now that you got one, what are you going to do with it?
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now that you got one, what are you going to do with it?
Not sure. I tried to level where it was sitting but yep, looks just off. Will get level out and see how much. With our snow, maybe not.
Stuff from the old mouse shed I don’t want burned up. Thin the shop and with a generator actually be able to do a few things out there like parts washer and such. Mainly thin main shop out and properly store stuff. The fire mitigation effort we are doing made me go this direction. And threat of insurance changes.
Congrats! You can store a ton of stuff in that trailer!
Not that I am competing with @Mike Hill
I was thinking maybe fire protection.
Making sure the vents I buy include 1/16 mesh which is now recommended for ember protection. And it convinced the wife this go round. Did I mention dog house for myself……
Garry, do some homework on the mesh. I would use brass screen. Some of the vents have vinyl screen, not good, and others use aluminum, still not really good.
Thanks. Actually hoping for stainless steel. But great reminder, thank you.
Had both extremes today. We lost one of our new rescues after only 3 months. We knew he was old and has bad arthritis but we think something else happened or was going on. Vet started treating him for an infection but his decline didn’t fit. Our vet was very sad because answers just aren’t there and any type of specialist was 3 weeks out. But we gave him a great 3 months of love and it still yanked at our heart strings.
The picture of Denise and Bogie won’t load for some reason.
We were going to take him with his adopted brother camping for a few days. We are only 30 minutes down the road at Mueller State Park just to try out the new to us camper. A very nice upgrade. A few more things to learn about it but going okay so far. Just a sad evening. This year has been rough on us with respect to animals.
The picture of Denise and Bogie won’t load for some reason.
We were going to take him with his adopted brother camping for a few days. We are only 30 minutes down the road at Mueller State Park just to try out the new to us camper. A very nice upgrade. A few more things to learn about it but going okay so far. Just a sad evening. This year has been rough on us with respect to animals.
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Yep, I have an old, old dog that strayed in and wouldn't (or couldn't) leave so I have been keeping him up. He's been with us about 8 or 9 months. I doubt he will make it a year. He may have a tooth in his head but I have yet to see one. Has to eat wet food. But still picky about that. And if you don't pick a slice up and hand feed him, he may just forget to eat that day...
A few highlights of the day. Son's best friend was Pardoned by Trump last week. Navy wants him back ASAP but he wants to sue for 3.5 years of false imprisonment first. ATF makes some really bad choices sometimes. Kid's Dad talked to me an hour this morning. Just so compelling hearing a father talk about his joy of having a child back. Sad thing is his wife did not live to see it.
Other joy is the Stihl 039. It died late May this spring. I decided on an aftermarket replacement as that is what it had in it. The replacement was here by June. I rebuilt it early August and it ran 30 seconds and died. No spark. The engine it replaced turned out fine, the brass impulse fitting had came out the jug base, so lacked fuel. I think that and the coil going bad was why I thought it died. (I'll save this for my 30 year old 029.) Today I broke it down to replace the coil with a used one I had. Had a female wire connector brake. Neighbor luckily had the same small size. Replaced that too. Had to remove most of the plastic to get to anything. Had an extra screw when done and was like....ahhh. Then I remembered there was one with the used coil. Saw ran fine. Will run a few tanks of fuel through it before adjusting anything carb wise.
Hey, saw back together, better put a good chain on it, right? So I went to my chain saw chain hanger and grabbed a decent looking chain. It was short, 72 drive links, while this bar is set for 74 drive links. Went back to the hanger and see I have 4 or 5 Stihl chains that appear to be 72 drive links. These were likely made for a Husky saw. Well, 4 or 5 chains with 3/4 life is better than a $100 value now. I drilled 2 new holes in the bar for the chain adjuster, cut 1/2" off the back end of the bar and extended the bar slot 1/2". Took 1 hour. Think it was well worth it. Washed up 2 chains, then trimmed rakers, then balanced the chisels (sharpened). Put the better on the saw and packed the other in the case as back-up. Did the same to 2 chains for the 029 as well.
So, think 3 or 4 saws are ready to rip if needed. Good feeling being able to grab and go.
Other joy is the Stihl 039. It died late May this spring. I decided on an aftermarket replacement as that is what it had in it. The replacement was here by June. I rebuilt it early August and it ran 30 seconds and died. No spark. The engine it replaced turned out fine, the brass impulse fitting had came out the jug base, so lacked fuel. I think that and the coil going bad was why I thought it died. (I'll save this for my 30 year old 029.) Today I broke it down to replace the coil with a used one I had. Had a female wire connector brake. Neighbor luckily had the same small size. Replaced that too. Had to remove most of the plastic to get to anything. Had an extra screw when done and was like....ahhh. Then I remembered there was one with the used coil. Saw ran fine. Will run a few tanks of fuel through it before adjusting anything carb wise.
Hey, saw back together, better put a good chain on it, right? So I went to my chain saw chain hanger and grabbed a decent looking chain. It was short, 72 drive links, while this bar is set for 74 drive links. Went back to the hanger and see I have 4 or 5 Stihl chains that appear to be 72 drive links. These were likely made for a Husky saw. Well, 4 or 5 chains with 3/4 life is better than a $100 value now. I drilled 2 new holes in the bar for the chain adjuster, cut 1/2" off the back end of the bar and extended the bar slot 1/2". Took 1 hour. Think it was well worth it. Washed up 2 chains, then trimmed rakers, then balanced the chisels (sharpened). Put the better on the saw and packed the other in the case as back-up. Did the same to 2 chains for the 029 as well.
So, think 3 or 4 saws are ready to rip if needed. Good feeling being able to grab and go.
You had a busy but productive day for sure.