Ye Old Garage

[Finallygotit]

So....how much wood do you go through in a day? Just curious.

 

[sublime68charger]

It looks like you are ready for the cold weather! Looking good!

getting there,

Having the wood shed full is a major step that is for sure.

I still have a good day of outside work yet to get down before snow engulfs me.

but I can due that work with temps in the 20's as I can have gloves on to get most of it done. Some of the wood shed building need to be done with just hands only. getting outlet wired in and putting up the lattice inside to help hold rouge wood from tumble down the pile and threw the side of the tarp shed.

Garage has a temp of 45-50 degrees with outside temp in the 20-30 range and all I have in the garage is passive heat from the 80' of Pex that is exposed on the inside of garage walls. It's on my to due list to put Insulation on the pex inside the garage as I don't need to heat that building unless I'm out there working on things but I can due that when its to cold that I don't want to work outside.

Winter Project work

 

[sublime68charger]

So....how much wood do you go through in a day? Just curious.

I have a 2 wheeled wheel barrow and right now its filled level full in morning for the 10 hour burn and then at night it gets rounded up some and all tossed in for a 14 hour burn. Stir the coal bed 1 time a day and empty the ash's 1 time a week.

but for now the temps are 20 at night and 30-40 during daytime.

time will tell how it does when it gets cold out and my heat demand increase.

also I am burning mostly small stick wood at the moment I Have bigger chunks of wood waiting in the wings to use for when I gets colder as well.

but the small stuff was quick and easy to cut up. My wood lot is 100 acres and had a selective harvest of logs done 4 years ago so I have alot of tree tops to cut up and make into fire wood along with any dead trees that fall down that I want to cut up and us as well.

Boiler has a Web Tool that I can use to view the real time Temp of the water How long the Fire box has been at High burn time and will send me a txt/email when the fire is out and the stove needs wood.

Fire has a burn time of 2 hours and right now at 2pm its burned 1 hour 21min since I loaded it at 7am this morning

 

[sublime68charger]

So....how much wood do you go through in a day? Just curious.

wheel barrow is in pic by the stove that you can see its' not a small wheel barrow but I dont fill it heaping full at the moment either.

 

[sublime68charger]

From Central Boiler I get a Web interface that tells me all sorts of fun stuff

Current Water Temp above 160 is good 180 for the set point can adjust set point up and down was at 185 when I started.
Reaction Chamber % of what the temp is in after burner chamber.
Burn Time which is Time the fire has been active burning since last reload when this gets to 2 hours I get a txt/email saying to reload the stove.

Easy refire time out count down. If I don't reload the fire and water drops below the 160 the boiler tries to bring fire back to life if in 5 min or 10 there is no increase in Reaction Chamber temp the Blower will shut it self back off in order to preserve the coal bed so that when the fire box is reloaded there is enough coals left to get the fire started again.

plus a cool history graph of what the boiler has been doing.

Blue line is Water temp
Red Line is the Reaction chamber % rating.

plus a 5-10minute time stamp of Status of things and then every 20min there is a 1 minute Pulse of air which is Air blowing into fire box so when fire is at idle it doesn't go completely out so when it needs to refire due to low water temp it is able to.

I'm still learning all this as I go but so far so good.

 

[xtremek]

Sounds very thorough and easy to keep it going. Beats the Old Man filling the stove as tight as it would go just before bed, then stoking it up again first thing in the morning.

 

[sublime68charger]

so far its been pretty good just fill morning and night and let it get after it.
Stir the coal bed 1 time a day so as the air inlet tubes are not blocked at all

Clean the Ash's out 1 time a week
Check the Rear Heat Exchanger to make sure its clean 1 time a week
Check the water level suppose to every day, I due about every other though some day's I forget and may check it 2 times the same day so does that then avg out to 1 time a day?

 

[Finallygotit]

Thank you for that info! That is quite the system. Question, do you have a water expansion tank in the system that also acts as make-up water? Is the boiler water open to atmosphere and that's why it depletes? I know, questions, questions, questions...........

 

[sublime68charger]

Thank you for that info! That is quite the system. Question, do you have a water expansion tank in the system that also acts as make-up water? Is the boiler water open to atmosphere and that's why it depletes? I know, questions, questions, questions...........

the boiler is open to atmosphere on top of the boiler is a 2" vent opening that has a rubber cap on it that then has a straw size copper tube that is in the middle of the rubber cap.

