Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning all,

48 this morning and a clear blue sky.

Planning to continue removing old barb wire fence that we started taking down a couple weeks ago. It's lots of work but I would like a fence that does what it's supposed to do....keep my animals in and everyone else's out!

Prayers and best wishes for all.

Oh the hard work of starting a new homestead. I would do my best to get the fields cleared of surprises too.

Eric, did you figure out where it leaked out? Do you use electrolysis?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 57F @ 5:15AM. Mostly sunny. High 83F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

I'd like to spray weeds this morning, but I'll have to get an early start to avoid the wind. That might mean a nap after lunch.:thumbsup:

Hope your finger heals quickly, Ron, and glad it isn't any worse than it is.

Hope you get some good news at the doctor's, Kyle.

In the past year or so, increasing numbers of "homeless" nut jobs have been caught swinging machetes around in public. It seems they're easily available in army surplus and hardware stores, are cheap or easy to steal, and no permit is required. Unfortunately, most of these fine, upstanding citizens are simply disarmed and "moved along", instead of being jailed and tried for attempted murder. Wonder how long it'll be before there's blood all over one of Chico's sidewalks?

Haven't broken an axle in a car or truck (yet), but a stainless steel replacement axle did shear once on a Norton motorcycle, a fatigue failure just like on the tractor. The crack started in a groove cut for thread relief, too. Then there was the transmission lay shaft on that same bike, sheared cleanly causing no other damage to the transmission and something of a long walk. You'd think maybe the folks at Kubota would be a little smarter than those Englishmen were in the early '70s and '80s, but no.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[ronjhall]

I think i'll try to get a look at one of these this week, Eric...

Wroughtonharvey got a nice Volvo last year for a unbelievable low price. Why a Volvo. You can get out of it when bucket is lifted. Only has lift arm on one side. JCB is made on same line.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning! It's 60°F here this morning and not a cloud in the sky. Forecast is for 83°F this afternoon. A "chamber of commerce" day for sure!

I'm waiting for our exterminator to do our quarterly treatment then get on with the day.

Planning on finishing spring cleanup of east porch with pressure washer. What did we ever do with our pressure washers? I bought my first one, at Sam's, back in the late 1980's. It was 1700 psi and about 2 gpm. Whoa! They sure are handy.

We still need a few more sunny days before I can start mowing down wild flowers (weeds with great PR) and get pastures in shape. Still many wet places all over the ranch.

Hope everyone has a great Monday.

Prayers to all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Wroughtonharvey got a nice Volvo last year for a unbelievable low price. Why a Volvo. You can get out of it when bucket is lifted. Only has lift arm on one side. JCB is made on same line.

That New Holland will let you get out or in with the bucket up in the air, too, but you have to do a dance on the control panel to do it. I had the tractor forks in the air last week when I hung the awning on the van, and I didn't like being under them one bit. I don't think I'd make much use of getting in or out with the bucket in the air on a skid steer, either. The Bobcat I used years ago had a lockout to prevent ingress/egress with the bucket anywhere but down, and hopping over the bucket wasn't any big deal. But I'll look into a Volvo, which is also a big construction equipment manufacturer. I see lots of their trucks on the roads around here, but most of the excavators and 'dozers are either Cat or from an Asian country.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

We still need a few more sunny days before I can start mowing down wild flowers (weeds with great PR) and get pastures in shape.

About the only good thing the fire left behind was a bumper crop of wildflowers this year, Rick. They blossomed later than usual, but there were more of them and more varieties than ever. Every year I have mixed feelings about mowing them down, and waiting until the grass is longer than it should be for easy cutting is the result. That was especially the case this year. Hope your pastures dry out before you need a combine to get through them!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good morning! A clear cool 54˚F. This week the three wood working classes I signed up for will be held. Maybe they will make me feel comfortable leaving my tailgate and jig saw for the prime equipment.

Took lunch to Mom's yesterday, brought her groceries and sorted her mail. A good visit.

FireWise clearing is on standby tomorrow as we wait to see if there is more rain.

Buckeye - congratulations to your son. Does he have any job prospects lined up?

David I can't help but think that your drill angled upwards and you need to start a new hole.

RNG Yea shopping time.

He has a job, and offers from other companies. He starts with same company I work for at end of the month. No shortage of work for a computer engineer with a clearance.

Another broken axle story. As young kid, was riding in back seat of our station wagon, when sparks started flying. The back axle broke, and the back right tire came off, folded under the corner of the car. Course the gas tank was right under me, glad it didnt drag.

Turns out the axle had a cut part way through it.

On the dump truck, i was dumping a load of dirt, had bed half up, and popped clutch to get the load to slide, and it broke. Someone in another dump truck pulled me back to the garage with a chain, probably a 20 mile trip on twisty hilly roads. If you ever been pulled with a chain, you know how jerky that gets. I started driving a 10 ton, single axle dump truck right after high school, summer job for college.

 

[toppop52]

Good morning! Woke to 50° and rain, 51 now and only 57 later, rain and wind, cool for 2-3 more days. Had a Mother’s Day visit with mom, my daughter came by and stayed for a couple of hours, we needed to talk and that worked out well. Later Ellen’s daughter came by for a nice visit, then we went to dinner at a New Mexican restaurant close by, with her son and daughter in law. All in all a pretty good day, but a lot of new to get use to for an old guy set in his ways.

Have a good day guys, prayers.

 

[PJSprog]

46°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 65° today.

Wasn't supposed to rain yesterday, but there was a fine mist falling most of the morning. Hoping we can get some drying time this week. I may end up having to cut the area between the lake and the road with the rotary cutter this year. It's already almost too high and thick for the mowers.

Spent much of the day in my studio. Time seems to advance at an unacceptably fast pace when I'm in there.

Wife's nephew and his girlfriend, who have been staying with us, had a big blowup yesterday. She packed her stuff and left, moving back to the muck we were trying to help them escape. I guess some people simply aren't interested in change for the better. I was never convinced she wanted to be there in the first place. Not sure yet what he's going to do, but I suspect he'll eventually make the same decision. He admits to making bad decisions from time to time. He is supposed to start a new job today, so maybe that'll help.

Still cheering you on here, too, David. We seem oddly fascinated by your determination to get a line under some concrete.

Hope your finger is better, Ron.

Glad you found a way out of that mess, RNG. Good luck in your search. It's expensive in the end, but looking sure is a lot of fun.

 

[cat fever]

Oh the hard work of starting a new homestead. I would do my best to get the fields cleared of surprises too.



That is very high on my priority list and we have been doing that. I feel very good about cutting the hay this year and not hitting any surprises.

Saturday while rolling the field I seen a 4'-5' long pipe, looked like an old exhaust pipe. Made a mental note where it was so when I was done I'd go back with the 4 wheeler and get it. Well I can't find it.:banghead: It's laying in the direction I will be cutting and I know it's flat so I will not hit it, but it sure is irritating that I can't find it. After I cut I'm sure I'll find it.:thumbsup: