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Offline muddy

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Re: what did you do today?
« Reply #2940 on: May 18, 2024, 10:21:16 PM »
Built this stand for a 5 gallon bucket garden. Ive wanted to try growing vegetables for a few years now. I actually had this wood that I had from dismantling the deck that was at our house when we bought it.

If a growing our own does work out, I can always turn it into a mobile workbench.




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Offline john k

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Re: what did you do today?
« Reply #2941 on: May 19, 2024, 09:46:34 AM »
Today I mounted 6 tires on the GMC Topkick.  265-75 x 19.5 on steel rims, figured they weighed close to 155 lbs each.  Used the floor jack, 2- 5 ton bottle jacks, and a 10 ton bottle jack just bought on auction.  Also used a good armload of 2x6 and 4x4 wood blocks, just to be safe.  The 20volt DeWalt impact did very well on the lugnuts.  Took them to the tire shop in town 2 at a time, because it was jacked up on dirt, and the 24 inch 2x6s were getting pushed down into the sod, not the most solid surface I have worked on.  The Cat diesel is heavier than anticipated, but no problems, just was very careful.  The tires it came with had dates saying they were 18 and 20 years old.  But they didnt look bad no cracks visible.  Bought a set of tires, used, at that tire shop what came off a rural fire truck,  4 years old, less than a thousand miles,  firemen needed a more aggressive tread, with the gravel and dirt roads around here.    Getting closer to being able haul some tractors with the 30 foot gooseneck trailer we bought 2 weeks ago.  Been wanting to do this for years.    Rested up a bit, then got out the 2 John Deere riding mowers, lady friend drove one, got the whole outer yard and the house yard mowed, because of 3 days of rain forecast, the spring grass grows too durned fast. 

Offline bonneyman

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Re: what did you do today?
« Reply #2942 on: May 19, 2024, 01:02:09 PM »
My brother came by and has been recoating my roof with the cool coat. Since I'm not steady on a ladder anymore I helped him out by doing all the ground work. Moving vehicles, covering the A/C, lugging the garden hoses around, providing the TSP for cleaning, and checking on him regularly since it gets hot up there. Took time out to service/repair a pair of pump sprayers, got his wife's bicycle shifting properly, and doing some needed yard work such as weed wacking and trimming overgrowth around the tree trunks. The old muscles are protesting but overall got alot of chores done and I feel good overall. Chock it all up to spring maintenance!

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« Reply #2943 on: Today at 02:03:56 AM »
On Saturday I took my lunch and went and sat down at the Bridge Marina to watch the world go by. Even though it is near the end of autumn/fall here it is still fairly mild (17C/63F). There was plenty going on with ships entering and leaving the harbour, a yacht race going on and power boats coming and going from the marina and boat ramp.

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« Reply #2944 on: Today at 02:06:53 AM »
I then headed over the harbour bridge to see what was happening around the airport. As I’m cruising passed the GA hangers, I see Marty who I know sitting in the sun outside talking to some young guys. I stopped to ask him if it was his Stearman that Peter had been flying last week. He confirmed it was. When I commented that he was game letting Peter fly his Stearman the reply from the other end of the bench was “F#$k you Justin”. I hadn’t seen Peter sitting there. So, I parked my ute and got out to catch up. Peter and I learnt to fly together in Gisborne in the late 90’s. He continued in aviation and is now a captain on ATR72 with Air New Zealand, while I stayed in engineering. He is heavily involved in the warbirds scene as well. He has recently shifted to Tauranga and this is the first time I’ve caught up with him.   

Marty says have a look in the hanger. The last time I was in his hanger, about 12 years ago, there were two Stearman and two 3/4 scale Mustangs. His mate has sold his Mustang and Marty has bought a few more planes.

Crimson plane - NuWaco T-10, a “representation” of a 1928 Waco Taperwing powered by a Jacobs 7 cylinder 275hp radial with a constant speed propeller. It was built in 1982 in USA. He says it is very quick.

Blue plane - A 1935 (designed) Waco YMF, powered by a 300hp Jacobs 7 cylinder radial with a wooden fixed pitch propeller. It was built by Waco in 2012, they still build about seven a year.

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« Reply #2945 on: Today at 02:09:18 AM »
The 3/4 scale Mustang is powered by a Honda V6 3.5L car engine.

A couple of Boeing Stearman also live in the hanger.

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« Reply #2946 on: Today at 02:11:38 AM »
Of course if you have this many classic aircraft they need their own themed tugs.