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We all know that volcanic eruptions occur when sinners in Hades aren't shoveling fuel to the fires in unison or neglect to keep burner orifices clean enough for them to stay evenly lit. They're working pretty far down there but we don't know how many have fallen out the bottom of the planet to...

My SGE ZTR says 28 hp at 3600 rpm, while my Case/IH diesel CUT says 26hp at 2850 rpm. The difference is the torque developed in the calculation It's one reason why we have diesel vs gas tractors, so I agree with a guy who has used both for similar tasks. :coffee:

The deeper we dig the warmer the conditions are. We hear that diamond miners working thousands of feet deep labor in very warm conditions. I'd like to know if the heating mechanism that warms us from below is propane, CNG, charcoal, or pellet fired. Stoked by sinners or automatic with feed...

Earth hasn't always been 'like this'. We've progressed during a period of a few million years of conditions that we can only hope will remain constant. Mass extinctions have occurred when temperature & oxygen levels weren't. For this reason I consider life on other planets might be discovered...

We hear recently that such is likely on Proxima Centauri b. IMO a planet doesn't require comparison to our own, 'ages' etc if things might more stable for longer periods of time (hundreds of millions of years of dinosaurs) with or without random mass extinctions and/or perhaps having more time...

I'm not here to be 'easy'. :giggle: If you could read the many comments I delete vs post (19/20 or so) you might be no less confused. Writing is cathartic for me but IMO my opinions are hardly worthy of attention much less recognition, or are a window into who I am. (this response reduced by...

Trad, you're not attacking my belief system just disagreeing with it, as I am with yours. Apologies if this thread about scientific (if religious) possibilities may not hold your interest, though you'd be missed, especially during a long wait to see proof of aliens much less predict what they...

What a fine example you are of that. IMO, you're just looking for a captive audience at the expense of staying on topic. I appreciate that we're that audience, saving others from your opinion, unless you hijack other threads with it as if relevant. Do keep us laughing, ok? btw, you seem to be...

Back in our college days ('60s) we helped Mike S remove the pone-piece rubber floor-mat from his '55 Chevy pickup so he could deal with the rust beneath it. Bob didn't have a garage so we folded it and tucked it under the house's overhang to be out of the way when mowing the lawn. The next...

And your religion is questioned and tested every Sunday? Yet you offer no proof, only deny what others have questioned or tested. Of course we've been indoctrinated into believing that manned flight is possible in spite of it not being mentioned in the Bible. And you talk of cults. :ROFLMAO...

My HSTs all whine noticeably louder in 4WD & I tend to engage it only when needed. Can't rule out gear noise too as when engaged front and rear wheels are literally fighting each other because of the way fronts are 'geared' to go a tad 'faster'. I've had 'gear' vs HST tractors (JD) and there is...

Fixed that for ya and forgive me for assuming you know right from left from center. If I launch into Saginaw Bay at Linwood on the West shore I can see The Charity Islands but not the Eastern shore. If I launch at Bay Port or Caseville on the Eastern shore I can see the islands but not the West...

We've been in one for several pages. btw, What's more 'tangible' than a 2,000 year old book written in a language that didn't exist? Radio and TV aren't mentioned in one that comes to mind so they appear to be hoaxes, and yet here we are courtesy of radio waves that must also need air to push...

Changing the subject again ... btw, I heard that head protection gear for amateur boxers is no longer used. By statistical analysis it was concluded that they protect the ears but do not prevent brain trauma from impacts on a 'larger target'. If you have such equipment, wear it with pride and...

To say that rockets need something to 'push against' is to ignore that the pressure inside a rocket motor pushes everywhere but where the exhaust comes out. Propulsion is derived because expanding gases don't go out both ends. 8th grade science class. Nobody ever said that our atmosphere and...

Moss, IMO as a comparison 10:1 is a ratio & hardly a par. But could it could explain the moon's ~monthly orbit being similarly compared to a stationary one of 24 hrs, and vet my inference that there's much difference in rate or distance after all? Asking for the geezled Earthling whose account...

Perhaps that's why it's slowly & steadily 'escaping' its orbit around us and IMO we're far from disagreeing on anything .. so far. :giggle: btw, if neither optical (see celestial navigation) or laser methods were/are precise on the distance they each will still give comparative measurements...

As for satellites falling to Earth when coming out of orbit vs the moon going away we have to acknowledge the many magnitudes greater the Moon is from our planet. Satellites orbit dozens of miles from us while the Moon is many thousands away. Our gravity and friction of whatever aura or aurora...

BX, what I meant by' decaying', (bad choice of words?) as in we'd lose the tides as the Moon drifts away without a tractor beam to compensate. Anyway not the same as a space junk 'decaying' orbit and not forever revolving around our Earth like the Sun, the stars, and our perception of all...

"One man's belief system is another's denial system."

I was told in HS and at uni (if still accurate) that our Moon's orbit is decaying by roughly 1 foot per 100 years. At some point our descendants may want to 'keep' it where it is ... or not. Suppose they can harness fusion reaction, perhaps an avenue to longevity without depleting our legacy...

