Texas BS Thread

They can keep him.

 

Mexico, guilty until never proven innocent

 

He should have never left the States. I'm sure that long sentence for gun possession in a Mexican prison will be easy worse than the sentence he could have bought his way out of here, or bought him self into one of the nicer prisons.

Hell, after he spends time in the Mexico jail, and gets out, wont he still have to serve him here also?

 

I guess he thought his parents could get him out of this jam too. And yes he should have stayed this side of the border. His sentence would have been a whole lot less and Mommy & Daddy's money would have bought a whole bunch more. What a maroon......

 

Good to be home after spending a week in Big Bend Ranch SP. If you have not been to the state park you should make time to get out there; it really is beautiful and the trails are not technical.

 

Wow, that looks awesome

 

It was a pretty great trip. I am really hoping to take a small 3-5 rig group back to do some real exploring of the unmaintained 4WD trails there. The upper northwest trails are supposed to be amazing but even the rangers do not go up there unless they absolutely have to.

 

Lockers and lift mandatory?

 

For the 4WD unmaintained trails - I am going to say no in comparison to how the other trails/topography out there has been. I only had to use 4Lo a couple of times on the Madrid Falls area. The unmaintained trails are mainly about the trails not being cleared and the plant growth not being cut back. Also that is why a group is recommended. As for their idea of "high clearance"; they recommend 8" or more.

 

Thanks for the write up @tx_shooter. I've only been in TX for about 5 years now and have heard folks talk about Big Bend but really like your perspective and pics. Definitely going to add it to the list.

 

No problem; it was a great trip but just a little long to get out there from DFW.

 

I'd be interested in a small trip up there

 

It would be great to be able to participate, however I'm not sure the wife would be supportive. I'd also like to get my lift done before that.

 

So leave her at home. Problem solved.

 

It will probably be late fall or next spring before we head back out there. The summers are brutal hot and loaded with snakes. I do not mind snakes but getting bit by a rattlesnake when the local hospital is hours away does not seem like a good idea. When the other trip starts to come together I will post/ schedule it on that other forum - I will try to remember to link it over here for y'all.

As for the wife...

This is a good point. Buy her a weekend at a spa or something to take her mind off of it. Thankfully my wife is looking forward to going back.

 

finally got my plansma hooked up and tested out this weekend.
Recap/specs:
-Cut50 plasma cutter. can get it on ebay for under $300
-runs on 120 or 240 volts. just supply the proper plug. I have it hooked up to 240.
-takes a lot of air (as most plasma cutters do). I have it hooked up to a single piston, belt driven, upright 60 gallon compressor.
-does not have pilot arc
-you can drag cut with the supplied torch. no need for a stand-off cup, and the tip will not ground out.

consensus:
I see what the hype is about now. a buddy of mine is performing a research study in med school, and needed a piece of 1/4'' plate with a hole cut in it. I won't even try to describe what the project is, since half of the words in the description a re over 20 letters long.....

anyhow, I cut the plate down to size with a grinder, since the plasma wasn't set up yet. but to cut the hole in the center, a grinder was too large, so I got the plasma hooked up and ready for a test. I figured an ebay machine for under a grand would just make a mess of 1/4'' plate. to my surprise, it made a beautiful cut. with proper air pressure, amperage, and cut speed, the cut in 1/4'' plate is less than 1/16'' wide. i'll put the calipers on it and get a picture next time I'm in the garage.

with a proper guide (not hard to make), cutting laser straight lines, and perfect circles/curves should be no problem. especially since I will rarely be cutting anything over 3/16''.

 

Awesome review, sounds like its exactly what I need. Just need to get more air compressor now, sounds like 10 gallons wont cut it...no pun intended.

 

Sam Houston Park

 

Hehe

If I fill the 60 gallon tank, I can cut 2.5-3 feet before it kicks back on. So at that rate, you'll max out at 6" of cut before yours kicks back on. And the compressor itself may not be able to keep up, meaning you risk having to stop and wait for it to re-charge every 6 inches. No fun at all

 

Dang, yeah that would be no fun at all. Guess I know what I'll be saving towards now. Thanks for the input Colin.