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In the house I keep a large wide mouth Nalgene bottle in the fridge. Away from the house I use a Yeti that was a door prize gift. I doubt i would by another one as the bottom of the cup keeps trying to separate. I think project Farm did a video on tumblers.

I remove the gland nut while cylinder is still attached. Some cylinders it's not a big deal to leave the cylinder on while removing the piston/rod. Remove the hose from each port. I have JIC caps and plugs to minimize oil mess. I've pulled the rod/piston out with a comealong. I once had a...

A loose neutral will make your house seemed possessed. Personal experience in more of an industrial setting in my Navy Seabee days.

That's a Vermont Danger Noodle

Dickie Betts, Allman Brothers Band has passed away.

Guy at work converted his 2 car garage to a living room. Bad idea if ya ask me.

Last fall I rented a Haulotte 45 (wasn't used much) and then a 35 which barely reached what I was doing on my cabin build. The annoying thing about the Haulotte was you had to press two buttons and pretty much can't combine functions. My experience has been with mostly Genie lifts in an...

CJ Snare, singer for Firehouse dead at 64. Stage IV colon cancer. I saw them many years ago in a club about an hour from me. Very solid show for such a small venue. I was going to see them at an area fair last year but didn't go at the last minute. FIREHOUSE Singer CJ SNARE Dead At 64

this guy on youtube Mustie1 uses these little Zoom spout oil bottles for bottle feeding a carb in something that has a fuel delivery problem. I got one and they are handy for that.

I like the crank out idea for the loft ones. I would have never thought of that.

Small town lumber yard has beat the DIY stores like Advantech OSB for example but worth a shot. I went to a bigger town to talk to Meeks lumber (chain). I thought he would quote the 3 exterior doors too but not sure why he didn't. Also the place where I got my OSB is closer (smaller town) and I...

I just got a quote from the lumber yard for Andersen windows 100 series(?) Just over 12K yikes. I knew it would be high but not that high. So I was thinking of removing the rear corner windows completely and then replacing the 2 center trapezoid windows with 2 standard opening windows. It saves...

Some will get the joke, some may not.

I just learned bassist T.M. Stevens passed away on the 10th. A musician friend told me about him years ago. He was crazy on slap bass. He played with some big names. T. M. Stevens - Wikipedia

So did Peanut get kicked to the curb?

I picked up some book at Tractor Supply discounted. I think it is Learn to Timber Frame. These folks give classes Shelter Institute - Home

EZ Boardwalk Amish made log arch. It can handle a 27.5 inch diameter log. The manual winch is two speed. It has two points you can connect the cable thimble. I bought it for my sawmill but have not used in years. The build is very robust. If coming from the east I "might" be able to bring it to...

I did mine possibly treated 2x10?? Now the middle board is starting to rot. It does sit outside 24/7. One thing I fell helped was I had some old throw-away latex paint someone gave me so I slapped that on the top deck after replacing the lumber.

Agreed dstig as this thing is taking longer than I anticipated. I did every joist solo. I had a buddy that was coming over to help for a day but they sent 4 of the wrong size Simpson Strong Tie hangers. The replacements would have worked but looked less stout. My timber frame company's engineer...

16" centers (or less). Since they didn't provide the floor, the plans were limited other than showing a few details for the stairway layout opening. They just specify 3/4" T&G. They also assumed a joist with 2-1/2 flanges. Mine are 3-1/2" flanges. The floor drawing had one joist landing right at...

I looked up the archive and it was 2017 when I saw them. A musician friend had told me about them a few years earlier.

Other than one little spot I have to put in a header and some short joists, I'm done with the joists. The last picture there will be an LVL on the left side of that post to the end of the doubled I-joist. Questions: Is Advantech subfloor really that good? I see regular T&G plywood 23/32 for a...

Britt Turner, drummer for Blackberry Smoke died from a brain tumor. He was 57. I saw this band a few years ago at the local district fair and they were a solid.

"cork sniffers" just like Rolling Stone mag.

A friend sent a YT link of a couple doing the Denver CO to Moab UT scenic route. They only travel during the day and spend the night at a hotel in Glenwood Springs. The basic trip is $1,699 or a fancier upgrade with food and exclusive lounge car options over $2K. Since they are the lowest...

