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Not sure where else to put this thread. But here's a great video I found on dailymail about a 1 year old toddler that's obsessed with cleaning house. I found this article on dailymail.co.uk a 1 year old boy loves to dust and clean the house. To the parents of the kid send him over to my...

Those are funny. I never got any presents from Santa all my presents said "From Mom and Dad" lol My mom handed me a Christmas Present when I was 5 and she said "This is from Santa" I said then why does it say from Mom and Dad? lol It kinda of creep'd me out too knowing that Santa was watching...

I came across this Rugrats video on youtube while watching Rugrats. Used to watch it a lot when I was younger. Decided to watch it again. Came across this video of the rugrats. It talks about wearing diapers and why should kids have all the fun. lol What if you could Poopy and Play all...

Good morning everyone. Just having some coffee and checking out the interwebs while waiting for it to warm up today. Can't believe the forecast again. It's currently 37F but It's supposed to be 60F today. The warm weather is welcome. Once the weather warms up I'm gonna go outside and enjoy...

It was 37F yesterday. It's currently 44F right now with a high of 49F. Tomorrow it's supposed to hit 61F. That's a great forecast and we're supposed to have 60F on Christmas. Hard to believe the forecast. This warm weather is definitely welcome.

I know were talking about windows in this thread. But I can remember playing the Oregon Trail game in school in the years 94 and 95 when I was in Kindergarten and First Grade. We played it on an apple computer like the one in the pic and it was on a diskette like in the pic. I feel so old...

It's 32F and freezing rain. I was on my way back from my parents house to my house and as I got ready to pull in my yard my truck died and and no more juice to the dash or anything. Opened the hood and the negative battery terminal was melted. Not sure what exactly happened yet. I had my dad...

I was just watching tv and some kids came on saying they wished they were ten. Then one boy about 6 said he wished he was 100. Then a girl about his age told him. You'd be dead if you were 100. lol One girl said she wished she was 25. I wish I could be 25 again. I'm 27 going on 28.

I found this article today. There are 12 predictions for the year 2000 from a 19th century chocolate factory. 12 Predictions for the Year 2000 from a 19th-Century German Chocolate Company | Mental Floss

45F out and Cloudy. Feels colder with the high wind we're having. Thankfully there's no snow in my area of Kansas yet. Other parts of Kansas are under a Blizzard warning. I'm so not ready for snow yet. I'm already ready sick of winter and it's just now making it's way here. lol

WOW. A fridge that now has a built in coffee maker. Next thing we know we'll see fridges that will cook the food for you or will bring your beer too you at your command. Hey MR Fridge. Bring me a beer. You then see the fridge reach out with it's arms and opens it's own door , retrieves the...

Good morning. Winter is finally arriving. Took a look at the forecast and the temp is currently 33F. High is supposed to be 59F so at least it's not staying really cold during the day yet. I dread this long winter.

Hope everyone is doing well. Winter is working it's way over here. Looked at the weather and they said we're under a Frost Advisory for Tomorrow morning and tomorrow night. It was cold this morning although not enough to justify turning on the heater. I did get my parents furnace ready today...

Good morning. Having some coffee then will be getting outside to do some things before the heat really sets in. It's currently 78F and the high is expected to be 100F again. Well it says 97F but with the index it's gonna be around 104F like yesterday. Turned the old Frigidaire window...

This happened just outside the town of Sylvia Kansas. The town I grew up and moved back too. Two males staged a wreck and someone called it in thinking it was really a wreck and that they might be dead. When responders arrived they told them it was a prank and left. Source: 911 prank could...

lol. Yeah I hate when it gets that hot. I thank the person who invented a/c every time I turn mine on when it gets hot. I grew up without it and am so glad I have it now in my house. I have to go to my old place tomorrow to load up some more scrap metal. I'm hoping I can get over there early...

I found an old 1970's Sears Coldspot mini fridge in the dumpster yesterday. I was gonna scrap it. But thought before I did I'd check and see if it still works. I plugged the fridge in to an extension cord outside and within a few minutes the freezer part was getting cold. I then put the door...

It's finally starting to feel like summer is here. 79F right now with a high of 90F expected today. Finally got some sunshine which I'm grateful for after all the rain and storms we've had. Gonna enjoy this sunshine because it looks like Sunday the 7th we may have some more storms.

About an hour ago I felt and saw the old house I'm buying shake. I was thinking it was an earth quake. Then I looked on the news website and around that time an earth quake was reported. So it indeed was an earth quake. I was sitting at the computer and my chair started shaking. I could...

Good Morning. It's 54 F out. Headed to only 55F for today with rain. We're near the end of May and the cool weather is trying to return. Was running the ac's not long ago and now this. The weather is trying to tease us. Come on warm weather get back here soon. lol

That's awesome. Seems like a good book. Will have to get it and read it. lol. Yeah that's a darn shame. My mother is really deathly afraid of snakes. When I was in Kindergarten we had some people come to the school with snakes, turtles baby alligators etc. The guy wanted someone he could let...

Good morning everyone. We had 39F for the low last night and it's only 44F right now supposed to get into the 70s F I hope it makes it. Winter is trying to come back. Thanks. :) Glad you liked it. Chad

Good evening all. Not feeling too well. Got the flu. But went over to my old place today and got a few things out of my old mobile home. I got the old book that I made April, 1996 "19 years ago" I took some pics of the book and rewrote the story in the thread. You can see it at this link...

