ouch

the other day I took another load of junk to the scrap yard, everything went okay untill I went to start the pickup and nothing happened. figured out that the battery connection was bad so I took the plyiers and was attempting to remove the bolt to fix it and the pliers slipped off the bolt and clamped down on my finger. I was unfortunantly putting the death squeeze on it too. Not sure but I might have wet myself alittle lol but I got the beast running :O)



on another note, the other day I washed all my buckets up so I can use them on my prospecting trip. This is about half the buckets I washed. Nothing like alittle recycling huh ? 21 all together.

what kind of tree is this?

My dad found a tree just like this one along a county road that they were cutting down, got a seed from it and planted it about 7 yrs ago. this is what it grew into and what do the leaves remind you of?? lol anyway, thought it was cool and wanted to share it with you all. :O)

The Aerobed chapter revisited

As you all remember, I was looking for another bed mattress because the aero developed a hole. I was still using it with frequent times of airing it up. Being a tight ass and not going and buying something new actually!! anyway, Last night was the night for creativity and thinking out of the box. (kinda lol) I woke up around 3 am to find the bed totally flat!! and let me tell you this little coach that folds down to a bed is NOT at all comfortable to sleep on. So I tore the blankets and the sheets off, tossed the pillows and started searching for the hole. low and behold, there is was right in the middle of the bed right on a seam. about 1/2 inch long break. I figured it was dead for sure this time. So I thought what the heck, might as well try some things. What did i have to loose? you know... So I went out to the trailer and got the duct tape, masking tape, and found a spray can of 3m spray adhesive. hehe the mattress has fuzzy top so I cleaned it the best I could with some strips of duct tape to get any dust,lent or whatever off. Then I sprayed it with the 3m and then got to putting strips of duct tape on it. 2 alternated layers of it actually in about a 8 inch square over the hole!! waited for a while, aired it up about 3/4 of the way and it held air!!! waited for a bit longer, made the bed and crawled in it with cricket and patches and went back to sleep!!! I really figured I would wake up with it flat and duct tape stuck in all the wrong places but I didn't. It's still up yeehaaa!! Going to see just how long it will last :O) So now you know how to enhance the already great ability's of duct tape, 3m adhesive spray is the chit lol.

Desert Fox showed up!! :O)

Yep, it finally showed up, took it out of the box. set it up. hooked up the battery. flipped the switch and watched the spirrel wheel go round and round hehe Going to set it up again tomorrow with water and hook the pump up and get some of my gold out and see if I can recover it like it shows on tv... The honcoop high banker will be here later in the month and I will do the same thing with that too :O) But untill then, I will be playing with the destert fox getting it dialed in. Showed it to gary my prospecting partner, he was excited about it too. Have to show it too his wife peggy, told her awhile back that that was going to bew her job when they come out to colo this july. She thinks thats a great idea, concentrates, desert fox, shade, and a chair lol here some pics for those of you that havnt seen one maybe. have a great evening all :O)

brakes, rims and tires

new tires on painted rims that need a touch up on the scuff marks. uugg

just for the record, thats the old shoes :O) the wheel seal was bad and had leaked onto the brake shoes and soaked them. I have heard that you can clean them and also that you cant get them competely clean so I decided to be safe instead of sorry. Went with new.

I finally got the tires mounted on the rims and put new brake shoes on the rv ( i need to find a name for this thing) i really had no idea how much shoes cost but I do now!! ouch. got them on and checked the bearing while I had it tore all apart and they are in great shape. no flacking or scoring at all so I am happy. Feel better with putting new pads on and getting to look things all over before I pull out in may. Headed to the mountains of colo so brakes will be a good thing :O)
Checking out the front disk brakes and repacking the front wheel bearing tomorow. And that should just about take care of everything chasis wise. oops, forgot I have to check the trailer out too. That will be allot easier though thank goodness.
Really getting excited, getting close :O) Going to take a few road trips in the rv before the actual trip. Just want to give it a shake down run to work any kinks out that may pop up. Then it will be game on ~!!

Happy Birthday Heather

Today is my daughters 26th birthday. I hope you have had a great day today. :)

damn air bed!!

As you can see by the title I am not real happy with the air bed I purchased awhile back. It goes flat without a cause except that is not a good product. Should have known but I had to try it. Its a "aerobed" bought it at walley world. actually it is the second one. took the first one back after about 4 weeks of fighting with that one, it got ot the point that I had to air it up in the middle of the night. This one skipped past the agravating section and went straight to flat. Its the seams that keep failing. So I guess I am going to just buy a regular mattress. Its a twin size bed, any sugestions?? priced a few and looks like for around 300 to 400 a person can get a desent one. Frustrating.... I miss my sleep number :O( lol
Other than that, I have just been fixing and remodeling a few things in the rv and the trailer. Bought a 3 inch trash pump "water pump" for the honcoop high banker that will be here mid april. really looking forward to getting it. Gathering up hoses and connection for it now. the weather has finally gotten nice around here. Thank goodness, was starting to wonder if we was ever going ot see the sun again :O) Got to go, have to mount the new tires on the rims I just sand blasted and painted. Will have to post a pic for you all. :O) later