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I have been "trailblazing" a little so that my grand kids can ride the Mini-bikes and Rhino someplace other than around the cottage. The problem is that there are quite a few areas where the ground is very wet most of the time. Now for the occasional travel it's not too bad, but repeatedly...

You win, Stupid prizes!!!!!!!! Well as I posted last week or so, I was out "trailblazing" with the General Lee and got into a tough spot and must have "bottomed out" on something. So my buddy that was helping me yelled for me to stop and pointed to the "blood trail" After smelling it, I...

Grandson asked if he could "drive the tractor" ....... Well Hells bells, he is almost 6, so why not? I had to "over-ride" the seat switch and use my Ghili-suit as a "spacer" , and after a quick run down of the controls, he was "Tractor'in" like a pro. #1 rule was to wear the seat belt. #1A...

Well, there I was out "trail blazing" when my buddy yells "STOP, shut it down!" Then he directs my attention to this "blood trail". I smelled it thinking it could be diesel or hydraulic fluid. No diesel smell, so hydraulic fluid it is. I am sure glad that I put that "red dye" in the...

I loathe greasing my machine/s: However, I do it all the time due to the 'voices in my head'. The thing I hate as much/(possibly more) is cleaning up, and lately I have been neglecting the "clean up" part. The over arching question here is : What do you use to clean heavy amounts of grease...

My SIL recently bought a Vermeer S925TX and it has a Kubota V1505 engine in it. He bought it new and has had it serviced as per the manual. Yesterday he had a very difficult time getting it to start (wind chills -20'ish) and I suggested that he install a block heater. (Actually I was amazed...

Well, much to the dismay of the wife, the Amazon Fairy visited me the other day, so I was chomping at the bit to finally, after 30'ish years, add an "air-over jack" to the Horror Freight 20 ton press. I don't know why I "needed" to do this right know, I certainly have no shortage of things to...

Nothing "earth shattering" here, just posting to burn data before my plan renews...LOL So I go out yesterday and plow the drive. Well there are some spots that I use the bucket on the tractor where the plow doesn't fit well. Somehow my box blade ended up on the ground, so I gotta pick it up...

Well there I am reading my credit card statement with a stiff drink in my hand, a tear rolling down my cheek and thinking to myself..."man did I really need that "Black Friday" safe?" Then it pops into my head "Hell yes you did!" But the one thing I hate/can't stand/worry about, is the...

After watching The Big Lebowski, I reasoned that he had a safe, most likely, and that he would need a way to conveniently store his pistol. Also I have "a friend" that could use some of these, but is a tight a$$, and does not want to spend the money for them. "He" also wanted them in...

EDIT: After posting this, I realized I put it in the wrong section, sorry! After the unmitigated disaster of the outrigger guard project I still had a few hours left before the kids showed up for dinner. So I decide to take on a "light duty, guaranteed success" project to even out the "success...

So there I am, it's zero dark thirty and I am in the garage just staring at my BH77 outriggers. I can't sleep, and I have been going over the plans in my head for what feels like an eternity. I want, in the worst way, to make guards to protect the hoses, but I also want to incorporate a...

Long story short: My daughter and SIL moved back to the state, and did not have room for their safe originally. So I stored/used it at the cottage. Well now they need it back......The saga begins. I have been looking for a replacement for some time and the choices are mind boggling, so on my...

Ok, well looking at the calendar, winter is just around the corner. I promised myself that I would make/install a hydraulic thumb for Stonewall. I have the basic idea of how I am going to approach it and from reading past posts, I think it will be a cool project. I have no problem with the...

So me and grandson head to TSC this morning for some "pioneer dust caps" Well they decided to put one of these things right next to those dust caps..... Grandson : Hey grandpa, can I buy this? Paul: Do you have 500 dollars plus tax? Grandson: Whats tax? Paul: Nevermind..... Grandson: So...

So I was filling my front tires with "Elephant Snot" (that Kubota tire sealant) today and I noticed that I am missing a dust cap on one of the fittings. Upon further inspection it appears that the whole lot of them are cracking and appear to be "dry rotted" Is this normal for a 1.5 year old...

I am posting this just so it's easier to find for knuckle heads like me using the search function. As a preventative measure to keep junk out of my tank, I ordered one of those SS coffee strainers from the Big A. Welp, I should have read the "entire post", cause it was way too big for my...

Well there I am 0600 out trying to continue the trail/track this morning, and it starts to get a little mushy.... Should I abort this small section of path, or keep going to try to make try to make it the last 10 feet to drier land?????......Its been getting sketchy the last 30 feet or so, but...

Had the kids over for dinner yesterday and as soon as my oldest Grandson walked in he says, "hey grandpa lets go play in the garage." It took him all of 20 seconds to see that press I put together and asked what it was. So off to the scrap pile to find some things to bend up. He had a blast...

So there I was yesterday doing some "trail cutting" . The trail is more or less for my grandkids to have a little "track" to ride around on. My basic plan of attack is to cut a path as wide as the "total swing" on on BH77m (so about 15 feet) So basically I go in first "ass first" with the...