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Morning Bart.
 

Hello ARC !!
 

Well somedays it doesn't really matter what a person does or tries to do things just go in a direction not intended to go as planned.
Trying to find an easy for transplanting the blueberries. So I figured on using the large tractor and drilling holes-120 of them, good plan in the head.
Shear pin fixed-got 18 holes drilled on Sunday-all fired up in the head of getting it done-high hopes-then that old familiar smell of hot antifreeze.
Pulled up the auger/stopped everything and there it was a dripping bad. So I drove the tractor to the end of the row, took the shovel and cleaned up the spot that it leaked on the ground.
I adjusted my drip pan set up for dripping fluids (power steering pump) and drove it back to the shop.

Where is it leaking from :icon_scratch: can't see, black as ol' heck under the hood, crawled under, dripping all over the face, which got the glasses/eye, up the nostril, oh yummy!
Now I'm loosing the sense of haha just about now.
So off went the hood, the the front cowling, then the rad, then the water pump, then the power steering pump.OK STOP!!!! I'm in a ripping mood......Time for some new.....

So Monday I phone the tractor supply for parts-Rad hoses-3-5 weeks-water pump seal-3days-no power steering pump/rocker arm gasket/fan belt-:dontknow:. Say What! :BangHead:

Yesterday I go to start the ATV-clunk, hit the starter clunk, try to pull cord, doesn't move....Throw it neutral roll it down into yard-then tried to start it-nope....
I wonder....I smelled fuel...took the dipstick out....engine oil smelled like gas.....motor seized....not my first rodeo with this.....
Stuck needle valve in carb...filled air air breather/engine with gas....off to repair shop....

So I call the tractor supply company back-talk to the main guy....oh ya we can get these hoses by Thursday-have the power steering pump on the shelf-water pump on order-as the hoses.
Well it looks like Thursday for everything in the order....WTF!
Glad that there are a few brains still in the world that know how to keep it running-because when they retire it will be one sad day for many that rely on them.

So no ATV for watering, no tractor for drilling, had excavator moving rock regrading the slope of gravel, placing large rocks, trying to rebuild slope access to dock. Almost lost new excavator off the slope ($90K) Operator/owner getting nervous.
OK lets wait till tractor is back in play so I can ferry large rocks down to slope edge so he can thumb over the cliff edge to build up the slope.
It takes the crawler 15 minutes to get one rock,,,$$$.....Time sucker.....

Oh the joys of making things happen, just bought 3 PT 2x12x16' $80 each-welcome to the new world of price gouging........
 

Morning Bart, Bill
 

pepperj said:
Well somedays it doesn't really matter what a person does or tries to do things just go in a direction not intended to go as planned.
Trying to find an easy for transplanting the blueberries. So I figured on using the large tractor and drilling holes-120 of them, good plan in the head.
Shear pin fixed-got 18 holes drilled on Sunday-all fired up in the head of getting it done-high hopes-then that old familiar smell of hot antifreeze.
Pulled up the auger/stopped everything and there it was a dripping bad. So I drove the tractor to the end of the row, took the shovel and cleaned up the spot that it leaked on the ground.
I adjusted my drip pan set up for dripping fluids (power steering pump) and drove it back to the shop.

Where is it leaking from :icon_scratch: can't see, black as ol' heck under the hood, crawled under, dripping all over the face, which got the glasses/eye, up the nostril, oh yummy!
Now I'm loosing the sense of haha just about now.
So off went the hood, the the front cowling, then the rad, then the water pump, then the power steering pump.OK STOP!!!! I'm in a ripping mood......Time for some new.....

So Monday I phone the tractor supply for parts-Rad hoses-3-5 weeks-water pump seal-3days-no power steering pump/rocker arm gasket/fan belt-:dontknow:. Say What! :BangHead:

Yesterday I go to start the ATV-clunk, hit the starter clunk, try to pull cord, doesn't move....Throw it neutral roll it down into yard-then tried to start it-nope....
I wonder....I smelled fuel...took the dipstick out....engine oil smelled like gas.....motor seized....not my first rodeo with this.....
Stuck needle valve in carb...filled air air breather/engine with gas....off to repair shop....

So I call the tractor supply company back-talk to the main guy....oh ya we can get these hoses by Thursday-have the power steering pump on the shelf-water pump on order-as the hoses.
Well it looks like Thursday for everything in the order....WTF!
Glad that there are a few brains still in the world that know how to keep it running-because when they retire it will be one sad day for many that rely on them.

