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Good day already ! Nice and sunny here. After week long heavy rains (snow) forecast says few warm days ahead. I believe (hope) all green will just explode Today we have that silly motorcycle seasons opening ride All spring maintenance was to inflate tires. I went to gathering place, meet...

Good day ! Spring is back here. 12 .. 13 C / 50 .. 55 F, sunny. Really pleasant Busy week, but TGIF Second daughter yesterday passed driver's license exam, theoretical part (actually, how it would be correct to say this in English ?) here we have rather tough system for young drivers. All...

Good morning ! This is how I found my car Just had summer tires installed o_O Anyway - that's only for today And in Riga temperature is positive. Someplaces around is freezing, I wouldn't drive there with that setup I have ~~~~~~~ m7040, I have only the best experience with Bosch...

We were counting floors and suddenly this beauty jumped into eyes 😁 😁 😁

Good Monday morning ! It is raining / snowing quite hard. Before I dive into endless jobs will react on some posts :) I know only AutoCAD. :) I strongly believe that PC / CAD is only another tool, to make drawing look neat and clean. First thing young person has to learn is WHAT to draw. And...

I am more of a "visual storyteller" :) Had foundations of lamp posts delivered. Guy I normally call for those jobs have got new truck. I like the looks of that. Just wondering, I Scania a thing in US ? Here maybe 0,1 % are "long nose" trucks. American made Freighliner or similar we will not...

Hello ! I am sorry, didnt check in for a week. Somehow was crazy busy week. But that "to-do" list is only growing longer.... ~~~~~~~~~~~ Nice, cold but sunny day here. Forecast says - snow for next week. Not so nice as all my cars have summer tires already. Will see ~~~~~~~ Yesterday went...

Good morning ! Weekend finally. +8 ... + 10 C / 50 F. Something in between heavy fog and light rain. Nic. I like that "frogs weather" :) Didnt check in for a while. As a lot of nice things happened, I will bring yesterday as example 0800 - 0900 - Office errands 0900 went to logistics...

Good day ! This 09/04 will be warmest in history of registered observations. 23 C / 74 F. real summer day ~~~~~~~ We also had fun watching eclipse 😁 ~~~~~~~~~ Drew, to me it seems that for you it will be cheaper / faster to buy ticket to Riga, and get your surgery done here. I am not...

Good morning For beginning update on weather 😁 Before you ask - pic I "stole", I don't know the place where it is taken ~~~~~~~~~~~~ trip back home went smooth, no issues at all ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday didn't do much. Went to farmer's show. Lot of tractors, beer, etc Other than that -...

Good morning ! Today on the way back home Just trough some fancy shops in Milano :cool: ~~~~~~~~~~ Absolutely not related with tractors, just if you want to see how our birds are doing check this out: Dabasdati.lv - dabas novērojumi As they will have eggs / chicken there will be...

Ciao Tutti ! Sorry, didn't have time / energy to read trough. I will be not a reader, but visual storyteller :))) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yesterday weather was great. Cloudy, but dry, ~ 16 ... 18 C / 64 F. Perfect for walking. And we walked a lot We started from south of Venezia - Chioggia Beautiful...

Good morning ! Mostly - fingers crossed ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weather for this morning is actually good: We stay in a place like 500 m above level of lake. View is really wide This pic I took yesterday. Cloudy our "hotel" That is typical Italian house from like Roman era till today...

Buona sera ragazzi ! 😁 Let's start with weather OK, it's not THAT bad, but yeah, that thunderstorm come from nowhere. Alps... ~~~~~~~~~ Yesterday we tried to see aquarium. 2 h waiting time. No, thanks. went to "safari" + zoo. That was really nice For bird guys ~~~~~~~~~~~...

Hi I am in Riga ! OK, legally in suburb, but Riga it is Solovjovs is rather popular russian family name. Thrush - bird :) ~~~~~~~~ Bongiorno ! Today I am posting from Italy, lake Garda. Weather here is not nice but not a disaster either. ~ +10 C and raining. Frankly - spoiling my plans a...

It was not that long time ago when we all traveled with paper maps. that could be a mess sometimes, because outdated. But I liked that For example, if I am traveling with trailer I have no advantage of taking longer but faster route (like autobahn in Germany). So before longer trip I take a...

Good morning Weather still "neutral" here. Heavy reins in forecast Didnt check in here for a week. A lot happened. I would say - almost everything with "+" ~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday went to "rancho". Brought Yanmar there. But day before, when I was opening hood to get battery charged hood...

Good day ! I call this weather "neutral". Not warm, not cold, ~ +5 C. Not sunny, not really cloudy. Sky are grey, but not raining ~~~~~~~~~~ Busy days, huh... Lot of things going on at work. Customers start to wake up. Nice School kids has holidays this week. boys today have friendly...

Good Sunday morning ! What a week... All positive, but passed by like speedtrain. Old customers have shaken dust off from our old projects, completely new names came in. New sales guy is not yet much of a help, more like additional distraction. But gives good signals. I am investing my time...

Good morning ! Rather cool - 5 C / 23 F, in some areas even -9 C / 16F. But still dry and sunny Here the pollen problem have started, not for me / family. But secretary have issues Was rather busy days. Had few interesting meetings, new customers reached me out. Not bad Have made annual...

Good morning ! Cold (~ 0 C, but dry and sunny). Like it Had dentist appointment. Was necessary and went good, but not so comfortable now. On the way back spotted how farmers / foresters are starting their protest Yeah, you see it right - 1.000.000 $ harvester is symbol, how hard is life for...

Fahrrad or motorrad ? ;) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~' This pic is already 9 years old 🤯 my garage Check distance between cylinder head and asphalt :cool: ~~~~~~~~ Weather good, sunny, +3 C / 37 F Lazy Sunday today Have a nice day !

Good evening ! All kids are at home, including oldest daughter, watching on TV Midsummer murders (UK TV series) 😁 I cant understand, what brings them together to watch this show. Anyway - lovely view Was good day today. Together with wifey and smaller kids have visited one customer of...

