Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

That's indeed good news BEF

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Probably swing TSC as well while I'm out and pick up the hydraulic fluid for the Kubota (it's on currently sale for $10 off a 5 gallon pail so that's a bonus ... )

I used TSC hydro fluid in the Kubota L3240, RS. Last time the front hubs started leaking, I took it to the dealer because I was tired of my fixes not working. In addition to replacing the hub and housings, they also replaced both the drive gears on both sides because the tooth faces were badly pitted. I can't for certain point my finger at the TSC oil, but the pitting is a sign of lubrication breakdown. As a result, I'm back to using the latest and greatest Kubota UDT in the M62, even though it costs a LOT more. But the cost pales in comparison to the $5K bill I got from the dealer, and most of that was for parts.

 

[Bird]

buckeyefarmer said, "Surgery went well. Took a lot longer getting her pain med prescription filled than what the surgery took."

I probably missed something recently, but what was the surgery for? I had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists some years back. Anyway, hope your wife does well.

 

[Thomas]

77F dropping strong winds thunder on/off heavy rain for the next couple hours just rain afterwards.

Was good day for getting the little things done outside,Buddy the red squirrel came bouncing over while I was setting in the chair and let me know breakfast was wanted Buddy got breakfast afterwards sat on my boot...moment priceless.

Not much plan for the evening.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[daugen]

About 70% of breakthrough cases resulting in hospitalization were among adults 65 and older
and about 87% of breakthrough cases resulting in death were among adults 65 and older, according to the CDC data.

those of us who are seniors really have to be careful. Here's a lady who had two shots and still died:

In her obituary, a family says a mother's Covid-19 death could have been prevented if more people were vaccinated | CNN

The day Candace and Terry Ayers got their second Covid-19 vaccination in early March was a day of hope and excitement for the entire family.

www.cnn.com

my sister in CA cancelled her family reunion back East due to ages of grandchildren and bridal party's refusal to insist on masks.
She is immune-compromised too and doesn't want to wind up like the lady above. I haven't seen her in two years, we both did our best
with zooming last night.

$1350 poorer and with a swollen lip just happy to be home.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

buckeyefarmer said, "Surgery went well. Took a lot longer getting her pain med prescription filled than what the surgery took."

I probably missed something recently, but what was the surgery for? I had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists some years back. Anyway, hope your wife does well.

Carpal tunnel, she gets the other one done in 2 weeks. She’s sweeping the kitchen floor now, she won’t sit down.

 

[Bird]

Carpal tunnel, she gets the other one done in 2 weeks. She’s sweeping the kitchen floor now, she won’t sit down.

Sounds good. I'll never forget mine. I had reached a point that I had no grip AND I had about quit going to bed at night, just sat up with my hands hanging down so I could move them a bit when they got to hurting too much. I think I was lucky in getting the right surgeon. I did over hear him telling someone that mine was the worst he'd ever seen.

A couple of days after the surgery his nurse called to ask how I was doing. I told her my wrist hurts like the dickens and she said,"Oh?" and I told her, "Not the one he worked on; it's just fine, but the other one hurts; when can he do it?" She told me he liked to wait at least a month before doing the second one. I really didn't want to wait that long . . . but . . . well, I had the left hand done on August 4, 1997 and the right hand done on September 3, 1997. So yep almost a month.

I've never been happier with anything any doctor has done to me.

 

[rswyan]

69F @ 17:45, partly sunny to the west, dark clouds to the east. Got around 0.25" of rain ...

Fertilizer picked up at the co-op, hydraulic fluid picked up at TSC which was right across the way. Boyer Smoothies were back in stock at TSC ... so I grabbed 5 packs of those ...

Co-op was interesting, all sorts of fertilizer, grass seed, pet food, and bird/critter/small livestock feed.

Ducks and chicks were on closeout from TSC, 4 for $1 ... although it didn't look like they had any ducks. Almost wish I had a coop set up.

 

[rswyan]

I used TSC hydro fluid in the Kubota L3240, RS. Last time the front hubs started leaking, I took it to the dealer because I was tired of my fixes not working. In addition to replacing the hub and housings, they also replaced both the drive gears on both sides because the tooth faces were badly pitted. I can't for certain point my finger at the TSC oil, but the pitting is a sign of lubrication breakdown. As a result, I'm back to using the latest and greatest Kubota UDT in the M62, even though it costs a LOT more. But the cost pales in comparison to the $5K bill I got from the dealer, and most of that was for parts.

I've used 80w-90 gear oil in the front axle, except for the first change out where I used (I think) Kubota SUDT.

I think my front leakage issues may be due to a lack of hygiene (not keeping them clean)

Need to give the whole unit a bath before I do the 2400 hour service, it's overdue.

 

[Alien]

Waiting to get my carpal tunnel done again. Both thumbs painful, no grip, drop things, two fingers bending and have to be snapped back. Yuk.

 

[txdon]

$1350 poorer and with a swollen lip just happy to be home.

What did you do now? Surly the Dentist did not punch you in the mouth? Maybe it's just numb.

