Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

I bought $50 worth of batteries and I thought that was a lot!

Up to 51 from 46 just after midnight. Periods of rain and 50s today.

Got a little seat time yesterday, I finished leveling where the sinkhole was, took another 1/4 yd or so of dirt. Removed some old stumps and dug a hole to bury some roof shingle that were scattered in edge of the woods when I moved here. Guy buried them about 6” deep. I dug down about three feet, now I just have to move them.

Hope you all have a great day. God bless.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. Waiting for it to cool a little. 34° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 37° with partly cloudy skies. Rain and wind came as forecast yesterday. Lot of leaves were blown off limbs. Will have to wait and see if I can get out and mulch them today or tomorrow. No other plans.

David and DAGSGT good looking trucks.

LS, talked to son yesterday while he was trucking through Albuquerque. Only rain while he was driving.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

Jay
Yes, have a Leer cap on order. Impressed that they called next day asking for Ridgeline vin to get best paint match. About 5 weeks to get.

Still shuddering at cost - what we do for the furry ones.

You've got that right. When my old 4Runner got rear-ended and totaled, I went to the dealer to get a Tacoma...just for fun looked at the Tundra, and saw how huge the back seat floor area was with the seats folded up on the crew cab, and knew Coco would like that so much more. (I must admit, after taking an ambulance ride to the hospital after the wreck, I was also excited about how much more mass the Tundra had.

 

[wngsprd]

I致e had dish for 22 yrs now. I own my equipment, no rental. Last time my receiver went out I called them, they let me add the maintenance backdated, then sent me a replacement receiver. I should have then dropped the maintenance, as by now I paid for that replacement one with maintenance fees.

We've had Dish for 21 years, been extremely happy with them. We used our owned receiver for the first 18 years until we went the DVR route. The installer was so impressed when he saw it working, like it was a Model T or something.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
Warmer day today, 46 going up to 66.
First thing hook up one ton trailer to truck, then down to food pantry, pick up three others, and off we go to a small church 35 miles away where 22 tons of sweet potatoes are to be dumped in what I think are two paved basketball courts near the church. And everyone is invited. This could be a serious zoo....going to put several carts in trailer in case we can't park anywhere close. I told pantry head my job was truck, trailer and carts, they needed folks with a better back than mine to pick up potatoes.
but I'll help of course, and likely regret it tomorrow. And my job is also to take pictures, this I can do.

David, congrats on getting the new truck home. Looks like everyone is happy with it.
Expensive month, huh?...

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning.
The temp is 25°F and headed for a blistering high of, wait for it......28F. Wind NW 28 gusting to 39 mph. Snow!
The snow that is coming is nothing to 'write home about', only about an inch, but it is a start.

I've got nothing planned for today. A good day to conserve energy. All of my outside jobs are done. Firewood inside. Roads in the snow made to the snow dumps. I've started packing the Township ditch full of snow. (I will pack that down hard enough that I can drive the tractor on it and not sink.)

For all of 2019, so far I have only used 50 gallons (Imperial) of fuel, so that doesn't warrant getting a separate 500 gallon fuel tank for the tractor, yet.

Eric can probably relate to this one better: today is POETS day, Piss Of Early Tomorrows Saturday.


Have a good day all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We've had Dish for 21 years, been extremely happy with them. We used our owned receiver for the first 18 years until we went the DVR route. The installer was so impressed when he saw it working, like it was a Model T or something.

I own the 722 dvr. Dish was after me for yrs to pay extra for HD programming and I wouldn’t. I knew eventually they would make it standard, which they did. I also own a 312 SD receiver that I carry on my account. I used an older dish antenna I had and installed it at the farm so dad can have dish also.

I looked at direct tv once, they will only rent the equipment. Plus they insist that they install it, which I don’t want.

 

[wngsprd]

49 going to 55 then rain.

Nice to see some new trucks...real nice looking, DABSGT and David.

Eric, perfect signage to go under David's Smoke Free Zone sign. David, I am impressed with all you do to live off the grid, but it does sound like a lot of work and expense that most of us take for granted every time we flip the light switch.

Jay, I like your ideas to avoid snacks. I usually get hungry before my wife is ready for dinner, so I've been making hot tea each evening for a couple of years to try to avoid snacking. I found some really nice tea blends from one of the suppliers where I buy green coffee beans.

Thanks for the ideas on my wood splitter refusing to start. It is finicky. I probably flood it at times, since I cannot tell if the primer bulb is pumping gas...so I take out the spark plug, dry it, and pull some more. I tested spark, and it was okay. Finally after 30 more pulls, I took off the air cleaner and sprayed starter fluid...two more pulls and it started just fine. But some days it starts after just one or two pulls. I always let it run until it runs out of gas, and use treated gas. Can only find 10% ethanol around here...no 0%.

Went hunting in southern Virginia yesterday. Part of trip was down Interstate 95...always fun to see the RVs heading south this time of year, and something that many of you probably haven't seen unless you have similar migrations in your area...18-wheeler Car carriers full of a mix of very nice autos, all with New York license plates...taking them to Florida so the owners can fly down for the winter and have their car ready. Amtrak runs a special auto train that does the same thing.

 

[Bird]

46 degrees this morning, forecast to go as high as 48.:laughing: NWS says Denton got .01" of rain before midnight and .06" since. It's not raining now and I just found about .26" in my gauge, but with rain on it's way apparently.

 

[toppop52]

The auto train is very expensive, or it was a few years back when my late wife and I looked into it.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It's 70° this morning, going up to 72° by 10 a.m. then, after the cool front passes, falling to low 50's by afternoon. It doesn't look like much of a rain event though.

I pushed down several dead trees yesterday, with the big tractor so, I'm ready to start some new burn piles. I need to cut down a few cedars to put on the bottom of the burn pile first. I still have two to burn and hope to get to them this weekend, if the winds stay calm.

David ... glad to hear your power system is all back on line.

WNG ... good luck with you log splitter. Mine is 3-point model ... powered by tractor hydraulics. I've got a large pile to get split. All our wood use is outside ... 2 fire pits and a chiminea. The fireplaces in the house are both direct-vent gas.

DABSGT & David ... very nice new trucks.

Drew ... a sweet potato "free for all". Sounds like "fun".

Hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend.

Prayers to all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Thanks for the ideas on my wood splitter refusing to start. It is finicky. I probably flood it at times, since I cannot tell if the primer bulb is pumping gas...so I take out the spark plug, dry it, and pull some more. I tested spark, and it was okay. Finally after 30 more pulls, I took off the air cleaner and sprayed starter fluid...two more pulls and it started just fine. But some days it starts after just one or two pulls. I always let it run until it runs out of gas, and use treated gas. Can only find 10% ethanol around here...no 0%. .

Try the Pure-Gas website for help finding E0 Wng. Even though you're not leaving ethanol laced gas in the tank, it still attacks the fuel lines and other rubber and plastic parts in the engine and fuel system. Sometimes that creates bits of rubber that can clog carb jets. And I've seen jets blocked with a clear deposit that would pass light, but not a fine wire. Could also be that the permanent magnet rotor in the magneto has lost its magnetism. It'll fire a plug laying on the cylinder head just fine, but once installed, the spark is too weak to jump the gap under compression. Could also be the float needle is sticking in its seat; they get a notch worn into the taper of the needle that works very well to stop the flow of fuel, but doesn't want to come back out of the seat.

The Subaru engine on my Ariens splitter has been sitting empty now for five years, so I'll be going down that same path in a little while trying to get it going again. Not looking forward to it.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Try the Pure-Gas website for help finding E0 Wng. Even though you're not leaving ethanol laced gas in the tank, it still attacks the fuel lines and other rubber and plastic parts in the engine and fuel system. Sometimes that creates bits of rubber that can clog carb jets. And I've seen jets blocked with a clear deposit that would pass light, but not a fine wire. Could also be that the permanent magnet rotor in the magneto has lost its magnetism. It'll fire a plug laying on the cylinder head just fine, but once installed, the spark is too weak to jump the gap under compression. Could also be the float needle is sticking in its seat; they get a notch worn into the taper of the needle that works very well to stop the flow of fuel, but doesn't want to come back out of the seat.

The Subaru engine on my Ariens splitter has been sitting empty now for five years, so I'll be going down that same path in a little while trying to get it going again. Not looking forward to it.

