Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Good morning! 49˚F heading to the mid 70s, mostly clear skies, nice day.

The shuttle shift on the New Holland I was driving kept slipping to neutral making me look like a bad driver, so I thought what would Kyle or Popgadget do. Kyle would take it apart find the worn piece and make it in his shop at work and have it repaired in three days. Popgadget would have a spare part in his tool box and could have it repaired in 2 hours. So I had to think what would MacGyver do and I came up with this solution with a small tie down. It worked, and the last day of the Fall Festival with with two tractors, continued. We still have another two weeks to work but the crowds are supposed to be minimal and one tractor, the Kubota, is all that will be needed.

I agreed to continue with the Christmas Festival, starting two weeks after the Fall Festival ends. The Christmas Festival will continue till Dec 31 and then we will have a long winter break.

This weekend was not record breaking because of the overcast skies Saturday but we all were kept busy and there were 8 shifts for the tractor drivers to fill. I did two late shifts.

Good Halloween pic Ron!

 

[daugen]

that's a New Holland, guessing 75hp?

 

[scootr]

Good Morning and a Happy Halloween to all.
It’s 38 out and going to top 60. Dense fog now, clearing, then rain later this evening.

Yesterday was another day of clean up, I did pickup 4 bags of charcoal and clean and reload the firebox on the smoker, got the wedding stuff largely taken care of. We ended up draining beer into a drainage swale just to make the kegs easier to lift. Kept them cold for a week, and tried to give them away for someone to empty the old fashioned way, but no takers.
When the temperature peaked about 60 in the afternoon, I headed to the airport and took the biplane out for about an hour exercise. It was not uncomfortably cold, I think the new rule might be temperature has to be within 10 degrees of my age to take it out.
Fall colors were just stunning, followed the Delaware River for a while, and enjoyed the sights. I’m kicking myself for not taking any pictures, maybe I’ll have to go up again later this week.

Today, I’m thinking about extending a PEX airline in the shop over to the press to make it tidier to hook up to it. Maybe try to clear off the woodworking bench which is piled with stuff as horizontal surfaces are magnets for things that don’t really belong there. Typically half the stuff belongs in the trash, or actually has a home and just didn’t make it there.

We are supposed to have some trick or treaters this evening, a rare occurrence here. Our lane is over a quarter mile, and the road itself is sparsely populated with no side walks, so we are not a “target rich environment” like the nearby subdivisions. So other than friends driving their young kids her, there are no walkers.

Can you post pictures of the biplane? I've had a couple of large scale RC Biplanes. I got a joy ride in a Pitts when I was a kid.

 

[txdon]

that's a New Holland, guessing 75hp?

Its a New Holland T4.95V that the Texas TV show Day Tripper is driving in circles in this YouTube.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 4:30AM.
Mostly cloudy. High 73F. Winds light and variable.

Caught an episode of the Living Off Grid TV show last night, Drew, where a fella made floating homes supported by bags of thousands of plastic beverage bottles. It looked rickety as all get out, with the plywood delaminating and nothing really solid. Didn't seem to be any doors in the place, either. Tropical setting, so maybe they aren't needed? Not my cup of tea, but the rich guy that paid for it all seemed happy.

That fish looks almost as big as your boy, Kyle!

Love that table setup on the press frame, Paul. I find myself making do with less than optimum setups because the lower beam on my press frame is very heavy and the pins that support it aren't easy to get properly aligned. But like Ted said, I use it so infrequently it's hard to justify the time needed for the mod. Just curious, is the worm on the hoist fine enough that it doesn't unwind under the weight of the beam? Or do you have to hold it while you fiddle around getting the pins in place?

The weather was pretty good for the weekend, warm enough to shed some layers and still break a sweat at times, yet cool and foggy in the mornings to make us appreciate the sunshine even more later in the day. We had maybe three dozen turn out for the campout, and it was nice to see old friends, and make some new ones. Two of those had experience with Subaru conversions on Vanagons, and both had good ideas that may help me find my issue. And another fella wants to sell me a BMW transmission for only half what it's worth. He wouldn't take what I offered for it, which was almost double his price!

