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    Good morning!!!!

    Thanks! It's bad to hear about L4N DIL just wish there was something we could do, hits close to home and the reality of it, been down that road in different form for someone I knew so close. Hope they get off their pain med hatred and give her something.
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    Good morning!!!!

    Morning... high of 48 today, light rain till 1400 hrs which has thrown my plans of going to get a root cellar off. Weekend warrior neighbor who bought a tractor thinks busting up the silt stone, clay road and spreading it out without compacting it is the way to get rid of ruts out here. Maybe...
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    Pothole theory

    If you think about the concept of why a pothole started in the first place it would only make sense as loose rock would eventually push out a firmly packed driveway pothole. With that said and the part you didn't want to disturb the base, sounds like only course of correction is to add more rock...
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    Gooseneck trailer repair project

    Nice work, more than I would of had bought into as from experience with fixer up projects. Have a 40' PJ I bought used here and it doesn't dog walk but sure eats tires up on one axle and some on the other axle. New bearings and bushings so I know it's going to need alignment one day. Had a...
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    Welded and built with solar

    Thanks I appreciate that.
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    Welded and built with solar

    Few solar panels going to charge controller that then goes to batteries and from batteries to inverter then to breaker box and plug welding machine into it for simplistic terms. For technical side (22) 395W Bi-facial panels in 11S2P configuration going to Schneider 100A 600V charge controller...
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    Tesla's have a glycol system that flood the cells which depends on if it needing heating or cooling it heats it up with a heat pump when needed to be warm. Charging lithium below 32 F will damage any lithium battery, the BMS (Battery Management System keeps everything in check on those...
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    Welded and built with solar

    Got tired of only having enough room to haul what I need by balancing on the frame rails and what could fit in the cab. So last year I dropped a few trees that were in a ravine I am going to flood, milled them with chainsaw and now the lumber has dried after I sealed the ends with wax they were...
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