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Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Discussion in 'Mid West' started by Thatbassguy, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Mar 12, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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    Nothing? o_O Are you sure you're a printer?
    This press has an auto oil bath and greaser for internal parts.
    Press rollers are all sealed bearings.

    Edit. I'm also whizzing along at 35-40k IPH. (or 1200 fpm). Things get hot.
     
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    CygnusX191 Gangster of Boats

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    So. Many. Stickers.
    People tend to forget that in salt water that first 40 ft is more brutal in regards to UV rays being reflected around. And by people I mean me. Hi. I'm people.

    Or last summer because the breeze was so strong out on a lake, not salt water. But with the breeze we weren't feeling the heat and before you know it... Few of us were a little toasty
     
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    Aztec120 The Road To Hell Is Paved With Stock Tires

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    Funny you mentioned Ford. I was sitting in the wife's car for an embarrassing amount of time trying to figure out where the damn tire pressure screen was. Weird how they go as far as putting a friggin' tablet in the console for entertainment. Yet they stop right at the point of you being able to see each tire's pressure.
     
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    CygnusX191 Gangster of Boats

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    So. Many. Stickers.
    I noticed that with the current generation of everything coming out there's 58 screens to get through and navigate and even as technicians were having a hard time getting the basic information. The third gen taco and every Toyota and it's so easy and intuitive and with the latest and greatest from them... It's a little obnoxious.
     
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    Pixeltim Misunderstood member

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    My 2nd gen is very easy to navigate. I like the simplicity of it very much.
     
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    Pixeltim Misunderstood member

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    Well, ok, the ink key motors have occasionally been finicky, but that's an entirely different part of the press.
     
  7. Mar 12, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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    This 22yr old press has never had a bad ink key motor. Knock on wood.
    The Mitsubishi, on the other hand, is a common occurrence that I attribute to lack of cleaning and maintaining ink keys.
    Those motors are tiny and they're trying to push stuck keys!
    I've seen bigger motors in remote control cars.
     
  8. Mar 12, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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    Anyone live in Green County?
    Your Visitor and Activity Guides are on the way.

    Cheese Days, in September, looks like a rip snootin' good time.
     
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    Looks like there's 3 rivers flowing into that bay.
    Saw this show about how sharks and gators are being able to travel further into salt or fresh and stay for longer periods.
    How far out were you?
     
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    @pearing don't know if your still looking, but I just saw over at Kolpin Outdoors they have waterproof/dustproof boxes on sale rite now.

    40L for 120.00
    80L for 140.00
     
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    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    Not rivers.

    I was fishing a group of islands in Pine Island Sound. I was about 2-2.5 miles from shore.

    Screenshot_20240311_143118_Maps.jpg
     
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    I was looking at the mainland side of the island.
    Was wondering how far in sharks get to that fresh water.
    I see you're out in shark country. :eek:

    Screenshot_20240312_162203_Google Earth.jpg
     
  13. Mar 12, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    Yes, they're out here. I don't notice them in the canals, but we've seen them just outside of the canals.

    I'm not sure how far they go upstream. We saw a good size shark chasing something in shallow water a few years ago on the east side of the island.
     
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    Thanks. I did find one that will work fine
     
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    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    @WiscoPat , this would have been interesting to see if it had shown up while you were visiting.

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    So. Many. Stickers.
    :eek:
     
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    Uh... interesting to smell too, I imagine.
     
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    Sounds like it was still alive when it got beached, but died afterward. They're going to drag it out 15 miles and let it loose.

    At least they're not going to blow it up! :rofl:

    https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?si=X1aN6sMlfH5TZln1
     
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