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BTW, I dont necessarily disagree about it being a double edged sword, and eventually causing issues, and possibly being a net negative. My point is, it's here, so I'm wondering how everyone is putting it to work for themselves.

"Until the land development laws are changed in this county, anyone building on a privately maintained road does so at their own peril." Here, I believe the new max is 3 homes on an easement, and I think it's a 40 ft min width Now, I'm sure there are exemptions for private, community...

I'm not really sure that's true. I'm Not an early adopter of most tech, but normally once I find a use for it, I use it. Remember Google Earth, I had never used it until reading an article in a fishing magazine about the number of hidden lakes/ponds, and finding them on this aerial view app...

So, I really haven't messed with AI much, but when son bought his project truck, someone on here copied and pasted ChapGPT's answers. Which honestly where pretty good. Then wife needed to update a resume, she said ChatGPT made it a breeze. I went ahead and downloaded Deepseek, and have used it...

As a note; when I got my toe crushed, I wasn't wearing steal toes, and thanks to that, I just got it crushed. If I was wearing steel toes, it would have been a loose of the whole front of my foot. Roll off dumpster truck set the roll off rail on my toe. Steel, composite, whatever, isn't gonna...

Man, I dont know some people wear those 1890s type boots; no give in the sole... I don't care if you have me original redwing loggers, I wouldn't wear them. I like the Irish Setter slip ons, and they hold up well. I've had Justin's slip ons, and Wolverine slip on, but about 18 years ago, I got a...

I do realize many areas, they aren't going to want/due/require inspections for the remodeling, but by the book, most technically should. Also, you might get a handyman to do 90% of this, but likely he isn't actually legally allowed to do work over $500 or $1000.

So, if you want some insite; each separate day, figure $2000 plus the materials. Now, think of each trade, and how many days, and if they have to stop and schedule an inspection. We break it into phases 1) Demo 1a) plumbers to cut cap 1b) demo guys, remove drywall, ect 1c) electricians demo 2)...

I've got a 7 ft APP, chisel plow ($100), a 3 point spreader, bought at auction ($10). No roller, or disc. Here locally, discs come in two types; $850+ and light duty, but ready to use, or $500+ and needing $750 in parts... I would like to have a drill, don't actually care if it's a "no till" or...

I'm towards the front of our easement road, and there are maybe 20-30 people down stream of me, including a animal preserve/zoo/money laundering outfit (my assumption, don't know that). I will spend my time, but not money on the front 1/3 mile. I'll knock down the wash boards, fill some holes...

Also, you mentioned property values. Unless you are actively trying to sell, you want your value as low as possible, for lower insurance and lower taxes. Then, when starting the sale plan, maybe you do spend a few hundred on the road, but until then, you're not helping yourself.

I would make a point of not maintaining the front end of the road for a few months, and just drive nice and slow. Then at the start of your line, or maybe past the last enemy driveway, do a nice job. Don't say anything, just let the actions do the speaking. If someone asks you, tell them you'd...

To the guys spreading Calcium... that seems insane. You are paying good money, 4 times per year, for something that is actively attacking your vehicle. Track less tack, (not the right product, but a more expensive product that Special MS asphalt emulsions), is $6/gallon. You can buy a 50 gal...

BTW, I'm not saying it will be cheap. 6600 LF x 16 ft wide= 11,725 square yards. If it's 12 ft wide, is still 8800 square yards. So, figure, $20k-27,500, for priming. Or closer $46,200-63,000 for double application chip seal.

Look for a contractor that will "prime and sand". The material isn't that expensive, the trucknis very mobile, the problem will be a paving company that has the time to do it. You use about 0.3 gallons/sq yard. Then use a sand spreader truck to spread sand on top. Honestly, you are 3/4 of the...

"I wonder just how many domestic footwear makers there really are? I bet most import their products from over there and falsely claim made here when in fact they are repackaged with English instructions in a domestically made (maybe) box." I think there are several several that make some, or...

Pictures didn't upload, it was just a couple mines in Ocala, FL and another in Newberry FL, and a picture of the product. It's is Not Gravel, and I think that's the big name difference, between lime stone and lime rock.

The official FDOT name is limerock road base. It's a very soft rock, with a lot of fines down to powder, and rocks upto the size of about a fist. Depending on the mine, you can get Chert (a flint like rock), some clay mixed in but it is largely just native rock thats dug and crushed. It's soft...

Also, I mentioned this in all of these similar threads; some stumps are better to work around than remove. Yes, everyone likes a clean pasture/yard/field, but there is a reason the old timers would just leave some of those big stumps, too much work/time/money.

I would consider, based on soil types, and number and size of roots, a spring chisel/all purpose plow. Break everything up well, pick roots, stack and burn that, then smooth with combo of loader and a box blade. Level vs smooth, I'm assuming we are talking smooth, not level. If we need level, we...

If you don't mind, I'm assuming your having the limerock delivered, it's upto what now, $11-14/ton plus trucking?

On my Kioti, I'm 90% in medium; high is gutless, useful only for travel; and low is extremely slow. If the two speed was equivalent to my low and medium, I'd be annoyed but ok; if it was equivalent to my medium and high; same deal; if it was equivalent to my Low and my High; i think I'd light...

