RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
68F, headed for a high of 88F under partly cloudy skies.
The weather station appears to have repaired itself overnight and is working again. We'll see for how long...
Drew, beautiful job on the pavers. Please let us know how well the sand holds up in the joints. You used the special sealing sand, right? It also sounds like you're prepared for a low ball offer from Toyota, and (regrettably) my experience is you won't be disappointed. I've sold my last few vehicles through Craig's List, and find meeting the potential customer at their bank the easiest, and perhaps safest, way to take care of business.
Don, glad you're drying out and starting repairs to your roads. Sounds like snake boots work like rain coats and umbrellas, huh?
My friend in Houston (not Austin as I'd previously reported) is looking for a 2 bedroom apartment to rent while his home is dried out.
David, sounds like you're making great progress on the insulation, and great that it's not too itchy.
RS, looks like you more than got your money's worth from those sprockets :laughing: And I'd go with the harder ones, too. Tractor Supply also sells roller chain, but don't know if it's perma-lube. It's bound to be less expensive than McMaster if they carry it.
Eric, I had an electronics teacher in high school that kept a rather large capacitor charged up on his desk. About once a week a kid would start fooling with it and get a pretty good shock, in the process learning another use for capacitors :laughing:
KevT, have you ever caught poison ivy from brush hogging it? I've got a few patches of poison oak I'd like to mow, but have been leery of breathing in the mist that might be created.
Sounds like Larro may have dodged a bullet, but riptides, sorry to hear the news on your A/C, especially the conflicting estimates. Makes you wonder which one, if either, is correct. Maybe time for a third opinion?
Finished up on the mowing yesterday using the old pusher. It hadn't been started in a year and the tank was dry. Was almost sure that the carb would be all gummed up, but had some hope it would be OK because it had E0 and Stabil in it. Filled it up with more of the same and found that the primer bulb was hard as a rock, but once it limbered up the darn thing started after only a few pulls, and was back to its usual one easy pull for the rest of the outing. This time I drained the tank and float bowl before putting it away, and blew out the air filter as well as topping up the oil. Should be good to go until next year
Started in on the RTV dump bed after that, hammering the top rails straight with a buck and a 3 lb. sledge. Made up U shaped toppers from 3/16" and 1/8" flat stock, welded to shape then welded onto the rails. After a fair amount of grinding (I'm a much better grinder than weldor) the first one came out fine. The new shirt still let a few sparks through, but at least it didn't catch on fire. :shocked: Should finish the other side later today, but the tail gate needs a new plate for the inner side. I didn't have anything suitable in the scrap pile, so it's off to the yard again.
Looking forward to Friday, and Eric's latest installment of the siphon adventure! :dance1:
The weather station appears to have repaired itself overnight and is working again. We'll see for how long...
Drew, beautiful job on the pavers. Please let us know how well the sand holds up in the joints. You used the special sealing sand, right? It also sounds like you're prepared for a low ball offer from Toyota, and (regrettably) my experience is you won't be disappointed. I've sold my last few vehicles through Craig's List, and find meeting the potential customer at their bank the easiest, and perhaps safest, way to take care of business.
Don, glad you're drying out and starting repairs to your roads. Sounds like snake boots work like rain coats and umbrellas, huh?
My friend in Houston (not Austin as I'd previously reported) is looking for a 2 bedroom apartment to rent while his home is dried out.David, sounds like you're making great progress on the insulation, and great that it's not too itchy.
RS, looks like you more than got your money's worth from those sprockets :laughing: And I'd go with the harder ones, too. Tractor Supply also sells roller chain, but don't know if it's perma-lube. It's bound to be less expensive than McMaster if they carry it.
Eric, I had an electronics teacher in high school that kept a rather large capacitor charged up on his desk. About once a week a kid would start fooling with it and get a pretty good shock, in the process learning another use for capacitors :laughing:
KevT, have you ever caught poison ivy from brush hogging it? I've got a few patches of poison oak I'd like to mow, but have been leery of breathing in the mist that might be created.
Sounds like Larro may have dodged a bullet, but riptides, sorry to hear the news on your A/C, especially the conflicting estimates. Makes you wonder which one, if either, is correct. Maybe time for a third opinion?
Finished up on the mowing yesterday using the old pusher. It hadn't been started in a year and the tank was dry. Was almost sure that the carb would be all gummed up, but had some hope it would be OK because it had E0 and Stabil in it. Filled it up with more of the same and found that the primer bulb was hard as a rock, but once it limbered up the darn thing started after only a few pulls, and was back to its usual one easy pull for the rest of the outing. This time I drained the tank and float bowl before putting it away, and blew out the air filter as well as topping up the oil. Should be good to go until next year
Started in on the RTV dump bed after that, hammering the top rails straight with a buck and a 3 lb. sledge. Made up U shaped toppers from 3/16" and 1/8" flat stock, welded to shape then welded onto the rails. After a fair amount of grinding (I'm a much better grinder than weldor) the first one came out fine. The new shirt still let a few sparks through, but at least it didn't catch on fire. :shocked: Should finish the other side later today, but the tail gate needs a new plate for the inner side. I didn't have anything suitable in the scrap pile, so it's off to the yard again.
Looking forward to Friday, and Eric's latest installment of the siphon adventure! :dance1:
