Shorts

Fair warning, I'll be throwing photos up all over the breakroom.

Look at my sausage! 6weeks old here the day we got our pick.
He was the biggest dog in the litter. I knew I wanted a big adult dog and I was picking the one that looked like it'd be it. After we cut him from the herd and spent some time with him, we knew he was ours.

I can't remember if the adult Lab in the third pic is his mom or one of the others in the family. I want to say that is not his momma. But, as an adult, Chester is a spitting image of his mom.

The third pic, his blurred tail is emblematic of his photos for life. I know that wag...(and I just lost it again)

Scotty

Happy Birthday Scottkwa!

Chrisreyn

Hey, it's your birthday! Splurge a little.....

NE frmhnd

Get a dozer with a winch. Then you don't need chains!!! Bet you could find one that would suit your needs for under 30K, and you could build a log arch for it I'm sure.

To do any better with a tractor than the backhoe, you'd want to go with an articulated 4x4. Old square-cabbed Steigers can be had fairly cheap. If you can find one. The snow plowers figured that out a few years ago and put Otter or Grouser blades on them for big parking lots. With the big wide tires and duals they float. Narrower single tires cut down through the mud to find something hard, if there is anything.

The Allis Chalmers 7580 I had would drag a plow through a swamp if there was a hardpan under it. They were a good tractor but they had crankshaft troubles, and Agco has pretty well abandoned any parts support for anything but the Massey Ferguson tractors.

Allis built a lot of power unit and industrial equipment, which would run forever, but in some of the later series tractors, the thrust bearings in the engines were so weak, that they literally bolted a roller bearing between the front of the crank pulley and tractor frame to prevent the crankshaft from moving forward when the clutch was disengaged.

Talked to dad today, he says the mud can't get any deeper. I don't miss that stuff!

6 pages into a google search for places that repair/rebuild drill batteries and found 2, and they both cost more than a new battery (Craftsman [better use the proper name, what I usually call Sears tools may get me in trouble] 19.2V). Some of the places that carry new batteries, nearly $70 each, I can buy a 2-pack at Sears for $67. Or I can buy 2, single batteries, at $30 each..... That was a hard decision... sure! Tempted to try the lithium, but can't justify the cost, unless they are a ton better. Had to think real hard about not spending another $40 on a drill kit with the lithium battery and charger for it. Wasn't that much hard thinking, just spent a few minutes wandering between the two spots on the shelf before deciding I was probably father ahead getting 2 Ni-Cd's.

Worked yesterday, this morning I went to the bank, wally's-mart, Sears, chiropractor, and the hardware. Got home, put everything away, and got to work at 1230. Wind was so bad the boss told me to skip fence and find some materials to built stands for the big solar fence chargers to get them up off the ground a little bit. The mice are getting into the battery boxes on them and chewing up the wires. Got the third one done at 8. Pretty much overdid it after the back cracking. Lower back muscles were so bad I couldn't get stood up off the table. Still feel a lot better than I did before, though.

Mexstan

G'day everyone. Been without internet for days now, but am on a borrowed computer for a few hours.
At the moment I am staying with my oldest sister and her husband in Jeffreys Bay. This is one of the surfing capitols of the world. Lovely little town and fantastic beaches. We move on tomorrow to an even nicer area.
My wife is under the weather due to receiving a tick bite. Fortunately in this part of the world Lyme disease is unknown. The doc has her on an antibiotic anyway. Went for a fantastic fresh dinner dinner yesterday. It is located almost on the beach of the Indian Ocean. This restaurant catches it own fish daily. Maybe will go there again today.

Shorts, so sorry to hear about your loss. Been there and it hurts, no matter which way you try to slice it or water it down. Time does away with some of the hurts, but the memories never go away. Just yesterday my sister and I were talking about a Rhodesian Ridgeback that I used to own. Name of Snooky. Can't remember where the name came from, but a great dog. Your loss made me remember other dogs that I have owned (and lost) as a kid.

Happy birthday to all the folks here that have had birthdays recently.
May you enjoy getting older. I stopped aging years ago and adopter the second name of Peter Pan. Trying to remember; fake it till you make it.

