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I'm not saying his problems aren't real. I just choose to own rental property in counties that don't have draconian rent control policies. That being said, I agree that it is time to sell the rentals. There are much easier ways to make (or lose) money.

Not necessarily a California thing. More likely an Oakland thing. I don't have any of the problems ultra is dealing with.

8x8 doors. F250 will fit but I have to fold the mirrors in first.

New carport for the rv

Just finished using mine... Ridgid 3000 psi, 2.6 gpm, Subaru 6hp motor. It's a beast.

Yup

Just listed a lot (2.6 ac) for sale and thought it best to provide my own pictures.

Cutting the butt ends at an angle helps with the feeder. I saw one guy on YouTube that loosened the springs on the feeder to help with feeding larger pieces. Thought I might try that next.

So now they say I have to "consider" section 8 applicants, but the last time I read the required contract to join the program, there's no way I would sign it. What's the point?

This is the one feature on my new Jeep that I absolutely hate. It's especially stupid on a manual transmission vehicle. You can use a programmer like a Tazer that will remember that you turned it off and keep that setting the next time you start the car. The problem is that you need to leave the...

I'm assuming this is just a local thing and not some new state wide law. Some of the parcels will n my area are barely worth more than $6k and some parcels are not buildable.

We had some swarming near the corner of the house this weekend. Noticed a crack under the deck they were interested in. I finally dropped the ceiling in the basement yesterday and found this. Local bee keeper is coming Monday to relocate.

Already stated above... 1 inch = 25.4 mm

Yup, brownish red clay is what we grow around here. Hard as concrete in the summer and creamy peanut butter in the winter. There's a sweet spot where it's still moist enough to dig but dry enough to support the tractor. My timing is a bit off this year.

Neighbor came over with his kabota and almost buried that too. Linked up about 100+ feet of chains and straps so he could get his tractor on the street. Still took a bit of persuasion to get it out

Was adding a gate when I found an underground spring that ate my tractor.

I read lots of complaints on tbn about tier 4 issues with newer tractors. Are there similar issues with newer trucks? No personal knowledge here, just curious. My tractor is pre-tier 4 and my truck (f250) is a gasser.

Because the OP (like me) is in the Calif. foothills. Burning is the worst option.

Santa Clara uses those big green wheeled bins that you put out with the trash each week. Then every May there is the spring cleanup campaign where you can put unlimited stuff on the street. Scavengers circle around 24/7 picking through people's junk piles before the big claws and dump trucks...

I have Nice brand gate openers. As the name implies, they're nice.

If you already have a finish cutter (rear mount I assume), why would you want a MMM?

Yes, rear finish mower (landpride 1672)

We are in the California foothills too, so probably doing the same type of material. I'm happy with the woodland mills wc68 I bought last year. Cost around $3k if I remember correctly. Works great behind my little tractor. Took them less than a week to ship it to me. We got fed up with burning...

Swung it to one side and seem to give enough clearance. It's the "top tang" on the drawbar that was hitting. I'll pay closer attention next time I crest a hill to make sure it's clearing. If I was a flat lander I would have never noticed.

I was just greasing up the rfm getting ready for the first mow when I noticed the plastic safety guard on the pto shaft mangled in the middle. Looks like the shaft is coming into contact with the drawbar when the tractor breaks over a hill. I was able to get it apart and shorten the inner...

Here something I've never seen before. Guess I live a sheltered life.

Wonder if the engine problems has anything to do with MDS.

Maybe a little late, but since you plan to build a shed over the site, had you considered just renting a stump grinder for a day?

I have a low mile jeep yj built up for rock crawling. I'd be lucky if I could get $9-10k for it, and it's street legal. Every time I see the price of these side by sides, my mind is blown.

Not condoning this, just sharing... Years ago I picked up a big upright HF air compressor with a blowen head gasket. Gave it to my son to play with. He formed a new gasket out of a cereal box just to see if he could get it working. 5+ years later, it's still going strong.

I bought this one off Amazon. First one I got was missing a part (one of the metal bars that give it the arch). They sent me a second one and didn't ask for the first one back, so I have lots of spare parts if I ever run it into a tree.

My current flock ('93, '03 and '23). I think they are procreating in the garage.

