Good morning!!!!

[Bird]

No rain here so far today, but I did have to use my windshield wipers an hour or so ago going into Denton. I don't think they got enough rain to amount to anything though. And 82 degrees is not nearly as cool as I'd like, but a lot better than forecast for later in the week. The NWS is forecasting 100 degrees in a few days.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Traeger Renegade Elite.
View attachment 518608

Thanks, very nice.

 

[bakerg]

Turned 51 today. Doesn't really feel any different than 50 did yesterday.

Happy birthday:cool2:

 

[sodamo]

Ahhhhh, so young, happy 51st

 

[ronjhall]

Happy birthday PJ.
And many more.

 

[hawkeye08]

39F here this morning when I got up.. didn't have any early meetings, but grand daughter was up and my wife needed some sleep, so we cut paper and made butterflies (paper punch that punches out butterflies about 1.5x3/4) for almost 2 hours, even got her to clean up some of the mess before Nanna woke up.

Grass is really greening up with the cooler weather.. we still have some brown spots that need more water, but got most of it green. It is our fire barrier around the house so really try to keep some green.

Above ground pool is down 18", looks like we have a leak.. daughter thinks we should just take it down and put it away for this year...

 

[txdon]

Thanks RS on the valve info. Is that on page 114 of the manual?
As soon as it gets below 110 in the tractor shed I may tackle it. Knowing that there is help here on TBN is nice.

 

[riptides]

Happy B-Day PJ.

Today was a total bust for lawn care. I just came in from Gopher hunting though. No luck there either. Smoke bombs may be on order.

Maybe tomorrow with the grass. It's above my desired cut length, but nothing I can do about it. Should have done it Sunday, but I was engaged in trimming.

Oh well.

 

[ronjhall]

Thanks RS on the valve info. Is that on page 114 of the manual?
As soon as it gets below 110 in the tractor shed I may tackle it. Knowing that there is help here on TBN is nice.

I do not think the information will be the same for RS's tractor and yours. He has B series and you have M series. Looked at my maintance manual. There is no page 114 in mine. I have same tractor as RS.

 

[txdon]

I do not think the information will be the same for RS's tractor and yours. He has B series and you have M series. Looked at my maintance manual. There is no page 114 in mine. I have same tractor as RS.

Good point. Mine is the L series. Here is the info on pg 114:

Valve Clearance
■ IMPORTANT
• Valve clearance must be checked and adjusted when engine
is cold.
1. Remove the head cover, the glow plugs and the timing window
cover on the clutch housing.
2. Align the “1TC” mark line on the flywheel and center of timing
window so that the No. 1 piston comes to the compression or
overlap top dead center.
3. Check the following valve clearance marked with “✩” using a
feeler gauge.
4. If the clearance is not within the factory specifications, adjust with
the adjusting screw.
■ NOTE
• The “TC” marking line on the flywheel is just for No. 1
cylinder. There is no “TC” marking for the other cylinders.
• No. 1 piston comes to the T.D.C. position when the “TC”
marking is aligned with center of timing window on clutchhousing.
Turn the flywheel 0.26 rad (15 °) clockwise and
counterclockwise to see if the piston is at the compression
top dead center or the overlap position. Now referring to the
table below, readjust the valve clearance. (The piston is at
the compression top dead center when both the IN. and EX.
valves do not move; it is at the overlap position when both
the valves move.)
• Finally turn the flywheel 6.28 rad (360 °) and align the “TC”
marking line and the center of timing window. Adjust all the
other valve clearance as required.
• After turning the flywheel counterclockwise twice or three
times, recheck the valve clearance, firmly tighten the lock
nut of the adjusting screw.
W1018974
Valve clearance Factory spec.
0.18 to 0.22 mm
0.0071 to 0.0087 in.
Valve
arrangement
Adjustable
cylinder
location of piston
D1503-M
D1703-M
D1803-M
V2203-M
V2403-M
IN. EX. IN. EX.
When No. 1 piston is
compression top
dead center
No. 1 ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩
No. 2 ✩ ✩
No. 3 ✩ ✩
No. 4 – –
When No. 1 piston is
overlap position
No. 1
No. 2 ✩ ✩
No. 3 ✩ ✩
No. 4 – – ✩ ✩
(1) TC Mark Line
(2) Timing Window
A : Valve Clearance
KiSC

 

[buckeyefarmer]

68°F and foggy this morning, going up to 90° today.

