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Posted: 8/17/2019 2:49:01 PM EDT
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Today is move in day
They have AC in the house and garage, hot and cold water, working toilet, bed, most of the lights, TV, internet, cell phone booster. Still no kitchen or shower. They'll be roughing it for a bit and using ours   Attached File |
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Posted: 8/17/2019 2:53:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/18/2019 12:15:01 AM EDT
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/5784C04F-1D5D-4783-8544-A45384E09F1D_jpeg-1057787.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/D0356DD3-2494-461D-84C1-7B43FC7E15BC_jpeg-1057790.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/A372BF16-AA0C-4BF1-A4A7-D42462A2546B_jpeg-1057791.JPG We moved into our house in 2001. I had a toilet and a washer with hot and cold water (water heater in the corner). My MINIMUM for moving into this place was.. NOT walls. NOT flooring. NOT doors. It was ONE source of hot and cold running water, and a working flush toilet. I washed my hair and took a bath in a washer for six months. The fact that the 'rents can come over and take a shower? Yeah, they're in luxury, in my estimation. 
My definition of a home is... NOBODY ELSE IS ANYWHERE THE F*CK AROUND ME. Yeah. 
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Posted: 9/5/2019 8:32:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryMy definition of a home is... NOBODY ELSE IS ANYWHERE THE F*CK AROUND ME. Yeah. 
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Posted: 9/5/2019 8:40:22 PM EDT
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The front porch, sidewalk, and garage door approaches are done! Got formed yesterday and poured today. Everything is 6" thick, has wire, and expansion joint material everywhere where it meets the building.
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Posted: 9/6/2019 10:21:53 PM EDT
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Looking good! How's the his and hers hot rods coming along?
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Posted: 9/7/2019 8:04:26 AM EDT
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Looking good! How's the his and hers hot rods coming along? Havent done anything on them in a couple months unfortunately. Been too busy with this build.l and our pole barn was too full of shit to have room to work. Thankfully my time commitment on my parents house is a lot lower now and we just cleaned and organized our pole barn. Hoping to get back on the cars in the next couple weeks. Picked the new 350 up for the Chevelle and just about ready to start squaring and throwing some internal bracing in the Mustang. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 2:27:17 PM EDT
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Concrete looks great!
They did a good job with the finishing. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 2:45:20 PM EDT
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Concrete looks great! They did a good job with the finishing. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 5:45:11 PM EDT
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Forms got stripped today! Turned out great. Just need to do a little dirt and gravel work around it.
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Posted: 9/10/2019 4:21:32 PM EDT
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Forms got stripped today! Turned out great. Just need to do a little dirt and gravel work around it. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/F2C77C3C-2314-4AC1-A82C-2E6715596C78_jpeg-1084763.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/A04EDB42-B64F-42CE-B83C-FF010DA6E572_jpeg-1084764.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/D522A806-B285-4892-959A-DB83176307D6_jpeg-1084765.JPG Looks good! |
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Posted: 9/10/2019 6:34:23 PM EDT
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Super jealous of that concrete work.
I'm really kicking myself for not having a dedicated concrete crew do mine. The builder left MUCH to be desired in concrete finishing. Our poor tile guy 
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Posted: 9/10/2019 7:35:00 PM EDT
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Super jealous of that concrete work. I'm really kicking myself for not having a dedicated concrete crew do mine. The builder left MUCH to be desired in concrete finishing. Our poor tile guy Concrete is one of those things that really has to be done right the first time or it's damn hard/expensive to fix. I've been fortunate to have these guys. They have done all of the concrete on this project and I've had no complaints! The tile guy is supposed to be starting on the shower tile tomorrow. Last major hurdle in getting their place totally livable. |
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Posted: 10/7/2019 6:04:54 AM EDT
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Spent most of yesterday roughing in dirtwork around the new concrete. Was able to fill in and rough grade both sides of the sidewalk and the front of the porch. Dug good topsoil out of my dirt pit back in the woods. Still have two sides to go but will need close to 100 yards of dirt to get the slopes where I want them. Will have to buy fill dirt for that, don't want that big of a hole in the woods
Dads Kubota RTV with the hydraulic dump bed came in VERY handy for hauling dirt 
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Posted: 10/15/2019 11:36:39 PM EDT
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Haven't visited this thread in a while but wow you have been busy! I love the direction your going. Concrete looks great! I'm getting ready to electrify mine next week.
