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Sadly, my wife's father passed away yesterday. He had a very weak heart and finally could no longer maintain. He passed just after noon yesterday, with my wife, her mother, and me with him when he passed. The doctor's said they had done all they could do for him. It was a peaceful, but sad...

Well, I put a double choke hold on my software to make it keep working and not crash. It will either work now to show pictures of my siding or I'll find out it has a double choke hold on me.:eek:

So Bird, are you sleeping with a mask on your face these days? How did your tests turn out? Is sleep apnea an issue? For your sake, I hope not. I hate sleeping with an oxygen tube under my nose. I can't imagine that biggrer mask.

Here is the valve body, item #2.

Marv, here are the best images I have of the platform area and the loader post bolts. I hope they help.

My youngest daughter sent me a copy of the document showing my granddaughter is 3 out of 373 in ranking for her 9th grade class. I am super proud of Katie's performance. She is truly a little whiz and excels at everything she does. We are so lucky to be blessed with her. She is something...

I suppose this thread could be considered just braggin', but my LB75B TLB is such a great starting machine that I have to brag on it a bit. It seems that if I let it set for a month or two, it will still crank and start every time. Sometimes it will take a bit longer to start because I think...

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Does that mean all over the top of the cake? :D

Gary, it sounds like the system there is so slow that once you get care, you don't want to give it up too quickly. God bless your mom and make her heal quickly.:thumbsup:

Dang! Good luck with all of that. Those of us who have never had skin cancer don't know how lucky we are. Best wishes for a good colon check too.

Just another nice day in N. Texas.:) We've been very cool/cold overnight and that's made for some great sleeping with the window cracked open. I know you guys with blowin' snow will get a chuckle out of that. Your cracked window would produce a snowdrift.:confused2:

Don, let me send you down a few moles and beavers. You need some more critters to tunnel through your sandy soil and pond dams.:eek: Just tryin' to be your helpful buddy.:D

They caught El Chapo, so PEMEX assets are frozen.:rolleyes:;)

There you go, Bill. Everyone can't be on-point and on-topic like you.;) :laughing: BTW: Have you ever noticed that all the TBN emoticons are toothless? . . . except this one:D

Me either. I've had dentures for many years and have forgotten what it is to not have them. Mine fit perfectly with no pads and I don't think I've ever needed dentu-creme.

Roy, perhaps you should have not worn your horny hat to the meeting.;) :D

I need some expert JD advice. My neighbor just signed a deal on a John Deere 3038e tractor with 305 loader. I asked him if the loader had the Universal Skid-Steer quick-tach adapter and found out it came with the JD quick-tach adapter. I suggested that he contact his dealer and find out what it...

The drained and rinsed black beans in that recipe surprised me. I'd have to try it with the black beans just as they came out of the can. Since there's no grease or extra oil, extra juice seems to be a good thing. My mom use to make chili-corn with pinto beans, ground meat chili, and corn. It...

I admit, the Daytona Demolition Derby was fun to watch. There'll be plenty of souvenir race car parts for sale at flea markets for awhile.:laughing: Congrats to Dale Jr. for staying ahead of the fray and winning the checkered flag.

Gary, I think team Canada took all the wind out of the USA team's sails. Canada's strategy worked perfectly. I wish them luck in their Gold Medal game with Sweden tomorrow.

Jim, I think the o'possums from down under have a lot more fur than ours in the southern USA. Ours look like a raccoon with mange. The iconic photo or drawing of them is in a persimmon tree in the fall when the persimmon crop is huge. I don't know what percentage of their diet is persimmons or...

Don't we all raise possums indirectly?:D I thought about renaming my place to Rockin' Anchor Possum, Raccoon, and Skunk Farm.:laughing:

Can I hold you to that promise?:D I certainly hope you are right in your predictions for us. We need some serious cloud-bursts to put our lakes back at normal levels. I will love having rain if it comes. This morning it is hovering around freezing and very dry. To look outside here, you only see...

Well Irv, as you have one challenging day after another, we have one warm and dry day after another. I sure hope our pattern changes for some spring rains. It may sound like great weather, but bone dry sure gets old after awhile.

Kyle, I won't even post much to this thread. I feel so sorry for the folks up the east coast fighting cold and ice. I kinda feel like there is not much I have to add, considering how good our weather is. Anything I say sounds like bragging.

Randy, your breathinng symptoms and mine sound similar, but for different reasons. I'm afraid my COPD and chemo is dragging me down. It sure does not take much for me to become completely winded. My weight also seems out of control with a gain of 10 lb per month since November.:ashamed: I think...

Now, that's a catastrophe. . . or is it?;)

Gary, except for going from duty station to duty station in the Military, I've always left one job for another due to major increases in salary. It's hard to turn down a 25% increase and better benefits. My last job lasted 19 years. I would never have retired as early as I did except for going...

Wow! That's good to know, Randy, but very scary also. Do you have a high electrolyte beverage prescribed? Gatorade? Powerade? Other? Does beer contain electrolytes?:D

Irv, you are right, of course. Suburbans, Yukons, Tahoes, Silverados, and Sierras are everwhere. Ford pickups sell more throughout the U.S., but in Texas, it seems the GM pickups and SUVs reign supreme. Even Cadillac Escalades are common.:rolleyes: Lots of police departments are buying Yukons...

