bj66

Pretty much made it a whole day Didn't we?

Actually when I started this, I was looking for iconic brands........not an A vs B type thing. For example referring to blue jeans as Levis type of a deal...... but hopefully we can get along!!!!

Cobra radios still exist. I have 3 of them just bought in last couple of years. I use them in my farm equipment during harvest. Hardly anybody uses them anymore so its almost like having business band radios. Just don't have as much range.

For you ice fishermen.....Eskimo vs Jiffy ice augers

Leupold bought out Redfield in 2008. I have 3 of the new Redfields as we speak....

I did my part trying to keep the population in check so Puc and everyone else has a safer trip to Sturgis this year. One thing to keep in mind about hitting a deer with your car/truck. Visiting with my ins. agent, he told me when talking about my boys when they first started driving. It is better to just have them hit a deer than try to avoid it. A friends 15 year old tried to avoid one, got on the shoulder of road, lost control and rolled car. The kid was OK, but once he tried to avoid it and rolled, it became reckless driving. Insurance still took care of them, but the rates went up. If he would've just hit the deer, it is considered a no fault accident and his rates wouldn't have increased. At least that is the way it is here. Between my wife and I, we've hit at least 3, and my oldest has hit 1 over the years.

Levi's

Bobcat skid loaders. I have a Mustang brand skid loader and you still call it a Bobcat

Heinz ketchup

Weber grills Crest toothpaste Boy, my mind just goes all over the place.

Not to hijack the brand satisfaction thread, I thought it would be fun to ask what other brands are iconic in their own right. A brand where people buy because of the brand name. Now let's keep this civil because I'm not looking to argue. It will be fun just to see how far brand loyalty will go. 1. John Deere.....I brought it up in the other thread. From dog clothes to X Mas tree lights and even mailboxes, John Deere has something for you. 2. Ford, Chevy.......each has its loyal fans.... 3. Remington, Winchester, Smith and Wesson. When it comes to hunting and guns, there are no more brand loyal people. 4. Pepsi, Coke need I say more. 5. Snap On and Craftsman, I'd even throw DeWalt power tools in there. 6. Goodyear, Firestone.... Believe it or not us farmers can get into this debate alot on tractor tires. 7. Moen fixtures....... 8. Peterbilt, Kenworth....... 9. Nike, Under Armor shoes and fitness apparel. 10. Louisville Slugger baseball bats, Rawlings gloves. Remember, not to argue why one is better, but add to the list of a brand that is dominant in its field. It will be fun to see how far this goes with stuff we use in everyday life. Let's leave the motorcycle stuff out of it too. We argue about that enough already.

And for the record, I like em all...... As far as brand war goes, you guys have no idea......sit down with six or seven farmers and bring up why your Case IH is better than a John Deere. That one statement is easily a half hours entertainment. You can just sit back and watch the fireworks. I've seen guys spend an extra 20 to 30 thousand more for the color of paint, when another color gets the job done. As far as marketing goes, HD may be king of the motorcycle world, but I think they got pointers from John Deere. Life is too short to argue about brands.......maybe that's why I own a HD, 2 Yamaha's, a Kawasaki side by side, a Polaris 4 Wheeler, and a Honda Passport scooter. It took me 15 years to get em all, but I love each one for what they are......now I got to go out in garage and start em up, riding season is over and ya got me thinking.

Bought a vehicle from a dealer a few years back. Had to fill out a survey on my experience with the dealer. Salesman said to please consider how I fill it out. Any answer less than exceptional on my form isn't good for him. He said he gets reviewed on it.......talk about a good way to manipulate some answers. Just pull out the sob story.

Wrench

Allen

I got to meet up with Brian a couple of times at Sturgis. I never got to see his Ural though. I do remember him saying how much he liked it. Also remember him saying top speed on it was about 50 mph. That's why he trailered it to Sturgis. He really liked it though.

Life........

My cousin just spent almost 3 months here visiting his dad this summer. He had a triple axle fifth wheel I'm guessing in the 40 foot range. He pulled an enclosed trailer with his bike inside. He used a single axle semi conversion to tow it. Expensive set up, but he loves it. He said the semi conversion is only way to go. Had a diesel dually before that. He said semi was more stable and was definitely better when it came time to stop. As far as getting around with the semi after he was set up to camp, he said it wasn't too bad. Diesel dually isn't a whole lot of fun in tight spaces either. Plus he still has the bike. I didn't ask cost of whole outfit, but I can tell you this, common sense tells me a class A motorhomes would be cheaper. His 5th wheel wasn't cheap, and a single axle semi conversion isn't either. If you are going used, you can buy a nice class A for almost as cheap as a class C. Class C is smaller and everybody wants those, I think people get intimidated by the size of the class A..... Lastly as far as toyhauler go, I have a 26 foot enclosed with 14 foot of living quarters. It's a forest river conversion car trailer style. It's fine for 2 people for a week or so and that's it. If you are looking toy hauler style, pay extra attention to storage or lack of it. Not a fan of side loading models either. Usually doors aren't as wide and the doors are higher up on the frame side. This makes the ramp a lot steeper to load bike. Rear loading units use a dove tail ramp which decrease ramp angle making it easier and safer to load.

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Evening

I used to work in the sheet metal dept of a fabrication plant. A new guy would come in and it never took very long before somebody would get the new guy. They would tell him to stand up with his arms extended straight out from his sides. While he was standing like that they would explain that if they measured from the tip of his nose out to his fingertips (picture doing this with a tape measure) this distance is exactly half the distance of his total height. So they would take the measurement and tell him it was way more accurate than trying to reach all the way across the newbies body. Once they would measure the distance they would turn sideways to read the tape while keeping the end of the tape at the newbies nose and the rest of the tape straight out in front of him. They would read the distance and then drop the tape measure holding on to the end by his nose. With the tape measure locked it is a pendulum, and you guessed it the distance from tip of your fingers to your nose is the same distance from your nose to your groin......Pretty mean trick but kinda funny when your using a 12 foot tape, 25 foot tape.....not so much.

Son rides one, he's about 145 pounds. Bike is a good fit for him. We rode together at Sturgis in 14, he was a little nervous with all the commotion but he did well. Bike was big enough for interstate and all the traffic etc. I would say good choice....

They can always make another reality show about the rebuild........

Snow

When I was 16 I went to work on my uncles farm. I got to run a IHC Tractor and disc. Loved it because it had air conditioning and AM-FM plus a cassette player in it. Then when it got really hot I got to empty 6 or 7 grain bins. Let's just say I got to learn the business of a scoop shovel. When I turned 18 I could legally buy beer in SD. When it came time to scoop out the bins, I would wait until the neighbor kid was done milking and he would come over and help. He was 16 at the time and would love to have a few beers and would scoop like a madman. We still get together almost every day. Anyway I figured a few beers was worth the sacrifice. I just talked to my aunt last week, and it looks like I will get to farm some of that ground next year. Last time I was on that ground was 1986. Guess things are coming full circle. Lots of memories from my uncle. Although I grew up on a farm, by the time I was old enough to work our farm, my dad had rented it out because auctioneering took too much of his time. My uncle taught me everything about farming and I guess it's fitting that I get to carry on the family tradition.