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Posted: 10/24/2019 11:15:04 PM EDT
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Spent most of yesterday roughing in dirtwork around the new concrete. Was able to fill in and rough grade both sides of the sidewalk and the front of the porch. Dug good topsoil out of my dirt pit back in the woods. Still have two sides to go but will need close to 100 yards of dirt to get the slopes where I want them. Will have to buy fill dirt for that, don't want that big of a hole in the woods
Dads Kubota RTV with the hydraulic dump bed came in VERY handy for hauling dirt
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/7B5C0126-2B6D-4328-AF6B-7E363A6AD43B_jpeg-1115623.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/70E06DA8-0483-4CF9-87CF-A9A721F43CD1_jpeg-1115624.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/0FF5505E-BEA5-47A4-B54B-3EF7CC40FD2A_jpeg-1115625.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/A93ED9E0-F839-45F6-88A4-C7232013B9BE_jpeg-1115626.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/7AF1E585-BFC2-48F5-8B73-6D1698196A6D_jpeg-1115628.JPG Good job on the dirt work. Smooth is hard with a tractor/loader. I can't tell how steep the angle is. Can you ride that with a zero-turn without issue? |
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Posted: 10/25/2019 6:53:53 AM EDT
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Haven't visited this thread in a while but wow you have been busy! I love the direction your going. Concrete looks great! I'm getting ready to electrify mine next week. |
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Posted: 10/25/2019 6:56:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: SUCH a nice-looking building. Good job on the dirt work. Smooth is hard with a tractor/loader. I can't tell how steep the angle is. Can you ride that with a zero-turn without issue? Yeah, grading can be a PITA with a loader tractor. Thankfully this dirt was dry and spread almost like sand. Made my life MUCH easier. The slopes are gentle enough to mow with a ZTR. That was my end goal. I told them they are buying however much dirt it takes to get the slopes easily mowable
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Posted: 11/7/2019 7:00:56 PM EDT
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I don't really need a full up FRL but at minimum I need a regulator so I can run everything at 90-100 psi. The pressure switch on our compressor cuts in at 145 and cuts out at 160 psi IIRC. The filter and dryer in front of the regulator is definitely nice to have. The compressor makes a LOT of water when it is humid out. I'll only use the oiler if I'm going to be running air tools for an extended period of time. I'll need to shut it off to run any paint guns or the sand blaster. Buying the FRL made sense to me vs buying a stand alone regulator and dryer. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pardon my ignorance, but why do you need an FRL? The filter and dryer in front of the regulator is definitely nice to have. The compressor makes a LOT of water when it is humid out. I'll only use the oiler if I'm going to be running air tools for an extended period of time. I'll need to shut it off to run any paint guns or the sand blaster. Buying the FRL made sense to me vs buying a stand alone regulator and dryer. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 1:17:04 AM EDT
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Bumping to check on @Pavelow
All well with family and life at the Pavelow homestead? |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 6:22:23 AM EDT
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Bumping to check on @Pavelow All well with family and life at the Pavelow homestead?  just haven't done anything of note this winter
We've has a warm wet winter and the ground has never frozen up for long. I had plans to get a lot of the woods cleaned up but I'm not going to do it and rut everything up real bad. Parents have been in Georgia for the winter so nothing has been going on over there. My goal come spring is to finish the dirtwork around there house and get everything seeded. Also on the docket for spring is to finish taking down the last few trees in the yard that need to go then rent a stump grinder to get all the stumps out. Looking forward to not having to mow around them! |
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Posted: 3/8/2020 9:44:13 PM EDT
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Another check-in.
