Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

[KriegslokBR52]

Now that you fixed the issue...
Get a bolt with a 14mm head. Get two nuts to fit the threads of the bolt. Jam the two nuts together as hard as you can tighten them. Put the head of the bolt into the bolt you're trying to remove. Use a 14mm wrench on the nuts to remove the bolt you are trying to remove.View attachment 184843

Not sure if that would work, although i understand the concept. Those bolts were factory installed and very tight. I was litterary inside the wheel well and bracing my self against the car while pushing this thing to crack loose with a breaker bar. Got it, but there was just enough space between suspention and CV shaft to only crack the bolts loose. My fourth spoken language; Garage Latin, came into play

 

[kbkchooch]

Good evening gang!

How has the work week started??

Flo! Whatever you got, I'll take it! I'm convinced now that our General Manager is a sadistic sociopath that would only ever be truly happy being Führer of some country. Gotta find something else to do with myself!.

Forum speed still seems to be lacking. It took about 18 seconds to upload the pic above, sometimes takes 3 or 4 seconds to add a like to a post,,, no bueno !

Not sure if that would work, although i understand the concept. Those bolts were factory installed and very tight. I was litterary inside the wheel well and bracing my self against the car while pushing this thing to crack loose with a breaker bar. Got it, but there was just enough space between suspention and CV shaft to only crack the bolts loose. My fourth spoken language; Garage Latin, came into play

Ahh yes, Garage Latin , 1st taught to me by my Father, I remember at 1st it was only spoken when the light I was holding was somewhere other than where it should have been, or directly in his eyes. Later I heard the Garage Latin uttered in prayers over stripped bolts and busted knuckles. Eventually I took my Father's place at the garage Latin alter. (shaped like a Snap-On toolbox) I've been accused of using 5 languages in my life, English, German, Redneck, Sarcasm, and Garage Latin.

Gotta play with trains,

TTFN

 

[migalyto]

t. I was litterary inside the wheel well and bracing my self against the car while pushing this thing to crack loose with a breaker bar. Got it, but there was just enough space between suspention and CV shaft to only crack the bolts loose

You should of gotten a longer pipe!

 

[migalyto]

Ahh yes, Garage Latin , 1st taught to me by my Father, I remember at 1st it was only spoken when the light I was holding was somewhere other than where it should have been, or directly in his eyes. Later I heard the Garage Latin uttered in prayers over stripped bolts and busted knuckles. Eventually I took my Father's place at the garage Latin alter. (shaped like a Snap-On toolbox) I've been accused of using 5 languages in my life, English, German, Redneck, Sarcasm, and Garage Latin.

That's hilarious!

I was diesel mechanic for 31 years and never heard that term.

Almost makes me want to go back and wrench some more, so I can use that term....Almost!!!

 

[Old 97]

Tried logging in a couple of times today.
Site never came up.

 

[Old 97]

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TTFN

Karl, what's the story with these locomotives???
I love them!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sirfoldalot]

Seems to be workin FINE - at the moment.
Will see what comes, or doesn't come, in the morning?

 

[Old 97]

Hello Flo!!!!!
I found the white chocolate kitkat bars!!!!!!
Ice cold strawberry milk should pair nicely!!
Yup!!!
Two straws.
You know my routine.
Perry is on the jukebox!!!
Get ready to be chased.

 

[siberianmo]

(took "forever" to load this site . . . others are 4.0)

A bit after mid-night in rainy Chesterfield, MO as I find myself fighting with with a bit of insomnia . . . an annoying and very frequent "thing."

Best way to get the "tired" feeling for me is to watch TV; nahhhhhhh - figured I'd do some web-browsing instead - might work!

Been wondering whether my submissions are being viewed . . . especially for this past Sunday. Oh well . . .

As mentioned in a previous post on Sunday, I ordered a "bunch of stuff" to what I had thought was my signed, sealed & delivered bill of lading - ha!

The image of a Lionel LionChief 44 Tonner with SF markings is what-will-be the newest addition to Tom's Lion's Den layout - purchased on-line from the Lionel Store; it will arrive this Thursday via UPS.

Another addition is an MTH O-scale track cleaning unit - found a "recommended" one on eBay; used but will be more than adequate for my needs - something for the 44 Tonner to pull!



That's it from me on this very early morning visit.

