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Our coat of ice got covered by very cold dry snow. It did not stick to the ice. It just made it more slippery. Yuck. I did some 180's trying to go up a slight hill. Jon

I have seen those stand pipes in creeks and some lakes. I have to look closer at that creek crossing to see if there is one. Creek is not on my property. Actually that creek is crossed by two local roads running parallel to one another a mile apart. Jon

There is some small pieces in there. I am amazed every time I see that picture and wonder how long it took to cut, split and stack that load. Probably photoshopped. Jon

Cousin did this with many loads of top soil. But his wife drove the truck very slowly while he cranked the top soil off evenly spreading it. Worked out very nicely for him to top dress his yard. Jon

So what is the plan for him now? Backhoe time? Jon

Thanks for the info. I have had 3 different truss deliveries by semi truck/trailers in here, box trucks, cement trucks, and self loading log trucks in here. Like other areas in the spring time when the frost is coming out of the ground, driveway gets a bit soft. Had an idea about approaching...

In your picture/drawing on the left: My brother has an A-frame house. His couches sit a bit away from the wall in comparison to my couch in standard house build. His recliner sits out like mine. I am about 5'8" and don't have a problem sitting down into couch. Also I don't think people sit...

Wonder if he had been over it before. Jon

Waiting for that. Jon

Especially if the circuit is hot? Jon

Can you drill small hole through backside of wall behind blue box to verify before cuttin drywall in wall of the room? Meaning can you get access in hallway to see back of box? Also my stud finder identifies electrical wire. But I haven't used that way and not sure how accurate they are...

Is there actual clams from the sea? Or a clam shell likeness? I thought it was new shape of M&M's. Jon

Saw on a YT channel where a body shop owner fabed a long stem rose. Made sheet metal pedals and formed to shape. Way above my experience. Jon

Might be growing out of them also. Jon

She probably has them all memorized and you better not repeat a card already given to her. Jon

That picture of your dad looks like he has clothes passed down to him. Sleeves look a bit short. Mom's dress looks like it fits her better. Jon

I think he said Jefanna did not want the rounded edge tiles for the niche. A tile friend of mine uses one hand for spreading thinset and the other for handling the tile pieces. And he has a bucket of water there for hand cleaning and a sponge to wipe the thinset off the tile. Also used the...

Same for Northern Michigan also as far as consistent winter weather. 4 or 5" last Thursday and 30 to 40F for next week and possible rain on Wednesday. Then cold next weekend. Blah. Keep it cold. Jon

The only 2 reasons I take my loader off my BX2230 is to put the snowblower on and sometimes to mow. The rest of the time the loader is on. Yes I have pallet forks and the bucket to quick change between. My B26TLB does not have a removable loader arms, nor a mid PTO. Those two items keep me...

One thing I didn't see with the discussion on basement or second floors. If the land elevation are such for both floors to have a walk out, that makes things easier. Ours is that way. If we can't go down the stairs in our older age, then we can always walk around. Not the ideal situation...

Thanks for the report. Glad everyone had their fill. Jon

May have retired. Jon

I find the page with info like wheel torque, how to reset oil change counter etc and fold a corner down in the manual. My story about needing a tow truck to change a flat tire, We were helping daughter move from OH to VA this summer. Her Expedition was loaded down plus it was towing a uhaul...

Plus in Colorado even if there is a stream, creek, river crossing the property, you may not be able to use it because someone may have water rights to it. We were looking for property to build on in CO years ago, and heard of people that had to truck water in because they couldn't find water...

That's why our gate is manual. We try to open when we know guests and deliveries are coming, sometimes they have to open. UPS and mail won't open but FEDEX and propane will. Fire dept is the other reason ours is manual. Jon

Tire tread pattern also effects vehicle noise. The 4 snow tires are noiser than the 4 all season tires on our Toyota Seinna van. Jon

Let us know how that turns out. Jon

Bought a spare tire for my 16ft tandem axle trailer but it sits in the storage building all the time. Trailer doesn't go more than 20 miles from home if that anymore. If I need it, I'll go get it , or have someone bring it to me. Jon

Water heaters are for domestic / drinking uses, not to heat the rooms / house. Or something to that effect. And boilers are designed to heat the house and cost more. Jon

Our county building dept will not allow hot water heaters to run floor heat. Jon

Been there, done that with a tractor trailer. I was told "not to back down into the loading dock/ramp if there is snow on it. Shovel it first". Nope "I knew I would not get stuck. Well I backed in, tires cooled down and I was stuck. Did like Moss, got out the bucket of sand out of the...

