What if it Snows?

There's a natural gas plant about a mile from the old house.

In the manager's office, there's a map of the Phoenix metro and surrounding areas, from like Apache Junction to Wickenburg.

He has a 50 mile radius circle drawn on it with the plant at the center.

Everyone asks," What is that?"

He says that's the area needed to be fully covered with solar panels to equal what that plant puts out.

 

The water pump on my APU has been leaking for about 6 months now.

Usually a lot worse in the cold weather.

TODAY. MAY 6, 2022 my long awaited, nationally back ordered, water pump arrived at Tolleson TK.

The OM is pleased.

 

Ran a 48" lateral line to a gas fired power plant. The wind turbine company made us go around their area. About 5 miles of extra pipe. Some of the local workers said the whole fed funded turbine thing was a money grab scam. Dicks.

 

Spoiler alert:

ANYTHING "fed funded" is a money grab scam........

 

i can get you a very bad deal on a lightly used 4 axle western Star ….

bigger is better

please for all that is good - google cozad ramps and look at them closely.
You need to make sure that the ramps are low enough that the rollers hit it up a little ways. second, you want a nice smooth angle for the rollers to come up - short and steep is very bad both on the rear ends and because the shock will make the neck want to hop off the track.

 

Your on your way…….

 

Thought U had a "thing" for Jen?

 

Texas. I-45 Exit 198 complete with a Whataburger!!!!

The OM is pleased.

 

Down thru here we refer to natural gas as "The Clean Blue Flame". It is used in their advertising and over the years I have found it very useful and economical. Then we have the "All Electric" house where the City power offers a discount. But we mostly use gas for heat and hot water heaters, and
electricity for light, cooking ranges, A/C and misc use. Guess we are kinda hybrid and have been since 1953. South is weird on energy, and weak

 

I would go 3/4 grade 8. Your frame will support the weight, but being off alignment a bit will put some pressure on horizontally.

I have never run a mechanical detach myself, but here is a photo of what came on one of our trucks.

@Rontonio gave you good advise on looking at the Cozad design. I think these probably work pretty well as they will pick up the rollers lower than the bottom of the frame.

I think you will find that if your load is relatively stable you will want to move it to the back as far as you can and lift it, then move it forward and tie it down.

Oh, and make sure you share your experience after the first time on snow or ice that the neck spits the tractor forward when trying to lift a load!