Let's visit on the Porch II (Billings, Missoula: malls, disability, labor)

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by countryboy73

Elkhunter, is that Ford a diesel?

Yeah, it is, and certainly not what you'd think either.

3208 Catepilar Diesel
Borge Warner T19 Transmission, Fully synchronized 4 speed
Borge Warner Transfer Case
Dana 70's front and back, locked posi track front and back, NOT limited slip
11 leafs and 3 shocks on each front corner to hold that diesel off the pavement
It is a F250, however it's rated at 10,000 GVW.

I ordered that truck with everything but the lift kit, in 1984. It took Ford in St Louis 10 months to build it. But when I ordered it, the national speed limit was 55 mph, so I geared it really low and then the day I got it home, I put 35 inch tall tires on it. That brought me up to being geared properly at 55-65. If I keep it held down at 65, I can get 21 and 22 mpg on the highway. If I run it up to 75, my milage goes down hill quick. Plenty of power. Last time I pulled out of Texas to come up here, I had a gooseneck trailer on behind. 37 ft 5th wheel that I lived in, but I converted it to gooseneck. Lived in it for 9 years. But I pulled it up here and little hills like what's between Buffalo and Sheridan, never even got me out of 4th gear. When I got to Sheridan, I took it to the feed store, dropped the dolly's and drove out from under it. I wanted a trailer weight, no truck. It had taken a bit to come out of Cheyenne and then again coming out of Casper. When I weighed the trailer, I found out I was pulling 27,500 lbs.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Yeah, it is, and certainly not what you'd think either.

Don't believe a word of it. It's an 18-wheeler that got washed in hot water one too many times.

[countryboy73]

BWahahaha! Good one, Reziac...

Elkhunter, neat rig. I want one. Always said that Ford should work a deal with Cat for a motor and Chevy for the cab, maybe Allison for the transmission, and nobody else would be able to sell a diesel pickup! You got close with that rig, I like it.

[ElkHunter]

Here's the first three Jalapena's out of my "one pot" garden.

[sky1949]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Here's the first three Jalapena's out of my "one pot" garden.

Got to admit... those look pretty good!!!

[DontLookPhoto]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Here's the first three Jalapena's out of my "one pot" garden.

I know what I would do with those dads. I'd cut off the stem end and slip a slug of jack cheese in there. I would then batter and fry the little guys and smother them with heated chunky salsa. They get a sprinkling of mixed grated cheeses and a pinch of oregano entero and served up with mexican rice and spicy black beans on the side. Garnish with a sprig of celantro and eat while being entertained by scantily clad dancing gals.

[Montana Griz]

Originally Posted by DontLookPhoto

I know what I would do with those dads. I'd cut off the stem end and slip a slug of jack cheese in there. I would then batter and fry the little guys and smother them with heated chunky salsa. They get a sprinkling of mixed grated cheeses and a pinch of oregano entero and served up with mexican rice and spicy black beans on the side. Garnish with a sprig of celantro and eat while being entertained by scantily clad dancing gals.

...................Hey..............you must know 'ole Elk Hunter pretty well................That sounds just like what he does every time he gets to town--------------'specially the part about those "scantily clad Dancing Girls". You should see him "trollin' for Chicks up & down Main Street" in Sheridan on his 4-Wheeler.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Montana Griz

...................Hey..............you must know 'ole Elk Hunter pretty well................That sounds just like what he does every time he gets to town--------------'specially the part about those "scantily clad Dancing Girls". You should see him "trollin' for Chicks up & down Main Street" in Sheridan on his 4-Wheeler.

THAT explains all the peeping sounds!!

Waitaminnut, that didn't come out right.

I have a computer named Dancing Girl.. there's a story behind this. On Another Forum[tm] we had this running gag about how this feller in Canada was gonna smuggle me down his daughters as dancing girls. Well, we never found a big enough carpet to wrap 'em in... one day I was complaining about not having a CPU for this "new" (salvaged) motherboard, and he says he's got one, he'll ship it off when he finds a wrapper for it. Oh, so THAT is how you're gonna smuggle me those dancing girls, finally!! So the computer got named Dancing Girl.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by DontLookPhoto

I know what I would do with those dads. I'd cut off the stem end and slip a slug of jack cheese in there. I would then batter and fry the little guys and smother them with heated chunky salsa. They get a sprinkling of mixed grated cheeses and a pinch of oregano entero and served up with mexican rice and spicy black beans on the side. Garnish with a sprig of celantro and eat while being entertained by scantily clad dancing gals.

That does sound good, but it's too late. I already ate all 3 just sliced up and on salads. 1 pepper, 1 salad. haha

But there will be more!

[Reziac]

ElkHunter -- your hair is on fire!