oldies1955 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hey all: Well, heres my latest project..........Its a D-11 but a V2...V2 has a longer handle for guys over 6ft. After seeing Boulderdash dig up half of LSD with his I said...I gotta make me one.So out comes the welder, chopsaw and misc metal. Front is a flat nose shovel and the pick part is a leaf spring.Took it out last weekend to give it a workout but the Toyota had different plans.Hit a couple of washes and got the skunk. Was trying to get into another area that had a nasty steep road going into it.Well, about half way up, im spinning and throwing half of the Arizona desert into El mirage. Backed down off the hill and something just didnt feel right. Got out to look at the front end at the bottom and my idler arm is hanging there looking like abrokent arm...get it..broken arm..idler arm... ok....im lame.Anyhoo...........I wallow out of the washes at about 5 mph and get to the hard road. Had to limp it home at 25-30mph. Watching out for any dips or bumps in the road as it would take off like a scared horse to the side of the road. Got it home, swaped out the arm with a old one I had and its good to go.Going out tomarow to give the D11 a try again. Think ill wear my rubber boots this time Oh, the RM250 in the background is my new prospecting transport........im gonna go so far in Obama wont find me! Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Nice pick Tom, I have to say it would be great for digging in the prickly pear cactus. can I borrow the Suzuki? AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted March 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Bob: Yah you can use it...just sign my disclaimer before you go out!! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 That truck stroy reminds me of the time I had a brake line rupture on my Dakota at the front driver wheel right as I got off the main road from doin 55 to a dirt road and the brake pedal went to the floor. I had to pump the brakes like crazy to get her to stop. I folded up the cut off brake line and squished it down. On the SLOW drive home every time I applied the brakes it would pull drastically to the right.That bike sure is looking nice!Good luck out there tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted March 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 That truck stroy reminds me of the time I had a brake line rupture on my Dakota at the front driver wheel right as I got off the main road from doin 55 to a dirt road and the brake pedal went to the floor. I had to pump the brakes like crazy to get her to stop. I folded up the cut off brake line and squished it down. On the SLOW drive home every time I applied the brakes it would pull drastically to the right.That bike sure is looking nice!Good luck out there tomorrow!!Shay............your one of the last. Jim shim it . African american it....blah.....get it homeIf theres a will theres a wayTom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 That truck stroy reminds me of the time I had a brake line rupture on my Dakota at the front driver wheel right as I got off the main road from doin 55 to a dirt road and the brake pedal went to the floor. I had to pump the brakes like crazy to get her to stop. I folded up the cut off brake line and squished it down. On the SLOW drive home every time I applied the brakes it would pull drastically to the right.That bike sure is looking nice!Good luck out there tomorrow!!Hey Shay Next time when all else fails just throw the anchor out. works for me. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hey Shay Next time when all else fails just throw the anchor out. works for me. AzNuggetBob Good one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 TomOne time I was out huntin hit a rock and busted my tie rod. I found a stick about 2 inches around and tied to the tie rod with fishing line, round and round. hey duct tape what ever ya got. it was all I had but it worked. got me home. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Bad to the bone ! Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnutter Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 talking about having your brakes go out back in the bush. I had an old jeep that broke a brake line and I lost all of my brake fluid. I was able to pinch off the line so it didn't leak but didn't have any brake fluid. So I filled the resivour with water and even bled them out. It worked good to get me home where I then drained the water and repaired my line and fixed them right. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Beeper Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 My Toyota clutch master cyl. line sprung a leak at the clamp. No clutch as no fluid. Had to pee into a coke bottle and pour it into the reservoir. That coke bottle stayed with the truck until I sold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Tom would you make me a 2 nd D-11 that way I have one for each arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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