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by Sharkey
Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:56 pm
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: For Sale: GE Electrak E-15
Replies: 6
Views: 10939

For Sale: GE Electrak E-15

No, not one of mine, belongs to a friend who is moving to a postage-stamp sized lot in Tacoma, and his wife says it's not going along. Equipped with a rear-mounted rototiller and front-mounted, three-blade mower. I believe that he has a front scraper blade for it as well. Here's a pic of mine for ex...
by Sharkey
Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:34 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Grace 4 - The Great Highway 1 Housetruck Race
Replies: 15
Views: 11679

Photo 22: http://www.mrsharkey.com/busbarn/busgfx/grace32.jpg A view of the front loft (The Library). The cream-and-blue thing out the windows is the back doors and roof line of my Housetruck, still parked in front of Grace. Also shown are many of the furnishings of the library, a zafu (cushion for ...
by Sharkey
Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:51 pm
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: Diesels Attack Salem!!
Replies: 2
Views: 4227

Diesels Attack Salem!!

Here's what I did all day today: March 2, 2005 was Bio Fuels Lobby Day at the Oregon state capitol in Salem, organized by the Oregon Biofuels Network . The idea was to gather diesel and ethanol powered vehicles from around the state and travel in caravans to the capital building to demonstrate suppo...
by Sharkey
Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:06 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Swedisch Mobilehome
Replies: 13
Views: 10141

Busster, to put up photographs on the forum, they must be hosted at a server first. Once they are hosted, you simply put the correct address of the picture inside image tags like this: [img]http://www.mrsharkey.com/busbarn/kesey/bus.jpg[/img] which comes out looking like this on the page: http://www...
by Sharkey
Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:56 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Swedisch Mobilehome
Replies: 13
Views: 10141

Hi Busster, welcome to the forum.

This is what you wanted to post:?

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by Sharkey
Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:52 pm
Forum: Trouble Report
Topic: Forum Software Updated
Replies: 7
Views: 7269

Well, that didn't take long. Six days after the last update was released, there's another one to repair security issues, so now we're running v2.0.13.
by Sharkey
Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:34 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: 100 Reasons Why Living Mobile Makes More Sense in 2005
Replies: 9
Views: 7075

I'm goin' home And when I wanna go home I'm goin' mobile Well, I'm gonna find a home And we'll see how it feels Goin' mobile Keep me movin' 11) I can pull up by the curb 12) I can make it on the road Goin' mobile 13) I can stop in any street And talk with people that we meet Goin' mobile Keep me mov...
by Sharkey
Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:23 pm
Forum: Trouble Report
Topic: Forum Software Updated
Replies: 7
Views: 7269

Once again, the forum software is updated, this time to version 2.0.12. As before, if any problems are ntoed, let me know...
by Sharkey
Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:03 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Grafted
Replies: 57
Views: 38984

I'll keep you in mind when the Crown is done, the old Housetruck will need a new owner.
by Sharkey
Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:24 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Grace 4 - The Great Highway 1 Housetruck Race
Replies: 15
Views: 11679

Another in the Bonny Doon series: Photo 21: http://www.mrsharkey.com/busbarn/busgfx/grace31.jpg In this shot, I had wanted to show the rack for carrying the BMW on the front of the bus. Since there was no way that I was going to put it up there myself, I grabbed the property owner's daughter's Big W...
by Sharkey
Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:08 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Grafted
Replies: 57
Views: 38984

The picture was taken by my friend Greg at the Oregon Country Fair sometime in the late 1970's or early 80's. At one time, the OCF was the best place to see buses and trucks, but these days, camping in the parking lots is actively discouraged, so few people bother to bring them any more. Also, many ...
by Sharkey
Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:30 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Sharkenvagen mit liebervalu der Prakesh und Autobaun 101
Replies: 7
Views: 6712

Nein, wirklich das Rennen fand auf Landstraße 1, nicht Landstraße 101 statt. Und ja, glitt die Kupplung in der Anmut Teil der Zeit. Deshalb verwendete Prakash, a Dose des Spraykupplung Reinigungsmittels unter dem Sitz zu halten!
by Sharkey
Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:53 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Creating my own reality..
Replies: 3
Views: 3805

Damien at a loss for words??!!! Good luck on your quest, just remember that the clearest truths are often found by looking inward rather than "out there". Being an open vessel is also a good thing when you are seeking. Now Reverend Damien, don't go and start with your preaching.... http://...
by Sharkey
Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:27 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Grace 4 - The Great Highway 1 Housetruck Race
Replies: 15
Views: 11679

Boy, has it ever been slow around here for the last week, no new posts since last Friday... OK, so what's this about a "Housetruck Race"? Well, as I was saying in the last post, I took a trip to Santa Cruz to visit Prakash in January and February of 1981. Shortly after I arrived Prakash an...
by Sharkey
Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:08 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Engine Charging - Tim's Way (without an extra alternator)
Replies: 3
Views: 3024

The solenoid we used in the Power Stroke installation was 100 amp, continuous duty. I seem to remember that it was cheap, less than $25.00:

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There's seven pages of relays, including several others like this one here.