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Awesome as usual, Eddie! hugs, Brandi

We will never know. He had only posted twice. Both in this thread. hugs, Brandi

It didn't happen without PHOTOS! hugs, Brandi

I made a pin puller for the Lull's two slave cylinder 4 pins. The cylinders need to be rebuilt. I could have repacked them myself, but I suspect something funny going on inside them and I want the experts to look at them. I got 3 of the pins out Sunday. But one pin didn't want to leave it's...

Big Iron auctions have been auctioning lots of Mahindras and parts. I almost bought a lot of 4 seats. hugs, Brandi

Last week I was busy cutting 20 foot 4x10s. These are for a repeat customer. hugs, Brandi

Got the rabbit hutch, Brady was given, modified for quail. Now 4 pens. hugs, Brandi

How about a photo tour of the inside? hugs, Brandi

When my Ford 700 dumptruck needed new shock snubbers under the seats, I just took an old basketball and deflated it enough to put under the seat then partially reinflated it. Worked so well, I did that to the passenger seat also. hugs, Brandi

That's more like the Xfaxman I know. hugs, Brandi

Hey Mike Oldballs! LOL, I spelled out Oddballs before editing! How ya doing? hugs, Brandi

Thanks Guys! Xfaxman, you sure are talking alot today! :cool: hugs, Brandi

............over the river Kwai. hugs, Brandi

Just trying to liven the thread up a bit.😉 hugs, Brandi

ERC mantel anyone? hugs, Brandi

But the deflection tolerance is within margins.:cool: hugs, Brandi

I think you need to stick to ironwork. Your troll drawing looks like it has moose antlers. hugs, Brandi

I'm gonna go out in the cementary and say those pictured in #755 and #756 are not barns. hugs, Brandi

I wouldn't want public roads that close to my barn, much less my house. hugs, Brandi

How come barns up north are built so close to a public road? I've seen Barnwood Builders taking down barns that are so close to the road, they have to stop traffic to remove debris. hugs, Brandi

Probably going into a water trough. hugs, Brandi

What are the little "bumps" on the tin near the lower edge? They are on the barn in post #706 also. hugs, Brandi

Check for a starter relay near the fuse panel. My 6520 starter wiring circuit also has a 5 and a 15 amp fuse in it. The 15 amp fuse went bad on me once. hugs, Brandi

It's amazing what can get folks panties in a knot over stuff they have no control over. hugs, Brandi

Forecast 80 degrees here Wednesday. hugs, Brandi

Fixin' to butcher these TAMUKs. Born Dec. 20th. Hopefully my ERC customer will buy them. Then one less thing I gotta do. hugs, Brandi

Fixin' to dust off this thread. hugs, Brandi

Do you have a close up photo of the tractor moving the poles? I am interested how you hooked and unhooked the poles. I am leveling the pad now, for a 40x80 sawmill shed. My last barn, I wrapped a chain around the pole to put it in the hole, but it was slow. Seems lot faster with your guy on...

Cool! Thanks Lynn. hugs, Brandi

Awesome video! The way Y'all installed the trusses blows my mind. hugs, Brandi

That's awesome. It even has a barn quilt on it. hugs, Brandi

That doesn't work here. Brandi

I can only see one drawing with the fulcrum on the rear tires. Thanks for explaining there are two drawings! Bottom line the further from the fulcrum, the less weight it needed. It is all about CG, center of gravity. Couple of times in the past, when picking up complete trees, I felt my butt...

The OP was asking about counterweight on the rear for loads in the loader bucket. Your drawing shows the fulcrum on the rear axle. I was nicely trying to tell you your fulcrum is on the wrong axle for this discussion. I do know a thing about weight and balance. It was required in my work as...

The mix will have to be real wet for a chute. You may have to push it down the chute otherwise. hugs, Brandi

Bu Build a wooden chute out of 2x6 sides and maybe a 2x10 for a bottom. Hire a guy with an excavator or telehandler and a concrete bucket. hugs, Brandi

Oh yeah Kyle. Thanks! hugs, Brandi

I am not a chicken raising fan. Brady is the chicken farmer. But I guess since I raise catfish and rabbits.............................. hugs, Brandi

I was gonna say a wire connector had been popped off by stray brush. It happens to my 6520's neutral safety switch every other time I mow. hugs, Brandi

Yep, one thing I made sure of was enough propane for a weeks running time when I had mine installed. That equals to a 1000 gallon tank. It has powered the house 3 times since installation. It is really a good feeling until you think about refilling 1000 gallons of propane with winter rates...

