buckeyefarmer
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Tried to fly my drone for first time in months, and it flew eradicably and crashed. Didn’t take off 3 ft and hover.
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RedNeckGeek
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Good Morning!!!! 58F @ 6:00AM. Partly cloudy skies this morning will become overcast during the afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High near 75F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
AQI 28 and 83, inside and out. Fire lines have held up and all evacuations and warnings have lifted. The Plumas National Forest remains closed, upsetting the deer hunters but making the firepersons feel safer.
That's a lot of bad news in such a short time, Buppies. Hope it turns around quickly for you!
My PITA neighbor likes to shoot his guns in what seems like retaliation. That kind of attitude makes me nervous, Bill. But neutralizing the skunk is a good trade off.
Add me to the sore neck pole saw crowd, Eric. Mine never came apart, but the clamp between the two halves comes loose frequently. Maybe needs a split washer?
Hope the new network plan works out, David. One thing I haven't found yet are words of wisdom on AP placement and overlap. I'm seeing lots of AP Retry Rate errors when I'm roaming outside with the iPhone, and I don't yet know enough about what causes it or how much is acceptable. None of the radio channels overlap, and that hasn't helped. I looked at the mesh equipment from Ubiquity, but I couldn't figure out how they do their back haul, and didn't want to cut bandwidth in half on every hop as is the case with the majority of mesh equipment out there now. In that respect, I share your frustration about their skimpy Quickstart guides, always ending up in the user forums for answers that should be in a full blown owner's manual that doesn't seem to exist. FWIW, the Crosstalk Solutions guru made a video a few years ago covering the APs you're using, so you might try to dig that up. Lots of questions in the comments, though, about how the back haul is done, and no answers I could find.
Not a good ending to that tractor story. Bad things can happen quickly when steep ground, chains, and boulders are in play.
Looks like fall is progressing nicely in the midwest. Thanks for sharing the colorful tree shots, RS and Ron!
You have more patience than I do, RS. I'd have been on the phone to the cops.
Glad your big day panned out, Drew. Hope the delivery and unpacking goes equally well.
I have a badly rusted trailer about that size I've been meaning to repaint for the past two years, Ted. It has a smooth steel floor that I haven't had any slipping issues with, but maybe the rust helps?
Thursday's tree inspection was a non-event. Arborist showed up and the first thing he says is he doesn't understand why they even sent him out because I have no roads nearby upon which trees could even fall. I could only agree, pointing out that the dead oaks at the cul-de-sac are on the neighbor's land over which I have an easement. He asked about the abandoned road down to the old boat launch, and I told him the county has disavowed any ownership of it, and as such, it's on my land and not a public road. We hopped on the RTV and took a ride down there anyway, and the only tree that even came close to meeting the removal criteria was on the downhill side of the road and could never be a problem. So he issued a passing grade and I got the official notification via email yesterday.
Got the new tooth bar mounted on the FEL bucket yesterday, and all 13 bolt holes lined up perfectly. Used it to spread another bucket full of fill dirt on the hillside, and it did seem to get farther into the pile before the wheels broke traction, but not by much. It was painfully obvious I need more rear ballast as I tried to back up the hill while dragging the bucket and the rear wheels kept breaking loose. I had the box blade mounted, and it's just not heavy enough.
I also observed that the new top'n'tilt valve was even leakier than the original one, and now neither of the two spools will hold the setting for more than a few minutes. It's either time to install check valves (and lose the float capability), or find a set of valves from a different vendor that don't leak. Time to do some homework in the TBN archives.
The new fire helmet arrived yesterday, and I was surprised at how much it weighed. It's right up there with a motorcycle helmet, which offers a lot more protection. It was pretty comfortable, though. Not impressed with the brightness of the built in LED lamps, but I guess they're better than nothing, and probably better than trying to graft on or wear an LED headlamp under the helmet. It came with a 4" visor that seems to be of good quality, so I'll have a go at getting that mounted today.
