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These equipment failures remind me of an incident many years ago. I was working at a ski resort that also had vacation homes on top of the hill accessed by a steep road off to the side of the slopes. Someone spun out on the ice coated road. To help out, they sent someone out on a rather...

Been away from the big trucks since 08' but in my past experience, the Jacob's were the most effective and the loudest. My first was in a new 74' Diamond Reo tri-axle. 270 constant torque cummins that would put the truck sideways empty and on a wet road. (Only did that once) Next was a Mack...

Pickup trucks with engine brakes? What could go wrong? For starters, there are already plenty of idiot CDL drivers making noise in situations where they do not need to. Using the brake to bring down the engine rpm's while shifting at 2am in residential neighborhoods comes to mind.

Clean Cars for All is the new Cash for Clunkers California of course. LOL, ever notice how many items that are not for sale in California? Wonder when that state is going to ban food?

I was changing tires at my friend's garage/ gas station one day. No one else in the shop but me when this guy saw me and literally threw a $$$t fit. Split rims are a whole other thread so I don't want to go on and on about it but I was taught well.

I bought a new IH 1210 (1110, 1210, 1310 series) in 1972 for $4200 if I recall correctly. 304 V8, 4spd, 4x4, no air. Only issue was that it had helper spring packs that under no load were maybe an inch below the hangers. Hitting a bump empty was rough on the back. I had 4200 lbs of concrete...

Update on my grinder. I returned it today with in the five day period. No problem.

I use graphite spray on my hitch shank and white grease on the ball. While graphite in spray form will rub off, some does remain. I don't know if it would work it's way inside of the slide on your "bulldog" coupler or not?

That picture reminds me of an incident that happened many years ago on either a pipeline or power line project. On a steep slope, a dozer slid and flipped killing the operator. The companies solution was the same, a stationary anchor with a cable attached to any equipment on the slope...

Excuse my off topic post but I thought it may be important to mention this. I learned a lesson at HF today. I bought a Bauer 20V Li 4.5" grinder off of the return discount table. Got home, put in a battery and while it did run, it vibrated badly and if I turned the arbor by hand, I could feel a...

We used to have an Arab and a quarter horse studs. We long ago quit breeding for a variety of reasons. Like dogs and cats, there are too many unwanted horses, people that had no idea what they were getting into, and expenses. Vets coming out of school that want a 9 to 5 schedule, older vets...

It's all part of having animals, large and small. I remember the day that I went out to check on his mama and there he was. We appreciate living in an area where we can bury large animals on our property and do not have to send an animal to be composted, etc. Most days, I walk our dog around our...

Back in 1998, I bought a front mount Woods (rebranded Grasshopper). I proceeded to go over a slight slope which plunged me and the controls forward which sped up the mower which kept me in the seat which compelled me to always fasten the seatbelt.

Double towing info is available. Some states do not allow. Here in KY, as we have mentioned, the first trailer needs to be a fifth wheel/gooseneck. Max GCW <26k, max trailer length 28', max overall length 65'. All of that said, being close to Lake Cumberland, I do on occasion see two BP's...

I thought that the first towed vehicle had to be a gooseneck/fifth wheel and the second a BP to pull double trailers?

Just saw a pop up ad for an Altoz mower. If the tracks limit the sliding associated with a ZTR, this company may be onto something? I have a lot of slopes on my property that will take your breath away. I have thought about trying those lugged tires like Dixie Chopper used on my Scag.

As darkness sets in, my numbers drop off even with the dusk/dawn light on a power pole about fifty feet from the feeders. Cardinals are one of the earliest and latest feeders.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. We put down a mare last January that was three weeks shy of 30 years old. Her pasture buddy missed her so we would put our two geldings next to her when on pasture. We have been there done that many times usually due to age/colic. This was different because he was...

Our primary and our cardiologist closed out their business's and went with hospital's. Our primary stayed in his building. The cardiologist went into an office with a few other doctor's. In his case, our wait times decreased a lot while the care improved. They also have inhouse bloodwork, stress...

That's what I did when I had my 97'. That and a Fumoto drain valve.