FiverBob

A fine morning to rise and shine - - sun is supposed to come up sometime - - just need some ph00. PHOO - - - where is the ph00?????

OK, Ph00 is on, coffee is on, hot water for tea - - sorry, no sprinkles with me - - just knew Scratchwa would have them on the counter.

Off to dentist - - did I ever tell you I love dentists? Yeh, every time I play golf with my dentist he is great - - once he walks thru his office door he is the devil. Hate him. .....................................

OK, ph00 is done, cup is full - - I'm gone.............

Bob

chaikwa

Keep throwing!

I've done that a few times in my life. $12,000 a month payments back in the 80's had me working 16 hour days, 7 days a week! Ironically, the last big things I purchased were 2 Cat skidders, a whole tree chipper and a stroke delimber.



I have to stay in the 10 to 15K range. And a lot of my wood sources are close to the farm. I wouldn't be able to run a dozer down the road like I can with the loader or a tractor or skidder. But yes, a dozer would be the best choice as far as performance goes. I need to compromise a little performance for practicality but ANYTHING would do better than the little 18" tires on the JCB.

I've seen those but I think they'd be a bit too large for my woodlots. I'm trying to keep at least 40 trees to the acre, which means fairly close spacing. The JCB is great in that regard, as would be a mid-sized tractor, possibly a 440 JD skidder.



Morning all.

Thanks to all of you that sent birthday wishes!



It is Tuesday, April 1st.

1621 - The Plymouth, MA, colonists created the first treaty with Native Americans.

1778 - Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, created the "$" symbol.

1789 - The U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House Speaker.

1826 - Samuel Mory patented the internal combustion engine.

1853 - Cincinnati became the first U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary.

1865 - At the Battle of Five Forks in Petersburg, VA, Gen. Robert E. Lee began his final offensive.

1867 - Blacks voted in the municipal election in Tuscumbia, AL.

1934 - Bonnie & Clyde killed 2 police officers.

1945 - U.S. forces invaded Okinawa during World War II. It was the last campaign of World War II.

1954 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was formed in Colorado.

1960 - The U.S. launched TIROS-1. It was the first weather satellite.

1970 - U.S. President Nixon signed the bill, the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, that banned cigarette advertisements to be effective on January 1, 1971.

1972 - North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops renewed their offensive in South Vietnam.

1976 - Apple Computer began operations.

1985 - World oil prices dropped below $10 a barrel.

1986 - The U.S. submarine Nathaniel Green ran aground in the Irish Sea.

1991 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that jurors could not be barred from serving due to their race.

1998 - A federal judge dismissed the Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit against U.S. President Clinton saying that the claims fell "far short" of being worthy of a trial.

1999 - The Canadian territory of Nunavut was created. It was carved from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and covered about 772,000 square miles.

2001 - China began holding 24 crewmembers of a U.S. surveillance plane. The EP-3E U.S. Navy crew had made an emergency landing after an in-flight collision with a Chinese fighter jet. The Chinese pilot was missing and presumed dead. The U.S. crew was released on April 11, 2001.

2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. The bill made it a crime to harm a fetus during an assault on a pregnant woman.

2004 - Gateway Inc. announced that it would be closing all of its 188 stores on April 9.

2010 - The U.S. Congress cut Medicare reimbursements to physicians by 21%.



Today's thought:
Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.


B0b's c0ffee & ph00 are ready, willing and able!

Shorts

Morning.
Pass the coffee.

NE, hope your back feels better. Nothing like working long days hunched over to aggravate it.

Mexstan, thanks for the kind words. Hope your wife feels better quickly and yall can enjoy your travel to the fullest.

Bob, brush and floss before you go. You know that's all those guys ever say we don't do. Enjoy the laughing gas.

Chaikwa, that has Chester written all over it.
"Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile."

FiverBob

Did I ever tell you I hate dentists - - when in the office? ........

