mowerman Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Last big change I noticed was plywood at Home Depot at seem to have tripled, and the quality is lousy,,, same with two by fours, got to pick through the pile to find good ones Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Hey Paul, what time is it over there right now? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Yes, I know it’s too cold to tell time ha ha Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Would of been at a guess 9.30 pm Past my bed time zzzzz Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fjh Posted July 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 7 hours ago, mowerman said: Last big change I noticed was plywood at Home Depot at seem to have tripled, and the quality is lousy,,, same with two by fours, got to pick through the pile to find good ones Ahh I’m a bit out of touch on lumber prices i I just pull up a log and make my own stuff! 2/4 2/10 2x 8 cost about a buck a foot to make including fuel and logging costs! Not wear and tare on the equipment thou! And me!😞 3 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 5 years ago 3 8 foot poplar 1X10's and 2 8 foot 2X3's was 24 dollars an change. January those same 5 pieces cost $136 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 Thanks for that very interesting Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 20 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: Would of been at a guess 9.30 pm Past my bed time zzzzz Paul Haha curious it was around 4 o’clock am here just woke up Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 Norm Taunton, over in Gault, California, are used to run a lumber mill he was telling me the markup was pretty good on it years ago Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 But after Covid and Biden I’m sure they’re really sticking it to us 200 bucks for a new chainsaw. I just paid Home Depot works real well but the damn thing is pretty much nothing but plastic ha ha…. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 Probably mention that I had a hell of a time trying to find a gasoline….. pretty much everything over there was battery power. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted July 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 I need to go get 2 2x4s to make a shelf in my smoke shed. Might as well go by the bank and apply for a personal loan first I guess. 2 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mean Green Posted July 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 Here’s how you get a chain saw go to Lowe’s buy new Huskey saw 400 dollars buy Lowe’s extended warranty for 3 years run the crap out of saw mine would no longer start at 2 years 7 months take back to store make sure you put the dullest chain you got on it they give me a gift card for 400 dollars take my old saw I go pick a new one and buy a new warranty it costs me 70 bucks for a new saw I’m on my third one like this the lady that worked at Lowe’s told me to do this best decision I ever made it’s not my fault the saw will not last also keep the receipt in an envelope in a safe place cause you will need it if you leave it out the ink dissapears I write on the envelope when the warranty is up so I work the saw extra hard 2 1 Quote If your going to be a bear be a grizzly Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) i have done that a few times with other tools, and I have a folder in the file cabinet for all the reciepts and owners manuals.. Amen My Brother!!!! In adition,,,, I havent paid for a Delco alternator or starter for 2 of my Chevy trucks, and got 2 batteries replaced as well, because I kept my receipts.. all this over the last 6 years.. I still have receipts on the ready. Edited July 19, 2023 by Joey Mack More content needed 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Well anymore I guess that’s what you have to do. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Buddy of mine, just bought a brand new battery lawnmower kind of a long story, but it was supposed to come with a spare battery. He was going round and round with these people on the phone they kept telling him they cannot ship it long story short they wound up giving him a $400 store credit, so he pretty much got the lawnmower for free 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Not quite get why they couldn’t ship the battery we haul them all the time he did not get it either but sure I’ll take the store credit haha … Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Well here we go again another Friday fellas excellent enjoy… I got nothing this morning except God let me wake up at the right side of the dirt one more day lol bob 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Sunday night again Been house renovating, not as muchsatisfaction as truck repairs Anyway, hanging weather boards and pulled a window out to refit and refitted it, progress is progress, this Leichardt timber I got from a hall I demolished years ago is as hard as all get out Anyway, boards are up as far as I can go as I have run out Princess woke me at midnight on Thursday night and said I needed to run her to hospital, her ticker isnt ticking properly of late for some unknown reason, I dont bound out of bed at midnight anygood these days I have noticed Anyway the chucked her out of hospital on Friday morning I suggested that sleeping beside a stud like me might make her heart skip a beat, apparently my suggestion wasn't needed lol Saw this parked nearby today, the old SAR Kenworths have got thin on the ground very quick, I do have a bit of a horn for them these days, it appears every other joker does as well SAR is "Short Australian Right hand drive" This would of been a rare as rocking horse crap with the 10 stud wheels in Australia, I'm guessing they got added later Spiders were the go well into the 2000's and sory of faded out over night except for die hard fruit loops like me Reckon I can see the remains of a Cat badge and some Cat yellow hanging down These SAR Kenworths were everywhere once My deal in NewMexico went a miss, by the time I got papers sorted and importer lined up, old mate had sold it which is fine He'll keep a look out for other things of interest, problem is my interests are pretty strange lol, no big long chassis trucks with Texas bumper dragging on the ground, they do nothing for me Anyway I hope everyone had a great weekend Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Oh hell I missed this somehow. Nice work on the house too bad about the princess. Hope everything is OK Paul cool kenworth…. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 Oh, I forgot to mention cool dog Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Speaking of cool dog's Saw this picutre of a little R model with a 237 dragging of all things a G88 Volvo up a hill, both fully loaded So around 80 tons or about 170,000 -180,000 pounds Little dog, big heart NewZealand South Island on the West Coast I think Definitely NewZealand Have a great weekend everyone Little dog gettin it done, kinda brings a very proud tear to ones eye, hang in there little mate Seeyah Paul 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Zina has today off and I'll use some of the PTO that I've built up to go to Lynchburg to look at pickups today. As much as I hate to, because it's such a great car, I'm going to sell my 2016 Impala and we're going to trade her Honda in. It's a 2022 with only 28,000 miles on it. Figured we might get the best deal on it at the Honda place, and they have several used 4 door pickups. A couple of Dodges, an F150, and a couple of Colorados. I really like the Silverado 1500s myself, but if the Colorado has a big enough back seat it might be OK. Anybody have any thoughts, suggestions? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Looked at this one, I drove it around. Used, but only 14,000 miles. I really liked it. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Well, we drove this truck home. Neither of us had ever spent that much for a vehicle before, but it has a 5 year 100,000 mile warranty plus the lifetime engine and transmission warranty. And it's a really nice truck too, might as well say new, a 2022 with only 14,000 miles on it. 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72995-happy-friday-fellas/page/4/#findComment-535836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.