Tom in Missouri

 

[siberianmo]

Not here, hit the like button and it applies the brakes

Didn't last as long as hoped for - back to crawling along . . . during late afternoon, nighttime and now (after mid-nite).

Tom in Missouri

 

[siberianmo]

Hello Flo!!!!!
I found the white chocolate kitkat bars!!!!!!
Ice cold strawberry milk should pair nicely!!
Yup!!!
Two straws.
You know my routine.
Perry is on the jukebox!!!
Get ready to be chased.

The man with a velvet voice - wonder if he cut hair as well as he sang?

Tom in Missouri

 

[chadbag]

Supposed to be 24° for the low overnight and only 42° for the high tomorrow...anything below 28° kills the peach blossoms\buds. Apple tree in in full bloom right now as well, which means they're gone as well.

Cover them with heavy blankets.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

You should of gotten a longer pipe!

Couldn't find the pipie, more reason for Garage Latin becoming fluent at that point

 

[Bill Tidler Jr.]

Good morning!

October 26, 1947, Wabash 4-8-2 2800 visited Pine, Indiana. (Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum)
Photo is courtesy of M. D. McCarter Photographs.

 

[Snowman]

Good evening gang!

How has the work week started??
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Flo! Whatever you got, I'll take it! I'm convinced now that our General Manager is a sadistic sociopath that would only ever be truly happy being Führer of some country. Gotta find something else to do with myself!.

Forum speed still seems to be lacking. It took about 18 seconds to upload the pic above, sometimes takes 3 or 4 seconds to add a like to a post,,, no bueno !


Ahh yes, Garage Latin , 1st taught to me by my Father, I remember at 1st it was only spoken when the light I was holding was somewhere other than where it should have been, or directly in his eyes. Later I heard the Garage Latin uttered in prayers over stripped bolts and busted knuckles. Eventually I took my Father's place at the garage Latin alter. (shaped like a Snap-On toolbox) I've been accused of using 5 languages in my life, English, German, Redneck, Sarcasm, and Garage Latin.

Gotta play with trains,View attachment 184895
TTFN

Unless I'm mistaken this is an Athearn "Hustler" Cab...and a Hustler calf...which is certainly the first and only time I've ever seen such a calf. Just brilliant thinking, the calf!

So what's next? A Hustler slug?

 

[troyphoto]

Well, h. o. w. d. y. t. h. e r e. i. n. t. e. r. n. e. t p. e. e. p. s.

(if you can read that, the internet might be slow)


It's Troy again

Still with a pulled back muscle. After icing it for the first hour while I watched the grill, I'm to the heating pad.

Still got Ibuprofen, and the topical arthritis gel going. In this stage of the game, I need to NOT re-injure it. This weekend I'll be at a gaming convention in Indianapolis, selling and signing books. Need to be mobile then.

Here's a pic of the train-loving feline, playing with the large scale models. That's his Hey Kids! Stop touching the trains! glare.

 

[troyphoto]

And I just saw this. Tragic!

Baltimore bridge collapse: cars and people in water after ship collision – latest updates

Authorities trying to rescue people after vessel crashes into bridge in early hours of Tuesday morning

www.theguardian.com

 

[santafewillie]

And I just saw this. Tragic!

Baltimore bridge collapse: cars and people in water after ship collision – latest updates

Authorities trying to rescue people after vessel crashes into bridge in early hours of Tuesday morning

www.theguardian.com

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I think that this bridge is in Louis's neighborhood of Dundalk. Sure hope that he wasn't affected. Prayers go out for all involved

 

[NorthBrit]

Good morning all. A mocha coffee and a curd tart please, Flo.
A cloudy day that could turn to rain or sunshine.

Family visiting. Only a quick visit as they are passing on their way north.

Other than that, not a lot going on. Train room beckons later.

Back later.

 

[kbkchooch]

Karl, what's the story with these locomotives???
I love them!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are what happens when you have a junk drawer and too much time on your hands. 1 engine had a crushed cab, and I had an sw7 calf that donated the back half of the hood. Both units have Athearn SD40 trucks with the center axle removed, small can motors direct connected to the worm gears with DCC decoders. The 2 of them can pull as much as any 4 axle loco, but are much more flexible on tight turns.
Just a fun little project.
Glad you like em!