Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Good morning! 66˚ cloudy. The news is predicting 5 days of rain up to 10". Everyone is getting ready for the floods. I need to run to the store because of my low water crossing on my street will shut us in. The Austin area lakes are near full and the flood gates may be opened if that much rain hits. Because of the drought the last time the gates were open was ten years ago. People around the lakes are preparing.

The pool is open (cover removed). Clear and the ph looks good - no algee. Water Temp is 67˚. I'll let the rains add 3" to fill it at least I won't have to pump water off the cover. Any extra rain I'll use to backflush the filter.

The Patriot Automatic gate is fixed. The control box has a LED display that pinpoints the problem so it's easy to diagnose. I had a loose wire on the exit wand connection to the board. It had nothing to do with the ZTR's ROPs collision with the entrance code box.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good Morning! 59F @ 5:30AM. Abundant sunshine. High 84F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

Nice to see all the spring wildflower pics. Sure beats heck out of last winters snow pics. :laughing:

RS, is there a primer on hydraulics somewhere here on TBN? I'm really struggling with the terminology. Hard to picture what's going on when I have no idea what "port beyond", "third function", or "spool" mean.

Drew, better stick with a velvet Elvis. A nude may offend a bible belter wandering by in a campground. :ashamed:

Got a return phone call from Steve on the too short drive shaft problem, and a longer one is on the way. The box will have a prepaid label in it for returning the short one. I'll have to figure out how to spring the release button on it first: It's way up under the safety guard and jammed. Steve said his staff is supposed to check for that before the 'shaft ships, but they missed this one.

Put the old Bushog on and mowed space so folks'll have a spot to put their tents. I was surprised that the grass was already over a foot high in places. Also got my first spring sneezes from all the pollen that was stirred up.

Four guests ensconced and one brake flush already under our belts, the AirTech Weekend is officially underway. Good conversation around the table last night; some pretty tall tales being told. :shocked::laughing: Some pretty loud snoring coming from the guest quarters as well.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

You know what causes all that snoring???

when a ******** falls down in your crack and slams shut against your sphincter causing vapor lock...(that was the gentlest way I could type it)...

 

[toppop52]

Frost again this morning, according to the weather, the Salisbury airport was the coldest spot east of the Mississippi including southeastern Canada, at 33°. I'm 300 yds from the end of the north south runway. 60's today and warming up after that, finally!

Drew, the oil thing is common with high RPM, relatively small displacement engines. The Northstar is a 4.6 liter V8 and holds 8-8.5 qts of oil. It's not considered low until below 5 qt's. These engines have very deep cross hatching in the cylinder walls and are intended to lube them at high RPM. Sacrifice a qt of oil every 1000 miles and save the engine. On the other hand a 350 Vortec will go 300000 and never burn a qt of oil.

 

[mkr7734]

Good morning,

Sunny 55 degrees and will be in the high 70s again today. We went from winter into summer. Only plans are get grocery's.

Eric that pond looks like a lake to me,,nice!
Billy, great looking fishing spot and nothing wrong with a good workout to.
Sounds like keeping the top end lubed is important to Subaru.. :laughing: With today's materials and machining I don't understand why they would burn oil???
Have a good one!

 

[sodamo]

74° F in Port Caldera Costa Rica
Be safe
Have a great day

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[sam5570]

Good morning everyone 33 degrees this morning earlier of course. I am a little late this morning went out at daylight heard a gobbler making a lot of noise so i went after him, i set up on him he never gobbled again so he lives another day. i got to get my truck cleaned up today as soon as it warms up. everyone have a great day.

 

[sam5570]

35 going to 69. Another frosty morn.

Had a great hike in the Shenandoah yesterday...7.4 miles roundtrip and 1,700 feet elevation gain...packed my waders and fishing gear...lots of weight, and was able to fish from the rocks without wearing my waders so all that weight for nothing but the exercise, I guess. Beautiful day and lots of wildflowers. Met some interesting people and dogs on the trail, saw 3 bears and 4 deer. Am sore today. Here's a pic of one of the pools I was flyfishing in...caught a couple of brookies there.

wngsprd i know you enjoyed that trip them brookies put up a fight for sure, really great looking stream.:thumbsup:

 

[Ed of all trades]

35 going to 69. Another frosty morn.

Had a great hike in the Shenandoah yesterday...7.4 miles roundtrip and 1,700 feet elevation gain...packed my waders and fishing gear...lots of weight, and was able to fish from the rocks without wearing my waders so all that weight for nothing but the exercise, I guess. Beautiful day and lots of wildflowers. Met some interesting people and dogs on the trail, saw 3 bears and 4 deer. Am sore today. Here's a pic of one of the pools I was flyfishing in...caught a couple of brookies there.

Wngsprd
The places like that and the lower humidity, compared to east of here, are some of the reasons I live over here. Don't hike or fish much but I still love the views.

Daugen, Kile and Don.
I learned of the oil problems a few days ago and am not sure what to do. Just might let the Honda dealer have it. Thanks

Top Pop
It was 34 here at 4:30 but a little later it was 31, Yep frost again. Ed

 

[mkr7734]

The beads looked good if you are getting enough penetration. I practice using "Gorilla welds", big, strong, and ugly...

