Sam

SOLD

Looking to sell my 1994 Toyota DX 4x4. It is the Xtra Cab model with a V6 and 5 speed manual. I am the original owner and the truck has 170,600 miles. The truck has been used for hunting and has been well maintained. Over all very solid. The paint and interior is pretty good. Except for the fiberglass shell, hood and top of the cab - all has faded somewhat and can be seen in the pictures. AC is cold and the heat is hot. 4x4 works great, engine is strong. Has never been used for towing. Front seats have always been covered. No accidents. Timing belt has been replaced once. The good - All replaced within the last two years - New front axles, shocks, radiator and hoses and heater hoses. Tires are two years old (31.5 x 15 Yokohomas). The idler arm and pitman arm were replaced 2 years ago. Front brake pads were also replaced 2 years ago. One year ago, spark plugs and wires were replaced, front wheel bearings were repacked, and charcoal canister (emissions) was replaced. Rear axle seals have just been replaced and new rear brake pads installed. The bad - Shell and hood could be painted. Rest of the paint is great. The power steering pump is leaking and should be rebuilt, not difficult to do. I add fluid every 4- 5 weeks. Very small oil leak. The cold idle is a little fast - around 1300 rpms. But, once it warms up, runs at 800 rpms. The driver's side door handle is loose. Still works fine, but may need to be replaced in the future. Truck is a little dirty in the pictures........

Price has been reduced to $6000.

Truck is still available. Any offers?

Hi - Just sent you a pm on the women's vest and jacket. Thanks.

Truck is still for sale. So far, this is the only site where I have it listed.

Not a Ford, but I will soon be selling my 1994 Toyota Xtra Cab, V6, 4x4 w, shell to match paint. I am the original owner and it has 170,000 miles. New front axles, shocks, seals on the rear axle, and radiator. Two yr old tires, idler arm and pitman arm. Have not decided on price yet.........

Spending 5 days on an antelope hunt is special, but when your daughter has the tag, it is even better. When a college student gives up opening wekend of the football season and heads out on a hunt, we have to count our blessings. Heading out from NAU in the rain was not ideal, but come opening day, the weather cleared and the hunt began. Unfotunenately, opening morning was uneventful. The afternoon brought in a major raing storm and we headed back to camp early. We did see a nice Golden Eagle eating a rabbit. Saturday morning things turned around and we stalked 4 different bucks. Two were the bucks that would make your jaw drop and make you say wow! No shots. Lesson learned - you can not stalk antelope when your only cover is cactus. Crawling was not successful either. Walking back to the truck, we jumped another great buck and two does, he stopped and she had an off hand shot at his neck, she did not take it. She was worried about hitting the does. After covering 4 plus miles that morning, lunch tasted really good. Saturday afternoon brought on two shots at 300 yards. A nice buck stood broadside. Traveling with 4 does. The wind was really bad and I clearly saw the misses. one short and one to the left. Shortly after the misses, we spotted another nice buck and 7 does. Another blown stalk. We thought we may get to him as he bedded twice. But no such luck. Sunday morning we spotted a nice heard and the heard buck was a good one. This time we set up by some cacti and waited. They worked right towards us and everything was coming together. The does lead the way and the buck followed. He stopped at 260 yards and started digging. My daughter was on a stool and rested on the tripod. I thought it was a for sure thing. Well, another miss and off they went. About an hout later, spotted another nice heard buck. And once again, we were busted as we moved in........Sunday afternoon we settled in and glassed a nice buck. Watched him bed and walked out in the dark. We did not spook him and the does. Monday morning we walked in early and thought we would get there before they got up. Well, no such luck and they were already feeding. They were feeding away from us but when the buck was forced to chase off a coyote, we closed the distance. This coyote was very persistant and kept trying to get to the does. Three more coyotes moved in and this buck was working hard. The coyotes finally gave up and as the buck walked back to the does, my daughter had a 250 yard shot. He stopped and she shot - another miss high. She shot again and the shot went left into the dirt. Needless to say, she was extreemely dissapointed. As we sat there we did not say too much to each other. I told her it was ok and we should wait it out and see what happens. About 30 minutes later, I glass her buck. He was only about 180 yards when I spotted him and he filled the entire field of my 16s. He looked huge. As he closed to 165, she pulled the trigger and down he went. She was so happy and thankful. We both were. She shot him at 8:00am. The truck was almost 2 miles away. The next 2 and half hours was tough, but I am pretty sure we were smiling and talking the whole time.

^^ If sale falls through, I will buy it for my nephew.

Nice buck. Congratulations!

I agree....first went down to the Black in 1985. Senior year, me and a buddy left Phoenix well before dark and finally pulled into camp around midnight. Slept outside and woke up to bear tracks right next to our sleeping bags. They might have been there, but we said it walked through while we were sleeping. Caught tons of smallies.

