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That looks like it. I don't see any parts just yet. I will probably have to MacGyver something together.

I have done lots of edging with a string trimmer. My experience has been to feed out line faster than it wears out. Typically the thinner line melts at the eyelets causing the whole string to break off. If you feed a bump at a time pretty regularly you will likely get better longevity, even if...

I had that idea... 🤣

Yeah it's a monster. I wish I knew the manufacturer, but any info that would have been on it has probably been worn off for 40 years. I'll measure it all up next time I'm over there.

This is my father in law's. I have been trying to keep up his place and it's gotten to the point that it's really difficult to use it like this. How would I go about finding parts for it. The biggest need is the whole tail wheel/yoke assembly.

We are not trying to step over the MIL for sure, or him for that matter. Just trying to figure out how to work with them to be able to help them the best way we can. MIL is a spitfire that is spry and as sharp as I am. We don't want to take any of his independence away. He is still 90% fine...

MIL is working on all that, and he's having heart issues at the same time so the heart is taking precedence by the doctors. I personally think they have him on too many meds that are conflicting, but I'm no doctor either. We have seen this a few times also. They present a little differently...

Yeah people often comment that they can tell I'm a dad...

We do that, but the issue is he picks the oddest things to get focused on. For example just this weekend, after I started this thread. He called Saturday morning and told us to get to his house NOW, because he is "done with these stupid chickens" and we need to come get them immediately. When we...

Uh.... ManUre not right... 🤣

We are meal prepping for the week and thought of hay for some reason?

Chore day... That is a really good idea. Had not thought about that before.

This is my goal. He's a good guy just doesn't realize he is needing more help now days.

Yes and no. They are both easy going 99% of the time. Most of the time he's left to his own devices and he's fine. He doesn't have much trouble doing for himself and he piddles most of the day on just random stuff. He doesn't get around all that well and falls from time to time but is otherwise...

Yes, that is the reason we are trying to figure out the best way to help them. We know they are growing old and he has been absolutely showing signs of dementia increasingly for the last few years. We are all finally coming to the conclusion that we need to limit what he does for safety. Short...

Well, my wife and I have seen this coming for a while and I think the time has arrived. Her dad is in his early 80's, his body is giving out and mind is too. He still thinks he can do anything but his body doesn't allow it. He gets mad and blames others when he can't physically do what he wants...

Wow, my yard is growing that much in a week right now!

Obviously it has to do with the time travel circuit...

From what I understand, my employer is pro-ev and will provide power to charge while at work. So theoretically I could have free power...

So, do you buy 2 so you have a backup when random stuff like that breaks?

I have seen several Cyber Trucks around here lately. They are growing on me. I have said it before, if they were cheap enough - like almost throw away cheap, I would have an electric vehicle for going back and forth to work and random errands. I have an old beater I use for that most of the...

I handed them to the guy at O'Reilly and asked him to test them.

We have a local Welsco location here. They are only about $20 more for the full bottle and do bottle exchanges. That seems a little easier for me.

Is there any way to bring a normal led acid battery back to life that just won't keep a charge? I have my brother-in-law's excavator at my house and it is in need of batteries. I have filled them with water and charged them. They will start it just fine soon after they are charged and they test...

I'm in the "no way" camp also. You should be able to easily get trusses that will span the 33' width. I don't know why you would need the strength of such a large beam. You should be able to find a saw mill to make you some beams, or a lumber yard should have something to fit the bill. Also...

For NPT fittings I've always just used some sort of PTFE pipe dope. Right or wrong I was told that the dope or tape on NPT fittings was basically just a lube to allow you to get the fitting tight enough to seal. I was also told that dope will dissolve in a hydraulic system. I just took it that...

Since that was an example I don't feel bad about giving unsolicited advice now :). When just digging, it is more efficient to coordinate the bucket, boom, and stick together to take a "strip" of soil. You can get more product in the bucket that way, and it's easier on the equipment. If you just...

