Good morning!!!!

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guya,
Have been using propane my entire life, at 72 I have not blown myself up yet !! Someone stated that a properly maintained oil furnace or boiler will not do that, so true but a lot of oil furnaces are not properly maintained !Although I only do part time oil delivery, I have seen some catastrophic oil furnace explosions, so the key word is properly maintained !!
I have propane at both houses, and have never had an issue. Could I have one, yes but I try to stay on top of the service ! I also did some propane delivery, and you would be amazed at the drivers that dont know how to properly fill a propane tank ! You fill with the bleeder valve, not the gage ! Especially in the summer when the sun and expansion is a serious factor !

OK I will get off my horse now ! If my house blows up tonite, you can tell me, I told you soo !!

 

[Popgadget]

I have propane as well, but a serious consideration is that propane is heavier than air, and will fill a basement with gas, where natural gas is lighter than air and will fill the whole house……

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Merry Christmas and happy new year. Hope Santa was good to y'all.

I cleaned house this year. Got a flat top grill, rotisserie attachment for the pellet smoker, some flannel shirts that actually fit Kids got me a fancy knife set for grilling Son in law got me a couple new tools.

And...... Santa delivered an Brand new Massey Ferguson 1825E with quick attach bucket loader, woods rotary cutter and a box blade

And before people comment, yes there's still bubble wrap on the ROPS and what you can't see from the photos is card board still zip tied to the loader arms

I stopped by the Massey dealer and signed paperwork the other day. Their driver loaded it up on their trailer and followed me home. I was a little excited. Once I unloaded the box blade off his truck I went straight to brush hogging didn't even notice the bubble wrap or cardboard still on it

Celebrated Xmas with the kids tonight, and then off to see mom tomorrow to celebrate with the rest of the family.

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Congratulations! Very nice setup!
I do see a problem..... no dirt on the bucket!

 

[Dftodd]

Congratulations! Very nice setup!
I do see a problem..... no dirt on the bucket!

There is a little. Wife's working tomorrow so I'll be out clearing some around the property.

I did notice that the dealer mounted the tires hub out but wider portion of the rim in. So at some point I'll have to pull the rear tires and widen the stance all the way out.

I kept looking at the rear wheels thinking something didn't look right. Figured it out when I looked at my brothers tractor today.

At least the treads going the correct direction

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WAGTAIL!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Found out the Jeep's blower wasn't working..... checked fuses- nope, checked switch- nope, checked resistor- nope (all this required some [a LOT] disassembly of the dash.
Then gently tapped on the back housing of the blower- yep, started up. If the switch or ignition is turned off -- nope, won't turn on.

Disassembled half of the a/c system to move it out of the way.... barely. Took the blower out, disassembled and cleaned the motor armature. Really works good now, but the brushes don't have much longer until they give up the smoke.....
I almost fell over when I looked up a replacement... $130 to $185---- WHAT?? -- for a plastic 6" squirrel cage and a 12v motor? Hope those brushes hold up for a while.....

Everything back together and working. --- for now.....
I just can't understand how somebody can ignore vehicle problems until they become so bad.....
Future SIL and I are going to have a conversation.....

Needless to say, -- still no progress on the woodworking front. Probably tomorrow.....

 

[Wagtail]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WAGTAIL!

Thank you to all my TBN Mates.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Learn something everyday---- never knew that Ford made airplanes back in the day.....

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Monday) New Year's Day arvo. Overnight Low was 11.5C and it's presently 24.8C, high overcast with a gentle breeze.

My Mate and I juuuust made it to midnight, shook hands and toddled off to bed = nice 'sleep in'. Hence the late-ish reporting in.

Not much planned for today except changing all of the calendars around the house & shed (that one is a 'girly' calendar which, of course, is a requirement in any workshop/shed). And I need to tabulate last year's rain chart.

That's about it. Have a great 2024. Take care all.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good (Monday) New Year's Day arvo. Overnight Low was 11.5C and it's presently 24.8C, high overcast with a gentle breeze.

My Mate and I juuuust made it to midnight, shook hands and toddled off to bed = nice 'sleep in'. Hence the late-ish reporting in.

