Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

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You would think driver would be smarter than the wildlife.

at night? Maybe...and these new collision radars help.
But some folk don't slow down, and that's unwise...you have no idea
what is going through the head of the animal, fight or flight, and clearly flight.
But where....
some deer are so tame around here they don't move at all, just stand along the roadway munching away
on something.

the sound of a male elk bellowing a challenge.
Is this like the really large version of that rooster who keeps cockle doodle doing all day
long defending his territory?

Bison. Now those things would be seriously hard even on a truck. Might not drive away from that.
Probably same with elk, get those antlers in your radiator...:shocked:

As I go out to do more patching on my almost new driveway, I sure wish Buppies had done it.
I think about 1100 feet. Edges crumbling and tree roots buckling. Fighting Mother Nature in some ways.
Going to put more dirt along edges for support in key areas, like where trucks drive over. Some parts already wrecked,
patched, looks poor, going to put a one foot by fifteen foot ramp there connecting to the main thorofare back to the barn, concrete and then pavement sealer over it to match. I had always thought I'd put a gravel driveway through that section of lawn but I left the lawn in, looks
nicer at least from afar. Lot of truck ruts though, sure slow down in the lawn mower.

Morning fog burning off. Looks nice outside, time to get going, but slowly.

 

[daugen]

Will go cut about 15 acres of hay today.

sounds like "making hay while the sun shines"
Farmer you are working hard on a Sunday. Even if you're in an a/c cab with tunes on.
try to get your wife to take your picture out there, when she brings you lunch
like in the 50's commercials.

 

[Buppies]

My weight on male elk way off up to 900 pounds male 600 pounds for female. Only been elk hunting once license for elk not one to be seen only mule deer ten days and one big horn sheep to see except In Yellowstone but hunting not allowed. Travel by horseback lots of pictures no meat but that's ok had a ball would like to see one last time. Breathtaking views 10000 plus feet up lows an 20s at night high 70 during the day and very dry, not supposed to be that way in October

 

[farmer2009]

Will go cut about 15 acres of hay today.

sounds like "making hay while the sun shines"
Farmer you are working hard on a Sunday. Even if you're in an a/c cab with tunes on.
try to get your wife to take your picture out there, when she brings you lunch
like in the 50's commercials.

Drew. Your way too funny. No cab and no a/c. Do have tunes thanks to radio ear protection. And wife ain't about to bring me no lunch. She'll be headed to school to get everything ready for the week. Boys are headed to church with my mom and she'll keep them for the afternoon. Livestock farms don't get days off. Everything has to eat.
Oh yeah and it's calving season so will be checking cows. Already have 3.

 

[toppop52]

I hope the elk move down the spine of the mountains to NC and Georgia where they once were. We have a few elk in western Maryland. Pretty day but hot later. I forgot how big Suburbans are until I started cleaning mine. I call it Moby Dick!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Got FIL's push mower going. It hasn't been used for about 6 years. He thought he could just put gas in it and go. Carb cleaned, pressure washed off 6 years of grime and dirt, changed oil, new blade, and needed a new gasket between the carb and air filter. Was lucky there is a small engine repair shop just south of town on a farm road and he had the gasket. Put a fuel filter inline and the thing fired up on the first pull. Wish it had a fuel shutoff valve to run the carb dry when done....

5420 still has a slow leak in the front tire after previously removing and using a wire cup wheel to clean the inside of the rim. I took it back apart yesterday. Much of the new paint came off of the rim and stuck to the tire's bead. I used a grinder and sanding disk to remove most of the pinholes from the rust this time. Just put 2 light coats of rustoleum yellow on it and it is now sitting in the sun. I bought a quart of tire bead sealer to apply when going back together. We are still hot down here. Sure could have used a cool spell to work on that tire. I started making a list of things to do on the 5420 this fall. I noticed the last time I tried to mow, it was stalling out under high loads. AKA fuel filter. I bought a new fuel filter/water separator and an inline pre filter, and put that on yesterday. I need to refresh my memory how to properly bleed the fuel system now. Might tackle that today after church.

