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Post by jamesp on Sept 6, 2022 13:42:04 GMT -5
Someone's not through with you yet! Next time broken ribs are involved I will be thru with me Jean
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2022 7:03:24 GMT -5
Finally got the ole tractor running for her 33rd year of service on this location. The grass and weeds were 3 feet tall but no challenge for this old beast. Lots of creeks and ponds to mow around on this place and am practicing caution While sitting upside down 6 gallons of hydraulic oil, 2 gallons of engine oil, 5 gallons of diesel fuel, battery drained out and one quart of air cleaner oil leaked out. Slight repairs on the exhaust and air cleaner required. The starter motor was sticking due to having hydraulic oil in it and that had to be cleaned out. Thanks you guys for all the well wishes, prayers and concerns. A happy ending for all.
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 9, 2022 7:21:46 GMT -5
Finally got the ole tractor running for her 33rd year of service on this location. The grass and weeds were 3 feet tall but no challenge for this old beast. Lots of creeks and ponds to mow around on this place and am practicing caution While sitting upside down 6 gallons of hydraulic oil, 2 gallons of engine oil, 5 gallons of diesel fuel, battery drained out and one quart of air cleaner oil leaked out. Slight repairs on the exhaust and air cleaner required. The starter motor was sticking due to having hydraulic oil in it and that had to be cleaned out. Thanks you guys for all the well wishes, prayers and concerns. A happy ending for all. I see you put an "auto-pilot" system on the tractor!! much safer now.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2022 8:44:24 GMT -5
Finally got the ole tractor running for her 33rd year of service on this location. The grass and weeds were 3 feet tall but no challenge for this old beast. Lots of creeks and ponds to mow around on this place and am practicing caution While sitting upside down 6 gallons of hydraulic oil, 2 gallons of engine oil, 5 gallons of diesel fuel, battery drained out and one quart of air cleaner oil leaked out. Slight repairs on the exhaust and air cleaner required. The starter motor was sticking due to having hydraulic oil in it and that had to be cleaned out. Thanks you guys for all the well wishes, prayers and concerns. A happy ending for all. I see you put an "auto-pilot" system on the tractor!! much safer now. I wish Henry. After spending $300 on fluids and another $150 on new filters it is best to keep her upright ! I guess I need to invest in a side mount sickle mower to mow the 3 miles of creek and small pond edges to be safe. You up and running ? Surgery holding together ?
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 9, 2022 9:09:45 GMT -5
Just finished my morning 2 - 2 1/2 mile walk and follow-up stretching. Probably get up to 3 to 4 miles in a couple weeks. Starting to cut a few more rocks as the temp moderates a bit. The dreaded 24inch saw cleanout sometime this month! No tumblers to empty today, 3 or 4 on Monday.
I am about 85% good and steady improving.
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Post by liveoak on Sept 9, 2022 9:17:13 GMT -5
I guess I need to invest in a side mount sickle mower to mow the 3 miles of creek and small pond edges to be safe. Glad to see both old beasts are still up and running
Might not survive the next fall - don't wait on that sickle bar mower- it's a safety issue ( takes priority !)
Patty
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2022 9:52:59 GMT -5
I guess I need to invest in a side mount sickle mower to mow the 3 miles of creek and small pond edges to be safe. Glad to see both old beasts are still up and running Might not survive the next fall - don't wait on that sickle bar mower- it's a safety issue ( takes priority !)
Patty
Lol, old beasts. Your sickle bar mower suggestion is the way Patty. Safety awareness button was pushed in that accident.
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Post by snuffy on Sept 19, 2022 16:44:44 GMT -5
Dang Jim,just ran across this.Tractors are dangerous and doesnt take but one slipup for something bad to happen.There are several that have died in my community as a result of turning over.One got knocked off by a limb while shredding and he fell under the mower,it ran over him.At least our hayfields are smooth that I run over every day.And a big air conditioned cab.Be careful!!
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Post by jamesp on Sept 24, 2022 11:16:25 GMT -5
Dang Jim,just ran across this.Tractors are dangerous and doesnt take but one slipup for something bad to happen.There are several that have died in my community as a result of turning over.One got knocked off by a limb while shredding and he fell under the mower,it ran over him.At least our hayfields are smooth that I run over every day.And a big air conditioned cab.Be careful!! I got steep terraces, hilly land, 3 creeks and a bunch on ponds Snuffy. Not a safe spot to mow. This community has the same history and many of the fellows that got killed were much more experienced than I. A bit concerned about food shortages next year so I reinforced a cheap Tractor Supply subsoiler for 22 inch deep plowing for big veggies next year. The field is a quarter acre. Maybe I can have a Snuffy garden, yours were fine. Darn Georgia clay is so hard it's not easy to plow deep. It takes the whole 40 hp to pull this beast:
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Post by parfive on Sept 24, 2022 12:36:25 GMT -5
All the friggin’ welding you do and that thing is still without a roll bar?
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Post by jamesp on Sept 25, 2022 5:45:20 GMT -5
All the friggin’ welding you do and that thing is still without a roll bar? Great point Rich. I picked up a used 6' offset 3 blade finish mower that will keep the tractor further from the edges. The roll bar is on the bucket list if the new mower doesn't keep things safe. Thanks.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 25, 2022 5:53:49 GMT -5
Just finished my morning 2 - 2 1/2 mile walk and follow-up stretching. Probably get up to 3 to 4 miles in a couple weeks. Starting to cut a few more rocks as the temp moderates a bit. The dreaded 24inch saw cleanout sometime this month! No tumblers to empty today, 3 or 4 on Monday. I am about 85% good and steady improving. That's awesome Henry. It sounds like the doc got you fixed up and renewed. All that activity should keep you in shape. You'd dust me walking. I hope there is a place you can walk and rock hunt at the same time.
