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[Babin Farms]

Busy day. Made jalepeno bratwurst from 25lbs of pork shoulder & venison mix. Got 35lbs more to make into snack sticks & ring bologna later today and tomorrow.

 

[Babin Farms]

25lbs of ring bologna. Just needs to hang in the smoker for a while.

 

[drewkaree]

25lbs of ring bologna. Just needs to hang in the smoker for a while.
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This is why you need to make your own!

 

[John McLaughlin]

This is why you need to make your own!

And did you see where the sheriff found out how slippery hotdogs can be. I guess he never had one slip out of a hotdog bun

 

[F.M.]

This guy has been roaming around our area for a few weeks. He’s been in my neighbor’s fence a few times eating pears off their trees. Since we don’t live in an area with bears, I’ve driven around in our golf cart a dozen times looking for it, but haven’t seen it until yesterday.



Apparently he was first sighted and has been tracked roaming all the way from northern MS and across north AL. They says he’s just making his way thru the area. He hasn’t messed with anything, no trash cans turned over or anything broken into, so animal control hasn’t tried to trap/catch him. People have just been instructed not to feed him or approach him. He’s just eating fruit off trees and vegetables from peoples gardens. And he likes just laying around in the shade. There were probably 20-30 people 50yrds from him taking photos and he didn’t care at all.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

This guy has been roaming around our area for a few weeks. He’s been in my neighbor’s fence a few times eating pears off their trees. Since we don’t live in an area with bears, I’ve driven around in our golf cart a dozen times looking for it, but haven’t seen it until yesterday.

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Apparently he was first sighted and has been tracked roaming all the way from northern MS and across north AL. They says he’s just making his way thru the area. He hasn’t messed with anything, no trash cans turned over or anything broken into, so animal control hasn’t tried to trap/catch him. People have just been instructed not to feed him or approach him. He’s just eating fruit off trees and vegetables from peoples gardens. And he likes just laying around in the shade. There were probably 20-30 people 50yrds from him taking photos and he didn’t care at all.

Be careful. Black Bears are cool until they’re not.

 

[F.M.]

Be careful. Black Bears are cool until they’re not.

Yes sir.

 

[suke]

I think I found my issue now that I have a temp gun. The calipers on both sides are within a few degrees of each other. That tells me it's not braking related. The front of the hubs are definitely warmer. It was cooler out today so it was only 120*ish on the hot side. So it's not like it's boiling over or anything, but I also haven't been on any really long drives. Storage is 11 miles and the ramp is 7 miles away. I have new bearings so I'll replace that side and check again. The wheel spins freely so I don't feel like I tightened the castle nut too tight, but it's a very slight chance it's a hair too tight creating the extra heat. I'll check it before I pull everything apart, but since I have new bearings I might as well just change them.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I think I found my issue now that I have a temp gun. The calipers on both sides are within a few degrees of each other. That tells me it's not braking related. The front of the hubs are definitely warmer. It was cooler out today so it was only 120*ish on the hot side. So it's not like it's boiling over or anything, but I also haven't been on any really long drives. Storage is 11 miles and the ramp is 7 miles away. I have new bearings so I'll replace that side and check again. The wheel spins freely so I don't feel like I tightened the castle nut too tight, but it's a very slight chance it's a hair too tight creating the extra heat. I'll check it before I pull everything apart, but since I have new bearings I might as well just change them. View attachment 237989View attachment 237990View attachment 237991View attachment 237992View attachment 237993View attachment 237994

When you jack a wheel off the ground you should be able to feel some play in the bearing, just a small clunk.

 

[suke]

When you jack a wheel off the ground you should be able to feel some play in the bearing, just a small clunk.

Yup, it does now an ever so small clunk, but it's there. I tried backing off the nut to the next hole but it was way too loose. We'll see how it does. Dunno why I didn't buy one of these bearing tools before. I have so many trailers and hate hand packing bearings. I will say the timken bearings look to be more robust. I still didn't really see a reason for the added heat. If I still have the differential I'll back off the nut to the next hole. I just feel that's far too loose.

 

[zipper]

Crushing Russian bs while grilling lunch today, thank you @FSH 210 Sport and @Coult45 for the tags. On the boat, at the beach.

 

[suke]

When you jack a wheel off the ground you should be able to feel some play in the bearing, just a small clunk.

I feel like I'll be chasing my tail trying to get these any closer. At this point I feel it's just the differential in the brakes. I'd say the difference now is between the brakes according to caliper temps. Almost exactly off the same temps and within an acceptable range of difference.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Right on sounds like you’re making progress!

I will say, since I use that power bleeder on my trailer brakes, I’ve never seen the temperatures more consistent between sides and the differential between the non-breaking axles and the breaking axles is roughly 10° on each side best I’ve seen so far, and breaking performance on the trailer seems to be the best it’s ever been.

 

[suke]

Right on sounds like you’re making progress!

I will say, since I use that power bleeder on my trailer brakes, I’ve never seen the temperatures more consistent between sides and the differential between the non-breaking axles and the breaking axles is roughly 10° on each side best I’ve seen so far, and breaking performance on the trailer seems to be the best it’s ever been.

I've been meaning to get one of those. I need to do my MIL's brake fluid and was going to pick one up. I have a mighty vac hand pump and it does ok.

 

[zipper]

I got mine today.

 

[zipper]

Full moon rising over the marina.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I've been meaning to get one of those. I need to do my MIL's brake fluid and was going to pick one up. I have a mighty vac hand pump and it does ok.

I tried using a vacuum bleeder on the boat trailer and didn’t have very good success, the power bleeder sure seems to have gotten the braking system working the best it has and for whatever reason the braking hub temps are now almost identical on both sides. The non braking hubs were always close, but the right rear braking hub was always hotter than the left rear by 15-25°, now they’re within 2-3°, the right rear hub temps have dropped.

 

[gthorson]

Got 4.5 summers out of the stock Carlisles. After watching the uneven wear, cupping, and bouncing, this put me over the edge.

 

[Babin Farms]

No boating yesterday but still made the best of it. Pressed out some jalapeño snack sticks and got them smoked. Couldn’t have turned out any better.

 

[drewkaree]

Got 4.5 summers out of the stock Carlisles. After watching the uneven wear, cupping, and bouncing, this put me over the edge.

I knew a guy like that. He went to the doctor, got a very painful shot, and it cleared up. Your way seems less painful