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I just saw this, it's been out since this February. Pretty fascinating robotics. Electronic controls with hydraulic actuators. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8YjvHYbZ9w I bet it could be programmed for herding work among other uses.

This site can be interesting if your property area is in their database. My lot has aerial photos/images back to 1953, 1965, 1997, 2007 .... Fun to compare what was to what is, and watch the changes over the years. Search on your street address. Turn on "Slide" to see a split screen of...

Lab grown meat. The future? After first lab-grown burger, test-tube chicken is next on menu | NewsDaily Demand for meat is expected to double between 2000 and 2050, when the earth痴 population is set to surpass 9 billion, and proponents of growing meat in the lab say it is the only way to meet...

http://bangordailynews.com/2015/02/22/news/state/connecticut-residents-duck-taxes-by-registering-cars-in-maine/ This has been discussed in several threads in the past, just thought I would post this as an FYI. There are three on-line third-party Maine registration services listed in the...

Driver trapped for 2 hours after tractor flips in logging accident "The chain being used to haul the logs was attached too high to the tractor痴 rear, causing it to flip end-over-end ..."

Navy: New laser weapon works, ready for action - CNN.com Would it clean the ice off my driveway? Take down black flies? Cut firewood? I'm sure I'd find a use for it. :laughing: Cool stuff.

Ran across this magazine article in Northern Woodlands. Sorry it's not online yet. Maybe it's old news, but it was new to me. A small engine repair mechanic, Dwight Broome in Concord, VT cut the bottom off a propane tank (large enough to hold 5+ gal) and unscrews the valve fitting replacing...

40 lb timothy and alfalfa mini bales for horses and chicken coop bedding. http://bangordailynews.com/2014/10/19/business/got-hay-aroostook-county-family-not-horsing-around-when-it-comes-to-forage-production/

I've seen a couple of references to cricket flour being added to prepared foods lately. Except for whatever makes into my peanut butter and cereal, I've never eaten insects and don't think I want to either. :) I just picture the yellow-white goo of a stepped on cricket. :eek: Startups Pitch...

Interesting article about studies correlating naturally occurring lithium in water supplies to beneficial effects. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/should-we-all-take-a-bit-of-lithium.html? Historical precedent (from the linked article): LITHIUM has been known for its...

Get your tin foil hats out. :D Big solar storm heading toward Earth - CNN.com

Interesting machinery harvesting wild blueberries on the barrens in Downeast Maine. Hand rakers, migrants being replaced by mechanization in Down East Maine

Vermonter charged with stealing tractors, trucks, including in Maine - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram BURLINGTON, Vt. A Vermont man is facing federal charges he possessed a number of tractors and trucks that were stolen over a 12-year period from Vermont, New York...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152551695297418 I'm not sure I could remember how to fold it all back together, paper maps may exceed my abilities. :laughing:

Can someone please explain what is going on with the cable tv service? My Mom lives in Ohio and hasn't had tv for two weeks. Something about additional boxes to restore channels that were dropped. Now she has the boxes but only one of two is working. Each box has its own remote controller...

Twice tonight while on TBN, I have had the above happen. The mouse is disabled. the only way out seems to be to use the Task Manager to end all chrome processes. The first thing that happens is a dialog box saying: Site: [some IP address] needs a Java update. That box cannot be cancelled. If I...

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I'm seeing a "Mom IQ" video pop-up that covers portions of the TBN thread info on the screen. Just started this evening.

almost always being female cats. Cats 101: Why are tri-colored cats usually female? - New Orleans pet services | Examiner.com How about a "geep"? Sheep Chimera on Pinterest | 30 Pins "Mosaics and chimeras are animals that have more than one genetically-distinct population of cells. In...

No info on whether ROPS in use or not. Probably no seat belt the way it sounds. Guilford man killed, woman injured in tractor rollover in Atkinson

This pic came in an email. I can't vouch for its authenticity. A person took this picture yesterday, in Shakopee, MN. He and one of his co-workers were driving by and had to circle the block. It's a guy cutting down a tree in his backyard. The cops showed up, telling the guy he couldn't...

Road Trip! Photos From US Route 30 in 1948 | LIFE.com Just for fun, some vintage 1948 transportation pics along the Lincoln Highway. The old campers sort of put things in perspective. :D Lincoln Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G...

I've noticed recently that when another poster quotes my posts, the paragraph separation is lost. Is that something I can fix or not? I always use the built-in editor.

I am thinking about getting a tlb for non-commercial use. Clearing stumps from 12 acres, general cleanup, some forest road building, and landscaping around the lot. The 12 acres of stumps are mostly under 18" at ground level. Lots of little stumps. The trees were cut and sold for chips last...

Recently, when adding a pic to a post using the "Go Advanced" editor, everything works okay until the final step. The image is selected and uploaded, appears in the post, but the window hangs when clicking on "Insert Inline(1)" and "Done". Neither works but both are in bold print showing they...

