Ye Old Garage

[sublime68charger]

So with the snow a cop o plis almost up us according to the weather and people who like to hype the weather. I got the 140 moved to the shop and next to the snow blower so that if needed I can put the blower on.

If that dosn't work Ill go and borrow my dad's UTV and V plow. He got it hooked up for the first snow fall and the blade lifted up but would not go back down. I helped him load it up on trailer and he took it to the dealer to have it looked at. Turns out one of the connect pics was pushed in on the connector and wasn't making contact but its back now and working.

Pics of 140 in the shop and Andy "that the Kubota's Name" loaded up on the trailer going to get fixed.

 

[xtremek]

How much are you supposed to get? We're supposed to get over 10".

 

[sublime68charger]

How much are you supposed to get? We're supposed to get over 10".

some say 3 to 6 with 35MPH winds others say 12" plus so who really know I'll let you know next week!
if we get the 10" or heavy drifting I'll go threw the trouble of putting the blower on. that is why the 140 is down in the heated shop where the blower is also at. Big question will be at in town will my 1032 Walk behind Start? I have not touched that since last year. It'll be a check for oil add gas give the pull start a go and pray. If after 5 pulls It'll get plugged in to the electric start and going that way. ITs a tough ole girl and last year I want to say I had it running on the 2nd pull. Also need to remember to turn the gas on. When I'm done with it for the session I turn the gas off and let it run till it dies seems to then start better.

 

[harley jim]

I been down for a few days, I'm glad you have that stuff up there, We dont know how to handle it here!
If the weather man mentions snow the school cancellation crawler instantly pops up on the screen!

 

[sublime68charger]

I been down for a few days, I'm glad you have that stuff up there, We dont know how to handle it here!
If the weather man mentions snow the school cancellation crawler instantly pops up on the screen!

School for tomorrow is already closed, or the 5th grade on up is all on virtual day. The Elementary kids will all get the day off.

5th grade up to seniors all have chromebooks that kids take home daily for school work so they will all have a at home virtual day tomorrow the elementary school kids there chromebooks stay at school in there classrooms so the little kids get a snow day while the bigger kids have learn from home day.

Its the way of things now since Covid hit and we did alot of virtural learing which is not Ideal at all but with a heads up about bad weather this will be the way of things. Have already had 2 full snow day's and its only Late December still have 2-3 months of winter to get threw and dont want to be up against having all the snow day's used up and have to make up extra time in June for day's missed to this is a get you by and can still count the day as Instructional for the upper grade levels.

 

[sublime68charger]

so its like -2 or so and with 40MPH plus winds I'm a just sitting in the house and surfing the net and watchin the wind blow I should be out working in the shop but then id Miss all this Snow that I'm working on blowing over to Xtremek place as I'm sure he needs more than I due it the giving season so I'm happy to due my part.

any way some Photos Boy Scout award and then wheel barrow racing using a scout instead of a actual wheel barrow.

 

[sublime68charger]

Plus I found time to put a set of chains on the kids ATV. Had a heck of a time getting the 1 side of the chain to get latched and took tire off and put on table to work/wrassle chain on better. Got the bright Idea to put a mini chain binder across where I needed to hook chain up that worked pretty slick. The Little TRX 125 is a mini tank going threw the Snow Now provide I can keep the RPM's up. Kids who weigh alot less than me should have some fun now!

 

[xtremek]

Gee, thanks Sub. With friends like you, who needs enemas? You are a royal pain in my a55. Didn't get much snow, and we're definitely not as cold as you, but it's cold enough I don't want to be outside. And that 4wheeler looks like it can go through anything less than 16". Very nice job.

 

[sublime68charger]

Double shot of wood tonight in the boiler. Temp below zero and wind chill at minus 40

 

[sublime68charger]

Gee, thanks Sub. With friends like you, who needs enemas? You are a royal pain in my a55. Didn't get much snow, and we're definitely not as cold as you, but it's cold enough I don't want to be outside. And that 4wheeler looks like it can go through anything less than 16". Very nice job.

Xtremek I due what I can, If you have been more friendly and stopped on out a month or so back when you was close by I wouldn't feel obligated to share the wealth that I am now enjoying!