Bucket curl is going to have the most force. You may have to dig around the stump some to get it free enough to pull out, depending on the size.

My friend wants to build a light weight off road camper trailer. He wanted to use aluminum for the body frame, not undercarriage. I have zero experience welding aluminum and he has no experience welding other than 25 years ago in high school AG. He is going to be disappointed if he cant do alum...

A friend of mine asked if I wanted to go in halves on a welder and bought the 180i before I could research it. It seems like it will be a decent little welder, but there are not a lot of reviews that I can find. But it does seem a little light weight for the specs. The box is unopened and we can...

We sure do. :)

What is the benefit of cutting and bailing back and forth instead of round and round? I would think with the big train you are operating it would be less efficient to make tight 180 turns?

I'm on Entergy power in Arkansas. For us that would be considered a "temporary service". I just got done building a house and did the same thing. A quick call to Entergy gave me all the info I needed and set up a site meeting with an Entergy engineer. They required us to have some skin in the...

They are good. I did an inspection on them Friday and had eggs! We were there for half an hour or so and did not see a single bee come out of the bee escape either. My plan was to pick them up Friday night and seal up the hole. But... My neighbor had different plans. We have a hay meadow...

Paint and receps and this side will be done.

Mine shows 5088 CFM. You would need to calculate the cubic feet of your shop to be able to get to the minutes for complete change out. But I would say get the biggest one you can afford that will fit in the space. I don't think you can have too much. I wish I had a dozen of them.

According to the link above it's got a 300# max tongue weight rating.

Ah! Makes sense!

I don't know that this is really hauling anything "wrong"... I took my truck in for service today and I pulled in right behind this guy. What in the world would this be used for?

I pushed all my piles out. Had a big enough low area that it looks like it was always there and it raised it up enough that the area no longer gets mushy in the winter.

The double bubble insulation I put in my building made a BIG difference in the radiant heat. With a little air flow my building is no hotter inside than outside and being in the shade it feels cooler in the building than outside.

I put this one in mine. I did the calculations based on advertised CFM and going off memory it should replace the air in my shop about every 7 min or so. I wouldn't say it cools the shop but it does a good job of pulling the heat out. It seems to feel cooler with the big door closed and windows...

Commitment is too strong to back away huh? Good on you either way

Makes sense. Aside from a little more work I don't see an issue with leaving a little space. I'll factor that in. Probably just make a couple of blocks to use as spacers to rest it on while I nail the plywood. Oh, I'm planning on just using some shorter nails in my framing nailer to install...

Do I need to?

I started framing this weekend. First time doing this so it took a little while to get it all figured out and get some speed. I put studs on 24" centers since this wall is not really holding anything. I didn't think to take any pictures of how I connected it. I used Simpson "L" brackets from the...

Why did I read that as Waffle House water filter?... I have nothing to add except I was very confused for a bit and was trying to remember what Waffle House water tasted like....

These are all in my hometown. It's not near all of them, but I think you get the picture.

I used to go to a lot of auctions around here. There was one auction company that would bid up stuff themselves. Sometimes it was the auctioneer himself and sometimes it would be his guys that were working the crowd just randomly yelling. It burned me up, I never once bid on an item that they...

I dug a super monster extra trench for mine... 813727

I bet they can be re-certified. A quick google search says 12 years after the manufacturing date and every 5 years after that. I would call a local propane company and ask. I bet it's a simple process.

We have a bunch of round abouts and I love them. Every one they have added in the city has improved the flow of traffic. Although you do still get the odd out of towner that stops in the middle or heads directly opposite the flow of traffic.

I wish I could throw stones 😁. I stay barefoot so I can count to 20 if I need to. 😁😁😁 My wife won't let me count to 21 in public any more...

It is crazy. The frames of brood I put in it had all stages. I did that on purpose so they would have the option to make a queen. I even got one with an empty queen cup for them. I thought I was going to have to get a new queen to help bait them in but they do not seem to care about the tree at...

