Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

60 and 81 are today's numbers. Cloudy now, should lad to rain late.

Kyle, sorry about your daughter's accident. Glad you got her home safely. She'll have tales to tell of how she got that scar. I went to a couple of those BYOT junkyards looking for a part for my 4Runner...they had only 2 of my model type, and had been reduced to bare skeletons. I was only looking for a bracket clamp to hold down the battery and refused to pay the dealer $40. No luck, so I made my own by cutting, bending and drilling an old piece of hollow aluminum rod to fit. But it was fun to see all the old vehicles, some with lots of parts left...I guess they were less desirable cars.

I hope you guys with knee problems are on the mend. Don, they need you on the trail crew!

Finally went to see a surgeon yesterday to see about getting my hernia repaired. I've let it go too long, but was always "too busy" to have to go the 6 weeks recovery without lifting over 10 lbs, going hiking, or driving the tractor, etc. I had this same hernia "fixed" in 2001, so this doctor's gonna use some polyester mesh and do it laparoscopically. Gonna wait until after my son's wedding later this month. Guess I'll have to teach my wife how to drive the zero-turn and let her in the secret of how much fun it is.

 

[ronjhall]

Kyle hope your daughters injuries heal well. I have scar on back of my leg from barb wire when I was about 12. Ended up at hospital from infection. My mother used Mercurochrome on original cut. Did not stop infection.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! No rain yesterday 50% chance today, 65˚F cloudy.
Knee is feeling better, it's now possible to straighten it, but will wait a few days before I cancel Drs. apt. He's on vacation till the end of the month anyways.

Park cedarcide is canceled so I can rest the knee another day. It has rained more at the park than here, about 6" the last 5 days and the park ranger advised it was too muddy to free up some grand Oak trees.

Wife did a good job of mowing yesterday, I was able to hobble around and do the weedeating.

Today I need to prep the car for a road trip - check oil/gas/tires , and just maybe harvest the potatoes if the raised bed is dry enough and the rain holds off.

Kyle hope your daughter does not get an infection and is current on her tetanus shot. Just remember common sense is an accumulation of life experiences and she just got another lesson.

Good stretch pic Ron.

David, I too vote for a kitchen vent to outside, but then we cook a lot and it helps keep the house cool and the humidity down. We at least have no oily film ever on the vent since no oil or meat is cooked, but we do dump a lot of steam from the Instant Pot.
Nice puppy pic.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My dad was in the artillery in World War II. He and three other siblings who
were old enough to sign up all came back safely.

His father was also conscripted in World War one.

It is so weird to think that my own father went through all of that stuff that we see in the movies.

My dad was artillery also, he talks of a guy from Canada that was with him.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

60 and 81 are today's numbers. Cloudy now, should lad to rain late.

uess I'll have to teach my wife how to drive the zero-turn and let her in the secret of how much fun it is.

Just had a brief downpour, looked at radar, one small green spot and it wasn’t even over my area.

The secret soon to be out. I love mowing with my zt, kick myself for not getting one sooner.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning. Low temp was 49 and high will be 73°F. Wind W 3 mph. Sunny with some cloud.

I am looking at new mowers and have almost settled on a zero turn. Dealer is only 15 miles north of me, he says for the cheapest model is $5330.oo CDN. I don't know if that is all in or plus tax. A Country Clipper is made in Iowa. All I know about them is they have a Kawasaki 18 hp motor and the deck will flip up to the vertical for maintenance. Seller says it will handle going up a 45° angle without flipping backwards. I will have to wait until next spring to get it.
Does anybody have any experience with Country Clippers and Kawasaki motors?

This waiting for my truck to get fixed is getting real old real quick.

Have a safe day all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Does anybody have any experience with Country Clippers and Kawasaki motors?

My kubota has a Kawasaki FS730V. There are different models of Kawasaki motors.
And there are differences in models of hydraulic motors they use. They all are built to a price point.

 

[txdon]

Does anybody have any experience with Country Clippers and Kawasaki motors?

Ii had a Hustler Z with a Kawasaki motor, it was very good. The flip up deck is a good extra bonus.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
Its 60 and headed up to 75 today.
High overcast, but little chance of rain today. Thunderstorms are expected tomorrow.

Got some chores and grandson time in yesterday before I had to head out to airport. Trip to Ohio went well, no weather to deal with, headwind westbound, quick flight home. Claimed into bed before midnight.
While I was waiting in Akron, I continued my grapple research and placed and order for am EA “Wicked Root Rake Grapple”. They have an interesting business model, payment in full up front, 14 week build time. They advertise “free delivery”, but that is to a terminal over an hour away. It’s $110 to actually deliver it to me. When I asked the if they got a lot of whining about their policies, he said yes, but they order anyway. It appears to be about the best grapple for my needs, and they don’t really have any negative reviews, so I ordered it.

Im picking up 50lbs of pork for Friday nights smoke today, I’ll get it trimmed and rubbed, so I can get the smoker started up Friday night. Hopefully finish up a speaker and get it ready to ship today, not sure what else the day will bring.

My ExMark Lazer has a 27hp Kohler, I bought it used, it was in excellent condition, but the engine burned oil. I used it for a season and then replaced the engine with a new one. I thought about switching to Kawasaki, as I think that they are better, but decided to go with the Kohler as it was a slam dunk change with all accessories and wiring being the same.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, over cast, rain is back tomorrow.
Did get some bushes pruned, a few hundred feet.
Went to do a fire bush by the pool, it's about 15 feet tall and very wide
Suddenly notice a lot of hornets. Almost put the trimmer through the nest
seems they got confused and did not get me, but went after the trimmer.
Last night sprayed the nest will check later to verify it's not active.

RS- so the chapin is all together and working now with the new parts?
Does fried squirrel taste good?

Sodamo- the project looks good, can't wait to see how it looks with the cabinets in place. Those pups are so cute!

Check- glad the family came home from war, ours was lucky too in that respect, most did not see battle or stayed on ships. Have lost a few friends I worked with in the air force. remember them well and think of them especially on memorial day.

Stay safe and be well

Baby rabbits everywhere