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Well now i'm in thailand. I saw this last time, but wasn't sure. It's a tankless hot water for $75. Thailand runs on 220v. Everyone has them, next to their shower. I was thinking I could get this to adapt to my radiant floor for the shop. I think it's just a simple heating element and...

Right now i have a range extender on the back porch and inside the shop, and it's not nearly fast enough to handle the cameras, or even an HD stream. I've heard good things about hte powerline adapters, but haven't tried them myself since the phone line days. Yes, they did exist when dialup was...

10gb internet to the shop. Right now I have a wifi range extender on the back porch that beams to the shop and a receiver in the shop so that it has wifi, but it's a rigged setup, and it's slow.

Ditched the ground spikes idea when i decided to run conduit so I can pull fiber lines. Busted through the basement wall right where I wanted. Put a 1" pvc through for the pex, and a 1.5" on top of it for the fiber lines. Glue'd all the conduit and letting it set overnight, taped the pex to the...

Tonight I made ground spikes. I cut the flat stock at 8", then bent it in my home made metal brake. Then wrapped it in electrical tape and cut a spike. They'll be used to hold the water pipe to the bottom of the trench. I have 4" of sand and my depth is 28", where my frost line is 24". I have...

I needed to clean the trench out of all the loose stuff. I tried a 2x4, that didn't work. And a piece of angle iron was heavy. so I made a 3.5" hoe with an 8' handle.

Picked up some 2-2-2-4 URD wire. Broke out the trencher. Went to disconnect the pool power wire. got my sharp knife out and was cutting the electrical tape pulling towards me and thought, this is dangerous. Then immediately it slipped, knife went into my index finger right at the first digit...

Remember 6-7 months ago, "cold temps, reduced range". Dumping power into ac or heat is going to take a toll on battery.

I'm being followed.

That's not going to happen. It's the nature of the properties of the metals. Cast aluminum cracks, cold rolled steel bends. There's not much you can do about it.

Fisker's got their wallbox pulsar plus 40a charger on sale for $250. Works with any J1772 car. It's a good deal, if it ships, as the normal price is $650 on amazon and the only difference is the sticker on the front. I just ordered one. https://store.fiskerinc.com/FM2998150020A.html...

So my $200 amazon chinesium charger crapped out. I've put in a warranty claim, but as I wait, I need to charge. So I open the charge app and see what's in the area. Some crappy apartment complex had one with free electric about 5 miles away. So I drive over there on my way to home depot and stop...

Finally got the 3rd support structure done. I had to cut the last piece 3 times, wasting a lot of material. The first time I somehow cut it backwards despite holding it up and marking. The second I took my eyes off hte bandsaw for a minute and cut through. 3rd was ok. Also cut and drilled...

They definitely do. I have a lot of ladders and they all get used, but working for an extended period of time with heavy stuff, it gets old. Fatigue on the feet. The biggest pain is no where to put the welder, the leads are not that long to have the base on the ground and weld 13' up. I got...

As far as I know, i get no support through tomtom, only gps services, which i don't use. I can't imagine tomtom's lack of support bricking my ui, only stopping gps. Sure, they may stop support, but what already exists should not be affected. And they're not providing updates or enhancements...

I like my ocean. I wouldn't feel the same about other ev's, because they're boring.

What's the use case? Even the best tents will collapse under snow.

I have that lift. It's pretty great, very stable, and pumps quick. Not sure how far yo ucan extend it, but at least 3-4' wide if you're moderately careful.

It saves so much energy compared to a ladder. Also gives me a place to set the welder. I wasn't going to break it out but this ended up being a bigger job than I thought. Every piece needs put in place, clamped, marked, unclamped, cut, welded. It's a lot of up and down, which takes a lot of energy.

Got a few more pieces up. I ran out of metal, so I need to go to tomorrow to the metal shop. I got this stupid magnet that says it holds 90lb but barely holds 20.

The original damage occured at 5:26 where the f150 towed the cybertruck off the concrete tubes, then it dropped and hit that solid concrete block with the bumper. But I suspect they didn't know it at the time. Then, immediately after, they tow the f150 with the cybertruck, and the bumper falls...

The bumper/frame didn't pull apart, it broke when he dropped it 4' onto concrete. Aluminum snaps, but i'm pretty sure steel wouldn't have fared very well either if the same thing happened.

I did. It was entertaining.

If someone were to give me one, I'd use it. Tucker carlson recently reviewed the cybertruck. It's worth checking out.

