Good morning!!!!

[dave1949]

Good luck with the stuck tractor TXDon. No doubt the soil is super-saturated.

79F currently. High was 86F with passing clouds and enough breeze to help. The black flies aren't active in warm weather which is real plus.

I worked on rock picking this afternoon, sounds like a broken record I know. It's going to go on for a good while yet. By mid-afternoon dust was blowing in areas I have churned up. Last night's rain was welcome and sure helps to keep newly seeded grass alive but way too little for good growth.

I need to plant some beans and cukes tomorrow in the garden. I should replant the leaf lettuce since it didn't come well at all.

 

[Depmandog]

Don

If all else fails, you can try the European method for unsticking stuck tractors

http://youtu.be/YnRRGW6z3UQ

Sure looks like it would work.

Hope you were able to get it out with your come-along and chains!

 

[txdon]

Had enough chain with 4' to spare!
Successfully unstuck!
The foursome were working together.
1. ***-a-long
2. Four wheel drive
3. Differential lock
4. FEL
Very carefully no spinning and constantly tightening the come-a-long.

The sand there is 9' deep and today it was apparently completely saturated after all these storms.

This morning we had a successful water rescue with the VFD and this afternoon my tractor rescue was a success.

Time to relax.

 

[sseelhoff]

Don

If all else fails, you can try the European method for unsticking stuck tractors

http://youtu.be/YnRRGW6z3UQ

Sure looks like it would work.

Hope you were able to get it out with your come-along and chains!

That was pretty genius. Also liked the video on starting a tractor using a strap on the PTO.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Had enough chain with 4' to spare!
Successfully unstuck!
The foursome were working together.
1. ***-a-long
2. Four wheel drive
3. Differential lock
4. FEL
Very carefully no spinning and constantly tightening the come-a-long.

The sand there is 9' deep and today it was apparently completely saturated after all these storms.

This morning we had a successful water rescue with the VFD and this afternoon my tractor rescue was a success.

Time to relax.

Glad you get it out. Time for one of them thar Shiners now. Maybe 3.

 

[sodamo]

Congrats, Don. Good job
Like your porch pose.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[sodamo]

Managed to get the pipes covered and the rough grading done with 3' landscape rake before the raindrops started falling: The soil is still very loose, but it's also pretty dry ... need to drive over it with the tractor to compact it and then probably cover it with a layer of screened topsoil before seeding ... so I figured I'd wait until it got a little moister to compact it. The "rain" - which was accompanied with a lot of sound and fury - ended up being not much more than a few drops ... not even enough to settle the dust ... storm was apparently in the process of building when it passed overhead. There's another line of strong thunderstorms out to the west ... hopefully we'll get some of that before they fade for the day. Our current rainfall deficit is almost two inches for the month, and almost four inches year-to-date Awaiting Game Four of the ECF to start ... Go Cavs !

Looks real good.
Got one of those rakes myself.

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[sodamo]

No plumbing leaks, YEAAAAAAAAAA

Install 600sf of R19 insulation upstairs in bedroom
Made trip to HD to pick up R13 for downstairs - tomorrow's calling.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[RoyJackson]

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67 right now...should hit 86 today and maybe a thunderstorm. Although hot, the humidity is low, so it's not unbearable.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Well it got up to 90 degrees yesterday on the work site. Got to learn to dress lighter with a morning shirt over it so I don't have to hide in my truck in the afternoon. Need to pick up some sun block as well as I'm turning into a genuine Red Neck.