Lost my Sub-rural card?

[Rustyiron]

Especially for one that looks to be pre built and brought on a truck!:thumbsup:

 

[newbury]

We had about the same problem a few years ago. I started digging and had a small hole when son-in-law, 6'7" and 300 pounds, got there. Who needs a backhoe!!! He had a hole six by six in no time. Found the leak BUT it was the old black rolled pipe that had been installed over thirty years earlier. And this was the second leak in two years. So......next day called a contractor and had entire line replaced from the meter to the house. Expensive but better to get a recurring problem repaired correctly at a cost now than nickel and dime yourself to death the next ten years.

RSKY

Had a similar water leak problem. First plumber out told me the cost of finding and fixing one leak would be about half the cost of replacing the entire line, bit the bullet replaced the line.

 

[RSKY]

Then you age out to where you have the skills, time, money, but not, in this case, balance. First photo was 10 years ago, 2007. I was over 60 then. I greased the windmill turntable so it wouldn't moan as the wind shifted direction. Now 10 years later and any minor work on a roof has convinced me that my sense of balance isn't as acute as it was 50 years ago when I worked construction and climbed stuff routinely. I'm looking for a local windmill specialist to do the greasing this time.

Related - The Redwoods adjacent have grown up to conflict with the windmill tail. This summer - 2017 - I climbed the nearest redwood and topped it (second photo).

Then I discovered the next tree over conflicted also. The heck with it. I paid a pro to come out with a bucket truck and cut the conflicting branches off that one.

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We discovered that renting a powered lift is much cheaper than an Emergency Room visit. They can be had for less than $200/day in our area. If needed I usually call around to family, friends, and neighbors to see if anybody needs anything done up high and take care of it all in one day.

Much better than falling off a TALL ladder at 60+ years of age.

RSKY

 

[plowhog]

I confess most of my projects go haywire like those described here. But just this week one of those rare projects happened where all fell into place.

Our heater quit working (natural gas.) I had noticed a slight squeal from the fan over the past week or two, and I thought the "squirrel cage" fan was bad. I went to examine it before calling the service company.

The squirrel cage spun freely. Hmmm. But there was a second small motor/blower. A little google work told me this was a draft inducer. It pushes air up and out the roof vent before the burners light. I found one locally for $200, and it installed using four bolts with two wires plus a ground wire. It took longer to go get the part than it did to install it. The heater fired up right away. Probably the first project in 2017 where ... something ... didn't go haywire.

 

[two_bit_score]

^^^^^^^^^^^^I'm sure we can all relate to that!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



TBS

 

[Oaktree]

Okay--here are the pictures to prove that it happened.

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What are all the other pipes you uncovered?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

We have done all that in the past, but we are both done with that and make enough to pay someone else for some things.

If you have the money, and don't have the time, nothing wrong with supporting local business. When we were younger, we did not have the money.

:thumbsup: Exactly my point of view. I've worn out shovels, picks, wood splitting mauls, etc when I was younger... enough of that.

 

[Rustyiron]

:thumbsup: Exactly my point of view. I've worn out shovels, picks, wood splitting mauls, etc when I was younger... enough of that.

yeah! and it's much more fun trying to wear out an excavator anyway :thumbsup:

 

[California]

:thumbsup: I've worn out shovels, picks, wood splitting mauls, etc when I was younger... enough of that.

yeah! and it's much more fun trying to wear out an excavator anyway :thumbsup:

Rooting out the blackberry vines and scrub oaks that come up next to the orchard trees, is easier now. :thumbsup:

 

[ustmd]

What are all the other pipes you uncovered?

That mass of spaghetti is for me and my 4 neighbors.

 

[California]

A week ago Rustyiron asked about my water tower. Looking through photos I've put on TBN in the past I happened to find a photo from when I started foundation repairs (new redwood plates on the concrete foundation), in 2015.

Here's the whole water tower, ground to windmill. This is the typical size for the normal 'one horse' farm around here but larger versions were built at wealthier farms. The windmill drove a vertical rod that operated a 'pumphandle' style wellhead located at ground level.

Now a century later most watertowers have been re-purposed like this one, with the tank removed from the top floor and more windows added.