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  1. Biker1mike

    What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep

    Please see a doctor.
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    Fuel usage calculations vs. hourmeter type.

    My tractor has a three digit hour meter. MAX 999 hours. It is 36 years old. Actual hours means nothing as it would be a guess at best. General appearance and maint. log mean more than hours.
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    Ain't no cloud

    What happened. 2 fires in same area. Home owner burning cardboard outside and it got away from him. Disposal of cardboard is free and we have a burn ban. I hope he is fined for being stupid. He did loose his garage. Second was a logging company the threw a spark (?) . About 17 acres burned...
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    Fuel prices

    There has been 10 recessions in the US during my lifetime. An economic reality that many people refuse to educate their children about. Then it comes as a big surprise. The fuel prices will bankrupt some small companies that failed to build a capital reserve. Companies with reserves will...
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    By the nature of design a fifth wheel is far more robust. They do have a secondary safety so the hitch will not open by itself.
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    Ain't no cloud

    This area is a mix of heavy trees, family farms, and single family homes. A couple of grass fires a year is not uncommon. Today the high wind must have pushed a small fire into a larger fire. Nothing like fires out west. We have lots of roads that act as fire breaks. I see some of the mutual...
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    Ain't no cloud

    Looks like a white cloud between the trees. Local volleys with an active brush / trees fire. Way to close for us. Wife and I are watching from the back window and deck . Years ago I would have been in the thick of it with an Indian pack, shovel and or broom. Now I just hope the locals get...
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    "I don't read and I'm proud of it"

    I have always loved to read. One of the few 'jocks' that actually read the homework and the Hobbit. I have had a Kindle for years. It let me read in a clean room environment while waiting on tools. Love fiction and history but will read just about anything. When I heard all the commotion over...
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    For the same reason seatbelt laws differ and motorcycle helmet laws differ. Unless there is a federal mandate the states can do as they please.
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    Yeah, I know. I lowered the trailer until it was apparent where the unit was heading. There is no real way to test without a camera on the tailgate and taking the camper onto the highway and hitting a really big pot hole and having it come off the ball. I agree that at low speed something is...
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    I just took pictures of crossed and not crossed. Of course vehicles not moving or dropped hard. The proof is.... wait for it...... I have far too much free time on my hands. image one is NOT crossed
  12. Biker1mike

    Tractor Joy ride

    Anybody with a brush hog or finishing deck hanging off the rear PTO knows how far they can swing on a tight turn. I do not joy ride but I love to play when mowing. See how close I can get the deck to a tree after going around it. Or nail just one brake for a quick turn. This is done out of...
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    Since 2019 I no longer get paid to do math or physics. I'll leave with this. Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and CHAINS Excite me
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    I made an assumption based on the vid. Blow it up and take a look at the chain.
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    In NY this is a very easy choice. The law says the chains must be crossed. I do not have aa WD hitch so I do not care about that.
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    TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS

    She says the chains broke. The trailer hitch was 'worn' out. Total lack of maintenance. 100 % operator error.
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    Minerals for Deer

    If there is a salt lick in my back field it means the father-in-law plans on hunting from the deck this fall.
  18. Biker1mike

    PTO extender

    Thank you ! The shaft from the mower deck should have plenty of play left. When I take it out of winter storage I will remeasure the lengths and cut if needed before I grease them.
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    PTO extender

    Wolfman, Can you expand on your comment ? The extender adds about three inches to the shaft. This dealer has been selling Kubota for as long as I can remember. I gave him the tractor model and transmission type and asked specifically if this would work. I have not engaged the pto yet. What...