Okay. As I promised. Here's some pics of the book I wrote and drew in when I was 8 back in 1996. WOW I feel so old. That was 19 years ago. I know plenty on here are much older than me. But darn looking at the date I wrote and made this book makes feel old. lol I was gonna do video but decided...

I need to stop being good and get into some trouble. I took a death test and it said I'd be dead at 76. The Death Test | OkCupid I was a pretty bad kid and gave my parents lots of he double hockey sticks. So much that I'm surprised they didn't shoot me dead then. NO they would never do that...

Good to know I ain't the only one. :) lol Both my oldest sister and my Dad can draw pretty good. My sister painted our mom some pics on canvas and she does a lot better than I ever could. My dad "Who's 68" can sketch out cabins and houses pretty good too with a pencil. He said he used to get...

Agreed. That's a great drawing. I set it as my background on my laptop. I drew a bicycle when I was "I believe I was 8" We made a book in school. I still have it today. It's at my other house in my filing cabinet. Anyway the bicycle literally looked like the one in the drawing I just made in...

My dad bought one of those portable sheds that's on skids a few years ago. I just decided to look up the property on the county website where it lists the property tax info. They finally after 2 years came by and discovered my dad's portable shed on the property. I'm not to clear on taxes...

I helped a guy install a mobile home door in the mobile home my parents are buying from him. Even though he sold the mobile home as is to my parents he wanted to replace the back door as it was damaged by a storm. It was just a foam core door with fiberglass and aluminum and it cost around...

When I was a kid I couldn't wait to grow up and be an adult. I thought all that time was going by so slowly and wish'd it'd hurry up so I could be an adult. Now it seems it sped up after I turned 18. "9 years ago" lol And looking back at all that time I was thinking was going slow. In reality...

That reminded me of a great George Jones "The Possum" Song. Finally Friday. I just got to thinking and looked up George Jones on wikipedia. I was shocked to look at the date he died. "April 26th 2013" It'll be 2 years on the 26th of April 2015 "This Month" since he died. I didn't think...

That's bout like the forecast here. One thunderstorm after another. I need to take some scrap aluminum in but am waiting for the weather to clear up. My wipers don't work on my truck. "I need to change out the wiper motor." We need the rain but I wish it would clear up for awhile. At least...

Sounds like lots of fun. :)

Sorry for your loss. Both my Grandpas died before I was born. My dad's dad died when my dad was 15 and my moms dad died at the age of 60 "I think" I'd have to ask my mom again to be sure. Never met either one of them. But I did have a good mexican friend who I called Grandpa while growing up...

Looks like winter is trying to return here. It's currently 53F but sure feels like 40s with the wind blowing. And tonight's low is gonna make me have a fit. :hissyfit: lol 30F for the low tonight. And I thought spring was here. xd I left my space heater off and unplugged all night last night...

It's 41F and cloudy out supposed to get some sunshine and 80sF for the high today.

I came across this funny collection of Wilkins coffee commercials that Jim Henson did. :laughing:

Had a storm roll through last night and knocked out the power from around 11:00 PM till 9:00 AM this morning. Power company said there was around 220 poles taken down by the storm. It took a few trees down in front of my house. Surprisingly it didn't take the tree down that's above my roof...

That is indeed an impressive vine. Would love to see that in person.

Good morning. It's 73F headed to 88F today. Gonna be sanding some drywall compound today and hauling more plaster to the dumpster. Couldn't believe it. Last night I was able to leave my space heater off. Never once plugged it back in. I was thinking I was gonna have to turn it on in the middle...

lol. I love watching that show. I watch it every Christmas. I cursed at my grandma when I was 4 and she asked me where I heard that kind of language and I told her "You Grandma" I had heard those words from Grandma. Yes she had a mouth like a sailor. She and my mom didn't get along and she...

Thanks. I love projects and always loved to work with electrical, plumbing and carpentry. I'm not the best drywaller, but this house will give me some experience in hanging and mudding drywall. Years down the road I can look back and think of the day I signed the contract and stand back and...

Good morning everyone. 62F heading to 71F today. Waiting for the coffee to finish brewing so I can have a cup and then I'm gonna work on tearing some more old plaster and lathe out of one of the bedrooms. Throwing the wood on my trailer so I can take it back to my old place where I'll store it...

After a cool day yesterday it warmed up today to 75F and lots of sunshine. Gonna tear down some more old plaster from the walls in the house and haul it to the community dumpster. My sewer line is currently clogged in my house so If I'm not at my parents place I just step outside between my...

lol. That sounds fun. :) I'd be chasing around this hot nurse in the care center that my brother is in. My brother has the hots for her after she told him that she could be his girlfriend but she'd have to leave her husband first. lol My brother who is only 38 years old had to sadly be put into...

Got the truck finished up today and got it running. Was able to finally drive it back home. I was so happy when I turned the key and she fired right up. It felt so good to be cruising down the road in that truck again. I sure missed the ole 92 Chevy.

It got to 72 F today or should I say yesterday as it's now Sunday 1:45 AM. I went to the shop yesterday and worked on my truck. Got the old engine out a few days ago and then yesterday got the other engine put in and wired back up. Today I'm going back to the shop and gonna finish up the truck...

The grass is finally starting to turn green and growing here in my new yard. Looks like I'll be mowing the grass soon. I love to mow so I'm excited to start mowing. And it means that that winter is finally leaving us. "Well at least I hope" lol

:drink: That's soooooooooooooooooooooo true. lol I can stand seeing it in pictures and it looks just lovely. But when I see and experience it in person I'm cussing at it and wishing it to go away for good.l :) It was the opposite when I was a kid. I'd wish for it to snow so heavy that they...

