Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Ray Roberts Lake nearby
must be heading into sun, pics too dark
might try this afternoon

Think Bird lives down in Denton, or that area. Wonder how he is.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 79F @ 7:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 98F. Winds light and variable.

Welcome back, Irv. You started something big all those years ago!

The bigger driving pulley will cause the belt to go faster, Bill. It has a larger circumference, and so passes a longer distance on to the belt in a given amount of time.

If you don't already have a fire ring, Paul, that rock would make a good one.

Took another stab at the wall switches in the great room yesterday, but still not clear on what wires are connected to which switches and lights. Wish I'd taken pictures fourteen years ago when I put the smart switches in. Turns out they were smarter than me.

I also struck out at cleaning out the water heater. The drain valve doesn't have a through hole, so I couldn't even get a small wire through it, and no scale came out when I drained it. So it'll continue to gurgle and pop when it's feeding hot water; something for the new owner to upgrade if it bothers them.

Found an almost full bucket of hydraulic oil I used to top off the wood splitter. Gonna take it south tomorrow and see if the guy that bought the splitter wants it. Still have a little more packing to do, then a run into town to pick up a can of spray paint mixed to match a part of the auger I repaired. Tractor supply sells two different yellow implement paints, and neither one matched, so I'll return those, too. Also need to stop by the junk yard and dump off the old gutters and some aluminum. Might even get enough money back for a little Diesel fuel.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 46°, heading up to 80°, sunny. Great weather for the balloon fiasco.

Phil, as usual, amazing turnings! Definitely like the lighthouse.

LFN, RNG is correct, it will speed up the drive. But, it will also reduce power. That may or may not be an issue depending on how much power the motor has to begin with.

Drew, you didn't ask me to put on the NM sticker....now you have to come back.....

Paul, concrete looks great! I'm sure you will find a use for the rock.

Buppies, it's great that the wifey helped with the mowing. Looks beautiful for sure!

I'm off to PT here in a bit. Hopefully an "easy" treatment.... the knee is still complaining about the last session.

Probably nothing else on the agenda this afternoon. Maybe a nap.....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[Popgadget]

A question for you more mechanically inclined than me; IF I were to put a bigger pulley on the motor end of my conveyor then that would drive the driven pulley faster?

Correct. Faster with less torque

 

[sodamo]

66°F and 0 rain

Got carried away with the mower deck yesterday. Blades looked really good and barely required a touch up but underside of the deck was on the rough side. Some of the old mowings needed to be scraped off. A good power washing followed by cleaning with a bristled brush and another power washing and it was clean. But boy was paint in very bad shape even non existent. No choice, had to repaint. 2 coats of rattle can black and it’s looking quite good. Has anyone ever tried that bed liner texture on a mower? I considered it for a bit but went conventional. I suspect when I change blades again it’ll need a repaint.

Sophie has ophthalmologist follow-up this morning. Hoping for continued good news.

Zoom Happy Hour was world wide event. Hawai’i, Bangkok, Wisconsin, Canadian, LA. Good to get caught up

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[m7040]

good morning, 64 and sunny

Picked up groceries and prescription

Redid some unsightly wiring around the house battery on the van. The heat shrink connectors are great

Found the right beam to jack up and the doors on the second level and third level are now opening without binding.
The beam supports a two story wall above
Now to come up with a permanent solution will take some time to think about what may be best
The beam above the doorway is sagging and the wall beam rest on that one and not easily replaced
Maybe fabricate a steel support beam to sandwich it and bolted with treaded through rods?

 

[300UGUY]

Late start today, stayed up late, just surfing the web. Worked on my miter saw, the blade guard was wonky. Just had lunch, going out to measure for some more paver work. Still have some left over, so why not?

 

[Looking4new]

RNG, Pop and LS, thanks.

Just got back in from servicing the tractor. 5 Litres of Rotella T4 10W30 and a oil filter. I pushed up the wood pile to warm it and the oil up. AND I did it all by myself. Yes I am going to break my arm patting myself on the back. Junior went to town for some groceries that he forgot when we were in North Bay. Part of what he forgot was crushed pineapple. He used chunked pineapple run through a blender for the last loaf of pineapple bread and there is very little flavour. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The bread is still good.

We are doing ham for CDN thanksgiving, that is sometime this month. A large chicken for Christmas.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

So far, accomplished nothing for today. Wife went to help her mom do yard work the next few days. My brother took more hydraulic oil to Dad's for the L5030. Think the leak is the PTO seal. Dad thought it needed more, but he can't see well enough to know.

 

[txdon]

Milton's winds

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[daugen]

what a fun day, Mostly and I had a great time
so great to get out on the water and that ski boat was powerful but also
very quiet

that old IH has sunk down to its front axle. Old propane tractor?

we had a wonderful lunch at Manuelito's and the second half of some yummy chicken thingies will be my dinner.

