Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

28 grand for a like new loaded Outback. Going, going....

As much as I hate to let a really good deal go by, I just spent $1000 on my Subaru Forester and will probably just keep it another year or two.

 

[txdon]

Is the company that makes IPs a public company with traded shares?

I do not know.
The Instant Pot Company is in Ontario Canada and it is manufactured in China.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ed, Ron, I hope things get better for your ailments.

Had a crazy morning yesterday. My commute is an hour and I was going to take the wife and kids with me to drop them off at SIL's house. So they were all up early and starting to get in the car. My wife went over to open the chicken cage and coop door to let the chickens free range. The mean rooster came out and as she picked up the water can and was taking it to flush and fill, the rooster chased after her and pecked her on the back of her calf, drawing blood (I watched the whole thing happen.). The kids had already decided to make a "meat" chicken out of this mean 4.5 month old bird. So I corralled the bird back into the pen and picked up a piece of PVC pipe. I was going to whack him on his butt, with a low sweeping angle, but he jumped and he got hit in the legs. One leg broke. My 10 year old daughter (who had reservations of making him a meat chicken) started crying and my wife too. I told the wife to take herself and the kids back in the house. He got out of the cage and was trying to get away, hopping on 1 foot, but alas I caught him and wrung his neck. Cleaning him delayed us from leaving another 45 minutes....feathers everywhere. Had to change clothes and wash my arms again. Was 1.5 hours late to work... Sure was nice and quiet this morning with no crowing...we are discussing what recipe to use him for....Will have to add some bouillon, since there wasn't much fat and I ended up skinning him....


I have been researching rebuilding the K46 in my Deere LT 180. It has cut our acre plus, for 13 years now. It still goes fine, it just makes a growling noise at cold startup. Tuff Tork has really gone up on the price for the center part with the motor and pump. And Surplus Center is out of the K66 that could have been a possible upgrade with some mods.... Maybe I'll just buy some spyder gears and freshen up the oil in it.

 

[sodamo]

Rick, got the wife the Worx 20v trimmer and blower. Surprisingly works quite well. Not sure how long it will last but impressed at this point. Would have favored a higher voltage piece but wife wanted the lighter weight and the wheel capability.seems to take longer than the old gas job but gets it done. The free string for life is a rip off, cheaper to just buy off Amazon. I would be curious as to Mower, part of my dog area can’t get with the rider and has to be done with the trimmer or push mower.

 

[Thomas]

RedNeckGeek
Thomas, the squirrel whisperer!:thumbsup:
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The and I have lot incoming soooo my wife says.

 

[ronjhall]

I’ve got to replace my trimmer, I had two that I lost in the fire a year ago today. Man a lot has happened in that year in my world!
Anyway, I have about 20-30 minutes of trimming. My Kubota will fit most places, it’s why I got 48 instead of 60, 54 would squeeze through but I didn’t want to be squeezing. I only mow 2 acres.

My question is what battery trimmers do you all like?

I have purchased 4 of the Lynxx tools. Pole saw, blower, hedge trimmer and trimmer. Of the 4 I would give the trimmer a low score. Just seem to be cheaply made. But it did all my trimming ok. I have not compared it to others.
I used pole saw, blower and hedge trimmer today. They worked great. Used same battery in all 3. Charge dropped to 2 lines after considerable use. No loss of performance.
I may have to sell all my Stihl tools.

 

[toppop52]

Like I said, I only have 20-30 minutes if trimming about every 2 weeks. Both my old trimmers were pro type Black and Decker, batteries fit the blower as well, they were older 18v but I had 4 good batteries. One unit had been at my upholstery shop. They did the job fine and probably sold for $150 twenty years ago including the blowers, which were surprisingly powerful, easily blew 2” stones off the asphalt at the old house.
Thank you all for recommendations. That EGO is sweet, but big old bucks for how I’m likely to use it. But it’s also a one and done most likely.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Rick, got the wife the Worx 20v trimmer and blower. Surprisingly works quite well. Not sure how long it will last but impressed at this point. Would have favored a higher voltage piece but wife wanted the lighter weight and the wheel capability.seems to take longer than the old gas job but gets it done. The free string for life is a rip off, cheaper to just buy off Amazon. I would be curious as to Mower, part of my dog area can’t get with the rider and has to be done with the trimmer or push mower.

