WHGuy413 2,689 #1 Posted September 6, 2022 Having a rain day today (yesterday too) really cramps the working outside job choice. So here I am sitting in the small equipment shop hiding from the boss, playing on red square. You all have some amazing tractors and the knowledge in this group has been amazing. I don’t think there isn’t a question posed that has ever gone unanswered. Most everyone here is quick to help to. So from the boys and I, I would like to thank you all. They are finally home tonight and baseball was cancelled so I have a feeling we will be headed to the garage! Alex called me to ask if we could head out when he got home. well back to sharpening mower blades or making it look like I’m doing something constructive which ever it is. 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,520 #2 Posted September 6, 2022 Not too bad of a place this, Red square. EXCELLENT advice and great humor involving not just tractors ... Nearly anything else. About the only thing the old bat and I won't tackle at home is electricity and plumbing. No real reason to do either one because we have friends in each industry. Other than that, we've tried all kinds of home repairs and remodels and modifications. Bunches of different kinds of purchases of machinery or tools. All possible manner of advice that we've asked for over the last few years has been answered, and very well. 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,325 #3 Posted September 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, WHGuy413 said: and the knowledge in this group has been amazing And the best part is that the knowledge and experience is freely shared to help someone else. No Divas or Prima Donnas here ! Just a lot of folks like me, older that dirt, that keep our old WH tractors alive for the next generation.... 1 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,325 #4 Posted September 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: About the only thing the old bat and I won't tackle at home is electricity and plumbing 'Cause thems take permits !!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,572 #5 Posted September 6, 2022 26 minutes ago, ri702bill said: older than dirt Hey hey hey…I represent that… Echo above comments about this site… 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,520 #6 Posted September 6, 2022 40 minutes ago, ri702bill said: 'Cause thems take permits !!! Ehhhh. Kinda. .... I live in the sticks..... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #7 Posted September 6, 2022 Permits? I don’t do no stinkin’ permits and did all of the wiring and plumbing in my own house, machine shop, shed and barn. I think that there are folks that wanted me to buy permits but I gave myself permission. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,318 #8 Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, WHGuy413 said: Having a rain day today (yesterday too) really cramps the working outside job choice. Was home as well yesterday and with it raining I figured it was a great time to clean up the garage workbench…a job I hate doing when it’s nice out! And of course took plenty of breaks to surf Redsquare 7 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,520 #9 Posted September 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, lynnmor said: Permits? I don’t do no stinkin’ permits and did all of the wiring and plumbing in my own house, machine shop, shed and barn. I think that there are folks that wanted me to buy permits but I gave myself permission. To be completely honest I'm not exactly sure what things I need a permit for, and what I don't. Our particular issue is really not so much the fact that Code Enforcement is a pain to deal with. They're great, really. I have to make absolutely sure of that any electric or plumbing changes done to my house are known of, and approved by, my insurance company. Some folks might not care one whit about that but we get a fantastic rate as long as we prove things were done correctly and legally. Electric stuff is done by a friend of Trina's that used to work at the hospital with her. I don't really have any reason to do plumbing on my own although I have done some here and there. There's this guy on Red square named @JCM Jim AKA (Plunge) that helps us out... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,178 #10 Posted September 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sparky said: I figured it was a great time to clean up the garage workbench In one rainy day? I would need a two week monsooon to get my shop that clean. 1 1 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,689 #11 Posted September 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: In one rainy day? I would need a two week monsooon to get my shop that clean. Me too! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,689 #12 Posted September 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, Sparky said: Was home as well yesterday and with it raining I figured it was a great time to clean up the garage workbench…a job I hate doing when it’s nice out! And of course took plenty of breaks to surf Redsquare I didn’t get the day off or days in this case. I wish I did. But we had enough work to do in the shops to keep me kind of busy. Surfing RedSquare is what I mostly did. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,520 #13 Posted September 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, Sparky said: clean up the garage workbench Nice work there Mike. Quite the improvement. We did a fair pile of reorga-cleaning in our basement workshop yesterday. We can actually move around now!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #14 Posted September 6, 2022 46 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: To be completely honest I'm not exactly sure what things I need a permit for, and what I don't. I have to make absolutely sure of that any electric or plumbing changes done to my house are known of, and approved by, my insurance company. Some folks might not care one whit about that but we get a fantastic rate as long as we prove things were done correctly and legally. I think that there are two separate requirements, the insurance underwriters want to inspect for safety reasons and local governments want to regulate what you can do. I did have my house inspected for insurance reasons but the township was not involved. The whole deal was between me, the inspector and the electric company who won’t connect till it is inspected. The electric company only concerns itself with things from the main breaker out. I don’t think that there is any reduction in insurance rates around here, just a chance that they will not pay if the loss was caused by work that wasn’t inspected. YMMV 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,708 #15 Posted September 6, 2022 I didn’t take pictures but over the weekend I pulled everything out of my garage and painted the floor. I did take a video but don’t know how to post videos. As I was putting things back my son-in-law decided we should take a few pictures! Sorry for the dirty tires on the LSE, I took it out for a ride the other day and didn’t wash them off !! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,572 #16 Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, c-series don said: Sorry for the dirty tires on the LSE, I took it out for a ride the other day and didn’t wash them off !! As penance, please drop it off at my house. I will clean the tires and then keep them clean at my house for a couple years… Nice job on the floor!!’ Edited September 6, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,325 #17 Posted September 7, 2022 12 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I don't really have any reason to do plumbing on my own I believe that translates to "Maine, in the sticks, NO indoor plumbing".... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,520 #18 Posted September 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, ri702bill said: I believe that translates to "Maine, in the sticks, NO indoor plumbing".... You are 1/3 almost correct. We do have an outdoor toilet but it too requires a hose input for flushing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,325 #19 Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) And you can water the Pee-tunias at the same time..... Edited September 7, 2022 by ri702bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites