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  4. Handy Don
    Friends thought I was wasting money to fully seal and insulate our below-grade basement--walls and most of the floor--at the time of construction. I has made it much more livable in the play area and in my shop. Switching to sealed combustion for heat/hot water also made a big difference.
  5. Racinbob

    Mower Deck

    Racinbob commented on Racinbob's classified in Wanted

    Open to any except the 37" 2 blade.
  6. stevasaurus

    Where the heck was 953 nut this time?

    stevasaurus replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion

    Scary stuff Richard !! I think you were lucky this time, glad you are on the mend !!
  7. Blue Chips
    If you're talking about the garage foundation, if I recall, since 100% of the footing was poured directly on solid ledge, the freeze depth requirements didn't apply, and I cleared it with the building inspector prior to pouring. He was happy with the whole project. BTW, @ebinmaine, I don't know what he would have said if it was only partially on ledge and partially on soil.
  8. ebinmaine
    Not to get too far off topic but just out of curiosity. Were you required to have the bottom of your concrete a certain amount of inches below the surface? We were told before we started the barn project that the final ground surface would need to be a minimum 36 inches above the bottom of any concrete. Bed ledge or not.
  9. Blue Chips
    Likewise, where we are, it wouldn't be easy to dig very far into the ground, as ledge is protruding from many places in our back yard. Relating to the thread topic, the type of subsurface under a shop/garage/home can have an effect on one's heating and cooling costs. We've pulled some big boulders out here and there, but for the most part, our land is solid ledge, with areas of shallow soil and clay. Our current house was built directly on solid ledge, and the floor of the basement is the ledge itself. Even though the basement is not heated, and there is an open vent to the outside (our rather old boiler draws its air from the basement, which draws outside air into the basement), the ledge acts as a massive, high-density heat sink that helps keep the basement much cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than if the floor was just typical concrete over gravel and deep soil. If/when we replace the boiler with a more efficient one that uses outside air for combustion, the basement will be even cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than it is now. Likewise, the foundation of our new garage was poured directly on ledge, which made it a challenge to fit the forms to the rock. As an aside (pardon any interruption), I made a custom scribing tool to mark the forms accurately. Here are a few photos of the forms for the footings that went under the foundation walls of the new garage. Examples of footing forms scribed to fit the convolutions in the rock: Here's the garage foundation after pouring the foundation walls on top of the concrete footings, installing interior and exterior perimeter drains, backfilling, insulating the inside of the foundation walls, and filling with compacted crushed stone: Ledge/bedrock extends all the way down to our shore on the river (photo taken about mid-tide).
  10. Bill D

    Mower Deck

    Bill D commented on Racinbob's classified in Wanted

    What size?
  11. fourwheelhorseman

    What’s going on with my snow removal set up?

    fourwheelhorseman replied to fourwheelhorseman's topic in Implements and Attachments

    I’m going to add better pics this evening that hopefully will explain it a little better
  12. Ed Kennell started following Where the heck was 953 nut this time? and What’s going on with my snow removal set up?
  13. Ed Kennell

    What’s going on with my snow removal set up?

    Ed Kennell replied to fourwheelhorseman's topic in Implements and Attachments

    When I had that blower on my 520H. I added an extension to bring the crank into the cab thru the cab slot. It's been a while, but I think I cut the 1/2" dia crank rod and used a length of 3/8" pipe as an extension. I drilled the 3/8" pipe open to accept the 1/2" crank ends and then drilled and pinned the parts together. I also added a crank support inside the cab
  14. Stan50
    My serial number shows 141xxxx so this is 1984 year engine and model year 1985. This is what I could read off that K series owners manual Model year 1985 and 312-8
  15. Ed Kennell
    The serve thier purpose preventing blockages, but do create bleeding problems. After my internal bleeding problem in December I stopped all my aspirin and blood thinner meds that I had been on for 30 years. After two months off all meds, my blood test this morning showed all is OK. These bleeding problems are some scary stuff especially when you are snowed in. So thankful help was able to get to you in time Richard.
  16. Handy Don

    What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

    Handy Don replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors

    If my memory is correct, there are two different arm configurations that I’ve seen. On my K181, the arm on the metal-bodied pump that came with it rides under the camshaft. On others (301 and up ?), maybe with the newer plastic body and u-channel arms, the arm rides atop the camshaft.
  17. Racinbob

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    Racinbob commented on Racinbob's classified in Wanted

    Either one Lane.
  18. ebinmaine
    That's the exact phrase I was about to answer
  19. Handy Don
    Valid point, sir.
  20. lynnmor
    But Maine would disappear under the sea.
  21. lynnmor

    Internet price increase

    lynnmor replied to Beap52's topic in non tractor related discussion

    There has been fiber in the ground about 300 yards down the road for years, but they never turned it on. Now I see a fiber box installed 3 miles in the opposite direction, no idea if it will ever make it here. My thought is that the various ISP's have a hidden agreement to not compete in order to keep prices high. At some time I suppose they will merge into one and that will keep the price up. Municipalities around here want a piece of the action by allowing only one cable ISP and regulating it while collecting money. I have Xfinily (Comcast) cable for internet only and pay too much, that NOW plan mentioned above might be something I can do.
  22. Handy Don
    If only we could find a way to profitably export rocks!
  23. lynnmor

    What’s going on with my snow removal set up?

    lynnmor replied to fourwheelhorseman's topic in Implements and Attachments

    There should be a slot in the cab fabric for the handle. You need to add an extension so that it extends inside. Please explain this since there should be no change in position: "I have to slide up to the edge of the seat to reach it when it’s cranked to the right or to the left"
  24. Lane Ranger

    Mower Deck

    Lane Ranger commented on Racinbob's classified in Wanted

    Side or Rear Discharge. Bob??
  25. pfrederi
    Glad they got you in time. Blood thinners are dangerous stuff... Get well and stay that way!!
  26. fourwheelhorseman

    What’s going on with my snow removal set up?

    fourwheelhorseman replied to fourwheelhorseman's topic in Implements and Attachments

    I’ll try and take better pictures this evening. The handle is actually at a weird angle as well. And I have to slide up to the edge of the seat to reach it when it’s cranked to the right or to the left.. it’s awkward to say the least and I’m sure it has somthing to do with the blower model. However it’s a great blower with very little use.. so I might just live with it.. or try and modify it.
  27. ri702bill started following Where the heck was 953 nut this time?
  28. ri702bill
    Glad to hear you are doing OK... Elequis is the least "offensive" of the blood thinners - both Warfarin & Coumadin require frequent blood tests to dial in the dosage. Elequis usually only needs one (speaking from my own experience here). My wife had esophageal cancer and had similar unpleasant side effects similar to yours upon leaving the Hospital.... It is a learning curve.
  29. ebinmaine
    I've been reading up on some scale modeling forums and articles of late. They seem so share this habit and have success.
  30. ebinmaine
    I edited that for ya
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