Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

Well, got the haircut (way overdue, by the way) and mowed most of the lawn. Didn't do the fenced in yard since wifey wanted the back door open and letting some air in. She doesn't like the smell of fresh mown grass...probably a bit allergic.

The little chainsaw does work better using my left hand...and I've got some trimming to do tomorrow....may as well rig the chipper to the tractor as well since I've already decided not to mow the field this year.

 

[Bird]

When I got home from donating blood this morning, we went to visit the younger of our two daughters, so my wife could see the new litter of pups she has; Maltese/Yorkie mix born on 7/6/2021 (yep, 4 days old).

When our 10 year old Chihuahua (Dee) died at the age of 10 on 01-22-2018 I think it hurt me more than any animal's death ever had in the past, and I just have not wanted another dog. But both of our daughters think we should have one, and my wife wants one, and my daughter's dogs run to jump in my lamp anytime we got over there, SO I reckon you know the rest. Daughter says our new dog "Ripper" (name picked by wife) will be ready to wean and leave his momma on 08/25/2021.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

my brand new Lincoln grease gun has a dripping problem.

My guess is that it's not so much the grease gun, Drew, but the grease that's in it. Last month when we were all talking about grease in another thread here on TBN, I watched a couple videos that explained that grease is just oil with binders that act to thicken it. If they use a cheap binder, the oil tends to separate out at room temperature, especially if it's a hot room.

There's a Lincoln pneumatic grease gun hanging on the peg board in the garage, and it's 110F out there right now. I just checked, and there's not a trace of oil on it, and it's hanging with the plunger down. It's loaded with Lucas Oil 10301 X-Tra Heavy Duty Grease, which also just happens to be green. It's an NLGI-2 polyurea grease that's rated GC-LB, which means it's good for both high speed bearings and extreme pressures, like you'd find in FEL pins. And it stays soft at low temperatures, too. Pretty much a one-grease-does-it-all kinda deal. And at about five bux a tube in a case of 10, it's not that much more than the TSC red stuff.

For now, you can stick the bottom end of that grease gun in a tin can, or put a baggie onto it with a zip tie...

 

[toppop52]

I was aggravated that I didn’t get the oil changed in the Toro, so I went back out and cut the plug assembly off the hose, changed the oil and filter, then found an insert plug in my kit, tightened the clamp and took a ride.

It had a slight surge at lower rpm, but I discovered one plug as at the proper .030”, and the other was .018”. After installing the new plugs I put some SeaFoam in the tank. I fired it up, it surged one time and smoothed right out.

 

[txdon]

SeaFoam is a miracle drug for engines.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

71° at dusk, 89% humidity.

Got a lot done today.
Mowed yard, grass was still wet some when I started. Planten stems didn’t cut well.
Wife weeded most of garden, it looks real nice.

Put grapple on tractor and moved large limb that came down in storm a week ago.
Also pulled up another bush near creek that’s in the way mowing.

Grabbed a pile of pine limbs I cut a few weeks ago and had tucked between a couple pines waiting for the grapple to go on. Decided to take them to the large pile on other side of creek. Once over there with grapple, decided to clean up some more. Got one area cleaned out, moving everything to the large pile in the old mill race.

Cleaned around some other trees also, no pic. Dug out the rock I hit my mower blade on one day, turned out to be about 20” long rock, dumped it in the creek.
Was finally able to break the wild cherry that uprooted and hung in another tree years ago, with it free was able to push it out of the way. Need to cut it. It’s still in the air as the trunk is in the creek.

Then attacked the last pile and found a couple of these while I was digging a stump out with the BH.

Still got a small pile of dirt that I need to move with the bucket.
Cleaned up some more along yard treeline.
Supper was first tomato and green pepper, and lettuce from the garden.
Got new LED tail light on my 16ft trailer. Did not replace the other side that still worked. Soldered the wires and put heat shrink on. Trailer needs new breakaway switch (at least cable) and battery.
Also dug out old basketball pole. Wife was standing right in front of where it was, right by the dirt pile, I asked “see anything different?” No. “Look down” good thing there wasn’t a snake there.

Also sprayed 2 gal roundup and mixed 2 more. Put sevin in an old sprayer tank, same size / model as the one that leaked. Rinsed it good first, not sure what had been in it before.

