Good morning!!!!

[ponytug]

That's the funny thing... I dump these in the creek, then buy walnuts at the store. They're such a terrible mess to husk, that it's just not worth the trouble to DIY them.


I rigged a few Bag-a-Nut pickers to my ZTR. They're great in concept, but the implementation must have been handed over to someone who learned mechanical engineering from Sesame Street. Absolutely terrible designs, both their original (on front of ZTR) and their newer design (back of ZTR). I keep getting inspired to make my own, but time doesn't exist for such projects, these days.

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That's a neat walnut pickup setup you have there!

I prefer black walnuts or butternuts over the english walnuts that we have around here (and in the store).

I remember trying to dry and shell black walnuts when I was younger, and boy did we make messes. I then met some folks who used a dedicated pot to boil the black walnuts in water for half an hour or so. It gets the black stain off the outside, and they become far easier to open. IIRC, don't plan to use the pot for anything else ever again, and crack what you cook promptly.

Here's what the commercial folks use around here. Similar idea, but perhaps a bit of of engineering beyond Sesame Street;

(You can see the grafts on each stump between the black walnut root stock and the english walnut trunk.)

We are getting smoked by the Moon complex fire in Oregon that is on a tear in some very rugged countryside. Indoor day.

All the best,

Peter

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dad always put black walnuts in the driveway where everyone turns around, let them run over them to get the outer husk off. Dad did plant a couple english walnut trees in the yard, don't think we go much from them. They he would crack them with a hammer or vice to get the nut out. We don't use enough black walnuts to go to all that trouble. I did buy a walnut cracker, but don't use it.

cool but humid. got the front brakes done on the pilot, not as bad as expected. Did have trouble getting the caliper bolt out at first, then pulled out the 1/2" impact, and it had no trouble. Also used it for removing tires and pre installing lugs after. Think it took little over an hour, including rounding up the tools. Even torqued everything to spec. I used to go by feel, but now that I have a collection of torque wrenches, might as well use them.

But that wore me out. I just can't seem to do much for very long any more.

Have an outdoor wedding to attend at 4 pm, rain or shine they said. Will be taking umbrellas, as rain is forecasted from now till 8 pm.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and no rain. Passing showers forecast

Good day mowing yesterday. About 15 minutes left of the front. I quit when Sophie’s EGO Z turn said 5% power as I don’t know how low you can go and still make it back to the shed. Will finish that today depending on wx.

Dropped the Canadians at airport. Will take them almost 24 hours to get home due to flight changes. T has her knee replacement in 2 weeks. Can’t get medical coverage to return until 3 months after Dr clearance. Dave hoping to return possibly Dec.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Did go by Lambert's in Sikeston MO on our way back, but line was too long

So we crossed the Mississippi and the Ohio Rivers at Cairo IL, and stopped at a little BBQ stand on the other side in KY, next to the sign about LaSalle

We camped out 3 nights at our son's place before heading home.

 

[rswyan]

77F and partly cloudy @ 12:30, calling for a high of 78F for the day with light and variable winds. Low this morning was 53.3F.

Refilled hopper feeder first thing yesterday, also scattered some seed for the ground feeders.

After that I hooked up the core aerator to the Cub and got the front lawn all done.

Good thing I didn't wait on that - the ground was really not all that moist considering we recently got 3" of rain. No standing water anywhere and tires only damp in a few areas.

Moved filled Water Buffalo over into the shade by the arbs in preparation for watering tomorrow.

Then back to working on post holes.

Got a few more of those bailed and mucked out. Quite the collection of frogs in the buckets with water in them in the holes.

On agenda for today:

Set first 12' round post in the northeast corner hole, get it leveled and braced, and start back-filling it.

The dirt for back-filling it (and the other holes) was loose and got rained on ... so basically it turned into mud ...

All of that will need to be broken up so it can dry out some.

But for the first hole I have a large pile of dirt over in the barn that has been drying out for several years. Will grab a bucket of that and mix some of it in ... so the corner post isn't getting set in mud (which can't really be compacted)

Will be interesting getting the post set into the hole ... the 12' round posts weigh close to 100 lbs each ... doubt I have the strength to lift them up and tip them into the holes ...

So the loader on the Kubota may be my helper on that.

There are a couple of small black locust trees near the location of the southeast corner post that I need to remove so that hole can be drilled. Should be able to rip those out with the loader and a chain.

And I need to extend the string line for the south perimeter ... which will involve The Woman sighting the string line for when it touches an already set piece of rebar.

Before I can do that though I need to take the Stihl FS66 and cut the weeds down to the ground where the line will run so I can mark the post locations.

Hope everyone is having a decent Saturday ...

 

[Looking4new]

The BH is in it winter home. The driveway is fluffed up and regraded.
Here is the promised cold start and miss, complete with the smoke.
This you tube thing is a P.I.T.A. now that google owns them.
I've been trying for 2 hours to get a 1.04 minute video to upload.
Sorry, no video.

 

[scott_vt]

Thanks Steve,

I am always available to help setup if needed.

It sounds like I need to take some courses to be accredited with FEMA !

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 3.1C and it's presently 12.8C [heading to 15C], fairly clear & calm.

Glad that the wind has abated... at least for now. One wattle tree branch/trunk split and down. That's the only damage seen so far but I'll see when I leave for Church.

Which will happen in a few minutes (I'm 'leading' the morning prayer service) and then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[sodamo]

Buppies, Eufy cameras usually on sale at better price during Prime sales

 

[Thomas]

62F partly cloudy day.

6 hours of hiking backpack blower enough was enough for my back pockets were dragging.
Moma and her cubs drop for visit,while mom was snoozing cubs were wrestling climbing trees,after while the laid down took nap with mom.

I was too late this evening setting on the deck waiting for the critters,darkness comes early now.

Share bowl ice cream watch AL vs GA should be good game.

Enjoy your evening all.