Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Chris, cool pictures, thanks. That's the same power line machine that came up semi private road next to me, lopping off tops of all the pine trees.
I found 3-6 foot xmas trees everywhere. Yeah, they sure didn't pick them up either.

great success on new battery. Instant vrooom. Gave connections some care, need to redo some terminal ends but realized no terminal ends or crimpers. One more
thing that got sold. Ok, will order a set online and not the cheapy combos either. I used to own one of those 80 dollar crimpers that made the most satisfying click when you got it just right.
not getting that one any more. Most crimp connectors are pretty lightweight and junky. I used to have some of the ones with gel in them. Not sure it helped but seemed like a good idea for farm stuff.

the oem battery straps are long gone, but my friend showed great creativity by stuffing those pipe insulation pieces in there. Works perfectly, snug as can be with a tiny bit of give.

RNG note build date on battery. I hunted around for freshest one...

 

[daugen]

now back out to grease after lunch.
Can see now with flashlight down into steering parts, no zerk there, but I have white grease in a spray can with a long nozzle and that gets down into the gearing.
Over the years I've squirted a lot of oil down there.
those hydraulic lines still look good, original to 1986. Wonder if I should get new ones made or just wait for a leak.
The leak will never be critical because this machine is not critical, it's like having an old car in the garage.
They are only to pick up the mower deck, not like hoses to FEL.

Lou, you have an really old hydraulic hoses that are just fine?
I look for cracks, don't see any. But could things be decomposing inside?

 

[sodamo]

68°F and .26 inches rain.

Off to a meeting of Big Island Retired Military Association later this morning. Only their 2nd meeting since pandemic and my 1st. Will be nice to see some old friends, all older too a difference sort of location. Baumkuchenfarm | Original Hawaiian Baumkuchen should be interesting.

Then a quick trip into town.

Wx permitting will get another couple hours with the flail.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Nice pics guys.

I spent last evening here

If they would just put the stadium out of the city. 4 guys from work went, company tickets. Guy I rode with parked about 5 blocks away and a good walk to stadium. They are building huge condo or apartment buildings everywhere around there. Got home after midnight.
While I enjoyed the game, would rather have been hiking with wngsprd or up in Maine. Although I remember flies being bad in Maine. What gorgeous pictures.
Twist my arm and I’d even help David mow in Hawaii.

Painted the remaining panels for the shed, now sitting on porch waiting for it to dry.
Feels nice sitting, slight breeze but very humid. I was dripping sweat on my glasses painting even with sweat band on.
Don’t think I’ll get them installed today, too hot in the sun.

 

[scaredychicken]

Scaredy, always liked the "whale" Impala.
Nice one is worth 4k today. SS worth 25k.
Big comfy car. Police loved them, big and good handling.
Small block V8 or fairly powerful V6, either a good engine.
glad you had fun
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It is an SS ... nice car

he also has a 2020 Corvette, but there is no way that I would easily get in / out of that one

the burnout competition was ridiculous mostly trucks, but after the 2nd participant we'd had enough. I would have waited for the Gremlin X, but they didn't enter the contest

 

[Popgadget]

. Still pondering how to drill through the stone foundation wall being 24 inch thick?

I have been most successful with a chipping hammer, removing the mortar and taking the stones out to get through the wall. That takes about the same time time as fixturing a diamond core drill rig to the wall. The core drill does a much nicer job, but is time consuming and expensive if you rent one.
I have had very little success using a rotary hammer and bits to drill through the stone, but that depends greatly on the stone.

 

[m7040]

Here is a pic of the wall on which I want to mount the fuse box for the mini split condenser unit. About 24 inch thick. My regular hammer drill will not do that for sure. So need to buy borrow SDS hammer drill and get a drill bit long enough. Only need it big enough for 12 gauge 2 conductor with ground since it only draws 15 amp at 220 volt. Not sure if I should drill big enough to sleeve it or just push through and seal it?

 

[PJSprog]

64°F and mostly sunny skies this morning, going up to 88° today. Already 85° at noon.

Got the Cub Cadet push trimmer out this morning and attacked the massive growth around the burn pile, the berm dirt pile, and along the north side outside the pasture fence. Neighbor doesn't mow back there, so I take a couple passes with the trimmer to keep the growth off our fence, which he's fine with. Some of the stuff on that side is over six feet tall. I haven't trimmed back there since early summer, and even along the fence it was three to four feet. It's a walkable path now.

No wind today, so I was a sweaty mess after that. Called it a day out there. Probably need to do some mowing tomorrow. The rest of today will be inside stuff.

Good afternoon, gents.

 

[PJSprog]

I had the towable lift for two days. Boy those are nice.

Been thinking about renting one of those to replace my yard light. Probably less expensive than paying an electrician to come out and do it. Besides, we paid so much to the electrician who completely rewired our house that he retired and moved to Maui.

 

[daugen]

worked three more hours in heat, that's all I had in me. Came in and all clothes went splat on the floor.
new blades installed, everything carefully greased, naturally first time I pulled the trigger I heard that poofing sounds that means
you are out of luck/grease. Had one more cartridge of the JD green grease, in that went. Clashes horribly with Gravely red,
downright Christmaslike...

failed on the new gasoline filter. Inlets too big, need to get a smaller filter. I'll give it to someone with bigger machinery.
Old one was way oversized also, after four years, really didn't need changing but I figure the element starts to come apart
after awhile.