I hoping the kids who weigh under 150 that this will just kinda float along on top of the snow and that the chains give it enough grip that the rear tires dont spin down and away you go!

 

[Bears Fan]

Here in northern Indiana we only had a couple of inches of snow, thank god! because we had 50 mph winds now for the last twenty four hours, temps yesterday were -9 with a -35 wind chill, my house is pretty efficient on heat, usually! but the furnace has been getting a serious workout the last few days

Merry Christmas

 

[harley jim]

Well here in S.E. Tennessee its friggin 8°, no snow but cold (for us) its -5° wind chill.
Hope you and the family stay snug and warm up there,
Merry Christmas Sub.

 

[sublime68charger]

Merry Xmas all,

The John Deere 140 and 49 blower got to step up to the plate today and dealt with a big drift across the driveway. There are Drift Cutters on both sides of the Blower the 1 you can plainly see the other well not so much.

Also froze my spout in its rotation spot wonder how long does it that for metal to equalize to the temp? Shop I cam out of was 60 or so took me a minute to shut the doors and start the blower went about 3 minutes then the spot would not rotate any more. I was luck the wind was at my back this way so I just would make a pass back up and go again.

 

[drivesitfar]

The John Deere looks bad *** now. Geesh it could move snow in front of a train with that set up.

Merry Christmas!!

PS: I can’t believe you guys even want to get outside when it’s super windy and below zero temps. I got off a 3 mile run on my elliptical a couple days ago snd said I’ll be ok walking out to mailbox in 20 degrees and OMG it was f’n cold.

Stay warm

 

[sublime68charger]

The John Deere looks bad *** now. Geesh it could move snow in front of a train with that set up.

Merry Christmas!!

PS: I can’t believe you guys even want to get outside when it’s super windy and below zero temps. I got off a 3 mile run on my elliptical a couple days ago snd said I’ll be ok walking out to mailbox in 20 degrees and OMG it was f’n cold.

Stay warm

I don't at all but things got to get done regardless of the temp.

Last night had a fire call for a barn fire Temps in single digits and your outside in that spraying water is not fun at all. I was lucky and drew tanker duty so I had it pretty good but the guys out on the hose lines took a beating 6pm to 10pm for the fire.

 

[xtremek]

That had to be brutal.

 

[captain14]

I don't at all but things got to get done regardless of the temp.

Last night had a fire call for a barn fire Temps in single digits and your outside in that spraying water is not fun at all. I was lucky and drew tanker duty so I had it pretty good but the guys out on the hose lines took a beating 6pm to 10pm for the fire.

And when they return to the station, the ice needs to be broken away so they can remove their PPE. Then taken apart to be thawed, cleaned and reassembled to be used again. Gloves, hood, bunker pants and coat and boots. Likewise for the SCBA.

The firehose and other equipment all need to be thawed, cleaned, serviced and put back on the apparatus.

Sublime- does each member have at least two sets of PPE to rotate through? Where was your fill site? Drafting or hydrants?

 

[harley jim]

Last night had a fire call for a barn fire Temps in single digits and your outside in that spraying water is not fun at all. I was lucky and drew tanker duty so I had it pretty good but the guys out on the hose lines took a beating 6pm to 10pm for the fire.

I remember those days, I was on the dept. when I lived up north. We had all of the copper lines and gauges freeze on the pump panel. We had to replace everything.
We have had to come back to fire scenes and chip hoses and equipment out of the ice a day or two after an incident!
You got to love it.

 

[sublime68charger]

That had to be brutal.

Was for the guy's who made the first 2 trucks out door. Brush Truck and First engine Crew did the bulk of the work but talking to them It was pull some hand lines and just stand back and throw water at what was left. Barn was already collasped down on the ground before we even got on scene. You throw in it was 10 mile from the station and only 2 mile on Hwy then 6 on county rd then 1 on township rd then last mile on private drive that was snow packed and rock wall on 1 side and big ditch on other side. Limited room down where the barn was only 2 tankers could be down there and you didn't want to meet on the driveway lane. I drew easy task as 2nd tanker radio man and all we did was sit out at the road and the tanker we had only dumps into a folding tank and didnt want to set up folding tanks for this fire so we did nothing but play radio relay. I did make it down there eventually as Tanker 2 got sent back and 2nd engine came back to town to fill up and then go back out to pump off to first engine. So I got to ride back out with 2nd engine and got down to the fire for 20min till we offloaded the water and then was done for the night 6pm to 10pm so not terrible long but still its a bit when your outside in single digit temps.

