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That hurts! Was there fluid in that tire also?
Yes, both rears are loaded with calcium chloride. I've been wanting to get rid of it and just run tubes. I have plenty of wheel weight ballast as it is and usually have my 400lb box blade on the back.

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I‘ve seen woodcutters leave empty bar & chain oil jugs a couple places, but usually woodcutters pick up after themselves. Most litter comes from campers and hunters.Not to say all campers and hunters litter, it’s probably somewhere around half.
Here next to the valley where the average Joe can drive into the hills is the problem. Once you get up in the mtns like the San Juans and not the hills, the type of people cutting and driving in change to a more respectful type in the matter of litter and politeness at least from what I have personally seen.
 
Finished the ballast box on the X540, sort of. It's done build wise, I added the hitch plate today. Next nice day i'll pull it back off and paint it.
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Replacing the tube was, at this time, a last resort.

Got the generator running and threw everything on the quad and broke the bead down. For what it's worth, any generator that weighs 250lbs or more needs to be mounted on a dang trailer, not on those chincy plastic blow molded wheels they come on. :mad:
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Threaded valve stem going in the hole.
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She took air and now I'm back at it. 31f and starting to rain so it was a miserable slippery mess.

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I bale hay in Indiana friend !!!! I‘ve seen some doozies!!! Lol
Yeah prior to leaving Indiana in 1985 I detassled corn, baled hay, hoed watermelons, and when that was all done came back home to split wood and sell it. Onetime My at the time boss and I stacked his 3/4 ton chevy over 15 high. that thing was flat out sitting on the bump stops all the way back to his barn. that truck had a 454 in it and it was still whining and the trans got pretty hot in just 5 miles to the barn.
 
Yeah prior to leaving Indiana in 1985 I detassled corn, baled hay, hoed watermelons, and when that was all done came back home to split wood and sell it. Onetime My at the time boss and I stacked his 3/4 ton chevy over 15 high. that thing was flat out sitting on the bump stops all the way back to his barn. that truck had a 454 in it and it was still whining and the trans got pretty hot in just 5 miles to the barn.
Begging for mercy I bet!!! I’ve switched to a 16’ landscape trailer. Sits low and hold 20 per row. Easy loading. You keep getting me i trouble by the way!!!! The comment the other night when you forgot to turn the filter on and made a crack about a lesbian seagull dance degree has become an issue for me! Lol you and the other fella talked thru that which is awesome but the phrase stuck in me head. Where it becomes an issue is at work. You see I work at a public high school around several twenty somethings that may actually have said degree and I can’t look at one of them with a straight face anymore!!!😁😁😁😁🤪🤪🤪
 
Replacing the tube was, at this time, a last resort.

Got the generator running and threw everything on the quad and broke the bead down. For what it's worth, any generator that weighs 250lbs or more needs to be mounted on a dang trailer, not on those chincy plastic blow molded wheels they come on. :mad:
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Threaded valve stem going in the hole.
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She took air and now I'm back at it. 31f and starting to rain so it was a miserable slippery mess.

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Man that sucks make sure you get a hot coffee soon and warm up. I hate that when nothing wants to work and your cold and tired. Hope the rest of the night gets a little better for you.
 
Man that sucks make sure you get a hot coffee soon and warm up. I hate that when nothing wants to work and your cold and tired. Hope the rest of the night gets a little better for you.
Thank you! Hot coffee was definitely needed. I've got the quad and the rest of the tools all tucked away for the night with 6 or 8 logs (don't remember exactly) waiting for me out in the pasture tomorrow.

I've settled down quite a bit over the last few years since we began having kids. I was always rammy when things went bad, which of course makes things go from bad to worse. Got that honestly from my grandpa through my dad. :lol:

Now when things like this happen, it's just one of those laugh it off and get it fixed so you can get back at it kinda things. Getting all upset takes time to cool down from and you don't think straight.

Enjoy your night guys!
 

Looks like you have a reducer from tractor size to automotive size, so you can air up without the bigger chuck. I have one of those, I only use it for my pressure gauge. I have a bigger pressure gauge, but it’s angled. That makes it hard to read at some rotations of the wheel.
 
Hey fellas.

Been mostly laying low although I feel fine. Did some plowing today and then worked on my car for a bit in my neighbor's garage. Lungs aren't a big fan of exerting energy outside in the cold right now for sure.

I have been seasoning a lot of cast iron too. Damn exhaust fan went out so I now have been putting the oven on time bake and leaving with the windows open a crack to clear things out. I still have several pieces to restore but at least I am making progress.

More work from home tomorrow and then more work in my neighbor's shop (he won't be back to his cabin for a few weeks).
 
Hey fellas.

Been mostly laying low although I feel fine. Did some plowing today and then worked on my car for a bit in my neighbor's garage. Lungs aren't a big fan of exerting energy outside in the cold right now for sure.

I have been seasoning a lot of cast iron too. Damn exhaust fan went out so I now have been putting the oven on time bake and leaving with the windows open a crack to clear things out. I still have several pieces to restore but at least I am making progress.

More work from home tomorrow and then more work in my neighbor's shop (he won't be back to his cabin for a few weeks).
Hope you get better soon.
 
Looks like you have a reducer from tractor size to automotive size, so you can air up without the bigger chuck. I have one of those, I only use it for my pressure gauge. I have a bigger pressure gauge, but it’s angled. That makes it hard to read at some rotations of the wheel.
I'll have to look closer but I thought the knurled brass extension was machined into the body so you had something to hold onto while tightening the nut. My bag of goodies is out in the shop and I ain't going back out there tonight so I'll check in the morning. [emoji4]

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Today’s load white oak first then more ash on top. Found a 20” hickory under that massive white oak top. Been held off the ground about 8” by other logs. Guess where I’ll be going next!! Still at least one or two more rics to gather from the white oak as well. It was just huge.
That's a nice load.
You must be pretty close to the river there.
 
Hope you get better soon.
Thank you, I am doing pretty well. My lungs were already fubar from whatever crap I had in December so I cannot necessarily blame them on this bout of stuff. Either way, it will start warming up in a few weeks and I can start walking the dogs every day to build back shape.
 
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