Sketchy Setup

[farmersamm]

Clutch died on the 1 ton, so gotta haul diesel with the little F-150. It's not set up for towing anything I own. No provision for safety chains, and the light hookup doesn't match anything I own.

And it's not a very robust truck to begin with. The mid 90's light duty Fords weren't really designed to work hard.

(sigh)

 

[Janicholson]

Don't let the tail wag the dog. (probably late for that info. Jim

 

[paul]

Looks like 2 holes there for the chains. Could at least make it look more official pretty easy.

Paul

 

[moresmoke]

I seem to recall there were a couple loops under the bumper to hook the chains to on some of them.

 

[Adrian Billheimer]

That WAS a nice bumper.

 

[farmersamm]

OOOOOMPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait for it...................... IT GETS BETTER.

Ate the harness for the fuel injector. And..........ate the vacuum line to the heater control pot.

They NEVER eat the wire midway. IT'S ALWAYS FLUSH WITH THE CONNECTOR

This ain't my first rodeo. I'm ready for the little bastards. I keep a few spares on hand. This is the last one.

Might just get some fuel in here before Christmas

ONE DAY AWAY FROM WHERE IT'S USUALLY PARKED, WHERE THE CAT PATROLS...........AND THIS HAPPENS.

 

[GermantownGreen]

Good luck. U need bait place packs laid around the motor compartment! GG

 

[caterpillar guy]

Drive it more and they will not bother it nearly so much. Nobody will deliver fuel out to the famr? They deliver here with no extra cost for it or at least a direct delivery fee on the bill. I try to get about a 100-1500 each time and about once a year. Usually about Oct and again in early spring. Gas with the diesel fuel all in one stop. 4 tanks.

 

[tractorford]

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Clutch died on the 1 ton, so gotta haul diesel with the little F-150. It's not set up for towing anything I own. No provision for safety chains, and the light hookup doesn't match anything I own.

And it's not a very robust truck to begin with. The mid 90's light duty Fords weren't really designed to work hard.

(sigh)

mid 90s folk weren't really designed to work hard neither. heh - heh - heh

soak the perimeter in some snuggle or somethin or get some pretty smelling dryer sheets and place em around the perimeter heh - heh - heh


or get som glue pest catcher boards and put em around under where you want to get em heh - heh - heh

 

[farmersamm]

Got there, and started to fill the tank......................then I was walking around the trailer (which I guess I neglected to do at the house), and saw this.

Grabbed the top of the wheel, and tried to jerk it in/out. It moved more than it should, but the grease looked fairly good. This getting old is a PITA. Shoulda noticed that before I left.

My transfer tank weighs about 200#. I built it using 10ga material, so it's fairly stout. Hasn't rusted through in almost 30yrs.
Anyway...........After seeing the bearing, I had to cut the fill short. The tank holds 150gal............I decided it was wise to stop at 100gal. No point in carrying too much weight on an open bearing. You figure 200# for the tank, about maybe 450-500# for the little trailer, and 100gal diesel at 7#/gal. That comes out to around maybe 1400# gross. You're transferring about 12% off to the tongue, but it's still a bit of weight on a suspect bearing. 50mph all the way home

Hated not topping off at the price, but it is what it is. I'm sitting here at the house typing this..........so all's well that ends well.

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

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OOOOOMPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wait for it...................... IT GETS BETTER.

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Ate the harness for the fuel injector. And..........ate the vacuum line to the heater control pot.

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They NEVER eat the wire midway. IT'S ALWAYS FLUSH WITH THE CONNECTORView attachment 119793

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This ain't my first rodeo. I'm ready for the little bastards. I keep a few spares on hand. This is the last one.

Might just get some fuel in here before Christmas

ONE DAY AWAY FROM WHERE IT'S USUALLY PARKED, WHERE THE CAT PATROLS...........AND THIS HAPPENS.

Such a nice engine & Ford had to ruin it with that POS EFI setup. You should change that out to something carbureted. Less headaches.

Mike

 

[Fixingfarmer]

only real purpose the half ton I keep around is the fuel tank in the back of it I’d ditch that trailer in a heartbeat and use your big one if you need the bed. 9 times out of 10 whatever it is fits in the half ton anyway I don’t haul sheets of plywood around every day but your situation is your situation

I will also say a very long time ago I witnessed a cornhead delivered 20 miles away to a customer with an s10!!!! and a similar setup after a knucklehead wrecked the new dealership diesel in the McDonald’s parking lot.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

mid 90s folk weren't really designed to work hard neither. heh - heh - heh

soak the perimeter in some snuggle or somethin or get some pretty smelling dryer sheets and place em around the perimeter heh - heh - heh


or get som glue pest catcher boards and put em around under where you want to get em heh - heh - heh

You'll find those dryer sheets shredded and stuffed in the heater box heh-heh-heh

 

[The Old Codger]

Dissolve some of this in soda and place in shallow tin under the hood. Pests will find it and won't bother you again:

https://www.amazon.com/Starbar-Gold...BmU&pd_rd_wg=w3s4e&qid=1751721920&sr=8-1&th=1

 

[Russ from MN]

I understand they eat the insulation because it's made out of soybean oil!

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[farmersamm]

The Rat Patrol is Back On The Case

She goes after the rodents..............he has her back.

She stays within 100 feet of the house. He works the perimeter to keep her safe from stray dogs, cats, coons, etc. (no kidding) It's always been his nature to kill anything that comes in the yard, but now he differentiates between her, and the animals he usually goes after.

We think she stays so close to home because she was abandoned, and had it rough before we took her in. I'd imagine most strays get killed by coyotes.

The two characters now actually play together. She hides, and ambushes him. Runs out, and baps his nose, then runs away. He chases her like a puppy. Life makes for strange bedfellows.

 

[The Old Codger]

Certainly nuthin wrong with that. We don't currently have any animals but mostly had German Shepherd dogs through the years; and several "mousers" taken in. Most usually get along well. Unfortunately with my shop being on a busy state hi-way, the mousers don't really like to stay inside, and don't last long. Have fields on three sides and they like to hunt in the wee hours and either the roadway, or the coyotes get them.

 

[The Old Codger]

I understand they eat the insulation because it's made out of soybean oil!

Through the 80's and 90's many of the OEM wiring harnesses were produced in the Ukraine and yes, the insulation is soy oil based which is a very large crop grown there. Rodents, and small animals eat it a lot. Have two vehicles in the shop now doing wiring repairs to citing rodent damage. Both are now mine given the work needed when deemed unworthy of needed expense to repair.