Good luck with the welding project, Drew. That looks like a tough one.

Turned 51 today. Doesn't really feel any different than 50 did yesterday.

Happy Birthday.

 

[toppop52]

Had about 1/4" of rain today, but the water level on the side and front still dropped noticeably today. I'm hoping I won't need the periscope to mow in a coupke of days.
Warm, humid and cloudy when it wasn't actually raining, sun came out late.

US Air is replacing all the turboprop commuters at our airport with jets, they are much quieter.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Happy B-day PJS! Hope your having a great day.

Eric, pics of shotgun please. What brand? I'm a shallow pool shotgun connoisseur. I have shot some very expensive ones that I can't even spell correctly now. Not mine...but neat to shoot. I only own cheaper Remingtons.... I had a room mate once that was a shotgun "nut". Another old friend shoots a 16 gage and when I asked him "why"? He replied, "That way, when I show up to hunt birds with all my buddies, I don't have to worry about them swiping my shells." I laughed.

Nice pit Ron. Tell Betty hope she feels better soon.

Nice write up RS.

RNG, interested to hear how the capacitor on the LCD works out. Maybe a pic of the repair. I have an LCD hour meter on the 5420 that has stopped displaying some time ago.

Drew, watch out for those Africanized Bees. You might have a hive nearby. Deadly if you accidentally come across it and disturb them. Better hope you're in your cab or close to the house to slam the door on them. Lawn mowers and shredders piss them off the most.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 76F this morning, mostly overcast, moderate breeze. DP still 70F. clearing early afternoon, high temp 93F. Mowed this morning, got front done. Got hijacked for wife's drape project during rehydration, and did not finish. Did get verification and where bill submission is for consulting, my tomorrow.

 

[mostly_gas]

PJ happy 51 birthday!

Drew good luck with your welding project, I never got good enough with stick welder to weld sheet metal.

Ron nice bbq pit.

Don, good luck with your valves, the hardest part is feeling the drag of the feelers. I try to wipe as much oil out as I can.

 

[RosieErickson]

I wish I have a real good morning Tensed with my future.

 

[RoyJackson]

2017-08-16, 0313

63 right now...mid to upper 70's. Pretty much a repeat of yesterday.

Customer visit at work today....hope it goes smoothly, but I expect a long day.

 

[riptides]

67 outside this AM. Mid 80's today and chances of thunderstorms. If the grass dries up I may start cutting. Otherwise to the pool when the sun comes up. Have a great day all. Be safe.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all.

Well, I got to the gun shop yesterday and sure enough, they had the shotgun of my dreams. No ornate engravings, it didn't need them as it's round body action and lovely woodwork made it a thing of true beauty. I should have been over the moon, yet within a few seconds of catching site of it and even before I raised it's exquisitely finished stock to my shoulder, I realised this was not the gun for me. It was simply too nice. If I owned it, I would want to take it out of the cabinet, oil and fondle it's fine form, then immediately put it back again. I wouldn't dare take it out in the wet and would always be wary of scratching the surface. We were simply not meant for each other.

But that's not quite the end of the story. Amongst the hundreds of 12 and 20 gauge shotguns in the shop, there was one more 28 gauge. This was another Italian Rizzini, a little more basic than the first I looked at, no slender round body but still built on a true small gauge action and although not finished to quite the same standard, perfectly functional thanks to the wonders of CNC machinery. Only downside was the woodwork. The forend had a "Schnabel" tip, which I'm not too keen on, then I realised a bit of work with a plane and some sand paper would remove that, or I could even one day make a new one - another long term project to look forward to ? So I picked it up, closed my eyes and then raised the butt to my shoulder. The salesman pointed out in a kindly manner that my mounting technique was not perfect, but it didn't really matter as when I opened my eyes, I was looking smack down the centre of the sighting rib to the simple bead at the end. We were about as perfect a fit as I could have hoped for. Sold !

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday PJ

Nice shotgun Eric have a Remington Model 48 28Ga that was my grandfathers go to bird gun

Ron hope your wife feels better soon

68 high of 87 the muggies are back

RNG hope the fix works