Official Off Topic Discussion Thread #1

[fishhead0103666]

Ulu

How do you transport a giant, 240-ton mining truck?

The Mercedes-Benz Actros semi tractor, in its most heavy-duty form, has a max payload of 250 tons. Which is what lets it perform impossible-looking tasks like this photo tweeted by Mercedes-Benz itself.

www.roadandtrack.com

"Beep beep, your amazon delivery has arrived".

 

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[Ulu]

Out here we get mostly Douglas Fir (which is harder than most pine) or Hem Fir (which is about the same as soft pine.)
Lots of red cedar is used for fences, as redwood is too expensive.

 

[beau1990]

You do know you wiped out 1/3 of the Amazon building that building

Oh I know, well it's not from the Amazon but believe me I know and it kills me, the drive out to the job site is all the way in the country; beautiful Rolling hills, forests and little lakes and then there's 5 of these giant buildings, another getting built and we still have 39 more to go. "man this is a beautiful piece of land you know what would look great right here? A giant frigging construction site"

 

[Dloks]

Oh I know, well it's not from the Amazon but believe me I know and it kills me, the drive out to the job site is all the way in the country; beautiful Rolling hills, forests and little lakes and then there's 5 of these giant buildings, another getting built and we still have 39 more to go. "man this is a beautiful piece of land you know what would look great right here? A giant frigging construction site"

You seemed busy for the next while! I’m happy for you.

 

[Hendre]

At least it's whiskey warehouses and not office complexes..

 

[Ulu]

Oh I know, well it's not from the Amazon but believe me I know and it kills me, the drive out to the job site is all the way in the country; beautiful Rolling hills, forests and little lakes and then there's 5 of these giant buildings, another getting built and we still have 39 more to go. "man this is a beautiful piece of land you know what would look great right here? A giant frigging construction site"

If you had to farm that rocky, rolling, root-filled forest with some oxen or a mule, it wouldn't seem as romantic.

 

[beau1990]

Dloks your right we have a 10yr contract with buffalo trace. Ulu yes you have a point but I would have left it all alone, there are so many deer and turkey out here they just come walking up on the job site looking at us like whatcha doing?

 

[Ulu]

Today I was a hero. I saved our dishwasher from an early retirement.

It wasn't washing worth a tinker's damn, and I soon found the float switch was jammed with debris, including a toothpick and broken glass.

I was praying it wasn't the computer. It's only $140 for a new one but it's on the bottom so the whole thing must come out of the wall and flip over. Same issue if it's the heater too.

So I seriously lucked out and only banged my head once during the whole ordeal, involving a nutdriver, a wet-vac, pliers and lots of paper towels. If I'd had to pull it out I would be very tempted to replace it, but the $800 was boiling my blood a bit.

I didn't even have to spend $25 for a new float switch, and was able to clean it sufficiently in 30 mins.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Dloks your right we have a 10yr contract with buffalo trace. Ulu yes you have a point but I would have left it all alone, there are so many deer and turkey out here they just come walking up on the job site looking at us like whatcha doing?

Surely you have at least considered eating one of them? I mean they just walk up to you....