Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

It’s been raining lightly and hanging around freezing for several hours. So far it’s not freezing rain.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 7:30AM. Partly cloudy. High near 65F. Winds light and variable.

Sorry about your friend, Ron. Good that you had a chance to say goodbye. That's not always the case...

Nice you can click your heels together three times and be rid of all the snow, Don. I bet lots of folks in the Northeast wish they could do the same!:laughing:

Think I picked up a bug during last week's travels, and started eating Cold-Eeze yesterday. Feeling icky, no full blown cold symptoms yet, but the stuff upsets my stomach so just eating lightly.

Which reminds me, hope you're feeling better, Farmer.

Got the two bad transmission parts packed yesterday, and took a picture of the latest fiasco. How in the world could someone look at that and think it would work, I'll never know. Since they obviously DON'T know, I took a minute to put a few labels on...



Got an order off for a new one yesterday, along with some smaller parts and grommets for the electrical system. Hopefully see it next week. Also spent some more time with a spoke wrench, and got a little more hop out of that one wheel. While I was at it, I put a dial indicator on the brake drums that were turned, and found 0.008" of runout. That's about half what they had, but I'm really surprised there was any. I guess their tooling wasn't that good. I think they should have left the wheel bearings in place and just held the axle in the lathe instead of removing the bearings and using the rough machined surfaces inside the hub on their mandrel. Then again, 0.008" isn't much, hopefully not enough to feel in the brake lever.

Got a little wiff of the Xmas spirit yesterday:



Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[Ed of all trades]

Hay guys, got about 2 or 3 in and still snowing. Last night they said less than 1 in. Wife went in and told mom that she would help her with her bath in 15 min. mom looked worried and said, I guess I can get undressed in 15 min. Wife is rolling her eyes. Getting old ain't for sissies.

Ron sad to hear of your friend passing.

RNG, so at least we know what you are getting this year. :laughing:

Have fun. Ed

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thought and prayers are with you and your family riptide, and also for you Ron.

RNG, I'm worried about .008", but what do I know? I can't imagine turning something and it being .008 egged.

BEF, more prayers to feel better soon and to get your hunger back.

I guess Farmer is very busy, missing his helper.

Drew, hope you are able to help your neighbor. Sounds like a rusty situation.

 

[sodamo]

61°F and no rain.

Off to the Konaside of island for retired military guys annual Christmas party. Will combine a stop in Costco to exercise my credit card.

Had a good day up to the cottage. Unfortunately I’ll have to rebuild the French door frame so will take a bit longer. Jamb have tiny bit of rot where they screw to bottom sill. Not too bad but easier to fix now.

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[lostcreekranch]

Sorry for your loss Ron. As others have noted, it’s good you had the opportunity to say goodbye.

 

[toppop52]

Wind just switched to NW and rain changed to sleet. Snow is coming back. I just hope not too much.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They extended our snow from 4pm to 9 pm, ground covered, drive is bare.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

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Woke up to this today... 4 inches, but nothing on driveway. Gonna do a "look about" on the rtv later...

 

[rswyan]

31F and mostly cloudy @ 12:30, bands of snow showing up on radar a bit to the west but still not seeing anything here.

Another late night. Worked up in the shop until around 03:00 ... managed to get the workbench cleaned up and organized, if not completely cleared off. After that I started on cleaning the workbench on the north side of my toolbox. Got the lower shelf cleaned out on that one ... so much dust from grinding ... really need to install some sliding bypass doors on the shelving to keep the dust down.

Probably should build a box for the squirrel cage blower as well and stick a filter on it.

Since chances for snow range from 40% to 70% daily, starting tomorrow through this coming Friday, probably should throw a tarp over the wood pile in front of the shop. High temps should be back in the 40's after that, so I don't have to cover all the wood at this point ... just enough to get me through a week's worth of snowy weather.

The pine and the sycamore is really dry at this point and starts easily ... the red oak could probably stand to season another year but will burn and makes some really nice coals.

More shop clean up on the menu for today.

 

[RoyJackson]

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25 right now...low 30's as the high and maybe some snow showers today or tonight.

