tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post4141259030831856958..comments2023-10-29T05:43:20.076-07:00Comments on Ornery Bastard: Old Mechanics Unite!Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-50759516898518510092011-01-05T14:01:34.433-08:002011-01-05T14:01:34.433-08:0022 inch wheels and 25-series tires
The Meskins do...<i>22 inch wheels and 25-series tires</i><br /><br />The Meskins do that here (silliest lookin' 'Burbs 'n Escalades <i>ever</i>) but they have the good sense to put the stock rims w/snow tires back on for winter.Gordonhttp://alterx.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-15443406008076988212011-01-05T02:30:42.809-08:002011-01-05T02:30:42.809-08:00Ain't allowed to drive with studs in the NY Me...Ain't allowed to drive with studs in the NY Metro Area. Don't know about upstate NY (their winters are like Gordon's) but down here it's verboten.<br /><br />Also, everybody's got a 4x4 here, but they're the fancy, luxo-cruisers with 22 inch wheels and 25-series tires that get as much traction as my '70 Chevelle did.Fixerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-71319611785344518792011-01-04T11:02:06.199-08:002011-01-04T11:02:06.199-08:00As we speak, one of my neighbors is out doing some...As we speak, one of my neighbors is out doing some <i>feng schnow</i> rearranging with <i>his</i> Honda and the big town snowthrower is widening the street. <br /><br />This is just business as usual around here.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-8281295082273619512011-01-04T10:56:17.031-08:002011-01-04T10:56:17.031-08:00You really got me goin', dude. Just one more t...You really got me goin', dude. Just one more thing:<br /><br />The folks back east simply aren't used to all that snow on their city streets all at once. The plows were overwhelmed, and from the videos I see most of the folks drive reg'lar ol' <i>cars</i>. 2WD, no traction devices or studded snows, and they probably don't slow down very much and as a result they spin out and crash into each other, compounding the problem. They tried to act normally in an abnormal situation and it didn't work.<br /><br />That much snow is a regular event in my area, and almost everybody has a 4WD just so they can get around on their daily business, or at the least a FrontWD with studded tires. <br /><br />That said, some of the newer residents here bitch at the town if 3 inches of snow isn't cleared off <i>their</i> street instantly. Mustn't get their $50K Range Rover dirty, you know!<br /><br />I may be back. This is a topic at last that I know something about.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-69861635794494102722011-01-04T10:37:18.065-08:002011-01-04T10:37:18.065-08:00Also, those 2 snowblowers lasted as long as they d...Also, those 2 snowblowers lasted as long as they did because of some major repairs at a measly outlay precisely because I'm an oild (Freudian slip typo?) mechanic.<br /><br />I've already got the factory service manual for the new Honda. The old ones were primitive technology, nuts 'n bolts 'n belts 'n flatheads. The new one is not.<br /><br />Hey, if it ain't broke, I can fix that. Heh.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-2021942055230898002011-01-04T10:30:20.584-08:002011-01-04T10:30:20.584-08:00BTW, a plow service is about $300 a year. I've...BTW, a plow service is about $300 a year. I've been here 30 years and am starting on my 3rd snowblower. Total expenditure for the first 2 blowers was about $1200. Do the math. Plus I get a lot of exercise by clearing my own snow.<br /><br />This is deep snow country. You simply must clear your driveway, particularly a sloping one like mine. The snow gets so deep no 4x4 will get through it, your rig will high center and slip 'n slide and break something (like other cars in the driveway or passing on the street) and then will get so rutted and icy you can't <i>walk</i> on it.<br /><br />I have a tremendous array of clothes, gloves, tools, traction aids (chains for my <i>feet</i>!), heat & flame devices, etc. to help me cope and I use them all every year.<br /><br />I'd throw it all away if some big-titted Swedish babe would come do it for me with her big 'icebreakers'.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-27355754913758701032011-01-04T10:13:42.815-08:002011-01-04T10:13:42.815-08:00My new Honda is not involved in the recall, thank ...My new Honda is not involved in the recall, thank you for asking <i>here</i>. Heh.<br /><br />Go to YouTube and type in something like Truckee Train Snowplows. It'll dazzle ya. Some o' them big plows and blowers can launch a Subaru without hurting it. Much.<br /><br />Ya either deal with winter or be miserable. Spring, summer, and fall are magnificent here and we pay for that with winter.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-57067218909257008552011-01-04T09:13:44.431-08:002011-01-04T09:13:44.431-08:00Can we import in some common sense?Can we import in some common sense?Genomic Repairmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755692245709237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-57510580252730374332011-01-04T05:01:46.750-08:002011-01-04T05:01:46.750-08:00I tell ya what the Swedes are also proud of; their...I tell ya what the Swedes are also proud of; their icebreakers. We were there in August and they were falling all over themselves to show us how they kept their harbors running. Them people know how to deal with winter.<br /><br />An aside: I gotta ask Gord if his was one of those that was just recalled for leaky gas tanks.Fixerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.com