My approach is to dive deep in customer's issues, do engineering and cost analysis together. Rather often we together discover that ROI for new machine will be unnecessarily long, for such guys it's better to go for smaller model or second hand. I am not selling but rather "waiting order to...

Good afternoon already ! For beginning - spring is here, +10C / 50 F, sunny ! Yesterday went to D school "prom party". They started with official part Her name is Hilda, just like my grandma Then they had made like 10 min theater / show. D was in charge for music, sound effects. They were...

Probably got tired because of messy way I am writing. 😁 Nice to hear about your son. How your D is doing ? I was looking what pro guys are buying here. Those, who need new 1k€ saw every year. Got feeling that now industrial logging companies goes more for Husqvarna ~~~~~~~~~ yesterday...

Good evening already ! 😁 Lovely day today In Riga today still around 6 C / 44 F, but I have made "rancho run". There was colder, but still above freezing. At morning empty wagon was running over ice, nice and smooth, just loaded start to fall trough, but nothing critical but sun was doing...

Good afternoon already ! Warm but rainy day here. Made a shop run and then had a good nap and now conserving energy <tm> Today is 2 years since putin started war. That brings some thoughts... ~~~~~~ Frits sorry to read about son and Cody. 🤞 Pop-G. From here I cant tell anything about your...

Fan is blowing, heater wont heat. There are quite sophisticated self diagnosis sys in Tesla. It points to heater. And a lot of folks have had the same story Yeah, that is quite a material. Mechanically very strong. Here I will have Corten / Cortex purely for show off reasons. ;) Kinda dumb...

Good afternoon ! No big changes in weather, just a bit warmer. At morning I had some issues with TBN, so instead of browsing internet I turned myself into work. 😁 Was rather productive 😁 Assembled long waited monitor arm. Now I can adjust that huge thing more for my liking. I have those...

I am whining just a little bit. 😁 I still enjoy living in low density area, even if it means once in 3 years have to waste a day and 300 €, do the road trip just for car service. Still, everyday's life for me is much better here than in big city. I mean, most of you will agree, as residents of...

Nice to hear you have not lost your optimism on greenhouse (y) To me selling gas on volume is pure fraud. Volume depends soo much on temperature and pressure. I guess, that's more a market "tradition" Frankly, I have dual feelings on this. I know it's bold statement, but from business POV...

Good day (already lunchtime here) ! Had quite a busy days, didn't check in. You guys are being productive 😁 Hope to read something later afternoon For beginning - little snow in the morning, now already gone Yesterday morning was very beautiful sunrise, just like Ron's sunset, but with more...

Good morning ! Little bit chill (around freezing) but SUNNY morning ! Finally we see sun ! Yesterday was rainy. Somehow my head was a bit dull. In the morning was a running around but then after launch had a good nap. Was afraid will be not able to sleep at night, but no, slept well. probably...

If she was a boy I would throw her out from home and country too 😁 Young guys have to be a bit hungry and have to stand on their own. With daughters we should be not so harsh ;) Actually I have offered her to cover a year or two in any foreign school. But she has to be confident she have...

Good morning ! Thaw here... ☹️ got feeling that on some roads asphalt melted together with snow 😵‍💫 But at least heat pump's appetite is reasonable Was busy days, finally guy from HQ left. Seemed happy about how we are working. At least didn't complain in my face Finally today can turn to...

Yeah, that too. But frankly I haven't heard discussion about exact numbers on CO2 emissions. How much is now and how much it will be. Without figures it is just blah-blah About pesticides I totally agree with farmers. But I mean, it is working already that way. Not sure Pity, that week was...

Good morning ! For beginning - something between freezing rain and thaw. Roads become really dangerous Anyway yesterday made "rancho run". Was rather productive morning at forest but then everything went south. Saw had issues on lows. It is so annoying. :mad: At the end starter rope snapped...

Other than that - not so much is going on T still solid freezing. At least not snowing anymore. Electricians have made good progress. Now programmer has to do a lot of things. At showroom and workshop (myself) have installed T regulators. T regulating is tricky with underfloor - thick concrete...

Yeah, without Helo you will not get this :))) It says that house was destroyed 1941, and then city have made it from scratch 1999 1941: Now it looks like this: Fun thing is - actually today anyone can rent this. If you want to hold TBN meeting there - welcome 😁 Not sure how big $ you...

Good morning ! Yesterday was rather busy. had to plow snow 2 times. As was below freezing snow was light, fluffy. Totally got like 20 cm of fresh snow Broom works great, my backyard and driveway is clean and nice Car is still at shop. They are struggling with parts, cant find that heater. Guys...

Drilling machine for Ikea Can do more than 100 holes in one shot. 6000 panels in a shift Friend have made this (I supplied spindle) They do "visual communication", 3d objects, like this: CNC machine for CLT panels. Wooden housing You discussed loading platforms. Bologna airport...

I have deep connections with forestry industry, but never ever have seen such tractor as topic starter have posted. I thought this fancy looking is something: https://www.redzet.eu/en/photo/track-tractor-tdt-55-saldus-V-454-23/view/Track_Tractor_TDT-55_(Saldus) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just something...

Good morning ! -4...-5 C, lot of snow and wind. Quite a combination Anyway - I won again. Started early, plowed and brushed snow, now have nice clean cobblestones. All grip is there 💪 No salt or sand, just brush ~~~~~~~~ Got "Yes" from one customer on nice spraying machine. Almost 200k...

Australia already is here, Texas is going to bed, it's my time to check in 😁 I start to see this pattern, don't you ? ~~~~~~~~ Well, nothing that much is going on. Battle with snow I won. My cobblestones are cold but (almost) black, good friction, no salt needed. Have to drop off car at...

sorry to read this ☹️ ~~~~~~~~~ Lot of snow today, but T is above freezing Forecast says T will go down soon and remain negative (C) for a week, so I am fighting snow. Till now I am winning Lazy weekend, or speaking TBN language - energy conserving 😁 Watched mini-series on Netfilix -...

Good morning ! For beginning - thaw. Don't like it, but at least heat pumps are back at reasonable consumption. For January total consumption is ~ 4500 kWh. It's everything, including cars. Bill should be ~ 1 kWh X 0.2€ = .... I don't know jet exactly as I am buying electricity from pool To be...

For each room only 1 sensor. Those new gen sensors by Jung reads light intensity, presence of person (not PIR technology, but some kind of new witchcraft), noises. Might be something more. Not sure. So they are used for switching lights on and adapting intensity Then, for nighttime they work...

Me too, really like the looks of installation. (y) Guys have right attitude. And are not ripping my pants off System is based on Jung (D). And with KNX protocol. If I am not wrong, in my house there are only one switch which works really like classic switch. All other just looks like switches...

There are those kinetic energy recovery ropes. Do you know them ? They work great on ice. Actually I have pulled Scania truck with Volvo XC70. 😁 There comes a little sheet with rope showing max speed with given weight of tractor. Simple as that Just first example, not so impressive, but...

Good morning ! For beginning - thaw, +2 ... 4 C, windy here, in Riga Just week ago was teaching kids how to skate Now all snow / ice has gone Just hope at my "rancho" cold holds a bit better, still have to go "fishing" for some rather pricey birch logs. Better do that on frozen than in mud...

Got reminder that Sunday just is not the day to work. First logs "sucked" chain bar sooo many times. Like I am the guy first day in the forest with saw 🤣 And at the end this And at very end - welder didn't work :mad: 5 h on the road and 2 hours being productive 😡

+1 Absolutely the same :D Maybe you have heard, here we have that funny Midsummer drinkingparty. For that event anchor is bonfire. With fire it's not like with alcohol or food, where you might think about some qualities or design or whatever. With bonfire is simple. Bigger = better. So no...

in ancient times 😁 (before processor) my firewood was as long as saw's bar 😁 Then we got this beast That machine is with saw blade, thus D max is (rather humble) 25 cm / 10 in So I still have to swing axe on bigger chunks. But still - very happy with that At my home I have both - heat pump...

Simple oak :D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_robur ~~~~~~~~~~~ I was googling "beech", just to be sure: Beech - Wikipedia As a naturally growing forest tree, beech marks the important border between the European deciduous forest zone and the northern pine forest zone. This border is...

Thanks ! I am living like 2 1/2 h drive away from my "rancho" and I am not there every weekend so I can't catch that perfect moment when sunny places are already dry, but it's not hot, etc Your approach makes perfect sense. Would love to do your way, but if I can't grant it, then I prefer stay...

I wold say - wheels will works very well on smooth, solid surface - asphalt, concrete On roads which becomes better with the snow :) (gravel or asphalt with potholes) would be better to use shoes. I don't know theory behind this, but that's what I have noticed, how big boys here are working...

Normally I am splitting ASAP. 3 reasons 1. It's rather tough job. To me it's better to swing axe while it's cold. Just take off jacket and go like hell. No mosquitos, etc 2. water doesn't migrate trough bark. Even splitting just in 2 chunks is a big deal for drying 3. I like to do THAT on snow...

Here we also had global warming style winter. 😁 Not that harsh as you had, but at nights for almost 4 weeks was near -20C / -4 F. And counting, all February is ahead. Wife was concerned about reserve of firewood at her mothers house. At old woods there always are firewood deposit - few bone dry...

Yeah, with a big bit of skepticism I have driven my Yanmar SA into woods I was surprised how good is compact size tractor for "fishing"

It's not like he loves haircut. For beginning I have to stay with him for a while, then he calms down and lady can go on We do haircuts early spring, to help get rid with thick underlayer and then at mid-summer, when it's hottest here

Mine is sleeping in snow. Frankly I am concerned to find him like that in the mornings. But he is 7 y old and seems to understand what he is doing

First. Frankly I am bit surprised, how someone can be offended by facts. By opinions - yeah, but facts are there and facts don't care what we think about them. Second. Facts can be shown in different light. Because of reasons we here like that "per capita" parameters :D Third - it is US...

I was looking on your pics how wood fibers are laying for lamellas you are gluing together for seat. They are a bit bent. Don't get me wrong, we dont consider this as a defect, it's just a way how wood is growing That reminds me joke here we have. Not sure how to translateIdea is like:guys I...

Good evening ! Just wanted to check in here that after rather exhausting roadtrip we are back home. At some episodes road was really mess. Not TX mess (tm), but real, Nordic mess 😁 Anyway Silver team 🥈 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And to help to put back GM thread on rails That is our little (3x4 m)...

Good morning ! -10C = 14 F Yesterday was sunny, that fresh snow looked like just out or Swarowsky workshop. :love: Today is cloudy. Tho little warmer. If we can say like this about -10C 😁 We are about to leave hotel. Car plugged in, warming up. Long drive ahead. Boys still have one last game...

That's first thing I noticed :ROFLMAO:

Well, I really dont know why US govt likes to look so, but yeah, from general public's pov it looks like endless charity. But is you really think that US govt is like St Nicholas, flying in red sledge and throwing presents to peasants.... how to bring it polite... let's say - it's just not like...

Good morning from Estonia ! This is how my (wife's) car looks like after yesterdays night drive. Here storm is over, now it is only cold -17 C = 1 F Why dreaded ? To me only problem is temperature. Convert miles to km, cm to inches - easy-peasy. The same goes for volumes and weights. And I...

Good evening ! -8 ... -10 C / 14 F. Lot of snow Rather exhausting drive. If you look carefully you will notice truck 50 m ahead. That's how bad it was. Near Tallin was mass accident, involved 25 cars. Still made it in time to Tartu. Boys had 2 rather easy games. Won without doubts I am...

A lot of people here (me included) are rather sure that if putin will win in Ukraine he will not stop there... ~~~~~~~~~~ Recently I read a joke. Russians claim that Americans push Balts, Poles, Fins against russia Truth is, we hated russia long before America was discovered 😁

Good evening already ! Thaw here. But already few degrees below 0 and snow storm is coming in. Which is kinda not nice:mad: as tomorrow early I have to drive 350 km up North, to Estonia, Tartu. Kids have basketball tournament for whole weekend. And wife signed-up to come with us. So fancy...

