Above 1200 Sq/FT Harley Jim's place

[harley jim]

Welder, that's pretty cool that they got that big. The first frost last year our tree turned to mush.

I worked at the bil's house today.

One more off the list! Yea me!!!
I have told everyone that I am retiring again at the end of the year. So they better get it done now.

 

[xtremek]

That looks really nice. I'm guessing you can't wait to "retire" again. How many times will that be now?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Now your BIL can do his own blue pill commercials.

 

[Boostingaz]

Welder, that's pretty cool that they got that big. The first frost last year our tree turned to mush.

I worked at the bil's house today.

One more off the list! Yea me!!!
I have told everyone that I am retiring again at the end of the year. So they better get it done now.

Very nice work!!

 

[shortykorte]

Tub turned out nice. I have one sitting in the shop right now. Hopefully make it an outdoor hot.

 

[harley jim]

Kirk, this will be the second time I have retired from retirement, but I have an ace in the hole this time, Pat is telling them that I'm retiring again. Her sister called and wanted me to do some work on her house and Pat told her, no he is too old!!! (IM FREE)
Thank you everyone for the compliments, all of that chrome pipe made me nervous, it's all in a kit, you cut one wrong and you buy a whole new kit, talk about pressure!

Shorty, I had one at my last house. It was outside near the mechanical room, so I had hot and cold bibs on the wall with a set of washing machine hoses going to the tub, I didnt have any neighbors so it got a lot of use!

 

[harley jim]

Ok, I got back to my stuff today.

Here are the racks that I have been working on. I cut the plywood this morning, then Pat and I carried them to the coal room.

The white frames almost disappear in the white room.



Then Pat got busy filling them up with totes from the trailer.
I started moving items from the trailer to the garden shed and the yard sale trailer, then I started the plumbing on the triple sink. I had a meeting tonight so I quit a little early to get myself cleaned up a bit. Tomorrow we should finish emptying the big trailer.

 

[Grizz1963]

Very good progress.

it certainly looks smart now.

In a while when you look back, you forget what you started with.

 

[xtremek]

Plenty of room for canned goods, but it almost looks to good to use.

 

[Kevkx125]

Room looks great Jim! great use of the space, looks well thought out, you two did a great job!

 

[harley jim]

Didnt get much done today, Pat and I had to go to town for eye Dr. appointments. Stopped by Laser Jay's shop and picked up my cut off wheels and grinder discs, the salesman dosn't come out this far so he leaves them at Jay's for me. Took Pat to Cheap Chinese for lunch. Had to go get the tractor and set my 500 gallon propane tank, they have to inspect it before they fill it, took the tractor back to Donnies, sat and talked with him for a bit. Helped Dalton move an enclosed trailer that didnt have wheels on it, we picked it up from the side with the big lift truck. Dalton and Me had to go under Dudes house and hook up a 3" sewer line going to the new bathroom. Then I finally got to work on the triple sink for an hour or so, then supper was ready so I called it a day! Whew, what a day.

 

[xtremek]

FOr not getting much done, it sounds like you got a lot done.

 

[rmack898]

Weren't you just talking about being retired again the other day?

 

[harley jim]

Kirk it was a bunch of stuff, most of it was things that have been lingering. I'm so glad that we got the pipe under Dudes house done, that has been worrying me for a while.

Mack I'm in countdown, they have til the end of the year then Next year I stay home, I like to help folks out but they are starting to expect me to drop my projects to do theres.

Today Pat and I put up the last 100 ft. of fence across the back of our property, then I moved four stacks of pallets from behind the chicken coop and cleaned up the ground, then I mowed while Pat blew the leaves away from things so I could mulch them. I got the tractor and cleared a bucket wide swath outside of the new fence so I can keep it mowed, I had to move the compost pile to get through and I'm not happy with where it is so I will need to pick out a new spot for it later.
Were just trying to get things finished and tidied up for the holidays. It's been a really busy summer but I still have a bunch of unfinished projects out there.

 

[drivesitfar]

Jim: great to see you are still moving more than most. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do with all your doings and looking forward to it when our drizzle season starts next month.

Curious if you’ve ever bolted steel to aluminum or used steel bolts on aluminum? Any negative reaction to having these two different metals together? If so would spraying rhino or sone similar product on the steel slow done or negate that? I’m fixing my new to me (42 year old) aluminum trailer so you can answer this over on my thread if you or another member has the answer.

Keep up the good work!!

 

[harley jim]

Drives, it's good to hear from you, it's good you took a break, it's great that you are back.
Electrolysis will happen between steel and aluminum, almost anything between them will help, clear coat everything, plastic sheeting, paint, rhino lining, all will help, but as it wiggles down the road!

I spent the day with Josh, we are building the ultimate red neck front bumper for his Ford Ranger. He is setting up the truck for hunting and carrying his dogs.

I started with a piece of lightweight I beam.

We bolted it to the frame then I marked it up and started cutting.

I notched out the center to mount a winch, he has a small one that we are going to install for now but a bigger one will be added later. I trimmed the sides to lighten it up.
It will have a 10 ga. Plate covering to make it look cool! and I will add some frame extensions to both sides to mount the shackles to. It should look good when we get it done.

 

[Grizz1963]

Yes I love that.

It will hurt your shins.

 

[shortykorte]

Looks like you’ve been busier than a hen in a fox den.
What type of fence did y’all install? How did you install the post?

 

[harley jim]

Grizz, you got that right
Shorty, I used tee posts and chain link fabric, sometimes limbs fall back there and they destroy the top rail. I used a tee post driver to set the posts.

 

[harley jim]

The chickens like biscuits but they love cornbread

 

[xtremek]

The fence is curious. Did you you use t-posts becuase they will flex a little if something falls on the fence? I can't remember, is the shed house ready for use? Is the basement complete now? I know, I'm extra noesy this morning.

 

[bugnut]

Jim, my chickems love bread. When I see it on sale very cheap I buy it and give it to them, They really like cabbage pieces also. I have leaned my chickens will eat about anything!

 

[shortykorte]

Forgot to mention, the coal room is quite the transformation since I saw it.

I won’t have thought about chain link with tee post. Great idea. chain link will be more forgiving than the field fence when it comes to trees and big branches. I’ve never used a tee post driver. Do mind stopping by and giving lessons?

 

[harley jim]

Kirk, actually I used the tee posts because they were free and because I have had to replace fence posts and top rail several times back there on the side fence because of limbs falling on it. Chain link parts have quadrupled in price here, one post is about $14.00. You can straighten the tee posts.
I havent started working on the cabin yet, I want to finish started projects before I start another one, but we are buying deals when we find them and storing the stuff in the cabin. We bought a new toilet a couple of weeks ago for 50 bucks.
The basement is close, We have been hit from every side latley, kayla is in the hospital since Saturday, meds are jacked up and causing issues, Our neighbor Rob passed away Saturday, besides the regular stuff and the leaves falling I havent been in the basement for a week. Be nosey, its ok!

Bugnut, I talked to a manager at one of the grocery stores, I'm trying to get them to give me old bakery goods and old veggies, he is checking into it for me. My chickens love cornbread, it will cause fights. When I get caught up I'm going to build a pelitizer to make feed, I'm thinking bread will work into that formula. I have a string hanging from the cieling with a skewer on the end of it, I put a head of cabbage on the skewer, it's like a teather ball, they circle it and eat the cabbage as it swings past them, I put apples on it also!

Shorty, sure I'll be right over, the tee post and chain link do bounce back much easier. The field fence that was on the tee posts was actually cut when the limbs fell on it.

I got to strip the motor and controls out of a treadmill today, I have been wanting to get one and try to put it on my drill press and see if it would make it like a vari speed, it's on the list.
Mulched the leaves, cleaned the chicken coop and put in some new hay, I need to set up the nest box, they should be close to starting to lay eggs. 11 of them are hens and four roosters. Should be covered up in eggs soon. We are going to try water glassing the eggs.

They are supposed to keep for two years in the lime solution. I dont plan on keeping them that long but having a constant supply year round is the object!

 

[drivesitfar]

In the vintage tool section I saw many members using old treadmill motors on their drill presses so they could have variable snd slower speeds so I know it can be done. Not sure which thread to send you to but I’m guessing you already have a good idea how to do it yourself. Good luck

Interesting way to store eggs. Also nice work on the bumber and fence.

 

[harley jim]

I'm shooting in the dark on the drill press, just thought it might work, if you think of the thread I would like to read up on this, thanks Drives.

