What did you do today?

[Pullstart 62,924]

4 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

When I had a Lawn Ranger with at dozer blade (it had depth skids to keep from scraping the grass), I tried moving leaf piles across the yard and was surprised how well it worked until the leaves started spilling over the top!

I used to have one very similar for a short time… 

@p38js deserved it more than I

 

 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,326]

I use the dozer blade to move huge piles of oak leaves , more seat time.

Edited November 13 by elcamino/wheelhorse
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[Handy Don 12,265]

10 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

I used to have one very similar for a short time… 
@p38js deserved it more than I

Two owners a bit sad to see it go but the latest owner delighted to score a bucket list item. All in all a terrific transaction.

 

I expect to be setting up a plow for the 854 over the next couple of days. Starting with parts from @ebinmaine and @wallfish plus I’ll be doing some fabrication where the frame connects to the axle bracket and making an angle control lever and rod. Will be adapting purchased depth skids for this plow, too. Pictures during progress, of course!

[SylvanLakeWH 25,609]

19 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

I use the dozer blade to move huge piles of oak leaves , more seat time.

 

 

[peter lena 8,648]

@elcamino/wheelhorse  similar for me , with a ( neighbor ) that does not do anything for home /  yard  maint , house literally falling down , cannot even see / look in to property , town does not bother to do any road edge clean up , on his property , also does not to get involved with his issues . that plow does very good work on brush push back as well as leaves . just installed mine , re oiled all painted surface's , especially  front of plow , for snow slide . think its going to be light on snow , showing over all warming holding off cold . pete 

[Pullstart 62,924]

Bent up a perfectly good straight section of exhaust pipe.  Made it into something a bit more useful.

[Pullstart 62,924]

Doing some house chores today getting ready for some friends to come camping this weekend.  Thanks for the holder @19richie66!  

[19richie66 17,508]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

Doing some house chores today getting ready for some friends to come camping this weekend.  Thanks for the holder @19richie66!  

My pleasure bud!

[Mickwhitt 4,647]

I’ve had a Badger airbrush for many years, always been a fantastic tool.

But the tin plate lid of the spray jar has seen better days and I can’t source a replacement.

Having had a coffee and a scone at my local tea room I found they had a huge supply of empty miniature jam jars, about the right size for my air brush.

I didn’t like the idea of trying to modify the flimsy steel lid by fitting a threaded insert into it for the paint pick up.

So I set out to turn a whole new lid from brass complete with an integral threaded boss to take the pick up pipe.

Turning was easy and a dremmel tool cut the material away to create the female “thread” to fit the jar.

Looks good and works a treat.

 

 

I also bought me a piece of artwork.

Sandra loves paintings in the house, usually from somewhere we have visited or that mean something to her. Well this time I got one that spoke to me.

It's called "Winter project" and it's by a local artist who lives out in Derbyshire,  our nearest proper countryside.

 

I love that the old landrover has been pushed into a lean to garage for repairs over the winter. The owner just forgot to say which winter and it's rapidly becoming one with nature. The piece of rope securing the rear door is a typical farmer fix, if it can't be mended with a length of baler twine then it's too broke to fix lol. It's at the framers now but will be up in time for Christmas I think. 

 

[cleat 6,087]

2 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

I’ve had a Badger airbrush for many years, always been a fantastic tool.

But the tin plate lid of the spray jar has seen better days and I can’t source a replacement.

Having had a coffee and a scone at my local tea room I found they had a huge supply of empty miniature jam jars, about the right size for my air brush.

I didn’t like the idea of trying to modify the flimsy steel lid by fitting a threaded insert into it for the paint pick up.

So I set out to turn a whole new lid from brass complete with an integral threaded boss to take the pick up pipe.

Turning was easy and a dremmel tool cut the material away to create the female “thread” to fit the jar.

Looks good and works a treat.

 

 

I also bought me a piece of artwork.

Sandra loves paintings in the house, usually from somewhere we have visited or that mean something to her. Well this time I got one that spoke to me.

It's called "Winter project" and it's by a local artist who lives out in Derbyshire,  our nearest proper countryside.

 

I love that the old landrover has been pushed into a lean to garage for repairs over the winter. The owner just forgot to say which winter and it's rapidly becoming one with nature. The piece of rope securing the rear door is a typical farmer fix, if it can't be mended with a length of baler twine then it's too broke to fix lol. It's at the framers now but will be up in time for Christmas I think. 

 

 

Your fabrication skills are awesome.

Great job.

 

[ebinmaine 67,729]

This is the late 70s Fisher wood stove we've been using to heat the house. 

