deerseeker001
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Fog and 59 this Morning sounds like a little cloudy Today with a high of 74 and Humid.
Good morning!!!!
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bakerg
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Good morning, 70F heading to 79F with thunderstorms in the forcast. Heading out to my grandson's 15th birthday party after work.
wngsprd
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80 going to 90 and sticky.
Been away traveling and hiking mountains, rain forests, and beaches in Washington state and Oregon with one of my sons. Beautiful state. There really is a coffee shop or espresso kiosk everywhere you look. Saw the Mariners and Yankees play. Had a great time.
Glad to be home. I've got some catching up to do.
Been away traveling and hiking mountains, rain forests, and beaches in Washington state and Oregon with one of my sons. Beautiful state. There really is a coffee shop or espresso kiosk everywhere you look. Saw the Mariners and Yankees play. Had a great time.
Glad to be home. I've got some catching up to do.
Glad you enjoyed the trip lots of things to see around here!!!
farmer2009
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Already above 80 this morning and headed to 90 today. It's going to be another hot one. Rain mostly missed us yesterday. I say mostly it tried to wet the deck. Back to hauling hay today hope to finish it today only have 6 or 7 more loads. Then mow the chicken coops.
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74F and partly cloudy ... scattered thunderstorms around the area.
The 'Cake and I are going in to mow and clean up the commercial property today ... will be more fun than a barrel of monkeys I'm sure ...
The 'Cake and I are going in to mow and clean up the commercial property today ... will be more fun than a barrel of monkeys I'm sure ...
OP
300UGUY
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Raining most of the morning. Going out for coffee in a bit, then I will work in the shop, cleaning it up, organizing the chaos there.
wngsprd
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Glad you enjoyed the trip lots of things to see around here!!!
We drove on the beach at Long Beach. Awesome wide beach.
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74F here now. Forecast calls for abundant sunshine. High around 95F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Still quite warm, but ten degrees less than Friday.
RS, the local manufacturer (PBM) uses ShurFlo and FloJet pumps. Never heard of either one, but then I've very little experience with this stuff. I plan on taking the old pump/motor down to them on Monday to see if they have anything close that could be made to work. The pump has never given problems, nor the motor up till now, and both are about four years old. I'd have a go at fixing the motor, but the end cap is crimped on and not made to be serviced. If I can't find a replacement pump/motor, it's new sprayer time, as the yellow star thistle is starting to bloom. If given the chance to go to seed, I'll lose even more ground to it next year.
I believe the thistle came in with contaminated seed. I had a neighbor doze about eight acres down to the dirt in '11, then seeded with a barley/rye/red clover mix that fall. About half the seed came up in that dry winter, but no thistle. Next fall I put out another batch (about 800 lbs. each time) and got more coverage, but still no thistle. The next fall I put out a few more bags in the thin areas and had thistle galore that winter and spring. Seems to me if there was thistle seed in the ground already it would have come up those first two winters. And since there's no livestock on the place and the neighbor's sheep and goats keep their ground eaten down to the dirt, there's not much chance it blew in from there.
The onset of hot weather has caused several problems here, the sprayer pump is just one. All have been with electronics of one sort or another. Bad Chinese capacitors? Faulty solder joints? Got me. I take it apart looking for places the smoke might be leaking, find nothing, then blow out the dust as a final hail Mary. Then it's into the recycle pile and off to town or Craig's List for a replacement. Right now I'm shopping for a new-old stereo receiver to replace the dead one in the garage. It keeps flashing "component overload", even with nothing connected.
Drew, did you get to hear any of that iron running? Years ago I was passing through a small Midwestern town and stopped for dinner. There was a car show going on outside on the downtown streets, so my buddy and I walked around after we ate. There was The Little Red Wagon, a hot rod I built a model of back in the '60s. And while we were watching, the owner started it up and did a burn out right there in the street! Took a few minutes for the smoke to clear, and the roar of applause and whistles was almost as loud as the car.
You're supposed to clean mower decks? My dad always made me do it, but since I've been on my own I've never bothered. Bought a Craftsman push mower new twenty years ago and it still works fine. There is some grass stuck to the deck, but not enough to restrict the catcher bag or blade rotation. What am I missing (besides a mess cleaning it every time I use it)?
