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    Re: Fuel Efficient 4WD Vehicle

    Eccentricfarmer, I figured the sheep were inside. It's amazing how much body heat a herd of animals can produce when they are contained. As for the hubs, the jeep jks and wranglers etc... used a...
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    Re: ALTERNATIVE BUILDINGS PROS AND CONS

    This one is new to me!
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    14]WALLS CAN CRACK IF SUB-STANDARD FOUNDATION USED.
    There are other statements too... , but what I find most interesting is only one person has posted on that...
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    Re: Fuel Efficient 4WD Vehicle

    I love the Toyota/Subaru mix match idea. One thing the Cherokee cross might offer would be the ability to take the thing out of 4wd. And while they're at it hub disingagement would be nice too. ...
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    Re: Building my own log cabin

    Here is that link:
    http://www.paulandellen.com/loghome/loghome.htm
    BTW, two things. First, He loves to have visitors. Second, He built the cabin after attending a day two class given by Skip...
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    Re: Building my own log cabin

    Here you go. Paul Martin is using his own logs and is building pretty much solo. Home is located in the Cascade Mountains in the middle of Washington state. He has a very informative web site that...
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    Re: Mountain top removal

    My son's girl friend grew up at the foot of Kayford Mountain in Kanawah county West Virginia. Her family still lives there. Her father has been a coal miner almost his entire career. He works in the...
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    Re: Mountain top removal

    I really wish I could say the same about previous reclamation projects here. Things are not always as they seem my friend and West Virginia and Kentucky share a very dark toxic secret. The terrain...
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    Re: Mountain top removal

    Well, some may think the machines working are some neat stuff, however, mountain top removal turns once beautiful mountains into a moon scape. This extremely
    destructive form of strip mining,...
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    Mountain top removal

    I would like to share with you a video about mountain top removal and what it is doing to the enviroment. I do not consider myself an activist however, it is very hard to sit back and watch the rape...
  10. Thread: Tires

    by TroyBilt
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    Re: Tires

    Some friends of mine run slime in their tires for thorn resistance. Like I said, a pair of Lt tires would go a long ways. Combine the slime and I think you've got a great combo!
    I believe fix a...
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    Re: HAY BALE SAWHORSE

    Ok, changes have been made. It has a little more contrast between the lettering and background which should make it a little easier on the eyes. If you don't mind, please let me know if it helps....
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    Re: HAY BALE SAWHORSE

    Pat, Not a tease at all. Thank you very much for the heads up! Changes on the way. Troy
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    Re: HAY BALE SAWHORSE

    Love this phrase, "invest lots of ingenuity where they don't have capital to invest." In fact if you don't mind, I'm using it today. I've put my new learned phrase on the front page of our web site....
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    Re: Where did you splurge?

    love food! I always thought "poke" was toxic though. Now I can't wait till summer to give it a try. However, not sure the wife will allow me to apply it to her sore breasts. This is what I found with...
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    Redneck hottub

    A photo That I found on the net. amazing what people come up with. hope it works.
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    Re: Where did you splurge?

    Sorry bird but I get visions of the redneck hottub photo I found on the net /forums/images/icons/wink.gif . I"ll try to post a copy in the photo section.
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    Re: Where did you splurge?

    Pat, sounds like you've made some great choices, both comfort and performance wise!
    We have a slab on grade (6") that is heated on the main floor of the house. Nothing like getting out of the...
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    Re: Where did you splurge?

    Sounds very nice CJDave! Any pictures?
  19. Thread: Tires

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    Re: Tires

    I believe the larger wheel will give better handling in turns on highway use ie: less side wall=less side wall roll however, guessing I'm not too sure of any other advantages to larger wheels in your...
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    Re: no power to 4wd actuator

    If you still have not fixed this yet you can do a posi-lok. Do a google on posi-Lok or you can make one. This is a common problem with the older jeeps too. We put a dana 30 solid axle (from a...
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    Re: Where did you splurge?

    Ian, just found your blog, Seems you've been very busy. I knew my post was a little slow but I didn't know how soon you were planning on building. Your house is very beautiful!
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    Re: Where did you splurge?

    Ian,
    That's some fancy showerhead! We just built our new home on a budget. Actually, we converted a barn. The best advice I could give is to be creative. One of the comments we get is that there...
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