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Could the backside door be a flip up style door? Hinged along the top edge? Maybe use a cable system with some counter balance weights. Just some thoughts. Jon

Fortunately our county allowed temporary c of o. Because after six months in a fifth wheel and snow starting to fly in Northern Michigan, we were allowed to live in the basement. 6 months later we had a final c of o, but the house was not done. Final carpet not in, windows and doors not...

I was also told this for the worms, larva(?) that were in the white pine I had dried by a Sawmill. Jon

Try a fan to help move air, use a dehumidifier in the room. Can OP store in basement, build a temporary opened ended box around it, put fan on one end, and blow air through the stack. I have some in my storage room in my attic. Temps reach 110F on hot days in Northern Michigan. Probably the...

I won't be surprised the "buyer" had one of the rubber masks on. Jon

When my propane tank was set, the standby generator was installed prior and waiting for the supply tank. Talking with generator supplier a comment was made if pipe sizes and regulators were not sized correctly, that when the generator started, it could draw propane fast enough to starve tha...

Will gas or diesel destroy a rubber push in tire valve stem? Seeing the OP's solution with the metal cap, the tire valve stem came to mind. The push in stem may be easier to install then the OP's. Did not look for the installation instructions for the OP's Any thoughts? Jon

Yeah, missed the plywood vs OSB. Jon

OP, can you plan ahead and put some 2x4's under the OSB and have them stick past the edges to allow getting a chain under them to lift the up? Just wondering if that would break the suction force. Jon

Is Watkins Glen where there is car races? Jon

Larger than what my red pines were. Hope you have equipment to handle the logs in turning to square them. Jon

I knew the distance could be an issue, but they are great to work with and just thought I would threw the name out there. Enjoy, Jon

I think that is their home internet box, just used in vehicles. It uses a cell phone signal and hence has its own cell number. We have the equal by AT&T and have used it in our car travelling to CO from MI. We have to use it at home because no other way to access the internet. Jon edit...

Hey ArlyA, not Heartlnd, but I have two trailers from BNM Trailer Sales in Elsie, MI east of St Johns. One is a small 6ft x 10ft side wall utility trailer. The other started as their 16ft lawn trailer, but I had them put 5k axles, and higher sides on it. Great to people work with, made in...

amarsh64, Are you counting the hours until you leave on Friday? How about taking it home today and calling in sick on Friday? Jon

I did an axle upgrade on a trailer. Don't remember axle capacity I took off, but put on a 2000 lb one. Ended up bending the frame. Jon

7/16" OSB sheathing $25.45 for a 4ft x 8ft sheet at the blue box store near me. Jon

We were still in the process of squaring the log. Working on third side. We did square the fourth side and then took 5/4" slabs off. Some live edge was left on a couple of pieces for owner to play with. He is remodeling his house and will be using the maple for cabinets. Rusty, the mill is...

One of 15 maple logs cutting for a friend. The already cut and stickered pile is a bit to the right of the mill. About 360bft so far, maybe another 150bft to cut. The 2 stacks behinfd the mill are from the (7) 12ft red pine logs, about 1600 bft. Got probably twice that in white pine to...

I think the only way any of us can give advice is to actually see the tree in person. Without seeing the root ball in regards to the distance of the berm, and the size and weight of the root ball, I would be afraid of it springing back upright. Been there, done that and was shocked to have it...

Take a garden rake, mount a board to cover the tines, add a conduit over the handle and bolt it in place. The new handle length should allow to reach top of trailer. Or use a snow rake. They are a conduit handle sections and a plastic rake to pull snow off the roofs in snow country. Jon

Are you cutting cedar with water on the blade? Jon

I have not tried to cut my white cedar from northern Michigan. Maybe same as Jstpsng's Northern White Cedar. (wife remembers from college days that ours would also be Northern White cedar). Jon

Reading back through this thread, I saw your comment about wavy cuts in cedar. While cutting some maple today with a friend, I mentioned I have some cedar to cut up for a deer blind. He said cedar is a hard item to cut and I will dull blades faster. Don't know if true or not, will find out...