Don't worry, Drew, I'm neither rich enough to pay for, nor a big enough thief to steal all the fuel needed for a Suburban. We assemble them in Arlington, Texas and then ship them out quickly to people who can afford to fill the tank.;)

I'm still working on taxes too. I started to get them done early and found out that my Vanguard brokerage acct will not have 1099s available until Feb. 18th. Bummer:( We have a nice refund coming and I'll try to convince Kathy that she needs a new car, something close to the size and style of a...

Wow! Great news for Joanie and you. Let the celebration begin!!!

Drew, I just saw photos of the weather in Philly, and I certainly have sympathy for you. I hope this mess is over for you soon as well as all the others with such terrible weather and ice storms.

"One morning, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he ever got into my pajamas, I don't know." -- Groucho Marx Oh, what I'd give to have my pond overflow dripping/squirting/running water. :rolleyes: Like the bridge to nowhere, I have plumbing from nothing to nowhere.:( Lou: Is this the...

19 F here this morning, but also very dry. I have to drive to Wichita Falls later and am so happy it will be on dry pavement. I'll set the cruise to 75 mph and be there in no time. We sure need rain, but we don't need ice. Watching the news on TV is like watching NatGeo about a quest for Mt...

Good luck, Wayne. I hope your surgery turns out well and you have a successful rehab and recovery.

Gary, I'm sorry you and your wife lost a day's work, but so happy you both are okay. I can just imagine that instant of terror when you saw lights coming at you out of the white-out. This is a tough winter for everyone in the northern zones. You all have my sympathy.

Is there any deductible on liability? I don't think so. If he has damage to his own vehicle, there will be a deductible, but his liability should pay for the fence damage.

Good news on the benign finding, Drew. I recently had two big moles removed, one on my chest and one on the back of my left leg just above the knee. Both were benign. However, the one above my knee had grown so deeply that it took almost two months to completely heal. I don't recommend this as a...

Larro, I'm hoping your mom has continued good luck. Nothing is quite so scary as not knowing why and not knowing when it could happen again. She probably doesn't need the rehab center, but it will ensure somebody is there if she gets light-headed and faints again.

Do you have doors in your house that are constantly left open when they should be closed? I have a door that goes down to my heated basement that is constantly left ajar. The heat from the basement just rises right up and makes the basement cold. I found a very inexpensive door closer ($18.80)...

Drew, I hope your surgery is successful and there are no more "traffic jams" in Carpal Tunnel. It's dry and windy here. Yesterday was a beautiful day outside, warm (mid-60s F) with a light breeze. It's 20 degrees cooler today and tomorrow it is supposed to be even colder and bottom out on Thurs...

Gary, that's a great save. It will provide a nice connection to your family heritage whether it is ever put back to use or just saved as a family treasure. I love old stuff like that, especially old stuff that worked so well. It could have lots of uses for moving light loads even in a modern...

Happy birthday, Larro! I hope you have many, many more.:) I plan to watch both football games today, but the Denver-NE game is the one I'm interested in the most. I can't get excited about SF or Seattle, though I expect that to be a good game. Whoever wins is fine with me. If I had to pick, I...

No rain here, but the wind was brutal. My thermometer showed 75 F yesterday afternoon, but the wind was gusting to 35 mph and that made it a bad day to be outside. . . or spray painting.:D EDIT: Enjoyed football this weekend. No real surprises, but still enjoyed the games, especially the close...

What's wrong with slimy okra? Just like raw oysters, once you get it past your lips, you've got it licked. It even has a point on the end to help it go down easy.:D

Well, Don, my complaints are not about the CoCoRaHS gage compared to an automated gage, but the things they could have easily done to this gage to make it better. Reading reviews on Amazon say lots of folks have trouble keeping the top funnel in place with more than a 30 mph wind. It sounds like...

You know, Don, I'm less than impressed with this gage. The stinkin' center tube only goes to 1" total. the base of the gage could have had a bit higher ridge to make placing the inner gage easier and hold it so it doesn't flop around while you try to put on the larger collector at the top. The...

Here's a picture of Lou surfing inside the curl. The guy is AMAZING! :D

Rain predicted on Friday and up to 70 F by Sunday. I gotta get my new rain gage mounted today. It came by UPS yesterday.

Lots of little birds are swarming the bird feeder full of sunflower seeds. The big red cardinal looks like a monster compared to the little fellers. Even a woodpecker comes to visit occasionally. The little birds can sure clean out that feeder in a hurry. Out in the woods, I see birds...

I can't believe all the bad luck you have had with power. That and the trips back and forth for medical care must be making your patience very thin. I hope all the details get worked out soon and you are back to normal. Our weather is quite balmy compared to yours. It's supposed to be up near...

Roy, about the time you stubbed and broke your little toe, I caught my right one on a bench seat leg beside my bed after making a midnight potty run. I didn't break my toe, but it sure swelled up and turned blue. I wear tight support stockings for my veins, so the first day was murder trying to...