Y'all have a great day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 62F @ 8:30AM. 0% Precip. / 0.00 in. Mostly Sunny. High 79F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

The mind giveth and the mind taketh away, Drew. This week, I found a little Swiss Army pocket knife buried in the couch cushions where it had been for several weeks (I guess this is a comment on my housekeeping as much as anything else:laughing. These Minichamps are small and easily slide out of a pocket when sitting down, and I've lost several in the past. I keep a spare around, so I was using that and had already ordered a new spare from Amazon. So now I have two spares, but when I went to put the new spare in the drawer with the rest of the pocket knife and glasses stuff, there were already two spares, so now I have three.:confused2: I think part of the reason I keep dragging my feet on building a shop is that I regularly misplace things in the three car garage, and can't imagine how I'll find anything in three times that floor space.

Touring Yellowstone Park many years ago on the motorcycle we came upon a motorhome that had hit a Bison the previous evening. Other than being dead, the Bison showed no damage, but the entire front end of the motorhome was caved in. Black bison on a black road at night, very hard to see. I've hit three deer, two on motorcycles, and every one darted onto the road from brush, leaving almost no time to react. Infinite driving skill wouldn't have made any difference to the outcome. I'm very glad there are no elk or moose around here.

Finished saddlebag mounts for the old bike yesterday, so if the wind dies down later I'll get a coat of primer on them today. In the meantime, the pushrod tube seals on the engine are dried up and cracked, so I'll get a start on pulling the heads and cylinders to replace them today.

A new Big Agnes - Q-Core Deluxe Sleeping Pad camping mattress arrived yesterday from Amazon, one that was well reviewed. I tried it out last night on the laminate covered concrete floor in the great room, and I can't say it's any better than the old one. The ol' back is sore, shoulders stiff as well. I just don't think an air mattress can provide uniform support like a bed of coil springs. Being a side sleeper puts extra pressure on shoulders and hips, and no matter how much or how little air is used, I still end up with a crooked spine and sore parts. So this one goes back in the box and I'll have another look around for something better.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend...

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .17 inches rain

Pretty good day yesterday. After finishing my water filters mowed up to the cottage with the Scag. Got the new bearings on the rear roller of my flail. Still need to redo the mud bar.
Patriots are an early game today, then watch local boy Mariota.

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have an old push mower i'd like to get running again. Was the best push mower i ever had, until one of our boy scouts was using it in tall grass and stalled it. Then what did he do, he flipped the mower upside down to see why it stalled. Duh.. Has never ran right since.
I bought another new push mower to replace it, and it is junk. No power at all, will barely run.
I fixed my string trimmer and use it to trim. Rubber gas hose broke inside the tank, just replaced with new tank that came with hose. Then the prime bulb cracked, bought a 10 pack, so have 9 spares.

Finished mowing yard last night, started late, was dark when i finished.

 

[sodamo]

...

David, thanks for showing the filter pics. I like the simplicity of your first flush pipe. Can I ask, what size is the flush pipe drain hole and do you have a mesh inside to stop the exit getting clogged up with debris ?
Before we were connected to the town water system, our water for washing came from a barn roof. The intake often got filled in winter with leaves from a big oak tree and once when I cleaned it out I found a deceased owl.

For years I just relied on adjusting how much the cap was screwed in, allowing the water to seep out around the threads, but always thought I should have a better method. I drilled a 1/8 inch hole in the cap. Way too large as I observed water practically gushing out. I am awaiting 1/4 inch petcock, figuring they are adjustable.
I purposely don’t have trees close to the house minimizing chance of leaves. My problem is palm seeds. The myna birds love to drop them on the metal roof where after making much noise they roll down into the gutters. Luckily the don’t seem to impede the flow.
A dead owl or any creature would not be a good find.

 

[CWB Wyo]

Late today. The low was 32*, yesterday's high was 45*. Got up this morning and it was foggy and snowing. Got another 3-5 inches of snow. Good thing a lot of it has melted are we would have over a foot of snow on the ground.

Was out looking for deer this morning with my daughters boyfriend. The deer season opens next Saturday. We didn't see any thing but does. Not sure if I will buy a tag are just go with him for the fun of it.
Got the heater to work in the side by side yesterday. Still need to get stuff done before the the snow is here for the next six months.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[txdon]

Good evening! 90s today. After the new battery tester showed no cranking amps, even though the battery charged, I replaced the battery and Dad's tractor is running again. Thanks for everyones help. I was able to get the round bale off and then moved the tractor along with his mower inside his tractor shed. Next will be to top off all fluids and mount and connect the solar charger.

