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"Family Fleet"
Oh by the way what's the idea of listing the "family fleet" at the foot of postings? Curious?
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Dennis,
I never noticed untill you brought it up!!!!
John
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03 Hummer H2 ( so i can get the friendly middle finger wave from "greeny weanies"
06 Hummer H3 ( keeps the wife happy)
92 miata "supercharged" (35 miles to the gallon)
84 pontiac fiero " Indy edition" ( car from high school)
72 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 ( everyone needs a real truck)
71 chevy short wide "lowered" ( so I can hang with the local cholos)
72 blazer 4x4 ( so i can go anywhere i want)
71 & 72 chevy short narrow ( will be restored someday)
94 Monster Ducati 900 ( so i can beat almost anyone in the 1/4 mile)
73 Pinz 6x6 with "boogered" tranny ( to haul hay to the methane cows)
72 pinz 4x4 ( so I can feed the poor welfare methane cows)
71 pinz 4x4 ( so my brother can feed the other methane cows)
75 Unimog 406 with snow plow ( So i can be bigger than most )
97 3/4 ton 4x4 chevy w/duramax ( so I can haul methane cows)
31 model A pickup ( so i can go to the local bar and not get stopped for speeding++++I have an excuse for weaving!!)
3 horses ( to keep the farting cows company)
Oh--forgot the mountain bike( for when the world runs out of gas)
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Dennis,
I never noticed untill you brought it up!!!!
John
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03 Hummer H2 ( so i can get the friendly middle finger wave from "greeny weanies"
06 Hummer H3 ( keeps the wife happy)
92 miata "supercharged" (35 miles to the gallon)
84 pontiac fiero " Indy edition" ( car from high school)
72 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 ( everyone needs a real truck)
71 chevy short wide "lowered" ( so I can hang with the local cholos)
72 blazer 4x4 ( so i can go anywhere i want)
71 & 72 chevy short narrow ( will be restored someday)
94 Monster Ducati 900 ( so i can beat almost anyone in the 1/4 mile)
73 Pinz 6x6 with "boogered" tranny ( to haul hay to the methane cows)
72 pinz 4x4 ( so I can feed the poor welfare methane cows)
71 pinz 4x4 ( so my brother can feed the other methane cows)
75 Unimog 406 with snow plow ( So i can be bigger than most )
97 3/4 ton 4x4 chevy w/duramax ( so I can haul methane cows)
31 model A pickup ( so i can go to the local bar and not get stopped for speeding++++I have an excuse for weaving!!)
3 horses ( to keep the farting cows company)
Oh--forgot the mountain bike( for when the world runs out of gas)
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Growing Up is Optional"
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Hello John
Sorry mate no humour last night. We were burning the midnight oil fixing yet another Pinzgauer in a rush. Lack of cooling did it in!
Someone forgot the cooling capsule maintenance. This gets boring after a while!
Fillete Minion tonight and yes another bottle of fine Cab for me. Ho Hum!
I like grass fed cattle (to eat that is) do you raise those types?
Struth mate all that in the family fleet and I noticed you still have the Pinz with the "box shot" Didn't CWRI get that fixed for you yet???.
I still have mainshafts at $250 exchange if you want one.
Your insurance company must love you, no wonder these businesses can afford to open their doors from their "glass chocolate boxes".
I trust all that snow hasn't past you by, we were, I thought of you as I looked at the weather map yesterday,; Sorry that's my humour for the day.
Dennis
OH PS
Forgot to put in my "FLEET"
Oh now you have given me a complex,- Just remembered, I personally don't own a car. D
Sorry mate no humour last night. We were burning the midnight oil fixing yet another Pinzgauer in a rush. Lack of cooling did it in!
Someone forgot the cooling capsule maintenance. This gets boring after a while!
Fillete Minion tonight and yes another bottle of fine Cab for me. Ho Hum!
I like grass fed cattle (to eat that is) do you raise those types?
Struth mate all that in the family fleet and I noticed you still have the Pinz with the "box shot" Didn't CWRI get that fixed for you yet???.
I still have mainshafts at $250 exchange if you want one.
Your insurance company must love you, no wonder these businesses can afford to open their doors from their "glass chocolate boxes".
I trust all that snow hasn't past you by, we were, I thought of you as I looked at the weather map yesterday,; Sorry that's my humour for the day.
Dennis
OH PS
Forgot to put in my "FLEET"
Oh now you have given me a complex,- Just remembered, I personally don't own a car. D
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Strangely enough the guy at the back of us used to have a Pontiac Fiero!One of my girlfriends had a Fiero GT in High School. 85 or 86 model. I think I only went out with her because of the car.