Just went and checked on them at lunch. They have moved into their new home. 😁😁😁 Towards the end of the week I'll do an inspection to see if there is a queen. I do not expect the queen to come out but it could be possible. Especially since they seem to have calmed down and there are literally...

Maybe it has to do with RPM or cost of manufacturing on the chainsaw? But on the airplane you would think cost wouldn't be as much of a factor. However Jet and turboprop run on diesel don't they?

I get that a lot too. Only on my phone though for some reason.

Looks good! I just did the same thing not long ago. I know how tough it is getting everything level even with all the cool tools.

The forced abscond did not work. Tried it for 2 days and then changed tactics. I switched to trap out Friday evening. I built a board with a hole, made a cone out of aluminum window screen and I probably need to get some fine hardware cloth to have around for next time because the screen...

Correct. The tree is in the playground at church. It's an active area for kids and adults. I would hate to have to destroy the bees but they can't be allowed to remain in that location, and cutting down the tree is not an option either.

First attempt. I'll seal up the crack with a can of foam when I am sure either way if it's a fail or success.

I know it's pretty big diameter and I assume it's pretty tall also.

I was standing at the ready with a queen clip. My plan was to clip her, put her in the hive-still in the clip, quit smoking and leave her and the hive for a day or two to get as many stragglers as I could.

Well, the first evening was a bust. I put a single deep hive together and attached it to the tree with the entrance about the same height as where the bulk of the bees were coming and going from the opening in the tree. I loaded it up with partially drawn frames and a couple squirts of swarm...

LOL There will be signs! I, however, did not win the lottery. That's 60 sheets of 1/2" flame treated.

Yeah I'm hoping I can get the queen. But the tree is the priority.

I have decided on building out some 8' tall "walls" inside the main structure of the shop. I want to be able to put some small shelves and hang things on the walls. I waffled back and forth and I think this will work best. I'm just going to frame normal walls with studs on 24" centers. The walls...

I went and looked at it at lunch. My wife and I will start on it later today.

Yes. It's a gigantic old oak. Based on the activity I saw I think it's a big established hive inside the tree. Although it was just noticed this week, so maybe it's not got a lot of comb in it yet? There is every possibility that it has been there all spring also. I think I'm going to assemble...

I just got a call from my church. There is a hive that has made its home in a hollow tree in the playground area. I've got to go check it out. The goal is to save the bees and the tree.

How is the added rear cutter working out for you? I assume it's not twice as fast since there would probably be more work missing obstacles and maybe some added turn around time, but is it meeting your expectations?

I've used something like below several times by the 5 gal bucket on long runs of big wire. I try to size my conduit where I don't need lube most of the time. On a short run that needs something I have used dish soap many times. It works fine.

Yours looks much better than mine.

I know timing is not right for this year. But over the course of the next few years I would like to turn my property from junky thin weedy grass to a nice looking lawn. Maybe the hay guys can help? Bermuda is the only grass I really have any experience with and I like it pretty well. I finished...

I did the same on my shop pad.

Around here you have have at minimum what the vehicle came standard with. If it didn't come with belts, no belts needed - just lap belts, etc. If it came with blinkers you gotta have them, if it didn't come with them they are not needed.

Another reason why I am glad we don't have inspections. What in the world does it matter if the lens has a crack?

There are lots more cars out that way so it would make sense that you would see more. I get around quite a bit. I stand by my argument that I would not feel safer with mandatory inspections. I have never been involved in, nor known anyone else, that had a wreck that could have been avoided by an...

Well, I guess if it's being driven the brakes are good enough to stop it, the suspension works well enough, and the steering is tight enough to have gotten it that far. Ball joints can't be that bad if someone has to go physically check them. <--- That's mostly jest, but my personal experience...

If you haven't bought yet, I have an Atlas brand and have been happy with it.