Since I started treating ALL of my "ethanol contaminated" gasoline, with Stabil Marine 360, about 5 years ago ... I've virtually eliminated all issues.

 

[Thomas]

34F light mist low 40's for high winds increasing during the day 20+ mph.

Out door 5am for walk about,saw good size horn owl watching side field for breakfast also lots snow fleas.
Plans for today putter down stairs little,recolate couple game cams,by the sounds I am taking Mrs. to her favorite Mex restaurant this evening.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 49F @ 6:00AM. Abundant sunshine. High 67F. Winds light and variable.
Chances of rain are improving for next week, at least according to the 10-day forecast. Larger amounts each day, too. But back to sunny a week from Sunday.

Nice tidy installation, David. I hope it meets all of your generation goals, and that those batteries far exceed their warranty period.

Found the seals I'd purchased a long while ago for the latches on the sliding windows on the van, and got them installed. Also found a source for the felt seals between the windows, but they say the windows have to come out of the van to replace the felt.:banghead: There's a pretty good auto glass store in town, so I'll swing by there today and see what they have to say, as I have yet to find a place to buy replacements for the rubber seals inside the window frame. The holes VW drilled into the vent wing windows (remember those?) were also leaking, so I used a little silicon seal on those yesterday, too.

Also installed replacement rubber pads on the brake and accelerator pedals. It was a lot easier after they sat a minute in boiling water. Then carved up a little plastic cup holder so it would fit over the shift lever, and epoxied six pounds of lead into the underside so it would stay put without having to screw it down. I hate putting holes in the floor, especially after welding up so many that somebody else put there and left open. And I finished the sound deadening install over the cargo area floor. Still have the side walls and doors to do, but the Barge cement isn't due in for another week. Used some double face tape to try out the relay on the shift linkage to spoof the neutral position switch, and got it working intermittently, probably because the tape was letting the two parts move around too much. Nothing some sheet metal screws and zip ties won't cure, so that's on the agenda for today. Then a town run for some heater hose and groceries.

Got an email late last night with lots of attachments from the new solar guy, and I'm hoping there's enough info there so I can get the building permit application updated and submitted this morning.

TGIF gang!:drink:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Since I started treating ALL of my "ethanol contaminated" gasoline, with Stabil Marine 360, about 5 years ago ... I've virtually eliminated all issues.

That's good to know, Rick, because I have a quart jug of the stuff on the shelf, ready to treat the next batch of fuel.

Do you leave the treated gas in the tanks, or run 'em dry when you're finished?

 

[DABSGT]

Good morning heading to low 50's today with rain.
Stuffed pork roast was a hit at my daughter's work event yesterday and as planed after dropping it off I stopped at John Deere dealer needed to pick up some pins to mount the snow plow, started talking with owner and left with a Lionel John Deere train set for my grandsons and left forgetting the pins.
David congrats on the new truck

 

[buckeyefarmer]

left with a Lionel John Deere train set for my grandsons and left forgetting the pins.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 50˚F cloudy north wind, heading your way Rick. High today only 58˚F.
Good day to make a carrot cake with lemon icing. (no eggs, no oil, no dairy) Just carrots, ground oatmeal, pureed dates, pineapple, almond milk, & spices.
Oh, Found a cardiologist in the area since we moved and had an appointment yesterday just to get established after a two years of no appointments. He check me over and labs and said that since I am already plant based that he does not have to give me that lecture, in fact when he said he had gone plant based 8 months ago we had a real good conversation on recipes and Dr. Greger. NutritionFacts.org | The Latest Nutrition Related Topics The 12 lead EKG was perfect and could not detect any heart damage from the heart attack 8 years ago. He said see you next year to compare notes again.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Haircut today.

Drove for first time yesterday since my GBS. Did ok for short distance, about 20 min.

Son flies home tonight, have midnight pickup at airport.

48° , turned off pellet stove last night, was too warm.

Corel Video studio had a $20 offer so I updated it last night, took a long time to download. It’s great video editing SW for the price. My last version was 2013. My son uses it to put together his train videos. I use it to convert my old camcorder dvds to mp4 video. Also great for removing bad video sections.