David (MossflowerWoods): Things do turn around, though they sometimes take more time than we really want. I got divorced from my first wife in 1976. Over the next 30 years, I had times of despair and times of sadness as I lost both of my parents. Even so, I stayed true to myself and didn't seek...

19 F here for a low this morning (but it's a dry cold:D). The sun is shining brightly in a clear blue sky, and it's still just 29 F at 11 AM. I'd say it's as cold as Jerry Jones heart after the Cowboys' loss to the Eagles last night.:rolleyes: I loved seeing ol' Jerry turn around and cuss up a...

I'm not sure this link will work, but here is a link to the newspaper story that prompted me to write a letter to the editor. I just felt insulted that at Christmas time they would give front page coverage and another whole page to this criminal who deserves to be exactly where he is. My letter...

I just took a couple of photos of the worst spots on my driveway. These are both about 3'x3'. I won't be doin' anymore salt here. I can use it on my deck and steps, but not on the concrete.

Would that 6-yr old be this little cutie you have on your shoulders when we were skinning Don's carport?

Oh boy! With the early December ice storm, I used rock salt to melt a walking path down my driveway. Now, the surface is all pocked and chips are coming up. I am shocked to see online info that salt and concrete don't mix if the concrete is not finished with the right compound. Live and learn, I...

God bless all of you suffering with cold weather and loss of power. If I could send you a bowl of my steaming hot chili, I'd do it. Yesterday, I made a big pot of Texas Chili. I think it was the best I ever made because of all my fresh ingredients. Here's a link to the post about it with photos...

Yesterday was Texas Chili making day at my house. I decided to use the recipe I found online because it had lots of stuff made from scratch/fresh instead of using commercially available chili powder. Of course, I got distracted and didn't get every step of the process, but I think I captured...

No diet for me. . . yet.:rolleyes: I had delicious moist and tender smoked brisket yesterday. I sliced a few lb an chopped a couple more. With potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, and rolls, there is no dieting gonna happen. In one hour, I am starting my authentic Texas bowl-o-red chili. I'll...

Once again, our grandson got spoiled rotten. That's not to say I wasn't also spoiled.:) I got a brand new recumbent exercise bike. Our biggest present is health and the love of family. Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas everyone. May Santa bring you what you want instead of what you deserve.;) :Laughing:

. . . and I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight, "Giddup! you ol' mules, before I skin you alive.":laughing:

Power beyond is whatever pipe from the loader valve that hooks to the port marked #7 on the diverter as shown below. This would be be the best place to insert your 3rd function valve. Read the text for a full understanding of the diverter and its operation.

I have a neighbor who spares no expense for his grandkids. One year, he ordered 20 hooded jackets and got a double order of 40.:confused2: He called the seller and they said they had no record of a double shipment and he should just keep the merchandise. His credit card was never charged for the...

I'm sorry for Tony, but I don't think he had a chance of winning anyhow. Jason Garrett, will be around for awhile because he is Jerry's yes-man. The only way the Cowboys will change anytime soon is if AT&T Stadium is a ghost town on game day. Jerry is just fine with losing as long as his profits...

Anybody watch football yesterday? I think Drew is a Philadelphia Eagles fan. I am NOT looking forward to what they will probably do to our Cowboys next week, but I am a super fan of Nice Foles. That guy is so talented that he may be the hope of the Eagles franchise. Of course he has good...

If your 3PH works, then the diverter is fine. The diverter just sends full pressure/flow to the loader's joystick valve(s). That fluid exits the loader valve on the PB line and then goes to the 3PH and/or remote hydraulic valves. If the 3PH is working, then fluid must be flowing into and out of...

It was on sale for $350 at Amazon with free shipping. I don't know that I need all the "Smart" features, but that added less than $50 and I do like the Samsung brand. Here's a link.It;s back up to $377+ now. We have a DishNet HD Joey in our bedroom, but only a low-res 20" LCD TV over 5 years...

There really is a Santa Claus!!! Woohoo! My 32" Samsung Smart HDTV for our bedroom arrived at 6:00 PM tonight. I can put it up tomorrow if the existing bracket for the current TV works. :)

Those "elitist types" are always whinin' about something.:laughing: As Randy said, keep posting and you'll work your way up the TBN social ladder.;)

Wow! Congratulations. Any woman who can put up with one of us for 23 years deserves a great dinner.:)

FedEx has the deal with the post office for standard ground delivery. They call it FedEx Quickpost, or something like that. The problem is our post office has been swamped and one of the carriers fell on the ice and hurt himself. He's out until next week and they are calling in part-timers to...

This sleet did not stick to vegetation, but it crumpled several carports and, livestock barns, and one riding arena that were never designed for 4" of solid pack sleet type ice. Most of these structures had very little pitch. My steel roof shed almost all of the sleet because of the light breeze...

Don, I ordered some gift cards from Amazon that were supposed to be here yesterday morning. This morning I get notices that all my orders are delayed due to weather causing delivery snafus. So, it's not only your splitter. Deliveries just can't be made when the trucks are parked on the...

No ice tilling for this storm, Dave, but I have that idea socked away for future events. My gravel drive looks pretty sloppy right now since I dragged some gravel off with the ice. Let's just say that RD Rancher would NOT approve of my driveway borders. I'm gonna have to do some boxblading to...