If your drawing is correct, please tell me why my butt gets lite and my front tires go flat when I try to lift a too heavy load with the loader. The fulcrum would be on the front axle with a loader. hugs, Brandi

I am gonna guess about half the weight of what your loader is rated to lift. My loader is rated for 3900 pounds. My backhoe weighs around 1800 pounds and my 8 foot land plane with a 900 pound Red Oak cant on it weighs around 1700 pounds. Even these on occasion are still not enough to keep the...

Got the siding almost finished. Just need to add the battens and the "between the rafter" boards on the back side. hugs, Brandi

Kyle, Is he still free or dead? I started reading the article, but realized it was a long and gut wrenching story, so I quit reading it. hugs, Brandi

What was in Rosebud that had you there 3 times? hugs, Brandi

Happy Independence Day Y'all hugs, Brandi

Brady only lets the chickens in the garden under his supervision. hugs, Brandi

Kyle, The chicken yard will be about 10 times bigger than the garden. Brady says he will allow the chickens in the garden, but only a few at a time. The chicken yard fence was going to surround the garden, but now the garden will be part of the chicken yard fence. hugs, Brandi

Yesterday while adding gearbox oil to the tiller, I accidently let the little tube slip off of the syringe I was using to add oil. The tube was just 4 inches long and just long enough to lodge inside the gearbox. I tried small needlenose pliers to retrieve it, but failed. I had to remove the...

Thanks! There are a few boo boos, but I hid them well! hugs, Brandi

Girts on ready for siding. 1/2 inch, 24 inch wide hardware cloth is on. Roof is finished. Sawing White Oak for a semi lowboy now. hugs, Brandi

Awesome post Ovrszd. There are so many questions I want to ask my parents about their parents. But they were older when I was born and now as they are gone and I slow down, I realize I can never get that back again here on earth. hugs, Brandi

Oh wow. I have been following your family thread and love it. I would think this day would be a bittersweet memory for your Grandma and all others in your family. My hat is off to you for your family historical documentation here and the bittersweet memories this day brings to Y'all...

That might just work real well. I tried this unloading some gravel. About half of it came out and had to help gravity with the hoe on the other half. hugs, Brandi

It would be great if Y'all could restore it. hugs, Brandi

That photo shows a few things salvage people will pay you for to resell. Pump, wood stove, and Table are just 3. How many more items in that house can be salvaged before log people want to get the logs? hugs, Brandi

Yep, knew it from studying the siding and trim. Additions always came later, as the family grew. hugs, Brandi

These photos make me wonder if a log house is under that siding. Absolutely stunning. hugs, Brandi

I got the trusses up and the purlins on ready for tin. I didn't work on the coop Monday, as I was down in the clay pit showing the owner what logs of his were White Oak. He is gonna bring them over for me to saw into more trailer decking along with some large Red Oak logs for me. I asked about...

.........and like this post............totally uncalled for. Just hit me over the head here and call it mansplaining. nohugs, Brandi

While studying for my CDL, I learned a lot of things I didn't know that now makes me a safer driver. I never said I was safer than you with 30 years of pulling equipment. I asked in post #378 who is safer...me hauling my own stuff or you hauling my stuff and me paying you. I don't care who...

Yeah the rules changed since I got my CDL. There was no class then. So it was moot to me and Eddie since he isn't getting it. But where in the TBN rules does it state I have to read the whole thread before committing and getting egg on my face? Brandi

Aczlan in post #366 already told me the CDL requirements have changed. You just echoing Aczlan in a vague, undescribed way? Brandi

That right there sucks. Just last year that was enacted! hugs, Brandi

You should have read my post above yours before telling me I should read the whole thread. If you had, you would have seen I replied to Eddie's change of direction. As to changing the rules....who is safer...me hauling my own stuff or you hauling my stuff and me paying you. Your getting paid...

