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Tundras live: Dumb Dad Jokes, Incorrect Opinions, and Relationship Advice.

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Bob, Jan 4, 2014.

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    OldGuy03

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    Well said. Without YouTube I'd be lost. I reference multiple videos of processes before anything I start working on anything I've never done. And buying the tool is waaaay cheaper than paying the man who already owns it. Appliances have been my last learning curve. This year alone I've had to repair parts on a fridge, washer, and oven. And YouTube helped me diagnose and repair them. No more $150 fees to the appliance repair tech for a diagnosis, then he wants another $400 to fix something that cost me $69.
     
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    1794TX

    1794TX Should be taken in small doses

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    I'm sure y'all have heard of Chilton's? Those things used to be all there was for doing anything on a car. My dad bought my sister a '68 Cougar when we were teens, and he and I rebuilt the engine and fixed a ton of shit on that car, just from the book. It took hours of reading.

    YT is almost as good as the plugs the characters in The Matrix had plugged into the backs of their heads to teach them shit.
     
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    Cpl_Punishment

    Cpl_Punishment Do unto others as they've done to you

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    I'm not really a fan of the prevalence of YouTube for most of the DIY stuff. I'd rather read the instructions and look at a few quality pictures than listen to some moron ramble on for an hour about a 15-minute job.
     
  4. Mar 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM
    OldGuy03

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    69 cougar was mine. Chilton's was an invaluable reference.

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    Amen
     
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    I fast forward parts in YT that aren’t needed. I’m more of visual learner (?) that learns by seeing someone else do it with me lol
     
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    Do you have experience with the Forge batteries? Are they really better than the HO?
     
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    French Avocado

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    Only 15-20 minutes with the super charger!
     
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    We fertilized the front too today

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    I’ve got two of them coming this week to try out.
     
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    I don’t have any of the HO’s to compare… just XC’s. I heard conflicting reports about the HO 12 and so I skipped it
     
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    The Dirty T ( ^_^)_且


    Luckily for me my dad was around. He worked long hours (owned his insurance agency), but he was home on the weekend and we would go dirt bike riding. So, when I started racing in my young teens, it was up to me to get the bike ready. This is where I learned how to wrench and rebuild. Also lucky for me high schools back then still had industrial ed departments. I took 4 years of welding, wood shop, and auto shop.
    By that time I had completely caught the DIY bug and would consume any type of media about anything repair/fix-up/mechanical. This was pre YouTube, so think This Old House, magazines, and Power Block TV. To this day my wife says "I will never question a tool purchase, just get what you want or need. I know what you can do with them".
     
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    I love my 12.0s I actually just picked up another one
     
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    Sorry, I somehow missed this bud. I’m not sure of the differences there as I only haven’t tried the HO ones
     
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    What are you going to put them on?
     
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    Chainsaw, pole saw, brush cutter…circ saw, router, sawzall… everything
     
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    I don’t recall if we have those or not, but if we did, I wish I would have taken them while younger. Things you don’t think about at that age that may benefit you when you wish you had learned / experienced some of it
     
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    Sharing is caring
     
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    1794TX Should be taken in small doses

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    Now that I'm thinking about it - - dad bought that Cougar in '83, so it was 15 years old (I was a '67 model, so I was 16). It seemed very old at the time. I feel like it wasn't that long ago I bought my '06 Tundra, but it was 18 years ago. smh.
     
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    Keep us posted on the big differences and if it’s worth the costs
     
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    My first cougar was when I was 19, she was in her 40’s :smokertransformer::anonymous:
     
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    The Dirty T ( ^_^)_且

    I know budgets are tight, but they really need to bring them back, very valuable in more ways than people would imagine. I took GATE classes (I think those are now called AP) and finished my required classes early, so my senior year was:

    Welding
    Welding teachers assistant
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    Auto Shop teachers assistant.

    Both taught by the same teacher in 2 classes next door to each other. He would let us assistants park behind the shop and run out if we wanted, at time having us pick up something for him while we were out.
    Those days are gone now. Shops converted and the school surrounded by a fence. :(
     
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    We're not going to make it, are we? :(
     
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