Ford's E-150
By ROG62
19 Aug 2023 9:00 am in No Holds Barred Political Forum
20 Aug 2023 10:54 am
20 Aug 2023 6:52 pm
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20 Aug 2023 6:57 pm
In the U.S. State of Kansas, wind power is the largest source of electricity, generating over 41% of the state's electricity in 2019.[1]Kansas has a high potential capacity for wind power, second behind Texas. The most recent estimates (2012) are that Kansas has a potential for 952 GW of wind power capacity yet had only about 5.6 GW installed by year end 2018. Kansas could generate 3,102 TW·h of electricity each year,[2] which represents over 75% of all the electricity generated in the United States in 2011.[3] This electricity could be worth $290 billion per year (at 9.35 cents per kW·h[4]).
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Why won’t little Republican Johnny read?
He used to read long ago in the sixties, but in the Fox News era he’s too busy worrying about teen age boys getting their Johnsons shrunk so they can play girl’s volleyball and who Mr Peters is.
20 Aug 2023 7:05 pm
Texas just warned residents of power outages due to lack of wind for generating power.Bruce » 20 Aug 2023, 6:57 pm » wrote: ↑ n the U.S. State of Kansas, wind power is the largest source of electricity, generating over 41% of the state's electricity in 2019.[1]Kansas has a high potential capacity for wind power, second behind Texas. The most recent estimates (2012) are that Kansas has a potential for 952 GW of wind power capacity yet had only about 5.6 GW installed by year end 2018. Kansas could generate 3,102 TW·h of electricity each year,[2] which represents over 75% of all the electricity generated in the United States in 2011.[3] This electricity could be worth $290 billion per year (at 9.35 cents per kW·h[4]).
ERCOT on X: "(1/2) TXANS Update—8/20/23: ERCOT has issued a Voluntary Conservation Notice for 7 – 10 p.m. today, Aug. 20, due to extreme temperatures, continued high demand, & unexpected loss of thermal generation. Texans are asked to voluntarily reduce electric use, if safe to do so. https://t.co/NacFpe67q3" / X (twitter.com)
20 Aug 2023 7:17 pm
i bought a ford. wiring kept catching fire. back and forth to dealer. dumped it on some one who liked fords. (other common to fords. trunk leaks. back axles slide out on pickups) (best wiring gm. best rear ends dodge pickups. i drive the back roads north of yellowknife canada. you do not want to loose a back axle there.)
20 Aug 2023 7:17 pm
Good for you.Fuelman » 20 Aug 2023, 10:28 am » wrote: ↑ I really appreciate the push to use more electricity, we just passed the 10 year mark for the wind turbines on the farm. Royalties double from year 10 to 11.
Just in case you were wondering where some of that money from wind turbines is going.
Keep up the good work Bruce!
When your lease expires and they tear those down the new ones will be cheaper and better.
If those were new build wind turbines they’d be almost half the cost as your decade old ones.
I thank my parents in heaven every night before I sleep they sent me to a good hillbilly public school.
About fifty years ago in class they had a model of a wind turbine that looked about like the ones we’ve seen since and said today these cost 5 million and need twenty cents a kilowatt hour to pay off.
Today they need less than two cents a kilowatt to pay off. The cost of new ones fall so fast it’s hard to quote it.
21 Aug 2023 2:45 pm
There is still another 40 years on the extended lease for the wind project and more than likely the federal taxpayers paid a dear price for the start up. If government is throwing money around, you may as well get in the way.Bruce » 20 Aug 2023, 7:17 pm » wrote: ↑ Good for you.
When your lease expires and they tear those down the new ones will be cheaper and better.
If those were new build wind turbines they’d be almost half the cost as your decade old ones.
I thank my parents in heaven every night before I sleep they sent me to a good hillbilly public school.
About fifty years ago in class they had a model of a wind turbine that looked about like the ones we’ve seen since and said today these cost 5 million and need twenty cents a kilowatt hour to pay off.
Today they need less than two cents a kilowatt to pay off. The cost of new ones fall so fast it’s hard to quote it.
This is the developer, big boys:
https://www.enelgreenpower.com/media/pr ... e-capacity
We are under a feasibility contract for 140 acre solar farm, who knows how that turns out. The transmission lines are already there and plenty of farmers not ready to diversify.