Hope everyone's weekend goes the way they want!
AQI 28 and 83, inside and out. Fire lines have held up and all evacuations and warnings have lifted. The Plumas National Forest remains closed, upsetting the deer hunters but making the firepersons feel safer.
That's a lot of bad news in such a short time, Buppies. Hope it turns around quickly for you!
My PITA neighbor likes to shoot his guns in what seems like retaliation. That kind of attitude makes me nervous, Bill. But neutralizing the skunk is a good trade off.
Add me to the sore neck pole saw crowd, Eric. Mine never came apart, but the clamp between the two halves comes loose frequently. Maybe needs a split washer?
Hope the new network plan works out, David. One thing I haven't found yet are words of wisdom on AP placement and overlap. I'm seeing lots of AP Retry Rate errors when I'm roaming outside with the iPhone, and I don't yet know enough about what causes it or how much is acceptable. None of the radio channels overlap, and that hasn't helped. I looked at the mesh equipment from Ubiquity, but I couldn't figure out how they do their back haul, and didn't want to cut bandwidth in half on every hop as is the case with the majority of mesh equipment out there now. In that respect, I share your frustration about their skimpy Quickstart guides, always ending up in the user forums for answers that should be in a full blown owner's manual that doesn't seem to exist. FWIW, the Crosstalk Solutions guru made a video a few years ago covering the APs you're using, so you might try to dig that up. Lots of questions in the comments, though, about how the back haul is done, and no answers I could find.
Not a good ending to that tractor story. Bad things can happen quickly when steep ground, chains, and boulders are in play.
Looks like fall is progressing nicely in the midwest. Thanks for sharing the colorful tree shots, RS and Ron!
You have more patience than I do, RS. I'd have been on the phone to the cops.
Glad your big day panned out, Drew. Hope the delivery and unpacking goes equally well.
I have a badly rusted trailer about that size I've been meaning to repaint for the past two years, Ted. It has a smooth steel floor that I haven't had any slipping issues with, but maybe the rust helps?
Thursday's tree inspection was a non-event. Arborist showed up and the first thing he says is he doesn't understand why they even sent him out because I have no roads nearby upon which trees could even fall. I could only agree, pointing out that the dead oaks at the cul-de-sac are on the neighbor's land over which I have an easement. He asked about the abandoned road down to the old boat launch, and I told him the county has disavowed any ownership of it, and as such, it's on my land and not a public road. We hopped on the RTV and took a ride down there anyway, and the only tree that even came close to meeting the removal criteria was on the downhill side of the road and could never be a problem. So he issued a passing grade and I got the official notification via email yesterday.
Got the new tooth bar mounted on the FEL bucket yesterday, and all 13 bolt holes lined up perfectly. Used it to spread another bucket full of fill dirt on the hillside, and it did seem to get farther into the pile before the wheels broke traction, but not by much. It was painfully obvious I need more rear ballast as I tried to back up the hill while dragging the bucket and the rear wheels kept breaking loose. I had the box blade mounted, and it's just not heavy enough.
I also observed that the new top'n'tilt valve was even leakier than the original one, and now neither of the two spools will hold the setting for more than a few minutes. It's either time to install check valves (and lose the float capability), or find a set of valves from a different vendor that don't leak. Time to do some homework in the TBN archives.
The new fire helmet arrived yesterday, and I was surprised at how much it weighed. It's right up there with a motorcycle helmet, which offers a lot more protection. It was pretty comfortable, though. Not impressed with the brightness of the built in LED lamps, but I guess they're better than nothing, and probably better than trying to graft on or wear an LED headlamp under the helmet. It came with a 4" visor that seems to be of good quality, so I'll have a go at getting that mounted today.
Hope everyone's weekend goes the way they want!
LS Tractor Owner
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Good morning to all! Low was only 51, high going for 78.
Wng, I am assuming you were successful in the dispatch of the skunk? I hope so....