Horses that is. We had to make the difficult decision to euthanize our big Arabian gelding yesterday. He was 24 years old this past May. (Arabians live to an average of 30 years) Although hard to tell by the following photo, he was big for an arab at around 1200lbs. He had a sarcoid (tumor)...

I also had a few visitors last evening. A doe and fawn were also there but not in view. The bucks were hogging all of the apples. I only have them on one small tree which I shake once a day to drop them as they are getting black spots. I have a couple of pear trees which are dropping fruit. The...

I wanted to rotate the tires on my van along with my oil change so I asked my neighbor with a lift in his garage to do it. I don't just stand around and watch, I help lift the tires off and on, etc. He is retired and just "pots" around. Charged me a whole 20 bucks! I buy my own oil and filter.

Our numbers have increased to where we are going through 4-5 qts a day after a late start. Be careful what you wish for. Some thirty-thirty five years ago, I was sitting in a restaurant in a small town at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy where New Brunswick and Nova Scotia meet. I was amazed to...

Thirty years ago, I took my Toyota Camry to the dealer for some maintenance that included draining the transmission. When I got home, I pulled the car into my garage. A short time later, I noticed oil on the floor. The mechanic had forgotten to tighten the drain plug. I had not lost enough oil...

We are almost to the end of a dead end road with maybe a dozen homes. Mostly retired folks. Most if not all homeowners are armed. Retired sheriff lives here as does my counties former jailer. A few families with children too young to be out alone. Mostly, the thefts have been gifts sent from our...

The good part about my story is that it happened outside. I was about 17-18 years old. We were repairing a backhoe transmission. The oil looked like YooHoo. We had drained the oil into a 50 gallon drum that was cut down to maybe 8" high. As I was carrying it to dump it, the metal container which...

Having had gift cards and checks stolen in our mail, I will not entertain mail order drugs.

I bought this K&D/Napa set years ago. They don't have the "deep" jaws that you need. Twelve pliers and I still had to "hack" one up. I was rebuilding my Duofast CN350 framing nailer that I bought back in 1992. At around 16lbs, I ought to sell it as an antique. Anyway, the valve for the trigger...

I just noticed that there is a dry laid stone wall work shop here in KY

My wife had an ablation a year and a half ago. Her lower left chamber was okay. The upper right was all scar tissue so five hours of surgery could only accomplish so much. (She never smoked) She just had a pacemaker put in this past April. She had a lot of complications with swelling, oozing...

I would think that the empty ride would be a bit on the bouncy side?

I added a junction box when I replace my trailer's battery box. Originally, the wires from the 7pin cable were fastened to the trailer's wires with "click clips". The clips were taped together and stuffed into the battery box. The box has color coded bolts making it easy save for my turn...

Can a 10ply be legally mounted on a 10k 15" typically 6 lug wheel?

LOL, that wall was a once and done project. Besides, it's a bit far to be hauling stones to KY. Not to mention, we have our own "share" of rocks here. There are beautiful walls ~3 feet tall topped with vertical stones similar to some of the photos already posted in this thread. Some of them run...

I don't recall but it had to be more than a few days. I was driving truck but usually out and back in the same day. Not to mention keeping that 30 acre property up. My wife and a neighbor gal mostly took care of the daily barn chores. We had 25 horses give or take on site. (Not all on pasture)

It was 100 bucks for all of the stone. It took eight trips to haul it home with a single axle 30k gross dump. This was about 20 years ago.

Years ago, I worked for an excavating contractor with similar issues. In his case, there was an interstate exit close by. Apparently, people would turn in the wrong direction and upon realizing it, turn around in his driveway. Often, they would tear up his lawn or the mailbox. So we loaded up...

I laid this wall at a previous property. My wife saw this pile of rocks along the road and stopped to ask the owner if he wanted to sell them. He did, for all of 100 bucks! I rented a dump truck, took my tractor over and brought home eight loads of stone. I did have to buy a few more large flat...

Connie Francis (1950's-60's) passed.

After being out in the heat mowing and trimming yesterday, I threw my clothes into the washer. Later, I went for my phone. Finally found it, all cleaned up! It was a Motorola that I bought when I switched carriers last spring. I did not much like that phone anyway....

