Friday Morning 5/19/23

Good morning ,
57 headed to 68 .
Setting in the parking lot of Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond VA the Mrs is having C scope this morning. Finished up completely rebuilding the old rock chucker yesterday not to shabby for a 41 year old press , taking the XP to get another barrel chambered this afternoon. I've thought a lot about what chambering and i have decided on the 6x47 Lapua instead of the 6BRDX. No need to try to reinvent the wheel.
Everyone have a good day.
HHH

Morning all, 67 headed to 79 today. Ran a lot of errands with the wife yesterday, got some pool room hamburgers for lunch, as good as it gets as far as burgers go in my book. Came home and put a charged battery back on the lawnmower, got it ready to go. I took my ford tractor to the house to clean the area where the pto was leaking off for the guy coming to fix it. I had taken the 50 ft hose, got it full of water an let it lay in the sun for 4 hours. There was grease, oil, and dirt clumped up about 2" thick on the area. I tried some new Gunk foaming engine cleaner, sprayed it on liberally, twice, let it all disipate, and then hit it with the hot water in the hose, cleaned it off down to the paint. I highly recomend it for any engine cleaning chores. I also sprayed the engine down and cleaned it off as well. Going to get the pressure washer out and finish the whole tractor today. Ken take some pics of nice single shot rifles and send them to me, wish I was there with you. You all have a great day, remember those in need of prayers, especially Bruce and Tin man, Buff out.

TGIF, GoGo! At 1004 it's 68 in Louisville, slight overcast and going to 80. Should be really nice outside.

Got a lot accomplished outside yesterday and by bedtime my knees were talking to me. First, I cut cardboard to go down atop the row where we plant tomatoes. Then we were off to Home Depot to figure out what to buy in the way of raised beds. I probably could have saved money and gotten a stronger container by buying lumber and building them myself, but I just didn't want to get into that if I could avoid it.

First we looked at the 4' galvanized things that look like watering troughs, which come both with a bottom and without. After looking at the steel units, we stumbled across a plastic planter about 4' long, 20" or so wide and with legs about 18". I know ... plastic! ... but that's what we're trying this year. We bought two of those. I had previously bought some cattle panels and four 7' T-posts from Rural King with the idea of building some kind of trellis to curve atop the raised beds. The idea is to train tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers up the arch. I know some of you have likely done something like this, so tips are welcome.

I think I violated my own "be safe" admonition about 13 times fooling with those T-posts. Being a cheapskate, I wasn't going to pay $30-$35 for a post setter that I'd probably use this one time. Instead, I got out my antique wooden stepladder and a hand sledge (aka Savage adjustment tool). I only had to go like two steps up on the ladder, but with my bad knees, that was plenty. Things went pretty well until I was really laying into this one post and I felt the hammer kind of skip off the post and something hit my chest. I had hit the T-post top a glancing blow, broke off a chunk of steel and that's what hit my chest. Could just as easily hit an eye and I didn't have on safety glasses. I just never figured steel might create shrapnel. Then I found the piece that broke off and gave it a good look. Flippin' Chinesium steel that was crystalized inside, kind of like cheap pot metal. Probably made from melted down Chevy Vegas. My guardian angel did me a big favor there.

Y'all have a great day, wear glasses when banging on T-posts, and lift up prayers for our friends here and for our nation.

Who copied who?
This is our old Pacific; sure looks like HHH’s old Rock Chucker. The grip on the handle has been replaced.

Noontime greetings from the sticks of Kentucky at about 79° and sunny.
I have been doing my best imitation of @Dean in Colo. today working on my Oldest Hay mower...getting blades changed or Flipped and replacing some of the worst ones.
Greased both large tractors whilest I was already greasy.
@Kentucky Fisherman those New T posts are Crap as you found out. I used to take a bent one and straighten it by jigging it in a drawbar of a tractor but I had one of the New ones Snap into causing me to get a pretty hard fall couple years ago. Chinesium for sure low grade at that.


We were havin a discussion on another forum last night and This guy came up. He always wore a Glove to conceal a withered Thumb where got Bit by one of his Parishioners (Rattler or Copperhead.)

Spraying is done except for 10 gallons in my Ranger spray which I will spray in a few minutes.

I am expecting the Gypsie Caravan to roll in late this afternoon. They will probably clean out a Walmart or two on the way north.

Hay equipment such as Rake and Tedder to hook up soon.
I'm tired of the struggle But can't find a way Out.
Have a safe day....
Bruce, are you Out There?

Afternoon everyone...nice and warm here at the shop. Today is maintenance day for the old dairy suburban before blast off next week for the start of Pdog wars 2023! Oil and air filters got changed and I have the one year old from axle out for an exchange since the inner boot ripped.....last 2 times it was the outer. There going to be a transmission fluid and filter change but after draining the pan it won't come out without taking the exhaust loosed from the manifolds. I put a socket on one and pulled until it got to the oh shit stage and wasn't coming loose. Pan got put right back on....luckily these newer vehicles have reusable gaskets....looks like just a partial fluid change. I stuck my fingers in the pan and wiped around and just got clean fluid so didn't feel.a bunch of crap in there.

Trailer is cleaned out and should start getting loaded up with stuff for the trip. Hopefully the weather cooperates and it's nice and dry and not too hot for a few days at least.

Hope everyone has a good day!