Dallas Fundraiser

[dall]

Check your email for a confirmation email from "go fund me". They give you the option the write a note by a link in the email.

I got a email also he’s good

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Beats hell outa my donation.

Thank you! 395 parts are great as well!

My question is which one should I start with?

Whatever series the 681 crank fits. My all time favorite is the DCS7901 Makita or Dolmar equivalent. Any 64xx, 73xx, or 79xx can be used.

Basically what @Wilhelm said!

Large frame 64xx/73xx/79xx series is what You want!

Great chassis/PH design.
Good parts availability both new & used.
Versatile as You can start with an affordable 64cc 64xx and then upgrade to 79cc OEM or affordable 85cc AM.
Good porting & modding gains.

That been said, the Solo crank is what You need to get You started!

Agreed!!! They are a very underrated saw.

Definitely start with one of these!View attachment 432451

Exactly!!

 

[Squareground3691]

Definitely start with one of these!View attachment 432451

What he said ^

 

[Shane¹]

What they all said

 

[Woodrow]

This might seem like a weird donation. It's a very specific piece.

I'd like to donate one (1) Solo 665, 675, 681 crankshaft. Brand new imported from Germany. It can also be used to stroke the Dolmar/Makita 64xx, 73xx and 79xx saws.
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Thank you for your donation! I will get it added to the prize list.

 

[Bill G]

.....................The test shots were 1400 each time and the burning is 3450 because no insurance

We all know the insurance companies are horrible. It does not matter where we are in this great country. Back in the Fall of 2022 I was having some issues that I needed to see a specialist about. He was also a surgeon. At our first appointment when he walked in I saw him and FALSELY made a snap judgment. We talked a bit and he did the exam. I was having some issues I had ignored and would possibly need surgery down the road. He prescribed a medication to help reduce the issues I was having. He was up front and told me that insurance will probably not cover this and only one pharmacy in the area can make it. It is a compound that has to be prepared on site. He said the cost was around $60. Now of course $60 for medication is not bad at all in today's world but I am a man of principle and I planned to fight the insurance company.

As we talked I saw how wrong I was with my snap judgement. The doctor was about the most personable doctor I had every met. We talked for what seemed like a very long time. He was from Jordan and his family was still there with no plans to come to the USA. I know a lot of folks think (rightfully so) that folks come here from the Middle East came here to suck off the American teat and get their medical education. That does happen but this his man was the opposite. Dr Z was educated in Jordan and came here because of his wife. He said he loved America but our health care system is horribly broken. He went on to say that if he needed the same sort of surgeries he performs here that he could fly to Jordan first class, get the procedure(s) done, pay for them in cash, and fly back first class for less money than what his out of pocket cost would be based on the insurance that he has through the hospital he is employed at. This man is a surgeon in a hospital and the insurance for him is still CHIIT! There is someone really wrong here!!

Now back to the medication he prescribed. He said the insurance will not cover it but I am a persistent grouchy arse. I do not take no lightly and fight on principle. Many incorrectly call me a grouchy ole bastard. I smile and mention that I am definitely not a bastard, I was both conceived and born in wedlock therefore not a bastard, I am indeed an arse. Now of course the insurance denied it as he said they would. I fought back and forth with them. Yes I should have just paid the $60 but as I mentioned earlier I am a man of principle and dammit they need to cover the medication. This went on for a couple weeks. They asked if the doctor could prescribe a different medication. I said no this what he prescribed. After awhile I called his office and he wrote a script for a different medication. The insurance company accepted that but guess what, it was $750. They thought that was fine and accepted it. I think I went through 5 rounds of it and it was not doing much. The insurance had paid out $3750 for a medication taht did not work but had denied a $60 medication. I ended paying the $60 and it worked along with about $60 in OTC. Yes I should have paid the $60 upfront and not argued with insurance but dammit why have insurance that denies everything. The original doctor I saw got so fed up with American medicine he moved his wife and young kids back to Jordan. The guy I see now is OK but just not the same.

 

[Bill G]

Write it on a piece of paper and scotch tape it to your screen...almost the same

Or the frig.

 

[Bill G]

You're headed to a storytime with bill g
if you reply to his posts.

