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

[Hedgerow]

Yep, I used to call them Pious drivers and thought they should be off the public roads.
There are a number of them with over 300K
that come through the dealership where I work part time. Toyota hybrids are very reliable, wife’s ‘18 RAV4 hybrid has 170K trouble free on it too.
Our daughter lives in MO. and the cabin is 370 miles from here so that explains a lot of miles!

You must know I 35 by heart.

 

[Only the Tony]

Cutting around at an angle gets you deep into the shoulder without cutting into the shaft's seal surface.

Shorland'r trailers use a stainless wear sleeve for the seal surface. Supposedly the bearings were just packed when I bought my boat, but I guess they didn't bother to replace the wear parts. Guessing since dad was working on jet engines, most of the bearings were internal and didn't have much of a lip for a sealing surface. He had to attend talks on various procedures and he still talks about how they would split a race in order to add a ball to a bearing.

 

[Semotony]

We had 1.43" rain this morning, by our weather station. Weather Bug on my phone says 2.42" for the morning.

I just made an order for test tubes? Can't locate any rain tubes to replace broke guage tube. Drop some sort of filler into ball at bottom and tape measure it as needed.
FRUGAL can be work
Won't be in time for medium heavy rain dropping for last 20 minutes
Update, over 4 hours now mostly kinda gentle/slow but varies with thunders sounding. May be nuf to raise creek. That's not happened from any rains over last couple months

 

[Sawdust Man]

Good morning.

Supposed to be 102° here today

Gotta saw up some logs before it gets that hot.


Cut a few nice one's into 1x12's yesterday.....




Today's logs aren't so nice...

 

[Hinerman]

Good Morning everybody

 

[I saw a lot]

I just made an order for test tubes? Can't locate any rain tubes to replace broke guage tube. Drop some sort of filler into ball at bottom and tape measure it as needed.
FRUGAL can be work
Won't be in time for medium heavy rain dropping for last 20 minutes
Update, over 4 hours now mostly kinda gentle/slow but varies with thunders sounding. May be nuf to raise creek. That's not happened from any rains over last couple months

I know the weather service uses Eppley airfield about 10 miles northeast of us. Not uncommon for parts of town to have different totals. Bulk of this rain was quick so a lot of run off. Looking like more rain chances coming to mess up my weekend of getting the rest of the honey locust score I've been working. At least they say it's no hurry to get it out of their backyard.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Hedgerow]

Good morning.

Supposed to be 102° here today

Gotta saw up some logs before it gets that hot.


Cut a few nice one's into 1x12's yesterday.....View attachment 385715View attachment 385716View attachment 385717View attachment 385718




Today's logs aren't so nice...View attachment 385719

They yappin about 104 here today..

That’s what I call weatherman over reach...

It ain’t goin that high. Probably gets to 100..

 

[Fishnuts2]

You must know I 35 by heart.

We avoid I35 if possible. Crossing over to WI and taking 53N to Duluth is much easier and an hour faster.

 

[nbbt]

Good morning. Weather to be a repeat of yesterday, Mid 90's today.
There was a 20 minute rain shower last evening that really brought up the humidity. Not complaining, as the trees, bushes, and landscape in general around here really needs it.

 

[Semotony]

I know the weather service uses Eppley airfield about 10 miles northeast of us. Not uncommon for parts of town to have different totals. Bulk of this rain was quick so a lot of run off. Looking like more rain chances coming to mess up my weekend of getting the rest of the honey locust score I've been working. At least they say it's no hurry to get it out of their backyard.View attachment 385720

Creek up nuf to be noisy and floing harder than I'll be in today as rains fall thru 7 am

 

[specter29]

Hey guys been awhile just checking in.

 

[Hinerman]

Howdy, men.

Well, we settled in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We bought a nice (not so) little place in Staunton, right on the side of Mary Gray Hill, which is what I believe they call a "monadnock." The deer visit us daily, and they have what is called "urban archery" here, the season starting a month from tomorrow. I bought a cross bow with a little crank winder for my beat up wrists. Nancy is following her dream career change, working as a court advocate for a local DV support agency. Emerson is 9, and has become an expert bicycle rider, and he found Jesus last year, got baptized last week. Me, I'm climbing trees, managing our tiny stand of chestnut oaks, building a pole outbuilding, singing in the church band, and trying to age as gracefully as I can. We're actually doing OK. Sorry to be out of touch so long. Hope each and every one of y'all is doing well.
We're right near the Lee-Jackson highway, which is pretty cool...

Oh, one more thing. I learned an expensive lesson last month. The GM standard Eaton autolock differential requires oil changes every 40-50K miles. I spent about $3K in tuition to gain that knowledge, so I want to share. I always figured diff oil was good for 100K.
I will say that it is a very good diff, because when I back up our 20˚ slope driveway, the lock engages without me even knowing it, unless I spin it a bit, which gives me two equal-sized black patches, rather than one like my buddy's truck I borrowed when mine went in the shop. It barely got up it on a dry day. Take care.

Stihl for the win!!!

 

[67L36Driver]

Been so humid for so long here I had to shut down the fridge in order to deal with the large iceberg on the evaporator coil.

It’s been off 14 hours and melt water is still running out the bottom.

Frost free my rosey red arse!

 

[JimBear]

Suspect convicted in Taylor County arson

(Bedford) -- A Kellerton man is found guilty in connection with an arson fire in Taylor County last year.

www.kmaland.com

What the article doesn’t say is that it was his ex-wife, the divorce was finalized the day before he tried to kill her. He also had a no contact restraining on him for knocking her around. He was irate that his wife kept the home farm ( 120 acres ) that was her parents place. He got around 500 acres & 1/2 of their businesses & all the equipment.

Maybe he can share a cell with his son who was sentenced to life for kidnapping, raping & planning on murdering a local girl several years ago.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Suspect convicted in Taylor County arson

(Bedford) -- A Kellerton man is found guilty in connection with an arson fire in Taylor County last year.

www.kmaland.com

What the article doesn’t say is that it was his ex-wife, the divorce was finalized the day before he tried to kill her. He also had a no contact restraining on him for knocking her around. He was irate that his wife kept the home farm ( 120 acres ) that was her parents place. He got around 500 acres & 1/2 of their businesses & all the equipment.

Maybe he can share a cell with his son who was sentenced to life for kidnapping, raping & planning on murdering a local girl several years ago.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Morning everybody.

Humid bugger outside this morning.

Made it to 102 here yesterday, supposed to be 96 today....
Summer.

Heading out to destroy a bunch of puny 8' pine logs today....

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[nbbt]

@Sawdust Man , Has the temps been typical this year.

 

[nbbt]

Good morning folks. We're getting a bit of a cool down today 64 currently and barely getting to 90, so says the guessers.