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  1. scott_vt

    Old Iron

    Good Afternoon, Good day to bring out some Ole Iron and give her some fresh air ! 😉 This is the front yard of our Ct home, not Vermont ! I think the Ole Girl would rather be in Vermont today ! 😉
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    Snake Identification

    Good Afternoon, Would anyone want to try and identify this snake I found raking leaves around the house ! It is a copper color , but also has some markings like a garder snake ! I Thanks !
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    Driveway Drainage Project

    Good Afternoon, I have been wanting to put in drainage in a wet section of my DW for the past few years ! Well I finally got to it today, although it rained throughout the whole project ! 🤔 We dug a 100 ft long trench 2 ft wide and about 18” deep diagonally through the section of my DW that gets...
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    Vermont Fall Morning

    A beautiful start to this fall day !
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    Thinking of Buying a Polaris 570

    Good Evening Guys, I have been thinking of buying a Ranger 570 for the past year. I have gone on the Polaris website and put together basically what Im looking for. Am I missing something on the color selection ? I was hoping to buy a red 570 and all I see is green ! My neighbor has a 570 and...
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    Familyroom Addition on our Cabin

    Good Afternoon Guys, I am at it again so to speak, the last big project was the barn that I built about 3 or 4 years ago.;) Kathleen and I have wanted to expand the size of our cabin for the last few years and are finally in the process of making it a reality. We discussed many options and...
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    Work Tunes

    Good Mornin Guys, My old work tunes finally died, even took it apart to no avail, but Im not an electronics guy, so I dont knw what that proved ! :) I just got my new Northern catologue, and see they have a have a set of digital work tunes for sale. Presets and all, way...
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    Pork Shoulder..... your recipes'

    Good Mornin Guys, Its a beautiful day in New England and we have decided to smoke a pork shoulder. Our shoulder is 13.5 lbs and we have used a dry rub today, put it on the smoker just about 9:40. Ive never done one before, the smoker is running about 200 or maybe a bit...
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    Mothers Day Menu .....

    Good Afternoon Guys, Cookin for Mom today, three racks of ribs, sliced potatoes with butter garlic and onion and mixed veggies done the same way ! Im getting hungry allready ! :) And Congrats to my buddy Ductape on his new family addition ! :) Enjoy the day ! ;)
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    White Oak - Mission Style Sofa Table

    Good Afternoon Guys, My youngest son asked me to build him a sofa table for his newly remodeled home. He moved in there this past fall, and its slowly comming together for him... I thought I would share the project on TBN, and how I go about building something like this. White oak is one of...
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    Smokin... behind the Wood Pile...

    Good Afternoon Guys, Im in need of some smoked pork ribs... :D Im tryin to beat the January blues... :licking: So Im splitting my not too great poplar by hand and keeping my smokerr some company today ! ;) Future installments to come..... :) BTW, this thread has absolutely no " real "...
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    Have You Burned Poplar ?

    Good Mornin Guys, I know its not considered great firewood, I believe ts considered a hardwood, but the softest in that category ! I have a chance to get a real load of this stuff from a neighbor, it has been cut into rounds, and just needs to be transported up the street and then split...
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    Its Just a Cross

    Good Afternoon Guys, A few years back my church had a new altar installed and gave me some of the wood from the old altar... The wood turned out to be quarter sawn white oak with some very nice ray pattern it it. Lat week I was looking at the boards that I had, and it dawned on me to make a...
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    Toad Stools

    Good Mornin Guys, A couple of shots from a few mornings back... The larger mushroom had to be 8" across the top ! :) Imagine being a toad and having this platform ! ;):)
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    Redneck Heaven

    Good Mornin Guys, I thought some of you would get a kick out of my first attempt at chiseling out a sign for my Uncle Daves barn ! :) I usually make furniture etc, but this was my first shot at anything like this. I went down the road to find a couple nice planks at our...
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    Finally .....