Nah, a troll would try to take over a thread and make it about him, her, or whatever gender aliens are.

Film star Cary Grant is said to have kept his sanity by 'therapeutic' use of LSD. (vs 'shrooms, edibles, etc) Many cultures have availed similar substances to clear the mind and/or to focus on higher thoughts. Methane in the grotto at Delphi, smoking opium, whirling dervishes huffing hashish...

When someone refutes another's assertions and the subject gets changed. The circular dodge. IMO it takes a bit more to refute science as a whole than "I don't believe it." I didn't refute the ark, only asked how many species and ethnicities were on it. (crickets) I didn't refute that the...

Thanks. I just got some sticky tape. If I can find a better position I might try to weld it in place. Maybe hot glue or something. :sneaky:

This. ^^ We who got in stay in. Buuuut their are newer and similar AT&T wi-fi plans for a few more bucks that do offer something to those without fiber or cable access but decent cel coverage. btw, expect better rates than Verizon as usual. (VZW stockholder, AT&T customer 😁)

.. "Street gangs using bicycles to loot farms from former rail routes through backyards"... (chain-down your smoker) Maybe they're not as noisy as the dog walkers with their ear-pods and recumbent two-wheel pedalers with their water bottles. And who doesn't miss the 3:15 PM NB and 1:25 AM SB...

I'm ok with train-hopping hoboes and ghost trains going through the back forty on rickety rails on moonlit nights. It's those bicyclists and dog walkers that I don't trust, invading the countryside with their helmets, leashes, and cel phones in broad daylight. How can change be for the good of...

My Mobley has yet to test at >6 Mbps down or >2 Mbps up. The local cell tower is two miles away and I can just see the top of it from the window the Mobly hangs in when I'm not on the road with it. "mjdfhegej ... (ptooey) ... I'm keeping my bait warm, what more does it take to be faster than I...

That civilizations have risen and fallen is hardly news so I'm missing CalG's point about the video in post #151. That so much might have happened in the last six thousand years confuses me, as does that the only survivors were all on the ark. Noah could have been the original diversity guy to...

Who would imagine that a mere rock hitting the earth at thousands of miles per hour would remain intact? Nickel deposits found near meteor crater in Arizona caused some to assume ('logically') that there would be more metals and minerals at the bottom of the hole with the remains of the object...

This book can help people understand the confusion of very large numbers and how one may gain perspective on many things. https://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its-Consequences/dp/0809058405 I suggest it for people who like to read, say from more than one book. IIRC...

I'm stuck on two things. 1) That two of every specie that exists today rode in/on the same vessel for weeks with plenty of food (none eaten to extinction) and sanitary conditions onboard to do their business. 2) That all humans are descendants of Noah's immediate family of boat builders and/or...

All I know for sure is that if I haven't seen something it doesn't exist. No dinosaurs, no Bigfoot, no unicorns, no aliens, no 300,000 species of beetles (170,000 families of them) on a boat all at once. Pics or none of these ever happened. btw, I always wanted a swimming pool, preferably...

Some rather large trees were apparently uprooted during the biblical flood. Here's where one of them was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Crater We see that the moon had lots of trees before the biblical flood uprooted them too.

Airplanes that crash don't always stay in one piece. Dud bombs do but tend to make a circular crater no matter what angle they land at while remaining intact. Aliens must keep hovering without landing because because they can't maintain a 90 degree angle to a rapidly spinning object/planet to...

Dinosaurs were built from the same biological processes we are. They were around in different phases for more a hundred and fifty million years and have been gone for more than sixty million. Why do we expect any habitable planet to have human-like forms and civilizations in synchrony with us...

Same place we learned that interstellar craft are saucer-shaped. Abductees don't disagree, and bunch of guys/gals 'said' even before the internet.

My Mobley still works as OOB but service could not be slower. Both my iPhone 5S and 1st gen SE work ok so far to access this site. They must be 4G, which should be backward compatible.

'Dopes/tapes' are lubes to allow tightening tapered threads to an interference fit. They are not meant to be stand-alone sealants. My choice for NPT hydro lines is Permatex #2 non-hardening. It is fuel-proof & approved for high temps and steam fittings. Anything that leaks/weeps wasn't...

Props to OP for burying flat vs vertical and tying into existing fence. Similar works inside the fence to keep dogs and other pets from digging out of their kennels/confines as most diggers/burrowers will just dig deeper holes otherwise. It may take 1/2" hardware cloth to keep out mice, voles...

I'm roughly half Polish but my GF is 100% and Catholic. I asked her what she thought of the war and the influx of Ukrainians. She said, "John, you don't pay me to talk."

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: btw, it's exciting to be Polish.

Pump timing vs ignition timing and likely only a very few degrees. Valve events may be different for turbo versions than for NA with the same block. LD1 found out about that with his Kubota. IIRC 'The Fred' (?) didn't need that when he added one.

Do you just want the phone, or to diagnose your car/truck? That one looks like a recent iPhone 'without the button'. (Post 8) As for any website, anything 'x' dot com is as easy as TBN. Be warned that buying cheap online can get you the lowest quality. Gary bought a ball joint from Rock Auto...

What if the timing is retarded vs advanced? Either way I suspect it's where DIY could be difficult if it's necessary.

Nobody with an open mind thinks we are descended from apes, only from a common ancestor. Those who wrote the holy books lacked our understanding of time, medicine, flight by mechanical means, the internet, etc that science and technology have taught us to understand and to use. Science doesn't...

Just one thing I'm caught on now. Wouldn't the Doppler effect cause the light to double toward blue as the distance closed by 2x? Anyway, if light and or radio waves could travel any faster I wonder what's ever holding them back? If Einstein and Hawking were right it would seem that...

No time travel, just takes that long for light or radio waves to get there. If we look at something 4.3 light years away we're seeing it 4.3 years ago. It's why we're 'looking into the past' when we observe another galaxy, star, or planet because it's that far away. btw, we're taught that the...

Putting the obvious together with the evidence ... 1) We know what they look like. 2) They don't wear clothes. 3) They breathe a similar atmosphere. 4) They are familiar with and comfortable in our gravity. 5) They're our size or a bit shorter and can can walk through a doorway. 6) Their eyes...

Yes starlings came to mind as soon as I heard of the grassy nesting 'pile'. Replace a live trap over an entrance with a conibear and there will be no dispatch, no mess, and no unlawful dumping of your catch to be someone else's problem. (eg: Indiana) I use #160s for skunks, 'coons, groundhogs...

Like Terry I survived my lovely Mrs. and by 40-some years now. She'd been taking auto mechanic's classes, and since then I've bought a lot of tools to honor her memory. I've also replaced a lot of them, but not Her.

Like a Kardashian?

"Coming soon to an off-grid homestead near you." ;) So much for, "I'll have what he's having." Meanwhile, we hear that several of Starlink's satellites likely won't achieve full orbit due to 'stuff happens' getting 'em 'up there'. Expect them to go supersonic on their way in to someones yard...

In the steam era it was often done by turning a hand-wheel or two and a gear train to rotate the table. btw, TTs in the UK were typically shorter as steam engines were shorter than ours. Not all had tenders because distances were shorter and fuel was plentiful. Coal was a most common freight...

Gray water made potable in house.

One thing we can agree on after all the discussion is that Bigfoot didn't sneak into the seat when no one was looking and cause havoc. Or can we?? 😁

A working CSX engineer's private drone shots show hosteling and both type engine houses, including a working turntable and in-use roundhouse ~ midway in the video. Fans of large scale modeling and/or steam era British rail may like this video. Six coupled, Mogul, Prairie, Pacific...

All three of my current CUTs have the same function. Range in 'N' and brake locked. It's such a small part of dismounting compared to getting my legs under the wheel, feet on one side, and with a hand on a fender lowering myself to the ground without blowing out a knee. I'm fine with the...

3HR, one plus one equals two and two plus one equals three etc, so IMO good point! (y) WIMI is also that what I suggested is at best a guess, as much based on 'modeling' as reality, and may have been a lesser of possible contributors. Also glad to hear of more of them and never too proud to...

100% on that. (y) And as I often say if there's any more than one possibility for something it's too often that more than one is a cause/contributor. Yeah, those tankers had plenty of KE, and it wouldn't take many if full. btw, By opening the link in a browser (post #661) I was easily able to...

(Followers, notice at 14:00 in the long video how side-boom cranes have a c'wt that extends out according to load.) Near the end of the short video you can see wind blowing snow in front of the camera. It appears the center-beam cars caught more wind than their empty weight could keep on the...

My new-bought blue CUT came with a block on a lanyard and the OM shows how place it to release just enough pressure during long-term or and/or damp storage. There's an inspection cover on the left side of the clutch housing to check/make adjustments. This book will pay for itself quickly. ($40)...

25 YO driver demonstrates that it's not the size of the car. (Slo-mo replays included.)

Re: What it means when that light comes on ... That buying a block heater was a waste of money.

Video of when rotaries were fired up 10 yrs ago before flanging and spreading in the deepest snows. btw, I have a DVD that I can take a screenshot from to show how the snow sheds on the pass have 'shrunk' over the decades since modern equipment has replaced crews shoveling by hand.

A question or two: The arrow in the pic shows flow from the top radiator hose into the radiator as if the water pump is turning and the thermostat is open to allow circulation by any means, but it's shown closed. How does that work when the engine is cold?? The bypass also circulates to the...

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If temp is above freezing and wind chill is -20F water still won't freeze. WC only affects what's already warmer than ambient temps, but believe what you want to. Convection to circulate coolant through both engine and block requires that the thermostat is open. Either type heater warms coolant...

1) Wind chill affects only heated objects, so a parked engine will never be colder than ambient temp. 2) Call 'em freeze plug holes but their purpose is to hold cores together when a block is cast. If 'plugs' come out when coolant freezes the block is already toast. That said IMO it's a best...

