My farm house is on the edge of the Ozarks. I have 6 cords of wood cut, split, stacked and aged for winter. I know many people with wood...
Going to deviate the thread a bit. Picked up six 12"x6"x16 ft I-beams for $660. Going to make a gantry crane/ pv solar mount. My math says...
I've started scrounging for next winter, or the next next Winters wood. Someone dropped off a 24" diameter red oak log 10 foot long at the green...
It was 70 yesterday or the day before. It's dropping to 27f tonight with a high of 50f tomorrow. Burning some shoulder wood made of a mix of...
My 180, next size up from 170, takes .050" chain. I use chisel and semi chisel chain with no safety bumps. It's 3/8" picco chain and all I have...
At current prices he could rent it out for $100 a weekend and pay it off twice this winter. Prices are high for splitters and I think they will...
Near full moon and very bright tonight. Hard to see stars or shooting stars. Bright enough to walk through the yard or pasture without flashlight
I had to reread the title line. It was 85 here today. I'm ready for winter....but not that ready. Looks like a lot of fun.
One load of ash cut and split for a friend. It's his truck. We ended up putting about a 1/3 more in/on after the picture. While I resharpened...
If the hose threads are pipe threads then they have to deform to make a seal. One can only remove and reuse a pipe thread fitting a couple times....
[ATTACH] And this one was today's find. Needs just a bit of cleaning. I picked up some Wagner ware too, just #5 and #6 skillets.
Found this #14 skillet and lid today. It followed me home. [ATTACH]
Google Image Result for https://riversonghousewright.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/img_8011.jpg The Pitch Hopper, is a plastic wedge platform with...
I'd look for a 5x10 with a 5k axle under it to insure you can haul sheet rock and wood pellets. They are out there. Not near as common as 3k...
If I had a parts washer I'd use that too. A good grease cutting solvent would probably work better than my Dawn and hot water. I'm running the...
I have a Cole Palmer ultrasonic cleaner. Old surplus item. Any ultrasonic cleaner that has a tub should work. I fill the tub with water and put...
Bar oil is usually non detergent SAE 30 oil. Anything close viscosity wise should work. I personally use bar oil. I've had luck finding on...
No pictures of today's work. Pulled 6 shrubs/ trees using the tractors front end loader. Got the wood furnace ready for first use. Seals are...
I did save the aluminum siding for cover material. A short section is going to become an awning over a garage walk in door.
No trailer load of wood today. Wife wanted the old above ground pool torn down and hauled off. Everything but the aluminum siding was stacked up...