Well worth the wait, very nice.

My 18 year old daughter has a tag. She said she would shoot this one in a second and I agree. Hoping to find her a good one close to NAU. College vs antelope hunting, tough call.

My daughter was gifted an antelope tag by her grandfather (he had 16 pts and she had 10 pts). I have 23! She needs to practice this summer. Practicing with the Managed Recoil rounds is much easier on her 100 pound frame. Anyone have any Remington Managed Recoil in a .270 that they would like to part with. I have 8 rounds left and have been looking for a while and can not find anyone selling them. Thanks! She will be using 130 grain hand loads for the hunt.

Thanks for all the offers to help her out and for the offers to let her borrow a rifle. That is what is so great about this site - guys helping each other out! I guess since she started out with this gun when she was 10 and she really doesn't shoot a ton, I thought is would be best for her to get as comfortable as possible with it. Most of us can pick up any rifle and shoot pretty well with it, but I think it is a little harder for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. I may try the Hornaday reduced recoil. The Remington Managed recoil shoots almost identical to the 130 grain we use when hunting, so it made her feel good seeing the shots. Tomgobbler - thanks for the offer on the 243. My nephew has a youth model 243 and I thought letting her use this. But, I put a youth stock on the 270 BDL and the fit is good, it is just the practicing........ I agree on the eye relief, I always remind her about that.

Thanks you guys - I wish I got into reloading. I just haven't put in the time to get proficient or comfortable with reloading rifle rounds. A friend of mine gave me the hand loads for her deer hunt last year. I have about 40 of them left. So, reloading my own isn't an option. Maybe I can find someone to work some up some rounds based on your suggestions. But, everyone seems so busy these days, I am hoping just to buy a box or two of the Managed Recoil. I appreciate the suggestions.

Teaching is tough work, most people have no idea. I only lasted 5 years in the classroom. I spent more time setting up labs and grading lab reports every week than I ever imagined. I even graded papers around a camp fire more than once. As a counselor, the last 17 years has been a little easier. Especially when I take time off for hunting - no sub plans needed! College recs are all due in the fall, so it takes some planning. Missing a deadline is not good for the student. Summers are nice and calm - no letters of rec to write, no CPS reports to file, no disputes to settle between kids, parents or teachers, no hopeless stories to listen to about a kids' horrible home life and no bells going off every 54 minutes! Keith - I can relate to the sick leave saved up - I have 224 days! I work alot of summer days for comp days and have used these the last few years.

First hunted 36A in 1987 - saw illegals back then and have seen them on every trip since then. Back then, none of them had a gun, now-a-days, almost all of do. Getting away from hunters in 36A seems a little harder these days. I have also seen alot of illegal traffic in 34B. Maybe due to the numerous Highways in both of these units. From my experiences, 36A and 34B seem to have the most illegal traffic. But, with that said, I have seen illegals in 36C, 36B, 34A, 35B, and 30A.........I guess I have seen illegals in every unit I have hunted south of Tucson.

This lawsuit started 5 years ago and here is where we are at. If Prop 123 gets voted down, the government has another 5 years to come up with another type of settlement. So, if it doesn't pass, that means we could potentially wait 10 years total to get money we should have had years ago. Many teachers who are close to retirement deserve to have their share now. A strike would be great, however, it is May and many of us are preparing students for AP and IB exams; not to mention graduation. I am not sure if I feel comfortable spoiling seniors last weeks of high school. We did strike prior to 301 passing and I do believe walking out had a major impact - class was canceled for 2 days at the high school I worked at. Unfortunately we have 2 weeks until election day - a strike will not happen in this time period. Sam That is BS smoke and mirrors ... Prop 123 is wanted by politicians because it is in essence getting them off the hook for the Millions they are to pay up that should have been going to schools period. Let me Dumb this Down for you Sam I steal $10,000 a year from your paycheck for 5 years You catch me and take me to court .. and the court says I have to pay you back all the money I took. Then I take you out , get you drunk and strike a deal to repay you the 50K by taking it from your own 401k and tell you it is the only way you can have it any time soon ... Now you are out 100K and none the smarter There is a reason why the governor is behind this , there is a reason that Millions have been put into the coffers By Land Developers and Builders to market the bill and push it as a good option ... READ THE dang THING ... There is no allocation of funds , the school administrations can do what they want with the $$$ , and trust me when it comes to raises it will be them and not teachers that get a raise .. Any person with a 3rd grade education, that actually reads the bill, can see how bad this is for schools, taxpayers , and those who want to preserve as much of our state trust land as possible. Str8shot - thanks for dumbing down the proposition for me. I only have a 2nd grade reading level, so no wonder why I was so confused (this is obviously sarcasm, just in case you get confused). When you say "trust me it will be administrators and not teachers that get the raise" - why should anyone trust you? Do you work for a school district, do you even know anyone that works for a school district? Have you seen the agreed upon salary increases that are in writing at most school districts across the state? These pay raises are for everyone in the district, not just for administrators. These pay raises have already been approved by the school boards on the contingency that 123 passes. You are 100% correct, the school districts have control over what they spend the money on; however, two-thirds of the funds are required to be spent on salaries. In the end this is not the best way to handle the issues with public education in the state of Arizona and the best way to fund the money owed to the school. But, voters are silly to think that the state will come up with an alternative plan anytime soon. How many more years do educators and students need to wait to get the additional funds needed to improve our public schools.

