Bird
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Looks like your wife did a beautiful job on that. Looks new.
Good morning!!!!
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Looks like your wife did a beautiful job on that. Looks new.
RedNeckGeek
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Good Morning!!!! 48F @ 4:45AM. A few showers this morning with overcast skies during the afternoon hours. High 61F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
0.3" of rain since midnight, on top of an inch and a half that started at about 10 yesterday morning. That should really get the grass growing, and the mud flowing. More on the way tonight.
Got the parts ordered to fix the side-by-side. The kit Kubota came up with to fix the problem uses parts for the later models to eliminate the bearing that failed, and costs the princely sum of $600. Since the propeller shafts are still good and all I needed was the center support bearing, common sense told me to instead spend $50 for the bearing and a couple of snap rings. They should be in on Thursday.
I've always liked the looks and feel of BMW's old 2002 car, having first seen one in my teens driven by a college age room mate of a friend of mine. It was a beautiful polaris silver with a black interior, and someday I thought I'd like to have one of my own. I stumbled across a book written by a fellow that also writes for the BMW car club, and I'd enjoyed his articles while I was a member. The book tells how he bought sight unseen, a 2002 that had sat undriven for ten years, 1,000 miles away. He then rented a car, packed it full of parts and tools, drove to the seller's place, bought the car, and had it towed to an Internet acquaintance's new pole barn. He worked on it for a week, replacing brakes, clutch master cylinder, tires, and several other components, got it running, then drove it home. It was the third such car he'd owned, so he was very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses, and does all his own work, so he saw it as a fun adventure and a test of his mechanic's skills. The author's name is Rob Siegel, and the book is titled "Ran When Parked: How I Resurrected a Decade-Dead 1972 BMW 2002tii and Road-Tripped it a Thousand Miles Back Home, and How You Can, Too". With a fire going in the wood stove and rain pelting down, it seemed a perfect afternoon to curl up with a book, and I enjoyed it very much. So much so, I picked up another of his books, this one titled "Just Needs a Recharge: The Hack Mechanic Guide to Vintage Air Conditioning". I bet it's a real page turner!:laughing:
0.3" of rain since midnight, on top of an inch and a half that started at about 10 yesterday morning. That should really get the grass growing, and the mud flowing. More on the way tonight.
Got the parts ordered to fix the side-by-side. The kit Kubota came up with to fix the problem uses parts for the later models to eliminate the bearing that failed, and costs the princely sum of $600. Since the propeller shafts are still good and all I needed was the center support bearing, common sense told me to instead spend $50 for the bearing and a couple of snap rings. They should be in on Thursday.
I've always liked the looks and feel of BMW's old 2002 car, having first seen one in my teens driven by a college age room mate of a friend of mine. It was a beautiful polaris silver with a black interior, and someday I thought I'd like to have one of my own. I stumbled across a book written by a fellow that also writes for the BMW car club, and I'd enjoyed his articles while I was a member. The book tells how he bought sight unseen, a 2002 that had sat undriven for ten years, 1,000 miles away. He then rented a car, packed it full of parts and tools, drove to the seller's place, bought the car, and had it towed to an Internet acquaintance's new pole barn. He worked on it for a week, replacing brakes, clutch master cylinder, tires, and several other components, got it running, then drove it home. It was the third such car he'd owned, so he was very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses, and does all his own work, so he saw it as a fun adventure and a test of his mechanic's skills. The author's name is Rob Siegel, and the book is titled "Ran When Parked: How I Resurrected a Decade-Dead 1972 BMW 2002tii and Road-Tripped it a Thousand Miles Back Home, and How You Can, Too". With a fire going in the wood stove and rain pelting down, it seemed a perfect afternoon to curl up with a book, and I enjoyed it very much. So much so, I picked up another of his books, this one titled "Just Needs a Recharge: The Hack Mechanic Guide to Vintage Air Conditioning". I bet it's a real page turner!:laughing:
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I think you're on the right track with the socket in the vise, but you need more leverage on the canister. Do you have a strap wrench? Sears used to sell a pair that used rubber belts that won't harm the plastic, and Rigid sells one that uses a nylon strap. The nylon likes to slip, and the rubber stretches, but between the two of them one might do the trick. I'd keep the strap as close as you can to the closed end of the canister to keep from crushing it, and maybe try warming it in a hot water bath before the attempt. Hope that helps, and good luck!
Bird
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That's what I figured.
With Birds and your garbage disposal repairs. We do not have one. Do not have a dishwasher either. Now a days we use a lot of paper plates. Designated dishwasher says that it's too hard to lift them heavy dishes. OK with me. I don't like washing dishes either.
When we lived where we had a septic system, we didn't have a garbage disposal, but usually have had everywhere else.
Dishwshers? I learned to hate'em when we bought our first house with one. In those days, there was a Gaffers & Sattler brand dishwasher that was apparently very popular with several home builders in the Dallas area. I replaced the motor in ours twice, my sister's once, and the next door neighbor's once. I've forgotten the brand name now, but in 2000 we replaced a leaking one with a new Maytag that our daughters brought to us. And now . . . this house had a KitchenAid dishwasher in it when we bought the place. I'll have to admit that it seems to do a good job; my wife loves it, and I've never used it or had anything to do with it. I'd rather wash dishes by hand as I go.
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My dishwasher is 52 years old. Still washes the dishes as good now as he did 25 years ago.
buckeyefarmer
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Very nice job!!!
buckeyefarmer
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Another nice project, looks great.
txdon
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"tripum fallum e pluribus bunion"
Yep, all successful hikes are when no one falls and an ambulance is not called. A first aid backpack is carried by the hike leader. This is a geriatric group that forgot they got old.
Good morning! 52˚F heading to the 70s bright sunny day - perfect. This week is spring break for me since the plant sale and opening of the trail is now over. A break in the action before the next projects. Next week I start my woodworking classes and I hear they are getting a laser/computer something for the shop. I need to work on new woodshed vocabulary.
They have almost finished the roads in the new section and we will need to get the trails in before the houses are built so their will be no opposition. They will buy their house with the trails already there.
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Put it in a plastic bag and put it in the freezer for an hour, you should be able to put the plug in the Vice and spin the housing free.
buckeyefarmer
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Ron, wasnt my load of wood, i commented on someone else's.
Had Dr visit this AM, mostly for bloodwork. I as there less than 10 minutes, including 2 with the Dr., fastest visit ever. Next visit will be my physical.
People are stupid. I parked away from the building, came out and someone had parked their drivers side real close to mine so i could hardly get in. There was a whole open lot on the other side of them, and they park tight against me.
Had Dr visit this AM, mostly for bloodwork. I as there less than 10 minutes, including 2 with the Dr., fastest visit ever. Next visit will be my physical.
People are stupid. I parked away from the building, came out and someone had parked their drivers side real close to mine so i could hardly get in. There was a whole open lot on the other side of them, and they park tight against me.
