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In a past life I did service work on commercial a/c equipment. I was servicing a 460 volt machine at a building in the middle of the hot summer. I was soaking wet with sweat and was working on a 6 foot fiberglass ladder on a smooth tile floor.

I remember reaching over the contactor to check something and when I awoke I was laying on the other side of the room on the floor, my tool-bag was upside down on the floor with my tools scattered across the room and the ladder was on it's side in the middle of the room.

Seems my wet arm accidentally bumped one leg of the 460 volt contactor and it blew me off the ladder ....

Not the ladders fault, operator error for that one !
 
Working construction for so many years, I saw many ladder and height related accidents. Most all of them were avoidable if safety was a priority vs time/money. A number of the accident victims never full recovered from their fall. You can't be too safe on a ladder or the elevated height you achieved by using one.
 
ozonetrooper said:
In a past life I did service work on commercial a/c equipment. I was servicing a 460 volt machine at a building in the middle of the hot summer. I was soaking wet with sweat and was working on a 6 foot fiberglass ladder on a smooth tile floor.

I remember reaching over the contactor to check something and when I awoke I was laying on the other side of the room on the floor, my tool-bag was upside down on the floor with my tools scattered across the room and the ladder was on it's side in the middle of the room.

Seems my wet arm accidentally bumped one leg of the 460 volt contactor and it blew me off the ladder ....

Not the ladders fault, operator error for that one !
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Good thing it wasn’t an aluminum ladder, with the potential for grounding…
 
olbriar said:
I ordered a couple of items from Amazon to plumb my new LP heater to a gas bottle. I need a 3/8 MIP X 3/8 Flare 90° and a LP hose with a 3/8 flare receiver and a low pressure regulator and bottle connection on the other end.
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Everything showed up today so I put the heater together and fired it up. I let it burn some of the oils off of the burner. It puts out a great deal of heat and I had it on it's lowest setting. It ran for maybe five minutes before the thermostat shut it down, leaving the pilot light lit. I'm super happy to have this unit as a backup plan.
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Speaking of ladders, my mother is in her seventies, I always spot her when she does climb it up, whenever she is on the roof or even inside jb though, she has never fell off of it once, even when painting my my room recently, I am also in that vein though, I had my safe really esay from such an excellent spells over, I never hada jb with a ldder either though, sometimes at my side occupation though, but that is once a spell or two, but other then that, over all it was pretty great over all.
 
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Damn, test drive aside, now that I have the truck and drove it 30-40 miles I will never have a 1/2 ton, or anything less than a 3/4 ton again. That 7.3 liter engine just screams "let me tow something!!!" I love my Ram 1500, but that is like a Chevy Cobalt to a Cadillac comparison here. And I really only got a base model F250 (XLT), not even the Lariat that I dreamed of.

I have running boards on the way, since even at 6'1" it is a haul getting my butt in the truck (no, not lifted, stock). This is the first real truck I've had and I get why folks that have 3/4 or 1 ton trucks say that. It's a whole different world from the 1/2 ton trucks.
 
Same year I bought my Ram 1500 my business partner bought a Chevy 3/4 ton. When we were working out of state we took turns driving. It's a different ride. I sure wish I had his truck when I pulled the trailer I bought across state to the cabin.
It's just a lot more truck.
 
olbriar said:
Same year I bought my Ram 1500 my business partner bought a Chevy 3/4 ton. When we were working out of state we took turns driving. It's a different ride. I sure wish I had his truck when I pulled the trailer I bought across state to the cabin.
It's just a lot more truck.
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I always knew "bigger engine, heavier axles, heavier rear end, etc., etc., etc. but until driving one for a bit of time it is crazy the difference. I want to hook my camper to the new truck and just take it for a spin to feel the difference.
 
Unforgiven said:
I always knew "bigger engine, heavier axles, heavier rear end, etc., etc., etc. but until driving one for a bit of time it is crazy the difference. I want to hook my camper to the new truck and just take it for a spin to feel the difference.
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I bet you do. I pull a mow trailer with mowers all of the time with my half ton. I put that big trailer on my truck and it push, pulled and swayed around the entire trip. I felt way short of tow vehicle and was super happy when I parked it. I vowed I'd sell it or have a bigger truck if I ever moved it.
 
I have a 3/4 ton Silverado that is broke right now. A friend loaned me his almost brand new, (48,000 miles on it) Dodge van. it is fully decked out and has all the bells and whistles, but the main thing I like about it is the ride. I have driven alot of things and this is the most comfortable ride I have ever been in !
 
ozonetrooper said:
I have a 3/4 ton Silverado that is broke right now. A friend loaned me his almost brand new, (48,000 miles on it) Dodge van. it is fully decked out and has all the bells and whistles, but the main thing I like about it is the ride. I have driven alot of things and this is the most comfortable ride I have ever been in !
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They may be big, ugly rattle traps (I've only experienced work vans) but they do have a smooth ride.
 
Your liner and cover are sweet! Now that I don't haul table saws and the like in my truck, I'd love to trade my topper for a cover. I hate the topper look and it limits visibility. What was for years a necessity is now a white elephant.
 
I messed up a shoulder last summer and it has really been hurting me this winter. I've been seeing a chiropractor weekly for ultrasound treatments. The Dr suggested I might invest in an ultrasound wand to give myself some treatments between treatments. He suggested this unit so I have one ordered.

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