What's your favorite piece of iron?

[OldandWorn]

Here are my favorite fun wheels.

 

[alco]

Hey Alco, what's that hanging under the bucket cylinders, really big cowbells to tell the truckers they've backed far enough?

Close Mitch, those are 30" cones we use to mark out where the truckers are supposed to back in. If they line those up along the outside of the box, it puts them right where we want them.

 

[blademan150]

This is my favorite piece of iron now that i'm retired.

 

[OldandWorn]

This is my favorite piece of iron now that i'm retired.

Absolutely beautiful! Love the color.

 

[OldandWorn]

Hey Alco, what's that hanging under the bucket cylinders, really big cowbells to tell the truckers they've backed far enough?

Better cowbells than trailer hitch lowhangers. Wouldn't that be a sight.

 

[Lee-online]

Hey Lee, why the covers on the tires?

Tire warmers. Plug them into 110v and they heat the tires to operating temp. You can then set the correct hot pressures and then when you go out, you can go balls to the wall right away without doing a warm up lap.

If you dont keep the tires warm by either riding easy until it is up to temp or using tire warmers, then it will cold tear if you ride it too hard.
like this

 

[grandpa]

Hope my new ford looks like that one does at that age.... is that a 28, or 29?

 

[mitch504]

Heck grandpa, you look good for a '28 model yourself.

Thanks for the info Lee, I'm guessing you must be puttin' out better'n 20hp to do that to a tire!!

 

[Lee-online]

HP doesnt matter, its corner speed that matters. That is the front tire. The rear was about the same.

 

[mitch504]

I got you, centrifugal force putting sideways pressure on the tire before it's soft enough to conform and grip. I was thinking spinning on takeoff, like a drag bike.

But, I still bet you couldn't do that with a 20hp Briggs on that bike.

 

[blademan150]

Grandpa, It's a 31 with 70000 mi on it. OldandWorn, Thank you, I really enjoy it, both workin on it and driving it.

 

[grandpa]

Blademan.... I do believe you have the wrong wheels on it then...lol.... can't remember for sure, but 30,31 had a larger center hole,,,,, but again maybe I forgot. Time is being mean to me. Either way, she's a beaut.

 

[hvy 1ton]

BLademan, you might get a kick out of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxsw8yv4EyY

The goofy looking one is my buddy. We wasted a significant chunk of our youth on this. His dad built the 57.

 

[blademan150]

Thanks Grandpa , Time isn't to kind to any of us but 28 -29 had 21" wheels and smaller hub caps, mine has the original 19" and the bigger caps, the 32's and up to "I think" 37 had 16 -17 or 18" (depending on year) wheels with the bigger yet caps at about 6" dia.

 

[grandpa]

ok blademan,,,, from the photo's I really couldn't judge the size of the caps...( eyes going to hell too!!).

 

[blademan150]

Hvy 1Ton, VERY NICE.... Your friend and his buddys make me feel like a piker for taking 5 yrs to get mine done!!!!!

 

[2stickbill]

Well,,, im quite fond of a 12" cast iron fry pan..... full.

I'm with you on that grandpa and don't forget the ice tea.

 

[Emoney81]

After a long day of hauling equipment jumping into the 335D and hammering down on the throttle makes working those long days worth it Runs 1/4 mile in 12.9 seconds since I threw a chip in here not too bad for a diesel and I still can get 40.5 on the hwy

 

[Farmhack]

My ktm 525 dirt bike cutting a line between the trees

 

[quackattak]

Nice car Emoney, if I don't need my service truck my first choice is the trusty Mercedes diesel. Love the diesel sedans.