Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good morning all
another nice sunny summer day today

Roy, maybe time to get scanned and some blood tests

Wagtail, sounds like you had fun. Looking forward to your report.

off early to pick up friend and take trailer over to Fort Dix in NJ to retrieve my Gravely garden tractor.
Should be a fun adventure with old friend, plus I get to see his 102 year old Mom when I go.

no-one else is allowed to move to Texas.
favorite quote of the day

nice to see RS's Kubota back in action.

 

[daugen]

when I moved to NC I knew absolutely no one in the area. My wife had died, I was fairly messed up emotionally, and
I had orchards to plant. Which I did and the world got back on its axis. But what I didn't have that whole time was my "old friends"
which I see I refer to. My three guy friends from high school and one from simply long ago here, met at Meeting.
Reaffirms to me how much I missed my old friends by moving way far away from them.
I'm lucky that I get to go back to a small town that is still fairly small. Other than completely unaffordable housing, it has everything I want.
So I rent this little cottage and dream of tractors.
that's ok to do, isn't it?...

I think of David and Sophie and others who have moved pretty far away.
Very different than retiring to Florida where some of your old friends likely wound up.
So David has built, and continues to build, his own paradise. Thank goodness for Zoom. Really.
Being able to see my sister smile at me from California is a delight.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, as we contemplate moving when I retire, the thought of moving away from friends does come up. Neither of us are native to this area, we moved here not knowing anyone, but we’ve been here since the 80s, so I’ve been here 2/3 of my life. My wife nearly as long.

Not easy decisions.

 

[m7040]

Used to move in my early days of working every one to two years with my company. We were always so surprised when some of the moving boxes caught up with us sometimes months later. Did not remember having some of those things. After that we spent 17 years in Houston Texas where we adopted our kids and then moved to our Maryland farm.
Today I need to continue to cut grass and brush in between a tree planting of oaks and walnut trees mostly. We have several thousand trees planted that are getting taller every year. Some are 30 to 40 ft tall.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 67 with a high of 88 forecast under a bright sun.

Yesterday was a busy day, our daughter the nurse took my wife to the hospital for her back surgery where they removed a disc. I am astounded that she was home later in the afternoon, and as I type is walking down the lane to get the mail. It’s at least a half mile walk round trip. Daughter spent the night here, but went home this morning, as everything seems to be going well.

I’ve got to make a short trip to Newport News later this morning, planning to fly the little plane to the airport in Philly. It’s less than a 10 minute flight from Doylestown, or an hour drive. Plane uses a lot more gas than the Prius, and I can’t stop at Home Depot (or anywhere else) but I can leave later and get home sooner, although she seems pretty independent already.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 73F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High 99F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.


Sounds like a miracle outcome, Paul. Thank goodness!

I came to California not knowing anyone, and when I retired did it again when I moved here. Made lots of friends along the way, some good ones where we still look out for each other. It's great you're getting another chance with yours, Drew.

Got the muffin fan installed on the pump house Ethernet switch, and it seems to be making a difference.

Spent the rest of the day soaking cyilinder heads in the ultrasonic cleaner, then blasting them with powdered glass. They'll go to the machine shop today for new seats and valves. Had a little help in the kitchen with cleaning up...

Got a call yesterday from a neighbor asking for some help unloading a large welder from his son's truck. It turned out to be an ancient motor/generator set with an old Jeep engine in it. Glad I took the time to put the box blade on the back of the tractor for ballast, 'cause that thing was heavy!

Also gonna take the new red bike to the DMV to get the title transfered, and paperwork for one I picked up last year as well. Not looking forward to the line.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[PJSprog]

64°F and light fog this morning, going up to 91° today. Warming back up to more typical August weather for the next few days.

I've lived in this area my whole life. Honestly, I've never really seriously contemplated moving somewhere else, until last year when The Wife and I considered moving to central Texas. In the end, we didn't, so I'm still here. Aside from the asinine politics of my state, southern Illinois is a pretty nice place to live.

Good morning, gents.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, sunny going up to 90.
Maybe get out and do some cleanup outside.

 

[txdon]

Used to move in my early days of working every one to two years with my company. We were always so surprised when some of the moving boxes caught up with us sometimes months later. Did not remember having some of those things. After that we spent 17 years in Houston Texas where we adopted our kids and then moved to our Maryland farm.
Today I need to continue to cut grass and brush in between a tree planting of oaks and walnut trees mostly. We have several thousand trees planted that are getting taller every year. Some are 30 to 40 ft tall.

Are you selling carbon credits?

 

[m7040]

What do you have for a harness?
I've been looking at the Easy Lift but it's darn expensive. But my Echo PPT-280 is fairy heavy, especially with the 4' extension.
/edit for model #
Thread Any tales from Echo PPT 280 owners? And what about harnesses?

Here is a pic of pole saw and harness

 

[m7040]

Txdon, it is part of a state of Maryland tree planting program where they pay to plant and pay me a yearly amount for maintenance

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 55°, going up to near 80°. Only slight chances for storms. Tomorrow has a 70% chance of rain / storms.

There has actually been dew in the morning.... a rare occurrence here. Humidity has been considered "high" at 50%. Even when it is raining, humidity is usually only 70-80%.

