RDrancher's Photo Thread

[jinman]

Buy a lotto ticket quickly! You are on a run of luck. I was sure it was the rack, but a pin that dropped out is just too simple. I saw that pin in the diagram I looked at. You are rapidly becoming the injector pump expert. I don't know anyone else who has had all the injector pump fun as you have.

BTW: The neighbor got his driveway put in yesterday. It doesn't look nearly as good as yours do. . . but you knew that.

 

[RDrancher]

From what Glenn told me...neither has he! :laughing:

 

[RDrancher]

I try not to do much concrete anymore, but this is a great customer that refers me to everyone they know, so when they asked if I would do their little wall and pad, of course I said yes. After I dug the footing, I dug a trench with the KX41 for the lazy landscaper to get water to the hillside. He thought that aiming a sprinkler over the parking pad would be fine. :confused2: The "landscaper" (and I use that term lightly) is also a fireman. I have a lot of respect for what they do, but I also have a big problem with them taking work away from construction guys trying to make a living, so he wasn't too high on my list from the beginning.


I got the pad graded out just before a storm blew through. Today I'll wet set the caps on the SRW.


While I'm on the job I'll also seal the stone on their swimming pool coping and waterfall. For some reason the pool builder used local SANDSTONE for the SALTWATER pool. What an idiot. The penetrating sealer I'm using is specifically made for sandstone, but it will only prolong the inevitable.

 

[MarkV]

Saltwater pool, isn't that a bit unusual?

MarkV

 

[RDrancher]

So my favorite landscaper dug his sprinkler line yesterday. He stacked the mud from the trench on the gravel driveway instead of the hill and left the drainage swale a mess. Of course, I'll fix it. I'd say how I really feel, but this is a public forum.


Finished up the wall today. I'm off to a clearing job tomorrow and the ground is pretty saturated, so the concrete will go next week sometime.

 

[RDrancher]

Saltwater pool, isn't that a bit unusual?

MarkV

They've gotten pretty popular in the last few years. I think low maintenance and no chlorine are the main advantages.

 

[two_bit_score]

I tune into this thread every time I see a new episode posted!


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[RDrancher]

I tune into this thread every time I see a new episode posted!

I'm liking the new avatar tbc!

 

[two_bit_score]

I'm liking the new avatar tbc!

Thank you!

 

[LJH]

Of course, I'll fix it.

I'm sure that's what your favorite landscaper was counting on. :laughing: :laughing:

I'd wait 'till dark & egg his house.

 

[two_bit_score]

I'm sure that's what your favorite landscaper was counting on. :laughing: :laughing:

I'd wait 'till dark & egg his house.

:laughing: glad I didn't have a drink in my mouth when I read that, I would have choked laughing :laughing:

 

[RDrancher]

I'm sure that's what your favorite landscaper was counting on. :laughing: :laughing:

I'd wait 'till dark & egg his house.

If it was a commercial job, his sprinklers would get accidentally graded into oblivion.

The homeowner wasn't too happy and gave me the guys business card. Once he gets off shift from his real job, I've got a few thoughts to share with him.

 

[madmax12]

If it was a commercial job, his sprinklers would get accidentally graded into oblivion.

The homeowner wasn't too happy and gave me the guys business card. Once he gets off shift from his real job, I've got a few thoughts to share with him.

If your property catches on fire, is he one of the firfighters for your area? If so, choose your means of communication carefully. Just a thought.

I agree, I'd be exceedingly frustrated with someone messing up the work I take pride in. At least you know your customer understood the situation, and he takes pride in your work, as well.

 

[kevin37b]

Iwould love to hear that conversation .

 

[RDrancher]

Started a lot clearing job this afternoon. I demoed a cab SVL75 with just 9.5 hrs on the ticker. It still has plastic on the seats.


The customer wanted everything less than 4" in diameter shredded. I think there's actually more deadfall than standing trees!

 

[two_bit_score]

Bet that was nice. Pressurized cab?

