Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

how bad it is

 

[newbury]

Well I wish to comment on several things:

Does anyone have one of the Ford Transit Connect vans with the 2.5L Duratec I-4 engine? Specifically, I am considering the "passenger wagon". I drove one today, and of course it doesn't have the power or acceleration of our Escape, but it's adequate. I suppose my main concern right now is wondering why almost none of the Ford dealers have then in stock.

Anyway, I'd like to hear from anyone who owns one of them and your opinion of it.

I don't own one (and didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night) but have been researching them for 2 years. SWMBO wants a SWB passenger wagon. For 2019 the DEFAULT engine option is supposed to be a diesel. I'm holding out for that.

Thanks, Irv! That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a propane fueled generator, vs. having to keep gasoline around to run the Honda. Especially these days, gasoline carbs always seem to need attention just when you need them most.

If your trying to save $$ factory_authorized_outlet sells a Duromax "10,000 Watt" propane/gas generator that many on TBN have bought and written about. They are presently selling it for $1,200 but it often drops down below $650 and on Dec 2nd 2017 it dropped down to $500 for a while.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/389139-duromax-model-xp10000eh-generator-review.html

<snip>Hardest part is remembering that last project is not done until bench is clean again. <snip>

I tried to follow that when I had 1 bench, but since I've populated my shops with about ten "workbenches", 4'x8' I frequently leave things "laid out". I'll run into a problem, need another part etc. and leave the project for up to months till everything comes together. Getting parts locally is about a 2 hour roundtrip job.

 

[Thomas]

sitting in a/c trying to get my body temp down...but actually this potato dig was cooler than last time.
Pretty sure we got our 700 pounds, they carefully weigh it all and let me know.
Still have stuff to put away but I needed a break. Been on my feet since 4am.

But on a beautiful sunny day, once I rest a little, headed back out to plow a third pass.
Those potatoes I might pick up tomorrow.
Sprinkler system running in garden, really should put a timer on it.
If I fell asleep....

One lady helper was a seasoned farmer and told me to pull my beets now, don't wait. Ok, I pulled the ten nicest ones and gave them to her and she left
smiling saying they would be tonight's dinner. It's nice when everyone goes home happy...
I don't know if I can get out of this chair, but knowing the sprinkler is running, yeah, no nap yet.

..................
Glad the weather was shining down on your event bet you'll sleep like a baby tonight..

 

[Bird]

Re: Good morning!!!!
Well I wish to comment on several things:

Originally Posted by Bird
Does anyone have one of the Ford Transit Connect vans with the 2.5L Duratec I-4 engine? Specifically, I am considering the "passenger wagon". I drove one today, and of course it doesn't have the power or acceleration of our Escape, but it's adequate. I suppose my main concern right now is wondering why almost none of the Ford dealers have then in stock.

Anyway, I'd like to hear from anyone who owns one of them and your opinion of it.
I don't own one (and didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night) but have been researching them for 2 years. SWMBO wants a SWB passenger wagon. For 2019 the DEFAULT engine option is supposed to be a diesel. I'm holding out for that.

It seems that there are only 5 of the Titanium versions at dealers in Texas right now (or as of yesterday), and they supposedly are not making anymore new 2018 models. So I just ordered a new 2019 model from my dealer. He first thought the diesel might be available, or a 1.5L Ecoboost (turbo), but after checking further, he said the only engine will be a 2.0L gas engine (even smaller than the 2.5L in 2018). So we'll see. If diesel or turbo were to be available, I would have gone that way.

 

[newbury]

It seems that there are only 5 of the Titanium versions at dealers in Texas right now (or as of yesterday), and they supposedly are not making anymore new 2018 models. So I just ordered a new 2019 model from my dealer. He first thought the diesel might be available, or a 1.5L Ecoboost (turbo), but after checking further, he said the only engine will be a 2.0L gas engine (even smaller than the 2.5L in 2018). So we'll see. If diesel or turbo were to be available, I would have gone that way.

Well I was told diesel would be standard but "late arrival".
Attached is the quote I got in April.

/edit - and I JUST called my Virginia dealer and he told me they are still on track and I could actually order one now.
Dealer -
Mike Powers, Ourisman Ford, Alexandria, Va phone: (703) 660-9000

 

[daugen]

Two thousand one hundred pounds of red potatoes dug and delivered to food pantry, count today was 875 pounds, and my am I dragging.
After finishing that I mowed lawn for two hours. Enough...

Been thinking about RS, hope he is doing ok.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Thirty minutes ago, fire is about ten miles south and upwind of here.


Just now, horizon completely hidden, smoke getting worse.

CalFire says they've slowed the spread, and there's little chance of it making it's way anywhere near here, but this is the third or forth fire within ten miles just today. It's still early in the fire season, and the long wet spring we've had is already showing it'll be as bad or worse than last year...

 

[sodamo]

Somebody interrupted my schedule by culvert diving

 

[Ed of all trades]

how bad it is
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Looks like fun, you can get new tools without spending any $$$$$. Ed

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle, I'm sure you will be an excellent teacher. If you can record the lessons with a camera, count me in with a few others on here for the remote learning class.

You would not stop laughing for months.....due to my southern accent....which is why I often recommend you send your grandson over here for finishing school. (Don is probably still snickering after our get together a few weeks back...) My son is getting his too, and I have no idea where he is getting it from....

Hope your wifey's cut heals up quick and you 2 find no reason to stop the "helping".......

The Briggs Vanguard series are supposed to be pretty good engines. Mud daubers building nests in bad places, rodents building nests under there too. Hitting something hard which jolts the motor.
Hopefully nothing catastrophic.

RNG, prayers for rain for all these drought areas.

Benches, cleared benches is a baseball term to me. Ha! I have stuff one of my work benches from my Impala overhaul 2 years ago. It runs fine, I guess I'm just not quite finished with the job yet.

We should start a comical thread, "Show us pictures of your bench" , which could be an ongoing thread about what project you're working on, or if it's clean enough for your wife/girl friend to lay on and do a "pose", or a before and after of it messy and then clean....It could surpass the good morning thread... David and Ron have me beat on clean benches.


So a friend (who's got 40 years in HVAC business), came over and did my evaporator coil exchange out of the goodness of his heart. And, he was clearing out of a baby shower being held at his house..After all these years, 14, this is the 4th evap coil I've had to have installed. This one I went with a 4 row coil instead of a 3 row, as the outside unit is 4 ton and the 3 row is at it's upper limits to handle it. Man, does it ever feel nice and cool. The main problem was my TXV valve had stuck, or wouldn't open the full amount to let the freon gas flow freely. We also pulled out the squirrel cage blower fan and cleaned a huge (14 years worth) of dust out of it. Buying the evap coil on ebay, the TXV and drier/filter from Service Supply, then installing them myself, saved me at least $800. My split temp is now about 16 degrees, before we limped along at about 10 degree split. So many things to thank the Lord about. Having a friend come and help is a good thing to be thankful for.

Drew, get some rest.

They are saying rain is coming. praying for it.