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    What's for supper???

    Home made wheat bread toast and Nail Soup .
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    JD X700

    J D site is giving me the run-around . I ask the question "does the X700 have liquid cooling ?" They immediately take me to some other Mod . X 7 - - and never state if the X700 is air or water cooled . Please tell me which it is . The X700 only . Thanks
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    Portable work benches?

    As Mr. Haney would say , have i got a deal for you . Build a portable miter saw table that sets across a couple of saw horses . Stores easily in the shop standing on end . For most saws this can be accomplished with 1/2 sheet of 3/4" .
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    K1 kerosene in tractor?

    Looking at the cost of K 1 it would be difficult not to try selling it .
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    Tell us something we don’t know.

    You may not know the Fujita scale was funded by government grant money twice because Fujita ran short on funds of the first grant . Source , Dr. Greg Forbes , Ph.D. spoken word . You may also not know the Fujita Scale is worthless as **** on a boar hog .
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    Single disk gang to pull dirt

    You may be attempting to modify a Disk to a Oneway , or a single bottom plow with a modified hitch might position it to make a ditch and pull dirt toward the center of the drive . Once that dirt ridge is made a steel framed Drag ( Split log drag is an example ) with an angled blade would finish...
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    Tell us something we don’t know.

    To the best of my knowledge , there are 3 ways to tie one of the most useful knots , ( Clove Hitch ) and those can be tied blind folded . So when star gazing it will be dark so practice then if not familiar with that knot .
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    L5240 crank case pressure

    Using a length of clear PVC plastic tubing to make a manometer , check the crank case pressure at idle . The CAA has caused all sorts of changes we aren't accustomed to and continue to change . Check with the engine manufacturer for a specific pressure .
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    New welding table I made

    Even when welding in a metal building and table , when finished do something useful for a few minutes , like put away tools , clean the shop etc . This will usually give time for any combustibles to show themselves . Yes , even blown insulation that's fire resistant / proof will smolder from...
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    Help me get my "homestead" started - Chickens, Ducks, and Bees

    A DIL of mine has a steamer and she reports that does well for peeling . i suppose the steamer has the same effect as boiling water . i know the eggs don't need to be completely submerged in the water .
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    Help me get my "homestead" started - Chickens, Ducks, and Bees

    If difficulty peeling hard boiled fresh farm eggs has been discussed on this topic i didn't see it , so here is something i actually learned from the Net .:) It's common to place the eggs in a pot of tap water and boil . Well , for easier peeling that's not how it's done . Boil the water first...
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    Wind Generation

    This reply seems to be the only one close to ever seeing a power cable being buried from a wind generator to anywhere but it was only connections for underground services . And no one in the farming / ranching industry has never seen any yellow 811 call flags across a farm field or pasture .
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    Not a good time to buy a car

    SR Double Cab 4.6L $29,140 $26,955 I don't have the exact information with me but these are ; COPIED : MSRP $29,140 and Invoice prices $26,955 .
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    Not a good time to buy a car

    We have 2 toyota gassers with the recommended oil change intervals 10k . Who is recommending 5k for gassers
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    Not a good time to buy a car

    This discussion brings up a question --" what's the value of my spotless like new 2016 Double Cab Tundra with 29,000 on the odometer . " ? Possibly more than i paid ?
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