Agree a million percent with you. It sucks big time. I moved back to my home town and am remodeling a house currently that I'm buying and don't have running water as of yet. I've been carrying water for drinking and flushing the toilet. Well I had a 5 gallon water jug like the one in the...

This is a funny video. Guy tries to sell ladder on home shopping network but as he's demonstrating the safety of it it fails and collapses with him. I love how he says that it's safe and to keep calling for it. This guys a dedicated salesman. lol

Here's what a good welder looks like. :) Chad

Welcome to TBN. Running better with the choke half closed tells me that the main jet in the carb is clogged. My sears Garden Tractor was doing the same thing until I cleaned up the carb and blew the main jet clean. I got some B 12 Chem Dip Carb Cleaner from walmart and took my carb apart and...

Man who went to cut grass in ditch found dead under mower Prayers go out to his family and friends who are grieving during this awful time. My dad knew this guy and said he was a great guy. RIP. Chad

Here's a pic of the weld with the crack. I did this weld vertical up. I didn't notice the crack until I took the pic. I thought it might have been something on the lens. lol The crack is towards the bottom. You might have to zoom in on the pic to see the crack. It's on the right of the picture...

Well today I headed off to our "me and my dad's" shop today to do some welding. I wanted to test my welding. And I just so wanted to do some welding. I love melting metal together. I had 2 pieces of scrap plate laying around that I cut off for something else. I decided to weld them up and...

Good to know. Thanks. Chad Check out these welds. :) No it's not mine. I didn't do these welds. I can do better. But when I was first starting out with my 110Volt arc welder they looked as bad or worse. I welded a little trailer for my brother when I was first starting out with my 110 volt...

Agreed. That's a nice house. :) After patching a tire on my gooseneck trailer. "used to be a fifth wheel camper" I decided to get in some seat time on my garden tractor with loader. I moved a big stone with the forks I made. I wasn't sure if it was gonna pick the stone up or not. But to my...

I have an old fifth wheel camper trailer that I'm working on tearing down to make a trailer out of to haul light stuff with such as my garden tractor and a few other odds and ends. I needed to move the camper to another spot in my yard and didn't have a gooseneck hitch or fifth wheel hitch...

I posted a thread on here awhile back on my Garden Tractor that I added a loader too. I decided to post a new thread with some new pics of it. The loader arms are factory I just made the side mounts to mount the arms too. I used 2 tires and rims off a 1988 Buick Park avenue and they fit...

While on ebay looking around. I came across this book. It's called. Why Every Man Needs A Tractor. lol I just might order one of these books soon. Seems like it'd be a great book. Here's the link. Why Every Man Needs A Tractor and Other Revelations in The Garden 2011 0711232393 | eBay...

On my garden tractor that's in my avatar I have an 18hp Briggs and Stratton Opposed twin engine It's a pretty old engine probably in the 90's. Anyway it was running good for awhile until it sat waiting for the new starter to arrive. I put the new starter on today and it fired right up. The...

I'm unsure of the model numbers to my opposed twin engine as I no longer have the model number sticker on the shroud. I'm needing to order a new starter for the Briggs 18hp opposed twin engine that's on my garden tractor in my avatar as the starter went out a few days ago. The starters...

I have an old 80's model Sears Garden Tractor A GT `16 I think it is that my dad bought from a friend for me and my brother when I was around 11 years old. "I'm 25 now" I had plans to scrap it but decided to keep it as I really needed a front end loader and this tractor was just right for...

I have a hydraulic cylinder that will not work now. It's not the hydraulic pump or pressure as the others work just fine. It's a cylinder I had on my home made backhoe. It was working just fine until I decided to take them off and move them over to a loader I'm working on as I'm in need of a...

I just remembered I had some already uploaded in my attachments. So here they are. This is the excavator when it was in Kansas. I'm gonna use that I beam that's attached to the axle. All it'll take to remove it from the axle is a few cuts through the welds holding it together. That Ibeam is...

I built a home made excavator and have done lots of work with it and it's holding up just fine. But the only thing I don't like about it is I have to crawl it or tow it into place. Crawling it is so slow and kind of limits it's use. I've also been removing brush with it so it would be nice to...

Have you ever thought about cleaning the Inside of your computer screen? I've never thought it was possible. That is until I saw the link on warriorforum. Click the link below to clean your computer screen from the inside...

I'm on youtube right now watching some videos of tractors/excavators, Dozers etc and I came across this interesting old video. I enjoyed it and thought you might too. Check out 1:16 to 1:20. I think I'd have to change my underwear after that ride with the tractor tipping over like that. With...

That's awesome. Can't wait to see it in action. :) I was out using my homemade excavator yesterday and it's a lot of fun. I'm always looking for things to dig with it. I cleaned sand build up out of a ditch with it yesterday and dug out some vines. I'm like a kid in a sandbox with it and I'm...

I'm looking at 6 HP engines to power the hydraulic pump on my home made excavator. Looking to replace the 18HP as I think the 18 HP is overkill for powering my 2 GPM hydraulic pump and the 18HP engine burns through gasoline way too fast. I'm thinking of the engine at this link. New 6 5HP Gas...