I haven't been able to put my finger on the exact cause of the lure of welding, but many a person has invested in welding equipment that they don't use all too often. But when you need it, a welder can be priceless. I liken welding to re-painting an old car. A lot of prep usually for just a few minutes of fun. Unless you have a project like RS or something. I have a fantastic setup at work but I only use it sparingly for my own projects.
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Kyle, looks like you have a very well equipped shop there,,,,NICE :thumbsup:

 

[txdon]

Drew I had to ease my mind after visualizing your fatty bacon and red nitrate hotdogs. Also if anyone is wondering if eating a plantbased diet is just lettuce and broccoli . . .
What Do You Eat on a Plant-Based Diet? - YouTube

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning! 66˚ cloudy. The news is predicting 5 days of rain up to 10". Everyone is getting ready for the floods. I need to run to the store because of my low water crossing on my street will shut us in. The Austin area lakes are near full and the flood gates may be opened if that much rain hits. Because of the drought the last time the gates were open was ten years ago. People around the lakes are preparing.

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Yep, ranch is presently middle of the bullseye for 8-10" for Monday overnight. 24 hours ago we were just in southern fringe, now dead center.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy... better days are coming just kick back enjoy the weather and recover more.

As far as dropping those two trees...yeah, that's what I'm going to do.
There's other outdoors stuff to do and it's too nice to lay about inside (although the dog would prefer the couch and TV with Daddy)

 

[toppop52]

Wngsprd
The places like that and the lower humidity, compared to east of here, are some of the reasons I live over here. Don't hike or fish much but I still love the views.

Daugen, Kile and Don.
I learned of the oil problems a few days ago and am not sure what to do. Just might let the Honda dealer have it. Thanks

Top Pop
It was 34 here at 4:30 but a little later it was 31, Yep frost again. Ed

Yeah, it got to 31ｰ here as well, about half hour after sunrise, according to the weather station.

 

[mkr7734]

Geeezzzzzzz 12:00 noon and already 80 degrees out there. Freaking hot.

Cut two of the five sections of grass. The Huskey is doing a nice job. Still kind of wet for the big tractor.

Wife is just now getting dressed so we can go to Krogers. I hate going there mid day....... :mur:

 

[rswyan]

RS, is there a primer on hydraulics somewhere here on TBN? I'm really struggling with the terminology.

Dunno ... whatever meager knowledge I possess on the subject has been gleaned from reading threads ... hundreds of them probably.

Hard to picture what's going on when I have no idea what "port beyond", "third function", or "spool" mean.

These are some rough definitions:

Power beyond is an additional port that (some) valves have that supplies hydraulic fluid (at full pressure and flow) to a downstream valve. It is different than a return port, which basically just dumps to the tank/hydraulic reservoir at low pressure.

Third function (as in third function valve) is a type of power beyond valve which supplies an additional function, typically to a loader from what I can gather, which commonly only has two (lift and curl)

A spool is a machined, internal part on a hydraulic valve which, when moved, directs the fluid flow to one of three places: 1. Port A (typically "extend"), 2. Port B (typically "retract"), 3. Return to tank/Power Beyond.

These are my understandings, and hopefully if they are incomplete or inaccurate in any way someone more knowledgeable than I will jump in and correct/supply additional data.

 

[rswyan]

Additional point and some additional data the difference between 3rd function vs. diverter valves:

I'd guess either type could be manual or electronic (solenoid operated) ... my diverter is electronic.

Here's the key point on the difference between 3rd function and diverter.

A diverter works by taking the flow normally used by a single device and diverts it to another device when the diverter is activated ... so you cannot control both devices at the same time.

A 3rd function valve does not have that limitation.

Diverter valves tend to be much cheaper, cost-wise ... if you can live with their limitation.

 

[toppop52]

Additional point and some additional data the difference between 3rd function vs. diverter valves:

I'd guess either type could be manual or electronic (solenoid operated) ... my diverter is electronic.

Here's the key point on the difference between 3rd function and diverter.

A diverter works by taking the flow normally used by a single device and diverts it to another device when the diverter is activated ... so you cannot control both devices at the same time.

A 3rd function valve does not have that limitation.

Diverter valves tend to be much cheaper, cost-wise ... if you can live with their limitation.

My bucket curl and 3 point hitch, use the same valves, so there is a diverter with two levers to divert the flow to whichever you're using the other stays locked where you put it. They're down by the three range hydro shifter in easy reach. That's on my 4041 Powr'Max. I thought it might create an inconvenience, but I've never needed both at the same time.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Worked all morning, not much to show for it. Working on a barn at our church property. I've been slowly installing new overhead doors to replace some very heavy sliders. Have to frame the opennings smaller, fill in the gaps with plywood for now. Will redo the walls later with new metal.
Today i wound the spring on a door i installed last fall, then installed some plywood.

 

[Retiredguy2]

This thread is STILL GOING? Wow. As for me I am too busy to spend time on TBN any longer. Wishing you all the best. JDGreen227

 

[Retiredguy2]

Yes....that is a John Deere themed cake on the right...my sister in law created both of these cakes. Wedding was performed outdoors at the English Inn in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.