Everything okay at the @Pavelow homestead?? Parents coming home soon to the space you built for them? |
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Posted: 3/9/2020 7:33:36 AM EDT
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Another check-in. Everything okay at the @Pavelow homestead?? Parents coming home soon to the space you built for them? The last month or so either my wife or I have been sick 
Things are finally starting to warm up and dry out. Hoping to get back on some outdoor projects soon
Parents should be back up here in a couple months. They have floors and trim to do and then their place will be done inside. Still need to get some fill dirt to finish up outside. |
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Posted: 3/30/2020 4:28:46 PM EDT
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The weather here is finally improving and I'm finally able to get on some of the outdoor tasks
This weekend I got the mower serviced and ready to go for the year. Tractor is due too, filters and fluids are on the way. Im getting started on rolling the yard tonight. No more pulling the roller with the ZTR, get to roll in style this year Cab, heat, AC, and Bluetooth radio Your parents moving into your front yard has some perks...  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/30/2020 10:56:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The weather here is finally improving and I'm finally able to get on some of the outdoor tasks This weekend I got the mower serviced and ready to go for the year. Tractor is due too, filters and fluids are on the way. Im getting started on rolling the yard tonight. No more pulling the roller with the ZTR, get to roll in style this year Cab, heat, AC, and Bluetooth radio Your parents moving into your front yard has some perks... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/39D11BB0-4830-4B0C-981B-B3AEF28C2991_jpe-1341941.JPG Jelly!
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Posted: 4/6/2020 7:15:36 AM EDT
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Got a little more yard work done this weekend and got the tractor serviced.
John Deere 2017 2032R. I have to say this tractor has the best filtration setup that I've ever seen on a compact tractor, was really impressed. Everything was easy to get to, slightly cramped just because it's a small tractor, but overall not bad. The side panels were easily removed which made for easier access. My only complaint was the filters were TIGHT. Not a knock on JD, every factory installed filter I've ever pulled had been this way regardless of brand. John Deere offers a kit with all of the filters in it. Included: air filter, engine oil filter, both spin on fuel filters, hydraulic suction filter, and hydraulic pressure filter. I also bought OEM fluids. I only changed the engine oil, 1,200 hour change interval on the hydraulic fluid with the Hy Gard oil.  Attached FileFirst up was the engine oil and filter. Draining was straight forward. Pulled the panels on the right side of the tractor to get easy access to the filter. The big panels comes out with 2 quarter turn fasteners, the small one comes out with two bolts. All easy to get to. Engine oil filter on the left, fuel filter on the right. Orange cap is the engine oil fill location. I changed this fuel filter at the same time. 4.3 quarts of engine oil and done.  Attached File Attached FileNext up were the transmission fluid filters. I only changed the filters. Top filter is the pressurized filter, bottom larger filter is the suction filter. Both relatively easy to get to, not much mess. Just to the left of this pic is another spin on fuel filter. It got changed at the same time. Took about 2 quarts of hydraulic oil to top it off after the filter change.  Attached FileAfter that was the air filter. Easy access once the left side panel was pulled. Only complaint was the back clip on the filter housing was a little tough to access with a support in the way. Overall not bad.  