RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- 8,388
- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 55F 8:00AM. A mix of clouds and sun. High near 70F. Winds light and variable.
In some ways I feel the same about this place, James, and like you, won't miss the seemingly endless string of maintenance and new projects. I won't miss fire season, either. But I'll miss the views, and the animals, and even a neighbor or two. Sure will be nice to have everything back in one place, though.
Sorry no joy on the scag, David. A good friend of mine finally found a bare spot on a wire in the ignition system on his motorcycle after changing about all of the other components. His was an intermittent problem, which made it very difficult to trace down. At least your problem seems to be permanent, and you'll know very well when you've found it.
Even though I have a degree in welding engineering, I've always said I'm a better grinder than a weldor, Kyle. Even though you say your welds are rough, I bet they're still prettier than mine.
When I winched the 1500 pound lathe up the drop gate and into the box trailer yesterday, Helogabals, I put a jack under the rear end of the trailer. Everything worked except I had to keep straightening out the lathe because the caster of the lift dolly wheels was somehow decreased by the slope, especially before both ends were up on the ramp. I was especially pleased with how easy the new winch with its rope instead of wire worked, and the new longer reach eliminated re-rigging it in the middle of a lift.
I also had a chance to use a new trailer tongue scale and found I was over weight by 100 lbs for my hitch. The solution was to load a table saw and a surface plate in back of the lathe. Still plenty of room left in the trailer, but I worry about getting up the graveled hill on the way out.
Going through the mail yesterday I got a letter from PG&E saying I'm using way more electricity than the average home. What? Both homes have solar panels and generate more electricity than they use. But even with two homes, I only get one electricity bill. So they're looking at total usage, not per home. I wonder who checks their work for them. They sure don't.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend...
I'm targeting for the end of next month, Drew. There are some big things yet to move that almost get a trip just for them, and some things that'll need an open trailer and good weather, so those will slow me down a bit. The goal this trip is to get everything but the VW parts in the spare bedroom, and the sparse kitchen and sleeping arrangements, moved down south, at least in the house. The garage will get pretty hard this trip, too, but will be far from empty. Then there's the pump house with all the garden tools, the list seems to go on and on...
In some ways I feel the same about this place, James, and like you, won't miss the seemingly endless string of maintenance and new projects. I won't miss fire season, either. But I'll miss the views, and the animals, and even a neighbor or two. Sure will be nice to have everything back in one place, though.
Sorry no joy on the scag, David. A good friend of mine finally found a bare spot on a wire in the ignition system on his motorcycle after changing about all of the other components. His was an intermittent problem, which made it very difficult to trace down. At least your problem seems to be permanent, and you'll know very well when you've found it.
Even though I have a degree in welding engineering, I've always said I'm a better grinder than a weldor, Kyle. Even though you say your welds are rough, I bet they're still prettier than mine.
When I winched the 1500 pound lathe up the drop gate and into the box trailer yesterday, Helogabals, I put a jack under the rear end of the trailer. Everything worked except I had to keep straightening out the lathe because the caster of the lift dolly wheels was somehow decreased by the slope, especially before both ends were up on the ramp. I was especially pleased with how easy the new winch with its rope instead of wire worked, and the new longer reach eliminated re-rigging it in the middle of a lift.
I also had a chance to use a new trailer tongue scale and found I was over weight by 100 lbs for my hitch. The solution was to load a table saw and a surface plate in back of the lathe. Still plenty of room left in the trailer, but I worry about getting up the graveled hill on the way out.
Going through the mail yesterday I got a letter from PG&E saying I'm using way more electricity than the average home. What? Both homes have solar panels and generate more electricity than they use. But even with two homes, I only get one electricity bill. So they're looking at total usage, not per home. I wonder who checks their work for them. They sure don't.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend...
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