Strength is important, but really the strength is already there. I'm just looking to combat sag. Over the span there's about 1cm of drop. Since this will be covered in panels which are rigid, sag may compress them and result in cracks. That's the biggest thing I'm trying to avoid. In the first...

Playing with a couple different designs, I think a joist style might work better.

Had to redesign the cross member support. The webbing doesn't work for the side to side cross members. So I needed to add some stubs down then diagnoal supports to support the load. Then a horizontal support to pull it together. Doing it on paper is easy, but everything is heavy trying to clamp...

I got this guy here. No more screwing around with string. Blades last plenty long, and are pretty cheap. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rino-Tuff-Universal-Fit-Push-N-Load-3-Blade-Replacement-Head-for-Gas-and-Select-Cordless-String-Grass-Trimmer-Lawn-Edger-16234/100671846#overlay

No one said it was a good idea. But to avoid genocide, people will do lots of things to keep their loved ones safe. No one has a civil war "for fun" or "just because". It's when people's civil liberties come under attack, their freedom and future is at risk. And not just one group, but an entire...

Make sure you are adding generation and transmission for your overall cost. Also be weary of that, they'll buy back, but I've heard of companies starting to charge transmission on the buyback. Since you're using their lines.

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/g-s1-16505/thousands-protest-lithium-mining-serbia

Yeah, it'll suck, for a lot of people. However... Not one man out of the 56 signers of the Declaration ever recanted or apologized for their brave act in 1776. 9 signers paid the ultimate sacrifice - their lives - for the cause of Independence. 17 (almost 1 for every 3 who signed) lost every...

Sign me up.

That depends on who you ask. They can also ban you from driving on public roads.

At the moment, sure. But they're looking to change that. If they can't flat out ban them, they can over-regulate them out of existence where it would be to expensive to own, or institute regulations that would make them undrivable...

I converted my b8200 from manual to power steering. I made a big thread on it and documented everything. Great tractor. However, 3 months ago, a friend bought a b9200 TLB with r4's for $9500. I have R4's front only on my b8200. I have a b7200 with all turf's, and I often struggle for traction.

Doing this with one person, in the dark, in the rain, on a ladder is proving to be slightly dangerous. So I switched gears to work on my battery, bms, and busbar setup. I have a JK 100a bms, my busbars are 12" copper. I am installing 4 growatt 3k bms and 6 15kwh batteries. I'll drill and tap...

Shoot it from a distance.

Remember the weight of the unit is what breaks the concrete. I'm not pressing down on my breaker, i'm just pressing the button and keeping it from falling over. The weight of the unit does the work. So I just lift it up and set it in place. And it's 70lb so it's not light.

Other side done. I picked up this plank to put between ladders to make it less safe. It's coming slowly because it's a lot of up and down the ladder, every piece is bolted up, measured, marked, and cut by hand, then back up the ladder, and welded in place. And I built another of these mud...

Other side done. Much faster this time. Tweaked the saw so it's making better cuts and quicker. I ordered a new mask and welding shirt, so I don't have to collect slag with my bare skin.

So I'm going to run power to the shop, real power. My house has 200a service, 100a per leg. I want to run full power to the shop, all 200a. The reason for that is I eventually want to generate all of my power in the garage, and backfeed the house, so I want the ability to send it all both ways...

I picked up some steel and started work again. Go figure, it's cool when i take a break, and hot when I work. Soon as I puled out of the shop, freak rain storm. Had to strap down in the pouring rain. Started bracing. It's a lot of cuts, I need to find a way to speed it up. And the angles are...

Ok got some prices back. 2x2 1/4" angle aluminum 25' sections is $164, that's a LOT higher than I anticipated. It's the orange pieces in the diagram in the 2nd post. I need 8 of them. I'm thinking of switching to angle iron, then mounting rubber washers between the panels and the steel. I'm...

Ok I went and mocked up a scale-ish model of what I'm thinking. The racks, being angle aluminum, will be 20'. They will have 7' spans on each side of middle beam. The angle aluminum comes in 25' lengths. I'll get them in 20' and get the 5' drops, then cut the 5' drops in half to support the...

Can I mount the panels to steel angle iron? Or do I really need aluminum angle? I'm making my own mounts that will run up and down, with the panels mounted sideways. The gap is 7 foot between the center and outer ones, with a 3' overhang, so the panels will "balance". In the image below, the...

Day after welding in a tank top regrets. Feel the burn.

