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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: May 04, 2015, 10:53:37 PM »

You men in Ohio have it going on, without a doubt.  Here I have seen some ground being fitted just in the last four or five days.  Have my green ground all rolled and did most of the first mowing yesterday.  Finished this afternoon as we were getting a sprinkle periodically.  Did not really want to start that bad habit but in some areas was cutting a steady four inches or so.  Some just wanting to clump as it came from under the deck.  Slightly unusual to not have any wet spots to work around this early in the year.  hope it continues that way.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: April 22, 2015, 12:00:46 PM »

Weather here in WNY is nothing to write home about either, Gene.  I rolled all of the lawn that was dry enough several days ago.  With scattered rain and cold winds holding temp. down, all is on hold for the time being.  So, what to do for fun???  Not much.  A lady in Attica NY (South of Batavia) is accused of murdering her husband the other day.  Then she loaded him onto a forklift and dumped his body in a compost pit some 300 yards from the house.  His hands were tied behind his back.  He was over six feet tall and said to be a gentle giant.  The pit also contained fresh manure.  After a son reported Dad missing. The lady saddled up her horse and spent seven hours searching the farm while police looked elsewhere.  Two neighbors eventually probed the compost pit and found the poor guy.  Sure makes me wonder what goes on in peoples heads.

That is about all I know.  Guess I will just continue cooking meals and making cookies for now.

Charlie V

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Good Farm Day

« on: April 21, 2015, 12:37:40 PM »

Your post driver looks like quite an outfit.  I never have seen one before.  PTO driven I presume.  Sure would have saved a lot of scurrying on and off the tractor to have a second body involved as well as helping to pinpoint location for each post.  A few more to do you might have ended up with a split personality trying to be in two places at once.  Doing it alone is the story of my life too, except my wife used to be a good and willing helper. It is getting to the point where neither of us are much help anymore.  Consumption hath no pity as they say.

 (PTO driven I presume.)  Changed my mind on this.  Hydraulic.  

Charlie V

Afterthought:  A long time friend of my fathers worked in a vineyard on Bluff Point which extends into Keuka Lake in NY. (Finger Lakes)  To set posts for the grape wires they used a large pay loader.  A worker would hold a post vertical and positioned in line with each end of the loader bucket.  the operator would drive forward and set the bucket on top of the posts enough to hold them.  Workers would step clear and head for the next pair of posts while the operator lowered the bucket and set that pair.  Pretty slick and efficient operation.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: April 14, 2015, 10:19:33 PM »

Ralph,

If you keep wasting oil that way you might cause an energy crisis.  Should stay to a fifty year oil change interval.  :rolleyes:

83 degrees here yesterday pm with light wind and very low humidity.  What a perfect day.  Got some batteries back in and things rolling again. Thought one multi use battery might have gone west.  It sat in the Farmall M unattended since last summer and it is a year 2004 battery of the Walmart brand.  Guess I got lucky.  It tested 12.6 V before charge and seemed to accept a charge fine.  Next time out I will put it back in the old JD 316 to be ready for lawn rolling when the ground dries a little more.  Grass is surely growing now and the few areas that were yellowed off from being under the deepest snow piles have greened right over.

Charlie V.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: April 12, 2015, 11:34:37 AM »

I ventured out on 4-6 and did all of the clean up / raking that I will have to do. 57degrees when I started and 44 degrees two or three hours later when I finished.  Cool, windy, and rainy most o last week.  Finally a break today though.  34 degrees at daylight but up up 57 a while ago.  Finally!  No growing grass yet but two days ago my last patch of snow behind the deck finally vanished.  The last day or so I have noticed a faint green hue across the lawn so today's warm sun will probably flip the switch for growth.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: March 29, 2015, 11:55:15 AM »

Could be the crawlers, Gene.  On the other hand, it might be a migrating flock just on stop over for R and R.  One year during deer season in our woods a flock grouped fpr two or three days that had to be several hundred if not a thousand.  They filled about an acre area of woods, every tree, with small bunches moving around and more coming in all the time.  Never saw anything like it before or since with Robins. Did see it one time with starlings and when they left the woods was white with BS. The Robins finally must have got their ducks in order so to speak, and were gone.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: March 28, 2015, 11:48:58 AM »

No 32 here, Gene.  At 7:30 this AM we were at 18.  Now to 21 and that is all we are going to today.  Two to three inches of new white fluff with an uncomfortable wind.  Light snow still earlier but occasional sun now.  Even the kitties that like it outside and hiding in the cellar way now.  They ventured out twice, then turned around and came right back in. I have to go out later.  Today is the day milk is on sale for $1.19 per 1/2 gallon at the store.  As an older lady commented down at the store a few weeks ago on a Saturday, "Today is the day we milk the cow.  

