Yo, Zombie, Wizard, Tom, Captain Marvel or whoever you are today...
 

Eisboch wrote:
The highway department here in Duxbury is selling a 1953 vintage tractor. I
believe it is a Massey Ferguson, but could be wrong.

The town says it doesn't run, they can't get parts, so they will probably
end up selling it for scrap.

Want me to make an offer? I don't know anything about old tractors.

Eisboch




There's a really nice Massey for sale in the neighborhood. It runs.

Nitrogen in tires
 

"Gene" wrote in message
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http://www.tireindustry.org/features/TPMS.asp
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My daughter just paid big bucks to pass the MA safety inspection because one
of her tire pressure sensors was bad and showed up as a error code in her
soccer mom, Chrysler mini-van. (I call it her Egg-Mobile).

The MA state inspection is notoriously tough. Everything that the vehicle
was equipped with from the factory must work. If you have a car with a
fancier trim that includes additional lights, side markers or reflectors and
one doesn't work or is broken, it flunks, even though the same exact vehicle
in more vanilla form that doesn't have the extra lights, etc. will pass.

They did, however, get rid of emissions testing by running the car on a
dynamometer and measuring the exhaust gases. Now they just plug into the
car's computer and look for any error codes. Cars built before 2005 are
now exempt from emissions testing.

This really ****ed off a bunch of state authorized and licensed inspection
stations who paid big bucks for the installation of dynamometers in their
inspection bays. They are now tearing them out.

Eisboch

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A tire pressure gauge is a couple of bucks at Auto Zone.

Eisboch

Ever try to read tire pressure at 70 MPH? 8)



Good point.

I am not sure I am all for the gadgets and high tech, computer
controlled wizardry in cars.
KISS. I think about the '06 M5 I had (all two of them). They
probably represented the state-of-the-art in electronic, CPU controlled
operation that year, from the engine management systems to the
electronically controlled SMG transmission that operates the clutch
electronically.

They were both a disaster. Traded in the first one because it had too
many software "bugs". Transmission would freeze up in neutral. The
famous "Red Cog of Death" would appear on the driver's display and your
only option was to call a flatbed. Traded that in for one that had a
later build date that reportedly had the bugs worked out. Nope. Car
was a spectacular performer, with 500 hp and handling that could safely
rocket you along at over 200 mph if you were so inclined (I wasn't),
but the damn thing wouldn't move half the time due to a software
malfunction.

That's when I traded it for the Porsche 911TT. Porsche remains
somewhat "old school" and other than those electronics that are
absolutely necessary, it was a driver's car. I like that.

Ironically though, it was Porsche, back in the late 80's, that developed
the first tire pressure monitoring system, based on speed sensors on all
four wheels.

Eisboch


I must have been thinking of some other over-priced replacement car part.
Although not oem you can get the whole kit for under $150.

http://www.automotix.net/bodyparts/2...-tpms409s.html

Car software problems. I have the two Lucernes, '07 and '08. On
occasion either one of them will lock the doors when you exit the
vehicle. When it first happened I talked with the local service manager
and they had never heard of it. Maybe a year later the same guy
confessed that they were now aware of the problem and the service guys
roll down a window just in case the car locks while they are working on
it. GM will not do anything about it.

It's a problem for me as we leave the keys in the car when they are
parked at home. I now carry a spare in my pocket.

Leave your keys in the car...while it's unlocked?
They'd love you around here...in no time at all your cars would be in a
container on its way to Russia or some 3rd world country.


Hehe, he lives in a nicer neighborhood dummy. Crime isn't rampant
everywhere... just the places you can afford to live. Now, go fetch your boy
some suds.

--Mike

Yo, Zombie, Wizard, Tom, Captain Marvel or whoever you are today ...
 

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
The highway department here in Duxbury is selling a 1953 vintage tractor.
I believe it is a Massey Ferguson, but could be wrong.

The town says it doesn't run, they can't get parts, so they will probably
end up selling it for scrap.

Want me to make an offer? I don't know anything about old tractors.

Eisboch


There's a really nice Massey for sale in the neighborhood. It runs.

....and that had nothing to do with the spirit of Eisboch's post did it? You
really do have to post in *every* thread don't you. Holy ****! Get a life,
putz.

--Mike

Yo, Zombie, Wizard, Tom, Captain Marvel or whoever you are today ...
 

On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:30:43 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The highway department here in Duxbury is selling a 1953 vintage tractor. I
believe it is a Massey Ferguson, but could be wrong.

The town says it doesn't run, they can't get parts, so they will probably
end up selling it for scrap.

Want me to make an offer? I don't know anything about old tractors.

The town should put it up for bid - they are only going to get $100 or
so for it scrap.

'53 Massey's where the change over year for Massey. Massey-Harris
bought Ferguson and for the entire '53 run, the company was called
Massey-Harris-Ferguson - you never knew what you were getting and
from which company.

However, there are Massey collectors out there who might be interested
- I'm not. The town would do much better just advertising it and
selling it for parts - seriously.

Yo, Zombie, Wizard, Tom, Captain Marvel or whoever you are today ...
 

