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20501
« on: October 03, 2016, 11:34:26 AM »
Good tutorial Dave!
Good process as well...
20502
« on: October 03, 2016, 10:35:42 AM »
Do you really need running water during the winter? Seems like an awful lot of work for something I think you could manage to get by without. Every winter a group of us head up to the cabin for a week for deer season. No running water there. Truck in enough fresh water to drink and do some dishes. Heat the water up on the stove or in your case you could use the microwave (no electricity at the cabin either). Warm some more water up to wash yourself up at the end of the day so you don't stink to bad. Sure at the end of the week you might stink a little and be ready to take a warm shower but its not that bad. It just seems like a lot or work for a temporary fix that isn't really needed. If your down for an extended period, or you have the women down and they just need to take a shower it wouldn't take that long to blow the pipes out with air and then dump a little anti-freeze in the p-traps or a few sinks.
Unless of course you have a larger plan for this structure in the future I am not aware of it seems like a lot of work and wasted time that could be better spend doing something else.
I think I get a lot dirtier than you guys when you are hunting. FOr example, last week, after getting covered with chain saw dust and dirt, I was crawling in the dirt and mud under the building doing wiring. I think getting clean and sleeping soundly in a clean bed is essential. Plus on the odd nights, I get the boyz and the wife, so the camper needs to run like an apartment And in the bigger picture, I see more than just me making their way there. In the end I hope to use the camper for a family, the shed for another, and have two in the main house, or possibly three for down right survival, or a great thanksgiving or Christmas weekend.
20503
« on: October 03, 2016, 08:43:42 AM »
Coat the exterior (after you weld in bracing) with that epoxy paint & it will last forever. We used those handheld electric airless sprayers from HD to spray the stuff FYI.
Back to the rebar & laying block, blacksmith I know built a chimney in his steel shop that way around 25' high so it works well. Something to think about if you ever build a proper house on said property......
I think I dreamt about this all night Talk about a convoluted interconnected mess...kind of like the Hillary candidacy... OK, to work I need somewhere to stay, the camper To stay in the camper I need heat and water To get water I'll need someway to keep it from freezing up ten minutes after I leave on day three To keep it from freezing I could use Propane, as in my 500 or 1000 gal tank But I also need a wee bit of electricity to power the thermostat and something that I invariably left on when I left So a solar cell and a battery you say? Not so fast, did you consider the ten consecutive cloudy days where there isn't much solar electrons being hatched? Yea, so solar, at least a smallish solar system is out. A larger solar/wind system and batteries is much mo expensive Then there's the question of keeping the water tank from freezing, but we aren't even considering that yet! To get this working I'll still have to provide some dependable electron source, some water that isn't frozen and leaking through a bunch of cracks in chinese made PVC in my Indiana constructed paper mache camper. Already too complex to wrap your Mark 1 brain around half way into cup Numba 1 of Java? Yea meeee 2! Then the light bub came on Why donot I just get some contractor to dig the trench and hook up the electricity to the shed, then run a line out to the camper, then stick one of those Northern Tool oil heaters in it and just leave it on at say 48 degrees. I get a bigger electric bill, which I can manage, but I keep stuff going through the cold months ah' comin' Then I can get all the rest of the stuff done over time and disconnect from the grid when I get the holes I dug filled with all manner of things Yup, that's what I'll do...Kool!
20504
« on: October 02, 2016, 11:25:45 PM »
Just checked around
Seems $1250 give or take for a 20 footer
I like that...Gotta admit, I never thought about that
I think I like the idea. Inexpensive, and most importantly, FAST!
20505
« on: October 02, 2016, 11:08:31 PM »
Couple thoughts, instead of tar paper & roofing material on outside of walls why not a tar solution like they used on old wooden boats? Second thought, shipping container $2500 or less anywhere in the country, take trailer and pickup then unload with sarge. Also look at military surplus auctions near Dayton, they used to sell smaller ones like half length......
You know, Shawn...That just might be worth a look. Not supposed to bury them but I could reinforce the walls But not much height for mo-biggerer water tanks But I think I will look into it, thanks!