Ah, then I would, personally, be looking at convenience and comfort first, as powe and size are already covered by the 2860M

How much is the difference in price to jump to the 1M35, or 1M40, which I'm pretty sure is available in a very nice power shuttle. Also, there should be plenty of new, 1835M/1840M still on dealer lots. Of the 3, I would strongly lean Massey, but the E series, is maybe a bit basic. I will say...

I used to have a cheap pair of slip on, shoes, that i liked, wife Hated, and the issue was; i don't just wear socks around all day, so either, to slip these on for a minute, either your getting socks, or you're raw dogging it, and they get funky. Also, if they get wet, they get real funky

So, I currently run 3 options that I like. Irish Setter pull on square toe, Non steel toe, that's anything that involves leaving the house, work, shopping, dinner, ect. I'm on my 3rd pair, and the consistently last me 18 months, which is the best of any boot I've had. 2nd choice, outside around...

How new of a machine would require you to pay a tax on the import? Could you buy a lightly used, 10 year old machine in Washington say, for $16k US/22,260CD? I don't really know anything about Canada, but I believe Mexico, vehicles over 10 years old aren't/weren't subject to the import tax?

Don't know how other industries work, but construction, there is a fine line between BSing with guys on the side of the road, and an interview. We are told to say "no comment" to any media. Problem is now, who's to say a passer by that seems interested isn't a YouTube or TikTok media person...

I try to avoid posting anything really anymore, but in the past, I have posted videos on water mains breaks, or storm aftermath. Never really thought about it, but apparently any picture taken while on the clock is "work product" and it's not actually your picture, so you shouldn't be sharing...

I know a guy, at the time a pipe superintendent, that got fired for a post. It seemed innocent enough, "Pray for me, got some big decisions to make", but it also listed the location, a small town that houses that site companies major rival. They put two and two together, and it was obvious he...

You are running a haybine, with the crimper rollers, right, not a disc mower? Just thinking of stem thickness vs dry time,

Looks dry and mild next 7 days. We did get a short but pretty heavy rain around 8pm last night, nothing severe. Now, Sr26 going into Gainesville from the east side, I think i saw about 15 trees down from that same storm. Also saw reports of hail in Gainesville

Still not exactly dyno numbers, but this video does have pulling force numbers before and after the fuel screw. He also has some up hill speed tests.

In hind site, USDA rural development loan might have been a good option for the property this post was originally about, at the time. I dont know for sure if our income was low enough at the time, but when we did buy in 2024, we were over the USDA income limits. My understanding is, that rural...

We did also make a minor run at a 7.9 acre vacant property, land only, but our debt to asset ratio wasn't good enough. Not debt to income, for the Farm Credit, land loan, they wanted debt to asset ratio. Neither of us Loved that property, or we could have made a situation work.

This was all from a pretty long time ago, maybe 2020? We did end up buying a property with a home on it in August of 2024. I did cash out a 401k, borrowed against another, and wife also got a loan on hers as well. Are there down sides to the loan, yep. It really does eat into your check. Are...

Oh, also, since we are talking primarily manure; i would price rollers/spockets/ect, and if one make is Significantly more for those, i would rule it out. Manure (maybe not so much horse, but i know chicken litter) is rough on stuff like rollers/sprockets/ect

So, any of those will handle manure, but check lift/dump height vs what you're loading it into. I would spec out each, and compare the complete package price, warranty, ect. I would feel good with the JD and Kubota. JCB, as long as you have a long term local dealer, I would Consider, but parts...

The one we did buy is also a bit oddly shaped, kinda hour glass shaped, with a bigger top and bottom, and a narrow middle.

I dont remember what the asking price originally was, but it sold for $309,500. Thats pretty good for the upland parcel and home. Happy we didn't go with this one.

Are radiator shops really still a thing? I dont think I've seen one in years, not that I've really looked. Honestly, we kinda bad mouth these polymer rad tanks, but they probably last longer than a soldered brass one?

I've worked it pretty good for about 3 hours post repair. Now, I do kinda have a nagging doubt about the longevity, but its holding. As someone mentioned, it is a surprisingly annoying process getting Everything lined back up, shroud, bolt holes, hoses, ect. If this JB weld platibond fails, I...

In a perfect world.... you hook on to each utility individually, and push a signal through the conducter, and the locators picks up that specific frequency. Something like 8khz is better, but many guys use 65khz. The lower frequency has less bleed off to surrounding utilities/other stuff. Power...

We camped with scouts at Little Orange Creek nature park years ago, up on the north side, right off Sr20.

Ugh, that's what worries me... You could still pick it up in Power mode, or "drop box" it, but without connecting the tracer at the coupling, you would Not be able to induse a signal, and actually tone the utility out... In layman's terms, blast signal into the ground, and pick up Everything...

I'm assuming you skin it back to couple. Do you have to use a clamp style coupling? Then the real key, from a future locating point, getting a good connection of the wires. Haven't really messed with this except hand hole to hand hole shots so far. Recently did a small 2" poly forcemain, guy...

We have started doing a couple jobs with this new style conduit, with the tracer wires embedded in a bulge on the side of the pipe. Now, that seems like a good idea, IF, they connect that tracer at the tie-in points.

So, that is one of the big issues, repairing plastic. There are like 100 types, and many many products don't go into detail. What might work fantastic on ABS, like acetone fusion, doesn't work on others. PE isn't the same as PVC, or Nylon, ect, and then there are types of each... add to that...

