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The simple answer propaganda !!!! Feed enough half-truths to the public and they will eventually start to believe anything. Dan... What is propaganda? Propaganda is the dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumor's, or lies—to influence public opinion.

When we went up to Attawapiskat for a 10 day fly-in, we took Aquatads up with us. To use after our bottled water was used up (weight restrictions on the plane). Easy to use 1 tablet per liter of water. No it didn't filter the water (still looked stained) but it does kill the bacteria. Bacteria that'll give you "beaver fever". Didn't want to catch that and have to hang my bare ass over the side of the boat, for the rest of the week. Artic shed water is cold on bare parts that are usually not bare!!! LOL Dan...

OPPS!!!!! Dumb mistake. We've all made them. Well maybe not as bad as this one but school does costs money... Dan...

I'm just asking here cause I don't know? What are the by-products/waste materials produced during the manufacturing of the batteries? What's the environmental footprint that's left after producing the electricity to charge these batteries? Where do these batteries go when they're at the end of their useful life? Are we trading the devil we know for one that we don't? I still think we/they should be working on better management/use of the resources we have. If it turns out to be electric so be it as long as the reactors and coal fired plants are not part of the big business plans to make their profits. I'm being naïve with that last sustenance; everything revolves around profit. The monies that are needed to make change has to show some form of profit to the investor. No profit no change!!! Dan...

What is a safe energy power source? Had a lot more to say but won't go much further; other than this. We all thirst for some form of power, if it's inexpensive we'll use it. Is it environmentally friendly, who knows; until years later? On the big scheme of things the average Jane & Joe don't give a crap, as long as they can afford to light and power their belongings. Taking the risk that the engineer's are right; that it's SAFE!!!! Dan...

Thanks for showing us a bit of your adventure and the bounty you caught. Good on you!!! You know this just makes us respect the time you put into your fishing skills. GOOD ON YOU!!! With Respect!!! Wish I had the time or mostly the energy to do what you do! Dan...

I never thought about that before. So yeah lets cut down the trees that makes our oxygen; so that the wind for the turbine is not hindered. Up makes perfect sense to me; cough cough look at all that juice it's providing to bad we can't breath the air? Yup it's green alright!!! Dan...

Yes we all kind of know the evils of fossil fuels; but what are the evils of electric? I mean what waste byproducts are/will be produced, so that we can plug our vehicle into a charger and be on our way again? Not sure if I'm using the proper wording to make my point; but if anyone tells me that an electric vehicle is 100% or even 50% green I call crap. We all need to look at everything from the first transistor to the last bolt that goes into building these vehicles? Then what is it going to take to build up the infrastructure to run these vehicles. As in generating enough electricity so that Mom and Pop don't miss a rerun of Jeopardy due to a black out. Thousands of miles worth of cabling, tones of solder (Lead) to build all the required electronic components; green my ass. I could go on and on; but I'll go with the flow and see where all this takes us? I believe better money would be spent on developing a better Internal combustion engine for the interim until an alternate power source is found that will be considered "greener". I cannot find the link to the video I watched but it was of a highspeed (RPM) engine That could run on anything from fuel oil to hydrogen. Highspeed as in 20,000 plus rpm and only two friction points as in the roller bearings at either end of the crankshaft. Through gearing that rpm can be converted into horsepower. A piston engine is something like 20-25% efficient in extracting the power from it's fuel. This engine is approx. 80-85% efficient. I've looked and looked but I cannot find the link? Dan... Found a Vid on this engine.

No doubt In my mind that those two "ladies" were on the clock!!! LOL Dan...

She was amazing lady in every sense of the word. Go to a dance or some form of social event; she could dress up like a queen and could hold her own in any conversation. She came with us on an ice fishing weekend. 12 guys and she was the only woman there. Played poker like a champ and took most of our quarters (25 cent) high bids. LOL Had to yell at her to sit down while my buddy and I made supper and did the dishes. You came as a part of our crew; not our maid! Yeah I loved her as much as my blood sisters. My brother (Rest in Peace) was a lucky man to find her!!! Dan...

