An Actual Use For The Harbor Freight Pipe Kinker

ByBob La Londe April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS – I finally found a use for the Harbor Freight pipe kinker. The pipe die was a perfect guide for the chain.

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Those Axles – 2
ByBob La Londe March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

Well… nothing much to get excited about. I got the old axles off. Okay they are heavy. Maybe solid. Never expected that. The old spring stacks are also much taller than the new spring stacks. I’m going to see if I can use the old springs and hardware, but the tires and wheels are slightly…

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Boats & Boating

Bass Boats I’ve Owned (and the current stable)
ByBob La Londe October 24, 2023October 24, 2023

Proper Bass Boats: Skeeter Starfire 185 w/ Black Max 150 55 MPH Baker Custom Tunner w/ 200 Mariner 65 MPH BassCat Cougar FTD w/ 225 Optimax & 250ProXS Optimax 68-69MPH & 75-78MPH ProCraft 210 w/ 225 Optimax (I don’t know how fast it is yet). Easiest handling so far under fair conditions: 1. Baker 2. …

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3 Second Hole Shot? No Way!
ByBob La Londe October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

The first trip out in the new rig was an adventure. It launched pretty easy for a 20 foot 9 inch boat. I unhooked it, and stepped off the trailer tongue onto the boat to idle over to the dock. I quickly realized I’d left the keys in the truck. Oops. No problem. The trolling…

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I Broke My Warn Winch
ByBob La Londe April 21, 2024

Okay… maybe that’s a bit of an over statement, but it needs to be repaired! Please follow along as I figure this out.

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Travel Tool Kit
ByBob La Londe April 12, 2024

I’ve got a pretty good travel tool kit my wife gave me for Christmas several years ago. It’s got enough tools it might qualify as a starter mechanics set. It’s one of the more complete all in one mechanics sets I’ve seen for a travel set. It’s also pretty heavy as you might imagine. For…

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Boats & Boating

Bob’s Tips For Boaters #1 – Make a Check List AND CHECK IT
ByBob La Londe September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

Plug, keys, safety equipment, lunch, beverages, trailer connections, straps and hooks secured, fishing gear, hunting gear, camera, cell phone, radio, spare tire, etc, etc, This should be a list of things you should check and make sure you have before you hit the road, and then maybe a second list to double check before you…

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