If I’m on the north end of Columbus and have to go through zanesville I’ll normally take 16 out to 146 just for a change of pace.
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On 16 East, take the Raiders Rd exit into FBurg, turn right (South) onto State Street, that takes you out of town, dead ends onto SR60, take a right and the dirt track is less than a mile. SR60 runs straight into Zanesville. That route runs by my house, but taking 16 straight to 60 through Dresden would be the other option. 146 isn't bad but there's usually slow traffic and limited places to pass.
Where are you heading when going through Zanesville?
Depends. Sometimes to my buddy’s junkyard. It’s just junk it off 70.
Our oldest lives in Philo now so we are out there quite often as well
That’s where his wife lived at………Philo? On purpose?
Definitely wouldn’t had been my first choice. They are hoping to move to the somerset area at some point though
Friggin' Lions won. WTF? 4 minutes to go, Goff throws INT, so I went to bed. I guess I still have some old Lions fan's traits I have to change.
In a van down by the river..
We upgraded to a short bus a while back
Sign coming into town says Lock 17 of the Ohio canal, but by this it says Lock 20. Although they claim locks carried different numbers throughout its history
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I remember someone on DP had that phrase in their signature. Cant remember who it was, though.In a van down by the river..
Back when we had the first Duramax boat, I had this grand plan one day to see how far up your way I could get on the Muskingum river. The answer was, not even into the first lock chamber. Maybe in the spring with some good water flow, or on a flats boat with a jack plate today. But when I attempted it, the old Bravo lower unit was chunking rocks before I ever got to the gate.We upgraded to a short bus a while back
Sign coming into town says Lock 17 of the Ohio canal, but by this it says Lock 20. Although they claim locks carried different numbers throughout its history
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That's a cool old canal map.. Probably last used for navigation was when these boats were the primary mode of transportation going up that way. Now they just drag race these old boats at the mouth of the river every year. Like watching paint dry... LOL
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So are you saying this little boat is more capable then your dual Duramax turbo powered 1800 HP beast?
That would likely get ya from Zanesville to Marietta Ohio quicker than a canoe. But once ya hit the mighty Ohio, you'd be barge bait in that contraption.. Tug caption would see that, "just another busted dock to mow over..."So are you saying this little boat is more capable then your dual Duramax turbo powered 1800 HP beast?
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I always like watching the people going north on the Muskingum in a pontoon with a small outboard
Was browsing Marketplace this morning, so for the heck of it, I searched "GMC Duramax", I dont know why.....
Up pops a 2024 GMC CC/SB AT4 loaded blah blah blah ---- $104,000!!!
Then a few more ads later, theres another one -- $98,000!!! Must not have had the gold plated interior?
What the ever loving hell?!?
Up pops a 2024 GMC CC/SB AT4 loaded blah blah blah ---- $104,000!!!
Then a few more ads later, theres another one -- $98,000!!! Must not have had the gold plated interior?
What the ever loving hell?!?
I think it was Josh H when he had the dumpster or the other guy who was obsessed with a duramax van.
Buddy of mine and his FIL went from Zanesville to Marietta one year. Sounds fun until you're baking in the sun all day drunk and carrying fuel cans from the gas station by the lock to the boat down the ladder
I enjoyed reading about the dumpster back in the day. Such a big departure from the norm. Didn't it constantly have transmission issues or burn through clutch packs often. Shout out to @JoshH
IIRC, he had huge issues with Rossler? I think he went thru three trans before switching builders?
Watched an old youtube video on history of the supercar, and specifically Callaway's C4 Sledgehammer. Which held top speed shootout record by a production car for some 25 years. Reeves Callaway basically stumbled into the business by building a turbo kit for his own car, a BMW 320i which ended up in a magazine. Pre-Internet, word of mouths had people calling for his kits well before he even formed a company.
Reeves first attempted to use the GM 700R4 transmission back in the 85 C4 build. But soon switched to a manual because 3rd wouldn't hold above 750hp with his twin turbo setup. Some 10 yrs later, I was also trying to push 800+hp though a built 700R4 in an F-body. Get about 4-5 good passes before 3rd would just vanish.
Don't ever recall reading about his 700R4 experinces back in the day. But some 40 yrears later, find much of his C4 work was captured on video. In which he explains why the automatic wouldn't hold up, all while he was woking in house with GM at the time.
That single YouTube video would have literally save me months of time, had it only existed in 1995... RIP RC
Reeves first attempted to use the GM 700R4 transmission back in the 85 C4 build. But soon switched to a manual because 3rd wouldn't hold above 750hp with his twin turbo setup. Some 10 yrs later, I was also trying to push 800+hp though a built 700R4 in an F-body. Get about 4-5 good passes before 3rd would just vanish.
Don't ever recall reading about his 700R4 experinces back in the day. But some 40 yrears later, find much of his C4 work was captured on video. In which he explains why the automatic wouldn't hold up, all while he was woking in house with GM at the time.
That single YouTube video would have literally save me months of time, had it only existed in 1995...
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