hurt4x4
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- Greensboro
RCV 300m inner star, RIP.
Random pic thread.
- Thread starter MadAR15
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I bought the ASTRO 1442, used it one time, friend borrowed it, and broke it. Company sent replacement parts for free but I haven't put it back together yet. It does look like the same tool with more mandrels for less money.
Fabrik8
Overcomplicator
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- May 27, 2015
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- Huntersville
You know it's from China when the replacement mandrels are only available on eBay, and they ship directly from China.
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- Mar 24, 2005
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- Stokesdale-Greensboro
The handful of times I’ve needed to install rivnuts, I made my own tool.
DIY: How to Install Rivet Nuts Without Special Tools
DIY: How to Install Rivet Nuts Without Special Tools
fordwheelinman
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- Randolph County
Veggie pasta, meatless meatballs, garlic bread, and broiled scallops.
Supper is on.
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orange150
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- Mar 20, 2005
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- Fairfax City, VA
I’m fairly certain that box was covered in covid.You know it's from China when the replacement mandrels are only available on eBay, and they ship directly from China.
JSJJ388
GREEN GREMLIN
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- HAMPTONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
So am I raising a human or a giraffe? Munchkin loves to watch stuff go by. Refuses to ride if he can't see.
ncpartsguy
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- Boone, NC
StretchASU
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- Oct 17, 2006
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- Creedmoor, NC/Claudville, VA
Right of way choppa. So freakin cool. Lets fly around with a chainsaw on a rope and cut stuff.
1-tonmudder
Doin my part to stir the pot.
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Location
- Greeneville TN
I saw one of those in action probably 15 years ago somewhere in VA.Pretty cool to see them work.
We have transmission lines running through a field on our property. When I was a kid they landed in the field to fuel and we got to see it up close.
iwaxmyjimmy
College Web Wheeler
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- Mar 10, 2007
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- Greenville NC
Good feeling knowing you’re the one who’s giving your 4th owner full-size Jimmy hell. I’ve seen some “I know what I have” trucks that the frame is destroyed up there.
You just saved me from buying another tool I'd only use once or twice.
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- Apr 16, 2005
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- Sharon, SC
That works fine on a horizontal plane where you can press down, and if the material is substantial enough to not deflect.
Otherwise the hole shooting match can "climb" out of the hole.
Otherwise the hole shooting match can "climb" out of the hole.
CasterTroy
Faster'N You
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- Mar 21, 2005
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- Wallburg
Are those Anal beads for the staypuft marshmallow man? Or is that one of the tree saw contraptions from The World is not enough
orange150
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- Mar 20, 2005
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- Fairfax City, VA
CasterTroy
Faster'N You
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- Mar 21, 2005
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- Wallburg
It'd be neat to track their movement
Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map
ghost
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- May 25, 2006
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- Hartsville/Camden,SC
I saw a helicopter flying near the house the other day with something hanging from the bottom. I wondered what it was. I bet it was one of those.....
You'd have to have some nads to fly that thing right next to a set of transmission lines.
ncpartsguy
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- Boone, NC
That would be very cool. They are still in the area, I can hear it, but nothing shows on this flight tracker. Too low maybe?
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- Apr 16, 2005
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- Sharon, SC
Why is that?
Lurch830
messin' with sasquatch
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- Mar 1, 2007
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- Wilton & Albemarle, NC
Sometimes they'll de-energize the lines, but as long as you don't exceed the Minimum Approach Distance (MAD) you'll be fine.
I've seen the aftermath of one going through a pretty nice deer blind in TN...TVA guy poked his head in after to make sure there wasn't any blood and we kept on rolling!
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- Mar 24, 2005
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- Stanley, NC
No path to ground, so you should be fine.
Until the saw hooks on the line and the safety release mechanism fails and you crash, creating a path to ground, which is ok, because the helicopter creates a Faraday cage, except it can't handle the amps and catches on fire and your seatbelt is stuck and you had to leave your pocketknife with the TSA and you die in a fiery inferno.
Danger_Ranger
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- Jan 24, 2008
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- Star NC
Took a interior trim panel off my truck this morning to run a wire. Found this sticker on the back of it. Don't think this is from the factory.
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