Would an elderly lady have the strength to bust a window with the hammer or have the funds to replace a broken window because of a dead battery and being locked inside. Bad situation in my mind. Jon

So how do you know when the oil is at full during an oil change? Wait for the sensor? Jon

"He" can't work all night! The equipment isn't what needs to be started in the morning. Jon

Luckily she had enough hand strength to pull the hood latch to pop the hood for the dealer to jump the battery. Jon

Northern Michigan (LP) suppose to be right around 0F tonight and only single digits F tomorrow. Good day to sleep late and have an extra cup of coffee and watch out the window. (Except I have to drive into town, bummer.) Jon

When are dealers/mfg going to stop selling camper setups like this? So much overhang which also includes a slide out and its extra frame weight. Jon

No way in snow country. Jon

But valleys in lake effect snow county are problems. Penetrations or not. Jon

On a smaller scale, when buiding our home of 1800sf, and trying to keep costs down, we have a simple single ridge roofline. When we see these huge homes with multiple peaks, ridges, dormers, etc, we can't even guess what those trusses cost, know what we paid for ours. Even the cost to...

Safety meetings for 1200 tradesmen would have been a paper trail nighmare. Jon

Isn't ovrszd a road grader guy? Not sure on the old part, though. Ha Jon

If there is OSB on the outside, the blocking maybe used to land the edges on. At least that is what my builder did with vertical 8ft sheets on 10ft walls. Jon

The vent pipe for that sink could also be blocked with frozen snow. Jon

Are you trying to use this plow on your loader arems and their quick attach SSQA setup? Pictures of your frame mount? Jon

Where's your snow plow or blower for that? Jon

I agree with others, hire someone o do the work. Jon

So what is the planned work for your shop? Wood, metal or tractors? I was like you wanting a shop at the home site, so when we bought property, a shop was also built after the house, and garage. Jon

Which means what? Jon

On your factory bucket, Jery sends pins to install in it. These pins are non greasable. The factory ones which are greasable go into the Tach-N-Go to hold it onto the FEL arms. The Tach-N-Go picks up the bucket with these pins. The stationary forks I have from Jery have "pins" welded in it...

I have done ths by mounting trailer tongue jacks on my snowblower. I can adjust the bottom edge as close or high as needed. Works great to lower over pavement, or raise blower over gravel. Jon

My LED light s magnetic mounted at the front edge of the metal roof on my Sims, Cab Depot cab. If your roof is plastic or fiberglass, mount a steel plate on the roof for your magnets to adhere to. Jon

With our recent wet snowfall, the snow was pushing ahead of my blower also. What I found was increasing the ground speed helped some. It was just so wet, that it was snowballing like discussed above. I let it spill over the sides and blew it on the adjacent path which was not a full blower...

I have 2 boot dryers. They both get used if gloves are also wet when I come in. Boots always go on them for a few timer hours when I take them off. Feet sweat too much to just leave the boots dry out naturally. Sure is nice putting boots on after lunch to go back outside. (and yes, I...

Forecasting 6" Weds night though Thursday here. We'll see what we get. Plus wind makes it hard to get an accurate reading. Jon

Could have the crane hauler let the truck and trailer free wheel down the hill and avoid the truck waiting to come up? Either way would have been a white knuckle drive. Jon

And that 100# really keeps the lift capacity on the small BX tractors useful. That 800# does not limit a large tractor's lift. Jon

Dad and I both have his Tach-N-Go quick attach for our BX2230's. I also have his fixed forks he used to make. Now he only offers moveable forks. Mine will also work on my 3pt arms. He is very easy to work with. Jon

Not to scold, but one could slip while running along side a moving vehicle/tractor. I won't say I haven't done what dodge man did, because I have and even moved the tractors by holding the hst pedal down while walking along side. I don't see how there would be a way to stop a tracked machine...

If the back of the trailer was not planted to the pavement, could it drive and would turning the front wheels actually allow the vehicle to go around the corner? Jon

Our flush shower floor is on an OSB joist system. It started sunken about 2" on the floor trusses. Then the tail man laid the rubber floor mat down. Then the concrete hand mix was placed with the doorway at the finished floor outside the shower and sloped down to the drain. Similar to...