Attached FileThis filter wrench made life easy and let me avoid a lot of cursing and busted knuckles  Attached FileOverall the service was very easy. Took about an hour. Was a little pricey though. The Filter Pak, 2 gallons of engine oil and a gallon of hydraulic oil came out to around $220 With how many hours I put on the tractor it willcost me less than $100/year in Maint. Not bad overall. Got part of the yard mowed for the third time this season. Looking OK, need to get a lawn sweeper though  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/6/2020 12:14:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got a little more yard work done this weekend and got the tractor serviced. John Deere 2017 2032R. I have to say this tractor has the best filtration setup that I've ever seen on a compact tractor, was really impressed. Everything was easy to get to, slightly cramped just because it's a small tractor, but overall not bad. The side panels were easily removed which made for easier access. My only complaint was the filters were TIGHT. Not a knock on JD, every factory installed filter I've ever pulled had been this way regardless of brand. John Deere offers a kit with all of the filters in it. Included: air filter, engine oil filter, both spin on fuel filters, hydraulic suction filter, and hydraulic pressure filter. I also bought OEM fluids. I only changed the engine oil, 1,200 hour change interval on the hydraulic fluid with the Hy Gard oil. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/F3CE9F18-B569-4795-B400-504F07334A27_jpe-1353621.JPG First up was the engine oil and filter. Draining was straight forward. Pulled the panels on the right side of the tractor to get easy access to the filter. The big panels comes out with 2 quarter turn fasteners, the small one comes out with two bolts. All easy to get to. Engine oil filter on the left, fuel filter on the right. Orange cap is the engine oil fill location. I changed this fuel filter at the same time. 4.3 quarts of engine oil and done. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/602B40A1-4F9F-4E36-94BD-65456849CC15_jpe-1353622.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/634DDE94-35A3-4169-97A3-924FBB7F52B0_jpe-1353624.JPG Next up were the transmission fluid filters. I only changed the filters. Top filter is the pressurized filter, bottom larger filter is the suction filter. Both relatively easy to get to, not much mess. Just to the left of this pic is another spin on fuel filter. It got changed at the same time. Took about 2 quarts of hydraulic oil to top it off after the filter change. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/B8CE9C51-C3FA-4F0B-A3D3-C45B8200DCD5_jpe-1353625.JPG After that was the air filter. Easy access once the left side panel was pulled. Only complaint was the back clip on the filter housing was a little tough to access with a support in the way. Overall not bad. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/22AE2811-DE92-4BD6-AD57-A3919C65FA42_jpe-1353627.JPG This filter wrench made life easy and let me avoid a lot of cursing and busted knuckles https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/AAB282BE-D888-4103-BADF-40B7660E869D_jpe-1353628.JPG Overall the service was very easy. Took about an hour. Was a little pricey though. The Filter Pak, 2 gallons of engine oil and a gallon of hydraulic oil came out to around $220 With how many hours I put on the tractor it willcost me less than $100/year in Maint. Not bad overall. Got part of the yard mowed for the third time this season. Looking OK, need to get a lawn sweeper though https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/842DA184-990F-4544-ABA4-8FAB18EABCF3_jpe-1353629.JPG $220? I just paid more than that for the hydraulic change on my mower.
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Posted: 4/6/2020 2:01:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $220? I just paid more than that for the hydraulic change on my mower. Yeah, $220 ish for all of the filters and 3 gallons of oil. My time is free Ouch Shop rates are high these days. I think changing the engine oil and filter, and oil and filters on each hydraulic drives on our ZTR runs me about $80 |
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Posted: 4/6/2020 3:43:35 PM EDT
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Today is a good day
Finally got tired of toting around and pumping a 2 gallon sprayer so I splurged and got a nice backpack sprayer this year. I'll type up a review once I get to use it  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/6/2020 5:44:40 PM EDT
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Does the lawn roller make a big difference smoothing the yard?
