Recent content by tom slick

Grade 70 5/16 will work fine. "Lifting" chains have to be certified and have a tag on them showing the certification. Any chain sold retail will say "not for lifting" you have to go to a rigging supply to get them.. Just do the job safely by not working under it while it is suspended

Albeit by accident Outstanding aircraft for half a century

My local dealer carries Leer and RSI, there is a ARE dealer in my county that I will contact, no Swiss dealer within 300 miles. It appears RSI is having supply/delivery issues right now Any input on Leer 100XR vs 100XQ? It’s $1000 difference in price.

I’m looking at cab height camper shells for my 2019 F-150. I like the looks of the Leer 1000XQ and the RSI Smart Cap is interesting. What cap do you like (or dislike)?

Those are “spline drive” which tend to fit both okay, at least good enough for nut driver torque

Some reading: https://www.stle.org/images/pdf/STLE_ORG/BOK/LS/Condition_Monitoring/Oil%20Analysis_Keeping%20Military%20Systems%20Running%20Smoothly_tlt%20article_July14.pdf

Big Creek uses gravity to store energy by pumping water from a lower lake to an upper lake when power demand is low...

I like the boomer view refueling the F-16. It reminds you that people are in these magnificent machines.

Good video of C-130 gunship operations. Big guns in the sky Bonus video of helicopters, refueling, and paratroopers in a C-17

You’ll need adapters to change thread type

Upgrading the insole would help tremendously

as long as both ends match it doesn't really matter what wire goes in which spot but I use B.

SLO County has a public alarm system and free iodine pills - all the protection we need. (sarcasm)

What happens when that easy to install screw on WP is siezed in the block during removal?