Bought my BX2230 in October 2015 with 711 hours on it. Now has over 2217 hours. Built a house since buying the BX, and a B26TLB and both have been used a lot around here. B26 I think has over 1500 hours. It was bought in Feb 2018. Backfilling foundations, mowing, snow blowing, hauling wood...

Don't have pictures of my BX2230. But the positive cable from battery to starter (I think) passed by edge of cut edge of steel bracing. Sharp edge. After 15 years or so, it wore through, made a big pop noise, but switch would not shut off the diesel engine. Had to stuff rag in air cleaner to...

When trying to figure height of tree, get a straight stick like a yard stick. Hold one end at your nose, other end in your out stretched arm parallel to ground. Pivot nose end up into air 90 degrees, keeping arm parallel to ground. Look across top of stick to top of tree. Move to spot where...

We were at Edwards AF Base in CA for the 4th of July landing of a shuttle. Then the prior landed shuttle was taking off mated to the 747. We have seen the shuttle crawler in FL. Also been on Vandenburg AF Base and saw their verticle Shuttle Assembly building. Original plans was for the AF to...

Seeing 2manyrocks first video gave me the thought someone might be able to take an old snowblower and use it to mix concrete. Not offering mine though. Jon

Did you check with etrailer.com ? I get emails at times when they have them for sale. No idea how they compare to HD's though. Jon

I assume you are thinking of some jack stands/outriggers to help stabilize the pick? Looks like a good idea. However I can use my tractors to load items most times. Jon

Mill is a Timberry M100 with a 9hp Kohler engine. Entry level, single post. When looking for them last year, I liked the cross bracing on the rails that Woodmizer mills had. Noticed Timberry had them also. Found out that Woodmizer bought out Timberry and are now making them in Indy, IN...

I spent a couple 4, maybe 5 hours on that 20" log. In those pictures last night I only had one side surfaced. I still needed to rotate and cut the other 3 sides. Having to rotate with a pevey (sp?) ain't easy. Missing the turn, the log dropped back down on the mill and caused me problems in...

Well, I got the sawmill out of hibernation yesterday. I had an 80" long red pine about 20" dia that I cut some 6" x 6" timbers to start stacking lumber on them. I also cut some stickers. This afternoon, I put up a 12ft redpine and started squaring it up. Those full logs are all my B26TLB...

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I made no mention of winning anything of value when suggesting this fun guessing game on my earlier post. Jon

See post 2 above. That is what I do with the rear bagger on theBX2230 and the mower deck on. Jon

That last picture shows my Mother's Day guess was definately was wrong. Jon

How is that snow pile in your back yard? Going to melt by Mother's Day? Jon

Dad did that with my 60" MMM one winter on his BX2230. The next fall he wanted to remove it for the winter(smart) and the wheels on the deck were rusted in place and would not turn to slide the mower deck out. That really makes removing the deck a pain. But I have left my 54" deck on while...

Until that snow melting makes mud. Jon

Draagging that pounder weighing 30 pounds plus the Tposts, beowulf would be exhausted. Jon

Our snow piles have been gone for at least a week or more on our property in Vanderbilt. Jon

My guess is, that the last of the above pile will melt on Mother's Day. Whose next? Jon

Arly, you have any snow left around your house maybe piled up from your snow blowing or plowing this winter? North side of house or from shovelling off the roof? Want to take a picture of it and post it and TBN members will guess the date it melts away? Jon

4 years ago in April, Vanderbilt, MI got dumped on. About 30" worth of snow. Took me 10 hours to snowblow my 3/8 mile drive. Usual time is 2 hours. Had to get off tractor every 10ft or so, and shake the understory trees bent over into the drive. Haven't seen that much snowfall at one time...

