Good morning!!!!

[LouNY]

Morning, Had a nice sunrise this morning, temperatures in the upper 30's heading for 40's, then brought 50 forty pound bags of coal in for supplemental heat.
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easy way to handle a ton of coal
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[rswyan]

rswyan- Are those fish cichlids?

Yes ... African cichlids from Lake Tanganyika - Julidochromis transcriptus.

I like your tank setup.

Thanks.

Maintaining an aquarium is a lot of work; building one even more so.

Yup ... that's why I'm creating a dedicated fish room - to incorporate some features that will minimize the maintenance ... or, failing that, at least make it somewhat easier.

I for one would like ongoing pictures.

I'll be happy to post some from time to time.

 

[PJSprog]

That's a nice bit of engineering there, Lou. Is that of your making?

 

[jbrumberg]

Lou- Nice looking rig.

It made it to 47F here today. I took the opportunity to top off the tractor with the remainder of my amended #1 fuel. Cloud point with the new "mix" is somewhere between -10F and -7F. The next arctic airmass arriving in the NE will not be as cold as the last. Many weather models are now reflecting a possible snow producing weather system midweek next week in the NE, but it is still too early for me to go hypomanic.

The "melt" has created a slippery, ugly woods/ember mess on the gravel driveway. It is ugly. Tonight's/tomorrow's rain will make it even uglier.

 

[daugen]

How do you like the 303 ?

best thing since sliced bread
Napa makes a preservative, likely by CRC, that I've used also and liked, but 303 leaves a more natural finish.
They say it's like suntan lotion for your plastics.
I'd say 303 is pretty much considered cutting edge for plastics and rubber. I go over all the rubber hoses on engines, leaves
a dust resistant matte finish though if you buff it you get a very small amount of shine. Guess I've used it for about ten years.
Armorall started all this though often the Armorall products available leave a shine.
Have used 303 on my car/truck/trailer/ag tires.
Not always easy to find, like Kroil.

 

[Buppies]

I like your eco diesel

 

[Buppies]

Morning, Had a nice sunrise this morning, temperatures in the upper 30's heading for 40's, then brought 50 forty pound bags of coal in for supplemental heat.
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Beautiful picture off your deck just stunning

 

[Buppies]

Morning, Had a nice sunrise this morning, temperatures in the upper 30's heading for 40's, then brought 50 forty pound bags of coal in for supplemental heat.
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easy way to handle a ton of coal
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Beautiful picture off your deck just stunning

 

[daugen]

I like your eco diesel

I'd like to take credit for that since I checked and my new mower is a full Tier IV, but
not exactly eco..... ahhhh, it's Lou's nice truck. :thumbsup: Now you got us all looking on that one...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That is a pretty pic.

 

[sodamo]

Eric,

I know I would be ... :thumbsup:

Me too

 

[LouNY]

That's a nice bit of engineering there, Lou. Is that of your making?

The mast was from a small 5000# capacity forklift, I just made some mounts to put it on the 3pt, using a hydraulic toplink for tilting and one of the remotes for the lift cylinder.

 

[toppop52]

after heaving thirty bags of cow manure into the field and putting away ten bags of 10-10-10 and three huge bags of potting soil,
my back is most unhappy. Despite the fact it just started raining, it's still 64 out and nice. Was 67 earlier.

good thing I had autoleveling on the truck, think I got to the limit today. It groaned a little...sure rode nice though going home.

then I waxed the mower and soaked the plastic parts in 303. Looking quite spiffy, it got put away to wait until March. Put 14 gallons of diesel in it, slurp, plus some diesel conditioner. Manual is adamant about not running the mower until it has warmed up, not for the engine but for the hydraulics. Time and time again warnings in the manual. Ok. Apparently starting it up in low temps, not advancing the throttle beyond idle and stomping on the pedal is not good for the pump.

Very nice mower! My Kubota says the same, don’t engage the deck or use the lift until you run it for two minutes in temps below 50.

 

[LouNY]

Thanks to all, yes it's a nice view from the house looking to the southeast, I've got to cut down a bunch of wood to get my westerly views back someday.

 

[toppop52]

best thing since sliced bread
Napa makes a preservative, likely by CRC, that I've used also and liked, but 303 leaves a more natural finish.
They say it's like suntan lotion for your plastics.
I'd say 303 is pretty much considered cutting edge for plastics and rubber. I go over all the rubber hoses on engines, leaves
a dust resistant matte finish though if you buff it you get a very small amount of shine. Guess I've used it for about ten years.
Armorall started all this though often the Armorall products available leave a shine.
Have used 303 on my car/truck/trailer/ag tires.
Not always easy to find, like Kroil.

Yep, I started using 303 in the 1980s on boat stuff, then classic cars and now I use it on everything.

 

[300UGUY]

Thanks to all, yes it's a nice view from the house looking to the southeast, I've got to cut down a bunch of wood to get my westerly views back someday.

Surprised that you burn coal rather than wood. I don't think I've ever seen a coal burning stove. I've seen old "octopus" furnaces that were converted from coal to fuel oil or ng, but that was 40 years ago.

 

[LouNY]

Surprised that you burn coal rather than wood. I don't think I've ever seen a coal burning stove. I've seen old "octopus" furnaces that were converted from coal to fuel oil or ng, but that was 40 years ago.

I have a Hitzer coal insert in my fireplace, I had thought about burning wood a long time ago as I have considerable "free" wood but with work which included some traveling jobs and being out of town for several days at a time and raising 5 daughters trying to keep wood going didn't seem like a good proposition. And now with COPD, a replacement knee and minor heart problems opening a 40# bag a coal is a piece of cake and it is a nice uniform heat. I wish I had put in a stocker boiler years ago instead of my oil one.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

55° Cleaned pellet stove. Wore new pair of nitrile rubber coated gloves, like i wear all the time, my hands are itching like crazy. Never had a reaction before. Coating is on outside, inside is cloth.

At least stove is clean for a few more weeks.

 

[jbrumberg]

Lou- I did not know they even had coal burning fireplace inserts. I remember the upgrading of my responsibilities as a kid and firing up the old coal burner. BTW thanks for the hydraulic post.

I am still adjusting to our new high energy efficient wood stove.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Didnt know coal came in bags. My grandfather burned coal, he would have it delivered.