Converting pasture to a home site, I need about 2 days to recover from the beating when I mow. Thinking of discing it this spring, and possibly buying a roller if it would help. |
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Posted: 4/6/2020 5:51:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Does the lawn roller make a big difference smoothing the yard? Converting pasture to a home site, I need about 2 days to recover from the beating when I mow. Thinking of discing it this spring, and possibly buying a roller if it would help. IMO it gets a lot of the small bumps out but not the larger ones. Our yard is former pasture as well, the roller helps but it is still awfully rough. Only thing that's really going to fix it is to till or disc it, level, then re-seed. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 1:27:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, $220 ish for all of the filters and 3 gallons of oil. My time is free Ouch Shop rates are high these days. I think changing the engine oil and filter, and oil and filters on each hydraulic drives on our ZTR runs me about $80I do the oil changes on my mower, but it still costs me about $50 because I use fancy oil. (It's blue. When it turns sorta brown it's time for an oil change, whether the hour meter says so or not.)This was the first hydraulic oil change, and I figure for the money (It was only about $230) I get a full checkover from my mower guy, plus any lube and adjustments needed. I will learn to do the hydraulic change, but it's apparently a little finicky getting it right, so I'm happy to pay until I can take the time to really learn. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 1:29:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Today is a good day Finally got tired of toting around and pumping a 2 gallon sprayer so I splurged and got a nice backpack sprayer this year. I'll type up a review once I get to use it https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/34B54214-A725-49F3-9F40-FA22A896387F_jpe-1354290.JPG Very interested in what you think of this sprayer. I just paid a lot of money for a Flowzone Typhoon with variable pressure. I like the interchangeable tanks on the Milwaukee, but have concern about some of the other features. Lemme know how it does for you? I need another backpack. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 1:30:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: IMO it gets a lot of the small bumps out but not the larger ones. Our yard is former pasture as well, the roller helps but it is still awfully rough. Only thing that's really going to fix it is to till or disc it, level, then re-seed. Or level it with soil, and reseed those spots. If you have good turf, it's an option. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 5:59:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I do the oil changes on my mower, but it still costs me about $50 because I use fancy oil. (It's blue. When it turns sorta brown it's time for an oil change, whether the hour meter says so or not.)This was the first hydraulic oil change, and I figure for the money (It was only about $230) I get a full checkover from my mower guy, plus any lube and adjustments needed. I will learn to do the hydraulic change, but it's apparently a little finicky getting it right, so I'm happy to pay until I can take the time to really learn. Biggest PITA on ours is to get everything bled after the oil change. Not terrible, just have to take the time and do it right. |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 6:00:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very interested in what you think of this sprayer. I just paid a lot of money for a Flowzone Typhoon with variable pressure. I like the interchangeable tanks on the Milwaukee, but have concern about some of the other features. Lemme know how it does for you? I need another backpack. Will do! I like the quick change nozzles on the Flowzone but I don't think it's something I'd really ever use. I spray Roundup and 2,4-D mostly so the interchangeable tanks will work out really well for me. Since the pump and wand is Inter gral to the tank it makes additional tank expensive unfortunately What features didn't you like on the Milwaukee? |
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Posted: 4/7/2020 11:23:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Will do! I like the quick change nozzles on the Flowzone but I don't think it's something I'd really ever use. I spray Roundup and 2,4-D mostly so the interchangeable tanks will work out really well for me. Since the pump and wand is Inter gral to the tank it makes additional tank expensive unfortunately What features didn't you like on the Milwaukee? The cost of the interchangeable tanks, the lower pressure,that fact that it didn't look as ergonomic and the harness didn't seem as viable for me (cuz I'm small and 60 lbs on my back is something I need a significant harness for)and the fact that I wasn't in the Milwaukee battery system. I have DeWalt. Of course, this Flowzone has its own battery, NOT DeWalt. Bottom line I saw was that people who aren't specialty sprayer manufacturers don't know how to do sprayers as well as dedicated sprayer manufacturers, if that makes sense? For occasional use, I think the Milwaukee is probably a good get. For what I do to a sprayer, I needed something that could take it. The things I love about the Flowzone are... The typhoon is pretty bulletproof, and I can buy and change out ANY part on it...control board, pump, anything, which is a good thing when you run a sprayer hard. All available straight from Flowzone. That is, if they get their stock back up. People are going crazy for them and everything is now backordered. Bad time to have a supply line issue.  I can also put a professional lawn gun on the end of it and run a gallon per minute through it at consistent pressure. As far as I know it's the only backpack available that can do that. But at a little over $400 shipped to me, it bit some to get it. The beauty of the interchangeable tank, though, is a draw for sure. For instance, I need a sprayer just for nonselective herbicides, cuz I won't spray those out of my fert sprayer. I could carry that tank pre-mixed and just pop it onto the unit. I want it ALL.