I like this idea or Eddie's 5000 square foot garage with a kitchen and bath. Or can your house be planned as a 1 bedroom small house and then build shop. And later on, add onto the house structure to have you completed home? Jon

Arly, what was the air temps during that last ski? It is trying to warm up in northern lower, but we had a skiff of snow Weds moring. Today is in the 50's, little wind and lots of sun. Yeah! Jon.

One thing I heard about staining decks if they are in direct sun light, not under a roof. After staining, rigup some type of tarp covering the deck from the sun light. Tarp can't touch deck to allow solvents to flash off, but tarp slow down time it takes to flash off. How to keep tarp off the...

Is the tongue made of wood or steel? Could you find a bushing of the correct sizes to fit in the tongue to take up the slop? Jon.

On my Kubota B26TLB, the backhoe is pinned for transport, so I do not lower it to the deck. I also do not chain backhoe. Tractor is chained. Not sure about duramaxsky's JD. Jon

We have both a BX2230 and a B26TLB backhoe. We love the both and use the accordingly for the job at hand. Even though with 80 acres, we use th BX for mowing the small clearings, snowblowing a 3/8 mile drive, and either hauls the 275 gal water tank to water the newly palnted trees. The backhoe...

You want to call Jery Dunn (site owner) and ask him for references. I think he does well via word of mouth. Jon

Great picture. Jon

I hope so. Haven't got the mll out from winter storage yet. Need to go out and cut up ash down falls for firewood first. Then saw mill time. The above pine, some oak and some cedar. Somewhere in there is some maple for someone that he cut down last fall. Will be busy. Still learning. Jon

Here is another picture of mostly red pine over 20" at the butt. 12' 6" approximate length. Jon

Another 10ft white pine.

I ordered my Timbery M100 with a 9hp gas engine last May. I picked it up in Sept assembled. Cut some white pine logs that were cut at least a year before. Picture is one of the first ones cut up. Had about 1300 bft dried and used some this winter for cabinet work and base boards in the house...

Can you explain? Where are they having problems? I just replaced a 2007 Tundra with a 2018. Not sold on the looks of the 2022. Also nt sure of the new engine setup. Just wondering. Jon.

Look at mytractortools.com for a small grapple for your BX. Contact info for Jery Dunn is on the website. His website is outdated. He would rather work up items instead of a better website. I have his Tach-N-Go along with the old style fixed forks on my BX2230. They work great. He knows...

If you hook your harness to a beam, make sure you have a way to lower yourself back down to the ground. Or you maybe swinging a long ways up. Don't want that. Jon

I do not like to store diesel and gas inside my buildings. So they stay outside in a hutch, off the ground. But critters chewed the vents off them. Still using whatever old plastic fuel cans I had before this new style safety cans. Both my Kubota B26TLB and dad's JD1070 are a pain to lift...

Is the ski track groomer following your roller setup on the trail? Jon

But I was replying to the post above mine made on Wednesday. Jon

I used to haul 8ft drywall in/on my 82 Jeep Scrambler. (2 door CJ style pickup.) Put one side down in the bed at the tailgate, the other side up and over the roll bar. Tied them in, and tied the upper edges together. Off I went. No problems, but had lots of strange looks. Jon

Bummer, how big is your chunk? At least you had piece and quiet for 25 years. Jon

There is a product called Wet and Forget. Use a garden sprayer to apply to the shingles and forget about it. After a while, the moss will be gone. Might need to reapply on bad cases. Dad and I have used on our roofs with good results. Jon

I have used trailer tongue jacks bolted to the back of my snowblower housing instead of relying on the skids. But they would be better located on the auger centerline to follow the surface. I would imagine that to be the same for a power broom. Also my power broom for my walk behind Gravely...

I know our past house has been remodeled after we sold, but do not know if the hiding place was found. Cool that yours was and your daughter's response to add and reseal. Jon

While we were remodeling our old house that was built in 1930, we tore out the old paperboard used for the walls. Our kids placed some treasures and comments in a metal tin before the drywall went up. In the new house, the grand kids did the same thing. We will always wonder who finds them...

