Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

I put new o-rings on my air hose reel swivel and it still leaks, ordered a new one, first one I ordered wouldn’t work. In the meantime I applied my degree from the school of ‘Rigonometry’ and made a temporary solution. I replaced the swivel with air hose nipple, greased it good, and I’m back in business until I get my new swivel.

I have a home made hose reel made from an old 14” Ford rim that has used a Milton quick coupler pair for a swivel that has been working for 30+ years.

 

[toppop52]

I have a home made hose reel made from an old 14” Ford rim that has used a Milton quick coupler pair for a swivel that has been working for 30+ years.

That’s what I did, if it holds up it’ll probably stay there. To tell the truth the swivels seem more leak prone.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

In case you were not having enough winter fun.

Rice Lake, WI Extremely Thin Ice Truck Recovery From Rice Lake - 1/31/217 - YouTube

I wonder what the charge is??? Men in drysuits. Jumping right in like it ain't nuttin.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Ready to switch to energy conservation mode.

Fed and State taxes efiled. Fed already accepted.
Pleased to be getting a refund, but think wife a bit disappointed when I had to tell her it wasn稚 enough to buy her a new tractor. I知 thinking she壇 really like me to get her the MT125 my dealer has to replace her mowers.

No.., no..., nooo..... you NEED to get the 125.... awesome tractor! Sophie deserves it.... just sayin....

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Billy, those big bugs are coming in May.
Cicadas to reemerge in US for first time in 17 years
I wonder how many cats and dogs eat these things and then wish they hadn't? I believe in Africa they barbecue and eat them.

and if you are really adventurous.......
Barbecued: Place about a dozen locusts on a skewer, stabbing each through the centre of the abdomen. If you only want to eat the abdomen, then you may want to take off the legs or wings either before or after cooking. Several skewers may be required for each person.

I AM NEVER, EVER, GOING TO AFRICA! Nope, no way, nada....

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Didn't have a good nights sleep again last night. Really dragging today.

Called the PT facility.... they are still waiting to get approval..... really?

Made a bunch of calls getting payoff amounts on some loans we have (soon to be not have).... lots of waiting on hold for 10-15 minutes. All good, very nice customer service reps made the calls worthwhile.

We had an early dinner (at lunchtime) consisting of homemade chicken parmigiana and rottelle pasta.... mmmm, good. Then retired to the recliner to give the knee a break......
I quickly started dosing and fell asleep..... I was dreaming that I was trying to start a big chainsaw ..... when I startled awake, the wifey said "wow you were really sawing the wood!"..... I said "I was dreaming of a chainsaw".... she said I was snoring so loud she was laughing back in the BR....

Last night I suddenly awoke and sat up on the side of the bed.... wifey asked "what's wrong?".... I said "you just asked me to put Max outside".... Max was snoring in his bed, ignoring all of this....

All this comedy is killing me.... literally....

 

[sodamo]

No.., no..., nooo..... you NEED to get the 125.... awesome tractor! Sophie deserves it.... just sayin....

LOL, probably so.

So, spent some time investigating damage to the Craftsman

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 29F for the start, clear, light breeze. Clear all day, got a little windy, high temp was 68F. Slow start opened up garage to let more cold air in, still waiting on fridge part, went riding and napped in afternoon. Saw FedEx vehicle in neighborhood, but no part :mur: Helped wife make dinner Hamburger Stroganoff, turned out good :licking:
Covid update: Cooke, Montague, Grayson, no change, local not updated.
David good looking results. Hope you can maintain that
Ron hope you can find a better deal on the tube! interesting pose by the deer
Work not more rain!
Drew nice feeling to have tax work done, pizza sounds good, what time? :licking:
Mike your list is getting longer. Sorry about the fox, hope no rabies. Good luck with barn project and bushes
Billy could those hole be squirrel digging for buried nuts?
Luther just hope not all ice in that 1-3 inches
Thomas have fun playing in snow
Bill sorry about the slip off the log, that is a lot of fill (22 ton)
Paul sorry you missed Drew, have fun playing in wet snow.
RNG good to hear you are closing in on PG&E claim, sorry to hear about al the reboot on modem.
Don hope you potato crop works well this year. Glad to hear no boil order in place.
RS sorry about the wet seat.
Rick that is the problem fridge still down and it is getting warmer
James glad the wife is back.
Randy who is digging and why? Interesting setup on go-cart
Drew glad you beat the snow
Ron glad tire is fixed
Ken glad you had nice day
Drew not to mention getting the full tank back in the car
Don thanks for update, may try and shop tomorrow
PJ how often do you mess with adjustable bridge, easy to replace?
Don fish is short a, instrument is long a. Tell your wife to ask a musician
Frank glad you got some seat time
Drew neat pic Hope you make past dinner
David turn your location of in the browser, and HD will use cookies to remember the store you want.
Thomas sorry about cabin fever, was nice to get out on bike
Dennis glad snow not too much impact on day
Kyle probably not much choice some states have laws you will recover vehicle that break through ice.
Ted sorry about the sleep issue hopefully when you start PT they can give you suggestions to help
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/sister & family Covid/friend's grand baby/son&wife Covid, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/hearing/son/aunt, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/family, Bill/DIL, Ted/knee recovery,and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Speaking of fridge issues, the one in my basement seems to get warm inside, so I got a monitor I read about on TBN

The fridge has gotten up to 53°. I have it turned as cold as it goes to keep in low 40s. Freezer seems ok.

 

[newbury]

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Does your state county offer tree farm program?

Probably, but that痴 not the issue. Just have to have a forestry plan. Apparently you can稚 do anything yourself anymore, you got to pay an 兎xpert for it to be accepted. His cows kept him in agriculture before, now that he sold the cows, he either has to sell hay, lease the land or manage and sell timber with a plan by a forester. He doesn稚 have to be a registered tree farm.

Check with the State Forestry Dep. They are paid experts. Paid by YOUR taxes.
In Mississippi it's free to the small landowner. I had the local Mississippi State forester work up a management plan for my parcels of land (about 400 acres all told).
One of the main reasons for me to do it was that there was some effort to get the lumber stores to favor "politically correct" wood. Trees grown under a forestry management plan would be more "environmentally" proper.
Basically he cut and pasted from the soil surveys and a few other sources. He came up with about 5 short plans covering various parcels. They had some recommendations but basically all said "grow trees, thin occasionally, cut when mature". Then he put signs on the parcels saying the land was under a forestry management plan. The locals use them for target practice.
During the course of my career I had been involved in writing several environmental plans for areas of forested/"wild" areas of Army Installations from Fort Dix to Fort Bliss. They ran into hundreds of pages, took hundreds of man hours and thousands of dollars.
His plans were about 5 to 10 pages. Might have taken a week to do.
My involvement was limited to discussing how much effort I wanted to put in to maintenance.

But now when I go to sell timber if I'm asked if the timber is and has been in a "managed forest" I can say yes, since about 2010. I view it as one of the little things like getting a passport stamped.