Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

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Isn't that the truth. :confused2:
Well had history last 37 years..struck by lighting,2 broken water lines,over flows....oh well could be worse. :confused3:

Hope your giving leg some TLC.

 

[Thomas]

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Another thing we have in common...dang wells.
Almost 3 years ago we did the same but not supply line from well to house.

 

[Bird]

It's that time of year again . . . . NWS says it's 79 degrees for a low this morning and going for a high of 101 this afternoon. But the forecast also includes a 20-30% chance of some rain showers after 4 p.m. I don't believe it, but guess I can hope.

 

[Thomas]

68F foggy and you could cut the air w/knife as they say,low 80's for high w/breeze less humidity.

Plans for today...not real sure yet but I am sure puttering will near the top of the list.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, jersey mikes are good, but pricey. Walmart has good subs and less expensive.

Mowed yard with massey and 6ft finish mower. Cant get as close with it, but it will do until the rider is fixed. Got email that new axle arrives tuesday. Also mowed field, which was really tall.

Also have funeral to attend tuesday, and get my crown on that afternoon.

Tonight is Church summer pig roast. We invite local senior center, police, and others. All free. We dont hold fund raisers like most, these are to support the community.

LS, hope all is well with son's place.

Big storm last night around 1030. Lots of rain, more called for today.

 

[Looking4new]

42 and going to 75. Wind NNE 10 gusting to 17 mph. Sunny.

The wind should keep the bugs at bay until I get the garage floor finished.

Fire is a good thing when it is harnessed, but a bad thing out of control. My thoughts are with the people affected by the fires.
I have been caught in two fires in my lifetime and don't wish that on anybody, friend or foe.

Roy, that looks like my grill/bar-b-q. I have had mine for 5 or 6 years and it works good, but it cost me a lot more than $300.oo. More like about $600.oo, but then what do you expect, I live in Kanuckistan. Pretty much anything you can buy in the 'states will cost me double up here. I live too far from the border to warrant slipping into the 'states to get stuff cheaper.

A dump run is scheduled for this morning, then park the Jeep and trailer on the new floor for the summer. After the dump then load up the Dodge for the trip south tomorrow morning. Motel it tomorrow night and show up at the yard on Monday around 9 A.M. Load the truck up Monday and go to work Tuesday.
The crew I haul to is starting on Wednesday in Timmins, On. All loads will be got out of North Bay, ON until we get up to Beardmore, then the loads will come out of Thunder Bay, ON.
The only opportunities to slip by the house will come when we are hauling out of N.B.
That might be the reason I carry 3 kit bags and 3 coolers with me. 2 coolers are for food storage and 1 for keeping stuff cold.
Then there is my camera kit and laptop.
When you see some of the places I end up parked, you will understand why I carry my own food and entertainment.

Have a good day all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

...I am an Uncle Bill, too.

Got all trails done, and that ZTR really flies. Even at NASCAR speeds I had 3 deerflies successfully outrun me and take a bite....

I'm an uncle, and i get lots of bills, does that count?

Ive been pricing ZTs. Bad timing with 2 college kids. I want a diesel, but can't swallow that price right now. So looking at gas, but they are $8-$10k with 60" deck and Suspension seat.

Flies were bad mowing last night, got big welt on my arm.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! A chilly morning, low of 44. Going up to 86, winds should be mild. Still saying 50% chance of showers tomorrow. That would be a good help for the firefighters battling the wildfires.

So far good news for my son, at the last minute, they allowed them to stay home, with "be ready to go" orders. The wind had calmed down and changed direction. Still burning real close, but hopefully will continue to avoid homes.

Drew, good luck with the 'tater digging'. Hope they get a lot of production.

LNF, looks like you got a lot accomplished! Did you tell your travel agent that you now need a break? Be safe out there...I look forward to see some of your "parking locations".

Thomas, hope your well situation is working out and you're able to get by until it's fixed.

Ron, I hope that the 'test result' is just precautionary, and everything is ok.

Roy, Hope your assembly goes well, just remember....patience, patience...

Kyle, hope things are going ok with your daughter.

Ed, are you living in 'cool comfort' yet?

Prayers out for those needing, a few extras also. Everyone have a great weekend!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 64F @ 6:30AM. Sunny. High 91F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Things are already off on the wrong foot with the 17” laptop again siezed up. The replacement memory didn’t fix it, and the original memory (smaller) was running OK for the past week or so. So fiddling with it again is back on the agenda for today.

The rain we got last week has produced another crop of weeds, so if the wind holds off another couple hours I’ll be out spraying again. Then I’ll reload with Brush-B-Gone and go after the poison oak sprouts that have come up. Small revenge for the dosing I got last week, which is improving but still hanging on.

