Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Are you certain your chain pitch is .325 .. and not 3/8? Measure between the center points of 3 rivets and divide by 2.

If you use Oregon Chain .. you can look it up on their website.

Yes I am. I bought 2 identical chains and took the measurements directly from the unopened one's container.

Good morning! 78˚F before sunrise, Feels like 78˚F, wind 1mph WSW, Humidity 88% no dew, dew point 74˚F, Wet Bulb Temp (if you jump in the pool and get out it will feel like 75˚F.
This is going to be a hot day, heading to 100 again, still no rain (more than .01") since I put up the weather station.

Cedarcide day I'll see If I can go 2 hours, just too hot.
2-3 roofs a day are being replaced in the neighborhood after the hail storm 6 weeks ago, I don't see how they do it when the temp is in the 100s every afternoon.

Gray2 came strolling into the backyard from a neighbors house with another mouse to show us, and then quickly ate it before I could grab it from him. He is banned from the house till he digest it. There is always a good chance he will barf it up since he gobbled it down so quickly.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. My trusty McNaught K32 had eaten through my last tube of grease yesterday, so I had a trip out to buy another box.
It cost much less than it could have, thanks to Covid-19. There is a small but generally well stocked tractor bits shop in the next market town, only this time there could be no wandering around and being tempted to impulse buy any of their special offers, a barrier across the open door kept customers and hopefully their nasty bugs outside.

"So sheep are get stuck artists as well as escape artists?"
Big time, for example, as lambs get older, they don't give up when their head no longer easily fits through the fence where it did last week, they just twist and push harder until they can nibble the grass on the other side, with not a care in the world that they may not be able to get out again until someone responds to their bleats for help. Fortunately ear tagging regulations only require sheep over 9 months old to be tagged, by which time they have either learned that lesson - or been sent to market.


Drew, you should notice quite a performance difference if you change to a solid state disk. As BEF says It is easy to do with some free software and a cheap disc caddy plugged into a USB port while the disc is cloned. Easier still is to take your PC (or just your hard disk) in to a local shop and ask them do it. If it is the disc that is making noises it may not have long before it dies.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Yes I am. I bought 2 identical chains and took the measurements directly from the unopened one's container.

Good morning! 78˚F before sunrise, Feels like 78˚F, wind 1mph WSW, Humidity 88% no dew, dew point 74˚F, Wet Bulb Temp (if you jump in the pool and get out it will feel like 75˚F.
This is going to be a hot day, heading to 100 again, still no rain (more than .01") since I put up the weather station.

Cedarcide day I'll see If I can go 2 hours, just too hot.
2-3 roofs a day are being replaced in the neighborhood after the hail storm 6 weeks ago, I don't see how they do it when the temp is in the 100s every afternoon.

Gray2 came strolling into the backyard from a neighbors house with another mouse to show us, and then quickly ate it before I could grab it from him. He is banned from the house till he digest it. There is always a good chance he will barf it up since he gobbled it down so quickly.

Well .. mine should be in the mail box by about 2:30 this afternoon.

I have a mix of both .325 and 3/8 chains. I'll let you know how it works.

 

[wngsprd]

Going to store JD parts in one drawer. Kubota parts in other.
Linkage inside drawer will only allow one drawer to open at a time.
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That's so you don't contaminate those Kubota parts with JD cooties.

 

[daugen]

big Audi gotcha showed up yesterday. Dash said my subscription to Audi Connect expired,which involves hands free phone use, which I never use, and hands free navigation which I use a lot. Their voice recognition works very well. They referred me to website to renew. $599 for 18 months subscription! I don't think so, I'll be happy to enter the nav address on the keyboard. 33 bucks a month for that feature is absurd

 

[toppop52]

TBN GM .. is a great place to learn new things Randy.

Like I still live below the Mason Dixon line in Maryland!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Like I still live below the Mason Dixon line in Maryland!

You also .. live north of the Red River .. so, there's that.

 

[wngsprd]

76 going to 91. Flood watch.

Wish you guys in NH would get some of this rain. We were parched in July, and soggy now.

I bought one of those Timberline chain sharpeners discussed on TBN a few years ago, and am very pleased with how it sharpens the chain. You buy the right size carbide bit, attach the unit to the bar, and hand crank for each tooth two or three spins, sharpening it. But also have to use a flat file for the depth gauge. Takes a little longer, but always happy with the result.

Eric, glad you are getting good use of your K32.

Bird, sounds like a very productive day after persevering..I need your example today for motivation.

Mostly, "family circus" sounds interesting. Coco is not up for long hikes right now.

The Carolina wren chicks fledged from the nest on our porch yesterday...glad we protected them from the black snake...which didn't come back the last time I took it for a long walk.

