Random chit chat thread (2 Viewers)

[YotaFun]

Bumping this thread, I thought I would post this here instead of the what are you working on thread.

After the accident back in April I had a class I had to get to for school and thought I would be brave and take the 4Runner to school:

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• YotaFun
• Jun 18, 2024

The instructors got a good kick out of it and so did some of the other techs there.
Additionally, the 4Runner itself hit a milestone on the way home, and while I have driven plenty of vehicles with over this mileage, this if the first time I have actually driven a vehicle to a quarter million miles:

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• YotaFun
• Jun 18, 2024

 

[shmukster]

That 4runner runs good and is looking good too!!!!!

 

[Rics4rnr]

I am moving from Philly area to North Carolina and want to hire a car transport to trailer my 3rd Gen 4runner and my 80.
Does anyone know or recommend any car transport companies?

 

[Crusha]

Does anyone know or recommend any car transport companies?

There is a cruiser guy in Utah who is a broker, and has arranged many vehicle shipments for people on Mud. He's pretty much the go to guy. I've used him a few times with no complaints, but forget his name as well his Mud user name.

Ben @fireball actually has a memory and has his contact info.

 

[Rics4rnr]

Thanks
It looks like he is with Summit Auto Transportation and waiting to hear back from them.

 

[shmukster]

yes, I've used Summit several times.

 

[PAToyota]

Couldn't get a picture, but on I-83 through Harrisburg, PA yesterday I was passed by a 1-ton pickup with a wedge car trailer carrying three kei trucks and a Hi-Ace van. All three had Japanese characters on the windows in grease pen, so I'm guessing a recent import.
Interestingly, I also saw a kei truck driving down Bridge Street in New Cumberland, PA that had a Pennsylvania plate on the back of it. I had to look it up and you apparently can put an Antique tag on one. I didn't get a close enough look to see if that was what this one had, though.

 

[brian]

Couldn't get a picture, but on I-83 through Harrisburg, PA yesterday I was passed by a 1-ton pickup with a wedge car trailer carrying three kei trucks and a Hi-Ace van. All three had Japanese characters on the windows in grease pen, so I'm guessing a recent import.
Interestingly, I also saw a kei truck driving down Bridge Street in New Cumberland, PA that had a Pennsylvania plate on the back of it. I had to look it up and you apparently can put an Antique tag on one. I didn't get a close enough look to see if that was what this one had, though.

theres at least two on the road over in Etown

 

[PAToyota]

I know of a couple in the Dillsburg area, but they're farm use only.

 

[brian]

they just do not look right with American sized people in them......like jam on the brakes and do a front roll, funny.

 

[PVCsnorkel]

they just do not look right with American sized people in them......like jam on the brakes and do a front roll, funny.

I've seen videos where guys weld a literal roll cage on them to do complete front flips. I want 2, one for work and one to play with.

 

[LDowney]

Brian and Joe drove their 70s to the 70 Series Meet-n-Greet this weekend at Windrock. Here is a poser shot. Joe was too modest to step into frame, but his wagon had no such concerns.

 

[Pacer]

The Largest Buffet In America Is Nestled In Rural Pennsylvania - The Takeout

America's largest buffet is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's called The Shady Maple Smorgasbord and boasts over 200 feet of buffet space.

www.thetakeout.com

 

[PAToyota]

As the article states, my first guess would have been something in Vegas and not Pennsylvania...

 

[BenjisBus]

Anyone locally know of a place I can take an old gas tank to get rid of without having to cut it in half? Or able to help me cut it in half? I don't have a plasma torch or a exhaust routing hose to run into it to render it inert.

 

[shmukster]

Bring it to my place. My junk guy will crush it and recycle.

 

[BenjisBus]

Bring it to my place. My junk guy will crush it and recycle.

Thanks for the offer, didn't see my notification. Luckily found a place down the street from me that took it. The normal scrap metal yard I take stuff to wanted me to cut it in half before they'd take it and I wasn't about to go through that much effort.

 

[FuglyYota]

Random spotting at tractor supply…

 

[brian]

Happy Thanksgiving

 

[jamarquardt22]

I didn't know this is where my career would lead me. Next week I'm judging a welding competition @Thaddeus Steven's College of Technology. And I have a upcoming work trip to South Korea.