American cars are a rare sight in Australia (apart from Jeeps) but he had a red Fiero
In regards to Jeeps a mate of mine has just brought a new Grand Cherokee.
It was built in Graz (Austria) and the motor is assembled by Mercedes so at least it has something going for it ..... I assume US GC Jeeps are locally assembled ?
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Peter
1974, 712 6X6 Pinzgauer
1983, 710-1.6 4X4 Pinzgauer
1997, 718 6X6 Pinzgauer (in pieces)
1971, 700 Haflinger
1974, 703 LWB Haflinger
2001, Range Rover
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1974, 712 6X6 Pinzgauer
1983, 710-1.6 4X4 Pinzgauer
1997, 718 6X6 Pinzgauer (in pieces)
1971, 700 Haflinger
1974, 703 LWB Haflinger
2001, Range Rover
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Todds112,
The fiero was a fun car--not very fast (4-banger), but got good mileage.
Mine is a pace car edition with 63,000 miles. I kept it thinking it might be a collector some day--ha ha ha
PinzEOD,
If you are really interested-- I need a "containment specialist"---------
aka-- fence builder-----
All that damn snow we had in Jan and Feb tore the h___ out of the fences.
Dennis,
I love grass fed beef, but it cost more to produce and most consumers don't like the yellow fat. Corn fed beef has white fat.
The 712 should be ready next week. The rear seal failed and all oil was lost. I had just topped off all fluids too!!. The gear cluster was melted together. Word of advice. If you are using a pinz in deep snow for extended periods of time---stop and check for leaks OFTEN---like every 30 minutes. Patrick thinks that the cardigan was out of balance and ruined the seal==high rpm snow pushing.
note--the ranch owns the pinz's,unimog, and new pickup
Also, insurance is cheap on the old chevys--which are my prefered means of transportation.
john
The fiero was a fun car--not very fast (4-banger), but got good mileage.
Mine is a pace car edition with 63,000 miles. I kept it thinking it might be a collector some day--ha ha ha
PinzEOD,
If you are really interested-- I need a "containment specialist"---------
aka-- fence builder-----
All that damn snow we had in Jan and Feb tore the h___ out of the fences.
Dennis,
I love grass fed beef, but it cost more to produce and most consumers don't like the yellow fat. Corn fed beef has white fat.
The 712 should be ready next week. The rear seal failed and all oil was lost. I had just topped off all fluids too!!. The gear cluster was melted together. Word of advice. If you are using a pinz in deep snow for extended periods of time---stop and check for leaks OFTEN---like every 30 minutes. Patrick thinks that the cardigan was out of balance and ruined the seal==high rpm snow pushing.
note--the ranch owns the pinz's,unimog, and new pickup
Also, insurance is cheap on the old chevys--which are my prefered means of transportation.
john
"Growing Old is Mandatory
Growing Up is Optional"
Growing Up is Optional"
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John
To hell with the cost, I miss that grass fed meat.
I have a cousin back in Gloucester (UK that is) that farms a meat and dairy herd that are all Gloucester breed. This is an ancient stock and the family has farmed the same fields since the reign of Queen Elizabeth (the first that is) The farm uses no artficial fertilzer nor chemicals on the land, never has!
The Ministry of Agriculture now uses his land to examine fauna and flora seen on the land that has disapeared elsewhere. The cheese from this breed, Single and Double Gloucester is naturally low in fat and probably is synonimous with the animals's stature, tall,long and gangly. The breed obviously fell out of favour with the fatstock crowd due to its slow growth rate. But it is regarded nowadays as a "designer" food (Heard that somewhere haven't we???) so he has no problem with the price and the London Lot that drive into the country to buy from the farm directly.
He also raises Tamworth pigs in traditional breeder/range pens another ancient pig breed that has alomost disapeared in the UK.
Agian a lower fat yielding animal with more meat that grease!
Cheers
Dennis
ps Nice to know your get your box back soon.
To hell with the cost, I miss that grass fed meat.
I have a cousin back in Gloucester (UK that is) that farms a meat and dairy herd that are all Gloucester breed. This is an ancient stock and the family has farmed the same fields since the reign of Queen Elizabeth (the first that is) The farm uses no artficial fertilzer nor chemicals on the land, never has!
The Ministry of Agriculture now uses his land to examine fauna and flora seen on the land that has disapeared elsewhere. The cheese from this breed, Single and Double Gloucester is naturally low in fat and probably is synonimous with the animals's stature, tall,long and gangly. The breed obviously fell out of favour with the fatstock crowd due to its slow growth rate. But it is regarded nowadays as a "designer" food (Heard that somewhere haven't we???) so he has no problem with the price and the London Lot that drive into the country to buy from the farm directly.
