What have you done to your Tacoma today?

Ah yes, the secret goodies after a BIg Box run. One of my favorite perks.

Check the landfill regulations on appliances. The fridge may fall into a White Good (appliances) category with Hazardous material (oil & freon). There maybe extra disposal fees or a specific drop location.

BTW, you knew what was gonna happen with the fridge dance from the kitchen to the game room. Be glad you sidestepped a kitchen remodel.....I wasn't so lucky.
 
Our landfill regs are pretty lax. Stuff from my rental homes, I usually have to pay for, but anything from my home is generally free, unless it is trailered in. They know me, and know I'm honest about what I have, and many times I don't have to pay for stuff from my rentals. Anything with refrigerant is put in a certain area, and once a week or so, someone comes and reclaims it.

If it wasn't for the fact that I start a new contract in 2.5 weeks, she probably would have pressed the kitchen remodel more. Then she wouldn't be getting a mini-vacay, either...
 
Having a good day with the Taco... Decided that I didn't feel like firin' up the ol' grill for fish, as some really dark clouds are blowing up, so I decided on Cap'n D's blackened whitefish. About a mile from the house, mighty hungry and thump... thump... thump... thump.... (!) on the gauges. Really, don't know what I hit, if anything.

Looks like a new set of tires is in the cards. Guess I'll see what Tire Discounters has in stock tomorrow...
 
Got some new shoes for the Taco, Cooper Discoverer AT3, all they had in stock in all-terrain. We'll see how they do. Then hauled the trash off, went to the butcher and got meats for grillin' all weekend, picked up diapers for my new grandbaby (guess that B! was right about Tacos being grampa trucks), and picking up a sackfull of Krystal's (would rather have White Castle's or better yet, Telway) for lunch.
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Took the dog to the Vet for his annual exam and vaxs. Then fed the Truck $61of gogo. Picked up a gallon of Moo and 2 donuts for me. Last run today was to the landfill to purge roof demolition debris. Roof leaks are buggers.........
 
Ragnar The Redneck said:
Got some new shoes for the Taco, Cooper Discoverer AT3, all they had in stock in all-terrain. We'll see how they do. Then hauled the trash off, went to the butcher and got meats for grillin' all weekend, picked up diapers for my new grandbaby (guess that B! was right about Tacos being grampa trucks), and picking up a sackfull of Krystal's (would rather have White Castle's or better yet, Telway) for lunch.
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God I love Cooper Tires. Congrats Ragner, they look great on your pickup truck.
 
Thanks, Tex. I always start researching things about 6 months to a year before I need them. Glad I did. Michelin no longer makes an AT tire in the 265/70-16 size, which I really wanted, but Cooper was on my short list. I'm OCD, so I couldn't get just one tire. I was going to just get two Coopers for now, and wait to see if Michelin brought back my size. Then my OCD took over and before I could say two tires, I said all four. LOL.
 
Ragnar The Redneck said:
Thanks, Tex. I always start researching things about 6 months to a year before I need them. Glad I did. Michelin no longer makes an AT tire in the 265/70-16 size, which I really wanted, but Cooper was on my short list. I'm OCD, so I couldn't get just one tire. I was going to just get two Coopers for now, and wait to see if Michelin brought back my size. Then my OCD took over and before I could say two tires, I said all four. LOL.
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did you look into Falken wildPeaks?

i am going to try a set of those on my rig, already got 'em on the relatives '11 regular cab taco and they wheeled great in the one snowevent this past winter

the current michelin defenders i have are at 100k miles so definitely a long-lasting brand
 
JayQQ97 said:
did you look into Falken wildPeaks?

i am going to try a set of those on my rig, already got 'em on the relatives '11 regular cab taco and they wheeled great in the one snowevent this past winter

the current michelin defenders i have are at 100k miles so definitely a long-lasting brand
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Yes, Jay, I did, but they really aren't readily available in my area, and I would have had to order them. I've seen many great reviews about them, and they rank pretty high on tirerack.com. Those actually rank higher than the Coopers, but only because of better winter/snow traction, the Coopers were better everywhere else. I wanted Michelins, but they no longer make an AT tire in my size.
 
the michelins do not handle bigtime snow wheeling very well in my experience, i had near zero traction testing them out in some north Minnesota deep winter slop and couldn't maintain control of my truck on a left turn from a stop trying to clutch it out in 2nd whilst in 4wd, truck just started spinning out :confused: and had to throttle down


this April Viking slop lol



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Interesting.

We have an '02 Chevy Trailblazer (2wd) with a set of Michelin Defenders LTX. It will walk through snow that my Tacoma struggles with in 4wd.

April "snow" is a mix of water, snow, ice......slush. That stuff is extreme low friction. Almost like hydroplaning all the time. Need to be easy on the go pedal in all situations.
 
Jay and Rock, there are two styles of Michelin Defender LTX, M/S and AT. The M/S is more of a highway tread, while the AT is more blocky, and has tread going into the sidewall. Looking at recent photos of Jay's Taco from his adventures (misadventures maybe?), it looks like they are of the M/S variety. Rock, that ol' Cheby has more weight over the rear end than does the Taco!

Also, that slush is the worst to drive on. The heat from vehicles tires tends to melt the snow, air temps just below freezing tend to freeze up the melted snow, creating a thin layer of ice. Plus, if it was dry for a week prior, you also get oil/rubber mixed in with that, adding to that slipperiness.
 
Just came back from home cheapo with a load of a dozen 4x8 sheets of 3/4 plywood. Planning to do the roof over on my barn out in back next week. The old taco had some weight in the bed as it was sagging some.
 
Yeah. The Trailblazer is very heavy. Its on LTX M/S tires. The Tacoma is light in the a55. Also tires make a huge difference. The Tacoma is on sh1t tires, GY Wrangler SRA. They will slide on dry pavement. Slush is the worst to drive on or thru.

@tacojoel. Last I knew a sheet of 3/4"x4x8 weigh around 50+ lbs. A dozen sheets would tip the scales around 600 lbs. The truck should compress a little. FWIW, 1200 lbs will compress my truck about 2 inches, measured at the top of the rear wheel opening. Remember, these are 1000 lb (1/2 ton) trucks.
Be careful on the roof. I just pulled my hamstring doing roof work on our shack. I was transferring from the ladder to the roof with a bundle of shingles on my shoulder. Fortunately, I fell onto the roof, not onto the concrete patio below.
 
JayQQ97 said:
the michelins do not handle bigtime snow wheeling very well in my experience, i had near zero traction testing them out in some north Minnesota deep winter slop and couldn't maintain control of my truck on a left turn from a stop trying to clutch it out in 2nd whilst in 4wd, truck just started spinning out :confused: and had to throttle down


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Heck I could have told you michelins suck in snow. I once had a set on my tundra...never again. General grabber A/T2's kick ass in deep snow.
 
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