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    9 hours ago, PROV said:

    You could lay down some blocking that is thicker than the overhang is wide. Just a thought.

    good idea !. waiting to hear back from the guy that is going to help me get it to my spot, he said something the other day about shoring up the stand that is there now to support the weight of my new stand. i know he said something about using 4x4 treated post, but i do not remember how he said to attach them to the frame on the cheap china metal frame ?, or how tall that frame is to the underside ?. once i get a ballpark figure, i may go ahead and get some 4x4 post to take down to my spot, brace the stand up, then rip this thing all back apart on the spot, get everything all the way back up to the top, put it all back together, and roll with it !. if i remember right ? ( that don't say much with me being old now..lol ), i think he said the old stand only had a weight limit of about 500 lbs ?, this is me, and all gear or another person up on the top. i would rather my new stand be up in the air, with me smoking ( yeah yeah..bad habit..lol ) i run the risk of those bucks smelling me a mile away !..this is the downside of having a ground blind.

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    19 minutes ago, PROV said:

    Lay the stand on it's side, add the legs and bracing and winch it upright. We built ours with skids and have dragged them upright up to 2 miles with wheelers. Painted the inside of mine black above and below the windows to hide my profile. Ours are 12' high to the floor. Your stand looks very comfortable.

    i can't lay it on its side, the roof over hangs as it sits now, but i can remove the roof plywood and tin, then do like you are saying, but right now, it can not be layed over without messing up the plywood ( 3/8 ), and the tin i am going to put on for the final roof.

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    Not sure who all will be interested in watching me build this ?, but figured i'd post this thread to entertain ya'll !. after my last deer stand crumbled on the top area (canvas)..sigh. decided to just build my own blind seeing how most are either cheaply built ?, or very high dollar ?. sooo..i set off on my brain cells coming up with a replacement stand that i ( thought ) would go back on top of my metal raised stand ?. my plan was to build it here at home, then take it all back apart, and put it back together once at my spot ?. NOPE !!..it is way to heavy to sit on top of the china frame 12 feet up in the air, ( go figure, china products )..no..i did not buy the old stand, the guy that is letting me hunt on his lease area did 2 yrs ago.

     

    So i set off on a mission..to build my own stand all out of wood, it is nothing fancy like some of the high dollar blinds ?, but it will serve me very well !. i added foam insulation inside on the bottom section, did not do the inside roof, i figured with it being 3/8 plywood over that canvas crap with insulation , it should warm up very fast once i fire up my propane heater that i was using in the old canvas stand. i added some indoor/outdoor carpet inside for the floor, and then tossed in my office chair ( gotta sleep good in there ya know ! ). today i will start putting the corner boards on the corners, then paint it the same color i  painted my cabin, its a light gray that i will use as a base color, then i will (attempt) to paint some camo designs over the base color.

     

    I have installed plexiglass windows on all four sides, followed up with some curtain rods to hold black color glad contractor trash bags. i will come up with a way to weight them down to keep them from making noises when the wind blows ( and you just know the wind will blow them..and scare the deer away ! ). not sure how i will weight them down yet ?, I've got an idea of putting pennies on the bottom to hold them down, not sure how well this will work yet ?, but i just need to weigh them down some how with something ?. as for sealing the outside of the windows, i bought some garage  door bottom seal stuff, it is made of pvc, with a rubber lip on it. i cut it to frame out the outside opening, the rubber seal presses against the plexiglass pretty good once the window is shut from the inside, seals it up really good to keep water/rain out.  

     

    This is my very first deer box blind i have ever built !, it's not pretty by any means when you compare it too high dollar blinds ?, but it will suit me just fine compared to what i had been using.

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  12. Posted

    4 hours ago, F250 guy said:

    Been good man, just living life, considering an 87 F-350 6.9  idi 4 speed 4x4 183,000 miles for 5 grand. Or a 97 F-250 351W 5 speed 4x4 for 6 grand . Just curious about those questions cause my sticker wore off. As for the carb E clip, does the service manual show pictures and where would I go to download it?

    stock setting on all trx300 carb's for the e-clip ( i call it c-clip ) is middle groove on main jet needle, most times for honda's, there are 5 grooves on the main jet needle, put the c-clip in the middle groove.

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    3 hours ago, Scar said:

    Well it was a port in the carb. I must have over looked it when I was doing the rebuild. But when I found it I could see it was clogged. Rhode it around in second gear for a bit after getting the idle right. Noticed a little backfiring on deceleration, but I had that issue I believe that last time it ran. Just seems a little worse now. is this from the air/fuel mixture screw?

    yes..air/fuel mixture is not 100% correct.

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    5 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:

     

    I believe both Arkansas and Tenn are both constitutional carry states now.  No permit required.

    i knew arkansas was sure, but was not 100% positive about tn ?, but almost sure tn is as well. my gals son just purchased a 9mm tactical/comp 9mm beretta, he loves it. i was the one who told him to buy a 9mm beretta brand name, so far, he's very pleased with it.

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    16 minutes ago, MaggieBlu said:

    I have all forward gears or at least I had, Now the bugger will not start at all.  What could be the issue, I checked the solenoid and I have power to it , brand new battery. check some wires and repaired them. I need more ideas Please help

     

    how about you telling us what year/make/model you are having issues with first ?, then we can help you.

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    my vote goes with swann security system, no contracts, full 24/7 operation, email when motion is detected, snap shot of motion, 82 foot in the dark detection in total darkness. easy to install, worldwide viewing from anywhere on smart phone ( yeah...yu'll need to get with the times wilson !..lol ). most swan systems do not come with pan/zoom camera's?, but you can buy the camera's that can do this from swann. this system does video and audio on some of thier models. prices will very with what system you choose?, as they have different models with different number of cameras. i have a 16 channel ( cameras ) here at home, and a 8 channel ( cameras ) at my cabin now. i have been using this brand for many years now, very pleased with the system. you can not step foot anywhere on my property here ( or my cabin ) without me catching you !..lol.

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  25. Posted

    On 9/24/2023 at 10:13 AM, Leftysdad said:

    1988 honda fourtrax/foreman 350

    Thought it was valves,  but had them adjusted....this sound is random...comes and goes....not constant,  but does it randomly....any clue? thanks in advance 

     

     

    valves are not set right.

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