Well, the Cicada's have pretty much cycled out. I am starting to see what we call June bugs (Melolonthinae). They seem to be a bit miss-named this year? They don't much bother me other than I have to pick them out of my horse's water barrels and every now and then have one bump into me with...

Our numbers are still way low. The other day I counted maybe nine birds. I stopped by a friends garden center today for a hanging flower basket or two. I picked out the only one with red flowers when he said give me five bucks for five somewhat sad looking hanging baskets so I brought them home...

Are you talking about snap hooks like these two inch ones? These are six or seven years old and still in great condition. I never throw the hook. If I am going over something while tying down, I throw the rolled up webbing over. While using them, I either clip them onto a "D" ring or run an...

The certificate of ownership for my 16' 10.4k rated Gatormade GT-XT equipment trailer states that the dry weight is 2k. My "to do" list includes weighing the trailer especially after adding various "D" rings etc.

During the recent "indoor parking lot sale", I saw these knee pads marked down five bucks. I had been doing a lot of weeding lately using a simple pair that did not really provide much comfort to either knee. (Left one's had a total replacement.) Anyway, they make me feel like the terminator...

Way back when I hauled pole barn materials out to the job sites, I used rope to tie down the vinyl windows if in the load. Windows are like egg shells but they do not settle like hay can. The windows would be lying flat and wrapped with shrink wrap. I never had an issue with DOT either. When...

I see articles about deck building where the builder is placing some kind of strips on the joists. Wonder if those would work?

I saw two "good ones" today but I don't like messing e with my phone while driving so no photos. The first was a trooper with a straight log truck. Dumb ol' driver had an untagged log sticking out about 6 or so feet. It was in the middle of the load. He could have put it on the top having it...

The early to mid sixties; a fun time compared to what followed within the band and the country. In my neck of the woods, everyone wanted a little duice coop.

The 5spd had a known issue where as there was a nut that held the gear in place would vibrate loose and allow the gear to slide out of the splines. It would happen regardless of "tweaks" or a heavy right foot. I never saw the insides of the transmission and it's been too long since I used to...

I had a 97' Dodge dually. The weak link was the 5sp. I forget how many miles before I lost 5th? I bought a rebuilt with a fully splined shaft. Had 350k on it when I lost 5th again so I sold it. Body was getting rough and it needed another clutch as well. It was a fun ride though. I put the big...

Years ago, I was walking around Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, Del. which is across the bay from Cape May, NJ. The ticks were literally blowing in the wind. I decided to make it a short visit.

Not to excuse UPS, FEDEX, etc., etc. but a large part of this not just in routing of deliveries but transportation in general is John Q. Public. Most everyone wants everything instantly, hence the pressure to deliver. I drove LTL for awhile both local and line haul. The pressure on the dock...

The alfalfa/orchard grass square bales that I usually buy are maybe 50-70 pounds apiece depending on the blend and/or density of the field. So, doing the math, 100 x 70 would be 7000lbs. The trailer is rated 10,400lbs and weighs in around 2k- 2.5k. Even with the extra's that I added to it, I am...

Thanks. I better stay away from Sandusky's metal supply for now.

But I was not done yet. I picked up this set of steps locally for 20 bucks. After a bit of cutting, grinding, welding and some paint, I have a "catch all" rack within my trailer tongue strong enough to dance on. I think that I am done now, at least my wife thinks so.

There are two stack pockets behind the fenders. Since the ramp support brackets are in the way, I could not ad a rub rail so I welded "D" rings there as well. I had previously welded "D" rings to the center of the fenders. That was an easy ad on because the verticle support was already there...

I had a local gate shop fab up a six foot high corral panel to fit within the ~84" wide deck side rails for a head board. A little more security when I haul small square bales stacked five layers high. I made brackets that the panel sits in. In order to further stabilize it I added the diagonal...

I added rub rails to the stake pockets on both sides. The driver's side had three pockets so I added one more. The passenger side also had three stake pockets but the spare tire is mounted in between. So, I welded a "D" ring to the tire mounting bracket.

I had posted this photo of my trailer with 60 40lb round bales of hay on another thread awhile back. I had it "trussed" up like a Thanksgiving turkey due to not having the right tie down points so I got busy since then.