Well, ultimate goal was to entertain yourself. Mission completed :ROFLMAO: We here have those jokes about guys from sawmills at bars ordering beers :ROFLMAO: ~~~~~~~~ Sorry man ;)

Hello, good morning ! That big cold is over. Only -3 C = 26 F. That's how perspective works. At beginning of autumn anything negative on gauge is like drama. Now, after we have got -30 lokking on -3 C, hohoho, it's warm 😁 No big plans for today. Something in office, but mainly will be...

:) You are that far away ! Swill Alps rescue dogs are named after St Bernard's Pass Mine is named after Berne city. They are similar, like brother from another mother 😁 Just one thing bothers me. Is there such thing as "medicinal whiskey" ? :oops: I am pretty sure that all kinds of whiskey...

:ROFLMAO: Nokian Hakkapeliitta. or Gislaved If you pronounce that wrong you might summon some viking demon :ROFLMAO: Both are really great WINTER tires Meantime we have a lot of tires which are made to perform at 250 kmh at +5C. German things :) Like Continetal, Pirelli etc I am driving...

Good morning ! Official station at RIX airport (I live like 5 mi from there) has registered -27,x C It makes -17 F Dog still refuses to come indoors. And wont give up his evening walks. We both are back like this One thing is different - he eats a lot now. We keep his bowl full. It's ok as he...

Yeah. :cool: Actually now blade works rather bad. Even there is nylon wear part, blade makes creepy noises, there is excessive friction But broom makes wonders. Even with single pass nothing but bare pavement

On Yanmar sa424 I use this 833091 It's like 300 kg. I mean, for that size of tractor that's enough. Operating FEL can't raise rear end of tractor Big benefit is compact size of counterweight. Those are not pipes but solid bars :cool:

I have the same tractor, just 230 h and have not jet done maintenance 😁 We have -20 C / -4 F 842846 No problem at all. In such cold during warm up it kinda "smokes", but that is just condensed water from warm exhaust gases. In other words - chemtrail :ROFLMAO: Do you heat glow plugs ?

Good morning ! Time to wake up ! 😁 It's rather cool here. -20 C = - 4F Yesterday I was rather busy. Brushed my driveway then office's parking lot. On transit between those two noticed place where kids are struggling with cleaning of skate yard (or how you call that place) There is nothing...

Good morning ! -12 C = 10 F. And few inches of super-fresh snow. I don't know how it is by you, but here it's very rare when it's snowing while so cold. Such snow is very dry. As I am plowing it flows like water, light powder. Easy to plow but as there is no "lubrication" between blade and...

You are right, they are not comfy ones. Such style would be good for cafe. Make better turnaround :ROFLMAO: This meme: (P.S. - I don't agree what that dude is proposing) To be frank, I am more car-centric guy. In EU now is big push away from cars, use cities for people, etc. It's just...

Good morning ! Rather cold here. -15 C = 5 F. Wind makes it much worse. App says "feels like -24 C / -11 F" Great news is, that finally I have got electricians in my new office ! They are making some noise, but that's good thing Yeah, you are right. Designer is danish guy :cool: Man, I...

Thanks ! I like hand-working, really enjoy. But to be frank - most of the time I am just spoiling material 😁:rolleyes: That level of precision you see on those chairs, you just can't make it manually. Not even all cnc machines are accurate enough do that job That accent is made out of beech...

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Good morning ! Time to wake up, back to business ! 😁 -14 C = 6 F Yesterday went to gas station, washed wife's car, left overnight at new office to dry. Now she drives around in nice and shiny car :love: As I mention this you can understand that nothing really happens 😁 Nice landscape ! As i...

NHBX has the right answer We have that saying that everybody is casting his own fortune. More of a meaning that everybody is responsible for his own deeds. But once in a year we take that literally 😁 You are right ! Only difference is - I don't give a damn about lead. as we are doing...

Happy New year ! That cold is here, forecast was not wrong. About midnight. Here even such simple thing as arrival of NY have some issues. :rolleyes: You have to know background. For russians, let's say more precise - citizens of russia, NY is most important festive of year. For us...

And Happy New year ! 😁 🥂🥂🥂

Good morning on this last day of the year! All the beautiful snow has melted but now thaw ended and the cold is fast approaching. It looks like it will be hoarfrost. -15 C = 5 F. With now snow that can be rather destructive. We will see No big plans for today. The older daughters will be...

My office is 3 km/2mi apart from home and I have to plow snow, mow grass in both places. Obviously, I just drive. My Yanmar sa424 is road worthy, with lights, my extra lights and reg. plate. Fun thing is, here tractor pilots have to have license. I was driving around without one. But recently...

Good morning ! Time to wake up already ! 😁 If yesterday roads were full with snow then today is +5C / 41 F All that beauty will be gone by evening Anyway, that's nothing we can manage Roadtrip was rather challenging. I took that snapshot where I could afford single hand steering. Most of the...

Good morning ! Time to wake up already ! 😁 -2C, dry. But roads are rather dangerous. Truck arrived 1 h earlier, and I took out that extra pallet with tools for office myself. Truck just left to site, where machine will land. Very productive morning Still have to make like 300 km today...

Frankly - I am surprised about that fact ☺️ I would like to look on that from several POV * personal. I am not stock owner. Never have been. I have my my own company, recently invested heavily in new office building. + have 5 kids, you can imagine spendings for them. OK, my family, we are...

Good morning ! Hope you all had nice Christmas. Sorry for those who had to spent this time in bed We had beautiful Christmas evening. Had a little argument with wife - is Die hard a Christmas movie or not 😁. Kids was with me, but wife wanted to watch something relaxing. At the end we won...

