Mark J Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 20 hours ago, legenddc said: Still seems a bit rough. That will just help whatever is being cut to stay in place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 @Tom King, company’s comin! Are you ready for them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted March 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29 Have the day off, so I decided to do some farm jobs while the kids were at school. I have a grader coming in soon to prep a site for a farm building. I have an 8x10 garden shed that is in the way, so I decided to try to relocate it. I ran into a couple problems, but got it done in the end. Some of the T1-11 was rotten at the bottom, but the structure is in good shape so I’ll re skin it soon. The near side in this pic was on the uphill side, so the T1-11 was directly on the ground for however long it was out there. The shingles need some attention too, especially after dragging it through a bunch of branches to get it up our little access driveway 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 On 3/28/2024 at 9:44 PM, Coop said: @Tom King, company’s comin! Are you ready for them! We are now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legenddc Posted March 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29 On 3/29/2024 at 12:59 PM, JohnG said: Have the day off, so I decided to do some farm jobs while the kids were at school. I have a grader coming in soon to prep a site for a farm building. I have an 8x10 garden shed that is in the way, so I decided to try to relocate it. I ran into a couple problems, but got it done in the end. Some of the T1-11 was rotten at the bottom, but the structure is in good shape so I’ll re skin it soon. The near side in this pic was on the uphill side, so the T1-11 was directly on the ground for however long it was out there. The shingles need some attention too, especially after dragging it through a bunch of branches to get it up our little access driveway My accomplishment of replacing the two lightbulbs that burnt out yesterday suddenly doesn't seem so impressive Actually, I replaced 6 bulbs in two bathrooms. I didn't realized I still had incandescent bulbs in our house so they all got replaced with LED. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted March 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29 Pruning the pine grove today. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 That's a lot more work than it even looks like. I never had any good luck with the telescopic poles. They were always more aggravation than convenience to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 I have good luck with my telescopic stihl pole pruner I got the battery powered one and have been quite pleased with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Yes, I forgot about the Stihl one. That one is gas powered from 1999 and still works like a champ, but it will only go so high. For the manual saw that I need to go higher, I use the separate poles that you plug together for as high as you need to go or can handle. I had to go to lightweight poles to be able to use a 24' long one. My most used one is an 18v Ryobi that comes apart and stays in the toolbox on my truck. With Pine trees, when lower limbs are gone they never grow more down low. With hardwoods like Oaks, if sunlight hits the trunk it's going to grow new limbs. Keeping the Oaks on our point limbed up so you can see the lake through them is a yearly job, or every other year at least. When I win the lottery, I'm buying one of these: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Grader stopped by today to flag off where he’s clearing and grading for me. He’s also trenching from my carport subpanel, up by the well head, and then up to our top field where our orchard, chicken coop, greenhouse, and veggie garden are. Soon I’ll have power and running water up there! No more toting 55gal barrels of water back and forth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Running water is a wonderful thing. I don't know how many hydrants we have here now. We have some Woodford Y's and some W's. Get the Y. Forget the W. I've done a number of different things to avoid setting the hydrant in concrete, but have finally decided I made a mistake all those times. I should have set them all in concrete at the top of the ground. I never had to work on or replace the bottom end of one and there are a number that have been in the ground here for 44 years. You can take the whole guts out of one just by screwing the top off, and that gives access to all the parts that need to be replaced. I could pull one up concrete and all if I needed to, but have never needed to. Be sure to leave plenty of clearance to be able to screw the top off. If you need to run a water line under anything, I have a 28' long drill bit you're welcome to borrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 On 3/29/2024 at 8:25 PM, Tom King said: Running water is a wonderful thing. I don't know how many hydrants we have here now. We have some Woodford Y's and some W's. Get the Y. Forget the W. I've done a number of different things to avoid setting the hydrant in concrete, but have finally decided I made a mistake all those times. I should have set them all in concrete at the top of the ground. I never had to work on or replace the bottom end of one and there are a number that have been in the ground here for 44 years. You can take the whole guts out of one just by screwing the top off, and that gives access to all the parts that need to be replaced. I could pull one up concrete and all if I needed to, but