What did you buy this week?

[masseyrider]

Wow. That alone is 1/4 of our total net worth

It doesn't sound bad in Mexerican currency,
In the Kanuckistan rupee it's much worse.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Kubota SVL 65 with enclosed cab and high flow hydraulics. It has 536 hours.
I upgraded from my 2019 SVL 65 with open cab and standard flow with 1710 hours.

 

[Engineer42]

I've never seen a doorbell on a shed before.

Helps keep track of lost tools, lol.

 

[BleedingOrange]

I get delivery of my Ford GTX1 as soon as my lawyer confirms ownership, financial details and it then clears customs.
Should be end of next week.
Christmas in November. Hoping for at least one or two days nice enough to go for a ride.

Awesome. Where is it coming from ? Any pictures of it ?

 

[kenmbz]

Bought a replacement battery for a Dyson V7

 

[Yander]

I bought a black gun about two months ago... Now I need one of these for my truck bumper.

 

[aba4430]

From Menards: Case of 6 gallons of windshield washer fluid, 3 cans of brake parts cleaner and a quart of Pennzoil Synthetic 75W-140 GL-5 gear oil.

 

[masseyrider]

No GTX1.
Lawyer became suspicious in his search. Really dug in and found there were a couple leans on it and it had spent time in Europe which was not in it's history report. Possible it was in an accident overseas and more mileage by far from what's showing.
Walking away from it.

 

[kenmbz]

No GTX1.
Lawyer became suspicious in his search. Really dug in and found there were a couple leans on it and it had spent time in Europe which was not in it's history report. Possible it was in an accident overseas and more mileage by far from what's showing.
Walking away from it.

That's good this was all found before it became your problem.
Talk about crazy schemes.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Yup, should be lots of mint shape flood vehicles hitting the markets soon. Be very careful out there.

 

[319Quahog]

Bought a rifle yesterday. Ruger American Ranch Gen 2 in 5.56. Handy little thing. Threaded barrel and takes AR mags, which I have a gazillion of.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Where I dug up a dead tree next to a shed I planted 150 tulip bulbs from Holland Bulb Farm and a Colorado blue spruce. It will take a few years getting to this size!

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I have 1,200 tulip bulbs on the way I'll plant in another area. That should be fun!

 

[MossRoad]

They will look nice. When I plant tulip bulbs, I use my walk-behind tiller to make a path through the sod, then pull out the grass clumps by hand, then make a couple deep passes. Then I can just shove them in the loose soil by hand.

We plant a couple hundred canna lilies each spring, and have to dig them out each fall and store them indoors. 2-300 in spring = 5-600 by fall. Can't give em away as we've saturated the friends and family over the years.

 

[kenmbz]

They will look nice. When I plant tulip bulbs, I use my walk-behind tiller to make a path through the sod, then pull out the grass clumps by hand, then make a couple deep passes. Then I can just shove them in the loose soil by hand.

We plant a couple hundred canna lilies each spring, and have to dig them out each fall and store them indoors. 2-300 in spring = 5-600 by fall. Can't give em away as we've saturated the friends and family over the years.

How do you all get deer and squirrels to not eat them all?
I planted about 80 tulips, many surrounded by daffodils and other natural deterrents.
First year about 80% came up, most eaten.
second year about 10 left, all eaten.

 

[MossRoad]

How do you all get deer and squirrels to not eat them all?
I planted about 80 tulips, many surrounded by daffodils and other natural deterrents.
First year about 80% came up, most eaten.
second year about 10 left, all eaten.

Some years they make it. Other years the rabbits nibble off the buds so all we get is leaves. Nothing eats the canna lilies but Japanese beetles.

Last year we put out these mothball stations around the flower beds.

They are little plastic cans that you suspend with some wire hangers that are included. You can adjust how far they are open. We could smell them from several feet away. Refilled them once about 6 weeks later. After that, the flowers were done blooming and the rabbits were eating the clover in the yard.

We bought two 6 packs of them. Nice thing is they are waterproof, so the mothballs last longer. Also, pet safe. Gotta bring them in before it snows or I'll forget and step on them.

Got them at Menards. I see them on Home Depot website.

These are prefilled. The ones we bought we fill ourselves.

 

[MossRoad]

Some have suggest sprinkling cayenne pepper around flowers as well. Don't know how that work, but it would require reapplication after rains or if you have sprinklers, I'd guess.

 

[aba4430]

Thanks. Working with the dealership. The kit was not given to me in its original box. The largading to e square U frame was naked, the side brackets were in a foamy wrap taped up, and the hardware in a cotton bag. The top which was upside down on a pallet was 1/2 inside a poly bag with the other half exposed. I should have checked everything carefully prior to picking it up and I wish the kit was in its original package. I am sure it will be resolved. leading to

Update: Replacement Canopy kit arrived at the dealer yesterday (06Nov2024) with the top damaged. They immediately contacted Yanmar and another kit is being shipped out. Yanmar is supposedly shipping these out on a pallet without much protection leading to damage of the plastic top during the shipment process.

 

[gstrom99]

I brought home a HF welding table the other day. I don't really need it, except it comes with an assortment of "hold down" tools and clamps - which I think is great. I also bought swivel stud type casters, since it needs to be mobile. I had to cut off the welded on nuts to mount the casters - I hope they're solid enough. The nuts on the legs were 3/8" but the casters are 1/2". Made in China, but had/have SAE threads...

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

How do you all get deer and squirrels to not eat them all?
I planted about 80 tulips, many surrounded by daffodils and other natural deterrents.
First year about 80% came up, most eaten.
second year about 10 left, all eaten.

I tried something new that hopefully works I read about tulip bulbs. Gravel sand. I have a large pile behind horse stable for paddock area so I put 2" on top of area. Not something animals want in their mouth.