Hearing of EE_Botas Passing reminded me of this great song. I've never sung this song before so I decided to see what I could do. This tribute says it's for EE_bota "Which it is" but really it's for anyone who's lost a loved one. Chad

My youngest sister once stuck her tongue to a street sign pole. I was around 6 or 7 when she did that. A boy had dared her to do it for I think $5.00 She was around 11 at the time. The fire department had to come and get her tongue unstuck. That pole is still standing there on the street...

I was in Arkansas with my parents when I woke up to the announcer on the radio saying George Jones had died. I wasn't sure if I heard it right or not. Sadly I had heard it right. The great George Jones who me and my dad listen to a lot had passed on. He will forever live on in our hearts and...

67F heading too 84 today. Gonna get outside and change a belt on my uncles riding mower. Chad

I'm in Cove Arkansas at the moment, had to bring my brothers and dads meds to them a week ago. We had a nice 72F today. Now it's down to 58F. I'm gonna be moving to a rural part of Mena Arkansas with my parents in a few months. They made a deal on 5 acres with a main house and a guest house...

It's now 46F right now an drizzling. I just checked the weather for our area and WE are now in a Winter Weather Advisory too. Below in the quote is our advisory. This makes me want to cry. :( Why couldn't spring stick around? Winter go away. lol Chad

Good Morning. Cloudy with a temp of 64F. Got some thunderstorms in the forecast. The rain is much needed. But I can't believe what's forecast for tomorrow. SNOW. Gosh I hope we don't get any of the snow. Looks like I may be lighting up my ole wood stove again tomorrow and tomorrow night. I was...

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Good one. :) Our 2 cats are smart. Knows how to open the fridge and microwave and cabinets. They even got their own canned cat food out of the cabinet and opened the pull tab cat food can with their mouths. xd. I'll make sure I have my camera on hand when I'm in the...

I couldn't believe my eyes this morning when I woke up. It was SNOWING outside. Good thing it didn't stick. It's April and SUPPOSED to be spring not cold and snowing. :confused2: We do need the moisture but why couldn't it just rain instead of snow? lol I hope the weather clears up as I need...

It's 42F right now heading up to 56F today. It got near 90 Yesterday. I sure enjoyed that warm weather. Now they're even forecasting snow and a high of 37F for Friday. Thought I might be done with burning wood for the winter, but looks like I might have one more day of wood burning. I hope...

Good morning. Well should I say afternoon? It's nearly noon here. It's 72F heading up to a nice warm 86F. I'm loving this weather. Was at the shop yesterday patching up the hole in my truck tire that was result of a large rivet that I picked up in my yard during the snow. It was 75F yesterday...

56F here. Did have some rain but it's let up and the suns trying to come out. Supposed to only be 38F for the high tomorrow. Then back in the 60's F and even 70's F Nice change over the freezing weather we had. Chad

We got hammered by some snow yesterday and last night. I took some pics of the snow this morning. My truck is stuck where I parked it the day before yesterday to unload firewood. I uploaded the pics I took of the snow this morning to my webmaster forum that I run. Click the link below to go to...

Well it did get to 73F out today. Though it's windy but at least it's not a freezing wind. I welcome this warm weather. If the forecast is right it's supposed to stay in the 58F and 60F range for the first week of February. I sure hope they are right as I hate cold weather. lol Chad

Morning all. 36F out currently, heading to 73 today. Gonna get out and try and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts. Got the coffee on. XD. Roy. That was hilarious. Congrats on making the 8000th post. Chad

Good morning. It's 7:05 AM here with a temp of 44F. Heading to 69F today. It's sure gonna be nice having some warm weather in January. Tomorrow the 28th. It's supposed to be even warmer with high of 72F. Makes me think winter is over. But unfortunately not quite yet as were supposed to get...

Good morning all. Got the coffee on. It's currently 34F out right now heading to a warm 56F today. Still have 68 F in the forecast for the 28th. I sure hope it gets that warm. Got some firewood cut up yesterday. Not sure what I'm gonna do today. Chad

Good morning. Got the coffee on and the wood stove going. It's currently 26 F right now heading to 57F today. I'll probably cut up some more firewood today while it's warm out. Chad

Good Morning. It was 30F last night only getting up too 43F today. Got the wood stove going. The forecast low for tonight is 23F. I went outside for a bit a few minutes ago and brought in some more firewood. We got a downpour of rain last night. Which was really welcome. Chad

I can't believe I didn't have to turn on the space heaters or light the wood stove last night. It stayed in the 60's F. But I will for sure be firing up the wood stove tonight and the next 7 or so nights as it's supposed to get 30F tonight and 20's F at night for the next 7 nights. But at...

Hadn't thought of that. I really should. I'll try and get him on video next time. Chad

Good Morning. It's 48 F out right now. Supposed to head to the 70's today. Coffee just finished Brewing. Still trying to decide on what I want to do or need to do today. I have a cat named Felix. About a week ago one night around 3:00 AM I had gotten up to use the bathroom. I hear a scratching...

Good morning. It's 53 F right now. Heading into the 70's this afternoon. Looks like the rest of the week is gonna be in the 70's which I really welcome. Wish you a safe trip Roy. Chad

Good morning all. It got down in the 30's last night. It's currently 35 F right now. I just put another log in the stove. Waiting on the coffee to get done. Then not sure what else I'll do. Probably bring some more logs in. Chad

This morning my sister brought my mail to me. I got a big yellow envelope in my name. When I opened it up. There's was a 12 page long lease agreement for mineral rights to the property. It stated me and my dad signed a lease agreement on November 1st 2012. We never signed any agreement...

Good Morning all. It's currently 38 F out right now supposed to head into the 70's today. It got near 80 yesterday. That was really nice, got some more firewood cut up yesterday. Chad

Good Morning All. It's (7:50 AM) Just put some coffee on. It's 43 F and Partly Cloudy right now heading into the 60's today. Probably work on stacking some firewood today that I cut up a few weeks ago. Hope all is well. Chad

XD. I had to do a double take at my calendar. Was also looking around on the news site to see if they mentioned setting our clocks back. :laughing: Chad

Good Morning. Just put another log in the wood stove. It's currently 29 F outside supposed to get in the 50's today. Just put on a pot of coffee and waiting for it to get done. Chad

My Grandma who was in her 70's when she died. (My dads Mom) She never liked my mom and insulted her with words that shouldn't and won't be said here. She resented her and didn't like her getting married to my dad for some reason. She always insulted her even when I was there, from when I was...

Wish you luck in your Job Interview. Chad

Good Morning all. It's 8:06 AM out. It currently 24 F out right now. Brrrrrrr. It's supposed to warm up to 40 F. Hope we get that 70 degree weather that's in the forecast. It'll be a nice change from this cold. That is until we get even colder temperatures for the rest of the winter. I...

XD Roy. JDgreen227. I wish I could be there for some of that soup. It's supposed to get down to 20 F tonight. It's currently 33 F out right now and I've got the wood stove roaring at the moment. Brought a load of firewood into the house today so I'm good to go for tonight and tomorrow. We...

OMG. I just checked the weather channel for the forecast for my area. And I was surprised by the below quote. There is snow in our forecast. I'm not ready for snow. Chad

XD. You know? I never knew this thread had that many posts. WOW. (I didn't really pay attention to the post count) lol Now I'd love to see it hit 20 million posts. :) Chad

It's currently 39 F out right now. Supposed to only hit 53 today. I wish it was in the 80's again. But sadly it won't be for awhile. lol It was warm last night when I went to sleep and this morning when I woke up. It was darn Chilly in the house. Had to light the wood stove to knock the chill...

I know how you feel. I've had those awful migraines as well. Wish you a speedy recovery. It's supposed to get up to 80 F today. Can't believe it after being 40 F last night. Probably go out and sharpen the chain saw and cut up some more firewood while it's nice out. I cut 2 small trees out...

Okay so here's the deal. I have one of those cheap import China Junk Pro plumber yard hydrants that's been in the ground nearly 2 years now. Well today while running the sprinkler to water some grass, I started noticing water bubbling up around the hydrant. So I was thinking oh no. Not a leak...

That's very cool. Glad you all had fun driving your tractors to school. I know I would have. It's currently warmed up to 63F out. Having some coffee then gonna get up on the roof today and find that slight leak around my wood stove pipe and finish sealing it off. Water started dripping in last...

Some of you may have remembered I re recorded Joe Diffies Song for The Kubota Fans out there? If you haven't heard it. The link to the song is in my sig. I have now recorded the song with the words ford blue for the Ford Fans out there. I recorded this about a week ago. And was gonna redo it...

Great to have you back Jmurrary. Hope things work out in your new venture. Best wishes. Chad

Good Morning. It's a Chilly 34 out right now. Just added some more wood to the stove. Will be hopefully getting some more downed trees cut up today and stacked to prepare for the long winter. There already dried out, just need cutting up. We had a storm that knocked them down about 8 months...

Someone posted this over on warriorforum. Thought I would share it here as well. Now this is a real water bed. Chad

Some of you may know I recorded a song called the excavator song. I put it in the video of my home made excavator. Anyway this is a version I re recorded of it with louder music. I used the backing track to Brad Paisleys song "water" These lyrics weren't pre written. I came up with them on...

I been wanting to record this song for so long. I took Joe Diffies John Deere Green song and reworded it a bit for the Kubota Fans out there. I also just threw some pics together off google images. Chad

I came across this funny video on youtube. A toddler tries to escape from his crib and falls back in. But he does eventually succeed. I keep watching this over and over. Chad

lol. I found this emoticon a few years ago. Can't remember exactly where I found it. I saved it on my harddrive and just came across it on my hard drive a few minutes ago, while going through my files. I've attached the emoticon. It's a rolls eyes emoticon. Click on the attachment to make...

I took this video of the excavator yesterday. When I went to edit the nearly 300 MB video in windows movie maker. I lost the sound too it. So instead of having a quiet video I wanted to put some music to it. Couldn't decide on any music so I used the backing track to Brad Paisleys song "Water"...

By the way. Were getting a bit of lightning in the distance. So hopefully some rain will come our way. Chad

Good morning. Well I should be in bed. But I am outside for a bit enjoying the cool night. Lot better out than the daytime. As the temps have been over a hundred f out. Chad

I saw this commercial on television just a bit ago. They have glow in the dark Pull-up training pants. :confused2: It really amazes me. All this design and research and new features on something that you go to the bathroom in and later gonna throw in the trash? What do ya think they will...

I took my mom for a doctors appointment today in Hutchinson Kansas and we stopped at Carey Park for a bit. I decided to get my new android phone out and record these Geese that wonder freely at Carey Park in Hutchinson Kansas. Sorry about it being sideways for part of the video. Still getting...

Well it just started raining about 10 minutes ago. And it's really pouring down out there. I was looking at the forecast and it said expect thunderstorms. And what do ya know? It actually started raining. Thank God. It is much needed. Been so dry around here. Hopefully it will rain all night...