20506
« on: October 02, 2016, 10:54:59 PM »
Men need tractors
Although I own them and have since the 1980's, don't get a Deere
Kioti, or Kubotas in and around the 50 HP range should do ya just fine.
I thing the hydro transmissions doubles their efficiency, I love that about mine!
20507
« on: October 02, 2016, 10:51:45 PM »
I am in short supply of tires that will bolt up. I am due for new rubber, the Bfg have some drastic weather cracking too 
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Everyone raves about those BFG AT's But check it out, they come new with less than 1/2" of tread. That is kind of short if you expect to get through sticky mud, and it makes me wonder if they just want you to come back and visit a bit sooner?
20508
« on: October 02, 2016, 10:48:30 PM »
Yours is the older common 2 piece style and yes you are correct on those motors. Mine is the newer mo better (supposedly) 1 piece rear main. You have to pull motor or trans/t-case and the trans/t-case is a 7 hour (by the book job) so a shop knowing what they are doing should be able to do it in 5 or less with equipment and make money on 7 hours of labor. If I still had my old shop lift and equipment (local friends to help) I would have it done already..........
Well that sucks. :-[
Honestly, to you and TRN who sent their condolences I hope the new $400 clutch and pressure plate doesn't have oil all over it and it's just an easy seal fix. While I was doing the half hour break in I never pushed in the clutch. We'll see I guess.....
Brake cleaner is your friend Should clear out any oil residue
20509
« on: October 02, 2016, 10:44:55 PM »
Which leads me to another question
I came to the block wall conclusion before knowing the price.
I had actually conceived another much cheaper building technique.
Hang with me for a moment here, I'm going to stretch your building code limited imagination for a moment.
Down here you find locust and Cedar logs in the ground everywhere. They last about 80% of a good forever. Point numba 2: I was trying to keep the project as inexpensive as possible, with re-purposing things, and using old technologies
Point three: I have lotza pesky cedar trees.
I was thinking of standing up a row of cedar tree trunks which I would chain saw cut into more or less, flatter surfaces to create my box structure. I would wrap it with felt paper, add in drainage tile covered with gravel, then place sheets of that roofing panel all weather wave-form stuff onto the outside. Then back fill with dirt, and using a chain saw, cut the roof pitch into each side and mail on a standard 2 X 6 roof rafter, OSB sheeted, steel panel covering to complete the structure.
It would not look great on the inside, but, by golly, it should remain viable for decades, which is all I really need anyway.
So, anyone onboard with this goof-ball plan, or should I lay off the street pharmaceuticals?
20510
« on: October 02, 2016, 10:35:53 PM »
Looking really different Don! Cannot imagine where the extra plastic jugs are coming from!?! Hope you beat Mr. Freeze, cause replacing busted RV Hose/Fittings stinks!
I don't think I will beat Mr. Winter, but I might be able to catch up if I get some good work days.
So who knows how to calculate what size block wall needs how many blocks?
Said block is X so LxW equals feet or inches etc, said wall LxW equals feet or inches, divide smaller number into larger one. Am I missing something?
Assuming you are using concrete block & mortar, a simple way to "cheat" for those of us non masons is to cut a bunch of small 1" lengths of rebar the diameter of the mortar joint you need. So when you're stacking & setting wall you just lay them in between rows. This way if your mortar is a little wet the wall won't sag on you. Not saying the pilot isn't a skilled block layer but it's a very easy way to set a wall level....
Good one Shawn! I found a good calculator and I am shocked at the task I am looking at The structure I envision will be 14 feet wide and 16 feet deep and have 8 foot walls. The front will have what amounts to a 8 foot double door. The math is saying I need 488 16X8 blocks!!!!!! Yea, that's like 500!!!! Then 15 bags of mortar mix, 1.7 tons of sand and another 6 yards of concrete to pour the footers and fill the blocks solid. I am estimating around $1650 to put up that wall!!! Whoa, big cost and 500 blocks!!! You should see my fingers now. No skin on two of them. I keep getting red stuff all over my sunday go to meetin' clothes, the truck, wife's dress, bible, food, toothbrush, dog, you name it. What am I going to look like after 500 blocks And, talking to Josh, the guy who is trucking in gravel starting tomorrow, I will be spending $450 a load for 26 tons of the stuff and I need several loads. There goes several thousand buckeroos!