 

[sublime68charger]

And when they return to the station, the ice needs to be broken away so they can remove their PPE. Then taken apart to be thawed, cleaned and reassembled to be used again. Gloves, hood, bunker pants and coat and boots. Likewise for the SCBA.

The firehose and other equipment all need to be thawed, cleaned, serviced and put back on the apparatus.

Sublime- does each member have at least two sets of PPE to rotate through? Where was your fill site? Drafting or hydrants?

We have extra PPE if yours is frozen up and soaked that you can rotate to other gear. Some of us due have 2 sets the more active people due. I have my old set that is my backup if mine gets frozen up or dirty and you take it all apart to wash then to dry back out. We have 100 calls a year and spray water 5-10 times due Jaws 5 times a year or so. Alot of Traffice Control and Fire/CO alarms. though I have seen back to back big fires and then back to back major Jaws useage as well so you just never really know. We filled the the 2nd engine at the hydrant at the station as water wasn't a super pressing item it was a contain and let it burn down and put out the hotspots and make sure it dosn't spread to other buildings from what I gather as the roof and walls was already down before any of the trucks even got on site. The Barn had 2 hogs and a dog inside and some hay and I think the Hogs and dog did survie so they just need a new shelter now is all. Did call for water from 2 other departments and they sent tankers that have pump off and our 1st tanker can pump off as well. so the call was made for pump off tankers only as to not setup a folding tank and then have that create a huge ice rink. If needed folding tanks would have been setup to get the water volume needed but was able to combat this with out having to due that.

Attack of the fire was the 2 cross lay lines from Engine 1 and the High Pressure Foam system on the brush truck and then 1 link of 2.5 line from the Tanker to the Engine to back fill so not a whole lot of hose to repack. We have spare hose on a rack at station so put nice dry hose back on the cross lay lines and hung the wet and dirty stuff up in the hose tower to dry out thaw out. For winter fires the used hose gets tossed in the back of a truck or the pump panel with the guys till back at station then sorted out there. If its a nice day out and have a fire will usually roll up hose for transport but it dont roll worth a squat when its half frozen and if your the one doing the rolling and your half frozen as well it jsut dosnt work it all just gets tossed in and sort it out back at the warm station.

 

[sublime68charger]

Brush truck did have a valve freeze up or someting the propane torch was out and lit and the 2nd engine had a drain stuck as well there was guy's laying under that as well while we was repacking the cross lay lines for engine1.

Brush truck has a High pressure Foam system on reel house like car wash lines which is nice pull off as much on the reel as you need and spray but then when done have to backfill the reel lines with RV anitfreeze so those lines to freeeze up. Brush truck is most always first out the door and has Jaws set as well so it might spend several hours outside at car crashes doing jaws word and traffic control.

High Pressure Foam system is from https://ejmetals.com/

if you want to take a look at it.

Its super nice makes alot of foam and the line is easy for 1 guy to handle and its quick off the truck and ready to go.

 

[sublime68charger]

I remember those days, I was on the dept. when I lived up north. We had all of the copper lines and gauges freeze on the pump panel. We had to replace everything.
We have had to come back to fire scenes and chip hoses and equipment out of the ice a day or two after an incident!
You got to love it.

Have had a hose frozend into the ground as well. I wasnt at this call but 6 months later had the home owner call us and say hey I think you guys left a air pack out at my house fire. How that happens I'm not for sure as each truck has the air pack built into there seats and or storage bracket and if you use said air pack its on you to make sure its topped off and ready to go for the next call. That being said I left my helement and Glovves on the front bumper of the Squad/rescue truck and then drove said truck back to station and could'nt find my helement. Chief found my helement in the ditch when he was leaving scene but the gloves I never did find I went back out and drove the road up/down looking for them but nope.

Frozen Hose and pumps are no fun at all the 2nd engine had like 2 drains cracked that had to be fixed this last year I think.

 

[xtremek]

Sounds like a miserable time.

