txdon
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Congratulations JDgreen 227/Retiredguy2. Good looking cakes and bride. So was today the big day?
Good morning!!!!
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bakerg
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Congrats Bill, glad to see you still kicking.:thumbsup:
Kyle_in_Tex
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Ed of all trades
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TxDon
Don't feel all by your self. I have been doing this for almost 3 years. Will never go back, I feel much better. That is saying a lot from a guy that raised beef cattle for 20 years and hunted and fished more than most. Ed
Kyle_in_Tex
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Got the Gator motor purring again. Bought a JD tune up kit with plugs, gas filter, air filter, oil filter and oil for $48.
Cut a piece of hose long enough to run from the electric fuel pump to a gas jug and ran out the old gas. did the oil and filter change, had it up on jack stands and took off one of the rear rims because the valve stem had broken. Went and bought another valve stem and after breaking the bead with the FEL proceeded to try and install, but then dropped the new stem down inside the tire,,,,not enough room to get my hand in it to fish out the stem....(&$)%*(#W&)*)_(**#!!!! finally debeaded the whole tire to get it out and put in the stem and had trouble getting the thing to bead up again. Used the old trick, take out the stem's needle valve and just put the air hose's quick connect directly on the stem to maximize air flow into the rim. With a bit of luck, it beaded up. Put in some fresh gas, took it for a spin across the street and low and behold, they are having an all womens' rodeo competition across the street. Drew, I'd highly recommend it for most single guys, some of those jeans were painted on....
Somehow I pulled myself away from the sirens' song and came back home and power washed the gator inside and out. New tires are coming next week.
The seat for my FIL's 5420 was not the correct one. I wanted one with armrests, and so for another $24, they'll order one for it.
Had my daughter use the riding mower to do the open areas. She's getting fairly good at it. I got on the 4310 and did a bit of mowing, then got on the rider and finished up what she did not get to.
I invited the wifey to go for a gator ride, and I grabbed us a couple of imported Mexican beers. I had the Pacifico Clara, and she had the Victoria cerveza. I've been a fan of Pacifico for 35 years.
I still need to mow another 15-18 acres.....
Cut a piece of hose long enough to run from the electric fuel pump to a gas jug and ran out the old gas. did the oil and filter change, had it up on jack stands and took off one of the rear rims because the valve stem had broken. Went and bought another valve stem and after breaking the bead with the FEL proceeded to try and install, but then dropped the new stem down inside the tire,,,,not enough room to get my hand in it to fish out the stem....(&$)%*(#W&)*)_(**#!!!! finally debeaded the whole tire to get it out and put in the stem and had trouble getting the thing to bead up again. Used the old trick, take out the stem's needle valve and just put the air hose's quick connect directly on the stem to maximize air flow into the rim. With a bit of luck, it beaded up. Put in some fresh gas, took it for a spin across the street and low and behold, they are having an all womens' rodeo competition across the street. Drew, I'd highly recommend it for most single guys, some of those jeans were painted on....
Somehow I pulled myself away from the sirens' song and came back home and power washed the gator inside and out. New tires are coming next week.
The seat for my FIL's 5420 was not the correct one. I wanted one with armrests, and so for another $24, they'll order one for it.
Had my daughter use the riding mower to do the open areas. She's getting fairly good at it. I got on the 4310 and did a bit of mowing, then got on the rider and finished up what she did not get to.
I invited the wifey to go for a gator ride, and I grabbed us a couple of imported Mexican beers. I had the Pacifico Clara, and she had the Victoria cerveza. I've been a fan of Pacifico for 35 years.
I still need to mow another 15-18 acres.....
txdon
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:thumbsup:
Did you also see the research that came out this week concerning vegtable oils. None are good for heart disease. So if your Dr. recomends a vegtable oil instead of lard he is not up to date in nutritional research.
http://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/353/bmj.i1246.full.pdf
Conclusions
"Available evidence from randomized controlled trials shows that replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid efectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes."
The hypothesis that this occures is because of the fats oxidation effect on blood vessels.
My Cardiologist has been saying this for years - "ALL fats/oils are bad".
So today I went to a local farm auction, lots of old implements, a 53 Ford tractor, sold for around 2300. Anyway I needed a little lawn mower for in a fenced area and where my lawn tractor wants to kill me or gets no traction. They had a little 16", old thing, deck said 2 stroke so for all of $15 I brought it home. Took it out of the truck and started to look at it, should have done that before. Says Briggs and Stratton, didn't recall BS 2 strokes, so gee there is and oil filler so I guess it is not a 2 stroke after all, and missing one bolt holding the engine to the deck. Thought the gas looked clear. Anyway new gas and it fired up and cuts. Will add a bolt and hope it last a few years for the little area it will get to cover. Turns out BS did sell a 2 stroke in 91 but I guess someone stuck a differnt engine on this, won't complain for $15. Also bought a couple of wood hay cradles? Interesting old pieces.
txdon
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buckeyefarmer
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Went car shopping, didnt get one.
txdon
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Today is not a good day for a buyer.
"Worst Time to Buy
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With summer days ahead, more shoppers with a little extra cash in hand are looking for their next new car — which means dealers don't need to offer quite as many discounts to entice those eager shoppers to buy." Welcome to USAA!
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