Alabama thread!

Mornin folks. Started the day off bright and early. The closest Discount Tire to me is about an hour away and across the line in Georgia (eastern time ), so had to leave extra early to get there before they open. Got the new tires mounted up!

 

Nice i love my discount tire on 280. They rock. They always super quick.

 

That's the second closest to my house! The only reason I didn't go with that store is the distance between there and my work.

 

Otto almost flips backward on the undercut, makes a great save, check it out at about 12:03 on the video.
This was at our ride at Hawk Pride, Down South Zukn this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqyXS55JS_A

 

Going to be great weather at Hawk Pride next weekend if anyone wants to come ride. There is a lot of easy, moderate and hard trails to keep you busy all weekend.

 

It’s about time. I’m tired of it raining on the weekends.

 

For sure, I am taking advantage of it and riding Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 

Bham

 

Lol, I guess I should have gotten that from you name, just now seeing it.

 

I do a brine sometimes an apple vinegar and sometimes just a salt water, then just mustard rub them down like I do the butts. Yea I’ve checked that out a couple times some folks are competition smoking in there, I’m impressed. Really wanna get one of the recteq pellet smokers best pellet smoker I’ve ate off so far.

 

Almost finished up!

 

Swapping the Samurai Transfer case to this Dana 300. This Dana 300 transfer case will be forty years old in a couple days. Everything still looks like new inside, all the gears didn't appear to have any wear, the bearings spun free and smooth. It cleaned up pretty good too. Planning to regear it to 4:1 with all new bearings and seals. After putting in a doubler and 39s I was starting to worry about the Samurai transfer case. It was designed for 60hp and 29 inch tires. It may have never been an issue, I see a lot of people running them with the same setup and bigger. The Samurai case is cast aluminum and the Dana is cast iron with bigger and thicker gears and input and output shafts. It was always on my mind when offroad, I should never have any issues with the Dana so I can push it a little harder.

 

From AlabamaWX

COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH: A cold front is moving through Alabama this morning; we note a few spotty showers over the central part of the state at daybreak. This afternoon, showers will be confined to the southern third of the state ahead of the front, and the northern counties will enjoy a mostly sunny day with lower humidity and a fresh north breeze.

Showers over South Alabama will end tonight, and we expect a long dry spell for Alabama, which should last for at least seven days. Look for sunny days and clear nights tomorrow through Friday. Fall weather fans will love temperatures during the early morning hours tomorrow and Wednesday; we expect most places across North/Central Alabama to dip into the cool 50s for the first time this season. Highs will be in the 80s, but humidity levels will be low for September.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Dry weather continues with a good supply of sunshine Saturday and Sunday… highs will be in the 84-88 degree range, with lows in the 60s. No rain worries for college games in the state Saturday.

NEXT WEEK: The quiet pattern continues. Humidity levels will creep up with highs in the mid to upper 80s; a few isolated showers could show up over the latter half of the week, but we see no sign of any major rain event during the week. See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.



TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains remarkably calm for mid-September, the climatological peak of the hurricane season. NHC is monitoring two tropical waves in the eastern Atlantic, but they both have only a low chance of development over the next five days. No sign of any tropical trouble for the U.S. Gulf Coast or Atlantic coast for at least the next 7-10 days.



ON THIS DATE IN 1979: Hurricane Frederic crossed over the western end of Dauphin Island around 10p CT. An automated wind gust recorder at the top of the Dauphin Island Bridge recorded a peak wind gust of 145 mph around 9:40p. At landfall, Frederic was a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane intensity scale, raking the Mobile Bay area with winds gusting from 100-145 mph for several hours on the evening of September 12 through the early morning of September 13. Hurricane wind gusts were experienced as far inland as Choctaw County during the early morning hours of September 13.

Near-total property damage occurred along the Alabama coastline between Fort Morgan and Gulf Shores, the latter seeing 80% of its buildings completely destroyed. The causeway linking Dauphin Island to the mainland was swept away in many areas. Mobile suffered extensive damage as well. Structural failure was widespread in the immediate landfall area with industrial, residential and governmental buildings as well as hospitals suffering heavy damage. Nearly 90% of the Mobile area lost electricity, and the historic City Hall experienced heavy roof damage. Many small beach houses were completely destroyed by high winds before the storm surge could add any effects.

The rebuilding process after Frederic was responsible for the transformation of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach… from small coastal villages to the booming tourist destination they are now.

ON THIS DATE IN 1999: Hurricane Floyd, a Category 4 storm with top winds of 145 mph, was making residents along the U.S. East Coast very nervous as it steamed steadily westward. Floyd was once forecast to strike Florida but turned away. Instead, Floyd hit the Bahamas at peak strength, causing substantial damage. It then paralleled the East Coast of the United States, causing massive evacuations and costly preparations from Florida through the Mid-Atlantic States.

 

Mornin' everybody!

 

mornin!

 

you just put your build thread in signature? Didn't know you had one.

 

I thought I had it attached for a while, but I don't think I actually had the picture linked to anything.

 

nice, following

 

Thanks man! Definitely been lurking over on yours. haha

 

lol