I replaced my battery box/charger with a Hopkins HM20001. I also added a junction box for easily organizing the wiring and to keep from stuffing all of the connections in the battery box. Because I do not use my trailer much, I keep the battery in my shop on a trickle charger. To make...

I stocked up yesterday on sugar at a close by Amish market.

A few photos of "hummingbird central". I put some unistrut on the aluminum roof over part of my deck. The wire frame is from a hanging plant. They like to roost on it between dogfights. A suet basket with cotton balls is for nesting material. The nearby treeline is visible to the right of the...

My area finally got a somewhat decent 4-5 day window. Afternoon temps around 80, nights a tad cool in the 50's. Take what you get and be glad for it.

I have salted hay that I feed horses with no issues that I could see. I don't go overboard with the salt. Think a bit more than most people would put on their morning eggs but not "Cajon" style.

I was busy today so no time to observe but I have six feeders up and all are empty. Have to add some more tonight.

Unless you are going to remove or not use those stalls, I don't see keeping the doors closed during the season that the barn swallows are using it?

Our ranch house sits roughly perpendicular to due south. We have a partially covered deck on the west side. The roughly 12x12 roof is just an aluminum affair kind of like a car port that a previous owner put up. Nothing special so I don't mind fastening unistrut to it to hang feeders on. There...

Thought that I would bring this thread back up again. I bought the Pittsburgh adjustable spanner wrench for my 4 1/2" grinders after misplacing yet another standard spanner. Works really well, better than the standard which for me tended to slip out of the holes. I also want to praise the...

The birds must have been partying in Acupulco? Have five feeders up and filling them daily.

Hay Dude, what is the plan to finalize the deal and bring the truck home?

No fuss no muss in KY. Went to the factory for my Gator. Got a bill of sale. Not taking it out of state so no need for a plate. If I were to take the bill of sale to there courthouse and get a title then I would pay a yearly license tax on it.

I only ever bought one vehicle sight unseen except for photos. FL70 extended cab, 3126 CAT, 9 spd, flatbed, 450k miles. The truck was in Louisiana. I agreed to pay the asking price of the sell we would drive it to KY. Everything was fine until I looked the truck over. Not 450k but 550k. "Oh"...

Have you tried truckpaper.com?

I had noticed the nectar level slowly dropping in our feeder then caught some fleeting glimpses of a female. Today, four or five were buzzing around.

She did. I walked out to where I had seen the fawn and it was gone. Amazing how long the mothers will leave them and how long the fawns will lay still.

I spotted this very young deer in the grass while walking my dog around the outside of my fenced pasture today. It was curled up barely a foot off of where I had mowed a couple of days ago. My leashed dog never noticed it and I kept moving. Three hours later I was curious so I walked out to the...

I have four bites on me right now where I did not find them until they anchored themselves to me. I really need to get into my black berry and black raspberry patches to weed but when I was pruning dead cane the buggers were on me like flies on scat. I wear those DrScholls knee high "suedo"...

The NWS has confirmed that the Somerset/Laurel county tornado was an EF4.

While I appreciate the NWS on my weather radio, there could be better options. In the last couple of years, new fiber optic line was run less than one mile from me. I may as well be on the moon waiting for connections in my neighborhood. Living in another area with fiber, I think in ten years, I...

Having seen this full sized replica, my thoughts as well.

When the CDL came about. I had gone back to school for electronics and was working in high tech. Though grandfathered in. I dropped it. 2003, the plant closed. I took the CDL course through a local community college paid in full because I had been laid off. Having been there, done that, the...

When it comes to logs, the season may make a big difference in weight. Back in the 73,280 days, I was hauling cedar logs out of Ontario. Come spring time when the sap rose, the load could easily exceed the legal weight. I loaded out of two different yards, no nearby scales. If the load felt...

I cleaned and filled our lone feeder with fresh sugar water about three-four days ago but it does not appear to have gone down any? I kind of do not think that it's going to be a 50-70 bird year? We do not use our garbage municiple water. We buy the Crystal Geyser brand as it leaves no...

From what I know, there are no DOT regs on footwear? It's up to an employer or in this case the receiving company.

