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My cane was adjustable. My therapist commented that I had it at the right height and was positioning it correctly as I walked. Just a guess on my part but something to discuss. I used plastic wrap to protect my leg so I could shower. I am not vain but I decided to use one of the over the...

Tractor Supply had gloves on special so I worked my way through trying on different pairs for fit and comfort. I bought these three pairs. The Arctik are the most comfortable but feel pretty lightweight. I'll believe it when I "feel" it but they were not that much. It is supposed to be 21...

I will be two years out on my left knee replacement on Dec 12. I can work on my knees with good pads but I do better getting up with something handy to grab onto to help lift myself up. I had a spinal block. I don't recall how long it worked? Perhaps due to the block they had to cath me a...

I used to do a lot of solo hiking always stepping as quietly as I could in order to observe whatever wildlife. One day when I got under a stand of small fur trees all of a sudden all heck broke loose. A half a dozen or so flock of turkey's exploded out of the trees! About gave me a heart attack!

I try to get all of my yard work, etc. done when it's pleasent outside. My horses have other plans. They like to be fed and cleaned up after on a daily basis. In my neck of the woods, winter temps average in the 20's or 30's with an occasional bout down to around zero during the coolest...

It's time, maybe past, brr, for a new pair of insulated water proof gloves. I like an open cuff because I need to easily take them on and off while I care for my horses. I need a little bit more protection from the cold then the usual TSC offerings by Carrhart, etc. plus my local stores do not...

When I had both of my eyes done, I opted to see distance after wearing glasses since 5th grade. I paid what Medicare did not to have progressive safety lenses put into my frames. Clear on top, reading lenses on the bottom. Good for reading or working when I need eye protection. Back before my...

I just now noticed this thread so I have to read through it when I have more time. The History Channel's documentary Hiroshima 75 years later is a good watch. I ended up in Germany in 1970. Base piece, M110 8" with strategic weapons, ie; the W33 (I think it was) nuclear round. Always kind of...

Here in KY, we do not have to register or plate a trailer if not going over state lines. One less yearly expense for me.

Thanks. I'll look into the Hopkins. There are several makes on the market and it's not easy to get your hands on them prior to purchasing.

The LED display on my break away box is getting pretty rough from exposure to the weather. When I used it last week or so, one of the wires broke off of the sealed charging circuit. So, I think I will just replace the whole box. The trailer mostly sits so I remove the 5 AH battery and put it on...

Last Saturday, I picked up 100 bales from my supplier. That will last me roughly three months so I was discussing the winter supply with my supplier. He had a mixed reply. His small baler had broke when he had hay on the ground ready to bale. His go to mechanic whom is usually great with a baler...

While I enjoyed listening to the "Dead", I was hardly a "Deadhead". Reading an article about Phil Lesh passing, I can now understand his part in making the "Dead" a great band.

UltraComfort America, Old Forge, PA may be able to help you. 866-255-9962 wew.ultracomfort.com We have two and love them. I would have to do some digging to find the paperwork but I do not recall overly obnoxious outgassing if any.

Some twenty years ago or so I hauled an old IH dump truck home on my 14k 20+5 gooseneck. If I recall correctly it was an 1800 series? IH 345 gasser with a 5&2, air brakes. My trailer did not look like the one in post 21,574. I did make a second trip for the 10' plow.

Been quite a few years since I saw a TV show about pumpkin chunkin. These people had cannons that bordered on field artillery. LOL, they were serious!

Thanks for the link. Those two look like happy campers but we are not ready yet. I have the old fenced in yard down but have not started rebuilding it. Same with a 25 foot long ramp off of our deck to the yard. So it's going to be awhile.

Been awhile since I was around that area. Back in 1978 I believe it was, before the Merrill Creek reservoir was built, Greg Hanisek who wrote an outdoor column for the Easton Express and a few others hawk watchers counted approximately 18,000 broadwing's in one day. No lie.

We have two still hanging around here in south central KY. That's down from about 50 or 60 as close as we could kind of count. Kind of glad that we only get the ruby throat's. Nice to see them come back in the spring but are glad to get a break come fall. We will keep two feeders up just in case...

I don't want any more around then what we already see. I did not consider that they prefer younger standing corn. They sure do clean up the cracked corn in my bird seed. Just commenting and pointing out that they may be moving around more. I had one jump over the guardrail one night around...

I recall reading that the money watchers killed the SSR by nuetereing the designers original choice for an engine?

The 17.5 inch rivet gun is on sale for 16.99 until the 13th. I bought mine two or three years ago and while I don't use it all of that much, it never fails me.

Other than the recent remnants of Hurricane Helene, it's the toasty dry here all summer. (No damage, no power loss for us) Our property is on a ridge. Ours and our neighbors land are laid out like a hand with gullys and ridges. The gulllys are heavily wooded and surround about 3/4 of our...

I lost fifth gear on my 97' 12V for the second time at 350k when the fully splined shaft failed, I had a LOL, great idea. I bought an FL70 to pull my dump trailer on average once or twice a month. Such as they are, the 3126 CAT ran well and had a nice non obnoxious sound with a straight exhaust...

