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My latest Project - Part Two

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Due to last page loading issues with Part 1, this is Part 2 of Donewrken's homemade tractor build . . . and all around garage kibitzing thread. :D

Link to Part 1.

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Part 2 of Donewrken's homemade tractor build . . . and all around garage kibitzing thread. :D
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Thanks MOD's for taking care of business and thanks TUDOR for the addendum to the title.
We all hope this will all come together completing the build and may we all gain some knowledge and appreciation for the friendships that have developed in the process.
Thanks also to MTF for the great opportunity they've given us to share our thoughts and ideas.


I'm trusting you all that it (part one) didn't go away!:ROF

Now presenting :cool: My Latest Project - Part Two
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Thanks

Donewrken



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#11,743 ·
My wife loves blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries mixed in her cottage cheese (baby barf)

Well we got bad news this morning. After all the research on internet service and a 14 hr trip there and back to WV, the people have decided they are not selling. They are going to stay for another 5 years. 😭 But that gives us time to pay off all our debts. My wife's school loan will be paid off, our minimal credit card debt, the house will be over 1/2 paid for, and My wife will be able to work for any healthcare provider. (3.5 more years at a non-profit and she gets loan forgiveness)

I guess it's a good thing I've still been actively searching for other land. I really want out of PA because of the high property taxes and the cost of land here. We shall see.
 
#11,744 ·
My wife loves blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries mixed in her cottage cheese (baby barf)

Well we got bad news this morning. After all the research on internet service and a 14 hr trip there and back to WV, the people have decided they are not selling. They are going to stay for another 5 years. 😭 But that gives us time to pay off all our debts. My wife's school loan will be paid off, our minimal credit card debt, the house will be over 1/2 paid for, and My wife will be able to work for any healthcare provider. (3.5 more years at a non-profit and she gets loan forgiveness)

I guess it's a good thing I've still been actively searching for other land. I really want out of PA because of the high property taxes and the cost of land here. We shall see.
Wow Tony, you should see what taxes and land are north of PA, we don't have it that bad.
 
#11,748 ·
Oh no! Did you get it pulled out?
 
#11,752 ·
It looks to me like the fel was attached to it and heavy lifting caused the weld to fail.
Mark hasn't replied so not sure if that was what happened. That tire took a heavy load to be in the condition that it's in. Which was why I looked closer at the picture.
Mark has been improving his hydraulic system and looks like the fel was in great working order at the time.

Don
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#11,753 ·
None of it looks good. Hop it's nothing serious. If he can back it out he could take a chain around the axle to the top frame of the FEL and lift the tire off the ground to drive it back to the shop to fix it.

I'm on my 3rd rental vehicle so far. The first one was a new F250 4x4 that had no running boards. Told them I didn't need a truck but they brought me one anyway. Had it two days and took it back. It sat so high it was difficult getting in and out of. They then gave me a 2022 Equinox. Only had 20, 000 miles on it. Had it for two days and took it back. It needed a front end alignment. The second day I went to get on it and noticed the rear tires had steel showing. My guess is it wore put the front tires and they took them off and put them on the rear. Now I have a 2022 Charger. Hopefully this will get me by till my truck is done next week.
 
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#11,755 ·
Sidewall got pushed in and it went flat down in an 8' deep hole.
I couldn't use 4wd without ripping the tire apart, so I had to get another tractor to pull me out of. My neighbor Jose said he would come but he didn't; turns out he's developed a touch of dementia.
The next closest tractor is a 4wd New Holland CUT of 50 or 60hp, belongs to an unfriendly guy at the corner of the village. So I went and made friends with him by asking for help.
his 4 and my rear 2 wheels all turning barely managed to get me out with that tire flopping.
I was afraid my new $400 tire might be destroyed, but after I got the weight off the front end, it popped back into shape. I dragged a wire out there and an air compressor, managed to get air in it and the bead went onto the rim again.
Then I let the air out and put water in until it was about equal to the other front tire.

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#11,765 ·
That looks like trouble right there.
 
#11,767 ·
Nece shot of the San Andreas Fault.
 
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#11,769 ·
I can see it 30 miles south of here where they cut thru a hill for the freeway, the rock layers are curved like sine waves.
Further interest regarding this subject was shown so here are a few followup photos.
The USG had studied the area where the freeway was planed back to 1952, here is one of the first aerial photos.

Ecoregion Slope Map Vegetation Font



This is prior to the addition of a third and fourth lane to the four lane freeway.

Sky Bedrock Rectangle Grass Landscape


This fault is separate from the San Andreus fault but only miles north of it.

Map Black Organism Slope Font


The fault meets at a right angle to the San Andreus fault.

Since this was taken there have been two more lanes added. I remember driving out to visit my sister who moved to Mojave in the early 70's, if I left around two or three in the morning there would only be me and a few other cars on the road.
Last year when I took a shuttle bus to the airport the freeway was already bumper to bumper, four and five lanes in both directions at 6:00Am. Fortunately, we were able to drive in the hardly used car pool lane. She drove 70 - 75 mph all the way there.

There are a few more faults close by one of them is the Garlock Fault which is a bit east of this area.
 
#11,772 ·
No thanks you can have it. I'll take back country roads trees, streams, and mountains. 😁
 
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A place without traffic and fault lines. 😁 Well that and I can't take the heat.
I can't stand the black waters of the NC and SC states and it only gets worse the farther south you go.

I went swimming with gators because I was not told they shared the water with us down there outside Columbia SC.
Been in FL and smelled the black water, it stinks! It's black! AND it has gators in it!
I've seen gator corpses on the road down there.
I want to live where I can jump in the creek to cool down without worrying about gators. The worst thing I have to worry about up here is crawfish nibbling on my toes. 🤣

Well I found a place in PA that "may" fit, but the price is unreal. 8 acres 4 car garage, 1300sqft house, 3BR, 2 full bath house. ON A CREEK! Near my buddies but 10 mins away on a 4 wheeler or in a car. After seeing a property with a creek flowing through it in WV, NOW, that is my goal to have a mid size creek on my property.
But really, the price for 8 acres, two buildings, and a creek is $200K. We could have bought 19.6 acres with a creek and 4 outbuildings for $50K more?

Yeah we will be looking at other places. OR we will just wait.
Beside, this country is going to crap and I don't want $400K in debt in these times.

OH just an update. My business is not working so well, nobody is spending money here. BUT I'm not advertising either. Word of mouth and FB.
SO I got a call from a friend of my old drummer and I have a part time job doing 18 wheeler trailer and truck repair on the road. He has a shop too, and wants me to run the shop. PART TIME. That way I can still do the construction stuff.
Pay off the debts, build the bank account, or built the cash under the mattress thing. 😁

We will see how it works out. 😁
 
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