Handy Don 12,103 #6276 Posted October 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Pullstart said: I hung it today and found a storage spot for lotsa plows! Looks great. Consider adding a support at one (or both) of the pole beams in addition to the wall purlins? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #6277 Posted November 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Handy Don said: Looks great. Consider adding a support at one (or both) of the pole beams in addition to the wall purlins? I kind of added all that weight on purpose, to see how much deflection happened. Surprisingly, not much (yet). I will be sure to brace it though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monstrosity 1,127 #6278 Posted November 1, 2023 Happy Halloween hayrides! 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,265 #6279 Posted November 5, 2023 Went to the urineologhist to get a clean bill if health . Noticed on the way out if the driveway that the Mulberry tree was dropping it's leaves. Every leaf was down when we got back, so I raked them on piles and drug them back on a tarp where I will grind them into dust for their high nitrogen content. Pretty good considering I had spinal surgery about six weeks ago. 1 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #6280 Posted November 5, 2023 Worked on a replacement for my tow mower / bank mower. I have a like new Simplicity 52" deck and a 14Hp briggs going on it. It is about 80% 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,179 #6281 Posted November 5, 2023 13 minutes ago, JoeM said: Worked on a replacement for my tow mower / bank mower. I have a like new Simplicity 52" deck and a 14Hp briggs going on it. It is about 80% The rules Joe. You know the rules. Pics.....???? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,465 #6282 Posted November 5, 2023 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,051 #6283 Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) So both days last weekend was put up garage door Saturday and put up opener Sunday. The wire for my wall switch was a little short so I had to reroute it. It came loose where I had spliced it together to pull it through the wall. Had to cut an access hole in the attic floor to retrieve the wire. So yesterday was move everything in the attic, decide what to toss. That took all day Saturday…😆 Today(Sunday), I patched the hole in the attic floor/ used screws because now it is an access door. The attic storage space looks a whole lot better. Most of what’s left is Christmas decorations, which we never use… Edited November 5, 2023 by Horse Newbie 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,103 #6284 Posted November 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: patched the hole in the attic floor Looks very neat and tidy! I remember a movie title “The room with the door in the floor" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,172 #6285 Posted November 5, 2023 Mowed & did leaves at my parents today. Also put up driveway markers for plow guy as well as put snow tires/wheels on Mom's Subaru. Mowed withu dad's old piece of junk Craftsman 20hp tractor. Leaves piled up around muffler & caught fire! Was way in back yard & had to think fast........so I peed on the fire! 😜 Lastly took mower off his Troy Bilt GTX20 & installed snowblower. What a chore that is. Makes me appreciate Wheel Horse Tach-a-matic. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #6286 Posted November 5, 2023 9 hours ago, JoeM said: I have a like new Simplicity 52" deck and a 14Hp briggs going on it. It is about 80% Some pics, still got a little wiring, carb work, and the draw bar tube needs installed. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,051 #6287 Posted November 5, 2023 49 minutes ago, ML3 said: so I peed on the fire! 😜 Wonder it didn’t flame higher…😆 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,172 #6288 Posted November 5, 2023 31 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Wonder it didn’t flame higher…😆 Hard to believe I hadn't started drinking at that time...... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,974 #6289 Posted November 6, 2023 Saw the last gasp of summer today. Was a nice sunny day about 70 degrees. Was laying bricks on my front porch railing, late in the day just before, sunset striking the joints. Then it showed up - the ICE CREAM TRUCK! Came bustling around the corner in all its glory playing its electronic rendition of Turkey in the Straw. I just smiled as it went by, but the kids in the next block hit it pretty hard. I enjoyed many rounds of Turkey in the Straw while they got their last treats for the summer. I've gotten the bricks for the north railing up to height. The next course will be a 10" wide, 4" thick, 8 foot long sandstone cap on the rail. I'll rent one of those micro bucket loaders to set the stone caps. Was too dark when I stopped today for pictures. I'll try to snap a couple tomorrow, so this post will be worth something. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,985 #6290 Posted November 6, 2023 I spread the roadapples that I picked up last Friday on Jays birthday. Spring will turn the apples into strawberrys, blackberrys, raspberries, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and flowers. Thank you Apples. RIP my friend. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #6291 Posted November 6, 2023 22 hours ago, ML3 said: Mowed withu dad's old piece of junk Craftsman 20hp tractor. Leaves piled up around muffler & caught fire! Was way in back yard & had to think fast........so I peed on the fire! 😜 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #6292 Posted November 6, 2023 My new winter truck came with 5th wheel holes in the bed. I found some rails for $60 on the jungle site and installed those today. This will help when putting the camper away for the winter, being shorter wheelbase, 4x4 and automatic. Normally, I use Norman for moving the behemoth. Putting it away, I drive around the barn and slightly into the fresh cut field, then back it into the barn. Taking it out, I drive across the field to the nearest road entrance, hoping and praying I don’t lose traction or momentum. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,985 #6293 Posted November 8, 2023 Picked up some goodies at todays auction. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,103 #6294 Posted November 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Picked up some goodies at todays auction. Holy smokes. Nice haul. Is that a seal setting toolset on the right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,985 #6295 Posted November 8, 2023 32 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Is that a seal setting toolset on the right? Yep, no more searching for the correct size sockets. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy Don 905 #6296 Posted November 9, 2023 On 4/30/2020 at 11:48 AM, Mickwhitt said: Hi all. Just wondered what you had been up to today. I planned to do some tractor work BUT... A collapsed sewer pipe had other ideas. Spent time digging out the blocked sewage to find the problem. Then dug out the damaged pipes and effected a repair. Just ran out of time to backfill and make good. But that's for tomorrow. this is the new pipework which replaces the damaged Y piece that had collapsed. Never wished my sense of smell could take a holiday as much lol. Mick 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy Don 905 #6297 Posted November 9, 2023 Been there done that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,771 #6298 Posted November 9, 2023 Yep, a few weeks ago I started digging up my drainfield for the septic tank as the tank was not draining and was overflowing out the top and smelling bad.. Found several collapsed sections and kept digging until I found good pipe. Installed around 12' of perforated drain pipe and back filled with gravel then sand then top soil and planted grass seed. Within a week or two the grass grew to the point that you can't tell where I dug it up and the yard smells nice now. Yay. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #6299 Posted November 9, 2023 8 hours ago, cleat said: I started digging up my drainfield for the septic tank Man what muffed up job. a few years ago mine got filled with roots from a nearby maple. Amazing how those trees find the good water. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #6300 Posted November 9, 2023 Worked on plasma cutting a few circles for a buddy. He has his own shop but this is overflow work. He is good guy and I don't mind. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites