Pucker factor 9.5

txdon · Mar 6, 2005

By being an avid reader of Tractorbynet and seeing and reading all the mishaps that can happen quickly I
ALWAYS HAVE MY SEATBELT ON! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
In fact when I unbuckled my seatbelt I almost slid off. With the seatbelt on it allowed to to react quickly with my hands instead of just holding on.

The dropping of the FEL immediately was also an emergency action learned here on TBN.

PineRidge · Mar 6, 2005

Never heard of a trickle pipe around these parts guess I learned one today. Nice looking pond Don, just super looking!

<font color="blue"> Only one drawback: the wife thinks it ugly. I need to come up with some idea to make it more aesthetically pleasing.

</font>

Have the wife build a neat looking scarecrow and shove the pipe up his,, I mean let the pipe gently support him. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Well you get the picture.....

texbaylea · Mar 6, 2005

TxDon

Glad that you were able to extricate yourself safely. It is good to be able to step back and think out the solution.

You could somewhat disquise the overflow by putting one of those garden "windmills" over it.

Vernon

txdon · Mar 6, 2005

The wife thought the pipe alone looked better than a pipe up a scarecrow's.... besides when the water is trickling, like it is now, it will look like the scarecrow is..... well you get the picture. LOL. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The wife has approve the windmill Idea! Thanks Vernon. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Do any of those little windmills actually work. I thought it would be neat to have it pump water out of the trickle pipe and then drain back into the pipe. Kind of interesting moving water eye treat.

Defective · Mar 6, 2005

Don:

I've seen quite a few of the decorative types that function. On the other hand, the decorative types tend to be pretty flimsy. Check around & see if you can find a real one that can be salvaged. They're pretty simple, just a ring & pinion setup to run a vertical shaft. Should be easy to build the tower in your picture to mount it, then you're set...

txdon · Mar 6, 2005

Defective, the real, used ones are like gold around here.

Defective · Mar 6, 2005

That makes it a little harder...

I'd look close at any decorative versions before putting them up then. I have a neighbour (actually...probably only close by comparison...) that has one up in his yard. If my memory serves me right, I think he's on his third in about 10 years. Look for bearings instead of bushings. Avoid plastic parts.

Hhhmmm...just had a thought...If your handy with tools, you could probably make it from scratch...

I'm trying to hunt down some plans, but I'm getting nagged at to go empty the beagle...
Here's a possible starting point.

PineRidge · Mar 7, 2005

I saw a pretty nice one at TSC. They had a short one and a tall one that was about 6 or 7 foot tall. All bearings from what I could see and it really spun easy. I almost bought one myself then I remembered that I have an 8 foot antique Aerometer mill that's just waiting to be put up one of these nice summer days.