 

 

 

 

 

We don't need anything close to this size in the house nowadays. At some point we're planning on having Trina's Momma move into our basement. 

She'll be using the small stove that was upstairs until recently when Trina's freshly restored one was put in. 

 

Out in the new workshop space we will need a BIG wood stove.  

 

So today we moved the BEAST of a Fisher up outta the daylight basement and across the yard to the back door of the new workshop. 

To get it ON the cart I used the chainfalls which is still hanging from the basement joists. 

To get it OFF the cart we just slid it a few feet.  

 

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,305]

26 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

So today we moved the BEAST

Did you remove all the firebrick first?

[ebinmaine 67,729]

3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Did you remove all the firebrick first?

Nope. It's setting in there nice and tight and happy so we left it alone.  

 

Interwebs says that stove weighs just under 500 lbs. 😬

[cleat 6,087]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

This is the late 70s Fisher wood stove we've been using to heat the house. 

 

 

 

 

 

We don't need anything close to this size in the house nowadays. At some point we're planning on having Trina's Momma move into our basement. 

She'll be using the small stove that was upstairs until recently when Trina's freshly restored one was put in. 

 

Out in the new workshop space we will need a BIG wood stove.  

 

So today we moved the BEAST of a Fisher up outta the daylight basement and across the yard to the back door of the new workshop. 

To get it ON the cart I used the chainfalls which is still hanging from the basement joists. 

To get it OFF the cart we just slid it a few feet.  

 

 

 

Years ago I heated my house with a Fisher Mama Bear.

Had to remove it when no insurance company would touch it due to not having the proper certification labels.

It did put out great heat.

 

[ebinmaine 67,729]

2 minutes ago, cleat said:

Years ago I heated my house with a Fisher Mama Bear.

Had to remove it when no insurance company would touch it due to not having the proper certification labels.

It did put out great heat.

 

 

Here in Maine they don't do that...yet.  

State code still allows for older unlabeled stoves as long as the minimum clearances are met. 

In this case that's 36" to the nearest combustible.  

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,729]

Trina and her momma got the rest of the Reflectix up in the new workshop space. 

 

 

 

[adsm08 2,095]

Went for our usual Sunday afternoon dog run. Today also happened to be one of the few allotted hunting Sundays, so we took a gun just in case.

 

Boy scored his first pheasant.

 

 

 

And now I am researching what I need to make my desktop Windows 11 compatible.

[MainelyWheelhorse 485]

@ebinmaine Would your crane project you showed off a few months ago be able to pick the stove up?

[ebinmaine 67,729]

3 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

@ebinmaine Would your crane project you showed off a few months ago be able to pick the stove up?

 

It would if it was on a strong enough trailer hitch. 

I don't have a super strong hitch built yet though.  

 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 485]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

 

It would if it was on a strong enough trailer hitch. 

I don't have a super strong hitch built yet though.  

 

 

Ok, I was thinking that would be a time/back saver.

[ebinmaine 67,729]

1 minute ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

Ok, I was thinking that would be a time/back saver.

 

Some cases it would help. 

This land is tilted though so this time we just pushed the cart. 

[19richie66 17,508]

Chopped a branch off a black walnut tree out back and made 50 Christmas ornaments for a lady at work. Her mom and dad go every year to a local children’s home and they give them out so the kids can decorate the Christmas tree. 
 

 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 485]

Today, I worked a 5 1/2 hour shift at Hannaford as a Hannaford to go shopper. It’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving and the system for orders crashed yesterday. Busy was an understatement. However, Christmas is coming as well, and I have a large immediate family.  And there could be tractor parts…it’s never not time for tractor parts 😁

[8ntruck 7,025]

We are in our Ky location.  Got back to the shed project - applied shingles to 1/2 of the roof.

 

There has been just enough rain lately to make the red clay dirt a bit greasy in our woods.  That, in combination with the worn tread on the truck tires, and the tilt of the property caused us to have to get the come along, nylon strap, and chain out to get the truck out of a shallow soft spot I managed to find.  Fun, fun.  Looks like a new set of tires for it just moved up on the to do list.

 

I also realized that we've put some 110,000 miles on it since we've owned it.  

[ebinmaine 67,729]

7 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

We are in our Ky location.  Got back to the shed project - applied shingles to 1/2 of the roof.

 

There has been just enough rain lately to make the red clay dirt a bit greasy in our woods.  That, in combination with the worn tread on the truck tires, and the tilt of the property caused us to have to get the come along, nylon strap, and chain out to get the truck out of a shallow soft spot I managed to find.  Fun, fun.  Looks like a new set of tires for it just moved up on the to do list.

 

 

Can you get a load of stone delivered there?

Invaluable in situations like that.