Got a start on bike number two of the light swap yesterday by removing the HID lamps, then pulling the ballasts and mounting bracket. First had to remove five relays from the bracket. That's all located up under the fuel tank, to it's close quarters and everything's packed so tightly on the mounting bracket it looks like an explosion in a spaghetti factory. Got the other ballasts on and all the relays back in place, less one that let the two driving lights operate independently. I never used that feature and find it good enough to just slave them to the high beam. Anyway, got it all back together, cleaned and lubed all the grounds and relay pins, hooked up the new lamps and everything worked. Big relief, and since by then it was dinner time I thought I'd quit while I was ahead. Surprisingly the temps never got above 85F in the closed up garage, even though it was 100F outside. Kept the doors shut and just ran a box fan for some breeze. Of course the little siesta I took around 3PM didn't hurt anything either :laughing: Today I'll cut the old lamp brackets off the crash bars and weld longer ones on for the new lights. A little paint will finish up the day, leaving final assembly for tomorrow.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of this fine summer weekend!
RS, the local manufacturer (PBM) uses ShurFlo and FloJet pumps. Never heard of either one, but then I've very little experience with this stuff. I plan on taking the old pump/motor down to them on Monday to see if they have anything close that could be made to work. The pump has never given problems, nor the motor up till now, and both are about four years old. I'd have a go at fixing the motor, but the end cap is crimped on and not made to be serviced. If I can't find a replacement pump/motor, it's new sprayer time, as the yellow star thistle is starting to bloom. If given the chance to go to seed, I'll lose even more ground to it next year.
I believe the thistle came in with contaminated seed. I had a neighbor doze about eight acres down to the dirt in '11, then seeded with a barley/rye/red clover mix that fall. About half the seed came up in that dry winter, but no thistle. Next fall I put out another batch (about 800 lbs. each time) and got more coverage, but still no thistle. The next fall I put out a few more bags in the thin areas and had thistle galore that winter and spring. Seems to me if there was thistle seed in the ground already it would have come up those first two winters. And since there's no livestock on the place and the neighbor's sheep and goats keep their ground eaten down to the dirt, there's not much chance it blew in from there.
The onset of hot weather has caused several problems here, the sprayer pump is just one. All have been with electronics of one sort or another. Bad Chinese capacitors? Faulty solder joints? Got me. I take it apart looking for places the smoke might be leaking, find nothing, then blow out the dust as a final hail Mary. Then it's into the recycle pile and off to town or Craig's List for a replacement. Right now I'm shopping for a new-old stereo receiver to replace the dead one in the garage. It keeps flashing "component overload", even with nothing connected.
Drew, did you get to hear any of that iron running? Years ago I was passing through a small Midwestern town and stopped for dinner. There was a car show going on outside on the downtown streets, so my buddy and I walked around after we ate. There was The Little Red Wagon, a hot rod I built a model of back in the '60s. And while we were watching, the owner started it up and did a burn out right there in the street! Took a few minutes for the smoke to clear, and the roar of applause and whistles was almost as loud as the car.
You're supposed to clean mower decks? My dad always made me do it, but since I've been on my own I've never bothered. Bought a Craftsman push mower new twenty years ago and it still works fine. There is some grass stuck to the deck, but not enough to restrict the catcher bag or blade rotation. What am I missing (besides a mess cleaning it every time I use it)?
Got a start on bike number two of the light swap yesterday by removing the HID lamps, then pulling the ballasts and mounting bracket. First had to remove five relays from the bracket. That's all located up under the fuel tank, to it's close quarters and everything's packed so tightly on the mounting bracket it looks like an explosion in a spaghetti factory. Got the other ballasts on and all the relays back in place, less one that let the two driving lights operate independently. I never used that feature and find it good enough to just slave them to the high beam. Anyway, got it all back together, cleaned and lubed all the grounds and relay pins, hooked up the new lamps and everything worked. Big relief, and since by then it was dinner time I thought I'd quit while I was ahead. Surprisingly the temps never got above 85F in the closed up garage, even though it was 100F outside. Kept the doors shut and just ran a box fan for some breeze. Of course the little siesta I took around 3PM didn't hurt anything either :laughing: Today I'll cut the old lamp brackets off the crash bars and weld longer ones on for the new lights. A little paint will finish up the day, leaving final assembly for tomorrow.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of this fine summer weekend!
sodamo
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69°F and .11 inches rain last 24 hours.
Got a good start on mowing yesterday, likely finish today.
Gonna slow cook a nice rib roast on the rotisserie and then share with friends this afternoon.
Be safe
Have a great day
David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet
Got a good start on mowing yesterday, likely finish today.
Gonna slow cook a nice rib roast on the rotisserie and then share with friends this afternoon.
Be safe
Have a great day
David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet
