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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673169
11/23/19 12:05 AM
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Nice Boss Man ! Be thank full Yous ain’t dealing with ice....I’ve been at a spot for 2 weeks now...first 3 days was heavy rain...then it froze up for a week...now it’s thawed out ....got 3 so far...thankfully its only a 6 mile ride ,on my way to work.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Rally] #6673183
11/23/19 12:32 AM
11/23/19 12:32 AM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by Rally
Paul,
Those water control structures, they appear to have slots to insert boards to control depth, but do they also put screens or grates in front of them? The shape seems it would catch everything going through them. How large a culvert runs through them?


Yes, there are slots to put boards in, and there are no screens or grates in front of them. The pipes are normally 36 inch, but I've seen some that are smaller. The only time they have trouble is when beavers decide to put a dam in the front of them, and naturally they put all kinds of sticks in there which extend into the pipes.



Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: eedup] #6673219
11/23/19 01:23 AM
11/23/19 01:23 AM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by eedup
Neat ride along ! I have many similar days in ark/la lots of driving not big catches...12 yrs control work for one company...now just maintenance.


It's a great job, isn't it? I've been with this company for 28 years. I'm into the maintenance phase too, but covering 12 counties of maintenance is a full time job.



Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673241
11/23/19 02:02 AM
11/23/19 02:02 AM
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Had any ball joints break with all the miles you put on them Yota's? I had one pull apart and another snap off. That ruins your day.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Drifter] #6673247
11/23/19 02:15 AM
11/23/19 02:15 AM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by Drifter
Had any ball joints break with all the miles you put on them Yota's? I had one pull apart and another snap off. That ruins your day.


Not once. At about 350,000 miles my mechanic said the ball joints look like they need replaced. We put Moog joints in and have had no issues.



Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673251
11/23/19 02:27 AM
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Moog was the one that snapped after 1 year. Clean all fresh break. Our county road we have to run looks like the impact area of the tank range though. Got a bunch of pot holes over 4" deep and wider then the truck in several spots. Even had one on her 4 runner pulled apart without warning. Thinking serious about getting a mule maybe LOL.


Some individuals use statistics as a drunk man uses lamp-posts — for support rather than for illumination.

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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673832
11/23/19 08:58 PM
11/23/19 08:58 PM
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Thanks for the ride along Paul.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673851
11/23/19 09:06 PM
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Changing a couple balljoints on a rough backroad trapping truck is basically just maintenance.I consider it that anyway.

Last edited by Boco; 11/23/19 09:07 PM.

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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673857
11/23/19 09:08 PM
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Awesome day and post. Felt like I was there on the ride along. Thanks.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673868
11/23/19 09:14 PM
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Wow, a lotta miles. Very nice.

Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6673992
11/23/19 10:57 PM
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Beaver stew for Thanksgiving!

Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6674111
11/24/19 07:16 AM
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thanks paul ,for the ride along ,how is the caster in them beaver ,lots I hope

Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6674122
11/24/19 07:29 AM
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Thanks for the ride along Mr. Paul. Keep taking your camera, it might answer a few of my dumb questions...... lol


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6674380
11/24/19 02:08 PM
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I appreciated traveling on your line with you and I did not even have to get cold, wet, or tired. Thanks for the journey.


I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6674482
11/24/19 04:54 PM
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Thanks for sharing. Those beavers can give a guy a run for the money at times.
Thanks
mac



Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6674489
11/24/19 05:06 PM
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I like the green bags mine are all white.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6674827
11/24/19 11:39 PM
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I'm disapointed .
No gun fights or tater rake duels with cottonmouths , no bears running off with or eatin beavers , getting stuck , going in over your waders, getting caught by the wallet in C.D.R.'S , ETC.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Minker] #6674830
11/24/19 11:46 PM
11/24/19 11:46 PM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by Minker
I'm disapointed .
No gun fights or tater rake duels with cottonmouths , no bears running off with or eatin beavers , getting stuck , going in over your waders, getting caught by the wallet in C.D.R.'S , ETC.



No Mark, it was a rather uneventful day - lol.



Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6675018
11/25/19 09:21 AM
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Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...
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Still the ONLY person ive ever met to catch a wallet in a CDR, luckily unlike mine it stays packed with bills in it, lol.

Timber co. land with culverts built so you can stop them up to flood out area's doesn't make much sense to me.
At least you have decent culverts, wyer tract I worked for 15 years they NEVER did replace a dinky bent up one
the entire time I worked there though it was smack dab in the middle of the property and EVERYTHING had to
drain through it to get back to the river.


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Re: Ride along on my line today [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6675027
11/25/19 09:37 AM
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I was happy to see this one yesterday. Lot and lots of rain this summer. These beaver came off the river and dammed up a row crop field drainage. Owner has dug dams out with a backhoe and all the usual stuff. Course the beaver just put it back . I got a BUNCH of coyote and cat permission to get rid of them. I think there is one more. Hoping I dont have to break the dam and then sit down there all night with a rifle.

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