Counted as a holiday, but not paid holiday! LOL. Jon

So with all this rain and flooding in CA, what happens when EV's get flooded? I understand the potential problems with ICE's, but what happens with EV's batteries. How much water depth can an EV run through? Just wondering. Jon

You also need to take into account the configuration of the driveway cross section. Unfortunately my drive has been cut below the adjacent edges. Hence the drive is below the dirt next to it. Yes I know that is bad for drainage, but it is what I have. And at 3/8th of a mile, I could not...

Does the owners manual state quantity? My Kubota tractors manuals state engine oil quantities, I would think the snowblower manuals would also. Jon

So sad, especialy when children are involved. I don't feel as bad when drinking has been involved. Jon

I too had a tear during the last video, even now. I can't believe what Lauren has been through. Keeping the prayers flowing for her and your family. You need to clone yourself, one to finish the build, one for the family. Jon.

We have had 4 Toyota all pretty good for repairs. 05 Camry went 240k and we sold to a friend a couple years ago. They drove it to CO this summer from MI. 11 Seinna with 170k on it. A bit of AC problems, but runs great. Sold the 08 Tundra with 140k on it this spring to the same friends, when I...

Wide tires make good floats. Jon

Looks like a gun safe. Jon

Maybe if they were able to hold it straight and not slide backwards while burning rubber to melt the ice. Jon

Happy birthday and Merry Christmas to all TBN'ers. Jon

Blew 6" to 8" of snow twice today. Could barely see through the stuff at times. Mostly wanted to keep the drive open. House is down in a low spot and lots of trees, so wind indicator not accurate. But lots of swirling winds and drifts. Have lots of drifts around the buildings. Still more...

One thing to think of with the wind indicator, if they are above the base, the build up of snow prevents the indicator to turn. Below the base, no snow problem. Jon

Why I asked, I have a Tundra and a Sienna van and receive Toyota's ads. Noticed a Mirai listed and saw it was a hydrogen fueled vehicle sold in CA. Just wondered how popular they are, and the salesman at the dealer keeps praising hydrogeninstead of EV. Thanks for the info. Jon

Sawmill time now, and kiln dry or air dry? Limbs for firewood. Jon

Along with the advice of using oil while cutting threads, I found that threading about a half to one turn, then back the die off to break chips, then continue to cut some new threads, then break again. Jon

I will throw out a can of worms: Does anyone know of someone owning/driving a Toyota hydrogen fueled cars in CA? I think it is called a Mirai. Or should this be a separate thread? Jon

A picture you can't unsee. Jon

I know around here in northern Michigan, which has a lot of log trucks, the LEs will look for that hump where the chains or straps touching the top row of logs. Jon

I think you mean someone else gun stock shown back a few posts. Jon

In one of my replies, touch the blue "civilian", a box should appear that has in it, "send private message". This should open a message box to me. (if this is not correct procedure, hopefully someone else will post instructions, thanks). jon

If you look at log trucks, they have to hump the logs to match deezler's picture. If not, they can be stopped for a misload.. Jon

Yesterday, I checked the burn pile area I burned last Thursday. It still had some heat in the ashes. Used a fork on it and I could tell there was still some heat and a few small unburned pieces in it. But the pile had a lot of scrap from the saw mill logs, ie bark, wane etc. It burned well...

To answer the question above about weather stations at home versus zip code related forecasts: the weather stations I have seen only show current conditions and maybe past highs or lows, not forecasts for your area. Maybe that's just the cheap ones I had. Others might have forecasting...

"The only way to keep nails from surfacing is to not put them in there in the first place." As instructed by my father. Jon

That pipe is a good spear into someone's back window? Jon

hey53, did you get the snow blower shaft worked out? When I was at the dealer,he suggested bringing both units and quick hitches and shfafts into them to compare and get the correct shaft ordered nstalled for me. But one is on the tractor for the winter and I can't be down waiting for it. I...

And only the bottom truck is strapped down to the semi trailer. Jon

I don't know if the difference in the bearing arrangement has to due to the longer shaft or maybe Kubota found a better way to deal with the mounting of the bearings. Cheaper method?