Around here it is very rare to see one that is in bad dis-repair. I would argue to do away with inspections everywhere. If there are some that are that obvious, a traffic stop should suffice.

So it "fits" in the garage... Just maybe not as well as it does in the shop....

Someone asked about if there was something to make it easier to get clay off. I have used this with great results. Spray this on a clean machine and any mud you get on it will mostly just hose off pretty easily. It's not unlike WD40 or lemon pledge I guess. I mostly used it on my mudding 4...

I too am a fellow "full sticks" mower. My dumb Spartan doesn't play along unless it's perfect grass. But, when I had my lawn service I had a John Deere 737 and I almost never mowed less than full stick. That thing properly maintained on good lawns would fly and leave the grass looking like carpet.

This makes me feel lucky. I've never had an inspection. Arkansas quit that before I started driving. I can remember going with my dad for inspections when I was a kid though.

I'm sure that's why. Around here our fall honey is mostly Goldenrod. It smells like wet dog wearing dirty socks... I'm sure it tastes ok, but I'm leaving it for them. I also had some from around a bunch of chicken farms. It smelled and tasted like how a big chicken farm smells. It was BAD.

I tend to think batteries have gotten better. I've got Milwaukee M18 stuff including a weedeater and blower. I only had one battery go bad on me in the last 6 or so years. That particular battery model was known to have issues where the cells would become imbalanced, and Milwaukee replaced it...

It is.

We have had an insane amount of rain this spring. All the fields around me are starting to go down hill but there have literally not been 3 days of no rain to stitch together since it started growing. You can see the tractors staged up and ready, but there is water standing in all the fields.

It seems like only 1 key makes it with a used vehicle more often than not. I got lucky and my last one came with 2 but even the dealer I got it from was surprised.

Another one this weekend. Atlanta has terrible traffic. 1,200 miles give or take.

Nice! I like it! I was looking for a gas one but happened on this one for a really good deal. It pulled that 1 ton like butter. Got a little over 12 mpg over 600 miles. Half with just the 2800# trailer and half with the truck also.

Yeah it looks funny!

It wasn't as bad as the picture made it look. But.... you are right. Also the truck I was hauling did not have reverse, I would have liked to pull it back another foot or so and it would have been better.

Another hauling job. I'll clear around $1/mile on this one. Not a huge amount of money but it's easy.

Yeah the ladder was about 2 rungs too short to reach the top, so I backed the truck in and it's tall enough from the bed :). I'm more afraid of heights than I realized. Apparently as you get older that happens? It bounces, is it too vertical, is it going to fall backwards, does it have too much...

Great... I was getting some good info here now we got bots..

So... apparently I'm cheap... Or it's the principle at this point... I'm going to do the stupid lights with what I have I guess...

My shop is 50' on the gable end and 4/12 pitch. 12' side walls gave me 20' at the peak. The bottom of my free span trusses give me a little less than 11' of clear headroom along the walls. Theoretically you could go to 16' side walls that would get you to max height. I'm not sure what your roof...

The regulator was set correctly. It was the individual burner orifices that were incorrect. Apparently there was basically a grab bag of options in the propane conversion kit like 10-15 for only 5 burners. The stove has colored paint marks in each burner and the card with the orifices had a few...

Youch!

Diagonal is fine. It's good to mow in a different pattern as often as possible so you don't compact and rut by driving in the same tracks every time.

Used to you could just get a key blank cut at a hardware store and you would be good. I've only ever gotten a couple of keys made since keys started having chips back in the early 2000's. My experience was that you have to take ALL the keys to the dealership and have all of them programed/...

I drove almost 600 miles one way to get a walk behind mower one time... I wish I had that day back. It wasn't even that great of a mower...

Agreed. If I wanted to help my kid in the situation you are talking about I would probably be more apt to throw them a few bones for additional down payment, instead of floating the loan myself. It would still be helping them with interest but in a way that allows them to gain experience for...

