Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

I've been using a beanie for welding for years, too, RS, but after having another punctured eardrum from a hot BB dropping in my ear, I'm switching to a weldor's hat with a brim I can rotate to cover the uphill ear when doing out of position welds.

Yeah ... I actually have one of those as well - somewhere :laughing: - from when I was working in the refineries and chem plants, circa late '70's ... although it is getting a little threadbare. Just need to find it. I was thinking about using some of those 3M foam ear plugs for the OOP stuff ... should have a few set around ... someplace ... :laughing:

Hope the new helmet works out for you. I'm having trouble finding cheaters that are strong enough to let me see what I'm doing.

I think I might be having issues with that as well. I wear bi-focals and have astigmatism ... with the lower part of the lens handling closeup duties, I can't see with my glasses on when welding with my head in a normal position. My initial handle for that over the last 5 years or so was to just take my glasses off. I finally swung by Wally World a couple months ago (right when COVID quarantines were starting) to see if I could get some readers. Their display was pretty bare ... and I had trouble deciding which of the one's I tried would do the trick.

Guess I just need to give it try and see how it is now.

Awesome moon shot, Ron!:thumbsup:

Indeed !

Beautiful ... :thumbsup:

More of the same with the port forward install yesterday, with cryptic instructions and no part numbers to reference. Not a Janglish problem, just lacking information. There are no photos, just line drawings, and not a word about just where the item depicted is located on the tractor. Maybe Kubota has a school where they teach these procedures to their mechanics; it's as though these instructions are meant to serve more as reminders to someone that has already done this before. The instructions for the top'n'tilt are similarly vague, and there are probably four times the number of parts involved. I have all the lines run to the diverter valve, and briefly had the valve mounted, but had to take it off in order to install one very short, very stiff rubber line that seems to have been made about a quarter inch too long. With the valve in place, I couldn't get that line's threaded fittings to start, not to save my life. This morning, I get to try to figure out how to get the two bolts started that hold the diverter valve in place instead.:banghead:

If you want a real hoot, scope out the recent thread on rebuilding the cylinders on (I think) a LA-463 loader: Apparently Kubota's WSM says "you need these tools to install the seals and put it all back together without damaging them ... we don't supply them or have a source for you to order them from ... we suggest you make them ..."



:laughing:

 

[rswyan]

I just about blew up, I had only known my wife for about 30 years and she had NEVER been able to snap her fingers. Or whistle. And she was to stubborn to tell the therapist. Now even after 10 years of great recovery she still can't snap her fingers

Truly a testament to peoples' preconceived notions ... SMDH ...

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It's 75° with only 41% humidity and light NNW breeze. This must be Don's "cold front". Our high is forecast to be only 91° this afternoon .. a nice improvement over the 97° and high humidity, we had yesterday.

I'm getting a late start this morning. Got a new iPad (3rd generation Air) and waiting for it to update its OS so, it can complete the migration of apps, data, photos, etc. from my present iPad Air 2. Hopefully this last postwomen the Air 2. It started having battery issues .. a few months ago.

I got my 7' LS Rear Finish Mower ready to go yesterday. Picked it up with the tractor to make bottom cleaning and blade replacement much easier.




I pressure washed the bottom side.



New blades installed. I get em direct from Oregon. These are standard blades but .. I think I'll try a set of their Gator mulching blades next change out.


Took it for a test cut behind our small shop. It sure cuts great with new blades.



Hope everyone has a safe and productive "Hump Day" today.

Prayers to all.

 

[wngsprd]

Ron, that's as good a photo of the moon as any professional one I've seen. You gotta go for one of the next lunar eclipse.

RNG, I've never sprayed anything other than gly with surfactant. It's always done the job...on ivy as well as small hardwoods that are trying to reforest my fields. Sometimes it takes two sprays to kill the little oaks re-sprouting from the roots, but the gums, cherries, maples, ivy and anything else goes brown and crisp on one spray.

 

[PJSprog]

79°F and cloudy this morning, dropping all day and going down to 58° tonight. Humidity is already down to 47%. I don't hate that.

Another night of hiding in the studio last night to stay away from the 91° and 87% humidity when I got home from work. We only got a little intermittent rain from Cristobal. Mostly, it was just really windy yesterday.

Hoping to get in a bike ride after work this evening, even if only a short one.

Great news on your pending liberation, Drew. Keep fighting the good fight. It seems to be working.

Fantastic moon pic, Ron. Great detail.

 

[daugen]

Google Maps
Hopefully either Sunday or Monday, to this modern small and nearby assisted living place, my home until I can finally move to PA. Looks like easy parking, they have one or two sister facilities up and down the same road.

 

[ronjhall]

Ron, did you use a tripod to take the pic of the moon? So Sharp.

I posted the wrong day. Picture was taken on Sunday morning. 5:53 EDT. That’s sunrise time. No tripod. 600mm lens on a Canon 6D using P setting. Auto focus and stabilization turned on. At that time of day the ski is bright. With the moon just a little brighter. This allows camera to use shutter speeds and openings that are very fast. I want to learn how to use a tripod and camera settings to get a nighttime photo. Last time I tried a nighttime moon photo all I got was a white ball.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Have you tried a welding helmet magnifying lens. I got mine from TSC. Solved my problem with welding. I now weld with my prescription glasses off.

Thanks, Ron. I'm running 3X lenses now. I could use 4x or 5x.

I have 3x Optivisors I pretty much wear all the time in the shop, and one side has a 2x doubler for when I'm trying to read sizes on taps, sockets, and such. Be nice if I could fit one of those under my welding bucket...

 

[kenmbz]

Ron, did you use a tripod to take the pic of the moon? So sharp


Our Governor still won;t lift the reigns even though NJ next door is lifting more restrictions each day.
am wondering if this is part of why my desired assistant living place in Newtown PA can't process my application yet, locked down

That's next town over from me. Let me know if that ever comes to fruition!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 38, chilly, but a welcome break in temps. Today the high is only expected to be 76, light breezes. Back into the 90s by Sunday.

Drew, that is a nice looking facility. I noticed the name was Brookdale, that is a national chain of Assisted living facilities. They came out here about 3 years ago and bought out almost every skilled nursing and assisted living place there was! Corporate conglomerate as best as can be! Constant stream of customers and high demand... they cannot ask for more. With the brief experiences I have had with them here, they seem to maintain a high level of care.

Ron, nice picture of the moon, super clarity!.... I think I see the LEM base left behind!

RNG, I hope you get the valve fittings together. I recall my dealer telling me that his mechanics were having a hard time putting my remotes on... it was a newly released kit, instructions were written in broken English and not clear, none of the parts were labeled, and there were 3 prebent hydraulic lines that were all very similar. He said they struggled with finding the right one numerous times. I am definitely happy that I decided to pay them to do it!
With that said, your doing good!

I did not work on the project list at all yesterday, so now behind schedule (only in my mind). I am going to take advantage of the cooler weather for sure today. Hopefully a bunch will get done!

Jay must be taking advantage of the weather there too... he has not been posting....

Everyone have a great day!