Saturday we rode a short loop mileage wise, but the roads were so narrow and rough they took us all morning and a bit into the afternoon as well. Fortunately they were sparsely travelled, and it was easy to see why. What passed for pavement in most areas was little more than a collection of patches.

I've been going to that campout for many years, yet somehow had never found time to visit the nearby lighthouse. It had an interesting museum in the converted lighthouse tender's home, and one display showed how the Fresnel lens floated on a mercury bearing. Over 600 pounds of the stuff. The bearing was decommissioned when the lamp was switched over to use electricity.

Rode home yesterday with two fellas from Nevada. We'd agreed the night before to leave at 8:30AM in order to be at the favored restaurant when it opened, but I ended up standing around watching them pack for nearly an hour. Then more stops for gas and rest, and yet another food stop where our paths parted. I passed on that meal, as I was only an hour from home at that point, and had had enough fooling around. They both got home OK, but the last few hours was in the dark for them.

My last stop for gas yesterday was at an Indian casino I'd spotted on the trip out. Over a dollar less per gallon than a station in the nearby town, and a lot less than the seven dollars a gallon we paid on the coast.

Hope everyone's week gets started in the right direction...

 

[m7040]

Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 4:30AM.
Mostly cloudy. High 73F. Winds light and variable.

Caught an episode of the Living Off Grid TV show last night, Drew, where a fella made floating homes supported by bags of thousands of plastic beverage bottles. It looked rickety as all get out, with the plywood delaminating and nothing really solid. Didn't seem to be any doors in the place, either. Tropical setting, so maybe they aren't needed? Not my cup of tea, but the rich guy that paid for it all seemed happy.

That fish looks almost as big as your boy, Kyle!

Love that table setup on the press frame, Paul. I find myself making do with less than optimum setups because the lower beam on my press frame is very heavy and the pins that support it aren't easy to get properly aligned. But like Ted said, I use it so infrequently it's hard to justify the time needed for the mod. Just curious, is the worm on the hoist fine enough that it doesn't unwind under the weight of the beam? Or do you have to hold it while you fiddle around getting the pins in place?

The weather was pretty good for the weekend, warm enough to shed some layers and still break a sweat at times, yet cool and foggy in the mornings to make us appreciate the sunshine even more later in the day. We had maybe three dozen turn out for the campout, and it was nice to see old friends, and make some new ones. Two of those had experience with Subaru conversions on Vanagons, and both had good ideas that may help me find my issue. And another fella wants to sell me a BMW transmission for only half what it's worth. He wouldn't take what I offered for it, which was almost double his price!

Saturday we rode a short loop mileage wise, but the roads were so narrow and rough they took us all morning and a bit into the afternoon as well. Fortunately they were sparsely travelled, and it was easy to see why. What passed for pavement in most areas was little more than a collection of patches.

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I've been going to that campout for many years, yet somehow had never found time to visit the nearby lighthouse. It had an interesting museum in the converted lighthouse tender's home, and one display showed how the Fresnel lens floated on a mercury bearing. Over 600 pounds of the stuff. The bearing was decommissioned when the lamp was switched over to use electricity.

Rode home yesterday with two fellas from Nevada. We'd agreed the night before to leave at 8:30AM in order to be at the favored restaurant when it opened, but I ended up standing around watching them pack for nearly an hour. Then more stops for gas and rest, and yet another food stop where our paths parted. I passed on that meal, as I was only an hour from home at that point, and had had enough fooling around. They both got home OK, but the last few hours was in the dark for them.

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My last stop for gas yesterday was at an Indian casino I'd spotted on the trip out. Over a dollar less per gallon than a station in the nearby town, and a lot less than the seven dollars a gallon we paid on the coast.

Hope everyone's week gets started in the right direction...

Hard to understand the differences in gas prices based on location. Some of it is tax related and some of it is transportation differences and then some of it is just pure markup for extra profit

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Happy Halloween. Neighbors sent us the skeleton card. Too late to buy one so I made the one with the ghost!

 

[Rich B1]

Happy Halloween!

Good morning! 55 now, high of 67, maybe. It is drizzling again.

Hope yor daughter’s surgery goes well M7040.

Finally going to get a haircut this afternoon. Getting pretty shaggy.

Spent yesterday cleaning up a corner in the garage. It isn’t done but looks much better.