Radiator is about $650, might be able to track one down for $550, plus shipping, if you really spend the time scouring the internet.

I've been working at the old house getting it ready for sale, and it's been raining all day today, so... My plan, I'm going to run it for 45 minutes, above idle, but below PTO speed, to check the repair, but I want to watch it for that 45 minutes. Not start it and get distracted, and come check...

So, I stopped and got the Plast-bond JB weld, seems worth a try. Gouged out the crack and roughed up the area, cleaned with alchohol and added a thin layer. Gonna let it do a 24 hr cure, or atleast 16, and then reinstall and test. Definitely will keep an eye on it, and might replace at...

Im not really sure what extruded structural fiber is? These tanks are definitely crimped, not welded to the aluminum core.

I did do some searching, and I have no doubt there is a generic Honda race radiator or similar that could be fitted. I also did some searching to just replace the bottom tank, which is just crimped on, but i didn't find a definite fit.

Tomorrow I'll try to cut a sample. Everything I've seen suggest the Vast majority of the tanks are Nylon 6-6 or 66, it seems like different sites refer to it different.

Hmm, after watching more on YouTube, I'm wondering if I should plastic weld it? Everything seems to suggest tank is Nylon, and in automotive applications, the "right" fix is to weld the crack; preheat with heat gun, about 250 degrees F, use welder to "gouge" the crack, add nylon rod, and "stir"...

By all means, if that is a bad idea, an unsuitable product, or there is something else that is readily available, that works better, I'm open for suggestions.

Looks like JB Weld, Plastic Bonder, is likely worth a try. It says it does bond to nylon, and is rated to 250 degrees F.

I have tried JB weld on a metal one years ago, with not good results, but that could have been prep/cleaning. I've seen reports for super glue, cylo-something, but typically super glue doesn't hold up to high temps, also not sure if the liquid part is good, to get down in the crack, or build...

Pictures of the damaged area

What adhesive, epoxy, plastic weld, ect, would be a good product on the nylon portion of a radiator? It's not a puncture, it got hit, and cracked where a bottom "peg" attaches to the tank. It's actually odd, funny, ironic? But I was backing up, and the way a rear tire lifted a limb, smacking...

There should be a top link area, as well as a base of some sort at the screw end. Without something to hold the log, as soon as the screw makes contact, it's going to go spinning.

BTW, I certainly am biased a bit, but I think FLa does Try to straddle a line between Cali/New England draconian regs, and completely wild west. I Dont always think it hits the mark, but in general, it does try. I do understand the reason to permit ponds, if they affect neighboring...

Without being political, I have worked in the same county as Mr Lineman. It's that one Blue county in a sea of red in N FLA. Thats not Entirely the issue, they also have over 50% of the land area that can Not be taxed; University of Florida, State/Local parks, "Florida Forever" green way...

I'm one county east of Mr Lineman, a much more rural, low income, lower service/lower tax one. They Mostly leave you alone, but through work, I have seen signs of people trying to change that. Guy sells homemade and used fishing poles, from his trailer/van on weekends, on the side of the road...

Haven't really tried more than a couple times, my side is so weedy. This was the first time last night taking the kayak out to check the other side, which is much more open. My mom's husband did mention, their lake, they are wanting to pull out some of the 2-3# bass, to let the others grow...

I'm not one of those people that are scared to death of snakes, nor one of those guys that seems to be missing that caveman instinct to avoid them. I know guys that will pick up rattlesnakes. Me, I'm the type that doesn't really think about them too much, but after I spot a snake, I'm definitely...

Sure, even if they don't currently have gators, they move around, and I'm sure it will at some point. Gators are pretty much a non issue. Leave them alone, and you can be swimming, wading, fishing 50 ft away. Now, a 9 foot gator, I'd keep away from, but I've caught a 5 footer on land (funny...

The pond I ended up with. It's kinda made up of two bowls with a narrower, shallower area between the two bowls. Each bowl is roughly 2.5-3 acres, for a total of 5.5 to 6 acres. The side is boarder js the one over grown with lily's and weeds. Deeper areas are maybe 4.5-6 ft deep right now, but...

Free is best. That screw type fire wood splitter, I'm not 100% sure, but I think it might be missing some parts.

I'm late, but I could see that going from anywhere from $5,000 to $8,500. Are there any impliments to go with it? It's not that it isn't a good machine, it's just a relatively undesirable config.

Any debris jammed up in the peddle linkage? I had that issue once, and it kinda spoked me when the Forward peddle didn't come up, when I lifted my foot. Shut it down, and found a stick had wedged in there and kept it from returning.

My business, education doesn't matter much, unless you are a PE. I actually did start taking classes towards that goal about 10 years ago, but decided I didn't want it enough to devote 2 hours per day after work, every day, for the pre reqs. I do think if wife takes that job, they will want...

People are always one of the problems, but in my case it's more the office side, than people side. So, a field guy kinda can always do something; never a shortage of work, more of a decision what work you do today; on the office, you are largely waiting on work to come to you, and then dealing...

Never heard of Union nurses? She's what's called here, a CNC, Clinical Nursing Coordinator, fancy word for a charge nurse, but she nearly always has her own patients, as well as keeping track of/assisting other nurses. The next step up is Far less patient care (but you still have to when folks...

