I always hated A/T period. Best trans in trucks was the old 4 speed with the granny gear. A 5 speed with a granny gear and O.D. would be OK too....
Creosote chimney fire? Best is not to burn in conditions that give you creosote. Choking a stove way down is a high risk proposition. Burning...
If family is any indication I'm golden. on my Moms side her and all her brothers are in the upper '80's and '90's. One died a couple of years...
I did this alot back in the day with gas engine cars. Only thing I'd add is be sure you have an decent water temp gage. Too much coverage and...
funny, with the right ammo it does really well, wrong stuff its all over the map. Wrong stuff = Remington Golden Bullets.
I have at times loaded my firebox with wood a couple of hours before I wanted to light it. Yes, the high heat in the masonry does a great job of...
Why would run with the damper closed? Seems like a recipe for trouble. On the last woodstove I had I'd get occasional little "poofs" as the...
How do you get anything done watching the stove constantly? I guess it might not be bad if all your doing is watching Opra.:eek: Lots of heat...
I've cut a few blow overs that ended standing up. I've never had one come up that fast or all the way up. Usually they stop short and come up nice...
[IMG] Chris finally got it. Its a Kimber of Oregon, model 82 I bought this new in the early '80's. I plan on keeping it and handing it down....
More clues, Original company was founded with name that included the state where it was located, it lasted about a decade and has changed hands a...
Nope, not a Savage or Savage Anshutz.
Its a decent idea, only issue I can see is you have less control over where your splits are. I'll bet you end up with a lot of thin pcs. Not very...
Too much wrestling around with that big round. Yes, it makes 3 pcs/hit but its slow and needs alot of effort to move that chunk around. Seems...
I don't have any type of pension. I was self employed and I had to rely on myself. Fortunately everything worked out for me. I'm fairly...
according to my latest SS statement if I retire at 62 I'll get $1746/mo or $20,952/yr. I'll be 62 this Dec. If I add 8% increase per year I'll be...
Nope, not Remington.
Not a Winchester.
we had another 3" over night. Temps this morning as I did some shoveling were around 10-15 deg. The sun was out and relatively calm. A Gorgeous...
I'm waiting, not cause I have to work, I retired at 50, and not cause I didn't prepare but cause I have options, one of which says that SS grows...