Builds Big Red Toy (9 Viewers)

[The Phoenician]

Well loaded her up and packed everything just in time to find another radiator leak. Hopefully it's just another loose clamp.

 

[WSOPgold2012]

This thread has scared me realizing how much $$$$ I could put into my rig

Great rig!

 

[The Phoenician]

This thread has scared me realizing how much $$$$ I could put into my rig

Great rig!

It's oddly satisfying though. When my wife gets on my ass, I tell her it's cheaper and healthier than doing drugs.

 

[The Phoenician]

Well, back from the Christmas camping trip. We won't be able to spend it together, so we decided to take the kids camping.
Since my sister made the arrangements, she got us a primitive site without letting us know, so I dragged the trailer on a trip for nothing. We couldn't use our roof top tent, luckily my bug out trailer had an extra tent and supplies. I do need to replenish the cigar stash in my pelican case humidor and bring extra ammo, since I've shot up pretty much whatever I had in there last time.

It was still a good time even though it was really cold.

I should have taken a better picture of what's in my bug out trailer. It's all survival and trail stuff.

Here are the men of the family. It sucks getting old.

No vehicles allowed at the actual campsite so had to walk everything in. Next time I'm making the arrangements.

This picture shows 73mph, but I managed to cruise at 77mph while towing the trailer without any issues. I can tell the summer months will be taxing on big red if I'm towing at those kinds of speeds. EGTs and boost were all within normal ranges, but I'm sure the cool weather helped.

 

[The Phoenician]

This arrived today. Should be installed by next weekend.

 

[The Phoenician]

It froze a few days ago, so naturally my fuel filter started leaking.
This isn't normal, so I'm thinking maybe water is getting in the fuel and expanding?

Either way ordered an oem Cummins filter, and temporarily fixed it with a Wix.

Looks fixed now, hitting the range.

 

[The Phoenician]

Just got back from another range day. I forgot most of my guns at home ( I set them on the bed then got distracted with the diesel leak), so I had time to mess with the drone settings. Owned the drone for over 6 months and it wasn't until last weekend that I started to mess with it. Below are some vidoes I took, I don't have time or patience to add audio to it, so suffer in silence .

Still trying to figure out some of the settings, like the follow and circle while driving. It seems like it can lose track of the target if there's a shift in lighting? or I just can't drive and click start at the same time.



At the range

 

[davegonz]

Pretty cool. Which drone do you have? I've been wanting one for a while.

 

[The Phoenician]

Pretty cool. Which drone do you have? I've been wanting one for a while.

I have the Mavic air. Been wanting a drone for years, finally got one in June and barely touched it until recently. My only complaint is it's a Chinese product, otherwise it's great.
When i first turned it on, the guy's kinda freaked out cause their peltors went haywire and weren't expecting it.

 

[The Phoenician]

Some more random range pics.

 

[Hojack]

Spooking the range cattle I see
My dog Reload would love to herd those cattle. Man that dog has herding instinct.

 

[The Phoenician]

Spooking the range cattle I see
My dog Reload would love to herd those cattle. Man that dog has herding instinct.

They initially followed us everywhere. They must have thought we brought them hay or it was feeding time. Had to scare them off so we can shoot without accidentally hitting one of them. I've wondered how my dog Diesel would react around these guys, he lives to heard, but these guys are huge and kinda stubborn.

 

[The Phoenician]

Just dropped off big red at land cruiser specialists in Austin. The next time i pick it up, it should have a few upgrades. I promised the wife it'll be the last upgrades for the decade.

 

[Hojack]

They initially followed us everywhere. They must have thought we brought them hay or it was feeding time. Had to scare them off so we can shoot without accidentally hitting one of them. I've wondered how my dog Diesel would react around these guys, he lives to heard, but these guys are huge and kinda stubborn.

I don’t think size matters to Reload. He herds our horses.
Looked like your adding a long range fuel tank, what else?

 

[Mr Cimarron]

They initially followed us everywhere. They must have thought we brought them hay or it was feeding time. Had to scare them off so we can shoot without accidentally hitting one of them. I've wondered how my dog Diesel would react around these guys, he lives to heard, but these guys are huge and kinda stubborn.

Cattle are stupid. Ours will follow any vehicle and if you accidentally honk they will start running toward you. On my dad’s truck I have replaced two taillights and a side mirror due to them crowding around. Sometimes you even have to bump them with the front bumper to get them to move out of your way.

 

[The Phoenician]

I don’t think size matters to Reload. He herds our horses.
Looked like your adding a long range fuel tank, what else?

Long range fuel tank, reinforcing the frame in the rear and adding spacers to the air bags. Miscellaneous things like fuel line replacements, heater hoses, ac Freon. And whatever else comes up. The fuel tank is the most important.

 

[The Phoenician]

Cattle are stupid. Ours will follow any vehicle and if you accidentally honk they will start running toward you. On my dad’s truck I have replaced two taillights and a side mirror due to them crowding around. Sometimes you even have to bump them with the front bumper to get them to move out of your way.

Lee's had his Tacoma dented with these cows, that's really my only concern.

 

[The Phoenician]

Teaser pic

 

[davegonz]

That's a big'un.

 

[The Phoenician]

That's a big'un.

That's the first time I hear it from a man. Thanks Dave.