When first filling with water have to take rubber cap off and add 2 gallons of Moly Rust inhibitor to the system before adding water to the boiler.

on back on the boiler is a water fill tube that shows wager level open valve little tube fills up to water level, close valve the water drains away so as not to become frozen in the fill tube.

ask questions away,

 

[drivesitfar]

Merry Christmas

2021 is our year to get healthier. Okee doe key?

Cheers

 

[xtremek]

Happy Christmas

 

[shopnut]

 

[sublime68charger]

Merry Christmas

2021 is our year to get healthier. Okee doe key?

Cheers

Im gonna try that is for sure!

 

[sublime68charger]

my 1974 John Deere 140 had a broken steering bolt that I have to remove the Engine to be able to drill out the broken bolt.

so Engine comes out of the 140.

able to keep workshop nice and warm with the wood boiler that has been working well for me!

the old ladder makes a great lifting stand to get the engine lifted out of the tractor!

and the broken bolt that has caused me lots of problems

 

[shopnut]

Its unfortunate to have to remove the engine to fix something on the steering, but that's the way it goes sometimes with custom repair jobs.

Its cool to see some of the inner workings of your 140 compared to my '74 110.

 

[xtremek]

Nice use of a ladder.

 

[sublime68charger]

shopnut the 140 and 110 are Icons of the John Deere Garden tractor line ups that is for sure.

some day I want a 110 as well just to be a dedicated Pull this around from here to there tractor.

but before that I want a 140 H3 so I can have multiple Hydraulic lines to use on attachments.

Xtremek, that ladder has served as a lift point many times for me and done well.

 

[drivesitfar]

Sub: nice work pulling the engine (love the ladder trick) and happy to see you got the end of the busted bolt out. has this happened before cause you seemed to know the fix?

in case you haven't plugged up your workout area let's start our P90x tomorrow and get this year rolling? it's only 45 minutes a day and I (we) know we feel better if we just DO IT.

cheers

 

[sublime68charger]

drives will try but I spend a extra 2 hours on the road at the moment having to shuttle the wife back and forth to work she had surgery on her ankle getting a pin removed from breaking back when she was 15 so by the end of the day I'm just done in for the day.

this should be my last week as Uber driver for her I hope and will get more of my day back!

 

[sublime68charger]

Drives nope this is first time I have had to pull the engine on a John Deere 140, this is the one I worked on last winter to get running though.

I just hope when I get it all back together it starts up and runs just fine again.

more ladder work I broke a Motor mount bolt off when taking engine out so I had to rotate engine to get at the broken bolt and ended up taking off oil pan and gonna take to a machine shop to have them remove.

I gave it a try with left hand drill bits and it didn't want to back out like I was able to get the steering bolt out.

so win some and lose some but I can get this to people who can fix it for me!

 

[xtremek]

Sometimes it's just easier to pay the right people to do the job.

 

[drivesitfar]

sorry to hear you busted another bolt. when you drop it off at the machine shop maybe stick around to see how they remove it the busted bolt. my guess is that they will drill a bigger hole and re tap or let us know. take pics if they'll let you?

i'm busy too, but we both need to get on the wagon as far as our P90 workouts so do your best and I will try to also.

stay warm!!

GO PACKERS!!

 

[sublime68charger]

Sometimes it's just easier to pay the right people to do the job.

I gave it the college try cept I still need to get the beer and pizza for my effort!

I can deal with this one and take it to the experts.

it would have been the broken one in the frame would have been a tough one to deal with but that came out with 1 min of drilling.

 

[sublime68charger]

sorry to hear you busted another bolt. when you drop it off at the machine shop maybe stick around to see how they remove it the busted bolt. my guess is that they will drill a bigger hole and re tap or let us know. take pics if they'll let you?

i'm busy too, but we both need to get on the wagon as far as our P90 workouts so do your best and I will try to also.

stay warm!!

GO PACKERS!!

Packers season didn't end How I would have liked but you can't make those types of mistakes against good teams and win.

Machine shop said it might be a week or 2 before they can get to it. I don't need the tractor for snow removal or Mowing the yard right now so I said just when you get time.

I have plenty of other things I can work on around home!

 

[xtremek]

Are you a Charlie Berens fan? When you mentioned the Packers, my mind immediately went to his sign off.

 

[sublime68charger]

Are you a Charlie Berens fan? When you mentioned the Packers, my mind immediately went to his sign off.

yep I have watched alot of his videos they are always entertaining!


this is one of my favs

 

[xtremek]

I love his stuff. "Go Packers, and F*#^% the Bears"

 

[drivesitfar]

do you guys really speak like that in Michigan and Wisconsin? I thought only the guys from Minny Soda talked like that.

i'll have to watch a few more of their Ya betcha vids later when I have time.

funny stuff!!

it's nice not to be in a rush when you drop off a part with somebody you trust to fix it. hope they figure out how to make the repair so you can be mowing grass this spring.