Eddie, Those trailers would work. If you are only hauling round bales and tractors, lowboy trailers work. Triple axles scrub on tight turns. Also make sure more than one axle has brakes on it. Now I read you are just gonna hire it out. That works too. But waiting on a truck can get...

I didn't read this whole thread. Internet is acting up today. Eddie, Get a one ton dually (mine is a 2003 Cummins with no DEF fluid) and a 10 ton gooseneck. Then go down and take you commerical test (I did that for liability and grey areas and nosy officiers) and then get farm tags for...

I made some metal parts for my daughter's patio umbrellra a few years ago. hugs, Brandi

What you got to remember is if those tractor eggs don't hatch, the cows claim them and eat the eggs, shell and all. hugs, Brandi

Not likely. The Lull was in the shop. I need to rebuild the two slave cylinders and she will be ready to use again. She can lift 6,000 pounds. hugs, Brandi

The last two, cold, wet days I modified some steel shelves of Brady's. They had plastic adjustable bushings that were flaky and would fall out of the shelf was bumped, so I cut 1 inch galvanized conduit for weldable bushings. I took my time and cut deburred the galvanized bushings. I had the...

I forgot about sawing the Texas toothpick. I had to drag the log with the Mahindra backing up. Each turn, I disconnected from the chain and turned 90 degrees, then connected back up. I could only get one end up a couple of inches before my butt was airborne. The sawmill loader arms counldn't...

On the 23rd, I got the top sill boards up. While it rained a week ago, I made the trusses in the barn. I got 3 trusses up before it got cold and wet. hugs, Brandi

I read your post and looked up at what thread I was in and I thought...........oh no, I am in the Kubota forum. My KMW ML275 loader has a 2.5 in diameter tube that is 1/4" wall. The hydraulics won't twist that tube. I tried to do that to fix it when my grapple snagged an unseen stump and...

The video guy stated he will weld on reinforcements. Otherwise you will have to keep "repairing it like Roustabout stated on the first page of this thread............I've fixed that three times a day on occasion hugs, Brandi

If this is true and you have worn linkages and/or bushings, moving the curl or dump without the attachment on could cause the linkages to bind and could throw the "hands" out of alignment. Maybe that is what is happening to all these wood block or tree fixes. Edit.................if you have...

From the OP..........One of my employees says she noticed the front bucket wasn't hanging right - no idea how much work had been done with the bucket hanging on the left side of the SSQA only. It bent the plate downwards. I can still muscle attachments on but it is no longer anything resembling...

I meant to say more permanent compared to pushing it into a tree. hugs, Brandi

For any permanent fix, you will have to cut the cross tube and reweld it with the locking plates flat on a level surface, like a welding table. hugs, Brandi

When you say the reservoir is full, do you mean the power steering reservoir under the hood? Could be the steering cylinder is bypassing internally. The 6520 and 7520 have the power steering pump connected directly behind the hyd. pump. Might be a coupling there, that is inop. Are the PTO and...

Sorry nobody replied. You can search the internet for standard torque tables if you know the size and class of bolt. Class markings are on the head. hugs, Brandi

The tach on my 6520 stops sometimes, or bounces off of zero. I give it a knuckle rap and it works. hugs, Brandi

Actually no. Brady is short. Here is a photo of Chloe and I. hugs, Brandi

After sawing some walnut slabs for a customer, I managed to get two walls of the coop up today. I had to work around picking Chloe up at school. Chloe is standing behind my friend, Brady. hugs, Brandi

I finally started on the chicken/quail coop for Brady to take care of. It will be 8x16 feet and since it will not have a floor, I am building it on cedar post stub walls. 10 feet for the chickens and 6 feet for quail. Here is the work so far.... I laid the bottom sill yesterday. The day...