We call it the Beaverton Bellagio. The "Beaverton Motel Sorts Bar & Grill" What a dive it was, I say was, because they were doing renos when I was there. Got there and there's no office to check in at? Went to the bar that was in the basement and asked where I could get my room. I was asked how long I wanted the room for? I said for the night; she gave me a strange look? She then went and got a key and I paid for the night. Thought that while I was in a bar I'd have a drink. Asked the bar tender for a Rusty Nail (Scotch and Drambuie); she had no idea what that was; come-on your a bar tender? While having my drink two "ladies" came over and sat next to me, one on either side. OK Now I understand why I was asked how long I need the room for. LOL. Told the both of them I wasn't interested and they left as soon as a couple of other guys walked in. LOL Went to the room and there was unmade beds, a pizza box with a half eaten pizza in it. Condom wrappers on the bed stand (Safe sex you know). What the hell am I going to do? I went to the truck got my air mattress and sleeping bag. First sign of light the next morning I was out of there. LOL After that I decided I would sleep in the fish hut. I was warm and it was my dirt in there!!!! Dan...

Yeah the bottom end torque that electrics have is very impressive. It's the longevity of the battery that concerns me? It would be like herring your motor running out of gas. It's easy and cost effective to have a second fuel tank. At this point in time you can't say that about an extra battery. Dan..

My sister in-law (Rest in peace) was an amazing fisher and outdoors person. That lady consistently out fished any of us. Then she also new how to clean and cook the fish like no one else I have ever seen! What an amazing 90lb, 5 foot tall outdoors lady she was. Oh man I miss joining in with my brother's and Betty's outdoor adventures. She could field dress a deer or moose and not barely get dirty doing so. I still laugh about the time they got a bull moose. Betty dressed it and they both bragged it to the boat. Brother insisted to put the moose in the boat (12 foot tinny) Betty said it'll float just get it in the water. Nope brother put it in the boat and pushed the boat into the river. Yep the boat sunk with the weight; but the moose popped up to the surface. LOL Dan... What a sweat smile!!!!! Reminds me of my granddaughter.

You'll still need to haul gasoline with you for the generator, that's to recharge the boat's motor's battery. Not just any old generator either, an inverter type that won't burn out the motor's electronics with unstable charging voltage. I agree 100%. When there's a battery that can deliver a minimum of 4X's the available power or maybe better said longevity then I might be interested? Dan...

I don't have any vid of this; but when I went on a supply run into shore and didn't have the bobsled hooked behind. Just me and Sally and I was able to pour a few more onions (Throttle) to her. The guys from my crew said there had to be at the least a 20 foot tall roster tail of snow coming off the tracks. It was a sunny clear day but I had to have my wipers on full speed, or else I couldn't see out the windshield. Hit a couple of big drifts that threw so much snow on the hood and windshield that the wipers stopped. Had to stop and clear the snow off. LOL Dan...

Really nice work!!! If we get enough ice this season, I want to get my Sally out and give her a good run to clear out the cobwebs. I've put rear fenders on her now, hoping that they'll slow down all the snow she throws? She doesn't like pavement, but out on the ice she just digs in and pulls like a bear. Nice to see you haven't lost the knack of being a builder/fabricator; good on you!!! Want to race???? LOL Dan...

Just a heads up here. There are restrictions on moving fire wood form certain areas to others. I have no idea what the fines are but I know it wont be cheap? Here's the contact info for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) they are the agency in charge of the ash bore issue. CFIA Contact A phone call doesn't cost you anything. Dan...

