BigDaddyO Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 On 8/21/2017 at 0:50 AM, BigDaddyO said: Really? No one liked this? Anyone have one?? Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 36 minutes ago, BigDaddyO said: Really? No one liked this? Anyone have one?? What's not to like about P-15's or lathes? Quote
Los_Control Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Love old tools, would like to have a little one like that to setup on the bench. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, BigDaddyO said: Really? No one liked this? Anyone have one?? Well...I have a few P15s, and I have a couple lathes...but I admit, I do not have a lathe in any of the P15's maybe I ought to make a travelling machine shop with the Packard Hearse.....big rear door, big side opening doors......HMMMM......money maker maybe? Nah....rather stay at home and mess with my own stuff. 1 Quote
BigDaddyO Posted August 26, 2017 Report Posted August 26, 2017 The little old lady from Pasadina. Her other car...is a truck. 3 Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 26, 2017 Report Posted August 26, 2017 1 hour ago, BigDaddyO said: 1936 Armored Car What good is a gun turret without a couple of A6 Brownings sticking out of it? That has to be one of the weirdest things I have ever seen. The grille and hood trim look a lot like a 35 Ford. Can't imagine what they would have had to do to that chassis and suspension to handle the additional weight,and if they were still using mechanical brakes I bet it wasn't any fun trying to stop that thing. I can get scared just thinking about it. 1 Quote
medium_jon Posted August 27, 2017 Report Posted August 27, 2017 On 8/11/2015 at 11:42 PM, Don Coatney said: I love this @Don Coatney Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 27, 2017 Report Posted August 27, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 3:14 PM, BigDaddyO said: These Skycranes are awesome. I've seen an orange one over various parts of Maine a few times, most recently near Portland just last Thursday. It's the only way to get some types of loads into the Maine woods and mountains. 1 Quote
BigDaddyO Posted August 28, 2017 Report Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dan Hiebert said: These Skycranes are awesome. I've seen an orange one over various parts of Maine a few times, most recently near Portland just last Thursday. It's the only way to get some types of loads into the Maine woods and mountains. Yeah. Those are Erickson Aircranes. Sikorsky sold all the rights to Erickson for the Skycrane. They do mostly logging, fire fighting and power line construction with them. In a little ironic twist, several years ago, Sikorsky in Stratford was getting several big heat exchangers installed and they contracted Erickson to do the hook work at the plant. They have a tremendous rate of climb when empty. Really cool looking and the last aircraft that Igor had a personal hand in designing. There is a rearward facing seat and set of flight control behind and beneath the flight crews stations so during the lift, the pilot and copilot relinquish the control of the aircraft to the aft flight position so he can maneuver the load into position. Edited August 28, 2017 by BigDaddyO Speeling 1 Quote
pflaming Posted August 28, 2017 Report Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Well, at least they didn't crush them. I like the creativity. Edited September 19, 2017 by pflaming Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 28, 2017 Report Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, pflaming said: Well, at least they didn't crush them. I like the creativity. I really like that produce truck parked inside a supermarket. Anybody know what it is? Or even if it is a real truck? Edited August 28, 2017 by knuckleharley Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 the quintessential RAT ROD........where it all started... Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said: the quintessential RAT ROD........where it all started... First there were rat bikes. Trust me on this one. Rat bikes weren't built as rat bikes. They,or at least mine,started off as nice,clean,chops. After a while riding becomes more important than polishing,and "stuff happens". Like getting drunk and taking it on a motorcross course for grins,running into the wall of a liquor store while trying to get there in a snowstorm before they closed at midnight because you are out of whiskey,and you forgot that brakes don't work in the snow,etc,etc,etc. Or just having your bike as your only transportation for a couple of years in Denver. They tend to get a little dirty in the winter. 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 I remember the rat class bikes long before it spread over into the car scene....and yes they were the short cut to the better built bikes of the chopped and bobber scene...the key words here in all applications is the short cut and low funds thrown at the project..yes the main drive might be to just drive the sucker...but that is why they were ratty.......today its a contest to see who is the rattiest....I quit, anyone who strives not to look finished..you the winner...I admit to losing here hands down..... Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 Just now, Plymouthy Adams said: I remember the rat class bikes long before it spread over into the car scene....and yes they were the short cut to the better built bikes of the chopped and bobber scene...the key words here in all applications is the short cut and low funds thrown at the project..yes the main drive might be to just drive the sucker...but that is why they were ratty.......today its a contest to see who is the rattiest....I quit, anyone who strives not to look finished..you the winner...I admit to losing here hands down..... Some people actually take nice cars these days and sandblast them so they are rusty. Speaking as someone who has fought rust my whole life,I just don't understand that mindset. Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 1 minute ago, RNR1957NYer said: Along the same vein.... Ya just gotta something the 49 caddy fins. I'm shocked a VW bug has enough power to move all that bondo. Quote
RNR1957NYer Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, knuckleharley said: Ya just gotta something the 49 caddy fins. I'm shocked a VW bug has enough power to move all that bondo. It does look like a caddy fin from this angle, but it's actually the heel of an anatomically correct rat's foot! Quote
knuckleharley Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, RNR1957NYer said: It does look like a caddy fin from this angle, but it's actually the heel of an anatomically correct rat's foot! LOL! Thanks for the correction. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 with all the little rats riding on the outer shell...it is a hybrid...a ratossum Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 That improved the looks of the beetle. 1 Quote
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