I owned a late 60s IH Carryhall 4x4, IH version of a Suburban, loaded including twin gas tanks, which it REALLY needed ! Drove it NY to North Dakota in 76, great road car with kids,dogs and a pop up trailer . My first reliable SUV .IH Travelall, late 60's early 70's. I had a 71 for a few months, but it needed more help than I could give. I was surprised, though, as it was a 4x4 and had power steering and power brakes which was not a common setup on 4x4 rigs at the time.
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I have an outhouse at my place in northern VT. In the winter I keep the padded toilet seat on the wall behind the wood stove.My Dad used to talk about taking bricks off the potbellied coal stove to put along the side of your bed so you would stay warm long enough to go to sleep! (And that was in Queens, NYC).
My Aunt on the Farm (upstate NY) had 7 kids, and I was alive before they moved to a farmhouse with indoor plumbing! Hard to imagine 7 kids and an outhouse on a farm near the Finger Lakes where is gets VERY cold! As if running a dairy farm was not tough enough!
We lost ours 2 yrs ago. Middle of the night she went into seizures and I had to do it myself. Sucked big time and she is buried out back with flowers over her. Time goes so fast with them.This will be a bittersweet post. My dog Ellie who is 13 years 9 months is suffering from Congestive Heart Failure. The last month has been a pretty rapid decline and the medication isn't working and she's starting to struggle. She's losing control of her bodily functions. I thought she was going to pass last night with how hard she was struggling. I decided I'm going to have to call the vet tomorrow. It's hard watching a dog who used to be so tough and determined lose her strength.
She's my first dog and we've spent lots of time in the field together. We've hunted in 8 states together and had lots of great times. My only wish is that I would've hunted more with her the last 5 years. Here's a few of my favorite pics.
Her first pheasant...
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Her last grouse...View attachment 1204965Her last South Dakota pheasant...
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Lots of tears being shed today for the old girl.
That facial thing The Claw on Get Smart hadI get so confused. I thought a rick was a face cord (1/3 of a real cord). If that's correct what would a facerick be?
One funny thing about Ralph our Valley Bulldog. One summer when she was 2 or so we were at my camp up north walking down the logging road. She went sideways and peeked in a culvert discovering a raccoon. Until the day she died if we were on a walk and she saw a culvert she would stop and look in.We lost ours 2 yrs ago. Middle of the night she went into seizures and I had to do it myself. Sucked big time and she is buried out back with flowers over her. Time goes so fast with them.
I've got a 2500 predator generator I bought 10yrs or so ago. It's been a beast. I now leave it at my hunting camp. Start it once a year and 5-6 pulls does it. Very heavy, though. Much heavier than it was 10 yrs ago for some reason lolI have had a HF generator (7,000 - 8,750 watt) with a Predator motor for over 10 years now and it has been rock solid (other than I replaced the wheels because I was using it for construction projects up at the cabin).
The motor has been flawless, even if left outside (but covered) for long periods of time. (I cover it with a grill cover). I try to make sure I run it at least once a year even if I don't have to use it.
It is also powerful enough to run my house during a blackout, and my well pump is 850 feet down.
Most everything is either made in China or made from Chinese parts anyway, and I don't think I could have gotten as much bang for my buck anyplace else. I believe, at the time, I only paid $450 for it when it was on sale. I don't like junk, but I don't regret getting quality at a good price.
It is similar to the argument regarding AM saw parts. If not for AM parts (that you can afford), most of my saws would have wound up in the junk pile.
I prefer OEM cylinders, but many of my saws have AM tank holders, pistons (usually Meteor) or cases. Using good quality oil at a good ratio (I use Saber at 40:1) seems to keep the AM bearings healthy, as most of my milling has been done with AM 660 saws (some with Cross cylinders).
AM carbs have been hit or miss, but AM coils have generally worked very well for me. I've had better luck with the AM 660 carbs than with the 440 or 460 carbs and have sometimes replaced OEM 660 carbs with AM ones (for tree pros) because it was easier than rebuilding them, and they work just as well.
My 8.6 Hp 660 is an Asian saw with a ported Cross cylinder and Meteor piston.
I bought the cheapest wire welder HF had on sale for $89. I used it to not only fix the deck on my Cub Cadet but to weld a piece onto the Kohler 16hp muffler to fix it. Also fixed the exhaust pipe on the car and several other small things. Not professional grade by any means but handy to have around.As cheap as I am, I'm inclined to agree. Either cobble something on it or spend the money and get the right one. Wouldn't hurt looking on evilbay either. Most small engines are more or less universal with mufflers anymore. The muffler off my subaru Robin would swap over to a kohler, Briggs or Honda with little effort.
Mrs FS always apologizes to anyone that stops by about how messy the house is. (Spotless). She tells them 5 animals in the house. 3 cats,a dog, and me.I sympathize, my wife tells everyone I'm her third child.. Can't say she's totally wrong either.
So sorry to hear many prayers your way brotherThis will be a bittersweet post. My dog Ellie who is 13 years 9 months is suffering from Congestive Heart Failure. The last month has been a pretty rapid decline and the medication isn't working and she's starting to struggle. She's losing control of her bodily functions. I thought she was going to pass last night with how hard she was struggling. I decided I'm going to have to call the vet tomorrow. It's hard watching a dog who used to be so tough and determined lose her strength.
She's my first dog and we've spent lots of time in the field together. We've hunted in 8 states together and had lots of great times. My only wish is that I would've hunted more with her the last 5 years. Here's a few of my favorite pics.
Her first pheasant...
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Her last grouse...View attachment 1204965Her last South Dakota pheasant...
View attachment 1204964The boys with her this morning...View attachment 1204967
Lots of tears being shed today for the old girl.
Congrats, great saws.Bought this from a guy who was packing up and moving into a condo. Came with 3 bars and about 2 dozen chains, most of which are Stihl brand and very sharp.
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Bummer.This will be a bittersweet post. My dog Ellie who is 13 years 9 months is suffering from Congestive Heart Failure. The last month has been a pretty rapid decline and the medication isn't working and she's starting to struggle. She's losing control of her bodily functions. I thought she was going to pass last night with how hard she was struggling. I decided I'm going to have to call the vet tomorrow. It's hard watching a dog who used to be so tough and determined lose her strength.
She's my first dog and we've spent lots of time in the field together. We've hunted in 8 states together and had lots of great times. My only wish is that I would've hunted more with her the last 5 years. Here's a few of my favorite pics.
Her first pheasant...
View attachment 1204966Her first South Dakota limit...
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Her last grouse...View attachment 1204965Her last South Dakota pheasant...
View attachment 1204964The boys with her this morning...View attachment 1204967
Lots of tears being shed today for the old girl.
What’s the tow rig??
Congrats, great saws.
Ran my xs261 a good bit last week. I also have an earlier version that Randy ported, both pull a 20x3/8 very well.
One thing I despise about stihls is the "chip catcher" near the oil cap . I'll probably start cutting them off with a cut-off wheel, I've grown tired of cleaning debris off with wd40 or wasting my mix so I don't get chips in the oil tank (fuel isn't as bad because the lip isn't there).
Let me know when you want to sell the 550, I know you like the stihls .
Very interesting. I know they pick up on movement very well. And I swear the can hear you whisper from 5 miles away.Your post made me wonder if ducks might be colourblind, and then the shape of the camouflage would be more important than the colour.
They are not. They can see colours well. They might have better UV vision than humans.
Info here:
https://deltawaterfowl.org/what-do-ducks-see/
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