A good day, lots of seat time.
Sure beats 2 yrs ago today, laying in hospital bed unable to walk and they still didn’t know what was wrong.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 74F for the start, breezy, partly cloudy. Clouds built up during day, windy day, and high temp was 91F, HI 100F, and DP 72F. Puttered and prepped for boat launch, left house to go drag kids around the lake for a couple of hours. raft was too big to fit under top so had to put top down, but nobody got sunburned . Wind messed with me big time during boat recovery, but got it on trailer correctly. Got home and took nap
Covid update: Cooke 3245 confirmed cases, 4 active cases, Montague 1794 confirmed cases, 5 active cases, Grayson, 11374 confirmed cases, 13 active cases.
David good news on the health tests. At least you got a blizzard
Drew first tomato, yea!
Ron If I write things down I remember much better. Glad for good day with aunt, nice pic
Scaredy always good day for seat time.
Thomas enjoy your shopping
Buppies, yeah beach time.
RNG good luck dealing with heat and all the issues that go with it
Eric glad you had fun moving sheep
Paul just not much stuff using carbs anymore. Even my '07 Merc 155 two stroke was injected.
Don just not fun to work in that kind of mud.
Bird good on you to donate blood.
PJ good your wife like your lasagna, she might keep you sorry about bad t-storm
David good luck on plumbing the caretaker unit
RS sorry lawn ready for mowing as soon as it is cut hope not too much critter damage
Randy sorry about oil drain plug.
Drew I keep grease guns in big AL pan, contains the mess.
Kyle lie still and I go out like a light
Roy glad you got haircut and some mowing done
Bird congrats on new pup
Randy glad you could work around the oil plug issue. good to hear Torro issues being dealt with
Dennis competing with RS? nice pics
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter, Bird/aging issues/daughter's foot, Billy/skin cancer surgery, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies cancer surgery/ diarrhea, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes,Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/vision issues, Bill/DIL home care, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle, Drew/tendon healing, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery,RNG/fire season, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-07-10, 2223

Mmmm...windows open and a very comfortable 60° right now. Wife and stepdaughter gone to bed an hour or so ago. As soon as I finish this beer, reckon I will too...

 

[rswyan]

67F @ 22:00, headed down to an overnight low of 65F. Good chance of rain late.

Took two bags of shredded paper up in the bucket of the Kubota and dumped on compost pile. Went to cover up first one and got a good squirt of hydraulic fluid out of the right curl cylinder. It's been dripping for a while now, figured it was close - it will be on the menu this coming week. At least glad it happened when there is so much rain the forecast.

Got another 25 gallons of RM18 sprayed, mostly over around the pole barn. Got that northeast corner done, also the drive leading down to the barn, and some touch up on the rest of the driveway.

Finished area around house that hadn't been mowed.

Filled hopper feeder.

Located Loctite Blue thread locker up in the shop, put some on the tip of fireman's nozzle and screwed that back together. Hopefully will solve it backing out.

Finished cleaning the 3 nest boxes and sparrow trap, got those all put back up. Saw neighbor over in the woods moving wood chips while I was up at compost pile doing that and stopped to jaw jack for a while.

Started mowing area around house that was mowed a couple of days ago, got the east side done, and some on the west and the back. It's growing fast and getting thick.

Inspected garden, doesn't look like any further damage. Picked one zucchini and one yellow squash which were ready. Got some red chili peppers coming on but they are still green. Medium hots doing well. Tomatoes plants getting bigger.

Got some raking of leaves and debris done on hill at southwest corner of house, still a good bit more to go. Had sprayed it awhile back, it's mostly dead now.

Fish fed.

Glued 4 caps on to some 10" pieces of 3/4 pvc for the next watering rig, should be about ready to glue those into the crosses.

The Squeak is out in the garage and wouldn't come in when The Woman called her a little bit ago.

(Woman informed me the other day that Squeak has discovered that the seat on the Cub makes a good place to take a quick cat nap ... )

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[sodamo]

Got the shower controls roughed in, but not glued as I’m lacking 2 important fittings. Not rushing to town to get. Got about half the durorock hung and will finish that as I can do by leaving a loose panel where I’m missing the fittings.

Had an interesting diversion. Some texting and email back and forth with a person a neighbor recommended for the potential caretaker in search of a work exchange/living arrangement. A disabled vet which would be even nicer should it work out. Won’t get a chance to meet in person for a couple of weeks so no hurry to make a decision.