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According to Tractor Data website 2,494 of the gas synchro's were made. https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/7/71-john-deere-2520.html

Medicaid did pick up the tab.

I resently got to pay for a 50mg drug called a clot buster. That 50mg was $15,000. In Britain the same drug is $1,200. Its called the cost of doing business. And I still wanted to do business and my wife is happy with the cost.

Bluetooth, the shut it off from a satelite technology. No conspiracy theory needed, worked for the company that proposed the idea.

We were having the same problem with gray diggers this year as well as voles putting a damper on the garden. Took four weeks to get them under control before the garden destruction ended. Didn't know gray diggers were a problem for others this year. Had to run the generator on the 4th of July...

One good ground shaking event may show you why the metal stud screws are not designed to be used with wood studs. If you live in an earthquake zone an inspector there would write a correction notice if they caught it.

Are you sure it is the PTO vs a clutch on the tiller. My tiller clutches out sometimes underload (hitting a big rock or large root). PTO quiting, to me that would be split the tractor and repair.???

The price on Yamaha generators has gotten more competitive. Yamaha EF6300iSDE Inverter Generator | National Supply Maybe I will repost this in a couple years! :D

Its such a hardship losing an hour ;) in the morning, but gaining an hour in the afternoon certainly makes up for it. :D

Sounds like the injector lines need to be cracked a bled, tightened after fuel comes out. I believe the 1526 is a Mitsubishi engine and should be self priming.

In Washington State you are required by law to have a trappers license to trap. So my neighbors don't trap them anymore, they just shoot them. Then let the crows and vultures do the clean up.

Kind of curious about the FNDC in your system since my understanding is that a BMS (Battery Managment System) controls the charge state of the Simpli-Phi batteries. Correct me if I'm wrong here. Does the FNDC function the same for the Simpli-Phi batteries as it would for lead acid batteries...

When we installed 4"HDPE NG lines the specification (standard) as provided by Southwest Gas in Arizona was a 12" horizontal seperation and a 12" vertical seperation. Or 24" horizontal seperation. That was 18 years ago. Shading material in the trench was required to be 3/8" minus and make 90%...

For exterior use with OSB a primer is always recommended to be applied before painting.

I use rockwool behind electric panels, you can buy small quanties online. Or go to ZORO.com or McMaster-Carr and buy a 2x4 sheet and cut and stack to the thickness you want. Rock wool is harder to distort in tight places and because of this it maintains its R-Value.

This is the one of the biggest scams in solar. Run as fast as you can from anyone telling you not to own your own solar panels.

One of the most common no starts with this series (Mahindra MAX) is the electrical connection to the glow plugs. Removed the connector, stripped the wire back as needed, replaced and crimped a new terminal connector on 3 of this series. Next is making sure the PTO levers are in the proper...

I wish you a speedy recovery!

Deere still partners with TYM to supply green tractors to the Korean market.

Messicks!! The air filters I buy for my Mahindra, I purchased through Messicks. Half the cost of the "official" Mahindra dealer part for the exact same air filter.

Red clover can be frost seeded, broadcast the seed and let the freeze thaw cycle do the work of getting the maximum soil contact. Talk to your extension agent for the best time for your area. That is if there is oportunity for freeze thaw cycles in your region.

And by the nozzle sizes of the sprinklers.

This is a common fix for the Mahindra Max and 26 series. Check the terminals and clean as needed, then jump start or quick charge with a battery booster/charger of at least 10 amp capacity.

An excavator is the only successful tool I have used for moving frozen ground.

Make that two viewers!

I agree wholeheartedly with that! Finding out about high tensile fence was a Godsend. I haven't had to repair any of the high tensile fence since installation 15 years ago.

Sulpher Springs, Texas 1 1/2" of the white stuff. Trying to get away from this stuff seems to be impossible.

First hummingbirds of the year today, its been along time since I have seen them this early in the year.

Inreach, Verizon and Telcel. In that order. Inreach to send texts and communicate with the outside world. Verizon when I am in civilization. And Telcel when out of the country.

Yanmar YT359 width = 70.6 inches Cosine of a 30 degree angle =0.866 8' blade x 0.866 = 6.928' which equals approx 83" of coverage width @ 30° angle. 83" - 70.6" = aprrox. 12"--- for 6" of the blade on each side of the tractor width.

