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We fell in love with her immediately and are blessed to have her. Our desire is to see that she feels that love and has a better chance at life.

A few years ago I had a project with some digging that had to be done by hand. That was the first time I used a San Angelo Bar. The pointed end can break stuff loose much faster than a regular digging iron. The other chisel-shaped end outperforms a regular digging iron. I believe it has to...

You made me chuckle. Before retiring in 2021 I thought anyone who didn't have a full time job had all sorts of free time. Retirement brought visions of lots of projects, helping others, doing stuff at the church and still being bored sometimes. That's not far off, but there isn't much...

It looks like a Rube Goldberg lawn vac. Imagine the rubber part skimming the lawn. The part that's resting on the ground on the right side looks like a flap for unloading, operated by the pipe handle. Part of the end facing us appears to have been "repurposed" when he needed a piece of sheet...

And I wish i'd have THOROUGHLY READ the little instruction sheet sooner:)

Back in '08 I bought a Wrangler with a blown engine and replaced it with a salvage yard engine from a yard near Cabela's. The guy told me it was from a Pontiac. I changed the distributor and flywheel because the Pontiac distributor had a different number of wires.

I'm guessing 4WD may have helped. Letting off the go pedal or having the tractor want to go faster than the engine would allow it while in 2WD was like jamming on the brakes and breaking traction with the rears. In 4WD the fronts would have helped somewhat.

I have a DIY storage/dispenser system that is three 55 gallon drums and a 12V pump. The fuel is treated with biocide and antigel. The last part before the dispensing hose is a good Goldenrod waterblock filter. I don't worry about it.

Not a "real" snow again. Just a few inches. Took the Kubota to town and did the church parking lots, then came home and did driveways for the neighbor and us. It's a shame I didn't get the rear blade project done ahead of the snow:(

I'm not an engineer, nor do I have any experience with repairs like that. I do recall discussions on how the shape of reinforcing plates can affect the strength / longevity of the repair. Hopefully someone who understands such things will drop by. BFreaky built his own backhoe and discussed...

Thanks Lil Foot. Sometimes my reading and comprehension aren't so good. After reading your reply, I re-read the teensy instruction card and saw it. DUH:)

Bumped - Can anyone help with the selecting the side camera?

Cleared snow at church (2 parking lots) and the driveway at home. Then used the DeWalt 20V pressure washer with a bucket to blast the salt off of the Kubota.

Back in the 70's I scored a 4" Diamondback for around $300 if I recall correctly. I really wanted the 6" barrel for a longer sight radius, but couldn't find one at the time. Turned out to be an accurate revolver in spite of the shorter barrel. BIL called me when a groundhog fell into the...

Nice. I'm into snakes too. When the boys were young, I told them to avoid using these three words in the same sentence - "Dad's", "new", and "gun".