Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 49F @ 6:30AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 58F. Winds light and variable.

Nice job on the attic stairs, Don. I bet the aluminum made them light enough to handle easily. I dimly remember helping someone install, or getting someone to help me install, a set of wooden ones. They weighed a TON, and almost got away from us before they were finally secured.

Got the new fuel filter/water separator installed on the RTV yesterday, and added some Power Service Diesel 911 to the tank. The biggest job on the installation was cleaning all the dirt and mud off the old filter; Kubota put it right in front of the right rear wheel. I know it's gotta go somewhere, but come on, how 'bout a fender or something to keep a part that needs regular service clean? Took the buggy for a spin afterwards and no more bogging, but the real test will come this morning when I try it with a cold engine.

While I was doing that I set a hose up on top of the van and trickled water on small areas of the front end in hopes of finding the water leak. So far all I can say is it's not coming from the penetrations for the wiper arms, windshield squirters, or the radio antenna. More wet fun today.

Thought I just had one last little adjustment to the stall force on the gate opener to get it working right, but yesterday when I finished the automatic lock latch stopped working. Rechecked all the wiring, and directly powering the latch shows it works, but there's no power at the circuit board when there should be. Mighty Mule is sending a replacement circuit board.:confused3:

Finished the day by replacing all the saddlebag hinges on the big touring bike, and tucking an extra pair into the spare parts bag I carry with me on trips. Actually I finished the day with a campfire, where I used all the address labels and paper with confidential information to get it started. Almost had to give up because the wood was damp; when I checked the tarp over the palletized wood I could see daylight through most of it. Time to get a new tarp; this one is only a year old. The first Kotap brand tarp I bought lasted almost three years; I guess quality has gone to heck on that brand.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

 

[Thomas]

ronjhall
What, you didn’t get the thaw we had last weekend.
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You that 1 dayer,looking forward 3-4 days 40's+.

 

[sodamo]

66 °F and .06 inches rain
No big planned for the day, but need to go to brewery as both kegs are empty

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[lostcreekranch]

56° and sunny here this morning and forecast indicates 65° this afternoon.

Storms came thru about midnight and gave us about 1/4” of rain.

Managed to get my 3-point log splitter back on its parking stand Thursday.



Didn’t get it hooked to tractor hydraulics yet, too many other shiny things took my attention away.

Didn’t get much accomplished yesterday. Made a trip to Richmond to drop some items off st that house then a visit to Sam’s Club, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, and Northern Tool.

Picked up two of the Honeywell 5000 Lumen Security Lights at Sam’s. They will replace the existing high pressure sodium fixtures on each end of the shop. They’re a bit over 17’ above the ground so ..... I’m planning on installing those when the guys come to install the new 8’ LED fixtures with their scissor lift. If they work well ... I’ll get two more for the small shop and the carport by the house.

Everyone have a great weekend!

Prayers to all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning, everyone!

13F here this morning, forecast a high of 17 and windy, then low of 5 overnight. The ice fishermen will probably be out on the lake this weekend.

I have the day off, planning to visit Mom and add some insulation in a couple of places at her house. I may take a walk on the woodlot to inventory standing dead and downed trees. I plan to use the Kioti to help harvest firewood to add to the woodpile.

Edit to add: Regarding the fall on my stairs, I’m feeling better today after a good nights sleep. I was sore at work yesterday and had a bit of a headache come on last evening, but a couple of pills from what an off-road riding friend calls “youth in a bottle” (ibuprofen) has helped.

Have a great day, all!

Ibuprofen is my "go to" med. Only use it when I have to. Maybe once every 2 months.

LS, the pull down attic stairs was a one man job. Just follow instructions except where it says to have another person in the attic, if you don’t have z second person.View attachment 586719
Just trim and paint to finish.

good job. Did I miss the truss strengthening?

No ice fishing here and no urgency to light the woodburner either, though not quite as warm as where you are off to Rich. Either thermometer is stuck, or temperature very even as both night and day are showing 8C/46F.

Anyone taking bets on how long before Don hot wires the tractor ?

Good morning! 53 ˚F old getting to 58 ˚F north wind no rain.
Been up for a while reading the operators manual for the JD 3032E - the elusive tractor. But today I must cut a tree at Mom's and get her some groceries so no seat time and still no contact from the ex-pres, the tractor's daddy. I might have to take Ron's suggestion but I suspect he is out of town. Elderland has several sponsored vacations all over the world at any one time. Through detective work I . . . well let's just say I don't need the key holder to drive the tractor, I'm just doing it as a courtesy. Eric I would not place any bets over a week before the tractor get's a new daddy.

Ah ha, a new term For TBN:
Tractor Daddy - The person responsible for a tractor owned by multiple people, an association, or a company.

Georgetown SunCity Headlines-
TrailBoss/TractorDaddy seen driving green tractor into the sunset....

