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All these wonderful remembrances. Being a bit removed from today’s kids, granddaughter will be 19 next month, I have to wonder about kids having fun these days. Wintersksting, sledding, tobogganing, winter had as much fun as summer and I’d have to say parental/adult supervision was a rarity, but...

A mixed bag Neighbor directly behind me has grid power. Would have been 3-4 poles to get it to mine, as well as permission. At the time, it penciled out pretty close. Wife and I reasoned that if we had power extended here the next property down could expect same and we end up with a view of...

My last toboggan run was a bit eventful. Nice hill behind scoutmasters house and a bit icy, very fast. About 2 miles from home. We had to shoot a gap in the stone wall about 1/4 way down. When I got pushed off, someone accidently got me started at an angle. Missed the gap and my right hand...

Nope, you are correct. I have a 2 Mate system that are somewhat independent (basically share the DC side, not AC) and either will autostart the generator hooked to them. My transfer switch is to allow a choice between generators for each Mate. The Radian Mate I can choose between the Kohler...

65°F and no rain still Need to start a new round of mowing so to get done before our trip. Only 8 days until we leave. Guess I need to get serious about packing as well. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Hardware availability can be mixed. For this project I bought everything online. My solar systems have been a mix, most locally sourced, but many of my replacement PV came from mainland. My Kohler genset was an online purchase but the Honda EU7000 was local. Yes, most of the neighborhood is...

Happy Birthday, Sassy

My transfer switch is mostly complete, functional Details on my build thread. Offgrid Genset Transfer

When finished, either system will be able to control MEP diesel generator via selection from switch at top. Of course appropriate breakers engaged, disengaged. MEP needs batteries so not usable yet. All generators are autostart Other than gen selection and breakers, operation can be controlled...

This is my old FX inverters controlling the Honda generator

Same, but with overhead light turned off

This first Pic is the Radiant inverter controlling the Kohler propane generator

My apologies for not keeping up. Have had a few challenges and this project took a back seat. Today the system is basically functional 🤙

66°F, still no rain Fun day with my honda EU7000 generator. Was amazed how much water in the tank. Even more so how much rust given this tank is just over 2 years old. Gave the inside a prolonged acid bath with muriatic acid., followed by a baking soda rinse, soap and water, final swish of...

Happy Birthday to Frits Mrs.

Happy. Birthday, Scotty’s Dan.

65°F and no rain. Seriously dry. Nothing major accomplished yesterday. May have to remove fuel tank from honda EU7000 generator to remove water and clean. Guys lost at H&F. Won 1st hand decisively and downhill from there Made an interesting turkey meatball with eggplant, pupils, and sweet...

65°F and no rain. Session with solar guy went very well. I now have an 16kw system. 8kw each side in a master/slave configuration. Previously system was 8/4. Each side virtually identical so cold be master/slave either way or even better should 1 side fail the other will operate independently...

I can relate

Ford if memory serves. 😁

67°F and no rain Exciting day ahead. My solar guy scheduled to revisit my upgrade. Will be without power a good portion of the day. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day.

Well hope turned into disappointment. Got a call from tech about 1/3 of way here. Truck broke down, waiting for assistance. Replacement fuel pump on order. Visit to be rescheduled.

67°F and no rain Continued progress tilling in new area. Happy Hour in town a nice break. LS tractor tech due today with my long awaited parts. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and no rain Finished 1st pass tilling of that Hilo area. Just a couple of small area left. Interesting project at my neighbors. Ambitious might be one description. To say he might not fully appreciate the complexity might be another. But he did invite 3 of us over for a look and comment...

I keep toying with the idea of adding the air jack as well, usually when using the press.

64°F and no rain A couple hours on tractor with rototiller, maybe half done 1st pass that area. Success with the 20 ton press getting Scag shaft separated from brake. Boy was it on there. No way Mike would have gotten off manually. Was like it exploded when it finally let go, surprising the...

Maybe submit this to the Weird Earth TV program..