Well if you do not like what I type you do not have to read it.
The USA is still a free country!

Ole Flo had it right

 

[Bill G]

How many here even know what that is?

The papers I typed had more white-out than paper they did paper.

 

[dall]

We all know the insurance companies are horrible. It does not matter where we are in this great country. Back in the Fall of 2022 I was having some issues that I needed to see a specialist about. He was also a surgeon. At our first appointment when he walked in I saw him and FALSELY made a snap judgment. We talked a bit and he did the exam. I was having some issues I had ignored and would possibly need surgery down the road. He prescribed a medication to help reduce the issues I was having. He was up front and told me that insurance will probably not cover this and only one pharmacy in the area can make it. It is a compound that has to be prepared on site. He said the cost was around $60. Now of course $60 for medication is not bad at all in today's world but I am a man of principle and I planned to fight the insurance company.

As we talked I saw how wrong I was with my snap judgement. The doctor was about the most personable doctor I had every met. We talked for what seemed like a very long time. He was from Jordan and his family was still there with no plans to come to the USA. I know a lot of folks think (rightfully so) that folks come here from the Middle East came here to suck off the American teat and get their medical education. That does happen but this his man was the opposite. Dr Z was educated in Jordan and came here because of his wife. He said he loved America but our health care system is horribly broken. He went on to say that if he needed the same sort of surgeries he performs here that he could fly to Jordan first class, get the procedure(s) done, pay for them in cash, and fly back first class for less money than what his out of pocket cost would be based on the insurance that he has through the hospital he is employed at. This man is a surgeon in a hospital and the insurance for him is still CHIIT! There is someone really wrong here!!

Now back to the medication he prescribed. He said the insurance will not cover it but I am a persistent grouchy arse. I do not take no lightly and fight on principle. Many incorrectly call me a grouchy ole bastard. I smile and mention that I am definitely not a bastard, I was both conceived and born in wedlock therefore not a bastard, I am indeed an arse. Now of course the insurance denied it as he said they would. I fought back and forth with them. Yes I should have just paid the $60 but as I mentioned earlier I am a man of principle and dammit they need to cover the medication. This went on for a couple weeks. They asked if the doctor could prescribe a different medication. I said no this what he prescribed. After awhile I called his office and he wrote a script for a different medication. The insurance company accepted that but guess what, it was $750. They thought that was fine and accepted it. I think I went through 5 rounds of it and it was not doing much. The insurance had paid out $3750 for a medication taht did not work but had denied a $60 medication. I ended paying the $60 and it worked along with about $60 in OTC. Yes I should have paid the $60 upfront and not argued with insurance but dammit why have insurance that denies everything. The original doctor I saw got so fed up with American medicine he moved his wife and young kids back to Jordan. The guy I see now is OK but just not the same.

not sure what you are trying to say
can you explain it for me

 

[maulhead]

I have a hard time deciding which one to pull, and read first.

 

[Bill G]

not sure what you are trying to say
can you explain it for me

Not with words that will not trip the profanity meter about 100 times.
I hate insurance companies. They let folks suffer and die needlessly and run up the cost of medical care.

 

[Bill G]

I have a hard time deciding which one to pull, and read first.


View attachment 432496

See #228.

 

[dall]

Not with words that will not trip the profanity meter about 100 times.
I hate insurance companies. They let folks suffer and die needlessly and run up the cost of medical care.

Ok

 

[greystone mountain man]

Or the frig.

View attachment 432494

Looks like mine

 

[ammoaddict]

Looks like mine

Mine too, except mine is grandkids stuff.

 

[Czed]

Well if you do not like what I type you do not have to read it.
The USA is still a free country!

Ole Flo had it right

View attachment 432497

#fundraiserthread

 

[Czed]

View attachment 432385

Did you Photoshop Jason's trampstamp off?

 

[Bill G]

#fundraiserthread

Well then Sir what is your point?

Yes it is a fundraiser thread.

Are you donating your services for tattoo removal?

If so I have no need for it and if I "won" it I would gladly pass it on.

Did you Photoshop Jason's trampstamp off?

 

[FergusonTO35]

Added my dime to the pot.