Good morning!!!!

[vtsnowedin]

During one of the storms a six pac of trees blew over. My grapple grabbed it and my rear tires came up. I guess it will stay there till winter. This was the area that I spent 3 days clearing so I would have a pond view from the road. Obstructed view - again.

Well you could take the saw to them and give the tractor a fightin chance.

 

[txdon]

Well you could take the saw to them and give the tractor a fightin chance.

What!!!! Get off the tractor!!!!!

Now that I looked at the picture maybe a poke into the root base could separate them.

 

[Buppies]

Dave it will probably be a month or more until the stone hardens up enough to pave. If it stays hot this week we will we will put 21A pug mill stone (3/4 size stone with quarry dust and smaller size stone mixed in that come wet) and then compact with 3 to 5 ton roller. This will prevent water from penetrating the sub base and hopefully dry up with time. Hopefully can pave end of June

 

[deerseeker001]

57 with Rain,had 3/4 inch over night couldn't ask for better rain slow and steady.we will have a high of 75 today.

 

[farmer2009]

69 this morning and headed to 77 today. 100% chance of rain today. By looking out the window I'd say they got it right. Didn't look at gauge but it also rained over night. Rain chances every day for the next 10. I never did hear if they cancelled the parade for the strawberry festival. Might go see if the FFA has any BBQ Pork sandwiches for lunch.

Gary, deck turned out good.

Everyone have a safe Memorial Day.

 

[rswyan]

76F and mostly cloudy ... but looking out the window I see the sun peeking thru occasionally ... headed up to a high of 82F with a few morning showers.

Started off yesterday by pulling out 4 or 5 pallets out of the polebarn so I can finish cleaning up in there and spread fill.

Then got the cover pulled on the outside AC unit yesterday and throughly cleaned off the fins, which were covered with lint, as well as the rest of inside of the unit.

Tried digging out that eastern red cedar stump with the shrub bucket ... no way Jose ... the thing appears to have a massive tap root. The only thing that's gonna gonna be able to dig it out it is the backhoe ... and even that might be dicey. Might have stick the old bar and chain on the saw and cut it off below ground.

While I had the shrub bucket on I headed up to the pile of topsoil in the upper field and loosened up some of that for more fill over the downspout drain line..

After that I pulled the loader off and stuck the MMM on and spent the rest of the afternoon mowing the front lawn and upper field. It's been dry enough, long enough, that it was a pretty bumpy ride. Need some rain.

After I finished mowing I pulled the water wagon out of the polebarn, and filled it up and watered two of the four bargain basement ornamental trees from TSC we planted last fall, along with a lilac bush. Have several more lilacs and trees that need water ... will do that this morning as I don't trust the forecast ... rain could be hit or miss.

After that probably pull the MMM and stick the loader back on and move the topsoil down from the upper field. Then onto spreading and leveling the fill in the barn, after moving the woodsplitter out, and then try to get stuff back inside before the rain, if any, hits ...

Hope everyone has an enjoyable Memorial Day.

 

[All In A Days Work]

Good morning Tractor Drivers! Remembering those that have gave all to keep us free!

Hope you all have a good day!

Cheers!!

 

[sodamo]

Happy Memorial Day and thanks to all who have gone before

65°F and .03 in rain last 24 hours

Brunch at friends house this morning
This afternoon likely a trip to HD for one more length of 1/2in pipe and a couple Tees to finish my plumbing at cottage remodel. New work all roughed in just need to tie into existing lines. Transitioning from copper to cpvc. Plumber who did the cottage was old school with sweated copper. New lines are cpvc.

Be safe (especially if traveling)
Have a great day

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[RedNeckGeek]

64F headed for a high of 84F under sunny skies and light wind. Just like yesterday, which turned out to be perfect for dinner on the patio.

Gary, looks like that deck is good to go another ten years.

DabSgt, that looks like a great use for a loader. Might have to try that if the Powerstoke has to come out for front and rear main seal replacement.

Eric, your only hope for a good night's sleep is to get enough fresh country air into your grandson to tucker him out. Tractor rides and some hikes together might just do it though

Drew, I long ago gave up sugar based syrup, but still sneak in some honey once in a while and can appreciate the need for some of the Tupelo on your 'cakes. Hope it was worth it :thumbsup:

Thomas, the fox here rarely shows his face, but has lately taken to leaving his calling cards on the front door mat. That really helps keep me on my toes.

Buppies, hope you have an uneventful ride home, and won't try to get the whole week's work done your first day back.

Don, a chain around that tree might get it out of the view, maybe even without loping off limbs. But you might have to wait a wile for the ground to firm up, what with all that rain you folks have had down there. I wouldn't be too hasty in running my differentials and hubs through high water, either. Unlikely to notice any damage at first, but all that water is hard on the oil and murder on bearings. No need now that the water's going down, and hopefully there's no next time. The enterprising young Mexican hadn't learned that lesson when he used his daddie's 4x4 to pull cars out of the washed out vado, and then to shuttle our motorbikes across. The 20 pesos we gave him wouldn't have been enough to even pay for an oil change, let alone new parts.

RS, had a 40' digger pine hanging over the garage when I bought the place. The neighbor had his 'dozer and backhoe over clearing brush, and offered to help take it down. A chainsaw and cable made short work of the tree, but the stump proved more resolute. It was rooted into the stone, and he spent a good four hours breaking down the flakes enough to get it out. I think the hole went down close to 8' before the tap root finally broke off. Knowing what I know now I'd have taken a page from your book and cut it off a couple feet below ground and called it good.

Finished up the oil change on the truck, surprised at how warm it was so early in the day. Managed not to spill any of the 3 1/2 gallons of oil that 7.3 liter takes, but found plenty blown around on the front and back of the engine while I was under there. Signs of more work to follow, but will probably get a local independent wrench to run a dye test to see where it's coming from first.

Got the oil changed in the RTV, too, then decided to tackle the tail lights, which have only ever worked intermittently. No power at all at the left lamp, and in testing the right found a broken lead. A crimp fitting fixed that, but still no joy. Found another break up under the bed, a very bad patch job from the previous owner. Then finally a broken connector down near the light revealed itself. Cracks in black plastic are hard to see, but wiggling the wires finally pointed out the culprit. Had a suitable connector "in stock", but two hours into a fifteen minute job had me late for dinner.

This morning I'll spend some time with the weed clipper in an effort to reclaim the back yard, then if the wind doesn't come up maybe rig the sprayer and start in on the star thistle.

Hope everyone enjoys the day...

 

[sodamo]

Gary
Now that you used it how do you like the Deck over vs normal porch paint? Noticeable visual difference in the surface?

Looks very nice in the pics.

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