65°F and no rain Pretty good day yesterday. Got a 2nd tilling of Canada Dave’s garden area. He’s been adding amendments and compost from the mushroom farm I got 1st tilling of the 2nd Laupāhoehoe area done. This was the area I broke the lift rod. Significantly more rocks in this area. Now move...

Sadly, i think most government bodies, regardless of size have come done to a priority of money. At the lower/local level it is how to collect more, usually through implementation of fees and taxes and at the upper/Federal level how to spend more with more buried in the details.

65°F and no rain Yesterday didn’t exactly follow the plan. Unplanned trip to town, but still a good day. Resume today and hopefully finish up on the tiller, maybe even get some tilling done. Guys won cards last night, phew. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

65°F and .01 inches rain. Generator tech deemed my generator in good health, not the cause of my errors. Feels it may be an overload setting triggered by settings. Sensible, but only if one discounts there has not been a problem for 5 years. Not to reschedule the solar installer to determine...

67°F and .04 inches rain. Spent most of the afternoon at the hospital for my VA evaluations. First up was the breathing tests. About 1 1/2 hours sitting in a booth breathing into a computer controlled device. Early on I learned that trying to expel too deeply can cause me to pass out. That was...

65°F and 0 rain. Read yesterday where the state of hawaii is in a drought. Sears tech finally showed late afternoon, washer fixed. They will not be fixing dryer due to parts availability, nor replace it, but offer a cash out. I found and ordered the parts online. The Longan picking HH was...

Oh, about 200kw+ without means to charge, less with solar charging. That’s about 53 of my batteries @$3k each. I only have about day and a half

64°F and .01 inches rain Very enjoyable brunch with friends. Rest of day dedicated to energy conservation. Sears tech due today to replace washer shocks. Happy Hour just up the road at neighbors and opportunity to pick end of season Longan. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Added a bed step to my Tundra, retiring my cement block step Lot easier to get in.

Ken and Frits, sorry your furry ones having challenges. Must be very stressfull on you as well, sure would be for me.

Wow, you guys are sure experiencing wx. please be careful out there.

68°F, .48 in rain Yesterday was more an inside day. Misty rain, enough not to wan to be in it, so nothing on my tiller other than confirming it is a left hand thread and the part is available from Messick. Meeting some friends for brunch at local eatery. A bit pricey, but good friends who will...

Prayers for son, Frits

68°F and .07 inches rain Will be investigating my broken lift rod this morning. But I did order a replacement. Will be cleaning wound up debris from rotor. Sophie’s ophthalmologist really pleased with her progress, back in 3 months. Tech used some new high tech equipment that she was quite...

Almost got 1st tilling of 2nd area done, maybe 30 minutes shy. A must more challenging area, rougher terrain, more rocks. Almost, and then I broke my tractor, the adjustable lift rod for the 3pt anyway. I know for many here, this would be a simple welding fix. For me, maybe, we’ll see.

66°F and .02 inches rain. No tilling yesterday Took way too long cleaning the wound up debris from the rotor. Worse than previous. Need to find a better way. Guys won cards, but it came down to last hand. Off the Hilo this morning. Sophie has followup with her ophthalmologist. Prayers...

66°F and no rain A good day with tiller yesterday First pass on my largest area and a start on second area. Likely this is gonna take time and multiple passes to get all that fibrous matter fully integrated. Hoping to get 2nd area, 1st pass completed today. Good dental visit new permanent...

Sorry about your friend, Scott Prayers for the family

65°F and no rain. Tractor maintenance took a bit longer but still got time with the tiller. At least until I got so much debris wound up in the rotor I had to stop. Took over an hour to clear. Hadn’t seen such a mess since the time I caught that barbed wire in the flail. Likely gonna be a...

Could be a challenge. Best of luck.

Thanks Really appreciate. Hoping it’s the same. Plan was to have the replacements in hand before disassembling. We have a local bearing shop, but boy, every time I’ve inquired, if they had it it was gold plated.