The incision has been oozing a bit of blood. The nurses at our cardiologist's office are following that. The bruising is slowly going away. She still has pain in the area. She did have a good EKG last week. This procedure has been way worse than the TAVR and ablation procedure's that she has had.

So sorry to hear about your loss. My father died from ALS. My wife has heart and other health issues. We try to make the best of our situation that we can.

Other than the two that I saw so far, it's been quiet? We do have a couple of male and a couple of female rose breasted grosbeaks tanking up on suit and sunflower seed before they continue north.

I sprayed a couple of flowering buttercups yesterday with household vinegar. Today, they are wilted. Now it's wait to see the long term effects.

My previous property was on a dead end road as is my current place. At the former, I was working in a wooded corner next to the road. I noticed a green pickup go by that I did not recognize but at the moment, thought little of it. A few minutes later, the same truck comes back out followed...

I no longer have or need a lot of pasture. We only have about 3 acres in grass, hardly enough to need more than a mower to maintain. I just want to keep the buttercups from spreading. We are on a narrow ridge so the soil does drain well. Also, we are down to three horses, all Arabians actually...

An article that I read yesterday but cannot find today was about expensive add-ons and subscription fees on new cars. No wonder that I run my trucks until they are DOE.

Still quiet here. After I saw the male on the 15th, one of our two feeders slowly dropped. A few days ago, I saw a female. I had refreshed the water that day. Now it's quiet again though we have been pretty busy so I have not been watching that much. I do have hear warblers moving though.

I think that I may have seen the device that you are talking about. A previous property had a few buttercups. When the ground was wet, I pulled some out but they always came back. The current place has a few more. Nothing like an Amish owned place that I looked at once. Almost solid yellow and...

Interesting! We are getting rain today. As soon as it dries out, I will try some. If our normal household vinegar does not do the trick then I will seek out a higher concentration.

Ponytug, what is a "grandpa's puller”?

The buttercups are starting to show up in my pastures. I have plenty of fields to rotate my horses while I try to kill them off by spot spraying them. Any suggestions on an over the counter herbicide?

A friend got me into excavating at age 16. I did that off and on until around age 25. I worked with two guys in that time frame that had both lost a leg after rolling a tracked machine. One guy that I worked for had lost his father in law when a rubber tired loader rolled over him while he was...

I always have a good assortment on hand. Tie down points, not enough. I may weld on rub rails or D-rings between the stake pockets. The D-rings that I put in the center of the fenders were easy. I just added a couple of pieces of angle to the vertical brace. I want to add more D-rings in the...

This seller has people coming in one case about a two hour drive. I understand that their is more labor involved than with the large rounds. But, that's pretty good money. Just thought that I would throw the concept out for discussion.

A little update here. My wife's pacemaker is working fine but she's had a rough time too say the least. She's had a lot of swelling and bruising and was in extreme pain. On top of that, she was on doxycycline which upset her stomach. She's coming around now. The swelling and bruising are...

Would you believe that I loaded 60 round bales on my little 10k trailer yesterday? LOL, cute little things. About 40 lbs/6.50 apiece. First time that I ever got these. My tie down points were all wrong so I have it wrapped up like a Christmas turkey. If my horses like it (timothy/orchard)...

I bought a set of the Pittsburgh wobble extentions. When I got home, I was missing one. Went back to the store and lo and behold, the missing extention was on the clearense bench. Another fell off on the counter while I was speaking to the manager. The extentions work great, the plastic tree...

I bought a set of HF 3/4" sockets mail order around the late 90's. While the ratchet was "clunky", I did not break it. I used the set on my Case tractor to adjust the single rear wheels out as far as possible on the wide axle. I recall the torque spec to be around 600 ftlb's or so? Anyway, I...

Finally saw our first bird this morning! After hitting 80° yesterday, he picked a cooler (50°), windy day to show up.

And I thought that breaking a set of pups was painful when I made a wrong turn getting into an inner city terminal....

Wife got the pacemaker surgery yesterday. I keep asking her if she feels any different? She just says that she has pain from the incision so time will tell. Her devise is made by BIOTRONIK. It came with a cellular transmitter that communicates with some monitoring service while she is...