There was another incident at the Fogelsville exit just west of Allentown, Pa area that I recall. Only this time someone had a backhoe sticking up to high. No injuries but the bridge got tore up and it broke the "stick" off of the backhoe.

I got brackets at Tractor Supply that hold aT-post that are screwed into a wooden post. I used them for a post that I was not able to get into the ground far enough due to solid rock. I braced the bottom of the T-post's with large flat rocks then screwed in the brackets. Been holding up for...

Having lost our two senior dogs within the past the months, we are on hold right now while I rebuild our fenced in yard and deck. When it's time, we would like to adopt a bonded pair of what ever breed. The little one was a min-pin/boxer mix adopted in 2011. The second, a pure boxer was...

Many years ago, RT512 in Bath, PA, a tri-axle driver's box went up. He took out a single span steel railroad bridge which came down on the cab and killed him.

Overall my VW beattle got around well in the snow until it was deep enough to build up under the floor pan. Then there was the time that I left it sit and rode with someone. When we got back some "friends" had picked it up and set it on a plowed snow bank. :eek:

I have always viewed cars/trucks/etc same as trailers. No one type can do it all. It's what works the best based on what you can afford. For me, my E350 suits my needs. It's an eleven passenger but I keep the two of the three back seats in storage so there is room in the back for coolers, my...

My wife and I have the "F" plan through Bankers Fidelity. She is four year older than I am. Hers runs 420, mine 220. We used to have our part D through Silverscript. I first changed only hers to Anthem Mediblue Rx Plus then the following year I kept hers on the Anthem plan but changed mine to...

I just pulled three 4x4 posts that were in the ground 30-36" with a bag of concrete. Two slid right out of the concrete but the third would not budge. I dug down to the concrete then put a hose on a trickle from a 50 gallon rain barrel. Next day, it came right out, concrete and all. No tractor...

I got stung about six times two weeks ago and I still itch where they got me. My property is on a ridge with trees almost all the way around. I was weed whacking the area around the trees up to where the ground slopes off so that the leaves will blow down over the bank. Having not trimmed since...

I made two batches of jelly using Dutch Lite pectin. One with a full cup of Monk Fruit and one with 3/4 of a cup. Neither has the taste that I am looking for. Next attempt will be with Pamona's pectin. I had not read that Allulose could cause a stroke, only some indigestion. I am also thinking...

Most glass feeders still use a plastic base and feeder ports. We do have one with a metal base that was a gift. Our friends say that it is "their" birds go to feeder. While the birds we have do use it, the glass and plastic feeders are still their go to feeders.

Been awhile since I bought posts directly from a company treating them with the ACQ process so I did a bit of looking online. The process is still available, at least in round post. I always felt that for longevity, ACQ was better than CCA and not as rough on the fasteners? Something else that...

Seconds on the Ridgecut. For me, they are a better fit than the Muckboots.

I think that using the auger that close to those trees, your going to be fighting roots. I personally like to go 36"inches deep and I just dry bag the concrete but I tamp it with a piece of rebar to pack it. The 36" depth is for when I am setting an eight foot post and want the fence to be 60"...

I like Dave's but I switched to the Keto line. Better for my needs but not quite as satisfying 😌

Usually just enough for two slices of bread. I am not diabetic but do have to watch my sugar intake. I share with neighbors and members at our church, some of whom are diabetic.

As I prepare to make jelly from my abundant blackberry and black raspberry yields this year, I have been researching low or no sugar recipes. Two sugar substitutes I was seeing are Allolose and Monk Fruit. There is a lot of info on line if you do a search but does anyone have any experiance with...

A tip for dog owners. Always keep a bottle of saline on hand for flushing out their eyes. When my rottie got blasted years ago, I was wearing contact lenses so I had some. I emptied the whole container on her then we both took a bath with Dawn dish detergent.

Back in the mid fifties, my father and his buddy used to go out at night and trap skunks in the dumps that were prevalent in the area. They would blind them with a flashlight and throw them into a burlap bag. I do not recall if they ever got sprayed or not? They then used either to make the...

I used my HF breaker with three foot bits to break up rocks in fence post holes that I was hand digging. Not much fun.

newbury, I had an HF hammer branded Chicago Electric I guess it was? Sold it after it hit around 20 years old. Anyway, I used to spray the bits with graphite in a spray can which made the bits were super easy to install.

Sorry for what you are going through. I have found one dead that apparently dropped in her tracks, no thrashing, etc. I have also found one that must have injured her spine and spent the night thrashing, trying to get up. Never easy. You mentioned a hay delivery. Did you introduce the new hay...

Let's just say that when my wife and I pass, the vulture's won't bother hovering, lol! We are down to four, all older. Knock on wood, no accidents for a long time but with age comes health issues just like people. Joint supplements, etc. make for a good living for some people $$$$.

I am going to comment to this thread politically by stating that breeders need to be licensed with those funds going to shelters. Next, mandatory spa or nueter for cats and dogs. Anyway, I have had a few dogs from breeders but most of mine have been rescues. Some have been kill shelter rescues...

