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  1. Biker1mike

    You know you're in a small town when....

    Another big firm buying little firms and you get screwed. A little known medivac helicopter company has purchased many of the smaller companies. During an emergency you do not think twice about transport by helicopter to a hospital. For the rural population this is a real life saver. Now the...
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    TGIF

    It's Friday ?
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    WTF FedEx

    LMAO. Got a fedex today. Driver had to scan my drivers license as ID and required a signature to release the package. 25 mini bottles of bourbon and scotch set up as an advent calendar. A couple hundred dollars of alcohol are more secure than a couple of thousand dollars of equipment. Go...
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    Leave engine running?

    I keep it simple. Short stop I let it idle. More than a few minutes I shut it off. Lubrication. I pull the dip stick. If the black stuff is at the mark I assume lubrication will be as it should be,
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    WTF FedEx

    It's okay. Somedays people hate you too. It all goes around . Sorry, could not resist. I was once told that there is no such thing as over night to my location.
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    Goodbye

    Best of luck on what ever path you take !
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    Daily Chuckle

    Had a tool that used photographic plates. A kid working the receiving dock wanted to make sure that the company was getting all that we ordered so he opened every single box and counted the plates. It took a few days for the Kodak rep and us to figure it out.
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    Optimum Rpm.

    I run the rpm at the PTO mark while mowing for how ever long it takes. I rarely lower throttle between forward and backing. When I plow snow I put the hand throttle to the point where the alternator light shuts off. After that , it is idle to wide open and back for each short pass. Not much...
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    Trailer tongue locks

    Nice to be lower middle class. None of my trailers have ever been worth stealing. I did have a cheap lock on the camper until I forgot the key. Took longer to run the extension cord than to cut the lock off.
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    Fiddle farting around on the farm.

    This time of year those would be snowfall numbers for me. I aint't ready for winter.
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    Your favorite song

    Damn, sounds a lot like my playlist. Just throw in a little more 60's and some country, ( wife's influence)
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    Your favorite song

    So many tunes mark important parts of my life. Hard to call just one. Stairway to Heaven was first dance as a couple at our wedding. It still stops me dead in my tracks. And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and...
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    Your favorite song

    Pretty much how I vowed my unending love ! Kept that vow.
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    Show us your Shop and Equipment

    Machinery shed getting new doors. Old double bi-folds being replaced with two sliders. Contracted out so it will be done right. Will be rough cut hemlock. There was not one part of this door that was still square. Funny feeling that the footers were less than code.
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    Share the Moment

    Yikes ! Hits way to close to home. I try to stay positive. 2023 just plain ole sucks at Bikermike's. Gonna make the best and look forward. Lost the love of my life, put down the dog and she was my life line. Truck got clipped by a yahoo cutting a corner while not paying attention and the...
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    PTO engagement levers and large butts.

    I feel your pain. My PTO is far from the seat BUT, the 3pt is right at hip level. Several times I have heard the hydraulics screaming for no reason and then realize that my big butt is forcing the lever to the stops.
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    Just a Test

    Worked for me. But, damn, that is a long link address !
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    INSURANCE Rates for Farm & Ranch? Combined with Auto?

    New York Sate. Removed the road rat car and added a 2020 Kia Forte. Seventeen year assigned to the Forte. Pickup, Forte, and family car have full collision coverage. Policy went from 2500 to 5300 with the new car. The teenage driver killed me.
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    Oil filter wrench

    I use a cheap version of this with three fingers. I am yet to find a filter that it does not work on. On a really stuck filter it will clamp down and crush the filter before it slips.
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    A lot of dying going to happen

    I am well aware of the call. Do you remember this symbol ? They are still around. There are no innocent parties in the middle east. This war is not going to end well.