What did you do today?

[19richie66 17,500]

Thanks. Still not done with it. Trying new things with stains. Now that it’s kinda cooling off I can finish up some things. Yes Tom, that means your way overdue cup. It’s almost there…….

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

Cut and split a couple old blow downs.   Had to get the snow  machine out to get to my splitter.   I left Mr. Onan run for 1/2 an hour. 

 

 

[squonk 41,069]

Fought with my coon hound to get her to eat her breakfast, counted Red River trailers going past the house hauling asphalt, paid doctor bill, met health insurance deducible finally, mowed back yard, bought some steel, bought another flavor of dog food for the coon hound. ( she likes variety!) stepped in dog poop. Cleaned dog poop from sneaker grooves. Read despondent Viking fans posts about being 0-2. 

Edited September 15, 2023 by squonk

[Jayoutdoors 82]

well today was supposed to be a wheel horse day, but a water heater warranty moment took 1.5wks so replaced the controller and pilot assembly to get it working yesterday then another project deal came our way.  so "to be named" will hold down the fort for another couple of weeks..   here is our 2010 keystone with branch damage. I picked it up for around 1k.  new roof and ceiling coming soon!! interior tear out almost done. if rain holds out tomorrow i will start removing roofing at least 4 sheets of 7/16 osb to be put in and 6 roof joists to be built?

[ebinmaine 67,431]

7 hours ago, Jayoutdoors said:

   here is our 2010 keystone with branch damage. I picked it up for around 1k.  new roof and ceiling coming soon!! interior tear out almost done

You did alright there for sure.  

 

[lynnmor 7,305]

My daughter bought a like new "totaled" trailer that was in a campground that was hit by a tornado.  She paid about 10% of its value, then replaced the bent jack and the water heater that was allowed to freeze and burst, no other damage. Can you spell insurance fraud?

[Handy Don 12,214]

4 hours ago, lynnmor said:

My daughter bought a like new "totaled" trailer that was in a campground that was hit by a tornado.  She paid about 10% of its value, then replaced the bent jack and the water heater that was allowed to freeze and burst, no other damage. Can you spell insurance fraud?

Someone saw an opportunity to get out of owning that trailer with some extra $$.

[lynnmor 7,305]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Someone saw an opportunity to get out of owning that trailer with some extra $$.

My thought is that the dealer that sold the “damaged” trailer saw an opportunity to sell a much larger one to the “victims”.  I do have some inside information.  Crooked dealer that totaled the trailer, crooked consumer that filed the claim and stupid insurance folks that look the other way.

[Monstrosity 1,127]

Today I made a Halloween prop to finally decorate my house (I never get a chance to with pumpkin season starting next week) u used my sears that's next on the chopping g block for some freash paint and the mannequin from pallet wood laying around for one of my first at home Halloween props.... making the head and hands soon.... but the rumor has it he lost his hand in a snowthrower incident and recently lost his head with the prices of tractor parts 

[8ntruck 6,998]

My crew of masons started back on the Missouri house last Friday.  The replaced the last broken Intel.  They will be back bright and early Monday morning to build the knee walls for the front porch steps.

 

I drove from our Mi. location yesterday to our Mo. location.  Today, I got the 1st course of the brick porch side railings laid and the first 2 courses of brick lipid for the corner columns.  I got the middle column and railing laid out.  Now, we can get the knee walls properly centered on one of the corner columns and the middle column.

 

The masons left a much nicer finish on the mortar joints in the bricks they laid than I did on the bricks I laid.  I'll have to ask them what kind of rookie mistake I am making to finish my mortar joints.

[8ntruck 6,998]

The bricks I am re-using are 100 years old, solid, and of an odd size that is no longer available.  

 

The advice I got this morning was to mix the mortar a little wetter than usual, just lay mortar on the edges of the bricks to give it some 'squish' room, and that soaking the bricks in water before laying them would extend the working time of the mortar. 

 

To get a nicer finish on the joints, I need to strike them sooner.  The roughness was caused by not striking them soon enough - the mortar had set too much causing me to scrape mortar off rather than smoothing it over.

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

I have been casually on the look out for a camper shell for the chevy.  Right deal finally came around over the weekend.  Wife isn't crazy about it.  Said people will think you're 90 when they see you coming down the road

 

[Jayoutdoors 82]

1 minute ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

I have been casually on the look out for a camper shell for the chevy.  Right deal finally came around over the weekend.  Wife isn't crazy about it.  Said people will think you're 90 when they see you coming down the road

 

I personally like toppers on a pickup. Looks great!

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

Cut up another old blow down.

 

 

Pumpkins and cabbage need picked.

 

 

Couple more weeks till the broccoli and cauliflower are ready.

 

[Handy Don 12,214]

Noticed that your trailer is trying to lift up the rear of the tractor. Good thing you have all that weight on there. 😄

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

Noticed that your trailer is trying to lift up the rear of the tractor. Good thing you have all that weight on there. 😄

Good eyes Don.   Yeah, I have a lot of overhang on that load.      Actually it's nearly balanced with zero tongue weight.  I could hear it banging up and down as I was driving.

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

I worked on the boaf (break out another fifty).       Had fuel spraying out of the connector.   I found the "O" ring was split and no way to replace it.  The ball plunger on the engine half was no longer staying centered and had slid around the ball and cut the "O" ring.

 

Back in business $54 later.

[Pullstart 62,836]

 @Jayoutdoors nice hitch, and your name looks great in red!

 

@c-series don thank you for being there to help!  Your selfless acts do not go unnoticed!

[Jayoutdoors 82]

20 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

 @Jayoutdoors nice hitch, and your name looks great in red!

 

@c-series don thank you for being there to help!  Your selfless acts do not go unnoticed!

Thanks!

[Treepep 564]

On 9/18/2023 at 10:57 AM, Jayoutdoors said:

I personally like toppers on a pickup. Looks great!

 

On 9/18/2023 at 10:55 AM, OutdoorEnvy said:

I have been casually on the look out for a camper shell for the chevy.  Right deal finally came around over the weekend.  Wife isn't crazy about it.  Said people will think you're 90 when they see you coming down the road

 

 

Wife has been saying I am in my nineties for a quarter century now.  No big deal  Ramps and you can park a horse in there all day

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

45 minutes ago, Treepep said:

Wife has been saying I am in my nineties for a quarter century now.  No big deal  Ramps and you can park a horse in there all day

 

Oh I've got the ramps.  I'm debating if a WH should be the extra weight in back during winter weather

[ebinmaine 67,431]

5 hours ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

 

Oh I've got the ramps.  I'm debating if a WH should be the extra weight in back during winter weather

Definitely 

[Rob J. 1,941]

Made a transmission jig. This is going to get a lot of use. Last pic is me standing straight up and my arm down. Ergonomics are key to getting older. 🤪 Cheers, Gitty up! 

[ebinmaine 67,431]

46 minutes ago, Rob J. said:

transmission jig.

Nice work on that Rob.  You'll really like having a transmission case held strong.  

[19richie66 17,500]

One day I’ll get to work on a tractor…… So till then, next one for the shelf 

Edited September 21, 2023 by 19richie66