Is that dozer a 350? That would be a poop chute trap door. 😁😁😁 hugs, Brandi

I agree. Back in high school, my friend and his two brothers showed Holstein's and won major awards. All of their cows were ornery. hugs, Brandi

To save $10,000 dollars, I would have burn it down before building the garage. But I would have found a way to take it down myself with my Lull. After all, Johnny Jet is my hero. hugs, Brandi

That sure looks like just a pole barn. I can see why Barnwood Builders didn't want it. Looks to be very savable. I can't believe no one wanted to just come take the siding off of it. Still, sadness there that no one wanted to re use that wood. That wouldn't happen in the south. hugs, Brandi

That is great and the photos are awesome. But Y'all old barn owners gotta understand that people pay YOU to take them down. They take them down in a couple of days or so and truck the wood to their yards or customers to live another day. You don't have to lift a finger. Waiting to watch a...

I am bewildered listening to Y'all who had your post and beam barns tore down and paid someone to do it. Barns from the 1700s and/or 1800s with post and beams and barn wood.............they should have paid you for that wood. hugs, Brandi

Heck, Kansas is just a little ways up, with an alley between Texas and Y'all! hugs, Brandi

Happy New Year Y'all! hugs, Brandi

Rebecca rented the Manor house out and moved back here to put Chloe in a Christan School, because the Austin 2nd grade teacher wouldn't let Chloe say God or Jesus in class. They moved back August 2021. Chloe is 9 now and in the 4th grade. She put that house on the market the day before the...

I got back on and all is well. Thanks again. hugs, Brandi

Daughter left right before freeze to be with my ex for Christmas. I told her I would come over and shutoff the water and open all faucets. The day she came back home, I closed all faucets and turned the water on. Everything was fine and sprewing mineral deposits out. But the fancy gooseneck...

Thank R iron! Jeff emailed me and he is working on it. Happy New Year hugs, Brandi

Help. I have been on Forestry Forum for years and can not login. I have tried to reset my password, but no email with password reset instructions shows up. Please ask Jeff to get me back on. bindian@hughes.net hugs, Brandi

Merry Christmas, Y'all! hugs, Brandi

That looks, to me, like someone is living in it. hugs, Brandi

Nice saw buck! hugs, Brandi

That video is awesome. Faith in motion. hugs, Brandi

Hugs are just part of my signature line. It's nothing personal. I can also say................. nohugs, Brandi

How about all 4 sides and photos of the inside. hugs, Brandi

Hay Dude, We need more photos, Please. hugs, Brandi

We got 4.12 Inches. hugs, Brandi

Ouch. We would take naps in the hay loft. When Dad found out he scared us by saying a rat would bite our nose off. I still got Mom and Dad's Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera. One bulb one flash. I remember trying to catch the flashed bulbs as they were ejected. hugs, Brandi

That photo brings back memories of creek fishing in the Texas Panhandle. Grandpa cought a huge turtle about 20 inches in diameter. It looked like a monster to me. hugs, Brandi

Thanks for the photos. My uncle let my Grandpa's barn just fall down. It had the loft with the rail to block and tackle bales up. He couldn't use it as it was set up for milking and he had round bales to store. Really sad. hugs, Brandi

How about some inside photos, please. hugs, Brandi

I cut ERC down to 4/4 for window trim and such and cut the center at 8/4 or thicker for mantels and such. ERC hardly shrinks at all and is pretty "dry". The sawdust is the driest I have spit out of my mouth and washed out of my eyes. hugs, Brandi

Thanks for the updates. Keep those photos coming. hugs, Brandi

It says alot that this OP never replied on his thread. hugs, Brandi

Our area is still down 10.xx inches this year from the annual average. How far are Y'all down? hugs, Brandi

Kyle, How much rain did Y'all get? hugs, Brandi

Last 3 days gave us 1.75 inches. It is clear and sunny outside right now. hugs, Brandi

I have lost track and count of how much. I do know we are still behind about 12 inches so far this year. I hope Y'all had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We're eating turkey this afternoon. hugs, Brandi

I bought a new sign to hang below the sign above.Happy Thanksgiving Y'all! hugs, Brandi

Lots of airplanes need the tail strut or "pogo stick" installed while loading uploading. I think there suppose to placards stating load the nose before the aft baggage compartment. These things are really light on the nose. The one I got airworthy, had a nose gear collapsed. The people on...

Swearingen Metroliner IV. We had 4 of them where I worked before getting hired with the Southwest. I hated working on them. The SAS (Stability Augmentation System) was a nightmare to work on. I happened to be the last mechanic working for the place that was closing it doors. I helped cut 3...