Good morning. Or good afternoon to be exact. :laughing: It's 1:02 PM here. Had my second cup of coffee. I'm just itching to get outside and do something. But it's too hot out there. It's currently 98 F out. But supposed to hit 107 F. I save my outdoor activities until late in the evening. When...

It was over 100 F today here. It's cooled down to 79 F. Supposed to get some thunderstorms by 12:45 AM But I won't count on it. They keep changing the time of the thunderstorms. We desperately need the rain. So hopefully it will pour down all night. The chance of rain went from 20 % to 79% so...

It was over 100 F today here. It's cooled down to 79 F. Supposed to get some thunderstorms by 12:45 AM But I won't count on it. They keep changing the time of the thunderstorms. We desperately need the rain. So hopefully it will pour down all night. The chance of rain went from 20 % to 79% so...

That is Hilarious. I'm delivering some firewood tomorrow to a friend. I'll have to tell that Joke to her. :) I was loading the firewood up today and some guy was driving by and stopped. He said, isn't it too hot to light the wood stove/fireplace? I told him no. The ac has my house freezing...

It's 98 F out right now. Supposed to get down to 75 F tonight. I wish this heat would go away. But then again, when winter comes and it's freezing out, I'll be wishing for this hot weather. lol Chad

I found this video on youtube. I have personally experienced the lesson #2 as in spilling hot coffee on my nether regions. I didn't wreck the car though. Chad

Here's a prank I found on youtube. They guy asks people to do random things to get free gas. Would you do any of these things for free gas? I'm not sure if I would. I'd have to think about it some more. :) Chad

This is actually a pretty good song. Click the link to have a listen. This Song Doesn't Rhyme When on the page click the audio player to play the song. Here's the lyrics. I have to admit -- While writing this song, I struggled to find words that rhyme. It´s almost as if My talent was...

I found this on the net. A mother has a gas can buckled in the car seat instead of her kid. WOW. Mom says kid unbuckled self, buckled in gas can during traffic stop | firstcoastnews.com Written by Gannett FILED UNDER An officer with the Aurora Police Department found this child...

lol. Did you know that Call of Duty (The game) and Cloth diapers are frequently purchased together on amazon? lol I sure didn't. That is until I found this screen shot. Some people don't wanna miss the game and get up to take a potty break. Chad

Well. I'm no new member but just had to post a hello after being offline for 4 days. My internet and telephone got disconnected because of a back bill I forgot to pay. I got the payment made today in person, and the telephone company just called me to let me know that my internet and telephone...

I love the tire tracks on the front page of the forum. At first I thought my computer screen was dirty. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't get the smudge off. And for the life of me. Couldn't figure out how it got there. :confused: :laughing: I then looked closer and noticed it was a part of...

I noticed on the sister site section of the forum it lists countrybynet and horsesbynet but why not add lawnmowerforum.com to that list? It might help with getting more traffic to lawnmower forum? Just thought I would put that out there. Chad

I wasn't sure where else to put this. But thought here was the best place. Have a look at this. Two Huge runaway boulders crush cars in China. Runaway Boulders Flatten Cars in China Chad

So I was a bit bored tonight and decided to use my sound recorder on my computer and record my version of Wrapped Around Brad paisleys song. Brad Paisley Wrapped around My Cover - YouTube I bought the backing track at Karaoke MP3 instrumental music - Download backing track songs Chad

I saw this on the local news at noon today. I was in shock when I heard that this woman had been arrested for cheering too loudly at her daughters graduation. Woman Arrested for Cheering Too Loudly at daughters graduation. I remember when my older brother graduated some 13 years ago. Our...

Hi. I am dealing with a weird problem that has me stumped. The water was coming out of the faucet just great yesterday. And then this morning it would slow to a trickle. I pulled the supply lines out, both hot and cold and ran them into a bucket. Water came rushing out. Good water pressure...

I seem to almost always do this when I have a screwdriver or wrench in my pocket. Instead of reaching for a spoon or fork or anything else. I reach in my pocket and pull out my screwdriver or wrench and stir the creamer in my coffee or the sugar in my tea. :laughing: I've done that at my...

About 30 minutes ago. Me and my dad had just put in a swamp cooler in their mobile home window and turned it on. We took the front cover off for just a minute to fix a link to the louver. And one of our almost 2 year old cats decides to get curious and have a look for himself. He steps up to...

Good Morning. It's 9:58 here. Cloudy out, had a little rain last night. It may rain today. I got the coffee brewing and Andy Griffith show on. Though it's about to go off. Next up is The little house on the Prairie. And at 11:30 I will turn the channel to PBS. And get my fix of Dinosaur train...

It was windy here yesterday. We had 60 mph winds at some point in the day. I really hate wind. Was gonna do some more painting on the fence yesterday. But if I did that. The wind would have blown all the paint onto me. And I would have been the one painted Barn red, not the fence. :laughing: Chad

So. I was just sitting here and got to wondering how others found Tractorbynet? I found it via google searching something about hydraulics around 2 years ago. I lurked for quite awhile but registered for this account on 11-19-2010 and by inputting that date into a count up clock that I found on...

This video below reminded me of the automated system that answers the calls at my bank. I hate these things with a passion and just wish I could speak to a human. Every time I try to call this dang thing. It most always gets my answers to it's questions wrong. lol Anybody else have trouble...