 

[Boostingaz]

Our chickens love watermelon. That is probably about the biggest instigator of tussles. They will literally eat anything, but watermelon is pretty high on the favorite list.

As soon as Halloween is over I'll stop by the couple of stores around here and buy all the discounted left over pumpkins for the goats. They love pumpkin.

 

[harley jim]

Mine like watermelon also.
I'm going to carve a couple of pumpkins tomorrow and I thought I would throw them the scraps, if they like it I think I'll follow your lead and see if I can pick up some also.
I went to see my Doc. this week and we were talking about chickens and she wants to buy mine, She has about 150 she said. She also tried to give me a great Pieronies dog, she runs a rescue.

 

[xtremek]

Too bad you're so far away. My wife has dozens of pumpkins that Bambi took nibbles on.

 

[drivesitfar]

Jim: for some reason I wasn't able to search the GJ owner's (Ryan) threads prior to 2020 so you might send him a PM (conversation now) asking him to give you a link to his old thread where he put a treadmill motor on his old Craftsman drill press. I'll see if I can find any on the old vintage drill press or another thread, but thought this might help in the meantime cause some days you just get after a project and it's done.

I just did a search for Treadmill motor and there are many threads you can get a little information for so hope this helps.

good luck!!

 

[harley jim]

Kirk I would take them, Pat would can a bunch if she had some. The pigchickens would devote anything I believe!

Drives thanks, I did find some info here, most is on converting bandsaws but some on drill presses. I did find several videos on YouTube. I am in about 10 projects right now so it's going to be slow but I am working on trimming the wiring harness and components down to the minimum. I want to get it mocked up on a test platform and see it work before I touch my DP.

 

[harley jim]

Went to a turkey shoot today, Neil won three rounds today.

Came home and sanded and primed the bil's vanity,


I let the chickens out of the coop for the first time today, they had a good time chasing bugs.
I'm kind of skittish about letting them out with all of the hawks in this area.

 

[shortykorte]

Poor turkeys.

 

[harley jim]

Poor turkeys!!! I call foul!

Someone was showing there **** today,


They were cleaning out the flower pots and generally being pests, I planted garlic today and they were trying to eat the bulbs as I planted them.

 

[bugnut]

Jim, my chickens are now confined. Tired of them digging up the flower beds and plants, plus the dog thinks they're toys until they quit moving!

 

[xtremek]

Free range fowl are destructive that way.

 

[harley jim]

I had free range goats when I lived in McDonald and they ate everything, I had bought around 20 rose bushes and planted them alongside the house, they ate everything. I eventually built a pasture and the goats, chickens, and turkeys stayed in there, although the foul could fly very well.
Eventually I will build a chicken tractor for the chickens, it's just a matter of time before the hawks locate them. With three commercial chicken houses on the property adjoining the back of mine there are lots of them up there.
Going to pick up our new glasses and get our flu shots today. The bil came over Saturday and started sanding his bathroom vanity, I got the first coat of primer on it. He was supposed to be here sunday to sand and prep for the second coat, but no show so I did it, I'm going to put the finish coat on it this afternoon, it's been in my shop for two months and I want it out before I retire at the end of the year.

 

[xtremek]

I wish I could "retire". Totally jealous.

 

[harley jim]

So do I, lol.
I am really going to cut back on what I do for other people, they are asking me to do things that I know that they are capable of doing. Having said that!!!
Today!


I got the final coat of paint on the bil's bathroom vanity! It will be gone by the weekend, it's only been here two months.


I got Josh's truck tore down today, I have never seen ball joints so worn out in my life. The wheel bearings were shot as were the u-joints in the axles, we got all new seals also. But of course they didnt have it all in stock so maybe tomorrow.
Then I was able to go help Donnie, but I have to say Donnie never asks for help but always offers to help.


He is trying to keep the water from collecting under his FILs house. He ran the backhoe and I ran the transom, we got pleanty of fall in this trench, he is putting drain tile and gravel in the trench to direct the water around the house and out to the front yard.

We used his 601 workmaster, it digs really well for a small tractor in this red clay.
Then I went to Reliance for a lodge meeting.
Now I'm home and ready to call it quits.

 

[xtremek]

Neighbors like you and Donnie (in my case Dave, and Rick) are what make the world worth being in. Thanks for that last post, it is a bright spot in my week.