Like someone posted before, protect your project surface from the black pipe. Some will mark the wood surface. Also enjoy buying more clamps a your projects require more. Jon

That was quick. Jon

Maybe for you, but probably not for ArlyA for awhile. We are in northern lower Michigan and still have some snow on the ground and we receive a lot less than he does. Jon

If those are people's feet, they must be contorshinist(sp?). (Face one direction and have their feet the opposite way. Jon

So when it does rain, where does the rain that falls on the hill side above the roof edge go? Down onto the roof? Under the roof edge? Just wondering. Jon

But my prior house was built in 1930 and had full 2" x 4"s and they did not shrink to today's 2 x 4 size. LOL. Jon

Thanks for the Flightradar24 info. When we flew home from Londao years ago, we could see the mitten of Michigan. So once in a while I see a jet way up and wonder if that one heading overseas. Now I can find out. Jon.

Practicing for the near future? Just wondering. Jon

In northern Michigan, we received about 5 - 6" of heavy wet snow this afternoon. I will go out tomorrow to blow it away and try to scrape some ice/snowpack off under it. Expecting mid 40's maybe 50's here this week, frost laws now on. Mud season is starting. Jon

Maybe with the tearout on the end grain, what if OP rounded the full depth of the corners to eliminate a sharp corner. Then route around the corner in one pass. Again try on scrap and practice. I also like marine exterior varnish for outside wood projects. If it will hold up on a boat...

My 32ft and 36ft deep out buildings have attic trusses (24" truss spacing) on a 2x6 studded walls on 16" centers. The span of the attic space is 16ft wide on the 40 pound per square foot floor. No posts under the attic space. 8ft head room over center of the space with a 8/12 roof pitch...

Cat Fever, that tractor and blower look lonely in the bay. Needs more clutter around it to make it look like the rest of ours. Ha Ha. Jon

That looks like a scene from Dr Zhvigo(sp?) Jon

cat fever, just wondering, things are blooming already and green? Seems from my northern Michigan perspective, it would be white with snow. Also from the aerials, is your barn along a property line/fence line? Nice barn you have and yeah prices suck now. Jon

I have a BX2230 for snowblowing. Most of the time I drag the rear blade behind me. When thspring comes and the drive turns to ice, I take the blade off and install a set of Cat 0 discs. They don't cover my tracks but the do scratch the ice surface. I alo don't drive straight up and down the...

For the OP, cedar dust is fine and may have more health related problems. Use a mask, respirator, etc and maybe a shop vacuum running to pull fumes/dust away from you. Jon

The Gaylord trolls are jealous by almost 30 inches short of normal for the season. Jon

He is looking at another Kubota but does not want to admit to TBN members yet. Jon

Don't think he would fit under a 13' 10" bridge either. Jon

Are you talking about a wood stove heating water ie wood boiler? Wood boiler inside a building will smoke when you open the door to feed the boiler. Had one in the garage, and had a smoky residue/dust when we moved out and cleaned everything out. Just saying. Might be able to develope a hood...

I had to wear safety glasses when out on the manufacturing floor. Also needed prescription lenses. Company paid an amount to having prescriptions eyeglasses and frames to Z87? standards. Been wearing that style for over twenty years daily. Sometimes with the side shields. Bummer was when...

Was heading south bound at this time and our left lane was closed because of a big chunk of barrier concrete in the left lane. No traffic heading north, ambulance just heading north bound when we approached accident from north. Did not know what caused chunk of concrete to blow apart. Coming...

That works as long as he knows the train schedule. Jon

I realize he allowed to retrieve their cars. But could he refuse access to do so? Jon

Can the farmer not allow the car owners access to retrieve their cars? Yeah, I know it would not be the right thing to do, but the parkers had no legal reason to be there in the first place. Jon

I am fortunate to have an old two track county road through my property. When I purchased the property I was able to get a copy of the letter, etc from the road comission abandoning that section of the road through my property. It also stated the land reverted to the adjacent land owners...