David, still waiting on FedEx to show up with the mower. I’m guessing the two 40V batteries will need to be charged so probably no mowing until tomorrow a.m.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Ed, Ron, I hope things get better for your ailments.

Had a crazy morning yesterday. My commute is an hour and I was going to take the wife and kids with me to drop them off at SIL's house. So they were all up early and starting to get in the car. My wife went over to open the chicken cage and coop door to let the chickens free range. The mean rooster came out and as she picked up the water can and was taking it to flush and fill, the rooster chased after her and pecked her on the back of her calf, drawing blood (I watched the whole thing happen.). The kids had already decided to make a "meat" chicken out of this mean 4.5 month old bird. So I corralled the bird back into the pen and picked up a piece of PVC pipe. I was going to whack him on his butt, with a low sweeping angle, but he jumped and he got hit in the legs. One leg broke. My 10 year old daughter (who had reservations of making him a meat chicken) started crying and my wife too. I told the wife to take herself and the kids back in the house. He got out of the cage and was trying to get away, hopping on 1 foot, but alas I caught him and wrung his neck. Cleaning him delayed us from leaving another 45 minutes....feathers everywhere. Had to change clothes and wash my arms again. Was 1.5 hours late to work... Sure was nice and quiet this morning with no crowing...we are discussing what recipe to use him for....Will have to add some bouillon, since there wasn't much fat and I ended up skinning him....


I have been researching rebuilding the K46 in my Deere LT 180. It has cut our acre plus, for 13 years now. It still goes fine, it just makes a growling noise at cold startup. Tuff Tork has really gone up on the price for the center part with the motor and pump. And Surplus Center is out of the K66 that could have been a possible upgrade with some mods.... Maybe I'll just buy some spyder gears and freshen up the oil in it.

Jeez... there are bad days, and then there are monumental bad days. Oh well, fried chicken sounds good though.:licking:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Jeez... there are bad days, and then there are monumental bad days. Oh well, fried chicken sounds good though.:licking:

The rest of the day went better. He wasn't all plumped up like Farmer's chickens. I'd guess dressed out, he was only 3 lbs.

I'm helping make some small parts out of teflon at work. It machines "like butter". I had to order some smaller tooling than we normally use, and my CNC lathe is really made for bigger stuff (it has a 16C royal collet on it now, but has a 3.9" spindle through bore.) It can spin up to 3000rpm, but I don't like to run it past 2000rpm (the drive belts start going crazy with harmonics). Anyway, the project is really cool, and someday I might can tell you all about it.

Ed, hope you're feeling better. That stuff is not to be messed with, especially if you need antibiotics for an infection.

 

[txdon]

Had a crazy morning yesterday.

Plant based people have it so easy. Only the thorns draw blood and never make you late for work. :laughing:

 

[riptides]

Plant based people have it so easy. Only the thorns draw blood and never make you late for work. :laughing:

I was thinking shotguns work a little quicker. Messy for sure but buzzards care not.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Our Worx 17” Battery Mower arrived on FedEx about 3 p.m. It was very well packed with the Worx box inside a slightly larger plain brown box. I ordered it on 7/23. It was initially promised for 7/31.

Opened the inner Worx Box and found the Battery Charger and removed the two 40V batteries from the Mower. Plugged in charger and installed the two batteries in the charger.

Assembly was very simple and intuitive, the only tool required was a Phillips screwdriver for the handle install.

Batteries were almost completely charged at 6:30 p.m. so, will give it a try in the a.m.

It seems to be a very good size for what I need it for and so far I’m pleased but, tomorrow will tell the tale. Quality, fit, finish are excellent but....... will it mow grass. More (mower?) tomorrow.