Today is MIL's birthday. I bought 2 roasts on sale on Thursday. I cooked them initially in the pressure cooker, and put them in the crock pot with a half ton of veggies. Yellow cake with home made frosting made with fresh homegrown lemon juice. Can't wait for a slice.

Really nice day here but been cooking all morning. Just waiting for the crock pot veggies to get tender. Hopefully another 30 minutes or so.

I wanted to till the garden, but we got another 1/2" of rain or more last night. My son's cabbage is nearly 2' in diameter. The head is about the size of softball. Not sure when to pick it.

Farmer, are you still lurking I hope? Hope you all are doing alright. I know you're a busy man.

My daughter has really enjoyed learning to play guitar. She's learning to finger pick some songs. She likes the notes from Collective Soul's song "December".

We came home from the hamburger stand last night and couldn't find one of the chickens (we only have 2). It is our favorite tamed hen named Butterscotch. Wife was about to cry when I opened the barn door and somehow she had snuck into there. Relief. Chicken count still at 2. I guess I'm planning on buying 6 or 8 baby hens in a couple of months.

PJ, our hens are still laying. We bought a ceramic heater that fits in a light bulb socket. Only plug it in when it gets below 40F.

Eric, hope you get some sun. I would be using my stealthy pellet gun on some ravens. OTOH, I've seen some raised as pets.

Have a blessed day all.

 

[Bird]

Sounds like a good birthday party, Kyle. I wish her a Happy Birthday and hope for many more.

 

[daugen]

wow you all have been busy.
I'm sitting with a heating pad on my lower back, standing on concrete in the garden shed for four hours was a great deal of fun except on my back.
Repotted some marigolds, planted another tray of collards, George Southern, a few carnations, vacuumed the crud out of there, and then came in for the day, most pleased to see the big box with my snow blower in it.
Now it can snow...

Nice thing about a corded snow blower is you can hang it on the wall for twenty years without using it and it will start up like new.
I had one at my last house for the walkways and it worked great. This one is much larger than what I had before. Says it's comparable to a gas snowblower, no, first of all it's only single action, not double. But with 1 to 6 inch snow storms here, maybe...., no need for anything more.
Guarantee you I'll be the only guy on the street with a snowblower...

Toppop and others, careful in the coming snow, shouldn't be too bad.

 

[jbrumberg]

A beautiful early Winter day in NE if one likes cold. It looks like the local sugar shacks are getting prepped for this Year's sap run. I read in our local newspaper that one of the old fashioned sugar shacks down the road won awards in all categories in last year's North American Maple Syrup's Counsel's annual competition. Their tapped 7000 trees produce ~2000 gallons/year on average. They have miles of tubing running between the trees all connecting to a stainless steel collection tank (an old tanker). Occasionally a moose will take down lines. They still burn wood to fire their evaporators. Wifey and I made our own years ago (~40) when we rented/co-opt a hobby farm. It's really hard work, and not meant for indoor processing as the previous tenant discovered. The place had a permanent maple smell and the rough lumber kitchen walls were forever tacky.

".... but need to go to brewery as both kegs are empty"- David Screw food, but booze and/or bird food will be sufficient reason(s) to make a "supply" run down to the "Big City."

Kyle- I am happy to read that "Butterscotch" was safe and sound. Our old Presto pressure cooker still sees action. I think that some cuts of meat just cook better under pressure as well as low and slow. Thanks for the laugh; good visual of last seen with SMV decal and hazards flashing

Any wild animal that predates on domestic animals should be "controlled."

Maybe; just maybe this area of NE will see snow ~next weekend. There are lots of model eye candy already from a lot of the models, but I've seen this all season 7 days out. The cold is here and should stick around; but the Pacific is still too energized, the jet streams split, and no real Atlantic blocking yet.

I hope that everyone's Saturday is going as planned.

 

[ronjhall]

Back from the fishing show. Things have not changed a lot. Except prices. I had 15 Okuma reels for Great Lakes fishing. I figured that what I bought in the late 90's would be around $100 today. Wrong they are $200+. The one kicker was a 29' fishing boat with twin 300 hp outboards. The outboards were 2/3rds of the price.
Albemarle | Clemons Boats
What's wrong with a good pair of true V8 inboards.
Good time with son and grandson.

 

[toppop52]

Back from the fishing show. Things have not changed a lot. Except prices. I had 15 Okuma reels for Great Lakes fishing. I figured that what I bought in the late 90's would be around $100 today. Wrong they are $200+. The one kicker was a 29' fishing boat with twin 300 hp outboards. The outboards were 2/3rds of the price.
Albemarle | Clemons Boats
What's wrong with a good pair of true V8 inboards.
Good time with son and grandson.

In 1987 my Donzi listed for $53495, a similar boat today is over $250000, it’s no wonder the market is drying up.