After a hundred years of farming, the blood line is getting thin to continue on. Diversifying keeps that dirt paying.
21 Aug 2023 2:52 pm
God **** Damnit!!!!!golfboy » 20 Aug 2023, 7:05 pm » wrote: ↑ Texas just warned residents of power outages due to lack of wind for generating power.
ERCOT on X: "(1/2) TXANS Update—8/20/23: ERCOT has issued a Voluntary Conservation Notice for 7 – 10 p.m. today, Aug. 20, due to extreme temperatures, continued high demand, & unexpected loss of thermal generation. Texans are asked to voluntarily reduce electric use, if safe to do so. https://t.co/NacFpe67q3" / X (twitter.com)
The wind power is fine, the solar is fine!
What is thermal generation ?
?Thermal power plant facility where heat is converted to electric power A thermal power plant is a power plantwhere steam is used to drive a steam turbine. This turbine is connected to an electrical generator. After this, the water is condensed, and may be used again. This is known as the Rankine cycle. There are different procedures that can be used to heat the water;
21 Aug 2023 5:24 pm
https://youtu.be/bhOOJO0gCGEBruce » 21 Aug 2023, 2:52 pm » wrote: ↑ God **** Damnit!!!!!
The wind power is fine, the solar is fine!
What is thermal generation ?
?Thermal power plant facility where heat is converted to electric power A thermal power plant is a power plantwhere steam is used to drive a steam turbine. This turbine is connected to an electrical generator. After this, the water is condensed, and may be used again. This is known as the Rankine cycle. There are different procedures that can be used to heat the water;
21 Aug 2023 5:29 pm
I loved the old bumper stickers that said
NUKE THE WHALES
If they put those things so far from shore it doesn’t ruin the view, if they pay off, why not?
21 Aug 2023 8:27 pm
damn motorheads....yer ruining the world...just axe bruce...GHETTOBLASTER » 20 Aug 2023, 10:38 am » wrote: ↑ 1982 F-150 with 300 cubic inch 6 cylinder / 4 speed manual..owned since 1984 truck has 200,000 miles on it
1993 Jeep Cherokee XJ 240 cubic inch 6 cylinder ...owned since 1996...car has 400,000 miles on it
1978 Datsun 280 Z...347 Ford Motor Sports Stroker...TKO 500 5 speed trans...9 inch Ford rearend with Moser axles and Eaton Protrac with 4:10 gears...Nitto 325 x 15 X 12 wide rear tires....car weighs 2700 pounds..[I've never taken it to the track..probably good for mid 12's in the 1/4 mile] Car was restored in 2015
1977 John Deere 950 tractor with legendary Yanmar 3 cylinder...25 HP diesel engine
1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero with 351 Windsor...AFR Heads ..T5 "Z Spec" Trans...with Ford Explorer rear end [that I narrowed]..Moser Axles 4:10 gears..Eaton Protrac differential..car does 13.3 @ 105 MPH in the 1/4 mile with me grabbing the gears manually. Car was restored in 2018
Thanks for asking..yes I'm a Greaser....
your Datsun sounds interesting...must have been a wedge-o-matic...
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom 
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
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21 Aug 2023 8:46 pm
One toy I always wanted and may have yet:ROG62 » 21 Aug 2023, 8:27 pm » wrote: ↑ damn motorheads....yer ruining the world...just axe bruce...
your Datsun sounds interesting...must have been a wedge-o-matic...
A good half ton 300 cube six Ford pickup.