Whenever I see Diablo saw blades in a store my brain immediately reverts to Sheriff Justice ordering a Diablo sandwich. 😆😆

I got a follow up email from EA two days ago. It had a link for feedback on purchase. I almost always ignore those feedback surveys etc.

After having the spots marked take pictures of the flagging. Speaking from experience I had some stuff flagged installing conduit for my broken service wires. I still cut a phone line and noticed it but had no idea if it was a legit in service wire. It was my neighbors phone. The phone company...

I've always enjoyed Dances With Wolves. It's free right now on youtube movies. I hit a few places close to or had memorabilia from the movie while in South Dakota in '22. If you like the movie get the directors cut version. It adds some scenes that fill in a few blanks to the story. Sometimes...

Probably a little like this picture below. I think ours was 40-60' long. Inside were cradles that rode like a ferris wheel chair unspooling wire through guides where down at the end it rotated into a die forming a parking brake cable conduit. Much like wire rope but ours had a plastic tube...

He would probably have to tow it back to the highway assuming he hauled it on a trailer. It's a narrow gravel road for 3/4 mile. Also limited turn around opportunities. I agree he needs it in a shop or his home. He had a different guy helping him with the starter replacement but I didn't ask...

First off this is not my unit but it is currently sitting on my property. Back in November the contractor hire to raise my bents unloaded this unit at the start of our road. He got about 1/4 mile down the road and it acted like it was starved for fuel. He assumed the filter was plugged and...

When my dad was still alive and mom got him to accept going into the local Veterans home they gave him new hearing aids. There was a noticeable improvement in having a conversation with him. I have no idea what they use.

2/3rds of the joists installed. All that's left is the L shaped opening for the stairway will will require a standing post. There's a footing under the slab for it. The drawings state 4x4 but I will use a 6x8 beam that was replaced from the factory. the reason being is they anticipated 2-2.5"...

It was maybe 18 years ago. It was first breakfast on a week long commercial rafting trip down the Grand Canyon. I sometimes like peanut butter and strawberry jelly on toast. Guide hands me a jar. I open it up and thought it was old. They said no its' natural just needs stirring. I've bought...

Wayne Kramer co-founder of the group MC5

Anyone use Windsor windows? I like they are in the midwest and this window guy on YT seems to like them. Meeks lumber down in West Plains are a dealer. The place I got my I-joists from I think can get Andersen. I have to figure out all this double I-joists, hangers and fillers for my stair...

Yes that's my plan. I can take a break and move towards selling my home over 100 miles away. Right now when I'm here I rent the neighbors cabin but the neighbor is coming back in April.

I've started on nailing down joists. A very slow process by myself having to cut about 2" of each one. So framing will be coming up and many windows I have are shown as 36"x48." I have not committed to a window brand yet but are all the manufacturers similar in rough opening? There's a lumber...

I just got my pre-notice for homeowners renewal (USAA) and it went up 29%.

I saw the name posted to a friends FB wall and thought who? Then a quick search oh yeah I remember those songs on the radio as a kid.

I ran across a video recently of a guy that bought one. they used a snip of his video for promotion. Mobile Pe200x300 Stone Ore Rock Granite Jaw Crusher Machine - Buy Jaw Crusher,Stone Jaw Crusher,Jaw Crusher Machine Product on Alibaba.com The original video:

I cancelled Charter internet this summer when the local coop installed fiber and it was 5-10$ cheaper. The kid at the local store said you are paid up until such date bring your equipment end on or before that date. I did. I should have gotten it in writing. That was June. I made sure and got a...

Update on my previous post the pto box was marked shipped a couple days ago and it's supposed to be here today but UPS is pulling that "it's loaded on a truck but not shown out for delivery"

Friend of mine, who was an HVAC repair/contractor for many years, suggested Rinnai tankless (propane) for my new cabin build. He put one in his own place and has been happy with it. The sad thing is tank heaters are about as expensive as tankless heaters unless you get the wiz bang wifi, smarter...

Yeah I ordered a PTO cover box for my brush cutter. I just checked and the CC has been charged but not a peep on when it will be shipped. I have a grapple I bought form them years ago and it's nicely made.

I recently took my Rhino 172 brush cutter off as i felt I didn't need the extra counterweight while building the rest of my cabin. A couple close tip-overs had me putting it back on Wednesday. The box blade I had put back on isn't as heavy and the weight isn't farther back like the cutter. I had...

