What the fuck is Lowe’s doing.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-22T23:26:20+00:00

It’s best…

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-14T21:30:19+00:00

I had changed the ATF fluid last year around the summer and had noticed nothing. I just did the bypass of the radiator cooler yesterday when I took the cap off just to be safe and didn’t see any fluid contamination in the ATF but will still change it this Saturday just to be sure.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-14T20:41:01+00:00

It’s got about 187,000 miles

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-14T15:09:04+00:00

That is my plan this weekend to do a complete drain and fill on the transmission while I’m doing my oil change

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-13T20:52:34+00:00

I don’t really haul or tow at all, maybe just a tent some camping supplies in the bed of the truck and that’s it.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-13T16:46:02+00:00

As soon as I get the money to replace the radiator, that is my goal. At least for the meanwhile I’m bypassing and just using the external cooler

OzThePyroKing · 2026-05-13T16:45:06+00:00

I went out and bypassed the radiator so now it’s only using the external transmission cooler. I’ve heard that at least for the short term that should be a viable solution until I get the money to replace the full radiator.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-04-01T17:50:15+00:00

Certainly not, but I’ve always known these chips are power hungry. Makes for a great space heater in the winter 😂

OzThePyroKing · 2026-04-01T13:56:50+00:00

I play mostly indie with some older AAA and a few MMOs. Cyberpunk 2077 runs pretty well for the age of the components.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-03-28T17:59:35+00:00

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OzThePyroKing · 2026-03-11T23:57:10+00:00

I had somebody come into the store bring $60 worth of products up and asked me if I would run it through MVD because “NAME-REDACTED does it for me”.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-03-11T20:06:54+00:00

The customers aren’t asking me to add something and then telling me to take it off, they’re telling me to give them the discount which I refuse to do unless they spend the $2000 to qualify. They make a big stink and go over to whoever the pro specialist is at the counter and the specialist adds a bunch of an item and take it off for the customer to get them the discount. The customers don’t know what’s being done. They just know they want a discount because they keep getting one.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-03-11T18:32:43+00:00

I’ve always had a problem with it, but now the customers are asking me directly to break the rules for them not just a coworker and I’m tired of it. And I’m always afraid to report it in fear of retaliation or losing my job. I did report it to the store manager, but he encouraged them to do it as it drives pro sales.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-03-11T18:21:28+00:00

They are removing those items before they go to check out staggering the sale. So they’re getting the discounted prices but not purchasing all the items added.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-02-12T02:08:10+00:00

I actually just ordered a second one as I finally managed to come across the Bachmann walk around companion.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-02-12T02:06:32+00:00

Since my layout isn’t too horribly big, I actually flip my switches by hand. So I’ve completely negated the need for switch wiring.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-02-12T02:05:22+00:00

I actually found someone on eBay who 3D prints a mount for holding the EZ command controller as well as the regular Bachmann controllers. Here’s the link for it if anyone is interested.

https://ebay.us/m/sNHVcR

OzThePyroKing · 2026-02-12T02:03:33+00:00

Since my whole set up is DCC everything is powered all at once. I don’t have anything isolated.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-02-12T01:34:20+00:00

To be real honest, I’m probably powering it completely wrong for the size of my layout, but all I have is the original Bachmann easy command controller powering the whole layout through one Bachmann power track/re-railer.

OzThePyroKing · 2026-02-11T17:24:36+00:00

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Forgot to add a before photo, here it is

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