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  1. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Cuzzo and I rode too Maiden, N.C. yesterday....Maiden is between Charlotte and Hickory and as last week barely in the Great Smokey Mountains....03 Dodge Ram 3500 in silver with the high output Diesel engine paired with an automatic transmission....92,000 on the clock....Owner said not a scratch...
  2. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Dang fan in 5* weather?????? Last few days we've had rain/sleet/snow....Thankful the rain melted all that other sheet....Prospect truck had 2 inches of snow around it and still coming down at 2pm when I called....Going over there Monday am....Tomorrow we got a date with the Kansas City...
  3. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    We got smacked by that rain/sleet/snow band moving up the East Coast....First rule of car buying....Never purchase in the rain....I took a weather day and don't know if the truck is still available or not ATM....Supposedly gonna see clear skies tomorrow afternoon so I'll call the seller in the...
  4. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Dug out my old manual Arrow staple gun and shot every staple I needed without a single issue.....Whatever you do never purchase an Arrow electric stapler....Unless of course they change it and you're a tool .........then maybe.....well....NO!!!!!!!!! Gotta be 2 months since I sold the...
  5. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Congratulations too the Baby Rat !!!!!!!!! Big Poppa you're gonna have to visit....bring back some of that OG Saki..!!!! Knee is better today....Trust....The Hell with that wheelbarrow!!!!!!! Spent the day rounding up stuff....lamb ears....cow ears....Greenies....SS staples....crazy glue{cause...
  6. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    I decided when digging the trench for the septic to fill the wheelbarrow and roll the dirt to a pile off the grass....That way it would do the least damage to the yard...Plus the dirt would cause me access issues to the trench later due to 2 rock walls and such....It's a big old wheelbarrow and...
  7. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Great that you got a visit with the Baby Rat !!! If I went with a Grateful screen name....Casey Jones....Trust I've been watching my speed for decades now....Dangitt...... Nice looking mod you got there Bov !!!!!! Worked on the septic drain field yesterday....Pushed down a tree of about 25...
  8. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    The knee is better still.....Got the Kubota all buttoned up and took it on a nice long test ride...Runs smoother than ever and best of all cranks easily when hot...So......FIXED!!!!!! I've come to the assumption the previous owner had to have known there was an issue with the Kubota when...
  9. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Got up good and early to make the SC trip....Knee felt better....A little moving around and the knee felt worse...Decided to rest the knee for the day and at that time the Direct TV box sheet the bed....with tons of yet to be watched stuff on the DVR and the Vikings season premier right about...
  10. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Years back I built a dividing wall in my shop....Tools on one side....large paint booth on the other...Keeps the tools free of paint overspray and a nice clean paint finish can be achieved....It's a paint booth though so no lift....10 foot ceiling as well and I think a lift should require a 12...
  11. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    S.C. IMO is a great state....No helmet law....fireworks are legal..... After many days of research/ordering parts/fabrication/installation I'm happy to report the little Kubota back hoe is running like new....I've come to the conclusion the original owner knew there was an issue with the...
  12. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Happy Birthday Moon !!!!!!!!!
  13. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Thanks for the info Mark...I looked into the Dead Rabbit RDA months back...I'm definitely gonna look at it again before I order a squonker...I would highly prefer it to be designed as a single coil only...I'm picky like that... Funeral tomorrow at 2.....Family requests no black attire....My...
  14. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Thanks for the well wishes....Way to many have passed lately... Finally found a truck prospect....1997 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually....12 valve....5-speed....silver....I've seen a ton of pics and can find little to critique....She even has leather with gator in the middle....pretty sure it's printed...
  15. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Happy Belated Birthday KGJ !!!!!!!! Ya'll can keep that snow up there where it belongs..... Cuzzo's son was a sophomore at NC State....What happened I don't know ATM but yesterday he was killed traveling the 35 miles or so from home to school....I'm tight with his grandparents but the rest of...
  16. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Yeah....Free so I'm good with them...The charger manufacturers need to step up their game though...I ordered a 20700 capable and the flat top Sanyos barely fit...I get them all nice and aligned and when I come back they're all in disarray...Little sideways and almost popped out....They're...
  17. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Those AmpKings though.....They're a little long for the 20700 capable charger and the run time isn't nearly what the Sanyos provide....They did have silicone protective tubes that I set aside for transport duties later on....
  18. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    I was told credit card only for a car rental....in case I fekked up the rental car they would be able to charge my card.....Same at the hotel....In case I trashed the room....So both cases I had them inspect the car and room when I finished using them....I then had notes on both bills stating...
  19. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Yeah I always pay in cash.....motel rooms....car rentals.....They want a credit card so they can add charges at will.....Got reported to the Feds when I sold the Dodge and demanded cash....Sent word too the banker lady not to even ring my digits until she had the cash in hundreds....So far I've...
  20. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    I've been reading along the whole time just haven't felt much like typing.... The hunt for a Dodge Dually continues.....Hey....they spendy....Looks like I'll never find the Holy Grail 12 valve with the manual transmission....Still holding out hope...Got one in Louisville, Kentucky but that...