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It Could Always Be Worse
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 11:31So my schedule for yesterday did a big fat change Friday night. Instead of the Palouse car show we decided to help Joe with a private Boomershoot party. We drove the truck for simplicity sake and got out there a little bit late. Late enough that everyone was at the Taj by the time we got there.
As I arrived I saw a set of tracks running through the field next to the berm down at 380. Figured ok passage should be good. I eventually get in a ways and see a small mud hole that doesn’t look too bad. This thing was deep enough and wet enough it could have been used as a runaway truck ramp because that’s exactly how it behaved. I hit it at about 20 to 25 and immediately stated slowing down I got to just the other side but the rear end was mired in. I Tried backing up cutting to one side to try and get another run, big freaking mistake. My front end sunk in absolutely no time flat. When I got out this is what it looked like.
The weight of the diesel block is what did me in cause notice how the front wheels sunk.
Big action, Little town
Submitted by Janelle Barnett on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:51This morning, around 0845, the hubby texted me about a rolled semi just as you enter our little town. I found out some more information from him and then around 1000 ventured out with the camera to check and see if the truck was still there. Sure enough, there it was.
The furthest from “green” one can possibly get
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 15:27Uncle a while ago posted something about the Green Police Audi Super Bowl ad. I fell over laughing at the "Ford Earthfucker" statement and immediately wanted to add my trucks to the list. Phil was able to add his truck however all three of my rigs are work rigs and in the environment where I live, even not working they get a nice coat of dust. Well, today I was finally able to clean all three and set them up for a picture.
There is Earthfucker Sr. on the left. A 1997 F350 with a 460 under the hood, and gets me a whopping 11.5 MPG highway, around 9 towing anything serious. In the middle is Earthfucker lite. A 2008 Ford Explorer and gets around 20 mpg on the highway, with the hills around here though more like 18.5-19.5 depending on how I feel like driving. Lastly is Earthfucker Jr. A 2010 F350 Super Duty, with a 6.4 liter Powerstroke diesel and a manual transmission. That gets around 20 MPG highway, and can pull my boat up the Lewiston grade at 75 mph with room to keep going.
Many have given me crap about having three large working vehicles. However given the winters around here at times, I don't want a small car. I want a vehicle that will get me from point A to B without letting me down. The previous Earthfucker lite performed remarkably when my wife walked away from a serious rollover after hitting black ice. We had a small car once during winter, never again. I might feel differently if I didn't live in the middle of nowhere and have this strong desire towards self reliance. I spend a lot of time during winter helping pull people out and throw up flares at accidents. The large vehicles do not equal being able to fly around, it's just the ground clearance, power, and weight helps if you're patient and know how to drive in snow. I could drive a small car, but it's not my skills I'm worried about, it's the other people on the road. Especially college students, hence the bull killer on senior.
Winter Storms
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Sun, 12/28/2008 - 10:58Evidently there are some in my family who don't believe that the Palouse is/has been buried under snow for the past couple weeks. Well, considering I spent three hours re-clearing my driveway and sidewalks yesterday, and it's been a daily chore I say BS.
I took some pictures of my truck.
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