Well, I need to be honest - - my dentist is very careful, quite gentle, nice gentleman, fair in pricing. He gave me a good shot and did a fine job with no pain other than electrocuting my tongue. Wow, almost jumped out of the chair. Now, just to nurse my numb mouth and face.

Good pics, Shorts. Good memories.

PH00 ......................................

MumblingBob

Justwannabeme

scottycanucktypeflybye................zoom>>>>>>

fighting medical stuff, saw specialist, just once I would love to hear "yes, I know exactly what this is...." blood tests then another specialist. all out of pocket thanks to Obama......sigh.

have a 440 skidder JD next town over, good condition older but not a lot of hours- $7,000. we can share brother lumberscott!!!!! at least you have flat land and roads....that yard truck is still available scott, for 800 bucks. time to put some scottbuilt into it. and that sucker runs guuuuud!

Stan, chasing bugs from your wife, please enjoy good sir. say hello to my pal in Tasmania, aussies know no limits in hospitality!!! always a please to read your adventures. just like hearing from Claude not Bark though, worried about my Alaska pal. lol

chaikwa

That's about right for a 440. Maybe a little high, but if it's in decent shape worth every penny. There's a couple around here, one for 5 grand, another for 4. The 5K one has a new motor and new tires w/ ring chains but needs a tranny. The 4K one is good mechanically with about 6000 hours but needs tires and has no chains. So by the time you get either one up to where it should be, you'll have spent the 7K they're asking for the one near you. Any 440 will be 'older'. I think they stopped making them in '85 or so. Great little machines tho; can't stop them and they run forever, parts are still available and pretty cheap. New JD stuff is garbage, the grapples fall apart because they're hollow, weak axles and too light on the front end. And they're GREEN!



As for the truck... no thank you!

Did some tweaking to the processor this morning and rebuilt the carb on my 385 Husky after that. Now gotta get all cleaned up for a visit to the TV station in Grand Rapids tonight.

Justwannabeme

echo echo echo


lotsa ol guys playing April fool's jokes at the hospital. it would be lethal to some if these gatters weren't so charming. wait! Bark!! Is that U?!!!!



saw a picture of a dog's paw pads, might be too tough on tender hearts though, caption read:

If you had one wish; would it be to have your best friend live forever?

more hugs sent today M.!! and of course yoo ol softy chiakwa! that dog has the best parents/owners/boyz who never left their furry heroes.

paperwork came in the mail; all bad. but one was from humane shelter about this new cat. seems she is one of a kind. 13 years old, high energy and fearless curiosity. weird huge feet and fangs, claws. talks like a human, (maybe too much at night). if she needs something -it is 3 defined grunts/puffs. found out she was a feral rescue and a Devon Rex breed created from a mix of barn cats. abnormally soft non allergenic fur- black guard hairs with orange underneath, very striking contrast. will search and walk on two legs, extremely intelligent and vocal. playful, likes soccer with a tennis ball it appears. she makes me move, laugh and learn. glad I got rescued. my orange 'dog' tolerates another cat but would rather walk with me to do maple syrup in the woods. plays fetch too. animals are awesome

Bark

Nope, not me (I have been swimming).
Howdy StanLaryScotScottyChrisHeidiFrmhndetc,
Our dog had a thing about stealing potatoes and hiding them. We were still finding dried out potatoes years later.

My dentist (in CA) is also very nice and because he is already working on the upper end,
if I ever need a camera shoved up my butt again I will ask him to do it.

sherod

Managed to see the new Doc today. EKG and Blood work done. Talked to the Hosp about Monday's surgery. Still Snafu on THAT paperwork. It seems I'm reinventing the medical insurance wheel. Maybe by the time I get done with it, You guys will have it easier.

Coworkers pocket knife is looking better and better. All I need is a divit taken out, bet they can do it over lunch break!

Shorts

Sherod, what do you need done? I just sharpened all my knives and I'm sure I can find a 'how to' youtube vid to walk me through. I need a project to distract me.

Thanks JWBM. Still tender indeed. I'd opt yes to the question.
Sorry to hear about the "we don't know" from the Docs. Hoping for some answers for you.