I won't have grand-kids to buy a car for. Taking care of the future for everyone else's grandchildren. :)

A bit of racing history.

This black vulture seasonal range map might be updated someday. Not all of us are familiar with 'em. Thanks to the National Audubon Society for public access to this.

It's up to 10F here right now (9:30 AM) and our ground is frozen at least 6" deep under the snow. I'll be watching for robins to poke around in it for worms. They're sneaky and routinely do it without disturbing the snow just like everywhere else in the country.

The reality vs the dream. ;)

We've had several days in a row with temps barely reaching 20F north of the 43rd parallel at mid-day. It's nothing new. Not much here for insect eaters this time of year, and who tags/monitors seasonal robin migrations? I suggest that perhaps ours are hanging out in the Indiana woods and...

What Roy mentioned, not enough travelers would pay roughly double to arrive in roughly half the time. Nobody makes money on empty seats. The YB 70 project was dropped for good after two were built and one had crashed, killing the crew. The surviving example of that is in Dayton on display at...

Bet I can save more than 2:15 on my drive to work. If I get the job. Starbucks said they'll call. Can we pre-order? Does it have PTO or front snow blade options? Asking for a friend who works at TSC.

My grapples usually do more than nab lightweight stuff, though digging up rocks and stumps are no part of their use. I can have a 'puller' on one FEL, a lifter on another, and the mini-BH to do the serious part with a bit of seat-hopping. btw, I'd rather not have to rely on a Swiss Army knife to...

All my FELs (six so far, three now) had/have 'sub-frames' forward of the towers vs behind them. This puts downforce at the front of the 'frame' and front wheels and upforce on the tower. With a rear sub-frame all the load is at mid-tractor with the fronts more or less cantilevered out and not...

From Wikipedia: "The black vulture also occasionally feeds on livestock or deer. It is the only species of New World vulture which preys on cattle. It occasionally harasses cows which are giving birth, but primarily preys on newborn calves. In its first few weeks, a calf will allow vultures...

I'm much happier being a Microsoft stockholder than a user. At least my 3-rail 'tinplate' trains are 'legacy' and run well w/o digital this or that. btw, this is much of it except for a lot more track and a handful of engines. 676827

Can you say "Beatnik Bandit"? "The Bandit does not have a traditional steering wheel or floor pedals. Steering, throttle, transmission, and braking are all controlled by a chrome-plated joystick mounted on the center tunnel." From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatnik_Bandit "Steering, gas...

Borrowers.

I use cupped brushes once in a while, but flap discs can do more and a needle-scaler cleans up welding slag better between passes. I do more wire brushing either by hand or on a bench buffer with wire wheels for hand-held parts. Gotta use 'em all.

I've been pulling saplings and grappling for years and have yet to get the front wheels off the ground when using either attachment. I suppose there will be a first time though, just not yet.

Bruce, does the engine always stop with a cyl at TDC and full compression? They're 180 CS deg apart in a four. How would that 'no-starter' idea work otherwise? Asking for a friend.

Guys, isn't a DK vs a CK kinda cheating a bit? :) Then there are stump buckets ...

"Like a Boss" (y) .. and apologies that I don't know you from Adam either. 💩 I have 15 productive/efficient years with the T5C and have drawn a crowd out of curiosity more than once, then out of fascination when I'm in my groove and really working it ... w/o breakin' it. (an 'audience' makes me...

I didn't say an ex wasn't as good, in case you can't read. I said I didn't enjoy operating it, so your weenie is bigger. (y) Here ya go. (Go bully the dog after you take that reference pic for us) 662344 So just how big an ex should I use to trench power, water, and drain lines, dig for a 1500...

I saw a neighbor digging for a new septic tank & field, so I hopped on the T5C and drove it next door. Dave had rented a mini-ex and urged me to operate because, "you're better at it". It maneuvered better along the snakey path he wanted to run one looong field line but I didn't appreciate the...

Two possible results: 1) Operator never taps the extra hp. No difference otherwise at typical rpm and lighter loads, like the mod never happened. 2) Operator does tap the extra hp also operating at typical rpm but a heavier load and WOT. More fuel is burned only when that happens and nothing...

Example: Branson. I'd rather have a grapple on a 35hp 20-series than on a 35hp-10 series. IMO this was a case of too big an attachment on too small a tractor's frame size. Loose bolts on a sub-frame won't do us any favors. Do we always check them, too?

The best engineered stuff can still break. CK series is far from 'heavy duty'. IMO that grapple should have been on a DK or a skidder if the guy knew better. I agree that cumulative vs instant trauma befell whatever actually broke this time. BTDT with JD 2WD spindle, last Sunday's Accord fwd...

Guys, it's not big or a car but Scotty Kilmer says the new Ford Maverick is about the best FWD uni-body pickup truck with a 'square' bed built in Mexico these days. It has some nice features too, key start, eco-boost 250 hp, rotary shift control on the console, push-button parking brake, and...

"We might have found my Dad's stolen skid loader."

From cab cam on 1st race pace lap at 5:24, checker at 14:45. Good race coverage. This is from 2018, a race thing since the early '90s in OZ. Texas too if you didn't expect it.