James Kottak former drummer for the Scorpions passed away today.

55 gallon drum and a GPI EZ8 12VDC pump

This really happened. We had a sump motor back in a room that was about 10' below grade. It failed and someone said lets use a gas engine pump to keep everything drawn down. This "sump" had two vertical shaft pumps and both had failed. Our job as a shop was to pull the motors out using a chain...

With the holidays I got sidetracked. One thing I have found out is 1.5" rim board x 14" is hard to find. The kit provider said I can get 1-1/8" rim board and scab 3/8" plywood on it. The lumber yard where I currently own a house (Sikeston) said they could get it awhiole back. Well everything was...

Get extra saw blades and the largest engine they offer. A metal detector is handy too.

At the power plant we used Sta-Kon or Thomas Betts for the small stuff. I think I recall a Panduit box of crimps possibly some other name brands. Our crimp storage was supplied by the local electrical supply house. I bought some amazon crimps and they were slightly stiffer than putty. My...

Cutting is the easy part. Finding a place to sticker the wood out of the rain can be a hassle. Green boards weigh much more if handling by hand. The romance of owning a portable band mill quickly wore off for me. I recently had a guy offer me good money for my Baker mill and I seriously thought...

I had a decent recruiter who loosely told me (Navy) boot camp is one big mind game. He was right. About a week or so before our company graduation our (CC) Company Commander sat us all down for a chat. He talked about how some of the stuff may have seemed silly but it had a purpose. Attention to...

Back in the day (late 80's) it was hard to kill a corded Milwaukee drill. I worked for an electrical contractor and that's all we had on the service trucks.

After the Amish crew left I was looking at the drawings and realized a fascia has to go on before the roof metal drip edge. Ooops. I had taken about 2 weeks off from the project due to weather and visiting my mom over Thanksgiving. She lives over 4.5 hours away and had not been up there since...

Sell it in the spring when demand is up. I used to see the 44 rough cut mowers for sale. I bought one and quickly learned why people got rid of them. I still have a Swisher log splitter and walk behind rough cut both bought new. Those work even with a few tweaks. It was hard with the rough cut...

Myles Goodwyn singer guitarist for April Wine.

My last bucket of Delvac came from Lowes (shipped) but now it says I have to go to a store an hour away to get a bucket. I was thinking I had free delivery to my house.

Yeah I dig the goatskin gloves.

Agreed. I was on two area FBMP groups for buying and selling music gear. One became more popular and was mostly filled with listings of a few area music gear flippers. I eventually unfollowed both groups.

Watch his latest moving the small shed/garage. I was laughing but wouldn't be laughing if I was the owner. Might as well built a new one.

One nice thing about area listings on FB is you may share a mutual friend which lets me know they likely aren't a scammer. More and more people are hiding their friends list so it's not like it was a few years ago.

I just put a few 4x4 scrap pieces of lumber under mine. I may move it some day and didn't want anything more permanent. Paint it white if you have time. Summer it will be like an oven inside.

Some companies use SIPS. Legacy designs theirs to use standard 2x6 framing cheated out to show part of the lower beams. My rim board (1.5") will sit on the outside of the bent posts. The edge of that will sit the edge of my walls. The sheathing (osb) will go maybe 2" below the top of foundation...

I got canceled a few years ago after an inspector looked at my home and nitpicked. I talked to an old friend from HS who is an agent and she said roughly what 2manyrocks said above. They wanted a new roof and a couple other things they could see from the ground. My agent held them off for over a...

No and no plans to stain them. My parents did that in the 70's on their dream home the whole family helped build. I remember Mom up on a scaffold staining with a brush.

They call it a 10" panel. R39 I think? You also run a bead of Great Stuff Pro foam in the joints. The plan is to have a wood stove in the living room but also have a propane furnace for backup. The panel is fastened with 12" screws (they provide) into the purlins. I talked to the area lumber...

All nail base panels and perimeter board are done. 1.East side of purlins done. 2. West side purlins done and starting on T&G on East side. 3. All T&G done 4. What my nail base panels look like. I had bought a used SIPS scoop iron to carve out the perimeter that gets a dimensional 2x10 5...

I use Adobe Acrobat to open the PDF files of my drawings. Through trial and error over the past year I have learned to click on measurements. measuring tool then right click to change scale. I looked at few PDF type readers but most do not have the measurement function. It would be nice to have...