Amen! I'm already feeling guilty about polluting this great thread.

I prefer to call it accounting 101 instead of politics. :D . . . and to keep in the Good Morning theme, I'm seeing our ice melting since it is 37.5 F outside just now. Our paved county road is almost clear of ice, but the gravel part in another county is still loaded with ice. Our county road...

Chrysler? :confused3: Every good politician knows you try to change the topic when the heat gets too close to home.;) But yes, The Ram P/U is the only good thing I see coming out of Chrysler. They'll soon destroy the Jeep if not already there. Dodge products appeal to young males with more...

FedEx, when it absolutely, positively, has to be there. . . we drop it to the USPS SmartPost.:laughing:

Sorry Drew, but I think you are very mistaken. This is the story I read earlier this week. My shares pre-bailout were worth 10 cents on the dollar. Stockholders were just thrown under the bus. Now, to add insult to injury, the taxpayers lose $10.5 BILLION. GM was and is operating on the backs of...

Drew, I don't care if you have to go to the Sr. Citizen Center. Do not spend the holidays alone. There are folks at the SCC who will enjoy your company as much as you'll enjoy theirs. Glad to hear your "weight reduction surgery" went smoothly. You should have ask the Doc if he was charging by...

Well, you know I just had to do a little "now that I'm out of the Navy" style experimentation. This photo was taken a year later with my father and oldest brother. I'm sure there are some sideburns in there somewhere, Steve.:laughing:

She's posted in the Texas Fall/Winter thread. Maybe she is going to "rain dance refresher training." I think she's trying to figure out why her rain dance turned into the freezing rain-sleet-snow dance.:D

Don, it was on a truck stuck on I-35 north of Denton where it turned into a truck stop parking lot. It could be delayed a couple of days.;) This storm has turned logistics into a log-jam.:( Our mail lady delivered a package on Saturday morning, but said the USPS trucks are not making deliveries...

Here is a picture of me in 1981, right after I retired from the US Navy. I wore that t-shirt until it had so many holes I was embarrassed to wear it anymore.:)

I went to elementary school with a kid who picked up "snipes" along the roadway on his way home from school. He gave a bag full to his mother who removed the remaining tobacco and then used papers to roll her own. :rolleyes: Of course, today, anyone who sent their kid out to go sniping might be...

There are three issues that can have a huge effect on your temperature reading. 1. On early model tractors, there is a block drain hose that goes from the engine block to the radiator. It looks like 3/8" fuel line/heater hose. That hose provides enough bypass so that in cool/cold weather, the...

One or two worthless scumbags can trash up a road in no time flat. We used to have a fast-food bag, drink cup, and sometimes a plastic bag used for litter thrown out on our road. One day I opened a trash bag to see if I could find an identifying envelope with address. I not only found the...

Drew, I generally don't worry about the things that run out: cats, 'coons, armadillos, mice, etc.. What I worry about is the things that make a ticking sound as I hook up the 3PH and PTO to my cutter. There's nothing quite so warm and comfy for a cold-blooded reptile as under the deck of a...

Isn't that the definition of retirement?:D

Here is a photo of my seat jumper. You can see the switch between the seat base springs. I just disconnected the plug and put the spade jumper between plug connections. The switch is normally open and closes with your weight in the seat. I'll discuss the temperature/thermostat issues in the...

I agree with Don. If you can bury it, somebody can dig it up. If you turn your property into a landfill, somebody may discover it if/when you go to sell and make a huge issue out of the site as a landfill. I know lots of people do the dig-a-hole thing, but after cleaning up my dad's property, I...

We've had lots of people in this country who led civil rights movements and were successful. Martin Luther King is certainly one of the greatest, but Nelson Mandela was in the majority race in South Africa and yet was subject to oppression that sent him to jail for 27 years. While countries and...

Don, I'm very proud of the trash services provided by Wise County. At my closest drop station, you pay only $1 for up to a 30 gal trash bag. Here is their fee schedule: PRICES (Effective October 1, 2004) 30 Gallon Trash Bag $1.00 each Shingles (Boyd & Decatur only) $18.00 per cubic yard...

. . .and besides, they drip dried.:D

Brandi, those old pictures sure show a different time. Here is a few of my family long before I was born, even before my middle brother was born. This is my dad, mom, and older brother standing in front of our house. This is my dad and brother from earlier years. I believe this was my older...

In order to check the safety module, it is under the left side cowling where the relays are. To remove the cowling, you remove the bolts between the two sides under the steering wheel and then there are two bolts on the firewall, visible when you raise the hood. There are actually three bolts...

I think we have a new phrase for messing up the laundry. We can call it "Larro Laundered." ;) I remember when I was in high school, my girlfriend got a sweater dirty and I volunteered to clean the spot out since I worked as a janitor at a coin-op laundry and a dry cleaners. I carefully spotted...

Dennis: I somehow missed telling you to convey my congratulations to your daughter. It may be a bad time for weather, but there is no such thing as a bad time to achieve your life's goals. Give her our best wishes no matter what avenue she continues to pursue. Dennis, my regular physician is an...