Discribed as a terrorist attack. Ford F-150 lightning with IED's found in the truck that did not detonate. Wonder what happens when hot lithium could have been scattered around at people? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_Orleans_truck_attack

I always saw this as "Green Virtue Signalling", because the recycling of used lead batteries is "greener" than using virgin lead. Greener = more environmentally sound.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14241239/people-feared-dead-SUV-ploughs-crowd-New-Orleans.html

On another forum with Lithium batteries, there is a section titled "UP IN SMOKE, Learn from my mistakes". People have burnt there homes down going off brand! Prior to thier homes burning they were saying it was well worth the savings. Brand name products are built to a specification that...

Both brands of tune up scopes I used to repair (1980's) did the crankdown battery test for 15 seconds to determine capacity.

My first thought on the thread title was a bidet.

I love great customer service stories like this. The RPS system is a good product from what I've seen, can't go wrong with it. I know 5 local ranchers using these.

Number one thing to look for in my opinion if you look at a used tiller is make sure it has a functional slip clutch. New, they should have a slip clutch from the factory.

I have changed out a 702 aeromotor wind mill to direct solar. The owners are much happier with the solar as the water delivery is more consistant with solar and is virtually maintenance free vs a windmill. Maintenance involves cleaning the snow off the solar panels in the winter when out...

I like that as an answer! Air leaks as the seal has been lost due to vibration after years of service. When the motor starts up it creates positive pressure and the rotating magnetic field expands enough to attract particles near the motor. The particles then enter the motor due to negative...

I just sold my 74 bronco for those prices, and no I am not buying one of those new ones.

$4.29

High Voltage Direct Current Transmission line from The Dalles Oregon to LA California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_DC_Intertie

Just one caution on welding cable, which most welding cable uses EDPM insulation. While it is very abrasion resistant and can take a lot of abuse including being walked on and wheeled carted pulled over it, it is not oil and grease resistant. In fact it is rated as having poor resistance to oil...

The problem with reading manuals is that sometimes the manuals are written by someone who shouldn't have been a technical writer in the first place. I have seen multiple maintenance and operation manuals over the years written with errors. One error that cost the manufacturer millions of...

4 guage will be fine in my opinion. It is good for 140 amps from the NEC 317 tables for conductor ampacity in free air.

Run a bit down the pilot hole. Then vacuum out the leftovers.

I used this comany for all my solar projects and have bought jumper cables from them. High quality and fast shipping. They will build them how you want them. The twin cable they use has TPE insulation which resist abrasion and oil. Finer 100% copper stranding so the cable remains flexible...

I use the method that @M59 stated above, I've gotten to the point where I can't work with the vibration of my SDS- Max rotary hammer for very long due to physical pain in my wrist. So I changed to a core drill with no hammer action. It works fine, just takes a little longer. Hole diameter is...

Merry Christmas to all!

Companies that use SAP software https://www.thomsondata.com/blog/fortune-500-companies-that-use-sap/ There are more than 700,000 companies in the USA that use SAP. Just thought this google search was interesting enough to post it.

The video completely explains the problem and reason at 1:25 to 1:32, When he states what kubota uses for thier software! SAP corporations software. Used by several large corporation and known for by users as being archaic and not really user friendly. Which was mainly a joke. Many users see...

Kubota Tractor sales were up approximately 18% overall in 2024. Maybe they just need a vacation?

The 4020 was the most dependable tractor I ever had the opportunity to operate. Once any rebuilding is done they command a premium. Never operated one with a gas engine though. Because a lot of people know about them, they tend to be overpriced compared to other good tractors of the time.

Welcome to the forum Graydin.

Fear causes more of it! So once you get past that everthing is relatively peaceful!

We used to plug the stove pipe with wool, but we had sheep to sheer so it was always available.

Thanks, I didn't know that they were still being manufactured.

As I recall they were only allowed if they were a factory assembly, meaning installed at the factory. First saw them in the late 1970' or early 80's. ITE found a way to make a more competitive panel this way. Less cost to manufacture, it gave them a short term advantage in the market for a very...

"Where does the snow go?" Maybe the answer is still up in the air! I have used a blower to move the dry fluffy stuff too, Just seems to disappear. But we know its there, just more dense than it was before we blew it off the drive. So it takes up less space?

