Recent content by 40grit

that's a good nickname as I seem to remember someone getting their hand caught in a spooling winch line at Top truck, almost got to experience the meat grinder, lucky the lever was still within reach. looks like a great build as expected from you, story about the downhill run thru the pinetrees...

Tom, Looks like a fun new toy.

CTIS alone should be worth more than $200. worth way more than $200 if it's a front... get it and sell it like mudlord says if you don't need it...

Dmetalmiki, you are misinformed, here maybe this will help you: The flash point of a flammable liquid is the lowest temperature at which it can form an ignitable mixture in air. At this temperature the vapor may cease to burn when the source of ignition is removed. A slightly higher...

p.s. the change in color from clear to darker is due to the oil absorbing the cellulose that breaks down due to heat over the life of the XFMR. not sure how that would affect the usability of the oil, we routinely put it back in service after filterpress and vac dry regardless of final oil color...

Sermis, we had a company deliver new mineral oil ( shell diala) for our transformers out here in SoCal, the truck drivers that brought it from L.A. told us they burn any left over (new stuff, not used) in their trucks all the time. I think they mixed it 50/50, let me see if I can find their...

RE: Re: RE: Pimp my ride - MV style...or lack thereof... yuck, why?....but hey, it's only a little distance away..going to have to watch that one...it deserves to have rockwells again...

Jp magazine is trying to get a west coast MV trip going....

2 if you still have any...

RE: tgrailer Spicey, looks like another fine example of spicergump industries... trying to plan another trip back east to see you and BTAMG...

heck, chainsaw it about waist high and put a small table top on it. would seem to make a good place to set stuff down while you open the barn doors.

$200 a rim...holy crap, I really need to go buy my set back from Spicer....

maybe some kind of insulation to help the defrost ducts?

I would say that's the same problem...as long as the flange bolts are tight, I would guess the pinion seal is leaking behind that dirt slinger thingy on the flange...the flange seal is just some gasket material and whatever shims are required for proper gear alignment..if the bolts are tight...

Holy spicerbilt....that is cool...nice job Gump....