On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:30:43 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The highway department here in Duxbury is selling a 1953 vintage tractor. I
believe it is a Massey Ferguson, but could be wrong.

The town says it doesn't run, they can't get parts, so they will probably
end up selling it for scrap.

Want me to make an offer? I don't know anything about old tractors.

PS: Thanks for the idea - A Captain series of nicks sound like a lot
of fun.

UP UP AND AWAY....

Oh wait, that's Superman.

Sorry...

Yo, Zombie, Wizard, Tom, Captain Marvel or whoever you are today...
 

Captain Marvel wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:30:43 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The highway department here in Duxbury is selling a 1953 vintage tractor. I
believe it is a Massey Ferguson, but could be wrong.

The town says it doesn't run, they can't get parts, so they will probably
end up selling it for scrap.

Want me to make an offer? I don't know anything about old tractors.

PS: Thanks for the idea - A Captain series of nicks sound like a lot
of fun.

UP UP AND AWAY....

Oh wait, that's Superman.

Sorry...

Cap'n Sockpuppet?

Suits you.

Nitrogen in tires
 

On Jul 5, 10:59*pm, "mgg" wrote:
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A tire pressure gauge is a couple of bucks at Auto Zone.

Eisboch

Ever try to read tire pressure at 70 MPH? *8)

Good point.

I am not sure I am all for the gadgets and high tech, computer
controlled wizardry in cars.
KISS. * I think about the '06 M5 I had (all two of them). * They
probably represented the state-of-the-art in electronic, CPU controlled
operation that year, from the engine management systems to the
electronically controlled SMG transmission that operates the clutch
electronically.

They were both a disaster. * Traded in the first one because it had too
many software "bugs". *Transmission would freeze up in neutral. *The
famous "Red Cog of Death" *would appear on the driver's display and your
only option was to call a flatbed. * Traded that in for one that had a
later build date that reportedly had the bugs worked out. * *Nope.. * Car
was a spectacular performer, with 500 hp and handling that could safely
rocket you along at over 200 mph if you were so inclined *(I wasn't),
but the damn thing wouldn't move half the time due to a software
malfunction.

That's when I traded it for the Porsche 911TT. * Porsche remains
somewhat "old school" and other than those electronics that are
absolutely necessary, it was a driver's car. * I like that.

Ironically though, it was Porsche, back in the late 80's, that developed
the first tire pressure monitoring system, based on speed sensors on all
four wheels.

Eisboch

I must have been thinking of some other over-priced replacement car part.

Yo, Zombie, Wizard, Tom, Captain Marvel or whoever you are today...
 

On Jul 5, 9:38*pm, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
The highway department here in Duxbury is selling a 1953 vintage tractor. *I
believe it is a Massey Ferguson, but could be wrong.

The town says it doesn't run, they can't get parts, so they will probably
end up selling it for scrap.

Want me to make an offer? * I don't know anything about old tractors.

Eisboch

There's a really nice Massey for sale in the neighborhood. It runs.

Another ME, ME, ME post in 3, 2, 1.......

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"Don White" wrote in message
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"D.Duck" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"D.Duck" wrote in message
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A tire pressure gauge is a couple of bucks at Auto Zone.

Eisboch

Ever try to read tire pressure at 70 MPH? 8)



Good point.

I am not sure I am all for the gadgets and high tech, computer
controlled wizardry in cars.
KISS. I think about the '06 M5 I had (all two of them). They
probably represented the state-of-the-art in electronic, CPU controlled
operation that year, from the engine management systems to the
electronically controlled SMG transmission that operates the clutch
electronically.

They were both a disaster. Traded in the first one because it had too
many software "bugs". Transmission would freeze up in neutral. The
famous "Red Cog of Death" would appear on the driver's display and your
only option was to call a flatbed. Traded that in for one that had a
later build date that reportedly had the bugs worked out. Nope. Car
was a spectacular performer, with 500 hp and handling that could safely
rocket you along at over 200 mph if you were so inclined (I wasn't),
but the damn thing wouldn't move half the time due to a software
malfunction.

That's when I traded it for the Porsche 911TT. Porsche remains
somewhat "old school" and other than those electronics that are
absolutely necessary, it was a driver's car. I like that.

Ironically though, it was Porsche, back in the late 80's, that developed
the first tire pressure monitoring system, based on speed sensors on all
four wheels.

Eisboch


I must have been thinking of some other over-priced replacement car part.
Although not oem you can get the whole kit for under $150.

http://www.automotix.net/bodyparts/2...-tpms409s.html

Car software problems. I have the two Lucernes, '07 and '08. On
occasion either one of them will lock the doors when you exit the
vehicle. When it first happened I talked with the local service manager
and they had never heard of it. Maybe a year later the same guy
confessed that they were now aware of the problem and the service guys
roll down a window just in case the car locks while they are working on
it. GM will not do anything about it.

It's a problem for me as we leave the keys in the car when they are
parked at home. I now carry a spare in my pocket.

Leave your keys in the car...while it's unlocked?
They'd love you around here...in no time at all your cars would be in a
container on its way to Russia or some 3rd world country.


Most of us do not live in a crime ridden cesspool.