This is my ramp for loading with a hand truck. This was half of a ramp that I made for the box truck that I used to have. It's heavy and lives out in the weather so it looks rough. The steel tabs perform two tasks. They support the ramp so that the aluminum landing plates does not get bent and...

Here is another close up of my hay ramp hooks that allow me to raise and secure it in a near vertical position. Originally, I made the ramp to slide bales of hay onto my trailer rather than to use a sheet of plywood. I used heavy wall conduit to secure it top and bottom. Then I had occasion to...

No rub rail on my trailer so I rely on the pockets. I use J-hook straps with rub protectors so I can drop the hook through the pocket and bring it up the outside so there is no worry about coming loose should the load move. I have both twisted and straight hooks that I use with axle straps and...

Thanks for the tip. I live near 206/70 so Columbia is not far.

IMHO. The best thing that you can do for a barn cat is to catch it with a Have-A-Heart or similar trap and have it sprayed or nuetered then release it back to the barn. Rabies shots won't hurt either. I am lucky to have a rescue group that will pay for desexing strays.

I made the ramp by cutting an old aluminum ladder in half and using scrap PVC and metal pipe to widen it. I sized the 1/4" aluminum brackets to drop onto the ramp pins while wedging against the trailer when upright so it stays put. While it does hold me if I walk on it, it is not heavy enough...

I went to the factory. Feb 2021 during Covid. $4180 out the door with a spare being the only option. They had six on the lot. No one else had any 10k equipment trailers in stock.

The battery/charger/free tool is back on at HF.

When these CDL threads come up, I like to add this story about a friend that got stopped in Berks County. He was hauling hay with a truck and a trailer registered for 10k. The county DOT cop had him drop the trailer to weigh it separately. It was over so he had to leave it and go register in...

If that PC nailer breaks down, you may still be able to get parts online. I have two PC bradnailers and a roofing nail gun, all have had the plastic pistons replaced. As for HF. I have the Bauer 20V narrow crown stapler and a standard size air stapler for chores like securing insulation.

I just remembered that way baked when, I had a14k gooseneck with torsion. No issues but I tried to not jack it too hard when loaded and never much off road use.

I had a horse trailer with them which traveled smoothly. I don't have personal experiance but have heard or read that you can damage them when loaded and jacking around too tightly.

Not sure how I "boogered" up the threads on my tip holder on my Titanium 125 but I cleaned it up with a 6mm tap. The industrial supply did not have a bottom tap just the starter tap so I used it until it bottomed out then cut it off to finish cleaning the threads. I'll just pick up another...

Also, Gordon Lightfoot. Not sure about Neil Young? I feel that he had become rather bitter as the years go by.

HF has been running the buy a battery and charger deal on both Hercules and Bauer oh, I don't know, maybe once a month or so. I have some of Bauer tools but was going to start upgrading to the Hercules starting with the small router but the store did not have one in stock. The Bauer though was...

I had installed one in a previous home that had sediment issues. It's been a while so I cannot recall the brand. However, even with the o-ring lubricated, the bulky cannister would be a bit snug to remove and even with a bucket under it, I would spill water. I would install the filter in an...

I find Rock Auto's website easy to use and to find exactly what part I am looking for. Periodically they email wholesaler closouts to me specific to my vehicle at good prices. I won't mention the name but when I try to research a part on another website that claims to have everything. I get...

The weather in my neck of the woods has allowed only so many hay making windows. My hay guy has moved all of his small bales as soon as he puts them up and not put any in the barn. Being a bank barn with the storage access being about five feet off of the ground, any hay put up there is done the...

I had welded these "D" rings onto the fenders a couple of years ago hence the rust on the support angles. The trailer came with a vertical angle to support the fender. I added a horizontal angle and diagonal angle to secure my bolt on D ring. This gave me a latch point in between the stake...

Now for the mods. I welded "D" rings onto the front load stop to secure my flathooks. The vertical angles were only factory welded to the vertical flat side of the angle so I had to also weld them to the flat side under the rings. Prior to this mod, I had to use axle straps on the trailer frame.

Note the 6 inch PVC pipe split in half with brackets to keep the straps from digging into the hay bales. I can make the hour back road trip with the straps loosening very little. The longer one is usually used on the front of my load but due to the less than full load and the one loose bale, I...

I thought that I would share some simple but effective modifications I have made to my 10k equipment trailer that I mostly use to haul a load of hay for our horses. These mods are also helpful for other uses. I usually load 100 bales of hay. On the flat side, I can get five layers, twenty bales...

The person that does repairs told me that two years is not abnormal for battery failure. They had to send the aid out to have it replaced. Apparently, they do not replace one still working. I hope that one does not go bad about as soon a I get the other back. I still have my previous pair with...

I am on my second VA supplied pair. I went with the rechargable's and at about two years old, one of them is going dead prematurily. My question for those wearing the rechargeable aids is how long are you going before needing repairs? I am going to the clinic tomorrow to see what they can do for me.