    Good Mornin Guys, OK so here it is a rainy tuesday mornin in the northeast, and yes Im still in my PJs, drinking coffee on the computer... :( I guess you could say, at almost 60, Im finally relaxing a bit ! Im not sure I would call it retirement just yet, only because...
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    Bet Your Feeling Better About... Ur Stove

    Good Mornin Guys, As winter really sets in and the temps start dropping like a stone, you can only feel relief about that woodstove that keeps your family warm... Coupled with the fact that fuel oil prices are really climbing, of course they are, the temps are dropping, all that hard work you...
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    Anyone Burn Elm ...

    Good Mornin Guys, I had a neighbor that had a large elm come down, and he asked me if I wanted it. I usually dont walk away from a free load of wood, so I said yes and split the load with another fellow... Im not sure which type of elm it is, but I did split a bunch of it allready and without...
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    Mom & Pop.....

    Good Mornin Guys, Just a couple of shots, and Mom and Pop sitting on the porch, 85 years young, taking in the Vt foliage... :) No sense bringing up old threads, I know thats kind of frowned on ... My parents wanted to get a chance to see my new barn and some fall...
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    Bailing 101.....

    Good Mornin Guys, Some of you know that I help the farmer down the road from me with the baling duties close to my Ct home. We had a good sized lot cut tedded and raked on this past friday before everything started to go wrong with our New Holland baler. One trip...
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    My Barn..... Finally !!!

    Good Evenin Guys, I have been dreaming about this day for the past few years ! Finally the day is fast approaching, instead of reading about other projects, many of them my friends on TBN, its finally my turn ! :) Here is what I will be building, yes I know it should be...
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    Foundation Insulation Suggestions

    Good Afternoon Guys, I just bought a new wood stove, and while reading through the manual, it mentions that your foundation walls should be insulated, so as to minimize the amount of heat that is required to offset the heat loss on those walls. BTW, I really knew all along that it should be...
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    ATI Dealer Info

    Good Afternoon, Im looking for a bit of info. Im trying to find ATI dealers in the northeast area. I have a MF 1040 with the MF 232 front loader. My front bucket is pretty well shot and would like to replace it. I downloaded their pdf file, and can see they make a QA...
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    Through an Oilmans ..... Eyes...

    Good Evenin Guys, Im sure a bunch of my TBN friends have been wondering where the heck I have been ! I have been ! Im working my butt off, delivering and transporting petroleum products for a shoreline oil compaany in Ct... Im certainly not going to try to glamorize...
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    Fall Cleanup

    Good Afternoon Guys, Gotta make it tractor related...;) No snow to speak of at my Ct house yet, so I figured I will just test out the snowblade on pushing the leaves into the woods... and of course some good clean fun along the way ! ;):) Allways looking for ways...
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    GPS Help Please.....

    Good Afternoon Guys, Could someone point me in the right direction please ! What is available on the GPS market that can plan your route for you ? Im driving a truck, new career/ career change, and am making aprox 30 to 35 stops a day. Im looking for a GPS...
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    When its Just..... Too Hot

    Good Afternoon Guys, I thought everyone would get a kick out of my boredom, and not wanting to be outside when its 90 degs ! ;) Sometime ago the second panel on my garage door started to rot out, probablly because my old dog would sometomes pee on the inside of the...
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    My Grand Puppy

    Good Evenin Guys, Hey this guy is gettin big ! :) 50 lbs and growin fast ! ;)
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    Tomatoe Help Please...

    Good Afternoon Guys, Would anyone have any ideas what is boring holes in my tomatoes ? This is a little garden at my Ct home. I only have a few different types of vegetables in this garden other than the tomatoes, pole beans, yellow squash, zuchini, green peppers...
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    Woodstove Firebrick

    Good Mornin Guys, Im trying to catch up on projects that need to be done around here and the woodstove is on the list ! I have a number of cracked bricks in the stove, so I went and bought a dozen, which is the amount that I have in this stove. In my opinion, I feel...
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    Your Magneto Experiences.....