Mostly nailed every backup with his truck and boat and did the boat ramp first try.
He's good.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 1.6C and it's presently 15.7C, fairly clear & calm.

I made myself get up with the alarm this morning... OK, Penelope the Pussybeast encouraged me. I needed to get in sync with the time change.

It's 'into town' day for groceries. Once that's accomplished I'll head back in to do that Church bell-rope-guide repair.

Tomorrow I still plan on going into Launceston for 'needful things'.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[daugen]

Lake Kiowa pronounced like Iowa with a K

 

[Buppies]

Got some good progress on walking trail today more tomorrow

Thanks wngsprd, glad L4N alive and well. Up too late good evening

 

[NHBX]

Good morning Buppies

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 58ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Light wind, sky stayed clear, and high temp was 85ºF. Lake temp was 76ºF, cooler than I expected. Made coffee to start day, Grief Share then pick up Drew for boat ride. Ideal weather, lake traffic very light, Good lunch at Manuelito's, grab bikes to ride to Ray Roberts only .26 miles back to lake. Got a good pic of Drew and headed home. Did get a nap in. The hawk visited the other day, I think he misses the live oak that was near where he was. I wished he would have gotten a squirrel or 2 before leaving.
Ron glad branches are picked up and progress on garden winter prep. Hope progress continued today. Nice crane pic.
Billy glad easy fix for truck roof leak. You probably have to be able run the fancy Coffee machine to get it Good to hear splitter finished fluid change, hope it is ready to go.
Thomas hope you found something to do after parts store time.
Thomas we didn't forget fishing pole, but knew we wouldn't have a lot time on lake in order to get the TexMex lunch.
Buppies nice wife helped you today. prayers sent.
Paul glad pour went well. Sorry about all the shale pieces, hope you think of something to do with them. Hope meeting was good.
Phil wood work is wonderful as always. Oatmeal cookies sound good.
Scott(vt) too bad you didn't have our weather today, shorts and t-shirts. Great pic and nice color on mountains.
Don different about the turkey, they are not usually that territorial. Hope actual usage lower than estimated. Sorry about the rough days during shoulder rehab. I guess the no pain no gain applies in this case.
Bill hope you are refreshed after break. Labor bill was not cheap, did they charge a reduced rate for travel? Hope woos turning went well. Hope conveyor prep went well, bigger motor pulley will drive driven pulley faster, and chain(belt?) will need to be longer. Congrats on new driveway to plow, hope you get the other one as well.
Hay Dude nice pics, yes can see the name on the baler, rest of it not as clear.
Drew hope Don has a place to practice with the pepper ball. My guess no fire arms usage unless at a proper range. No alligator sightings, but some Crocs have been seen
Ken sorry about no rain. glad fire pit done. nice pics.
Dennis sorry lot didn't work out but between the neighbors and no road agreement probably good to move on.
Dennis hard to say with out Bird reporting in, since he is not posting, probably not good.
RNG sorry about the uncertainty of wiring in great room. I need to drain my water heater. Hope you get you can of yellow spray paint.
Ted hope PT goes well. Hope nap was good.
David I have never tried to keep underside of mower painted. I doubt bed liner is strong enough to withstand the cleaning. Hope Sophie's follow up went well. Good to hear HH good.
Frits good to hear correct bean to jack up and did help the door sticking issue. I have not done much restoration work on 200 year old houses so clueless to answer your question.
Irv hope paver work went well.
Bill glad wood turned and oil changed. Hope the crushed pineapple works better for your bread.
Dennis sorry not much done.
Don thanks for link.
Drew thanks for the lind words, very nice pics. PS boat is well equipped to fish as well PSS chicken thingies was call fajita chicken quesadilla.
Randy(wag) my experience with cat is that they are not bashful when it is time to do whatever. Hope town run and guide repair all successful.
Drew really neat pics
Buppies good night hope you sleep well.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking hot cup of coffee. 34° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 62° with plenty of sun. Got another garden cleaned up yesterday. Will do another garden today. After I take Sassy in for grooming.
Found this Bullfrog resting on top of waterfall pump while cleaning leaf filter.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 39 and going to a high of 50°F. Wind W 5 mph. 60% chance of showers.

If it doesn't rain, then I will get at the conveyor.

Ron, another half a dozen of those guys and you might have a frogs legs snack. He is a big 'un.

Stay safe all

 

[ronjhall]

Ron, another half a dozen of those guys and you might have a frogs legs snack. He is a big 'un.

Stay safe all

Bullfrog is over 6” long. Neighbors have one over 8” in their pond.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
nice morning in Valley View Texas, headed South to Georgetown area this morning.
wondering about driving through fort worth in rush hour on 35S, wonder if that beltway they seem to have is worth the extra 20 minutes. Thankfully I can look at live traffic before I go and see how clogged up it is. I take Ronald Reagan blvd off 35 and pass Sun City on the way in.

coffee just dinged, time to wake up
92 degrees in Georgetown today, back to the heat