Recent content by plcnut

I talked to @Semotony on the phone a few minutes ago. He had a fire at his house in December, and no longer has his device that he used to get on the forum here. He has a place to stay with a friend of his, and he sounded like he is doing well.

Put the splits in this brush pile here: \/ It will dry much faster than in the summer.

We have had a few well challenges... Put over $15K in the original well. Then we ended up drilling a new one. The hole is 795'. I believe the pump is at 780'. It was over $30K. 3hp pump to try and push the water out of the hole. Had to have galvanized pipe because of the weight and torque of...

I don't know much about it, but there are some plastics that benefit from hitting the surface with a torch flame to remove the gloss. It has an affect on roughening the surface to accept paint or adhesives. You could probably find more info using Google our youtube.

Merry CHRISTmas, gentlemen! I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow. It is rather warm down here. It is supposed to reach 95⁰ tomorrow. Sure is different than back home.

I managed to run into a saw to fix here in Mexico. It is a Kawashima MK5620. Someone put a new primer bulb on it and hooked the fuel lines up backwards. One of them was kinked as well. I was able to find a little spring and wrapped it around the line to keep it from kicking. Hopefully it will...

Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I've never been there, but Google can be useful sometimes...

Is that a pipe threader? If so, please let me know the model and if it is available.

Yes, sir. Navojoa, Sonora. Thank you!

I have a couple boys who would love to have such a thing. I won't be back in the states until April of '26 though...

Are they fer sale?

Second pic is a calf pulling chain and hand-holds. The other looks like a fence wire stretcher.

That is probably a Japanese beetle. Japanese beetles have a green color to them, and are very active during the day. They can destroy a lot of garden vegetables, and really like grape vines as well. The other kind we see a lot of are June bugs. They are brown, and are mostly out at night. They...

I just got home from the bootheel this afternoon. Been working down there for a few days. The roof of the building has been torn off to raise it up as well as to use a crain to set the equipment. If it wasn't raining, it was blazing hot. I have been doing a lot of sweating... bummer it doesn't...

I am very sorry for your loss. It is a blessing to hear the good testimony of her life and relationship with you and your family. May God give you peace and comfort each day.