It helps immensely to have this sign on your barn/shop door. hugs, Brandi

Oh, it didn't happen. A few days before, I was topping off all the truck fluids, for the road trip. I had to add antifreeze. The next day, at Lowes, I saw it leaking out the top left end cap of the radiator. I had prayed to GOD about my concerns and if it wasn't meant to be, I would get a...

1 inch, but that is near a big cedar tree. The big gauge out by the garden is in the open and picks up more. I haven't checked it. hugs, Brandi

It was all day rain. Sometimes hard, sometimes sprinking. Good soaking rain. hugs, Brandi

Mom and Dad's playing cards worked great for "motors" on our bicycles. We used the jokers. hugs, Brandi

What is the width of the open side? hugs, Brandi

I use wet pine stickers on pine all the time. I have used dry pine stickers with Red oak slabs with no problems. Planers remove lots of sticker sins. hugs, Brandi

I build a 2x frame and put sacrificial pallets underneath. For shorter boards, I add pine or oak 4x4s underneath and shoe them with treated fence boards.I like the this design better, for when I get on concrete, I can move the smaller stacks around with a pallet jack. hugs, Brandi

I make stickers from 4 foot logs. I manually turn them as that short a log, the log turning claw would just push one end up. I like sawing them this way as I can just cut 1bys and slide them back 4 feet to stack, then I turn the log. I find it way easier than trying to cut 12-16 foot stickers...

Yippee!!! hugs, Brandi

Eddie and I will be busy catching ducks. I haven't taught Fritz how to take videos, as he is all left paws. hugs, Brandi

I am excited also. Using a net before, it didn't take me long to remove the duck from the net. I'm watching the weather also. Suppose to have some rain forecast for Sat. morning also. Bringing my rubber boots. hugs, Brandi

Please explain exactly what a log post does. I am in the dark on the term. I can pick up a post, but I can't pick up a log.

Jack, Come on over and I'll watch you pluck a duck and you can have it. Funny thing, I don't eat duck. Had Peking duck in a Japanese restaurant eons ago and lets just say the backdoor in the outhouse was open. I won't pluck the ducks anyway. Nobody I know wants to pluck a duck. But we have...

Make what out of wood? The stops? My clamp would crush wooden stops. My Woodmizer has red at the 1 inch mark on my scale, as the stop is 1 inch above the rails. Yellow at the 12 inch mark for the side supports full up. And orange at 14 inches for when the claw gets left fully up. My...

If the stops are in your way, cut them off. :rolleyes: Simple. I have about a 1/4 inch deep cut in my log clamp. I was flying through the cut, then...............zing. hugs, Brandi

Fritz and I will travel to Canton Friday night and spend the night at Tom Bodett's house. Saturaday morning, we will meet Eddie for the first time at his brother's place. I have known Eddie since 2007 (here on TBN), but never met him. Also, I am picking up 80 Mallard hens from him. It will...

Jstpssng, I use the Garrett Super Scanner Hand Wand model #1165180, on every log. I have found countless nails and/or metal with it. I have probably saved 30 blades using it. It pays for itself real quick. Christmas is coming and it would make a great present. I have found 16d nails down 4...

Eddie, I sent you a PM. Let me know if you don't get it. hugs, Brandi

Thanks Y'all. hugs, Brandi

Eddie, Just was told about this thread. Read it all and am so sorry for Y'alls loss. When Dad died, I told all his creditors after selling the house and paying off loan on the house (that I pleaded Dad not to take) and paying the lawyers, there would be nothing left for them. A couple of...

