What are you currently working on??

[chieffan]

I have about 2 dozen Poplar trees that are dead or try hard to that need to come down. Will drop them on the road, shove them in the ditch and burn them this winter when the ground is snow covered. Won't be in a pile so not big blaze. To soft to make fire wood worth the effort. Soft wood builds up the flue faster too.

 

[chieffan]

Just finished cleaning the flue for the fireplace and the corn/pellet stove in the basement. Always get about a half coffee can full of flyash out of the corn/pellet stove. Couple cups full out of the fireplace flue. Both ready for the heating season.

 

[KennyP]

Got the parts to fix an Echo chainsaw this morning. The whole bar adjusting mechanism was missing!

 

[chieffan]

Few years ago my son had a friend that bought pallets full of Sears yard & lawn equipment that was returned. Mike got several chain saws with the case. He brought some down to me to work on. New carb on one went to family in Maryland. He took one and I kept one. Both of ours had broken chain tensioners. Tried to tighten the chain without loosening the bar. I made both pieces so we each got a free saw and he got $50 for the one that went to Maryland. I fired mine up this morning, first time in 2 years. Started OK on old gas with Sta-bil.

 

[Shorty]

Busy with cutting n hauling firewood. Still waiting for the one field to be harvested to get some dead trees. Cutting a few green ones that I can throw into another field that has been harvested already. Grass finally slowed down in growing so that is waiting for leaf cleanup.

 

[Propane1]

Still stacking wood. So for entertainment while I’ve been loading the trailer from the pile. I’ve been only taking the loose sticks. Pile is about 6’6” tall, about the same around at the bottom and has not fallin down yet. But I think I’m at the almost end of getting loose sticks out. Most are tight. So it could be the very next stick coming out that may let it fall.
Ya gotta do some thing to make wood workin a little bit more fun, right?

Noel

 

[poncho62]

Put the blower and blade on today, ready for snow. Want to see how the ATV tires do without chains.

 

[TAHOE]

Not much going on with being in school. I did remove the fender from the purple sears on Sunday to paint it, but other things took importance. Durango started leaking PS fluid, metal line has a rusted whole. Put a new battery in Firebirs so I can drive it, it promptly blew a rust brake line. Wife's Liberty needs upper control arms and the rear y upper control arm, none of them will be fun.
I did work some on the cistern a week or so, I'll have to get pics up. My wall coating came in today, maybe start coating walls on Sunday after church

 

[Propane1]

What size are those tires in the last picture, poncho62 ? They look great on that tractor. !

Noel

 

[MFDAC]

Looks like Noel is playing a giant game of jenga--I think that's what it's called. I was at a wedding rehersal party a couple weeks ago and it was a popular drinkin' game with those kids!

When it rains it pours, Marty! Rusted power steering and brake lines? Man, living up here in the tundra (what it feels like right now at least) we have never had metal lines rust out, knock on wood! The rubber stuff fails first. Still have worked on my wife's '06 a lot this summer/fall though.

Tonight after shoveling scraped ice and snow, she got home and said her low tire pressure warning was on. Took an air hose out and aired them up with "winter air". First real cold snap it is normal. Usually 5-7 lbs low from summer pressures. She also said the "service air bag" warning is on. I guess I better do a search and see what the heck is up with that!

DAC

 

[larrybl]

Craftsman GT 6000. Slow going. Still no word on the deck from the metal fab shop.

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

I picked up this tractor cheap a couple of weeks ago. Got it running and the seized brakes etc loosened up. It ran so good that I decided to make it look a bit better. The tin is pretty rusty with some holes through, so it just got a Rustoleum brush job. I think it's going to be my winter snow pusher this year. Got to get the blower put on one of my other Fords yet.

the paint protects and it looks tidy is what counts

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

I almost forgot that to post about getting ready for what I call a blizzard tonight! I gave the $40 snowblower another test run and everything seemed to work fine. The skids were on the lowest level so I raised it up to 3/4". Got the wheel weights from the MF12G mounted on the MF8E so it should be ready too. The poor MF12G looks kinda nekkid without the wheel weights!

DAC

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most Machines always looks awkward after removing semi long term parts and items from them

Shane

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

Well the MF 7 did its job with out any trouble. And never lost a stick. Stacked all the wood in shed. My back is sore.

Noel

nice haul of fire wood , my back hurts just looking at it lol

 

[poncho62]

What size are those tires in the last picture, poncho62 ? They look great on that tractor. !

Noel

They are 25x10-12 ATV tires.......I picked up those and an 8 inch wide pair for $50.....Want to see how they do in snow this winter.

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

not working BUT have to work on , this Rover Rancher 2
was using it to mow the paddock grass long dead stuff ,but the governors decided to fail and now it just peak revvs or idles not much in between , am thinking i have to split the engine and replace the internal parts , i do have a blown 10 HP briggs to use as a donor but hoping the they fit into the 11 HP, want to repair it as it runs real well otherwise

Shane

 

[Propane1]

So finished the wood stacking today. Cleaned up the rest of the chips of wood and saw dust with the MF 12 payloader. Had the rock slinger truck in and he put rock dust in the floor of the lean to. Great stuff to make a floor or driveway.

Noel

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

So finished the wood stacking today. Cleaned up the rest of the chips of wood and saw dust with the MF 12 payloader. Had the rock slinger truck in and he put rock dust in the floor of the lean to. Great stuff to make a floor or driveway.

Noel

looking pretty tidy now

 

[chieffan]

Quit a truck. Never seen on like that. I always buy rock with fines and ask the loader operator to get me all the fines he can. Once it is packed down it stays for a long time.

 

[larrybl]

Aparently I didn't take enough pictures, currently trying to figure out where and how a couple thing go on. Hope to have the steering assembled by this evening. More bolts to paint.