My neighbor down the street is retired and hauls for some lots around us. I may make a run or two a month. It will pay my truck payment and give me and my wife a little time together to see the sights. Me making a couple runs helps my neighbor out and it gives us a little pocket money.

Will you come mow my yard??? I'd like to see how it does... Actually mostly I'm lazy and don't want to do it... 😁

I just lived this exercise. We quoted the house in late 2020 and almost pulled the trigger. Wanted to wait and see if materials would come down.... Finally built it and just moved in a few months ago. In the time we waited, the cost increased by almost $120,000 and interest took a hit too. We...

The guy that brings my gravel says he brings about 18,000 lbs and it's probably 13 yards. He runs a 15 yd truck.

Once it's dry out there, if the area you need gravel is pretty close to level and the first pictures represent it well, the driver should be able to tailgate the majority. I built about a 450' driveway last year and had 4 loads of SB2 Grade 7 tailgated on it. It ended up being deeper than it...

You will be fine. Like anything else, there is a learning curve. On typical zero turns there is less lever throw in reverse so inputs get exaggerated.

Check engine light... Just picked it back up from the shop. They replaced a Particulate Matter Sensor on the exhaust. Fixed for free.

I've had loose battery cables act that way in the past. One of them was the connection at the starter. I didn't even feel the nut get tighter when I tried it but it made all the difference.

I put mine in the truck bed. They seem fine with it. Now I have a bed cover so there should be no issue at all.

So it turns out it was a dealer trade. Brought this guy back with us. 900 miles total and averaged 12mpg. I really like the truck. So much power, it was always under 2,000 rpm, even accelerating up hill on the interstate. Pulled this thing so well I forgot it was back there several times.

I am planning on renting a lift. I've just been piddling after work in the evenings. I will probably try to get the row I'm working on done and make sure i have all the parts i need first. I want to have everything i can done before i rent it so i can get it all done in a weekend.

Very custom.... I still need to go about 6' higher than that for the next 2 rows...

Been a while... Finally getting around to hanging lights. I bought 28 - 5000lm 4' LED light fixtures. Hopefully that's plenty of light.

Looks like I have a side gig thanks to my new truck. I'm delivering a new ride to the buyer about 550 miles away. I'm also bringing back his trade.

Maybe I don't have issues because mine is small. But, I turn as tight as I can with a full box all day long and have not had issues. Yet.

You are correct that they pull no push. But they need some slop. If you set them tight at the bottom of the stroke they will get too wide at the top of the stroke. If you are able to watch the end of the links as the 3 point rises you will see them kind of arc out as it gets higher. I had the...

I mow with a Spartan 72" zero turn... That does not cut very well... I also have a 60" mid mount deck for my 1025R that I use occasionally, and my wife will also use it to help from time to time. We have right at 11-1/2 acres and probably mow around 9 of that. The rest is trees and pond.

Any more thoughts after a couple more weeks? I've decided my Spartan has to go. May not be this summer but....

I took the trash cans to the road this morning and on the way back I took a picture.

That's a nice looking machine! Does the steering wheel also turn the front wheels or are the front wheels casters?

One similar to that is what I based the shape and style of mine on. Just scaled WAY up.

How do you go about mowing and weedeating around your hives? I usually just mow past mine really fast and wear my gear when I weedeat.

It was perfect for the size flock we had. Since then we have added birds and it's a bit small. We have not had problems with snakes on this one, I assume it's because the floor is very elevated. Overall we have been very happy with it. No rot, still as solid as the day I built it. The automatic...

I could have bailed my place twice already... I thought it would be a good idea to plant rye grass on the bare dirt around the new house. Every week I'm cutting a foot of growth. I'm ready for it to burn up!

No experience with that particular mower. But I do have lots of experience mowing with a tractor style and traditional lap bar zero turn. I love the lap bars and always prefer them. As was mentioned earlier they are so much easier to turn quickly. With a wheel you need to turn turn turn to make...