Produced at the Cleveland Engine plant in Brook Park, Ohio, from 1964 through 1996, the 240 and 300 inline-six engines are well known for their durability. Their simple design and rugged construction continue to endear these engines to a number of Ford enthusiasts to this day. The engine has earned the monikers "bulletproof" and "indestructible" by many.One example of the engine's sturdy design is the fact that no timing chain or timing belt (both of which can break, causing unwanted downtime or even engine damage, although this is extremely unlikely in the case of a chain) is used. This generation of Ford Six was designed with long-wearing gears for that purpose instead. These engines also employed seven main bearings.Both the 240 and the 300, no matter the application, used a single-barrel Autolite 1100/1101 (or Carter YF/A) carburetor until the introduction of electronic fuel injection in 1987. With proper gearing, many F-Series trucks and Broncos achieve 20 mpg‑US(12 l/100 km). This fact was heavily used by Ford's advertising campaign (some television advertisements and written literature even claimed 30 mpg‑US (8 l/100 km)), since the V8 engines in these trucks rarely achieved over 14 mpg‑US (17 L/100 km).The fuel economy of the 300 makes the engine a popular choice among truck enthusiasts that want both power and economy. The addition of performance parts (such as intake and exhaust manifolds with a four-barrel carburetor) place the engine power output near the same levels as the stock "HO" (High Output) version of the optional 351 V8, with little or no change in economy.
21 Aug 2023 8:58 pm
ROG62 » 21 Aug 2023, 8:27 pm » wrote: ↑ damn motorheads....yer ruining the world...just axe bruce...
your Datsun sounds interesting...must have been a wedge-o-matic...
The Datsun Z sat side by side with another Z for many years in a farmers field. I passed by the car almost everyday..watching it sink lower and lower into the mud year after year.
I always wanted to "hot rod Z" with the lightweight Ford V8..but this car was a really rotted out "basket case". Thankfully replacement patch panels were available to handle the rear wheel openings and the rocker panels. I built an entirely new frame for it out of 1/8th inch wall, 2 x 3 rectangular tubing and designed the 4 bar rear suspension myself...utilizing polyurethane bushed rod ends, moly tubing and thread weld in inserts from "ROUGH STUFF" [who are actually an off road supplier]
Built the entire exhaust system using 3 sprint car header kits and just 1 exhaust system kit from Speedway Motors.
The front hubs are custom made 5 lug by a machinist in California. This enabled me to have matched rims all around.
Thanks to the internet for enabling me to find a machinist who offers such an obscure, one of a kind part for a very reasonable price that he might only sell 1 of every year...?
21 Aug 2023 9:29 pm
Fast forward to 2040.
Will any present bad *** car be collectible?
The electrics will stomp everything we have now in the ground.
My prediction is only V-8 Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chargers, 300s, and Vettes will still be desirable.
The V-6 models will all be razor blades.
Will any present bad *** car be collectible?
The electrics will stomp everything we have now in the ground.
My prediction is only V-8 Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chargers, 300s, and Vettes will still be desirable.
The V-6 models will all be razor blades.
21 Aug 2023 11:22 pm
sounds like quite the project...GHETTOBLASTER » 21 Aug 2023, 8:58 pm » wrote: ↑ The Datsun Z sat side by side with another Z for many years in a farmers field. I passed by the car almost everyday..watching it sink lower and lower into the mud year after year.
I always wanted to "hot rod Z" with the lightweight Ford V8..but this car was a really rotted out "basket case". Thankfully replacement patch panels were available to handle the rear wheel openings and the rocker panels. I built an entirely new frame for it out of 1/8th inch wall, 2 x 3 rectangular tubing and designed the 4 bar rear suspension myself...utilizing polyurethane bushed rod ends, moly tubing and thread weld in inserts from "ROUGH STUFF" [who are actually an off road supplier]
Built the entire exhaust system using 3 sprint car header kits and just 1 exhaust system kit from Speedway Motors.
The front hubs are custom made 5 lug by a machinist in California. This enabled me to have matched rims all around.
Thanks to the internet for enabling me to find a machinist who offers such an obscure, one of a kind part for a very reasonable price that he might only sell 1 of every year...?
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
"Libruls are often fascists on vacation..."
21 Aug 2023 11:26 pm
My old roommate had one...don't remember the yr...6x with 300 3 speed on the tree...always started with a ton of low end torque...like 1 step above a tractor...the jugs were like the size of coffee cans....Bruce » 21 Aug 2023, 8:46 pm » wrote: ↑ One toy I always wanted and may have yet:
A good half ton 300 cube six Ford pickup.