We're surrounded by enemies. That's today's patriotism. btw, Pogo was right.

So if I'm offended I should go somewhere else, but if I'm censored I should campaign for rule changes here? Gotcha. :sneaky: For years I've deleted say 9 of 10 comments I typed (comebacks) and still do, and now I don't post in maybe 1 of 10 I try to keep up with w/o adding to. I could offend a...

Not all big rigs need a bed on the back, but it's pro'ly a good idea to use one's fuel points. Long drive from here nearly to the straits, but some will travel to Onaway to see 'em in action.

"Censorship" is sure to continue as longs as posts are reported and actions are taken. btw, is there much tractor talk on TNT? I bet green & orange rule there.

Just because someone is offended doesn't mean they're right.

This whole topic: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: It's about the government letting websites set their own rules, but let's just go after the guys who enforce them. ;)

I avoided Groan II and Groan III because among others TBN isn't facebook, twitter, etc for me either. Mods respond to complaints more than they use their own reasons, so lets get over blaming them every time that happens. You don't like speed limits, don't blame the cop who writes the ticket. I...

I have an '80 plastic Chevy in my barn with an 8-track player but all my tapes are cassettes.

You might be related to my next door neighbor. Are you barefoot on the sofa by 5:00 in 65 deg weather and it gets dark at 8:30? Three days in a row? 51 is tough on some guys.

I take a cart back to the corral I parked by & got it from. I'm not old, just weak.

I have or had 23, 33, & 35 hp NH models with the same HST system, tire sizes, weight, o'all size. None like Med range on hills with a full bucket, flail running, etc. It's not the engine hp its the HST motor going into relief at its torque limit. Not everyone lets up on the HST pedal for hills...

Alligator clips are a lot cheaper and pinouts are never a secret. A relay doesn't cost much more with a socket and pigtail. (u only need one) Wouldn't take much then for a guy to test with a $6 VOM from HFT and jumper from a battery to energize. I bet somewhere there's a light bulb tester, too...

Just another three terminal relay. https://i2.wp.com/www.easycarelectrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Starter-Solenoid-Wiring-Diagram.jpg?fit=700,647&ssl=1

I reconcile my CC statements and called an outfit that charged me but couldn't find me in their system. Bank sent me a new card/number vs cancel the charge and I updated my auto-pays accordingly. Soon enough Google shared my new # and the charge came back until I went to BBB with being charged...

Ya gotta be quick, but not too quick. ;) (I'll be 72 in May)

Stop growing old? Good luck with that. Best I can do is lose weight & show more wrinkles.

I remember when Caucasians claimed and taught that they/we built this country.

Edge-Tamers. I have 3 60" wide FEL buckets and can change my three from one to another in < 15 min. I mount 'em 8" in from the corners and use a third one in the center to spare my driveways crown. They take the gouge out of plowing over gravel, grass, etc and have cut my plowing time about in...

I bought a 1-5062 from SC for my Case/IH. It wasn't much trouble to fit, has a drain hole, and came with OP switch. Shipping is based on volume vs weight but I got 'er here for well <$100. It's a bit nicer o'all than the replacement that was already on '26' when I bought it. Look here for more...

MI law has required 125cc or more on freeways since I can remember. btw, I slip-streamed a semi in '71 with a passenger on the back of my '62 305 Super Hawk just to stay warm. It was a cool night and the smell wasn't bad, but we got pelted with chicken feathers all the way to Kokomo. The last 30...

'80, so car is a 'flexible flyer' C-3. It's also just bunch of parts vs a real piece. Bought in '81 (silver/Navy) and I should'a bought the blue one with L-48 power instead. Ran when parked (16 yrs?), hasn't killed anything/anybody, and taking up space vs a tractor. THM 350-C locks up, 3.08:1...

Two pump motors, so one each for front & rear windshield?

That's halves of a motor.

I drive a Mazda 6 a few days/week. (UAW-built at Ford Flat Rock) I also drive a Chev 2500 HD (my 3rd) a few days/year. 50 yrs ago I'd bought my first new car for college with much help from the 'foss' and practically lived in it for ten yrs. Some of us have fewer places to go, and I've never hit...

I enjoyed singing in the choir since Jr high but always hated wearing a hat to church until HS & I was teaching Sunday School. Dad was old-school, graduated in '29 & came from radio announcing at WJR to opening/running the first TV station in Flint. He wore hats to church after Presidents no...

50kw clear channel (24/7 100%) with John Landecker rockin' it. Another I could pick up in the Midwest, after 12:00, was WHAM Rochester with Harry Abraham and IMO the best music and commentary on AM. He was like the Bob Ross of Jazz and introduced some crazy variety in 'age' &/or popularity of...

My political agenda is that even small cars like mine come at me with fog lights on in perfectly clear weather.

