RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- 8,753
- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 55F @ 5:30AM here in Orcutt, CA. Foggy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High around 70F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Up pretty early yesterday, and on the road at about 5:30. Got up the driveway OK, but could feel the traction control cutting in, slowing the van enough with each engagement that if the hill would have lasted just a little longer, I wouldn't have made it up. I can try thinning out the gravel, or just plan on loading the trailer up at the cul-de-sac. I'm thinking more about future runs when I'll be moving palletized firewood, with each pallet weighing in at about half a ton. Probably twice the weight I was pulling yesterday. But once going, I didn't have any problems with trailer sway, or even stopping. The only time I really noticed anything was when I hit good sized bumps, and I could feel the trailer moving the back end of the van around, and hear the bars on the weight distributing hitch clunking. Got lucky on my arrival when a new neighbor out walking his dog volunteered to help me back the trailer into the driveway. He stopped me right on the verge of a jackknife that would have had the front of the trailer denting itself on the back door hinges. Thankfully the wheel chocks held the trailer in place when I unhitched it. Got most of it unloaded before my buddy came over and helped me with the last few heavier items. Now just have to get some bookcases moved into place and unpack the books and magazines in the right order. And start thinking about what I want to bring down in the next load.
There were two sheets of that Baltic birch in this load, Paul, purchased a few years ago to make cabinets for the old van. I think I got them for about fifty bux each, and I thought that was expensive at the time. Happy for you that you can pass along the materials cost increase to your customers. Everyone else seems to...
I'll get a list of the UI stuff together when I get back, David. Probably won't be until after I sell the old house that the equipment will actually be available, though, and who knows how much of it will last 'till then? The worst part of a failed UDMP is that it takes out the security gateway, security cameras, network management, and the network itself when it goes down. I very much prefer separating each of those functions so they're running on separate devices.
There's a lot to like about the simple technology and easy maintenance on that old pickup, Drew. My friend that's helping me with the van wiring harness took the body off a Ford Crown Vic and dropped on a 60s era pickup truck. So he's got A/C, power steering and brakes, but pre computer running gear on a big honkin' V8 for which he'll never have trouble finding parts. Kind of the best of both worlds. He's trying to sell it now, only looking for $10-12K. His next project is converting an older school bus into his new rolling home he and his wife will use as their retirement home. He's looking for an '80s era Ford F250 or F350 as the base vehicle, with all mechanical timing and fuel injection.
Thanks for sharing the photos of fall colors, guys. Doesn't look like I'm going to get up to the mountains to see any this year, and the trees down where I'm at don't change all at once like they do back east.
TGIF gang!
Up pretty early yesterday, and on the road at about 5:30. Got up the driveway OK, but could feel the traction control cutting in, slowing the van enough with each engagement that if the hill would have lasted just a little longer, I wouldn't have made it up. I can try thinning out the gravel, or just plan on loading the trailer up at the cul-de-sac. I'm thinking more about future runs when I'll be moving palletized firewood, with each pallet weighing in at about half a ton. Probably twice the weight I was pulling yesterday. But once going, I didn't have any problems with trailer sway, or even stopping. The only time I really noticed anything was when I hit good sized bumps, and I could feel the trailer moving the back end of the van around, and hear the bars on the weight distributing hitch clunking. Got lucky on my arrival when a new neighbor out walking his dog volunteered to help me back the trailer into the driveway. He stopped me right on the verge of a jackknife that would have had the front of the trailer denting itself on the back door hinges. Thankfully the wheel chocks held the trailer in place when I unhitched it. Got most of it unloaded before my buddy came over and helped me with the last few heavier items. Now just have to get some bookcases moved into place and unpack the books and magazines in the right order. And start thinking about what I want to bring down in the next load.
There were two sheets of that Baltic birch in this load, Paul, purchased a few years ago to make cabinets for the old van. I think I got them for about fifty bux each, and I thought that was expensive at the time. Happy for you that you can pass along the materials cost increase to your customers. Everyone else seems to...
I'll get a list of the UI stuff together when I get back, David. Probably won't be until after I sell the old house that the equipment will actually be available, though, and who knows how much of it will last 'till then? The worst part of a failed UDMP is that it takes out the security gateway, security cameras, network management, and the network itself when it goes down. I very much prefer separating each of those functions so they're running on separate devices.
There's a lot to like about the simple technology and easy maintenance on that old pickup, Drew. My friend that's helping me with the van wiring harness took the body off a Ford Crown Vic and dropped on a 60s era pickup truck. So he's got A/C, power steering and brakes, but pre computer running gear on a big honkin' V8 for which he'll never have trouble finding parts. Kind of the best of both worlds. He's trying to sell it now, only looking for $10-12K. His next project is converting an older school bus into his new rolling home he and his wife will use as their retirement home. He's looking for an '80s era Ford F250 or F350 as the base vehicle, with all mechanical timing and fuel injection.
Several years ago an acquaintance that lives in a redwood forest had one come down, almost taking out his garage. Cost him about $3K to get it cleaned up...
Thanks for sharing the photos of fall colors, guys. Doesn't look like I'm going to get up to the mountains to see any this year, and the trees down where I'm at don't change all at once like they do back east.
TGIF gang!