Today's agenda will be to set up the propane burner and try it out on some weeds in the driveway. Then have to make a run into town early afternoon.

Maybe get the garden tractor out to cut around the house, but need to get some gas first. I think a grocery list was formulated, so will consolidate both of those. Mowing will wait.

Mostly, yes the knee swells with ANY activity. It was one of my concerns to address, but no one can provide any answers as to why..... The closest reason was "inflammatory response to pain"..... hence why they are trying the nerve block. Medical guessing at the finest level.

Drew, good luck on the retrieval trip for the tractor.

RNG, those heads look just about done.... what temp do you cook them at?

Rich, looks like good progress on the race bike.

Need to get moving,
Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[newbury]

Here is a pic of pole saw and harness

Thanks
I found a video

 

[buckeyefarmer]

. Aside from the asinine politics of my state, southern Illinois is a pretty nice place to live.

Good morning, gents.

Isn’t it a shame how politics can ruin the entire state. NY state is beautiful, but I’d never live there. MD is pretty, but I want to leave. A lot of states in that predicament. Like Ron in MI. Hope he comes back on to update on things there. Miss his pictures.

Got quote of $11,400 for a 24KW generator install. But that doesn’t include propane tank or hookup, gotta get separate price for that. I would get a 10% rebate from Costco.

I can buy the unit for $6400, so $5k to install 30 ft of conduit and cable and install transfer switch beside meter. Not sure what I’ll do. Don’t have that many outages. Maybe I’ll get price on someone to just do the electric work if I get the generator.

 

[RoyJackson]

Isn’t it a shame how politics can ruin the entire state. NY state is beautiful, but I’d never live there. MD is pretty, but I want to leave. A lot of states in that predicament. Like Ron in MI. Hope he comes back on to update on things there. Miss his pictures.

That's why the folks in northern California want to secede...IIRC, they want to name their state Jefferson
Burlington and Montpelier have ruined Vermont...beautiful state, if we could get rid of those 2 cities

I'm actually a bit surprised upstate NY hasn't had a movement to to secede from southern NY

 

[daugen]

Buckeye, not a bad price if it includes the 400A automatic panel. My first one was 8k installed, second one 11k installed, yup
time and prices march on. Really recommend 1000 gallon tank if you have room and can hide it. 500 gal is just a shorter 1000...and the fuel never
goes bad.

successful morning. Picked up Gravely at friend's farm in Pemberton NJ and had a nice drive back. Now to change into grubby clothes and find some spray degreaser.
Old girl has several years of dirt on her. Pressure washer going to get a workout, then air blast dry, then full lube. It started right up.
I don't have kids, but if I did...this one is pretty near and dear to me. Thank goodness it never got sold because I had designated it to my friend in my will and he just got it
a little early. He mows his lawn at home with a Gravely walk behind. Probably not much longer after his hip and knees went out.

I wish I had a foamer like Paul. Well, that's what a push button can is for.
Two years of dirt. Cloth seat not happy about that. Surprised he didn't have a tarp on it even though inside a big garage.
So my old friend is going to get a fluff and puff. And lots of grease and spray oil. Probably will sharpen the blades too.
They were pretty worn before, wonder what they are like. He, and I before, used the Gravely where we wouldn't take the "nice" mower, the one with the sharp
blades on it. It wouldn't cut brush, that would have been abuse but it ground up a lot of stuff you would not want your zero turn run over.
Plus it pulled a large utility wagon and my old water wagon perfectly.
Best I can do is clean it all up and send it back to him.
Trying to get nephew interested in it for his local farm.
I need to find a good home for it.

 

[sodamo]

69°F and no rain.
Big day today. Sophie gets on a plane in just a few hours and will be home late tonight.

Pretty good day yesterday. Most of it on the flail. Got one of my major outside areas mowed and looking good.

Puttering around kind of stuff today. Want everything looking nice for Sophie’s return. That judicial mix of Yea, we managed without you but just barely.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[LouNY]

That's why the folks in northern California want to secede...IIRC, they want to name their state Jefferson
Burlington and Montpelier have ruined Vermont...beautiful state, if we could get rid of those 2 cities

I'm actually a bit surprised upstate NY hasn't had a movement to to secede from southern NY

There have been several.
I got to see Vermont go down hill and it was a shame it went from a great state to being contaminated by NYC, Ct. and Mass. first by part timers then by them moving in permanently.
My area in NY has had the same treatment as well as being saddled with NYC, Albany, and Buffalo.

 

[m7040]

Buckeye, is it a 3600 rpm or 1800 rpm generator?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Took the weed burner for an hour walk.... I have to admit, a lot easier and more effective than the string trimmer. Granted, I can only use it in the gravel and walkway areas, won't risk starting a brush fire.
I have been monitoring the propane use (just by weight of the 20 lb tank) and hasn't gotten too much lighter. I believe that it is another good tool in the arsenal.

Supposedly, the burner will also eliminate any seeds, so I will pay attention to how long it takes them to grow back. The perennial weeds might take a few 'treatments' before being eliminated, but that's ok.
When you hit them, even briefly, you can watch them literally wilt over!

I'm sure you guys know all about these.....