Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

59F clear sky.

Been good day getting things done outside...driveway both driveway culverts clean and winter marks in place,steep bank blown free of leaves finally while picking up limbs branches blowing leaves notice under spruces ground scraping bark rub off,check game cam and the yard boss letting it to known he is back.
Feet up Mrs. making homemade french fries along with popcorn shrimp...I shall not be late for that feeding set on the deck wait for critter and stars while enjoy smooth cigar.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Afternoon
Today started at 30 and is now 60.

Yesterday started with a trip to the hydraulic shop to get some hose and fittings for the press.
Made great progress putting things away and scrubbed the food trays from the wedding now that I have an endless supply of hot water. I had previously rinsed them, but not properly washed them.
Loaded 300lbs of feed into the bins in the barn, got my wife’s car packed up for the farmers market and finished cleaning up the smoker.

Today I went crazy on the press. I added a winch to raise and lower the table, found everything I needed at Harbor Freight. I used a worm gear boat winch, and modified it to spool two cables at once. Repurposed some snatch blocks for the pulleys by removing the hooks and welding them in place. It works great after tweaking the cable winds a bit. So now I’ve got a foot controlled, pneumatic powered press with a crank up table.

Now I’ve got to back over to the shop and put tools away.

 

[RoyJackson]

Got some chores done...doggy sitting was the priority though...
Tomorrow is another day, I reckon!

 

[Looking4new]

I got my driveway regraded today and a lot of the bigger rocks relocated.
Started filling the shelves in the garage. Summer windshield washer juice, which is a pink soap that I cut 50% +/- with -45 winter windshield washer antifreeze. That combination looks purple in the jug, but it cuts the bug guts off the windshield without leaving a soapy film. I've got 4 gallons of it. That is a start at least.

 

[m7040]

Did

Good Afternoon
Today started at 30 and is now 60.

Yesterday started with a trip to the hydraulic shop to get some hose and fittings for the press.
Made great progress putting things away and scrubbed the food trays from the wedding now that I have an endless supply of hot water. I had previously rinsed them, but not properly washed them.
Loaded 300lbs of feed into the bins in the barn, got my wife’s car packed up for the farmers market and finished cleaning up the smoker.

Today I went crazy on the press. I added a winch to raise and lower the table, found everything I needed at Harbor Freight. I used a worm gear boat winch, and modified it to spool two cables at once. Repurposed some snatch blocks for the pulleys by removing the hooks and welding them in place. It works great after tweaking the cable winds a bit. So now I’ve got a foot controlled, pneumatic powered press with a crank up table.

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Now I’ve got to back over to the shop and put tools away.

I see the snatch blocks I think on the top corners and assume the cables are running inside the web of the beam and using worm drive it can stop in any position. Very nicely done

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Camp fire tonight. S’mores soon. When I first lit the fire it was 6-7 ft in the air. All dried branches from this summer. Now got some of the older partly rotting wood I kept when cleaning out wood shed last spring. Brought the pallet over closer from behind the barn.

Had late lunch at Olive Garden. Wife likes it, me not so much. Really dated place. I loaded up more on salad and brought some food home.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Snagglepuss joined us.

 

[RoyJackson]

...winter marks in place...

If you're writing about driveway markers...not yet, but within the next few weeks...

 

[pennwalk]

Very nice day here. i think it got up to 60F in the afternoon. I got the lawn mowed at the farm. The grass is still growing. The zero turn is keeping up with mulching the leaves although I have to make 3 or 4 passes to get them well chopped up. It saves a ton of time not to have to make a bunch of trips to the compost pile.

Diesel here is $5.96 at the station closest to the house and $6.27 at the station near the farm. I'm going to have to buy a can full soon.

I drove past the Toyota dealer today. There must have been 20 cars on the lot. That's the most I have seen there in years. Sometimes the place looked like it was out of business. I stopped In. They had two white RAV4s. Both had hold signs on them. I heard the sales lady telling a couple there would be a 3 to 6 month wait for ordered cars. Amazing when all the other dealers on car row have full lots. I wonder if it is a sales ploy. If I have to order a car why do I need a dealer?

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Chris

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Bout to watch the world series....we left Verlander in for an inning too long last night. No disrespect, he's a great pitcher and a great teammate. Tonight's pitcher didn't fare well last game. I hope he comes out hot tonight, or yank him fast if he gets behind.

Good piece on Dusty Baker manager of Astros...still wants to win his first WS.

watched Kansas State beat the pants off of the Oklahoma st Cowboys. Wow what a wallop.