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another thing I did this week end was end the , pain meds , went over to icing instead , was coming to the end of pain pill , went over to thorough icing after walks , and it just took the edge off , therapy last 3 variations coming up , dr green / surgeon NeXT wk . my Walmart this morning after just icing / weekend , was amazing , felt a pain free walking ease , that was like unhooking a sled , walked the store with moving ease , like taking years off your issue. my naps are , knock out , activity turns on the recovery mode , did a longer parking lot walk yesterday , my hip scar is flat and shrinking , staying on track , pete

Novel idea, but I already have one of those... He loves pumpkins, and craps enough to qualify as a spreader... I had a picture if me and ol' Jake together, but didn't want to confuse anyone about who I was referring to.

Today is National Bacon Day Gather-round the frying pan everybody because National Bacon Day is December 30 and it’s enough to make any bacon-lover squeal. Just saying the word makes us hungry. It’s an incredibly versatile food. You can eat it on a burger if you’re ready for a major calorie-fest. Or, you can crumble it over a salad if you’re trying to be kind of healthy (but let’s be honest, nothing is healthy with bacon on it). You can even make it the star of the show by simply pairing it with eggs. No matter what you do, bacon is greasy, delicious, and the most beautiful thing we’ve ever seen strip. If you, too, want to climb a tall building and scream at the top of your lungs, “I love bacon,” then please join us in celebrating National Bacon Day on December 30.

BBT. Some of you may know my other half as: Black Belt Trina or Big Bad Trina I would submit that it actually stands for: Bacon Bacon Trina

our two Black hoods -- 1984 C175, ---- 1983 C175

Today is Mrs. 8n's birthday. I'll have to point out that it is also national bacon day. I'll disagree with Greasy Pete on this issue. Bacon is properly cooked in a cast iron skillet. The bacon fat keeps the skillet seasoned, and excess bacon fat can be collected for later use in the popcorn popper.

I unknowingly celebrated two days ago then! Had a BLT at a British themed restaurant a couple towns over with quite a bit of bacon on it!

LOVE BACON!! It pairs well with almost anything. Even chocolate. May seem like a weird combo, but it taste divine!!!

Only Peter would try to figure out ways to improve bacon… keep it greasy…

My method as well, but I chase the bacon with a couple eggs over easy. Low and slow prevents splatters. My pan is over 100 years old!

Yesterday I welded up a couple plate weight holders, primed them, and put the final coat of paint on them this morning. The welds aren't pretty, I haven't touched a welder in 20 years and even then it was only for a few hours after a few minutes of instruction, but they held up to several whacks with a hammer! Now I'm just waiting for snow...

Lots of very nice tractors here! Here's my 64 854.

Mrs. K uses her George Foreman to cook her bacon. Stays pressed flat and the grease drains to the trough.

Microwave bacon cooker. Holds up to 10 strips laid across the bumps, collects the grease in the base, lid keeps spatter contained, and the strips come out nicely and evenly cooked. Pour off the grease into our collection can then pop base and top into the dishwasher. Never going back to skillets, griddles, or paper towels.

Pullstart prolly has a truck with Flintstone brakes ...

A mod I got from other guys here Yep looks like Ed's Ber Vac has one similar.

Interesting home made for sale near me.

Here is a pic of the support on my Ber Vac.

My Lawn Ranger

@bassJAM I see the rod that pushes and pulls to angle your plow is connected to the top of the swing quadrant. It should be connected to the bottom of it, there is a hole directly underneath where it’s connected now. It’s a bit of a pain in the neck to get the cotter pin in the hole in the rod once it’s in the proper place. But it will swing much easier than the way it is now if you change it.

Cooking bacon is an art form onto itself. It is an art to select what is a nice cut and thickness. It is about the right time of day to start cooking so as to engulf the aroma throughout the residence. It is knowing that bacon keeps cooking a little when you take it off the gridle. If it is done perfectly, is does not break in your hand (too crispy), but it is not so fatty that is is too fatty. This is why it is a holiday...not everyone can do this. My feeling...it is really hard to beat cast iron. The perfact breakfast...Bacon, eggs (over easy), buttered wheat toast with peanut butter and jelly, and a huge glass of orange juice. HAPPY BACON DAY !!!

My wife has cooked bacon in the microwave for years. Her method is placing strips on a plate and putting another plate over it. The top plate holds the strips fairly flat and catches the splatter, the bottom plate collects the (grease) flavorful fluid to fry the eggs with.

Tail lights ready to install. These are standard incandescent light holders with LED bulbs installed. Tail light installed. Both tail lights installed. Tail lights lit without covers on. Tail light covers on. Tail lights lit with covers on and complete.