Happy mothers day to all the moms and mums out there. Hope you had a fantastic day. Chad

Good morning all. It's currently 55 F out. Supposed to get up to 75 F today. Having some coffee and waiting a bit for the clouds to break, then gonna have to get outside and start painting a fence. I used my home made excavator to dig out and slide back a post yesterday. It was sticking to far...

Residents spot a bear at a busy shopping center in LeFlore County Don't know if someone already posted this on here somewhere. But anyway here it goes. Residents in Leflore county Spotted a bear roaming town. My dad heard about this on tv and had me look it up on the internet so I could see...

I recorded this awhile back but had trouble with youtube's uploader. I finally got the uploader to work and decided to upload my cover version of like my dog. A great song of Billy Currington's. Sorry about the fluctuations a bit in the volume. My mic wasn't the best. I couldn't get my bark...

Okay I posted another thread on a hydraulic pump that was too big for my engine as it bogs it down and kills it. It's seems it's just too much pump for 17hp opposed twin Briggs engine. Not a big deal I will put it back for another project. Anyway I was looking for another pump that was...

So I was looking on the internet at tractor photos and came across this. :laughing: If your running late for work you can get your bath in while your commute to work. XD. Chad

Hello. I bought this new pump on ebay and it is a bit bigger than the haldex I had. The shaft is actually a 5/8" diameter instead of 1/2" but that was no big deal as I went and got a 5/8" Jaw coupler. The problem is it wants to bog down and almost kill the 17hp opposed cylinder engine that's...

Good Morning. It's currently 31F out right now supposed to have a heat wave of 62F. I really welcome the warm weather. At least I can thaw out for a bit. Chad

Hi. On my home made backhoe. It's digging great. But I have another problem that starts out after the the pump is running for a couple minutes. When trying to bring the boom up and stick at the same time the boom wants to drop. This happens whether I have a load in the bucket or if it's empty...

Good Morning all. It's 5:44 AM right now and the temp is 35 F supposed to rise to 49 F. Just went outside to get some more wood for the stove. It's supposed to be 55 F out tomorrow but windy AGAIN curse you wind. We've had enough of that awful wind for awhile. The other day it blew three...

I just love this song. When I first heard it on the radio. It cracked me up and it still does. What do ya think of it? It's quite a catchy tune. I'm playing it over and over. :laughing: Like My Dog Billy Currington - YouTube Chad

Hi. I was wondering if anyone knew the max rpms of a Briggs Twin Opposed engine 17 hp? I ask because I don't seem to be getting full pressure from my pump on my backhoe. I never really did from the start. It takes a little bit to break through the ground. And also I have to bring the stick in...

I have an idea brewing inside my head. I was gonna make my current backhoe drive. But the cylinder mounts I used before on my backhoe aren't really strong enough. They work but not like I want it too. So instead of trying to purchase the stronger and thicker material and try to get it right. I...

Today I was topping off my hydraulic fluid. I had 1 1 qt bottle of Transmission fluid Dexron Mercon and a 1 qt bottle of hydraulic fluid. Well I accidentally grabbed the wrong bottle and poured a little Transmission fluid into my hydraulic fluid. I caught it before I put even a half a quart in...

I have a Briggs and Stratton 17 hp opposed twin engine that will only run on choke. It was flooding, but I got that fixed. I was looking on the net and found that the high speed jet may be clogged. Only problem is I'm not sure where to find it on the carb. If someone could help me out with a...

We have an old well that's in a pit. It's 28 ft deep from the top of the ground to the bottom of the well. The water table is about 19 ft down and from the bottom of the well to the top of the water is 7 or 8 ft. My math ain't so great. There's room for a submersible pump but I can get a jet...

I was wondering. How many of you has ever stepped on a rake and got smacked in the head? I have about 200 times. And I still forget to put the rake away or at least turn it around so I don't get hit with it. So have you ever gotten hit in the head with a rake? Speaking of rakes. When I was...

My aluminum pulley keeps coming loose and sliding down the pump shaft and seems to always come off. I keep tightening the set screw but it always backs out. Do you think I could mix some JB Weld up and apply it to the shaft and pulley and make a secure bond so the pulley won't come loose...

I see some 5 and 6 hp gasoline engines cheaper than the 13 hp and would like to get the cheaper engine if it would work? Would a 5 or even 6 hp be enough to power a 3 gpm pump without bogging down? Would those size engines be sufficient for a little towable backhoe? Or should I go with the 13...

I was gonna buy a new bucket for my home backhoe. But then got to thinking of a new idea. I have an old loader bucket that was given to me in some scrap metal. I was gonna use it for the loader I was gonna make. But there's a few rusted through spots in the middle. The rest of it's okay. So I...

I'm gonna buy an horizontal shaft engine for my backhoe later. So I can direct couple a hydraulic pump to it. But I was wondering. How do you determine the direction (Counterclockwise/Clockwise) the shaft is turning? "So I can get the right pump" Do you look at it from the front at flywheel or...

I'm planning on buying a better pump with more GPM's for my backhoe as I think the one I got doesn't seem to be giving me enough force to break the ground very good. The Tractor supply near me has one of these pumps in stock at their store. I was wondering if this pump would be suitable for my...

I was looking around for a horizontal shaft engine for my backhoe. Because I was thinking it would be better to direct mount the hydraulic pump instead of belt driving it. I came across these engines and it seems like a great deal. $289.99 with shipping included. DuroMax 16 Hp., 1'' Shaft...

