Work Done 2025

[Burnin Since 1991]

Is that a Chinese Honda or are you restoring something?!

Chinese Honda Clone. When I bought it new in 2012 I bought an affordable generator on Amazon. I had no understanding then of what I was buying, except of the concept of power generation. In 13 years I've put in about $90 in parts, battery and oil changes. Not too shabby. Runs like it did when it was brand new. One pull it starts. I use the battery starter and it cranks right up.

 

[Jsjac1]

Between Friday and today I split and stacked this pile of white pine. Cleaned the log landing and put the splitter behind the small wood shed.
I also chipped a bunch of brush on the woods road I have been working on.
I wanted to top cover the pile. Had some scraps of metal roofing. Bent it to form an over hang. See how it works. Only will work on a single row.

 

[all night moe]

Pics?

I've gotten to aggravated, to many times, trying to link up my phone.
I use my laptop for online.

 

[GG Woody]

Still need to put away the lawnmower.

Ahhh yes... mower battery... Thanks for the reminder... And kids dirtbike battery, and UTV battery...

 

[NickW]

Played with the new UTV to push some snow off the pole shed slab today in case the crew shows up unannounced tomorrow morning. It was interesting, poor traction on non-textured sealed concrete. With deer season the last 9 days I couldn't get a schedule update last week. I'll do a full snow cleanup tomorrow and was promised a schedule update tomorrow. I got a nice big doe Wednesday afternoon. Quite pleased as we're out of venison fresh cuts after last seasons failure.

 

[MRD1985]

Been busy the past few days…

Finished winterizing my travel trailer

Reloaded the porch rack

Replaced a flooded expansion tank (surprise!) on the boiler. Test fired it today for first time since last February and was greeted very high boiler pressure. Tank was full of water. Not surprised, would have been 20 years old in 2026. About that time where it’s more efficient to heat with the boiler than the heat pump when I’m not home with temps getting as low as they are…

Bagged another 20 bags of leaves just in time for final pickup tomorrow.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

I reloaded my rack next to the stove today. My '06 Tacoma decided to puke yesterday. Out of the clear blue, check engine and limp mode. Turns out that the Throttle Body went belly up. I pick it back up tomorrow. A month or so ago I installed de-icing cables in my most rear gutters. They don't get much sun in the winter. I use a remote control to turn them off and on. Pretty cool. They worked well. I will leave them on till the temps drop as at that point there won't be any water running to get clogged up in the gutters.
If this works out I will do the other two gutters and roof next summer.

I don't have any more leaves... That meager 1/2 inch of snow and ice is covering them. Problem solved. 😂

I didn't do much more today was more a keep the fire going and drink coffee kind of day!

 

[Whitenuckler]

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Pretty impressive

 

[all night moe]

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Pretty impressive

My style when applicable.

I love dropping big stuff when it's safe to do so. Get out of the tree quicker.....then there's the rush. LOL

 

[Dajolu]

Split some small diameter white cedar and cherry rounds. Cherry went into a stack with some apple I just split, the cedar seems dry enough to burn now. Got to get my meter to confirm.

 

[Dieselhead]

Split and stacked around 35 rounds of red and white oak today. Some of them were heffers

….

 

[clancey]

What in the world is a heffers in the way of wood. I cleaned out my gutters and racked the front yard and got my front tree trimmed. I need to clean my garage but its been too cold. You all need to sit by your stoves and drink a cup of coffee or hot choc and enjoy the season for winter has arrived. I is 20 degrees this morning and tonight will be cold again...I am sitting here with you all drinking some hot choc and marshmellows and thinking about Christmas and all the pretty lights going up..Have a nice Christmas Season and and eat good and rest especially that w person and a lot of you so relax and enjoy this cold cold weather--coming your way...clancey

 

[Dieselhead]

What in the world is a heffers in the way of wood.

Big ol heavy cows 🐮

 

[MRD1985]

Split and stacked around 35 rounds of red and white oak today. Some of them were heffers


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Jealous!

 

[all night moe]

See post in "What's in your stove right now," and gathered a face cord in the truck and parked it at the entrance of the dragon's lair.

I also read through my summons again. I organized a written defense on legal paper, for my pitbull ....I mean lawyer to review. Answers to all the false claims. I'm looking forwards to charging ahead in the offense.

It'll be in the teens tomorrow. No work scheduled for those temps. I'll be in my woodyard, after morning's sun ''warmup,'' swinging the Fiskaris with vengeance.

 

[Dieselhead]

Jealous!

I have to measure the row and get it top covered. I’m interested to see what it worked out to cord wise.

 

[MRD1985]

I have to measure the row and get it top covered. I’m interested to see what it worked out to cord wise.

Your tree guy want to come up my way? I’ll pay extra for fuel cost lol

 

[Dieselhead]

Your tree guy want to come up my way? I’ll pay extra for fuel cost lol

A contractor flipping a house about 30 min from me had about an acre in the backyard clear cut and all straight log length left behind, the smaller stuff was chipped. I made 3 trips with my trailer in 1 day back in early September it was a great score! there was probably as much or more still available but that was enough for me. I’m usually 3 years ahead so It will either be for the 27-28 or 28-29 season. 👍🏼

 

[Dajolu]

Noddles for lunch. Got about 30min of work done. Going through some oak rounds that I thought were much more rotten and punky. I had them left for dead but I figured I’d noddle one in half and find out. Looks like I was wrong and i have some nice oak rounds still to go through.

 

[NickW]

Noddles for lunch. Got about 30min of work done. Going through some oak rounds that I thought were much more rotten and punky. I had them left for dead but I figured I’d noddle one in half and find out. Looks like I was wrong and i have some nice oak rounds still to go through.

That's an early Xmas gift!

 

[all night moe]

After the temps broke into the teens this morning, I got on with my day. Around 11am, I walked one of our dogs out back. He's a 5' fence hopper so he get's walked until the height gets extended. Then I dug out the bilco doors to the lair. Just 4''s of snow. Tossed down that face cord in the pickup from yesterday. Loaded a heavy face cord from the other side of the driveway into the truck. Worked it like a giant wheelbarrow. After tossing that down into the lair, it was time to drop my truck off at my buddies shop, a couple towns over. Here's where things get interesting.

Last weekend I started noticing a rotational noise from the left front of the truck. At that point, I stopped driving it as much as possible. To me it sounded like the front drive axle to the left tire. The noise would fluctuate with road speed and steering. I used it to get the plow truck for last Tues's storm. Also drove it home after. Stopped at the shop on the way and he said to drop it off Fri evening. On the way there, it sounded like the noise was getting louder some. At this point I just turned up the radio a bit. When I was almost there, the noise got much quieter. Left me a bit puzzled and figured I may as well still leave it for him to put on the lift. I pulled in his driveway and my tire practically passed me rolling backwards. with the brake rotor on the ground, I found 7 of 8 lug nuts.

I bought those tires and rims in the beginning of August. Put them on myself. Since then I have traveled everywhere. 150 miles round trips for work at times, on backroads and highways. I am certain, someone tried to take me out. At least give me a very bad costly day. I even did a retorque the following day I put them on. I habitually keep the breaker bar and socket with the truck after tightening lug nuts. Especially with aluminum rims. I'll be parking on the front lawn for the duration in light of all that's been going on.

 

[MRD1985]

After the temps broke into the teens this morning, I got on with my day. Around 11am, I walked one of our dogs out back. He's a 5' fence hopper so he get's walked until the height gets extended. Then I dug out the bilco doors to the lair. Just 4''s of snow. Tossed down that face cord in the pickup from yesterday. Loaded a heavy face cord from the other side of the driveway into the truck. Worked it like a giant wheelbarrow. After tossing that down into the lair, it was time to drop my truck off at my buddies shop, a couple towns over. Here's where things get interesting.

Last weekend I started noticing a rotational noise from the left front of the truck. At that point, I stopped driving it as much as possible. To me it sounded like the front drive axle to the left tire. The noise would fluctuate with road speed and steering. I used it to get the plow truck for last Tues's storm. Also drove it home after. Stopped at the shop on the way and he said to drop it off Fri evening. On the way there, it sounded like the noise was getting louder some. At this point I just turned up the radio a bit. When I was almost there, the noise got much quieter. Left me a bit puzzled and figured I may as well still leave it for him to put on the lift. I pulled in his driveway and my tire practically passed me rolling backwards. with the brake rotor on the ground, I found 7 of 8 lug nuts.

I bought those tires and rims in the beginning of August. Put them on myself. Since then I have traveled everywhere. 150 miles round trips for work at times, on backroads and highways. I am certain, someone tried to take me out. At least give me a very bad costly day. I even did a retorque the following day I put them on. I habitually keep the breaker bar and socket with the truck after tightening lug nuts. Especially with aluminum rims. I'll be parking on the front lawn for the duration in light of all that's been going on.

Wow man that sure is lucky! Time to get some cheap cameras!

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

Wow man that sure is lucky! Time to get some cheap cameras!

I agree on the cameras. Keep your ears and eyes open!

 

[Turbo89]

I fixed my log splitter this morning, then split the rest of the oak and maple rounds i had stacked out by the pile. I started stacking it, but only got about half of it done before it got dark on me. Probably a little over a cord of wood or so, and got a wheelbarrow of slash for kindling. I’ll try to finish stacking it tomorrow.

 

[all night moe]

I didn't do anything today that I wanted to get done. The miss had other ideas for me as well. Just some small tasks, nothing major.
Didn't have motivation afterwards. Which is a blessing this time. My stress levels have dropped significantly.

I did move some of the wood I tossed down in the lair. Mostly, I relaxed.