Good morning!!!!

buckeyefarmer · Feb 4, 2017

sodamo said:
Yes, I'll do 12 runs, 3 in series, to support 48vdc system. 4 would exceed the 150vdc max of the charge controllers. I'll have 12 panels, 3360w per CC, my 4th cc will be my existing 4kw array.

My Canadian friend, Dave, and I pretty much planned out a build in place approach. Tomorrow, I'll be busy predrilling 2x2 aluminum angle for support frames. Hope to get installed Monday, but wx report is sounding less than optimistic with strong winds and rain.

I've been pricing some systems. If I do one, I'll install myself, only way to get a decent payback.

buckeyefarmer · Feb 4, 2017

Eric Salop said:
Great picture cat fever. Do you need an FAA pilot's license to ride like that ?

Pretty sure you do. Any drone over .49 lbs.

daugen · Feb 4, 2017

buckeyefarmer said:
Pretty sure you do. Any drone over .49 lbs.

I'm pretty sure under the current administration that picky little rules like that might be ignored.
but how about ROPS, seat belts, airbag, crush zone, etc etc etc
Just like a tractor, hard to fit under things...but likely way safer.
and all that weight would make a sled a slug and it probably wouldn't even get airborne.
one of these days the safety forces in this world, often lead by insurance companies, will
set their eyes on snowmobiles, jetskis, etc. Just a matter of time.
But for now, a highly tuned engine wailing at high rpm as you go screaming up over that mogul,
catching air for a full four seconds and whumping down into an explosion of soft powder and powering upwards.
I'll take one of those....

these snow pics are great, keep them coming

buckeyefarmer · Feb 4, 2017

Well, we got the groundhog day tree taken down. Don't know why she wanted it up 2 months ahead of time.

RedNeckGeek · Feb 4, 2017

Good Morning! 51F @ 7:15AM. Cloudy with periods of rain. High 49F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

Cancelled camping trip, as it would be a wet trip to a soggy campground and pitch a tent under cloudy, showery skies. Spent the day yesterday getting organized for taxes, will try to finish that up today. Good task for a rainy day, which we'll be having for the next week or so.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend...

Redneck in training · Feb 4, 2017

Eric Salop said:
Mostly, new bike coming ! :dance1: . What type of frame tubing did you decide on ?

If money is not an object. Carbon fiber and high end mechanical componets. Electric shifters are slick but only if they work.

toppop52 · Feb 4, 2017

Cold, 21 or so, going to upper 30's later, breezy, but at least sunny. Warming then cooling, then warming again over the next 10 days or so.

Wngsprd, I think we had this conversation before, but I forgot,(old age), where in SE Virginia do you hunt? My uncle had a bunch of acreage he farmed in Chesapeake that bordered the Dismal Swamp Canal, great hunting there!

Don, I didn't notice the blade was cat 2, I assumed it was a cat 1.

I'm getting ready to start a custom build from a tandem boat trailer, I always had some things in mind that store bought trailers don't have.

farmer2009 · Feb 4, 2017

30 this morning and headed to 43 today.

Don nice blade. I've got a servis blade built identical. Family inheritance so no price point for your blade. But did some looking around on CL. Found a new 8' 6 way just a lot lighter and one cat 1 for $950. So I'd say you're in the ball park.

Cat. Nice ride. Looks fun. Wife would never go for it. Put her on a jet ski once. She was removing chunks from my back before we got on plane.

Got most of the rock spread yesterday. Still 10-12 tons left. Plan to finish that today. Brush piles are still burning will need to be repiled. May see about lighting another one today.