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Posted: 4/7/2020 1:02:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The cost of the interchangeable tanks, the lower pressure,that fact that it didn't look as ergonomic and the harness didn't seem as viable for me (cuz I'm small and 60 lbs on my back is something I need a significant harness for)and the fact that I wasn't in the Milwaukee battery system. I have DeWalt. Of course, this Flowzone has its own battery, NOT DeWalt. Bottom line I saw was that people who aren't specialty sprayer manufacturers don't know how to do sprayers as well as dedicated sprayer manufacturers, if that makes sense? For occasional use, I think the Milwaukee is probably a good get. For what I do to a sprayer, I needed something that could take it. The things I love about the Flowzone are... The typhoon is pretty bulletproof, and I can buy and change out ANY part on it...control board, pump, anything, which is a good thing when you run a sprayer hard. All available straight from Flowzone. That is, if they get their stock back up. People are going crazy for them and everything is now backordered. Bad time to have a supply line issue. I can also put a professional lawn gun on the end of it and run a gallon per minute through it at consistent pressure. As far as I know it's the only backpack available that can do that. But at a little over $400 shipped to me, it bit some to get it. The beauty of the interchangeable tank, though, is a draw for sure. For instance, I need a sprayer just for nonselective herbicides, cuz I won't spray those out of my fert sprayer. I could carry that tank pre-mixed and just pop it onto the unit. I want it ALL. Yeah the additional tanks aren't cheap, $149 Looking up the specs of the two I'm seeing 115 psi for the Flowzone and 120 psi for the Milwaukee. Flowzone is rated to spray 30' and the Milwaukee only 25' though. Maybe the Flowzone has a better nozzle? The battery commonality for me is huge. I'm slowly switching everything over to Milwaukee (my wife has laid claim to all my old Bosch tools ). Personally I HATE tools that take proprietary batteries. We're starting to see some industrial tools made by third party manufacturers that take Milwaukee batteries which is a huge plus for us at work.From trying on the Milwaukee I really don't seeing it fitting a smaller person that well. I'm 5'7" and 160 lbs and it's a little big. We'll see how well I can get it adjusted when it's full. Should be able to get quite a bit of spraying done by the end of this weekend. I'll do a nice write up in here or maybe start a new thread for it. |
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Posted: 4/8/2020 7:16:56 PM EDT
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Had some time over the last couple evenings to do some work on my backstop. Digging more out from behind it to make it taller. The main portion is about where I want it. Still need quite a bit more dirt to make the wrap around sides taller. Hopefully get it finished up this spring.
Also supposed to have 20 yards of dirt delivered tomorrow to finish the fill around my parents house. The goal is to get the slopes feathered out enough to be easily mowed. 15 yards of fill @ $15/yd and 5 yards of top soil @ $48/yd. Should keep me busy for a few evenings and a weekend or two.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 4/8/2020 11:30:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah the additional tanks aren't cheap, $149 Looking up the specs of the two I'm seeing 115 psi for the Flowzone and 120 psi for the Milwaukee. Flowzone is rated to spray 30' and the Milwaukee only 25' though. Maybe the Flowzone has a better nozzle? The battery commonality for me is huge. I'm slowly switching everything over to Milwaukee (my wife has laid claim to all my old Bosch tools ). Personally I HATE tools that take proprietary batteries. We're starting to see some industrial tools made by third party manufacturers that take Milwaukee batteries which is a huge plus for us at work.From trying on the Milwaukee I really don't seeing it fitting a smaller person that well. I'm 5'7" and 160 lbs and it's a little big. We'll see how well I can get it adjusted when it's full. Should be able to get quite a bit of spraying done by the end of this weekend. I'll do a nice write up in here or maybe start a new thread for it. I didn't know the Milwaukee had that much pressure. The gun on the Flowzone allows me to attach a lawn nozzle, which has much, MUCH coarser droplets (it's basically a bunch of streams) Which is a plus, too. Those big droplets help a lot with drift. AS to the harness... Lemme just say, that I cut the