Around here most 2 car garages have 1 big door. Mine on the house is 18x7 tall. 7' tall is the standard... I have 18x10 tall on my shop. No problems at all.

I can't remember if I updated this thread or not. I had the appliance folks come out and check the stove. They said the orifices were not correct and replaced all 5. I got lots of heat now. So much in fact that lots of times I have to move the pan to the tiniest burner on low or I get too much...

The weather was really nice this weekend, aside from the sporadic rain. I was able to get up before sunrise Sunday morning and sit on my front porch. I drank coffee, watched the birds, and did some reading. 3 Canadian geese and a Great Blue Herron came in to use the pond while I was out there...

I removed the regulator by the road a couple weeks ago. I set the house water pressure at 80psi. The frost free yard hydrant I installed using 3/4 pex is after the house regulator and is VERY powerful with lots of flow. The showers have really good pressure. I'm still a bit disappointed on the...

I've been saving credit card points and the wife has decided it's time to finally take a trip to Hawaii. I went once in 2008 and have not researched any since then. I figure we can swing a week to 10 days. I know I want to hit the Polynesian Cultural center and Pearl Harbor. The wife wants to...

I'm glad we can discuss differences respectfully. What a breath of fresh air.

Most people are not educated about bees and are scared by swarms. Swarms can find inconvenient places to claim as a home. If you are called for a swarm or a cutout then each of those calls were from someone who saw the bees as an issue that needed to be addressed. Each swarm has the potential to...

Typically we split a colony by moving the queen and 4-5 frames of bees, brood, and food to a different hive. This accomplishes the same thing as letting your hive swarm, but the bees stay on the farm. It's considered irresponsible around here to knowingly let farmed bees swarm, I share that...

Color me shocked! I would try it.

Odd, but that just appears to be a plug to me.

I got one of these roll up vinyl bed covers for the new truck. I've had it on for several weeks now. I really like it! It's handy and rolls up out of the way really easily. Gives a little cover and protection for small items or feed that doesn't need to get wet. It doesn't make the bed totally...

According to the print, it should just be a cable. The only fuse I see is that 50A

I would probably make a queenless split and install her in it in a clip for a few days. The poor little group that came with her may not make it but if you got mostly nurse bees with your split, brood and plenty of food they might.

I did replace the medium lifts with high lifts. I'll try a set of gator blades next time and see if that improves. The deck is baffled and does not have a mulching kit.

I guess it's possible, I don't really know how to test that. I use a piece of wood as a stop between the deck and blade when I tighten the blades on the spindles and they don't slip at that point. So I don't think they are. I'm pretty confident it's just got a bad deck design I'm just trying...

After I got the Spartan I have done a lot of reading different forums and it does seem like the decks are just not very good. It cakes with grass very quickly also. I really feel like if I can get more vacuum or possibly blade tip speed it would help. Everything I've done has helped just a...

I forgot about deck level. Yes I adjusted that to around .25-.50 lower in the front. It was pretty bad when I got it. It's definitely in the correct range.

I got a used Spartan SRT-XD 72" last year. I like the mower its self. It has the 36hp Vanguard Big Block that really runs well, and Parker pumps and motors, it will scoot. But the cut is very much lacking. I've put new blades on it, new belt, new idler pully, spacers to lower the blades in the...

It's hard to take a picture while holding a frame and all suited up. But, here is the momma from the nuc I got a couple weeks ago. I only got queen cells with it, the original queen had already swarmed.

I'm still running just as short on time as I thought I would be this season. Peak nectar flow is starting right now. We will have frost in the mornings this week but honeysuckle and blackberries have started blooming. Tis the season. I also got a nuc from my Sunday School teacher a couple...

My parents also just got one of these a couple weeks ago. I was blown away with how well it drives. Should be a nice vehicle for you.

I'm on the edge of my seat here...

