Michael Cochran Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Charles, I had a 21+ speed (don't remember exactly as that was 10+ years ago) and I bought a speedometer for it just for fun. I averaged about 40mph on the flats but could change the gears and could really get moving if I tried hard enough. I had no issue with going 40 since I found the right gear where I had minimal effort to maintain it. I miss that old bike sometimes and thought about getting another one but I don't live where it's safe to ride to work now. The highway I travel for work is a 55 zone for roughly 10 miles and the hills and the blind curves could easily get me killed. On top of that the guy I give a ride home in the evenings probably doesn't want to ride 8 miles on the handlebars. Ryan, my favorite 4lb forging hammer was a roadside find. My wife and I were coming home from town and we were slowing down for a stop sign when I saw it. She jumped out of the truck before I could even say anything because she saw it too. We are always watching for roadside treasures. You look long enough you never know what you'll find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 20 and infantry legs on a 10 speed on city streets with modivation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 That'll do it every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 And the kids these days don't think we understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Charles R. Stevens said: Yea, mufflers and tail pipes fall off too. Lol. I spot stuff from the truck, horse back, cart/wagon etc. walking is better as you see so much more at a 3 MPH. You get enough pieces of tailpipe, you can weld together all the tuyere you'll need. I've found 1/2" round stock, pieces of chain (most recently a 16' tow chain with both hooks), a cargo deck (the kind that fits in a tow bar receiver), a couple of bales of hay, the list goes on and on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Not long ago I was with a friend and saw a larger ( not coil) spring on the side of the road at a stop sign. Asked her to grab it and she did. We were just about to get on the highway when a police officer who was coming off the off ramp to the highway must have seen us pulled us over on the on ramp. He asked what we were doing. I explained what I did and that I was a blacksmith and that it was good steel and asked him if he wanted to see it. He said yes so she held up the busted spring and he basically said have a nice day and let us on our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 99 % of cop are good peaple doing a a stressful job for an unappreciated public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Oh I know. Forgot to mention it was an area around a construction zone. He probably thought we grabbed a road cone or something who knows. He was polite and I wasn't upset. It was just kinda funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Right: leaf spring. Got a bunch of pieces of that, too. My last forging session, I used a chunk to make a wide hot chisel. I had a state trooper give me a talking-to about pulling over to snag some wire a few months ago. Two weeks later and half a mile up the road, she gave me the first speeding ticket I've ever gotten in my life. Grrr.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I think she likes you John... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 It's my magnetic personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Hmm.. Well the talking to didn't really cost you money so stick with grabbing stuff off the side of the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 That's where the motorcycle chain for my hold-down came from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 actually I found a gas jug on the side of a bridge well I found out what's wrong with my truck. fuse blew out instead of flasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Always check the fuse first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 well the flasher had a dent in the side of it we didn't check fuses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Fuse is a cheap fast fix and they fail for no good reason at times. However if you have several fail in a short time then there is definitely a problem to be addresses---like a bad component. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 ill keep that in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 On 11/15/2017 at 10:26 PM, Daswulf said: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make him think. On 11/16/2017 at 5:39 PM, ryancrowe92 said: really you find this on the side of the highway It's called Blacksmith Road Kill. 11 hours ago, ryancrowe92 said: ill keep that in mind 11 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: However if you have several fail in a short time then there is definitely a problem to be addresses---like a bad component Look for damaged wiring. Mice love to chew up wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 9:11 PM, Charles R. Stevens said: 99 % of cop are good people doing a a stressful job for an unappreciated public. cops are under apprecciated and have the worst publicity and backlash now guess what i found out how to do this for 6 bucks what i already paid for the rotor i found some 1/4 inch angle iron for the flange and some square tubing for a tee so its 6 bucks i kinda thought about being a cop cops and robbers fun game me and my brother played when we were young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 honorable and necessary bit of public service that, but any older officers say they wouldn't have became one in today's climate. As to your salvage, good work! We will make you a first class scrounger yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 On 11/18/2017 at 11:40 AM, ryancrowe92 said: i kinda thought about being a cop cops and robbers fun game me and my brother played when we were young Speaking as a retired LEO after 30 years, I can tell you that a GED will not cut it on an application to be a police officer/deputy sheriff. Most agencies now want at least two years of college on top of a high school diploma. The old game of "cops and robbers" bears no resemblance to police work today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 why i said thought about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Here, watch the video that Rockstar. Esq posted. Some good advice there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 On 11/18/2017 at 1:09 PM, olfart said: The old game of "cops and robbers" bears no resemblance to police work today. dependent on location but it seems like a lot more of one and a lot less of the other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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