Just minutes before I switch off PC, few pics of Christmas Eve, how it's looks in my house Neighbors came, brought this big basket full with nice snacks. + he brought mega-bottle (3L !) of my favorite cognac (Hine) :love: Super-happy with my winter maintenance 😁 I call it a great deal 😁...

Good afternoon ! We have got that promised snow ! Like 1 or 2 inches. I even didnt fire up tractor, just blower and shovel did all the job. Really wanted to do a little "sport" rather than drive around in tractor Right now it is little above 0C, so snow is sticky. All kids are playing outside...

I liked this video: Don't know how authentic it is

You know that box with cables and adapters ? Sure you know, everybody has such box. I can proudly announce that recently I find use for one of those cables ! :ROFLMAO: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weather still the same, around 0 C. Forecast say - will go down, and we will have white Xmas. Should be...

Good morning ! Time to wake up ! 😁 Have got like inch of snow. It's ~ 0...+1ºC Cant figure out what to do with that snow. Should I clean driveway or let weather take care of that Today should move last junk from old office to new one. A lot of mental fight with colleagues and myself about...

Have read mind-blowing story about their punishment system. Normally bad behaving guys are locked in. But not there For them next to capital punishment was ... exile. Only really tough guys could survive year in the wild. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And this guy. Eurovision, where everybody are shiny...

Yeah ! Have been there 2 times. Wifey is totally in love with that island Geysir Smallest daughter and cool ride This is very near of THAT spot, where now is boiling. Wife relaxing :) BTW a lot of turisto americano there

Hello, good day ! Launch time already ☺️ Clouds have cleared out, so it is little lighter but as clouds are no more covering - little colder too. But that trade is fine for me Hate that dark Today have moved some junk from old office to new building. Secretary is "green finger" lady. She...

Anything hanging in/on suspension should be held where is rigid anchoring point For cars / trucks that should be wheels / axles Forklift or tractor doesn't have suspension, so they can be held by someplaces higher. For tie down higher is always better - straps work more efficient. But still...

He is 50 kg (110 lbs) beast with mindset of puppy Always ready to cuddle, sit on laps. But 50 kg... To me most important - no aggression to nobody. OK, not really true, we both don't like cyclists 😁 And fireworks 😁 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Other than that - week ago really coudnt believe that all that...

Good afternoon already ! It has become significantly warmer. Forecast says that all that beautiful snow will melt by mid next week. There is risk of flood Morning went great. Went with my ladies to city, dropped wife at fancy market, while took daughter to her pre-UNI school. Seems that...

If you keep your tractor so clean there is no wonder you can sell it at any price you ask 😁 I have 2 "exit strategies". a. sms just "." to secretary. She knows she then has to call back me.... pardon, pressing matter ... b. sometimes I just take word, make important face and and declare that...

Good evening already ! Today made that visit which was scheduled for Monday, cancelled because of my condition then Beautiful 2 1/2 hour drive to customer's place up North-East. Trees are so full with snow. :love: Actually here is active warning to not to walk in forests. Trees cant hold that...

Thanks for taking care ! Seems it will be no necessary. Investigator was really polite and promised to not disturb her anymore. Fingers crossed They (police) are pushing this case on fast lane as it has gained public momentum. People are looking for swift justice. Frankly I can't imagine...

Hello, good morning ! Time to wake up already ! :) Here around 0 C, fog head is still a bit dull (BTW in Latvian "dulls" mean "stupid", 😁 that's not in literal, modern language, but old people say so). But that feeling might be from sleeping too much Does't feel fit for great outdorr...

Because people are scared from russian aggression, anyone from US who is involved on defence (actually spellcheck suggests "defense" :rolleyes: ) of Baltics is treated here like God. At least it should be so :) Actually I live like 3 mi from US embassy ;) In case of anything, just let me know...

It seems that for your son this episode will end well. Nice to hear 👍 If I remember right, your daughter was traveling at this part of the world. Wasn't she in Lithuania ? Or I mess it ? Is she with govt or for some business ? In case she is looking for something particular - you can reach...

Thanks man ! And all others too ! As I am using to say - here we have brilliant medicine, you just need someone you can call in case of necessity. :) My wife is with paramedics, for sure she have some strings to pull. Right now it seems like it will be not needed. Kid is holding much better...

Good afternoon already ! Guys, really thanks for your thoughts and prayers ! It seems that my daughter is handling this much better that I thought she will. ~~~~~~~~~~ Other than that - after our yesterday's outdoor activities I am half dead, laying in bed. Got cold. At worst moments have...

Hello It's not yet time to wake up. But I couldn't help myself. Recently it started that after those business trips with early flights I have experienced a kind of a sleeping disorder for a week or so. Went to Supercharger, so here I am. Sunday morning 0500 And my second daughter yesterday...

Good morning gents ! Time to wake up already ! -7 C = 19 F yesterday I had just stated that flights are going according to plan and Lufthansa announced delay ... :mad: Another hour in Frankfurt. Totally during 3 days had 4 flights, 3 of them - with delay. Anyway - I am back at home. Have...

Here top notch log trucks are equipped with fixed, pneumatic driven tensioners. I mean - this is great system, addresses a lot of issues

Guten morgen ! Again in Frankfurt on my way back. Had to wake up at 04:20 :oops: At least first flight was on time, and for second they didnt say anything bad Meetings went well, rather productive Car hire was a joke. Took electric Polestar. 3 days - 55 €. Not for a day but all 3 days = 55...

Boingiorno ! Yesterday's flight was disaster. All my nice plan turned to sheeeet Arrived to hotel at 0200 At least breakfast today was good I like it when woman brings a coffee to the table Cafe e latte: Things can only go better from now Have a nice monday !

I need your expertise on this 😁 Germany On that semi were 2 such tractors. Both tied the same way, with 4 ratchets, one each corner

As European sometimes I am watching those shows and wondering, how you can stand them Obviously I dont know how business is running in NA, but once they turn their cameras to EU I am 100 % confident TVs are making made up crap, cheap acting, drama queen shows. Really pity how this bad...