That's about the weight of the Komatsu I have been using. It's low ground pressure also. It seems like the LGP units do spin the tracks quite a bit. Maybe they don't have as high of grousers?

You are going to have fun with that! I think dozers are more fun than track hoes.

That's really cool! Although probably not to you since they are in your house...

I can't tell how zoomed in that picture is. They look like big honey bees to me. I would put up your feeders for a week or two when that happens. Once the bees know that where the feeder is they will not stop coming. Hopefully if you take them down for a while they will find a better spot to...

Morning all. Thought I would post this up in case anyone ever has a need to know. I'm sure it's common knowledge for some. I did forget to mention to unhook the batteries from the 12v donor. Could possibly end bad if you don't...

I'm with you on the alternator, if you are getting over 13v running, it's fine. Batteries are stupid and it seems like they just get worse and worse.

We got some kind of knockoff Chinese brand off amazon for $150 or so that vacuums and mops. That little thing has been awesome! It is in no way smart though, we only run it while we are home so we can rescue her when she gets stuck.

On something like that I usually humor them the first time. The sucky part is the time it takes to remove them an make the trip to the parts house twice.

Here's my Citizen....

My boss did that in his office once. It didn't bother him a bit. He just sat it to the side and kept working. I have no idea how it didn't burn the plant down. SMOKY in the office for a long time though.

This is the one I wear most of the time. It's gadget-y and all titanium. Somehow it reads touches on the crystal to activate different features, including compass using the watch hands as the pointers and altimeter (not that i need that function...). I've got a Citizen EcoDrive divers watch...

We are in the implementation stage. My wife and I are in our early 40's. I've always been the planning type, so we planned together what we thought we wanted our retirement to look like and made plans to get us there. We are still 15-20 years from retirement. But, we have built the house that we...

That's rude of them...

I would bet you could easily get it done with a day or two rental over a weekend. Small tractor with loader and box blade. I've been doing quite a bit of finish grading at my place. The dozer is gone so I'm using my 1025R John Deere. I can pretty easily load a truck with 6 or so yards (with a...

Holy Crap! I'm paying $800 per YEAR on the house I just built! That is about what I'll pay for taxes though...

@haydude Please keep this thread updated with how it performs. I've got a 72" Spartan that I'm not happy with the cut on, and this mower is on my short list. Since I bought a truck this weekend I don't think I'll be getting a new mower this summer though... maybe next year.

Well... decision is made. 2023 LT model. 25,000 miles, Duramax. I did end up trading mine. I feel like i got a reasonable deal and i don't have to deal with selling mine. Could have probably come out a couple thousand better had I sold mine outright but this was easier.

You have to report back when you've tried it. I am skeptical. I like maple syrup and had just had some a few days before a hunting trip. I was sitting in my stand when I saw a new glob of pine sap about ready to drop.... I thought, "why not, it has to be similar". Friends... It was not...

I've got a Spartan SRT-XD 72" zero turn and I noticed a bent spindle this weekend when I was getting it ready to mow. Have any of you replaced spindles or shafts? I wonder if there is an aftermarket spindle that is worth a hoot? They are pricy from Spartan. Just the shaft is about $65 and I...

That is all too common though. I've had full coverage on my truck since 2013 and it's all beat up now. I'd get something small and just deal with it since the cost for the repair was less than deductible and it would not be that bad. Then it all started adding up...

We are in the totality path also. Have some friends coming from out of state to stay with us, so we took the day off work. A whole bunch of schools are closed for it around here. My work doesn't think it will be a big deal, we shall see.

Mine is getting stupid again too. This is 6 months coverage. 500/1000 deductibles. The focus is liability only. But I do have 250,000/500,000 liability on all of them.

Yes hot and cold. It was the closest one I could get a quick pic of. I had them add hot, cold and a drain on the back porch. I plan on putting a sink out there to use when I'm grilling. I'll hook it up in the summer and unhook it in the winter.

I'll get a pressure guage and take the regulator up from the road side in the next couple of weekends. Do you know if this has a water saver in it?