Just tried accessing TBN from same tablet from same location on Firefox. Yup, ads are still coming in. Typing this from Duck Duck Go, no ads. Don't know why difference. Logged in on both browsers. Jon

I have a Samsung Android tablet that I log into TBN via Firefox. That is where I previously was seeing ads. Switching to Duck Duck Go, eliminated the ads. Mostly while at home, saw the ads on Firefox. Internet thru ATT home internet box. Horrible. Today about 60 miles from home on Firefox...

When we built a quinzie (igloo) I made a pile with the tractor bucket and pack it down after emptying the bucket. Then the wife, kids and grandkids dug out the center of the igloo. Packing it beforehand meant the roof stayed in place without supports. They wanted to sleep in it, but ran out...

So, jk96, do you still have to cut up tag and dispose of the refrig and not repair it? Just wondering. Very happy you were able to deal with mom and pop store for the replacement. Jon

My brother and his sons log in Northern Michigan and use a Ponsse processor. Like this. Whole tree processor in that it cuts at the stumps, lays it down, strips off the branches while cutting the trunk to lengths. Kind of like the Russel unit above, in post 36. Jon

So what is the next step after that picture? Gather it up and chip? Burn? Just wondering. Jon

If you are talking to me, I use weather.gov, which is US's NOAA group, or the National Weather Service. Here is my website the local office has put up. https://www.weather.gov/apx/snow Not sure if weather.com puts up the info. They are the Weather Channel. Jon

Is grooving better than siping? What is used to sipe(sp?) a tire? Jon

The piece before the stack is actually a wedge shape built up to allow water to run over ridges. Jon

The attached picture shows one on a house near me. Another view. These have been on since fall of 2015. Made by local chimney place. Jon

Weather.gov for my area shows the daily snowfall amounts, normal amounts, and snow to date amount. But this is in the US. Not sure about Canada. We also have a local NOAA weather station and office in our area. Jon

We hit 46 deg F in our clearing this afternoon. January thaw in February. Jon

That's your forecast? I thought 10 to 12" downstate would be bad for them, but your forecast? LOL. Jon

Your current snow storm dropped 175"? Yes I know you ment for the season. Jon

Someone suggested a battery operated or elctric saw as easy starting. When looking at chaps from Stihl, they commented that their chaps would not protect from electric or battery saws. Torque was too high to be stopped by the chaps' fibers. Something to think about. Especially for someone...

Had a similar service request with a Whirlpool refrigerator. Bought it from a box store. Facory warranty 1 year. Whirlpool headquaters here in Michigan. We noticed refrigerator side not being cold enough within the year. So called Whirlpool for service. They did not have a service rep in...

Just asking the question. With OP's 2 bearings basically back to back, as a system should we look at the bearings as one unit not as two separate bearing mounted on different plates like Piloon was suggesting in post 32? Maybe OP needs to separate the bearings further from another and use a...

That is why my dad never bought a zero turn mower. He was always afraid someone would put it in one of the ponds. Jon

I have heard in Michigan buyer can drive home with no plates, park it and then get plates, then drive it. Years ago I went to pick up car from my aunt in Ohio tht she gave to mu mother for $1. Good in michigan to transfer title that way. Talking to Ohio DMV or whatever, I could not tow it on...

Friend in SW RI forecast is 11 to 17 inches and 55 mph wind gusts. Then 50's next week. Yuck, Jon

So how much snow to you get in a year? Just wondering, and comparing to northern MI which is about 140", where Arly in the UP gets maybe twice that? Jon

We are getting some today here in northern MIchigan. Planning on going out in the morning to clear the drive. Only about 4 to 5 inches worth. Jon

Both of the above websites, Hunterra and Findlotsizes shows more recent aerials of our property during our 3 year house/out buildings construction. Google maps shows the area prior to dirt excavation. Wife found one on on ESRI's system that actually had the house excavation done along with the...

