Hot enough for ya?

[ERNIEB]

Last week, I saw thunder clouds gathering to the North. Lots of thunder and lighting, but went over my place with hardly a drop of water. The next day I had a job In KIrby, a little burb near Randolph AFB and about 10 miles North of me. Water was standing everywhere.
The following evening There were storm clouds moving in from the south. More thunder, more lighting, and again no rain. The next day I went to visit my mother, about 8 miles south of me. She had 3/4 of an inch in her rain gauge.
I dunno, it must have been something I did in a previous life. We have been in the mid nineties, slowly going up. From now until about October, our only chances of rain will have to come up from the tropics.

Ernie

 

[patrickg]

South Central Oklalhoma has only been about 100 for a few days until today and next couple days of 104. Whenever I think the air conditioner in the lil 'bota isn't doing all I wish it would while digging trenches with the FEL (I know they make backhoes but it was either a cab and A/C or a backhoe, take your pick, they are mutually exclusive with the L4610) I open the door to get out to do some lil trivial thing and nearly die before I can get back in the cab and cool off. When I first got this tractor there was some little dust bunny or something plugging the condensate drain line so water would pour out of the ceilling and drip on everything including me. I blew it out and now it drains fine. I might have to pinch that drain tubing off with a clothes pin or something to get the condensate to drip on me again, would probably feel real good.

Patrick

 

[Bird]

Yeah, rub it in, Patrick. Wish I could afford an air-conditioned cab tractor. 98 degrees out there right now and the heat nearly killed me today; did some drastic tree pruning in the yard and hauled 5 trailer loads of brush to the back of the property. At least it won't take as long to mow the yard tomorrow as it's been taking.

Bird

 

[patrickg]

Bird, I won't say "tell it to the marines" as it is my wifes fault. She gets a voice in large purchases and was totally hard over for a heated/aair conditioned cab. She approved a backhoe too but haven't got that figured out yet as according to Kubota with the L4610 the cab and backhoe are mutually exclusive. I have emailed a query to every backhoe manufacturer I could locate via web search detailing my equipment and stating that I would be willing to compromise on size/capability of hoe but got Z E R O replies in 2 weeks. NOw that tends to overheat me!

Patrick

 

[Snell]

Bradco is working on a backhoe for the 4610... my understanding is that it is coming in the foreseeable future. Don't give up yet. I'll let you know as I hear more.

Matt

 

[patrickg]

Matt, Thanks for the heads up B U T unless they engineer to fit the L4610 WITH factory cab I'm no further along than with Kubota. When I get time I will come up with something even if I have to buy plans and build it. After all I've seen backhoes built from kit that go on the back of a standard P/U truck.

Patrick in not so hot, maybe only up near 100 today, south central OK.

P.S. It is extremely clear to me why dogs like to get under the house in summer. I put down Visqueen (sp?) plastic sheeting for the plumbers and I to crawl on due to soft mud (from 2 1/2 inch rain a while back). Laying on the mud under the house feels 15-20 degrees cooler than on the ground in the shade at the end of the house.

 

[Snell]

Sorry I wasn't clear... I mean that Bradco is working on one for the Kubota cab series... they already have one for the non-cab models.

Matt in 65 degree, rainy, northern NY

 

[patrickg]

YA bloody (*^&**%ing HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt, you have made my day. It may be so expensive I can't even look at it on my budget but at least there will be one and a chance...

Oh caloo calay what a frabjous day! (Appologies to Lewis Carol, mathematician and political satirist)

Patrick