Some of them are pretty good. But some are horribly awful. I've had a lot of interesting things over there. One thing I'll never try again is frog legs. Even fried, they somehow managed to be slimy still. But wild caught shrimp deep fried. That's amazing. There are restaurants on the beach where...

I was in thailand last week. Picked up some interesting things myself.

Larger spans, lighter longer lasting. The wood one is being replaced as it leaks badly. The end of the 3 month sprint arrived today. My son turned 1 today, and his birthday party went off without a hitch. My wife invited about 40 people. Tons of food, friends, and family. It started with the...

So I built it up to the cross members. Got them all welded. Let me tell you, this stuff is not light. I can see why they build stuff out of wood. I did have a helper to set the beams. He wanted to learn how to weld, I got free labor. It's a win win. The base did fall over once, 2 legs and one...

I cleaned up and pressure washed everything and the porch is ready, now it's time for the roof. The structure is going to be an all steel design. I'm using 2" square tube with 1/4" walls, which can be seen in the image above. The legs are going to be max size to fit the patio, but the roof must...

Waterbed all the way. I've had a california king for nearly 20 years. I found the frame on craigslist for $100, then bought a new bellow, heater, liner for about $150. It has solved my back issues completely. I used to have all sorts of back problems with the memory foam type that I had for 6...

Finished the siding on the garage. It looks so much better. Now I can focus on the solar. When I finish this I'm going to sleep for a week. I'm wrapping up at 1am every night, sleep by 3, and waking up at 9am.

Yeah, I'm liking it's perspective. I think I'm going to get a dedicated tablet for it though, I hate having to use my phone. It charges the vehicle, there's a screen where it says miles added and power collected via the roof.

Solar panel. It's electric!

Set the caps on the block, dismantled the solar panels and ground mount, and moved that stuff out. I'm beat and my dogs are barking. Tomorrow I'll cut the pieces that need cut to fit and set them, then clean up and pressure wash everything.

Now that it's a bit cooler, I can get a bit more done. Signed off from work today, headed to the garage and trimmed around the 2nd door jam, then started on siding. Across the top is annoying, all those 6" pieces 3' wide. Now off to home depot, i need landscape adhesive and my old tubes i had...

Yes, I have a 8" and a 14" trowel, and the 14" is much easier.

Every night I throw a sack of stucco at the wall. Managed to get everything covered in scratch coat, all interior walls have brown and finish. I do have a bit to do on the wall ends, I need to build that out to be flush so it can be smooth. I'm no pro at this and it's not perfect, but I think...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF8NXJ57 So far I really like it. 25-30min of flight time, gps, very stable in flight, and for the most part, I could just position it and it would stay put for the duration. Follow me worked well enough, but glitched out a few times when I walked directly under it...

I'm only working after dark right now. Got half the patio stucco'd but then had to step out of hte country for a week. Now I'm back and am back at it. Also picked up a drone, which is pretty neat. It was pretty windy, but the thing managed to have minimal issues. Got myself a little...

130' plumber snake? Actually a 100' snake would work if they didn't die in the last 30'. If the entry way is capped, filling with water should drown them assuming the grate is on the high side.

That helped immensely, thank you.

That's exactly what I needed, thank you. So I wanted to butt them up against each other, but was concerned about thermal expansion. I was looking at a 1/4" gap and using butyl tape even. So I will have 3 cross members but wasn't sure what to do for the racking. It looks like you have 3 cross...

I am expanding, lots of projects that are made possible by that shop. Best move I've ever made.

Marketplace. They're second hand panels 3-5 years old from a commercial installer. The stupid government tax credit is usable every 3-5 years so they do panel upgrades and claim the credit, then sell the used panels off for cheap. Panels are warrantied for 80% production after 25 years. I have...

Another project. Solar roof. But not a normal one. My back porch is south facing and gets full sun, it's basically fire all day and every day. I want to add a patio roof. So I'm going to build one out of solar panels. I am going to start with a metal frame consisting of 2x2" square tube. The...

How big are we talking? https://lapolicegear.com/bdu-pants-acu-pants.html I have 4 pairs of these in khaki. Very durable, stretchy a bit so if I'm doing scaffolding or getting on the tractor, I can move well. Draw strings at the bottom if you need to tie them up.

my internet went out this morning after they pushed a bad update and broke dns, i guess i should not use tbn as my test site to see if hte internet is working.

i have made it that way with my 4' roller, I can mow at 11mph, full speed. There are 3-4 bumps in the yard but I know exactly where they are. I do the perimeter 2 passes, then up and down in strait shots. It used to take me hours on my cub low boy, this is night and day.

