What did YOU do today?

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Welded some more on dad’s 99 Ranger. Have to finish one tab (it keeps overheating the body mount so it has to be done piecemeal), have to add another tab because I started blowing through so I’m not far enough onto good metal, and I found one more hole to patch. Then I should be done except rebuilding a crossmember. The one in it needs patched, but I think it’s going to be easier to grind the rivets, pop it out and use it as a pattern to make one out of 3” C-channel. I have to play captain caveman to fabricate steel since I don’t have a lot of metal working tools beyond the basics. Trying to curve steel in to repair the original crossmember would be an exercise in frustration in the vehicle and barely better out. I should be able to fabricate my own crossmember faster and easier.

 

[SenorNoob]

Changed oil and PCV valve on my aunt's vehicle. (2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara)

Rode motorcycle until the DB Killer decided to kill itself. That was "fun" to remove.
Also 350cc engine with a straight pipe is LOUD.

 

[Rick W]

With the National Guard, we out process. I have no idea what the Reserves and Active Duty do or call it.

As far a location, the Middle East. On an open, searchable forum, that's the most I can narrow it down. I'll be back before the winter is over if the Israel thing doesn't flare up into a big war. Of course, they could always move us and extend our orders if something flares up more with Ukraine or pops off with China. So, there's that.

In my prayers, proud of you, jealous of your service. Stand tall, stand together, get some!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Entered the netherregeions of the combine, it's always fun to go work under the seat!

Pulled the return elevator out. We got about all the goody we could out of the top sprocket...

 

[SenorNoob]

That looks like it should've been replaced years ago. I hope you changed the other sprocket and chain too...

 

[Rick W]

Entered the netherregeions of the combine, it's always fun to go work under the seat!

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Pulled the return elevator out. We got about all the goody we could out of the top sprocket...

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I hate when you rich guys just throw money around. You could’ve gotten MINUTES more out of that gear!

 

[Curious Hound]

I hate when you rich guys just throw money around. You could’ve gotten MINUTES more out of that gear!

Time is money. Those minutes would had led to "unplanned downtime minutes", which are much longer and more expensive than "planned downtime minutes". The difference covers the remaining life of that sprocket.

I will also ech that the driven sprocket and the chain should be replaced. Especially the chain since it is most certainly worn and stretched. But I have faith that Justins family does their maintenance right.

 

[Rick W]

Time is money. Those minutes would had led to "unplanned downtime minutes", which are much longer and more expensive than "planned downtime minutes". The difference covers the remaining life of that sprocket.

I will also echo that the driven sprocket and the chain should be replaced. Especially the chain since it is most certainly worn and stretched. But I have faith that Justins family does their maintenance right.

Well, at least I hope he’s putting it in his shed of miracles for future use!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Time is money. Those minutes would had led to "unplanned downtime minutes", which are much longer and more expensive than "planned downtime minutes". The difference covers the remaining life of that sprocket.

I will also ech that the driven sprocket and the chain should be replaced. Especially the chain since it is most certainly worn and stretched. But I have faith that Justins family does their maintenance right.

Last year it kept kicking the chain off. It's getting both sprockets and a new elevator chain. The cross auger that feeds it is getting new flighting too.

KInd of a lot of fuss for 6 acres...

Looks like the lower sprocket had been replaced before, it was "normally" bad. The upper was pretty extreme.

 

[sgtsandman]

In my prayers, proud of you, jealous of your service. Stand tall, stand together, get some!

While not to down play any pride in service, I've been doing it for so long that I don't see it as a big deal. And while I'm not as bad off physically as Bobby Walter is, my body is beat up. I can relate to what he has to deal with and I can see it in how he moves. In any case, I've been deploying to the Middle East since 1990, among other places as wars and other operations have popped up. I'm tired and worn out. With any luck, this will be the last deployment and I can focus on getting through the lengthy paperwork and red tape process of retirement and be done.

Not that I plan to stop working. I'll just be doing something different that doesn't involve working for the government. I'll have to do something to keep from getting bored and fill monetary gap between retirement and being old enough for the various systems to start paying out since they don't all pay out at once or at the same time.

 

[Blmpkn]

Helped my buddy with MS move some.. well.. all of his stuff.

Poor guys been put through the ringer CONSTANTLY ever since he was diagnosed.

He was in a couple year relationship when diagnosed.. and it didn't take much deterioration of his health before his old lady left him homeless because she couldn't deal with it. Moved into an assisted living place, where a nurse fell in love with him and moved him into her own house... And then she left him homeless once his health became even worse. Moved into a couple more assisted living places where they stole his medications and grandmother's ring and shit.. his ex wife then told him he could live out his days with her.. but then she got a boytoy and stopped going by the house to make sure he was safe.. so he moved in with his mother.. same agreement.. until he was gone.. and then a month ago she decides to move to Florida and leave him homeless again so now he's been placed in a house an hour and a half away from myself and all his doctors.. I hope shit stops rolling all over him soon. I personally would've fed myself a lead breakfast by now if I was in his position.. he's a strong MF'r.

Be thankful for what you have.. and never stop being thankful for whatever TF it is.

 

[racsan]

Ordered a “maintenance kit” for the lawn deere, comes with 2 qt of oil,oil filter, fuel filter, air filter & spark plug. I could probably source it all locally but seperatly and this comes in one box with only about 3 days shipping. Seems like it goes up a bit every year but doesn’t everything? Took the wifes escape to the next town to fuel up as its cheaper there. Had a odd noise on the way back, almost like a flat tire. definitely ground-speed related. Then it went away. Almost 200K on its clock, might be time to send it down the road. Nice day out, not many more of them left.

 

[Roert42]

Spend about 12 hours clearing clogged drain lines in my house.
About 15’ of 4” packed solid and maybe 10’ or 13’ of 2.5” the same.

got completely covered in sewage, so that was fun.

If you can call it luck, HF had their 50’ power rotor rooter on sale for $100 off. Got my monies worth of it today.


Only good thing today was the wife had the most delicious pot roast in all of history keeping warm for me after my shower.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Getting out or changing job / duty station?



Never been in a restore, but would not expected to find that at one. Might have to check it out sometime.

You really never know what you're going to find, got my microwave there for $25, think my fireplace tools came from there, caulking guns, I go there when I need tools to modify or stuff that would be too expensive for a one time use for new...

 

[scotts90ranger]

Was a fairly lazy day today, about all I got done was finally coiling up the air hose and extension cord from a couple weeks ago working on the shed, putting a pile of dirt in the wheel barrow so it didn't get rained on (needed to not be where it was) and work on the welding cart some more, added another hook for wires and such which frees up the side door of the welder more to be easier to access the cheat sheet (I don't have it memorized yet)