Between the BX2230 and the B25D, the wheel bases are the same but the lengths are different per tractordata.com. Hence the difference in the lengths of the stub shafts on the front mounts. Bearing arrangements are a bit different between them also, I have both. The long stub shaft unit will...

I just use the big box store cheap bags. Even double bag them to prevent blowouts. Jon

I had a Sure Trac landscape trailer that the powder coat did not hold up well. Found out they had problems with the prep needed and hence coating peeled off. I dumped that one and bought one locally and painted with the prep and primers that was specified to me by a truck paint shop. Happy...

Being close to your pond, any problems with new disturbed dirt entering pond from water runoff? Jon

All of my roofs at the new house used ice and water shield instead of tar or felt paper under shigles. It is sticky backed and provides a kind of second layer to sealing the shigles. Yes my roofs are 8/12 pitch, but my shed is about 2/12. That might be an option for the OP, but not sure if it...

I keft my open B26TLB out in the snow one winter uncoverd. That was before the garage was built. Never covered it because having to deal with a frozen cover did not appeal to me. It does have a 4 post ROPs and canopy. The only problem was the light switch froze in either position. If I left...

Hay Dude, mind telling us how many helpers you have? Just wondering. You seem to get into all kinds of things to make money on and it seems your are successful at it, while having fun. Either way, I always enjoy your threads that you start and reply to. Thanks, Jon

The drive might have a slope to it, causing the non-level look. Jon

One thing with pex tubing, the fittings restrict that 1/2" pex even smaller. Something to keep in mind. Jon

I have a B26TLB that I would like to be able to take the quick attach BH bucket off and put on a small grapple like the OP's. But I have not taken the time to investigate on the web for one. I can see advantages to a grapple on the rear of the tractor versus the loader grapple. Both have...

You would have to have the same number of wheels at the pulling end. Jon

Any chance that tap is a newer faucet that is a low flow tap? We have a kitchen sink type faucet in the laundry sink (due to the pull out head) that is a water saver flow. Might work to save for places buying water, ie city supplied water, but not on private wells. Filling 5gal buckets for...

The PIZZA? Jon

My BX2230 may creep a bit if the pedal is not in the neutral position. It may move at 2 to 3 inches per minute? Touching the pedal in opposite direction stops it. Not enough to run you over while going around it, but noticeable and not all the time. Yes greasing the pivot helps. Jon

We got the system snow from the east yesterday and today. A good 6+ inches. Now the winds have switched to NW and the lake effect starts. More snow to the west, but we may get some. Jon

The problem with chains around small trres, under 4" diameter and vertical pulling/lifting, is the chain will probably slid up the truck. Smaller chain size might bite better, but they may not have the strength to match the pulling force required. Jon

Saw a video where a jeep or something was stuck in a creek bed of soft sand to the frame. Another unit on dry land could not winch it out. Took spare tire off, like a 37" one, and placed that under which cable close to the stuck vehicle. Now the winch was able to break the suction. Jon

We have been in the house since May 2019, and I still have cabinets to build, drawers and doors for cabinets to build. But we work inside in winter, outside in summer. OP will get there. Jon

Must have worked, you are still around. Jon

Thanks. Jon

Ours and Schluter's use a plastic grid work for an under layment that holds the wire in place. A drawing was submitted to WarmlyYours for them to layout the wire path. Everything came as a package deal. Not sure on Schluter's. Helped install both, but never involved with the order process...

Found our paperwork for the entry way heated tile floor.

Here is a link to a flooring backer system for tile. I have been on jobs where ths was done and I have a similar brand on my bathroom and entry tile areas. Works great. Also have a walkin shower with no treshold and 36" door ways. Was able to learn from elders when we built our retirement...

ArylA, is that white stuff "here to stay"? Just got a dusting here last night. Jon

Any idea why the inspection price varies? Jon

298480 is my number. Jon

I assume the black wrecker is trying to repo the white truck and its driver put it in 4wd and tried to take off. Jon

So what is the total number of registered members today? Jon

I thought torpedo heaters made indoor humidiity worse. Am I wrong? Jon

Just remember when you get back inside, you can no longer write your lists on the walls. Get a actual white board. Jon

Eddie, about the gun safe. Have a real locksmith that knows safes open it. I know of one that could not be opened by the owners, and their younger dependents. Could not be precise enough with the tumbler dial. A locksmith was able to call the manufacturer, tell them the info needed about...