    Good Afternoon Guys, My 49 Farmall Super A has been starting a little hard lately. My gut feeling said that it was some kind of problem with the mag. I kind of thought that the gap on the points might have closed a bit, so this mornin I opened it up to have a look...
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    Rhubarb and Strawberries

    Good Afternoon Guys, Just made up my first batch this afternoon, cant wait till tommorrow mornin to try them out ! :) 1 1/2 lb rhubarb 3/4 cup water boil until tender 1 container of strawberries/ sliced simmer add plenty of sugar chill Enjoy ! :)...
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    Yesterdays Plowin Technology..... Today

    Good Afternoon Guys, I thought some of you guys might enjoy some pics I snapped today of my neighbor using his old Farmall H disc plow preparing his sweet corn patch along with other vegetables he plants ! Its one of the last remaining farms near my Ct home, and...
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    How Many Risk Assessments Do You Need ?

    Good Evenin Guys, I guess this pretty much pertains to all the CDL drivers out there that want to truck hazardous materials and or drive a tanker trucking the same ! When I went to get my hazardous materials and tanker endorsement I had to previously apply to the TSA...
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    In My Next 30 Years.....

    Good Afternoon Guys, Im gonna have some fun... :) Can you tell Im bored a bit... ;) Thinking of things that need to be done for spring. My beloved 1982 Wheel Horse C-125 has a seat that is totally shot. I call the dealer this mornin and tell him what Im looking...
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    Laminate Flooring Suggestions.....Please

    Good Afternoon Guys, I should have gone to my partime job today but instead I started ripping up my old carpet in the upstairs bedroom ! :confused: Im not sure I made the right decision by not going to work :rolleyes:, I mean do you know how much stuff you have to...
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    Are DUI Laws Excessive in your state ... ?

    Good Evenin Guys, Im just sitting in the kitchen with Kathleen this evening discussing the DWI laws in our state, and of course the group that spearheaded much of todays legislation, MADD. We both have some very mixed emotions on this subject, we seriously realize the...
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    Merry Christmas TBN..... 25 years

    Good Afternoon Guys, Just thought I would share this with everyone for the holidays ! We have been going out on the sunday before Christmas for many many years to deliver candy canes and popcorn balls to all the kids in our district ! :) This year was extra special, my two boys were with me...
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    New Hampshire Mountains... Watercolor

    Good Evenin Guys, This past summer Kathleen and I spent a bit more than a week up on Lake Ossippee in New Hampshire. We came back with some beautiful photos, and she painted this the other day. I commented that the bush hog lines were nice and straight in the field ;)...
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    No Room For Dog...

    Good Afternoon Guys, It just struck me as very funny, after I had filled this old dog kennel up with next years cordwood at my Ct home ! ;) Im looking at it and could only think of what my dog would have thought if he was still around ! :confused: Hopefully others will see some humor in it...
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    Full Buckets.....

    :) Good Afternoon Guys, Im sure all my northeast neighbors are doin the same thing as me, I brought in 6 full buckets to my Uncle Daves cellar this morning ! Even though my Texas buddies are sending a bunch of that darned humidity up this way:rolleyes:, we know...
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    My New Hampshire Neighbors.....

    Good Evenin Guys, As I type away on my wifes laptop computer Im looking out over Lake Ossippe and sunset is approaching rapidly ! This is by far a beautiful place to spend a week, which is exactly what we are going to do ! We arrived about 11 am and have been out on the...
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    Second Career ..... Dangerous !!!

    Good Evening Guys, OK maybe that title is a little bit strong but I kind of had the bejesus scared out of me today !:eek: Im sure a good number of the guys on this forum remember me getting layed off from my modelmakers position with Pitney Bowes last Thanksgiving. After sitting around about a...
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    Wood Identification Help

    Good Evenin Guys, As you can see by the picture we are preparing for, uhmm winter allready ! ;) I snapped this shot today, Im wondering if anyone has a clue as to what the wood is with all the pecker holes on the outside bark is ? The wood is straight grained for the...
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    Old Farm Memories

    Good Evenin Guys, Just the other day I was thinkin how good my Grandmas rhubarb and strawberries were in the mornin ! Ohhh about 50 years ago ! :eek: The farmer down the street from me invited me down to get some rhubarb..... it didnt take but a few minutes to get...
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    Smokin.....Oh Yeah !!!