What about using a metal horse water tank? Corrosion? Jon

So how does the driver steer the pole trailer? Joystick, dials? Jon

So does the driver do to steer that pole trailer? Jon

Was your mileage (coasting more maybe) coming down raising the overall mileage than if all on normal flat land? Not trying to dispell your claim. Back in the 70's had a E250 Ford van, going down to Florida from Michgan. One tank was the best I ever got. Then I realized I had a heck of a tail...

Do you have a small generator that you could power the block heater and a battery warmer? Just a thought. Jon

Easy to hide the use of the "facilities". Jon

I use an Android tablet and Android phone, both Samsung. And I have been seeing those ads also. anyone know what changed in the last few days to have these appear? I thought registering for the site and logging in was to do away with those ads? Jon

What about metal nipples penetrating the wood and use an underwater marine caulk for the fittings? Drill the appropriate hole size to "thread" the nile in? Would ice and water guard used on roofing to prevent ice dams work to line the inside of the box? Jon I like the shower pan liner better.

Got too far to the right edge on the unpacked snow? Jon

Not sure which is better, the fire or the sunset. Enjoy both. Jon

OP, great, you and I were typing at the same time. Glad you got it figured out. Jon

OP, in your picture with the yellow circle around two open connectors, what do those connect to on the backhoe? Or is one of those a line going to the backhoe? On my B26TLB, I blew a hose on a backhoe cylinder. I was able to shut down tractor, find those two fittings used to remove my hoe...

Based on comments above about 3pt lift lever in raise position and my own observations, play with the mower deck/3pt lever to make sure it is not trying to raise your mower deck before the pressure check. My BX2230 sticks once in a great while, but dad's BX2230 sticks quite often. And when it...

Doesn't look like the bottom log is chained down? I think I see a chain on the top log. Wondering if the rings and chains are for tie downs?? Jon

That is a really long, long rake handle. I used to use 5 handles, about 5ft each. It was a real b**h to lift it up unto the roof. You have way more than I want, but could use a bit more. I think we Gaylord is below normal snow fall, about 12" below. Jon

Dad left his mid mount mower on his BX2230 one winter and the adjustable mower wheels no onger adjust. Grr, seeing how this is actually my mower on his tractor. Since, we have removed the mower deck in the fall before it snows. Jon

Any info on the picture location or date? Thanks for the picture. Jon

Good thing Wally knows to cross on the narrow bridge. Our dogs English Cocker Spaniels would cross through the creek instead of using the bridge. Water was only a few inches deep, but. Oh well. Arly you definately have more snow than we do. Enjoy it. Jon

With forks and a back plate, could you do as deezler and add a chain and comealong from the far end to the back plate of the forks to try to lift the far end? Just a thought. Also if you were able to set far end on something off the ground, ie big rock or a stck of 6 x 6 timbers, the pick up...

Doesn't sound good, how is she now? On another note, the nascar drivers have a tether/neck restraint on them to prevent that. I wonder if that is available for ATVs, etc? Jon

At least the first video they had helmets on., didn't look at other one. Jon

I use my disc like yours to break up the snow pack/ice in the spring time on my drive. I don't drive in straight lines , I weave back and forth. Mine is a cat 0 that I pull behind my BX2230. It has about 5 or 6 old concrete 3 hole blocks, I have also used it like your picture to get traction...

Did not realize that was a link. Thanks. Jon

CA is this you towing that bouncing car? Jon

Might work for him, but I would hesitate doing it by hand. Another tractor is better for me. Safer maybe? Jon

Not a road I would want to live on, let alone have to plow it. Jon

I think your answer yes is correct. I have had items on the forks I could not lift straight up with the forks parallel to the ground. But I could curl the forks back and raise the forks higher. Also having the forks curled, I have placed object under the forks to support the load, then...

