We had a coleman once with a Briggs on it. We put a big car muffler on it. It didn't help. It was still terrible. It was actually bolted on the rear deck of a motor home. It vibrated the entire vehicle. I bolted it down with valve springs out of a Kenworth as a cushion. It worked great...
Update
I have almost got my shop done. I still have some more wiring to do. I am putting 4 400 watt metal halide lights. I only got on up tonight, but it is pretty bright by itself. I am wiring them up 240, so they only pull about 2 amps per light.
I still have the corner caps to put...
Side shed
When I don't have anything to do and get bored. I am going to get started on the other side shed of my barn. You can build 20'x80' shed for about $2000 bucks. That's alot of room and pretty cheap for that much room. It's not that tall either so everything goes quicker.
The peak...
Plans
I've already got plans for the cruiser once my shop is finished.
First thing is rebuilding my transmission.
My summer project is going to be four linking the rear and installing a new ox locker up front.
Thanks for the comments.
JR
Update
Finally made some progress on my shop. I got the two roll up doors up on the back wall hung and that wall has some metal hung on it. I bought three 12'x12' doors. The first door took forever, I bet I made 50 trips up and down the ladder, but the second door went alot faster.
I got...
Finally an update
I haven't posted in months. It's been the craziest time of my life. We have moved in our place. It's not finished, but we have water, power and heat.
I finally got my concrete poured for my shop. 40'x40'. It's plumbed for a toilet and shower, but just haven't got...
I have bought something to go under my pipe to cushion it. I bought concrete expansion joints. They are recycled rubber and are 4" wide and 1/2" thick.
I am going to lay the pipe on top of the rubber and duct tape/zip tie every five feet or so. Then when I dump top soil into ditch with...
No water.
No water yet. I bought 1340 feet of 1" pvc pipe yesterday. The ditch is dug, but is 98% rocks. So I've got to have topsoil hauled in to cushion the pvc from the rocks. It's gonna suck. For the moment, we are hooking up the pvc and just laying it in the ditch, will fill later. It...
No luck
Still no luck with the new driller. He was not having a problem drilling, but he could not get the casing in the well because it kept collapsing.
He wants to try another spot, but I have to get a bulldozer to build a pad so he can get his rig backed in there. It shouldn't be a big...
Yep
My wife bought one of those a few years ago. I think it was called "The Furminator". Anyway, they work good, but the sharp edge at the bottom of the comb will dull quickly, and it loses its effectiveness.
Maybe it's just because we used it on all 3 Shepherds. I bet we had a truck load...
Tomorrow
Well, the guy should be out to try and dig the well tomorrow. They came out last week and picked out a place. Don't know how they did it.
These seem to be good ole boys, and said they would not charge me if they could not get water.
Hopefully, I will get some good news tomorrow...
My neighbors wells are approximately 100 feet deep, and that what the driller said most around the house are. So to answer your question about the water table, I don't have a clue.
I've got a bunch of natural springs that feed one of my ponds. It's amazing how much water comes up out of the...
Update
I talked to another driller yesterday. He seemed to think that the first guy didn't know what he was doing either. He said he would come by this weekend and hopefully could start drilling next week.
It's been so dry here this summer, well drillers are running months behind. So...
Does anybody here know anything about well drilling.
I finally got someone out to the house the other day. Been trying to get someone out for two months. They got to about 50 feet and I heard the drill rig shut down. The guy came over and said they had drilled into a cave. They told me...
It's hard to screw knockout sleeves (not sure what they are really called) in by yourself.
Had to stick my hand through the knockout to run the nut down on the threads.
JR
Few Updates
I realize now more than ever that I am not a plumber/electrician/framer. This has been a big job on the weekends and at night. Plumbing the tub/shower was the worst part of this whole thing. Had to knock out some more concrete to get the P-trap in there.
I told my wife that...
New plug
Always put in a new plug to start. I have seen plugs that will fire, but will not run an engine.
I've had lots of 2 strokes. Motorcross bikes, atv's, outboard engines, chainsaws. Always start with the plug.
Just my .02
JR
good score
Good deal on your new grinders.
For future reference. OSHA refers to these stupid guards as "Point of Operation Guards".
We even have them on our band saws at work. It will not keep you from sticking your hand into the blade, but it might keep a wood chip out of your eye...
Epoxy
I'm not sure about epoxy paint. I did acid etch a floor once before with the walls standing. I think we are just gonna live on the concrete floor until we just can't stand it anymore. Money adds up so quick, I hate to spend a bunch of money on wood floors.
There will only be a few...
Setbacks
I brought home the new shower and had it standing up. A storm blew the shower over that night and cracked the gel coat on it. It's not that bad, just kind of ticks you off. :mad:
I was standing up one wall with the tractor and the wall slipped on the concrete. It tore the wall...