how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Morning men.

 

[Louie B]

Good morning

 

[countryhog]

Thanks for the comments guys. Had this 250C for bout 4 years. Has no sprocket cover or chain adjustor so been sitting til i got a round tuit.
Really looking firward to the ceiling and floor. NOT

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[teacherman]

Good morning, gentlemen!

I was impressed with the bed of coals remaining in the burner this morning. Filled it up big time last night, all elm and hackberry, and I expected it would be burned down to ash, but when I did my hardware cloth screening routine, it was mostly coals, and my homemade poker wasn't long enough for my hands in the heat. This is good news, because I have a fair amount of elm and hackberry I cut this summer, and if I can keep the bugs out of the hackberry, I could be nearly set for next year!

I really like this wood burner, but I wish it had an ash tray below.


Got a washing machine at Menard's yesterday, it was marked down $175, and I had $250 in rebate credit, so we got a HE top load Whirlpool for about $225 + tax. I do not think the idea of a front loader is intelligent at all. Water depending on a homeowner grade gasket to keep it in the tank? Nahhh. Now the process of getting it down the tight basement staircase, the old one out (the last one came out in pieces), and the trailer unloaded so I can go pick up the machine. On the old one from 2003, I had replaced the clutch, disabled the lid switch, and been fighting a bad timer for two years, listening for the growl of it not spinning, pushing in the knob to activate the spin switch mechanism, then pulling the knob back out. Neither Nancy or my stepdaughter are ever going to adapt to listening for the sound of it not spinning, and I suppose it's not really reasonable to ask them to. New timer is over $150, and with my stepdaughter overloading the machine, something has been clunking lately when it spins that tells me a new timer is not the best investment. I would have done it, given the arduous process involved getting large things in and out of this basement, but this machine may not be worth doing that kind of surgery. I do not like new houses, but wider doorways are definitely an advantage!
My door is 30" wide and the foundation impinges on the stairway
Water heater (State Turbo) installed in 1988, furnace installed the same year, I imagine I'll be hauling several appliances up and down those dang stairs in the near future

Hope your new year's Eve is good and safe! Staying home and tending the stove, I think.

 

[67L36Driver]

Morning midlanders!

36* in the garage. -4* in River City. [emoji90]

 

[Hedgerow]

I was reminded of 2 things today. 1) Green pecan is some heavy assed wood, 2) A TM 064 is a thing of beauty (almost scary)

Scott sure does have a way with those creamsickle's..
Makes em almost usable. I may have him build me an 044 some day to go with the 064.

 

[teacherman]

I was reminded of 2 things today. 1) Green pecan is some heavy assed wood, 2) A TM 064 is a thing of beauty (almost scary)

TM?

 

[Douglas Ostrander]

TM?

Tree Monkey ?

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[cobey]

Wow. One day away and several pages to look through. Sounds like everyone is staying warm, or close enough to it. Thanks to my friend Kenneth, I have wood again. Elm does a pretty good job. Keeps the house at 71, even in these temps. The big unvented in the basement runs a bit, but I have it turned to about 72, and most of the stove's heat goes in the ductwork, as it's supposed to. Stepdaughter is sick right now, and we need a bit of humidity down there.

I learned a bit of a lesson yesterday about allowing for tire clearance on a trailer deck, and the importance of good friends, being prepared, and a cordless sawzall!

We took the Primate to the KU Natural History Museum today, adn he got to see dinosaur skeletons, live snakes, and all manner of cool things. He even went to sleep before midnight tonight, which is a blessing. Evenings I've been helping my elderly neighbor get her sister to the bathroom and to bed. She has been caring for her 24/7 for the past seven years, and she does it with good cheer. A truly spiritual lady, very humble and gracious. Used to I'd just go help when she called, but now I'm going every evening until her daughter returns from Texas

Stay warm into the new year!

Good deal, it's a good thing when you can make a difference in someone's life

 

[cobey]

TM?

Tree monkey

 

[Homelite410]

Morning fellas, I need to get the ferrier out as I am way too familiar with a hoof pick. Battling a little thrush and hooves that pack full in 20 minutes..

