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Things are just about normal here temperature right where it belongs 20s at night ..the morning late 40s in the afternoon it only snowed here once so far I am not complaining

She’s talking about part time volunteer work…. Ya ya ya ya go for it !!!!!!!!!!!!

I was also thinking about all the work your doing and also thought of that … ya when we met I was doing layover runs now stuck together after Friday uuuuuuuurrrrrrrr

I made an early run to the store before the storm hit to get provisions too. I got a 12 pack and a bag of bird seed. I got the wall moved into the ditch across the road today. I had to break it up into big chunks with a round point shovel, then used my grain shovel/ snow shovel to move it. I only worked about a half hour at a time, then I took a break. I think we could get out now if we had to.

Braintree Mass PD Facebook post. The Braintree Police Department posted a humorous message before the snowstorm, commenting on the rush to supermarkets and telling residents, "Don't crime." .....Hippy

nothing like a Detroit 8V92 with auto trans

Possibly. I'm not familiar with Hendrickson walking beams unfortunately besides seeing them on pics.

Brocky, now I see you're well prepeared for one more trip regarding the information. I honestly didn't know so much about the country's attractions. Sorry you couln't find possibility making the plan real. For me the main trouble is the visa indeed. Both Aussie and NZ I suppose. They have requirements similar to UK business for achieving one. And I was not fully able to satisfy them. Right at the moment Russia is under ban getting Aussie visa at all as long as I know due to the known events. I am definitely way far from discussing I like that or not so just wait for better times hoping I will live long enough. Some pennies needed to be collected for a big tour too but it's a task I could rule out I belive. On a positive note I have plenty of interesting unfinished affairs where I am and my own country is huge either along a few neighbouring lands I may travel over. But Australia being a Mack country is on my list as a big point of what I should do in my life.

0415Z 01/05/2026 REPORT FROM ICE STATION ZEBRA Preparations are complete. Provisions have been secured and stored. Petrol tanks for the camp tractor and other devices have been filled with 89 octane ethanol free gasoline. The camp tractor has been run, tuned and stored in the maintenance shed and is ready. All personnel have been outfitted with seal skin cold weather gear. The storm is forecast to begin at approximately 0900Z-1000Z this date. ICE STATION ZEBRA SENDS.

I like the pre-emissions powertrain.

I found old H-4 (Hella's) to be a good compromise between what we have today and what the old sealed beams gave us. But must admit I try and limit my night time driving, my eyes are as good as they were in my 20's. My 1st dog could spot deer long before I could. 1st time I had to hit the brakes hard to avoid hitting wildlife, he would come out of the sleeper and sit in the passenger seat and bark when he saw something. I came to trust his judgement better than mine!

They were calling for an absolute ice-maggedon here, just for it to sleet most of the time. Do not get me wrong, I'm thankful for that, but man, it got everyone here panic buying everything! I know a lot of other places got hit hard, so I'm thankful we got off easy this time. It is really cold though!

What expansion tank and sensor did you use? I haven't had too many bad experiences with aftermarket tanks, but the sensors are often times tricky in the aftermarket.

I agree about the coolant, I feel like I remember reading a service bulletin about the ASET motors having a bad tendency to have cavitation in the water pump or something... Regardless of that, coolant is in my experience one of the most overlooked parts of any vehicle, because if it isn't overheating, it's working just fine, right? I didn't service the coolant in my previous pickup like the manual suggested, and I cracked the radiator cap one day and found it full of rust. Never could flush it all out no matter how many times I tried. Ended up losing the radiator and water pump, both honestly because of miles more so than the rust, but I wanted out from under that truck because I didn't feel like replacing the head gaskets on a Hemi any time soon. Lesson learned, CHECK YOUR COOLANT YA'LL!

We got a solid 12" by Sunday. I plowed Sat afternoon to get the first 6" cleared out of the way. Then did it again Sunday. I also did three neighbors drives, cause I'm a good guy. I enjoy playing on the ol Cub cadet. Now it can all melt and be 72*. 😉

All new cars have blinding bright lights. Ya, they are adjusted correctly from the factory so in normal, straight, level roads they are barely "ok". But straight, level roads aren't the norm. Hills and curves make it damn near impossible to see, especially in bad weather. I wear sunglasses at night to be able to drive. Even being a passenger without my glasses on make it difficult to look forward. Don't get me started on these huge LED tail lights. Ugh. Ever roll up behind a Cadillac Escalade? Has three 4ft long lights wrapping around the rear and I usually cover my eyes when stopped behind them. Ludicrous. "It's all about safety". Whatever. People staring at their cell phone still won't see them. I only have one "late model" 1995 F150 with plug in style bulbs. Everything else is old glass sealed beams. Why is it I can safely drive them around for the last 40 yrs without issue? Can I see a gnats ass on Mars? No. But I don't need to. Sorry, this is one of my many growing pet peeves.

Found an online Red Dot catalog and punched in the number for the controller and they don't even list it in the parts section so suspect it is NLA from Red Dot and not likely from other sources. Bummer.

I did some digging in an older MEI Airsource catalog and came up with some stuff! Never noticed it before. There are two CTC resistors One looks like just the replacement (#1180) and the other is a "kit" with some mounting brackets (#1181) They also list a CTC control module (#1184) However, a word of caution. There is the CTC and CTC II system according to the Red Dot manual and I am not sure which these are for, or if they are still available. I get zero hits on a web search. That is about as far as I can get.

they are calling for 6+ inches of snow this weekend. however they called for 15+ inches here and we got just under 2.. 25 degrees here now.

We had -5* again last night with a little more snow for a total of 17"-18". It's up to 11* and the sun is out for awhile till a flurry goes thru. l'm waiting on that before l go and clean up with my favorite old Bolens "Miss Junkie". Going to go down to -4* tonight on the forecast. Start getting ready for this weekend snow storm they say is coming. Forecast from Mt. Washington, .....Hippy Summit Conditions* Wind Speed Wind Direction 10-Minute Gust Wind Chill 34 mph NW (300°) 41 mph -40° F Temp RH Pressure Weather -9.2° F 89% 23.21 inHG FZFG Precip Snow High Low Gust 0.15 in 4.5 in 6° F -17.4° F 83 mph

That switch at the end of the cable almost looks like something you'd find on engine brake controls .

I took a screen shot of what the Red Dot manual has to say about diagnosing the CTC system. I also attached the manual. Neither are of much help the CTC is on page 131 Red Dot Manual