After our first sighting April 10th, we were not seeing much action for the rest of that month and most of May. Just like that the numbers have exploded. We have ten feeders up and ten more ready to go up if the numbers increase like they have in previous years.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. The long walks has ceased quite awhile ago. He had a good long life. I have had 8 boxers over the years, most only lived to maybe ten.

My wife and I had to say goodby to our boxer today. We had adopted him during the super tornado outbreak in April 2011. What a day to drive from where we live in KY down to Manchester, Tenn. to meet someone shuttling him from Alabama! Our vet put his age at 2 to 4 years old. So, we know that he...

My wife and I have the "F" plan. I did not see any mention that in addition to the part D drug plan, that you also need dental and routine eye glass coverage. We are lucky to have the University of KY's School of Dentistry for low cost dental. Though not inexpensive overall, we do reach the...

Duane Eddy dead at 86. Pioneering guitar player ie; Peter Gunn, Rebel Rouser, more.

I was 2 out 3 vehicles behind one that not only had the hood pop up but went flying off over the bank without hitting anyone fortunately. LOL, the driver of that vehicle just kept on driving.

I saw them twice at the Spectrum in Philly. The second time was on New Years Eve. Best concert that I ever sttended.

I have been thinking about getting a small lithium powered router so I stopped by HF yesterday. I was looking at upgrading to the Herculies line starting with a charger and battery for 100 bucks with the router being free but the router was not in stock. I decided to stick with the Bauer line by...

Saw my first bird this am here in south central KY. Right around the usual date.

When the CDL replaced my "chauffeur's" license in the mid eighties, I had gone back to school and was working in high tech. Thought that I had my last job so I did not bother. Fast forward to 2003 when the plant closed, around 4000 or so people went looking for new jobs. The commute to find...

When you "bump" ~20 docks a day, you better get good or else your on the wrong business.

Getting back on topic, I recently rotated the tires on my van that had been "gorilla'd" on. My air gun would not break the lugs loose. I do carry the Bauer 1/2" drive impact gun to make removing the 8 lugs easier but instead of digging that gun out, I grabbed my 3/8th Bauer gun. Surprise! That...

Around 25 years ago, an acquaintance in PA had a fairly large horse barn built by a Mennonite builder. The township had given it's blessing on the location only to have an adjacent land owner complain. He was right, the township was wrong but they made our friend move the barn. The builder...

Not quite as impressive as the barn move but still neat; today I saw a pole barn raised about six feet. An Amish shed builder had bought a small brick home with about a 30x60 or so pole barn on a main road and has been using the place for a sales office while their operation is elsewhere...

About 25 years ago, we were having a dry summer. My wife and i came home to find two buffalo in the yard. Somewhere, i have photos of them drinking out of a birdbath. While we did not know the owner, we knew of him so we drove over to his place. His daughter came out to let us know that he was...

I don't recall how cold Jan 23 was here but we saw temps down to minus 5 this past Jan. During Jan 23, I used 4,167 watts where as this past Jan 24, I used 3103 with the overall cost being 332.98 or 10.7 cents. Reading what some pay, I feel a bit better.

I set myself up for a backup by my approach so that my wagon and tow vehicle are straight as I can get it prior to reversing. For me, it's easier to use a tow vehicle with mirrors than the drawbar on a tractor where I have to twist my body around to see where I am going. Like others have...

A friend went with the Panoptic lenses then went home and bailed hay. All that money and he has had a lot of problems. I "opted" for distance after a lifetime of near sightedness. I had no line safety glasses with no side shield made up. I may not be able to find fly dung in a jar of pepper...

Way back when, i bought a corded Milwaukee hammer drill with a keyless chuck. First time using it, I had to wonder who was dumber, me or Milwaukee? I changed it out to a used keyed chuck which held up until the motor died.

Thought that I would add to this thread rather than to start a new one with this little sugestion. I tarped a load of hay the other day to keep the"slop" from melting snow from soaking it. I strapped the tarp and hay down on a criss-cross pattern using one of my J-hook straps that I did not...

One of three women to perform at Woodstock.

Our Belgian Malinois was imported from Europe and trained as a drug detection dog. Yet, he was given up for adoption. We did have him evaluated and yes, he could indeed sniff out drugs. Turned out that he had his own agenda if off leash. He was also trained to protect his handler. I always wear...

My wife and i took in a Rottweiler from a divorcing couple. The husband, a police officer may have tought her a few "tricks". One was that she would let anyone into the house but then corner them which I learned when I heard my friend whom had come to help me with a project yell help! She loved...

My wife and I have rescued some dogs that had us going on some interesting road trips. We were living and working in PA. We finished up second shift and took off for Nashua, NH to get a French Beauceron. Poor guy was car sick all the way home. My wife is not exactly a road warrior but she drove...

The first time through a Double Crossover Diamond also called a Double Reverse Crossover is trip to say the least. They are designed to prevent left turn backups for the traffic bisecting an four lane road when there is no room for a cloverleaf.

