Author Topic: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today) (Read 1336779 times)

rpar86 · « **Reply #4600 on:** September 18, 2017, 08:29:38 PM »

My weekend in a nutshell...

Picked up excavator - took out a tree at my inlaws.

20170916_150501 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Took it home.

20170916_155636 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Removed post so i could get it in back yard.

20170916_160126 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Working on stump #1

14435 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Stump #2 out

20170917_115515 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Thing probably weighed close to a thousand pounds. Made the truck squat a bit.

20170917_122205 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Ripping out the roots from the tree in the front yard.

14436 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

14437 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

14438 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Action shot of me...

21717244_1914710745446935_2821039149711097856_n by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

And one with my oldest daughter (8).

21786240_830783020431386_7825805269467660288_n by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

And finally, one with the youngest (3.5) - with a little help at the controls from me.

21668629_1939364409721956_8016925636192894976_n by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Finally - the aftermath. Only busted one irrigation pipe -- that for some reason doubles back toward the valve for some unknown reason... oh well, that zone is probably coming out anyway.

20170917_190525 by Ryan Parlee, on Flickr

Farmer Jon · « **Reply #4601 on:** September 19, 2017, 07:18:33 AM »

Its fun running them little things. Takes a little but to figure out what you can and cant do. If you can get one with a little dozer blade on the front they are awesome.

JR · « **Reply #4602 on:** September 19, 2017, 02:48:56 PM »

Remember doing that with my little ones, well about 10 years ago,,,,,,,,,,,,

Flyin6 · « **Reply #4603 on:** September 19, 2017, 04:31:00 PM »

Tally-ho!

And you had a burb then as well!

EL TATE · « **Reply #4604 on:** September 19, 2017, 04:40:51 PM »

Note the ultra cool late 90's cop stache! great throwback pics there JR

longball · « **Reply #4605 on:** September 19, 2017, 05:55:31 PM »

Lots of uses for a mini x for a guy who knows how to run one. It's really neat that y'all have your kids involved.

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JR · « **Reply #4606 on:** September 19, 2017, 06:00:14 PM »

That was the neighbors burb, I had just sold my 96 for the DMax.

Later when I built the garage,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #4607 on:** September 19, 2017, 06:04:12 PM »

After chasing fuses and relays in the rain last night. I called and dropped the D at the dealership. They were able to Hotwire the seat to move it forward and see the wire harnesses. Found multiple wires had cracked sleeve and repaired. Seat and heaters work fine now. Only $300 to fix. Ouch!!!

But school and work and kids will go on and I have little to no time to troubleshoot much more than what I did so I feel ok with the outcome

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KensAuto · « **Reply #4608 on:** September 19, 2017, 06:24:28 PM »

Sam nailed it!! ^^

Sammconn · « **Reply #4609 on:** September 19, 2017, 07:46:45 PM »

I forgot about the seat being over it...
It was a real pain.
And given the time crunch totally get it.

I did something on the same topic, anybody want a 2005 impala with about 40k on it?

JR · « **Reply #4610 on:** September 19, 2017, 08:46:20 PM »

Dave, have you moded the screw stops so you have full reclining seats?

Sammconn · « **Reply #4611 on:** September 19, 2017, 10:50:55 PM »

Quote from: JR on September 19, 2017, 08:46:20 PM

Dave, have you moded the screw stops so you have full reclining seats?

Do explain!

JR · « **Reply #4612 on:** September 19, 2017, 11:51:39 PM »

OK, I found it on the DM site and will post a quick how to here; http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=3091.new#new

It works great unless you are sitting in back

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #4613 on:** September 20, 2017, 10:43:12 PM »

Nope I have not JR, the back seat is full up with car seats anyway and I seem to sleep just fine in the vertical position while driving.

