Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Ted- Thanks for the pot bellied pig information. I remember reading a story about a PBP getting shot/butchered/eaten and the report was that the meat was terrible tasting.

I bet Brogen would dress out ~90#s of mixed cuts and ground meat.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Ted- Thanks for the pot bellied pig information. I remember reading a story about a PBP getting shot/butchered/eaten and the report was that the meat was terrible tasting.

I bet Brogen would dress out ~90#s of mixed cuts and ground meat.

Now that is...... well.... I know you would never eat Brogen.... as much as you sometimes might want too....:confused2::shocked:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Nice thought, Kyle, but shipping on the PTO mounted mixer was amounting to some $350. You can rent a mixer locally for a lot less than that. In fact, if I end up selling mine, I'd be very lucky to get half that much for it.:confused2:

Yours is gas-powered right? I'm telling you, you need to design a foldable frame to mount it to your front end loader. Use the loaders tilt mechanism to pour.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and 2.04 inches rain. Started raining pretty good after I finished at carport yesterday.
I envision an energy conservation/mental health day. Wait, can’t really do a mental health day. I live with my boss, love her and prefer being with her. All good for my mental health maybe that’s better than the old definition of taking day to get away from boss, job, etc.
One thing for sure in the stay at home mode, we older retired folk have an advantage. We’ve adjusted to spousal time together.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Looking4new]

BEF- I am sorry to read about your BIL and Sister and even worse the fear/hysteria driven mob thought and mob action through social media. I will not be surprised to see increasing news reports of people doing crazy $h!t.

The Salem witch hunts all over again?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Peas porridge hot
Peas porridge cold
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old. (I despise peas)

.

Some like it hot
Some like it cold
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Back from worship.
I made one huge mistake, had music playing for those that came on the stream early, forgot to cut the music input when we started, it was louder than the mic audio. Suddenly my phone started vibrating in my pocket as people were calling and texting me to tell me they couldn’t hear me. Once I got the extra music muted it went ok, but it’s hard to be the sound and video guy while you are the one leading the songs. I had to remote display the streaming computer to the pulpit computer. But it worked out. Next week will be a different song leader and I will just handle the steaming.

Clouding up, was sunny. 64°

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, I did not go as far as finding out the shipping cost on the mixer. It would be nice to have, but I could get a lot of concrete delivered for the cost.....
there is a quarry near by that just started selling concrete using the you haul it trailers. I do not think their prices are too bad... $125 for 1 yard, $145 for 1.25 yds. I think I will try them first.

That's a very good price, Ted, and a LOT less work than mixing from bags. Home Depot gets almost $200 for a cubic yard of the 60# Sakcrete bags I've been using. I didn't shop around for the you haul it trailers, but maybe I'll give them a look for my next project. It all depends on where it will be located from an access/slope standpoint.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Yours is gas-powered right? I'm telling you, you need to design a foldable frame to mount it to your front end loader. Use the loaders tilt mechanism to pour.

I understand better now where you're going with that, but when I've left the mixer engine running and pulled the trailer down a hill, the engine stops. Probably something to do with float level in the carb. Starts right up again when back on level ground. So whatever I came up with would still have to use the mixer's tilt mechanism to dump the barrel, and keep the engine level. When I strengthened the frame, I also welded on plates for a couple of TPH pins, and a bracket for the top link. So I could use the tractor now to move it around.

But I first need to either shorten the axle on that side or move the axle farther back because right now the concrete coming out of the barrel would hit one of the wheels. It would be really nice not to have to use the wheelbarrow, as it takes extra time and I've almost lost more than one load when dumping it. More food for thought.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The Salem witch hunts all over again?

There's a rumor going 'round in our neighborhood Facebook group that someone here has CoVid-19. And people are naturally responding by wanting to know who it is and where they're located so they can know if they've had a chance to be infected. To me it's just another reason to stay home, and not to frequent any of the local businesses, which I haven't done in the past anyway.

 

[sodamo]

Yours is gas-powered right? I'm telling you, you need to design a foldable frame to mount it to your front end loader. Use the loaders tilt mechanism to pour.

