Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 61F @ 7:45AM. Some sun this morning with increasing clouds this afternoon. High 74F. Winds light and variable.

Back in the saddle again, eh Randy? Good on ya!:thumbsup:

Glad the snow a lot of you got didn't turn out to be worse than it was.

And hopefully any black ice will be melted off before you get that far north, Drew.

Glad the cat's responding to the medication, and the salmon, Bill. Do you think its down one of its nine lives?

Playbook, hawkeye? That's a sign of a good manager in my book!

Waited most of a month for a gravel delivery, then the guy tells me his two trucks broke down and it'll be another three weeks. Can't wait that long, so talked to another trucker yesterday that is supposed to be sending a quote. Hope he's not a flake, too...

Got some help and now have the right spark plug caps on order, supposed to be here Friday. And they're supposed to be sending a shipping label so I can return the wrong ones.

Financial info is pretty thin in the ground for Simplifi, David, but I did learn that they've had three rounds of angel financing, they recently moved into a larger manufacturing facility, and sales have increased steadily over the past three years. I also found claims that they've had no failures of any of their batteries over the past three years, apparently the life of the current Phi series of batteries. They do have an Energize California program going on for their integrated inverter/battery packages that offers a small discount, but that doesn't apply to their individual batteries. They are aware, being a California based operation, of the PSPS and wildfire problems in the state, though.

I couldn't get enough leverage with the ratchet strap yesterday to straighten out the container, so I re-leveled one end and then gave each of the seals a good soaking in silicone lubricant. That made a bigger difference than anything else, enough to get both ends closed up with some effort. Measured each of the shim stacks, and the block thicknesses, and will now try to figure out how to replace the wood and Masonite parts with block and aluminum shims.

Hump Day already?:shocked: Seems like it was just Monday yesterday!

 

[sodamo]

68°F and no rain.

Made good progress prepping area
This is the current system to be replaced



Got several, no longer needed items posted to CL

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[toppop52]

Just got back from the dentist, going to need some store bought teeth. Full upper and partial lower. I basically knew it, gotta wait until my valve replacement though.
Snow is still here but melting finally.
I’ve got to go out and rearrange both garages to get ready for my tractor.
I’m going to have them deliver it with the box grader mounted and leveled and the mower deck, I’ll dress the driveway and mow some areas my hired guy couldn’t seem to find, then I’ll put the adapter and York rake on and start cleaning up the limbs and junk from the storms and fill a small sink hole where a tree use to be.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Just got back from the dentist, going to need some store bought teeth. Full upper and partial lower. I basically knew it, gotta wait until my valve replacement though.
Snow is still here but melting finally.
I’ve got to go out and rearrange both garages to get ready for my tractor.
I’m going to have them deliver it with the box grader mounted and leveled and the mower deck, I’ll dress the driveway and mow some areas my hired guy couldn’t seem to find, then I’ll put the adapter and York rake on and start cleaning up the limbs and junk from the storms and fill a small sink hole where a tree use to be.

Does your new MF have rear remotes Randy? Hydraulic top and side links really make grader work easy ... when you can make “on the fly” adjustments from your seat.

 

[sodamo]

Potentially what new system could look like


Need to put some thought to redoing the meters.

 

[sodamo]

I watched a couple of their videos, an 8kw is just 2 4kw units together. Interesting system., especially going gridtie and net zero. Or choosing between grid or generator.

Yup, interesting
Installer has told me that should need arise I can also add the 2nd inverter in the 4048 enclosure after the install. Don’t think I’ll have the need.

 

[jbrumberg]

"... Playbook, hawkeye? That's a sign of a good manager in my book!"- RNG I agree. It seems that Mr. Hawkeye is an essential and valued employee

David- Thanks for sharing your inverters and battery bank upgrades/replacements projects.

Randy- I am sorry to read about the dentures; good luck. And good luck with your new tractor. It reads like you will be working your new tractor as soon as it's delivered That happened to me last year when I had to dig my way back up the driveway to the house from the road after my tractor was finally delivered after maintenance.

A beautiful, but cold day here especially now that the winds are decreasing.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day.

 

[Jim Nelson]

When we lived in Atlanta, we were just down the street from the main BGE. Looked many times, but their love for even the used ones was greater than mine. Then just a few miles away we found Primo, made right there in Atlanta, not Mexico. Was able to get the XL oval model and table just in time for our move. Cracked the inner when I had it over 800ｰF one time. They replaced it, but I had to pay shipping. Cheating, by using the BBQ Guru, we often cook low and slow about 225ｰ. Awesome brisket

The BBQ Guru is great,I use it a lot, I used to make a lot of jerky and the Guru would hold 150 F for the 6 to 7 hours it took. They ,too ,are pricey but worth it if you cook a lot like we do.

 

[sodamo]

RNG, not sure we can get any company info that provides a strong warm and fuzzy any more. Just look at companies that tanked last few years - sad.
Outback and SimpliPhi were the main component suppliers for 70+ Hawaii school projects.

 

[sodamo]

The BBQ Guru is great,I use it a lot, I used to make a lot of jerky and the Guru would hold 150 F for the 6 to 7 hours it took. They ,too ,are pricey but worth it if you cook a lot like we do.

I agree. Really hesitated due to price but don’t regret at all.