    Good Afternoon Guys, I have been readin all the threads about smokin that you guys have been postin for years, and Im finally tryin it out ! That makes me a rookie when it comes to this type of thing but I am really excited about it ! :D Kathleen bought me an...
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    Uncle Daves Cannon..... !

    Good Evenin Guys, My Uncle Dave is a bit eccentric at times ;) , I mean like the outhouse out in the corn patch etc... He is really into guns, shooting hunting etc but this kind of takes the cake ! :) I thought I would share this pic with you guys, the cannon is about 18" long and fires a 1 7/8"...
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    A Farmall..... and a Hay Wagon !

    Good Mornin Guys, I generally hate reality shows but last nights show on CW about a farmer looking for a wife was kind of a hoot ! :) I just totally cracked up with all those city girls going on a hay ride being pulled by a Farmall !!! My wife reminded me that all those...
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    Spring Break..... !!!

    Good Evenin Guys, Ha, I knew I could get you to look ! ;) You thought I was gonna post pics of bikini clad college coeds, didnt yea ! :) Nahh, just some work around the homestead, dug out the culvert pipe at the end of the drive, frost got to it this year ! ;) And...
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    Posthole Digger  PHD Help.....Please

    Good Mornin Guys, Im lookin for a little bit of advice on a PHD. The unit will be used on my Massey 1040 for occasional post hole work, probablly 6" posts so I would want the 9" auger. The other use would be to plant a bunch of small pine trees so Im thinking about...
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    Merry Christmas...

    :) Good Evenin Boys, Heres what we do for Christmas... popcorn balls and candy canes for all the kids in our district... 1949 Dodge Muster truck...Santa... and some crazy firemen :) im on the left and two in from me is Corky he has 30 years on me ... my...
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    A Door Closed Yesterday... Another Opened

    Good Mornin Guys, Yesterday was a pretty traumatic day ! :p BTW is anyone looking for a layed off "displaced" toolmaker/modelmaker 56 years young with 35 years experience ??? ;) For the past 19 years I have worked for Pitney Bowes,I have had a chance to do some very interesting work for them...
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    Exciting Lunch hour Extrication

    WTNH.com, Connecticut News and Weather - Crews respond to pickup truck in Seymour reservoir Afternoon Guys, Not often even as a first responding fire fighter do you make it on scene first. Other than the passerby that called the accident in, I was it ! The picture shows the truck after we...
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    Multiple Quotes in Post ???

    Afternoon Guys, Would someone be kind enough to tell me how to make a single post with multiple quotes from different posters in your reply post ? Thanks in advance !
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    40 Ft Ladder..... Lost my Nerve

    Good Evenin Guys, Well everyone is probablly wondering why I havent done much on my plow rebuild project, but I have been sidelined on trying to keep up with all the house chores ! :( A little history for everyone, I built the Ct house in 1982. After I first built it...
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    LLWS......Refreshing !!!

    Mornin Guys, I just had to comment on the Little League World Series playoffs ! These kids are just great ball players ! An unbelievable amount of talent out on those fields at a very young age. These kids can hit and field just like the pros ! Diving catches..... - No big...
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    Ferguson Plow... Opinions

    Afternoon Guys, This past weekend I went to look at a 3 PT 2 BTM Ferguson plow. I pm-ed my buddy Bill aka FWJ to get his feelings on the plow ! I informed him that the asking price is $200 and that one of the points was broken. After I got over there to look at the plow, I realized that not only...
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    Country Fiddlers