He also raises Tamworth pigs in traditional breeder/range pens another ancient pig breed that has alomost disapeared in the UK.
Agian a lower fat yielding animal with more meat that grease!
Cheers
Dennis
ps Nice to know your get your box back soon.
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Contrary to popular media belief, american beef is not pumped full of hormones. Some feedlots use growth implants to improve feed efficiency, but there is little to no residual. I read somewhere that a natural grown vegetable has more growth hormone present when you eat it than beef that has been implanted. By the way, it is implanted under the skin along the top of the ear. I know very few producers around here that use implants. I tried a buffalo burger once and it wasn't too bad. The great Ted Turner has a buffalo ranch about 60 miles west of us. It is the most overgrazed piece of property in the area---too bad because it is a beautiful place.
john
http://www.cahi-icsa.ca/pdf/Beef-Hormones-Factsheet.pdf
From Canada so its not American Propoganda!!
john
http://www.cahi-icsa.ca/pdf/Beef-Hormones-Factsheet.pdf
From Canada so its not American Propoganda!!
"Growing Old is Mandatory
Growing Up is Optional"
Growing Up is Optional"
On one of the other military vehicle boards they list their military vehicles and I kind of liked it so I added mine to the sig line. My domestic line consists of a '98 durango, '03 astro, '01 f-350 crew cab, '94 isuzu NPR, seven different trailers and a deck boat.
John BTW missed you at the Treffen. We had a really good time. Some of the pics are available for viewing at www.photosbylex.com As soon as he gets us the CD/DVDs we will get some up on the SWPA site. Maybe next year or at the RMP Treffen in the fall.
John BTW missed you at the Treffen. We had a really good time. Some of the pics are available for viewing at www.photosbylex.com As soon as he gets us the CD/DVDs we will get some up on the SWPA site. Maybe next year or at the RMP Treffen in the fall.
Mike
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Just wanted to chime in on this cattle/Ag/ & International business again.
I think you will find the basis behind this hormones hype is politics and protectionism. In the case of agriculture we can see that politicians do their utmost to protect the livelyhood of their constituents.
If you don't believe that is so take a look at the Common Agricultural Policy in the Euro community during the 80's when Maggie Thatcher was UK P.M.
Also on this side of the pond is the Chicken Tax of the 1960's and still going strong. Those not familiar with this delightful piece of protectionism should look it up. In short it bars countries like the Euro Zone members from importing fully built up commercial vehicles into the US. That was in retaliation for those countries that refused to buy American bred poultry. Hence the Chicken Tax. What you have today (fourty years on) is this ridiculous situation where MB can import the Sprinter Mini Bus fully built up, but the more popular van has to be knocked down and then reassembled on this side of the pond. Lunacy!
We the customer have to pay for those shenanigans.
The other wonderful one is Bananas seriously. There has been an on-going battle ever since Clinton and the WTO over imports of bananas into Europe. The problem is that the US is not a net grower or direct exporter of this crop. (Ecuador and Dominian Republic are supported by Dole.)
Again its one country twisting the rules to suit their situation. Of course there are hoards of such examples it just goes to show we live in a complicated world.
Cheers Dennis
I think you will find the basis behind this hormones hype is politics and protectionism. In the case of agriculture we can see that politicians do their utmost to protect the livelyhood of their constituents.
If you don't believe that is so take a look at the Common Agricultural Policy in the Euro community during the 80's when Maggie Thatcher was UK P.M.
Also on this side of the pond is the Chicken Tax of the 1960's and still going strong. Those not familiar with this delightful piece of protectionism should look it up. In short it bars countries like the Euro Zone members from importing fully built up commercial vehicles into the US. That was in retaliation for those countries that refused to buy American bred poultry. Hence the Chicken Tax. What you have today (fourty years on) is this ridiculous situation where MB can import the Sprinter Mini Bus fully built up, but the more popular van has to be knocked down and then reassembled on this side of the pond. Lunacy!
We the customer have to pay for those shenanigans.
The other wonderful one is Bananas seriously. There has been an on-going battle ever since Clinton and the WTO over imports of bananas into Europe. The problem is that the US is not a net grower or direct exporter of this crop. (Ecuador and Dominian Republic are supported by Dole.)
Again its one country twisting the rules to suit their situation. Of course there are hoards of such examples it just goes to show we live in a complicated world.
Cheers Dennis
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