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Listeroid Engines / Re: engine fell over during shipment
« on: June 26, 2008, 03:10:53 AM »
Hey Sid,
I'm planning to probably miss it again this year.
I'm planning to probably miss it again this year.
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General Discussion / Re: Thou Shalt Not Screw With Mother Nature
« on: February 25, 2008, 05:12:56 AM »
The industry as a whole, may not have a choice. Mine were mostly a hobbie. For what I did,I would not use africanized bees, Just too dangerous to be around people and pets. Some "attack" from more than a hundred yarda from the hive. Some of my bees,I could take honey from with no protective clothing on,although not too smart.
Absconding ,I think is the term that Stan's friend was talking about. That's one of the african traits that bred over into these bees. When I was in africa,hives of bees that located on the farm there selbom staye more than three or four says in one place. Then the whole hive would just move off. Not a good thing when you have maybe a thousand hives,or some farmer is paying by the acer to have his crop pollinated.
Absconding ,I think is the term that Stan's friend was talking about. That's one of the african traits that bred over into these bees. When I was in africa,hives of bees that located on the farm there selbom staye more than three or four says in one place. Then the whole hive would just move off. Not a good thing when you have maybe a thousand hives,or some farmer is paying by the acer to have his crop pollinated.
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General Discussion / Re: Thou Shalt Not Screw With Mother Nature
« on: February 24, 2008, 12:49:20 AM »
Doug,
I don't know for sure,but the africanized bees are the same species as european bees. Those out of africa were better honey producers,but more aggresive. If I had to guess,I'de say they were a little less suceptable,just because of their long history of coming from a harsher enviroment. I don't hear of them having the trouble with mites and stuff that commercial bees do. But remember,most hives in the US are destroyed as soon as found. In most of south america,and all of central america,including all of Mexico,africanized bees are the commercial bees.
I don't know for sure,but the africanized bees are the same species as european bees. Those out of africa were better honey producers,but more aggresive. If I had to guess,I'de say they were a little less suceptable,just because of their long history of coming from a harsher enviroment. I don't hear of them having the trouble with mites and stuff that commercial bees do. But remember,most hives in the US are destroyed as soon as found. In most of south america,and all of central america,including all of Mexico,africanized bees are the commercial bees.
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General Discussion / Re: Thou Shalt Not Screw With Mother Nature
« on: February 24, 2008, 12:36:22 AM »
I lost 10 hives last year. One day they were fine,three weeks later all the adults were gone. Left honey young ,just gone
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General Discussion / Re: where is everybody from?
« on: February 02, 2008, 03:02:16 AM »
North shore of the Albermarle Sound, North Carolina
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Listeroid Engines / Re: Size of heat exchanger fo cooling a 20/2 and safety system
« on: January 29, 2008, 04:20:58 AM »
Check with industrial boiler supply, fusable link. They melt at different temps
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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Cylinder Information
« on: January 28, 2008, 01:43:08 AM »
Stan,
In your reply #6,I think you failed to distinguish the difference in wear in , and wear down. Oh OH ,wife's comming,gotta run
In your reply #6,I think you failed to distinguish the difference in wear in , and wear down. Oh OH ,wife's comming,gotta run
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Everything else / Re: Nice Tatas
« on: January 18, 2008, 09:50:02 PM »
I'de buy one tomorrow,and screw'em all. Ford GM Chrysler, EXXON Shell ,the EPA,and the damm irs
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General Discussion / Re: Alternatives to batteries? FES, compressed air, etc
« on: October 03, 2007, 09:44:55 PM »
What about a 1000 gal propane tank,could hold the preassure,and a fair volume for the pumpup rocket idea.
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General Discussion / Re: New engine
« on: September 22, 2007, 04:27:48 AM »
Good engines,have run a bunch of them on sawmills. Thourly reliable,will start in cold weather 
. I have a UD 9 hear in the yard,and a UD 6 at Dad's,sadly neither in running condition at present.
. I have a UD 9 hear in the yard,and a UD 6 at Dad's,sadly neither in running condition at present.
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Other Slow Speed Diesels / Bamford engine
« on: September 20, 2007, 02:29:11 AM »
There's a Bamford for sale over on the smokestack site,shoot,forgot the name. Looks remarkably like our Listers. The price is right. Anybody know anything about them?
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General Discussion / Re: Engine manufacturers
« on: September 04, 2007, 04:26:54 AM »
I'de love to have a 49 Packard 4 door with a straight 8,talk about a chic magnet whoooooeeeee.Oooooppppps,some 45+ years too late,still like to haxe one though
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Engines / Head Gaskets
« on: September 04, 2007, 04:11:01 AM »
I keep seeing references to problems with head gaskets,weeping water,leakingect. All sorts of fixes for the goobered up sort of stuff that comes with our beloved engines.Question is,why doesn't someone try- use annealed copper gaskets.? Any good reasons not to?
Don't want to start something,just asking 'cause I don't know.
Don't want to start something,just asking 'cause I don't know.
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Waste Motor Oil / Re: removing contamination-carbon
« on: July 10, 2007, 12:53:37 AM »
I brought my acid home,about 5 quarts in 3 seperate bottles.Experiments to follow.
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Waste Motor Oil / Re: removing contamination-carbon
« on: July 05, 2007, 12:30:56 AM »
You mean 1 part acid in 99 parts water right? I just happen to got some sulfuric acid on the job I'm working now that needs disposed. Think I'll try.