It's not entirely an hourly vs salary issue, for me, although for wife to some degree it is. Her worry is, you might end up working 60 hours per week, vs her normal 32, and in hourly, she can always get an extra shift, and likely 48 hrs hourly is more than 40 salary. Me, it's a lot about...

Yep. Shoot might get lucky and be able to retire at 67 or so, but to be honest I think retirement is a thing of the past realistically. Also just bought a house, that's gonna take 30 years to pay off.

FLa is a big place. It's about the same drive time from Miami to Pensacola, as it is from Houston to El Paso. Key West to Pensacola is more like Chicago to New Orleans

I know this is a tractor forum, but its got a Wide group of folks, who really do know a lot. So, me and my wife, are in totally different businesses, but both are pretty much at the top of the "worker" chain, hourly employees. Her bosses boss has been hounding her for several months to accept...

I worked on a project, relocating a high profile fiber, for a road widening project. Guys are neck deep in mud trying to do the tie ins between two bores. Don't think much about it. Couple days later, I was looking over the plans again, and see a note; absolutely no off-site water discharge...

Generally, Utilities are only required to locate to the Point of Service, which is generally the meter, sewer clean-out, ect. From that point to the building (or whatever), is on You as the contractor or property owner. So, a typical home, with UG power, they locate to the meter, but if you have...

That's caused by being too shallow, we refer to that as Mole Hilling. If they Horizontal Directional Drilled (HDD) it, I'm guessing they were maybe 18", but I'll bet they used a pneumatic missile,

Some areas require "low impact marking", we did some on Florida State University campus, and we had to use chalk paint, and biodegradable marking flags. Everyone is supposed to use fading paint, but some of our local counties and city water/sewer departments use a perm oil based, so that it's...

In FLa, that gas would be "high profile" and the utility can list it as that on their positive response, and require a rep to be onsite. That may or may not come mark them prior, and that's why it's important to check your positive response.

So, I'll admit, I'm going back through scanning the comments from the top, and I came across one talking about conduit/utility color. Locate mark colors Are regulated (here), orange=telecom; blue=water; green=sewer; yellow=gas/fuel; red=power; purple=reclaimed/raw water, ect. However; conduit...

Anyone who does excavation really should atleast read their state regs on it. For us in FLa, it isn't as cut and dry as, if they don't mark it, and you hit it, your free. First, you have 24" tolerance zone from the outside if the mark. So, they mark a 36" wide duct bank, you are responsible for...

That could be a specialized splice, that is pressurized to keep ground water out? Now they are grease-wax filled, but i wouldn't put it past old copper splices to use air, or other inert gas to keep them dry?

Leaded air cables have Schrader valves, but that doesn't look like the lead air cables I've seen. Ones I've seen, is in a pedestal, and it's a soldered lead "hose" with a Schrader valve. But, much of our infrastructure predates me, and frankly often any living person. Not uncommon to work on...

One day I do need to check the "Sunshine 811 Damage Prevention Guide Book" on if normal agricultural activities are exempt? At the same time, we have all seen the video of the guy using a post driver, going through a medium sized gas main.... https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18sJgsF2AQ/ I have...

Also, although it's required by law to still call in a locate on private property, from my experience, the locators have so many tickets, they generally just clear them, as No Conflict when they see a homeowner submitted ticket. Had that happen to me like 3 times, even though I know dang well...

Heck, not utility, but buried, last year, they found a small ship/big boat under a signalized intersection in down town St Augustine

You also have to remember, much of what is in the ground goes back 75+ years. Old AC water, clay sewer, steel, lead air phone, ect, and often that is still in service. I haven't Personally seen any wooden water mains still in use, but coworkers Have shown me pictures of them from within the last...

I haven't read all the way through this one yet, but... 1st point, when I started working in horizontal/linear construction, we often were only working around 1 phone/fiber, 1 cable, maybe a water, gas and sewer. Now, most road right of ways will have 5 or 6 fiber companies (Uniti, crown castle...

Those dump fees are why most people just throw them in the county road ditches... I think we can dump 5 tires per year per address for free at the county dump, and then it's $5/tire after that. I dont know how closely they track your addresses yearly total, or if you can come back next weekend...

I bought another years subscription to the US. Dont really feel like I'm getting my moneys worth either, but its hell to cancel the subscription.... dam taxes. My state subscription, atleast I see some benefit from

Yeah, but that isn't an issue with burying them, or even having a stack of a few dozen. I have heard of people in desert areas intentionally burying then to capture what little rain they get,

For that, sometimes a big hole is the best option, just place it somewhere you won't eventually want to build. I know people think it's bad, but, tires aren't going to hurt anything buried, and neither will scrap metal.

That's replacement vs depreciated value. Highly doubt he can expect to get replacement value, but as someone mentioned, if he can get say, a 24x48 pole barn kit worth of money, I'd consider that a win. I could be wrong, and maybe the insurance will offer more? Sometimes they do put pretty decent...

I think you are on the right track, and maybe send him a certified letter requesting his insurance info. I'm sure there is a way to look that up online, but I don't know how. Some of our smarter folks here may know a way to get that info, to start a claim against his? I did miss when you said...

I believe its Vevor has a 4 stroke gas tee post pounder for something like $300. It's heavy, but if you use the tractor to carry the posts, and have the bucket/forks about 18-24" off the ground, stand on that, and that let's you avoid having to lift the driver so high above your shoulders. I...

