A little Payoff ...

[DAP]

This past Fri nite, the wind kicked up, and the rains came and came hard.

By Sat. morning the Sheepscot was up 4 feet or so .. and was still blowing and raining ....

Then, at 11:30am .. the power went out taking the sump pump with it.

Power was not restored until 1:30 am ...

The hours between were spent with the B7800 running my Northstar 7800 (bolted to my Hornier CarrieAll / Forks ) generator so I could keep the basement from flooding and the oil fired furnace from washing out.

I used about a 1/2 tank of Diesel and put all told about 7 hours on the meter, but is was a success. Still getting used to the short stroke on this motor. 2600 rpms is really an attention getter.

This happened last year in New England .. 4 hurricanes and 2 tropical storms, but Katrina and Looziana stole the headlines, justifiably so ...

Anyone else have a machine tale from this past weekend's blow?

 

[jbrumberg]

DAP:

We lost a few branches, but did not lose power this time. I moved all the vehicles away from the trees including my tractor after a branch fell on it (no damage ). I have not yet walked up and inspected my woods yet- I usually get wind damage up there. Jay

 

[Fishguy]

I was out this weekend doing a couple of projects, first was trying to install a pool safety cover for the first time then work on the shed/shop I'm building. Have you ever tried lay out an 18x30' tarp and erect studded walls in winds blowing 25-30 mph's with gust to 40 or better? That was tricky! With the pool cover, I must have used two dozen cinder blocks around the edge and for the walls, I positioned the tractor in front of the walls then raised the front bucket to stop the wall from falling all the way over. The "bride" thought I was crazy but as they say, "what ever works!"

Steve

I did have to chase down my hat one time. There's a site, seeing this ole fat guy running!!!