Only chores are a dump run this morning...look at a walk-behind snow blower for the walks and I've got a guy coming over to look at a pair of tractor snow chains I had for my 4400 Deere.
After that, we'll see what goes

Chores done, except for the chains...guy's supposed to come Monday.
The snow-blower is OK...a used machine, but well kept and has electric start. Heavy SOB though...too heavy for the seller and I to lift. It's still on the truck and will be hauled off after my neighbor is home (so I can borrow his ramps).
One of these days, I'm going to have to buy a small (big enough for the Gator) equipment trailer...another task I've been putting off

 

[lostcreekranch]

Chores done, except for the chains...guy's supposed to come Monday.
The snow-blower is OK...a used machine, but well kept and has electric start. Heavy SOB though...too heavy for the seller and I to lift. It's still on the truck and will be hauled off after my neighbor is home (so I can borrow his ramps).
One of these days, I'm going to have to buy a small (big enough for the Gator) equipment trailer...another task I've been putting off

Roy, I was looking for a 4’ x 6’ trailer with ramp tailgate a few months ago, for similar use, behind my Polaris Ranger. Best deal I found was at Lowe’s.



It was, as I recall, $499, with 12” wheels, lights, etc. I’m changing the hitch from 1 7/8” to 2” to match my other BP trailers.

I think it was on sale when I got mine.

Shop Carry-On Trailer 4-ft x 6-ft Wire Mesh Utility Trailer with Ramp Gate at Lowes.com

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, I was looking for a 4’ x 6’ trailer with ramp tailgate a few months ago, for similar use, behind my Polaris Ranger. Best deal I found was at Lowe’s.

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It was, as I recall, $499, with 12” wheels, lights, etc. I’m changing the hitch from 1 7/8” to 2” to match my other BP trailers.

I think it was on sale when I got mine.

Shop Carry-On Trailer 4-ft x 6-ft Wire Mesh Utility Trailer with Ramp Gate at Lowes.com

Thanks for posting!
That would work for the snow blower...too small for the mower (Deere 920) and definitely too small for the Gator....
There are quite a few used ones listed on CL...just need to ensure any trailer I buy isn't too much for the Toyota Tacoma

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thanks for posting!
That would work for the snow blower...too small for the mower (Deere 920) and definitely too small for the Gator....
There are quite a few used ones listed on CL...just need to ensure any trailer I buy isn't too much for the Toyota Tacoma

Ok, I see. Thought you were looking for a trailer to pull with your Gator. The bigger trailer is about 6’ x 12’. I primarily use it for hauling my JD Zero Turn with 60” deck as well as moving my Ranger on it. It pulls very well.

 

[RoyJackson]

Ok, I see. Thought you were looking for a trailer to pull with your Gator. The bigger trailer is about 6’ x 12’. I primarily use it for hauling my JD Zero Turn with 60” deck as well as moving my Ranger on it. It pulls very well.

My post probably wasn't as clear as it should have been...

 

[txdon]

Thanks for posting!
That would work for the snow blower...too small for the mower (Deere 920) and definitely too small for the Gator....
There are quite a few used ones listed on CL...just need to ensure any trailer I buy isn't too much for the Toyota Tacoma

For just $100 more TS has the 5X8 on sale. Regularly $749 for $599. 13" wheels.
Carry-On Trailer 5 ft. x 8 ft. Open Mesh-Floor Utility Trailer at Tractor Supply Co.

 

[Thomas]

Sad day today. My friend who called me to say Goodbye awhile ago. Passed away this morning. RIP Rich.

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Sorry for you loss Ron...thoughts and prayers.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

A very rough night, but Feeling better today, starting to get my appetite back. Maybe i turned a corner. Will see how tonight goes, night been worse than the day.

Still snowing, went outside for first time, in a week. Went to barn and brought up 10 bags of pellets wirh tractor. Had 6 on the pallet, so slid 4 more off a new pile, probably shouldnt have done that. I got them to the porch, and my wife got them in the storage box. Should be good with pelletz now for 2 more weeks. The boys will be home from school to help.

Glad that is done. Back to the lazyboy.

 

[Thomas]

A very rough night, but Feeling better today, starting to get my appetite back. Maybe i turned a corner.

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Indeed great news. :thumbsup:

 

[ronjhall]

For just $100 more TS has the 5X8 on sale. Regularly $749 for $599. 13" wheels.
Carry-On Trailer 5 ft. x 8 ft. Open Mesh-Floor Utility Trailer at Tractor Supply Co.

Depending on how much you need a trailer. My local TSC rents trailers. They would have to be close though. Mine is 3 miles away.