My finance guy uses a Christian based health coverage. He's been happy with it. His wife had some major issues that the group covered. I have no idea who it's associated with. A little off topic: We had a Cadillac plan in my early days with the electric coop. $5 co-pay and an emergency room...

I'm back at the property today. I moved some stuff around then worked on installing the corner anchors. It's something Legacy Post and Beam do and I never did ask why. Maybe it's required in some areas of the US so they just make it part of the package. Only the four corners get one. Last...

Headway. Finally got 2 bents flown into place on Halloween and the other 2 the following day. We still have about 3 cross beams and two posts that go all the way to the basement to put in. I assisted as needed but let the boss man and his two helpers do their thing. This is the first timber...

I had a Stihl 250 and it made me a believer until the 2 Stihls were stolen from my shed. I replaced the 250 with the newest model 251. I hate that saw. It's been in the shop 2 times as I was tired of monkeying with it. Within a year I bought a Makita (Dolmar)for larger stuff. That's a good saw...

OLD THREAD!! My 2008?? DK40HST has been shutting off at random. It always restarts. My cruise control stopped working a couple years ago and never seem to have time to look into it. This random dying was happening before the cruise control stopped working. It did it this morning. First it had a...

I ignored my two camper deep cell 6V units for about a year or last years vacation. I haven't had time to take a road trip this year. I have 2 small solar panels always keeping them up. I found them WAY below the plates and toast. Ouch. They were bought new in 2020. So now it will be check every...

It's interesting this came up in suggestions. Amateur buys a cable tool rig and drills a well deeper. The Primary Water Well Locator folks tell them how deep to go in an exiting well. Things go south about the 40 minute mark. It's a long arse video so I had to skim quite a bit of it.

I saw that same video.

I'm renting my neighbors cabin while building my cabin. She asked If I could mow the yard. She has an older Grasshopper ZT. I'm not a fan. It's an older one sans rollbar and not a good feeling on side slopes. Plus you have to keep both hands on even in a straight line. Hard to drink a beer in...

I use it in my Case backhoe. The Case stuff seems to handle moisture better but is about twice the price.

I have 2 identical 20 acre parcels and it's always the east one they offer on even though the line almost goes through the old cabin. I used to look them up on google maps and leave bad reviews. I was watching one of these YT channels where they are building their own home and they mentioned...

Somebody had a bad day.

We had a small pollution monitoring shack at the power plant with some equipment in it. It had an ozone generator even though i think it was used for the sensing tubes it gave me a headache. From then on I refused to work in there without the door wide open.

I split mostly White and Red Oak. I picked up a Swisher new many years ago. Later I bought their 4 way wedge. Back then Orscheln sold them. Orscheln was bought out by Tractor Supply and Bomgaars. Now the prices are crazy high on those splitters and they only offer an electric model and a very...

UPS guy told me the other day they are to take a picture of package on the porch. Not sure if this is an area rule and he said they just recently started doing it.

Timely video.

I get a little annoyed at these. Whether outside or in barn when parked for a few days I open the hood (mice). When it comes time to use tractor and close hood a few of these have opened up. I keep thinking someday a clever simple fix will hit me. Brain: Not gonna happen today.

I paid a concrete foundation guy half up front. The concrete was included in the price. I had asked around and no red flags so I did. he's a young guy and I think that gave him an excuse to drag his feet. We were dealing with winter setting in and getting a concrete pump truck up a steep short...

I've noticed some local business that used to be open until noon Saturday are no longer open on Saturday. Mom and Pop farm type store and an equipment rental place.

Not a fan of the channel but Diesel Creek had a percussion rig drill his well at his shop in an episode last week. 1:25 minute mark.

Tram roads were used in the Missouri Ozarks to harvest Oak back in the day.

I have an MTL and am happy with it. It sure beats getting on and off tractor with a brush grubber. You have to be careful as it will just cut small trees in half. It takes a little feel and experience. Too much crush and it breaks, not enough and it skins the bark. Pulling after a good soaking...

I use retired 1/2" static kernmantle rope from my vertical caving days. It never got much use but most say retire in 10 years even if you toss it in a closet. I was once at a caving convention and the author of On Rope was giving a talk about vertical caving. His one funny line was if you cant...