I got my new pump for my backhoe today. It's a Haldex Barnes. It looks like this one http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mdx5JGqUfGyaTCd7HNOmcQA/140.jpg But the thing is the ports are different from my other pump. My other one had the ports on the side. This new one has one on the side and one on...

So I came across this video on youtube. It's a commercial for nissan. The video is about everything running on gas. Well in this video it sure sounds like a diesel engine to me instead of a gas engine? What da ya think? Shouldn't it be everything runs on diesel? :laughing: YouTube - ‪Nissan...

I posted this pic in my backhoe thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/200605-backhoe-update-im-making-progress-4.html But thought I would post this specific picture of my welding here. This weld was done at 115 amps using 6013 lincoln electric rods. With my lincoln welder. I...

I found this video on youtube about how welding electrodes are made. I thought I would post the link here in case anyone else was interested in how welding electrodes are made. YouTube - How It's Made Welding Electrodes Chad

I mentioned in my backhoe thread that I was gonna purchase a lincoln welder. But that may be some time before I can scrounge up the money for it and I really need to get my backhoe working to replace a water line that I don't thinks gonna hold up for very long. Anyway I was looking on ebay and...

Okay so on my backhoe/ riding mower. I have an 18hp Briggs and stratton engine. I got the code off of it and was just wondering if I decoded the date of mfg right? The code is 88110712 From looking at the code, I'm assuming it was made on 11-07-1988. So if that's right the engine is...

Well this isn't gonna happen for awhile yet. But I thought I would ask a few questions. I've mentioned in a few other threads that I wanted to make a different backhoe, well more like a front hoe. Like the gofor digger towable backhoe. I'll probably run my v twin Briggs engine on the new back...

I was thinking of making my backhoe swing back and forth on a gear like a mini excavator with a wheel hub. But I was wondering if I run hoses to drive the wheels, how will I be able to spin the thing completely around without kinking or tearing up hoses? Is there a special connector that the...

I have another question. I posted that I was rebuilding my backhoe and was gonna use loader joystick valves. My question is. How do I plumb them both "The loader valves" so that I can use both valves at the same time? Here's the valve I'm gonna use. Brand Hydraulics Monoblock Loader Valve...

Hi. I was thinking about redoing my backhoe and not have it mounted on the riding mower. An Idea I was thinking of was to make my backhoe similar to this one on ebay. 2007 GO FOR DIGGER TOWABLE BACKHOE | eBay The wheels are drive able with hydraulic motors and that's the way I want my backhoe...

Hi not sure where else to put this. Anyway I sent off my order today to surpluscenter for the hydraulic fittings for my backhoe. I ordered out of the 2010 catalog I had. And at the time the prices were the same in the catalog as they were on the website. Well today, the same day I sent off the...

Well I got quite a bit done to the backhoe. I totally changed the design. It looks totally different. And looks to be much stronger. The backhoe should dig down to around 6 feet which should be plenty of depth for my use. Here's a video of it on youtube. YouTube - Update number 1 of my home...

I'm building a backhoe and I was wondering if it was absolutely necessary for it to have a hydraulic filter hooked up to it? Would anything bad happen if I just hooked the lines up and run it without a filter? I don't want to ruin anything, if I run it without a filter. Chad

I've probably already answered my own question. I'm kinda stuck on this. I'm needing to drill a hole to insert a 3/4" pipe to use as a bushing. What size of hole saw do I need to make this hole? If my math is correct I'm thinking 1-1/2" is the size of hole saw I would need so the outer...

My 23rd Birthday is coming up on March 8th. My dad wants to buy me a new and better welder for my birthday since my little campbell hausfeld 110 volt welder is about to go out on me. The little thing's transformer and wires are about burnt up. I've had it for around 6 years. Anyway me and my...

I bought one of these cylinders that's in the link for my backhoe that I'm building. It has a 2" Bore. I'm wondering what size (GPM) of pump would I need to make the cylinder have good retract and extend times? Delvan Ag Pumps Inc 2 X 10 Tie-Rod Hydraulic Cylinder Thanks Chad

Which is best way for you to start an arc. Do you strike it like a match or tap it to get an arc started? I do both. Sometimes there's room enough to strike it like a match (Which I find does a better job) at getting the arc started. But other times I'm welding something that is in a cramped...

Don't know if this is in the correct section but this is the only section I could think of to put this. Anyway here is the problem. My dad was given an old drill press awhile back with a few problems. The motor was froze on it. So I got out the pipe wrench and worked it back and forth and...

I mentioned in one of my threads (backhoe thread I think) that I made an auger out of an old trailer house tie down and a bicycle handlebar. I went through my files on my computer and found a picture that I took of it a few days after I made it. I think I made it in April of 2009. This auger...

On the fitting in this ebay listing. (20) 6400-08-08 Steel Hydraulic Fittings 1/2" JIC x ORB - eBay (item 380171052459 end time Dec-17-10 14:07:42 PST) Which is the JIC end and which is the ORB end? I'm assuming the ORB end is the one with the Oring? But not sure. Thanks Chad

This isn't finished quite yet. But I thought I would show some pics of my backhoe. I still have to get the cylinders and some hoses. But I basically got everything welded up. As well as put in some bigger bolts. I just got some small ones in there to hold the thing up. I also need to make a...

I bought this hydraulic control valve BLB - BM20/5 - 5-Spool Control Valve - eBay (item 320295452598 end time Nov-23-10 12:31:17 PST) on ebay and need help figuring out the size of hoses I need to connect to it. What does the following mean? (#8 SAE I/O ports. and #6 SAE work ports) So with...