I am pretty sure the land has already been sold and the money is already in the State Land Trust. The controversy is not who is buying the land and what the land will be used for; the controversy is that the State Land Trust may not be replenished as quickly as the money is used up. But, the obvious solution is to use the excess money that is currently in the State's Surplus Fund. This money is also available. I guess I look at like this - the money is already in the State Land Trust and the State Surplus Fund, so why not use it on education. Without improving education, where will this country be? And for those of you who don't want to support public education, you might as well get ready to support all of these uneducated folks who soon will be living off the government - on your dime. There's alot of good things being taught in the schools. Sadly the media always focuses on the negative crap, as do the parents and the public.

This lawsuit started 5 years ago and here is where we are at. If Prop 123 gets voted down, the government has another 5 years to come up with another type of settlement. So, if it doesn't pass, that means we could potentially wait 10 years total to get money we should have had years ago. Many teachers who are close to retirement deserve to have their share now. A strike would be great, however, it is May and many of us are preparing students for AP and IB exams; not to mention graduation. I am not sure if I feel comfortable spoiling seniors last weeks of high school. We did strike prior to 301 passing and I do believe walking out had a major impact - class was canceled for 2 days at the high school I worked at. Unfortunately we have 2 weeks until election day - a strike will not happen in this time period.

You don't have to send your kids to school - you have every right to keep them home and home school them. Then you can teach them whatever you want. And when they turn 16, you have no obligation to educate them at all. Actually, if you don't claim them on your taxes, no one will know you have kids and then you don't have to worry about educating them. So, you actually have some options........

Prop 123 is somewhat of a band aid, but for the next 10 years, it is all we have in this state. Yes, the state owes alot of money to the schools and the state should legally come up with this money. Is prop 123 the best way to accomplish this, probably not. But, again it is the ONLY CHOICE right now. Voting no will not force the government to come up it with an alternative. A no vote will only prevent teachers, counselors and other school district employees from getting a raise. Two-thirds of this money will be used to increase salaries. It will also be used to hire more teachers, thus lowering class size. The remaining one-third will be used for building repairs and student spending. All districts have established a new salary schedule. Districts have also agreed to give current employees compensation for this year, which we were promised but never received.......maybe we should have all quit when we did not get what we were promised. Districts will also be increasing the salary of new hires. This may encourage more qualified people to go into teaching. This is my 22nd year in education. I have a master's degree, taught science, history, coached numerous sports and for the past 17 years been a counselor. The last raise I saw was 7 or 8 years ago. Insurance has gone up and so has my required contribution to state retirement, so my take home pay is less now. A YES VOTE will restore some of the money the employees are owed. A YES VOTE will not only benefit employees, but it will also help our students. The alternative is to vote no and sit back and hope the government comes up with another funding source. Good luck with that. A YES VOTE will also avoid raising taxes. This is the alternative, raise property taxes - how many people will like that? Sorry, but I will take the raise for the next 10 years and give the government 10 years to figure things out. VOTE YES - it is good for teachers and it is good for our students! VOTE YES

Congratulations on some very nice desert mulies. I can remember hunting 37B in the early 80s and seeing some incredible mule deer - generally during the javelina hunt or while quail hunting. Then the military started using a portion of the unit for training. My old areas were impacted. Based on your success, I guess there are still some good areas left.

Ummm....actually the school board sets policy. The vast majority of school board members are not former teachers. Take a look at who is on the school board at any of the school districts in Arizona and you may be surprised as to how these members could possibly know what is going on in the classroom. But, every principal who is hired and every superintendent or assistant superintendent who is hired has to be approved by the board. Actually, parents and school board members are generally on the hiring committee. Trust me, teachers are about the last ones to blame when they have a max class size of 40 kids and almost every kid in the class has had a different educational background than the kid sitting next to them. When a kid is socially promoted and can barely read at a 5th grade level, but he is sitting in your Biology class or American History class there is not much a teacher can do. But, they are expected to differentiate their instruction to address these educational differences - that is like teaching 5 or 6 lessons to one class at the same time!