20511
« on: October 02, 2016, 07:33:49 PM »
Looking really different Don! Cannot imagine where the extra plastic jugs are coming from!?! Hope you beat Mr. Freeze, cause replacing busted RV Hose/Fittings stinks!
I don't think I will beat Mr. Winter, but I might be able to catch up if I get some good work days. So who knows how to calculate what size block wall needs how many blocks?
20512
« on: October 01, 2016, 11:12:37 PM »
The sled dog helped with the general layout and kept things safe by checking the stability of the soil around the excavation.
20513
« on: October 01, 2016, 11:09:34 PM »
A better perspective:
20514
« on: October 01, 2016, 11:07:14 PM »
That Loader is worth its weight in chocolate chip cookies (Something I value above gold!)
It moves a lot of dirt fairly quickly and hardly utters a complaint. Gotta love the old school technology.
Using it's weight to track in the loose dirt makes it instantly compact. I noticed that even though it had rained several times, I had zero erosion!
From lumpy piles of rock and dirt to this in just minutes!
20515
« on: October 01, 2016, 11:02:04 PM »
Next, I fired up the Sarge again and went after the shelf I am excavating. This time I dug out the keyhole area where I will very soon erect a building and put a water tank inside and a roof overhead with some solar panels on it.
Hard to make it out, but that keyhole is 12 feet into the hillside and about 16 feet wide. It is about six feet deep at the high opint, but I'll build an eight foot wall and pack in the dirt nearly that high to get that good earthy insulation!
20516
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:56:45 PM »
The area all around that well is cleaning up nicely!
So are the adjacent fields...
The gold fish pond is definitely needing some attention! But ever since Sarge punched through into that gooey stuff it has held water!
20517
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:53:28 PM »
I am now leaving the hardwoods, except for those locust, and pushing down the cedars and scrubby stuff. I am turning the cedars into long posts and the better scrubby stuff into firewood. It's free for the taking, come on over and grab some!
I visited the well again for some more cleaning and something weird happened. Another layer of floating plastic appeared. I had that thing clean of the floaty stuff, and I found old, gray and time-blackened plastic floating! Like it got boyant or something!
So I fished all that out of there until it was clear once again.
So far, no sign of Jimmy Hoffa!
20518
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:48:36 PM »
In the spirit of killin' perfectly healthy trees every time I get down there, I fired up the Sarge and knocked some more of free standing Kentucky around
20519
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:44:03 PM »
Then I wired in a 30 amp camper style plug to:
1. Power a camper
2. Allow me to plug in a generator and back feed the panel and power the building until I get the thing hooked up to the grid power
20520
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:38:18 PM »
I purchased the grounding bus bar and mounted it in the breaker box, which allowed me to complete the wiring I had hanging loose
20521
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:32:02 PM »
Oh, yes, got it, I was on the farm thing
I like to make improvements every time I'm down there so that with each visit it just gets better. I started with neatening this area and securely storing the extension cord and air hose.
20522
« on: October 01, 2016, 10:27:24 PM »
I'm back
We won 30-Zip!
A shutout and the pre ranger continued wreaking havoc on the poor little girlscouts up in Cincinnati!
So, where was I?
20523
« on: October 01, 2016, 05:52:37 PM »
Oops, outta time
Pre Ranger has a Game in a little bit, can't miss that, gotta go
Be back soon!
20524
« on: October 01, 2016, 05:51:13 PM »
Two more days down there and a bunch more accomplished
I have a problem coming up right around the corner, and that problem is cold weather.
I've been able to roll in there, work a long day, then clean up, cook a meal, and get a good night's sleep with the camper. Now I've had that camper's use because I haven't had to winterize it every time I turn around. But now if I don't, I'll lose it to broken water pipes.
So I'll have to keep it somewhat heated this winter to make it useful.