@953 nut also a bacon nut , been doing my bacon for years now in the microwave. about 4 min , 20 sec in my unit , 4 slices on paper plate , 2 paper towels under it , for fat drainage , 1 towel on top to stop spattering , check for cooking state , about 3 min , for a insurance to your liking . like mine dry , crispy , cooling racks on table ,paper towel critical for dry crispy bacon , usually 4 slices are like a 1 piece , of perfect bacon , allow to cool , arnold multi seed whole wheat bread toasted , thin tomato . lettuce , mayo , like my sandwiches , dry and crispy , wife and I , share stages of prep , paper towels also hold most fat related , mess , in trash can . we regularly knock this out, always correcting any hang up area , literally minutes to a fresh hot bacon sandwich , no brainer , pete

Max Over the years at work, we had the occasional need to have specialized straight spur gears made to interact with a Customer's product during Testing. Old School method used for the last 100 years was to have the teeth hobbed. The center hole and keyway were machined first and used to fixture the blank. A single tooth profile was cut thru the stationary gear blank, the cutter returns, the blank is revolved to the angle of the next tooth, and so on. The gear blank had to be unhardened for this. After cutting, usually just the teeth would be induction hardened. Blanks may be stacked, but within space limits. Modern method is to use a slightly larger disc that is already thru hardened to the desired level. A CNC Wire EDM Machine is used to cut all the features in the same setup. A small 3 to 4 MM hole is present in the blank so the .005" diameter wire can be fed thru to cut the internal features. For cutting the external tooth profile no hole is needed. Benefits - thru hardened finished part. Blanks can be stacked to a height of roughly 4 inches and all cut at once. Reduced runout as all features are cut in the same setup. The Electro Discharge Machining process is a chip less one, unlike hobbing. The surface finish from EDM is smoother - less gear noise... Compound gears need to dealt with each individually.

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I like bacon. Anyway you want to cook it... Except... Going to disagree with any plastic microwave bacon cookers... IMHO No plastic is safe in a microwave.

Great to hear that your progress is on track. However, when you said that you had gone from pain meds to icing, I had another picture in mind...

Not a bacon fan, but I buy up all the cheap greasy bacon when it's on sale for $2.99/lb and freeze it. Then grind it in with my deer burger at 1/5. I do like a BLT when my lettuce and tomatoes are ripe.

And a bit more... The shaft center distances are already defined in the Unidrive - and that sets the minor backlash between mating gears. Changing 3rd gear ratio may not be possible internally.... I agree that the taller tire would give a higher ground speed.....

Larger rear tire diameter would help.

Eric these are all very nice picks. You have come a long way on your homested.

I know a guy that got tired of waiting for snow and fed newspaper into his new Cub Cadet blower . I may have to resort to trying something on my Ber Vac Deuce. Horse manure spreader, pumpkin chopper?

Same here. A few years back a couple buddies told me to get one. They said I could set it in a puddle, add dish soap and blow bubbles. ...I wonder?

Did someone say v61 @c-series don

More cleaning and cleaning up and cleaning out of the basement workshop space so we can get things out to the new workshop space in the barn. Got a fair amount of parts and supplies sorted and boxed. @peter lena will like this little "kit" I've set aside. Also got a new temporary carb bench set up so Trina can start disassembly on the big L shaped workbench.

Seems like there’s non left because @whtractors24 has them all!!!

@rmaynard @Achto yup , that is also another stage , meds comes to an end , do regular cooling , ice/ gel packs , therapy is very thorough , that will end soon , with my progress rate , dr green surgeon , also wants you involved , wants you to succeed, loves the back and forth exchange insight / information . been a very surgical year for me , prostate , spine fusion, hip , all my body work is done . up to me to keep it going , bionic , pete

@8ntruck hooda thunk it ? my wife never liked the pan spatter / cleanup , everyone has their own way , we prefer bacon , dry / crisp , think the cooling racks , the bacon sits on after being removed , from the paper plate , paper towel ,s it was cooked on , is , the big gain for a 4 pack of cooked , cooled dry bacon . that 4 pack , broken in half , length size is a very good crunchy base. we just cover each others move . stage of prep, when bacon is almost done , drop the toast, lettuce tops / tomato's already sliced . all goes together quick easy , clean up is also simple . had the grandkids do their own , same steps , loved it ! grandma always gets them into food prep , how to , when they come over , show them how , to do anything , get them involved , its the subtle , confidence , building that , they love , thats how we were taught , that also goes for clean up , kids tell us they love that , the back and forth , coming to a common understanding , what a concept , pete

Did You try Priority Tire ? https://www.prioritytire.com/by-brand/vredestein-tires/v61?srsltid=AfmBOoqk72-jZmE_dXtZ25FGZ6AZCAyuBY45VzxUwXMdPGL2uz0FvLTp

Plenty of snow flies out the sides of the tall chute. SAM_3227.MP4

I'm glad Fred and Barney up graded the brakes on my two seater.

I bought these back in April, but I’ll be damned if I can remember where I got them from. Somewhere online.