Dad03

Saturday morning it sounded like a war zone around here at first light. I had one doe I let pass. Just came back from this morning hunt. Heard a few shots saw nothing but squirrels moving. Dang cold out in the wind.

I have a 32 hp Kubota with FEL for general duties on my 5 acres. Loader lifts around 1k lbs. Have a PD 10 Land Pride 3 pnt auger that works great on this tractor. Also pull a 5' bush hog and Flail mower. At 32 hp I wish it had a bit more but really doesn't need as it has never let me down. I had a older small (not much bigger than riding mower) 12 hp Kubota few years ago. Don't under estimate those small hp diesels. They are a work horse for pulling. Get as much HP at the PTO as possible if your using it for mowing and drilling.

I have a 2yr old Frigidaire up right freezer that has crapped out. Its sitting next to our 15 year old GE spare refrigerator that's still going great.   I expected better out of Frigidaire.

I just put 305/70/17 Nitto G2's on my 2011 Ram 2500 CTD.  Rides great. Not to much road noise.

I drove the roads and highways in FL for 20 yrs. Never once had rock hit/crack a windshield, Been in TN 10 years had to replace 4x and need a 5th. Most happened driving construction zones on I-65.

Sounds like a great idea. 

I bought their Badlands 12000 lb winch to haul trees onto a trailer for firewood. That sucker will pull.  I went through and resealed the electrical box and it comes off the trailer when not being used. Is holding up well. Their magnesium fire starters work pretty well for 2 bucks. Hydraulic jacks are on par with anywhere else you can buy.   On the flip side I had a heat gun that I used 3x before it started to spark like crazy while the motor winded up like a 50,000 rpms. 

I have an Earth Outdoor wood furnace. Aside from the pain in the rear it was to insulate and run the pex lines in the ground it rocks! Like a hair dryer blowing through the ducts. You got to find the sweet spot in setting the water temp or you will burn more wood than necessary.

Hate them little F'ers! I was bushogging my neighrbors field and suddenly felt something similiar to getting beanned in the head with a golf ball. Looked back and they were on me! Dont know how many stung me in the back of the head but I felt it all day. On a positive note I sat on the couch drinking beer and watched football the rest of the day. Everytime the wife walked by and gave me 'the look' I just said Yellow Jacket and she walked off.

I bought a Chard #8(i believe) that was on sale at Dunhams sports for $59.00. Used it to make about 10lbs of Sausage. Worked well for me but I have nothing to compare it too other than chuncks went in and hamburger then sausgae came out. Seemed to grind it up easily.

Out on my land. Had this guy come through but got past before I could close the deal. Heard him in the thick stuff on a ridge behind me. Keep playing with the call. He walks straight to me about 30 yrds off. I take a shot and primer cap no fire. Held him in my scope as I reached up to recock. Thankfully he was kind enough to hold still. This time she fires. Dropped him where he stood. Small 8 point.

My 2011 2500 CTD front shocks didn't make it past 25k miles. Front tires cupped bad due to this. Rotated tires and added some bilstens it rides much better but its a Dodge its going to be a bit rougher than others. I bought the Cummins engine the Dodge just came with it.

Stopped by when it first opened. To diverse for my taste. Restaurant, lodging, thought I saw an arcade or bowling alley, restaurant..... We were talking to one of the workers who said the lodging rooms were already booked out for a year. I don't get it. Nothing like sitting on the porch overlooking people shopping. It's still worth a look if you've never been.

Sorry to hear of this. Knowing nothing other than what I just read I would say the company was looking to downsize and to avoid paying severance they pulled this card.

Never done it but have read lots about it. Heard if you don't cut it correctly after the aging you may never want to eat beef again. LOL

I have a 2011 2500 with the Cummins 6.7. There have been some issues with the pre- DEF 6.7 associated with the DPF emission equipment. Good thing is you can buy tuners that allow the truck to run with that stuff off. It does make a nice difference ( so I have heard). Mine has been great but I only have about 34k miles on it. Only use it to pull the 5'er and haul materials on the weekends. It's strong truck. Not as quick off the line as the Duramax and whatever Ford is using these days but it's straight 6 vs their v8s. Will pass them all day long pulling loads up steep roads.

I'm gonna start watching ebay just Incase it shows up. Just need to figure out how I explain that purchase to the wife... Tell her the dogs getting old an we need something else to guard the house.

Most my driveway gravel is now in the swale next to it. As soon as it drys out I'll be on the tractor building it back up.

That really sucks. I have always been paranoid that some some home grown ISIS wanna be will start targeting Christians during services. I carry at church and I know there is a security ministry of folks , door greeters, who do as well. Only a coward will attack when folks are the most vulnerable.

White trash at its finest! That little kid will be in the juvenile system before long.

Take it and make a lucky deer foot key chain. I got what appears to be a turkey foot in my front field now. Every once in a while I'll see a bunch of white feathers. I do have a couple foxes living in a culvert near the driveway. As long as they stay in the front I'll leave them alone.

This reminds me a few years ago I read where an animal was hit on a busy road and the responding LEO did not want to discharge his weapon to put it down so he asked a local road crew to try and put it down. They tried to beat it over the head with no success in the middle of the busy road. I think someone shot a cell phone video of it too.

Look for a thick metal deck. Grass will trap moisture as it builds up under the deck. You don't want rust through. Also if you have any areas on a slope around fence corners or house you will need a good tire or it will get stuck from no traction if the grass is wet. These things are heavy. Its not like jumping off a riding mower and picking up the end to get out of a spot. I changed from the landscape tire to a paddle tire and the traction difference was night and day. The bigger diameter tire the better. You want filters on your hydro's. Those pumps are expensive! Other than that I say get the most HP motor you can.

My Dixie Chopper has about 1100 hours. I bought it used at 590 hours. Its been a great mower but at 1000 hours I had to replace spindle bearings, PTO clutch, and reseal a wheel motor. I did all the work not terribly complicated. Local dealers will try to bend you over for parts but online shopping isn't bad. I'd love to find the old Suburban Turbine Dixie Chopper. 72" cut, twin 20 HP motors.

Get the model number or specs of the capacitor and look it up on the Grainger website. If Lee tries to bend you over as I suspect they will on both the part and labor its easy enough to replace yourself.