Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Randy, have you called your local dealers to ask about used equipment? Often their websites are not up to date.

If you could buy a used tractor from a reputable dealer, your experience might improve. I've now done that twice and it's worked out well;
the second Massey has had its share of 20 year old hiccups. But the dealer was straight with me.
The owner of the Super A, a part time preacher no less, said the tractor was in great condition, as it sat there with almost no transmission oil in it and a totally dry oil bath air cleaner. And a gas tank clogged with rust. Unless you get lucky, I'd rather buy from a dealer.

Makes my visits there for parts really expensive...several times now those Masseys have called to me, take me home, take me home.
Just like a puppy. And I did. Now you need to get a good one to take home. And enjoy. And get into some Springtime projects where the machine does the work not you. Maybe you should call Messicks, they ship...or someone like them.

A man with land and no tractor, situation needs to be rectified! Can't wait to see pic of Toppop smiling away digging up something.

 

[riptides]

Happy B-Day to Mrs. Buppies.

44 out this AM, will go into the 60's again.

Drug run day today. LOL.

The birds were really enjoying themselves yesterday. Gorging on the feeders and lots of them in the bird baths. Seems like they all showed up here to party and enjoy the warmer weather. First Blue Jay showed up too.

Have a great day all. Be safe.

 

[LouNY]

Morning to all;
30 out this morning supposed to get to 40 today with a few showers then 50 tomorrow with rain, so our second January thaw to pull the frost out then normal to a bit above the rest of the month.
Town run this morning and a truck wash, then swing by the farm and see whats up.

 

[check]

Perhaps, when you replace your cable, you might investigate the synthetic winch line available now.

Good idea! I did manage to put the winch into the vice and hacksaw one strand of the cable, and then spent some time unwinding the jammed up cable - what a job!

Need a new cable now - will definitely check out synthetic.

 

[toppop52]

Tomorrow marks the 50th Anniversary of North Koreaç—´ illegal seizure of the Pueblo and capture of its crew in International waters. The crew was held captive for 11 months. One crew member died from injuries suffered when they were attacked.

How the seizure of a US spy ship by North Korea nearly sparked nuclear war
How the seizure of a US spy ship by North Korea nearly sparked...

If things go bad, with N. Korea, I hope our team è¿*emembers the Pueblo and how badly the crew was treated.

I had just arrived in SE Asia when this occurred.

I remember it well, I was in high school, I didn稚 get in that neighborhood until 3 years later.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good morning everyone.


Happy Birthday Mrs. Buppies I wish you many more in health and with happiness.

The freezing rain and frizzle changed over to liquid rain ~6AM. Temperature now 34F with drizzle and fog. May have had "frog" earlier. It is expected to reach the high 30F's today and the NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for tonight/tomorrow AM for freezing rain/mixed precipitation.

Daugen- Nice head of hair you had. I need to get my shearing soon according to She Who Must Be Obeyed. I finally found a real barbershop that gives haircuts not some freaking fancy stylist. I am too old and "weathered" to even want to consider having my few hairs "styled." I am really to take on the appearances of a NE Hill Ape. That sauce looks and reads to be awesome good eats. I can almost smell it. We do similarly with store bought stuff added to homemade sauces and stocks.

Buppies- I am sorry to read about your shoulder(s). Uncharacteristically the NWS too has mentioned the potential for a late end of month storm. It is really early for them to post that far in advance in their shift discussions. I was going to take you to task about the P/T, but then I remembered some of my noncompliant crazinesses.

 

[toppop52]

Randy, have you called your local dealers to ask about used equipment? Often their websites are not up to date.

If you could buy a used tractor from a reputable dealer, your experience might improve. I've now done that twice and it's worked out well;
the second Massey has had its share of 20 year old hiccups. But the dealer was straight with me.
The owner of the Super A, a part time preacher no less, said the tractor was in great condition, as it sat there with almost no transmission oil in it and a totally dry oil bath air cleaner. And a gas tank clogged with rust. Unless you get lucky, I'd rather buy from a dealer.

Makes my visits there for parts really expensive...several times now those Masseys have called to me, take me home, take me home.
Just like a puppy. And I did. Now you need to get a good one to take home. And enjoy. And get into some Springtime projects where the machine does the work not you. Maybe you should call Messicks, they ship...or someone like them.

A man with land and no tractor, situation needs to be rectified! Can't wait to see pic of Toppop smiling away digging up something.

I got my little tractor running so I can keep my driveway dressed out, but it doesn’t have a bucket. I’ve got a bunch of low spots in my back yard where stumps have rotted and the septic system has settled some. I should have kept that Simplicity 4042 I had, but alas...

 

[jbrumberg]

Randy- I think about that kid who ended up dying from mistreatment in that North Korean prison. No one should have to die for petty theft, but the crime took place in NK where accepted civil standards do not seem to apply.

Makes me appreciate what we have here.

My + thoughts, prayers, and best wishes for all; especially those in need.

 

[toppop52]

Mrs Buppies, happy birthday! Happy hacking!
I golfed for years, both my brothers and my mom did as well as my cousin and one Uncle. We could put together two threeeomes.

 

[toppop52]

Randy- I think about that kid who ended up dying from mistreatment in that North Korean prison. No one should have to die for petty theft, but the crime took place in NK where accepted civil standards do not seem to apply.

Makes me appreciate what we have here.

My + thoughts, prayers, and best wishes for all; especially those in need.

We are the beacon, without the USA, the world would soon deteriorate into slime pit. Left alone, one bad apple will ruin a box of fifty if left to.

 

[CWB Wyo]

A bit cold this morning -3*, and it didn't get all that warm yesterday only 25*. Today it's going to be in the low 30's and partly cloudy with some wind.