I plow on a gravel drive with a total length of 2000'. What I have found with the stall matt is it will tear more quickly with a short piece (9"x72") attached to the blade. But if I use a longer piece attached (12"x72") to the blade where it folds under the blade it last longer. Usually get a...

Not to my knowlegde. Just followed the company policy.

The small engine mechanic did all the mechanical maintenance, so I don't know the answer to how the valve adjustments went. Better than 80% of the 6500 watt generators made it to the 16 month repurchase change out. About 275 hours per month runtime per unit on average. Not an engine mechanic...

With off grid solar installs I have seen portable generators with 6000 hours on them very often. But the name on the side of the unit was always Honda or Yamaha. I have seen 2 smaller honda 1000 watt inverter gensets with this many hours. If you don't change the oil at specified intervals, then...

The oil was changed every week or 50 hours of operation (typ weekly hours was a minimum of 30), whichever came first. Total hours were recorded daily and the hour interval was strictly adhered to. Valve adjusment checked every 200 hrs. (Edit: or once per month.) Typical failure to place out of...

The reality of the LP Smartside is if you are going to store it, you should paint it before you store it. One of the requirements for installation is to paint within 180 days of install. From using the product several times I would say paint within 180 days of purchase would be a better...

I've maintained those specific models on constrution sites for years, putting 4 to 5 thousand hours on the 6500sx models and never having problem with surging loads. We would load them up to 5,000 watts, but typically ran them in the 3,500 to 4,500 watt range. They are a quality unit.

No ductwork required. https://www.supplyhouse.com/Modine-HDS75AS0121FCAN-HDS75-Hot-Dawg-LP-Separated-Combustion-w-Aluminized-Steel-Heat-Exchanger-75000-BTU

The cathater I just had was painless in general. What wasn't painless was the heart attack and the 2 hour ride to the closest hospital capable of placing a stent. Lots of intense pain until the stent was placed and then no pain at all. Had 100% blockage of an artery. 2 nd procedure for a...

I have never seen knurling completed on this small of a diameter. I would think the softness of the Ni/Au plating would help in the knurling process. You may also run the risk of losing the corrosion protection if the knurling penetrates the plating. The other variable is if you can get a good...

Depends on how much heat dissapating material is on the back side of the blind hole? If sufficient to sink the heat away from the interference connection and the current is low frequency, then I would go with the 6061-T6 as both parts would expand and contract similiarly being the same property...

I don't think so. When my brother was a used car salesman, he said it was common for them to raise the price after someone contacted them via e-mail. They would not respond to the e-mail, but would raise the price hoping that the person was real interested, so they could make a better margin...

@Valveman I agree with your post, I installed plenty of VFD's that later gave customers problems. Not much money to be made in Cycle stop valve installations when compared to a VFD install.

I went to buy a box of wooden matches at a self checkout and as soon as I scanned the matches a light went on saying self checkout needs assistance. The attendant came over after a couple of minutes and said just scan your ID and I will reset it so you can continue your self checkout. Had to be...

I see your not afraid of work! Your fence came out looking good, hope it keeps all the kids in. I have used the adapter at this link to drill a small hole before trying to pound t-posts into hard ground. This helps to not have to bend over to drill when making post holes bigger. I use a 15" or...

Maybe thier headed to the "all you can eat" buffet restaurant!

One of the inherent characteristics of AGM batteries is shock or vibration resistance. As well as the lowest self discharge rate of the lead acid batteries (GEL, AGM ,and FLA). Edit: Because of the low self discharge rate it is the best cold weather battery of the bunch.

With the inflation rate of construction materials being at around 151% the new $3900.00 trailer in 2022 that is $6,200 now, is pretty close to the value one should expect. $3,900 x 1.51 = $5,889.00. Seems like stealing money through inflation.

Ethylene glycol is what my uncle used on his fishing boats for dry rot, then an oil base paint. When we scrapped it we used a shop vac so the wood we scrapped off wouldn't land on any other wood and possibly contaminate it. If the rot is very deep into the wood (1/16") then I would consider it...

Most of the commercial high rise projects I worked on used plastizers (called self consolidating concrete) in the mix for columns and walls to get it to flow better. So again it comes down to engineering decisions or certified concrete professionals to make it all work and maintain the...