We're in South Central KY. We put up two feeders last week but no customers yet that we're aware of. Should be any day now though. As soon as I see the first birds. I put screens up in front of my garage doors. I don't garage my vehicles so I can easily get by the screen to do something.

I would add that taking pictures as you disemble can help on the reassemble. At least it doePs for me.

Western Star of today is not your grandfathers. Are they not owned by Daimler now? Re: non syncro, I drove a B model Mack that we nicknamed the "stone crusher".

Yes and I do get SMS weather alerts but minimal cellular signal strength. I get my Wi-Fi via Hughesnet which goes down with the rain as does my Dish. Then it's no real time radar.

I was living in NJ back in the late 80's/early 90's, the county built one of the first burners. Initially, they discovered high levels of Mercury in the area. Back to the drawing board to make a few modification.

I won't get much sleep tonight in my neck of the woods here about 70 miles south of Lexington. While the area does not usually see the monster EF5's, we do get the occasional 1 or 2's. My area's phone structure is antiquated/under built so I have no landline/modem. Rather, I depend on my Dish...

When the CDB push started, my transportation director advised us to steer clear of such products. I do not use them so I never bothered to look into it.

Perhaps people are no longer taught to look for the reflection on overhead utility wires or guard rails coming into curves or approaching hills?

I have concrete pavers under and around my burn barrel. I only burn after it rains but if I think there is any risk then I standby until it's done. I also place an old piece of wire woven fencing over the barrel to minimize sparks.

I will stop burning paper when I no longer receive credit card applications, etc. in the mail. My cardboard from cereal boxes to corrugated goes to recycle. Plastic also. Foam boxes/packaging in the garbage to be picked up by our garbageman. My county only restricts when the fire danger is...

Add to the bright lights are the butt heads using driving lights/fog lights or worse yet, an off road light bar in conditions where the extra lighting is not needed.

I had a small "win" recently. Our last two dogs crossed over the rainbow bridge last year. I held off on getting another by taking the fence down to redo it. My wife's fish tanks were in storage but after the dogs passed, she wanted to get fish again. A friend works with a rescue and asked her...

Good info, thanks. We were talking to a friend today who said that his father was the same way. He got instant relief when he got the implant so we are hoping.

Assuming that you are talking about what looks to be part 8 in your diagram, if memory serves, it is known as a piston. I have two PC finish nailers and a roofing nailer. I had the piston crumble in all three. Just replacing the part in the finish nailers worked, the roofer not so much. The...

The implant will be done on either April 11th or the 18th. I'll post when I find out more.

I found an 2022 thread on the subject but it was under "chainsaws" so I thought that a new thread was in order. My wife is getting one implanted next month. The APRN told us that this device will communicate in real time but was not sure if it was via cell signal or Wi-Fi but whatever, pretty...

Out or in feed for a table saw?

Although I know better, I clicked on one of those "take this common household ingredient for this, that and the other". It ran on like forever, going on about what causes glucose/insulin issues, etc. Cinnamon was vaguely alluded to to keep up with the household ingredient come on. Then it got...

I was in Germany while in the Army in 70-72. When we went to the field, we loaded up our guns and other tracked support vehicles onto flat cars with just a few passenger cars for the drivers and a few support personnel. (The majority came via 2 1/2) We went so far with overhead electric then...

I have been getting mine from these folks. Any width, custom lengths, ratchet style, package deals, colors, etc, etc.

I worked for a VW dealership back in the 60's. Different time for sure as we would actually go and pick up cars for a few clients. On occasion, there would be two employees in the same car. One was a right hand drive VW with a sunroof. We would fold the cover back and the person on the left...

Our town has an ag expo center. One of the events coming in March is a wild mustang adoption. I have been there just to see the horses. The operative word is "wild". They did have some good looking horses.

Back in the 60's, it was common to pull the auto out and put a 3 speed manual in. Especially if was a GM 2 spd. 4 spd's were rare and money was an issue. Maybe history will repeat itself and that trend will return?

Ever hear of Toltrazuril? $80 per paste form, four doses per tube, two tubes then evaluate. Another tube if needed then try something else. We are at the wait and see period at the moment. My go to vet quit working on large animals so I am using a vet that will admit that she is not the best...