 

[sublime68charger]

all in all wasnt that bad. Where the guys was spraying water they was protected from the wind. It was cold no way around that but being out of the wind was huge as you don't get the water mist back on you and freezing to you and stuff I've had Ice hanging off from my Helment before.

But being Xmas eve was not ideal either to have a fire alot of guys missed family times that you never get back. Just glad we was able to be all wraped by 10pm I was thinking it would be a 2am or so when we first got paged out to this one.

 

[sublime68charger]

Had some nicef weather so out playing with kids atv and found the snow.

 

[xtremek]

I can't believe you still have that much snow. Ours is almost cmpletely gone. With the rain tonight and tomorrow, I'm guessing we'll wake up to bare grass on Saturday morning.

 

[sublime68charger]

I can't believe you still have that much snow. Ours is almost cmpletely gone. With the rain tonight and tomorrow, I'm guessing we'll wake up to bare grass on Saturday morning.

We lost alot of it today. More next few days as well had I think. Have to due snow ATV riding when you can

 

[sublime68charger]

So yesterday went on a road trip and got some spinner roof vent things for my sugar shack.

This is not the best pic but got the first 1 put on the roof today but thinking I might need to make it a bit taller to get some good draft from the stove pipe that will be run inside of it.

I have a roll of valley tin some place that I need to find thing makeing a circle of the valley tin take the spinner off put on the valley ting that is 12" or so and that would raise it up enough I hope. Or I can make a round tube out of some of the extra tin from the sides or something.

 

[harley jim]

Happy new year Sub.

 

[xtremek]

I get you're trying to be frugal, but is this one time the complexity that comes with that offsets the price?

BTW, Merry New Year.

 

[sublime68charger]

I get you're trying to be frugal, but is this one time the complexity that comes with that offsets the price?

BTW, Merry New Year.

Got 4 roof spinners for $50 plus it was only a day date trip with the wife which made her happy as we and got to stop at American pickers shop as well. Was neat to see. That place.

 

[drivesitfar]

Thanks to you and your friends (co workers) that are firemen the community is a lot better.

I can’t imagine holding a hose spraying water with temps in the teens wind or no wind. Of course fires and emergencies don’t quit happening in bad weather. AND of course bad weather usually causes some if the issues.

Sugar shack and maple syrup has stepped up another notch. Sounds like a lot of pancakes for 2023 breakfasts.

Happy new year!!

 

[xtremek]

Any day you can make Momma happy is a good day.

 

[sublime68charger]

So I have the snow blower on the John deere 140 problem is I want to put the Ice ripper on the rear 3point into action and Need a way to have the blower up. Unhook the Hydro lines up front so that I can use the rear Hydro's and rip into the Hardpack snow and Ice. I could take the blower off I know but still plenty of winter I could have off in 10min but its the 1 hour putting back on with colorfull words that I want to avoid.

So after some asking around or John Deere forums and stuff this is what I came up with.


Tonight finally got the chance to but Plan A into action after looking at the blower on the lift cylinder side the pivot bar extend back and I was able to drill and tap a hole into the tractor side frame mount and with the blower up I put a bolt with a nut in the hole which will hold the blower up. Release the pressure on the lift cylinder and then unhooked the lines and now I can use the rear 3 point on the tractor. Thinking I might get a Grade 5 bolt for this instead of the regular bolt that I just had on the bench if this one snap's off. Plus the cylinder is most likley holding some as well as Had the bolt in and release cyliner pressure before unhooking the lines. Backup Plan C is to put a turnbuckle in place of the cylinder and I found this one in the draw if needed.

 

[xtremek]

Sounds like you have a job to do after the winter is over, finding a wy to attach the blower that causes less stress. I know I'm late with this, but could you have drilled a hole through your arm and the frame and just used a pin and clip?

 

[sublime68charger]

Sounds like you have a job to do after the winter is over, finding a wy to attach the blower that causes less stress. I know I'm late with this, but could you have drilled a hole through your arm and the frame and just used a pin and clip?

I think its the fact that I have only put the blower on 3x times over 3 years might have something to due with it. Just not know all the tricks of doing it. Blower on is not so bad putting on Chute rotation bracket is easy enough. Hydro hook up pretty easy. Its the drive belt that is the #$#%#$%. If I was smarter and drove it out on my ATV workstand and was able to be under the tractor that may make it alot easier to due But this was trying to get it done on the floor in the shop Shopt was warm outside service stand would have been cold. If I smart and weather is warmer I'll take it out and put on service stand and see how that is for putting the belt on. If that is a 2 min job on the service stand it'll be worth it not being the 20 min struggle bus I had doing it on the shop floor.