Produced at the Cleveland Engine plant in Brook Park, Ohio, from 1964 through 1996, the 240 and 300 inline-six engines are well known for their durability. Their simple design and rugged construction continue to endear these engines to a number of Ford enthusiasts to this day. The engine has earned the monikers "bulletproof" and "indestructible" by many.One example of the engine's sturdy design is the fact that no timing chain or timing belt (both of which can break, causing unwanted downtime or even engine damage, although this is extremely unlikely in the case of a chain) is used. This generation of Ford Six was designed with long-wearing gears for that purpose instead. These engines also employed seven main bearings.Both the 240 and the 300, no matter the application, used a single-barrel Autolite 1100/1101 (or Carter YF/A) carburetor until the introduction of electronic fuel injection in 1987. With proper gearing, many F-Series trucks and Broncos achieve 20 mpg‑US(12 l/100 km). This fact was heavily used by Ford's advertising campaign (some television advertisements and written literature even claimed 30 mpg‑US (8 l/100 km)), since the V8 engines in these trucks rarely achieved over 14 mpg‑US (17 L/100 km).The fuel economy of the 300 makes the engine a popular choice among truck enthusiasts that want both power and economy. The addition of performance parts (such as intake and exhaust manifolds with a four-barrel carburetor) place the engine power output near the same levels as the stock "HO" (High Output) version of the optional 351 V8, with little or no change in economy.
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
"Libruls are often fascists on vacation..."
22 Aug 2023 1:23 am
It was hopefully the last "RUST BUCKET" that I'll ever take on.
I have chronic dry eye, cataracts, heavy arthritis in both shoulders, torn rotator cuff....
Nobody who is "in the business" would take on such a ridiculous task unless the car was unbelievably valuable.
Even just an average restoration of a 50s 60s 70s Car can get into 6 figures for labor at a shop that charges $100 per hour.
What I love is the attention this car gets from the young punks with the turbocharged Euro-rods..
They look at a car with just a carburetor like it's from back in the day when dinosaurs were running around.
22 Aug 2023 1:28 am
Anyone can get an electric motor to run.Bruce » 21 Aug 2023, 9:29 pm » wrote: ↑ Fast forward to 2040.
Will any present bad *** car be collectible?
The electrics will stomp everything we have now in the ground.
My prediction is only V-8 Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Chargers, 300s, and Vettes will still be desirable.
The V-6 models will all be razor blades.
There;s no challenge there.
Electric motors have no soul...I would never visit a museum that is full of nothing but electric motors on display..but I would visit a museum full of supercharged hemis
Thunder in the pipes ****..if it was easy the Girl Scouts would be doing it..
22 Aug 2023 5:48 am
It's hell getting old...all the old things rear up their ugly heads coupled with all the new crap that shows...GHETTOBLASTER » 22 Aug 2023, 1:23 am » wrote: ↑ It was hopefully the last "RUST BUCKET" that I'll ever take on.
I have chronic dry eye, cataracts, heavy arthritis in both shoulders, torn rotator cuff....
Nobody who is "in the business" would take on such a ridiculous task unless the car was unbelievably valuable.
Even just an average restoration of a 50s 60s 70s Car can get into 6 figures for labor at a shop that charges $100 per hour.
What I love is the attention this car gets from the young punks with the turbocharged Euro-rods..
unique vehicles ratchet up the interest level for me...and of course, the more unique / rare it is just ups the ante...deep pockets are required depending upon how far you want to take it...and you would know, by how long you've owned your vehicles, it takes a lot to keep them running as well...
I learned that the hard way having a '68 mustang...it sat in the shed for 5 yrs..even tho I treated the fuel, I .ended up replacing the tank, sending unit, lines and rebuilt the carb...lesson learned as I lost interest in it...
with my interest renewed, I'm enjoying it more...however, with that car and it's popularity, there are a lot of "fun" upgrades available ready to drain the bank account at any given moment...
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
"Libruls are often fascists on vacation..."
22 Aug 2023 5:52 am
LOL..exactly...nothing better than the rumble of a heavily cammed throaty exhaust while smelling burning hydrocarbons...GHETTOBLASTER » 22 Aug 2023, 1:28 am » wrote: ↑ Anyone can get an electric motor to run.
There;s no challenge there.
Electric motors have no soul...I would never visit a museum that is full of nothing but electric motors on display..but I would visit a museum full of supercharged hemis
Thunder in the pipes ****..if it was easy the Girl Scouts would be doing it..
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
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