Yes, 100%. Also, be realistic on values. Don't know in this specific case, but inflating values above realistic numbers, in some cases, can be a total defense. IE, that old mobile home might be $2,500-10,000, but its likely not $50,000. Old building materials, or tools, aren't going to value out...

Yard waste does not here, but land clearing does. Also note, the neighbor in the OPs scenario wasn't burning debris, he apparently was using a weed torch on grass in a driveway, and probably an ember jumped. Initially, the OP thought there was a burn ban, but about 3/4 of the way through, he...

I had a "friend"ish who's sons were in scouts with my son. The oldest of her boys had started 3 fires on vacant properties. I believe the first two, they basically wrote off as kids doing kids stuff. The 3rd one, they hit them with like a $1,500 bill for the forestry dozer. Now, to the best of...

I also burn all the time, but try to do it in good weather. However, nothing causes a wind gust faster than lighting up a dozen of the wife's Amazon boxes. I also keep an eye on it, But don't fool yourself, once they get out of control a shovel and hose aren't going to stop it

So, it looks like Negligence vs act of God, and he (his insurance) may want to argue lack of Negligence. I'm sure he (and his insurance) don't want to give up a valid defense. So, our OP, should get ahead of things, photograph (from his property, not trespass), show the starting point, his...

Whether a fire spreading in bad weather is considered an **"act of God"** by insurance companies depends on the specific circumstances, the terms of your insurance policy, and local laws. Here's a breakdown of what you need to know: --- ### **What is an "Act of God"?** An "act of God" refers...

If a fire accidentally spreads and damages a neighbor's property, it's important to handle the situation responsibly and carefully. Here are the steps you should take: ### 1. **Ensure Safety** - Make sure everyone is safe and call emergency services (fire department) immediately if the fire is...

BTW, I'm Not arguing for the neighbor, I'm really surprised people expecting an apology, when that is clearly a bad move. Neighbor should be looking after His interests, and the OP should be looking out for his own.

I want to say on our vehicle accident reporting policy card, it says to never apologize. Call authorities first, check for injuries if safe to do so (but of coarse don't treat), avoid making any statements that imply guilt, exchange insurance, and take pictures showing position of vehicles and...

Yes. If you apologize, you have admitted guilt. Why would you apologize? It doesn't change the outcome for the "victim" and can be used against you. So, let say, you rear-end someone, and apologize, you accepted fault, even though they may have joint responsibility. So, in this case of the...

Well, you shouldn't expect an apology, that is an admission of guilt. You Never apologize, car accident, utility damage, ect, Never. I dont care if he is on video, and absolutely solid proof, you don't apologize, you dispute the claim, and if it drags into arbitration after 3 years, it's often...

Without taking over Mr Linemans thread, from what I have seen, the shady folks keep on keeping on, and the big guys are helped by strict permitting/licensing requirements. It's the small guy trying to do things right that is typically hurt, both on the consumer side and the contractor side. On...

There are some other things, technically any fence other than an agricultural fence, technically requires a permit, so either the homeowner or the "contractor" would need to get that permit, and require a license, But, there isn't a "fencing" license, so a General Contractor (residential...

Our contractor laws are general, yes, you need to be registered or certified for almost everything. There is a catch, or a no-mans land, on basically site work, that can be confusing. Anything (at one point, the numbers might have moved) contracted at more than $1000 must be a contractor, but...

Selective herbicide, light trimming, and selective removal of larger stuff is probably your best approach.

I'm confused by some of the "talk to the neighbor" and "ask how he's going to make it right" talk. Why, he would be a fool to admit anything, this is an insurance issue, and your insurance might choose to sue him, that's between those parties. Rule 1, from his point of view, "prove it". I...

I did save back about 10# of Bahia to spot treat any areas I missed, and maybe some areas as I clean up the over growth. Nature hates a vacuum, so I might as well give it something to grow rather than briars

My original Bahia planting target date was around 3/15; but watching weather, and discussing it with a very experienced guy, he said "the pecans have budded, you should have already planted", and rain predicted today, I decided to plant. My set up was well less than ideal, just a 3 point...

Also, not knowing anything really about geothermal, the system is pressurized, right, not gravity fed? Reason I ask, a trencher will not leave a level trencher bottom, for give you slope control, if that's needed.

Many Many of those have a max trench depth of 24-30", and that's with the trencher buried. If you really Need 36", a good sized ditchwitch, or a weekend with a JD-27 type hoe, 12" bucket, is likely the way to go.

Another better option, although more money, high strength grout. I dont mean tile grout, but actual high strength concrete grout, or similar hydralic cement, which some types come with a bottle of Elmer's glue like bonding agent. It's about $28/50# bag,

So, are you doweling or atleast using a boding agent for the sakcrete your adding? Here's what I would do. I would saw cut the thin area, few dozen cuts, 1" deep, chisel that out, so that none of the new concrete is less than 2" thick. Make sure you clean all dust and debris, and then, at the...

We have a wild plum tree over the well, it's the last one to bloom every spring, and it's our official sign of spring. It started blooming last week.

Hmm, hadn't thought of that.

Today's findings, Milwaukee M12 Fuel impact, but no battery or charger. I actually did a search and counterfeit, or off name, comparable battery and charger, 2 each, 3.5ah, on Amazon is $43, and then an $8 discount. Don't have anything else Milw, but this M12 impact is dang compact, so, I might...