In 2005 I bought what the invoice said was a KT09-59 tiller, but in fact is a KT03-59. I have manual for KT09 but need KT 03. More specifically I need the part number for my KT03-59 as lower bearing has gone bad. I still would like KT03-59 manual which I guess dealer should have given with...

Sorry for your loss, Frits

66°F and no rain Nice happy hour with terrific food - again. Need to do some tractor maintenance this morning then back at the rototilling Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day.

64°F and no rain Mostly successful with rototiller yesterday. Got a planting plot nicely tilled for Canada Dave then started on my guinea clumps. Likely take 2 or 3 passes to get desired results but even a single pass was a dramatic improvement. Just gonna take time. Nice afternoon watching...

When we moved to Hawaii, Sophie was adamant the iron and ironing board won’t make the trip. For years she dutifully started and ironed my military uniforms. When doing a project a few years back I had to buy a cheap iron at Walmart for some banding.

It’ Super Sunday. 64°F and 06 inches rain. A good day mowing yesterday, concentrating on the guinea grass clumps. Then a trip to town to get my BP prescription refill and diesel. Will be swapping out the rotary mower for the tiller and attempt to level. Then relax and encourage the...

62°F and no rain Happy with my tank install yesterday. Much better water pressure Notices the guinea grass growth is out pacing the regular grass. May attempt some targetted mowing. Conversation initiated with generator tech, no appointment yet but I’m hoping for next week. Once that is...

Got the old Craftsman tank replaced with new HD tank. Same capacity. Bladder leaking in old. Fortunately didn’t have to go to town, found a good valve. Almost had another hiccup as I had to extend the line connection about 5 inches. Fortunately had 2 coupling in my private stock. Giving some...

65°F and 1.03 inches rain. Feels 7° cooler. Need to wrestle that water pressure tank into place. Need to replace the drain valve but trying not to have to make a special trip to HD just for that. May have to see if there is an alternative. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Congrats, Phil. Awesome to have your talent recognized.

Submerged in water would be my suggestion as well. Probably hesitate a bit once breached and let water seep in.

63°F and .43 inches rain. Full, expensive day yesterday. Spent more $ at Costco than usually nothing special. Went HD in Kona and purchased 86 g water pressure tank. Bladder in old one has given up the ghost. Box had been opened, section of cardboard missing so I asked if I got and open box...

That was a good trip down memory lane just seeing the names

Rest in Peace Bird, you’ll be missed.

62°F and .22 inches rain My stint with solar guy didn’t go as expected. Possible ended day in worse shape than started. More questions than answers. Need to get a generator tech to check out the Kohler propane Genset. Off the Kona for a Costco run this morning Prayers for all Be safe Have a...

I have an old wooden desk I bought from Army property sale. 6 drawer bureau also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Agency

63°F and 0 rain Productive day yesterday. Finished mowing Hl end of property. Tried getting a panoramic pic A few day break, then I can start again. Nice HH gathering in town. Today, my solar installer scheduled to swap out my problematic secondary inverter, warranty expired of course. I...

58°F and no rain. Coolest morning in a long time Several hours mowing and I got Hilo Mid done. A few mor hours and that end of property will be done for while. Sears tech was scheduled for today but missing parts so rescheduled. HH in town this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a...

Happy Birthday, loved ones 🎂

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73°F and .33 inches rain. Got the section I refer to as Hilo near mowed before the rain got serious. Rewarding in that it was 2nd mowing of area of heavy guinea grass that I broke/lost 1 of my rear stabilizers and itlooks good. Disappointing in that I had high hopes I would find said...

RNG Was a big Filemaker fan about 20years ago when they got crazy with the $$. These days I’m into Numbers. Lots of capability over a text file, but sometimes I even just use the text. I like being able to link cells to other sheets and the Categorize function. Recently I toyed with doing...

69°F and .51 inches rain Hope to get back to mowing today if not still too soggy. Meeting friends for dinner out tonight. The tour company for our Ireland trip has a chat feature on the app linking our group. Some intros and discussion has started. Someone said 25 in our group plus the...