Drew, also from your source the older breakthrough deaths are very sick people.
"Among vaccinated adults with breakthrough cases that put them into the hospital, the median age was 73 and about 71% had three or more underlying conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune conditions and others."


County Covid cases are back up, 550 new cases today. Moannnn.

Over 2 million people in Texas did not show up for their second dose of the two dose vaccination. The one shot is like getting no vaccine with the Delta variant. One person I know in Kyles county did not get the second shot and was in the hospital on a ventilator. (This was not Kyles friend)

 

[RoyJackson]

Heavy rain this afternoon...I was at work (50 miles south of home) and the wife texted me about the rain. Maybe 20-30 minutes later, the rain hit the area the plant is in....couldn't see much out the windows...that's how hard it rained. Didn't last long...5-6 minutes at most.
The drive home was mostly drizzles. Now, about 2 hours after I got home, nice steady rain...not too hard, but a good soaker....

 

[txdon]

Another productive day at the park. With a dozen people and 4 chainsaws in 4 hours we cleared the cedars from 3 majestic Live Oak trees. We left them a row of cut limbs and trees 50 yards long and 5 feet high.

The park will not open soon because of problems with contractors. They did not put protection around the building which were on inclines and after a few rains mud ended up against the buildings. The bonding companies were out today evaluating the sites. It looks like they will try to open next year. At least we still have a weekly job without people hiking about.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I've used 80w-90 gear oil in the front axle, except for the first change out where I used (I think) Kubota SUDT.

I think my front leakage issues may be due to a lack of hygiene (not keeping them clean)

Need to give the whole unit a bath before I do the 2400 hour service, it's overdue.

Gear oil would, at least in my opinion, be a much better choice for the front drive line. I'll probably switch at the next scheduled change. But it'll be dino oil; I've also had problems with "wonder" synthetic oils leading to gear tooth pitting in the motor bikes.

Keep in mind that the same sorts of gears drive the rear wheels, too, RS. Along with all those expen$ive parts in the rest of the HST drive line. Not that $10/pale isn't a good deal, but for me at least, it's not a good enough deal.

 

[rswyan]

65F and partly cloudy @ 20:00, heading down to an overnight low of 55F, which will be outstanding sleeping weather ...

Unloaded hydraulic fluid from van, still need to move the fluid inside and the van over to it's parking spot.

Did a little work leveling the area of the dirt pile which has been cleared.

Also dug out 45+ buckets of compost to dry for screening in the coming days:

Getting in towards the center of the pile I could actually feel the heat radiating out as I drove past it:

The cattle are turning out to be quite a hit with the neighbors - different family came over tonight to have a look.

Think I might have to consider charging admission ...

Time to dig those leftover chops out of the 'frig and see about warming them up.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[rswyan]

Gear oil would, at least in my opinion, be a much better choice for the front drive line. I'll probably switch at the next scheduled change.

But it'll be dino oil; I've also had problems with "wonder" synthetic oils leading to gear tooth pitting in the motor bikes.

I've used a variety of gear oil in it: Castrol, (possibly) Mobil 1 synthetic, and Kubota.

Keep in mind that the same sorts of gears drive the rear wheels, too, RS. Along with all those expen$ive parts in the rest of the HST drive line. Not that $10/pale isn't a good deal, but for me at least, it's not a good enough deal.

It's $10 OFF per pail (reg. $39.99, on sale for $29.99)

I've been using it for probably the last 1500 hours ... no issues so far (knock on wood)

 

[Rich B1]

Good evening! 64 now, think it only got to 73 today. Had some light showers.

got a project dumped on me today. Seems our engineering may have made a little goof and can’t figure out what is now wrong. Got 2 guys in IN twiddling their thumbs and I have a pile of schematics on my desk trying to figure out what is wrong. Just a brake system, how big of a deal is that……

I never win anything. Ever. I do enter raffles if I think the money is going to a good place, but never expect to win. Recently a race bike went up for raffle 150 tickets @ $100/ea. $3k of the proceeds would got to the Rookies of 79 which helps injured racers. Kyle knows the charity. I had an odd feeling about this raffle. Not that it wasn’t legit, but that I would win, which never happens. Drawing was today, i was joking this morning about needing a business trip to FL to pick up my new bike. It was a joke, I never win anything. Started getting text messages this afternoon congratulating me on winning. I thought it was a joke until I got an email from the owner. Check out my new race bike



I have no idea what I am gonna do with it!

Everyone stay safe out there.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wow nice win.

Storms going thru, .8” rain already. Had to drive home in it.

 

[toppop52]

BEF, good news on your wife, tell her don’t overdo it, the the anesthesia and pain meds wear off. I had mine done in 1985, it was more invasive then. I was young and hard headed, slowed my recovery.
74 now, got to 88 today, chances of rain for the next couple of days.
Had a meeting tonight and as usual it was finished 45 minutes before we could get out of there. I love those people that can’t stop raising their hands when ask if there’s anything else. “I think the raffle tickets should be blue instead of red. Can I get a second?”
I’m thinking yes, you have a second to shut up so we can go home!
Rant over. LOL
Have a good night.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Most of the meeting items of meetings I attend could be done with a couple emails. But there are people who refuse to use emails or txt. Lol