"There is PEX A and PEX B. I'll let you research that independently. However know that the big box stores only sell PEX B. Plumbing supply houses sell PEX A. " Here, Ace sells PexA and it's fittings. Home Depot has PexA on one side of the isle and PexB on the other, with plenty of pipe...

If it was production home construction, if it's an approved material, and it's cheaper (that's material and labor combined), and quicker, I would use it. You only have a 1 year warranty, and it really is on the agencies that approve materials, building department folks at that point.

I don't disagree. I think it was 1999-2001, anyone remember Hardiepipe. It was used for storm drains, and the idea was it was lighter, cheaper than reinforced concrete pipe and came in like 16 ft length, instead of the 8 ft for RCP. It was everything you wanted in a culvert or storm drain...

I can't tell you how many cans of blue glue (rain or shine) I've bought, used a quarter of a can, and threw out kater as it had dried up. Yeah, turning the can upside down on the lid helps some, but it still dries up. You can absolutely use cpvc glue (blue type glue) on wet pipe, but not...

I actually would be interested in the fusable LDPE/MDPE/HFPE you see in eastern europe, with the hot iron fusion, like what you see with HDPE water bain bore pipe. Solvent weld (glue) and heat welding are both really well proven, over 50 year spans. With PEX, each joint, you have 3 sources of...

So, When installed right, I have more faith in CPVC, but you do have more connections/joints. One issue, people have absolutely been known to have too much bend in cpvc, and it's fine, until years down the road, its not. I could also see PEX rubbing on a truss plate, or something else, and...

Polybutaline, and that is what I was dealing with, which is why the sharkbite didn't work.

That's a trick I didn't think off. I was thinking of tieing a 1" nut to a string and throwing it threw the gab, and pulling pipe, but the tape measure sounds better.

Couple examples of what they did, in a pretty short period of time. Off topic, but what's your preferred, scorched earth, don't care about pets, wildlife, ect, rat/mouse/squirrel poison?

Also, PexB pipe is surprisingly cheap, and fittings expensive, vs cpvc, where the pipe is quite a bit more, but the fittings are dirt cheap. Yes, you do use less fittings with Pex, but you do still use them. My main complaint is crimping in confined spaces, vs dab some glue, insert and twist...

Another down side, Home Depot is 35 mins away, vs Ace at 10 mins, and Ace only carries Pex-A. A funny upside, it's a heck of lot easier to transport a roll of pex or even 20 ft sticks, than 20 ft sticks of cpvc As for the long runs, cpvc, you can easily push a 20 ft stick, glue your coupling...

Well, I'm glad I guess that I bought that crimper. Ended up having to basically redo the entire house. I started off with Pex-B, cause the PolyB to PexB connectors are cheap, and readily available, thinking I only needed to replace one or two places where rodents chewed the line. Well, that...

It looks like atleast the top layer is loose gravel. That can be caused by the box blading to fill the erosion though. Some of that loose could be caused by a couple things. It looks kinda narrow, using the dog for scale, it looks 3.5 dogs wide, and it probably should have been a full 4 dogs...

So, there can be a couple issues. Forgive me, these driveway thread details blend together... So, we have an uphill and down hill side of the drive. We have a fiber along the uphill side, preventing a meaningful ditch. So, is the driveway tilled towards the hill, and the water captures there...

Actually, so... I went back and reread your original post, and you installed a good base material originally, pretty thick, and erosion is most of the issue, correct? Double Application Chip Seal, you can likely have the entire drive double application chip sealed, all 1360LF, 12 ft width...

At $65/yard, I would Not do a gravel and geogrid, over $220/yard concrete. Just materials alone, that grid isn't cheap, and concrete, typical is 6", but for residential, I wouldn't feel bad about doing 5", or maybe a True 4" (not 3.5") with wire. The gravel and grid, the grid originally linked...

"Beginner" 3d printer, the cheaper ones take a bit more fiddling/experimenting/slicing set up then a Ender or similar. They are an example of a "starter" sometimes being a bad choice for a 1st time user. Recommend PLA and PLA+ to get some good models built first, before trying the more...

It doesn't count, but 18 y/o son bought a 1993 Nissian hardbody D21 pick up, 2.4L, king cab, 5 speed stuck, 2wd, Sunday. Now... this was his move, and gets it home and the vacuum lines and electronics... about a dozen wires are cut or hanging, carbon canisters removed, few other things, and...

I used to store mine under a roof, open sides, although the loader hung out in the weather. Now at the new house, I dont have a covered area yet, so it's in the weather. Does it matter? I know my old Kubuta would absolutely get water in transmission around the gear shifter boot. So, it does...

"7 tooth spring ripper-cultivator-chisel" was the thread title

In my thread on mine, trying to ID it and parts availability, it was mentioned that some of the newer, lighter, ones use a narrower tine, and either don't have replaceable tips, or use a non standard through bolt. I'd have to go back, but I think mine are just under 3/4" tines, but some are only...

I haven't used mine in sod, just sand pasture that I think original owners goats ate the top layer of sand... but it did work well on pulling roots, and breaking the soil up. I could see the disc working in a heavy existing sod.

All Purpose Plow, Bushhog and maybe another Lienbach? call it APP

I've seen his inpliment before, but, what does the disc on the front do? It almost looks like when set straight, it almost is a gauge wheel?