For a thrilling ride (bikes) check out this video, starting at 3:55. I had to pause a minute in to put on a helmet, gloves, and knee-pads. (It took a whole beer to calm my shakes after watching. :sneaky:)

No one said they'd wait until bitten, but we may wonder why test for rabies if nobody was. I wasn't bitten and didn't have to kill the bat. I mean they're not like mice or spiders, IIRC both leading causes of heart attacks. ;)

I wonder if our coal furnace was originally of the hypocaust type. We'd lived with Grandpa until moving to Flint for Dad to open the TV station. Visiting years later the huge 'pot' and ducts were still there but Grandpa had a gas conversion upfitted with blower and eventually AC. The several 12"...

I opened the patio door hoping a bat would fly out but he didn't. Then I saw the vert blinds turned 'half-open' and thought he'd see/detect the whole wall as vague. As soon as I closed/flattened the blinds he flew right out the now more 'distinct' opening.

I have more vices than vises and welding tables put together.

'Position' is relative, not fixed, and doesn't rotate all that far when springs are flexed, and that's what shackles are for. In the OP's pic the trailer doesn't look loaded. Expect the shackle to rotate closer to vertical when it is. Somebody is way over-thinking this. There is no magic, no...

You're perfectly fine, shackle in the back and room for the spring to lengthen when loaded. btw, remember Jeeps with front spring shackles in front? Not a smooth ride.

Could it be as simple as checking an adjustment on the dry clutch? Fingers crossed.

Isn't that partly to compete with another merger to the West that spans all three countries? :unsure:

We old guys (>70, etc) should recognize that just like say a news network or a movie franchise there is a lot of wholesome, useful, informative material in the moral/social/political swamp that YT is like so many others. Just like any media we can only learn from what we watch, whether it's...

The guy is a 'thief-chaser' for the sake of principle. There are many communities where LEO faces are well known, as are local celebrities that are accepted/appreciated. (Country, not city) Suppose some local 'uniforms' car-pool-in off-duty to expedite the recovery, knowing the YT guy won't...

If 17 sticks flow will go through open center valves to tank, no pressure for HST but stalling a cylinder (curl up & hold) should divert full flow to HST. If it doesn't I suggest 17 isn't the problem. I also think if it was 4 o 7 one direction wouldn't work, but both? :unsure:

The reward is obviously about principle, not the $$. Takes a special kind of guy not to press charges. A friend bought a house with washer and dryer included. When he got his keys they were both gone. Within weeks he'd met the neighbor an "er". (mine is __er than yours, or your friends or...

I remember the coal truck coming up the driveway, Mom sending us to our room(s), the noise and dust as we watched from an upstairs window while a load went down the chute to the basement ... I also remember my first tractor, a '53 and fresh out of the showroom. I got four good years from it...

That looks like a sintered vs machine-cut gear. Not gonna be the strongest, just much lower cost to produce.

To sing it along with Bing is a holiday tradition here. (You should see me in skirt & coconuts ... dancing in the snow)

Might have burned a pole in the motor from stalling, and you might smell the result. It would 'growl' and lose power if so.

My trains (~ a dozen) are all electric, run on three evenly-spaced rails, and operate on AC. :sneaky:

I wonder since when cel phone companies make $$ per call.

Milton has a line of high-flow quick-connects of the common type used with 3/8" air hoses. ".. the V-style is compatible with industry standard connections M and A-Style Plugs"...

Plantains will grow in the fines and silty runoff of crushed limestone or CC. Glypho can be applied w/o spraying or wind drift. Mix per label either way vs 'hot' and add a surfactant if not included. Adding nitrogen will increase uptake. (like 2-4-D weed & feed) A best time to treat weeds is on...

Gary says morels taste like meat. He doesn't chew steak either. I'll pass & keep giving them away.

Weed burning torch. Scorching is usually enough, no need to char & disintegrate. Re-sprouts may demand re-treating in season. https://www.harborfreight.com/propane-torch-91033.html 50/50 white vinegar & distilled water or 'stronger' mix. Apply with 1 gal sprayer. Re-sprouts may demand...

I like the video. (y) I also do a lot of such grapple work on 33hp & 35hp NH CUTs with similar frame size and same tire sizes, but lesser hydraulics and FEL capacity. I know other makers are catching up but IMO CK2610 set the bar pretty high for non-Tier machines when it came out.

I'd read the tag on an engine. "Charts is charts."

https://www.discounthydraulichose.com/nps.html https://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/Hydraulic-Hose-and-Hose-Assemblies/Hose-Sleeve/ https://ph.parker.com/us/en/hose-guards-hose-sleeves

I don't know much about art, but when form suits function I know what I like. btw, I wish I could see that much bare floor altogether in a 40'x40' barn. (I can dream, can't I?) Meanwhile I'm inspired to add a few features to my welding carts.

From a recent CK2610 thread/post in 'Kioti Owning/Operating' regarding adjusting the injector pump rack limit:

The place where I get my pea gravel, CC, CL, etc has just put up a display/wall near one of their entrances. It's ~35' long, at least two rows high, has a vertical decorative face, and they have a corner on one end to show those blocks. If they're 2'x2'x4' that's roughly 5/8 yd. If a yd of...

