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   / Good morning!!!! #112,381  
2020-05-22, 1335

Works' done for the day...mowed, delimbed and chipped. Getting a little hot (79 per local Weather Underground).
Just had a snort and a beer...stepdaughter is getting ready to grill. I'm going to have another beer and a nap sounds real good
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,382  
You're just not trying hard enough, Ted. ;) The RedNeck in me wants to suggest tying the trailer tongue to your FEL with the safety chains and lifting it clean off the ground. That way you can make it act like a dump bed and spread it out at the same time.:shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

I have a hole in one of my pallet forks to mount a trailer ball. I can stand trailer straight up using it. Trailer is single axle.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,383  
You're just not trying hard enough, Ted. ;) The RedNeck in me wants to suggest tying the trailer tongue to your FEL with the safety chains and lifting it clean off the ground. That way you can make it act like a dump bed and spread it out at the same time.:shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Careful with low mounted tail lights, license plate.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,384  
You're just not trying hard enough, Ted. ;) The RedNeck in me wants to suggest tying the trailer tongue to your FEL with the safety chains and lifting it clean off the ground. That way you can make it act like a dump bed and spread it out at the same time.:shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

I just came in and read this thread.... guess what.... that was exactly what I did! Chains (S hooks) slid to one side the first try (because pile of stone in front of one trailer wheel). Cleared that out and on second try, worked like a charm, dumping all the stone exactly where I wanted it, then pulling the trailer out of the way, spread a bit of it out. A little bit of bucket grading, touch up with rake and ... wahlah....done!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,385  
Rick, I do not worry too much about the taillights, I crunched them earlier this spring when I was getting mulch! :shocked: I have them Gorrilla taped on now.... the trailer is 22+ years old... shows the age and abuse from the years. I am about due for a new one.

Wifey already made the comment this morning that I was not going to get a dump trailer. After she was watching my maneuvers out the window, she may have second thoughts.....:D
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,386  
Parts picked up at Kubota dealer. Was looking like they were going to include a locking pin for a SSQA but I told them it wasn't mine.

Talked to the service writer in their shop about replacing the cylinder seals. He said they would be happy to ... for $200 ... per cylinder ... :shocked:

Trip to McMaster is cancelled - their will call is closed due to COVID.

Told the guy that took my order that while will call being closed was inconvenient for me, I appreciated them being responsible and acting in the interests of safety for their employees and customers - and doing their part to lessen the chances of spreading The COVID ... :thumbsup:

Turns out the cylinders have the smaller pin holes (3/16") ... which saved $10 on the wrench. Will ship today and should be here by Tuesday.

Was waiting to hear back from a neighbor to see if he has the appropriate wrench in his tool box. I'm guessing the likelihood is probably not - most of the stuff he worked on was larger construction equipment ... but ya never know and it doesn't hurt to ask.

Crescent wrench located - but the rain started again and was coming down pretty steady ... still drizzling.

Hopefully it will clear up in time to pull the hoses off and run down to NAPA and get new ones made up.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,387  
Another crystal clear morning with 45ºF as the low temperature. It’s been a beautiful day here. I think the temperature maxed out at 76ºF this PM. I discovered this morning that my Mr. Filter® fuel-water separating filter will remove water from old 2 cycle fuel. My string/bushwhacker trimmer started right up for the first time this Season and I ran tankful of cutting around the stonework around here. The garden area is now ready for tilling tomorrow. I usually get a decent rock crop each Spring. It looks like I need a new battery for the rider mower; apparently it did not overwinter well.
:(:embarrassed: I left it outside over the Winter, but disconnected. I think it was 3 or 4 years old.

Ted- I like your redneck method for moving gravel.

Bruce- It’s almost a NWS automatic alert when there is low humidity, warm temperatures, and higher winds predicted post Winter. Most of my wet areas are finally starting to dry out.

RonJH- Thanks for the colt picture. :cool: That oversized minnow was taking me wherever it wanted. It was far stronger than my pedal powered catamaran fishing kayak. 100’s of shovelhead sharks were schooling underneath the surface as I was merrily towed along:eek:. Finally it was heading back into the bayou when the tippet snapped. I actually had my filet knife out to cut the line. My only consolation was that I hand tied the fly myself. It was some kind of shrimp lure. I have 3 Hunter ceiling fans. I did not know that they are no longer made :(.

RNG- Good luck with the clay. I may switch to a cloth mask the next time I go to the supermarket/pharmacy. I have the weekend to decide.

Billy- I still have all my fishing and fly tying gear. My sense of balance is pretty poor nowadays, making for challenging wading, and for potential amusement for bystanders. I forget how much a MA fishing costs. I remember that they were expensive even years ago.

I hope that everyone is having a manageable day.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers. With some extra +’s for Drew.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #112,390  
They still make Hunter fans. They do not make the cast iron housing ones anymore.

We have 5 of them including two in the family room, the others are off brands that my late wife like the look of. After 8 1/2 years the Hunters are rock solid and whisper quiet, the off brands have varying degrees of wobble and noise.
 

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