Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, nice pics.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Drew,
Super pictures !

At the FD, pouring outside, so we pulled out all the fire trucks and it’s going to be inside ! Hope it works out, we have to shuttle the burgers and dogs one flight of stairs ! We will make a go of it !

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 6.7C and it's presently 11.2C, overcast & fairly calm however there's a wind warning out for this arvo + rain (which, of course, it's doing right now). There was 0.2mm in the gauge @ 0700.

Safely there'n'back from Ross with no twits on the road.

What with the predicted wind & rain, the continued tree clean-up at the Rectory will have to wait until tomorrow.

As per usual, I'm off to Church in about a half hour and then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[PJSprog]

52°F and clear skies this morning, and only got up to 73° today.

Went to Centralia IL to pick up the zero turn mower, which was finally ready earlier this week. Man, so glad to have it back. Much easier and faster than mowing with the rider. Took it for a spin around the area between the driveway and the barn, and 3-1/2 hours later I'd mowed everything but the pasture. It seems to still be having some trouble holding power when under a thick load, but not nearly as bad as before.

On the way back from Centralia, we stopped at the boy's place to make some modifications to the wheelchair, and the accessories bag hanging on his walker. Ended up being there about two hours because we couldn't keep our jaws from flapping.

Thanks, Kyle. I'm trying to get on here more often. I miss chatting with you guys every day. The job is going well, with challenges pretty much every day. They keep me very busy. Coming up on two years there already.

Nice pics, Drew.

Good evening, gents.

 

[daugen]

had a nice hot shower and feel good opening door and just having the screen door open. Temps finally dropped enough, was up at 84 while sun was out.
I was looking at weather ahead, actually the craziest place is Truckee CA where lows are in the 30's. That's a two heater night with the propane furnace set to 65. Must be up in the mountains, but sure not that cold here.

huge number of high powered UTVs here. On the road and being trailered.
Noisy things

this site is wonderful having me at the very end facing the woods and being elevated above the sites below. So far no barking dogs or guys who just can't sit outside without some stereo playing around them.

with all the curves I went around the last two days, very happy I added more air to all the tires. Still heels over like a buick with bad springs
on a sharp turn but at least the Koni shocks and other parts control it fairly well. One is always reminded there is only so much adhesion at play.

PJS, glad you are doing well, you seem to carry a heavy load of responsibility well.

Don, glad you are healing consistently. I'm sure you have the itch to do things.

going out to sit on my chair outside with my first beer of the trip.
plus later I get an ice cream sandwich, treating myself for losing ten pounds in a month.

I'm a mile high. I know oxygen issues start around 8000 but I'll take a walk tomorrow and see if I can feel any difference. More likely I'll fire up the e bike and go for a ride.

 

[txdon]

I have been doing one handed things, cleaning pool, planting plants, but it was a hot day, full sun 87, and with the padded sling add 10 degrees. Half the flowers will have to be planted later. I did get in a good healing 2 hour nap. the bird vases were still available at our now favorite consignment store, so we got them, they have a lot of one of a neat finds there. these vases had to be flat and fit on a 4" shelf.

 

[Looking4new]

Rain mixed with wet snow for tonight. YUK! It is too early!
Drew, fantastic pics of Mt. Rushmore.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I was looking at weather ahead, actually the craziest place is Truckee CA where lows are in the 30's. That's a two heater night with the propane furnace set to 65. Must be up in the mountains, but sure not that cold here.

Truckee is one of the coldest places in California, Drew, and will often set new low temperature records in the winter. This time of year the aspens haven't started changing, but it's not to far off. Might even be some frost in the morning by the time you get there.

Lake Tahoe is just over the hill from Truckee, and the Kings Beach area is worth seeing for the beautiful blue water and good restaurants. Parking might be an issue for the MH on the main drag, though, but a block or two off shouldn't be a problem, especially after Labor Day.

I spent a lot of time in the Boulder, CO area, which is also about a mile high. I noticed the altitude, but it wasn't enough to make me dizzy. The humidity was an issue, though, as I always felt dried out with itchy eyes and raw feeling nose and throat.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

By going to a thicker bolt, Kyle, is there any worry that they won't shear soon enough and damage the mower? Or is the in line clutch going to take care of that? If so, why are there shear bolts to start with?

Also took apart the deep well controller and found that what looks like some kind of variable resistor came apart on the board. It sets the idle time between pump starts when the pump cavitates in an empty drill pipe, which happens toward the end of summer before the winter rains start. Not an easy repair, so I ordered an eight hundred dollar replacement which should get here tomorrow. Still way cheaper than calling out the well guy again.

Gonna get started on painting the gate up at he cul-de-sac by washing it off with water. With today's temperatures, it's sure to be dry by tomorrow. Got some wiring to tidy up in the pump house, then inside jobs the rest of the day.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend...

I believe it has a shear bolt because the clutch was an option. And it always would shear the bolt instead of slip the clutch until I put the grade 8 bolt in it. But it broke that bolt too. I have the heavy duty 6' bush hog for heavy stuff. I mainly use the 5' like a weed eater to get the tight stuff around trees etc.

Can you send the old well controller board in for repair for a spare?

I just mowed for about an hour with the 5' and it worked great so far. Wishing the small tractor had a few more HP, but it has been super dependable for 22 years now.

Old friends dropped by. They brought me about 15 German Chocolate cupcakes....oh my they are good...yes with the coconut icing. I ate 2.

There's a really nice breeze, 88F, and only 38% humidity. It feels so good.

LS4, sorry about the wind damage.

I see the

Good Afternoon Kyle,
I’m thinking.439 oversized 7/16 carbide reamer !

CRC 0.44 OD HSS CARBIDE TIPPED REAMER 6 FL .44 .4400 7/16 .4375 +.0025 OVERSIZE | eBay

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Scotty as many of us know, you need the right tool to get the job done.