Cylinder stud repair seems to have worked and I was able to enjoy a few hours on the bike yesterday afternoon. Lake Alamanor was beautiful as usual, and the cool 75F temperatures felt very nice after 85F+ here. Most of the college kids have gone home and traffic was also light in Chico, especially considering it was the five o’clock rush hour, or what passes for it in little ol’ Chico.:laughing:

Hope everyone stays safe and enjoys improving health this weekend...

 

[toppop52]

83 with a dew point of 74, it’s a sauna out there now. Big rains later and a cool nor’easter moving in for tomorrow.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Kyle, the inserts I used were turned from 7075 aluminum, really strong stuff. Once installed, the front edge of the insert must be drilled out to re-expose an oil passage that must be open to the bore that the cylinder head stud runs through. So once installed, I use another drill guide in the fixture to keep the drill at just the right angle to pick up the oil passage. Yea, royal PITA, but it's why dealers get upwards of $250 for making the repair. I have about $100 tied up in tooling and materials, and have already made that back helping out a few fellow riding buddies that had the same problem. This is the second one of my own bikes I've had to repair, both for the same upper front stud on the right side.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good Um.. Morning all, 74 now going to 76 with a 90% chance of heavy rain. Air is thick with humidity so it still feels hot. Got up this morning and fell asleep in my chair and when my wife got up I went back to bed until 8:00. Just installed the shop window ac unit in the boy's room getting ready for next week when they work on installing the HP. Have a larger one that I will put in our room until we get the HP up and going, then it will go in the garage. The guy is supposed to start Tue or Wed of next week.

LS, glad the fire changed direction, praying thing continue to go well for them and that it soon is out. Knee also.

Ron, praying everything is fine.

Don, praying for a smooth move and that you can find your _______ when you get there.

Kyle praying for you all and your daughter.

Thomas, praying for you and your well problems.

Drew, praying that your potato digging goes well and that you have a bumper crop.

Buppies, praying for your leg.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[Ed of all trades]

Kyle, the inserts I used were turned from 7075 aluminum, really strong stuff. Once installed, the front edge of the insert must be drilled out to re-expose an oil passage that must be open to the bore that the cylinder head stud runs through. So once installed, I use another drill guide in the fixture to keep the drill at just the right angle to pick up the oil passage. Yea, royal PITA, but it's why dealers get upwards of $250 for making the repair. I have about $100 tied up in tooling and materials, and have already made that back helping out a few fellow riding buddies that had the same problem. This is the second one of my own bikes I've had to repair, both for the same upper front stud on the right side.

RNG, what kind of mill and lathe do you have and what do you recommend for a guy to put in his garage and play and work on. Hope to be able to help out a few people and make a few $$$ to help finance tooling. Have my eye on a Clausing 8520 but don't know if the guy is going to sell and what price if he does. Ed

 

[toppop52]

That’s a good one Ed, I can’t find my———, or my ———, and I’ve been here 6.5 years! LOL

 

[daugen]

Ed and LS, your prayers must have helped! 1348 pounds of potatoes dug this morning, great bunch of helpers, including two young Mormons here on a mission, boy were they great guys.
I've dug three out of five rows, dug about 1500 pounds of potatoes so far, might be doing better than ten to one. Hoping for a ton, pretty sure we'll top that. .89 a pound in Food Lion.
Almost all the directors of the food bank came and helped, a nice bunch, though half were old and sitting in shade half way through, as expected. I had chairs ready for them....
Kudos to Mormon Elder Barnes for taking such great pictures with my camera.

Hot shower felt wonderful, back out to put things away but I am seriously done for today. Started at 6am.
I sure feel good though, perhaps just inside.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and another .4 inches rain.

Got our 2nd shot of the new shingles vac. Can’t say I had a great night, chills and headache.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[ronjhall]

Ed and LS, your prayers must have helped! 1348 pounds of potatoes dug this morning, great bunch of helpers, including two young Mormons here on a mission, boy were they great guys.
I've dug three out of five rows, dug about 1500 pounds of potatoes so far, might be doing better than ten to one. Hoping for a ton, pretty sure we'll top that. .89 a pound in Food Lion.
Almost all the directors of the food bank came and helped, a nice bunch, though half were old and sitting in shade half way through, as expected. I had chairs ready for them....
Kudos to Mormon Elder Barnes for taking such great pictures with my camera.

Hot shower felt wonderful, back out to put things away but I am seriously done for today. Started at 6am.
I sure feel good though, perhaps just inside.

