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by Harb
Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Dual band antennas
Replies: 4
Views: 474

Re: Dual band antennas

You realise that it is a "Ham" Radio and non compatible with "Normal" CB UHF....... it operates on Amateur radio Frequencies that you require a special license to use, and dont line up with CB band radios anyway.... The radio you are talking about operates on the Amateur bands which are 136-174MHz ...
by Harb
Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:13 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: NEW! billet lightend wheel spacers
Replies: 24
Views: 1480

Re: NEW! billet lightend wheel spacers

Nice job, but I would definitely be going with press fit studs I think........ I dont trust threaded studs in this app, due to the chance loose wheel nuts rocking the stud around and wearing the threads....... just feel safer with a big stud head having to pull through the hub to get free. It would ...
by Harb
Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:28 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Choosing a battery charger?
Replies: 6
Views: 533

Re: Choosing a battery charger?

One of the things that really piss me off with new chargers...smart chargers in particular, is they require at least 5 or 6 volts in the battery to start the charging process ( it lets the charger know its connected to a battery. now that's ok for battery maintenance, but sometimes I might leave the ...
by Harb
Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: sand blasting at home
Replies: 23
Views: 1775

Re: sand blasting at home

Thats not a bad idea.....
by Harb
Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:10 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: sand blasting at home
Replies: 23
Views: 1775

Re: sand blasting at home

Yup, wet is the way to go....does a really good job
by Harb
Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:41 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: sand blasting at home
Replies: 23
Views: 1775

Re: sand blasting at home

Sand is ok as long as you use breathing apparatus ...... but yes , silicosis would really suck
by Harb
Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:27 pm
Forum: Competitions and Events
Topic: Tuff Truck Pre Verification
Replies: 39
Views: 4132

Re: Tuff Truck Pre Verification

RUFF wrote:Will it be ok if I just draw some pics? I don't have a camera.
Only if you use colored pencils.
by Harb
Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:22 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Diesel Gas pinging???
Replies: 7
Views: 380

Re: Diesel Gas pinging???

Mine does it if I buy diesel from one of those homebrand servo's
I back off right away as pinging is really bad with diesels...... much worse than with a petrol engine
by Harb
Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:48 am
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Severe battey damage, Chargers fault?
Replies: 7
Views: 541

Re: Severe battey damage, Chargers fault?

Ok, Are the Solar Panel and the Charger connected together...ie in Parallel ? Does the solar panel have a regulator in line with it. I am thinking this..... The middle terminal that you DID have connected...... the one with the 0.4 output was damaged by the output of the solar panel as is the ...
by Harb
Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:36 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Mandrel bends?
Replies: 4
Views: 579

Re: Mandrel bends?

the only thing that will do a true mandrel bend , is a mandrel bender. Mandrel benders put a mandrel on the inside of the tube while bending on the outside.,........ but they are worth many thousands of dollars. I have a JD2 model 4 and it is about as good as it gets without spending the big bucks ...
by Harb
Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: RIGID INDUSTRIES LED light bar
Replies: 73
Views: 7388

Re: RIGID INDUSTRIES LED light bar

I,ve got 2 of them on our RZR's (30") and they are the best lights I have ever driven with. I going to take the 6 HID's of my Comp Truck and put these on it for sure... they are just great and everyone that see's them is totally blown away. Also have dualies on the front(spots) and rear(floods) and ...
by Harb
Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:21 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: plasma cutters???
Replies: 9
Views: 769

Re: plasma cutters???

yeah its really worth putting a good air filter on the air supply to it.
by Harb
Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:37 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Buying power tools from O/S
Replies: 19
Views: 960

Re: Buying power tools from O/S

I import a lot of stuff, and the trick is to keep the total value including shipping down to less that $1000AU and things will just come straight through in the mail with no extra charges.......
by Harb
Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:12 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Would like opinions on this eBay item
Replies: 15
Views: 1103

Re: Would like opinions on this eBay item

Brought to you from the good people at Hyclone and polariser performance........... you really have to be kidding..... I can't even believe that there are actually people out there that would be sucker enough to buy this sort of crap.
by Harb
Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:40 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: simple L.E.D. question
Replies: 11
Views: 662

Re: simple L.E.D. question

Leds are current devices....if the current is low they will dim.....but at that point your battery will be long gone ;) A combination of voltage and current make them work, but if the current is not limited they will soon run away and burn out...... the voltage is less important, but they should be ...
by Harb
Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:25 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: simple L.E.D. question
Replies: 11
Views: 662

Re: simple L.E.D. question

They will work......
by Harb
Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:23 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Marine battery as a starting battery?
Replies: 6
Views: 648

Re: Marine battery as a starting battery?

