shoe our old rides. I guess it is the same for us old people.
> Orthopedi
Does this make us honorary citizens of Chicago based on our voting habits?
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
> Thanks to all that voted. The Y won with 58% of the vote, and this was
> despite trailing early! :) Thanks to those that voted for the Y! :)
>
>
>>>
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2001
Old timer car tax. New ricers get to put tires on for a great fraction of the
price to shoe our old rides. I guess it is the same for us old people.
Orthopedic shoes and hosiery.
clay
On Feb 11, 2013, at 6:11 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
> Why ask? They already sell them:
> http://www.coker
That would run $2500 and still not on the rims
clay
On Feb 11, 2013, at 6:08 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
>> ...Tell me you've at least written to the tire makers? Clearly whining at
>> us isn't going to get tires made. You need to go to people who already
>> make tires, try their Facebook page
Me, too. We get just about the right amount of snow, etc., here
occasionally (once a year or so) to remind me.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Max Dillon"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snowblowers
Amen. I don't mind
Amen. I don't mind the light dusting we get in Charleston every third or forth
year, love to visit snow, but now that I've lived all my adult life out of
Wisconsin, I'll gladly leave the shoveling and plowing and rusty cars to others.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa
Well, we won this part of the competition. Next is our burb vs. other
burbs. I think what has to happen is number of residents doing energy
efficiency in their own homes. The best burb is awarded the grant money.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/11/2013 6
Why ask? They already sell them:
http://www.cokertire.com/brands/michelin/205-70vr14-michelin-xwx.html
Then there are these:
http://www.cokertire.com/205-70vr14-vredestein-sprint-classic.html
Which you can get for closer to $200 from another dealer.
Jaime
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:08 PM, wro
> ...Tell me you've at least written to the tire makers? Clearly whining at
> us isn't going to get tires made. You need to go to people who already
> make tires, try their Facebook pages...
>
Why not contact Coker Tire and have them run up a set of replica XWXs and
be done with it?
RLE
_
Thanks. No book of this stuff, yet; 'just keep thinking of more stuff to
write.
Wilton
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From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 7:34 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Book, WAS: BLIZZARD AHHH!!
Wilton,
What
"Thanks to all that voted. The Y won with 58% of the vote, and this was
despite trailing early! :) Thanks to those that voted for the Y! :)"
I voted like it was the MLB all star votes...LOL... Does this mean you
will put up the official "Okiebenz" mercedes insignia on both sides of the
Wilton,
What is the status of your book? Those are good stories.
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More blizzard stuff:
FROZEN FANNY
By Wilton Strickland
During the winter of 1973-74, when I was on a B-52H combat crew at Kincheloe
AFB, MI, another crew member and I attended a dinner party with our wives at
the Officers Club one evening while on nuclear alert. Because I was going
to be in
Strange ad though, no price, no interior pics, no mention of transmission or
mileage, no crowing about "ice cold air".
Is it just me or does the passenger side pic look weird (like rusty) around
that stupid wheel arch at the rear?
-Curt
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:19:44 -0500
From: Rich Thomas
Looks like its $105 for yearly registration and trail pass which for here would
be a lot but you've got a longer season than we do and more mileage of trails.
A snowmobile chaincase is really simple, the reversing gear is just a gear on a
sliding shaft. What happens is people don't wait for the
Thanks to all that voted. The Y won with 58% of the vote, and this was
despite trailing early! :) Thanks to those that voted for the Y! :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/6/2013 9:05 PM, Russ Williams wrote:
50 more for your cause. Will do some more later
Thanks.
Acclimation or "getting used to it," yes, but physics is physics.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Rich Thomas"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] BLIZZARD AHHH!!
You write well.
I think the answer is that you g
Snowmobiles use a multi chambered box that has a drain at the bottom so snow
that gets in and melts can get out the bottom, thats all I really want so its
not so easy for a big slug of powder to get in. In reality we get deep powder
so infrequently its not worth worrying about too much.
-Curt
Come on, Curt, that is almost good enough to be banned.
clay
On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> If you really think there are enough cars that use that tire size in that
> spec to make money at it start your own dammed tire company and make the
> tires. Otherwise shaddup.
>
>
I have driven a JD with ground radar and it does not adjust engine
speed, well not back then.
How exactly is engine speed going to affect wheel slip?
Tractors need a certain amount of wheel slip to protect the driveline,
it is a cushioning effect.
From memory it was about 6-8%. Before the radar
You write well.
I think the answer is that you get used to it and it just becomes normal.
--R
On 2/11/13 1:40 PM, WILTON wrote:
OK, all the talk of snow and ice reminded me; here's another
Sondrestrom tale:
TENDER AMERICAN & A TOUGH GREENLANDER
By Wilton Strickland
One evening at dinner in
My '83 300D already does that. I head out for the all night restaurant
after midnight, start thinking about something, finally look around, and I'm
sitting in front of the Huddle House 12 miles away.
Hey Rusty:
What am I supposed to do with this liter and half of Pentofrost NF? I asked
you t
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3574025349.html
--R
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On 11/02/2013 1:07 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
It depends what you want to do. For the amount I'll ride the Wankel Panther
specifically I don't bother. NH, VT and ME have antique snowmobile
registrations where you pay a one time fee to ride for life. The idea is with
these old classics with no sus
On 11/02/2013 11:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
My experience was about the same except I never had to shut down and the chute
would cut its own path through the snow until the shelf I'd cut fell on the
machine. There were times I couldn't see the snowblower at all except for the
chute. When I was
Indeed, we DID use original flare nuts - that's all we had.
And, of course, I knew it was appropriate 3000 psi, stainless steel aircraft
tubing.