We have had a 6 gallon shop vac for years. It works great but is bulky to use for small jobs. Friday, I bought a 2 gallon DeWalt that uses their 20V batteries. I used it for a couple of small things Friday afternoon, gave it a workout yesterday doing the clean up project. Was quite pleased with it, made cleaning shelves much quicker and easier.

Not sure what I will get into today, but I will find something.

Everyone stay safe out there!

 

[pennwalk]

Fuddy, that homemade card is GREAT.

 

[pennwalk]

This made me smile.

 

[daugen]

interesting morning though not very productive.
Nice visit to Petco store. Found the aquarium I wanted, 29 gallon with all accessories except fake plants and fish, and a stand.
That was easy. Then it got tougher.

I started to wander among the fish tanks and it got a little sad.
Many of the tanks weren't particularly clean, and very few of the fish looked interesting enough except for the bettas.
There was a whole wall of them in little clear containers and when you walked by most would look up at you.
It got a little creepy. Then I saw the rodents and the snakes, not my cup of tea, but last part was the turtles, and there
I had problems. Those good sized turtles went nuts when I walked up, scrabbling toward me, if ever we would understand an animal those critters
were yelling out Let Me Out!. I had a real Free Willy moment and then started looking at all these caged animals and fish in a different light.

I actually got depressed looking at all the cages and left without buying anything.
I'd be terrible at the SPCA, would want to take them all home...

salt water fish much more colorful than fresh, but wow the prices, all twenty and thirty dollars apiece.

back to thinking about dogs

stopped and bought some powerball tickets for tonight's drawing.

 

[rswyan]

58F, wet, and cloudy (which WU describes as "haze") @ 11:00, heading up to a high of around 67F. Calling for a few showers this afternoon. LWS says we got a trace of rain (0.05") since midnight.

Plans for today are to get cleaned up and then head into the county BOE to cast our ballots.

But not before I unload the gas for the Cub out of the trunk of the car.

After that we'll likely head down to Menards to pick up the order for the door frame/jamb and trim which is ready.

Then probably over to the barn to continue on there.

But probably check the hopper feeder before heading over.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe Monday ...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 31°, going up to 60° again. A low pressure storm front starts moving towards our area tonight, bringing high winds for tomorrow..... 50-60 mph gusts expected. Chances of rain / snow Wed. / Thur.

Mostly, right now, 1 bag of pellets lasts us about a week. But, we areonly running the stove a couple times a day, morning and evening. When the really cold weather sets in, usage goes up of course. The stove gets set to run 3 or 4 times during the night, plus during the day (turned on manually), a bag will last 2-3 days. It all depends on the temp / wind.

Got all the oil changes done yesterday. Moved / consolidated all of the gardening supplies into one spot near the greenhouse. Ran the drip and got most of the landscaping watered. Still need to do 2 more zones today.

While one zone is running, I need to reconfigure the 2nd zone for the 2 new trees that got planted a couple weeks ago. I have been watering them with the hose..... kind of a pain. Won't be too hard, more of an inconvenience to gain access to the buried supply line.

Filled up with gas at Costco, $3.11 / gal. Premium was $3.34. That was a nice surprise! Local prices are still up around $3.60.

Drew, I have stopped into our local pet shelters and have the same feelings ------ I want to rescue them all! Especially the older ones that have been abandoned by their owners for whatever reasons. Pets are a commitment for sure. Our Max is one spoiled pup!

Ken, definitely a pic of "sleepy hollow". Hopefully you don't hear any clippity/clop of a horse!

We haven't had any trick or treaters out here for about the last 20 years.... only the first few years that we were here, the neighbors had younger children that came around. Most of the schools have "trunk or treat" events, this way all the kids are safe and can get 'consolidated' goodies all in one spot.

RNG, nice to hear you had a great trip! The lighthouse is nice. Appears to be well maintained. Sorry your co-riders were lax getting moving.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[RoyJackson]

Drew, I have stopped into our local pet shelters and have the same feelings ------ I want to rescue them all! Especially the older ones that have been abandoned by their owners for whatever reasons. Pets are a commitment for sure. Our Max is one spoiled pup!