Thought about going threw both but then to put the pin you'll have to be lined up and it not like I can just pick up blower till its lined up to put pin in. The Bolt with blower all the way up I can put the bolt in let the blower down a skotch unhook Hydro Lines and bada bing boom Blower is now locked in the transport position This is all provided that I know where I put the bolt that is needed for the raised lock out.


If the bolt holds up and dons't break off from the blower weight. Though I shold probally go and get a grade 5 or 8 bolt for this instead of the old rusty bolt off the bench that I found.
I may drill and tap a storage spot that I can put the bolt nut when its not being used for blower transport lock. though with my luck drilling and taping that may not be a smart idea. I was happy when I got the hole drilled and tapped and didnt break the tap at all. I could put extra hole in my drift buster and then put the bolt there when its not in use for blower transport then I'll have the bolt and not have to go and find one.

 

[XJSuperman]

I need to catch up, and there are differences between the 140 and my 318, but hang with me. On the 318, you can buy a valve that isolates the rear rockshaft (3pt) from the front or mid hydraulics. Turn the dial to lock it, turn it back to open up. It installs right in line at the rear of the tractor. You can google this as its been done a lot.

Rear Lockout Valve for John Deere 318, 322, 332, 330, 316 (O

www.auxhyd.com

Is your tractor H1 or H3? H3 as I understood it meant you can run front and rear separately. No need for any isolation devices.

 

[sublime68charger]

Tractor is only a H1.

I wish it was H3 then would not have to due this. If I knew the Lift cylinder would hold then I'd just unplug the lines with blower up and go. But if blower settles while I'm doing the Ice ripping stuff that wont work either. The Transport Bolt stop seemed like a easy worthwhile thing to try.

I have another 140 H1 that I could have put the Blower on but the front steering on that one is not as nice as this one and dont want to stress the steering on that one more than I have to.

If the blower was easy on/off Id take off the blower is easy on/off its hooking up the drive belt that is a pain so its blower goes on for the year and stay's on for the year.

Next year I'm hoping to have another 140 and make it the winter snow blowing tractor as I have a soft side cab as well which would be nice for snow blowing.

Yep the H3 would be able to keep blower on its own lever and have 3 point on different lever.

 

[XJSuperman]

Ah darn, that would certainly make sense. Next year!

 

[sublime68charger]

I need to catch up, and there are differences between the 140 and my 318, but hang with me. On the 318, you can buy a valve that isolates the rear rockshaft (3pt) from the front or mid hydraulics. Turn the dial to lock it, turn it back to open up. It installs right in line at the rear of the tractor. You can google this as its been done a lot.

Rear Lockout Valve for John Deere 318, 322, 332, 330, 316 (O

www.auxhyd.com

Is your tractor H1 or H3? H3 as I understood it meant you can run front and rear separately. No need for any isolation devices.

Have the Aux Hyd on this tractor to lock out the Rock shaft cylinder. If I really wanted to I could put another on and make it lock out the front lines as well. I know for the rear 3 point when I want it set a certin level I take out the rear Hyd cylinder and put a top link 3point arm in the cylinder place as my rear lift cylinder will settle over time with weight on the back. For snow blowing last time I put 2" reciever luggage rack in the rear carry all and put milk crates of tires chains in luggage rack for weight unhooked the lift cylinder hooked up blower in the front and when got done blowing snow the luggage rack was almost dragging on the ground due to cylinder settle. It seeps Hydro fluid not a lot but it is alway's wet when done using.

This should work fine for me and itll take all of a minute to lock blower into up transport spot unhook Hydro Lines and go.
Im not gonna go Ice rip for 30-40 min turn around and use the blower to blow all that stuff off the drive. That all be hard pack Snow/ice mix no need to put that abuse on the snow blower if any thing I'll get the ATV and Plow and plow that stuff off the side. Mostly its ripping up the hard pack snow and mixing gravel into it to give vechiles traction and provide a better walking paths when walking up/down the driveway.