How I spent my summer about 40 years ago; I was breaking a concrete slab with an air powered jackhammer. Working next to a three foot high wall, I suddenly broke though the concrete in an area that was being quite resistant. Broke my little finger on my left hand. I put a splint on it and...

That was 28 years ago. No HIPPA concerns. Maybe lts just me? When i had rotator surgery they found an extra nerve when they went to do the block. Every one had to come and look.

For the op and the others whom have battled with a saw, sorry to hear of that. I never cut myself with a circular or table saw but I did touch my not quite stopped power planer blade which cut up but did not remove two fingers. I have over the years met a guy that last some fingers with a...

When I had my first one, just before I went out I heard a knock on the door and someone said "mind if we observe". Then a number of people shuffled into the room. Students I guessed. My last thought was sure, send in everyone, why should I care? LOL! I am now good for five years but the...

My father served in the Pacific during WWII on the light destroyer Joseph P Kennedy by the way. He was cremated and his remains were placed in the Pacific ocean off of California by the Navy. That was 1992 and I was not a part of the process so I am not sure if that option is still available for...

My wife and i were discussing our future and i told her that i want to be cremated. She said that was against the bible. I said really, was the earth not born of fire? Then she said well then what about your ashes? I very seriously told her to get an empty Jack Daniels or similar bottle. Fill it...

Four in the morning and I now I cannot get back to sleep. Guess that I should not have had those two cups of coffee with dinner? Reading all of these postings has gotten me thinking. When I-78 opened across the Lehigh Valley in PA, drivers got a wiff of the coke oven stench that the people of...

It's been 50 years but i do not recall that the V12 sounded much different than a V6. The truck was a single axle with a 5spd, 2spd rear used to pull a lowbed to move equipment. Though my hearing was not all that good even then.

The audiologist that i got my first pair from programmed them to ramp up so as not to overwelmed Mr as i adjusted to them.

Saw a COE with the cab up along the road in North Carolina. Couple of guys had a head off of an 8V71. Must have swallowed a valve? No service truck on scene. I guess that they carried spare parts? I drove a tri-axle with a 238, 13spd double 00. Shift shift shift and shift some more. The F model...

Rather than to continue high jacking the Cummins Fine post, I am posting this link about GMC's so called Crackerbox cab over truck. The article mentions GMC's 702ci twin six which as I understood it to be two V6 gas engines joined in line. Someone I worked for had two GMC 7000 series I think...

Astro 95 was the closest that I got to thee proverbial cracker box.

And, first on the scene in an accident. I don't drive big trucks these days but when I still was, I did not miss the COE's.

Then there are the people driving around with high end audio systems that make the ground shake.

The supplier that I mentioned carries 1-2-3-4 inch wide straps in standard or custom lengths and colors. I have 2" straps in black, yellow and purple depending on the length so I can readily grab what I need. I mostly use my ~82" wide between the fender equipment trailer to haul small hay...

I can relate to all of the above. I have to question the in the ear design? My current Signia's from the VA came without the stabilizer or "concha lock as the VA calls them. No matter the size of my ear piece, they would not stay in my ears. So, the VA tech fitted them with the concha lock and...

Someone mentioned that the fold over binders have been outlawed by the DOT? I was taught to properly seat them by giving them a "whack" with the piece of pipe that I used to tighten them to secure steel beams way back when. If I was hauling coils then I secured them with rubber straps just as a...

I have been buying my straps from rachetstrapsusa.com. Their axle straps are only stocked in 2" widths but in lengths of multiple of 12", 2x24 up to 2x84. They come with nylon protective sleeves, flat or forged D rings. The company advertises custom work so they may make wider axles straps? I...

gsganzer, I have been following your story. So sorry that you had to make the decision to let Mason go. You went above and beyond what many would do or even could afford to do. My wife and i have had our share of goodbyes including one at where the vet came to our home. Though we had to have the...

Mine is an 8 bit take (more or less) on a quarter horse stallion that my wife and I had until he passed at age 26.

I heard that. While stationed in Germany, I had to come home on leave. After landing in NYC, I was at Grand Central with my class A's on and someone called me a baby klller. I replied that while I may have killed a few coo coo's, that I had not meant to. They must have thought that I was wierd...

Drafted in 1970, about five out of my 225 basic training group were sent to Ft Sill for Artillery. Graduating a class every other week it was Vietnam. They got to us and except for the platoon leaders whom were held back two weeks, our orders were Germany and Korea. So, I ended up in Hanau...

Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point (Baltimore, MD) flat sheets and coils. You had to buy apples to get your load. At least the apples were fresh. Not sure if there is anything left there or not but the beam plant in Bethlehem, PA is no more.

I had an HF Chicago Electric hammer for 20+ years . Similar to the 66lb Hercules. I used it mainly for breaking up rocks or hard pan to set fence posts. Worked well but it was a bear with a three foot point on it. Still had the original brushes when I sold it at a flea market. If I needed one...

I had a compact 36HP PTO Massey with a Woods backhoe. I would back up to the hoe, slip the hydraulic pump onto the PTO then back into the hoe adjusting it to line up then slip the pins in to hold it. I had the optional subframe which permanently mounted to the hoe. The subframe came with plates...