 

[sublime68charger]

Drives, I hope so its not to hard I hope,

Get a torch and heat up up and the drill it out, would be my next effort on it and If this wasnt a part I could walk in and put on there counter I would have went that route,

My uncle 2 miles down the road has a shop and torch that I could use but I rather keep the IOU's for him for things that are really tough.

we did the torch trick on a bearing on a tiller this summer and air hammer to get it to move on the shaft.

 

[sublime68charger]

as far as how we talk out here in WI and MI,

they Have a little bit of nothern flair from my area but I can relate to the sytle with out a problem!

 

[xtremek]

The Yoopers talk a little like that, but us trolls have a standard midwest accent. His Manitowoc Minutes are awesome. He's got a ton of stuff on FB. THe Fish Fry, the Brandy Old Fashion, and the bean casserole are also good stuff

 

[sublime68charger]

little bit of snow removal from yesterday.

1969 John Deere 140 with a 49 snow blower and got the job done,

 

[xtremek]

How much did you get? We got about 4". Frustrating since the Old Mule is half way across the state. I was lucky enough that the neighbor let me borrow his Kubota. It was tough to suffer with an enclosed cab, windshield wiper, front blade on a hydraulic bucket, AM/FM/Blutooth, heat. So mush suffering.

 

[drivesitfar]

it sure looks like you have enough snow now!!

i watched a few more of those guy's videos and the one where he compares corona to busch beer is pretty funny. i don't do facebook so i won't get to see those, but i'll see if I find any of the other ones to make me smile.

I bet your kids love the snow? do you still or is it just a lot of extra work?

cheers

 

[sublime68charger]

How much did you get? We got about 4". Frustrating since the Old Mule is half way across the state. I was lucky enough that the neighbor let me borrow his Kubota. It was tough to suffer with an enclosed cab, windshield wiper, front blade on a hydraulic bucket, AM/FM/Blutooth, heat. So mush suffering.

got 8" on last storm and gonna get some more on Saturday night suppose to get around 3-6 so the old 140 will get another work out again and I might have to wrestle with the snow blower in town as well.

next winter I'm going to have it setup that I have a cab on the 140 and be able to load it on my single place trailer and haul it town for the big snow falls.

but right now the 140 only works for 1 hour before the battery dies. Theres something wrong with the charging system on it. It will still run but the Electric PTO switch for the blower stops working and the blower stops then as well. Its a gotta pull the engine out and remove flywheel to get to the Stator that is most likely bad. from what I have read up on it.

so when not in use it gets put on battery tender and goes out for its 1 hour work session and then has to go back to get battery charged.

I wanted to put the blower on my other 140 but that is in piece's and parts in the Workshop awaiting the broken bolt in the oil pan to be fixed.

My ATVS have held up nicely this winter so far so I'm not with out snow removal options.

and I can go and use my dad's stuff if I'm really desperate
his has them there cabs and radio's and heat you speak of as well that is kinda nice to have I guess!

 

[sublime68charger]

it sure looks like you have enough snow now!!

i watched a few more of those guy's videos and the one where he compares corona to busch beer is pretty funny. i don't do facebook so i won't get to see those, but i'll see if I find any of the other ones to make me smile.

I bet your kids love the snow? do you still or is it just a lot of extra work?

cheers

I like the snow its more the cold that I don't like as much anymore

if temp is in the mid 20's I'm good but down in the teens that starts to wear on me some.

and as long as things function and don't break that is a key point as well when having to deal with the snow.

 

[xtremek]

I like the snow its more the cold that I don't like as much anymore

if temp is in the mid 20's I'm good but down in the teens that starts to wear on me some.

and as long as things function and don't break that is a key point as well when having to deal with the snow.

I'm with you on that. 20's and not much wind, I'm good for the day. Low teens or brisk wind, I'll stay indoors.

 

[Denwood]

I say bring on the snow. Winter without it just plains *****.

That said, the JD setup is pretty awesome sauce!

 

[Ford52PU]

Nice looking JD! We are supposed to get our second storm of the year. Our snow totals have really gone down the last 5 years or so, in Eastern PA. Not that I'm complaining.

 

[drivesitfar]

I suppose i'd have a different feeling about snow if I didn't have to share the streets with idiots that can't even drive in the rain.

cold is cured with extra or better clothing just like rain is.

cheers and STAY WARM!!