Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

doing my own oil burner repair and maintenance for a long time.
one of your many and valuable talents Lou.
I have a Beckett burner here also, seems to be synonymous with quality oil burner.
A dying breed for sure.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

spilling fallen mud dauber nests and black snake poop on me
I'm never whining again...
That's a heady combo of messy nastiness.
Gotta get your snakes to go poop in the woods...

but for a little whine...brain mri this morning was miserable, my neck was not straight, pinched nerves in neck, shoulder
went numb and ached like crazy, then pains shooting down arm. How does one say pinched nerve?
And of course you can't move even a tiny bit or they'll have to do it over again.
So you're waiting and wondering if the little voice that says this next scan will take four minutes must have been mistaken because
it feels like you've waited, in pain, for more than ten...
You just have to suck it up and grit your teeth.

Fifteen seconds after I got up from table it mostly
all went away. Next time I have to remember to take my soft collar.
Which I need to wear now. Works well in the winter in the cold at least...

when I got home I started the heater in the garage and am heading out to make some sawdust later.
I took some cedar woodworking scraps with me yesterday
to my friend with the fire pit and they made nice kindling.

Other than mesquite, I know apple and cherry trees have a very pleasant odor burning.
Not sure what else you can burn that smells nice. Sugar Maple?
Some is so resinous it's dangerous as it blows sparks everywhere.

what's your favorite wood to smell burning?

For a regular fire / fireplace.... cherry has always been my favorite, followed by hickory. Pecan has a good aroma also.
When we lived outside of Perkasie (really the town of Dublin), I had a bright idea of using all the wood scraps from my woodworking shop (mostly southern sugar pine and sugar maple) and burning them in the wood stove.... it was brand new, but it only took about a month before we had a chimney fire! Those woods just had way too much sap and put a nice layer of creosote in the stove pipe. Scary time for sure! Burning them in an open fire I think would be ok....

 

[RoyJackson]

Dump run done...
Let the tractor run for about 20 minutes for warm up (since the actual goal was to see how well the cab's heat worked). It was OK....kept the engine RPM around 1500 and more time may provide greater heat. But, better then the 4520's Curtis Cab heater. However, I doubt I ever sit in there in a tee shirt.
Cruise control was pretty cool!!! Ran it in "B" range and 1500 RPM. I didn't look at the speedometer, but it ran around 7-8 MPH. One thing I should have tried, but I didn't...is to see if cruise control worked in reverse since I have a rear snow blower. Maybe next time.
The creeper control on the rear fender work as advertised. That'll be real handy when rigging an implement, as long as I align to the implement's upper and lower pins.
I dropped off my front blade...otherwise, I'll take down some of my driveway markers when maneuvering the curves. I plant those markers about 12" or so off the pavement...and when the tractor turns that 6' wide blade will knock them down. Maybe next winter, I'll put the markers 2' off the pavement.
For you that know Deere, loader implements are very easy to hook up...so if I need the blade, it's a one or two minute job to rig it

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .03 inches rain.

Christmas cards ready to be dropped at PO this morning.

Have to go to friends house to pickup items bought. House closing is next week and she returns to CA.

Might go to town after. Keg needs replacement. Wife being enticed by McRib commercials.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Took apart the geo pump motor from the first flow center to fail 2 yrs ago. Lot of rust or crud where the propeller goes.


Motor was stuck at first, but a little pressure got it turning. Motor is water cooled and was still wet, even though I drained the flow center at least a year ago.

Pulled pump body out, full of gunk. Looks like mud. This is a closed loop system, that I filled with clean water so not sure what it’s from. The water looks clear.


Cleaned it up a good bit, put it back together for now with water in it.

I suspect if I put it back together it will work, but I think I’ll take the one still working in the just failed 2 pump unit and put it in this unit as a spare 1 pump unit. Need to pull apart the other failed one to see what it looks like.


Was 32° earlier with heavy fog. Up to 51° now. Working on work stuff now.

 

[sodamo]

I actually know who's driving on my lawn ... I live with her ...

:laughing:

In that case, sure hope rebar doesn’t puncture the tires.

 

[sodamo]

Went with the 5mp scope.

Rationale:
Better than I have
Good enough
As RNG says, future should be better for cheaper.

 

[Dftodd]

Took apart the geo pump motor from the first flow center to fail 2 yrs ago. Lot of rust or crud where the propeller goes.
View attachment 679427

Motor was stuck at first, but a little pressure got it turning. Motor is water cooled and was still wet, even though I drained the flow center at least a year ago.

Pulled pump body out, full of gunk. Looks like mud. This is a closed loop system, that I filled with clean water so not sure what it’s from. The water looks clear.
View attachment 679428

Cleaned it up a good bit, put it back together for now with water in it.
View attachment 679429
I suspect if I put it back together it will work, but I think I’ll take the one still working in the just failed 2 pump unit and put it in this unit as a spare 1 pump unit. Need to pull apart the other failed one to see what it looks like.


Was 32° earlier with heavy fog. Up to 51° now. Working on work stuff now.

Looks like iron in the water. Even though it's fresh and clean it will still have minerals in it. Those minerals will collect on surfaces over time.

Iron, calcium and lime usually play havoc on those little pumps.

I'll have to remember to take pictures of a salt water pump the next time I have to rebuild one. Those babies will get clogged and locked up tight. Although they are usually fairly easy to clean up. Just suspend them in vinegar for about a week. And then pressure wash the pump end

 

[Looking4new]

rs, David beat me to it.

daugen, I prefer Beech for burning over night and Apple for smelling up the house.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Sam's club 8.8 lb pack of pork chops.


Seasoned with some Tony's and some mesquite chunks of wood in the pit too.
Also sprinkled a bit of beer on them to keep moist.

You PA guys better hurry and get down here before they're gone.