I took SS at 62 only because I felt that I was being taken advantage of and I had a house that I wanted time to paint, etc. to get on the market. I got on with my counties school district driving a school bus. I stayed on after I got on Medicare at age 65. After I got on Medicare, under the...

I do like working with horses and the lifestyle. Met a lot of good people over the years and a few with "long arm disease". Riding wise, we are at the point where the horses would be highly indignant about saddling up.

LOL, when I was thirty, I quit driving, went to school for electronics, got 20yrs in high tech until that went bust. Went back to driving. Moved to KY. Got a job in aerospace which fell under FAA rules so more drug tests. Also, picked by computer. Guess who got popped regularly?

Down to three. All 24 years old this spring/summer. Just picked up more meds for the one that has PPID, 160 days worth, $425. She has arthritis in one back knee so a tube of "sleepy time" $35 or $40 to calm her down for the farrier today. Farrier $175 for three trims. The farrier and I were...

I do not currently drive a commercial vehical but I renewed my CDL when I renewed my license back in Dec. I have the "S" endorsement which used to mean a physical yearly but now that is two years like everyone else. However, health issues require me to keep up the yearly check up. Since any...

My father passed from ALS. He was 6'4" and down to 80lbs. (We always thought that his emphysema or sorosis would take him)

24" breaker bars; interesting comparison. Awhile back, I wanted a long breaker bar to carry in my van if I happened to need to change a tire and someone had over tightened some lugnuts. I had an Icon coupon so I used it on a 24" breaker bar only to find it an inch to long to fit in my emergency...

Yes she did. Sadly. The ALS had robbed her off her ability to sing after being diagnosed on 2022 per an artical that I was reading.

Roberta Flack dies at 88 from ALS. "Killing Me Softly With His Song".

Every week or so, I go by this aluminum semi-trailer parked with what look to be new 4" straps. The first time I noticed it, the trailer had round bales on it. It would appear that the bales were unloaded and the straps just left to hang. They had built a new pole barn close by this past fall...

I am thinking that Dixie Chopper's used to be set up like that?

Retired doctor drowns after falling into lake while mowing ZTR's also slide easy. This accident was back in 2021. I would think that he went into a slide then broke through his fence. I knew this man. My wife had seen him for knee and shoulder issues. My current mower, a SCAG Turf Tiger II...

RayIN, thanks for posting. Only thing that I would add is if in doubt, add more tiedowns. One of my "gigs" was hauling pole barn materials, sometimes the whole kit in case of a smaller structure. In that case, I would stand the trusses upright in the middle of the deck. Posts and purlins on...

I was fueling up when the truck in the next bay pulled up then stopped abruptly. The driver had not hung up the pump on the drivers side of all places. The spout had broken off the handle into his tank.

I have had maybe dozen or so over the years. They need to be obediance trained. I have had males that do not get along with other males. They typically like to jump up on people so that needs to be addressed. Some are slobber pusses. I had a 95lb male that hated to walk through water but love...

We picked up this 7 month old boxer mix at a rescue on Weds. Named her Jazzy. She was shutdown having been left alone after her two siblings were adopted out. I had to pick her up (at least 40lbs) to take her to our truck. Once in the house, she climbed right up onto this old chair that we had...

Back in 1972, me and two other guys bought new 3/4 ton trucks. A Ford, a Dodge and I chose an IH. Now the IH had helper springs in the form of a second spring pack. Unloaded, there was about an inch between the spring and the hanger. Hitting a bump unloaded, it would launch you. Kind of like the...

If I understand what you are saying about the spaced out wheels, the inside tire is like 18"-24" away from the outside tire? I was looking at the Econoline website but I did not see a photo. If what I am thinking is correct, this is not a new design. Contractor's that I worked for in the...

Got a lot of miles on 13spd/8v92's. One was a tri-axle dump with double overdrive to get the road speed up. Shift, shift shift and shift some more.

HawkinsHollow, do Tenn utilities put out a monthly publication like KY utilities do? KY Monthly in addition to power related articles, is all about people. Perhaps, a suggestion to highlight endeavors such as this young man's?

