Recent content by fatjay

Second spider web. Looks exactly like the ones on mine.

Got the radio and speakers wired. I must say, it sounds pretty good. Got the flood light wired and the rear view camera off the fuse block. Got the fuel gauge wired. Got the charger pedistool cut and drilled. This actually increases my water wading clearance to 18" from 12". Not that I'd want...

This is delicious. Some website was having a sale and I got 6 cases of them.

Battery strapped in. Also got my rear view camera installed, and I'm liking it so far.

I have made so many cuts on this saw, well over a hundred at this point, and it's just been fantastic.

Actually it was, and about 2x the runtime from what people are saying. And more power. And since LFP's voltage curve is almost flat, you get full power for the entire duration of the battery, it doesn't get weak towards the end. I put on socks for welding. Didn't want to burn my feet. My box...

Bought a lithium battery for the cart. Working on a battery box. Fortunately I had some spare angle iron laying around. I measured with gaps but now that it's cut the gaps are completely gone and it's a snug fit. Time to weld it up.

Not at all, everything is home grown. On the plus side if anything goes wrong, I know how to fix it.

Top balance finished. What a nightmare to build that thing in place by feel. Even the camera wasn't very useful. But it's done. All 6 are done. 90kwh of battery. Monitored but generally maintenance free for hte next ~20 years. My EVE pack kept bothering me. So I pulled it out and rebuilt it...

Everyone keeps saying convert to lithium. But lithium doesn't work when it's cold. I'm concerned about winter. I cleaned up the shop and looked at the batteries, and they are absolutely toast. cracked or swollen. I haven't ruled lithium out, I'm just concerned about that 1-2 weeks where we'll...

Finally brought home the right cart for me. It just needs some work. 2 batteries show 8.x volts, I'm assuming those are good. 3 batteries are showing 1.x volts, maybe they can be salvaged? 1 battery is 0.0 volts, I'm guessing that one is toast? I hooked the charger up and it didn't even come...

In 5 years and 55 chickens I've lost 4. One due to exposure, she refused to go in and it was raining and night and cold. Another stuck her neck through the fence and got stuck and strangled herself, and the other 2 of no clear reason. I built my coop and my secure run and bought my chicks from...

In the past years this was my mobile chicken brooder, it sat in the shop until they were ready to get acclimiated with the rest. It resulted in my shop being covered in dust, so I didn't like this idea. This year, I built a dedicated love shack, where a rooster and 10 hens would shack up for...

Good morning! Current weather (Last Update: Sat May 10 14:09:12 EEST 2025) Current conditions: clear sky, Temperature: 47F, Wind: 6mph West (Light breeze), Humidity: 77%, Pressure: 1017hPa Eldest graduates college today. About to pile into the car for the 2.5hr drive. The weather looks to be...

@EddieWalker Do you do anything for marek's? The fun began last night around 8pm. This morning i had a dozen. Unfortunately today I have to go to kids college for graduation. I'm guessing around 6pm I'll be home. Then I can start sorting things out. They'll stay in the basement brooder for 2...