Interesting video on the crash. I don’t have all that many hours flying, but I flew out of a pretty busy airport in Atlanta, PDK, Peachtree Dekalb, and have to say lights at night were major factor to me. Always took me longer to be sure. Will be interesting to learn why the helicopter was...

People need to be flexible Back when Sophie was confined to her wheelchair,she actually had 3, motorized, a high back, and a lightweight. So much easier to maneuver the light weight for car trips. Often I’d let the trip determine which I'd load. Sometimes just easier to push than load. She...

69°F and .84 inches rain. Looks like our storm is finally here but we aren’t seeing the effects like on Maui. Guys lost H&F. My soup came out delicious (as expected) Definitely a hunker down kind of day. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

72°F and .09 inches rain. Main part of storm supposed to be passing. Surprised not much rain, but we did have some flashy lightning earlier. Another indoor day. H&F later. I’m making my roasted curry kabocha soup. Such tragedy in DC [emoji120] Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Tragic

Drew, sounds a bit frustrating and expensive dealing with your new car. Best of luck that all is well now.

65°F and .15 inches rain. Some sort of front moving in. Wx expected to be overcast, cool, wet next few days. My persona and ambition likely to match. Did get some inside stuff yesterday. Repeat today. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

I keep getting pitched to hookup. Last time the agent was so adamant, assuring me I was wrong, that it was indeed available I let her schedule the installed. When tech got out ofhis truck he started laughing. i said, not getting it am I? Nope. He did say he’d get back to me. The contractor was...

I can see the tower thru the trees. Only $52k to get it to edge of my property.

Yup. Tall and tough stuff Originally broke in as cattle forage, now invasive.

63°F and 1.57 inches rain, more forecast. Finished mowing Laupahoehoe end of property. Not looking promising to start Hilo end. Have had a couple people remark how good it looks. Even had 1 neighbor call and ask Sophie if we were selling property. More than enough inside stuff to get my...

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Phil, your talent is amazing 🤙

66°F and 0 rain. Decent playoff games, but would have preferred different results. Happy Hour in town this afternoon. Likely get a mowing session in this morning depending on the wx. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Extra prayers Ted and Dona 🙏

67°F and .01 inches rain Did get some mowing yesterday afternoon after it had dried out some. More an energy conservation day with watching playoffs. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Wet morning, so no mow But opportunity to get my inbed storage Toolbox to right is removable. I will change out the sheet metal screws to button head bolts to look more factory.

Yup, basically what I did Took all my strength, even with a cheater pipe. Thought I had it, then it pulled right thru the plastic wall. Need the slotted/collapsable type

Frits, hope Cody is OK Many, many years ago had a bassett houndthat developed epilepsy. Tried to control control seizures with meds, but couldn’t high enough med dosage turned him into a zombie. Neighbor across the street was his Vet and a friend, so was confident we did all we could.

Drew, nice looking camper 🤙 Looks like it would be very comfortable.

Extra prayers for you and wife, Buppies.

67°F and 1.77 inches rain. We needed the rain. Sophie likes her new glasses. Says she can even see the crack in her iPhone screen protector. Somewhat frustrating afternoon. Adding a storage compartment to my Tundra bed. All went well until time to add the rivnuts. Of course not having the...

64°F and 0 rain Guys won H&F Sophie’s new glasses are on and need to be pickup so a trip to town today. Some light shopping while there. Whatever else I get into will depend on time back and weather. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Good memory, Mostly. This stuff is so tall and thick have to cut before entering, hence backing. Add to that the unevenness of the terrain, you’d be driving into the unknown, likely tractor becoming unstable. Backing, I can ease in, get some visibility. My repaired stabilizer holding up very...

I surely remember living in Maine, many many years ago. First year I had built my house, i didn’t have well yet. Ran a poly pipe from parents house, more the 500ft as I recall. Insulated, heat tape, whatever, still froze numerous times. Luckily, I was still single, so minimal impact. $12500...

