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  1. ken erickson

    Found this on BoobTube………...

    AI narrated and I would say the "script" is at the very least AI "enhanced" . I agree cool from the standpoint of the vintage photos! My dad was a journeyman tool and die maker , having served his apprenticeship with Allis Chalmers tractor division located in West Allis Wi, employed early...
  2. ken erickson

    Electric Vehicles. Can anyone make this make sense?

    The link title I posted is misleading. When you read the article 43 million tons of turbine blade waste is the expected TOTAL by 2050. Not 43 million tons per year. I , nor the article stated that is the USA production of waste blades by 2025. Article states world wide. The link title...
  3. ken erickson

    Electric Vehicles. Can anyone make this make sense?

    All is good with wind energy! lol. At least when millions of tons of used turbine blades get buried there is not a leaching problem.😖 At this point in time no scalable use or recycle technology to deal with them other than digging a big hole and burying them. Forward thinking , yeah...
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    Electric Vehicles. Can anyone make this make sense?

    And on top of that consider what the large data center's demand for electricity and water is and will be. I have a close friend that him and 10 or 12 other landowners are going thru pure hell with plans for a large data center proposed with a electric grid that is already running close to or at...
  5. ken erickson

    L2502 vs L3302 vs ? HP or Skill Issues?

    I will use WOT or 540 pto rpm’s at times when pulling my box blade for driveway and dirt work. Most loader and grapple work I set the tach about 2000 rpm’s. I do not believe running this engine at those RPM’s is over working it. The same core D1703 engine sold in less emission restricted...
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    L2502 vs L3302 vs ? HP or Skill Issues?

    I have the L2501 HST which is for practical purposes the same as the L2502 you rented. I do much of the same work you plan on doing or have done with the rented L2502. My land is hilly but hard to say how hilly in comparison to yours. I took a chance on a used Landpride light duty rotary...
  7. ken erickson

    I just don't like the fake stuff!

    And a Hi-lift jack! :). The real deal and not a cheap knock off.
  8. ken erickson

    I just don't like the fake stuff!

    I had one of those, at the time, expensive front mounted winches. I can not count the number of times I extracted a fellow four wheeler from HIS stuck position. Also many times, at least in Wisconsin there was small swampy bogs that needed a winch to cross and continue on my intended route...
  9. ken erickson

    Grapple University

    I have that exact grapple on my L2501 . I know a bit larger than your B. It is on my tractor 90% of the time. Using it for brush, live and dead pine trees, some larger oak logs (15 inch) large oak rounds (20 to 22 inch) and for the most part have been happy with the performance. A learning...
  10. ken erickson

    Do you have to “zero” a new micrometer?

    Dan, If thats a major senior moment for you, me being 69, I am in TROUBLE! LOL.
  11. ken erickson

    Do you have to “zero” a new micrometer?

    Just a small correction, A standard imperial micrometer's screw is 40 TPI.
  12. ken erickson

    Wish I had another inch or so ;)

    My first thought also, but every time you can fire up a machine tool and make chips you are learning , which is always a good thing! Plus a over built , over finished item that was conceived and carried out by the builder is , as they say, priceless.
  13. ken erickson

    Name The .22 Rifle

    A 22 rf Colt Diamondback was one of those guns on my want list but never happened. Couple of really nice Woodsman's and Hi-Standards but no quality wheel gun.
  14. ken erickson

    Unbelievable Depreciation on Some Vehicles

    Exactly! I knew at the time I had something special but try and convince my dad who was very conservative with his money and ideas! lol. I sold it in summer of 1978 when I had my spinal cord injury . Dang 4 speed manual and the entrance height! lol. It went thru a copy of paint schemes, the...
  15. ken erickson

    Unbelievable Depreciation on Some Vehicles

    In 1975 I purchase a 1972 Ford F250 highboy used with 50k miles and a snowplow. Just turned 18 and my first real Loan at the bank. My dad had a friend that owned a Standard station and insisted I have him inspect the truck and put it on the lift. My dad was not in favor me buying that truck...
  16. ken erickson

    What's cookin' boys?

    Just a simple protein breakfast this morning. 3 farm fresh egg cheddar cheese omelet and venison tenderloin. Washed down with a cup of fresh hot coffee.
  17. ken erickson

    Name The .22 Rifle

    I do not think it was your imagination !
  18. ken erickson

    Name The .22 Rifle

    There are several models that come to mind that fit your description. Really need more information and if the case was a factory case or an aftermarket or home built case. Of course Marlin model 39's and predecessors could be one of those rifles. Possibility that it could be a Stevens...
  19. ken erickson

    Daily Chuckle

    When I had my indoor range business one of my neighbors had an adjoining salvage yard with a chain link fence completely enclosing the area with the salvage vehicles. One night, well after closing time, a parts thief jumped the fence and was promptly bit by the resident junk yard dog. He took...
  20. ken erickson

    Looking for small rotary cutter.

    I have a B7100 and purchased the King Kutter standard 4 foot cutter and it did work, but barely. I say barely because it is my understanding that while both your tractor and my B7100 have a class 1 three point hitch they are what has been described to me by the King Kutter customer service as a...