Re: Ryobi batterys; Not sure if this info will help those Ryobi owners or not? Ryobi has 8 and 12amp/hour batteries for their 18V One + tools. 18V 8ah is 180, 12ah is 239, rapid charger 89.

Way back when I wore one of my other hats, I ran the snow belt in NY, Toronto and Ottawa. I would much rather have a manual so I can feel the ice. But then I also prefer a set of pups over a 53'.

The latest VA news letter has a link to a site called rallypoint. There is a short thread with similar questions. I do not know anything about the site other than it looks to be a legit site for vets...

I was represented for 20 years by IBEW manufacturing. Semi conductor, state of the art, from crystal growth to packaging. Back around 1998 I think it was, the company wanted to go to 12 hour shifts. (Many all ready worked that since OT was almost always there) The union poo pooed it. I remember...

One of my boxers weighed in at 95lbs and was a big lover boy yet people would cross the street rather than walk by him, lol. My "old man", however, came out of a drugbust. I found that out afterwards when we discovered some shall we say bad habits? To this day, he will grouse at me if he is in...

Is that with a battery? Lowes had the 18" EGO reduced from 399 to 369. Being on sale, they would not include the military discount but they did match Amazon's 351 price. The saw came with the 5amp battery and charger.

As mentioned, 56V. My first tree was about 16" at the base of so. I was able to cut it down and up plus take down a couple of smaller trees on one charge. As mentioned, i did overheat the battery that still had 1/3rd or so of it's charge left. I was cutting 18" - 20" sections from that big tree...

After i cut down a dead tree a few weeks ago, I decided to give my 25 year old 029 Stihl a go over. The plug wire was showing through the rubber and looked close to breaking and the chain drive gear wore. I took it to auction and got 150 bucks for it. After reading this thread, I decided on the...

We too are boxer folks. Their hair has barbs and tends to clump. My wife has allergies but the boxer hair does not bother her too much. Life span is about ten years. Although our current old man is 15 maybe plus or minus. Not sure as our vet felt that he was two or three when we adopted him 13...

Sad to hear but the news articles were interesting. Randy played with a lot of folks.

The VA turned me down the first time. Then, I found out that at least here in KY, there are VA counselors for each or maybe a few counties. Mine helped me and I got approved for tinitis but not for my hearing loss. (M110 8" non combat) I tried the VA for different medical needs and have no...

I used to have a somewhat similar Bri-Mar. I bought the Bri-Mar used in 2008 for 7200 and sold it around 2012 for 7000, so yes, you did well. I had thought about ramps but never got around to it. Due to the length, you might want to have some support under the center and maybe a means to tie...

My therapist had a recumbent which I liked because of the support that the full seat offered my back. My stationary is okay except for the seat. I may try a replacement for that first.

Thanks. That would be too much for my piggy bank

I will be twelve weeks out from my knee replacement this coming Monday. Today was my last day at therapy. I can bend my knee to 115 degrees albeit with some tightness. Having had angioplasty on both legs with my second procedure last Thursday, I might have gotten a bit further but it is what it...

I had an 04' E450 box truck with a V10, like 185k miles. Engine ran strong but thirsty. I had heard that the earlier V10 had plug issues but never looked to far into it. When i changed out the plugs just to see if they needed it, i first blew out the "well" the best i could. Then i sprayed...

I would not think that there was anything to stress them out at the last place? Plenty of trees including a preserved wood lot that bordered us that had the local wood cutters salivating. There were always plenty of standing or blown down trees that were well decayed that I would have thought...

That would describe my community. Three auto parts stores, a discount grocery, etc, etc. There is a Dollar General and a Family Dollar within one mile of each other.

My wife and I took care of my mother the last five years of her life, moving her from a senior's apartment complex to our home. We set up some bird feeders including a post with suet feeders on it for her to enjoy. The pileated's regularly came plus they would bring their young to the feeder...

Good read. Speaking about weight, back when i had my 97 12V dually, i used to be on the TDR site. There was a guy that put an 8.3/10 spd RR in a Ford. He beefed up the frame to hold all of that weight. I would think that it still had to be hard on the axle, etc. I stopped following the site...

I don't recall all of the details but a friend used the so called lemon laws to get a dealer to take back a tractor a few years ago. In his case there was a major casting defect that was causing clutch issues. Same deal though, the tractor was in the shop more than on his property. Worth...

Seven weeks out from surgery as of today. Coming along albeit slowly. Still some stiffness and swelling but i managed to bend to 105 degrees last Friday at therapy. All good things take time.

That's for sure, seeing those whom were such a big part of our lives pass. Makes us look at our own lives.

David Crosby has passed at age 81. I guess that his drugs had well preserved him to last that long? Personal habits aside, his music was some of my favorites.

Not sure what brand his baler was or what he paid for it. It was not a Krone. Don't see many large square balers around me much less this kind. Most round bale it. There are a few that like to work hard that do small squares. My usual supplier loads it onto my trailer in the field. I just go...

