Recent content by Old_Paint

I’m going to skip protocol and “Triple Dog Dare” him to. I’ll pop the corn.

One of my favorite memories of my stepdaughter’s childhood involves one of those. They usually require at least 3 Kidpower to get to a decent speed, but are a lot more fun with about six 12 year olds showing off how fast they can make it go. We were at a park in rural South Australia and she...

That would be very intriguing to see her actually drive away in that car. NEVER say never.

Not gonna mill ‘ em, eh? Didn’t do much today but did empty one compost pit (stockpiled it nearby). Put a layer of chips in that pit, and stirred the other pit to ‘cook’ a while. Compost is getting better all the time now since we got chickens. Certainly breaking down faster with the chicken...

Most of the places I went (including the VEB at Redstone) had 12 Volt supplies for safety. That was late 80’s and 90’s. The last place I went that still had them was the ANCDF in Anniston where our government burned all the chemical weapons that we never had (except the thousands stored in...

Ok, maybe not.

Me and @armylifer must have both been a little smarter than average as kids. I was pretty sure anything that glowed bright orange was not going to make me happy if I touched it. But I did see a few friends and relatives who had to make sure. I didn’t need to. I watched my dad and grandfather...

What brand/size is your flail? I’m sorta in the market for one. Did you get hydraulic side shift, or just manual? Hydraulic would require rear remotes or a diverter for the 3rd function as a slightly less expensive option. One would think a manual side shift wouldn’t be too bad but more like a...

Make a water level. All you need is a 5 gallon bucket, a male hose thread bulkhead fitting, a short length (6’ or so) of clear vinyl tubing, a hose barb to female hose thread fitting and a regular garden hose. Make a benchmark away from the work area and at about a foot above the highest level...

Sure makes ya do a double take, though.

I had a bunch of cinder blocks from a building that my son-in-law tore down at work, so I built two pits with that. Just stacked them two courses high and interleaved them to keep it from falling over. I knock one over once in a while if I use the bucket to stir the heap. We put all our...

If by "easier to turn" you mean more maneuverable, yeah, that's a no brainer. A 5' rotary cutter is gonna stick out behind the tractor nearly 8 feet adding in the rear support wheel and whatever offset there is in the 3 point hitch. Not a good combination in an area with lots of large trees...

There is WAY too much going on in that photo.

Awww man! Now I gotta go get some red primer for my WC68. LOL!

I have Ken's. Good stuff, easy to install. If you get them, mount them as closely in line with the knuckles of the boom and SSQA plate as you can. That will help prevent making your bucket 'smile'. I originally put the hooks on top of the bucket and D-Rings in the bottom of the bucket, but...