Good morning!!!!

[lostcreekranch]

Picked up deck materials and 3 lb. of #14 x 2 3/4” coated, self tapping screws today.

 

[txdon]

Thinking about you guys as I powerwash
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:thumbsup:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thinking about you guys as I powerwash
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Howdy back at ya' Dave!

Need to get some clutch plates and new springs for our bushhog PTO clutch. Just keeps on slipping and wearing out the plates. It has new blades too. I guess the springs are 15 years old....I sometimes just want to tighten the tootenbacher out of them.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Picked up deck materials and 3 lb. of #14 x 2 3/4” coated, self tapping screws today.

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years ago, I put 2 x 10's on my 16' trailer. I drilled through the wood and rails with the tap minor sized drill, then drilled the same size hole (as the bolt) just through the wood, then I tapped them with a pulley tap (long version). After screwing the bolts into place, I still got underneath and put on some poly lock nuts.

Oh, I put the first 2 boards on by bowing them with a jack and big tractor FEL, then lowered the jack and let them slowly into place, but that was quite dangerous with the 10" wide boards, so I just cut off the angle iron on the back edge and then it was eazy peazy... Just wish I had a tig back then to weld the angle iron back into place. I used a stick and got the wood hot enough to smoke at every weld...

 

[lostcreekranch]

years ago, I put 2 x 10's on my 16' trailer. I drilled through the wood and rails with the tap minor sized drill, then drilled the same size hole (as the bolt) just through the wood, then I tapped them with a pulley tap (long version). After screwing the bolts into place, I still got underneath and put on some poly lock nuts.

Oh, I put the first 2 boards on by bowing them with a jack and big tractor FEL, then lowered the jack and let them slowly into place, but that was quite dangerous with the 10" wide boards, so I just cut off the angle iron on the back edge and then it was eazy peazy... Just wish I had a tig back then to weld the angle iron back into place. I used a stick and got the wood hot enough to smoke at every weld...

Kyle, been there, done that. I’ve got 24” pieces to replace on the short dovetail. I’ll grind off the welds on angles, insert boards, soak the new boards with water, and re-weld angles.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 68F this morning, overcast, windy from the start. Shy clear about noon, wind was 20-25, and high temp was 82F, not as warm as threaten earlier this week. Started on noise abatement in the van, removed TV, found wireless transmitter was velcroed to van roof and adhesive had failed, letting it flop around. Wrapped it in foam, wrapped loose transformer in foam and replace TV. Removed wood face for VHS player and packed the player in foam and replaced the face. Have not road tested yet, and still need to change oil. This afternoon put new chain on chain saw, probably need to put new sprocket on it too. New chains cut sooo nice

 

[Eric Salop]

Thinking about you guys as I powerwash
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David, the guys who have just had a snowfall are probably writing a message back right now - in yellow :laughing:

 

[daugen]

Good morning all. A nippy 27 here today going all the way up to 68 today, showers coming in late and rain into tomorrow.
Really not sure of what to do today, worked late into evening last night putting in a big seed order for next year. About 70 varieties of vegetables at last count. Then went back and wrote down numbers of seeds in each packet, ranging from a low of ten to a high of 800. 800 carrot seeds in one little packet. Geez they must be small... If they all grow I'll have several thousand carrots in about five colors. Should be interesting. Really have to get my act together with the foodbanks, I can't eat all this. Actually the beets, carrots, and other root crops are an experiment to see if the deer will eat the tops. Beet tops are pretty tasty....

David, nice powerwashing job. Mostly, if you need some VHS tapes to play in your van, holler, I have a few boxes of them in the attic.
Though perhaps while regionally correct I should probably leave out Debbie Does Dallas....

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. It's all a bit dull here this morning, nothing like the dawn captured by Tungularfishcamp.

The intermittent electrical fault on my old Forester is back and has about wrecked the battery. With the help of an ammeter I thought I had narrowed it down yesterday morning, then found the fault had again cleared itself when I wasn't looking. I left it with the fuse pulled on the keyless entry circuit and it held up last night, though I wouldn't be surprised if it's just playing with me again.

Kyle good to hear your little boy is much better.

For those of you with a little time to spare and who like to see a bit of engineering ingenuity, I put a link in the welding section to a guy's video I came across. I thought of you PJ when he showed how he used piano wire and a ball bearing to check his welding table was flat.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

Mornin Daugen,
If your looking for deer treats try brusselsprouts. Until fall as things die off they leave most of my stuff alone, not so with my Brussels they will,destroy the plants given a chance any time of the season,mIt's funny they have gotten into them in the the fall but still just go for the leaves and leave the sprouts alone.