harness apart that came with the flowzone, and I took the old harness of my Chapin backpack (not battery) and I rigged the chapin to attach to the Flowzone sprayer, and took the padded shoulder straps from the flowzone, and attached them to the Chapin harness. The Chapin has a hip belt. But the shoulder straps cut into my shoulders and neck cuz I've got the whole thing cinched to it's absolute minimum size, to get the weight up higher on my back, and supported by the hip belt. The padded straps from the flowzone harness make the shoulder rig okay for me, and the hip belt is the game changer. I need a hip belt if I'm carrying half my body weight on my back. My shoulders cannot do that. I'm bent over WAAAAAY to damn far. That's an injury waiting to happen,. Rigged up with bastardized harness, the weight is on my HIPS, where that much weight belongs for ANYBODY, but it's especially important for somebody little, like me. ETA: I wrote a review and said how much I liked the sprayer, and talked about the harness, and what I did to fix the problem, and suggesting they make a beefier harness with a hip belt for small people like me, and charge an upcharge for it if necessary. They didn't publish my review. Guess they only wanna hear from people who love everything about the sprayer. 
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Posted: 4/9/2020 6:28:07 AM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I didn't know the Milwaukee had that much pressure. The gun on the Flowzone allows me to attach a lawn nozzle, which has much, MUCH coarser droplets (it's basically a bunch of streams) Which is a plus, too. Those big droplets help a lot with drift. AS to the harness... Lemme just say, that I cut the harness apart that came with the flowzone, and I took the old harness of my Chapin backpack (not battery) and I rigged the chapin to attach to the Flowzone sprayer, and took the padded shoulder straps from the flowzone, and attached them to the Chapin harness. The Chapin has a hip belt. But the shoulder straps cut into my shoulders and neck cuz I've got the whole thing cinched to it's absolute minimum size, to get the weight up higher on my back, and supported by the hip belt. The padded straps from the flowzone harness make the shoulder rig okay for me, and the hip belt is the game changer. I need a hip belt if I'm carrying half my body weight on my back. My shoulders cannot do that. I'm bent over WAAAAAY to damn far. That's an injury waiting to happen,. Rigged up with bastardized harness, the weight is on my HIPS, where that much weight belongs for ANYBODY, but it's especially important for somebody little, like me. ETA: I wrote a review and said how much I liked the sprayer, and talked about the harness, and what I did to fix the problem, and suggesting they make a beefier harness with a hip belt for small people like me, and charge an upcharge for it if necessary. They didn't publish my review. Guess they only wanna hear from people who love everything about the sprayer. The interchangeable wands would be pretty handy! Near as I can tell the trigger on the Milwaukee is just a switch which starts the pump so it can't be changed out. Ran one tank through it last night, overall very happy with it. It has a nice wide, padded hip belt which really helped with the weight. Was a lot more comfortable than I was expecting. Pressure adjustment only has 5 different settings. Had no problem finding one that was right. Ergonomics on the wand/grip are different and was a little uncomfortable at first but once I got used to it was not a big deal. Overall very happy with it. Made spraying much more enjoyable and less of a chore. I'll start a new thread this weekend with a more in depth review. |
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Posted: 4/9/2020 11:25:22 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The interchangeable wands would be pretty handy! Near as I can tell the trigger on the Milwaukee is just a switch which starts the pump so it can't be changed out. Ran one tank through it last night, overall very happy with it. It has a nice wide, padded hip belt which really helped with the weight. Was a lot more comfortable than I was expecting. Pressure adjustment only has 5 different settings. Had no problem finding one that was right. Ergonomics on the wand/grip are different and was a little uncomfortable at first but once I got used to it was not a big deal. Overall very happy with it. Made spraying much more enjoyable and less of a chore. I'll start a new thread this weekend with a more in depth review. I will look forward to it. Maybe I need to buy a Milwaukee harness and hook it to my Flowzone sprayer.