This is NOT a knock on Kubota, OK.

When I was looking for something for my TLB I was considering the Kubotas in addition to the JD 110. I was also looking at JD skid steers or CTL. I talked to one Kubota dealer who did everything he could to convince me that using a bush hog on a skid steer/ CTL was the most dangerous thing in the world.

Kubota had not come out with their line of SS/CTL at the time. Bet he's glad to have them now.

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[RDrancher]

Yes tbc, it has the pressurized cab. Funny how sales guys are, huh?. Oh well, I guess that"s their job.

Speaking of the JD 110...While I was waiting for the Kubota guys to get the CTL and shredder ready, I noticed that there was a VERY clean 110 kinda hidden in the back. I guess that it and an older JD had been traded in on a SVL75. My rental guy didn't have much info on it (he didn't know where the keys were either) but he did say that the guy had used it only a few times and kept it in his barn. I mean...except for the backhoe teeth, this thing looked brand spanking new! I'll check it out with the sales guy next time I'm there.

 

[RDrancher]

Graded some wonderful black gumbo today for a basketball court. I used the Ratchet Rake to remove the grass and top layer, and tore out a few cedars. Verizon and Century Link cables run right through the middle of the pad. Made it twice the fun!


Right after I unloaded the tractor this morning the pot metal bracket on the shift linkage snapped. Even after taking out the pin the leftover piece wouldn't budge off the shaft. So I went home and picked up the welder and 200 ft of extension cord. Testing the weld...the piece on the shaft starts turning like it was never stuck.

 

[jinman]

John, I think I recognize that place. Is it near the intersection of SH156 and US380? I thought it had been vacant for quite awhile, but lately I've seen some activity there if it's the one I'm thinking of.

On the shift linkage. I guess you could drill those pinned pivots and put grease zerks in them. The best thing would be if the pivot shaft was through-drilled with a zerk on the inside end you can access from the operator platform. That way one squirt of grease once-in-awhile and the levers would just glide. Wishful thinking, I guess. I too have noticed that they get bound up and then the trash works its way out and they are fairly easy again.

Graded some wonderful black gumbo today for a basketball court. I used the Ratchet Rake to remove the grass and top layer, and tore out a few cedars. Verizon and Century Link cables run right through the middle of the pad. Made it twice the fun!
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Right after I unloaded the tractor this morning the pot metal bracket on the shift linkage snapped. Even after taking out the pin the leftover piece wouldn't budge off the shaft. So I went home and picked up the welder and 200 ft of extension cord. Testing the weld...the piece on the shaft starts turning like it was never stuck.

 

[RDrancher]

John, I think I recognize that place. Is it near the intersection of SH156 and US380? I thought it had been vacant for quite awhile, but lately I've seen some activity there if it's the one I'm thinking of.

That's the place Jim. The guy that owned the house and the horse facilities knew that the bank was getting ready to foreclose, so he split the property and got a new parcel number for the horse property and the barns. When the bank foreclosed, they only got the house and the property it sits on. He still owns the horse side and lives in one of the barns. I've done hay business with the guy in the past and he's a first class jerk! The new owners are turning the house into a bed and breakfast.

On the shift linkage. I guess you could drill those pinned pivots and put grease zerks in them. The best thing would be if the pivot shaft was through-drilled with a zerk on the inside end you can access from the operator platform. That way one squirt of grease once-in-awhile and the levers would just glide. Wishful thinking, I guess. I too have noticed that they get bound up and then the trash works its way out and they are fairly easy again.

Here's a photo of the linkage Jim. I had to run out a couple inches of welding wire out of the tip just to reach it through all the stuff in the way. The backside was easier to weld. I'll grind the weld down and plate it. In the pic its got bailing wire in place of the cotter pin I lost in the tall grass. The strange thing is that it shifter nice and smooth into gear, but when I went to shift into neutral it felt mushy. I gave it another try and it broke all of the way off.