moparornocar
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I'd take the power stroke over the raptor anyway. I've got your trucks little brother since my wife stole my Durango, and I'm not down with driving the minivan.
rocmar
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Mini van...a.k.a.
"Mormon Assult veichle "
moparornocar
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That's funny lol. Mama's van is by far the most fun van I've ever driven. Little over 300hp, runs a quarter in under 15 sec. Still looks like a minivan though lol
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Kinda like a Yoder Toter. Bunch of Amish...piled in a van...
Never heard of the term until I went to Ohio. Funny sh**!
moparornocar
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We get buggy's going past our house every day. It's pretty neat lolKinda like a Yoder Toter. Bunch of Amish...piled in a van...
Never heard of the term until I went to Ohio. Funny sh**!
Not fun to come up on at night, though. They usually have little reflective material, and if they have them, dim bicycle flashers.
Now, they are great post and beam carpenters.
Yes, lil beast would be an excellent name. I've been able to get her through some pretty intense terrain. I think one day I will regret not having a locker up front but we shall see. A winch is a priority, definitely before spring rolls around.
Congrats on the moose! We were not able to find one this year but really didn't have the time to put in enough effort. Next year I hope. The rear cargo box I'm working on will be designed with hauling meat and fish in mind.
Meeting up to take a ride would be awesome. I definitely don't get out enough!
I've always liked that old Ford body style. My girl went on google and searched "cool car that's not a mini-van".... Hahaha, so now we have a 7-seater V8 Jeep Commander. Its been a great family car for over 50k miles now. I'm sure a mini-van would've got way better gas mileage
LOL
Welcome aboard from Georgia! I love Alaska and look forward to seeing your build and reading about your adventures!
moparornocar
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Not fun to come up on at night, though. They usually have little reflective material, and if they have them, dim bicycle flashers.
Now, they are great post and beam carpenters.
Had a buddy flying down a back road on a snowmobile at night, came up over a hill and clipped the back of one...he had been drinking btw. Ripped the rear wheel off the buggy and one ski off the sled. Said he landed in the ditch with the machine on its side still running, Amish dude standing over him b****ing. He tipped the machine up and took off, rode it home on one ski. Cops followed the tracks and showed up at his door the next morning. He had to pay for the damages.
One saving grace is that there usually a trail of horse s***t before you come up on the buggy.
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Good thing (for your buddy) the Amish don't carry cell phones... 911, 911!!!
He had the benefit of allowing the alcohol to wear off, while they fixed their buggy. Then, physically head down to the police station to file a report.
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The stupid sh** you do when you're a kid...it was a long time ago, before cell phones.
Yeah, the poor Amish dude had to fix his buggy right there, in the winter and at night. Unless he had AAA!
I decided to make my own box. There is some nice stuff out there but I wanted some specific things. With this setup I can still carry my big white cooler for fishing on the top. there is a pelican case that slides into one cavity and my gasoline coleman stove fits in the other. The rest of the bed is left open so I can set hindquarters in there and they can be strapped down and won't slid around/out. It probably didn't need a tailgate but I figured it should have one just in case. Its all 2x6's and 3/4 plywood and was herculined. The tailgate latches are snowmachine hood tie downs.
moparornocar
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I'm on the booze train. I have a free shoulder you can cry on.
Had to build a quick roof for a last minute moose hunting trip. No moose, but it was a good time.
I went cheap because the roof was only supposed to be for this one trip. I lined the pipe brackets with some adhesive backed foam and put additional pieces between the wood and ROPS. It held up pretty good through the trip, made no rattles whatsoever.
So I'm a bit anxious to remove the rear stabilizer bar because on the way up here I spun out, getting slightly sideways. It only felt like maybe 30 degrees or so from straight uphill, and the front wheel started to come up off the ground and I thought I was going to flip backwards.
So I used about 4 gallons of gas (full tank) on this trip. My buddies Viking also used around a full tank, which I think is 13 gallons...
I went cheap because the roof was only supposed to be for this one trip. I lined the pipe brackets with some adhesive backed foam and put additional pieces between the wood and ROPS. It held up pretty good through the trip, made no rattles whatsoever.
So I'm a bit anxious to remove the rear stabilizer bar because on the way up here I spun out, getting slightly sideways. It only felt like maybe 30 degrees or so from straight uphill, and the front wheel started to come up off the ground and I thought I was going to flip backwards.
So I used about 4 gallons of gas (full tank) on this trip. My buddies Viking also used around a full tank, which I think is 13 gallons...