I picked up a load of hay yesterday from a guy that has gotten ahead of the labor problem. He has a bailer that packs small squares into blocks containing 21 bales. He used a telehandler with a grapple to load them onto my trailer. They are roughly 3x4x8. With that handler, he stacked two bales...

Robbie Bachman, drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive dead at 69

2023 not starting out well.

Too much to post here but some highlights about KY farm tags: 26,001 to 38,000 tags cost 11.50. With the 38k, you are required to have DOT numbers. From 38K up to 80k, your plate fee is 40% of the normal fee.

Seems like they use a gallon of drops, lol! First eye they may have been light on the the anesthesia. It was like looking through a kaladiscope plus i could hear murmuring. Almost like aliens had taken me. I mentioned that for the second eye. Ha, they made sure that i was out.

Lol! People had Buffalo about 1/2 of a mile over the hill behind me. During a dry spell the two bulls broke out and came calling. I have photos of them drinking out of a birdbath. I did not know the prople but knowing where they lived drove over to let them know. A daughter knew that the bulls...

When my wife had her first eye done, the numbing solution ended up irritating her throat. She told the doctor and the nurses but they went ahead anyway. Well, when the doctor had her lense out, she coughed, driving the iris forward. The doctor has done many thousand's of surgeries and he flooded...

I am pretty diligent about the exercises. Not so much on the pain pills. I don't care to take them especially since I am back to driving myself to therapy or where ever. My wife is kind of "shaky" behind the wheel, lol!

I had both of my eyes done in 2020. Standard procedure, no laser. I could not afford the multifocal lense, went with no glasses for distance, reading for close. No night driving issues, no problems. Follow the doctors post surgery instructions. Don't do like a friend did and go home and bale hay.

Sleeping has been a problem with me also. I am slowly getting back to being able to sleep on my side with a pillow to support my knee/leg. I like to wrap my leg with an Ace bandage during the day but not at night. What i find is that at night my leg wants to tighten up so if i lay flat on my...

Thought that I would update on my progress. Nineteen days out now. I can walk without any support but prefer to use a cane. Still have a little swelling. Pain level mostly about a one or a two. At therapy yesterday, the therapist got me to about a 60 degree bend which was pretty tight but not...

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Anyway, those steel shelters that you bolt together intrigue me. I forget the company that sends me info on them but they offer a variety of sizes. My home's garage was closed off by the precious owner. We have thought about putting one in there bolted to the concrete slab.

My Duo-Fast CN-350 framing nailer which i bought in 1992 died this past summer. Used only on rentals, home owner projects, that's still a good run in my book. The piston disintegrated. I got a rebuild kit but have not repaired it yet. I finished up a new door and window project by hand. Man...

I suppose that you could call it hard pan? My ground is what I would call clay/sandstone. I don't know if the builder/customer did not want to bring in an excavtor with a hammer on it? Having dug in fence posts with an electric jackhammer with three foot points as well as dug down the driveway...

After. Much much later, lol! FWIW, putting the transmission in neutral while being pulled through the car wash is the least of the vehicle associated issues not only in the south but pretty much everywhere.

I wash my truck at least once a year even if it does not need it, lol!

Although my home has a crawl space, there is an eight foot deep roughly 6x10x8 foot deep concrete block with poured floor shelter. to retreat to. I enlarged the double 2x4 T&G entry door to about 3x4 feet with a hasp on the outside that I put a clip on to prevent the hasp from locking. Inside...

Bummer, i was not pleased to have to wait until the 12th when had i had clearance from my cardiologist, i could have gotten in the Monday after Thanksgiving. Hang in there

Molalla 1, good luck with your op tomorrow. I ended up being cathed three times before i was able to go on my own. Glad about that else i would have been stuck there. The hospital sent in a prescription for oxicotin which i do not really care for. I did not know that untill i was home. Last...

Thanks, so far, minimal pain but they have had to continue to cath me in order to urinate. Hoping that's from the spinal and has simply yet to wear off

If not in already, a sediment filter will help your home's valves, etc. In regards to that sand.

O' yes. I was part of a crew that pulled 400 feet of galvanized with a backhoe and a clamp to keep the pipe from dropping as we unscrewed each section. Great stuff!

Done deal¡ had a spinal tap and an upper and lower nerve block which i was able to watch on the ultrsound screen. Not pleasent bu not bad. Had bad bladder pain perhaps due to the spinal. They had to cath me for that but all better now. Knee pain level is maybe a 2 or 3 at best at least for now...

Been at my current place for five and one half years. I share an easement with one other home. The easement did not show on GPS, Maps, etc. Not unusual in rural KY. I soon discovered that the former owner went ten miles into town to the PO where he had a box. I ended up putting my address down...

Just wanting you to be aware of the legal limits on the highways. Been quite a few years but me n' PA's scales go way back.

Not trying to be picky. Just thinking about how quick a box of rocks can get pretty heavy. Rate weight and highway allowable weight and all.

I saw that but I was thinking the max allowable on a single rear axle was like 20K? Not sure about the front.