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 25, 2022 6:11:15 GMT -5
Just finished my morning 2 - 2 1/2 mile walk and follow-up stretching. Probably get up to 3 to 4 miles in a couple weeks. Starting to cut a few more rocks as the temp moderates a bit. The dreaded 24inch saw cleanout sometime this month! No tumblers to empty today, 3 or 4 on Monday. I am about 85% good and steady improving. That's awesome Henry. It sounds like the doc got you fixed up and renewed. All that activity should keep you in shape. You'd dust me walking. I hope there is a place you can walk and rock hunt at the same time. Went up yesterday to help a friend take a tree down. Not to worry I drove the rope vehicle and he did the chain saw work. The tree, just on his neighbors side of the fence, was about 18 inches at the base laid down exactly as he planned with no damage to fence as he cut it just above height of top wire. I spent about an hour gathering tumbling material, both water washed Quartzite and Petrified Wood. With the drought earlier this year he had deepened the pond on the property and re-contoured a bit which exposed a very nice gravel bank. Rains two weeks ago had rinsed a good bit for me, I only selected the non fractured and un broken Quartzite pieces. Brought home about 25 pounds. Sure like that tumbled Quartzite as filler in the tumblers, color variety is nice. Lawn mowing and edging today, maybe cut some on the 10 inch saw.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 25, 2022 8:07:42 GMT -5
HankRocks quartzite is a great rock for the tumbler. It rounds faster than agates yet takes a fine polish. The quartzite on the Rio was with a broad range of colors, more variable than here in Ga/Al. Some was deep purple or red with specks and blotches. I forgot how to use a chainsaw, got plenty of trees to get up. Don't want to think about it. Thankfully they are all on open land where they can be pushed up in a pile with the tractor. I share a property line with mature trees for about 1000 feet. He had horses of which he did not feed enough and they ate the bark off of the large poplars. That slowly kills them and they are big trees, great. I am on the south/sunny side of him so the trees are all falling my way(longest/heaviest limbs always on south side of tree). It has been hot, drafty and bone dry for about 3 weeks here. Very dry. But I will plant the 1/4 acre grain and greens crop Tues/Wed because we are likely getting a visit from hurricane Ian on Thursday. This hurricane is taking a similar route as Michael in 2018 that land fell at 160 mph, great. Dang warm Gulf water is making those storms so angry. At least landfall is predicted to strike the more rural bend section of Florida. It is dodging Yucatan and the wide part of Cuba and seems to want to stay out in the gulf where it should intensify. Michael's path
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Post by parfive on Sept 25, 2022 13:09:02 GMT -5
At least landfall is predicted to strike the more rural bend section of Florida. Early days, but a few of the models have Ian creeping a little further west toward the central or western Florida panhandle where Tyndall AFB is currently undergoing another five billion dollars worth of You can pay me now and you can pay me later.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 27, 2022 7:53:09 GMT -5
At least landfall is predicted to strike the more rural bend section of Florida. Early days, but a few of the models have Ian creeping a little further west toward the central or western Florida panhandle where Tyndall AFB is currently undergoing another five billion dollars worth of You can pay me now and you can pay me later. 88F water all the way to the greater Tampa area is bad news Rich, and they just updated landfall from a class 1 to a class 3. If the east wall of north circulation hits Tampa Bay the problem will be surge at the left fork(Old Tampa Bay) because of the dense urbanization at low elevation surrounding Old Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay runs north-south a long 35 miles, hope the east eye wall does not hit the bay inlet. 88F is crazy warm water and the warmth may run deeper below surface than historical years which can add unpredictability to the class 4 rating. Hopefully it will landfall 100-200 shoreline miles north of Tampa where it is more rural. The urban sprawl starts at New Port Richey north of Tampa all the way down to Ft. Myers. Last hurricane to strike Tampa was 101 years ago in 1920.
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Post by parfive on Sept 27, 2022 11:44:05 GMT -5
Just a hunch, James, but I don’t think Ian’s gonna be a name remembered for a long time.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 28, 2022 10:16:34 GMT -5
Just a hunch, James, but I don’t think Ian’s gonna be a name remembered for a long time. The problem with oceanic temp reading is that it doesn't give the amount of energy in the water. If the wind had been blowing strong 2 weeks prior to the hurricane the water can be mixed to 88F say 15 feet deep and not just at the surface say 2 feet deep.(learned from fishing these waters). Well, Ian sped up 15 mph to 155 mph in one bloody hour this Wednesday morning. That is unheard of. There is obviously a surplus of heat energy. At about 9 am this Wednesday morning it hit 90F water and still has time to intensify. Instead of the mouth of Tampa Bay being in it's east eyewall path we are dealing with Ian hitting a similar sized bay arrangement at Fort Myers. 12 foot surge in that bay will be a real bad day. 12 feet may not be near actual surge at 155+. 11am now, need to check status.
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Post by HankRocks on Sept 28, 2022 10:32:36 GMT -5
12 to 16 feet is the storm surge, then there is the wave height on top of that. Real bad day for those folks.
The Gulf water is loaded with energy this season as the strengthening is showing. No one wants to hear this but if the storm had taken a path that stayed over the Gulf water longer than it appears to be, it would been an even stronger storm. Hurricane Camille comes to mind with it's 24 foot surge and estimated 175 mph sustained wind(estimated as the wind recording instruments were destroyed) Either way, not good!!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 28, 2022 11:17:55 GMT -5
Wondering how captbob is faring in St Pete? He's going to be taking a pretty direct hit. Stay safe, captbob!
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