Its probably just marketing, so they can say they put the tractor back in Tractor Supply Company! LOL

Doing service upgrades early on as an apprentice, the regular method of operation was to disconnect the overhead utility conductors while they were live. Then re-connect them at the end of the day when the larger panel install was completed. Fortunately the company required fiberglass ladders...

^ this works good. One of my problems with getting dark stained areas on my asphalt shingles was the oak trees dropping leaves and acorns. Removed oak trees, then placed a new roof after 31 years. The zinc strips are working good on the north side of my house with a 12/12 pitch. Sunlight on the...

The feature I like about the splitter is the automatic return. can be doing other work while it returns.

Thats incredible, but the rumor is buy before January 21st. as pricing may go up.

I thought it was interesting and humorous! So more slight thread drift must be in order. I worked for a company for several years that did nuclear research and made some reactor products that were consumables. But had long lasting effects to personnel exposed to the products in production. We...

I looked at the home page only and the banner says 60 cents to 95 cents per watt. At the link below the panels are listed by price per watt and they have lower pricing. Stock already in USA. https://signaturesolar.com/all-products/solar-panels/

Who thought that generators and swimmers would end up in the same thread!

West of the Casecade mountains, yes. Except for the an area in west puget sound that is in the weather shadow of the Olympic Mtns. East of the Casecade mountains there are some locations that get 300 days of direct sun, enough to keep a solar system running without the need for a generator for...

Death and injuries to workers. Construction zones that have used intentional rolling slow downs before a merge is required, have had less loss of lives to construction workers. So the new "use both lanes to merge point" would be my choice. Some contracts are being written this way now. The...

I can relate to all the noise comments, we used to have a John Deere 70 (2 cylinder, Johnny popper) connected to a 15kw pto generator. Closest neighbor complained about the noise of the engine running and they lived a half mile away. Sure loved the sound of the pop,pop,pop though. Brings back...

A place to purchase ground bars for electrical panel. Low priced factory original equipment. shttps://www.simplybreakers.com/products/eaton-ground-bar-gbk14

Some Bifacial panels have thinner glass, it appears that it is mainly because they are placing glass on both sides of the panel and are trying to reduce the overall weight of the panels (my opinion). The glass on the back side of the panels is thinner than on the front side and can crack with a...

I wait till the firebox is cold, and there is a lot less ash/dust that gets airborn. It helps that I can let the fire go out in the main stove, and start the fire the cookstove for heat when it is real cold. Both stoves are capable of heating the house. Planned on it today as the turkey will be...

Battery drill powered chimney cleaner.. https://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RCH205-B-SootEater-Chimney-Cleaning/dp/B0010H5JXA

Ground wires are only intended to become energized when there is a fault (shorted circuit). When the unintentional high current flows on the shorted path, the over current protective device will trip de-energizing the circuit. So it is serving its purpose as a the safety component in the...

I still use NAZ (Solar Electric), they have great customer support when needed and also will do a free initial consultation (put all the pieces togther that you need for a complete install) that works best for your site and intended use. They curently are having a 7% off sale. edit: through the...

Desert southwest, This area has the maximum sun hours per day of anywhere in the USA. I wouldn't be to concerned about the need to adjust your array tilt there, because of this. Lived in AZ with solar and I just used a non-adjustable ground mount, because it was the cheapest way to go. My solar...

Not many diy's realize this.

I would think that the conditions and moisture available at the time you placed it dry were perfect for it to set properly. The luck of the draw! I would never recommend a "dry pour", to someone that had never poured concrete before. Your practical life experiences probably helped in making that...

It's good for the duct cleaning company!

When I was contracting I recommended PDgenerators for the east coast contracts. https://www.pdgenerators.com/product-page/kubota-12-5-kw-diesel-generator-1 And for the west coast I recommended Wrico, both kubota reps. https://www.wricogenerators.com/home-standby/

I noticed when I didn't sign-in that the pop appeared on every page I opened. So now I sign in everytime. Then I just get the pop-up on the first page and not any of the others I open.

yes, Just turn off your ad blocker for this site. Otherwise, No! Not trying to be smart or funny, just the fact of the way it works. My internet bandwidth is so low, I could not get a lot of the ads to load let alone read the content on the site if I didn't have an ad blocker.