Mine did that. Bad timer relay.

The whole point of the wire is that it won't come apart. After you disconnect the safety cover and slide it towards the middle, there is a split pin at each end behind the yokes that goes through the loops at the ends of the wire. You use a drift punch and hammer to drive out the pin.

Got it apart and took an inch off either side. The wire was short enough to still be functional so I left it in place.

I think it is only a safety thing for when it's not attached on both ends. No mention of it in the manual. Just a picture of it on the side of the plastic shield. To shorten the shaft I need to figure how to disconnect it. I guess the cable would need to be shortened as well. Probably just toss...

I just picked up a new WinCo 15kw generator and need to shorten the shaft a bit. This is the first one I've ever seen that has an internal safety cable that keeps the two halves from separating. Is this a new thing?

Nancy tought me to "just say no" to all bond measures.

Born and raised in the Midwest/east coast. Move to California in 78 and never looked back. Retired now with no plans to leave. If I ever want to see the snow, all I have to do is look to the east. I don't ever have to live in it or shovel it. Don't like the politics, turn off the TV and go...

The steel crate that it comes in can be repurposed. I was going to add wheels to the steel pallet and use it as a storage cart for the chipper the garage. It ended up being too tall so I made a cart out of wood with recessed wheels. The upper portion of the crate got converted into a bbq stand.

On my TC which is a hst model, there are switches to make sure the gear is in neutral, brake is set, PTO is off and your butt is in the seat. Seat switch is easy enough to defeat with a jumper.

I haven't found any 4 pole generators in the 15kw size range so that might not be an issue for my selection. Other issues I'm considering is capacitor vs avr and trailer vs 3 point platform.

I believe they are both brushless 2- pole

Back to the original question... Winco W15PTOS vs IMD PTO16-SAVR. I'm getting ready to pull the trigger and find myself leaning towards winco. I need something bigger than my portable to run the well and pressure pumps.

I noticed the excessiveness of the 24/7 return loop on my system so a added a smart plug where I could turn it on/off with a schedule, 30 minutes in the morning before showing and 30 minutes in the evening before dinner.

Here's another one of those iron rail signs a little further west.

I just finished a laminate floor project in my office. I also did a porcelain tile project in a rental house last year (12x24" tiles). As far as diy is concerned, I'd do tile any day of the week over laminate. The key to either is having a really flat subfloor to put them on.

Love the Joshua trees in your front yard.

Here's one for the safety police... Me in the bucket with a chainsaw while my wife runs me up in a tree. Obviously I have no questions about my wife's love for me.

I have a bolt-on cutting edge that I bought with my tc33. After 800 hrs, I've yet to have any reason to flip it over.

I have a tc33da ('04 or '05) with about 800 hrs on it. The price you quoted is about what I paid new with FEL and a 72" box blade. Only problem I've had to deal with was a faulty glow plug timer relay.

Chain and either the tractor bucket or the hi-lift jack off the jeep

Watched them pull this out of the ocean at Pismo dunes yesterday. The entire coast took quite a beating. Anybody want to make an offer for a slightly used ram Cummins?

Another thumbs up for the woodland mills wc68. I'm chipping mostly oak.

We had the same concern but went with a different solution. We plumbed the washer drain out to the garden. Seemed like a terrible waste of water sending it to the septic. Trees love it. Just need to use plant based soap and no bleach.

Who's walking who?

Bridal Veil falls on black bear pass, Telluride, taken in Oct as we were passing through on our way to Moab.

Just bought a sewer pipe inspection camera. Not sure how I ever lived this long without one.

That's a lot cheaper than what I spent on my warm zeon 10k. 450+ amp draw is huge though.

I once had an old dodge RV with an exhaust manifold that cracked around the middle. Jbweld would hold it together for a couple of years before I'd have to add some more.

Not really ahead financially. In my case, it's a jeep thing. I have three more in the garage at the moment. It was a learning opportunity to see how they are put together. I have lots of bits and pieces to play with and just about every part is easily marketable on Craigslist. Since I didn't...

I did this once. In my case, no collision insurance so when I wrecked my wife's Rubicon I had the tow truck drop it off in my driveway. Spent the next couple of years stripping it down to the frame. Use a bunch of parts building up three other wranglers, sold a bunch of parts on Craigslist and I...