Yes! Especially when washed down with a cold Shiner Bach. Do you think it might make hair grow on my head again?:thumbsup:

Ron is not bringing the weather with him. The weather is coming from the west and Ron is coming from the east. So he's not so much of a delivery person as he is a weather magnet.:D

Thanks, one of my daughter's favorite things to call people is "turkey butt." So, is there any doubt who bought that outfit for Noah? Look at what is on the seat of his britches. :laughing:

Amen! Brother Randy, you could not be more correct. :)

Brandi, your "Pumpkin Doodle" sure has a sweet little smile and a chubby little face with a mop of hair.:) She looks to be 15-17 lb, maybe more. My grandson is a little over 17 lb and sitting up by himself. He's already trying to crawl, just hasn't got all his limbs working together yet.:D Of...

I don't use anything in my coffee, but I drink Splenda in my iced tea. . . or any of the other artificial sweetners. I don't have a problem with any of them, but you can bake with Splenda. I've been drinking artificially sweetened drinks since I was 20 years old and never crave sweets. I say the...

Randy, I hope you and your shaker of salt are keeping each other happy. ;) I just couldn't help but think that if a Dr. told me to add sodium to my diet, I'd stop off at Sam's Club and buy a half-gallon of pickled okra and go home and pig out.:D I find it extremely hard to quit eating pickled...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I want to give give thanks to and for each and everyone of you who has posted on this thread and shared the goings-on of your daily lives. It's like sitting around a huge table at a coffee shop and sharing a cup with all your friends. The kindness and sympathy...

And also good with turkey giblet gravy. For me, I always eat cranberry sauce (canned normally) with whole cranberries in it. I like it once at Thanksgiving and on occasion when eating at Golden Corral and they have turkey/dressing that appeals to me. Actually, I hardly ever finish the...

Are you gonna do a catered turkey day since your kitchen is still unfinished? All your descriptions sound fantastic and I hope you'll post up a photo or two when done. Remodeling can be exciting, especially when you are doing it.

Happy Birthday, David. It sounds like you have the perfect birthday plan. Sorry about your catchment tanks turning into floaters.:(

Dang! I was hoping you were on the mend, Randy. Get yourself hydrated so that urine isn't dark. Believe me, I know how hard that is to do when you don't feel good. I have to drink 80 oz of water per day and sometimes struggle to achieve that. We are in the midst of an early winter storm with...

I know we are creatures of habit, but habits and inattention are killers in the cockpit. I just wonder if those pilots flew into that smaller airport a lot and made that approach out of habit? I know it took me over a year after I retired to not take the wrong exit off highway 287 to 114 east...

I was in High School, a junior, and in-between English and Biology class. A clueless friend of mine came rushing up to me in the hallway saying, "They got him! They got him!" I was puzzled and asked who. "Kennedy! They got the SOB!" he said. I was stunned. I didn't like Kennedy mostly because of...

Don, I thought the perch came from duck slobber.;) Turtles dragging shells full of eggs, Raccoons washing after a fish egg snack, and probably many more sources. For whatever reason, those sunfish really reproduce quickly. My brother and I caught 40 in a half-hour one time. They got into a...

Don, you've got some good terraced swales, but the inside next to the mound will silt in pretty quickly. Do you have any source of rock? Some nice 4" to 6" rip-rap would sure make that more functional and hold whatcha got with the sand.

Hmm. . . I'm thinkin' if Lou comes to our Spring-Fling TX TBNer party, we may have a busted beverage budget. So Lou, if you come, we are limiting you to one beer. Sorry buddy, we have to set some limits.:D :laughing:

I cannot imagine much worse than losing your home to a storm and then be besieged with winter weather. No matter who you are, when Mother Nature decides to level the playing field, you find yourself homeless and dependent on others. This presents us with the perfect opportunity to reach out and...

Did your 3PH stop functioning suddenly? Do you have rear remotes and do they work? If neither your rear remotes or 3PH work, you may have a dislodged Power Beyond plug in your joystick valve. The loader is the only thing that works when this plug is dislodged. The valve under your seat has...

David, from my perspective, you are livin' large in Paradise. I know the beauty of the place seems to hide all the hard work you've done to get to this point, but you can be exceptionally proud of your accomplishments. You are a credit to the self-reliant spirit. :thumbsup: Weather: We have a...

A friend sent me a very interesting link to a video made especially for firefighters by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer's Institute. SAAMI video for firefighters I cannot tell you how many stories I've heard told as truth that this video debunks. Well meaning people sometimes...

I didn't get up this morning until 8:30 AM, but my wife was up to take my grandson to school and go to her parents to help them today. She left me a note that our outside thermometer said 19 F. The NWS at the Bowie airport reported 23 F as the low. We often are a few degrees cooler. It's hard to...

I think I may know at least part of your problem. All three levers on the left gray plastic side console have a common pivot point tied together with a shaft about 5" long (item 20 below). If you look down between your seat and the gray side panel all the way to the blue platform, you will see...

To all my fellow veterans, thanks! Have a great Veteran's Day. I cannot think of one thing in my life that made me what I am as much as the time in the US Navy. For me, the rewards have far outweighed any sacrifices. So to me, today is a celebration of one of the happiest times of my life. That...

