Tomas.

5 minutes ago, Rigid1 said:

Dogs look like they are doing well!!!

Doing very well, thank you!

Just got back in from a walk.

48 minutes ago, Wildboer said:

What thread?

https://www.freedomsledder.com/index.php?/topic/37337-is-mainecat-a-piece-of-shit/

I recently installed grips and what worked good was spraying the inside of the grip with a little brake clean then quickly sliding them on. Had enough lubrication to make installation easy then quickly dried and left no residue while also helping the rubber adhere to the element.

Also for my 08 switchback, I went to the dealer for an element. They tried to sell me a universal kit for $100. I gave them the factory part number for the element and they had a couple in stock for $40. Came with the factory plug an everything. Didn't have to fuck around to change my stuff to accommodate the universal kit plug ends.

56 minutes ago, SSFB said:

The frustrating thing is the Fuel system is meth sled garbage. One day last year it was flooded after doing nothing other than sitting and this year at the start of the season it wouldn’t run because it wasn’t getting fuel into the motor. Then there’s the fact that I’ve had to fuck around with the gas tank several times and Arctic Cat can’t even source new tanks for them. It’s a fucking joke. Oh and my local dealer is an idiot. 

Other than that it’s awesome though. 

Well that sucks, I got twofiddy lmao 

edit: that is Canadian rubles as well lol.

5 minutes ago, SSFB said:

I used to game but now I go for alcohol and cigars. They aren’t affected by latency.

 

Lmao. I dabble in the alcohols as well but zero smokeables of any kind for me lol. The beers definitely effect my latency though lmao.

1 minute ago, Dave said:

Was just going to say you must be a gamer....im not a huge gamer but I do play some racing games with a few buddies and no issues... I couldn't before the new tower.

I am 29, so I dabble in the games probably more than I should lmao.

1 minute ago, Dave said:

So am I....mines fast since they put the new tower in a few yrs ago....im guessing there's to many people on your tower

My speeds are ok as I am like 500ft from the tower with direct line of sight. I am trying to reduce latency.

Just now, Dave said:

Whose your provider....your link is a rural internet provider....although they got bought out by explornet

That's who I am with, xplornet

Just now, SSFB said:

A router upgrade may improve your experience but it’s far from a guarantee. Internet running over the air is by its nature very susceptible to latency. You simply cannot expect the same experience on wireless as you do over a solid wired connection. 
 

Latency spikes are expected and normal over wireless connections. 

I know I won't be able to get great internet but wasn't sure if I would make an acceptable cost/performance change or if I was hooped lol.

Just now, Dave said:

Your link?

?

So I am on LTE internet from a tower to a modem/receiver on my roof. I get a mediocre 25(ish) MBs download and a 1.5(ish) upload with subjection to traffic, weather, aliens on the moon lol. 

So I am looking to reduce my latency while gaming. I called my ISP and they said upgrading to the very recently available 50mbs plan won't affect my latency and that maybe if I update my router it would help a bit. 

I am currently running a 3.5 year old TP-Link archer C60. I am running a wired connection to my PS4/PC. While in games on my PC which allows me to see my latency, I am averaging 110ms with spikes sometimes up in the 600s. 

When the wife is on Netflix or streaming content of any kind, it can (but not always) cripple my bandwidth and basically crash my online game. 

Watching some videos and doing some research, apparently a better router should make for a better online experience.

Can anyone shed some light on this and maybe have some router/internet setting suggestions that would improve my lame internet lol.

Edit: I need some damn snow so I can ride my already expensive hobby vs sitting inside spending money on my PC and internet lmao.

18 minutes ago, low-1 said:

This is completely false

Ahh, did a quick google and there is some exceptions

16 minutes ago, low-1 said:

This is completely false

I took my pal in October and the instructor said that all semi auto guns are limited to 5 round magazines?

1 hour ago, Seatofmypants said:

Me too.  I know black guns are so scary and all......but most deer rifles should be feared more.

A perfect example of that is a Lee Enfield. 

A bolt action, 30 cal gun with a detachable 10 round magazine. They have exploded in price over they years with a sporterized ones going for $350ish and original stock ones $800+. But they used to be $50 and there are millions around. 

In Canada it is illegal to have a .22 semi auto with a magazine capacity more than 5 rounds. 

Tell me Liberal gun grabbers, can your .22 do this? (1/4" ar400 plate)

Just now, Rigid1 said:

Man, that is great to hear!!

Ya, super happy we stuck with her. She is a great dog but still has issues staying in the yard so she doesn't get a ton of off leash time but we do some off leash walks around out place so they can run and get some exercise.

1 minute ago, Rigid1 said:

Glad to see they are doing good!! I remember it was a "ruff" start..

Lol. It was a very ruff start for the black and white Huskey. But after 3 years, she seems to have settled down lmao.

Well now that after 13ish years of FS, I am officially a contributing member and have access to

Dog photos incoming!!!!

1 hour ago, racinfarmer said:

It is a Subaru, shouldn't you be asking what vape pen is best vape pen?

Lmao. I try to distance myself from "those" Subaru owners lol

2 minutes ago, irv said:

Are your lenses hazed over due to sun and weather damage? I don't have any experience with what you are asking, but, IIRC, those lights you mentioned don't have a long service life so I doubt you will be gaining much to be honest? 

Zero haze as they are glass not plastic.

It is getting to the point of changing out the headlight bulbs in my car. It is a '97 WRX with halogen bulbs that could very well be original. I bought the car 5.5 years ago with only 89,000kms and I have yet to change them. The lights are dim on low beam but still ok on high but definitely showing their age.

I was looking at maybe some led bulbs but they are twice the price of something like a silverstar.

Also my housings are glass and thanks to all the gravel we dump on the roads here in Alberta, my headlight lens have a couple of holes as well as my glass fog lights. I thought about replacing the housings but it would cost around $350-$400 to put used ones in. So far the holes haven't cause any bulbs to burn out yet. 

So I guess my questions are does anyone have any experience with led bulbs in halogen housings, are they worth the extra money, would the holes in my housings spell the end for led bulbs in short order, and if led or halogen-any recommendations?

Old photo of when I picked it up and it was still in really nice shape, not so much anymore lol.