With my much simpler 155c, all it took was a jumper across the wires on the back of the switch.

Goats?

A bit off topic... One of my jeeps uses GL6 in it's rear axle (high pinion 9"). Try finding that stuff on a shelf at an auto parts store.

When we bought our first house in '84, it had a 3 to 4 high rr tie retaining wall running front to back along one side of the property. We still own that house (kept as a rental) and the same wall is going strong.

Just back from a month long road trip from California to New Orleans in an RV, back by way of Ouray CO and Moab UT so we could play with the jeep we were towing. The one time I checked the mileage along the way we were getting 7mpg.

A rattle can of black spray paint will fix it. He'll never notice. :)

Took this one back in April when Yosemite was experiencing the big melt. Edit: I liked this pic enough that I sent it to Ravensberger to make it into a 2000 piece puzzle. Waiting to see how that turns out.

Welcome to another norcal member.

I have a 35# Makita that has served me well. Slower than a 60# breaker but a lot easier to handle.

My brother showed me how he would stir the mound with a stick, then pour in some gas and throw a match on it. Not sure if it was effective but it was fun to watch.

Robert La a couple of days ago

Hot melted aluminum makes for some nice artwork.

Since you already have a tractor, have you considered a RFM?

NM is 3.65-3.75. At this rate by the time I get across TX, they'll be paying me to take the stuff.

Crossed from California into Arizona the other day on my way to New Orleans. The price of gas dropped $1/gal as soon as I crossed the state line ($5.30 vs $4.30).

Just pulled into my local station yesterday... $5.80 for regular gas, $6.80 for diesel. Ouchie

That's cheaper than my local gas station. I filled up at Costco yesterday when I was in town and even that was over $5/gal for the cheap stuff.

https://kmph.com/news/local/drunk-horse-rider-arrested-for-dui-in-merced-driving-under-the-influence-merced-chp-california-highway-patrol-seabiscuit-horse-riding-merced Only in California

Just curious. I understand putting real estate into a trust. Why would you ever put bank/money/investment accounts into a trust when a simple POD can be used for those?

I was planning on installing conventional overhead openers on my sectional doors but now I'm wondering if I should use the side mount openers. Do they allow the doors to be raised all the way into the overhead tracks so that the door opening is completely clear? I have barely any clearance with...

I agree. If all you are doing is cutting grass on a flat field, consider a 72" RFM. I'm running a 72" landpride RFM rear discharge on a 33 hp hydro tractor (about 28 PTO hp) with no problems at all, and I'm all hills.

Yes but with the $650 he saved he can buy a lot of printer paper and toner.

If you decide to come back someday and want to shop for property, this is a good website to check out. https://www.metrolist.com/

It's hard trying to find anyone to clean bug guts off a drone camera.

Definitely fire country. Mower gets used through May and then put away for the season. You were definitely on the move while you were here. Made me tired just reading along.

Close... La Grange road is part of 59 between 120 west of Jamestown and Merced.

Ah, for us, from La Grange to where we camp near the MWTC is about 100 miles. It can take us 3-4 hours since we stop in Sonora for food and fuel. Then we flat tow the jeep behind the RV as far as Kennedy Meadows before we unhitch and drive both vehicles separately over the steep windy part of...

The trailhead is about 6 miles past the MWTC, just south of the 108 off 395. It's about another 90 minutes of jeep trail to get to the top. Mt Patterson is the big bald mountain you are looking at east of the marine base.

The boys at the MWTC were busy this weekend. We had Blackhawks and Chinooks flying over our campsite at night. This picture (sorry about the bad focus) was taken from the top of Mt Patterson looking west towards Sonora pass. You can see the MWTC at the bottom.

Enjoyed following along. Sounds like you got to see and do a lot in the short time you were here. It's true, there's a lot more to California than SF and LA.

Slightly different route that avoids Tahoe. 4 vs 88 are about the same timewise. From Carson City to Angels Camp, California 95222 via CA-4 W. 2 hr 41 min (115 mi) For the best route in current traffic visit Carson City to Angels Camp

Best??? Shortest maybe. The one lane part of 4 is certainly a thrill. Another option is to head north on 49 to Jackson, then Carson pass (88) to 89 north to Tahoe. Then west on 50 to Carson City.