Jack, I laugh every time you post this. hugs, Brandi

If I knew what it is, Yes. hugs, Brandi

Got these built... Now if these two did it right... and these two did it right.... I'll have lots of rabbit meat for the freezer hugs, Brandi

Yippee! We got 3 inches of pouring rain this morning. Both ponds are overflowin' hugs, Brandi

It's always something. hugs, Brandi

Just buy extra fluid, then change the filter and refill as required. I would guess you will need to replace about 1.5 times what the filter holds. I keep 5 gallons on hand nowadays. That way I know I am covered unless changing fluid too. hugs, Brandi

Which reminds me of a joke............ Lumber store guy..........."How long do you want the 2x4s?" Customer................"Oh, for a long time, I want to build a garage out of them." lol hugs, Brandi

I was busy, in the sun, getting logs from the clay pit. At least I get to unload in the shade. I thought my log supplier said just a handful of logs. These logs are all 16-19 foot. Well, here is the handful..... Those took 6 trips with the gooseneck. The pit is only 10 miles from me. In...

Well, that's Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait 10 minutes. Anytime we have low humidity, it's okay in my book. hugs, Brandi

Last long? It suppose to last all week. That is impressive fall weather to me. Not lasting long is fall showing up on Friday to tease you, then disappears into humidity on Saturday morning. hugs, Brandi

57:love: here at 6:30 this morning. hugs, Brandi

So sorry to hear your family doesn't live in the Great Republic of Texas. Seems to me the Dallas area is always hotter than around here. So I understand. I love West Texas but family is here. hugs, Brandi

Hahaha. Feeling like fall, you have to wait until November here. hugs, Brandi

God gave Texas the heat to keep the Yankees out.:sneaky: hugs, Brandi

Breeze? You got a breeze? Yep, it's that time of the year you eagerly watch the weather forecast for cold fronts. Last two days picked up 4 loads of logs. Loading is all out in the sun and it wore me out. At least I can unload in the shade. hugs, Brandi

See Y'all on the Fall/Winter thread! hugs, Brandi

Welcome back to Fall/Winter thread. I get to dust the thread off this year. I am honored! hugs, Brandi

Thanks Peace. Where are you located. Also, can you post a photo of your Ferguson TO30 here, please? hugs, Brandi

It's pouring here now. hugs, Brandi

How many cuttings have you got so far this year? hugs, Brandi

You lost me. Why did you mention South Texas? I sure could have used it when I was enlarging my pond. Instead I dug with the CAT, then piles it up on higher ground, then moved the CAT above the pile and moved the pile higher, one bucket at a time. What model is that Yanmar? hugs, Brandi

Made some sawdust Saturday. Turned this 20 foot SYP log into 25 2x6s. hugs, Brandi

Got my girl new rear boots. I won 4 of them with Mahindra rims in a Big Iron online auction. Now I got to sell 2 of them. hugs, Brandi

That kind of "go around us" weather was here the end of July and first of August. I would watch thunderbumpers split on both sides of us then. hugs, Brandi

:eek: Kyle, you forgot coral snakes. At least we have them over here. hugs, Brandi

Which is where? hugs, Brandi

I was wondering when someone else would chime in on Texas' defense. Well said. hugs, Brandi

If you were not born in Texas, you will never understand. I have been to Indiana and I cannot understand why rational humans would want to live there. hugs, Brandi

Woohoo!!! COLD front came through and lowered the temperature 20 degrees. The bad news, Kyle, is that we got more heavy rain with the temperature drop. Guess I won't sleep late tomorrow due to high humidity and get outside to enjoy the weather for a change. hugs, Brandi

Depending what direction that California plated car is going in Texas, it will have to stop numerous times for generator gas with 2 days driving to get to another state. hugs, Brandi

I know this is true, but found it humorous. hugs, Brandi

Texas was in Casco Bay, Maine at that time, preparing to go on another Neutrality Patrol in the North Atlantic, watching for German U-boats. hugs, Brandi

I was 6 or 7years old on my first visit. I made sure to get my kids on the Texas before they got much older than that. Luke might have been 12 then. When he enlisted in the navy, he told the recruiter he wanted to be on a Iowa class battleship. The recruiter said we don't have any active...

The ducks have a blast when the pond overflows. I have broken concrete down stream of the overflow culvert. At the level in the photo, white water is going out the culvert and over the broken concrete. The ducks get in a line and get into the white water to do what I call dumpster diving, as...

The day before it rained cats and dogs, I took a roadtrip down to Galveston. I was only there for an hour. But it was an hour of history with the Battleship Texas, BB35, coming back to Galveston and drydock after 34 years. The first 3 photos were taking from the railing at Fisherman's Wharf in...