I do have it fixed now and happy

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KensAuto · « **Reply #4614 on:** September 20, 2017, 11:03:59 PM »

Finally pulled the trigger today, after a bit of research. Low ride 7x14 and 14k gvw. It's a Load Trail ... similar to a PJ (brother's owned pj then split off)

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JR · « **Reply #4615 on:** September 21, 2017, 03:40:36 AM »

Dave, thought I was the only one sleeping while driving,,,,,,,,,,,,

Nice trailer Ken. Having a load taken from here Sunday. Couple hundred but I have moved the stack off my roof once already.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4616 on:** September 21, 2017, 07:53:19 AM »

Nice ken. Specs and price please?

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KensAuto · « **Reply #4617 on:** September 21, 2017, 09:34:06 AM »

1 piece formed 10 gauge sides and bottom ( only seam is down the middle and it's welded.and the horizontal ribs down the sides are formed, not welded on), 3" channel support ribs 16 on center, cast hitch (I really like the hitch), 12k jack, drop axles , 6-1/2' ramps, every pivot has zerks (big deal for me), name brand us pump, Parker hoses, 3 way gate, spare tire, covered tarp. 7500

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4618 on:** September 21, 2017, 09:39:02 PM »

Que Bueno, guero

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #4619 on:** September 22, 2017, 12:06:06 AM »

Quote from: KensAuto on September 21, 2017, 09:34:06 AM

1 piece formed 10 gauge sides and bottom ( only seam is down the middle and it's welded.and the horizontal ribs down the sides are formed, not welded on), 3" channel support ribs 16 on center, cast hitch (I really like the hitch), 12k jack, drop axles , 6-1/2' ramps, every pivot has zerks (big deal for me), name brand us pump, Parker hoses, 3 way gate, spare tire, covered tarp. 7500

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Three way gate? Photos for us who don't understand please Ken.

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stlaser · « **Reply #4620 on:** September 22, 2017, 12:12:08 AM »

3 Way gate works like pickup tailgate, or a dump truck tailgate for well tail gating or it opens like a double driveway gate too. Great feature btw...

rpar86 · « **Reply #4621 on:** September 22, 2017, 01:34:31 AM »

Quote from: stlaser on September 22, 2017, 12:12:08 AM

3 Way gate works like pickup tailgate, or a dump truck tailgate for well tail gating or it opens like a double driveway gate too. Great feature btw...

Pivot at top, pivot at bottom, or pivot at sides for those that can't picture it ;)

Kind of like those fugly Honda Ridgelines, but about 100x more useful.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4622 on:** September 22, 2017, 06:09:04 AM »

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KensAuto · « **Reply #4623 on:** September 22, 2017, 12:28:01 PM »

Thanks guys for the help.

Loaded the tractor for fitment. Now to weld on a loader support to keep from destroying my truck....oh, and the 6.5' ramps are mucho heavy. ugh

Bob Smith · « **Reply #4624 on:** September 22, 2017, 12:30:30 PM »

7X14, good size, almost a foot wider than mine so equipment fits better. I like your gate set up, mine is one piece so if I open the gate door to dump it takes lots of clear width to swing it open. Easy to drop if no room but still much easier to swing if possible.

Do you have stake pockets? My trailer only has two ft. sides so I built side boards a couple heights, 16 inch and four ft. The 16 inch ones help protect the top of the metal sides and nice for hauling ground bark or top soil. The four ft. ones for hauling brush and other bulky stuff.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #4625 on:** September 22, 2017, 12:34:15 PM »

That's a heck of a nice dump trailer. Congrats on the acq

KensAuto · « **Reply #4626 on:** September 22, 2017, 12:36:06 PM »

Thanks Dawg.
Bob, yeah it has 3 on each side. As soon as hunting season is over, I'll make some out of wood as well. Right now I'm trying to get it set up for a trip to the woods, my neighbors place, to help him clear brush and dig an outhouse pit.
I really wanted the spreader feature because we will be hauling a couple hundred tons of sand from my yard to my brother's. It being a low profile trailer makes the spreading a little more difficult, but can't have everything I suppose.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4627 on:** September 22, 2017, 09:03:01 PM »

Looks good Ken. After working with saws and nail guns all day I'm in the kitchen cutting up fajitas. Drop the big chefs knife, it bounces heel first and sticks me with the point right in the leg. Gotta love it. Blood squirting everywhere and kids and wife having a cow.