The route you posted looks good if you want to stay on the interstate. Alternatively, stay on 152 to 59 through Merced and La Grange.

Take 152 to 59 and avoid the bay area traffic.

Welcome to California. My wife taught me this decades ago, though in her case it was using the men's room because the line was too long for the ladies. When you gotta go, you gotta go.

I have a 20x30 versatube. Only regret is I wish it was 25x35. Pontoon boat and a RV is a tight squeeze.

This state is way too big to see in one visit. Better start planning your next trip. I'm still on my first visit which started in 1978 when I was 18. I'm still seeing new stuff every time I get a chance to venture out.

LA has a big heat sink called the Pacific Ocean. The central valley from Grapevine to Redding cooks like a brick oven. I think we have been 105-107 the last couple of days.

Make sure you call the shipping company before they deliver. They weren't planning on sending mine out with a lift gate truck until I told them I had no way to unload it. The female driver that showed up the next day was able to manage it by herself because of the phone call I made. Very quick...

From AC, take 49 south to Sonora, then 108 east to 395. The dramatic part is between Kennedy Meadows and Leavitt Meadows. Figure about 3 hours each way.

You should pop over Sonora pass if you have the time.

Keep us posted on what you finally end up doing.

Maybe he was. Still very heavy to push around on a dolly in the garage. The fold up chute does give it a nice small footprint for storage.

I just got the woodland mills wc68. Nice machine. Rotating chute. Weighs in at 900+ pounds.

I'm using this one in my walkout basement...

Zappa!

I'm using Keypoint CU (south bay area) for several business accounts. I know they have a branch in Dublin. Not sure about Oakland.

The waterfalls are mind blowing this year.

Current view from my chair. Great Internet for being out in the middle of nowhere.

We are camping on Sonora pass at the moment. Along with the snowy winter and spring melt come millions of hungry mosquitoes. We've been hiding inside the camper since we got here yesterday.

Me too, on a leaf spring yj. Rough ride? Maybe, but not sure I can blame the tires.

Peanut butter + trap + 22 = bird food You'd think they would learn but they aren't too bright.

My ground squirrel population has exploded this year. They are tearing up my leach field. Now they are eyeing my peach tree.

Looks like it mostly comes down to the manufacturer (Shibaura vs Mitsubishi). I simply picked the devil I know. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't kick either of them out of my garage.

Tc45

Last week.

It looks like atf

I was pouring a foundation for a carport once and added about 30+ old computer hard drives that had been accumulating in a box. Should make for an interesting find for the poor soul the busts it up in the future.

Clogged fuel cap vent.

I used it to winterize an inboard boat engine.

I'd look at the bronco if it came with the 5.0 and a manual. In the meantime I'll keep waiting for the Rubicon I ordered last Christmas to be built.

4 and 108 have both opened in the last week.

Why not stick with what you know... https://www.levi.com/US/en_US/clothing/men/jeans/c/levi_clothing_men_jeans/facets/feature-apparel-features/shrink-to-fit%E2%84%A2

I have a 72" bush hog brand box blade that I have beat the crap out of in my rocky soil. Other than paint it still looks like the day I got it almost 20 years ago.

Good job! Seems to be gone now. Any technical details you would care to share? The ads I was seeing seemed to be local. Normally I can look past most ads but the placement of this one over the menu bar wàs particularly obnoxious.

Any update? It's still happening to me.

Ran a Celebrity 21' bow rider for a couple of decades. 5.7 gm with an alpha merc. It was pretty much flawless. Only issues I had with the out drive was with the bellows (drive shaft, exhaust and shift cable) developing cracks and letting water into the boat. Out drive has to come off to replace...

Water

Same here. Local ads. Chrome on phone

I believe Sonora pass has the 26% grade near the top of the eastern slope. If Sonora pass is open when you are here, there's a pack station at Leavitt Meadows that does horseback trips into the mountains. Rock crawling on horseback takes a little getting used to.

Probably about 4 hrs. You would need to take Carson pass (88) since 4 is still closed with snow.

You could take the test, get your license and list it yourself. Having done that I found that you can have an upper hand when buying but I still find it better to use another agent when selling my own property because of the legal peril of missing some required disclosure or some other perceived...

