Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

68 going to 90.

Rick, thanks for the gly chart. A handy guide.

Eric, sounds like the solution is a new tractor.

BEF, hope you're doing better today.

RS, glad you got your son moved but sorry it took out your knee.

Yesterday morning was windless, so decided to Wet & Forget the dark algae stains on the roof after the dew burned off. Got the stuff mixed in the sprayer, got all my protective clothes on, and lifted the TSC $18 backpack sprayer on when the stitching on the shoulder strap gave way. Decided to use some old 10 lb test monofilament to sew it back together...not sure how well it will hold up to chemicals, but I know it does well in water . By the time I got done (I'd never make it as a tailor) , a slight breeze picked up, so had to wash off all the flowers and shrubbery just in case of any overspray. It had gotten quite hot up on the roof by the time I finished.

Also, tried out Phil Swift's solution...Flex Seal...I have a couple of clear fiberglass panels on my tractor barn that are old now and seem to have a few hairline cracks that leak, so picked up a two-pack (Shakur) of the clear Flex Seal at Costco and sprayed over the likely areas...won't know if it works until Wednesday or Thursday when we might get rain again.

 

[DABSGT]

Good morning 74 heading to 90 today nice clear blue skies.

Just a few last minute things to get done today, then taking my wife to see her mom at the convalescent home then maybe out to dinner. She is excited about the trip but keeps thinking of things for ME to do before we leave tomorrow.
Have a good day and take things slow in the heat. Stay hydrated and safe

 

[riptides]

70 outside this AM, heading to 90. More yard work on tap for today. Still a lot of drama here. I'll be glad to be outside today.

Hope all have a great day, be safe, and get healthy.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured second cup of coffee. 72° with mostly clear skies this morning. Heading to 84° with sunny skies then thunderstorms in afternoon. Got shopping done yesterday. They stayed in and watched 007 movies. Today is going to be about the same. Except for some NASCAR in afternoon.

RNG, if you are going to dig the flat area for your building. I would get the biggest and heaviest TLB I could find within my budget. The alternative is a Backhoe and Skid Steer or front end loader. In my area I do not need worry to about running into a mountain of rock. We do have some 6' boulders to deal with.

Thomas, saw this as a way to get rid of bears.
Take an old soda or plastic water bottle and poke several pencil thick holes around the top of the bottle. Fill with a cleaning product called Ammonia. You can find Ammonia at most all local retailers. Fill the bottle with ammonia up to the holes that you have punched. Fasten the bottles of ammonia around the area that you are trying to keep void of bears. You can also use use rags soaked with ammonia. Whatever you do. Do not mix with bleach.

Rick, thanks for the chart.

Prayers for Buckeye, Randy, Buppies and others recovering.

Good Morning All.

 

[txdon]

Your #2 picture seems to show a second hole just above the Mitutoyo on caliper. Does it get grease?

I see three holes. Maybe they were not drilled completely.

 

[ronjhall]

I see three holes. Maybe they were not drilled completely.

Third look say you are right. :thumbsup:

 

[RoyJackson]

2019-07-28, 0857

70 right now...high in the mid-80's today...

Probably mow in a bit...catching up on TBN and other sites right now

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, sounds like your excavation project might be a good test for the M62. Maybe a 4 in 1 bucket? One of those projects you work in small progressive bites. Still love it when a tool gets the job done cheaper then hiring out and I get to keep the tool. Being retired our time is our time. Of course wife tends to disagree from time to time when she壇 like a shorter time frame.

Most of my tools are the result of that same thinking, David. I learn a new skill and end up with a tool that expands my capabilities. Might take me longer than a pro, might even cost me a little more than paying someone else to do it. But if I need to do it again, it costs me nothing, and unless the tool is very specialized, chances are very good that tool will be useful in other situations as well.

What I'll need to bone up on is just how to go about digging that terrace. Should I start a the top, or at the bottom, or somewhere in the middle? Where will all the dirt that comes out of the terrace go, and how will it get there? How do I get the bottom level and smooth, and what angle of repose should I leave on the sides? I bet the answers are all here on TBN somewhere, I just have to dig 'em out (pun intended):laughing:

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I found a video yesterday of a fella digging a pond with an M62. It was comparable in size to the terrace I need, and his tractor didn't seem to have any trouble at all doing it. Then again, he doesn't have the rocks I have here. So I went over to talk to a neighbor that has a full size construction backhoe and 'dozer about how he cuts pads, and what he does when he hits rock. His answer: Rippers on his 'dozer. And that is the answer I can use if I hit rock before I get to the bottom of the cut I need, just bring him in to deal with the rock. I can follow up the dozer moving the spoil and hold his hours down, so the M62 would still be earning its keep, and not using it on the rock would avoid beating it up.

As far as the 4in1, I have one on my L3240, and frankly it's been a disappointment. It turns out I use it more like a grapple than a dozer blade, and it's not a very good grapple because you can't see what you're grabbing very well. The FEL and tractor aren't really strong enough to push through dirt like a real dozer, so the 4in1 doesn't work that well there, either. And the 4in1 is a LOT heavier than a regular bucket, and that cuts into the lifting capacity of the FEL. My 4in1 has a SSQA so I can try it on the M62 to see if the larger tractor can take better advantage of it, but I'm thinking a better use for the 4in1 would be to attract a buyer for the old tractor.:laughing:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The distance from the centre of the first hole in the pin to the shoulder is 19 mm. In that space goes an 8.5mm plate for the linkage, a 5mm thick parking leg and a 4mm washer. In addition, there is 4mm of side-to-side play too, so it looks to me as though most of the 5mm diameter lube hole is not in the bushing when I try to squeeze in grease :confused3:

We have had friends staying with us, so I have only taken out the pin from one side but when I do the other today, I expect it to be just the same. Any thoughts would be welcome.

Not real clear on the stackup you describe, Eric, but would adding another cross drilled hole farther down the pin get grease to the area where it isn't going to now? Or maybe drill the central hole all the way through and add another grease fitting on the other end of the pin so you can use your grease gun from both sides? Or maybe do both?:confused3:

At least Iseki had the good sense to bush those pivot holes so that the fit can be restored without machining if the lack of grease leads to accelerated wear. Maybe I should be looking for an Iseki dealer, as I've already verified that even the heavy duty Kubota loaders don't have bushed pivots.:confused3::muttering:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

grease likes to take the path of least resistance too.

Are the 2nd and 3rd holes drilled deep enough and clear? If so, your "stackup" you mentioned might be too "loosy goosey" and letting the grease all go out right there. Maybe precision washers and a wave washer to eliminate the gaps? Or like RNG said, maybe add a grease zert to the opposite end.

Yes, I'm impressed that Iseki has nice replaceable bushings.