Any chance of pictures? Jon

I wanted my workshop done as soon as the house build finiished. Well house is still not finished but garage for vehicles and separate workshop with attached trailer/stuff storage were built the year we moved into the unfinished house. Using the workshop to build kitchen cabinets, window trim...

Deezler, you must read faster than me or took longer reading sessions, as I did the same and just now finished reading Jemery's build. Just as awesome as his wedding venue build. Jon

Snow with air packs better? Jon

I kept the snow out of my discussion purposely. I was just trying to talk about the aspect of the road crown, and gravel size in relation to my ankles while running. I agree, running down the middle of the road is not smart. Jon

Fill in the low spots? Jon

About the freeway being tied up for hours between exits. One thing they did in N Michigan years ago while trying to clear up a major pile up with exits 5 to 6 miles apart was to head all traffic off at the prior exit, then go to the last cars waiting to get past the traffic jam, and turn them...

To the post above about the runner in the middle of the road. In my past training for a half ironman, I had to learn to run. One thing I noticed was the crown of some roads. And gravel shoulders. I stayed away from gravel as one rock could be larger than another and end up twisting an ankle...

At least when cars run out of gas, bring down a tranfer tank and get them fuel and send them on their way. Electrics need to be towed somewhere to charge them. Yuck. Jon

I did something similar to Moss's suggestion on a shed over a well pump. But there was no floor. Jon

Maybe that ball is how he transports his motorcycle! Jon

Looks ok to me, chains are there, they moved the license plate light when they moved the plate. Weld might hold that little trailer shown somewhere behind that F150. LOL, Jon

Yeah, I see a tinge whiter grass just past the fence line. Haha. Jon

Your 6 to 9 is more than our 2 to 3 inches. :( Jon

What kind of frosting is on that cake? Looks like bacon pieces. LOL. Jon

He was using the double yellow line to guide his wheel or tires. If he saw only one line , he knew he had to find the other one, but which side did he loose it on? Jon

And I have to ask what percentage of vehicle drivers do not pay attention to speed limits? ie Speeding? Jon

We started overnight bicycle trips with the kids when the youngest was 6 years old. 100 miles in northern MI over 5 days. Youngest was supposed to ride the tandem behind me, but prefered his own single bike. Yes we have been self taught and have seen many on bikes that don't follow the rules...

Because when I bought snow tires , I also bought a second set of rims for them. Now I just switch wheels and rims over myself instead of a tire shop swapping tires and rims. So half the time I don't have sensors. Jon

We could not use a car to transport the bikes. The Washington tandem bike trip started in Seattle airport, out to the coast, down into Oregon then up to Crater Lake and down to Medford OR to fly home, 2 weeks. NM mountain bike trip started in Roosville, MT at the border down the Continental...

But when the interstate is the only road going between two points, you have no choice. My wife and I have ridden on interstates in NM and WA state where it was legal and no other way around. Not the nicest way, very noisy, and not fun. Not sure of the speeds, WA was in 1982, and semis were...

Thiefs, I'd say. Jon

Not sure on the newer style stoves per EPA rquirements. But my CB #5036 smokes out the door every time you open it. Even if I crack it for a few minutes. I had it in a single car sized garage (no car in it), and everything had a smoke oder on/in it. When we moved from that place, I took the...

What happened to the co-worker that, he didn't go pick them up? Just wondering. Jon

Is the empty sled for the dog to pull you out when you get tired? Just kidding! Jon

My grandmother came from the Slovak area a 100 years ago. She never learned the slovak words for ice box/refrigerator, airplane, etc. So her native speech was very broken. She passed in 1976. Jon

Phone numbers did not get reused in the past so quickly. No cell phones, fax machines back then either. That would be freaky getting a close relative's number like in your case. Jon

True about sun heating hoses, etc. However, dad's and my attachments are stored under cover out of the sun. Jon

Shooter, I assume you are using the rear blade curve backward, vs curve forward which would dig in unless you have shoes or something? I have a typical snow plow blade from Kubota on the FEL arms. Pushing it forward cuts into the snow and hangs up. And I don't want to back drag 3/8 mile of a...