Now that human composting is a thing I'm looking forward to my family using my bag of soil to plant a tree in the yard someday.

Curious what caused that... Backhoe?

I have a few t-bars in my fence that have scoliosis.

Check your lug bolts everyone. I pulled my front tires for the first time since I bought it in 2005. Let's just say I didn't need the impact wrench.

While Les Schwab is busy fitting new shoes I decided to install some bucket hooks. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08TMHPHPX?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Should be safer than the old method of wrapping chains around the bucket. In a moment of vanity I bought the blue hooks. In hindsight...

In Coultlerville you are lucky you have two to choose from.

My front tires are bald, cracking around the center of the tread line and have multiple plugs from punctures over the years. Having a hard time holding air at this point. The rears still look like new. Leaning towards just replacing them with the same brand (titan trac loaders, 25-8.5/14). Is...

https://abc30.com/yosemite-national-park-major-highway-closed-into-summer-big-oak-flat-road/13213231/ One more thing to consider for your trip this summer. This would be the route you would usually take from Angles Camp into the park. If it stays closed you will need to take 49 to Mariposa and...

You must have soft water.

WC68? I thought it only had one belt to drive the hydraulic feeder.

I ended up building a wooden platform with recessed wheels. Adding wheels to the steel pallet would have been about 10" high with wheels which is about the height of the bottom of the chipper at full lift on my tractor. I was barely able to move it on my garage floor by myself so I think I may...

Find a place to park if possible and then take the free shuttle to get around the valley.

They are planning on closing Yosemite this evening for the "big melt". High temps are causing rapid snow melt which is bringing the Merced river above flood stage. We decided to make a quick trip into the park yesterday to take some pictures. https://photos.app.goo.gl/XbuuwhrphzLKFaWG7

That looks like a 30a 110v plug

I wonder why? I'm loving our new chipper. Wonder why we waited so long to get one.

Seems like this thread has gone off the rails. What does all this hay/farming talk have to do with solar panels?

I did the same thing with one of my front tires. Used a ratchet strap around the center of the tread line to squeeze the beads out and used lots of air to reseat the beads. I would hate to have to do that on one of the rears. You could always try the starter fluid & match method. Be sure to take...

A big part of the eastern slope on Ebbetts pass is single lane with no stripe. It can be a big thrill in an RV. We drove it at night once coming home from Moab. Part way up we decided to unhitch the jeep from the RV and drive them separately over the pass. Those are the kind of things that can...

Mine is an e450 with the 6.8. I tow over monitor pass, Sonora pass and Tioga pass. Definitely want the brake in the jeep. I use rvibrake. I even pulled my son's jeep on a flatbed over monitor & Carson pass when he broke it in the desert. No problem.

What kind of RV are you moving to? I tow my wranglers behind my class c gasser all the time. Hardly know they are back there.

Maybe he had reservations at that time

Nice lady with a lift gate. Glad I called ahead. Thinking of adding wheels to the steel pallet it was delivered on so that I can wheel it around the garage when it's off the tractor.

Just got it today. Some assembly required. Nicely packaged in a steel crate/pallet. Just got it put together and hooked up to the tractor. I bet the wife will be chipping before sundown.

California is a popular destination.

Still have this one on my phone from our last trip to Bryce.

Maybe I should have told the wife the only way she gets her new chipper is if I get a forklift to unload it.

We'll see. Not sure I wanted to lift a 900# crate from the back of f a semi with just a FEL and a couple of tie down straps. Waiting to see if they keep the scheduled appointment now that they need to switch trucks.

I just called RL carriers and they had no idea they would need a lift gate tomorrow. Don't assume.

They claim lift gate service, but I haven't confirmed that with the shipping company. Not sure I could get it off a semi with my FEL.

I went for the woodland Mills since it was the one that was available. Ordered it on Monday and it's scheduled to be delivered on Thursday. Very quick service.

Good road trip if you like mountains is over 4 & 89 to 395 south, then back over 108 (Sonora pass).

Other than not knowing if my little tractor can handle these, the main difference I see is that the WM-8H is not available at the moment. If I needed it tomorrow, then that narrows down the choice. I would be willing to wait if the woodmaxx is the better choice though.