There was a trail ride in front of their house yesterday. The trail ride had more off road 4 wheelers, golf carts and utility vehicles than horses - times change. On the bright side there was very little horse manure left on the road.:thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Cwb, got that heater working just in time. We had 90° today.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 72F this morning clear, calm. Wind did increase to moderate, Temp made it to 91F and sky clouded up to the west in the afternoon and evening. Slow day, after chapel, made wife and I breakfast, worked on pulling sandburs, and chainsawed a few limbs for stepdaughter. She made fish tacos with the crappie we caught last weekend. :licking:

 

[RoyJackson]

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62 right now...high in the upper 80's today. Looks like this hot weather will break about midweek. After that, it'll be more seasonal with highs in the low to mid-60's.

 

[Eric Salop]

What a dull start to the day. Coming up to 8:00 am and the clouds are still reluctant to let through much daylight. The rain that started at teatime yesterday is starting to ease off, or maybe that's just my wishful thinking. Never mind, plenty of things to occupy the day inside and this morning we are due a visit from friends passing through this area. In the afternoon I have a nostalga trip of sorts - going to the dentist to have a filling replaced that last saw a drill when I was a young man.

For years I just relied on adjusting how much the cap was screwed in, allowing the water to seep out around the threads, but always thought I should have a better method. I drilled a 1/8 inch hole in the cap. Way too large as I observed water practically gushing out. I am awaiting 1/4 inch petcock, figuring they are adjustable.

Thanks, that's useful to know. I plan on capturing roof water from a barn that is closer to the house again one day and keep looking at different filter ideas. Keeping leaves (and owls) out should be easier here as there are no trees close by.

Mostly, I have heard of crappie, but didn't realise that with a name like that, it was a fish you would ever want to put in your mouth.
Having said that, we have a fish called a roach, which is actually beautiful looking, though I've never tried to eat one as my uncle once told me it would be better to dine on a ball of wet cotton wool that had been stuffed with pins.

 

[daugen]

cloudy and breezy today, high of 81, a little cooler.
Enjoying my first cup of coffee looking at a variety of red and grey(primer) speckles on my hands from painting yesterday.
Felt good to start applying some of that red paint.

Have errands to run today, Subaru to get inspected; state sent my renewal registration back saying my car wasn't inspected.
Well, they are supposed to send you a notice but in this case they didn't. Easy to do, car inspections here are a joke. No emission control for trucks in this county, and on a car like mine with 7000 miles on it, likely they won't even pull a wheel to check anything. Not that it's needed....

the pictures of the Caribbean islands are amazing, and sad. Everything is brown, leaves blown off, most trees poisoned by salt water.
As I sit here pushing buttons and having coffee made and my a/c keeping me comfortable, I feel a little guilty. Also wonder how the folks in Texas are doing. So many communities with the entire contents of one's home out in the front yard, sodden and ruined.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 60° with some clouds. Heading to 89° partly cloudy skies. Got the Kubota MMM mower put away on shelf. Did not take as long as I thought it would. Threw most of the stuff where it belonged in trash. As usual I found a few things that I could not find when I needed them. Hope I can remember where I put them for next time they are needed. Found a water leak in garden pond drain pipe. Need to get at it this morning before it gets too hot outside.
Buckeye, I had a old mower that would not run right. Found it had a sheared flywheel key. Replaced and it ran like new. Still have a Snapper mower. Has not been used in 25 years. Plan to get it running again and sell it. It has none of the safety features that mowers have now. An oil change and some fresh gas should get it running.
Don, good news on your Dad's tractor.
Framer, "Make Hay When the Sun Shines". I can remember when I did that. I still have some pains from throwing bales of hay back then.
Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

63F reaching 90 sunny day...need good soaking rain.

43 years today at the grind...Ivy college... seen a lot heard to much over the years.

Depending on temps after work just puttering.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[daugen]

for all of you hummingbird lovers and feeders, did you know the
praying mantis eats these birds? :shocked:
Birds Beware: The Praying Mantis Wants Your Brain - The New York Times