I have seen this pic Have no idea is it true or just trolling ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My first flight delayed for 1 hour Planned was 1 hour layover in FRA. Not a chance to save anything System rebooked me for flight at 20:40 Now I am siting at airport, trying to figure out what to do with 3 hours...

Good morning ! -5°C = 23°F Forecast says it will go down. But will have less snow falling Yesterday was rather busy day. Shop run at morning then playing with tractor. Switched snow blade to bucket, took out most of the snow from backyard to the end of driveway. Little kids already occupied...

Bornholm is Denmark. I don't think we have a single word in common with them

Latvija is less than 2.000.000 people. Actual Latvians are ~ 1.300.000. I am too lazy to check, but I would guess there are more that 10 cities in USA bigger than our entire state 😁 And we here have I would guess 10 different dialects. People from seaside barely can understand those who live...

Good evening! Long day today.... It snowed all night and in the morning.... Actually the weather is nice, -3C, no wind. But there is a lot, a lot of snow In the morning I woke up at 0630, straight jump in the tractor and plowed, plowed. It's cool that the snow is light, fluffy, but already at...

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That was first thing I have tried Couldn't. Should eat more meat, less chocolate 😁 ~~~~~~~ Nice morning, -5 C / 23 F Forecast has promised additional snow for tonight Head is a little dizzy and the nose is running. It's my "standard" as I get cold. Sometimes even have a little blood from...

Yeah. I have seen in y-tube awd tests. Boys take different awd cars, put 1-2-3 wheels on idle rollers like electricians are using to unwind cables from spools, and see what happens. Tesla is performing rather well at those tests. It can crumble out even if only one wheel is on the ground. Some...

BTW - great tractor it is. Smooth, powerful AWD is all you need But of course, range, range, range ... 🫥

I am too old to fall for such compliments 😁 If you would help me to polish my language skills, that would be great. Don't be afraid to improve (correct) me if you see mistakes :) Style, sequence of words. Sometimes I feel myself, that I am typing something silly but urge to express myself is...

Tow bar. Standard 50 mm ball If tractor is busy I can do such tricks :ROFLMAO:

Yo ! Here you can see how good morning I had I understand, this is social thread, but we can discuss tractors here too, dont we ? 😁 Funny thing. Sunday night used plow, was - 10 C. Then took it off and worked a bit with bucket. It was late, dropped tractor as is, with bucket on. Left...

Good evening ! You guys are being productive 😁 From the beginning - winter is coming <C> no more, winter is here already ! yesterday it was as low as -11 C (12 F) It snowed a lot during the holidays. Even 20 - 30 cm. Beautiful fresh snow. There was no wind. Wonderful views in forests...

Hello and Good Morning ! Actually it's launch time here already ;) ~~~~~~~~~~ Happy Birthday Mr Sodamo ! ~~~~~~~~~~~ -2 ºC, have got like 5 cm / 2 in of fresh snow. Snowblower time. My silly dog is soooo exited. I mean, pic says it all Already back from shop run. Enjoyed some BF...

Good morning people ! Time to wake up already ! reading your posts I can tell that most of you for breakfast today can have cup of coffee. And 3 miles walk :ROFLMAO: Not much to say. +2 C, raining. Most of snow has melted Have to run some office errands. One important online meeting in 30...

ouch, almost forgot that fellow Americans have turkey orgies today :ROFLMAO: In this side of world today is just a regular day. Some shops try to push Black Friday agenda, but even that doesnt look like something wow here. Anyway - happy Thanksgiving to you all !!! ~~~~~~~ P.S. really...

Good morning people ! Time to wake up already ! No more hoar, during night have got like 10 cm / 4 inches of snow So snowblower time Will check in later

I am working with industrial woodworking machinery. Not directly in the shops, but selling; servicing those things are loud. Most motors of them are running 10....20.000 rpm And I am 100 % with you. From experience. 😬 Even more. Hi-speed cutting any material is loud process. I would...

Hi, Good Morning ! We have - 10° C = 14 F this morning. We have special word for cold without snow. Directly translating it will be "bare-frost". As it is rather devastating phenomena I guess it should be something in English too, but I never herd such thing. Please enlighten me Sky clear...

Well that's easy question to answer To do this, first I have to explain, why I wear helmet So: 70 % hearing protection. I just cant do anything with 115 db in my hands. Just no 25 % face and glasses protection. Not specially eyes as I wear glasses 100 % of time and I hate when they become...

Have few stitches on left leg from chainsaw. Like 15 years ago Now I put on safety gear and only then start to think where my saw is So my gear 1. Boots. Husqvarna rubber boots. Steel toes, extra layer in front 2. trousers. Yeah, not chaps, but trousers. Got them in Germany, at Ligna fair...

Good morning ! Now sky is clear, sun shining, but as clouds blanket is gone it become colder. Now we have -4 ... -5 C / 23 F yesterday everything went according with plan. That was easy as it was like Sunday :) Oldest daughter came by. Wife made shop run, bought few pieces of meat. We got...

That's right approach. Try to keep tractor light when mowing or working on rows If you have tires loaded you always have that extra weight I have made this weight (now it is modified). If you have 300 kg on 3p you will never have any issues with rear axle dancing. Weakest link then is FEL...

Thanks for your inputs. If I has to put all my 220 lbs to pull 15 m (50 ft) @ 50 cm (20 in) clean log, that's not normal. Kids can work only with pulp wood - 3 m (10 ft), rather small D Have found manual. Couldnt imagine there is so big difference Partly agree for kids. As I am saying to my...

😬 Daughter just scared, I guess ? Interesting, that headlamps looks intact

Here you have to do a lot of math :) think about distance between wheels and wheels width. here a picture that I stole from an online store You have to understand, how big rows you can do and how big gap will be between rows If that fits to your concept - SA will be great machine

It's drum By "pulling rope" I meant pulling rope which is connected to lever which engages clutch

Hello people, time to wake up already ! 😁 Still around 0 C, almost no wind, cloudy but dry. Very calm Was super-exhausted, slept like dead. Even kids making noise wasnt disturbance. Kids have slept in car, so at bed time they were exited. They were watching movie Exodus. Basically Bible...