Our almost five-year-old 40" Samsung LCD TV has a problem with the tuner. It gets static lines across the screen and in the sound only when the source is the normal cable content. Streaming from our wireless network or video input from a DVR box with tuner are perfect. (We don't own a DVR, that...

Bitcoin: It I've heard of Bitcoin and see occasional references to it, but really know nothing about it. I'm curious as to what folks think about Bitcoin. Anyone use it, or is that not supposed to be asked? Do you think it has a big or small future in specific types of transactions?

Lately when I reload/refresh a forum page and the banner ad is from Pizza Hut, the page content remains blank. I see the toolbar header but no threads, just white space. If I then refresh the page again, the content appears along with the banner ad. Just FYI.

This information is from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It happens to be where my BS degree was earned, 1972. :laughing: Average annual BGSU fees and tuition: $10,590. Third highest of the 13 universities that make up the state university system. BGSU president's salary...

I ran across this today and thought it interesting for what history may have to teach us about civic problems and how they eventually get solved. Not a lot has changed within that basic paradigm since then. The street scenes are interesting in and of themselves with the old cars, trolley...

What goes on when you are not there! - YouTube

It was a clam. Who knew? "The oldest animal ever known lived from 1499 until the day researchers cracked its shell open, killing it in the process. Ming, an ocean quahog from the species Arctica islandica, was initially thought to be a record-setting 402 years old. But the scientists who found...

At least that is what the DNA is indicating in this study: Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago, biologists report "We found that instead of recent wolves being closest to domestic dogs, ancient European wolves were directly related to them," said Robert Wayne, a...

I have a propane-fired Peerless Boiler. PSCII-04-SV-WPC series. It needs a new exhaust fan, I can hear the sound of damaged bearings, or a galled shaft, off an on when it runs. It may need more than a new fan, but it fires up and runs for a bit, then the flame goes out while the fan runs, and...

The First Car You Can Build Yourself... in an Hour - Businessweek

Just saw these advertised today. I guess they have been around for years but I didn't know they existed. Pretty pricey. EarthRoamer » XV-HD EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles are sold factory direct and are custom built to order. Typical prices for a completed 2013 model year EarthRoamer XV-LT...

Jack Frost is coming...maybe. Our low Friday am is forecast to be 36*, so there could be localized frost for some in the region. If it matters for your gardens, might check your local forecasts.

Bicyclist nearly loses leg in freak accident | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram Not a freak accident IMO, careless load securing. Last night coming home from the grocery store past dark, I was dodging bales of hay that fell off a trailer. Double check those loads!

I've thought about creating some (about 15 acres) pasture land for several years and this summer I started on that project. The area used to be a pasture or hay field 50 or 60 years ago, but had reverted to woods since. The trees are a major obstacle of course and the area had been logged a...

I thought this is interesting, useless factoid perhaps, but interesting. Roman seawater concrete holds the secret to cutting carbon emissions

This label was attached to a jug of Wet & Forget siding cleaner. I thought it was pretty clever. Failure! This product is only effective if you read the instructions thoroughly Failure to do so will result in you moaning ad groaning that the product doesn't work and generally being a pain in...

My 019T Stihl's bar/chain oil pump isn't working. The bar and chain are very dry, beyond the point of being usable. I noticed last Fall that it was slowing way down on oil use, and now it uses no oil. I ran some WD40 in the oil tank for a few minutes, then some 10W-30 motor oil thinking that...

Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data. I've had a lot of the above errors lately. I am using Chrome on Windows. The response times are very erratic also. I have normal response times and no errors going to other sites. Just FYI.

Raven 46-in Hybrid Riding Lawn Mower.mp4 - YouTube I just saw an ad for these yesterday from Lowe's. Interesting.

Here are some containers re-made into various uses by SnapSpace Solutions Inc., in Houlton, Maine. No affiliation, just FYI since folks here are often interested in using containers. Steel Modular Buildings | Shipping Container Homes | Intermodal Steel Building Units | SnapSpace Solutions

My area forecast for mid-next week calls for lows -15*F to -20*F. High on Wednesday of 2*F. No snow. Just a heads up if you need to check your antifreeze or wood pile. :laughing:

Just an FYI, I had an issue with my mower: after setting the parking brake to get off the mower, after I released it and pushed on the "Forward" pedal, it would make a squealing noise while not moving, then lurch ahead finally at some unpredictable moment. I tracked it down to the brake linkage...

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2012/08/31/aroostook-couple-gets-permit-keep-pet-wallaby-cond/1245054 This story made me wonder if our friends from Down Under or others know if wallabies are common pets? Can a wallaby tolerate cold weather?

Dendrology - YouTube 135 short YouTube videos on common trees in the Northeast.

