What did you do today?

[formariz 11,987]

Packed and am now at airport with the little woman to go overseas for three weeks. Somehow it makes for a stressful day. 

[8ntruck 6,998]

Got the lakehouse bathroom floor grouted today.  Gee - that was a fun job.

 

We also went out and bought a new (to us) playmate for the Horses.  Pictures tomorrow.

[Pullstart 62,836]

11 hours ago, formariz said:

Packed and am now at airport with the little woman to go overseas for three weeks. Somehow it makes for a stressful day. 

The stresses of travel are easily forgotten with the memories made!  Enjoy Cas!

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

13 hours ago, formariz said:

Packed and am now at airport with the little woman to go overseas for three weeks. Somehow it makes for a stressful day. 

Safe travels Cas.   Hope it's an enjoyable visit.

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

More pest control.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

Mowing with the c120 and the motor broke the rod I think . Looks like @richmondred01 will have a rebuild .

[richmondred01 2,237]

1 hour ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Mowing with the c120 and the motor broke the rod I think . Looks like @richmondred01 will have a rebuild .

 I’ll put you at the top of my list Jim. 
just let me know. 

[Pullstart 62,836]

In January I did some work for the race team down the road, wiring in an auto transfer switch from the generator to shore power, and wired in the shore power plug too.  I don’t know the source of the transfer switch, but it let magic smoke out already.  They opted then for a manual switch and new box.  Their 12v guy wired it in at the track one night and it got them home, but the box wasn’t closed up, ground wires ran out the door opening of the boxes, etc.  Today I moved the box, from out of the way to within reach, fixed wiring through the proper channels, and got them up and running safe again.  It wasn’t comfy being in a too short of space when on the 5th wheel loft or too high a space from the floor (with a cracked rib) but I managed to get it done.  Next, it’s figuring whether the packed full of dirt track filth mini splits will ever work again, or see if the owner will opt for total replacement for about double the money of fixing up the old beat up ones.  

[8ntruck 6,998]

On 8/8/2023 at 10:37 PM, 8ntruck said:

Got the lakehouse bathroom floor grouted today.  Gee - that was a fun job.

 

We also went out and bought a new (to us) playmate for the Horses.  Pictures tomorrow.

 

As promised - pictures

 

 

 

 

It is a Dolphin Senior.  Going by the hull number, it is a 1978 model.

Edited August 10, 2023 by 8ntruck

[ebinmaine 67,429]

I like that the Horse and Dolphin can frolic in the yard together. 

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

  After no success breaking this nut loose from the pinion shaft to get to the differential shaft oil seal, I went on the internet to get done wisdom. I did not like what I saw there, wondering about breaking gear teeth.

    I kept putting penetrating oil on the thing for some days, and finally decided to buy a big boy pipe wrench to fit the yoke and take the load off the gear teeth.

    I finally figured out how to brace the 3/4 breaker bar against the truck frame and slipped a floor jack under the three foot long pipe wrench. 

   Going to OO O'Reilly's this morning for a two jaw puller and a new shaft nut as they call for a one time use. 

   I used a caliper to measure the original depth of engagement to the threads so as to get the thing to original spec

 

[8ntruck 6,998]

Got a call from our Mo. location water department yesterday that there was water running in our house there.  We told them to turn the water off at the meter and I would get there the next day.

 

I took off driving from Mi. yesterday afternoon, took a hotel room in Decatur last night, and arrived in our Mo. location today about 1 pm  local time.

 

Fortunately, the wet spot I found was realitivly small and not in a critical spot on the basement.  Turns out that there was a leak in the flexible supply hose for the ice maker in the fridge.

 

Tomorrow's job is to clean up the soggy stuff and replace the supply line. 

[Wheel-N-It 2,968]

@8ntruck that could have been so much worse.......................... 

[8ntruck 6,998]

40 minutes ago, Wheel-N-It said:

@8ntruck that could have been so much worse.......................... 

Yup.  I was pleasantly surprised that the basement floor was dry when I first started down the stairs this afternoon.  I was halfway expecting to find a pond down there.

 

I'm beginning to think that it will be a good idea to close the water shutoff valve that is just inside the basement on the supply line when we are travelling.......

Edited August 12, 2023 by 8ntruck

[Beap52 809]

On 8/11/2023 at 9:36 PM, 8ntruck said:

Turns out that there was a leak in the flexible supply hose for the ice maker in the fridge.

 

Was it one of the plastic supply lines?  I've heard of them splitting. 

 

Good the water company called.  We repaired a vacant home that is on a well so damage was significant. 

 

 

[8ntruck 6,998]

  It was a reinforced plastic one.  Looks like some mouse got its face washed on that last nibble it took on the hose!

 

The replacement has a stainless wire woven jacket over the plastic hose

[cleat 5,926]

8 hours ago, Beap52 said:

 

Was it one of the plastic supply lines?  I've heard of them splitting. 

 

Good the water company called.  We repaired a vacant home that is on a well so damage was significant. 

 

 

I am on a well also, and any time I leave for more than a day or so I switch off the pump.

 

[ebinmaine 67,429]

Went out to Evan's Notch for a camping and hiking trip this weekend.  

Excellent time as usual.  

Weather was cooperating well.  

 

 

[Wheel-N-It 2,968]

It's 94 degrees and Sunny here, and this genius is outside changing the oil in his lifted 2500HD Silverado 

Oh well at least I don't have to put it on a lift......................

[cleat 5,926]

9 minutes ago, Wheel-N-It said:

It's 94 degrees and Sunny here, and this genius is outside changing the oil in his lifted 2500HD Silverado 

Oh well at least I don't have to put it on a lift......................

Well at least the oil will drain out easily as well.

[Wheel-N-It 2,968]

1 hour ago, cleat said:

Well at least the oil will drain out easily as well.

@cleat  And the new oil poured in easy too. Glad it inched up another degree to 95. That was a big help 

[19richie66 17,500]

Well it only made it to 97* here. I was out working on the shed where it was only 95* with a wind chill of 94*. Got my manual/book cabinet over my toolbox and built a shelf for the back wall. Now to decide if I want to paint it all. Also started on some led backlit wall signs. Yes they are backwards because thats the side that gets painted. They will be turned around and put in a wooden box. Led strip lights and a colored diffuser behind it hopefully will look good. We’ll see. 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,429]

On 8/13/2023 at 5:14 PM, 19richie66 said:

led backlit wall signs

Emmer' neat lookin'

[19richie66 17,500]

58 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Emmer' neat lookin'

Got to get them framed/boxed in. I have to do some painting on a cup this weekend so I hope to get the horse logo painted. The other one is done except squaring it up on the edges. 

[Tonytoro416 1,034]

Are they made from glass or plexiglass of some sort?  Very nice looking.  I love that kinda stuff