How long does 15 take you with 72"? I haven't seen a 4cyl turbo diesel zero turn, care to share some pictures? I have my kubota zd21 with 3cyl diesel and 60" deck and 2 acres takes me a solid half hour.

It depends how smooth the ground is. It's a lot to do with a 60" zero turn or even a 72". I would want to be in my tractor, but it depends on the shape of hte field. If you can make long strait passes, 3pt finish mower, if there's a lot of stuff to mow around, zero turn. What will you be using...

My mother complains that I look homeless with my long scraggly beard and dress poor with holes in my clothing. It's by design. In this world, I'm not looking to stand out. Other than driving a new jaguar or ocean. I've seen people look twice when I get out of the car, looking like I stole it.

Look at today's society. Look at the widespread mental illness. I'm ok with these freaks not breeding.

You guys are nuts. I never planned to buy an ev either. Until I did. I didn't even have a charger for it. I quickly ordered on on amazon that is level 1 and 2, 110v and 220v. I plugged it into a 110v and set it to 8a. And I just leave it charge over night or any time I'm not using it. It's a...

Good shots. We're completely raining and cloud covered.

I don't think many actually want it to collapse. I just don't think many have a whole lot of confidence in it not collapsing, at least partially. I think the last few years people have realized how easily things can crumble, and want to be at least semi-prepared for the event of a grid collapse.

I have supplies for everyone i'm not willing to turn away, and that's a nice way of putting it, if it comes to risking my family's safety. Basically wife, kids, and my mother. A buddy of mine came over to watch some tube and drink some beers and eat some chicken. He sees my garden, chickens...

There's normal cats, and then there's Mocha.

I went with 2 doors, one 10x10, and one 8x10. It's all done and looking good!

I have 48 birds and get about 3 dozen a day, i have a steady stream of customers at $4/doz eggs. It's not very profitable, but it pays for itself and then some, while providing us with fresh eggs. Plus it's a neat hobby on the side. And I find between that and the garden, I'm going to the...

To many predators around here for that. I've shot more coons in the past 4 years than my entire life.

What are you doing about feed for chickens? I included a garden area to hopefully grow some stuff for the birds, but it's only supplemental.

Everything has a lot of chinesium parts in it. That's a reality of wanting to use their slave labor to create cheap things.

I hate the chipping process in every sense of the process, and wood chips are of no use to me. If I need to dispose of debris, it's via fire. Chipping is a violent process that is hard on the ears and hands and the machine that does it. The only machines that make sense are the massive ones that...

We're at the end of a line along a long small road with above ground lines and mature tree's next to them for a couple miles. When one falls or drops a branch, 13 people are out and we're at the bottom of the list. You're in luck, the most expensive part about this whole bit is the batteries...

I'm working on building out a solar system with batteries. Even if I don't have everything off grid, having a bulk of it will make me a lot more comfortable if a long term outage occurs. The technology has only recently become cheap enough for it to be economical. This set is down below $1500 now:

In 15 years we've lost power for more than a week 4 times, the longest was 20 days. I have a cheap chinese durostar generator from amazon I bought in 2015 and it has thousands of hours on it by now. We lose power once a month and it's been amazing. It runs 24/7 during outages with me going to...

It's only 10 years old! I have tractors from the 70's with their original tires covered in patches or tubed.

My father had a tractor that had 2 safety's, one in brake and one in seat. If he released the brake while not in the seat, it died. He had to be in the seat to release the brake.

Both my freezer and fridge are about 5 years old, but are soft start, so they don't need that big draw. My freezer is 24cu ft and holds half a cow.

I would take a look at what you're actually using. I have a 10kw wired directly into the main panel and it runs everything, but i got a meter and look at what i'm actually using, in real time, and it's not really much. The only real increases are the microwave, air fryer, etc. Even my minisplit...

Got the fence up, posts, gate built. I've had chicken cleanout composting for 3 years now, 3 yards, so I think I'm going to spread it around, then make another pass at tilling. I have to say my harbor freight post hole digger sat for 3 years since I last used it, and it fired up on the 3rd...

Longevity of battery packs with current technology will never not be a concern. From anyone that's seen my projects, I run machines from the 1950's through the 1970's. Maybe in the future they'll figure out a compact and easy replacement battery for the battery machines they built today. But as...

They can't be real time, joints are already cut when the pour pix were yesterday, and the concrete is dry. I kept my concrete wet for a week during cure. Still, looking forward to seeing more pictures.

I'm not saying everyone should do this, that would leave less for me. But if the past 3 years have taught me anything, it's that there are troubled times ahead. And I'd like to not get caught with my pants down.

I have solar panels that will charge it up. I have a lot of real estate that I'm working on filling with dirt cheap panels off marketplace.

What happens if that delivery truck were to stop coming?

8" wider is a selling point for me, but I drive a truck. I don't like narrow vehicles. Our country roads aren't exactly wide, either, but I'm used to it. I haul stuff in my vehicles. I had 20 bags of feed in my wife's jaguar with the seats folded down and delivered it directly to the chickens...

I hope each part is 8 hours long.

I also lose power about a dozen times a year, 1-2 of those times it's for days at a time.

Interesting comparison. I have to say the ocean looks waaaaaaaay better. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2023-tesla-model-y-vs-fisker-ocean-electric-suv-comparison-review/

ICE vehicles If I could get the rebate I would. My tax dollars are pissed away in every corner of the world. If i have any chance to get some of what I paid, I'd jump at the opportunity.

Could you drill your own oil well, and make a refinery, to the point that it was completely automated, to give gas to your car, for $15k? That would be impressive. I'm building my solar system from scratch, myself, with parts I bought directly from china. I'm not getting **** from your taxes...

How much do you pay for electricity every month? I pay about $500. An off grid system for me is about 8k in batteries, 3k in panels, 3k in inverters. Add in some wire, and round to 15k. No electric bill, and paid for itself in 2.5 years. That's about what a whole house backup generator costs...

I wouldn't buy a tesla. To much "technology" I like my stuff on the simpler side. I don't like their lack of buttons, and I think they're visibly unappealing.

I'm deploying my own solar system. Panels are so cheap they're almost free. I'm also deploying a huge battery pack, since the price of that has come through the floor. 90kwh is a 3 day supply for the house. Plus the fisker has a 113kwh battery, and supports powering the house as well. Solar...

I just bought an ev. Yesterday. It should be here in 2 weeks. It has a 360 mile range, and I only plan to charge at home. It's not my only vehicle. A full charge on a public high speed charging station for 360 miles is $25. To do it at home from a grid is $12. But I'm putting up solar to charge...

I don't think they are. Because if they are, we have bigger problems than running out of gas. Everyone would die overnight because there would be no more plastic, something widely used and completely necessary in medical devices. Plumbing, cooking, the roads we drive on, sex lube, caulk, cell...

Flick on your lights and magically they come on. Your electricity comes from a place as well. A place that isn't necessarily reliable, and is very vulnerable. And they don't have to ruin your landscape. You put them on your roof, not in the middle of a field. And when the sun goes out, you...

After 25 years, they will still have at least 80% production. Panels are incredibly long lived, and all the materials can be recycled. Each solar panel contains at least 3/4oz of silver.

Solar is the "big thing" these days. That doesn't include permitting or grid tie connection fee. That 26k is $4-6k in products on hte high end, they're pocketing at least 20k. Panel price has absolutely crashed, inverters aren't that expensive.

Also, with my setup, you can use the grid as well. You can get a separate breaker box and wire it up with the inverters and put breakers on them that you know don't draw a lot of power. it will always draw from the inverters. The inverters can pull from solar, battery, or grid depending on which...

I got you covered. 24x 250w panels are about $2000. They're on fb marketplace all over, retired after 3-5 years, and have a 25 year life. 2x growatt 3k inverters for split phase is $1200, gives you 220v for well pump. You could get a 3rd and have 6k on one leg and 3k on another...

Finished tilling, smoked one belt, 2 bolts came loose holding the tiller on. Multiple huge rocks that it danced on and I had to dig out by hand. But I did get a decent picture.

Finished clearing the area. Got my tiller ready last month and broke it out. Started right up, and hit that red clay hard. I'm going to need some fertilizer. Maybe something nitrogen based.

Dug up the dirt that was saturated with hydraulic oil, put new dirt down, cleared some brush and a few tree's, then ran into the ferguson. Put the battery on the charger, put some gas in, spray some ether in the intake, cranked for about 30 seconds, and fired up after 9 years of sitting. Went to...

Cat's day's are numbered.

Fisker just called me today about my new ev! The 2023 Fisker Ocean Extreme.

Sorry for the confusion, my wife is fine. The groomer passed. While a shame, we didn't really know her other than a previous visit.

I have the 4 sticks and learned on that. You get used to it, just spend some time with it.

Good look. Lucy's had that before, but a dragon cut. The lady would put dragon scales down the middle of the back. I think there's a picture of it a few pages back.

Once she calms down a bit I'll get her and clean her up and even things out. An hour locked in there was a long time, I didn't want to keep her there any longer.

Shaved the cat today... My wife has this cat, lucy, a long hair rag doll who she overfeeds. Lucy is a bit on the pudgy side now, and had matting on her sides, back, stomach and neck. She would brush her but brushing a cat against their will is not recommended. So she made an appointment...

Looks like if you're in SF, you won't be allowed to leave. https://reason.com/2024/04/05/san-francisco-bill-would-let-people-sue-grocery-stores-for-closing-too-quickly/

One of the main lift cylinders for the bucket sprung a leak. I really don't want to take it off. But it looks like the leak is coming from the base of the hose connection. I am terrified that this whole thing will crumble if I take a wrench to it. But this isn't an issue for right now. Need to...

She moves! New fuel filter, new fuel, new battery, half a can of starting fluid, tires inflated. It sank pretty well over the years so I had to rock it back and forth a bit to get out of it's hole. It's really light on the front end, so heading up hill is moderately terrifying and there's no...

Once returning to the charger, it has a reverse vacuum and switches from suck to blow, and empies the dirt/dust into the base station. https://www.amazon.com/Shark-R1001AE-Self-Empty-Connected-Capacity/dp/B07S864GPW

Wife went through 2 chinese ones that did random movement and never were able to find home before she found a deal on a good one, and she says it's so much better, it's self emptying and it finds home every time.

Pepboys has a good battery policy. I walk in with a battery that has a date that isn't reached yet and walk out with a new one in about 5 minutes.

There are exotics out there in rescues. Of the 7 cats we've had and have, 2 persians, 2 balinese, and 2 ragdolls were rescues. And one orange tabby. Speaking of which, mocha and elsa were rolling trying to lure me in for pets. And elsa in a bucket waiting for the dryer to be done. Something...

I absolutely lean when on a side slope. I was leaning on the kubota when it started to roll, but it got dicy anyway, and when it dumped me out, i lost that counter weight of me which made it worse.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09XWDLKCJ Just a little thing that makes cuts of angle iron, flat stock, pipe, etc so much easier. I need to make some battery bus bars, so I'll use the bandsaw.

There was a guy with deere 42lb weights selling used for $60. They were in a little better condition, but not much.

Right now it looks to be about $2/lb from what I've been able to find. I don't mind used, age doesn't have much to do with being heavy. And it's not like my tractor is pretty, either, so it sort of matches.

Well, I'm not sure if it's fixed yet, but it's gonna be better. Found a guy with suitcase weights for $50 a pop, 55lb. So I snagged all 6 and got to work making a way to mount them. I lowered the 3pt arms all the way and cut 4 pieces of 3/8" flat stock. I love my metal band saw. Then I cut the...

I mow small stuff, it makes mulch. Larger stuff that can't be mowed usually I pick up and toss on the burn pile.

What dealer's closer? Cause they're both comparable for ability vs price at this point.

You mean for fresh gas? It's getting fuel to the carb with gravity feed just fine. I thought about buying a 1 gallon fuel cell for that.

My insurance was 3800/yr for 8 cars and 4 drivers last year. It went up to $5600 this year. I am the only one driving, and i drive about 200 miles a month at most. I had cars in garage stored that i had insured because they had vanity plates. They got dropped. Drivers got removed, slashed...

With the backhoe bit down and to the side, I'm not sure I can drag it. I don't have anything else remotely heavy duty enough to reposition the hoe. I wasn't planning on using it this year or next, but maybe if I get it running, I'll bang out some stuff that I had on the list for it. I think with...

Sorry to hear. Talk to him, and mostly listen to him, while you still can. I never really talked to my father and now I can't. So don't let it get away from you.

The beast needs to move. There's no moving it unless it moves under it's own power. So I turned on the fuel and it came pouring out the carb. So it took the carb off and rebuilt it. I put a battery in and it turned over, but didn't fire. I measured the voltage at the coil and it has voltage...

Problem with that is I don't have a dealer. There's no dealer close. I do all my own work, I buy my stuff off craigslist, maintenance, modifications, enhancements, replacements.

Fuel wasn't getting to the carb. So I ripped out the lines and pump, replaced the lines, cleaned the pump, put it back together. Primed the system, and it fired up. The starter relay is iffy, so I'm going to replace that. And the exhaust has a leak, so I'm going to weld that up. Then I'll have a...

How do you add it? Is there a kit? My tires are very big, but they're due for a tubing.

First thing I did was grab my other tractor with the rear blade and flatted the whole area. There's a lot of material to move so I admit I'm slightly rushed. Every bucket I take, the back end is light and it's basically a balancing game. What is rimguard? I have 2 tractors with loaded tires...

Found a guy locally selling suitcase weights, so i'll have 240lb to start. My right rear tire is oddly always hte one that wants to come up when I lift heavy. I checked tire pressures and they're all good. I wonder if there's something with the loader frame that's out of wack.

ROPS up, no seat belt. I'm on and off the tractor to much, i know I wouldn't keep up with it. I don't want an implement or ballast box, the machine's small size and short base is important for where I'm working. I think I'm going to lower the 3pt arms and put a bar between them and put weights...

Was moving dirt on the kubota b7200. Little tractor, big jobs, it does pretty well for what it is. Ran into the dirt pile and got a good scoop. Left side was heavier, I could feel it. I backed up and the right rear tire came over a mount of dirt, and the back end came up, and everything started...

Isn't that the whole purpose of the forum? :D

My wife keeps complaining that all her friends baby's have hair but my son doesn't. Her father had a full head of hair until the day he died, as did mine. If he doesn't grow hair quick, I'm sure it'll be my fault.

When I built my shop, I put a mountain of dirt that I dug out in the back, where the garden used to be. In front of one of my tractors there was a mountain of dirt, so it was a bit stuck for a few years. Moved about 60 yards of the dirt, graded it, unstuck the tractor, then took the tractor...

And we're back. The idler pulley ate itself. I wasn't able to find a replacement with part number, so I just looked at idle pulleys. It's the flat side, but I couldn't find anything decent. However, I found an all metal caster. I just got a longer bolt, and the belts ride on it perfectly...

No, but I am interested in what you are offering.

Getting the old new holland ready to go. Going now and getting the tiller ready for the garden. It's been a couple years as I've had other things going on. 2 flat tires, no start, didn't even click when I turned the key. Got it into the shop and took about 10 pounds of mice nesting. Found a bad...

I can't get at my dirt pile now due to horrific rain and mud, so I thought I would do some grading and smooth things out. But I didn't want the grading blade to bump into the garage wall. So I came up with an idea so stupid it works.

My goal was to grow something to feed the chickens to cut down on feed costs. Maybe corn?

My idea was a small plot between the shop and retaining wall, between the two man doors. Since it's not going to be a particularly useful space. And I'll have to mow it if I put grass there, which doesn't appeal to me. Right now I have pumpkin, summer squash, and eggplant getting ready for...

I can get exact measurements, but about 7-8 inches.

I have a plot that I want to use for pumpkins and squash. Problem is it's full shade until about noon, then full sun until it sets. Can I get away with that? Or would I be better going with something else?

The whole damned area is a mud lake. I even dug drainage lines but it just wont' dry out with rain every other day. I try to hit it when it's semi dry but with turf tires I just spin the wheels. Haven't gotten stuck yet, but got close more than once. When I pick up my load, I have to back up up...

Just trying to get some pre-planting done.

Second. Fluids, battery. Maybe top the tank off with fuel. I've done this a dozen times with various machines and they've been fine.

I got my 86" from costco with free delivery for $900. I did need a friend to mount it. Not because it was to heavy, but because there were only specific points you could lift from safely without damaging it.

I modified one of these to make a carryall. https://www.ebay.com/itm/403685305168

Not a rodent in sight!

Latte chilling out.

I'm trying to figure out the location of relief spring on the valve and what kind of shims I need. I think I have found where the spring is, on the top. But there's also one on the bottom. My primary issue is break out force on the curl, it doesn't do what it should. It's a 1986 tractor, so I'm...

I replaced the bolts it came with with grade 8 bolts of an appropriate length when the 4th one stripped just putting the nut on. Took it out and once i figured out the proper angles, digging went great. And I hit them pretty hard, and nothing broke. My next weak point became apparent though...

The tires are dry rotted to hell and due for replacement, I want to replace them with R4's, but I can't find them in the right size. The teeth are replaceable but I can't imagine them wearing out in my lifetime.

It arrived early! It's heavy, and pretty heavy duty. The fit is... snug. I picked 48", my bucket is 48.5" wide, and I had to get out my motivational hammer to get it into place. The gaps under the hooks have what looks like enough space that I should be able to put a 1/4" piece of flat bar under...

Prices are stupid, but your trade in value is stupid too. And by stupid i mean stupid high. All the dealers are chomping at the bit for vehicles to sell second hand. The whole ev/hybrid thing is not aimed at your truck. It's aimed at commuter vehicles. I don't see 3/4 ton trucks being replaced...

That's why i said seldom. I have a minisplit I installed in my house, 24k btu. I have a split level with it on the main floor. I have radiators so I have no duct work. It does the first floor, down to the ground floor. I still have window units upstairs in the bedrooms. I'm looking to get a 3...

A mini split is seldom a replacement for central air. Do not make the mistake of doing this. Central air systems tie into the duct work that go to each room in your house, including bedrooms, bathrooms, basements, on multiple floors. A minisplit has a head on the other side of the wall where...

Nice thing about that is you could wire a 240w solar panel on top of the water tank and during nearly any time of the day, get 100% power without having to worry about hooking up to your tractor battery.

I do like a dark roast, but i heard that the darker the roast, the lower the caffeine content. So I stay in the middle. Oh, my mr coffee has one of those washable filters, so I don't have to buy filters. It makes one 16oz cup at a time.

I had a nespresso machine that i was paying $1.20 a cup for pods. It was great coffee. Then I got a $20 mr coffee and 3lb tin from costco of medium roast, used 1.5x the recommended amount of coffee per volume, and that also makes great coffee, but is costing me about 3 cents a cup.

Now i'm looking forward to it. If it works out well, I'll get one for my bobcat, it's a much meatier machine than the kubota.

The complicated part is, i can't dig under hte rock either, with a strait blade on the bucket. So I have to get out and go dig the rock out by hand to make any progress.

The funny thing is I have 2 tractors that would make quick work of it, but they're on the other side of the dirt pile and I can't get them out until I make headway with the pile. There's even a ton of concrete in a big chunk that I put on top of the dirt pile that I can't get off without the...

I'm not familiar with vevor, but they had a lot of reviews and they were mostly positive. And it's hard to find something not built with child/slave labor these days, including clothing, computers, phones, or even food. Not that i condone such practices. My technique is hit it with some speed...

Ok i bought a tooth bar. Should be here by friday. https://www.ebay.com/itm/404010273031 What's the worst that can happen?

I'll admit, it's not easy, and not everyone can do it. But I'm really cheap. It's fun when it bites on a root or rock.

I'm having a hell of a time using my kubota's bucket to scoop dirt, as the pile has been sitting for a few years and it's become compacted and weeds are growing. I thought about adding a tooth bar to it to try and break it up more easily. In this specific case, will a tooth bar make much...

This is what I wake up to every morning.

;How many holes are you digging? I have a HF gas powered 1 man auger and have done probably 30 holes with it over the years. I have the 18" extension for it, and both 6" and 8" auger. It has done well for me.

Latte is mocha's brother, and he's been lonely as well. They're a bonded pair.

That is one fancy bathroom. Also nice cat, he looks like garfield, a cat we had that passed a couple years ago.

He's breaking my heart in kitty jail. He sits at the door, waiting and listening and meowing, wanting attention. I stop in and pet him a half dozen times a day, but he's a very affectionate cat. He reminds me of the futurama dog.

I was specifically asked what I would do it for, with my machine. I'm not putting in a bid. I'm not buying a new machine that could do it in 1/4 of the time. I'm not worried about my time, it's wear and tear hours on the machine is where I came up with the figure.

Yes, i did my new driveway with it. It took 2 passes to get to full depth. Maybe an hour for 150'.

Thanks for the insight. It's a 1/8 acre garden, so it's not just the back yard. It's rocky and not previously tilled or gardened.

Had a guy ask me to till his garden. I was thinking $200/hr, 1hr minimum, time starts when i start my tractor. My tractor 14hp with a 48" tiller, so it's not fast. Am I selling myself short? Or asking to much.

That hits home. Wakes me from a dead sleep so i can immediately wake my wife up to tell her the cat is throwing up.

He was trying to kick down the door when I came down. He has 2 meds for pain but he doesn't' seem to be feeling any pain. He walks around and wants to be pet and is very affectionate. He doesn't like the oral syringe, at all. I have to hold him while my wife gives it to him and he still bats at...

He has to be locked in that room for 2 weeks, I didn't want him to be on the cold concrete that whole time. Once he gets out of jail, I'll go back and start finishing that room now that the stuff is out. Got my bucket of mud ready.