Enough with show-off :) Time to ask advice About that vintage winch I have (pic is 1 page back). It works like all winches of that type, so I guess, construction is the same. To engage it we pull the rope. More we pull more power we have on cable It is a kinda heavy, kids (10 y/o) almost cant...

Good Evening Guys Weather is great for outdoor activities. -2...-3 C, dry, no wind This morning was not like any regular lazy Sunday. Wake up early, together with wife and kids was on the wheels already at 0700 Went to "rancho". Had hard but successful fight with messy tangled woods "tornado"...

832513 I am happy owner of SA424 If you mention "garden", I meant, that's the right size But obviously I don't know, what kind of garden you have and what you want to do there

I think, this time salesman is not wrong Tillers are not asking for a lot of HP. 25 horses will do the job Maybe 1 1/2 minutes longer than more powerful sibling. But if you are looking to do the job 2 times / y it should not have any impact on your decision Smaller is more agile, dont compress soil

Still struggling with my windfall As you can see, woods are all messed up, limbs are tangled Today made a lot of winching and pulling with crane Still managed to load 2 vagons

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I am wondering why should a weekend warrior with CUT need a dealer ? to change the oil and filters? If you don't do it by yourself, this can be done in any shop. We are a bit spoiled here, EU regulation says, guarantee can't be terminated just because maintenance personnel is wearing other...

I am buying ropes from this (Polish) webshop https://syntheticropes.eu/winchrope_hmpe_5mm For this rope they dont indicate, but looking in Dyneema web it seems that 30 m / 100 ft long rope will be 1,5 kg / 3 lbs :eek: It almost seems near scam, too good to be true, but that's decent shop...

Good Morning ! Here -2C, cloudy Arrived to Supercharger with 3 % :eek: So no have 45 minutes to check in TBN Today is Independence day. Yesterday evening arrived wife's brother's daughter (is it ok to say about HER "nephew" ?, I mean, does nephew means - boy ?) with her "extended" family...

Know your blessings If you are complaining about US made cars then you should have seen that crap made in SU :ROFLMAO:

I am not so much concerned about UV caused degradation We can always work at moonlight, doesn't ? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: I am looking to give lighter winching jobs to kids. They could collect smallest logs. That's a lot of climbing around, job like just made for teenagers ;) Lighter...

Hello ! It's launch time already. ;) Had an early run together with one customer to visit another. I mean, if they could combine together there would be good competition for Chinese factories. Let's see, will they find a common ground This week here is called "Patriot's week". Just between...

My beast :ROFLMAO: Just wondering. I have rather "vintage" winch, with respective old steel cable. Not entirely happy with that Thinking, maybe to replace it with Dyneema ? Or that is stupid idea to use synthetic rope in forest ?

Hey we are using those bulk bags (we call them bigbags :)) Couple years back I got 30 pcs, paid 8.5 €/pcs They are holding together rather good. I mean, the worst enemy of them could be UV - direct sunlight. So we are storing them in a shed. Only roof, no walls around. Ventilation is key...

Good morning ! Condolences Mostly. Nice to see and read your extended posts. ;)(y) ~~~~~~~~~ First things first. Winter is here. But as I am living near seaside, here T is still few degrees C above freezing. Apart from sea it is freezing already. But at least clear sky, sun is shining For...

I have bike carrier for my Tesla, also mounted on Anhangerkupplung (hi Scott :)) You can carry bikes like that only when it's dry. Once I saw first pics of your RV with bike on the back, I immediately notice - good for Florida man, will not work here 😁 But other than that - great :love...

Jokes aside, IKEA (their suppliers) is most important customer for me. I didnt say - the best :) I am developing production process, adapting it to the machines I have sold them. Sometimes it is exiting. But most of the time it's only about how to shave another penny Sundvik bed and Trofast...

Good morning ! Hey people, time to wake up already ! Yesterday went home, checked-in TBN and went to bed After so exhausting day slept like dead. Now woke up with fresh head, muscles are in pain a bit, but not bad. Actually kinda like that feeling a bit It’s not windy, electricity is not for...

Good evening already ! +5 - 6 C Today we too have army / Veterans day. At 11/11/1919 new made Latvian army had liberated Riga. Ok, not exactly, but this is the day we celebrate :) And today it's Poland independence day, too Tho I realized, that timber will not jump in trailer by himself...

I will explain it to our mitglied :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: trick is, that German Z is actually C You have to say "Cug" :ROFLMAO:

Have seen this in Riga. on very busy street Brave, really brave

I am not seasoned snow fighter, now just entering into my second season with my own tractor Have Hilltip plow. The Best Snow Plows For Pickups, Tractors & Trucks | Hilltip But from last year I dont recall any episode I have struggled with snow sticking on plow. And we had a lot of wet snow...

Good afternoon ! Sky's color is like lead. But at least nothing falls down. Warm. +8 ... 10 C Yesterday I drove from home to the new office on a motorcycle. For winterizing. In my case it means just disconnect the battery terminal. And put it on the shelf. I am not sure about their cars, but...

Yes, I am 100 % satisfied May be I am a bit of a fanboy of Husqvarna / Gardena but I have found almost all of their products really good. Fiskars, too Thou chainsaw I have Italian - Oleomac 😁 Don't know how how those brands are available in USA. In this forum I havent come across topic about...

Good morning ! Weather rather stable here, maybe few degrees colder. Sky grey, clouds low... Too cold to ride motorcycle, not yet snow for skiing At least we have alcohol for depression treatment Don't worry, it's not about me, just read that joke in local newspaper. :) No big plans for...

Yo ! Dear Scott Nicht nur heute, sondern jeden Tag wünsche ich dir Glück, Gesundheit und Spaß am Leben ! :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For this time of year very warm here: 10°C = 50°F Almost no rain. Und das ist gut Busy morning. Visited customer early in morning. He is very friendly but never buys...

