Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

68°F and .03 inches rain.

Likely spend time out in the tractor shed, still some clean up and reorganization to do.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Looking4new]

Ron, it seems to me that I passed a few places like yours outside Chessining, MI., back in the day when I hauled asphalt there from Nanticoke.

 

[Bird]

26 windless degrees this morning, going for a sunny 52. And my new chair that I ordered a month ago arrived about 8:30 a.m. this morning. I think I'm gonna like it, but it's a little early to know for sure.

Perfect Sleep Chair | Sleeper & lift chairs you'll love sleeping in

 

[Scrambler82]

Good Morning all,

Weather is starting off clear and in the high 40's and will be in the mid to high 60s by 11, going to the 70 in the next couple of days, gotta luv SoCal.

Coffee is good this AM, thinking of what I need to do today, probable will have another coffee around the 10 o'clock mark.

Going to attempt another drag with the Land Plane on the driveway this AM, hoping to remove another couple of inches, as I have stated in the Gravel Road Maintenance Thread. Still building a new approach angle in the upper driveway towards the house.

I will install one more vent in the main door to the barn, hoping to get a good air flow but I am thinking I will need install the last two in the smaller door to get enough air to cool down the barn a little when the weather warms up.

After that I need to clean the office and believe it or not I still have boxes full of items from when we moved here five + years ago, it will be like finding some old friends. I uncovered one of mt Amateur Radio Boxes a few days ago, I pulled out my Paddle Keyer, played a few words on the two Paddles and put it back in the box, made me feel good that these things will be out soon.

Ok so my coffee is don't, I need to get out to the Barn and get started.

Thanks for reading and have a GREAT DAY !

Merry Christmas to All !

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!


The maitre de remembered us from our last visit here and we got the royal treatment including special seating to view the sunset, putting 3 waiters, 2 bar tenders on us and himself and a personal introduction with the head chef

Wngsprd- I do not know how you remembered my anniversary better than I. Thanks for the reminder. My Wife thanks you too We toured the coffee region in a previous visit and I brought back 17 kilos of assorted coffee beans. USA customs were already giving me a hard time due to my activities with livestock and the residue on my boots and then they found the coffee. I think they let me pass just to get rid of me.

I tried to, but could not enlarge this sunset picture

Randy and David- Thanks for sharing the pictures of your Dads The greatest generation. Randy- more + vibes sent your way.

David- Thanks for sharing another beautiful picture of HI. HI is now on our bucket list.

Grev- Good luck with the trucks and creating a crown on your driveway.

Mostly- I hope Scooter recovers quickly

Eric- Good luck with the new and improved Christmas tree stand

Rick- Villa Caletas is in the same general area, but more southward. It's an amazing place. I asked Wifey what this room cost us, but she could not remember

RonJH- Great moon shot for a handheld camera. I am currently working on how to use my iPhone to operate my TGE-6. They are already WIFI linked.

Kyle- I hope that your Daughter continues to improve. Those are weird symptoms

Had it not been for the services and sacrifices of the Greatest Generation I/We would not be here in CR enjoying the people and Nature.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers

"Rick- Villa Caletas is in the same general area, but more southward. It's an amazing place. I asked Wifey what this room cost us, but she could not remember "

So you're down closer to Jaco then?? Sounds like a nice area and some very good eating in and around Jaco.

 

[Scrambler82]

When I put the LED lamps on the van, the headlights didn't improve much. Then I noticed there were metal shields over the lamps. I cut them out and the lighting was very, very good. Found the same problem with the headlight on the touring bike yesterday, and also learned I could separate the reflector from the lens. I did, and was able to pop the shield out without cutting it up. Made a big improvement in the light, but it still seems like the high and low beams are switched, even though all the alignment notches are in the right place. It may be that I need to swap the high and low beam wires on the headlamp socket.:confused2:

Are these Projector type Headlights or Standard Bulb type ?

Projectors really don't have high/low beams, the build put out one light level and a Shield is dropped inlace when low beams are wanted to cut the top of the lights pattern off. This applies to both LED and Halogen Projectors. Not all Projector Housings are designed the same, LEDs and Halogen Projectors need their own designed reflectors to work.

Standard Bulbs are setup to use different voltages to obtain the high/low beam, usually you get two problem with standard bulbs, 1) being wiring sized for the current level required using a relay to control the high/low, and 2) is the proper bulbs, usually more of an LED Problem than incandescent or halogen bulbs.

I quick way to improve your older headlights is to rewire the headlights using two relays controlled by the existing headlight wiring and adding a new fused power wire from the battery to the relay to the headlights AND using a large enough gauge of wire to achieve the correct current flow necessary to burn the headlight at the highest level. The rewiring process is not really hard to do, just more time consuming and although the headlights are burning brighter they will last longer because they aren't starving for power.

With LED Bulbs if they are not oriented correctly, will create a poor light pattern, that is why you need the proper bulb with the correct alignment tabs for your headlight housings. Halogens and Incandescent Bulbs are usually not affected by it except when you get these fancy headlights with special designed reflector.

Funny how things change and still remains the same... more light, more power.

AND last but not least and with Tractors as Vehicles, it is the placement of the light that makes the difference, a lot of light directed to the area you need it works but aim it a little higher than you need to ge the distance and you are burning someone eyeballs out of the head.

Ltr

 

[txdon]

When I put the LED lamps on the van, the headlights didn't improve much. Then I noticed there were metal shields over the lamps. I cut them out and the lighting was very, very good. Found the same problem with the headlight on the touring bike yesterday, and also learned I could separate the reflector from the lens. I did, and was able to pop the shield out without cutting it up. Made a big improvement in the light, but it still seems like the high and low beams are switched, even though all the alignment notches are in the right place. It may be that I need to swap the high and low beam wires on the headlamp socket.:confused2:

So with S82's explanation you have cut out the low beam shield?

 

[PJSprog]

19°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 46° today.

No skunk encounter again last night. Guess he changed his schedule. I still haven't put out the trap.

Fantastic pictures this morning. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jbrumberg]

Rick- We went down to Jaco this AM. Actually Villa Caletas is actually 5 miles north of where you and Wifey stayed.

This is the real deal. Paco was head bobbing and throat extending all morning marking his throne, marking his territory, and soliciting for female companionship in true iguana fashion. And his efforts were rewarded with a female who climbed all over him and rested by his side.

The security door at the walkway entrance to our room. That metal door must weigh ~300#'s

 

[toppop52]

Ron, the firsts are the hardest, it will get a bit easier. Thinking of you.

Kyle, prayers for your daughter.