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17451
« on: July 17, 2017, 08:15:03 AM »
I am just here to see this truck get stuck in the new pond Don dug out
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Ooooh...That's wrong
17452
« on: July 16, 2017, 08:06:46 PM »
Here and gone...
That was quick
17453
« on: July 16, 2017, 08:04:47 PM »
Those look better than Hillary and are probably smarter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Bet those will be nice when its muddy.
Door looks good as do the tanks. Do you want those out in the open like that or are the near power?
Yes, Yes, Thanks, Yes, Yes
17454
« on: July 16, 2017, 07:27:08 PM »
Sobering!
Our Children will have to deal with this because our generation is slow to recognize the real threat to our way of life
Progressives have enabled this.
Read through page for page
17455
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:44:23 PM »
Those look rougher than hillary in the morning, but they sure do "walk" well!
17456
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:43:35 PM »
With time running out, I located and stacked the last few rocks to complete the rough-scape steps. I will pour gravel around those so that they are "sticking out" of the hill side
17457
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:41:21 PM »
And this darned guard keeps falling off and getting run over and bent
17458
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:40:30 PM »
The lumber yard closed and I was unable to get any quickcrete so the setting of the poles and bolting on of the gate will have to wait until the next time
CARREP:
THe 2720 was used to mow along side of the "Road."
It did not fare well
There is supposed to be a section of linkage here, but it got all buggered up
17459
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:37:35 PM »
Next up, I punched some holes into the ground for the posts which will accomodate the new and wider gate. I'll be going from a 12 footer to a 16.
17460
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:35:36 PM »
As per usual, I added some more tools, a hand saw and longer level
17461
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:34:48 PM »
Still need to spray this mess...That is the well!
17462
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:34:01 PM »
Even got my brother in law to paint the shed door!
That's dog-paw resistant epoxy. The canines of mine like to jump around scratching doors in an attempt to open them. THis should allow for that and keep the door looking fresh
17463
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:31:19 PM »
We continue to whittle away at the place, constantly improving everything we can
17464
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:29:57 PM »
The barn continues to fall in on itself
But I have no time to dismantle it right now
17465
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:28:57 PM »
It seems to continually add water
Funny, because I did not see a single trickle during the excavation...?
17466
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:27:41 PM »
Those tanks sure have come a long way from the sorry mess I found a week ago!
The pond has been used by a variety of critters, domesticated and wild
17467
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:26:05 PM »
And here with two coats on the sides and three coats on the top
17468
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:24:58 PM »
And then started the first of 2-3 coats of Valspar acrylic latex, "Fairway-green" which I like and is close to the trim on the buildings
This series depicts the first coat minus the tops
17469
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:22:33 PM »
With them in their approximate location, I washed them down by hand with denatured alcohol
17470
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:20:46 PM »
First thing after getting to the Hide was to cut a circular area around the well to search out a good site for the tanks
When I located it, I parked the trailer as close as I could then pushed and shoved until the tanks were off the trailer and standing up
17471
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:18:27 PM »
Chief, all joking aside, there's not a lot of flat KY ground at your place. I assume you're excavating the site prior to placement etc, but how much do those things weigh?? did you load them yourself or leave them on the trailer during cleaning?
I have set them on firm level ground for now, but I think a load of gravel with some grading, then set them on some sand laid on top of the gravel I moved them by hand. Hard to know the weight, but really heavy is a term that fits here. by wiggling them you can get a bit of rotation which over time and sore muscles results in the clock change to get the outlet hole on the bottom to hose the junk out
17472
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:14:19 PM »
I know it must cause all kinds of turmoil for you to yield to the infamous smoke show, but you've made a good solid decision.
Get er running properly, then finish up the punch list in your spare time...like you have some...
And you're absolutely right about the ribbing you would have gotten.
It's got to be something simple IMO, but the fact of the matter is what...
Let the pros sort it, and then you might even be able to have it move under its own power.
Several people from here, and in other circles have stated that they think it is a timing issue. The pump being one tooth off, that is. Now I going to find out for sure.
17473
« on: July 14, 2017, 11:47:32 AM »
Why this happened you ask?
Leaf springs...
You see, I was wanting to install the longer...much longer silverado leaf springs on the truck but I can't.
Not because the truck doesn't run...But because I'd never hear the end of it from you knuckleheads
"I can't believe you're working on a truck that doesn't run!"
"When are you going to get it running"
"Spending more money on the truck that will not move"
"Hey, Don, find any lost and unused large metal objects in your garage lately?"
"I'm so out of here, waiting on this thing to get finished!"
"I can't live my life vicariously without my nightly feeding on SquareD posts and pics"
"Man! My addiction is real! Work on the DA_ TRUCK, will ya!"
"I never knew this level of frustration...Not since my last kid was born and the wife..."
"I never knew it was possible to hate someone just because he wasn't working on HIS truck!"
"I'm just about done with this site! It was only about that darn truck for me, and I would have lost my mind, but then there was this other component of the place...All this talk of God, yea, I guess that is OK too..."
"I have sowed my LIFE into reading about this truck...Since he stopped working on it, it has felt like I lost an old friend!"
"I think I have become depressed...No really! You go and start reading right here on part 1, see what it does to you!"
There you guys, said it all for ya!
What are friends for anyway?
OK, off to the farm for the kid in the cammo shorts!
17474
« on: July 14, 2017, 11:37:26 AM »
Tex, Shawn, other concerned boneheads You will be happy to learn SquareD has been scheduled for pickup to be taken to one of the best diesel performance shops in Northern Kentucky That will happen in two weeks (They are busy) Sorry, no photos of the phone call, so in you'all's view, this may not have happened!  
17475
« on: July 14, 2017, 11:17:11 AM »
I can see it now. There is Don on the farm squeezing in (nice HF chair BTW) and it starts to roll. Ends up in the pond with his body weight acting like a bobber in the tank.
I was not a Besvis and Butt head fan but I did see one clip of one of them rolling down a hill in a big tire....made me think of that.  
I agree getting enough pump (and proper sizing) to keep pressure strong wherever you run it. I wss thinking for fire suppression too although I'm guessing a gas powered pump from the pond would be better than using thsee tanks for that. You can buy used fire hose cheap as departments replace them all the time used or not.
That's true...about the fire hose. I serve on the board of the local fire district. The firemen replace hose all the time. I am constantly voting to allocate funds to either test it or replace it.
17476
« on: July 14, 2017, 11:14:08 AM »
They certainly cleaned up pretty good.
You maybe could try a portable sprayer to shoot some bleach in, but really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. And there's a good possibility it won't do anything more anyhow.
A beauty of a score none the less.
Those big fittings are definitely spendy.
May want to reduce to two inch stuff, still carry a lot of volume, but not break the bank for tying together and making a manifold of sorts.
I'm going to bring the manifold down to 2", then down to 1 1/4 to 1" for various plumbing.
Eventually I'll mount a 115VAC pressure pump and run either a 3/4" or a 1" line all the way up to the shed area.
Chief, not sure how long the run will be from your tanks to the shed, but if it's much farther than 100' I recommend 1" simply to keep pressure. I did a run of 3/4" from near the house to the coop, 110' or so feet, I notice the difference. Then I added another 200 or so feet to the garden in 3/4" with two 90* bends in it, most certainly wish I would have went 1".
I'm not a hydrologist nor did I stay anywhere last night that might have made me smarter, so this could just be a placebo effect my brain is making up....
Copy T That's all I needed to hear. Was thinking I should go for the 1". Distance is around 800 feet.
17477
« on: July 14, 2017, 11:12:40 AM »
I think cut the top off of one and use it as a hot tub!
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17478
« on: July 14, 2017, 12:17:01 AM »
They certainly cleaned up pretty good.
You maybe could try a portable sprayer to shoot some bleach in, but really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. And there's a good possibility it won't do anything more anyhow.
A beauty of a score none the less.
Those big fittings are definitely spendy.
May want to reduce to two inch stuff, still carry a lot of volume, but not break the bank for tying together and making a manifold of sorts.
I'm going to bring the manifold down to 2", then down to 1 1/4 to 1" for various plumbing. Eventually I'll mount a 115VAC pressure pump and run either a 3/4" or a 1" line all the way up to the shed area.
17479
« on: July 13, 2017, 10:04:55 PM »
All tied down and ready for transport!
17480
« on: July 13, 2017, 10:03:57 PM »
The fittings "fit" quite nicely
17481
« on: July 13, 2017, 10:03:10 PM »
It has a bunch of holes to use for various things. I will likely cap off most of them.
I think I'll have the well pump water into one tank, and have a manifold connecting the other tank. I will pull water from tank number two, and monitor tank one for cleanliness.
I want to set up a heavy equipment wash station, so I'll probably use one of the fittings to provide a bigger diameter line to the pressure washer
17482
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:59:42 PM »
This is about good as it gets
17483
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:58:24 PM »
The tanks got one more pressure washing, and at this point, no more stain is coming off, so I declare it done for now
I positioned a chair and a short piece of plywood to allow me to scoot inside more easily. Ease being a relative term...relative to, let's say taking a beating during one of my security training classes.
17484
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:55:24 PM »
I pulled the lid seats to get a wee bit more room to squeeze inside the tanks, which afforded me the opportunity to clean all that up nicely and to put some washers behind the screw heads. Some screws had already pulled through the flange, but now everything is back up to spec
17485
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:47:33 PM »
Pics or it didn't happen!
Oh it happened, and again today!
Can't haul a camera in there, spray would kill my new Canon quick.
Get one of the prerangers to snap one from the outside while your headed in! As I'm sure they'd get a kick out of watching you squirm through the hole to get inside and scrub!
I would have but they are both away with their mom on vacation Yea, I stayed home... Needed to get a lot of stuff done on the farm and for some other reasons, so no one is here to hold the camera But since we are on the subject, when I get them placed at the farm, I will need to reinstall the fittings. That can only be done from the inside. So, other than laying them on their sides to get in, and that just may be the easiest thing to do, I am wondering just how I will crawl in from the top??? I'm thinking this is a job for a pre-ranger. Get a "Hey-You" volunteer and send them in there. All they would need to do is to hold the fitting while I tighten the nut from the outside... Yep, sounding like a pre-ranger sort of task, more and more
17486
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:35:40 PM »
Pics or it didn't happen!
Oh it happened, and again today! Can't haul a camera in there, spray would kill my new Canon quick.
17487
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:34:13 PM »
Curious Don. With all you have invested in that place why don't you have a well drilled?
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I simply don't need one. I have a perfectly functioning 150 year old well, and soon I will collect rain water. A well would be the department of redundancy department In addition to those, I have two ponds now, the one I am currently working on, and the other which will get the full treatment in the not too distant future. Push come to shove, they are water sources as well.
17488
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:43:31 AM »
^^^He would like us to believe that he climbed in there!
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I really did! Now, I have to say, it was a bit claustrophobic going through an opening a bit smaller than me, but after dislocating a couple of shoulders, I fit just fine! ;-)
17489
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:42:13 AM »
Wow, nice score!
How 'bout filling them and add a couple gallons of bleach just to be on the safe side?
Copy that Once they are cleaned, I'll spray some bleach/water dilute onto the inside walls and any dog that comes close by, and of course the mud-daubers...I spray them with everything! Then farm side, when I get the well pump plumbed and running, the first fill of the tanks will be with water destined to pressure wash heavy equipment, and grandkids!
17490
« on: July 13, 2017, 09:39:47 AM »
Yep, great score. Half of what you do reminds me of the "dirty jobs" show.
So did you wash them or assign a pre ranger to it?
Did it meself!
17491
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:54:46 PM »
Once installed an hooked up, these will put me at a little over 8,000 gallons of water storage.
I think a couple more 3K or 5K will do the trick. I wanted to settle in on around 20,000 gallons total capacity, but this will be a good interim capacity.
17492
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:47:37 PM »
Its not racist nor bigoted to state facts. Too bad if they illuminate one group or another, this PC crap makes us run and hide when we talk about some ugly truths about our modern US society.
Men need to wake up and speak plainly and fairly. Not accommodate someone's hurt feelings. This is evidence of the effect the progressives conditioning our minds with unreasonable sensibilities.
Facts
17493
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:40:44 PM »
Okay, I just got off the phone with a nice retired gentleman named Wayne who I have no idea what he does but said he has around 150 vehicles on his property apparently. He has a 1992 Dodge W250 12v/5 speed club cab with 2xx,xxx miles and no box, but supposedly ran and drove good last time he drove it (4 years ago...). He said just off the top of his head he was looking for $4200, which is probably a reasonable price if the cab isn't totally rotted out and it actually does run and drive good, but I'd still probably show up with $3500 cash and offer $3200 of it.
If I could pick that up in the $3500 range, I should mention that the farmer I bought this first W250 off of had some old '70s Dodge 2wd gas job with an 8' well built flat deck he said he'd sell to me for dirt cheap, but I'd have to take the whole truck. By dirt cheap, I assume he means probably something like $200, mainly because he said he would be stoked to just have the dang thing out of his yard. That flatdeck would in theory work great to replace the missing box on this one.
In the mean time, someone PLEASE freeze my bank funds so I stop buying old Dodge junk. If I keep this up, my backyard will become a 1st gen graveyard, and my dad already is annoyed with one giant heap of rust sitting back there already, I don't think he would appreciate me having more.
Its addictive Can develop into an incurrable disease Careful You are showing all the signs BTW, money, or the lack of it doesn't seem to affect this compulsion to buy old dodge/cummins stuff. Get help, quick Should be some group you can join like AA for old dodge truck owners, or something like that.
17494
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:33:19 PM »
Been hauling some corn and trying to stay cool. I got a new air conditioner compressor on the peterbuilt and it works really well.
This was yesterday. Today isn't looking much better.
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Yee-ouch! "Feels like 112F"
17495
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:31:24 PM »
Didn't know that
But
My deductions exceed any taxes I pay , meaning I always get every red cent back that I was taxed, so any more is just more of nothing...
17496
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:29:35 PM »
No more battles for your brave warrior!
Rest in eternal peace
My condolences and salute!
17497
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:21:00 PM »
I still have to wash out the inside of tank one, but other than that, I am nearly done with them and ready to tie them down and transport to the farm.
17498
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:19:35 PM »
The rust stains are permanent and cause no harm what so ever.
THe tank looks great now and ready to be taken down farmside. I'll do the approximate placement, then slap down a couple coats of green paint to make them algae proof.
I think I might just paint the south side flat black to help with heating in the winter...
I scrubbed up the bulkhead fittings as well. I was going to order new rubber gaskets, but, frankly, the originals look great still.
Those are some big fittings and cost around $100 each!
17499
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:15:28 PM »
And the nasty tank with all the sediment before and after a lot of spraying
As in two gas tank of gas in the pressure washer!
17500
« on: July 12, 2017, 10:12:55 PM »
This is the "Cleaner" tank after washing number 1.
The technique is to wash everything you can get to and try and rinse it out the 4" hole I positioned at the bottom. Then crawl inside and get close and personal.
Remember this is only one cleaning. The next set will show the really dirty tank after the inside spraying
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