Depending on how many scoops you need to load, bolting and unbolting could be tie consumming. That's why I was thinking something from the top that would flip down like a welder's helmet. If from the bottom, maybe use some quick pins instead of bolts? Jon

If your loader bucket has a bolt on cutting edge, could you build an angled plate and bolt it to the edge bolts? And maybe load the bucket with another tractor bucket? Or make up a wedge piece on the top of the bucket that you could flip down after filling your bucket? Maybe this wedge would...

I just looked at tractordata.com and it is not the difference of the wheelbase, but the length of the tractors are different. Jon

I have switched to the grey bottles of Stihl bar and chain oil. Not temperature dependent. (but yes I used to switch between the orange and blue bootles.) Jon

I have a BX2230 which is the next newer version of her BX2200. When I was looking for anreplacement snowblower, I found one off a BX2360 I think. Not sure on it, though. But the quick hitch has a longer shaft going towards the input drive shaft. (Like George mentions longer wheelbase.) You...

Didn't happen if there are no pictures. Haha. I bought a used B26TLB 4 years ago when building our house. That was one of the best decisions made. Did all the back filling trenches, etc. Dealer loaded rear tires for "when" the BH came off. Well it hasn't come off yet, and may not ever...

Are you building walls and a roof? Or a floor over the asphalt? The firewood on the existing asphalt would not be a problem in my mind. Even with hot temperatures, the roof should cool it some. If it is entirely enclosed with 4 walls, how will the firewood dry out? Just some comments. Jon

What about a tube/pipe cut to the length between the hooks and run the chain through that. With the pipe against the sides of the hooks, would reduce some of the side loading on the hooks. Jon

Can you make a wire chase to support the wires and cover them for protection? On my garage walls where I didn't want the wires behind the osb exterior walls, I just ran romex across the walls/studs. Then put a 2" x 2" under and above the wires and covered all of it with osb that I can remove...

I will go with couger. Looks too long for a bobcat. Just my thoughts. Jon

Late to the party. About stinky garbage, we found out with the first child many years ago, orange peels worked well reducing the smell of diaper pails. Works with garbage also. Jon

I'd say that it was not "your finger moments". Couldn't resist. Yes that hurts even worse the second time. Dad got us kevlar gloves for hand carving small items. Never thought about them for apple peeling. Jon

Tail gating is not the only way or maybe not even the best method. Example: starting at the end of the drive coming in off the street, drive is 90 degrees to road. Can't get even flow of material down. Material might be a bit damp and want to stick together when emptying. Or sticks in the...

This first picture is similar to what I had at my prior house/garage. Other than my tee was straight through to the wood stove and the leg went up. And my siding was horizontal aluminum siding. Jon

Question: does the far tip when angled, raise up and the back edge lower? Or does the bottom edge of the plow blade remain flat to the ground? On my ssqa plow angling the blade requires adjusing the curl to get the bottom edge flat to the ground. Major pain. Jon

Dad bolted regular chain hooks with 2 or 3 links each with the bolt going through the last link to the top lip of the bucket of his JD 1070. Jon

I have a small Landpride grader scraper. The cutting edges, (non adjustable) are set below the bottom of the side runners. And like the OP, I was having trouble. But I was using the front bucket to spread 3/4 to fines the thickness I wanted. After 6 or 7 buckets full, I would pull the land...

If my arm chair memory of the board feet of wood I cut this summer is close, I cut 7 to 8000 bft of wood. Most was 2" slabs for further resawing when needed. Some maple, ash, oak, then mostly red and white pine. Still have white cedar to cut, but ran out of time. (fall chores and projects...

Lynn, do you have any venting along the back wall where you are stacking the split wood? Why I ask, is on dad's three sided wood shed the wood would dry but there some mold on the back wall. Once we cut some vents in the lower edge of the wall, the wood dried better. This was wood that was...

My chimney for the wood stove in the garage was put in after the siding was installed. A clearance hole was cut through the drywall, and then through the wall board and horizontal aluminum siding. Then a flat sheet metal piece was siliconed around on the outside. I don't remember if thre was...

OP, you are in SW Michigan, did you talk to BNM Trailer Sales in Elsie, MI? I have two trailers from them. The larger one is a heavy landscape trailer. 10k, 16ft with sides. They made it to my wishes. The other one is just a standard small utility trailer, 6 x 10ft. The thing about Beck's...

