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OuchPolitical Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Talk about high torque.
"See, Albert? I told you that plastic wheel idea was stupid."
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German engineering at it's finest....
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So my guess is the front u-joint (of the rear driveshaft) snapped, dropping the driveshaft to the ground where it speared into the pavement, snapping off the u-bolts holding the rear end and slamming it into the back half of the truck bed. Which due to the weight of the 5th wheel caused what you see here.
Learning lessons:
1. Chinese u-joints are a no no
2. Diesel performance tunes seem like a good idea until stock components fail due to the added stress.
3. If you feel an unusual vibration STOP! You may not make it to the next town.Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
^^ I like it!
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So my guess is the front u-joint (of the rear driveshaft) snapped,
I mostly agree, but looking at the stuff behind the glare it seems the rear joint is the one that grenaded.
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Which due to the weight of the 5th wheel caused what you see here.
Only one problem with that theory. The 5th wheel trailer is sitting on jacks.
Tom
~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
On jacks now, following the incident.
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Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.
Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
Thompson Adventures, Inc. -
Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.
Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
Thompson Adventures, Inc. -
Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.
Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
Thompson Adventures, Inc. -
Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.
Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
Thompson Adventures, Inc. -
Unless this is post disaster and the trailer was put on blocks to get weight off the truck so they could get the mess out from under the trailer. That's when the picture was taken.
But, in all honesty, the 5th wheel hitch pin is probably more crooked than a Democrat now and they're going to have to cut it out of the hitch coupler.Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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"Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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^^^ Now, that's hilarious. Good grief!
Today, we were preparing things for a demolition of the addition of a house. The addition was literally built on an existing deck (supported by 8 4x4's that used to support the deck). Anyhoo, this DIY special is coming down. But before it comes down, I made sure to get a shot of this brilliant framing job. This supports a roof that spans out 12' and is 14' across. LOL
Tom
~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
^^ It’s chit like that that makes us realize where building codes come from…"Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
Shooot nothing 6 drywall screws couldn't fix....😬😬
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Woh. Were all the joists like that, Tom?Today, we were preparing things for a demolition of the addition of a house. The addition was literally built on an existing deck (supported by 8 4x4's that used to support the deck). Anyhoo, this DIY special is coming down. But before it comes down, I made sure to get a shot of this brilliant framing job. This supports a roof that spans out 12' and is 14' across. LOL
Tom
Was that particular section coming down anyway, or only because you guys discovered it?
That's sketchy AF. From what I can see it looks like it was kind of ledged there? and tearing back?
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It was all the way across! I see some crazy chit with what I do. Especially DIY stuff.
This one was an easy one to decide that the whole thing was to be demo'd. You could tell from about every aspect that this was a DIY addition....but I gotta hand it to whoever did it....it did look pretty decent, "on the inside"....at least when you first saw it.
In other words, when you were inside and first walked in? It didn't look too bad. Then you walked outside and it was laugh after laugh, after laugh. When we saw the crawlspace? We knew. That chit was coming down! LOL.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Yep, home projects are fun! I had my cedar siding re-stained/painted last April. One of the guys doing it said, "Did you know there's a soft spot over here by the window?" Never knew anything was going on. No evidence on the inside, thank goodness.
I finally had some time to get into it this past month. Flashing stopped about 3 or 4 inches from the gutter, depositing any rain/ice/snow directly on and behind the siding. This is what was underneath.
Subfloor is even rotting, though not far enough into the home to worry about. Thank goodness I got to it when I did.
Told him I wanted to go ahead and replace all the siding on that (south) side of the house since it gets the most weather and was cracking in several places. Got all of it off and found probably 1/4 of that side of the house was not even wrapped. OMG. House was just thrown up in the haste of the housing boom in the early/mid-2000's and they figured it would outlast the original owner, I guess. Makes me wonder what the rest of it like.
Thankfully, I have the right guy on the job to fix the problems. Super-happy with how it's going, so far. I was thinking I might have to replace the window due to the rot, but he was able to save it.
First three are "before" and the last one is "after." Still got a ways to go, but at least the worst is over.
Brian
One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Sony CDP-508ESD CD player (as a transport) | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM -
I should tell you about the story of "the window"....LOL
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
You have to put butyl tape on the windows like this. (My carport addition I'm building). If it was for the house I'd have used tyvek wrap before putting on the siding.
Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
Yep! He went around it with ice and water shield. Of course, it’s the only one in the entire house that’s done that way now, though. Thankfully, this is not the Forever Home.
Brian
One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Sony CDP-508ESD CD player (as a transport) | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM -
Dang Brian, sorry to hear that. It makes ya want to wring the neck of the builder, hope everything turns out ok.
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Nothing lasts forever and haven’t really done much to the house other than landscaping (well, the roof due to hail damage) since we’ve been here, so it is what it is. Had the deck rebuilt the week before because it was rotting, too! Walkout garage door is next! Fun times!
Brian
One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Sony CDP-508ESD CD player (as a transport) | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM -
^ Top shelf work right there.
Nobody does work like that anymore. They just don’t give a ****! Hurry up, get the check & on to the next one.
Always blows me away when I ask them if that’s how they’d do if it were their house for their family to live in and most say… oh hell no.
Then there’s always a few that say yea, not very confidently though…