After 3 years I've been extremely satisfied with my EFG 135 Med Duty 53". Initial setup was to me a lesson on maintenance steps, things to check between uses. (something I do with my tiller too) That's just part of operating once we have a PTO attachment. IMO it's too easy to fix little things...

I didn't include pics, I changed my signature. I'll do it again the way I explained. May take a few minutes .... ok one this time.

Next to messages and notices in the upper right hand corner should be your screen name with thumbnail. Click that and select 'signature' from the drop-down menu. Be sure to click 'save' once you've composed. To center use [CE..R] & [/CE..R] on either side of each line. (spelled out) I didn't see...

A furnace typically runs most efficiently when all vents are open. I used to use a small fan vs any heater to de-stratify basement air, (7" IIRC) set it on the floor tilted up ~45 deg, and ran it 24/7. It made the basement seem less cold and improved circulation. I used to block basement HVAC...

I have much respect for those who caught covid in the name of herd immunity. They tried, and some gave all. btw, apologies for getting vaxxed and prolonging the pandemic. (gotta go pray for nice weather and world peace, back soon)

So the numbers are skewed and that means? 1) Hospitals are hacks who lie to get more money. (we would cheat on our taxes) 2) Vaccines are oversold and dangerous vs effective. (include polio, smallpox, shingles, rubella) 3) Covid isn't really that bad. (easily avoidable by force of will, prayer...

Well he seems to have front teeth. That's something, isn't it? We've been informed. 🔧 (Everyone clapped)

Nowhere in any of these threads or statistics do I see a control sample of people in the same state of health with or without a vax. Mere numbers or statistics won't affect the observer in any way but acknowledgement and conclusion. Discussing them becomes a room full of opinions & not much...

I have Hawkeye, Lyman, Teslong, HFT and others. While all work ok some are better for certain tasks. Lighting may be variable-control or weak. Focusing may be adjustable or fixed and limited. Some include right angle mirrors. I use most BCs in the gun room and the machine shop downstairs, the...

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Any man can have trouble with a PTO stub even w/o a pump or an extension for it, or breaking it off. Additives may not offer an effective solution. My local ag agent is quite helpful with my equipment and we've agreed to work together on the details with high hopes for future harvests. I guess...

I'm lost on which or how many Cummins there are, which were 'upgraded' to Cummins' design quality, which is/are in which Kukje, ... o_O If Kukje is no longer licensed to use Cummins pattern what's in 'em?

OT, but I've heard that some LED headlamp replacements can cause havoc within car wiring somehow. There's a ballast or current limiter .. something that fixes/prevents issues. I'm sure any 'test boxes' we can buy RTR wouldn't have issues with LEDs. btw, I've found a DC component more than once...

I wonder if all Cummins engines are based on Onan designs even those built in-house. IIRC JD has contracted 2.9Ls to be built outside the US over the years. Like with tires & batteries a maker can 'label' the same product(s) under contract for various 'buyers'. Bob Vila toured a Ryobi factory...

New option, sellf-powered, comes with case, ~$160, Digital voltmeter 20 ft. jumper lead set Bad ground indicator and continuity tester Positive/negative voltage indicator Relay and component tester Voltage and polarity testing Continuity testing Activating components out of the vehicle’s...

My sickle might could use an 8N but even with its low seat I still pro'ly couldn't reach down far enough to use it. btw, who want's to depend on a tractor if there could be another fuel shortage? Horses were good enough for my Grandfather, they're good enough for me. :)

"We must unite to eradicate these spiteful and insidious computer-control mandates!" 🤬 btw, a sickle was good enough for my Grandfather, it's good enough for me.

Automotive crankshafts and camshafts are typically cast (nodular iron, etc) when not not forged (cranks). Transmission shafts are commonly 4140 which through-hardens. It's not a steel that's cast, but hot-rolled into rounds. btw, I sharpened a LOT of spline broaches for a GM transmission plant...

Isn't 'indirect' injection just with a pre-chamber while 'direct' has none? P-C could be a regular thing with common rail injection but may be less important with computer control than with traditional pop-off injectors. Computers will compensate for timing by more than rpm, taking load into...

Yes, that's enough. Pinout is std & no secret so one should only need the 12v battery and a few wires/clamps/probe to test trailer wiring, except maybe braking current. Write down a guide for which pin/color is which and update as you test/confirm. Working in lower light can help vs a spotter...

I suggest some operators make up for risky operations by being much more skilled if not more experienced. We're not all like Rob & others too, buying 'enough tractor' vs a CUT and stretching its potential. It's a thin line we walk. ;)

RickB, I hope your excellent advice & opinions will continue here and we'll keep getting all that for free. 😁 Enjoy your retirement and be well as they say.

Not to be nosy or wander OT but is that farm work 'for the season' or did you retire from 'dealer' work? I hate to see a parts counter guy move on, or a backroom guy who'd be a best up front. Can't always count on an owner's son who's 'drifts' a 'tuner car'.

I see 'poor service' as a logical result of RRs depending on economy of scale and not seeing short runs & short consists as efficient enough. Esp in this age of 'just-in-time' delivery that gives a huge advantage to OTR trucking and costs lines share they won't get back in the forseeable if ever.