As Monty Python said..."''tis but a scratch"

Cracks me up that Tapatalk won't take the picture of the gaping wound. I think it looks too much like a certain female anatomy and it's getting screened out.

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4628 on:** September 22, 2017, 09:03:27 PM »

Surgical glue and glue strips and it's good as new

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4629 on:** September 22, 2017, 09:08:12 PM »

Let's try it from the web site and not the app

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4630 on:** September 22, 2017, 09:09:20 PM »

Did have to shave the area to get it to stick

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Nate · « **Reply #4631 on:** September 22, 2017, 10:12:20 PM »

JR · « **Reply #4632 on:** September 22, 2017, 10:35:24 PM »

Ouch. Now if you tried to do something like that it would never happen.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #4633 on:** September 22, 2017, 10:46:22 PM »

Good one!

And it isn't me this time!

Nice recovery too!

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #4634 on:** September 22, 2017, 10:55:16 PM »

From the top
Calculus
Bomb calc test over really stupid limit problem

Buy dog food

Pressure washer: clean rain gutters for winter prep
Wash garage floor runner rugs, wash out large outside garbage cans.

Trim honey locust tree branches away from solar panels and shingle areas

Bathed the boys and watch Dumbo the terrible Disney movie

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4635 on:** September 22, 2017, 10:56:41 PM »

yeah the first set of steri strips didnt work. Surgical glue by iteself wouldnt work. So I shaved it and had the wife hold the sides together. Hit it with glue and strips and it held. If that hadnt worked that would have been lidocane and staples.

If it had been a bit bigger it would have been a tampon....

Nearest ER is about 60 miles so out here its all about DIY....

KensAuto · « **Reply #4636 on:** September 22, 2017, 11:40:14 PM »

Ouch...you have a stapler in your kit?
Never considered that particular tool to put in the box

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Nate · « **Reply #4637 on:** September 23, 2017, 01:18:04 AM »

I think your just too scared to use it on yourself..........

KensAuto · « **Reply #4638 on:** September 23, 2017, 01:27:33 AM »

Nothing like the smell of burning paint when welding on something new.

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rpar86 · « **Reply #4639 on:** September 23, 2017, 02:01:44 AM »

Aren't ya s'posta grind it so you're welding to bare metal? ;)

(Doin my best kintucky accent there)

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4640 on:** September 23, 2017, 08:06:17 AM »

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Quote from: KensAuto on September 22, 2017, 11:40:14 PM

Ouch...you have a stapler in your kit?
Never considered that particular tool to put in the box

Yeah, a and a staple remover, which is kinda important too....I also have traditional sutures

Quote from: nmeyer414 on September 23, 2017, 01:18:04 AM

I think your just too scared to use it on yourself..........

maybe....but then thats what the lidocane is for....

When you're way away from a medical facility it helps to have the right gear.

Gutsy Ken...welding on a new toy.....

Flyin6 · « **Reply #4641 on:** September 23, 2017, 11:06:41 AM »

Quote from: rpar86 on September 23, 2017, 02:01:44 AM

Aren't ya s'posta grind it so you're welding to bare metal? ;)

(Doin my best kintucky accent there)

That's not kintucky!
Anyone can see that
Sounds like italian mobster, I'd make it Boston, south side

Kintucky:
Aient ya gonna grind on it some so's its more bare, n' that there pante is all gonn and then put the sparkin to it?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #4642 on:** September 23, 2017, 11:08:45 AM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on September 22, 2017, 10:56:41 PM

yeah the first set of steri strips didnt work. Surgical glue by iteself wouldnt work. So I shaved it and had the wife hold the sides together. Hit it with glue and strips and it held. If that hadnt worked that would have been lidocane and staples.

If it had been a bit bigger it would have been a tampon....

Nearest ER is about 60 miles so out here its all about DIY....