    Afternoon Guys, Wells,Vt had its annual Variety Fair this past saturday, and we had music provided by " The Country Fiddlers ". Good time had by all ! :) Kathleen managed to find some scented candles and a candle lamp with moose on it ! ;) :) Food wasnt bad either ! ;)
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    Loader Pin Replacements

    Mornin Guys, I thought I would post what I ended up doing to replace two of my loader pins. The pins were not getting any grease because one of the grease fittings had broke off on one side and on the other the threads were stripped out. Rather than going through welding and redrilling and...
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    JD5105 makin hay

    Mornin Guys, I thought I would post a few pictures of my friend and local farmer Neil, mowing my Uncle Daves 30 acres with his 5105 and his International 9ft haybine. He has been trying to do his cutting in sections this year due to the unpredictable weather:( , along with doing...
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    What Happens When.....

    Mornin Guys, Im sure most have probablly have noticed Eddie Walkers' Thread "Creating a Lake " thread ! ;) Has anyone noticed that the thread will surpass 100,000 hits very shortly ? The width of field under the views counts doesnt appear to be able to accomodate 6 figures ! :confused: Will...
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    I Bit the Bullet.....

    Evenin Guys, I know how everyone on TBN has heard me brag about how I split my wood by hand with my trusty 8 lb maul ! ;) Well I have been secretly waiting for a good deal on a used splitter and one finally came !:) My buddy works part time down at Home Depot and every now and then they sell...
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    Taylor Way harrow Repair.....

    Evenin Guys, I have been thinking about how to repair a 7'disc harrow that the farmer down the road gave to me last year. The harrow was originally fabricated with rectangular tubing that through the years rusted and cracked. The piece thats in real bad shape is the center...
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    An Old Badger.....Wants to Play...

    Good Evening Guys, I thought some of our more "Senior Members" might remember these old extinguishers ? This is an old Badgers that has been converted to my reading lamp ! :) It works great at its new job ! ;) I really get a kick out of the instruction plate on the...
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    Chinese cant read Calipers.....!!!

    Afternoon Guys, Well this past weekend realizing that spring is on its way, I decided to spend a few bucks and buy new chrome tips for the performance exhaust on my 2000 Dodge Ram. Went down to my local Auto Zone and bought what I needed. I came home and unwrapped one tip...
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    When I Retire..... Im not changin the @%&*! Clock!!!

    When I retire Im not gonna be held hostage to that darned thing :rolleyes: How much money do those dumbos down in Washington get to make jackass decisions like this ??? Using a 30 year old study to formulate policy for the rest of the nation ! And we are worrying about global warming when...
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    Driveway Drainage Help.....

    Afternoon Guys, I know there are a bunch of you guys that have much more experience on drainage issues than myself. So here I am. My Vt driveway is approx 800 ft long. The first 200 ft are relatively flat, where I am taking the picture from, and from the pine tree on the left until you reach...
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    Smell of Diesel in the Mornin.....

    Well it certainly isnt Owego in East Wells, but we did have some serious fun clearing out Uncle Daves barn and my driveway. Got the beast out of the barn and burned a few gallons of diesel, what a great smell and listenin to that deisel workin ;) :)
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    Tribute to my Uncle

    Good Evening Guys, My Uncle Gunther passed away the other day, he was someone that I looked up to for many years. I will miss him greatly and thought I would post an article on this site that was written in the Ridgefield Times the other day. Im sure you would enjoy his company if you had the...
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    Show Off your TBN Sticker

    :) Thanks Muhammed, Sorry about the darkness, but just had to show it off:) Anybody else get theirs yet ? Im not a big sticker person but this one is special!:)
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    Got Nuts..... ?????

    Afternoon Guys, Well I got you to look :) Snapped this pic of Mr Squirrel balancing himself on the top of my snowplow shucking acorns the other day, not a care in the world ! He seemed to think he had the best seat in the house ! :)
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    Christmas came.....Early !!!