Quick attach plate?

 

[jbrumberg]

I never took a selfie before nor posted any clear picture of myself.

I think with this getup people will hopefully give me at least 10' space; and if needed probably more if I started exhibiting behaviors learned in psych units.

 

[sodamo]

RNG, nice mixer but I won’t want to have enough projects to justify ownership.

Ted, $125/yd self haul sounds like a bargain and way cheaper and less work than HD Quikcrete.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I understand better now where you're going with that, but when I've left the mixer engine running and pulled the trailer down a hill, the engine stops. Probably something to do with float level in the carb. Starts right up again when back on level ground. So whatever I came up with would still have to use the mixer's tilt mechanism to dump the barrel, and keep the engine level. When I strengthened the frame, I also welded on plates for a couple of TPH pins, and a bracket for the top link. So I could use the tractor now to move it around.

But I first need to either shorten the axle on that side or move the axle farther back because right now the concrete coming out of the barrel would hit one of the wheels. It would be really nice not to have to use the wheelbarrow, as it takes extra time and I've almost lost more than one load when dumping it. More food for thought.

sounds like you need a cheap carburetor off of Ebay, some angle iron and some bolts.

Quick attach plate?

too expensive, but figure on a home made cheaper version.

I never took a selfie before nor posted any clear picture of myself.

I think with this getup people will hopefully give me at least 10' space; and if needed probably more if I started exhibiting behaviors learned in psych units.

You remind me of backyard Wilson on Tim the Toolman

 

[hawkeye08]

Church service this morning via FB.. went pretty well except halts video when someone chats my wife or responds to one of her posts... just hit play again to continue.. (our TV has internet so we log into her FB on TV and play so it is not just on phone).

Called Costco about new eyeglasses I got end of Feb.. my eyes are not adjusting to them, need to have them check to see if lenses were made to spec, otherwise have to get eyes checked again to verify prescription... using my old glasses for now until this crisis is over..

Stay safe, prayers for all.

 

[Thomas]

50F cloudy rain showers starting soon.

Finally got road side pick up and rake 5 buckets full,than went for tractor ride and enjoy cigar.
Got text from friend 5 miles away saying sighted young bear around his barn than bear heading your way,guess I'll setup game cam looking forward to seeing bear.
Not much plan for this evening.

Enjoy the evening all.

 

[jbrumberg]

Kyle- I do not watch much TV so I looked up Backyard Wilson and there is a resemblance. It did not come up on 23andMe genetics.

My <2% Neanderthal genetics explains a lot ; no milkmen yet

I pulled my first tick off the dog this PM and saw a male Kingbird today- true signs of Spring.

Thomas- I hope you get some decent game cam action.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

4/4/2020: Saturday: As of April 4, 2020, there are a total of 12,026 positive CoVid-19 cases and 276 deaths in California.
Ages of all confirmed positive cases:

Age 0-17: 137 cases
Age 18-49: 5,917 cases
Age 50-64: 3,253 cases
Age 65 and older: 2,660 cases
Unknown/Missing: 59 cases

Gender of all confirmed positive cases:

Female: 5,674 cases
Male: 6,202 cases
Unknown: 150 cases

COVID-19 in the USA:

Cases: 311,357
Deaths: 8,452
Recovered: 14,825

COVID-19 in the WORLD:

Cases: 1,201,933
Deaths: 64,716
Recovered: 246,634

COVID-19 in Butte County as 4/3/2020:

Positive COVID-19 tests: 11
Deaths: 0


For now, at least, it's good to live in Butte County...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I never took a selfie before nor posted any clear picture of myself.

I think with this getup people will hopefully give me at least 10' space; and if needed probably more if I started exhibiting behaviors learned in psych units.

I wonder if they'll let you into a bank dressed up like that, Jay.

But you'd fit right in with all the homeless/junkies/disturbed that frequent The Plaza in downtown Chico!:shocked:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That reminds me, someone tried to rob a restaurant here yesterday, he got sprayed with bear spray.

Mowed the back of the field that I didn’t do before, then mowed front yard again.