 

[hoskvarna]

Morning fellas, I need to get the ferrier out as I am way too familiar with a hoof pick. Battling a little thrush and hooves that pack full in 20 minutes..

Mike
Use some copper sulfate for thrush
Hoof packing up, clean well and with paint brush spread veggie oil on hoof.


Sent from Hoskvarna Hills

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Good morning, gentlemen!

I was impressed with the bed of coals remaining in the burner this morning. Filled it up big time last night, all elm and hackberry, and I expected it would be burned down to ash, but when I did my hardware cloth screening routine, it was mostly coals, and my homemade poker wasn't long enough for my hands in the heat. This is good news, because I have a fair amount of elm and hackberry I cut this summer, and if I can keep the bugs out of the hackberry, I could be nearly set for next year!

I really like this wood burner, but I wish it had an ash tray below.


Got a washing machine at Menard's yesterday, it was marked down $175, and I had $250 in rebate credit, so we got a HE top load Whirlpool for about $225 + tax. I do not think the idea of a front loader is intelligent at all. Water depending on a homeowner grade gasket to keep it in the tank? Nahhh. Now the process of getting it down the tight basement staircase, the old one out (the last one came out in pieces), and the trailer unloaded so I can go pick up the machine. On the old one from 2003, I had replaced the clutch, disabled the lid switch, and been fighting a bad timer for two years, listening for the growl of it not spinning, pushing in the knob to activate the spin switch mechanism, then pulling the knob back out. Neither Nancy or my stepdaughter are ever going to adapt to listening for the sound of it not spinning, and I suppose it's not really reasonable to ask them to. New timer is over $150, and with my stepdaughter overloading the machine, something has been clunking lately when it spins that tells me a new timer is not the best investment. I would have done it, given the arduous process involved getting large things in and out of this basement, but this machine may not be worth doing that kind of surgery. I do not like new houses, but wider doorways are definitely an advantage!
My door is 30" wide and the foundation impinges on the stairway
Water heater (State Turbo) installed in 1988, furnace installed the same year, I imagine I'll be hauling several appliances up and down those dang stairs in the near future

Hope your new year's Eve is good and safe! Staying home and tending the stove, I think.

Good to hear John.

 

[moparnut88]

This is as bad as waiting on Christmas to get here as a kid! It's still showing Thursday arrival for my simington!

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[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Happy new year Gentlemen

 

[Workshop]

See you all next year.

 

[teacherman]

Happy New Year!

 

[Workshop]

My wife and I like to go flea marketing. 8 times out of 10 we usually come home empty handed. Yesterday I found something that touched my soul and that might sound a little corney. I didn't get it immediately. I finished that store and went to the next. But I couldn't get that thing out of my mind. I went back and bought it.

It's a box.
Or is it?
Inside, I found a small plastic enclosed paper tag. Like something you'd pin on your shirt at a convention.
It had a name, and an address.

Steve helped me find some info on it.
I googled the name and found an obituary. He passed in 2011, he was a Korean war veteran, he was in the Airforce, Army and Navy. He was a Green County Deputy and I found out he was a range officer at one time, too. I'm thinking this box was his range box. Apparently he made the box because there is no stamp, tag or any identifying marks that would suggest it was manufactured by a company. Maybe, maybe not. Its very well made, too.
I was wondering, why would something like this end up in a flea market? This was carried by a known person. To me, it was a very personal piece of local history.
I asked my daughter why it was in a flea market? She suggested maybe it was from an estate sale. That would explain a lot.
Upon further digging and googling, I found this out.
His wife passed away this last August.
The 17th to be exact. She was cremated and placed next to her husband in the Missouri Veterens Cemetary. There was no service. They had a daughter who passed when she was 4 years old. No other children were mentioned.
So, apparently after she passed, there was, indeed, an estate sale by remaining family members.
I'm going to visit their grave tomorrow, touch the headstone/marker, and tell them that I now have this small piece of their history and that it is in good hands and will be taken good care of.
After what I found out, maybe its not so corney after all.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

That's cool Steve