    Afternoon Boys, Well, I did some machine work for my farmer buddy down the road. Parts for his sawmill and I made new stainless valve seats for his fathers Dixie Chopper. And today I got an early Christmas present ! Whoppee ! :) He gave me a Taylor Way disc harrow, I...
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    Candycane Popcorn Ball..... Sunday

    Mornin Guys, Our volunteer fire department goes out every year a sunday or two before Christmas to give all the young kids in our area a candycane and popcorn balls. I have been doing it for 24 or 25 years and they were doing it before I got there. We use our old 1949 Dodge...
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    Internal Combustion.....101

    1942 Farmall A : Prognosis wont run, will turn over... Check the basics, gas, spark, compression all OK Gas was getting old from none use, drain tank, fresh gas, still wont run Saprk plugs old, may as well put new ones in, still wont run :( Check points, pull top of mag off and clean...
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    OK......What Button Did I Hit ???

    This morning when I logged in and go to the various forums the threads that have new posts are not yellow like usual ! Is it somethging that I did or is that feature down ??? Thanks !
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    Any Sawyers Out There ???

    Mornin Guys, I know there are a bunch of you guys out there that own your own sawmill. My question, is what is the preferred method when sawing your logs, to saw quarter sawn stock ? Do you flat saw half your log and then rotate the log 90 degrees ? Or do you split the log up...
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    Snowplow Frame.....Super A

    I need to build a snowplow frame for my 49 Farmall Super A. I have a snowblade on my 42 A, but I dont have hydraulics, so I have been using a strongarm lift the get the blade off the ground :confused: I have always liked the idea of pushing from the backside of the tractor. International...
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    I Just cant Believe it.....Really !

    Afternoon Guys, I turned on the boob tube this mornin to catch the news and weather before headin out to work and what do I hear.... :mad: New type of hand shake :confused: touchin elbows to greet someone, huhh :confused: , this is to prevent spreadin the flu :confused...
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    First Big Test......Super A

    Mornin Guys, Ive been chompin at the bit to put the Super A to its first real test with a good load on her and I got the chance this weekend. One of my neighbors had some trees come down and offered me the wood so I hooked up my trailer along with my chiansaw and splitting maul...
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    Congratulations Kathleen..... Go Girl Go

    This post is in recognition of my wifes latest promotion and new job title :) Vice president of Quality, Continuing Care and all Medical Records in our local hospital !!! Effective Sept 1, 2006. 150 bed facility. How she puts up with a blue collar redneck like me is simply amazing :) I...
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    Tractor not so Bad ......

    Tractor chat seems pretty innoscent after watching Dateline NBC the other night ! It amazes me that these guys are dumb enough to go out on a limb and get stung one after another :confused: They obviously dont own TV sets :D Absolutely amazing ! Tractors seem like a pretty subtle past time :)
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    Pig Roast ......... Vt style

    :) Well on Labor Day weekend we had a Pig Roast up at Uncle Daves place. We were hampered with some pretty gusty winds from the remnants of Ernesto, but we some how perserved :) We made the mistake of setting up two 10 x 20' tents on friday, that was our first mistake :mad: By saturday morn...
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    Over Coffee this Mornin...

    I was thumbing through the new Heartland America catologue .....:) And I came across a pair of Bell & Howell AM-FM headphones, wow only $19.99 with free shipping :) Look at these Kathleen :) Oh boy, and they are RED, how cool will that be riding one of my RED tractors ? :cool...
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    Any Day Now....... Any Day

    :) Longest project on record :confused: If I could just keep Kathleen from interupting me :) That wont happen :) All I need is a front grill assembly and some paint on the sheet metal :) Any Day Now....... Any Day !
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    NC White Lightnin........UUMMM Good !!!