Nice move there neck

DIY works most of the time

Professionals are there when it doesn't...

rpar86 · « **Reply #4643 on:** September 23, 2017, 11:18:03 AM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on September 23, 2017, 11:06:41 AM

Quote from: rpar86 on September 23, 2017, 02:01:44 AM
Aren't ya s'posta grind it so you're welding to bare metal? ;)

(Doin my best kintucky accent there)
That's not kintucky!
Anyone can see that
Sounds like italian mobster, I'd make it Boston, south side

Kintucky:
Aient ya gonna grind on it some so's its more bare, n' that there pante is all gonn and then put the sparkin to it?

Well, you're the native ;)

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4644 on:** September 23, 2017, 08:00:01 PM »

Walk with all the bending and climbing working in the casita the strips busted loose. Next time it's staples from the get go.
Made a little progress on the casita. Went to town to get a bunch of plywood. Started bracing by sheathing. Using 15/32 apa plywood. Got all the ijiosts trimmed to length. Got the top plate mostly finished. Installed the hurricane strapping from the studs to the foundation beams

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #4645 on:** September 23, 2017, 09:23:15 PM »

Oh. and had a fun moment today. Took the trailer into town and got 50 sheets of plywood. Needless to say it was heavy. Went to drop the trailer on the drive so I could manuever it to the casita with the tractor (I have a receiver hitch welded on the box blade). I started to drop it and noted I was on the inclined part of the gravel drive. Thought to myself "self, its possible this could roll backwards even with the jack down on the gravel". Nah, it'll be ok....

.I disconnect the safety chains and lights and start cranking..as soon as it cleared the ball......off it went....sliding down the drive backwards...as I grabbed the tongue and tried to stop it I realized I was unable to alter the course of gravity....but I could steer it.

So as I realized it was heading towards the culvert at the bottom of the hill I decided that steering it into the trees would be preferrable...hit a big pine dead on and stopped it.

Fortunately the wife did not see it as she came out a few minutes later and asked if that trailer was supposed to be down there up against the tree. Sure honey, just left it there so I could get the tractor on it.....

longball · « **Reply #4646 on:** September 23, 2017, 09:51:13 PM »

Glad nothing got tore up Tex. Also glad your wife didn't figure out what happened. Mine would ridiculed me relentlessly for something likely that. Staples...those suck. Last time I had staples removed it felt like they had 1/2" barbs on them.

Today I mostly just changed diapers, a bunch of them.

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stlaser · « **Reply #4647 on:** September 23, 2017, 10:16:54 PM »

Charles, don't feel bad.

At our first house I took our big Tex 20' deck over trailer & picked up a bundle of 3/8" rebar. Once I returned home I decided that unloading them one by one would suck & it would have I can attest from experience. So I found a big oak tree and tied a slip knot with a large log chain around back end of the bundle. Put the F350 in 4 high and put it to it. After jerking several times on it I then stopped to get out and look at the problem. Well, with 6" of lift & 35" tires I couldn't see rear of the trailer from drivers seat. Anyhow some of those darn pieces of rebar got caught between wood deck and the upper rear 1/4" x 2 x 3" angle that ran across back of trailer and made a big U shape out of it.......

So I got to fix that next......

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #4648 on:** September 24, 2017, 12:06:13 AM »

My driver seat didn't stay fixed for long. Stopped working again today.

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #4649 on:** September 24, 2017, 01:10:59 AM »

Well I couldn't sit still. Went and took some painters tape, tapped the seat forward switch forward and crawled under the back of the seat. The first plug I touched and the seat started moving. Low and behold this must be what the stealer found

Notice the yellow splice connection ( the one that makes it so I can't unplug my seat to remove it with out cutting the damn wire?)
They broke the tab that hold the plug in place, covered it with the black plastic cover and charged me $300 for one crimp cap and some electrical tape. Man oh man!!! Still not sure why my seat is intermittent, I only touched the wire harness. Didn't pull it, didn't smack it. Only poked it I guess

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