Same here...if we went to adopt locally, I'd bring 'em all home!
We do have a rescue pup, but she came from out of state. There was a lot of problems initially, and I've little doubt she wasn't treated well. After a few months, she's settled in

 

[rswyan]

RS, I'm serious about a fish tank.

Ok.

They have all in one kits or build your own.
In past have owned a 6, 20 and 55 gallon one. 20-30 is right size now, have to get a stand for it.
I have a Petco and a Petcity or something nearby and they both have aquariums.
Also need a place to buy fish and all the little accessories.

As far as getting actual fish, I'd recommend your local hobby club.

The fish are likely to be healthier and in better shape ... and maybe cost less than what you'll find in a store.

Plus you'll probably be getting them from someone who likely really knows something about them.

Maybe drop by the next meeting these guys are having which looks to be this coming Thursday (November 3rd):

Bucks County Aquarium Society

They meet down in Churchville.

Would give you an opportunity to do a little networking and make some new friends.

Plus it sounds like they do similar as to what we do here:

Monthly meeting usually featuring a speaker who gives a presentation on some aspect of fish, fish keeping, or a trip they have taken, often abroad (related to fish) followed by an auction.

If you check BCAS's calendar on their website you'll see that there are other clubs in your area as well.

Have had issues in past where one sick all sick, so while would be nice to have a holding/isolation tank, whatever I buy will
get dumped in. I wonder if they have a chemical to put in bag with new fish, their version of a covid shot...

Like you say, having an iso tank (hospital tank) would be nice.

Personally, I wouldn't treat them unless they develop a problem at some point after you've gotten them.

And then I would treat for the specific issue they seem to have.

fish are fun, but they do die pretty regularly. Am guessing the shortest life "pets" we have.
RS, how long do your fish live?

Some of them can live a fairly long time given good conditions.

Years actually ...

 

[Popgadget]

Can you post pictures of the biplane? I've had a couple of large scale RC Biplanes. I got a joy ride in a Pitts when I was a kid.

 

[Popgadget]

. But like Ted said, I use it so infrequently it's hard to justify the time needed for the mod. Just curious, is the worm on the hoist fine enough that it doesn't unwind under the weight of the beam? Or do you have to hold it while you fiddle around getting the pins in place?

I have had this press for at least 30 years, and was always gonna add a winch, but only thought about when I had to move the table. I think it was adding the pneumatic pump that got me into press improvement mode, but I’ll never regret doing it.
Yes, the worm gear holds it in place, it’s a 2000lb capacity winch, I don’t think that the table with the plates and even the press brake weigh 300.

 

[m7040]

I have had this press for at least 30 years, and was always gonna add a winch, but only thought about when I had to move the table. I think it was adding the pneumatic pump that got me into press improvement mode, but I’ll never regret doing it.
Yes, the worm gear holds it in place, it’s a 2000lb capacity winch, I don’t think that the table with the plates and even the press brake weigh 300.

I am the same way every time moving the table I think about it until next time. Wondering if you could give us some feedback on the pump and how you like it after using it a few times?

 

[B7510HSD]

interesting morning though not very productive.
Nice visit to Petco store. Found the aquarium I wanted, 29 gallon with all accessories except fake plants and fish, and a stand.
That was easy. Then it got tougher.

I started to wander among the fish tanks and it got a little sad.
Many of the tanks weren't particularly clean, and very few of the fish looked interesting enough except for the bettas.
There was a whole wall of them in little clear containers and when you walked by most would look up at you.
It got a little creepy. Then I saw the rodents and the snakes, not my cup of tea, but last part was the turtles, and there
I had problems. Those good sized turtles went nuts when I walked up, scrabbling toward me, if ever we would understand an animal those critters
were yelling out Let Me Out!. I had a real Free Willy moment and then started looking at all these caged animals and fish in a different light.

I actually got depressed looking at all the cages and left without buying anything.
I'd be terrible at the SPCA, would want to take them all home...

salt water fish much more colorful than fresh, but wow the prices, all twenty and thirty dollars apiece.

back to thinking about dogs

stopped and bought some powerball tickets for tonight's drawing.

Good choice Drew fake plants and Fake Fish too those should last forever!

 

[txdon]

Good choice Drew fake plants and Fake Fish too those should last forever!

I need a fake cat! No kitty litter no vet bills. Wonder if they come with a purr box.