SylvanLakeWH 25,148 #6151 Posted October 1, 2023 Planted a Redwood sapling... Yup, one of them BIG boys... Baby from my neighbors yard... Fingers crossed...! 4 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,075 #6152 Posted October 1, 2023 It’s been 16 days since surgery so I’m cleared to ride again! Did my usual 12ish miles of trail today. 6 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,075 #6153 Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Planted a Redwood sapling... Yup, one of them BIG boys... Baby from my neighbors yard... Fingers crossed...! Plan to make a hole thru it that you can drive your WH Train through?? 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,148 #6154 Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Sparky said: Plan to make a hole thru it that you can drive your WH Train through?? How did you know?!?! I figure it should be ready to tunnel in about 3023... the owner of the SL&WHN RR by then will be powering it with dilithium crystals from planet Pondolium, a newly discovered source for Wheel Horse tractor batteries... I was fortunate enough to drive through one as a kid... Edited October 1, 2023 by SylvanLakeWH 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,008 #6155 Posted October 1, 2023 Painted the front porch stair rails today… gonna need another coat… After that I took the 84’ Work Horse and the 94’ 520H out for a trot to keep them limber… When I take them out like this I usually run them in reverse for a bit… just to move those gears as well. When I was going backwards on the Work Horse(8 speed) at WOT and high range, I noticed the tranny whining a bit. I know reverse on manuals usually make a little noise, but I am wondering if what seemed to me to be a little loud is normal… 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #6156 Posted October 2, 2023 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,075 #6157 Posted October 2, 2023 Did almost 13 miles of pedaling today. Legs are sore, won’t ride tomorrow. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,773 #6158 Posted October 3, 2023 41 minutes ago, Sparky said: Did almost 13 miles of pedaling today. Legs are sore, won’t ride tomorrow. Ok Lance, Yet you still found time to text me your BS and horrible jokes! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,861 #6159 Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) Yesterday, my wife and I took the kyacks out for a paddle around the lake. Was in the upper 70's, blue sky, no wind so the lake looked like a mirror, and the fall colours have gotten a good start. Was a very enjoyable paddle, and probably the last one until next spring. Today, we loaded the Cherokee onto the U Haul car transport, hooked it behind the Ram 1500 and headed to our Missouri location. Sure appreciated the 5.7 Hemi. It didn't miss a beat, got 13.9 mpg towi g that load, and had plenty of authority to get up to speed on the merge ramps. Sounded great getting up to speed, too. We were passing a motor homethat was flat towing a Wrangler. Hanging on the roof access laser on the back of the motor home was a sign that read "Actually, we do have all day." I chuckled for several miles over that one. Oh. Yea. Waved at @Pullstart as we passed near his neighborhood. Edited October 3, 2023 by 8ntruck 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,469 #6160 Posted October 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Sparky said: Did almost 13 miles of pedaling today. Legs are sore, won’t ride tomorrow. Yeah, I got my 1.3 miles in also. May not walk today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,188 #6161 Posted October 3, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 6:08 PM, Horse Newbie said: When I was going backwards on the Work Horse(8 speed) at WOT and high range, I noticed the tranny whining a bit. I know reverse on manuals usually make a little noise, but I am wondering if what seemed to me to be a little loud is normal… I notice some make more noise than others. How does the oil look in it? I bet it’s just fine, but maybe add some Lucas oil stabilizer in now and the next fluid change? I add that stuff to about everything that takes oil! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,188 #6162 Posted October 3, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 8:56 PM, davem1111 said: but recently it started tipping to the left - gradually at first, then over the last few days it went to about 30 degrees of tilt. Was the frame work compromised, or did the lake bottom give way? That would be a sad day indeed! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,245 #6163 Posted October 3, 2023 12 hours ago, Sparky said: Did almost 13 miles of pedaling today. Legs are sore, won’t ride tomorrow. Slow down a bit, it ain't no race. If you average 7 MPH or less it will make a big difference. When you are in better condition, then resume the race. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,188 #6164 Posted October 3, 2023 Second barn, so close. The dew is burning off slower and slower each day. I hope only one more morning matters. My buddy Matt stopped out last night and helped me toss steel. We basically tacked each panel in place, enough to get the last plane covered. Today, I’m shooting screws in the rest of the spots, then trim and vent and relax! 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,008 #6165 Posted October 3, 2023 10 hours ago, Pullstart said: I notice some make more noise than others. How does the oil look in it? I bet it’s just fine, but maybe add some Lucas oil stabilizer in now and the next fluid change? I add that stuff to about everything that takes oil! I changed the transmission oil when I redid the tractor about spring 2022. Haven’t put many hours on it and the hours were just joy riding, not working hours. I will check the color of the oil, maybe refill, and add some Lucas… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,575 #6166 Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: I changed the transmission oil when I redid the tractor about spring 2022. Haven’t put many hours on it and the hours were just joy riding, not working hours. I will check the color of the oil, maybe refill, and add some Lucas… If it's been warming and cooling for WHO KNOWS((??)) even without being used you may have some condensation in the cast iron transmission. Edited October 4, 2023 by ebinmaine Fixed Bear math 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,188 #6167 Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: I changed the transmission oil when I redid the tractor about spring 2022. Haven’t put many hours on it and the hours were just joy riding, not working hours. I will check the color of the oil, maybe refill, and add some Lucas… 50 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: If it's been warming and cooling for 11 years even without being used you may have some condensation in the cast iron transmission. 2023-2022=11? 🐻 math? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,008 #6168 Posted October 3, 2023 @ebinmaine , Do you mean warming and cooling for one year, or is that just bear math ? ( see Pullstarts post above😆)… And also do you mean warming and cooling like from day(warm) to night (cool) ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 1,983 #6169 Posted October 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Pullstart said: Was the frame work compromised, or did the lake bottom give way? That would be a sad day indeed! The lake bottom has gotten soft and muddy over the years. The framework may have been compromised in the part that came out the side to support the slide, and the weight of that started pulling it over that way. I've started cutting it up and pulling more of it out with the tractor/winch or the pickup truck, and it was still holding together pretty well before I started cutting. So, hard to tell, probably a combination of factors. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,575 #6170 Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: 2023-2022=11? 🐻 math? 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: @ebinmaine , Do you mean warming and cooling for one year, or is that just bear math ? ( see Pullstarts post above😆)… And also do you mean warming and cooling like from day(warm) to night (cool) ? It's increasingly evident that I can't read numbuzz rite. My feeble 🐻 brain saw 2012 for some reason. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,047 #6171 Posted October 4, 2023 We been in holiday few hundrets Km far on the Beach in istria.. Show the Dwarfnose first time the Sea. Visit historical places... Show dwarfnose first time the Sea... His reaction after taste .... the picture tells it all.... 😂 Than we had a Break in a Beach Bar. Family in a Frame... Back to our rooms - changin dresscode... Oh, a sqirrel ... After first day a Beer ! We stay serveral hours on the Beach... And visit to collosseum in Croatia. - dresscode was important for me ! Time for a lime... Beeing back soon... 3 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,075 #6172 Posted October 6, 2023 Third ride in the last 5 days. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,773 #6173 Posted October 6, 2023 41 minutes ago, Sparky said: Third ride in the last 5 days. Ok Lance, is that bicycle broken or sumtin? Your having too much fun and ride'n quite a bit lately. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,575 #6174 Posted October 6, 2023 @Sparky AWESOME. Keep it up! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,188 #6175 Posted October 6, 2023 So happy to be finished with the roof! Now, I’m cleaning my shop so I can get to much needed projects! Last night, this was merely a path through trash and clutter. It’s still not great, but I’m on a mission (again). I picked up this Kawasaki 550 (41 hp stock) yesterday for a friend who loves on a lake and already has another one that also needs to get running. This one has a 70 hp 750 engine in it but the bendix is frozen, not cranking it over. I’ve been longing for my own for quite some time, but the only thing better is having a buddy with two! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