Neat project. I noticed your comment about the 41,800 GVWR. I am not up on PA's axle weight limits these days but that sounds excessive?

Thanks all for the replies. What leaves I did not get to were taken care of by mother nature! I am going down for the count for knee surgery so the blower issue is on hold. I will have to check out the hip belt and chest strap at one of my local Stihl dealers.

I must have missed this thread during a time when my internet service was almost non existant. Anyway, I am on my third pair. My first was paid for by a program in KY designed to help people with disabilities get a job. Those lasted about four years. I was in for a checkup and cleaning. The hmm...

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kenmac, glad that you have had the treatment and I hope that it works out. I am kind of bummed that going in tomorrow did not work out for me. I keep finding things to do prior to being laid up and I am paying for it nightly. Oh well', it is what it is.

Saw my surgeon today. He agreed with everyone else that I have been working with on the knee which is to replace it. He sent the scheduling person into my room to pick a date. He asked how Dec 12th would work and I said fine but if you get a cancellation, please consider me. He then said would...

My wife and I also have sleep apnea. Hers is central sleep apnea. Twice our doctor tried to get her to use a BPAP but she cannot stand it. For those using the Resmed Airfit mask, if you have not done so try the air touch mask. It has foam all around the mask where it touches your skin. Only...

No, I don't have a hip belt. I have been using an old belt to hold the straps together but they still try to slip off of my shoulders. I only use this on my property so if need be I can get by this season. There is an outdoor store that sells hiking equipment but it is a 90 minute drive. The...

I have not seen any talk in your thread about an ADA compliant toilet. With knee replacement coming up for me, I am looking to replace the one in our master. I had already put in one that is about 17 1/2 inches high for my wife but that one is still too short for me so I did a search on "tallest...

I am finding that my Stilh BR600 blower is getting to be very uncomfortable for my back this year. Truth be told, I have never liked it much. Has anyone ever upgraded the suspension system on this blower or any other one similar in weight? Or, does anyone know if something is available?

If I understand correctly, the robotic surgery is used for both partial and full replacement procedures.

I am 6'2" also, weighing in around 190, down from 205-210. Last visit with my heart doctor, he got on me for my A1C so I cut about 95% of my sugar intake via sweets, reading the labels on everything for sugar content, etc. My BP also dropped enough that I was able to cut one of my heart meds in...

I have been through therapy when I had my rotator repaired eleven years ago. Worse part for me will be not being able to tend the four horses that my wife and I still have. Worse, having my wife do the driving!

Eddie, sorry about your loss. Take comfort that in spite of his issues, that it sounds like you had a good relationship overall. Mine was only good for a short time after we both came home from the Army. My mother passed while living with my wife and I. She had no will, a couple of CC's and...

Only thing I ever heard about torsion axles was that they can be damaged by driving over rough ground, etc. with a load on, not empty? Only torsion trailer that I ever had was a four horse GN. Hauled anything and everything not just horses, never hurt anything.

Ha, I actually have five dual wheeled wheel barrows. Why so many? One word, horses.

The ortho doctor told me what I already know and that is that my arthritis is severe. My knee cap or what is left to it is out of place. He said that I could do some therapy or go with replacement. Along with the rooster comb shots, I have done therapy on it. When I opted for surgery, he agreed...

Many years ago, Bath, PA RT 512, there was a single track steel rail road bridge. Drivers dump was/went up. He knocked the bridge off of it's piers, killing him!

As far as it goes, I guess those vintage drivers like me had it much easier. I started driving dumps at 17. Project involved about 2 or 3 miles of highway running back and forth between the bank being dug up to build dirt roads. Early to mid 60's Chevy and GMC dumps, 5 speeds with electric 2...

That blown tire reminds me of my "city boy" friend. Last time I moved, I kept my horses at the place I had sold for a time. I was airing up my wheel barrow tires when my friend asked to use my compressor on his four wheeled cart with the wire sides. Turned out that he did not know how to use my...

This is my four wheel version made from parts from a similar wheelbarrow that had a broken tub. The rear wheels track the front. The "legs" bolted onto the handles upside down allow me to push it without bending over. It's a bit heavy to dump if I have dirt or stone in it but for most loads of...

No, the spray pattern is pretty narrow. The end result is not pretty but I can confine it to the ratcheting area. The over spray will rub/wipe off so I take care to keep the ratchets away from the webbing until it somewhat stabilizes. I think the graphite is better than oil drips. I don't start...

Timely discussion for me. I am going to see the orthopedic doctor tomorrow for mine. I had meniscus surgery on it in 2005. Good for a long time but after about ten years, arthritis started to set in. Been getting the rooster comb shots for the last six years or so, five shots, once a week for...

I have been buying mine here They carry all widths, any type of hook, color, length, etc. They sell multiples such as an eight pack at what I consider to be a good price. The first time I purchased, I got a discount then they email a discount offer for most holidays. I took a quick peek and they...

A friend happened to be born the same day as I was but lived on a farm. If I recall correctly, he got his permit and took the test the same day? He passed too.