The first thing you want to do is to crawl under the right side operator's platform with the tractor off. Move and flex the pedals and observe what is happening. You should easily be able to move the forward and reverse pedals and see how everything works. Next. look at the diagram below. It...

Bless Joan and you. The procedures will have plenty of highs and lows. Do you know if she will get a CT/PET scan? The PET scan is extremely helpful because it shows so much and scans all surrounding tissue and bones. I know you will be there to support her in everything she has done. My wife...

300UGUY, best wishes for your wife. It's always scary until the results are final. I'm praying for all good news. Just a damp overcast day here. Light showers are falling intermittently with temperature hovering around 64 F.

Drew, your feelings for Nadene seem to transcend even love. I am sure nobody else could ever have measured up to you nor more than she for you. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the perfect pairing of two lives. We all are better because we know the depth of your selfless dedication to each...

I'm very fond of the CRV. Of course, they are so popular that they hold a high value. That's both the good and bad news.

Dave, the anti-biotic will only help with bacterial infection. Normally, they just give you steriods to make you feel better until the cold passes. I've started challenging the use of anti-biotics every time I see a doctor. I respond really well to steriods.

Don, I hope this weekend we get another chance for your road to be rain tested. It looks like you have a nice crown and no place where water will wash across the road. That surface may wash some, but it will give it some deep settling too. It's really too bad your uncle doesn't have one of those...

I broke a sidelink lower shackle off my hydraulic cylinder because I did a bone head modification. I redrilled it so that the lower arm bottomed out in the tilt cylinder's shackle when the arm went too low. I was pulling a subsoiler trying to grub up tree roots and something went POP!. Oops!

Don, your road isn't truly tested until Harvey comes up and drives up and down it a few times with Lucy and Iris.

Ol' Dez seems to have a talent for making a butt of himself. Even though he may have meant well, he only succeeded in causing his teammates to be angry at him instead of the opponent. On the local news, you can hear him telling Tony Romo that they are the "best" in the NFL.:rolleyes: C'mon Dez...

Roy, that looks pretty cool. I won't wish a bunch of snow on you, but from past pictures, I'm sure it's coming soon. I think I'd be tempted to put some clear poly stretched between the roll cage supports as a windshield. I hate slushy big snowflakes hitting me in the face. It's a vey warm...

Low 60s F and overcast here. I slept in this morning because I was up most of the night calling Ralph. I ate something for dinner that really set my stomach off. I'm sick very little, but when I get sick, I'm a miserable puppy. I just could not get comfortable until about 5 AM, so I stayed in...

I searched my archives and came up with these turnip and rutabaga pictures. In the photo of me, I have rutabagas in my left hand and turnips in my right. In the photo of the Mule bed full, the turnips are on the left and the rutabagas on the right. My turnips are just what we call purple-tops...

Drew and Nadene, may your blessings continue in your journey. You both are always in my thoughts and prayers. Buppies, hope your surgery was successful and this is just a short detour in the road. It's a beautiful 55 F morning here with rain predicted later. There's certainly no rain in the sky...

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Still, you don't need the drama. I hope the next time around there is no doubt of the positive outcome.

Dave, that's the normal process. First the ship is opened to other ships for salvage/stripping. That normally lasts about a month and then the ship is put on high security while bidders come and inspect the ship. Between inspection and the bid closure, the NISMF puts high security on the ship...

A nice still 45 F morning here with mild temperature expected all day long. A 40% chance of rain is forecast over the next couple of days. Dave, do you know the details? I was at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) in Phila. during the mid-'70s. We sold dozens of old ships...

My wife and I took "meals on wheels" to over 100 fireant mounds yesterday. I had two big containers of the white powder fireant bait. One is a Bayer product and the other is called "Surrender" with acephate as an active ingredient. They both stink to high heaven and you only have to use a...

37 F here this morning and going to mid-70s this afternoon. The fireants escaped my wrath yesterday because it was windy and cool all afternoon. I want to have it warm up so the mounds are active before dropping a snack onto their dinner plates.

We dipped down to 45 F overnight. Currently it's 48 F and going to the mid-60s. It'll be a good day to search and destroy fireants. I've seen about a dozen mounds and I'm sure I'll see more if I look closely.

My digital thermometer just clicked over to 40 F from a low of 37 F this morning. I got out and mowed my yard yesterday afternoon in perfect conditions. It was really a joy. Just as I was finishing, a neighbor came to visit. He's not been around the area for several weeks and was shocked to find...

Brandi, it seems you had a Morton Salt week, "When it rains, it pours." I'm glad your truck is back to normal and hope that scratched eye heals quickly.

Well, our temperature has dipped to Roy and WayneB territory. It is 35 F this morning, just barely above first frost. That's two days in the 30s this week and the trees will surely have a turning response to this. Next week is postcard weather with 70s during the daytime and 50s at night...

53 F here this morning with cloudy skies. This afternoon has a chance of producing a shower. The Bowie, Tx Airport's weather station is back on line and reporting current info since the gov't shutdown has been quashed. That place must be pretty damp since the weather report said it was 64 F and...

