Good morning!!!!

[deerseeker001]

48 with Rain showers during the night and intermittent showers today with a high of 72.

 

[sodamo]

66° and .22 inches rain last 24 hours

Be safe
Have a great day

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[daugen]

RNG, I bet if you put zerks in there, those bushings, real bushings, would hardly ever wear out.
I mean, isn't that the point of grease?....
Not putting bushings on a heavy wear point is like bolting dissimilar metals together and knowing they will promptly corrode. Get you through the warranty period, but that's not what we depend upon well engineered companies to provide us.

paying excellent attention to my doctors to walk calmly on my treadmill, I was out at 6:30am working hard in the yard for 6 hours.
And this quack wants me to exercise more....sigh.
Raked dirt and planted grass seed and then worked for hours with the helper.
And you know what, he can't keep up with me...I'm wearing him out...honestly I have to inwardly chuckle a little.
I don't think he's had a job where he had to work up a sweat in his life. I suggested he pace himself (ha) and sit on the comfy mower seat while I take about five loader loads of pine straw we raked out from the front of the property near an old swing.
Yes, a swing that could never be as nice as the one Don did, but one that surely will get new chains.
Nice little baby black snake slithering around in there while we raked. Exactly the reason I wanted all that stuff cleaned out, particularly since the red ants were hiding under there. Not any more...
killed a big mound before I came in, literally millions of red ants exploding out once I ripped the top of the mound off with my rake. And then I dosed them well and ran. I bet that many ants would eat me to the bone... and carry the bone back to Momma downstairs.

Don, thank you on the turmeric and curcumin. I took glucosamine chondroitin for many years but it didn't seem to do much, and it sure didn't prevent problems, big problems.
I need to ask my pharmacist if any of the stuff I'm already on would prevent me using the turmeric.
Isn't that in chili? Haven't read your link, will do so carefully.
Interesting how most things that heal are zingy or bitter...not sweet, in nature.

neighbor is coming over tomorrow afternoon to show me how to safely use my pump shotgun, which I have never loaded. Long story, my late wife's gun given to her by her father. thankfully not to use on me.
But now with Bob the Bear around...
which reminds me, one more thing to do, go mount the game cam on the porch. That should take five minutes; I got an optional swiveling mount but not even sure I need that. It's directly in front of my front porch.

Hmmm, maybe I should experiment with the rear feeders...

but at the end of the day, who cares, it was a wonderful day, as my first apple checked in.
Good thing I just sprayed, variety of leaf issues were evident.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, I bet if you put zerks in there, those bushings, real bushings, would hardly ever wear out.
I mean, isn't that the point of grease?....
Not putting bushings on a heavy wear point is like bolting dissimilar metals together and knowing they will promptly corrode. Get you through the warranty period, but that's not what we depend upon well engineered companies to provide us.

Kubota did put zerk fittings in to lubricate the rotating parts. They just didn't immobilize the fixed end of the pins, and maybe used pins that are too small. Not sure the bushings I'm installing will make much difference on the fixed ends if the factory pin size is the problem. The lion's share of the landscaping around here is done now so the pins should last for a long time to come. Especially if they're in someone else's barn :laughing:

 

[mostly_gas]

Good afternoon all. 58F this morning cloudy and windy. 85F now winds 14 gusting 23-25 made bike ride interesting. Back to washing the high top van .

 

[dave1949]

67F on a very pleasant evening.

The Ford passed the annual inspection, good for another year. I had it aligned too since I put new tires on a month ago. Sharon's new car fever is waning, not sure what that means. Now that we have new tires and a new radiator, she hates to not get some use out of the expense. I guess that works until the next expense comes along. :laughing:

I think loader pins are undersized in general, and there is no excuse for not having replaceable bushings. These CUTS are powerful little beasties for their size. 4x4 and strong hydraulics can put a lot of stress and wear on the loaders. If you really put them to work using them to their full capabilities, it is a bit of a mismatch in tractor-loader strength IMO.

 

[wngsprd]

I took Coco for a nice long hike in Shenandoah NP. It was a beautiful day.

 

[Larro Darro]

Larro, you get this week's redneck award for your spigot covers. I used store bought ones, but now I have trouble finding them in the long grass. How do you keep track of 'em?

They will be inline with my grapevines and blueberry bushes. Plus each one will have two hoses coming from it. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

 

[Buppies]

I took Coco for a nice long hike in Shenandoah NP. It was a beautiful day.

Background is beautiful but the snake not so much

 

[farmer2009]

Background is beautiful but the snake not so much

Yes it was. Looked like a black king snake. They're the good snake unless you have chickens and like eggs. Don't mind them as long as I see them before I'm right on one.