Good morning!!!!

lostcreekranch · May 27, 2020

Drew .. prayers for quick and complete healing.

lostcreekranch · May 27, 2020

NASA / SpaceX Launch just scrubbed about 17 minutes before launch. Next launch window is this Saturday afternoon.

History delayed .. for three days.

Buppies · May 27, 2020

Drew glad to hear from you take it easy follow doctors orders and get well soon prayers sent

buckeyefarmer · May 27, 2020

txdon said:
Good evening! Was in Giddings today so i got a haircut. Maybe the clippers will be back in stock by the next time.

Caution EGO owners
My warranty claim on an EGO battery that only lasted 13 months of the three year warranty was NOT honored by EGO because the amazon seller I bought the replacement battery from was not an authorized seller.

Wonder if it is real or counterfeit?

buckeyefarmer · May 27, 2020

daugen said:
good morning
heavv meds one day at a time

Welcome back!!!! Good to hear from you!!!!

toppop52 · May 27, 2020

Got to 84 and heat index of 92, it was hot mowing grass! It’s still very dusty here, we had rain but days of 20-40 mph winds dried it up in a hurry.

I timed my mowing so I could watch the launch that wasn’t. Oh well, maybe Saturday.

We have what appears to be a dog pooping in the new stone garden and Ellen is pissed. Scat is wrong for a fox or coyote but it’s happening overnight, twice so far. Going to put one of the cameras up here and see what we see.

I’m covered in dust so off to the shower before dinner.
Have a good one.

Thomas · May 27, 2020

daugen said:
good morning
heavv meds one day at a time

Strong thoughts for you Drew...strong thoughts.

rswyan · May 27, 2020

Well that adventure went about as well as might be expected ...

Tried tapping the spanner wrench in and definitely a no-go ...

Hunted up a 3/16 drill bit and used it to kiss the end of hole ... just to see how much bigger the 3/16 pin was than the hole: turns out ... quite a bit ...

Then I dug up a 5/32 bit to see if it would fit in the hole.

Yup, no problem.

Soooo ... it turns out the next size down wrench McMaster offers uses 1/8" pins (not 5/32) ... and only has a range up to a 2" diameter cylinder (these are just slightly larger OD - probably a metric thing)

Fortunately, I can order up to 18:15 (Mon-Thu) and still get it next day from the local McMaster warehouse for normal shipping rates ... and they had it in stock.

Could have picked up a similar tool (Proto brand) from the local Grainger (which is much closer) for a little less money overall, if I wanted to dick around with driving over there (probably about 12 miles one way)

Nah, I'll pass ...

Lesson learned:

Probably wanna take a little more care on determining the actual hole diameter ... rather just assuming that what I think it is, is what it actually is ...

Now if I can only remember it ... :laughing:

Thomas · May 27, 2020

94F very light breeze yep the 3H's today.

Today been slow motion day did just enough I think to earn my dinner :confused3: got critter food,putter in basement,need to water garden plan to set on deck as the sunsets waiting for night maybe critters.

Enjoy the weekend all.

LouNY · May 27, 2020

The gland end could have handled being drilled out that bit most likely.
Good luck with it, I had to make a gland wrench for a Dynahoe cylinder that hadn't been unscrewed since it was built in the 60's, drill rod and half inch flat stock with a 6 foot handle and it still took some sledge hammer persuasion.

buckeyefarmer · May 27, 2020

lostcreekranch said:
NASA / SpaceX Launch just scrubbed about 17 minutes before launch. Next launch window is this Saturday afternoon.

History delayed .. for three days.

Well,
Space is hard
Steve Carell

txdon · May 27, 2020

buckeyefarmer said:
Wonder if it is real or counterfeit?

Its real, the serial number was confirmed by EGO to be valid. The receipt given to them was real also just not an "authorized seller", so they had an excuse not to honor the warranty. Amazon did come through (after a long chat, two operators and a supervisor) and will refund the amount of the battery after communication with the seller failed.

Ego basically said it the responsibility of the buyer to buy from an authorized seller and planned on not taking any action on the seller, because as they say there are just too many of them. So I suggest before buying a replacement battery go to the EGO website and find a dealer close to you through EGO's search engine and do not buy on-line unless you confirm they are an authorized seller through EGO.

My EGO battery serial number and receipt was registered on and accepted by EGO on their website. Big help that was. (sarcasm)

Randy, Raccoons like to poop on rock.

rswyan · May 27, 2020

LouNY said:
The gland end could have handled being drilled out that bit most likely.

Lou,

Initially I was tempted ... but thought the better of it as the gland nut is actually very thin:

The gland nuts on the boom cylinders are much beefier - but they don’t need drilled as the wrench I have fits those:

LouNY said:
Good luck with it, I had to make a gland wrench for a Dynahoe cylinder that hadn't been unscrewed since it was built in the 60's, drill rod and half inch flat stock with a 6 foot handle and it still took some sledge hammer persuasion.

Yeah ... I hope this one isn’t quite that bad ... but I have no illusions that it could well be.

lostcreekranch · May 27, 2020

buckeyefarmer said:
Well,
Space is hard
Steve Carell

Yep! But .. well worth it.

lostcreekranch · May 27, 2020

txdon said:
Its real, the serial number was confirmed by EGO to be valid. The receipt given to them was real also just not an "authorized seller", so they had an excuse not to honor the warranty. Amazon did come through (after a long chat, two operators and a supervisor) and will refund the amount of the battery after communication with the seller failed.

Ego basically said it the responsibility of the buyer to buy from an authorized seller and planned on not taking any action on the seller, because as they say there are just too many of them. So I suggest before buying a replacement battery go to the EGO website and find a dealer close to you through EGO's search engine and do not buy on-line unless you confirm they are an authorized seller through EGO.

My EGO battery serial number and receipt was registered on and accepted by EGO on their website. Big help that was. (sarcasm)

Randy, Raccoons like to poop on rock.

Assume you get to keep the failed battery? Maybe open it up and see if you can see what failed? Internal fuse .. maybe? Broken internal contact or wire?

txdon · May 27, 2020

lostcreekranch said:
Assume you get to keep the failed battery? Maybe open it up and see if you can see what failed? Internal fuse .. maybe? Broken internal contact or wire?

I still get 5 minutes of service from it so a fuse or wire would not be the problem. Before it died I could get 35-40 minutes with it.

lostcreekranch · May 27, 2020

txdon said:
I still get 5 minutes of service from it so a fuse or wire would not be the problem. Before it died I could get 35-40 minutes with it.

Is the voltage still correct? 56 volts?

txdon · May 27, 2020

lostcreekranch said:
Is the voltage still correct? 56 volts?

Yes, right out of the charger it is 56v.

LS Tractor Owner · May 27, 2020

DREW!!! Glad to hear from you. Follow orders, get better soon! We are all keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.

LS Tractor Owner · May 27, 2020

Got the metal roofing done today. I was really dragging. Took a lot of breaks. Sun was blocked multiple times by clouds, so I started timing my breaks with the periods of sun, definitely helped. I am NOT doing anything tomorrow!

Max and Kassie are enjoying the new covered porch!

RNG, yes, the whole assembly is screwed together using 4 in screws.