With a friend's 32' sailboat berthed at Monroe Harbor Marina and pricey parking ~a block from Grant park we plotted to pick up a commuter train in MI vs drive through the perpetual road work in the bottle-neck going around the lake. Dan sold the boat & we never tried it.

I have other vises to be forgiven or praised.

I suspect proportioning the cylinder sizes could make plumbing simplest/er and the self-leveling 'close enough' if not consistent. I'd also be interested in seeing the circuits. IMO, that part of tractor hydraulics (& trouble-shooting, etc) is more fun than backing up a guy who can't tell ORB...

Demand for self-driving cars may take a hit if commuters don't need to go to the office anymore. :unsure:

Great idea for a longer rod. I had one BLI that worked well with a slash cut on the tube. (NH 7308). That allowed me to tweak. Seems it'd be easier to put notch or two for that on the rod than to trim it's length.

Oh man, now he'll never sell it. :ROFLMAO: Nice work as always Terry! 👍 btw, I wish I was as capable as you were when you first built that.

Zoysia? From Scotts.com Zoysia is a warm-weather grass that also tolerates cold weather well. This grass type loves sunshine (6 to 8 hours daily) but also grows well in light shade. Grows best in Southern and Transition regions. Can withstand heat and dry spells. An overall...

There's a difference in surge couplers too that not all are aware of. Most (Bulldog, Dico) operate on forward surge alone. As the brakes grab they ease up on actuation and let the truck's brakes do their share. I always preferred Atwood that actuate on downforce as well as thrust. As the trailer...

Can't comment on the current state of supply or transport difficulties but I wondered for a few days after ordering. Then out of the blue I got news that my 251 is on its way and all of a sudden it was here. It couldn't have taken much more than a week. Be ready. ;)

Nowadays I see kids just dip cobs into ranch like they were pizza slices, wiping the bowl with a finger between top-ups or dipping one when "I'm full" and licking it off. btw, just don't do that on a date, gals won't always appreciate the need to be thorough. I'll stick with smothering cobs in...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since we're merely tweaking the limit of fuel delivery, if we need more power it's probably there and risk free. IMO the test of what's useful is to look for smoke. Say the temp gauge is a guide to keep going or back off and cool weather is better to tweak. I'd...

So a guy slides a pintle hook into his receiver to hook up 2x his tow rating, .. so 4x his truck. :rolleyes: Weight ratio says whether any safety chains might hold the truck gets tossed, around if not out of the way. Newton's first law says the boat just keeps going and does the damage with...

Well said. (y) See quote above. :) Or: Voted best answer. :ROFLMAO:

Compliments and congrats is my bottom line .. and my final answer. I'm happy for you & IMO 'ya done good' .. real good. :) Cheers!

Thanks, Mark. Both my OEM MIG & TIG guns were 300a class (nice) and I bought smaller of both for lighter jobs, a fancier stick holder or two, Mag-Switch & various bronze ground clamps, stuff I wanted vs needed honestly. Whatever tips I'd need I seem to have stocked up on pretty well last year...

If it's salt skunks seek I'd expect any licked from limestone would be less acidic, so perhaps 'sweeter. What's a few bench-tops and every other loft, ledge, or shelf they knocked stuff off of like a cat would? btw, that box of Harley chrome bits or expensive car parts on the floor is likely...

Appreciative Everlast owner suggestions: (MTS251si) 1) Buy direct from Everlast vs Amazon. The price to you will be ~ the same, service surely easier. 2) Order the cart when you do. It suits Power i-MIG 200 and is well priced for what you get. 3) Include drive rolls for other wire sizes 4) rtfb...

"In today's World" IMO we're typically too invested in random national news for entertainment. News-people glamorize events for share, but if you give one a guess they can pass it on, but they can't make it more factual. We know GW made it across the Delaware, but not really in which uniform, or...

OK, we all love Terry but I have at least one burr under my saddle. (not to blame Asperger's, early-onset dementia, ADHD, BDD, BPH, myopia, presbyopia, ED, or OCD, btw) I'm fine with Terry being so humble as a top-shelf welder and fabricator BUT, ... he killin' me with all that room to do s__...

You guys putting hundreds of K's of miles on CJs are driving off-road pro'ly as much as on-road, right? :sneaky: Or why not just mention how easy they are to park along with the other perks of ownership. (y) (Karen is out there) I pro'ly mentioned having owned a Jeep, CJ7 hard top, shtrait six...

Nice resto', on that one. (y) I'd call the jaw faces, in a word, 'crisp'. (better grip, easy on the work-piece) btw, Can we agree that while a glass half-full is ... twice as big as it needs to be, not much compares to a vise that is? :sneaky: That said, a vise ain't Gibraltar despite often...

I'd typed asking about partterns and locations but the phone rang and I ran out for a beer with it my pocket, yakking away. When I came back OP's post above had answered my questions and more. For me setting up trail cams is much about getting coverage with a minimum of false triggers. I have...