I sure need some good weather.  Enoough of this forever winter.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: March 20, 2015, 11:48:10 AM »

Sunny and mild weather continues here with a little more snow melting every day. Driveway is pretty near dry but my yard is mud and water with a fair bit of snow yet. Less snow as you go south. Temp was in the high 40s in Fort Qu'appelle today as I drove through. The Gopro camera ook this photo showing the Qu'appelle river and only a patch of snow left in the bushes off in the distance.

We are still running behind on the Spring weather.  Days in the low to mid 30's.  Night before last was down to 12F.  The streams are getting a good chance to handle the thaw water with this slow action.  

A week ago I had to go to Arbies for a fish sandwich fix as they did not sell them the last couple of months of last  year.  Below is what the Canandaigua Outlet looked like at that time.  Still frozen over with snow drifts.

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This morning however, well, almost noon, this is the view.  33 degrees, overcast, and some kind of white stuff dropping on everything out there.

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Charlie V.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / My Videos

« on: March 18, 2015, 11:10:55 PM »

Gene, the driveway looks good.  My fine crushed stone is about out of sight and I am due for the same treatment.  Probably has been 10 years or more since the last time.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / My Videos

« on: March 18, 2015, 11:01:53 PM »

Charlie, those Ford parts of yours sound interesting although I think I will do well to just get one carburetor working. I can make some inquiries on http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/ to get some idea what value you might have in those Ford parts. You might be surprised.
Beautiful spring morning here and there is a little more melting going on as you might see in this photo from this morning. I actually got the Merc moving under it's own power. Just needed more transmission fluid.[/QUOTE]

That would be fine, Ralph, if you don't mind. About two years ago, a twin to the fender I have was offered on Ebay with a starting bid of $ 500.00 plus shipping.  I thought the seller was reaching pretty far.  It sat with no bids until just before the listing end, then one bid came in for the $ 500.00.  I wouldn't expect to be that lucky but it would be OK.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / My Videos

« on: March 18, 2015, 11:33:42 AM »

You're getting her there, Ralph.  The smoke is just the thing to fumigate out any four legged critters who may be living in there.  Of all the flat head V-8's I had back in the day, I only have one left and that is most likely ruined.  It has been upside down in a '46 Ford out in a gully and has most likely been visited by the creek many times.  I do still have a polished aluminum dual intake manifold with one carburetor still on it stashed in the back of my garage.  Probably should think about putting that on Ebay and turning it into cash along with the NOS '46-'48 Ford left rear fender that I have also.

Your videos bring back a lot of memories.  Keep 'em coming.  Looks like your remaining snow on the ground is about the same as we have here.  22F last night and will be cool all week.  Light snow falling this AM.  I am thinking spring will be here be July 4th.

Charlie V

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: March 15, 2015, 08:27:38 PM »

Wind up Victrola?

We had one too, in an upstairs room.  The song I remember most on it from my early childhood was "Yes, We Have No Bananas", we have no bananas today.  Some of the other records we had won't come to mind right now.  Oh, can't forget Barney Google -- with the goo goo google ee eye. Actually, I must still be a kid because:

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I still have one.

I ran across an interesting vidio on u tube by accident today.  the Grandpa brings to mind several kind older men I have known during my lifetime.  I have posted the link on another sight but will post it here too in case some might enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ci1QciYTKs

Charlie V.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: March 11, 2015, 11:01:07 PM »

After three days of thawing here not much bare ground to be found, except where most of the snow had already been plowed or removed or blown away.  I went out yesterday morning while snow was softened but not yet too soggy and cut a couple of swaths along the West side and across the front of the house with the blower.  Some places were a good 20 inches deep.  I have questionable grade from the foundation in a couple of spots along there so let the snow melt away further out.  The sump pump will run plenty later when the frost is out and spring rains come so getting rid of an inch or two of water now is not a bad thing.  Dang clay base.  Have the blower set to leave about two inches behind because it is used off pavement.  The two inches left are green grass now.  Air was only low 40s today but the sun was very effective.  33 degrees now at 11 pm.  Good to slow the thaw to allow runoff.  

Charlie V.

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Allis-Chalmers / Pic of my shiny (protect your eyes) Allis Chalmers WC

« on: March 11, 2015, 10:33:49 PM »

Just air up the tires and it will be good to go...

Walk past her with a rattle can and it will be show ready.  

Seriously though, that is an ambitious project.  I think I remember when that one followed you home.  Looks like I am not the only optimist that adopts orphans.  Likewise I cannot keep up with the running tractors let alone get to the non runners.  Know how you feel.

Charlie V.

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SEL General Stationary Engine Discussion Forum / Running on a battery ... how to hook it all up

« on: March 10, 2015, 05:50:58 PM »

Can't help you, Paul.  Question though.  If it has a good mag, why is a battery - coil - points ignition needed.  Would the mag not make the engine run.  ??

Charlie V.