Will a mini workAnother "because you can" suggestion...push on the cheater pipe with the bucket of your skid steer, less chance of slipping off and coming into contact with your family jewels
To get a raise you gotta get a paycheck firstDon't let the boss man see you lying down on the job, you might jeopardize that raise!
No building permit of any kind. Just the annual pumping permit from the DNR. The permit we have is for a certain number of inches of water per acre per year. We’re allowed to go over as much as needed as long as the usage is reasonable and we can justify it.
It’s a chain from an oil pumping unit that held up a 30 ton counter weight to balance the weight of the oil and rods and pumping stuff. Or so I was told.
I saw it and messaged the guy immediately. It was $450 so not a small spend for a tightwad like me but I’ll put it in the “repairs” area and list it as “roller chain” when I do my taxes
Right !!When spare links are needed, your great grandchildren are never going to find them
Nope. The number we report is calculated by the irrigator panels attached to the well based on run time and the flow we measured when the well was test pumped for 24 and then 48hrs. I think it pumps right at 450gpm when it finds its spot after pumping for around an hour. It pumps close to 600gmp at first until the water level drops in the pipe.
Being able to make your hoses will be so nice! It's always the crimp that fails that seems to be the worst part about all the store bought ones. 
A buddy purchased a crimper and we used it for the first time a few days back to make a new hose for my skiddy quicktach that had an extra hole in it.
I've had good luck with Hydraulics Direct's ultra flex 5583 psi hoses. They are pretty nice. The nicest thing is having a swivel on one side.
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A buddy purchased a crimper and we used it for the first time a few days back to make a new hose for my skiddy quicktach that had an extra hole in it.
Having received zero instruction on how to use it we dove in head first. An experienced eye can spot at least a few things we’re doing wrong here lol
First one we made the connector wasn’t in the die far enough. 2nd one made a shark fin deal. We have the entire die setup in upside down. Oops. It took both of us to get it all to fit together so we could crimp it. That didn’t seem right lol. Now we know
Agreed. I learn by doing and this was an inexpensive lesson so far.
I honestly don’t know what they cost. I doubt they were $1000. Mama is usually fairly frugal but hockey makes her lose her mind so
I know the seats we had were someone’s season ticket seats as the people we were sitting between chatted us up about if we knew whomever the regulars were. I told the one guy “you don’t recognize me?” and laughed a bit and he said “no I don’t, who are you ?” I told him and he said “never heard of you” I says “That’s how I like to keep it, rather low key. Nice to meet you!!”Mike, I have a lot of photos of our children with that exact same joyful expression on their faces. In fact I have photos with the same expressions on several generations before and after theirs.
After a good day of forking around what else is there to say other that "Fork it!!" when doneDid you say "fork it" when done?
Coming up on 150hrs on it already. I like it quite a bit but wished I'd have went up to a 3r right away. I already went to this from a 1r thinking it'd be excessive but it shows it's petite size when doing loader things. A 3r is build more like an actual tractor than a lawnmower. The next one will be a 3046r or whatever they have in 4-5yrs.
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It's just the one. The others are Lego boxes and a few other things.
That's the biggest reason for the purchase. It was close to $8500 for everything so it wasn't done lightly but it'll come back in less hassle and gives me one less reason to leave the property lol
I make chainsaw noises in the cab and it spins. The louder I make chainsaw noises the faster it cuts. Gotta be careful though. I sneezed and the chain went so fast it flew off !!
Mike, that's a perfect description of my life.
There is a certain amount of fun and adventure to be had by finding adapters and enough zip ties to make an improper hose work and keep it out of the way !!Takes all the fun of robbing a 10' hose and zip tie it up to fix a leaking 2'
No kidding. A system pumping 40gpm with 15gal in the tank doesn’t take long at all !very important to do thorough walk around before using a piece of equipment ... doesn't take long to empty the hydraulic reservoir when hose is missing/free flowing
When I “retired” in April 2022 I wanted to spend at least a week without stepping foot off the property and I got dang close. I don’t think I’ve made it more than 6 days in a row without leaving. I aim to break that record this winter somehow.
Mike, in my drinking days I was lover of Scotch and Liane favored Rum, especially Bacardi Black. My attraction to Scotch might have had something to do with the frugal Whisky rather than the wastrel Whiskey on the label. In 1996, we took a two week drive in England and Scotland, including my bucket list tasting tour of the Whisky Trail. Best stop was the Edradour Distillery near Pitlochry, which was the smallest in Scotland back then (lots of small craft distilleries have sprung up since). Had my last drink almost 23 years ago but didn't have the courage to throw out anything in the liquor cabinet. In addition to the thick layer of dust on everything, the plastic bottle of Popov vodka has imploded a bit. I also feel like my not needing a drink shouldn't stop a visitor from having one.
I only recognize three of those bottles!
Cody, some of the stuff was purchased when our cruises stopped at St. Thomas and other Caribbean islands. Those duty-free liquor stores sold some weird cordials (and nasty rum) for very little money.
Reading the phrase "Popov Vodka" above just gave me flashbacks to the University of Delaware in 83/84. Vodka and Hawaiian Punch "layer" drinks. You took a glass and poured in a slug of vodka. Lay a bandanna over the glass and touched it to the vodka in the center, pour in the Hawaiian punch slowly and it would sit as a separate layer on top of the vodka. For some reason we called them "machines". Don't ask me why . . . We did similar thinks with Ronrico run and coke I believe.Mike, in my drinking days I was lover of Scotch and Liane favored Rum, especially Bacardi Black. My attraction to Scotch might have had something to do with the frugal Whisky rather than the wastrel Whiskey on the label. In 1996, we took a two week drive in England and Scotland, including my bucket list tasting tour of the Whisky Trail. Best stop was the Edradour Distillery near Pitlochry, which was the smallest in Scotland back then (lots of small craft distilleries have sprung up since). Had my last drink almost 23 years ago but didn't have the courage to throw out anything in the liquor cabinet. In addition to the thick layer of dust on everything, the plastic bottle of Popov vodka has imploded a bit. I also feel like my not needing a drink shouldn't stop a visitor from having one.
Actually, the Popov vodka was a special purchase for a friend who only drank Smirnoff vodka and hated the taste of any other brand. When I finished off the Smirnoff one morning I decided to refill it with the cheapest stuff I could find. Served a ****** Mary and later a Screwdriver to my friend, pouring the vodka from my "Smirnoff" bottle and was truly surprised she gagged it down without a word. I can easily believe a whisky drinker who takes it neat or with an ice cube or two can tell the difference between top and bottom tier stuff (especially the single malts). But I have a hard time believing a Taquila drinker can tell the difference between a Margarita made with Patrón from one made with Los Cabos Silver. The salt on the rim might be an easier test -- is it Himalayan or Fleur de Sel? -- with the color being a hint. My guess would have been Morton Kosher regardless because that's what's in the bucket next to our stove.
