Recent content by mainer_in_ak

Congrats on the good deal! Yah Georgia boot sales cant be beat. So far im testing five different pairs of georgia loggers. 7 pairs including bigfoot. That sale was impressive! Was actually able to stack a 15% off coupon code on top of the Friday fire sale. Looks like big foot getting nother...

Not sure which ones yer asking about but the Chippewas and the Georgia boots are both true to size. Only brand that hasn't been is the timberlands: half size too big.

When I see cylinder-honing as crude and course as these 564's, I cant help but think: Tremendous amount of heat created during break-in. When mine finally arrives, I will only be limbing with fresh loop of full skip and no change to the factory rakers for a half dozen tanks.

Was able to get bigfoot into summer time boots. Chippewa NC2085. They seem to run in that $200 range. Was able to get a pair for $155 shipping included. https://www.chippewaboots.com/en/classic-2.0-8-inch-lace-up-21092.html?dwvar_21092_color=Chocolate%20Apache My logging camp is still full of...

None of the 7.3 powerstrokes like cold starts without being plugged in. The HEUI injectors are notoriously cold blooded. Even below 30 degree F, I still plug in for an hour. Its easier on starter. In below zero temps, its a 3 hour plug-in. Constant 30-40 below here in interior Alaska, my...

From the turbo photo, I can see a bellowed up-pipe. So someone already replaced the old ones. Clearly, somebody did some good maintenance. Id ask the prior owner what all has been done to the truck. It may have already had an engine rebuild.

EBPV deletes are foolish in a cold weather climate. The exauhst brake is an excellent feature at warm-up.

I would think that getting after that rust would be a more responsible path than pissin away money on expensive aftermarket turbos. Phase 1: chase oil leaks. Anyhow, another component u shouldn't overlook is the exuahst break pedestal valve. Its one of those deals that while you're in there and...

$5.89 a gallon of diesel. $200 fill up. Yep the kc turbos rebuild kit is a good one. The balanced assembly gives good low-end boost down to 1600 rpms. The waste gate has to replaced as well, the springs get loose and they start dumping boost way below 20 psi . While everything is apart, the...

"golden gifts" ?!

Thanks, ill try not to lose sleep over this dexos requirement. Yep penzoil platinum or ultra platinum has come a long ways. It has exceeded Mobil 1. Ran a toyota sienna to 337k miles on penzoil platinum. Would still run if I replace the fuel pump a 3rd rime.

Question for the GM peeps: Doing an oil change on a 2022 tahoe with the 5.3L, fill-cap said "dexos 0w-20". The penzoil ultra platinum 5w-30 that I picked up had no Dexos rating. I ended up using it anyway because its a dmn good oil. Will this cause issues? 48k miles, drained the coolant and...

What type of repair are you doing that requires the entire body to come off the frame? As ive already told you once before, with older high miles vehicles, the "toyota" word doesnt automatically protect the owner from having to do significant maintenance.

Congrats! The ochsenkopf splitting Axes of varying weight are what I primarily use up north here. I do have a fiskars "beater" as a loaner or back-up. I have no electricity or heating oil. I split wood by hand and have never used a wood splitter. This is my 10 year anniversary of heating...

OK, getting this "$200 and under logger boot shootout" steered back on path as temps have finally started warming up enough here in interior Alaska where Ill be getting back into loggers boots again. I have hired a giant 6.5 ft tall man from Tennessee to help me with clear cutting, milling, and...