I have respiritory problems, so I have a walk behind floor sweeper and a vacuum with a 30 inch pickup. They work great for anything inside the shop. I used my Echo blower, but the 2 stroke fumes would choke off my ability to breath. I looked at battery powered blowers, but even without the...

A price increase for a local (delayed) contruction project (new bridge across the Columbia River) was announced that the reason for such a large increase form the original estimate was the 51% increase due to inflation over the last 3 years.

That sounds like an assembly error from the loader manufactuer. Unless it was hit with something that was getting moved. For me, I would identify the fitting type and call the nearest Parker supply house to confirm they have stock. It would be a 2 1/2 hour one way trip for me. Well worth the...

Now all you need is a Caterpillar logo.

The cold drawn seamless tubing (stainless steel) for hydraulic lines, I used to purchase at a Parker supply house. I would suggest that you cut the portion out that has the leak and buy some tubing and a couple hydraulic compression fittings to replace the section you have removed. That will be...

Yes, but it would be best to have a temperature compensated charger. Batteries require a higher charging voltage when cold and a lower charging voltage when hot.

I agree with @Hay Dude Most of the time I removed batteries from equipment for long term winter storage and stored them in a temperature controlled shed above 40 degrees F. I came to this conclusion from personal experience and classes required by an employer working in an Industrial...

My brother (at 15 years of age) had a 56 Chevy Bel-Air 4 door with a continental kit. He got stuck on a posted impassible when wet road. He took the John Deere 70 to pull it out, only two mistakes. 1. He hooked a chain onto the continental kit. 2. Had the tractor in a high gear when he hand...

tractor data indicates that you have 70 charging amps from your alternator. The lights will draw about 30 amps at 12 volts. You will probably have to wire for seperate switches with fuses. 120 watts divided by 12 volts = 10amps for each light, approximate. The 60 watt lights will draw around 5...

This was a vast improvement for the NC machine tools I started on. With there punch tape and optical readers were the high tech, the 8086 was a leap into the future dreams of what was possible going forward. It was just amazing. Magnetic Bubble Memory was another one that was amazing for its...

Welcome to the forum.

Flareless compression, SAE J514 I believe

YKYO when you wake up and have the discussion about the time being wrong on some of the clocks, then the discussion ends with realizing it those new self setting clocks. Didn't lose any sleep over it, but some of the clocks read that I did.

My dad sometimes called the bathroom the study, for privacy and some quiet time. To hear him say it, it was a getaway from the 6 kids and the wife who was always talking to herself. Or was she just talking to herself?

Last I read was that sales were much less than anticipated, with less than 20,000 sold.

Human Nature happened. The owner evidently spent to much of other peoples money on himself instead of the business and got so deep that the business couldn't recover. Thats the short of it.

I would stick with the fluid provided by Mahindra. 80 weight sounds like a misprint in the manual. Technical writers get things wrong sometimes, and it can cause problems if it is not correct. As the highest weight hydraulic oil I am aware off is equivalent to 30 weight.

No it doesn't sound right! I worked as a tune up scope technician in the 80's and part of the job was training ASE certified automotive mechanics the in and out of reading waveforms and also training them on SAE standards. The standard for alternators from recall is SAE 56 I believe. This...

I remember house calls and also being told by the doc where the chick pox party was being held and that we should go.

You can buy an alternator to match the output to get the charging voltage needed for an AGM. The AGM carbon type batteries I use need to be charged to 13.2 volts for a full charge, but are fine at 12.6 to 12.8 volts to start my trucks. Carbon AGM's have a very low discharge rate even in cold...

Working on construction projects that were because of natural disasters has always been a rebuild to get it done mentality. The Government realizes that to get local economies back to normal after such disasters is in the best interest of the government and the local population. Mostly the...

That is because gasoline and LPG fuel generators burn rate is 50% of the full load burn rate, no matter how low you get the electrical output. So thier charts are giving you the facts. The key is to get a generator that meets the load requirements you have at half load and full load.

I recommend the Honda EU7000is for backup to solar systems for battery charging during the winter. Being an inverter generator the plus is that once the load is started the units rpm will go down which uses less fuel. It will auto adjust the throttle based on the electrical load going up or...

The money went to welcome and house and feed illegal immigrants in hotels and to relocate them to God only knows where? The reason for God only knows where is because now it is the honest to God answer. We really don't know where they are anymore.

To make friends, one must show themselves friendly. When a nastygram came from a new neighbor in the mail, I just ignored thier lack of social skills and were continually friendly to them. Offered to help them out when a wind storm blew through and knocked over two trees on thier driveway...

Finished the garden season here today, 30 or so pumpkins, a few watermelons and cantelopes, and a 5 gallon bucket of pea pods. supposed to freeze tonight so the season is possibly over for us. Late season apples still on the trees, waiting to see if we actually get to freezing temps. some years...

I've posted this before, but FEMA to me has always been "Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association". Federal Emergency Management Agency is an after the fact manager, not a quick response right after all the hell broke loose.

Yes, it was great marketing! Even empty trucks made there way to the cameras. Sometimes its smoke and mirrors, thankfully most of the trucks brought in relief supplies. But I had a whole new appreciation for those not trying to get attention out of someone else's misery.

Maybe soon, that a five gallon bucket filled with dollar bills will have more value than the money in it.

Welcome to the forum, hope its for the good conversation and information here!

Had a similiar problems with a timber sale here. The two save the planet guys fell and injured themselves in two seperate incidents. One guy decided that the second time he fell and injured himself, that it was time for him and his wife to leave town. I do not condone vigilante justice.

I fired myself from the drywall in my own home!

Enough of summer heat and ready to stand in front of the wood stove to get warm when neccesary. Looking forward to the winter weather, but will probably will get tired of winter before it gets over!

I am in the turbo camp for the cleaner exhaust for one. No not an enviromentalist, but I would rather breath the exhaust from a turbo tractor vs a naturally aspirated one.

Stored a tractor outside for 43 years on my dads farm. The hydraulic hoses did lose there outer cover, so you could see the braided reinforcement of the hose. Never had a leak or need to replace a hose due to exposure. Outside storage is pretty much a non issue unless you have critter problems.

@gsganzer Congratulations!!!! Hope the plans you have work out well for you and your wife! May God richly bless you.

The higher you mount them, (the elevation above the ground) the more wind loading potential you will have. Company I was working for mounted solar panels on the carports at a VA Hospital. There was extra foundation work required. Its time to pull out the engineer and install something that won't...

Napalm creates noticable smoke. Dynamite gets rid of them too! and uses diatomaceous earth. https://blog.epminerals.com/dynamite-alfred-nobels-birthday-and-diatomaceous-earth

Those hours are what most of off grid systems are getting with there honda and yamaha inverter generators. Its good to see it reported by others every now and then! Regular maintenence, oil change intervals and spark plugs. Most off gridders use thier generators enough in the winter that they...

If it is an older gas tractor, I wouldn't have any concerns using a dual rated oil. Why I wouldn't use oil that is rated for diesel engines in a gas engine; Detergent additives can remove built up factory applied coatings in the cumbustion chamber that could eventually lead to blow by and...

Saving the "brand" at this point is a dream of a child who once was part of the company at heart. There are just to many foreign companies that have more content that is made in the USA and have scooped up the supply chain capability to try to start competing now (unless they use foreign parts)...

When I grew up we had a septic tank but no drain field, the effluent just ran of out of the tank and soaked into the ground. It ran this way for over 40 years before a drain field was installed. There was no smell ever. Now our juristiction allows composting toilets to be installed but it also...

We had a good garden season this year. Put up a lot of veggies and fruit in the cellar. Except last night it was 34° F and many of our plants will stop producing because of the low temps two times this week.

Pinned on buckets can be fun to remove! Just used a steel pin with a diameter just a little smaller than the one I was trying to remove. Edit: Wear safety glasses. Also, used a fair amount of lubricant.

Friction bearings require lubrication. Just find out what is the recommended oil. They are very durable if you keep the dirt knocked of after using your implement. That would be the time to lubricate, so the oil has time to do its work. You stated that there are no zerks.

The corrugations on the culvert wall with at least 12 " of fill should create enough resistance (soil friction) be able to hold the culvert inplace to pull a tire through that is not more than the diameter of the culvert itself. I have one culvert I pull through once a year using this method. I...

