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Just wondering........ I think that it would be a nice trip to go to the Cody Firearms Museum. How many of you gentlemen have actually been there? I am thinking about taking a trip next summer. Is it worth traveling 1,000 miles to see it? Any opinions? Thanks.
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Just wondering........ I think that it would be a nice trip to go to the Cody Firearms Museum. How many of you gentlemen have actually been there? Is it worth traveling 1,000 miles to see it? Any opinions? Thanks. I have been there. It is quite a place. But if you go to western Wyoming only to see the museum, you are really missing out. The entire region is pretty awesome. If there are specific things you want to see at the museum, you might ask ahead about what is possible.
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The prof is right Jimmy. You owe yourself a walk down the Cody mainstreet when the weather breaks, and the stores are open. There'll be all manner of patriotic and pro 2A t-shirts, even the folks from kali have to wade through it. Do you eat beef?
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First visited in the summer of 1980 on a cross-country road trip after I got out of the Navy. Went to the 2003 and the 2014 Remington Society seminars there and probably a couple of other times when at Yellowstone National Park. Well worth your time.
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We visited Cody on a trip to a dude ranch up in the Sunlight Basin. The museum was worth the trip in itself for me. My wife may not have been quite as impressed as I was. I also enjoyed the fly fishing shops there. Good restaurants as well. We stayed a night at Buffalo Bill's Irma hotel....Geo
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I have never seen diesel fuel gel before, until tonight. That tractor is not moving.
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I have never seen diesel fuel gel before, until tonight. That tractor is not moving. The stuff you put in the tank will get it thawed, but, it won’t happen immediately. Do make sure you use the winter blend diesel, but, you will probably have trouble anyway when it is this cold. I wish that global warming would kick in. Best, Ted
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I have never seen diesel fuel gel before, until tonight. That tractor is not moving. I have had it happen a couple of times. Did you add anything to your fuel? There are different additives to use post and pre freezing. You may have to replace some filters. It is a PITA, but I have been okay so far this year. You can also throw a tarp over your machine and put a space heater or incandescent trouble light under there to keep it warm, but the fuel separator, and all the lines are sometimes difficult to keep warm. There are also electric jackets you can put over your filters and separator, but I have never tried them. Next time, put the gasoline car/truck out in the drive and your tractor in the garage - well ahead of the cold.
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I have never seen diesel fuel gel before, until tonight. That tractor is not moving. The stuff you put in the tank will get it thawed, but, it won’t happen immediately. Do make sure you use the winter blend diesel, but, you will probably have trouble anyway when it is this cold. I wish that global warming would kick in. Best, Ted Lol, don't try to start it, till it warms up a bit and everything thaws. You're probably going to be freezing arse tinkering, and might make it worse. The tank and lines will probably keep gelling anyway, even if it fires up. This is what #1 diesel is for, but it still might be a hard starter, if it's never been there before. Maybe having a can of starter in the tool bin, wouldn't be a bad idea, if this tractor does emergency work.
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Does anyone have a Kawasaki Mule? I'm thinking about getting one. A tractor isn't the best snow removal tool in some ways.
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I do. Cabbed, heated, and plowed. Use it all the time like a miniature tractor. Planning to ad a gravel bucket for when it isn’t wearing a plow. Sure beats shoveling. Our job sites usually rent Kubota’s or Polaris troop carriers. When it’s cold like this our operators are charged with preparation and cold starts. So, since my mule is gas, and I don’t handle the AM start routine on the buggies, I can’t say if the Kawasaki diesel would perform well without overnight plugging in.
But for snow removal, I love the mule. Start it, get the cab warm, grab a coffee, turn on the safety light bar, and have fun.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Cody. Yes, I've been there and can't recommend it highly enough. We used to live in Star Valley, Wyoming, about an hour SW of Jackson and we'd make the trip about once a year. Frankly, after Labor Day until snow pack was the best time to go. Nearly all the tourists are gone and you won't have to put up with that nonsense and idiocy.
We have a Mule and yes, I would recommend one but, ours isn't used for snow removal. I have a snow blower for that and obviously I'm not removing snow as often nor in the quantity you are.
My wife uses it in her garden work and she has a lot of flower beds that are also quite large. Once in a while I'll use it to haul wood, if I can't get my Suzuki Carry close to where I'm cutting.
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If fuel in the tank is already gelled, adding anti-gel additive probably won't help until you thaw what is in the fuel lines, filters, and injector pump. With either my car or tractor, I added the anti- gel before single digit or sub- zero weather hit. Used a small squirt of starting fluid in the tractor if needed, and cycled the glow plugs twice before starting the car.
I also found plowing my driveway with the tractor to be a pain. I bought a 26" electric start snow blower, and found I'd rather use that because it tosses the snow far off the driveway. All I need is two round trips of 500 feet each way for a quick clearing of an 8 foot wide escape route. Then a few more minutes to clear walks and aprons. Best time to buy a snowblower is in mid-summer when Global Warming fools are thinking the sky is falling, and it will never snow again.
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Tarp the tractor and heat it with a salamander.
We had a great time at the museum. Be sure and look at the pull out files too.
Get a snow blower attachment. I had a plow and bucket and two winter I had to hike 3/4 mile from the house to the truck. After the piles a long the drive got too high plow or dump the bucket. The next storm filled the drive. I bought a cheap Erskine 7 ft pull through blower and never had a problem after that. During blizzard got up and ran up and down the drive.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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Thanks, oskar. Black tarp was a good plan. The pull through blowers are cool but I am fearful. Fall off the tractor and you are, well, dead. I know someone who brush hogged themself to death. Not how I want to go. Tractor stared right up yesterday and cleared some huge drifts.
I guess any useful thing is necessarily dangerous...
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I guess any useful thing is necessarily dangerous... Many are, indeed. Like old table saws, chain saws, women . . . .
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I visited the museum about 5 yers go. I was hunting and only had about 4 hours to walk through. Walked away wishing I had gave up some hunt time and spent the night. There is so much to see that when you pay for the admission it’s actually good for 2 days. Make sure you plan on being there both days.
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I must be a bit older than you. When I was young I worked for the state clearing fire trails. The state thought it was to dangerous for anyone under 16 to run power equipment so they equiped us with double bit.axes, scythes and brush hooks instead of chainsaw and mowers.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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