A bit more than an hour Really rough. Some of the clumps will high center tractor, and would have had I not be mindful. Next task is to smooth. First try be with rototiller, not for a few days. Need to finish mowing first

Dennis, naaaa, prt of my motivation to mow 😁

64°F and 0 rain A good day mowing yesterday, not quite done. A tough area. Only mowed once before years ago. Pretty much all back in mowing due to the terrain. Almost stuck a couple times on the guinea grass clumps. Have about hour or so left of the roughest area. H&F here at the house...

Saturn and Venus almost aligned ( about half way up trees on left)

Happy Birthday, Holly

Reading about your fridgid temps and snow makes me so appreciative as I go out to mow. Stay warm and safe.

63°F and no rain Spent longer day in town than expected, so later getting home. Sophie had good eye appointment. Dr pleased with healing process, pressure good, passed glaucoma evaluation no glasses didn’t come in yet. Didn’t get beer gas bottle cylinder due for inspection so had to take...

63°F and no rain. Pretty much an energy conservation day as we followed the historic events of the day yesterday. Today a trip to town, Sophie has eye appointment. Possibly her new glasses will be ready for pickup. Need to drop off my beer gas bottle for a recharge. Refill both gas and...

Haven’t fallen to trigger, but I have had watch go into fall jode due to some shock by hitting hand/arm and I have to deactivate.my fault as I’m left handed and wear on left wrist.

65°F and no rain What a GREAT day Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Got that additional hour mowing my “new” area. About 1.7 acres. Debating how to smooth it out. Try rototiller first

Life is SO stressful

63°F and .01 inches rain. Good progress mowing yesterday. Have about hour left of significant Guinea grass mounds. Could be tricky as I’ve been stuck high centered in the area. The Persian dinner was excellent. Can’t remember the name, but strips of marinated filet mignon, ground beef...

My comparisons between Davis and Tempest would be similar. I trust my Davis, not the Tempest.

Nice Drew. Like the color

Ouchy

Congrats on “new” vehicle, Drew

My insurance company has an app. 15% discount as I recall. Tracks phone use and harsh braking. Does terrible tracking route, likely due to poor cell coverage. Had Sophie on it initially but they complained she didn’t drive enough.

66°F and no rain. Good trip to town yesterday other than prices. Decided to use the Eufy s340 as gate camera. Had to extend height of a fence post and and fabricate a pole mount. Not only an excellent view of the gates but with pan and tilt great 360° coverage. Took a look after dark and...

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Buppies

65°F and 0 rain Off to Hilo this morning for Friday follies. Guys had an outstanding evening of cards, winning every hand. We celebrated quietly. Probably just putter around a bit on return home unless I am suddenly overwhelmed with motivation. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

64°F and no rain. Need to test run my generators this morning. By the time I got them hooked it yesterday my batteries had a full charge. All I could do was verify proper voltages at the proper terminals but not actual charging although I could hear inverter clicking to accept. Then I need to...

Did get my new transfer switch installed. Didn’t get the autostart configured and some tweaking to do. Have some excess length of wire I really hate to cut, but not sure I can pull it back and definitely not enough room in new box. Rethinking my gate camera. Tempted to put the S230 on my...

You mean those bills (purchases) with different names? 😁

Drew, curious as to your auto buying. Sometimes feel I overdo. Brought 3 here from mainland, 96 Wrangler, 98? Chevy s10, 2001 Sequoia. All sold at some point. bought: 2004 Jeep Wrangler (used) 2 years, traded for GMC, sold S10 2007 GMC Sierra (new) 5 years 2009 Tacoma (new) 3 years, Traded 96...

What’s a power bill????

Drew, I’m guessing there’s a fair number of us here that can relate to the smell of new tires. My brain went there just reading your comment.

65°F and .09 inches rain. A bit on chilly side last night. [emoji1] Solar lights and Eufy cam (s230) came in. Getting those installed will pretty near complete the gate project. Took the boys to PO yesterday and pleased to say they negotiated the ramp with little hesitation. Definitely easier...

