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Carolina_Taco's v2 build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by NcTaco27, Dec 12, 2019.

  1. Jul 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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    NcTaco27

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    Thanks man, its all been really fun learning. Still trying to push myself to learn more and go further down this rabbit hole. Miller is cool but super overpriced and lack a lot of features, but so does Toyota.
     
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  2. Jul 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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    indeed haha
    the toyota and miller tax. i am accountant for marine hydraulics company and they
    are mechanics and fabricators, and they run high end lincoln and millers in here
    I got myself an eastwood180 recently and 60 tank, just got a few scrap pieces for my first beads
    soon in fact

    epic truck once again, take care
     
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  3. Jul 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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    Sounds rad, I have gotten really fascinated by hydraulics since prototyping the steering. I am studying more about the pumps right now, possibly wanting to make something hydro/electric down the road. I use to work in a place that made a lot of tractor trailer equipment, the hydraulic cylinders on the testers are insane. This was a light weight version of the product that was tested, 150k lbs of abuse for weeks. Thats a carbon fiber reinforcment bar fastened to a 3/4" thick rib...

    IMG_3905.jpg IMG_3939.jpg IMG_4061.jpg IMG_4060.jpg
     
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  4. Jul 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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    Heavy!!

    Hydraulics all around us. Fluid power.
    I sell 50-100' commercial scallop and ground fish FV winches, valves, cranes for research vessels 200k, hp hoses. $50k a winch for the big boys. And we make our own remote control 100hp john deere diesel powered power units to run mobile barge and deck equipment, Massachusetts

    Keep it going w the truck! I'm going wheeling in an hr or two
     
  5. Jul 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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