Not much planned for today except changing all of the calendars around the house & shed (that one is a 'girly' calendar which, of course, is a requirement in any workshop/shed). And I need to tabulate last year's rain chart.

That's about it. Have a great 2024. Take care all.

Happy belated Birthday! Sorry I am a year late

 

[Looking4new]

Learn something everyday---- never knew that Ford made airplanes back in the day.....View attachment 841770View attachment 841771

I had the opportunity to fly on a tri-motor but my mother vetoed it.
I did get on the inaugural flight of AAs DC9, what a ride that was. From YYZ to over Niagara Falls and then up to North Bay and back to YYZ (Toronto).

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy new year!!!

 

[wngsprd]

Happy New Year!

 

[Popgadget]

Learn something everyday---- never knew that Ford made airplanes back in the day.....View attachment 841770View attachment 841771

Ford built almost 9,000 B-24’s at the Willow Run plant in MI. At its peak, they were turning out one an hour.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 36ºF for the start, partly cloudy sky, light breeze. Light wind, partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 57ºF. Chapel to start the day, then breakfast with the crew. Putter till naptime then after dinner got to New Year's Eve party. Music got too loud so left.
Saturday afternoon 1:17 PM :
Phil Neat pics and house warming present.
Frits hope your family has a better 2024 than last year, and you and your wife are still able to help them. Glad you up for the challenges of adopting 9 children. Your daughter's drive has been amazing.
Scott(vt) glad quiet is on the horizon now.
Rich hope parting with rider was on good terms. Good luck with the local riders.
Randy(wag) glade laundry done and hoist works Happy birthday!
Scott(vy) good luck fitting legs into the seat mortises. nice pics.
Ted glad dive shaft installed and trannie working ok after refill. Glad you were able fix the line with new clamps.
Buppies I am Cowboys fan, not a Jerry Jones fan.
Dftodd congrats on cleaning house. Sounds like a lot of good stuff. Hope both Christmas celebration were good.
two_bit sorry about battery. Glad you got piles made and burned, and stumps pulled.
Helo hold snow free cold not too destructive. Hope metallurgy went well and the kids learned something.
Drew hope CT scan went well.
Sunday Morning 3:39 AM CST:
Ron hope you got laundry put away. Nice pic
Too tired after party will catch up tomorrow.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Mark /sister liver transplant and recovery, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 30° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 33° with possibility of some peeks of sunshine late in day. Replaced a LED light in pole barn. Helped neighbor clean up cars and prepare for storage while doing their snowbird time in the south. Another neighbor came over. Tripped on driveway and fell. Broke nose and a couple of stiches. Be careful even when going for a simple walk. Going to be a conserve energy day.

Sassy and I wish everyone a
HAPPY NEW YEAR​

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

Update on home explosion. A family from Arkansas was visiting father at his home. Survivors are Grandfather and one Grand child. They are both in serious condition. So far reports say it was a propane explosion.

 

[ronjhall]

Ford built almost 9,000 B-24’s at the Willow Run plant in MI. At its peak, they were turning out one an hour.

Got to spend time in the Willow Run Plant. At that time Chevrolet cars were being built along the same assembly lines. The Yankee Air Museum is still there.

 

[daugen]

good morning all and Happy New Year!

ground some Christmas coffee beans (Peets) and boy is it good.

went outside and pulled the plug, xmas lights off for another year.
I continue to be amazed those blow up snowmen and Santa lasted a full second year.
5 weeks of running 24/7.
rained a little this morning, so have to wait for everything to dry out before I put them away

1/1/2024
a new year of opportunities opens for us all.

Ron, sorry your neighbor got hurt.
I asked the hospital radiology nurse why they were so busy yesterday.
her answer was worrisome.
Too many senior citizens falling and hurting themselves. Falling in the shower, falling down the stairs,
tripping on the area rug, and at least not yet for us, slipping on ice.

as my favorite ending of Hill Street Blues always said
Let's Be Careful Out There

 

[daugen]

Ted, sounds like you saved yourself a thousand dollar repair bill on your car.
your ability to fix stuff like this is remarkable

Sassy is just as cute as ever.