If I thought there was more general interest, I’d start a new thread?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning (evening) to all! This morning a rather cool 54 after a breif shower last evening. Today's high only supposed to be around 84... I'll take it.

Got home after a short work day today at about 1. Temp was 82 and scattered dark clouds / storms forming. Had .03 rain last night, but only trace amounts today. Tomorrow and Sunday supposed to be great with temps in the mid 80's, maybe an isolated storm.

So, total rain for the whole week is about .75".... No grass growing yet, except for along the roadsides.

Drew, I Hope that your dermatologist continues to provide good service and the conditions remain manageable. Also wish you the best with your helper...sometimes finding the help is hard, retaining them for a longer period can be problematic.

Jay, sounds like Brogen is 'learning the ropes'. Are you sure he doesn't need another playmate?

I lost track of everthing that everyone else is doing....man, skip a day and there's 4 pages to get caught up on....

Prayers out for everyone, have a great weekend!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning (evening) to all! This morning a rather cool 54 after a breif shower last evening. Today's high only supposed to be around 84... I'll take it.

Got home after a short work day today at about 1. Temp was 82 and scattered dark clouds / storms forming. Had .03 rain last night, but only trace amounts today. Tomorrow and Sunday supposed to be great with temps in the mid 80's, maybe an isolated storm.

So, total rain for the whole week is about .75".... No grass growing yet, except for along the roadsides.

Drew, I Hope that your dermatologist continues to provide good service and the conditions remain manageable. Also wish you the best with your helper...sometimes finding the help is hard, retaining them for a longer period can be problematic.

Jay, sounds like Brogen is 'learning the ropes'. Are you sure he doesn't need another playmate?

I lost track of everthing that everyone else is doing....man, skip a day and there's 4 pages to get caught up on....

Prayers out for everyone, have a great weekend!

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[lostcreekranch]

Very cool “Blood Moon” tonight.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 80F this morning, partly cloudy, calm wind. Wind much like yesterday, sky went to mostly cloudy and high temp reach 98F. Bike ride this morning, and started on wood pile, got the Bradford pear cut up, and nap
Don, if your helmet does not flow enough air, look at the Poc line, with my hair buzzed, I keep thinking it is not on.
Kyle, that was some story. One Sis-in-law has had chickens on and of but never talked about a rooster like that.
RNG hope you can work out a finish strategy for the van, that is such a cool project!!
Prayers for all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Very cool “Blood Moon” tonight.

was beautiful, low on the horizon surreptitiously cuddled by two large post oak canopies. Actually looked like a large cheese pizza pie. It's amore!

Mostly, on another thread Eddie talked of getting rid of mean roosters ASAP.

 

[Eric Salop]

Anyone else using the Worx tools?

My wife has been using a little cheap and cheerful worx 20V 2Ah line strimmer for the lawn edges for about a year. She sometimes complains about the guide wheels, other than that it worx quite well for small areas.

For anyone comparing battery tools from different suppliers, then as well as the energy contained in the battery (volts multiplied by ampere hours), look at the type of motor they use too. Higher quality ones like EGO and Makita have moved over to "brushless" motors which have less friction on the rotor, so that also tends to make the battery last longer.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. We missed out on the blood moon last night thanks to inconsiderate cloud. It also made it hard to loose heat from upstairs yesterday evening, making sleep much more elusive than normal. Fortunately the wind got up in the middle of the night bringing in much fresher air. What a pleasure it was to drift back to sleep with the thin duvet pulled right up over my ears for the first time in a long while.

I'm helping make some small parts out of teflon at work. It machines "like butter"

While I was driving home on Wednesday there was a program on the radio about the discovery of fluorine and it's many uses, including Teflon (aka PTFE). I hadn't appreciated just what a nightmare reactive gas fluorine is. The presenter described the ferocious way it will bond to almost every other element as "rampant chemical promiscuity".
Kyle, will you be making room in your titanium store for a few Teflon offcuts ?