67°F and .39 inches rain. Had o wait most of the day for Sears, but he did arrive about 2pm. Parts ordered so back 2/3. Looks like I may have to find alternative coverage as they claim my Master Protection (cap 10) plan isn’t renewable. Any suggestions? Enjoyable happy hour. Neighbor has nice...

66°F and 1.19 inches rain and raining. The waiting game begins. Scheduled for a Sears service call. Window is 8-5. Hoping earlier than later. Happy Hour being hosted by recently new neighbor. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Phil, your stuff is so nice.

Wndsprd, yup, the lifting. My fault. Seems all to often w’ve had one that needed the lift due to age, but then the puppy gets used to the lift as well. Now the Tundra is significantly higher than the Ridgeline. Jumping down could be more stressful. Their 75 lbs not getting lighter, I’m not...

Anything too spicy and I pay later. Sometimes just can’t resist.

65°F and .45 inches rain. Overcast again. Treated ourselves to a splurge dinner last night. One of the better hotels in town recently resumed the seafood buffet closed down during covid. Of course the price has more than doubled over the years, but not to worry. So has my retirement - NOT...

65°F and .44 inches rain. Looks like a cool, rainy, inside day ahead. Sophie’s a great eye appointment. Her bad eye corrects to 20/25, quite the improvement. And she is only getting readers. The boys got their first ride in the new truck. Got them a ramp to get in and out as Tundra is much...

65°F and .45 inches rain. Another morning off to Hilo. Sophie has eye appointment. This time exam for glasses. Tundra topper install went well. Looks nice Guys got beat badly at cards. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and .39 inches much needed rain Hard to comprehend the fires in LA. Jaw and tooth much much better this morning. Jaw pain was especially tenacious. Wimp Off to Hilo town this morning again. Tundra gets the Leer topper installed. 2-3 hours. H& F at our house this afternoon. Doubtful...

Back from dentist. Over 2/12 hours in the chair. Longest dental visit in my memory. Go back for permanent crown 2/12. Shot wearing off, this is gonna be painful. ☹️

Glad you didn’t get seriously hurt, Frits.

64°F and no rain Start the day with early morning appointment at Dentist. Initial appointment for a new crown Who knows what comes after. Probably depends how I feel, but would hope to finish up mowing that section. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Last of the parts arrived. Now I need to play with the wiring to get switch and relay correct.

Prayers for your sister and family

Another decent day of mowing progress Still another couple hours in that area. Pretty rough in spots. Have to be mindful of the guinea grass clumps.

Ahh, but that difference between a tart and a tart?

Drew, kinda gripes me that the Medicare increase isn’t constrained to the total % increase, 2.5% this year. I suspect you manage your finances quite well, probably better than most. Feels a bit strange having a truck payment again. I know a number of advisors tout payments like mortgages, but...

66°F and no rain Got a good few hours mowing yesterday morning and hope to continue today All my components for my generator transfer switches have arrived. They will take priority if wx changes. Nice Happy Hour gathering. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and 0 rain. Pretty much a relaxing day yesterday. Will start a new round of mowing today as many of you are inundated with snow. Be careful out there. Happy Hour in town. Need to pickup a couple pieces of fence hardware. Should have items for pickup at PO. Prayers for all Be safe...

Hard for me to follow as well. My old FX system used an autotransformer to make 240 from the 120 inverters. Would hope Victron has documentation. As I recall all the neutrals and grounds were common.

Prayers for your Mom, Kyle

Good eye. Nope, Canada Dave helping.

Mostly, 63 miles? Wow

65°F and no rain Success with gate post yesterday. Plan A had already morphed into plan B, but actual work ended up being Plan A.1 Original New work 3 gates meet at this post. And the post is removable to allow entry for larger vehicles. Going away party was quite nice. The guys are...

Several reasons, they travel a lot, Meng is retired from Hawaiian Airlines with priviledges. Moving to Malaysia. Think Meng still has family in that part of the world. According to them living is very cheap there. He and Howard should realize a good return on sale of their properties.