I've got a John Deere 550 tiller. I have thought about taking the skids totally off... I imagine it would be fine for a while.

I'm good on code and I own both regulators. I would guess 10' or less rise over about a 425' run.

I was also stumped that they put another regulator in line. Is it better to keep the one at the road or the one at the house. The one at the house is easier to get to and I wouldn't have to worry about my service line if I keep the one at the road.

I went with the "budget friendly" version. If you are able to zoom in on my roll cage I've got a piece of 4" PVC that I heated and flattened. Couple of hose clamps to attach it and It has been working well for a couple of years. 752387

I went through mine yesterday. I confirmed only 1 hive survived the winter. But man if it's not bursting at the seams. Has at least 50 pounds of honey, lots of bees, and lots of brood. I took in all the woodenware and will get it all ready to go for splits or swarms. I've seen several around me...

My lone experience with diesel trucks was my '08 F-250 with the 6.4L. I got 12-14mpg empty and 8 pulling a trailer. Which is exactly what I got when I change over to a V-10 gas Dodge 2500. I guess they got better.

I did that twice. Never again. I too had high hopes. It was hot, slow, and expensive. A tank of propane does not go as far as you would expect. Then to top it all off I think the grass grew better after.

Now that I have my house and shop built. I may ask you for some pointers and plans for your horizontal hives. I will still be spending a lot of time getting the property the way I want it and getting the shop set up this year. So I'm not planning on being able to do much in the way of other...

Ok now talk to me about diesel vs gas. I had originally said gas but there seems to be more diesels on the used market. Since there are more of them there are more trim packages so many of the diesels are similar in price at a lower trim package to a gas with the higher trim package. I don't...

It's really interesting. I feel like you would like it if you enjoy piddling outside and appreciate/ like animals. Cloverknoll does things differently than you would probably learn from any local beekeepers around you. It works well for him and his goals. I keep mine the more traditional way...

I'm almost done getting the must-do's complete after moving into my new construction home. The water service to the house was a mix of me doing it myself and the plumbers tying into it. I have a 3/4" meter directly into a 3/4" regulator being serviced by a main that according to the water...

Typically if the old queen is otherwise in good health, she would leave and take about half the colony with her before the new queen hatches. That's called a swarm, there are several reasons this would happen and it's the natural way bees propagate. Making a split is the beekeeper's way of...

I have 2 of these and I avoid using them as much as possible. With the vent closed, barely anything flows. But with it open, fluid runs out of it and all over everything. I hate them and will never buy another one. They also both leak really badly around the lower cap if when they fall over in...

Yeah moving the dozer is probably a pipe dream. Cam was replaced. That statement above is the whole reason I'm thinking about getting a different truck. Right now I can be up front with a perspective buyer and get a decent amount out of it. If i keep it and it runs another 150,000 miles and...

They actually didn't charge me for the lifter since they missed it on the first couple rounds. It still cost me a little over $3,000 though by the time it was all over and done. The 130,000 miles doesn't concern me, it's the 40% of the cam lobe that was ground into dust and floating around in...

Bingo.

It's in so-so shape. Needs a tailgate and has several dents. But the paint is still good, except for the tailgate, no rust to speak of. 130k miles.

Ooh that's fancy!

I just got my 2013 Ram 1500 back from the shop 5.7 Hemi. Symptoms were ticking, lack of power, and check engine light. After a week in the shop they finally located a burned valve. The shop had the heads sent off to a local machine shop who repaired the burned valve, not sure the details. I'm...

Odd, was it out long enough for a swarm to move in? I've already seen swarms around my part of the country.

Whoop! New toy day!

Ooooh, fancy! I would love to have one.

There were 7 going into winter. I had split way to aggressively last year and I feel confident that they starved out due to not being able to build resources because of low populations. I didn't take much honey last summer but I didn't realize the situation was that dire. Also I did not spend...

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