If you sell it, would a land contract help any on the capital gains? Maybe spreading them over a longer time? Jon

I usually latch the coupler. I feel when pushing against the open latch and trying to push up a slight grade, that a latched coupler is stronger. And less chance of trailer coming or the ball. Jon

I finished cutting a couple of weeks ago. Its in the storage building, but still needs to come back out for an oil change before it gets much colder. I have a pipe axle and two hard plastic wheels about 20" diameter that I put under one end, and then I can tow/push where I need to. Jon

Did you start/buy with the BX25D on this project? Or did you already have a use for it around your property? I have a B26TLB and a BX2230 on 80 acres of woods. Both still are used on the property. The smaller was for cutting grass and snowblowing, and the BH was bought when we decided to...

Tail drags if the tongue is lifted too high. Jon

Did that once and yes needed a new blade. Then I correlate the scale with the slots in the log stops. Works for my Timbery sawmill. Jon

One thing I have noticed with a tractor's loader arms moving trailers, is that single axle trailers move and turn easier. Tandem axle trailers tend to want to go straight and not turn. Especailly if on an incline. I have a circle drive that has a slight incline leading up to a garage door. I...

For our working bathroom, I built a frame out of 2"x4"s to support the sink. It was accepted. Stil haven't built that vanity. That bathroom is in the basement that we got a temporary occupancy before the rest of the house was finished. Told inspector I was building all the vanities and...

That is an advantage of my single arm hitch receiver mount. I do understand that I could be twisting the loader arms, but my trailer are empty at the time and are light tongue weights. Jon

Some of my short boards as you say, get cut into stickers. I have cut from either end depending how the logs are on the bunk pile. But I do cut small end first when the butt end maybe too big for the mill. Jon

On the last picture from deezler showing the plate on his loader arms, do I see the attachment brackets for the top link and two eyes below for the 3 pt arms? Just wondering. Jon

I understand the receiver is usable on the loader arms. But can you use the receiver when the plate is on the 3pt? And yes that plate would hinder me to see the ball mount when trying to hook up the trailer. Jon

deezler, if that is on the 3pt, can you still use the hitch receiver? Looks like it would need an extra long shank for the ball mount. Jon

How do you know where the edge of the door is when using a tractor? At least with a truck and its mirrors, you can see down the edges of the trailer. On my B26TLB, I can see over the pop up camper. But once in the barn and trying to get close to something down low, I need to get off the...

Are you sitting high enough to see over the top of the trailer as it enters the doorway? Jon

The front piece looks like the shroud that are on some small trailers for snowmobiles to keep the slop off of them. The first right one, I thought was the side rail of the trailer frame, broken away from the plywwod deck. Jon

For me backing into a 9ft door with no spotters, I would rather use a truck with mirrors than a tractor with no mirrors, either on the 3pt or the loader. Unless you could actually see over the trailer. Jon

I would be hitting the garage door with that bucket at that height. Lower and you can't see the trailer. Jon

Probably not activated. Jon

I have a receiver hitch that goes on one ssqa arm. I think it may have come from Titan Equipment. I use either fork depending on which/where I am pulling/pushing. Also like someon else posted, your view from the tractor seat is centered, but you have no truck side mirrors if you are close to...

I paid $3.54 for a gallon of gas last week. Today I saw gas for $4.09 for a gallon. Jon

Eddie, With SIP's on the ceiling, can 1/2" drywall be used with a screw spacing less than the 24" spacing for normal roof truss spacing? Just wondering. Jon

What is the bred of your pup? Face looks close to our English Cocker Spaniel, except he has a white and brown eye patches. Jon

My BX2230 has the Sims cab on it. Door and right side are clear vinyl and the door has a steel frame. Both come off for the summer. Front and back windows are glass and stay in all the time. Jon

I think I like your powerwagen better than 5030's renter's, sight unseen. Jon

Heck of a way to change your engine oil. Jon

If they make it that far. Jon

The first one, with a donut for a left front tire, is pulling the other two vehicles. The first towed is on a tow dolly with a bad left front tire. The second towed looks like it is missing a front left fender. Jon

In a bad section of my drive, I spread 2" minus that was available locally. I then spread 3/4' minus over it. No problem spreading the 2" minus. Jon

I wonder if there is a capture the radon gas and use it for some good? Jon

You might be able to shim under the low side. Aluminum roof flashing makes great shims. Ideally the track rails should be straight across segment joints. On my Timbery 100, I was experiencing a bump at the section joints. Mating sides of joint are matched cut to fit together and should then...

