On 13/05/2021 12:56 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
On 2021-05-13 12:37, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I actually talked to him a couple of minutes ago so I asked. He says
he has worked on all of them but most of the cab off repairs were on
6.4 engines.
There was a discussion in anothe
On 2021-05-13 12:37, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I actually talked to him a couple of minutes ago so I asked. He says
he has worked on all of them but most of the cab off repairs were on
6.4 engines.
There was a discussion in another forum last weekend, when the usual
6.0-6.4 hate starte
I have a neighbor with a 7.3L Powerstroke. I know boats that cost less to
maintain and repair.
-D
> On May 13, 2021, at 12:21 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Ask him if those were the 6.0-6.4L engines (2003+), or the 7.3L Powerstrokes
> (94-2003).
> Everybody hated the 6.0 six mon
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Price Of Fuel
I don't think the cab off part is because of the engine, I think it's the newer
(post 2000?) style trucks...
-Curt
On Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:38:08 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
I actually talked
I don't think the cab off part is because of the engine, I think it's the
newer (post 2000?) style trucks...
-Curt
On Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:38:08 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
I actually talked to him a couple of minutes ago so I asked. He says he
has worked on all o
I actually talked to him a couple of minutes ago so I asked. He says he
has worked on all of them but most of the cab off repairs were on 6.4
engines.
Randy
On 13/05/2021 11:20 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Ask him if those were the 6.0-6.4L engines (2003+), or the 7.3L
Powerstrokes (94
I think Randy is correct on all points. The gas engines available today are so
powerful, fuel efficient and long-lived the advantages of a diesel are
considerably less than they used to be.
Last night I hauled the dirty old Ferd to Maine. 4,000# tractor on what is
probably a 1,000# trailer. Dod
I believe they would have been the 7.3 but I will ask and confirm.
Randy
On 13/05/2021 11:20 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Ask him if those were the 6.0-6.4L engines (2003+), or the 7.3L
Powerstrokes (94-2003).
Everybody hated the 6.0 six months after it came out.
On 2021-05-13 10:53, R
Ask him if those were the 6.0-6.4L engines (2003+), or the 7.3L
Powerstrokes (94-2003).
Everybody hated the 6.0 six months after it came out.
On 2021-05-13 10:53, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I know most of us on here are diesel junkies but he really needs to be
careful about buying a "big
I know most of us on here are diesel junkies but he really needs to be
careful about buying a "big old commercial style diesel pick-emup". My
son is a mechanic and he used to work in a shop that did a lot of work
on F250 diesel trucks. The usual cost was around $9,000 when the head
gaskets star
Yes, not a very economically practical adventure. Better than keeping the
young fellow strapped to a clapped out car he is not putting time and
attention/cash toward making it fully functional. A blended benzo-yeep with
attendant quality issues. He dreams big, but invests in some things that
Does it make economic sense to ship a used vehicle down from AK?
Wouldn't it have more value there than in the lower 48?
Randy
On 11/05/2021 8:37 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote:
New adventure in the Clay departs SEA saga.
Yesterday I had a taxi take me to the Port of Tacoma to pick up the car S
> Can refined gasoline be transported by rail or is that considered too
> dangerous?
Yeah, much more dangerous than the LPG, anhydrous ammonia, or sulfuric acid
they transport routinely and in great quantity! The crude oil and molten
sulfur is
tame by comparison.
-- Jim
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Yeah apparently folks are hoarding gasolina like it it 2020 TP. Stations around
here have run out. I filled up 2 vehicles at Costco Friday and Sunday in
anticipation of this mess so I’m good for awhile.
--FT
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> On May 11, 2021, at 11:30 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
New adventure in the Clay departs SEA saga.
Yesterday I had a taxi take me to the Port of Tacoma to pick up the car SWMBA
had sent down from ANC to replace the krap Yeep of #1 boy in ND. He spent the
past weekend picking up her new CRV in Sioux Falls. We are to swap cars on the
plains of MT t
A fellow in the retail petroleum business says:
If people didn’t panic buy like morons. Everyone would en fine.
The choke point isn’t the pipelines or lack there of.
It’s trucks and drivers. There is not spare capacity in trucking right
now. So over buying means it just can’t be delivered.
I have seen news today of Carter-esque gas lines and stations with no fuel.
Time to get the national guard tanker fleet on the road? Is there one?
Can refined gasoline be transported by rail or is that considered too dangerous?
The latest crisis to not go to waste?
Allan
Karl Wittnebel via Mer
Apparently Ashville has no fuel, period?
On Mon, May 10, 2021, 9:48 PM Clay via Mercedes
wrote:
> Sure you can! Contact all manner of eco friendly municipalities or
> property owners and haul the kids on over. SEA loves to contract for goat
> removal of offending herbaceous matter. The bus ar
Sure you can! Contact all manner of eco friendly municipalities or property
owners and haul the kids on over. SEA loves to contract for goat removal of
offending herbaceous matter. The bus arrives, the area is fenced off and for
the next few days goat poop is produced. Then the kids get back
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 7:07 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Neighbor rented goats to clear his lot a year ago. They ride in school bus.
>
"Isn't the smell and mess horrible?" "Yeah, but the goats don't mind."
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Keep the flora that feeds the fauna, in the places where you can.
Sustainable farming is a good thing.
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Charleston SC
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 2:25 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Using Baltimore as a benchmark it's nearly 800 miles from the great
You want some real thorns? New Zealand has gorse fields that are literally
impenetrable.
"Its introduction resulted in large spreading infestations over hundreds of
hectares, peaking in the late 1940s. It was recognised as a threat as early
as 1861 where the Provincial Council in Nelson passing a
Using Baltimore as a benchmark it's nearly 800 miles from the great northern
estate in Caribou.
