Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

RNG battery cable size matters. I had that problem on my modified Farmall A. If the battery cable gets really hot while you are cranking it probably needs to be a larger size.

 

[LouNY]

Good Morning!!!! 55F @ 5:00AM. Cloudy skies with periods of rain this afternoon. High 64F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
Looks like it's gonna be a wet weekend, too, but then dry for the rest of the ten-day. I'm not complaining.

Seems to me that these days lots of words don't mean what they used to, "progressive" being just one of them.:muttering: "Snowflake" is another.:laughing:

Phlebotomist yesterday was complaining her company was pressuring her to get bus driver training so she could split jobs during slow demand times for her primary skill. Seems to me like someone that studied to get that medical certification did so to avoid doing jobs like driving a bus, but what do I know?:confused2: I do know that traffic was a mess in town yesterday; people drive these days with no consideration for anyone else on the highway. Saw several near misses, fortunately none of which involved me.

Paid $3.36/gallon to get a bunch of 25 pound propane bottles filled, and counter man was crowing about how good his prices are. I told him the bulk supplier that fills the tank here quoted $2.50/gallon to me earlier this year, to which he complained that even with his markup, he's still losing money filling propane tanks. Some people are just never happy.

I feel a lot safer driving a 3/4 ton pickup truck with 300 HP than I ever did driving that Bimer. Lots more steel around me, and a lot less go under the go pedal.:laughing:

Grass is just starting to sprout out in the meadow after the past week or so's rain. That three point buck was back chasing does last night, looking scrawnier than ever. Not much for 'em to eat anyway right now, but I don't think he's got eatin' on his mind anyway. But I should probably get another tank of pre-emergent sprayed out around the firewood piles today so I don't have grass growing up into the wood.

Couldn't find anyone selling the correct size battery for either the van or the Kubota side-by-side yesterday. But then I only went to three places, and then gave up. I'll do some calling around next week to maybe improve my chances. But I did come up with one more test on the van to see if it really is a battery problem, and that was to run some jumper cables between the truck and the van and see if that helped the keep the voltage level up while cranking. It didn't. Could be that the cables I have aren't the thickest in the world, but I never had any problems with them in the past. I did find a tutorial on using the diagnostic app, and was able to email myself a CSV file containing time vs. RPM and voltage, so I'll get that plotted up today to see if there's anything there to learn. And I'll do some digging to see if there's a way of watching for the injector pulses, in hopes of verifying that the low voltage during cranking really is causing a problem.

TGIF gang!:drink:

How about taking a spare battery and connecting that strictly to your ignition system, even a motorcycle battery would provide ignition power without going low voltage.

 

[toppop52]

31 high of 56 today no wind nice for sure

Prayers for Hawkeye wife

BEF glad you are getting better

Toppop still liking new tractor I hope

Roy glad you made it home safe and sound

Prayers for all

I sure do! Only have about 6-7 hours on it, but loving it so far.

 

[PJSprog]

44°F and cloudy this morning, going all the way up to 46° today.

The word "progressive," like many words, has been misused and slandered in modern times. Most politicians who call themselves political progressives rarely are, and the other side uses the term as a pejorative. Even in the realm of music, most of what people call progressive rock has been pretty stagnant and homogenous since the 1970s.

Nice of you to man up and admit you need hearing aids, Eric. I know this is my eventual fate as well. My tinnitus is screaming a little extra loud this morning for some reason ... and not just because it was mentioned here :laughing:, been doing it since I got out of bed. There is one guy at work who mumbles in a low voice when he talks, and even just over the past three years, it's getting harder and harder for me to hear what he's saying while out in the shop. I have to watch his lips, which most of the time are little help. When my Wife and I are talking from different rooms at home, my most common response is "I can't hear you." (sigh) A musician losing his hearing. Not a comforting thought. No wonder Beethoven was deemed mad.

 

[hawkeye08]

Stove out this morning.. pretty easy to restart, will do troubleshooting later today or this weekend. Wife is really under the weather, hoping she turns the corner soon.

Ronjhall, Hawkeye, prayers for your wife. Hope the person doing your review is not the one you are leaving.
Yep, the manager I am leaving is doing my review. He is also the second level manager for the new job. He is a jerk, but we'll see if he is fair. They pushed year end (fiscal year end is Oct 31) reviews out to Dec 12-22.. not sure why. I have heard our bonus was funded, so should get it, but still up to manager in the end.

 

[jbrumberg]

A cloudy 25ºF for today’s low temp; clouds are increasing and it is 27ºF presently; an I anticipate a snowy afternoon with ~1” of accumulating snow. I “lost” yesterday after the the bone spurs in my neck started to protest digging through +4’ of snow getting to the propane tank = nap time in the easy chair basking in the wood stove’s heat. It’s an automatic for me when I think/hear pending snow = bring 3 day’s supply of firewood and fill the kindling bin indoors; and having the wood cart loaded with another 2 -3 days of firewood by the slider.

Thomas, Phil, and Drew- I am sorry to rea about your friends. One of our closest friends is in a bad way with breast cancer. Progressive is not a good word in most cases, except in a meteorological sense.

Drew- Good luck with the med changes. And like Ted, I believe that mail order CBD is legal in the USA if it’s properly hemp “sourced.” That site is where I have purchased CBD products in the past.

Hawkeye- I am really sorry to read about your Wife; sorry about the pace of your transition.

Roy- I am happy to read that you are home ahead of this nuisance mid day clipper system.

Eric- I am sorry to read about your hearing examination. Good luck with the adjustment. I will follow your example next year when my new health insurance kicks in with hearing benefits like most of the other posters here.

Bill- Thanks for the laugh. I am not looking forward to the $’s.

I hope that everyone is having a decent Friday.

My + thoughts and prayers

 

[toppop52]

I equate progressive with intelligence and open minds, not politics...

BEF, looks like we is jus closed minded dullards! LOL
Just pulling your chain Drew, I understood you.

 

[toppop52]

24 early, heading to 55 they say, then cold tomorrow. Then warm, then cold...

Drew, what was wrong with the truck?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buckeye, good news on your continued recovery. Are you ready for Monday?

I’m ready. But have to admit part of the reason is to get some more matching 401k before end of year. I jacked it up to 50% for the next pay, highest allowed.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .28 inches rain supposed to be a wet one all day. Guess it will be an inside day


Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day