Great pictures. Looks like the help was well worth the Hoagies.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, what kind of mill and lathe do you have and what do you recommend for a guy to put in his garage and play and work on. Hope to be able to help out a few people and make a few $$$ to help finance tooling. Have my eye on a Clausing 8520 but don't know if the guy is going to sell and what price if he does. Ed

It all depends on what you need to do with it, Ed. I have a '70s era no-name Taiwanese 13x40 lathe that I found on Craig's List being sold by a company that was going out of business. So far it's done everything I needed it to do, but the big plus was the huge amount of tooling and the DROs that came with it. I learned with my mill, that only came with one end mill and a vise, that tooling can cost more than the machine! The mill is a Lagun FT-1 with a 9x42 table, also set up with a pair of DROs. Lots of way wear and backlash in the drive screws, but it's easily worked around with the DROs. It came from a hobbyist that had upgraded to a very nice Bridgeport. Both my machines have 3 phase motors, and a rotary phase converter powers them. I found a used Baldor 7 HP 3 phase motor on Craig's List and a custom configured controller from American Rotary/Gentec, who were great to work with. The motor was $75 and it was another $450 for the controller and load center, not cheap but it opened a whole new world of opportunities for other 3 phase tools.

It also depends on how much space you have. The lathe and the mill take up about a third of a single car garage space, and believe me, once they're set up and leveled, you don't wanna have to move 'em again.:shocked:

With all the repairs I've been able to make using parts or tools made on the lathe and mill, I've probably paid for both tools and the phase converter stuff. But then most of my power tools came to me as Craig's List orphans that needed a lot of TLC, and I ride/drive older vehicles on which a person can actually do their own repairs.

Back to the Clausing, I wasn't familiar with one, and found an interesting thread that discusses pros and cons:
Opinions on Clausing 8520 Knee Mill?

Hope this helps!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning all. Our gravel yard is looking more like a duck pond this morning thanks to heavy overnight rain. Hope it stops soon as my wife is looking forward to visiting a private garden not far away that is letting people in to look around in return for a donation to charity. There are quite a few who do this, all listed in a little yellow book that is published each year.

LS, hope they can get the fire under control before it reaches your son's house.

I love and see the hard work put into those beautiful English gardens.

Oh no, he might go back and read about all the snakes. At least he was here the other night when whipper found a copperhead in the yard.

He might offer a huge sum for Whipper.

Neighbor got bit by copperhead last evening getting off his tractor while at his inlaws land. He said there were 2 of them. Spent the night in the ER. Was wearing crocs for shoes. He's not quite 30 years old and apparently not allergic to the venom. They gave him the full routine, but let him go early this morning. He said the nausea from the morphine was the worst until they gave him something for that.


RNG, that repair was not for the faint of heart. It intrigued me enough to google it and I found a nice write up, that suspiciously looked like maybe someone you know who did it on another website. I could easily see charging or paying $250 for the repair. Does that price include the disassembly and re-assembly? Or is that on top of everything?

We dug up about a bushel of white onions this morning while it was cooler. Also picked some yellow squash and tomatoes. We need rain desperately.

Prayers for all, and healing too. BEF, Ron, LS, and everyone else.

So many interesting lives you all lead. Pig roasts, sheep shearing, English gardens, copperhead dog, airheads, potato digging (remember the beverly hillbilly episode about the digging potato dance move?), volcanic eruptions, cold in the southern hemisphere already, photos of uncles growing 8' high corn, horsefly bites, harvesting golf balls,......feel free to add to the list.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, that repair was not for the faint of heart. It intrigued me enough to google it and I found a nice write up, that suspiciously looked like maybe someone you know who did it on another website. I could easily see charging or paying $250 for the repair. Does that price include the disassembly and re-assembly? Or is that on top of everything?

Not sure, but I believe it includes removing everything on that side down to the case, which took me about a half hour this time around. The pushrod tube seals under the cylinder harden and start leaking after five or so years, so it's not unusual to pull a cylinder to replace them, and no special tools (other than a torque wrench) are required, so a lot of owners do the work themselves. It took about an hour just to get the engine case hot enough to let go of the stud in the stripped threads. Started with a MAP gas torch, then air-acetylene, and finally a fairly large tip on the oxy-acetylene torch. About half way though I started to wonder just how much heat it would take, and finally at about 300F it started to come out. All that time I was looking at a fuel tank with about four gallons in it just a few inches above the stud, and reviewing where the garden hose and fire extinguisher were...

So many interesting lives you all lead.

Isn't that an ancient Chinese curse?:laughing: