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But I believe the " Air Bag suspension " does have history going back long before Ryan thought of HAMB yet, like using a SBC in anything, it isn't political correct to some of those on the site. Independent suspensions have history too as do the Chrysler alternator yet one can be crucified for using one that looks almost identical in shape but smaller from an early Jappa. There is excellent guys on there build some amazing vehicles so I just spend time with those that ain't so anal.

The HAMB drags are coming soon, the 3rd Sat in August, at Mo-Kan dragstrip a few miles north of Joplin, Mo. If I get the Chance I might just wander down and have a look. Mo-Kan has been there since Christ was a corporal.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

You might consider changing that 170 Tstat for a 190 now that the cooling issue is resolved.


I've seen Tech lecture often that a low temp T stat is bad.

If you look back at things Smokey Yunick did, one was proving that the higher you can run your temperature in a CONTROLLED mode, the more efficiency you'll get from your fuel. It's in the heat of vaporization, and maximizing the mix with the incoming air. Boost it to 190 or 195 and you'll burn cleaner.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

There (are some) excellent guys on there build some amazing vehicles so I just spend time with those that ain't so anal.

The irony is that most of those that are more anal, preaching how it was "...back in the day" have fathers who weren't born yet "back in the day". They'd have to go back to ask Granddaddy how it was "back in the day", and hope that Granddaddy was an evil hot rodder and not just cruising his Daddy's Chevy to the drive-in.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

You might consider changing that 170 Tstat for a 190 now that the cooling issue is resolved.


I've seen Tech lecture often that a low temp T stat is bad.

yeah I will probably go with a 190° or a 195° in the near future, as I recall EPA/CAFE likes the 195° range, as it is the most efficient and least polluting.

Originally Posted by mjeds

I spent 20 odd years as an ASE tech, specialty in electrical systems and canbus programming, my last job in my previous life before I did a 180° career change was programming fuel management systems for the Mopar Drifting team, after the 2009 BK by Chrysler and GM I had to make a career change, having always been very good with cornpukers and dad being a programmer I went back to school and got certified in credit card encryption systems, since vehicle management systems are very similar insofar as the encryption goes it was an easy change, and one I probably should have done long before I did. Pay increase is 2.5x what I made as a tech, plus quality of life is much better with a literal 9-5 job, not a 6am to whenever you are done job.

I fix tractors

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I fix tractors

nothin' wrong with that. my father was raised on a diary farm. moved to CA in the 1950s, but from 1923 until 1952 he was a cow milker.

Originally Posted by mjeds

nothin' wrong with that. my father was raised on a diary farm. moved to CA in the 1950s, but from 1923 until 1952 he was a cow milker.

I was just kidding around, I really love what I do. It's actually kinda crazy any more. I am actually familiar with the CAN BUS system, ag has been using it for years now. Tractors usually have a minimum of 5 computers in them anymore and everything is as reliable as the weakest wire.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I was just kidding around, I really love what I do. It's actually kinda crazy any more. I am actually familiar with the CAN BUS system, ag has been using it for years now. Tractors usually have a minimum of 5 computers in them anymore and everything is as reliable as the weakest wire.

And there are a lot of weak wires on them. My friend has 3 case quadtracs and every harvest we end up putting at least one new harness on one of them some where on the tractor. It's a bad deal.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

And there are a lot of weak wires on them. My friend has 3 case quadtracs and every harvest we end up putting at least one new harness on one of them some where on the tractor. It's a bad deal.

Three quadtracks, he must farm a lot of ground. Up here it mostly wheeled Steigers and Deeres, and almost nobody has more than one.

Funny, given the theme of this site, I was picturing a 20 or 30s model Deere. But the computer challenge sounds fun. There has got to be hydraulics functions as well.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

Three quadtracks, he must farm a lot of ground. Up here it mostly wheeled Steigers and Deeres, and almost nobody has more than one.

4000-4500 acres depending on how many fields they can get planted before it is too late. Their grain cart has tracks too. They just got a new one last year. I believe it is a 1500 bushel unit. They run 2 New Holland combines during harvest. Or try to. They have 4 petes and 4 hopper trailers. 2 of which are new wilsons with tags. Those are fun to pull. Most of the time there are only 2 semi drivers so they keep us hopping. 2 of the quadtracs do field work and the other pulls the grain cart. Plus they have a pretty big New Holland MFWA with duals all the way around that pulls 2 wagons.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

Funny, given the theme of this site, I was picturing a 20 or 30s model Deere. But the computer challenge sounds fun. There has got to be hydraulics functions as well.

Yep, there's computer controller for everything, I get to work on some old stuff too though.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

4000-4500 acres depending on how many fields they can get planted before it is too late. Their grain cart has tracks too. They just got a new one last year. I believe it is a 1500 bushel unit. They run 2 New Holland combines during harvest. Or try to. They have 4 petes and 4 hopper trailers. 2 of which are new wilsons with tags. Those are fun to pull. Most of the time there are only 2 semi drivers so they keep us hopping. 2 of the quadtracs do field work and the other pulls the grain cart. Plus they have a pretty big New Holland MFWA with duals all the way around that pulls 2 wagons.

Sounds like a big outfit, I worked at a CIH/New Holland dealership for about 15yrs. Now I work at an independent shop a few mile away from there and get a little more variety but still mostly newer stuff. I think this thread may have accidentally got hijacked by me, Sorry Mjeds. I'll stop now.