Off topic, but maybe I need to play with some of the AI things. I assumed it was way more generic, but that prompt is kinda interesting, and has actual info

That sounds possible. Someone removed a lot, and there are multiple wires running to nothing. That info about the ECM controlling the pump once running might be the critical link. It does stay running on starter fluid.

Not to hog your thread, but, the reason I asked about water is, a true chisel plow is often meant primarily to break hardpan formed by discing, to allow water to move through the soil, and also allow the roots to penetrant that hardpan.

How's the existing vegetation? Lot of tree roots, crop residual, briars,? The APP does a good job on roots upto about 1.5", but when you get much bigger than that, it's not the tool for the job. It's not going to turn virgin soil to crop land in a single pass either, you will likely need 2...

So, that APP is almost the same as what I got, although mine is an older Massey/Ford/deerborn/who knows. It does a good job, and actually is better heavy duty, as long as A, you going at a medium slow speed, and allow the springs to trip and reset; and B, you don't turn to sharp with then down...

Some pictures of the area would be helpful, ad well as the rocks. There's a difference between fist sized vs basket ball sided. Also, does the area hold water at that shale layer?

For a true chisel, maybe, but the light spring chisel, or the field harrow/all purpose plow, my 25hp engine will pull 7. Thats in sandy soil, but that old Ford 5000 could probably pull a good sized one with zero issue. A used 7 ft one, 9 tine, likely you could pull faster than you butt can take...

I'm not sure what part of the world you are in, but within a 1h30m radius i found 3 chisels of me. Two of them are cheaper than a working used disc. I think a chisel/all purpose plow/field cultivator (they use those names interchangeable) likely fills about the same roll as a disc, but with...

Not sure if this counts, but son picked up a 93 Nissian D21 Hardbody truck yesterday. Going through the stuff under the seats, he found a knock off Walkman, and an old Alabama tape.

The spring chisel also tends to bring roots (and i would assume rocks, but that depends on size of rocks) to the surface, where they can be picked up.

Our soils are very different, but people around me use a disc as primary tillage for food plots, so used 6 ft (5/6/7) ft discs are in high demand used. Once you get 8/9/10/12, they often are in no man's land size, to large for home owners, to small for ag, and if your willing to drive a couple...

So, I understand what your trying to do, but is there a good reason you don't chisel/cultivate, and then just run a conventional disc, with the gangs set pretty mild? The All purpose plow/field cultivator/spring chisel plow, should do what you need, and then the disc can be used to smooth/level...

Shock, no, a bit of happy surprise, yeah. We knew Eagles were good.

We know it needs stuff, it's got an electric fan with alligator clamp for the fan motor... but before throwing parts cannon, at everything, want to get it running. Clutch is good enough to load on trailer, and it appears to have most or all gears. Brand new Goodyear all terrain tires too, and...

Son just picked up a 93 Nissian Hardbody, king cab (i think the one with the suicide seats), allegedly rebuild engine, fairly good body, heavily molested wiring. After replacing battery, we got it to start and run for maybe 45 seconds. Fuel pump comes on with key on, and shuts off after about 13...

There is a thread in the past month about CTLs, and there are several options, brand new, warranty, at the $65k mark, depending on your HP, hydro, and creature comfort requirements

So, I've got 2 windows on the bahia planting; 2nd week of March till 2nd week of April and then again in 2nd week if June into July. They recommend not planting in late April or May, as there are normally about 45+ days without rain for the spring drought, before summer rains, Hopefully start...

Need to import one from eastern Europe :) That's mostly a joke, atleast 80% joke..

Hmm, some medium quality thermal scopes, not talking cutting edge stuff, but not Temu thermals,

Heck, this is a tractor forum still, right? A Massey Ferguson 2860M power shuttle, dual rear remotes, 3rd function, open station, but hard cover roof attached to the ROPs, a 7 ft Gannon box blade with hydralic rippers. A 8.5T class mini-mid hoe, an 8 ton International dump truck, just under...

This is earlier today with the rye. That was right before I spread the lime.

I read the post kinda like the age old "if I won the lotto" not as things you want that arent available. A 80 acre hunting property with a cabin, southern extreme end of the Appalachians. A fully enclosed, conditioned shop, with organization, where you can work on stuff and not fight weather...

This not quite acre section is kinda also serving as a "test strip", for phase 2 and 3. I want to make sure I know what it takes before I bite off another 4ish acres of improved pasture from scratch.

I did have to go back and reread by soil tests, as one set if recommendations was for perennial hay/silage, and the other is for improved perennial bahia grass. I'm following the 2nd one, more or less.

If my math is right, I'm adding the equivalent of 125# Nitrogen, 15# Phosphate, 32# of Potash per acre, and 385# of pellet lime. Not all at once though

It's not a full acre, it's actually closer to 0.78 acres. Mine called for 375#/acre, but also listed it as optional, as less than 1000#/acre isn't typically feasible. 160# Nitrogen 0# Phos 80# Pot 20# Magnesium I dont trust their recommendation of zero on the Phosphate. I think i actually...

Yes, and I'm following, more or less their suggestions, while trying to spend as little as possible

On Condos specifically, the last multi family project we did in late 07 was mixed 2, 3, and 4 bed condos, basically a clone of our low income floor plan, with granite counter tops, and upgraded appliances. I believe the assoc fees (not our business, we constructed them for a customer, and that...

