Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Passed a semi this morning hauling 25 tons of what looked like freeway > overpass I beams on an open flatbed, no front on the trailer, typical tissue > paper body on the tractor, 20,000 lb nylon straps holding it down every ten > feet. It would probably hold together in a panic stop, but if

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2021-02-19 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
If you have an AOL account and use a third-party client (like Outlook or Gmail) your password may stop working work. If so, you need to log onto aol.com, go to account/security and generate a new password. You may be able to just update the password or maybe delete and recreate the account in

Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I've never used either so cannot comment. >From long term use I can recommend Battery Minder. The cheap chargers may be fine (and the brand names probably cost no more to manufacture) but why take a chance unless you want to bet your battery of measure the actual (time varying) V-I charge

Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: >> I should probably pick up some battery minders. Harbor Fright has 12V >> float chargers for $9. Any good? > > 1. they die after a couple years of frequent use. > 2. they claim to be regulated, but aren't. Can easily push a battery > over 14V once it's at full

Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
True story. Many of the new fancy chargers will not even try unless they know the voltage of the "dead" battery, which typically requires something over 10v. In the past I used an old dumb charger to get the voltage up to the point the smart charger would work. Jumping works too but I have more

Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I have used Battery Tenders and Battery Minders. Someone on this list said the Battery Minder was better; I think that is true. Battery Minders allegedly have better regulation and de-sulfate action. Northern Tool had some Battery minders on sale (looked like older model) a few years back and I

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Our Technical Articles Help Set You Up for A Successful DIY

2021-02-19 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yeah I lost enthusiasm after the vulture capitalists bought them out. On Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 2:13 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > What rock have you been living under? PP has done this for some years. > > That being said, their forums are near death from what I’ve seen. I never > frequented

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Re: [MBZ] 2008 GL450, 150k miles - $7,599

2021-02-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-02-19 16:23, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: looks nice, I wonder what the underneath looks like.  And no tow package Is that one of the ones that needs a nanny killer to tow stuff? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-02-18 18:02, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I should probably pick up some battery minders. Harbor Fright has 12V float chargers for $9. Any good? 1. they die after a couple years of frequent use. 2. they claim to be regulated, but aren't. Can easily push a battery over 14V once

Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-02-19 09:02, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: We had a Harbor Freight battery charger, a larger one, 10a maybe, at camp. My dad bought a heavy little transformer charger, I think 6A. I think it was about a year old when I was looking for something to charge his lawnmower and he told

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-02-19 11:40, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Or put it in the back of the wagon and make a panic stop and it flys forward and takes your head off. Passed a semi this morning hauling 25 tons of what looked like freeway overpass I beams on an open flatbed, no front on the trailer,

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Car load 606? FT On 2/19/21 6:14 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Car shake at start Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2021, at 5:11 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: W123 NA (North America). I think Ludmilla might possibly be an alias, but I'm not sure. Could be transgendered

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Car shake at start Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2021, at 5:11 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > W123 NA (North America). I think Ludmilla might possibly be an alias, but > I'm not sure. Could be transgendered guy/gal. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent:

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
W123 NA (North America). I think Ludmilla might possibly be an alias, but I'm not sure. Could be transgendered guy/gal. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: February 19, 2021 4:10 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: rbenn...@bennell.ca Subject: Re: [MBZ] 606 on

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Our Technical Articles Help Set You Up for A Successful DIY

2021-02-19 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
What rock have you been living under? PP has done this for some years. That being said, their forums are near death from what I’ve seen. I never frequented them, but when I do stick my head in the door on occasion of late there’s nothing going on. -D > On Feb 19, 2021, at 12:40 PM, Andrew

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
So, is "Ludmilla" a clue that this was something you picked off of some other forum? On 19/02/2021 6:22 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Ludmilla set him straight Hey everyone! Probably gonna get a lot sh*t for this question but what is the heaviest load anyone with a 300TD has

Re: [MBZ] 2008 GL450, 150k miles - $7,599

2021-02-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
looks nice, I wonder what the underneath looks like.  And no tow package --FT On 2/19/21 3:40 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Looks clean. https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-mercedes-benz-gl-class/7279827590.html Allan ___

[MBZ] 2008 GL450, 150k miles - $7,599

2021-02-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks clean. https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-mercedes-benz-gl-class/7279827590.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Natural selection is a good thing. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: February 19, 2021 10:41 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof? Or put it in the back of the wagon and make a panic stop and it flys forward

[MBZ] Fwd: Our Technical Articles Help Set You Up for A Successful DIY

2021-02-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Or put it in the back of the wagon and make a panic stop and it flys forward and takes your head off. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2021, at 10:06 AM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Drive the 300D to Home Depot or UHaul, rent a truck for a day. Have the > engine on a pallet fork

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2021-02-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT it’s

2021-02-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Hard to believe it has been 20 years. On 18/02/2021 9:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Dale Day --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
We hauled a M117 cast iron complete engine in a Plymouth Voyager minivan once. We loaded and unloaded it with engine hoists, and Curt is correct - there is very little room for the lifting arm - it has to be chained to the engine as low as possible. Rent a truck or trailer if you have a hitch. On

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
A small UHaul might even be a good choice for something like this, the little Toyota based ones have a really low deck height. I suspect the reason he doesn't want to put it in the wagon is the difficulty in getting it back out... -Curt On Friday, February 19, 2021, 11:06:41 AM EST, G Mann

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Drive the 300D to Home Depot or UHaul, rent a truck for a day. Have the engine on a pallet fork lifted into the bed of the truck.. use your engine hoist to lift it out... done and dusted... Safe. Or... pay to have the roof rebuilt after the engine crushes it in... during a panic stop [there will

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Weight would be fine with enough rain gutter rack feet, but most people aren't creative enough to bolt 4 feet onto a 2x10. There is also the issue of panic stops, and how to secure the load - I would not trust the average person to be able to do it reliably. It would fit in back easily. This is

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2021-02-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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2021-02-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] battery charging question

2021-02-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
We had a Harbor Freight battery charger, a larger one, 10a maybe, at camp. A couple years ago during a run of bad weather I was running the generator and that charger to top up the batteries. Suddenly the generator lugged down like it was under really heavy load. I went outside and the charger

Re: [MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I wouldn't do it. You can rent a truck, even from Home Depot. If you have a hitch on the wagon, now would be an excellent time to get one of those folding trailers. They used to be pretty cheap. Won't the engine fit inside the wagon? -- Jim ___

[MBZ] 606 on the roof?

2021-02-19 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Ludmilla set him straight Hey everyone! Probably gonna get a lot sh*t for this question but what is the heaviest load anyone with a 300TD has put on the roof? I found a OM606 in a junkyard and I would like to pick it up next week but all I have to transport it is my 300TD. I was planning on