Some of the students on my route when I drove school bus were in the school's ROTC program. From time to time, I would cross paths with them after they had graduated. Most went on to other avenue's, few chose to enlist. The reason? That's a "Front Porch" discussion. Our church has plenty of...

"Hand Bombing" trailers is not much fun especially if it's 90+ degrees and the trailer is a 48 or a 53 footer. Bumping docks all day can have it's moments as well. I had to take a pallet of chairs to a college one day. No lift gate on the trailer. The "dock" was a concrete pad about 24" lower...

Whenever I hooked up to a semi trailer, I always crawled under the trailer, no matter how nasty wet or dirty and checked the fifth wheel latch. When I ran doubles, certain dolly's were prone to not latching even if they looked to be so. I used to do a figure eight in the yard before I headed out...

Conveyor belts can be pretty slippery.

Ah, two sticks. The ole' stick one arm through the steering wheel trick. Maybe even trickier were the days of "constant torque" engines with 5-6-7 speed transmissions even though there was only one stick. These engines lugged down to like ~1200 rpm's. I saw more than one transmission tore up...

Not quite the same but Canadian's, at least those lucky enough to be in the area can lay claim to seeing a Stellar's sea eagle!

The red socket holders on the right are Craftsman. The plastic socket holders are firm but workable. They come with 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" holders which I have adjusted to somewhat organize my sockets. A bit of a "bear" to pick up due to the weight if I want to move the tray to wear I am working...

Way back when the bald eagle's were making a comback number wise, during the winter, they would migrate down the upper Delaware River during the winter. I used to go out on "counts". They can and did take live Canadian Geese. They also feasted on deer that fell on the frozen river and could not...

Late eighties, the NJ town that I was living put in central sewage. When the trench for our discharge pipe was dug, we found about 4 or 5 iron cannon balls. Likely from a near by town that had an iron forge that did indeed make them for George Washington's militia. The house which near as we...

I have a 1/2" Baurer that I carry around in my van with 8lug wheels. I was in HF one day and there was a 3/8" open box tool only that looked like it had never been used so I picked it up. I am impressed when I use that 3/8" and what it will do. I usually only get the 1/2" out when I think it's...

Thanks for posting. I just did a search on the number of survivors. 16 per CNN. As the "greatest" pass on, let us hope that they are never forgotten. 🙏

I used to know a businessman who hit an unlit trailer killing his girlfriend and almost him. The driver was backing into a motel off of a busy three way road. This accident was at least one that led to the reflective strips that you see on trailers today. I may be wrong but I think that the DOT...

When I was running doubles, I had dropped my trailers and dolly in the street, pulled my loaded trailer from the dock, dropped that one then grabbed one of my empties to drop it at our reserved dock. The lot was just big enough that I could pull in with a pup then back in to the dock. That left...

Similar story on my part. I was like 16 or 17, working construction. The boss told me to take that dump truck to the quarry for a load of stone. Mid 70's, I was living in PA when they went to somewhat of a classified license. I got a renewal application that basically said if you want to drive...

I went to the link that MossRoad posted but not seeing my answer, I sent DOT and email. Here is their reply. "Thank you for your inquiry to the DOT Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC). Before you begin employment as a CDL driver, any prospective employer is required to send...

2007-2008 time frame the company that I drove for did both. One of the drivers was bald, they pulled a couple of hairs off of his chest. LOL! When I was driving the school bus, I got back to the shop and headed straight to the men's room. I no sooner got done and here comes the contract medical...

They do look at blood sugar and blood in the urine. Some have learned that they have issues that they were not aware of. One company that I worked for also did dna testing on hair samples. If I recall correctly, that test would look back 90 days supposedly.

I am renewing my license and even though I am not driving professionally, I am keeping my CDL. Going forward, I am wondering about continuing the routine urine tests if not provided/required by an employer? I was briefly looking at the regs but did not see the info that I want. I did not...

I decided to keep my CDL even though I am not driving any big rig anymore. I had been skipping the medical exam for a few years. I passed my physical which included the urine test of course. Going forward, what about random urine tests? In the past, my employers used a computer program to...

Thought it worth mentioning that before you loosen any fitting, with the engine shut off, work the hydraulic controls to release any pressure within the hose/cylinders.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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