Looks neat ! For winter services my 424 already have both outlets of remotes busy. One goes on FEL, for "third function", to tilt snow blade. Other is for tilting of broom But it would be great to incline that broom either Do you have any ideas, how to extend remotes ?

Wish you as good Monday morning as it can be :) For me it's not bad at all. Just came in slip from forest logistics company. It is digitized and scanned that on first attempt we have brought out of forests 50 m^3 (neto) logs worth 4.500 €. Which covers half of investment in trailer Not bad...

it is a german thing, to drive tractor to the city. Normally it is done weekends, with well overhauled veterantractors. Look on then is really fancy (y) :love: For prices it depends. A lot of Fendt's are more expensive than standard Porches. But some rare / special / racing cars could be very...

I am not in farming business. But as much I have spoken to ones who are, Fendt is considered most expensive. But more pilot friendly, some even say - luxury cabin :LOL: A But man - 240 Hp mod 724 Vario = 200k € 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

For 7-th year I have Husqvanra's automower 320 First you have to put wire around area and then enjoy. Turn blades around in mid season and that's it For me it is mowing around 1.200 m^2 (13.000 sqf) Shares yard with dog, no problem Had battery replaced year ago, was not expensive. Other than...

Hi Looks like you have had some fun ! (y) :ROFLMAO: Doesnt he mentioned, Lithuania won USA ? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/03/lithuania-stun-usa-at-basketball-world-cup-but-americans-still-progress Other than that 8 .. 10 C, dry and sunny. Actually very nice weather. You may...

Good friday morning ! Yesterday test were good. Italians rater fast found a good way, how to deal with customer's issues. Those doors are full with insulation, so skins are flexing a lot. After sanding we are marking doors with chalk, the same used in schools. If marks are uniform - also...

Bongiorno ! Flight yesterday evening went smooth. Connection in Vienna was on schedule, arrived to Venice just in time Now are near Vicenza +12 C, but raining a lot Now have to do a lot of tests to find best machine for sanding of those fancy doors

Good morning ! Here November has started very warm +10 C This week is somehow American to me. :) Monday have meet guys looking to deliver to USA drawer boxes. They are delivering already, just components, now they are looking to paint them. Nice birch pieces. I think I have good solution for...

If Arunas is / has been on basketball, you have to check on him :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: My company is selling / servicing CNC machines for furniture / windows / door industry Now we enter in advanced materials market, like CF / GF. Just supplied big CNC for drones factory. American...

Good morning ! It is warmer, around 8 C. Lot of clouds, but nothing falls from the sky Had a meeting with el.network installer. God, I hate this situation I am moving on with office / showroom. You might remember how we discussed "celebration", when construction reached highest point, crown...

Great ! Send best regards to them from their norther neighbors If you want to play a bit with them, ask them what they think about Latvian basketball I will give you a context. For Lithuania basketball always has been a sport nr1. And to be frank, they were a bit better than Latvian team. But...

Good morning Yesterday weather was nice. Around 0 C, no wind, dry. Went again to forest. Swing saw and show boys how winch works. Choker chain, sliding hooks... Damn, that's interesting. I have rather small winch - 2T But with pulley you can double the force. :eek: kids made those forces when...

Guess who is back here :) Just hope you didn’t missed me too badly :) As you probably remember, I had some health issues. Now fully resolved. Almost. Some 6 weeks ago in my forest at “rancho” got a kind of “baby-tornado” which has left some mess there. To evaluate situation had few longer...

good afternoon ! +2 .. +4 C (~ 35 F) Rather busy days. Was delivering to most important customers some bottles of fine boooooze :cool: Some customers want to close their projects by end of the year, I had to do some last minute offer / project stuff. Usual sheeeet 😁 Yesterday got my new gates...

It seems that EU there will be not shortage if gas, even considering russia is out of the market. But still, we have diesel slightly more expensive than gas. Both are ~ 6.5 $/gal. In Germany "super-diesel" (that's German thing :)) is like 7.5 $/gal

Good morning ! Put in order garage and backyard, while waiting for installers of new gates. Done all things and even more, still nobody... Just when I start calling them - guys are sick ... Maybe another team tomorrow :mad: OK, anyway there was a lot of mess to be cleared. But still... :mad...

Good Monday morning ! Night was near 0 C but now again going down, -5 C (23 F) but strong wind makes it feel much colder Funny thing about Hoarfrost - I am teaching to you something 😁 . Basically it is like dew but at winter - moisture from air is condensing, as it becomes colder, but...

That's so true. I grew up sovjet era, so russian at school was a must. Then in college studied English, went 2 runs in practice in Germany, learned little German there. Because of work learn little bit of Italian. But I am too lazy for that and with Italians speak English My oldest daughters...

Good day ! Here is still around -10 C (14F). Forecast says thaw should be here next week, so white Christmas is big "?" Yesterday have made "rancho" run. Nice to be there, but 2,5 hours drive one end. Meet there wife's brother, had a long walk through our forests there. Have agreed to sell...

Good morning Still around -10 C (14 F) As we started to share fuel prices - yesterday here retailers made a little price war. For few hours gas was as low as 5.9 $/gal. Regular price is ~ 6.8 $/gal Motorists were queuing around petrol stations. IMHO silly, they could have saved maybe 10 $. Keep...

I have an issue with CUT (Y 424) when pushing snow in floating (blade is on FEL). Sometimes snow is so heavy tractor's front tires start to lift. I have no traction problem at rear (with turf tires BTW) but basically tractor becomes un-steerable (IDK can I use such word). I can just point and...

Overcome myself and got this (f.... expensive) tool. Ok, I didn't paid 180 but "only" 130 € https://www.hultafors.com/products/wrecking_bars/H0418-wrecking-bar-steel-adjustable-209-sb/80129 it is totally worth every cent. Like that thin and flat end - not leaving marks and can be pushed in any...

Because of language issues I was not able to explain to TBN comrades my (general EU) position very well. I agree with you 100 % Meantime across EU there might be differences. Like in Germany in oldschool establishments (older shops, authobahn cafes, etc) there are toilets where on entrance...