Rule of thumb when I worked in a machine shop was if your finger nail could detect the pitting (this would be in the thousands range of pitting), then it was deep enough to hone the shaft. Using the finest grit material available, which was usually cardboard. Form it into a semi-circle and start...

Is that the same as using soil sterilizer?

I use this weather forecast site for every state I fly in. It is the most accurate weather service I have used. https://www.usairnet.com/weather/forecast/local/?pands=bend%2C+oregon None of the hype and narrative, narrative and narrative of scare you into believing the sky is falling. Like you...

Lower the 3 point and lower the front end loader so most of the oil has returned to the reservior.

Well at least it wasn't in a residential area where people would need to evacuate thier homes.

Once a lithium battery starts to overheat it produces its own oxygen to continue to cause the flare up to get hotter and hotter. You can't use water to put out the flame of a lithium battery burning, you can only cool it down to slow the self production of oxygen to keep the heat away from other...

Yep! Trapping is no longer allowed in Wasington State without a license to trap, so the law abiding citizens are now using the shoot them method instead of trap and relocate.

Racoons are plum crazy, as in eating all our plums too! pun intended. 5 of them can strip a row of about 30 cobs in an hour.

My son lived in east Texas and had NG gas through the whole power outage during this time frame. NG heat and a NG 5KW 1800 rpm kubota running during the whole outage. I would personally prefer propane as you know how much reserve you have if the NG ever was curtailed.

Wow, Great posts! The cedar ones too! (Pun intended). The hours that must of went into that gazebo will only be recovered by appreciating the results. Thanks for posting.

History repeats itself, so some narrative will be set to instill fear without any scientific basis and scare the masses into compliance.

I did that (actually the beavers came on there own) and the neighbors got ahold of the state and they came and removed them from my property. Personally would have prefered the beavers being there, they create a good habitat until the trees are all gone!

Don't know about the Traveller premium you posted, but I hope this may help you or someone else. CARQUEST 760-01 tractor fluid. it has the same spec as Mahindra Universal Hydraulic oil and the same verbage is on the label of the Mahindra oil and the Carquest oil. This leads me to believe they...

Thats funny, but my GE fridge in my workshop was made in the 1960's and has never needed a repair. It was my mom and dads.

Yep, the CJ-3 parts are interchangable with the ones made in Japan. They even produce hand built CJ-7's. I have seen quite a few with toyota running gear mods.

There are Jeepney clubs and DIY Jeepney build outlets. Very practical vehicle. Daughters in-laws recently returned to the Philippines, he said for a last visit with relatives as he is slowing down at 91 years of age.

Sorry to hear this about your Father-in-law. Just went through the same experience over a 9 year period. I won't go into the details much, but pace yourself and let them know you you will take time to be there for them. I found that a good excuse to drop by was to check the lawn and in doing so...

Very well said! In the 1960's we ran 6 to 8 bands of sheep in the national forest, our great pyrenees were no match for the wolves. Not even a contest, I can still remember the vicious ripping of flesh on one of our best dogs.

I know someone who got free charging at work until the company realized that he was using more than 3 times the power to charge his car than anyone else. California power rates being high, he had figured out how to use the energy from his car batteries to mostly power his small home after work...

One of the positives if going is you have been studying the language, "mangadang umaba" with a smile as well as knowing other phrases in Tagalog will let others know you probably have connections there and if staying in a group with filipinos taking you there, I would have no concern at all...

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Local for us is we grew it in our garden or greenhouse.

Central Point Energy video on the outage. Expect to have around 80% of customers online by Sunday afternoon.

Panel efficiency in the heat and panel degradation per year are factors to look at. It all depends on what your goals are with your system. The REC panels you mentioned have a degradation rate of.25% per year and are still producing 92% of original output after 25 years. (I install these or...

I was in Pittsburg, Tx and it was a no show as far as hurricanes go. Thank God.

Thread title said all I needed to know, the yanmar diesel is noisy but tolerable. But so are the chains that are on it all year round. Some things are just the way it is, and will never change.

AGM batteries also have a very low self discharge rate when compared to lead acid batteries. Having to place the lead acid batteries on a charger during cold weather to get equipment to start or jumper cables to start got old. With AGM's I haven't had to charge or jump start equipment for years...