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Posted: 4/10/2020 7:30:46 AM EDT
[#43]
I have dirt! 20 yards delivered yesterday. Was too windy and spitting rain all evening so didn't get much done on it last night. Hope to get most of this placed this weekend.
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Posted: 4/11/2020 6:55:06 PM EDT
[#44]
Got all the dirt spread today, going to need a lot more
Another 10 yards of fill and 20 of top soil and we should be ready to seed everything! Hope to get it delivered this week then borrowing a Harley take from a buddy to prep for seeding. Wound up digging some topsoil out of the woods to fill in a little more.Used the fill dirt to get it to within about 6" of where I wanted it.  Attached FileThen spread about 6" of topsoil to get it to the final grade.  Attached File Attached FileFilled in some around the other side of the building as well. Need to feather this area out a little bit more.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 4/11/2020 11:42:42 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Got all the dirt spread today, going to need a lot more Another 10 yards of fill and 20 of top soil and we should be ready to seed everything! Hope to get it delivered this week then borrowing a Harley take from a buddy to prep for seeding. Wound up digging some topsoil out of the woods to fill in a little more.Used the fill dirt to get it to within about 6" of where I wanted it. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/29EDE4A2-846F-44C6-8C33-89B5896624C5_jpe-1362864.JPG Then spread about 6" of topsoil to get it to the final grade. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/1D472459-9A6B-4347-8980-1C765E01E35A_jpe-1362865.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/1FA3EFCA-C095-4753-80D7-298ECDA5D118_jpe-1362866.JPG Filled in some around the other side of the building as well. Need to feather this area out a little bit more. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/E3934C82-9282-4FE2-8356-A390C40BA5AC_jpe-1362870.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/0FD6FA1E-EEC7-49F4-97FE-2A7138055B37_jpe-1362871.JPG Still a little steep on that one side, isn't it? You might be braver than I am about slopes. I have a roll bar on the mower, but I don't wanna end up needing it.
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Posted: 4/12/2020 1:50:36 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still a little steep on that one side, isn't it? You might be braver than I am about slopes. I have a roll bar on the mower, but I don't wanna end up needing it. It is steeper than I'd like but easily doable on my ZTR. Getting it where I'd like it to be would take well over 100 yards of dirt
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Posted: 4/12/2020 3:28:31 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It is steeper than I'd like but easily doable on my ZTR. Getting it where I'd like it to be would take well over 100 yards of dirt Ouch. I know first hand that dirt doesn't go far. Customer will say, "I think I need a yard of topsoil." Me: "You need 12 yards of topsoil. Maybe 15." |
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Posted: 4/19/2020 12:56:45 PM EDT
[#48]
Borrowed a buddies Harley rake to start getting everything prepped for seeding in a week or two. How did I ever live without one of these?
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Posted: 4/19/2020 4:17:17 PM EDT
[#49]
Few more pics. I'm loving this tractor more and more as times goes on. Cruise control on an HST is awesome
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Posted: 4/21/2020 11:44:07 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Few more pics. I'm loving this tractor more and more as times goes on. Cruise control on an HST is awesome https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/C335B244-B122-43BC-970A-79397036159D_jpe-1375766.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/F3768D61-8618-4FAF-BB8A-24FBECF36BF4_jpe-1375768.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/14FE7283-869B-45E3-BD4C-29A47C1E1D00_jpe-1375769.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/F6311AB0-EFDD-47A8-BF8A-41D9D8B09F37_jpe-1375770.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/0A9E0F00-76B2-4A03-B673-1300A2B51709_jpe-1375771.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/AE3D13EF-F2F3-4A3C-A2E4-CDF3BA0632C9_jpe-1375774.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/12D135BE-65A4-4741-A407-C273B1B04F3A_jpe-1375775.JPG I HEART your tractor and that tool. Just sayin.  Think you damaged the bermudagrass enough to actually kill it? I don't.
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