So my plan is multi-fold.
First I have to move it to it's permanent spot, the area I excavated with Sarge. Next I'll have to run some power to it and a propane source which needs to be much bigger than just two 20 lb bottles.
To do all this, I'll need to:
1. Electrify the shed
2. Run a line underground to the camper
3. Gravel in the camper location
4. Bury the water and electric feed lines to the camper, and a waste line
5. Establish some permanent water source that won't freeze
and
6. Who knows what else!
I have a plan
Excavate the "Shelf"
Excavate an area to place a water tank below grade
Gravel in the whole area
Drag the trailer over
Building a room, below grade which will house a large water tank, a water pump, some electrical stuff, a generator, and have a set of solar panels on the roof.
Some of that is already done
Before we get to that, here is a nifty busting axe I picked up
20525
« on: September 30, 2016, 08:59:31 AM »
Two things:
I run a Church Security "Activity," I'd be interested in one of those. Thing is, I use positive retention Kydex designs because if I get into a wrestling match with some over enthusiastic drunk (Yes they show up at church sometimes!) I need the gun to stay holstered
That being said, I need really good concealment. I wear T-shirt and an unbuttoned short sleeve shirt in the summer to conceal, and the winter a sports jacket (Because I'm a "pretty" man) ;-)
Secondly, Keith on this forum has his laser engraving business. One of those with some cool logo laser engraved on it would maybe be the ticket!
20526
« on: September 30, 2016, 08:49:51 AM »
That was a while ago!
I take it you mean the inside fender and engine bay mods to make it all work
THat was fun
I am itchin' to get back on it, but I have a bigger itch down at the farm at the moment
20527
« on: September 29, 2016, 08:49:05 PM »
Probably not Red Neck
If you are keeping the same gears, and don't remove the pinion, I can't see why you would do anything other than check it with the yellow stuff and set back lash (Which can be a chore) But it is relatively easy, and I think you could do the swap in a single day
20528
« on: September 29, 2016, 08:42:49 PM »
Packed up for another sojourn down to God's Country
Speaking of structures, I've been reading about Buckminister Fuller's designs
How about a frequency 3, 12' radius, 5/8 to start out with...
A standard building is about 100% in compression
His stuff is 90% Tension and 10% Compression
About as earthquake proof as is possible and can stand up to tornadic wind loads. Considering my place was hit once by a twister and a near miss just last month, I started looking for something that would survive...
20529
« on: September 29, 2016, 08:36:10 PM »
I think Don must be paying you way too much for working on this site. That looks great and will look even nicer when the wind and rain hit.
He recently quadrupled my salary! 4 x 0 =..... oh well i like hanging out with you guys anyway! ;D
YES, i will be happy to get the trailer in out of the rain... and having it here, instead of my grampa's shop down south, will mean we can use it in the winter too since it'll be here.
And don't forget You get the Administrator bonus, another $00.00!
20530
« on: September 29, 2016, 08:33:19 PM »
I'm happy to hear you painted a few things! :-)
20531
« on: September 29, 2016, 03:08:36 PM »
I would pay close attention to what is going on with Germany's (and Europe's??) largest bank, Deutch's Bank
So if you are paying attention you already know that the bank is in trouble from a capitalization standpoint (Read: Available cash) With that said there is talk of the German government coming along side the bank and bailing it out. It is interesting to note that that is a defacto nationalization process of sorts where the country becomes the owner since they are capitalizing it with great amounts of money.
Something like this started in France in 2007, where many of their banks were heavily invested in questionable real estate and derivatives in the US. When the meltdown started in the US housing market, those French Banks were crushed. That caused the other world banks to either lose their investments in those French banks or "Catch a cold" from the failing French investment sector. That all caused a cascade effect that so very quickly wiped out literally trillions of peoples money as funds and bangs galore failed. I can personally testify to that, having lost around $300K in 2008 alone!
Well, it's happening all over again. The German bank which is essentially propping up weaker European banks does not have sufficient cash on hand to cover a financial "Nuclear event." Meaning that should people make a run on that bank, it currently does not have the cash to cover everyone. SHould people get nervous, that bank, the biggest in Europe, will fail!