I 've worked with these small battery testers and they do work fairly well. That's as long as you enter all the required information properly/correctly. Information that the tester needs to test that particular type and size of battery. The wrong info and you may as well not bother; the test results will be inaccurate. Below is from PA questions and answers section. Do I need to disconnect the battery from the car terminal in order to use the digital analyzer? 1answer Answer this Question Electrosonic · 19 days ago No. ehicle Mounted Battery 1. Before testing the battery the ignition needs to be turned off. Be sure everything is off, all accessories and loads. Close all the vehicle doors and the trunk lid. 2. Determine which post of the battery is ground (-) typically a black cable connected to the chassis. This is your negative connection. Now determine which post of the battery is posi - tive (+) typically a red cable connected to the starter. This is your positive connection. 3. Connect the POSITIVE (red) clamp from battery tester to POSITIVE (+) post of battery first. 4. Connect the NEGATIVE (black) clamp away from the battery. Typically a heavy gauge metal part of the frame, vehicle chassis, or engine block is a good choice. Do not connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet metal body parts. NOTE: When disconnecting, remove clamp from vehicle chassis first, then remove the POSITIVE (+) clip from the battery post. 5. Once connected to the vehicle, the screen will display BATTERY TEST. The battery volt - age will also be displayed with __. __ V. Press the ENTER button to go to the next step. 6. The screen will display BATTERY TYPE. Press the ARROW button to select the battery type: REGULAR LIQUID, AGM BATTERY or VRLA/GEL BATTERY. Press the ENTER but - ton to confirm choice. 7. The screen will show RATING STANDARD. Press the ARROW button to select the bat - tery standard: SAE DIN IEC EN or CA (MCA) SAE: United States Standard EN: European Standard DIN: German Standard IEC: International electrical science and technology as - sociation CA (MCA): Normal starting current or maritime starting current Press the ENTER button to confirm the choice and go to next step. 8. The screen will show RATING CAPACITY. Press the ARROW button to select the bat - tery capacity of CCA. With each press of the button, the value will increase or decrease Press the ENTER button to confirm the input value and begin the test. 9. The screen will show the message, TESTING. The test result will display after 2 seconds. 10. If the display reads BATTERY CHARGED Press the ARROW button to select YES or NO. Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice and proceed to the next step. NOTE: The Tester will judge the battery status & decide whether to show this Step or not, it doesn’t appear every time. 11. When the test is completed, the display shows the actual available CCA. Press the AR - ROW button to see the SOH, state of health as a percentage. 12. If your test results in and TEST ERROR, press ENTER, return to step 4 to continue test - ing or remove the test clamps from the battery terminal to end test.

You're 100% right. Take a lawn chair and your tackle down to your favorite river, pond or lake side and enjoy this weather. Dan...

Oh man, things like this scam just pisses me off to no end. Yes an alignment should be checked, making sure that there isn't an issue; but to say that you will void warrantee by not having an alignment is a complete and total ripoff! Oh look there's a 1/8 degree of caster out; you need to have that adjusted. Yeah right, caster is a non tire wearing angle; $140 dollars please!!!! Lastly it is NOT the tire dealer that holds the warrantee on the tire; it's the tire manufacturer. Dan...

What's wrong with just using the scroll knob or the back button on the mouse: if you don't like what you're reading/seeing? Dan...

Are there rack pockets on the top rail of the truck's box? If so make your own racks that'll look something like what was pictured in the link. Get some 12 gage square or rectangular tubing that will fit inside the pockets; in the length that will be required. (Height X2 + length between the pockets for one rack) Measure the height you want and mark the tube across one of its widths. On the opposite side from your mark, cut two 45degee angles to point at the mark; but do not cut through the marked side. After it is cut the tube should still be one piece with a triangle cut out its side at the required height. Now bend the tubing to close the triangle. Once bent you should have a 90degrre bend. Do the same at the other end of the tubing. To secure the bend you could use L brackets screwed to the inside of the bend. If your measurements were correct you should have a rack that'll fit the truck's rack pockets. Once the racks are built, there's hundreds of ways to secure and lock your rod tubes to. Other then your time, it should be under a hundred bucks to make. You can find this tubing at most of the metal supply stores. The place I use here in London is called the Metal Supermarket. https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/store-finder/ Check their store locator to see if there's one close to you? Dan...

I'm not always checking the site so if I don't reply rattle my chain. PM will be sent shortly. Dan...

If you haven't sorted this out, I might be able to help, if you were to post a few pictures of the brake calipers and a few general pics of the brakes. Dan...

As a mechanic I've work probably half my tradesman's life under cars/trucks with stands holding them up off the ground. If they placed properly with the base square to the floor and square to the frame of whatever; you'd have a hard time to push a car/truck or boat trailer off the stand. After setting the stands and you're worried, get back about 20 feet from whatever is on the stands. Run at it like a linebacker going for a tackle. After hitting it and after you've woke up from being knocked unconcise; check to see if the stands have moved??? LOL Dan...