So no ATV for watering, no tractor for drilling, had excavator moving rock regrading the slope of gravel, placing large rocks, trying to rebuild slope access to dock. Almost lost new excavator off the slope ($90K) Operator/owner getting nervous.
OK lets wait till tractor is back in play so I can ferry large rocks down to slope edge so he can thumb over the cliff edge to build up the slope.
It takes the crawler 15 minutes to get one rock,,,$$$.....Time sucker.....

Oh the joys of making things happen, just bought 3 PT 2x12x16' $80 each-welcome to the new world of price gouging........
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Wow....that sucks....you should go detect....although with the way things are going you might come back with a broken machine. Let's hope things will turn around and start running smooth again. Good luck pepper.
 

WOOD PRICES ARE INSANE NOW !!
 

Just got our first Jamaican rain tree....30 years from now if all goes well and she makes it that long, my kid can harvest it for a lot of money !!
 

Good morning, pirates and piratesses. Where are the piratesses?

2 Walmarts
2 Meijers
3 Krogers
1 IGA
4 Dollar Generals
4 Family Dollars

None of them. Not one have my coffee creamer anymore. But International Delight tells me they are still making it. Argh! So, I bought this chocolate carmel crap. Crap it is! I wonder? :icon_scratch: ??? Do you think salted carmel Kahlua would taste good as a creamer? :dontknow:

Raining all day today. Blimey! Confined to the galley. Who made this mess anyway? Bloody pirates!
 

But of coarse it would WD....you must first add rum to the coffee for best results with that kahlua creamer !!
 

Hey WD....I was playing with this gold coin and a little song popped back in my head....remember about a month ago when I kept singing " GONNA GET A GOLD COIN...YA..YA.. YA" well it worked !! Wooo hooo !!
 

Blak bart said:
Hey WD....I was playing with this gold coin and a little song popped back in my head....remember about a month ago when I kept singing " GONNA GET A GOLD COIN...YA..YA.. YA" well it worked !! Wooo hooo !!
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Lol! You made me have a happy chuckle for you. I am so glad you are having such a great year! I don't feel like you are done yet, either. :hello2:
 

Morning WD... RTR.
 

WannaDig3687 said:
I have been in many cars where the driver felt a need to show me how fast the car could go. Got the pee scared out of me almost always. Somebody remind me to never accept a ride from Roger. :laughing9:
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I have been pinned back in a seat or 2 myself.

Worst was a fully blown Pantera... thought i was goona piss myself when i looked over at the speedo and it was a 146 and that was from sideways outta a bussiness entance after several doughnuts in the parking lot...

The piss part was when he started to brake and i felt the bad shimmies AS WE were going toward a busy intersection.

Another piss moment was in a suped up Trans-am ... you know the ole bird one... and after this guy is wailing toward the stop sign at the end of the street... NO BRAKES ! ! !

He had forgotten to hook them back up !

Lucky for us no one was going through the other way as he hand braked it hard... needless to say we did NOT make the sign. heh

Shall i continue ? ? ?

I dont except fast ride invitations anymore...lol
 

AARC said:
I have been pinned back in a seat or 2 myself.

Worst was a fully blown Pantera... thought i was goona piss myself when i looked over at the speedo and it was a 146 and that was from sideways outta a bussiness entance after several doughnuts in the parking lot...

The piss part was when he started to brake and i felt the bad shimmies AS WE were going toward a busy intersection.

Another piss moment was in a suped up Trans-am ... you know the ole bird one... and after this guy is wailing toward the stop sign at the end of the street... NO BRAKES ! ! !

He had forgotten to hook them back up !

Lucky for us no one was going through the other way as he hand braked it hard... needless to say we did NOT make the sign. heh

Shall i continue ? ? ?

I dont except fast ride invitations anymore...lol
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First, I must confess, I am the stereo-typical brain dead female when it comes to knowing cars or anything about them. Here's one story. Car unknown a little red fast one. A friend (this chick always got me into these bad situations) and I went out with these guys. We barely knew them. We took some ludes and smoking pot and they were drinking. We are on this winding river road, river on one side and old stone walls on the other. I was 15 and not driving yet. The driver talks me into sitting on his lap and steering, "It's OK. I'll teach you how to drive." Then he floors it. I don't know how fast he got up to, but I darn near brought us to a halt in that stone wall. I mean I could count the leaves on the poison ivy. Still vivid picture. To this day, IF I am on that road, I get a knot in my stomach.
 

There is a mayfly on my window. The hatch is on. :BangHead:
 

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