63°F and no rain Be working on my driveway gate today. It is a double entry at the top with a shared center post. That post is shared and needs to be replaced. Need to cut concrete, dig out and concrete in the replacement. Will try for pics. A good bye party this evening for some friends of20...

64°F and .04 inches rain. Done mowing my Hilo end of property for this round. Newly found appreciation for the egrets, they love to eat the coqui frogs. Guys won H&F last night Off to town this morning. A bit of shopping, diesel, HD Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Dennis, 2am pondering sounds related to my mowing pondering. 😁

65°F and .09 inches rain. Nice New Years dinner at neighbors. A bit different fare. Tteokguk (or dduk guk) is Korean rice cake soup! This starchy and soothing bowl of soup is not only a New Year's tradition but is classic comfort food any time of year! Kimchee, noodles, Poke, taro buns. All...

Hayden, good understanding. The Outbacks have Automatic Generator Support built into the Mate module and I can set priorities by Voltage ( 24 hour, 2 hour, 2 minute) or by SOC. Yes, want either to have choice of 2 gensets (manual choice) and my ability to set priority of system via Mate.while...

True. Notice pump unplugged. Took pic when I was working on it.

But my final is 1 micron.

Agreed, not sure I will mentally adjust.

68°F and .47 inches rain. Happy and Prosperous New Year to everyone. Today is also my boy, Kekoa’s birthday. Eight years old. Invited to a neighbor’s for a small gathering this afternoon. Otherwise nothing much planned. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

7078 miles is awesome, Mostly. My 3-4 miles a day on my recumbent bike pales.

Good memory, Dennis. Been eventful 5 years for many

WinterDeere Doable I’m sure. I actually have 3 individual AC inverters and they are managed via software. My previous system had 4 120v inverters and the system was smart enough to operate safely as normal 120/240. But as for the gensets, that’s a potential headache I’ll avoid. 😁

I was stationed on Oahu 77-81. Wife and I moved here in 2005. Don’t expect to need to pack for next move, simply scatchermy ashes in the dog cemetery.

Fear not. I don’t. Have 2 generators powering same charger would be a problem I suspect and will be managed via the transfer breakers- on/off, off/on. The generators power a DC charge source. My offgrid power is designed to accept multiple DC charging. Think solar powered charge controllers...

68°F and 1.03 inches rain. That’s 170.24 inches YTD with hours left. Did get another couple hours mowing. Another couple left that area but will need to dry out some. Canada Dave has been installing the Mighty Mule gate openers. DidN’t ask for assistance so giving berth. We did discuss...

Been partial to 1946 myself 😁

66°F and .07 inches rain. Relaxing day yesterday. Did get a dump run. Gave away the old, but functional washer on Craigslist. While it can be nice to recoup a few dollars sometimes it feels better to know you are helping someone. This was the feeling. Happy Hour in town this afternoon...

Dennis, ah the benefit of a backup generator 🤙

Ted, thanks for update. You know our prayers continue for you both.

Thought I was only posting a link. Oh well.

Started a thread on my transfer switch if interested https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/offgrid-genset-transfer.524854/

While I have received some of the items, not enough for placement. Does look like all will nicely. Still missing Nilight switches and FX breaker box.

I have a starting design for my new transfer switch. Goal is to run 1 or 2 gensets from either system. Yes, I can do so now requires manual control and rewiring of autostart. Goal is the select via switches. Each system. Controls when it runs according to either battery voltage, State of Charge...

We have been totally offgrid since 2005. Several systems, several upgrades. Our current house system is pretty robust: Totally off grid - Hamakua side, Big Island, Hi 36 Trina 280w & 16 Phono 250w in 48 volt array (fixed) 14080w 12 Hyundai 365w (4380) 18460w total Radian Inverters...

Entertaining show. Love the series.