I need to scrape the underside of the mower deck today after cutting so much moist grass. I'll get the cha ching out for a good radiator cleaning.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I'm sure I'm making this sound harder than it is, a number of you have swapped out hard drives easily. I want to be proactive here and not reactive to a failed HD.

I can't speak to the specifics of how to migrate your data to a new SSD (Solid State Drive), Drew, as I don't "do" PCs.

What I can tell you is that you will see a substantial speed improvement in your laptop after the migration, one that will leave you scratching your head that you didn't do it sooner.

The safest approach I've found is to find an external USB interface or enclosure that will house an SDD that is compatible with your laptop. Then use cloning software (I think there's a PC program called Ghost that does this) to make an exact, byte for byte copy of the hard disc in your PC. Then boot from that clone while it's still in the USB enclosure to make sure it works and has all your data in it. Once your happy it's OK, swap the two drives. Put the old PC drive and USB enclosure aside for a while to make sure nothing untoward happens while using the SDD, and after a while you can use it to backup your laptop.

For a guy that was about to dive head first into an iPhone battery swap, the above process would be a piece of cake once you have the details in hand. If one of the inmates here can't help you out, Google and YouTube are probably all you need, or find a PC shop with good Yelp! reviews. Stuff like this is their bread and butter.

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning- 80 going to 85 with a "feels like" 96 and sunny. Forecast is "unstable" for next few days.
We had over 5 inches of rain in the last week, and the ground already feels dry.
Helping wife do lower cement deck power wash today-cleaned out some vines I killed to make the garden look nicer.
We have a LOT of peaches this year, but they are 1/2 normal size...

Got a lot of the cleanup done and started making the "gate" for the upper deck so my dog can roam. The one I am building was one I saw on the Martha Stewart show. The only one I've ever watched. Interesting to see how the other half lives.

Wngsprd - how is Coco?
Drew-glad to hear your Dr. visit went well-$599 for gps-get a new phone with Waze for a lot less!
Jay - Where are you?

Stay safe and be well

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 6:00AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 99F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

Sorry to hear about the mismatch on the chain sharpener, Don. Maybe they sent the wrong one by mistake? I'm rooting for your success, BTW. I have a very nice Oregon chain sharpener, but it's a PITA to have to change the wheel to grind down the rakers. Having one simple hand tool for each chain size would be a boon.

I'd love to help you New Englanders out with some rain, but we haven't had any here since June, and even then, it was only a quarter inch.

What is it about German cars and Nav systems, Drew. The BMW I had came with in dash Nav, and the database was ancient. BMW wanted several hundred dollars to update the database, which consisted of a new CD that had to be installed in the trunk. Old, outdated, and slow, I used my dash mount Garmin instead.

That crane does look hot, Ron. I didn't know they panted like that.

Hope you get a good ride in, Rich, and that the Prince of Darkness takes a day off.:laughing: Either way, though, from the comments here, many of us should be following your example.

I think the old safe will make room for a new safe, one with a higher fire rating, Bruce.

That's forty-five cents an hour for that gauge wheel, RS! I'd complain LOUDLY down at the dealership!:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Will those little pieces of Kong sprout a new crop next spring, Billy?:laughing:

No solid state conversions available for the mini bike, Kyle? Or you gonna teach the kid all about points?:thumbsup:

Sometimes the hardest part of getting something done is getting started, Bird. Glad you broke the ice and had a productive day.

Speaking of which, it didn't seem like a productive day yesterday. I did get another access point for the WiFi network mounted up on the pumphouse antenna mast, and managed to do it with out busting my keester by falling off the extension ladder. Then it seemed the rest of the day was spent chasing down various electronic gadgets that needed to be told about the new WiFi network and password, and going through some down right nasty reset procedures to git'er done. Thought I had everything taken care of and was settling down with dinner to watch the news, and the remote control for the TV wouldn't work. Yep, it relies on a hub that uses WiFi to communicate with the mother ship somewhere off in Internet land, and couldn't communicate without the network. By that time I was starving, so made do with a magazine at the kitchen table on the other side of the dinner plate. Then used an app on the iPad to reprogram the hub and still got to the news before bedtime.

Neighbor was happy with the machining and welding I did on his hydraulic cylinder part, even though my welding looked like something a bird would leave behind. But I should have removed the brand new seal that got melted; somehow I got the impression it was an old one he planned on replacing.:laughing: Now he's anticipating the other side to start leaking, so he has to go back for more parts anyway. Just hope this one doesn't gall coming apart...

Sheesh, Hump Day already again?

 

[Thomas]

wngsprd
"Wish you guys in NH would get some of this rain. We were parched in July, and soggy now."

Please do send any amount you wish at anytime. :thumbsup:

"That's so you don't contaminate those Kubota parts with JD cooties."
I wouldn't have said that but I thought it tho sooo if Ron hears strange noises it's the Deere trying to get away from the Bota

 

[RedNeckGeek]

$599 for gps-get a new phone with Waze for a lot less!