have never needed to. Be sure to leave plenty of clearance to be able to screw the top off. If you need to run a water line under anything, I have a 28' long drill bit you're welcome to borrow. Thanks Tom. My well guy said they go ahead and set hydrants in concrete, too. Will check out the Woodford Y. This run is just through the woods, but I’ll remember that if we run another line in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legenddc Posted April 5 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 5 Last weekend I finished the cutting board and brought it to my in-laws on Easter. Saturday I removed the shelves in my daughter’s room. We’re having some insulation installed next week that will require some drywall repair so might as well get it all fixed at once. I’ll hire out the drywall since we have a great guy for it and I don’t have the time. When I installed the baseboard in my daughter's room just under 7 years ago, I was on the last wall when I realized the shelf brackets were going to interfere with the baseboard. When I removed these shelves in my son's room it ripped up a bunch of the drywall paper. At the time my wife was 7 months pregnant so I cheated and notched the baseboard out and left the shelves in place. Had to cut the brackets out at the top of the baseboard and push them down some. Did it with my cordless multi-tool. Had it out anyway to cut the paint out of the flathead screws that were used in the brackets. Not sure when those shelves were installed, between 1972 and 2012. The brackets had "made in England" on the back so leaning towards pre-1993 when the lady we bought our house from moved in. Monday I ran a load of laundry during the work day. Went to change it and it wasn’t draining. Took everything apart and was able to tighten the belt for the pump. Had to replace the hose going to the bleach port as it was leaking I’ll order new drain and supply hoses and get them replaced soon. Will probably need to replace the shut off valves as well, maybe even install a drain so it doesn’t go into the sink. Forgot on Saturday I cleaned up our front garden for a while too. Just caulked the baseboard where I removed the shelves. New caulk gun works so much better than my old one. No drips! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted April 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 6 I recently sold the building and property that my company was in to the new owner. Upon cleaning out my personal belongings, I found a slab of pecan that I had milled several years ago and brought it home. Not sure why as it looked sad and forlorn. I don’t have a need for it and certainly can’t use it in the condition it is in, so I built a sled to flatten it. Instead of buying a larger router bit, I’m using the widest flat cutting bit I have, 3/4”. I just thought that sanding and watching paint dry was a pita and boring! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 I bet it will be worth the effort when it's done. Is it 4/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted April 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 6 Right now it’s about 1 3/4”. It’ll be interesting to see how thick it is when the router stops spinning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BillyJack Posted April 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 6 Roofing.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Not a one man job? How’s the progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Slow by myself. Most of the front is done. Bought 4 more squares to finish the front. Back is pretty straight forward.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legenddc Posted April 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8 I can't imagine doing a roof, never mind by myself. Busy weekend here. Both kids had tennis lessons on Saturday morning. After that my son and I ran out to a few stores and then I spent the afternoon cleaning up our front yard again. Sunday I (lightly) power washed a part of our foundation to get off any remaining moss, power washed our front walk, went to my daughter's volleyball practice, installed the replacement grill parts I had ordered and cleaned the grill, went to my son's basketball practice, put out weed control, planted a tree in the back and fixed some wiring in our front closet. Almost happy to be back at work so I can relax... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark J Posted April 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8 Travelled to Lima, Ohio with some friends to see the solar eclipse. Got a table on the patio of a winery. Sippin' and sittin' waiting to have the "total" experience. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted April 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8 We have friends in Ennis, TX. They sent a pic. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 OK. I'm going to admit it. That was pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Von Posted April 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8 My camera wasn't good enough to get a good photo of the sun, but I did get the pegboard-created shadows. This was about 15 minutes prior to totality. [Edited to add photo of sun...] Here's my friend's photo through her telescope... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post difalkner Posted April 8 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8 It was a bit overcast here and partly cloudy but that actually made it easier to view and take an iPhone photo - 97.7% magnitude 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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