    A buddy of mine from NC came up to visit and brought a mason jar of home distilled white lightnin, wow that stuff is not only real strong but tastes real good also !!! Im mostly a beer drinker but occasionally have something stronger. I was really impressed how smooth this stuff is !!! Gotta...
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    Hybrid Car Extrication........ Rescue Personnel

    I was talking to a friend at work the other day and he was telling me about a story he read, about the dangers to rescue personnel, EMT's, firefighters performing extrication on electric vehicles !!! I have been a volunteer fireman for almost 25 years and have performed many extrications on an...
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    Just Another.......Fathers Day

    Well, I was up in Vt for the weekend but Kathleen was home taking care of things at the Ct home. I was up in Vt, takin care of the lawn etc. Kathleen calls me up to tell me to come home early for fathersday ! OK Dear I will be home early. Get home early afternoon and Kathleen informs me I have...
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    Sugar Shack.......... Vt

    This is a picture that my wife Kathleen painted last night. It was painted on a plain wooden palette using acrylics, which according to Kathleen is not easy to work with, she normally works with watercolors. This is a statewide fundraiser in Vt, the cause escapes me at the moment, I will post...
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    Mold on House....

    Would any of my TBN friends remember what the ratio of clorox to water is for removing mold on the side of the house. This is my Ct house on the north side that doesnt get much sun and I have some black mold that needs to be scrubbed and removed before I can restain. I asked someone quite some...
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    Who Says it Dont Get Hot.......

    On sunday I mowed this 5 acre field in the heat in Vt. Yes, I know its nothing like down south, but all I could think of was I will never think of canopy owners as sissies again I had plenty more mowin to do, and told the wife I had it Between the sun and the motor heat coming back at me I...
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    Sigarms, Skypup, Eddie or other Gun Guru...

    Guess I need to start by saying my favorite rifle is my 22/250 model 77 Ruger. Im always looking at ammo prices and laod specs from different manufacturers. I realize that cheap is not the way to go when looking for shot accuracy My Uncle Dave was telling me about some loads he bought for his...
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    Ireland Photos

    My wife Kathleen and I left for a vacation to Ireland on May 1st and returned May 12th. As you can probablly tell by my wifes first name, she is with out a doubt the driving force in going to this beautiful country I will attempt to share some of the beauty that we found in this wonderful...
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    Router Table....Unisaw

    I thought there might be a few woodworkers out there that would be interested in what I did to my Delta Unisaw to adapt a router table to the left wing if the machine. I had to remove the cast left wing on the saw to mill a flat along the entire outside surface and of course have it perfectly...
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    Jerry G or other hyd guy...

    This valve was on the tractor when I bought it from the original owner, exactly what do I have? Single action valve? Two hoses in and two hoses out to the back of the rear fender. Could I use this for a 3pt mounted log splitter? Sorry hydraulics are not one of my areas of expertise scotty
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    Porch Views... East Wells,Vt

    I guess I need to explain a little bit prior to posting these pics. A few TBN guys have asked me to post a thread of views from my porch. So I really hope Im not boring everyone with this flood of photos from Vt I know all the native Vermonters probablly get a kick out of us flatlanders that...
  96. scott_vt

    Just Another Saturday in VT

    The day started out innocently enough, me looking out across my Uncle Daves fields out at his pond. Boy, how great it would be to have my very own flagpole So uncle Dave says, Im lookin to get rid of my old satellite support pole, it would make a great base for your flag pole So me like a...
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    Interesting Rocks

    A friend of mine gave me this rock last weekend, yep, after I asked him to have it He works in the slate quarries and said it came from about 90 ft down. I dont think the pic does it justice, there is one pocket that has beautiful clear crystals, just gorgeous. scotty
  98. scott_vt

    Wearin My Colors

    Was tryin to think of a proper title for this pic, bringin home the bacon, heat for 2008, prelude to mud season naah.... Still a little frost in the ground.... but just so happened to be wearin the right hat at the right time scotty ps Had the lights on just in case I ran into traffic
  99. scott_vt

    Neighbors House

    This is one of my neighbors. The house is for sale, 265 acres up at about 2,125 ft. The wind blows so hard up there in the winter, you can see where it blew the stucco off the concrete Might take a few cord of wood to keep this place warm scotty ps One more thing, driveway is a little...
  100. scott_vt

    Dads Big Helper.......

