Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Bird- Thank you for the update. It may have taken longer than expected, but the procedure was reportedly successful. I wish you and your wife well.

Don- More pictures; old f@rt$ like pictures.

 

[hawkeye08]

stick of dynamite would lift that stump right out

 

[txdon]

The missing pics today. I thought I sent these from my iPhone but I guess I did not hit the last reply.
I wasn’t goofing off after lunch. Hydraulic fluid was running from a cluster of hoses under the BH. I finally got the one off with the leak and took it to town for a replacement.
Installed it and checked for leaks and it was still leaking but another hose. So did another repeat and got it put back together about 5pm.
The lost pics:


Another trip to town in the morning for Diesel, then dig day two starts. Have popcorn ready about 10:am.

 

[txdon]

Don- Awesome. Thanks for sharing. So what is going in the hole?

Probably the stump. The more I dig the bigger it gets. It's like an iceberg. I think once I get it loose I may have a "What now? moment, but I won't think about that now, I just want to get it loose, I'll figure the rest later. Maybe I'll just dig a long hole, push it over on it side in the hole and bury it. There is petrified wood in the area, maybe it will just turn into a big rock.

 

[txdon]

Ron, there is a little molecule of memory floating around and I can't quite verify it. You were with me the last time the BH was taken off. Was it leaking that day?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

And it’s on.
Hour one.
Before pic.
Remove box blade.
Carefully remove wife’s flowers.
Measurement.View attachment 538024View attachment 538025View attachment 538026View attachment 538027
14’ circumference, 10’ tall.

Don, have you considered a chain around stump, as high as you can get, and giving it a pull with your tractor?

I had a dead tree that snapped off about 6’ above the ground. About 2 years later I gave it a push, with big tractor, at the top and it came right over.

Don, I can only chuckle along, knowing that just getting it mounted and leak free is way over half the battle. You had it on one time I came out, before you built your house. You had dug a deeeep trench to analyze the soil depths.

My sickle bar cutter is a cantankerous beeeeotch. It needs a couple of days of maintenance and probably $fortyeleven dollars worth of parts... It is so tough to get it mounted. Makes me want to curse. Foggedaboutit if it's 100F outside.

Where are you getting your hydraulic hoses made?

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Rip, wow oh wow, your wife has been through a lot. I used to make neck and spine implants for over 6 years. More prayers for her pain to subside and to get back to some sense of normalcy.

BEF and Ron, glad to hear of better reports. Get some sleep.

I've laid off the ibuprofen for my back since Monday. Someone said to keep taking it to help with inflammation. I only like to take it if I'm in pain. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I'd say I'm up to maybe 75% capacity.

Prayers for Topps and the rest of youz too!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 44F for the start, clear sky moderate breeze. High temp was 58F, clear sky, wind gust only 25 or so . This morning worked on organized bike ride plans, so far 11 days and 750 miles registered. Still have a 5 day trip (250 miles, consecutive to 8 day trip) to register when registration opens, and potential for some 1 day rides. This afternoon chainsawed 2 little trees with yesterday's work, I still have a lot to learn :ashamed:. Then a trip to recycle area and a milk run.

Good news on the Dr fronts prayers offered for all

 

[txdon]

My sickle bar cutter is a cantankerous beeeeotch. It needs a couple of days of maintenance and probably $fortyeleven dollars worth of parts... It is so tough to get it mounted. Makes me want to curse. Foggedaboutit if it's 100F outside.

Where are you getting your hydraulic hoses made?

Kyle if you are interested I can ask my Mom if she want to sell Dads sickle bar cutter, he has several blade bars hanging on the wall with it also. I think it's a JD maybe 50 years old but kept in the shed. I think I saw the owners manual on his book shelf. He kept it in good shape till the tractor he has it on stopped running.

I got the hydraulic hoses made in Giddings that shop down the street from Goodson's past the library on the same side of the street as the library. Can't remember the name. They are fast (4 min.) and each hose was $20.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle if you are interested I can ask my Mom if she want to sell Dads sickle bar cutter, he has several blade bars hanging on the wall with it also. I think it's a JD maybe 50 years old but kept in the shed. I think I saw the owners manual on his book shelf. He kept it in good shape till the tractor he has it on stopped running.

I got the hydraulic hoses made in Giddings that shop down the street from Goodson's past the library on the same side of the street as the library. Can't remember the name. They are fast (4 min.) and each hose was $20.

My sickle is a JD 350, no Pittman stick. It is 9' long. I primarily use it to trim the pond banks as it can be angled downward. I need to take it to Drew or RNG for a makeover. (cept they might paint it orange), LOL.

 

[toppop52]

Time to bring in the dynamite?

I知 afraid that building with the truck might be a little close for dynamite.