Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Roy, Sounds like a nice Kioti and a step up

 

[Looking4new]

good morning!
The temperature is about 68°F and it is trying to rain. All next week will be rainy too.

The fella (junior to me) that was hauling with me has a load to deliver tomorrow about 5 hours northwest of North Bay.
I've got the last load of the season going to Timmins, ON, it delivers on Tuesday. Reallly it is only a half load. 20 metric ton (44,000 lbs) will fit in my lead no problem. I will drag the pup along for the ride.

The jury is still out on this barnyard cadilac, I do know for a fact that until the headlights get aimed properly (they are coon hunters right now) there will be NO night driving.

I am going to drop into the International dealer in Timmins and see if they can rotate the gear shift leaver to the left. I am wondering if the stick is on a spline into the tranny. I also want the dash lights off when I shut the key off. I have the dash lights dimmed down as low as they will go and they still screw up my night vision.

I will probably work until the end of October, but don't hold your breath, then take a layoff for the winter.


Stay safe all

 

[toppop52]

I was just spreading top soil for my MIL that was dumped at least 2 yrs ago. The BX has a tooth bar for it , but I wanted to back drag and it was off. I didn’t have the engine reved up high enough, that helped. First time I used the BX.

I read that spraying dish soap in water will kill moss, but the long term solution is lime.

My MF has 23 hp and it will dig through grass roots and dirt with no problem as long as I have counter weight on rear. I don’t have a tooth bar. I thought I’d buy one but I didn’t need it. I had one on a previous tractor and liked it, but that one was a 26 hp gas engine and didn’t weigh as much.

 

[daugen]

my step BIL who lives on/is caretaker to a beautiful historic estate near Aldie VA sent me this pic today,
which he took yesterday at one of the farms that make up the larger estate.
Sign of Fall for sure

speaking of which farm down the street full of volunteers today building what I think will be a Halloween attraction called a corn maze.
I'll take some pics when they are further along

 

[pennwalk]

The fog this morning was dripping off the trees. It almost seemed like rain. Still totally overcast now but less wet. There is less than 1/4 inch in the rain gauge after three days spotty rain. The weather forecast is for periods of rain for the next three days. I should have mowed Friday.

Chris

 

[Buppies]

Beautiful rhododendrons rswyan

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Productive day.... the table saw is back together and operating like new. It was not without issue.... I was being both inattentive and overconfident in assembling the motor.... I haphazardly placed the "wavy washer" on the armature shaft, them pressed the end bearing on.... worst part was I then assembled the motor.... only realized what I did when I saw the washer just flopping around on the shaft near the brushes.... DUH!!

Disassembled the motor, pressed the bearing off, removed the washer, and pressed the bearing back on. Then assembled the motor with the wavy washer where it should be... at the end of the shaft, in the bearing cup!

All is good.... I am now experienced enough to disassemble or reassemble the motor / gear drive in less than 5 minutes.... I wonder if there are any competitions for doing so? ......

Then went over to the neighbors and started the service / maintenance.... we'll finish it tomorrow.

Dinner was early: chicken with rice and snow peas, and a bowl of homemade chicken vegetable soup. It was really good and I am stuffed!

Tomorrow, I am planning on having something that is a rare treat.... Taylor Pork Roll.... it is not available out here (only avail in the Pa, NJ, NY area), but I had some shipped to me. (Cost as much for shipping than the pork roll itself). I will grill it, then eaten on round Kaiser rolls. Not sure on the sides yet....

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

[toppop52]

Productive day.... the table saw is back together and operating like new. It was not without issue.... I was being both inattentive and overconfident in assembling the motor.... I haphazardly placed the "wavy washer" on the armature shaft, them pressed the end bearing on.... worst part was I then assembled the motor.... only realized what I did when I saw the washer just flopping around on the shaft near the brushes.... DUH!!

Disassembled the motor, pressed the bearing off, removed the washer, and pressed the bearing back on. Then assembled the motor with the wavy washer where it should be... at the end of the shaft, in the bearing cup!

All is good.... I am now experienced enough to disassemble or reassemble the motor / gear drive in less than 5 minutes.... I wonder if there are any competitions for doing so? ......

Then went over to the neighbors and started the service / maintenance.... we'll finish it tomorrow.

Dinner was early: chicken with rice and snow peas, and a bowl of homemade chicken vegetable soup. It was really good and I am stuffed!

Tomorrow, I am planning on having something that is a rare treat.... Taylor Pork Roll.... it is not available out here (only avail in the Pa, NJ, NY area), but I had some shipped to me. (Cost as much for shipping than the pork roll itself). I will grill it, then eaten on round Kaiser rolls. Not sure on the sides yet....

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Harris Teeter and Acme Market sells it here, Sam’s Club says they do but I can’t verify that. I wanted to try it but the salt content was deal breaker.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Yes, the salt content is high..... I am sure there are a bunch of other nasties in it also..... you only live once right?. When I was a kid, it was practically a Saturday morning staple....

Now there is this stuff called "Scrapple" .... THAT, I cannot eat.... can't even stand the smell of it cooking.... my sisters loved it.

 

[sodamo]

Congrats on your successes, Ted.

Taylor Pork Roll - a few years back Sophie’s sister visited and brought good friends from NJ. The NJ folk made a big deal of their presentation of a Taylor Pork Roll, which neither of us remember from days we lived in NJ.