We've got some pretty great thorns up north too. Last fall I shot a partridge
in a hedgerow and then realized that I couldn't get to it. I don't know what
the bushes are but they've got 1" long thorn
Curt, I'm guessing your trip to MD will cover 475 - 500 miles. I won't be
able to cover your expenses but the excursion will be PRICELESS and the
goats will love our first in class thorn bushes.
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 1:57 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I am th
I am thinking of buying a goat to give the Komondor something to protect
other than us.
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 10:49 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> We've been talking about goats on the vast northern estate. I wonder if I
> could make money trucking them south to
We've been talking about goats on the vast northern estate. I wonder if I
could make money trucking them south to rent out?
-Curt
On Monday, May 10, 2021, 12:38:54 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
Goats. I’ve seen rent-a-goat services
--FT
Sent from iPhone
> On May 10,
Given the choice they would much rather feast on my beets and chard.
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 12:38 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Goats. I’ve seen rent-a-goat services
>
> --FT
> Sent from iPhone
>
> > On May 10, 2021, at 12:00 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote
Goats. I’ve seen rent-a-goat services
--FT
Sent from iPhone
> On May 10, 2021, at 12:00 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Andrew,
> Happy to accommodate your torn bush removal needs with a controlled burn...
> 2 gallons of gas, one match, catch the wind in the right direction.. no
> worrie
You are a Prince among scoundrels.
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> Andrew,
> Happy to accommodate your torn bush removal needs with a controlled burn...
> 2 gallons of gas, one match, catch the wind in the right direction.. no
> worries... ;))
> Slightly higher char
Andrew,
Happy to accommodate your torn bush removal needs with a controlled burn...
2 gallons of gas, one match, catch the wind in the right direction.. no
worries... ;))
Slightly higher charge for the propane weed burner torch treatment.
Zoning restrictions on open fire are not my concern... ;))
*Seems to me, it's time to employ people to do things, instead of putting
them out of work with machines that can be hacked or crash.*
Great suggestion, Grant. I need my back yard cleared of thorn bushes.
Will pay you OVER minimum wage, provided you can find your way east.
On Mon, May 10, 2021 a
Boeing, flying windows into the ground.
Oil out of AK is still sitting just under $70. Maybe the price will creep up
now that there is less fuel making its way to the Mid-Atlantic. Probably not.
Bakken remains reasonable. West TX the same. Could see a replay of the oil
mess of last May.
That would resolve a host of issues for the cruise ship industry. AK is going
to have a massive bust if the boats full of tourist fail to show up for yet
another year. Thing were just starting to look up after six years of
recession, and then the current plague sucked a massive number of jobs
Excellent points.
Imagine if all the Bombers built at Willow Run Plant were built by Windows
based computers...
Heck, we would be speaking German along with everyone else in the "New
Third Reich".
And, the Windows computers would still be rebooting from the latest crash.
Seems to me, it's time to
I wonder if they (government) will suspend the Jones Act.
Rick
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: May 9, 2021 10:23 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Price Of Fuel
With the east coast pipeline shut down, a state of emergencey
With the east coast pipeline shut down, a state of emergencey has been
declared, waiving the hours of service limits for tanker trucks so
that fuel can be trucked in.
https://www.transportationnation.com/h-o-s-suspended-for-fuel-haulers-in-18-states-after-cyber-attack-forces-major-pipeline-to-shut
Digital leads to fewer workers and more vulnerability.
Analog will give you much greater employment and the flesh and blood can make
things happen when lights go out. Mechanical systems may rust up, but you have
to kill the operator to make it go down.
clay
I have no pronouns please do not
I'll add that it is graduation weekend, so will be interesting to see if
the price drops tomorrow.
Allan
Allan Streib via Mercedes writes:
> $2.99 here for 87; $3.59 for 93 as of yesterday.
>
> Allan
>
> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes writes:
>
>> Went to Costco to get gas for the truck and some
$2.99 here for 87; $3.59 for 93 as of yesterday.
Allan
Floyd Thursby via Mercedes writes:
> Went to Costco to get gas for the truck and some jugs. noticed a coupla
> stations had reg and dzl for $2.75, Costco was $2.70 for reg. I think
> it might be up a few cents from the other day but no
Went to Costco to get gas for the truck and some jugs. noticed a coupla
stations had reg and dzl for $2.75, Costco was $2.70 for reg. I think
it might be up a few cents from the other day but no big jump yet.
--FT
On 5/8/21 11:16 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
Is probably going up.
ht
As someone involved in the security side of things, I am aware of this
incident, which was due to a ransomeware attack. These exploit the ignorance of
humans to be successful, which is the weakest part of the whole system. If we
relied solely on hardware and software solutions for security we wo
I'm seeing that industries across the board have built themselves a
particular vulnerability by running their entire operations via computers.
The number and scope of such attacks have increased, yet, the weakness of
your entire operation, delivery of product, and profit is all tied to a
computer s
On 2021-05-08 11:16, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
Is probably going up.
https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/08/cyberattack-forces-a-shutdown-of-a-top-u-s-pipeline-operator/
To quote a guy who owns an oil company:
Depends on how fast they can get it restored.
Last time it was down, it was down for
As it does the start of every summer season ...
It was trending down here but now it’s shooting back up again
>
--
OK Don
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
pause and reflect." Mark Twain
“Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
It was trending down here but now it’s shooting back up again
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 8, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Is probably going up.
>
> https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/08/cyberattack-forces-a-shutdown-of-a-top-u-s-pipeline-operator/
>
> I guess they don't
Is probably going up.
https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/08/cyberattack-forces-a-shutdown-of-a-top-u-s-pipeline-operator/
I guess they don't air gap the PLC network.
Oops.
Rick
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