The two in the title

Old thread, I know. I'm looking at these two chippers. Would they be a good match for my New Holland tc33da? I think I have about 27-28 HP at the pto and 1600# lift on the 3point. Is one better than the other? Any other brands I should be looking at? Will mostly be chipping oak.

Is it taking the acreage out of production or simply producing an alternate crop (sunlight/energy)? Do we really want to regulate exactly which crops can be grown or what a person can do on his own land?

My neighbor leased his land for a cell tower, right across the street from our house. Couldn't thank him enough. We now have access to the internet which enables the wife to work from home. Went in just in time for the pandemic. I could care less if he makes a few bucks if it brings us out of...

I've had one on order since Christmas. Still hasn't hit the production line and I'm not holding out much hope at this point because of the 100% recall on all manual JLs. Just north of 60k.

He said he was in nor cal. I mow with my rfm about 3-4 times a year. By May the mower comes off the tractor. Too much fire hazard.

It's rubber and has a slit

Sounds like my property (7.5 ac of hills and grass in California). I went with a rfm which I think gives a better looking cut and takes less hp than a flail. Of course I had to first groom my property a little at a time with a box scraper looking for rocks.

I have a metal leaf rake that I attached a big speaker magnet to. Use it to collect nails out of a burn pile.

To me a first class ticket is an rv with a jeep in tow.

I would. Driven from California to New Orleans a couple of times in the last few years to see family. I'll take a road trip any day over the current cattle call that airlines have become.

Guess your right when you take mirrors and fender flares into account. I think it was my rear bumper that measured in at 60". Still, a lot of the new sxs aren't exactly tiny anymore.

I think jeeps (cj,yj&tj) fit that 60 inch requirement. Newer ones, not so much.

Seems like a three point generator mount would be the correct solution. If you want to keep it on the trailer, why not put some limit chains from the sides of the trailer to the lower three point arms to prevent the trailer from turning too far.

By the title, I thought you had eaten something that didn't agree with you.

It never occurred to me that someone would hookup a pto shaft with the engine running.

I prefer to keep them out in the yard. When the come around the house or into the basement, that's when the 22 snake shot comes out.

Not sure about a full size truck, but if you compare to a jeep Wrangler or a Suzuki samurai, the comparison gets a bit more interesting.

This is where I got the idea when mine had this problem.

That's the way my tc33da works as well

Pull the spark plug and put a small squirt of 2 stroke oil in the cylinder. Then try it.

Guess I'll need to get smart on vaporization rates. I was just sizing the tank to guesstimated usage.

I normally mix 43% Glyphosate about 50:1 (64 oz to 25 gal)

Looking into adding a generator. My propane provider just quoted me $3800 to purchase a second 250 gallon tank. They won't rent a tank for just a generator and the house tank is about 400-500 ft away (further than I want to trench).

I got locked inside my 93 wrangler. The mechanism inside the door fel apart and neither the inside button nor the outside key would unlock it. Had to take the inside door panel off to fix it which is a real challenge when the door is locked shut.

Dealing with them too. They are too quick for me with a bb gun, so now I'm trying this stuff. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XXPF32J?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title So far it seems to be working

Look for a multi-fuel unit. I installed an Enviro M55 cast which is multi-fuel, even though I only evey burn pellets.

Couple of years ago we ripped out our wood burning fireplace insert and replaced it with a free standing cast iron pellet stove. No regrets. The open wood burning fireplace only seemed good at filling the house with smoke and not much heat. The pellet stove cranks out the heat with the push of a...

I usually find a fresh made warm loaf of bread gets consumed before it gets cold.

Another vote for Zojirushi. My son has one and we gain 3 pounds every time he comes to visit.

San Bruno was my first thought when I started reading this thread.

I have a 6.2 in a 2015 F250 4x4 extra cab with an 8 ft bed (steel body). Great truck. No problems. Gets 13-14 mpg. I got scared away from buying a "real" truck that year as 2015 was the first year for def in the oil burners.

I had that problem when I lived in 419. Solved it by moving to 408. Can't say I've ever missed those winters

Safety switches on the seat, pto(s), neutral, brake... Not sure what else. If the fuse (#2 on the bigger TCs) blows, then no crank.