What is it? Jon

I agree with Diggin It, call the utility for their advice. Is the meter hot? Jon

Look up Jery Dunn at mytractortools.com. He makes a quick attach system and has his own grapple. I have his quick attach systems on 2 BX2230. One is to remove the bucket for mowing and moving trailers. The other one for the same reasons plus I have a set of forks that fit Jery's system. Jon

I stopped on an off ramp of the freeway, to make a call and or text. Because the two lane road I was getting on had no shoulders to pull off on to make the call. State police sees me and pulls over. Tells me it is illegal to text on the freeway. I say I am on the off ramp shoulder, parked...

How do you keep the grandkids off that upper ledge in the living room? Could be a nasty fall onto your concrete floor below. Jon

Always wondered if those worked? Jon

My mill's rails are on 6x6" pt, with 4x6"pt laying flat underneath the 6x6" in 4 places. What I find when I turn max size logs after the second time and a flat turns onto the bed, the rails sometimes scoot back a bit. Small logs, no problems. These large logs started at 24" dia on large end...

/pine just hauling another load home. Jon

On a Jeep Cherokee, 1985, with a Renualt (sp?) diesel, the oil drain plug utilized a copper oring. The ring was like a rubber oring in cross section, but the copper was hollow. So when you tightened the drain plug, the copper oring flattened to seal. A new copper oring was to be installed...

Darn, last name is close to that and fore fathers came from Germany in mid 1800's. Thought maybe they built something we didn't know about. Jon

Any idea who made the white one? I see _______?_____ Bulldog. Jon

For pads for a BX backhoe, what about using the plastic bases (donuts) that are used to support treated poles? Local lumber store has them in16" and 24" diameters, maybe? Might be easier than cutting up 2x8 and plywood. Just a thought. Jon

Dad's ponds were built many years ago. How they were dug, no idea. But around all of them, the edge depth was only a foot or so. Thinking was/is that if someone fell in and the edges were very deep and steep, how does one climb out. With 4 or 5 ft of shallow edge, a person or child could get...

And then all of TBN would have razed him. But he could have posted pictures in one thread, the pricing here. Jon

A bit long out the back, huh? Jon

I remember your thread about replacing the siding, but don't remember if you mentioned painting the bottom edge and a bit of the back before installing. Jon

When the loader will lift up but not high enough to load on the deckover trailer, I have also driven up a set of 2x material car ramps. Jon

OP, when trying to lift things out of the semi trailer, try this after observing other safety measues. When I want to lift a heavy bunk of freshly sawn 12 ft lumber on my B26TLB, I enter the stack until the back of the forks hit the stack. Fork frame straight up/down. Then raise the fork back...

Yes but no. When the kids moved out of state with no plans to back, we finally sold the house they grew up in on the lake. We then bought 80 acres in the woods, built our last home, first floor has everything to live. Basement accessible from walk out if we can't handle the stairs, but stairs...

If there are a front and a tailgate/ramps on a 12ft trailer , you probably could not haul a 12 ft board unless diagonally. 14ft trailer you could. I have a 16 ft trailers with side and a tailgate/ramp. Can't haul 16ft lumber straight. Jon

Haven't heard that. Michigan just raised truck speed from 60 to 65. Travelling to Wyoming on I80, further west truck and car sppeds limits are 70, then 75, and some 80. Ohio and some of PA is 70 for both. Jon

Dead or alive? Jon

Found another use for my forks. Rolling up the garden hose and transporting it back to the garage. Jon

Looking back a few pages, OP's post #1313 last year mentioned his next project might be (edit partially sunken) greenhouse. Jon

Thanks, I remember reading your progress on the build. I was amazed at the size of the logs. You must have great feelings of accomplishments of your build. I am in awe. Thanks for sharing your build. Jon

Where does the saw dust go to? My Timbery saw dust goes to opposite side I load logs on. Jon

Remember TBNers that lawyers want to have work coming in steady just like the contractors. They don't just sit around waiting for cases. Builders don't want to have idle time waiting for someone wanting a house built tomorrow. Lawyers are no different. (Yes I am speaking as a dad to a lawyer...