I sometimes watch this young guy's channel on YT called H2o Mechanic. They often go out and hydro-frack a poor water well. Another benefit with a pounder is they can get into smaller areas.

I renewed my D/L in March 2019. I had the documents but she said she didn't need to see them. Hmmm. I later realized Missouri is kicking the can on the issue. My passport expired and of the year so I sent in for renewal knowing they were backed up issuing passports. They claimed 10-13 weeks but...

Sometime in my future I will have a well drilled. I would be shopping right now but need funds from when i sell my current home to pay for it. Growing up it was all percussion rigs in our subdivisoin just outside city limits. You could hear that echoing through the neighborhood. It seems like it...

I was in a union 26 years. They started collecting dues 1-2 months into my 6 month probationary period. So if the company wasn't happy the union wouldn't do squat yet I was paying dues. I thought that was wrong but didn't want to rock the boat. I had moved 270 miles for this job and better pay...

I was interested in foam except for the cost then I saw this video. Get someone who's maybe not as good or using bad products.

A contractor came by today and we discussed the details. My main goal is get the bents up and on the foundation then if his schedule or my funds allow I may have them put the roof purlins on. He also said yeah replace those two posts so I don't regret it down the road. We can raise the top 3...

I had one of these I bought lightly used from the neighbor lady. Random pic borrow from the interwebs. One pass on the yard and the bag was full. I'm talking walking one way maybe 30 feet. It did the job. You'll be digging out eye boogers the rest of the day from the dust. It had a chipper that...

Gary Wright (Dream Weaver)

I thought about that to a little extent but all four corners get a 5/8 threaded rod epoxied 12" into the foundation and connected to the base via a Simpson HDU bracket. There are no mortise and tenon joints in this kit. Everything is plates and bolts and/or #17 -8" screws. Some angle brackets...

The problem is you see in the photo the short posts are on the bottom of the built stack. But, If this contractor comes on board I may see what he thinks of flying A, B & C bents and then D bent is exposed. See how long it might take to swap those posts out on D bent. If he thinks that's easily...

A and B bents are assembled on the ground. I spotted C bent posts in their position but needed taller cribbing so they don't interfere with a cross beam support bracket. That slowed me down. The tractor with my QA forks is a lifesaver. I have gotten in touch with a contractor who's interested in...

Exactly. Ironically I just saw Winger way down in Arkansas almost 2 weeks ago. I've listened to interviews of Kip and Reb Beach recently who said Beavis and Butthead killed their career at the time. The headlining band Queensryche has 2 original members. I left after 30 minutes of Queensryche...

Bernie Marsden guitarist for Whitesnake passed away yesterday.

A buddy has a setup like that. A cistern a similar distance as yours next to a pond. He had a trench between the two filled with sand.

Second bent of 4 being put on the stack and some of the joints/plates have been secured. I did most of the first bent myself and a buddy came over to help me finish A and start on B. This project sat too long and some of the joints are difficult to get the plates on from timber warp. The bents...

I switched to an F250 after many F150's owned. I hate the ride but do like the 6.2 when towing in the mountains out west. Yeah rides like and old covered wagon...very stiff. I will go back to an F150 after the current truck hits 200K

Randy Meisner of Eagles fame died.

Bubba Synthetic Soft Shackles • Bubba Recovery Gear are made in USA. Yankum is another made in USA.

Sometimes if my thigh hits the left speed lever just right on my DK40HST it kills the engine. This has happened several times recently as I was running the tractor pretty hard backfilling my foundation. If I don't reduce throttle to idle when restarting it squeals. I have a can of belt dressing...

Not as bad as this brand of convenience store. Kum & Go - A Fresh Perspective

Probably Garter snake.

This was from last year. Craigslist translator

Ken's Karpentry says they have gone up. I noticed a plywood I want to use went up 2-3 dollars a sheet after a steady price for months.

I have a Milwaukee pneumatic framing nailer and it specifies 22° which is not a common size. I use 21° no problem.

Many years ago my old dealer James Little visted the factory and told me you could eat off the floor. Sounds crazy if anyone has worked in a production environment where metal is involved. He said they had people going around spot cleaning.

We used to joke about our co-worker and his fruit jars buried in the yard. He was tight with money. He was in on the joke. It doesn't seem like a bad idea now. Thankfully I have a credit union from my old employer.