The drought ended Thursday afternoon with 5 inches dumped in about 1.5 hours. That gate in the corner was where I was standing when I took the photo above, when the pond was down 4 feet. hugs, Brandi

Only thing I can think of is whoever welded these hub mounting brackets to the rim put them on the wrong side. They suppose to be near the side the valve stem is on. These "new" rims have the bracket on the far side from the valve stem. No spacing position I try will work for me using them...

I won the bid on Big Iron for 4 new 16.9x28 tires from Mahindra with the rims. All 4 tires are mounted all the same direction. So I thought I could mount one as is and have the tire shop swap one. I will resale the other two. The wheel and hub are not at my tractor's settings, so today...

Spike, Welcome to the thread. I am always amazed how fast the brown can become lush green grass. hugs, Brandi

Thank Bird. I love my digital camera. hugs, Brandi

Took a road trip down to Galveston yesterday. I arrived a few minutes before the Texas did. I didn't see the fire boat leading her, but saw it's water cannon salute above the roof of Fisherman's Wharf. Here she is all her glory, after surviving WWI and WWII. Launched 110 years ago. A Texas...

The last few rains had been raising the pond a few inches here and there. As of yesterdy our gully was still bone dry, as it all soaked in. Today we got around 5 inches of rain. The short, wide tree on the right in the photo is a Cypress tree and full elevation is usually at it's trunk. It...

Since it was 100 octane, yes it was blue. But back in the day is still today, as you can still buy it........... Sunoco 260 GT 100 Octane Race Fuel hugs, Brandi

Bingo, hit a pig win a prize. Yep they were green and purple. I was slightly wrong about the blue. It was/is for 100LL. I DDG 'd it. I think 82UL was used after I left general aviation and went to the airlines. 100LL – Blue 82UL – Purple 80/87 – Red 100/130 – Green hugs, Brandi

I can hear the farmer now.............Honey, don't start the dryer until after the tractor is charged... .................https://welovetrump.com/2022/08/31/california-urges-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-cars/?utm_source=newsletter_ssp hugs, Brandi

Back in my first two years as a mechanic, I worked on piston powered planes. As I remember it, 80 octane av gas was dyed red. 100 octane av gas was dyed blue. I don't remember 115 and 130 octane's color. hugs, Brandi

Large jets have fuel heaters in the oil system. hugs, Brandi

Jet fuel is a clear to amber color. hugs, Brandi

Jet fuel works fine, in a diesel, when you add lubricity to it. I have known coworkers who put jet fuel in their trucks from fuel that had to be drained from our jets. Road taxes are a whole other subject. Penalties for using off road fuel in on road vehicles is a $10,000 fine. My coworkers...

Economical until the lack of lube oil in the JP8 trashes your engine. hugs, Brandi

I started investing in EV charger installation companies, so I am reading up on charging solutions. Slow charges are better for the battery. Fast chargers reduce the number of recharges you can get on the battery............and the fast charge costs more than a slow charge when away from home...

Ya can't say that. We still have steam tractors. We will have diesel tractors hanging around as long as there are french fries and cooking oil. Ever heard of biodiesel? hugs, Brandi

Charles, Lucky you! All our big storms split apart before they get here. Everyday we just get 14 drops. I know, as I counted them.🙄 hugs, Brandi

Never piss off a woman with a backhoe or excavator. hugs, Brandi

My CAT has buried a few stray dogs when they are caught chasing my ducks or geese. One scoop and a dog is gone. hugs, Brandi

The drought continues. A rainy week is forecast now. Hopefully in 7 days, it will be full again. Come fish out the 4 pound(ish) Blue catfish. hugs, Brandi

I didn't empty mine in last (year) July's every day nuisance rains and a hole rusted in the it. Gotta go buy some Dad's Root Beer in bottles. hugs, Brandi

Guess you can go over Bird's house and get a new bottle cap from him!;) We got a inch and a quarter. The big pond looks the same. hugs, Brandi

I would pound rebar in the holes and fill with concrete. I have seen it down before and the guy backfilled before putting floor joists (a basement) across it. It bowed 1/2 inch. hugs, Brandi