Chit Chat (4)

[davedajobauk]

Jim and John

What you guys need
IS a very handy LOCAL Blacksmith

awwww commiserations !!!

dave

 

[Jim1927]

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_744048_744048

John, here is one source. If it works as they say, it will be a marvellous tool.

Cheers,

Jim

 

[Jim1927]

Dave, What on earth would I do with a blacksmith?

Cheers,

Jim

 

[davedajobauk]

These guys, they make excellent engineers y'know ?

could, no-doubt
'KNOCK YOU UP' something-comparable
at a fraction of the 300+ dollars US
that your illinois purchase could/ would set you back

dave

 

[Jim1927]

It would cost three times as much to have one made and besides the machinery is under patent protection. It is illegal to copy it.

Cheers,

Jim

 

[davedajobauk]

Tills have been made for centuries

I wasnt suggesting a COPY necessarily

but fundamental principles cannot be patented
and patents Do Not last-forever



Still, if you have money
that is burning a hole in your pocket (?)



dave

 

[davedajobauk]

practising for the climb to heaven ?

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French daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as "Spiderman", climbs up the April 25 Bridge over the Tagus River in Lisbon. Robert, 44, completed the 190-metre climb during rush hour on before giving himself up.

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Gorilla Kijivu looks at her nine-week-old baby gorilla Tatu at a zoo in Prague. Kijivu, who stopped taking care of her baby for two days due to stomach problems, is treated with antibiotics and her health is coming back to normal, zoo officials said.

dave

 

[C.F.W. Walther]

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_744048_744048

John, here is one source. If it works as they say, it will be a marvellous tool.

Cheers,

Jim

It looks like a drag device. It needs some way to lift unless a person just reverses the blade so it just glides over the gravel/dirt.

 

[Jim1927]

There are sme manual adjustments on the blade and cultivators, but for the price one cannot expect too much, and it is designed for a garden tractor. I suppose one could attach wheels and a lifting device after the fact.

Cheers,

Jim

PS. A blacksmith here is called a farrier and shoes horses. We don't have any blacksmiths as such in Canada. There are machine shops, but they can be quite expensive for even simple repairs.

 

[C.F.W. Walther]

There are sme manual adjustments on the blade and cultivators, but for the price one cannot expect too much, and it is designed for a garden tractor. I suppose one could attach wheels and a lifting device after the fact.

Cheers,

Jim

PS. A blacksmith here is called a farrier and shoes horses. We don't have any blacksmiths as such in Canada. There are machine shops, but they can be quite expensive for even simple repairs.

Yep---can't expect much for the price. I didn't see any "gauge" for the blade.

 

[Jim1927]

One must be careful with the garden tractors. They can only draw so much before a permenant damage is done to either engine or transmission. Mine is 22hp, but I am still very careful with it.

In my lane, 1/4 mile, I don't really have to lift it. I can turnabout at both ends. The blade does adjust to bevel to either side. The photo is not clear enough to define all they say in the write up.

Cheers,

Jim

 

[C.F.W. Walther]

Yep--get a 22HP White to but only about 200yrd rd but it's about half up hill and I don't think I can drag the blade uphill very easily. I would like to able to start at the top and come down but I still have to get up the hill first. I looked at the repair manual and it looks like the blade can be reversed including putting a 30 degree angle on it. $189 for blade/cultivator plus $52 shipping. Think I'll get one in Sept.

 

[C.F.W. Walther]

It's been hovering around 100 degrees today and after working at Habitat for Humanity today all I've been doing the rest of the day is dragging the sprinkler around the yard. It doesn't rotate anymore because of lime buildup so I have to reposition it occasionally and get drenched

 

[davedajobauk]

Lemon Juice: CITRIC ACID or (Vinegar: acetic acid)
or, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) can dissolve the lime
and passing water through the system later
will dilute the Bleach / Acid



dave

edit: thanks for the heads up on the boo-boo /omission

 

[C.F.W. Walther]

Lemon Juice (acetic acid)
or, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) can dissolve the lime
and passing water through the system later
will dilute the Bleach / Acid



dave

I'll just soak it in vinegar (acetic acid) when the watering season is over. Lots cheaper.

 

[Ariel]

Acetic acid, aka vinegar, is great stuff. I use it in my dishwasher as a pre-rinse. My glassware comes out without the fine film it normally gets. This definitely is a solution (literally!) for West Texas hard water deposits.

 

[Jim1927]

Vinegar was the very first medicine mentioned in the Old Testament, and has been used for many things all down through the centuries.

It is also great for keeping the moisture in meat when cooking. The vinegar evaporates, but the natural moisture remains in the meat. Amazing vinegar!

Now, daughter is in hospital awaiting the moment of delivery. So, by day's end we could be sixpence richer....for those not informed, his name will be Tanner, and that is wot we used to call a sixpence in England. So, I have an old sixpence coin ready to press into his hand when he comes home.

Cheers,

Jim

 

[Ariel]

Jim, how exciting!

Praying that all goes well!

 

[C.F.W. Walther]

Vinegar was the very first medicine mentioned in the Old Testament, and has been used for many things all down through the centuries.

It is also great for keeping the moisture in meat when cooking. The vinegar evaporates, but the natural moisture remains in the meat. Amazing vinegar!

Now, daughter is in hospital awaiting the moment of delivery. So, by day's end we could be sixpence richer....for those not informed, his name will be Tanner, and that is wot we used to call a sixpence in England. So, I have an old sixpence coin ready to press into his hand when he comes home.

Cheers,

Jim

Still having gkids Jim? That's great. I think my kids might be finished in that area. God bless Tanner

I have a paperback somewhere here----OK I went and found it. It is written by a doctor Jarvis in 1958 and is called "Folk Medicine". Written in the perspective of people of Vermont. Touts the amazing qualities of honey and apple cider vinegar.

 

[leytonstones]

Vinegar was the very first medicine mentioned in the Old Testament, and has been used for many things all down through the centuries.

It is also great for keeping the moisture in meat when cooking. The vinegar evaporates, but the natural moisture remains in the meat. Amazing vinegar!

Now, daughter is in hospital awaiting the moment of delivery. So, by day's end we could be sixpence richer....for those not informed, his name will be Tanner, and that is wot we used to call a sixpence in England. So, I have an old sixpence coin ready to press into his hand when he comes home.

Cheers,

Jim

Jim, I'm still knitting !!


Blessings


Ley