Well, it would seem that monetary motivation is at least partially successful. I just have to explain to my grandson that hitting one home run is not the objective. It's winning the "World Series." Unfortunately, my grandson reads at a 4th grade level while he is in the 8th grade. He's...

Yep! That's exactly what our grandson has in mind. He wants a new game for his Wii U. Kathy made the mistake of letting him play games on her Kindle (I didn't know or would have suggested not doing it). Now, he wants to spend every free minute with her Kindle in his lap. She has to demand that...

Happy Birthday, Buppies! Good luck on the interview, Roy. Hope your treatments are positive and helpful, Betty Hall. It's a 49 F morning here after the cool front moved south. We had slow rain on the roof into the night-time much past bedtime. I think we collected another 1/2" yesterday from...

There seems to be no end to how hard women will work to put on a lovely Thanksgiving meal. I wish you happy belated Thanksgiving wishes and offer an atta-girl to your wife for working so hard to make everyone else's day so special.:thumbsup: It's 69 F here this morning and turning much cooler...

Wayne, I'm a bit "late to the dance," but I just want to say how terrific that tent and area looked for your daughter's wedding. That kind of wedding provides many more pleasant memories than ones conducted in some huge edifice. I'm sure all your guests and relatives really appreciated your...

Hook 'em Horns! UT sure surprised OU yesterday in the Cotton Bowl. :thumbsup: Congratulations Ron to you and Betty for all those years together.:)

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I have company who came in yesterday. Here is a diagram of how I hooked up a hotwire starter switch on my G1800. Also here is a link to the whole thread where I discussed my problem. Your fuses are a big concern to me. You are right to put them back...

Drew, you are. . . ahem. . . stubbornly sticking to your spec without talking about how wide that Smart Car is. I believe it is just over 5' wide. Even if you get it as close as you can to the side in your little trailer. You are gonna find yourself trapped. Please think about how you are gonna...

Great avatar. . . especially for someone in construction. Do you remember Binford Tools from the TV show, Home Improvement? I have a necktie I used to wear with a big Binford Tools claw hammer on the front. It always got lots of laughs when I wore it.

David, thanks for your support, prayers, and encouragement. However, a long-winded fellow like me could easily overpost on this thread. I prefer to keep things in this thread limited to brief descriptions as a function of what we are doing on a particular day. I have a specific thread here with...

Thanks, I don't want to turn this into a thread about my health, but I expect nothing less than full recovery/remission. However, my left shoulder this morning feels like I've been kicked by a mule. It doesn't hurt, but is VERY sore where the port was put in. Not to worry, I slept like a baby...

52 F here this morning with a nice light breeze. My new neighbor called me last night (Tue) about 5 PM. He was a mess, could hardly talk. He had just made an appointment at the vet to have his beloved boxer pup put down. He's had that dog since a puppy and realizes he has to do the humane...

Holy cow! For a county named Wise, we sure come up with some kooky people. Here's a guy from Bridgeport, Texas who is going to try and jump the Snake River Canyon where Evel Knievel failed. Right now, this fellow weighs in at a svelte 280 lb. Give the guy some credit though. He's successfully...

43 F this morning, up 2 degrees from yesterday's low of 41 F. I got on the tractor yesterday and mowed several spots including the ROW in front of and across the road from my house. I also mowed the one in front of my neighbor's place, so I mowed about a mile of ROW that varied from 6' wide in...

Livin' in the middle of a bluebonnet patch of my own making.

SS, is the backhoe a New Holland hoe? Can it use a factory remote hydraulic adapter instead of re-routing lines? You can plumb in the backhoe by interrupting the power beyond line going from the FEL to the 3PH. That's actually the standard way of doing a hoe attachment. Two quick connect...

It was 41 F here this morning. The Bowie airport reported 45 F at 7:30, but it seems I'm always a bit cooler than there. I got a frantic call from my new neighbor who built a house on my old property. He said it looking like a big brush fire was burning on the back part of my place. I stepped...

Roy, did you ever go to Springboard Training in the Caribbean? We'd stop into San Juan at least a couple of times while there. The club on the base had rum & coke for 10 cents a drink during happy hour. That's the cheapest buzz I ever had. Of course, their bar rum wasn't Bacardi or Ron Rico, but...

How many unfortunate people got crushed while working under a car with one of these type bumper jacks and nothing else? It wasn't a matter of "if" as much as "when."

"And thanks for your support." I loved that line at the end of the B&J commercial. . . so out of place.:D I just slept in this morning. At 3:30 AM, a cold front moved through with gusty winds and a tiny bit of rain. It woke me and I had trouble sleeping afterwards until I raised the outside...

Well folks, those of us who got the shower are not that much better off than those who didn't. My gage says 1/10". With the wind, I suspect a lot of it evaporated and moved southeast. They'll probably get a gusher down on the coast.:rolleyes: Bird, since it doesn't make economic sense for me to...

. . . and writing the checks?:eek: It's a breezy 70 F here this morning with clouds expected to increase as a result of an approaching cold front that will sweep through overnight or early tomorrow. I hope it brings at least a couple of drops of rain.

