Trainman

With the downturn in our industry, I hardly have a use for my truck anymore except to drive to far away towns (2,000 kms last week). I am looking maybe to go smaller/more fuel efficient rather than bigger

Before Actually before I started taking pictures. And he panicked too. Wanted to go back and get his lunch and tools from the cab. Problem is that the machine was pointed downhill and the door had to be swung up-hill and held so he could get out. Sort of scary for a few moments. I have worked in the woods for nigh on 30 years and this was the first time I had been on seen of such a machine fire. I had talked with the operator a about 1/2 hr before this and was just up the hill form him when I noted the smoke. Here is the cab after: And the motor (fire was a result of the fuel line bursting and spraying diesel on the turbo/exhaust manifold. Do not know why the built-in suppression system did not work):

It is a General Motors of Canada (GMD) SW1200RS. 1,200 hp, with some nonstandard stuff like the dynamic brakes. larger fuel tank and roof mounted air reservoirs for the train brakes. When new, they looked like this (note it is no longer Canfor but now Western Forest Products): To my knowledge, no scale model of this has ever been made except maybe in brass but even then I am not sure about. This is one of the "must haves" for me to do up someday.

I work in forestry. Here is a selection of photos: Stuck in a Forest Service truck: Logging locomotive (yep, still one railway logging operation around): One of my rides last year (better than being stuck in a Forest Service truck ): What I saw from the ride above Dead pine as far as you can see: One of my client's buncher going up and I had to drag the operator out of the cab: My summer gear:

Added my 02

Web site says its made from stainless steel though? BT, what is it made from? And why not just mount the tow hooks on the underside of the guard with the longer bolts, then no issue with the upper mounts? Cool find anyway, thanks for sharing.

We're working on that but we have to stop drinking so much GOOD beer. And taking the White House once was enough, you can keep it until you get better beer.......

Just shows how old I am From Wikipedia: Dominion Day is or was a commemoration day of the granting of national status in various Commonwealth countries. Canada Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération) was the original anglophone name of the holiday that commemorated the formation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. The holiday was renamed Canada Day (Fête du Canada) on October 27, 1982.

Happy Dominion Day to all my fellow Canucks!

Picky, picky, picky........ Just a bunch of hosers dressed as Brits

Yep, our Sienna was built in the States (Tennessee I think?). The following are just some of the "Japanese" cars made in NA (some in Canada, some in the US, a few in both): Acura MDX; Honda Civic, Pilot, Accord, Ridgeline, CR-V, Odyssey; Toyota Matrix, Corolla, Camry, Tundra, Sienna; Lexus RX350; Subaru Legacy; Nissan Altima, Maxima, Pathfinder, Titan; Infiniti QX56; Mazda 6, Tribute. And how about the "nasty" Germans? I guess we should not be buying their cars either as they were at one time "the enemy" too. Actually, I think that Americans should not buy cars made in Canada, remember 1812?

This just blows me away and I am ashamed that a Canadian union rep has to pull this kind of crap: Finacial Post link " Union leader urges Americans not to buy Japanese vehicles, invokes Pearl Harbour Posted: June 18, 2008, 2:44 PM by Nicolas Van Praet A senior labour leader with the Canadian Auto Workers union confronted Americans buying Asian cars recently about their choices and compared Japanese car dealers to the enemy in the Second World War, according to a union summary of the trip. Ron Carlyle, the CAW's chair representing workers at General Motors Corp.'s car plant in Oshawa, Ont., spoke at a GM union leadership meeting this past spring about a trip he took to a NASCAR event in the United States. Minutes of the meeting, dated March 20 and posted on the CAW Local 222 website, describe what Mr. Carlyle said. "Ron spoke about NASCAR trip. He questioned Americans buying Kia, Toyota, Honda. Reminded them of 9/11. 'Would you buy from Iraqi or Afghani dealerships?' Their response was 'No!' So Ron asked 'Why do you buy from Japanese dealers? - What about Pearl Harbour?'" Mr. Carlyle was one of the CAW leaders who recently travelled to GM's headquarters in Detroit to attempt to convince the company's senior executives to reverse a decision to shut down the Oshawa truck plant next year. The union has so far failed in attempts to keep the factory open. Financial Post" So how do all us Pathy owners feel about being compared to "the enemy"?

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I am running 245/75R16 (both winter and summer tires) without any issues and they do come in that size. More info here: Link When the Hankooks need replacing, I will probably get Revo's.

Or maybe a different tire store? Seems weird. Try the Bridgestone web site to see what sizes are available: Tire Spec Link

Kootenays

Your right, time for the next level

Some of my model train projects have been sitting for a while, like this conversion of an American RS11 to a Canadian RS18, BC Rail version: The RS11 looks like this: While the RS 18 looks like this: My project has been on hold for about 10 years now. Of course, in that time a Canadian manufacture has brought out a RS18

So this is what we are paying here in Merritt this weekend: Propane: $0.78.9 / l Regular gas: $1.42.9 / l Diesel: $1.45 / l I hope it goes down a bit during the week so I can fill up before my 500 km drive to the Kootneys next week.

This is the only reference in my 02 FSM: Sorry for the poor quality, but all I can do on short time.

Left over from a post on NissanForums. Not sure why it was still in memory.

Bizzare if true........ Link The story really takes off at post 7, then is very funny for the next 6 pages or so. Lawyer sells his bike to "Joe" from Nigeria, who pays with a cheque for $12,000 more and gets the extra money wired back Edit: That's what you get for not checking links before posting and taking the kids to school. Me badddddddddd. Now fixed.

My truck has both auto up and down on both front windows. But I have never heard of this re-set feature but then again I have never needed it. I can also make my front windows go down with the remote, a real nice feature when its warm out..............still waiting for it to be warm out tho.............

Well, does not look like he has any issues with frame rot

Think about that for a moment; that would be concidered a hybrid, not pure electric. Like this