Congrats, Mostly. Quite an achievement 🤙

67°F and .02 inches rain. Mowing won yesterday. Almost 6 hours worth of really rough stuff. Guinea grass, wainaku, bamboo. Got much of my perimeter back in the Hilo section but not quite there yet. Really impressed with my 50 stabilizer fix. I call it 50 cent fix as the metal shop charged me a...

67°F and .73 inches rain. Refilled my diesel yesterday. Hopefully can get back to mowing today. Right now that might be more hope than actual mowing. Looking like more rain. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

68°F and no rain. Still on the mend. Mostly congested but definitely better. Almost out of juice so maybe a trip to town, maybe not. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

68°F and no rain I’m feeling better , but Sophie is just starting. No big plans, conserve energy. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Mele Kalikimaka

68°F[emoji1]and no rain Feeling A bit off this morning. Congested, throat scratchy, chilled. prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F And .03 inches rain. Relaxing day yesterday. Nice. Back on the tractor and mowing this morning. Happy Hour in town this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Congrats Fatjay

Scotty, a bit about my private sales. Bought cheapest Tacoma on the lot, 4 banger, 5 speed, 2wd, extended cab via the cash for clunker program in 2009. Thad was salesman. Some times wish I had kept the jeep and just put money into it, but only seldom. In 2012 bought a Tundra and Thad was...

Thanks, Drew. Great comments/observations. Feels a bit roomier than the Pilot. Peppier. I thought about tow - I have my Tundra 🤙 I have made 65mph here, no hurry. 😁

64°F and no rain The Solstice gathering was fun. Too much great food. Sophie let me drive her new car. Nice Gonna take an energy ( and mental) conservation day. Watch some football, maybe break out the user manual for car so I can be basically aware how things work. Salesman demonstrated the...

Happy Birthdays, Prayers, and Congrats. Buppies, sharing with us is fine with me, if nothing else it probably means some extra prayers. Stay strong.

A major item left off my Friday morning post was the fact I needed to take the pilot for a safety inspection. Somehow I missed that it expired in November. Friday’s schedule was geared around that. About half way to town, Sophie remarks we ought to visit the Subaru dealership as it is same...

New fix. While I surely don’t have the metal working skills or tool some of you, I was able to craft a fix for my broken stabilizer. Was able to pickup this 7 inch piece of tube for a buck. 11/2x 1. Looked for something heavier gauge but would have had to go 2x2. Able to use the pin from...

65°F and no rain Pretty good trip to town yesterday, but worthy of a separate post later. I did get a short piece of steel that has potential for my stabilizer repair. Have to go back town today later this morning. Tonight is some sort of Solstice gathering at a friends. We’ll check it out...

65°F and 0 rain Guys lost at H&F, but the ribs were good. Off to Hilo town this morning. HD, a bit of shopping. Go by the steel store, have an idea how to fix my stabilizer. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Found the broken 1, Still 1 in the weeds

Pigs, mongoose, mice… never got anything so far. The cattle birds were having a feast on all the bugs. Noticed they also like the coqui frogs - a real plus. Borrowed this wire rake. Hope to run over the clippings and get lucky

Yup, I do that too, lift the rear. This stuff is so tough it will still push side to side. Much of it is over 6ft tall. Grows in clumps.

I try Broke this one right at ear where it attaches. I think it can be fixed when I find it

65°F and no rain Very good day mowing yesterday. With the help of Sophie’s BX got that area done major expansion of the perimeter area. BUT. Managed to break and lose another stabilizer. This one actually broke right at the mounting bolt to lift arm. Never had that happen before. This was a...

65°F and .45 inches rain Got a couple more hours mowing before disaster. Mowing with the rotary in reverse can be hard on the 3ph, especially in really thick, tall stuff. I managed to break off my stabilizers. Not the first time, I should know better. Unfortunately the female half of 1 side is...

mostly, no still on backorder

66°F and no rain Bypassed the fuel filter housing on the LS and mowed about Hour and a half. Will give it a more extensive run today. Got 2 of the new lights assembled, but only 1 installed Nice looking but substantially less metal than the old ones but look nice. Being led apparently I’ll be...