My wife was using the string-trimmer while I was mowing this week. She told me she had seen a tiny-tiny snake much smaller around than a pencil and dark blue-gray with a ring behind it's neck. Of course, she didn't cut anymore in that location so it could get away. That news really excited me...

Below is an illustration of your whole fuel system showing details of the hose routing and the filter installation. What is normally missed on our tractors is that we have a fuel lift pump. It's after the filter. It draws fuel through the filter and its output goes directly to the top of the...

. . . compueste todo.:)

Wearing those in a wet barnyard has a way of bringing you down to earth.:)

Drew, El Beano might get them in trouble with the makers of Beano who want to prevent el pedo de los frijoles, which is the smell coming out of Washington DC right now.:ashamed::p If you eat all those beautiful peppers out of your garden, you'll understand. That photo of your garden haul looks...

Have you been listenin' to the Cowboys at practice? They snort and head-butt, but never get "the prize.":laughing:

Yesterday morning it was 51 F and this morning it's 71 F after a steady breeze from the south yesterday and last night. Last night may be the only 'windows-open' night for awhile. Maybe some rain chances by this weekend. Don and 300UGUY, I hope your therapy continues to help things improve...

Happy October everyone! My, my. . .how time flies. Roy, last winter we got to see your new house from the outside, looking in. This year we get to see it from the inside, looking out. However, before winter hits, keep postin' those great fall pictures. That hill beside your house is gonna...

It's really scary, but it was 48.5 F here this morning with a huge dew that is still glistening on the grass so I can't mow.

You can't get away from some erosion in a rain storm like that, but good preparation (terracing, ditching, rip-rap rock, and grass) will mitigate the damage. I have some areas of gray/red clay/chipped caliche that just ruts like crazy in a 1" rain, much less 4-1/2". I have other areas that have...

I think it's more of an electrodynamometer or wattmeter movement. It's not like any D'Arsonval movement I ever worked on. Did you see this photo of the gage innards? Though not high current, the meter seems to be represented by this diagram. I have another photo from above with the needle...

We went to the garden and picked 2-1/2 lb of okra and a bucket and a half of blackeyed peas. Shelled, the peas weigh 5 lb. My wife took the okra and gave it to neighbors since our freezer is full. My pea vines look like they'll make another picking of peas before giving up. I also have several...

Well, I only got 1/2" total, so I'm gonna remind you of this the next time you tell me I get all the rain and Lee County gets none.:scratchchin:

I actually posted bad info. The temperature gage for the TC40DA was the number I posted. The number for the earlier TC40D and similar others is 86540855 and runs around $88 to $90. Also, I think this is a similar schematic to the actual gage based on what it looks like internally. This is from...

Looks like the item shown below #39-#43.

I got out early this morning and doped about 30 fireant mounds with Amdro that is supposed to be watered in. I figured the rain on its way would do the watering for me, and it sure has so far. Lot's of downpours to send those fireants to stinger heaven. David, your caricature brought a smile to...

I have a cattle yard about 10 miles from my house in Bowie, TX. It has great 30-50 yard mounds of manure in piles in the pens. Sometimes you see cattle playing king-of-the-mountain on those piles. The facility is on the side of a hill and all it's runoff drains into a large pond about 2 acres in...

Your pedal has an adjustment for centering the pedal to the transmission's neutral swashplate angle. In the diagram below, I believe it is the part shown in "Detail A." I think item #29 is an adjustment nut that allows your pedal to be centered. I'm not completely sure, but it's the only...

My 20.32 cm Crescent Wrench is both metric and SAE while also being a darn good hammer.:D

Nice looking lake Drew, I hope your stay with Nadene and your travels around the lake are as much fun as it looks to be. The trees are starting to change color, but probably another two to three weeks before they really change. Maybe a good frost is what's needed. I just came in from setting...

It's a nice cool 52 F morning here in North Texas. The temperature yesterday afternoon soared above normal into the low 90s, but it sure cooled down nicely overnight. A neighbor came by yesterday afternoon to return some pint jars in which we had given her pickles. She got here just as my wife...

BTW: This may help. Here is an illustration of all the pedal components.

This is a post for Fleet (rottncop) in response to his PM to me. The whole front final drive drop box assy is shown below. Item #2 is the seal for the hub and Item #12 is the seal for the drive pinion gear assy portion. Item #31 is the drop box fill plug and Item #33 is the drain plug.

My thermometer says 51 F this morning. It was another perfect night for sleeping with the windows open and listening to all the critters: owl, coyote, neighbor's dogs.:D I put a new battery in my corn feeder yesterday and the slinger spinning faster dispenses about 3 times the amount as before...

I don't know, but I suspect you cannot smell the rain coming there like we can here. You can see a rain shaft off in the distance, but the outflow seems to pick up dust and moisture and combines for a very earthy damp smell long before the rain hits. It's another glorious day here with the...

I got 1.5 million gallons, but 1.25 million of that just ran down the cracks in the ground.:confused2:

My input to the weather station is to not waste your money on the cheap ones. Read all the reviews (twice) and buy a station that seems to have good reviews and is not on the lower end of the scale. Many/most reviews come when people first buy something and you don't hear that it quit within a...