Colorado B.S. Thread

i bought the low profile HF version and it works just fine, i wanna say max height on that one is 23" too. my stands are also HF 3 Ton, worked great on michelin mans rig last weekend to get him up off the ground, attached to the frame just inside his sliders

 

From a rock outcropping near the tent at 0630 this morning after a light rain:


The night before with a nearly full moon, a few wisps of clouds and a few stars the moonlight didn't drown out was even better; but my camera wasn't good enough to capture that. Awesome camp fire as well.

 

If any of you are headed north from Denver today, expect some delays:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28713855/semi-damages-bridges-nb-i-25-denver-3

 

They must have changed the heights on them, the ones i just both done even touch my frame at full length. got to go back for the 6 tons

 

LOL, 4? the first one didn't get their attention?

 

Crazy, huh? We see bridge strikes happen all the time, but I've never seen 4 in a row. The boom on that backhoe has to be completely destroyed. The driver will have a very unhappy boss when he gets to where he's going.

 

And it's the 4 worst bridges in downtown Denver that desperately need to be replaced.

 

i wanna say i have this one for the jack and these stands

you might be right, id have to go out to the truck and see but maybe i do have the 6 ton ones, they reach my sliders just fine we can hear the heli circling our building and were wondering what the heck was going on!! thats it i guess

 

who said it was a backhoe?

*where's the suspicious emoticon?

 

that would explain why federal is all backed up as well.

 

"The semi is described as a white truck carrying a yellow excavator on a flatbed trailer." I guess it could have been something other than a backhoe.

I-70 Viaduct (Brighton to Colorado Blvd.) first. These ones are not even on the radar (before today), despite looking terrible the sufficiency ratings are pretty good.

 

I think it was originally a yellow escalator... damn autocorrect!

 

I've got one of the low profile aluminum racing jacks from HF that I've had for years. I would imagine that its similar to the ones you posted, keep an eye on some of the c-clips (I had one that somehow popped off on the part that was connected to the jacking plate, could've been interesting). I was also able to rebuild it with a generic O-ring set.

But for heavier stuff, I have one of these. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200345429_200345429 I only paid in the low 100s for it and supposedly they offer the same jack (maybe different model number) at Costco occasionally. It is NOT a lightweight jack, but works great.

 

Anyone know what these are and why there are 6 of them? They just showed up at the shop for some reason. @SilverGhost

 

I'll take them from you. He said something about wanting to try pvc first

 

@pvcprerunner

 

Question, I removed the grease boot from that ball joint I've been bitching about. It has about 1/16" of in and out play, maybe a about the same side to side but not much. It was almost void of grease and what was there was chunky. I filled it with fresh to maybe slow down the wear.

So here's the actual question, is it safe enough to get another weekend trip out of it? I feel ok on the pavement with it, how about slow, eggshell style, driving over a slightly rocky trail?
The new ones will be here Monday.

 

That's awesome how quick you guys got them. Big thanks to Toytec and the guys at Toytec. Outstanding customer service from them.

 

Nevermind, I should have done this yesterday. I just ordered one from Toytec and requested overnight shipping. We'll see if Fedex can come through.