Good morning!!!!

[LouNY]

that's Parris Island Cos romaine lettuce

not sure what Cos stands for

also some softer bibb lettuce in there.
I like the crunchier types

I had never heard of Parris Island Lettuce, had to look it up
When I hear Parris Island I think of the summer of 1970 that I spent on the Island.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Every last word we put on TBN is being sold. Picture test, the old trolley in town 159KB

 

[plowhog]

Last Peony popped out yesterday.

Beautiful picture Ron-- thanks!!

Yesterday I started moving a pile of cedar logs my neighbor gave me. I opened the jaws of my grapple and put the top part of it behind the top log in the pile. Then started to slowly back up to roll the log free off the top of the pile. That's when the grapple came loose, fell off the tractor, landed in the pile of logs, plus yanked out the hydraulic hoses. Dang this is upsetting to say the least-- not to mention this is the 4th time this grapple has come off the tractor like this. I like the Frostbite grapple, but it seems to have a significant design weakness. I've never had a problem lifting a load, but put even a small amount of force in the opposite direction and it can disconnect itself. The SSQA bottom pins (lever operated) don't seem to be long enough to hold it in place if there is even slight force in the opposite direction from lifting. The only good news was, almost unbelievably, I was able to re-grip the top grapple mounts, lift it up and drove the whole mess home. I parked it and did other work-- I'll check it out today and see if the hoses are salvageable.

Sunny and 75F in our part of Northern CA today, but not far away there is a NWS excessive heat warning for 100F+ temperatures.

Everyone have a great day!!!

 

[ronjhall]

the uploaded file is too large for the server to process
2.89 MB (3,039,232 bytes)
oh well

Not sure why you cannot post pictures. I tried to post Sassy’s picture when it was 4mb. Cropped it to less than 3mb. It posted with no problems. I use a picture posting site for my daily photos.

 

[daugen]

well what do you know....the server is now happy

 

[Looking4new]

Drew, I am not sure either why you cannot post pics. I open mine in paint (Microsoft) and resize then save them to a file on my desktop.

 

[daugen]

this is replacement, will be in tomorrow
800 bucks is half the cost of the current one

Amazon.com

Bill, thank you, it just started working again (???)

 

[Popgadget]

Speaking of which, can anyone speak to how well those Lock-N-Lube couplers seal on the grease fittings ?

Excellent. Other than a cordless grease gun, the best accessory to can buy.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

this is replacement, will be in tomorrow
800 bucks is half the cost of the current one

Amazon.com

Bill, thank you, it just started working again (???)

A fine choice, Ryzen AMD CPUs have a reputation for quality, AMD's response to the Intel i5s and are significantly cheaper than Intel. Onboard graphics from them are not known to be slouches either. XPSs like your previous one are not cheap dates but are known for long lifetimes. I cannot say I've worked with the model you've selected, but I'm sure you'll be happy with it.

 

[newbury]

Well, since Drew got his -
here's a Dell for $286.
msg I sent Drew:

They've got a refurb on sale:
w/ the extra 45% off I got it to $286
only 2 left
Dell Latitude 5420

Dell Latitude 5420 Notebook, Gray (Skin Applied), 14-in FHD (1920 x 1080), Webcam, 1x Intel Core i5 Quad (i5-1145G7) 2.60 GHz, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, No Optical, Intel Integrated Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Professional
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