Now, this time around we Americans are not as much in debt as we were in 2007, and our banks are much healthier than we were in 07. But, this concept of catching cold from a failing bank will spread here as well with really, unknown effect. And what of a Europe that suddenly, in a matter of a few days finds itself in economic collapse or enroute to a huge reset, well will that Europe be all giddy and happily be buying US Products? Don't think so.
The massive money that propped up the US system, (remember QE1, QE2, QE3?) is no longer available. The bottom line is that this German thing could actually cause the straw to break the camel's back. If you have lots of money in the bank, in mutual funds and stocks and the like, you are taking a risk.
I say, this is the time to take firm control of what you have and get out of the market completely. Look, almost 20 Mutual fund companies pulled out of Deutch's bank just today. Twenty out of two hundred some odd similar companies. Not a big number, but the start of a trend?
If you don't know how to get your money out of your 401K's and IRA's, email me and I'll point you to the company I used to create my own 401K trust where I used the money I had in useless stocks to buy a lot of gold and silver. Oh, and by the way, if money starts to collapse, there is no real bottom, and as fast as the cash crashes, the gold will skyrocket
Just saying, is it prudent to have any money in the market at all in these days?
20532
« on: September 28, 2016, 08:15:06 AM »
I was taking note of that 63,000mph number
We accelerate things to what, 18,000 mph for orbit and 25,000 mph to escape orbit???
63K is a much higher number...So I was wondering how exactly we did that without having to build a rocket a thousand feet tall and half a mile in diameter just to carry all the fuel.
I think in 2008 the earth passed within 34,000,000 miles of Mars, but that won't happen again for a long time. Typically the distances are much greater, meaning more time. I always thought travel time was around 9 months give or take for one way to the red planet...
20533
« on: September 27, 2016, 03:54:57 PM »
yeah, standing in one spot and poking holes in paper really prepares one for an actual conflict
I was listening to a cop at the range teaching pistol shooting.
Man, I couldn't keep up with all the stuff he said that was wrong
I was thinking if folks followed his advice in a shoot, they'd get shot four times before they even realized it.
I told him later in private, but he was stuck on his "Technique"
I told him that told me all I needed to know
That in a fight I'd be on my own!
he'll probably follow you now and try to stop you every chance he gets just to harass you, because you told him that he was wrong.......
He's my neighbor!
20534
« on: September 27, 2016, 03:54:16 PM »
https://youtu.be/0qo78R_yYFA
time to build more rockets!
More? Well, what happened to the other ones you guys built? Lose em' somewhere?
20535
« on: September 27, 2016, 03:53:11 PM »
I'd put it back in
and make a rule
When it gets down under 10F
Plug in the engine heater or put it on a timer to turn on, say an hour before I planned to use it
That will do the moving parts a lot of good in the long run with having easy flowing partially warmed oil lubing the cold metal on metal start the motor might see on really cold soaked days
20536
« on: September 27, 2016, 09:22:40 AM »
Shawn,
After 30 min with some hot soapy water from a pressure washer and that engine bay is going to look almost as good as new!
20537
« on: September 27, 2016, 09:19:42 AM »
Pulled, will update in next day or so. Have quite a few pics, the upper two bellhousing bolts put up a good fight.
https://imgur.com/a/aazNw
Ken, thanks for the tip on the fuel line. It came right apart.....
You two girls finally gettin' along? :-)
20538
« on: September 27, 2016, 09:18:45 AM »
Well I guess we do have wild hogs in Nebraska. Actually a neighbor had 2 sows escape this spring. Found one never seen the other until recently. That's our field on the right. Harvest should interesting. Them little pigs will be wild. Momma will be protective. Sombody is going to have fun catching them. 
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When they escape and live in someone's cornfield, they still taste the same, right? ;-)
20539
« on: September 27, 2016, 09:16:57 AM »
yeah, standing in one spot and poking holes in paper really prepares one for an actual conflict
I was listening to a cop at the range teaching pistol shooting. Man, I couldn't keep up with all the stuff he said that was wrong I was thinking if folks followed his advice in a shoot, they'd get shot four times before they even realized it. I told him later in private, but he was stuck on his "Technique" I told him that told me all I needed to know That in a fight I'd be on my own!
20540
« on: September 27, 2016, 09:13:54 AM »
Don that wisdom is so lost on people today. "Well it's just (fill in the blank)...." Like boiling a frog.
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So true Just this morning I was looking at my daughter's facebook...at the responses to some postings Total grammer and spelling mess People have become so stupid that they don't even know it They may have good soul, but come on, it takes some working knowledge to operate in a complex system Or you just get managed by the system These kids just seem dumb! Good news, is, I guess, is someday we get to leave this world and go on to be with the one who is only truth.
20541
« on: September 26, 2016, 05:13:38 PM »
I don't see how some (ok, a lot) of people can allow her to be the chosen one for the dems.
It is a direct correlation to the mean intelligence of the American citizen
20542
« on: September 26, 2016, 11:53:14 AM »
Wow, anything either side of 1940 by 10 years is old...right Don...?
I wouldn't exactly know...;-)
20543
« on: September 26, 2016, 11:23:20 AM »
Incremental loss of freedoms
This a real life example of how to eat an elephant (Enslave a nation) with just a bite at a time...over time...
20544
« on: September 26, 2016, 09:04:11 AM »
Sorry Don, I couldn't even start watching once it opened.
I was fascinated by all the lies...But then I just kept seeing lies and it disgusted me that honorable men and women had to serve that witch...I shut it off! Funny, but no honest American (Well "thinking" honest american can stand her!
20545
« on: September 26, 2016, 08:58:31 AM »
Good start!
Brace up swing away box. That piece of angle is not enough. That will warp over time
I'd extend bracing out in all directions and cap it up, again for strength.
20546
« on: September 26, 2016, 08:53:42 AM »
So sitting here contemplating a couple things. The stock motor has 80k under its belt. When I purchased it as the second owner the car fax was provided. It had a clean bill of health, as such what is the consensus for replacing things like the cam position sensor & water pump? I like to wear things out myself & if it's not broke don't fix it. I've also been on trail rides with guys who say swapped out a fuel pump just because & made that particular trip not so much fun when the unproven part gave up the ghost. So do I keep using what I have or buy new parts?
I'd say that if you can get a quality American built part or something made eslewhere that you know meets US quality, then replace it. If your only choice is Autozone, then maybe just cleaning the old poece up and bolting it up would be fine, as long as it passes muster I'd go for a new belt tensioner/idler pulley anyway, and all new hoses. 08-16...8 to 9 years, ya, replace the hoses. Oh, and I wouldn't try to salvage that antifreeze with the kitty litter all over the floor, your shirt and momma's sofa... ;-)
20547
« on: September 25, 2016, 09:44:50 PM »
I carried my G30 as a CCW for about a year, maybe more
It wasn't all that concealable in my view considering I am a big guy as well
I found the G23 and G19 as better choices.
What becomes problematic is carrying the spare magazine.
On my security team, I have the guys carry a spare mag. Now my G19 carries 19 rounds with 1 mag. A G17 mag with a +2 floor plate
The G30 with a G21 mag which would still have what 14 or 15 rounds would look like you had an UZI under your short
The G19 with the extra mag has me in the game with 38 rounds which just might buy us enough time for the Calvary to arrive if we get into a situation where the assaulter s decide not to leave.
With all the great arguments about the 45 cannon ball, more ammo is almost certainly going to win the day
Just my opinion...
20548
« on: September 25, 2016, 06:38:32 PM »
Good question.
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I mean, thinking about what he did to the Jewish people from whom he came, I would have thought some Nazi hunter would have bagged that POC by now
20549
« on: September 25, 2016, 06:36:21 PM »
That is really nice!
20550
« on: September 24, 2016, 07:59:42 PM »
Color on those rocker arms just wrecks it for me
Other than that it's an outstanding motor
So, you decided to run the clear Lexan valve covers? ;)
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