Good morning!!!!

[dave1949]

It was firehouse chore night. Run tested four chainsaws, sharpened one chain and sucked up some dead flies with the shop vac.

It has sprinkled and misted here all day. Not a lot of rain but it all soaks in.

Don't think I've ever heard of share milkers that own their herd but pasture on someone else's land? Do they have portable milking equipment or it that supplied by the land owner?

 

[Jim Shooz]

Don't think I've ever heard of share milkers that own their herd but pasture on someone else's land? Do they have portable milking equipment or it that supplied by the land owner?

The land owner has the milking equipment and yards. "Generally" the farmer hires shed hand who builds up to become sharemilker. The sharemilker then gradually gets up his own herd and works them until he can buy his own farm. After a few years he hires a shed hand........

 

[Larro Darro]

The land owner has the milking equipment and yards. "Generally" the farmer hires shed hand who builds up to become sharemilker. The sharemilker then gradually gets up his own herd and works them until he can buy his own farm. After a few years he hires a shed hand........

The wheel is turning and you can't slow down
You can't let go and you can't hold on
You can't go back and you can't stand still
If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will. . . . .

 

[rswyan]

52F and cloudy @ 22:45 ... was a rather chilly day today ... ran the WBF for what is likely the last time until fall and got rid of all the wood out back, save for a small amount that will be easy to load up and take to the wood pile.

Laundry room clean up is finished.

Made a run to Best Buy to drop off an old TV for recycling, picked up the string trimmer on the way there.

Waterbed sprung a leak ... have to run by and pick up a new tube tomorrow.

Tomorrow is supposed to be nice - no rain, sunny in the afternoon, and a high of 72F.

Finally ...

 

[rswyan]

RS, I'd forgotten about my other Stihl buggaboo: No access to repair or maintenance documentation. Clearly it's Stihl's intent to keep all that work in the dealer's hands.

Yeah ... that pretty much sucks ...

My dealer was kind enough to provide me with print outs of the carb, which I used to find my assembly error, and the prints came without asking when he plunked the parts on the counter.

Nice :thumbsup:

But there's nothing available to download from Stihl's web site other than owner's manuals, and they only cover things like replacing recoil starter cords, spark plugs, and cleaning air filters.

Right

BMW and a lot of other auto firms just lost a big lawsuit for trying to do the same thing, so maybe the situation will improve.

Hopefully so ...

I've managed to locate what appears to be a somewhat universal fuel pipe/grommet assembly for the brushcutter that some aftermarket supplier evidently makes. Fits a number of brands including Stihl.

Also found several sources for new carbs ... best is about $20 cheaper than the dealer ... but if I end up deciding to replace the carb, I'll probably go ahead and order it from the dealer ... since they didn't charge me anything for the tear down/diagnosis ...

Also have noticed the amount of trash generated here is a lot less now that the work is done on the house. I've already down sized the trash can, saving a whopping $6 every two months on the trash service fee.

With no kids at home, we're down to usually a single can once per week. The second can only gets filled when I clean up the shop or do some cleaning project at the house.

Even though I recycle containers, many of the recyclers out here no longer accept plastic unless it's subject to CRV (bottle deposit). It seems that the recycle waste streams are full to overflowing, and it's not being used in products fast enough to keep up with what's available.

It's a shame plastic isn't being recycled more than it is.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all/ Cool temps today cloudy, drizzle most of the day. Most of the hose is packed, loading starts tomorrow. Not having a basement also cuts down on how much you can accumulate . Then the trek to Texas starts. Had to change closing to Texas for the TX house.

 

[farmer2009]

The land owner has the milking equipment and yards. "Generally" the farmer hires shed hand who builds up to become sharemilker. The sharemilker then gradually gets up his own herd and works them until he can buy his own farm. After a few years he hires a shed hand........

Never heard of sharemilkers either. Interesting cycle there.

I didn't come across any wondering herds of cows but I did get behind a horse and buggy. He was doing pretty good for a single horse. Pulling hills at about 15 mph. With two men inside on wet pavement.

Stockyard was packed. Very few empty pens. I will be able to look tomorrow and get an exact number of head sold but I would guess it was over 1500 head. A low week at this stockyard is about 1100 head and a high is usually over 1700 head. With no sale last week it usually makes for a larger sale.

 

[Eric Salop]

Someone keeps sending us over the Atlantic unusually cold and windy weather for this time of year.
It was gusting in the high 40's mph all yesterday afternoon and into the night and set to blow at 50 mph plus today.

Txdon : You obviously had an exciting weekend, how did you manage to get into that event ?
By last year I had heard enough convincing arguments about processed foods to be persuaded to cut them out of our regular diet. Red meat has for years now been only an occasional treat, a bit ironic given that I spend time every day helping to produce it for others to eat. From what I have read, providing you do eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, fish and chicken do not seem to have any significant adverse impacts on health, as long as you are not eating them deep fried. I'm sure farmer2009 will have a market for his chickens for many years to come, not so sure on the market for sheep.

 

[RoyJackson]

2015-06-02, 0316

47 right now...high of 57 and overcast today.

 

[vtsnowedin]

47 and dripping wet. It could clear up anytime now as far as I'm concerned.