Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

69°F and 0 rain.

Looks like a full day with the flail ahead. Yeaaaa. 3 areas and the cane road outside the fence on the Hilo end of the property. Each section has its unique challenges, but the far piece ends with a couple hours of a 4 sided rectangle in the flattest area.

Very happy with my concrete effort. The Scag can reclaim it’s area.

Been watching the activities in UK. A shame we don’t have such a calming, uniting influence currently.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

had a lot of fun showing my friend how to use his new Kubota. We reset the air in the tires, checked all the fluids. Turns out it only has 12 hours on it.
Like new. Told him to immediately buy a Dewalt cordless grease gun.

 

[daugen]

very interesting to see folks bow to the King.
Interesting that King is required to confirm his tolerance of Church of Scotland; e.g. Protestants, and other religious freedoms.

 

[m7040]

Feeling pretty good now...need to hit the dump and get some fuel for both the tractor and the ZTR... that will be tomorrow morning's activities.
I'll only get a couple gallons for each machine...if you recall when I had major maintenance on the ZTR, the mechanic found a lot of water in the fuel tank...gallons. He suggested running the tank close to empty and adding Stabil, then running it for a few minutes to protect the carb, jets, etc. Mowing season is almost over.
As far as the tractor, won't need much...and I want the tank fairly close to empty when it comes time to get winterized diesel (early to mid-October). The tank has about 2/3rds in it now and the chipping won't use more then, maybe, ½ a tank, if that

I have noticed my right leg is getting weaker... need to figure out what the best exercise is...
This might be a good start:

or this:

I went for physical therapy for my leg problems but quickly learned to do it on my own. There is a ton of videos out there that are very helpful

 

[Thomas]

had a lot of fun showing my friend how to use his new Kubota. We reset the air in the tires, checked all the fluids. Turns out it only has 12 hours on it.
Like new. Told him to immediately buy a Dewalt cordless grease gun.

Looks like 2601??? did he get rear wheel spacers?

 

[daugen]

Looks like 2601??? did he get rear wheel spacers?

LX model, next size up Thomas but very similar
he's going to be pushing snow with this primarily, would spacers help?
Does have R14 hybrid tires, should help in snow

 

[Thomas]

LX model, next size up Thomas but very similar
he's going to be pushing snow with this primarily, would spacers help?
Does have R14 hybrid tires, should help in snow

If flat ground might be okay,rear tires loaded will help.if tire chains are needed good chance wheel spacers will be must.

 

[m7040]

Wheel weights can help also

 

[RoyJackson]

Most of the lawn is mowed...got 2 gallons of fuel...should have just filled the 2½ can....
I'd read on another thread the ZTR grass deflectors weren't too good, so I used a bungee to hold my ZTR deflector up. I was quite amazed at the better grass clipping dispersion...no clumping at all.
Only downside is when I mow with discharge close to a wall or fence, I get a lot more grass clippings on both the mower and me. Admittedly, I probably mowed shorter than I should have, so there were a lot of clippings.
I'll be removing the deflector and changing how I normally mow.
I also started chipping that pile from the fallen tree. This was just a quick trial, so no forestry helmet or chainsaw.
There is a lot of wood there!!! Most is 6" or less, so I can chip that. But it's a pretty tangled mess, so I'm definitely going to need the chainsaw...probably the pole saw too.
By the time I got to mowing and chipping (after the grass was dry enough), it was pretty hot. I've got a little of the lawn to finish and it's probably going to take a couple weekends to do the chipping. I don't have the strength or stamina I once had.
I'll start earlier tomorrow

 

[m7040]

Solar power seems hard to justify unless you are off grid. Payout periods of 8 to 10 years does not look appealing. I have the space for it and have looked at it from time to time but considering payout period and cleaning and upkeep over time it does not work for me.
The company I worked for was into building large solar installations including some with mirrors heating boilers and generating steam for turbine generators. With the right power sales agreements this can be very successful

The formula we developed included among other things cost of capital, cost to change and cost to run it and was used to evaluate process improvements during the design phase. As I remember in most cases if we did not get a 3 year pay out that design change would not be approved

 

[m7040]

often overlooked when evaluating an option such as solar is what you could have done with the money if invested elsewhere and the rate of return it would have generated for you. So putting 50 K into solar you need to consider what it could have earned

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Changed oil in Subaru before breakfast, to make sure I got to it.
Got hair cut, then grabbed pit beef sandwich from a food stand at a local event.
Got home and started mowing, did around house and most of field.
Then dug 2 rows of potatoes, got 4 buckets. That wore me out. 1 more row to dig.
Overcast, rain moving in.

 

[m7040]

So she is traveling today to Wienna, Austria. What gives us some comfort is that she is traveling on diplomatic passport this time. We had many sleepless nights worrying about her travels in the past including one in the Sinai dessert where a bus was blown up and we knew she was traveling the area and we did not hear from her for a week. And then there were the attacks at the ATM in Cairo stealing her money and her running after the attacker to take him down. Not a good idea. Then the same thing happened in London and she in fact catch him. And then there was the incident on a bus south area of Egypt where he was trying to feel her up. She spoke up to the bus driver and got him set off in the middle of the desert miles from anywhere. And so many other incidents

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Roy, I'm glad you didn't break anything. I hope you can do some PT to get your knee/leg stronger.

I'm being a couch potato today. Wore out from work this past week. My fitbit was happy for zone minutes and steps taken. Prolly not anything close to Billy's trips, and mostly's rides.

I need to change oil in the commuter car....if only it wasn't so hot. 93F feels like 95.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Probably shouldn’t be advertising that.

Wife has 7 more qts green beans canning. She’s giving about half a large grocery bag away.

Finger muncher attacking me

 

[txdon]

Those paws are ready to grab that finger and maybe a oops claw stuck in the finger.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The formula we developed included among other things cost of capital, cost to change and cost to run it and was used to evaluate process improvements during the design phase. As I remember in most cases if we did not get a 3 year pay out that design change would not be approved

Cost is certainly important, but there are other factors involved that Paul likely doesn't need to consider. One that I wrestled with are the frequent power outages instituted by PG&E (my electric utility) to prevent wildfires. I'm on a well, so imagine having your power turned off when you may need it the most to pump water and defend your home from flames! I don't think I'll ever recover the cost of my system, but the belt and suspenders setup with solar panels, whole house generator, and battery bank gives me confidence that my home will be safe should there be another forest fire.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good evening! High temp today only hit 76°.... hazy sunshine, from both smoke from the west and high thin clouds. A t-storm passed to the west of us, not big at all. No rain.

Got the transfer case taken apart, after breaking my snap ring pliers. So a trip to our now local HF for a new pair. 45 minutes later and bearings are out. Well except for one.... it's a blind hole roller bearing. Can't just tap it out.....

So, contemplating leaving it in. It seemed to be tight, no noticeable damage. But, I don't know the tolerances. This bearing could be the culprit making the noise --- or not.....
It's the rear of the front output shaft, inside a 'cup'.

Any suggestions or comments from the machine experts here are welcome!
WOULD YOU GUYS LEAVE IT IN?

I can go try and rent a special puller, but I think it's too big by looking at the picture online.
The pullers I have are for pulleys, applying pressure to the center shaft. Saw a guy on YouTube crack the 'cup' using one like I have. I don't want to do that.

Good thing ---- no abdominal pain at all! I believe it was some new bug....

 

[PJSprog]

62°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 86° today, and now back down to 72° with light rain.

Was going to start mowing early this morning to try to get ahead of the predicted rain, but it got to us about five hours ahead of schedule. Rather inconsiderate. The sun came out long enough to dry things enough that I finally got started around 2pm. Got everything from the barn forward mowed. Not enough light left for the pasture, so it will have to wait for another day. Light rain falling here now, and heavier stuff possible overnight and into tomorrow.

Found half of a jaw bone between the barn and the chicken coop while I was mowing. Haven't checked the game cam yet, so no idea what left it there. Looks like it's probably from a deer.

Wife decided she wanted pizza for dinner, so I ordered for pickup from our favorite place in Highland. After leaving the house, got about a mile up the road and had to stop for a picture of the approaching clouds playing in the sunbeams and bringing us more rain. Quite scenic.

Good evening, gents.

 

[Buppies]

Had 66 ford fairlane 1966 GT model 4 spd fun car. 1.75 in so far looked at a couple of jobs then rain got me. Got two prescriptions filled then VT football playing better

Have a great evening