Wife decided I need to go down to SLC and see the kids for a few day's. It will be a good excuse to go to Harbor Freight, Sportsmen's and maybe Cabela's.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[jbrumberg]

We are the beacon, without the USA, the world would soon deteriorate into slime pit. Left alone, one bad apple will ruin a box of fifty if left to.

Even with all its flaws our nation remains a beacon.

We took a tour of Ellis Island a couple of years ago. It is one of my most powerful personal experiences. The newspapers framed from years past are not unlike today's newspapers when it comes to immigration issues. My ancestors passed through that Island. I found the family "name." Wifey's family roots in the USA go back to the 1700's. We actually live near the cemetery plot of her 8th great grandfather. We did not know that until my late FIL did a genealogy of his roots.

 

[PJSprog]

51°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 57° today, then dropping this evening back into the 30s overnight. May get a little snow.

Lightning and thunder woke me early this morning. Don't usually expect that in January, but the rain is certainly welcome.

Spent a good part of the weekend in my studio working on a funk project. I'm one keyboard solo away from being finished with the recording part. Then, mix, master, and send it off for duplication. Ready to be done with this one so I can move on to the next project. Feels good to be at this point, as I've been piddling around with this one for far too long.

 

[Thomas]

:birthday: to you Mrs. Buppies.wishing you many...many more trips around the sun.

 

[daugen]

yesterday was a mixed bag. Had great fun disc'ing the fields and getting my fertilizer in the ground.
Then I brought out my DR pull behind tiller and worked on the edges. First time I could not start it. I knew something was off...
had to use starting fluid, The it started and ran great, and then started to smoke. And more smoke and finally I just turned the key off before it grenaded on me. Bad valve I bet, maybe a ring, either way I can't fix it myself, though it would be an easy trainer, just one project too many.

So I got off the phone with DR and ordered a new electric start Briggs from them. 349 for a 179 engine. Sigh. At least it comes with the right wiring harness and has a two year warranty. I asked the guy if he had a better engine from Briggs and all he could say is this fits. I knew more about engines than he did but he was a parts guy, this is what we have, do you want it? Yes, actually.
And ordered a spare air filter for the Rato engine on my DR tracvac.

I have a good friend who will take this smoking engine and rebuild it and put it on something. So it's getting
good recycling.

This company puts themselves out as a premium product and yet installs low spec engines. Good enough to get though the warranty period, 300 hour engines if you are lucky vs 1000 hours as touted by others. Well, 300 hours of rototilling is a lot for me...

 

[Einthewoods]

Morning all!

Hovering just about freezing today with an expected freezing rain in the forecast for today.

Started to wire my work lights to the canopy yesterday. What a project! Trying to do it right and professional, so not the 1 hour project it could be.

Drilling a hole into the dash was one of the hardest things I have done in a long time.

A couple pictures, but not done yet. View attachment 536866

 

[jbrumberg]

PJS- I am always amazed at the "magic" of a recording studio and what can be produced by solo mixing. My BIL has a good voice, is a Beatles freak, and has small personal studio and I am amazed at what he "produces." And I am happy that I am able to turn my stereo on/off and operate the control knobs and buttons:embarrassed:. I am happy to read that the central CONUS is starting to get much needed moisture. Your storm is pretty strong. The GOES16 satellite shows a nice comma head cloud formation with this system.

Daugen- I am sorry to read about your DR tiller. 300 hours of tilling is a lot of tilling, but I would "assume" a B&G engine should last longer. At least the original engine will get recycled.

Einthewoods- Nice job. It looks professionally done; no "scribe marks". Drilling plastic especially a curved surface is pretty difficult. Did you use tape? Lately for plastic I have been using an old soldering pen to melt holes instead of drilling. It works for small holes really well.

The UPS just delivered the replacement seatbelt for my tractor. My gravel driveway as I discovered is still solid ice. I can not dance, but I was doing "James Brown"-like dance moves in my sneakers out there. I guess I do have an "easy" project today if I decide to slip and slide my way to the tractor. I really am not comfortable driving anything w/o a seatbelt. There is no such thing as even and level ground surface around here and hidden surface/subsurface "anomalies" can add to the excitement.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 45F @ 8:15AM. Overcast. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 48F. Winds light and variable.

0.4" of rain overnight and this morning, still raining now but the radar says this will be the last of it for a while. Still no big blustery Pacific storms this winter, and that's a good thing.

Nothing obviously wrong with the weather station yesterday, so I brought it inside and took the rain gauge cone off to expose the tipping bucket. Noticed one wire had come unsoldered, hardly any solder on it. fixed that, and now it works fine. I guess Davis' QC doesn't line up very well with its prices.

Filled up the wood dolly for the house, emptying the last of the wood on the pallet in the garage, so brought another one in from the wood yard. More new holes worn in the tarp cover; really need to build a wood shed to keep it dry. ToDo list keeps getting longer...

Made up a spacer for the fork on the old motorcycle and very pleased with the fit. Was going to make two to keep the fork centered, but at only 0.025" thick, was having trouble turning them and keeping them flat, and figured it would be next to impossible to tell if the fork was only that much off. Today I'll replace the silent block bushings and damper cartridge on the shocks and get them installed, then test fit the front wheel and see what surprises lurk there.

Hope everybody's week gets off to a good start.

 

[txdon]

Time to get the tractor to get unstuck

 

[jbrumberg]

RNG- Davis weather instruments are really expensive. I was really happy with my DavisPro until the logger started to fail. Tech support was less than helpful = Oregon personal weather station. This unit is starting to fail now as well = new PWS research. Davis really PO'd me, but it will not prevent me from purchasing another.

TXdon- That's really stuck. I wish that I could post I never did that. And I did it with much smaller trees :embarrassed: