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retired1 · Oct 3, 2025

Ugh.. $2,000 to fix the car. So much for new tires this month. Ended up replacing the transfer case, right axle and both wheel bearings. He cut me a terrific deal and covered the bearings under warranty.

DPLongo22 · Oct 3, 2025

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Tor R · Oct 3, 2025

Good afternoon shinies,

Today's work, I need to file down the faceplate more, one actuator is a bit short.
A tad escribe Theme work also done.

My unused Kumo is going through a bit of everything too, now it has a 4x1.6mm aiflow blocked.
2 of them will be drilled out with a micro drill. With a little luck I won't miss too much and it could be a Kumo MTL, if luck is on my side.

FranC · Oct 3, 2025

Goodnight, dale

FranC · Oct 3, 2025

Goodnight folks.

Sweet dreams.

FranC · Oct 3, 2025

englishmick said:
Had to cut down some big old boxwood bushes, wife doesn't like them anymore. She wants to replace them with different bushes. Got them cut down to 6 inches or so with the reciprocating saw last week. Still had to remove the stumps so I started on that today.

They are a major pain to remove. They form a solid wood stump underground, about 8 inches across and 8 inches deep. From that they send out half a dozen big horizontal roots about 1" diameter or bigger. You have to locate and expose each one and cut it with the reciprocating saw. But the stump also sends out a thick mass of tiny roots which make it a major pain to dig out the soil and expose the big roots.

There are 4, got two of them out today and it took 3 hours. Too knackered to move now.

Sounds like a lot of work to me.

FranC · Oct 3, 2025

hittman said:
My oldest daughter offered to come and help in the morning and the youngest offered to help in the afternoon. It’s supposed to be pretty hot tomorrow so I’m not sure how much I’m going to do in the afternoon.

Hopefully you can get enough done early so you can rest up later.

hittman · Oct 3, 2025

FranC said:
Do you have help coming? Hope so.

My oldest daughter offered to come and help in the morning and the youngest offered to help in the afternoon. It’s supposed to be pretty hot tomorrow so I’m not sure how much I’m going to do in the afternoon.

Letitia · Oct 3, 2025

Is anyone else having issues with emojis?

englishmick · Oct 3, 2025

Had to cut down some big old boxwood bushes, wife doesn't like them anymore. She wants to replace them with different bushes. Got them cut down to 6 inches or so with the reciprocating saw last week. Still had to remove the stumps so I started on that today.

They are a major pain to remove. They form a solid wood stump underground, about 8 inches across and 8 inches deep. From that they send out half a dozen big horizontal roots about 1" diameter or bigger. You have to locate and expose each one and cut it with the reciprocating saw. But the stump also sends out a thick mass of tiny roots which make it a major pain to dig out the soil and expose the big roots.

There are 4, got two of them out today and it took 3 hours. Too knackered to move now.

Letitia · Oct 3, 2025

Wanted to give you a "funny" but yet again emojis aren't working.

Bronze · Oct 3, 2025

Bronze · Oct 3, 2025

hittman said:
Ours did have reverse which made it easy to clean off the auger. We have a lot of clay so some holes were difficult. The very last hole we had to dig out two big rocks. Then when we proceeded, we hit the wire and pipe for my sprinkler system. I have a guy coming tomorrow to fix it.

I've become an expert on sprinkler systems after busting them so many times..

Bronze · Oct 3, 2025

DJTim said:
Happy October everyone!

The weather has been amazing here in Illinois for the past two months. Been spending all my time on the deck and just relaxing with the pups.

It's starting to turn cool, but all the awesome farms are pumping out those pumpkins like crazy. My daughter goes to school about two hours away, so hopefully we get to stop and pick up some stuff in the next couple of weeks.

Oh hell, I forgot it's cider time!

Tis the season.

FranC · Oct 3, 2025

hittman said:
Me too. I’m going to start putting the stringers on sometime in the morning.

Do you have help coming? Hope so.

hittman · Oct 3, 2025

FranC said:
Good evening, hitt. Sorry you had a bad day at work, Hope your fence goes up good.

Me too. I’m going to start putting the stringers on sometime in the morning.

no|ah · Oct 2, 2025

Good evening Shinies.

FranC · Oct 2, 2025

Waving Hi to you great folks from my iPad.

FranC · Oct 2, 2025

Headed to my iPad and tv.

FranC · Oct 2, 2025

hittman said:
Good evening. Bad day at work and I’m glad it’s over. I’m off until Tuesday to work on the fence. I’m just going to rest tonight and start on the fence tomorrow.

Good evening, hitt.

Sorry you had a bad day at work, Hope your fence goes up good.

hittman · Oct 2, 2025

Good evening. Bad day at work and I’m glad it’s over. I’m off until Tuesday to work on the fence. I’m just going to rest tonight and start on the fence tomorrow.

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