Ron, nice pic of the colors, that tree is bright!
Rs, nice pics of the yard and colors, looks like a park setting!
Buppies, sorry to hear about "number 4".... hopefully they got it frozen good!
David, hope the oil cooler install was successful and no other leaks present themselves!
Not sure what will be on the agenda for today.... maybe go get the trailer lights and install them.... that will take up maybe a couple hours....
Everyone have a great day and start to the weekend!
Wng, I am assuming you were successful in the dispatch of the skunk? I hope so....
Ron, nice pic of the colors, that tree is bright!
Rs, nice pics of the yard and colors, looks like a park setting!
Buppies, sorry to hear about "number 4".... hopefully they got it frozen good!
David, hope the oil cooler install was successful and no other leaks present themselves!
Not sure what will be on the agenda for today.... maybe go get the trailer lights and install them.... that will take up maybe a couple hours....
Everyone have a great day and start to the weekend!
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We finally got refunded about 4-5 weeks ago. It took over six months.
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RNG, glad the fire/smoke situation is a bit better. I realized soon after I posted this morning that it's early duck season for 4 days...that explains the shooting I heard this morning....legal shooting starts a half hour before sunrise, and it was coming from the direction of the far swamp...wood ducks and mallards inhabit.
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67F and clouds/sun mix at 11:00, headed up to a high of 77F for the day ... :cool2:
Some chance for rain over the next few days, not supposed to be a lot. Average highs head down into the upper 50's starting in about a week, average lows into the high 30's in about two weeks.
Probably finish up mowing first ... might be able to get one more mowing in this year, just to ensure the grass is as short as possible come next spring.
Then fill up Water Buffalo and give everyone one last drink.
After that remove MMM and install FEL and box blade, finish mulching northeast planting bed.
Followed by gathering up various tools and putting them away.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ... :thumbsup:
Some chance for rain over the next few days, not supposed to be a lot. Average highs head down into the upper 50's starting in about a week, average lows into the high 30's in about two weeks.
Probably finish up mowing first ... might be able to get one more mowing in this year, just to ensure the grass is as short as possible come next spring.
Then fill up Water Buffalo and give everyone one last drink.
After that remove MMM and install FEL and box blade, finish mulching northeast planting bed.
Followed by gathering up various tools and putting them away.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ... :thumbsup:
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I gotta go out and finish the grass cutting. I will sweep all the lawns and dump that on the compost pile.
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69°F and no rain
One more check for leaks then put rest of tractor back together.
Then on the rafters snd purlins.
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
One more check for leaks then put rest of tractor back together.
Then on the rafters snd purlins.
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
RedNeckGeek
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Here's that mesh video I mentioned earlier, David:
Ubiquiti Mesh Wireless - YouTube
Ubiquiti Mesh Wireless - YouTube
daugen
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RS, your place looks great!
Buppies, better days for sure. Sorry you are going through this.
all moved in, everything went well, landlord had nice thermal drapes for me to use and got them put up, very pleased with that.
Turns out little house has two bedrooms, a small office where I am now with pc up and running, and a living room.
Boy am I tired...really looking forward to my own bed tonight.
trip to Giant supermarket tomorrow morning and Ace Hardware which I was delighted to find out our little town actually had one.
Tonight I have dinner in the fridge, brought by my ex wife and her husband and an Amish pie (I hope not shoofly...) brought by another friend.
Life is good.
Buppies, better days for sure. Sorry you are going through this.
all moved in, everything went well, landlord had nice thermal drapes for me to use and got them put up, very pleased with that.
Turns out little house has two bedrooms, a small office where I am now with pc up and running, and a living room.
Boy am I tired...really looking forward to my own bed tonight.
trip to Giant supermarket tomorrow morning and Ace Hardware which I was delighted to find out our little town actually had one.
Tonight I have dinner in the fridge, brought by my ex wife and her husband and an Amish pie (I hope not shoofly...) brought by another friend.
Life is good.