Wilton
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From: "OK Don"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT -
Excellent - similar to what I'm doing on mine. Your tubing would even have
been FAA legal under the owner produced parts clause if you used the
original flare nuts.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 7:08 PM, WILTON wrote:
> BTW, I titled it "SHADE TREE" MECHANICS & NASA.
> 'Should've included that.
>
> Wi
Not yet - still working to get it there.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Is your Cessna air worthy?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
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2012 Passat TDI DSG
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
1957 C182A
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It depends what you want to do. For the amount I'll ride the Wankel Panther
specifically I don't bother. NH, VT and ME have antique snowmobile
registrations where you pay a one time fee to ride for life. The idea is with
these old classics with no suspension you're not going to ride a million mi
I did my time in Wisconsin, thank you.
Just as they issue new residents in Texas a sidearm, in Wisconsin it's a
snowblower and a case of Sprecker.
I had an amazingly powerful electric snowblower. The only time it failed me was
when we has an extremely heavy and wet snow one spring. I still have
OK, all the talk of snow and ice reminded me; here's another Sondrestrom
tale:
TENDER AMERICAN & A TOUGH GREENLANDER
By Wilton Strickland
One evening at dinner in early December, 1978, while I was Director of
Engineering at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, a friend reminded me that a
popular
'Sure glad I'm now on the outside of all this snow and ice stuff. How 'bout
it, Rich, Max, Rusty, Dan, Tim, etc?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Curt Raymond"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snowblowers
My experience was about the
Rich.
That's how insurance is supposed to work. Have snow blower ergo no snow.
Laugh all you want, it'll keep you sane.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
Yup, After several particularly snowy winters, I bought a tall blade
for my cheep and put it on. NO snow for 2 years. Some corollary to
Standing Randy, I was standing...
I'd just replaced the main gas line and had to have the seat off for that. You
don't sit in deep powder snow anyway, you stand and carve steering by shifting
your weight.
The seat is in my basement drying out, apparently the tarp over the machine was
leaking,
My experience was about the same except I never had to shut down and the chute
would cut its own path through the snow until the shelf I'd cut fell on the
machine. There were times I couldn't see the snowblower at all except for the
chute. When I was cutting the opening for the neighbor's drivew
If you really think there are enough cars that use that tire size in that spec
to make money at it start your own dammed tire company and make the tires.
Otherwise shaddup.
Clearly you've never worked anywhere that MAKES anything. Companies will do
whatever they can to make money. If there were
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:02:17 -0800
From: clay monroe
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ATE T50 and T50/12 brake boosters at a
significantlyreduced price!
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I am budget conscience. I just do not see dropping $500 each
On 09/02/2013 8:00 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
1971 Arctic Cat Panther 303W, powered by a Sachs 303cc Wankel Rotary engine.
About 19hp, 2 stroke, single rotor. Not a real high top speed, I had it up to
maybe 20 today, it might make 40, but its real smooth and has lots of torque, a
real good machin
Your knee goes where the seat was and Carharts keep it warm...lol
Mike
On Feb 11, 2013 10:57 AM, "Randy Bennell" wrote:
> I assume he is tough as nails too. Did you note that he has taken off the
> padded seat on the sled and rides it sitting on the cold hard body of the
> machine!
>
> Randy
I was doing some work at the John Deere training center in East Moline when
they were working on the use of radar to measure slip.
They had all of these big diesel tractors set up on a special dyno that had
what I would describe as a moving belt under the chassis. They would run the
tractor on
Next we will just tell the vehicle where we want to go. Relax, read a book
and arrive.
Wonder who will be first to offer a retrofit kit for 123 240Ds?
How about if your driverless car tells the driverless car behind when
its safe to pass? not too far out. See
http://www.farmandranchguide.
Rich.
That's how insurance is supposed to work. Have snow blower ergo no snow.
Laugh all you want, it'll keep you sane.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
>
> From: Rich Thomas
>To: Mercedes Discussion List
>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:27 AM
>Subject:
When my dad moved to Kentucky some years ago, from Indiana, he gave me
his Toro snowblower as we were living in Boston and had, uh, a need for
such things. Some years later when we were moving to Houston I loaded
up a big truck with all my shop stuff and whatnot, and put that thing in
last. I
The Olde Ariens was driving under the drifts to the extent that the top of the
drift would block the chute exit, causing the chute to clog ( if I was too slow
on the uptake to modulate the machine motion ). It was drive forward, stop,
reverse and clear with a shovel, repeat. Interspersed with sh
On 09/02/2013 9:41 PM, Craig wrote:
On Sat, 9 Feb 2013 19:35:08 -0800 (PST) Frederick Moir
wrote:
Go Ariens too!
8 hp oldie with chains.
It's about as old as my youngest kid!
Still starts easily (Mobil One y'know).
It was struggling to move the snow today as the chute was lower than
the snow,
I assume he is tough as nails too. Did you note that he has taken off
the padded seat on the sled and rides it sitting on the cold hard body
of the machine!
Randy
On 09/02/2013 8:15 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Sir, You are a true connoisseur of old iron. Wankel panther, 240D,
IHC M, Snappers, Cub
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
>
> Next we will just tell the vehicle where we want to go. Relax, read a book
> and arrive.
>
That's what my wife and kids do now! "The future is here."
-Tim
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From: "clay monroe"
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Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ATE T50 and T50/12 brake boosters at a
significantlyreduced price!
I am budget conscience. I just do not see dropping $500 each for
Next we will just tell the vehicle where we want to go. Relax, read a book
and arrive.
For the busy shopper a must
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=39089
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Proper tires can be had for $200-250. Compare that to what tires cost on
the modern equivalent to your 450SL: a 2013 SL550 will run $300-400 tire.
Overall, you're doing well.
Jaime
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:02 PM, clay monroe wrote:
> I am budget conscience. I just do not see dropping $50
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