Marine batteries are identical to normal batteries in every way other than more robust spacers between the plates to make them survive the constant rough treatment they get in a boat........ Thats it no other differences, and that comes direct from the manufacturer........ I asked this same question ...
by Harb
Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:51 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: The Welding Thread
Replies: 323
Views: 36820

Re: The Welding Thread

Repeat after me 5 times............. AS1554.5 Welding of steel structures subject to high levels of fatigue loading
by Harb
Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:28 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Powerstroke 7.3 or 6.5 Chev ?
Replies: 18
Views: 1116

Re: Powerstroke 7.3 or 6.5 Chev ?

I,ve had both and the 6.5 cannot be compared with the 7.3 in any way other than the fuel they run on......... I will put my 7.3 up against any 6.5 in the country.....

not that the chev is a bad engine , but they are in a different class IMHO
by Harb
Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:28 pm
Forum: Suzuki
Topic: What to do what to do....
Replies: 45
Views: 2407

Re: What to do what to do....

Otis (The wifes Zook) has a V6 commy motor and TH700 in it and its just great, and the best part is you can get parts for it at coles nearly .......
by Harb
Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:30 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: JD2 bender
Replies: 5
Views: 622

Re: JD2 bender

if you are buying from OPW pete will have the right die for you.....
by Harb
Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:59 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: what do you know about valving?
Replies: 12
Views: 612

Re: what do you know about valving?

Valving is a complicated subjet and is somewhat similar to the how long is a piece of string question.......
Back when I was racing we had literally dozens of shocks with valving combo's for each car for each spring , driver and track and even time of the year variation.
by Harb
Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:36 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???
Replies: 19
Views: 754

Re: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???

watch your fingers when you assemble it.... it truly is heavy duty and will squash fingers easy as !! talking from experience :bad-words: :P
by Harb
Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:46 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???
Replies: 19
Views: 754

Re: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???

hi mate, I use bendtech software and find they work really well once you calibrate the dies to the software........really works well. I guess it just comes down to personal choice really, had the model 32 been around when I brought the mod4 I may have gone down that path to save some bucks, but I ...
by Harb
Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:00 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???
Replies: 19
Views: 754

Re: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???

cant mount it the same way if its not hydrualic ;) I just made up a stand and dyna bolted it into the ground. Yeah true....I forgot about manual labour ;) ;) ;) Happy to swap my jd2 for yours if you want to remember what its like to do it yourself. actually I think yours may be quicker than mine to ...
by Harb
Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:27 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???
Replies: 19
Views: 754

Re: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???

joshy wrote:cant mount it the same way if its not hydrualic ;)

I just made up a stand and dyna bolted it into the ground.
Yeah true....I forgot about manual labour ;) ;) ;)
by Harb
Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:30 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???
Replies: 19
Views: 754

Re: Best way to mount a jd2 bender???

Mines a model 4 but you could do it the same way.......

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by Harb
Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:35 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: opinions on these tigs
Replies: 9
Views: 556

Re: opinions on these tigs

for not a whole lot more than that second one you could buy a Kemppi........... No you won't. An upspec Kemppi AC/DC will owe you around $5000. Those machines will work and will probably be ok for the enthusiastic amateur. I would rather consider purpose built machines rather than multi function ...
by Harb
Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:37 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Mid Mount Winch....Whos got one??? any info???
Replies: 45
Views: 3187

Re: Mid Mount Winch....Whos got one??? any info???

Mine is Mid mounted but the winch cable only goes to the rear....... got a second one on the front

sorry its the only pic I can find.....

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by Harb
Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:58 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: opinions on these tigs
Replies: 9
Views: 556

Re: opinions on these tigs

for not a whole lot more than that second one you could buy a Kemppi...........

Not familiar with either of these, but be careful you can get parts , which a lot of the cheap machines seem to need.....