Don't be put off by the name, there is no "****." This is a fun site to visit now and then. It may be an escape for someone trapped in a cubical. Cabin ****

I am getting to know my grid-tied solar electric system and have a question. The inverter sends its output to the buss bars of the service panel through a backfeed breaker, the utility power is applied to the buss bars in the same panel. My question is, what determines when/if power from the...

I have been thinking about using some solar electric for a couple of years. The time seemed right this summer. The system is rated at 4.3 KW annually using the NREL PVWATTS calculator. The panels are made by Canadian Solar and the inverter is a Solectria Renewables PVI 4000 model. The...

No, not that :laughing: Beavers took up residence again in my beaver bog. They had been gone for about 5 years. They have been busy and managed to create a small pool at least five feet deep already. I know, because I slipped into it while trying to spot the beavers. :o I like having the...

There is a cellar hole on my land from an old homestead. Just a hole about 20'X30'X8' deep lined with granite rocks for a foundation, some split, but not pretty or very useful. Certainly, I would never attempt to build anything on it. There was also a barn in that area and a silo, all long...

Watched the Kentucky Derby yesterday. As the horses were walked past the camera going into the start gates, I noticed how long, lean and tucked up their torsos looked compared to the obviously powerful hind quarters. I don't pay much attention to horses, but have they changed through breeding...

I have read a couple gardening articles that recommend mowing off the strawberries when they are done fruiting. I think I might try that. We have a berry patch that has spread out and gotten pretty thick. Some of my berries lacked sunshine and air movement this year due to the heavy (probably...

Having some health issues that lead to a stress test. No heart problems, but BP skyrockets. Cardiologist basically said I've become an out of shape couch potato. I think I'm a victim of my own success in getting my tractor to do all the heavy work. - It's tractor related. Moving the joystick...

I have about 8 hours use on my new 6" BX62 chipper now. I have been very pleased with how it chips. After reading the advice of BX chipper owners on TBN, I went with the manual/gravity feed and that has proven to be good, money saving advice. Thanks :) I can't picture the hydraulic feed being...

I would like to have purple martins. I have a very irregular shaped cleared area about 4 acres in size with woods around it and a pond at one end. It has good southern light exposure. There is also a small drainage ditch which usually has a trickle of water in it. Don't know how close to...

My mail is often delivered after 4pm on Saturdays. I wouldn't care if there were no mail delivery to my home on Saturdays, it could even be an improvement. :) Dave.

Just received my homeowner's insurance policy renewal notice - my annual rate went from $424 to $635, about $20 of that is for an automatic inflation adjustment on replacement value. Carrier is Allstate. Called the office and they say rates are going up all over, and Maine has had lots of...

Happy New Year to everyone at TBN! Hope your 2010 is a great year.

I am considering building a fuels storage shed to store diesel, gas, propane tanks, oxy-acetylene tanks, hyd. fluid, oil, etc. I'm sure alot of us have garages that are ticking time bombs. The purpose would be to move all these out of the garage for fire safety and generally reducing fire...

Does anyone have a stand of ash trees infested with EAB? It is not in this area yet, but they say it's just a matter of time. What mortality rates are you seeing? Is the wood much affected by the boring? Some areas of my lot are 30%-40% ash, I would like to plan ahead a bit if it gets here...

I am considering a Woods 8100 PTO driven chipper. It has self-contained hydraulics/hydraulic feed, 9" capacity, 10hrs use, supposedly like new. Anyone have an idea what this is worth? Asking price is $5,500. Thanks, Dave.

Two nights ago about 2 hours after sunset, the coyotes were howling and yipping. They were in close to the house. Today around noon, a young (9 or 10) neighbor boy came up the drive on his bicycle and asked me to show him where the snowmobile trail runs. I explained it and he rode off down...

I have a 2 yr old Sears rototiller with a B&S 850 model engine. It has developed a bad kickback while pulling the started rope. Snaps the pull handle out my hand and leaves fingers stinging. The engine has had several very fast/hard stalls from hitting rocks while tilling. Should I expect to...

This thread is carrying on some posts in the 'Help Neighbor's Horses Fence' thread. Dennis - One of the impediments here to meat goat production is they say there isn't an FDA licensed slaughter house in Maine. I understand FDA licencing isn't cheap to attain. It a chicken-egg problem. No...

Have you ever battled cluster flies? I have a detached garage which seems to attract them. They got started in it the two years it had no ceiling. Thousands of flies I'm talking. The floor would black with the dead ones. It even looked evil :eek: After putting in a ceiling and using fly...

Time to harvest pie pumpkins in Maine. Between saving wildlife and inadvertently offending school bus drivers, I'm putting up pie pumpkins. Anybody have a favorite recipe or method of preserving pie pumpkins? I am cutting them in half, seeding them, then baking for about 2 hrs. at 350...

Hi, I just started using TBN, great site, great people and I have learned alot. I would like to get your ideas about how much propane is a reasonable amount to cook (range top only, elec. oven) and provide domestic hot water for two people. We use 315 gal. of propane per year. I am guessing...