The company at the link has regular sales events throughout the year. Currently 6% off sale for the 4th of July. I have used thier services for more than 15 years and I would reccommend the free consultation they provide. https://www.solar-electric.com/

December and January output is about 25% of system total here. February and November are about 46%. March, October are about 83 %. April, September are about 90% May, June, July, and August are about 99% production months. Latitude 46N Unique conditions here in that I live in a box canyon with...

48"to 52" flail mower for an 18 PTO HP is about maximum I would go. In taller vegetation it will be slower. The Del Morino pictures at this link show a manual offset, a very good feature in my opinion. https://www.goodworkstractors.com/product/offset-flail-mower/ I check Messicks site and they...

Thanks for the clarification, I edited the original post to hopefully make it easier to understand for anyone that looks at this later. Dean

Cheapest method to splice conductors while preserving wire length. You can use a two hole mechanical lug. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-14-AWG-to-1-0-AWG-Dual-Rated-Mechanical-Lug-with-2-Conductors-and-1-Hole-Mount-2-Pack-G99012/310741806 Connect wire from (Edit) the range...

Swap the breaker out with a 2 pole 20 amp also. Protection at the proper ampacity for those number 12 conductors on the extension of the circuit.

One tractor, a truck, 3 10 kw generators and lots potable water treatment equipment. From Cheyenne Wy to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Shipping was done as a training mission for an Air National Guard unit. Priceless, at no cost except to the US tax payer! For humanitarian aid and to support an...

In our state it is legal for a police officer to lie to extract confessions, So once the lying is in thier routine it can spill over into a habit.

To me this is just more taxpayer dollars to "save us from ourselves". Safety has become an out of control byword in many industries because of liability. This doesn't relate to the paving job, but the interesting part of the liability culture is that the markup on new items is based on...

I had a recent no start on my Max 24, during the morning when it was cold it would not start after glow plugs light went out. But would not start in cold weather at all. Started after I ran the heat gun output to the intake of the engine. Replacement of the connector at the glow plugs tooks care...

Course work in Code Compliance, Project Management, Maintenance and Operation, Finance Management, Facilities Management all help. Mechanical Engineers are top cadidates for this position. Need a good understanding of HVAC as it relates to patient health, ie; reasons for rooms having negative...

One specification to look at when purchasing LED lights is the lumens per watt ratio. Lower lumens per watt fixture have died a pre mature death. Higher quality fixtures generally having at least 100 lumens of output for ever 1 watt input. This usually indicates the quality of the LED driver...

x2 on E-conolight! I used e-conolight also for bid jobs when I was contracting. Customer Service? Never had to use it, they sell quality products factory direct with no middleman.

This ampacity rating is for conductors in free air, suspended overhead. The free air gives up the heat, voltage drop would also be higher at higher amps.. In conduit #2 AL would be rated for 75 amps.

Btu's per sq. ft. by climate zone. https://inspectapedia.com/heat/Heating-Cooling-Climate-Zone-BTU-Requirements.php

The ones we installed in California they were just interested in the revenue, they don't really care if they get it right. I like the statement though, of "guilty until proven innocent."

I have worked on small wind turbine projects installing grid tie services as an electrical contractor, the only long term happy customers of small wind were 10 kw Bergey wind turbine purchasers. Solar vs wind, after reading this link should be enough to convince propective customers of small...

The Splitfire I use has about a 4 second cycle time. makes for some fast splitting if the wood grain is straight, which most is. The only problem is to keeping up with the splitter it takes two people to move the wood.

My grandfathers blacksmithing and weld shop used to repair a lot of truck and trailer frames. The diamond shape was used to help reduce stress fractures that may have been caused by the heat when welded.

I would use a pre stain conditioner and stain all the boards prior to installation. The pre stain conditioner is used only to prevent blotchy looking places on the wood. I would call a local Sherwin Williams store and ask them for the best way to stain your Hemlock, if they the local store...

Sorry to hear about your dad, I hope you will be able to spend some time with him wether in person or on the phone. May God be with you and your family during this time.

One thing we would have done different, would have been to buy the medium sized freeze dryer instead of the smallest unit available. It takes very little extra power to run the unit that is the next size up. This would have allowed us to not pack trays as dense and reduced the drying times a...