Inland Marine policy through Shelter. Very reasonable.

While stationed in bonnie Scotland, in the mid 80's, the chow hall had buns that resembled a sub sandwich bun. I believe the civilian cooks made them in house.

My cabin plans call for 17mil Epilay Protectite Platinum roof underlayment. (It's included in my kit) I told them I wanted to use some type of metal roof. The roofing will be attached to osb that is glued to 10" styro panels (like SIPS) and they call it a nailbase panel. Platinum Synthetic...

I have an 899 (I believe) and was surprised at how much ooomph it had. I had bought a pneumatic IR231 and a few years before and can't recall the last time I used it.

My dad talked about sleeping on the screened in porch as a kid in NE Missouri.

Ooops Train derails into Yellowstone River in Stillwater County

While absent from my property my rear backhoe tire leaked down and broke the bead. I took it off using the tractor forks and brought it 100+ miles back home. Local family farm store, that for many years had the best tire shop in town, put a bead blaster on it easy peasy. It was gonna be no...

Might be a Whitesnake. :D

Speaking from experience (Dad) they repeat stories sometimes 2-3 times in a few hours. During coof lockdowns we had to speak to him through a window. He no longer knew who I was and would tell stories like he had lunch with grandparents who have been deceased for a long time.

With the VA card you can get a yearly pass for National Parks etc. Let us know what you find.

Interesting this topic came up. Just the other day a guy delivered some rock to my place and wanted to pay good money for my mill, that has sat idle for over a year. I checked on used/new prices and wow the price of these things has gone up.

Small battery impact like this one. I thought wimps used them. We got one for the shop...younger guys love all the new gadgets. I ended up buying one for myself.

I found this recently at walmart and met the specs of my compressor.

We were up for a couple new forklifts at the power plant and I said please get the hydraulically adjustable forks option. They did and things were so much easier. On the older ones if you kept the rails that the forks rest on slathered in grease it was usually easy to slide them for adjustment...

Avenue of the Giants was i think where my dad and I drove through about 20 years ago. We also drove through Chandler Tree http://www.drivethrutree.com/

Local place (and have been told he can be competitive on prices) wanted $136 grade 65. Menards has same size grade 65 for about $70. It's quite a difference. The Menards guys told me they come from a plant in Missouri and it takes about 2 weeks to get them. I would have to try and fit them 22'...

For guys: be nice to the wallflowers. You'll see changes at your 10 year reunion but by 20 year reunion those wallflowers are knockouts and the former pretty girls will be big as a house. :p

I will start "bent" assembly pretty soon. Has anyone you know used Menard's I joists? Some people say Menards lumber is junky but I've not bought much lumber from them. I just got a quote from the local lumber yard that is double the price of Menards yet the same or very close grade. Similar...

That's where I'm at now. This house has been a little run down on the inside but I never was crazy about remodeling when I was still working. I was down to just doing a cheap remodel of the kitchen but like my 87 YO neighbor lady (lives next to where I'm building the timber frame) told me...they...

I hinted two realtors I was going with 5% but that was 6?? months ago. One is a girl I know from many years ago. She works for Century 21...other I heard is young hot shot realtor who works for local office.

It's going to happen soon for me. Part of me is tempted to sell by owner but it may be worth the extra money to hire an agent. I sold my last home in my late 20's and lots of time has elapsed. I didn't know then that the commission can be negotiated. I understand 6% is the norm but I know people...

What's your bottom dollar? :LOL::LOL:just kidding. I've learned to ignore those replies when selling something. They will haggle and then either be a no-show or try and haggle more in person claiming your item is worse than they thought.

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I tried picking one end of mine up (20') with a Kioti DK40 and it wouldn't do it without lifting the rear wheels off the ground.

Trying NOT to hijack but the guy that bid all my concrete work wanted half up front. He waited until he was going to pour footings to spring this on me. It sent up a red flag with me but previously I had asked around and he had a positive reputation. I wrote him a check for half of the bid even...

I've bought several kits from Hercules for my Case backhoe. On the home page on the right hand side down below sign in is kits by model.

I seem to forget why you did your well pump install yourself. Did it save that much money or a timing issue?

Have you included over the bucket forks in your description? https://allproforks.com/bucket-forks/ https://www.starindustries.com/product/over-the-bucket-forks/...