The University of FLa and University of GA designer seeds both sounded very interesting, but also very pricey. I'm broadcasting, so that would get expensive. If I was drilling, the seed goes a Lot further, and $280/bag starts being less painful, when it stretches for 3-4 acres; but broadcasting...

I was just told last night there is a proposed FLa Building Code change to disallow new shingles roofs. I haven't researched it yet, to know what truth there is, and if true, the details. It might be only in the coastal wind born debris zone, or maybe the 130 or 140 mph contours?

I picked up 320# of pellet ag lime, 100# of 24-4-8 fertilizer, and 40# of Pensacola bahia. Thats going to be about 50% of my recommended lime, and just my first fertilizer application. The Bahia, it's still too early to plant, but its not to far off, looks like "general guidance" is 2nd week of...

Same here, my first thought on watching that was, is the 28M being replaced with a 2M series.

I've made 4 or 5 purchases of Vevor, either through Amazon, or directly from the Vevor site. Been mostly happy with all, and for the price, you can't argue. The 7x14 mini lathe had been a bit of a lemon, but at like $299, I dont feel cheated. TEMU, only made 1 order of 3 things, and was unhappy...

That's not as unreasonable as it sounds at first. Let say you build a 16x24 car port, covering the roof entirely, you wouldn't get peak production, because the entire roof wouldn't be producing most of the time. I'm not considering it, at this time, but, that is approaching a usable...

Not to completely rehash the EV threads, but how many square feet of solar would it take to charge a 50 mile range per day? Would it ever pay for itself?

Yeah... that Cherokee did like 2 miles of electric only range, over 150 miles in the day, from regenerative breaking. Might be significantly more in mountains though.

Last night, completely out of ideas, so choped up cabbage, green onions, chorizo, kielbasa, and red chili crunch and threw it on the Blackstone. Turned out pretty good, if a bit spicy. Not sure if that's a stir fry, a polish meal, Mexican, Asian, or what, but it feed everyone.

I wouldn't be surprised if one day they push EVs on us for company vehicles, but they would have to find a way/scheme/plan to pay for my personal power to charge their vehicle. Gas is simple, gas card, and track usage/milage, to prevent fuel theft. I would think EVs will eventually go to a...

It's an active choice and priority for them. They know they have more expensive home than if they commuted an hour, but different strokes for different folks. They actually added a room to their home when they had their 3rd kid, rather then move. Financially, probably not the cheapest move, but...

"I was hoping the new Jeep GC would get better mpg, but does not look it." Yeah, that doesn't seem like a very real milage boost for the added cost/complexity of the turbo gas motor, battery, and electric motors. With modern tech, i would expect a new built Magnum 3.9L V6 to get 23mph out of a...

Currently, I'm "in my area" when i pull out of the drive, but if i need to go to the office, it's about 1h30m away. I'm not a "remote" worker, but I'm a field guy, and generally go straight to my projects. At times, I've had to go 2 hours each way to the job, and as little as 30 minutes for a...

No, she teaches at a local college and he is a project manager for a video game company. Now, there is the downside to that, they live in a gated community, in town, and all that goes with that.

I dont think I have Ever lived within 45 minutes of any job... But I also understand I'm probably an outlair on the statistics. My sister and her husband are like 4 minutes from door to work. I can't even imagine that.

I don't 100% understand the wireline guidance, or the math and headings and all that. I do understand pitch, and depth, and even drill to box stuff. You start getting into this telemetry stuff, it's another world. On the Chunnel, I assume they were doing some complicated math to make those hit...

Not the most impressive milage. 23 mpg combined on the gas motor. 26 miles of all electric range, after 2-3 hours of household charge... Honestly, that's probably a one way trip to work for most people, so, maybe that would be practical, depending on the electric cost to charge, and/or employer...

They also have a 3700lf shot, and they are going to try something I've never seen. One drill on the north end, one of the south, both drilling towards the middle, and at the meeting point, southern drills pulls out, and north drill pushes through the path created by southern drill to the south...

Today I'm sitting here watching a 1700lf HDD, 12" steel, using a Vermeer D330x500. For anyone wondering, it's not an exciting process, every single step is slow, from loading each individual rod, to changing heads/reamers, to initial setup.

I had to pick up a rental car through work today, and got a Jeep Grand Cheeroke hybrid. One really annoying thing, every time you take your foot off the gas, it feels like it is actively breaking probably hybrid motors giving resistance? Also, it took several minutes to figure our how to work...

I've seen guys pull triple 4"s or single 10" HDPE with a machine in the same class as yours, but its a struggle, and as you know, your always one bad job from disaster. Once you get into a veermer 40 class machine, now you need a CDL truck, larger tanks, larger vacs, ect

So, a question I've wondered, but never bothered to ask, 90% of the bores I watch, we used a solid reamer, but every now and again, we have used an open style reamer. Is it just cost of having a 16, 22, 30", ect, and the open type is cheaper, or do they offer an advantage in certain soils?

But, with that, you could drop of the machine (or have it dropped), and then grab a dumpster or two, deliver those, and be ready to go to work. Kinda depends on whether you are bringing in, or taking out material

I saw this set up for sale, and actually thought it was pretty interesting. It's a "pallet" that fits on a regular roll off dumpster truck, made for a skid steer, with racked storage for multiple attachments. I'm kinda assuming either for a demo/tree guy, or someone who can't transport the...