Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Did you have to adjust them much?

I didn't measure them to check the clearance before I adjusted them ... but it sure didn't take much of a turn on the adjustment screw to put them back within spec ... mebbe an 1/8 of a turn at most ?

Were there any symptoms?

None that I noticed ... the tractor ran like a top ... plenty of power, not particularly noisy or anything, would always start right up (assuming a charged battery) ... even in very cold weather. I did finally get around to installing the block heater a couple of years ago, just to make it easier on the tractor in the winter. I had had it sitting around for quite a few years and finally made myself just do it.

In warm weather it would start without even using the glow plugs (occasionally I'd forget) ... although it took a little more cranking before it would fire off.

If I wait for 2000 hours it would be another 10 years.

LOL ... yeah ... do yourself a favor and DON'T follow my example on that score ...

 

[ronjhall]

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Got a visitor working over the Sparrow nest. Hope it does a good job.

 

[txdon]

Just checking the pool for critters and noticed it was colorful this morning. The moat ideal works good for animals as well as stray volleyballs.

And my triangle trees don't shed leaves.

 

[daugen]

looks very nice Don, good colors

 

[toppop52]

Happy birthday PJ. Drew, what you see us all too often self inflicted, but sad none the less.
CWB, that's too cold for August!

My water level is way down, even with the 1/4" that fell yesterday, bright sun is evaporating it quickly, hopefully by Friday I'll be able to mow.

 

[ronjhall]

Did you have to adjust them much? Were there any symptoms?
If I wait for 2000 hours it would be another 10 years.

Going to be a long time for me. Just got 440 after 15 years.

 

[sodamo]

68° and .26 inches rain.

Shelves are looking good. What a difference that 2nd coat of finish does for that plywood. This was a sheet from what I bought 10 years ago. Should get them mounted today and hopefully trimmed out with Ohia to match the existing shelves. Not a perfect match but enough to blend in.

Stopped in sears service store yesterday. One of the shelf clips in the freeze has broken so was hoping they could order it. Nope, only way is to order a complete slide assembly for almost $200. No way!!!! We have the extended warranty so made appointment for them to fix. 8/24 is the date. So I remarked how wonderful since our mower appointment was for 9/12, made 2 weeks ago. Able to change mower appointment to 8/15, tomorrow. Wife happy.

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[toppop52]

I hate to see Sears go, but they're dead, they just haven't fallen over yet. They were the symbol of a prosperous American retail system.

 

[Bird]

I hate to see Sears go, but they're dead, they just haven't fallen over yet. They were the symbol of a prosperous American retail system.

You may very well be right, but I hope not. I just renewed my warranty/service policy on our old washer & dryer & window unit A/C. We also have one on a refrigerator and a cookstove.

 

[toppop52]

You may very well be right, but I hope not. I just renewed my warranty/service policy on our old washer & dryer & window unit A/C. We also have one on a refrigerator and a cookstove.

I hope I'm wrong.

 

[daugen]

the local Sears store, a small outlet, shut down earlier this year when the owner retired and Sears could not get anyone to run the place or take it over.
They had a couple of corporate suits in there babysitting it for a few months, then they shut it down.
All my kitchen appliances are from there, washer/dryer, have always been bought at Sears.

Just took second shower of day. Now I'm really done... heat index of 104 at the moment, not much fun even in the shade.
got blades changed in both mowers, should last for rest of season. Then mowed the fruit orchard and found caterpillars in there.
Will be spraying the orchard tomorrow.

 

[txdon]

Our Local small Sears closed years ago and this year the large Sears in the mall in College Station closed. The year before their mower service/parts across from the mall closed.

 

[sodamo]

I would hate to see Sears totally go. Always thought they coulda, shoulda been a better Amazon. Their hedge fund CEO really destroyed them IMHO. We have all our major appliances on the warranty program (the 10 unit program). Not a fan of extended warranties, but our environment is not kind to appliances. I wonder if there are changes about as the confirmation call this morning never mentioned Sears nor did I recognize the name.

 

[farmer2009]

71 this morning and made it to 90. Heat index got to 105 right before the storms started. Couple of quick showers more tomorrow.

Changed out a fan motor today in chicken coops and then started wiring in some lights and receptacles in barn. Put a disconnect on each side, as this area needs to be generator serviceable during a power outage. Will have lights, outlets, and feed auger in this section. Hung 2 of Sam's clubs 48 inch LED lights. One over feed scales and the other over the head gate. Need to find something to shine on outside load out.

Drew. Keep practicing. An old coat hanger can help add additional filler material. Thin metal=thin rods. Hopefully your using a 3/32 rod and not an 1/8".

Eric. Nice shotgun.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 80F and overcast, and windy. Stayed windy all day, skies went to partly cloudy, and high temp was 93F(HI 103F). Possible rain overnight. Men's meeting this morning followed by bike ride, then finish lawn from yesterday. Need to get glasses from Sherman, will take bike in for checkup, making noise it should not and I can't track it down.

 

[mostly_gas]

Ron hope and pray your wife is better.

Don, nice pool pics. Like the color Did the valves on the Ford, at about 1300 hours (800 hrs interval in book), very minimal adjustment on them. Motorcycle was same way except had shims to replace not screw/jam nut adjusters.

Welcome Rosie :welcome:

Eric nice shotgun, glad you held out for a shot gun you would shoot :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

Welcome, Rosie.

Nice looking pool area, Don.

 

[sodamo]

Thought I might share a bit more about Macadamia nuts:


On the left, the non tourist version like you saw in the 5 gallon buckets just dried a bit, you can see the husks splitting.
That's about all I'd husk without gloves and still not get blisters.

Pan on the right is the husked nuts. Ready to crack and eat or what I've been doing is just setting that pan in the gas oven and letting the Pilot light do a light roasting. I can just reach in the oven and remove a few, nicely warmed.

That is my cracker in the middle. It was a gift from friends a few years back, along with about 25 pounds of husked nuts. Back then that little cracker was about $100. Macnuts are extremely hard, one would not crack very many, if any with the more traditional squeeze type nut cracker. 1 tourist type nut. 1 still in the jaws. Amazing how difficult it is to get the nut out whole.

 

[sodamo]

Just one of those days where "best laid plans" came into play.

Got all the shelves mounted in the Twin suit, feeling quite good.
Went to install next to last shelf in King Suite - "oh crap"
Somehow managed to put the support on wrong . This is a 3ft shelf and I don't have another piece of same cabinet plywood long enough. The support is attached via biscuit and glue. Somehow I was able to separate without much damage, get it cleaned up and put back properly. Fortunately, the only damaged area will not be visible as it will be under the trim. Phew!!!! Time consuming and now I have to wait for everything to set up. Tomorrow

 

[RoyJackson]

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A cool 47 right now...high in the upper 70's today

Eric, so glad you found the right shotgun!!