Looks like Taft MT is nearest to the portal but you rent a few miles up I90 at Lookout Pass Ski Resort and they shuttle to the portal. They pick you up over in Idaho. You can also use your own bike. The Route of the Hiawatha Scenic Bike Trail (Official Website)

That's now a bike trail. I'm not much of a cyclist but rented a bike and rode that about 7-10 years ago.

My 20' was delivered on a roll back. I had concerns their goose-neck trailer would not fit around a tight turn so they arranged a deal through a local auto towing place. I was on the edge of their shipping free radius so that was part of the deal.

I use one of these and now put the backhoe across both doors. Squire WS75S - Stronghold WS75 Container Padlock - Modified To Fit Both New And Old Style Containers

Worlds Largest Ball of Twine in Cawker Kansas. :D

No is my answer to all questions. Truck was coming from the Salem MO batch plant since he doesn't like the local outfits. He did say he had them put hot water in which I thought was odd....or he didn't want to be out there 10pm at night finally getting a power trowel on it. Low to mid 50's after...

No.

This is about 12 days after the floor was poured and the first time I've seen it since the day they poured. Lots of long hairline cracks. I arrived after the last truck had left. He later informed me they utilized more crew VS a pump truck. Interesting as the back was setting up faster than the...

I think it is a way to eliminate bid sniping like what happens on ebay. It also makes it more like a meat space auction. Plus the auction makes more money. We've all probably seen auctions where people have to win and end up over paying what it's really worth.

https://www.mycnhistore.com/us/en/casece/category/attachments-buckets/bucket-teeth-parts/pin/p/D149239 or part #D149239 My K has a place for a pin but the pin was not with the hoe when I bought it and really don't need it. Extenda-hoes also have a place for a transport pin. Mine was also missing.

At the old power plant our coal feeders from the bunkers to the furnace had to run at the same speed. The front side two conveyors. One was a few feet long and the other took it straight to the cyclone in the furnace. On the backside it took three conveyors. So for each cyclone (14 total) that...

I never put much focus on it but that's they ours was. Long enough hoses to freely move during the dump.

along with what ArlyA said we had a 400? H.P. DC motor connected to a carriage that ran along side the train. It had an arm that would grab the knuckle between cars and pull it to the next position. The positioner would slow down and set metal chocks when it stopped. The chocks were on the cars...

We had a Heyl & Patterson at the plant but ours was enclosed. I hated working on anything in the coal yard. That dust is so fine with the western coal. When the plant switched to western coal around 95' they had to dig a big hole into the former flood plain next to the Mississippi. This was to...

I read where Badlands and Mt Rainer National parks (and possibly others) will no longer accept cash at the entrance or campgrounds. I recall they will accept cash in the gift shops.

I often play Spider Solitaire when it's a long YT video that's really just a podcast. One game I kept on my newest phone was Woodoku. I play that while in the Dr's waiting lounge or waiting on food/killing time.

Maybe Carl Spackler from Caddyshack could help?

I used to do volunteer work at Carlsbad Caverns once or twice a year on long holidays. This was back in the late 90's. I flew Mesa several times into Carlsbad. So a fellow caver wanted to come out for one of the expeditions. No problems going out via ABQ. The holiday weekend is over and we say...

Allegiant :ROFLMAO:. When my folks were still snowbirding in the Clearwater FL area I tried them out of Belleville IL. A one horse airport with probably one flight a day? We take off and before we get to cruising altitude I see a steward carrying a fire extensisher. There was a slight haze in...

I recall sometime many years ago Ford offered a slightly extended cab with a skinny wing door on one side. There was maybe 6-12" more cab room for folks like me to easily carry some tools. They dropped it after a couple years.

#pallets....no?

I could watch the peaks at work in real time. You get a spike around 6am (coffee pots, hairdryers, electric water heaters, electric stove cooking breakfast). It drops but stays higher during the day with business using more electric. The next peak was around 6pm or supper time. I've said this...

Wednesday the ground got dry enough to get the pump truck and mixer trucks up to pour the basement. I had a time lapse set up with my Virb camera but the battery ran out of steam prematurely resulting in 5 seconds of time lapse. They had started to unload the first truck. Wha wu wahh. 4 trucks...

I use Hercules for seals. To the right of the search box is a Kits by Model button.

I noticed prices on some I-joists (online) have dropped quite a bit on Menard's website.

