New England B.S. Thread

No shit.
Used to see Twisted Sister when they were a bar band around here.

 

I just did the longest oil change of my life (and messiest). One handed maintenance sucks! That is all

/rant

 

any other brands with a similar single long swing out you’d consider I look at instead?

 

I'm not sure honestly. I haven't looked at armor in a long time. Like I said if mine fit I'd sell you mine

 

Speaking of mill buildings in the Holyoke/Easthampton area, this was really depressing news:
https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/...mpton-closing-after-continued-challenges.html

They made some of the best food I've ever had - my fiancee and I went at least once a month even though it's over an hour away from us.

 

Yup I used to love to go there. I worked right up the road from there for a bit and my buddy and I would go once a week after work to BS.

They are still doing the food truck though

 

Good lead time. Never seen one in person. I have some stuff from them, and no complaints

 

I saw that - have to try to catch it one of these days.

The Rajun Cajun was my favorite. The seasoning on that was perfection.

 

I always got the Southern Fried chicken sandwich with their chipotle mayo on the side. Their CBR and Buffalo CBR wraps were both really good too

 

It was one of the few places where every single item on the menu sounds awesome.

To me, it's super unusual to find a place with that sort of casual food combined with that quality. Fitzwilly's is probably my second favorite in the area, but while it's very good, it's missing that last little bit to get it to the exceptional caliber of Riff's.

 

I just saw they're doing the food truck Friday and Saturday night and they'll have the Rajun Cajun. Might have to talk the fiancee into a little road trip!

 

I hear ya! Fitzwillys does have good food, just a step or 2 below Riffs. We were there the night they made the post on Facebook they were going to be closing. Their food was still really good, maybe a hair less good than pre-covid but I mean damn I would not have closed over that. They also said they have staffing issues which I can understand.

I'll have to see where they're going to be!

 

“The pics of the bare steel bumpers are the way they come now. That pic with the small gusset under the hinge bracket was from the first prototype bumper and now has a bigger internal gusset/support on the inside of the bumper.“

From them, just curious your opinion

 

In

 

Eh still can have issues down the road depending on how they did it.

Here's mine, the external gusset at least and there is internal as well, you'll have to zoom in

 

A couple other pics they sent

 

They didnt really send the "right" pictures. I would be looking for something that connects the swingout arm mount(spindle side) to the frame mounting plates.

The good news is they take pride in craftsmanship. Welds look good plenty of heat and no spatter everywhere. No big burrs anywhere.

I dont have any suggestions on other companies for swingouts. I have a hatred of them.

Bamf seems to make really well designed stuff.

 

They also wrapped their corners which has lacked from some companies

 

Family first for sure, similar reasons I've seen very few this year versus my 20 plus pace

I've only seen them once in 2019 in Springfield MA and they didn't, but they were the second band to play of 4.

Phil Anselmo
Ministry
Primus
Slayer

 

WORK looks good as mentioned.
I'd make some additions, but, would need to see more, to know where to start.
For the right price, if I was in the market for a HC.. a little time with the plasma and welder, give it a whirl.

Yeah, on my bucket list. And I was at that show(I think we talked about that before?)...
Was agood show.
First time seeing Ministry or Primus.