AZ BS Thread 4²0

Matheson got me sorted with an exchange. It’s not shiny like mine was but it’s fairly clean, painted and in good repair. No issues with it not previously being theirs and I own this one if I ever want to take it somewhere else. I was mostly worried about ending up with one like most I saw on marketplace, rust buckets that look like they’ve been rolling around in the back of someone’s truck for years…

Paid $100 for the tank and $51 for the exchange, so sounds like I did alright.

 

Let me join the welding supply talk. Just picked up the top for my new welding table I'm going to build, it's 48"x34'x1/2". Been needing this for awhile!

 

Beefy!!

 

Anyone know what this is? I assume its something mining related

 

It's been a long while, but my experience, the shops buy the tanks and have an adapter to refill, kind of like how you can use a propane tank to refill the little coleman shits.

The shops usually swap them out.

 

Sluice runoff for an extinct mining operation?

 

Google lens is getting pretty damn good.

https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/trails/us/arizona/151-spring-shelf

Edit to say, this doesn't actually say what it is, lol. But it does appear to be mining equipment based on similar results.

 

Anyone in here wanna trade their 33s for my 35s?

 

You're going the wrong direction

 

Late to the welding gas chat.. Most places now wanna exchange tanks, they send off the empties on a truck to a main warehouse to fill. Vern Lewis here in the J only fill LP, you guys covered al the places I could think of. PHX welding, Praxair, Linde Welding store

Hope to bring home my 4'x8' 1/2"table from the shop! All the room for activities!!

Ill have some used and abused 33s soon, depending how long you can wait?? I need to burn on my CMR and mount the 35"s I just got..

 

@KingOfTheNorth
Did you end up doing those Snowbound spindle gussets?

 

Details on the 35s?

What tires did you get?!

I've been shopping for new 35s this last week.. need them ASAP. Been running my spare for a good while now and lost another after finally getting it back on the road. Lol so it's parked in the driveway looking pathetic. So much so, someone left a note to buy it, and included .. "even if non-operable" lol.

 

Dang, thats pretty cool

 

That would make sense

Stumbled on three almost identical setups along the base of mingus mtn

 

Tons of mining operations in that area. Big and small. Mingus mountain, Crown King and all over the Bradshaw mountains, Mayer, Spring Valley, Dewey, Poland Junction, etc. I grew up in one, there were 3 others in the area all along 69. My parents ran a fertilizer plant based off old tailings from the largest one in the area. Collected idk how many old railroad spikes, my old "swimming hole" was in the creek where a mining cart damn created a deep pool. Was taught how to pan for Gold in said creek. Lots of mining history in that area. I do miss it. @Milota95 and @prise have experienced some mine exploration with me up there. Lots to explore in the Bradshaws especially.

 

I got Jason’s old 35s, they are in way better than the 33s and I’m ready to make the next step up. I’ll give ya a call tomorrow, got a few things to discuss with ya!

 

I might make a few changes (straight trigger, mag release) but oh my lord is this thing slick. The slide runs like its glass.

 

Pew pew

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...n-17-toyota-rims-sell-or-trade-phx-az.851437/

 

would like to turn without scraping again and get some torque back lol since I'm on stock gears and not wanting to regear