Sounds good about the phone, Ken, but how do you keep the phone from BBQing itself on the dash and shutting off from overheating?

And be careful using Waze's real time rerouting. A while back it sent me into a residential neighborhood during rush hour, and ended up at a T intersection marked "No right turn, no left turn, 3PM-7PM weekdays". And there was a traffic cop sitting across the street writing tickets as fast as he could pass them out.

 

[PJSprog]

73°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 84° today.

All the rain fell apart yesterday evening before it reached us, or stayed to the south.

Been thinking about putting an SSD in my studio computer. It came with a 1TB HDD. It's surprisingly quiet. However, it's hard to argue with the speed increase from solid state, not to mention the lack of opportunity for physical failure like with a hard disk. Thanks for the tips on cloning the existing drive. That was the part I was most unsure about, too.

Ron, my drivers license expires on Saturday. I was planning to go there in person on Friday to get it renewed, and go through the Real ID rigamarole. However, the Illinois Secretary of State's office sent me another notice last week that I'm eligible to renew online through the good driver program, and made it pretty clear that they really didn't want me going to a facility. Supposedly, everything has been extended (including the Real ID requirement) and doesn't actually expire. I have my doubts about this, and am pretty sure that the money grubbers in Springfield will find a way to charge late fees anyway. Of course, if I do it online it's easier, but I'll still have to go back within the next year to get the Real ID upgrade. Naturally, there will be another fee for that.

We have three peach trees left at our place, Ken. Two of them are loaded with 1/2-size peaches, and the third has hardly any. I noticed yesterday that their color is starting to turn. Guess that's as big as they're going to get this year.

 

[kenmbz]

Sounds good about the phone, Ken, but how do you keep the phone from BBQing itself on the dash and shutting off from overheating?

And be careful using Waze's real time rerouting. A while back it sent me into a residential neighborhood during rush hour, and ended up at a T intersection marked "No right turn, no left turn, 3PM-7PM weekdays". And there was a traffic cop sitting across the street writing tickets as fast as he could pass them out.

Mine is in a cupholder-grip so not on the dash per se- I have been rerouted a few times- sometimes with a better view- but my trucks built in gps map is so out of date and lacks many locations. It actually shows my house about 1000' away from where it is and in the middle of an intersection. According to the built in map,my house is a drive through!.

 

[PJSprog]

Sounds good about the phone, Ken, but how do you keep the phone from BBQing itself on the dash and shutting off from overheating?

And be careful using Waze's real time rerouting. A while back it sent me into a residential neighborhood during rush hour ...

I had the same experience using Waze on a business trip a couple months ago. It took me right past the facility entrance I was suppose to use, halfway through the town and back around to a dead-end neighborhood street just behind the customer's facility. Nice try, Waze.

 

[PJSprog]

According to the built in map,my house is a drive through!.

GPS devices generally direct people coming to our address to a field about a 1/4 mile down the road. We really don't mind that at all.

 

[ronjhall]

"That's so you don't contaminate those Kubota parts with JD cooties."
I wouldn't have said that but I thought it tho sooo if Ron hears strange noises it's the Deere trying to get away from the Bota

I will be putting Kubota parts in top drawer. I will watch for noises.

 

[Jim Nelson]

I looked, that痴 why I responded. Sea foam makes a spray, but deep creep is a penetrating oil.

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You are right it is a penetrant but in the directions on the back label it says for use in carburetors to loosen throttle plate and remove varnish etc. I first heard about it when I started getting into Japanese KEI trucks which are mostly 3 cylinders and the fresh imports are notorious for having filthy,polluted fuel and cooling systems.I've owned 4 of them and on 3 I had to remove the gas tank to clean it thoroughly then replace all the flex fuel lines and filters. The carburetors on most of these little trucks are a nightmare with several vacuum lines and a real pain to try to rebuild and get back together right. I think this is the reason the guys started to look for a simpler way to clean up the carb. passages and most of them ended up using Seafoam with pretty good success.

After having success on these little trucks I tried it on a chain saw that was starting to act up and it worked on it. I've used it on several other small engine tools that were either running poorly or not at all and it worked on the majority of them but not all. On the ones that this didn't fix I just replaced the carb. with the cheap after market units and that usually worked.

If you want to read more about the Japanese Kei trucks there is a forum called Japaneseminitrucks.com that is fairly active and has a lot of good information.

 

[ronjhall]

GPS devices generally direct people coming to our address to a field about a 1/4 mile down the road. We really don't mind that at all.

Even my gps sends me down the side road to west of my place. People drive down it looking for my address. Do not find it. Go back to main road. Look left. There is my address in 4” numbers.