Sparky-(Admin) 23,767 #9001 Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM Took my last ride of the season today, it was cold AND windy so it was a very short ride. But I ended this season with 456 miles pedaled total which is a few more than last season..that’s a plus! 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,767 #9002 Posted Sunday at 06:20 PM And speaking of two wheels… bought another two wheeler, rode it home this morning (now that was cold!!). Used the heated handgrips…very very nice! 2013 with only 5900 miles. 3 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,330 #9003 Posted Sunday at 08:33 PM Nice!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9004 Posted Sunday at 09:02 PM @Sparky Excellent cycles 🚲 🏍 all around!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,941 #9005 Posted Monday at 10:14 PM Got the shed built today! Now the chore of moving everything out there hopefully before it snows. Gonna have to wait till spring to spread stone around shed & under lean to. Probably do some landscaping & a ramp at the front 9 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,652 #9006 Posted Tuesday at 06:34 PM (edited) The engine on the portable generator at my son and daughter’s camp stopped working. After too much time spent diagnosing, I finally realized that the intake valve was frozen open. It’s an old Tecumseh HHO55 and just not worth the cost/effort to repair. I had picked up a lightly used B&S 6 hp from a failed generator for very short money so yesterday was “move the generator” day. I knew that getting the stator off the tapered engine shaft was the real tricky part. I’d seen a YouTube vid where they press off with a push bolt; a process very similar to removing an electric clutch from a WH. Our (bleeping) stator, however, did not have internal threading for the push bolt! It took a day (age does that to one), but it dawned on me that I could tap the hole myself. so I did. ⅜”-24 in the 21/64” bore. I inserted a 5⅝” x 5/16” rod into the bore up against the end of the engine shaft leaving room to thread in a 1-½” bolt to push it. I wanted to have the push bolt thread in at least ½” before contacting the rod. It didn’t take as much torque as I expected and it popped right off. I had piled a soft support under the heavy stator to catch it when it came off since any damage would’ve defeated the whole job! Here’s the tapered end of the engine shaft, nice and clean. Those four bolts holding the generator base to the engine gave me some resistance but I won. I’d already checked over the new-to-me engine so it was only a matter of installing all the generator parts. After making sure all was aligned and spinning freely, I was able to start and test it. All good! Edited Tuesday at 06:40 PM by Handy Don 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 43,098 #9007 Posted Wednesday at 04:01 PM Got the pumpkin ready for the Thanksgiving pies. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9008 Posted Wednesday at 05:45 PM 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: Got the pumpkin ready for the Thanksgiving pies. Them be looking like weaponry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 43,098 #9009 Posted Wednesday at 05:59 PM 12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Them be looking like weaponry After a slow start, the garden did well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9010 Posted Wednesday at 06:07 PM 6 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: After a slow start, the garden did well. Excellent. Ours too. This is the third or fourth year in its current position and best yield yet. We expanded just a hair this year. Probably will do the same next year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,654 #9011 Posted Thursday at 12:20 AM 8 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Got the pumpkin ready for the Thanksgiving pies. Canned pumpkin pales when compared to the real thing. The texture of canned pumpkin is like eating paste whereas the real pumpkin pie has a texture. This past weekend we entertained my wife's family. I helped by making the pies. She made the rasin pie but I made the chocolate pie, apple pie- from mom's canned apples and cherry pie from cherries I gathered last summer. I made the homemade crusts from scratch. Someone commented about me making pies. I told them if I can build a house, I can surely bake a pie. Happy Eating! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9012 Posted Thursday at 12:25 AM 4 minutes ago, Beap52 said: is like eating paste paaaasste 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 8,315 #9013 Posted Thursday at 12:46 AM Used the sweeper to get most of the leaves, then the recycler on the 416-8 and finally the push blower to get the leaves off the lawn, just in time for the wind tonight to put them all back. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 1,485 #9014 Posted Thursday at 12:52 AM 25 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: paaaasste 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9015 Posted Thursday at 01:06 AM BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 62,157 #9016 Posted Thursday at 06:40 PM Took my wife in for cataract surgery this morning, now that she has a patch over her eye she is going around the house saying ARGH Shiver my timbers Yarrr and the cats won't come near her. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9017 Posted Thursday at 06:47 PM 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Took my wife in for cataract surgery this morning, now that she has a patch over her eye she is going around the house saying ARGH Shiver my timbers Yarrr and the cats won't come near her. Niiiiice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,043 #9018 Posted Thursday at 06:52 PM 10 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Took my wife in for cataract surgery this morning, now that she has a patch over her eye she is going around the house saying ARGH Shiver my timbers Yarrr and the cats won't come near her. Hope she didn't marry you for looks cause you may be in trouble after she got her vision fixed. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,330 #9019 Posted Thursday at 07:31 PM 38 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: Hope she didn't marry you for looks cause you may be in trouble after she got her vision fixed. No... it was for his tractors... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,551 #9020 Posted Thursday at 07:44 PM 10 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: No... it was for his tractors... Trina will tell you she stayed around here for my cool tools. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,330 #9021 Posted Thursday at 08:14 PM 30 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Trina will tell you she stayed around here for my cool tools. Well... duh. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,652 #9022 Posted 15 hours ago On 11/6/2025 at 2:44 PM, ebinmaine said: Trina will tell you she stayed around here for my cool tools. Oh man, donning my welding gloves to handle that one. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