    Oh, about 52 years ago, helping my Pop with his lawn And I still like playin in the dirt scotty Ps What happened to my hair?
  101. scott_vt

    Need A Light ???

    My Pop gave me this old torch, buffed it up and put a piece of 1/2" copper tubing out the top with a light socket, add a shade and voila, a lamp! Any old plumbers out there that used one of these? They ran on white gas i believe, wonder how many houses these things burned down before outlawed ...
  102. scott_vt

    Think Spring.........

    I know its not quite here yet but pretty soon, tough to think like that when its in the teens in the mornin scotty
  103. scott_vt

    Oil & Fuel  Ice in my Fuel Tank

    I broke cardinal rule #1, always keep your fuel tank filled I didnt have the tank filled on my MF 1040 diesel. I had to get towed by my neighbors 85hp fwd JD on saturday. The tractor died out in the road, looked at the glass bail under the fuel tank, uh oh, filled with ice Took the bail off...
  104. scott_vt

    Show Your Hats

    OK, I know this borders on extreme cabin fever To be fair about it, its 10 degs and the wind is blowing 50 to 60 mph durring this photo shoot Cut to the chase, the hat on the left, well I have two of those tractors, as you can see lots of sweat, dirt and grease, the wife doesnt allow me to...
  105. scott_vt

    Rear Roller

    I have an old 100lb propane tank that I was thinking about converting into a rear roller to pull behind the tractor, probablly just rig up something to the drawbar. I believe its about 12 to 14" in dia and about 5ft long maybe slightly more. Have any of you guys used one of these like that or...
  106. scott_vt

    UFO or not ???

    I was grading the driveway this fall and snapped this picture, my friend spotted this thing in the sky backround. Its interesting if nothing else RobS created a monster when he showed me how to post photos scotty UFO ???
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    Show Your Outhouse

    Well, maybe a little off beat, but Heck, I know there is a bunch out there!!! Okay, this is a faux outhouse, a little far from the house on those -20 -30 F evenings scotty Outhouse
  108. scott_vt

    Picture Posting Problems

    I have been able to post pictures in the various photo sections onthis great forum, but have had only limited success attaching a photo on a thread. I have read, and been informed, by some helpful members that the file can be no larger than 100kb. With that said Im not sure what my problem is...
  109. scott_vt

    Water in Basement.....Help

    OK lets start here, I built the house in 1983, three bedroom saltbox. The foundation size is 34x34. I installed foundation drains around the perimeter of my home. All was well for the first few years. Then for some reason, I believe because the bilco door precast unit...
  110. scott_vt

    Did Any of You Guys see ........

    The Discovery channel program on building a 50 something mile bridge across the Berring Straits ??? Wow, what a program, and couldnt believe the amount of engineering involved just to study the ice flow characteristics and pier design to withstand arctic ice flows! Wondering how long it would...
  111. scott_vt

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving to all my TBN buddies May you all have a great holiday! scotty ps sorry about the attachment, guess its too large, someday I will figure out computers
  112. scott_vt

    Small Round Balers

    I went to the MF website and found that MF most certainly does make small round balers for tractors as small as 30hp. I guess I should have done my homework before I bothered all you guys! http://www.masseyferguson.agcocorp.com/ImagesUpload/MF1734_baler.jpg Thanks scotty
  113. scott_vt

    HP Comparison ?

    I would like to start by thanking Birdhunter for the link to the tractordata website. With that said, Im just curious about hp ratings. On a previous post a fella is asking about pricing info on a MF 1260. Looking that tractor spec up I find that they are getting 38 engine hp out of a 91 cu in...
  114. scott_vt

    Grading  Box Blade Size For MF 1040

    Im thinking of getting a box blade for my MF 1040, the tractor has 32 engine HP, Im thinking a 5ft blade would be about right. I have some woops out in my fields that I would like to flatten out, and thought that implement would be the way to go. I can see that alot of you guys use them, and was...
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