On my BX2230 FEL connectors to remove the arms, manual says to shut machine off, then move the joy stick in all directions before removing couplers. Just a few dribbles come out. With my dad's JD1070 while mounting the rear snowblower cylinder, he was fighting the connections. Told him to...

As far as the angled blade, I agree with everything you said about pushing the front end sideways, but my skid steer mount plow from is maunually angled. However, a cylinder could angle it via the tilt function of the FEL. Or am I issing something here? Jon

My wife would call me a Grinch at Christmas, but what can I say? I agree. Merry Christmas to one and all. Jon

I had to also. Looking good Lynn. Jon

Showed the wife your picture and she said "You would do that". Maybe a Christmas present for her? Lol, Jon

Does that mean half the power? Luv the new car! Jon

I think that dog should have a harness on it going to your waist and pull you. Lol, Jon

Where were those T storms?

I think, mostly the jackshaft opener turns the shaft on the springs to lift the door, instead of lifting on the panels. Jon

I have a 10ft x16ft wide steel panel door from Preston Feather Building Center un Gaylord, MI. It is insulated and has a steel liner inside. It faces northwest where the wind comes from. No problem with snow blowing in. A bit heavy, but an opener some day. PM me if more info needed. Jon

I got the message because we had one. Never burned in our hands, though. Jon

Where I used to work we hauled oversize loads across northern Michigan to the port in Roger City. There the were placed on barges to ship through the Great Lakes. We first used over the road semi tractor, then wanted something bigger. Ended up with a military tractor trailer used to haul...

I have set my cruise control based on our Life 360 app on our phones. Against our Toyota Sienna van speedometer, it is accurate to withina fewm mph. With it on your son's phone, you would be able to see the speed of his friend's car when your son is in it. Jon

That's what I noticed also. No real damage to the boots, wearing them might smell like diesel for a while, but it will air out. Jon

Trying to relax after a big Thanksgiving meal feeding 14, over 4 generations. My dad, my brother and his wife, one of their sons, my wife and I, our two children and their spouse and 4 grandkids. My kids and grandkids (all under 12) have been staying at my house since Sunday evening. Noise...

Started with a used CJ7 back in 78 after driving the mountain roads/trails in the CA San Bernadino Nat'l forest in a full size Ford van. Wife didn't like looking over the edge in the wide van. So we bought the used CJ7. Spent many weekends in the CA mountains exploring and camping. Sold it...

I have a Sims Cabdepot cab on my BX2230. Hard top and sides and has a glass windshield, rear glass and 2 small side glass windows. Hot water heater, wiper, and circ fan. Left side soft door, and soft right side. Door and right side comes off in the summer. Wiper gets used during snow...

Are you saying the sun will rot the liners? I have a used one I bought 3 years ago. Been in the sun since I bought them, and expect the prior owner left it in the sun also. So I have no idea how old it is. Just wondering. Jon

System snow. We are getting system snow also, then later on it will be lake effect snow. Enjoy, Jon

Thanks airbiscuit for the videos. Jon

Just some of my thoughts on way wedges. First experience is on a gas/hydraulic wood splitter with a single vertical wedge. To split big pieces, had to let one half drop and split one into quarters and then pick up other half and do the same. Second experience is a single vertical wedge with a...

I wonder if the semi was empty, ie no load to help weigh it down. Jon

"Snowbelt"? Jon

I think from that front boat picture, it is at least three axles. And from a prospective point of view, those are wide flange beams used for the tongue. And guessing maybe 10 inch in height. Again basing on the distance from the tires and the height of the tires. Not sure if boat and trailer...

Good luck finding customers. Lol, Jon