I had the same idea he had even though the Kioti is one lever. What he used. Bezo's Junk Store actuator Two of my implements are hydraulic so have to get off the tractor anyway....talked myself out of it.

Knockoff products are out there for sure but I see similar pricing on ebay for the same breaker.

One thing I run is a browser extension called Honey. I use it when ordering carry out pizza from a chain. Get up to check out and run Honey coupon search. If it doesn't find me a bargain then I may try another chain or just not get pizza that day. It works on other corporate websites that offer...

I've seen some odd things happen with pricing but not recently as I now use amazon as a last resort. One interesting thing that has happened to me on ebay is you look at something more than once. This is strictly buy it now stuff. You might get an offer a day or two later with a one time...

I painted mine white although it's not fully painted yet. I put in some tiny fans pushing air in and out. I had two solar panels from some discount place years ago.

I have a picture somewhere of an old logging RR trestle in Idaho. I visited the old incline logging railroad near Clarkia ID many years ago. There's and abandoned locomotive in the woods. This site talk about it. AbandonedIdahoClimax

I was wondering if people ever sell the rebate cards. Sure enough, found an archived ebay auction.

My version of their jingle is 🎵 save big money,save big money, when you shoplift at Menards It was inspired from my old hometown Menards. The manager got busted for stealing thousands from them. Probation Jail Time Their 11% thing I guess is a way to get people back in the stores? They also...

I was doing homework for a well I will have drilled possibly this summer on my home build site. This young guy gives lots of advice and seems pretty solid. He seems to focus on the service call and fracking side but the family? business also drills wells. https://www.youtube.com/@h2omechanic

There are browser extensions that analyze reviews for like bezo's junk store. It's on my old computer so can't recall the name on the one I use. If the person uploads a picture I pay attention. They are bitter enough to show you what broke or shortcomings. They also can show you how well it works.

Not TRMS but if you ever need a cheap meter with temp. and Hz you can get a Mastech MS8239C for probably $30 on ebay. I have 2 Flukes and some other brand A/C clamp meter. Fluke is the Cadillac of meters but I had a fairly new one at the plant flake out on me. Their replacement test leads are...

I've watched AdvanTech 23/32 T&G sheathing drop about $10 in the past couple months.

Concerning my previous post I found an old topo map that has all three tunnels on it. The long ones are a mile or so each then a short one. Tunnel 3 is in the lowerleft corner above Clems

Darn rabbit holes... Tunnels: Glenwood (Tunnel 3)

I got the EA 60"?? for my DK40HST. It's nicely made and looked better in person than pictures. The gaps are a little large when trying to pick up firewood. Sometimes I think it might have been better to get the dual lid unit. One positive is I can close the lid and use the whole thing centered...

Old thread I now have the same cracked Kioti seat issue and have to park mine outside as I have construction materials temporarily sitting where the tractor normally parks. That website Seat Warehouse has a banner saying closed for good yet so far the links still work. Odd. A replacement from...

For a brief time I did commercial electric installs in Florida on slab. We would mark a spot on the floor where the outlets and switches were. There was always on or two they covered up.

I was watching some woman's Yt vids (Spirit Forest) on a house she was having built in the mountains of CO. She mentioned a monthly fee after the well was drilled due to water rights.

.....and then ya got Navajo Tacos in the southwest. Pretty tasty too.

Maid Rite restaurant in Quincy IL I think double grinds their beef. Rumor has it they mix in a little liver. I've ate at another Maid Rite and it wasn't the same. Alton Brown did a show on that location.

My great aunt had one on her farm on a push mower and possibly her tiller. That was in the 70's.

My previous house the tank had an air charger on it. They fail and then the tank gets waterlogged. Looked like this.

I dropped them a long time ago. They still send me letters like "don't let your coverage expire" like I'm still with them. :ROFLMAO:Insurance companies are offering roadside assistance when I had it with Shelter and now USAA.

I like the mini rant at 6:20 🤣

At the power plant the heavy equipment mechanics had a battery box they often hauled around in a Mule. I want to say it had 2-4 batteries in and heavy jumpers. It was for jump starting any equipment. It's something he should rig up with all the vehicles he's constantly jumping. In the evening...

Watched a video his old gal-pal posted and in the comments someone asked if they were still an item. She responded...It became unhealthy and I had to remove myself