....and we have heard nary a shot. Folks don't hunt squirrels nowadays. The revival of a deer herd and antler madness seems to have killed off the desire for silently slipping through the woods, honing fine shooting skills, and rodents on the table. Oh Well, Back To The Old Grind!
The flue roller turns as the tapered center is pulled in by threads. Beading was not always done, but it sure makes an operator feel more secure.
Out in the field, rolling and beading were both done by muscle power. Air hammer makes this task much easier! Thanks, Merle!
We have been watching Big Boy nearly every day on the coast to coast journey, and now it looks like a normal engine to us. I did not expect that!
Susan and I fed the dogs early and went to Carmi! Nice breeze, mid-80s, great company, good times!
I have to say up front that I have my prejudices on how to carry, and what type of holster to use for carrying. Kydex that covers the trigger on your semi-auto, striker-fired, no-manually operated safety, pistol is a solid safety system. You still must operate safely when drawing, and reholstering. Reholstering with a semi-auto to me means removing the holster, inserting the firearm, and then reattaching the holster; but never over the appendix for me. Drawing in a hurry, under stress, means that you might make a mistake. Mistakes can wreck you.
Now, let's listen to a surgeon explain what bullets can do to a body.
Merle keeps finding them, we keep posting them! I have never seen one of these. It is an early articulated 4 wheel drive tractor from 1920, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is a unique relic. I have never seen a picture or heard of these. Tuning the two engines to run with each other is probably a real trick. Many Thanks, Merle!
Pouring new babbit bearings is a skill that engine hobbyists may learn. It comes in handy, even if you have just one bearing to replace. This is a connecting rod bearing on a really big bearing at Youngstown Steel Heritage, being melted out in preparation for a new bearing to be poured. Huge thanks to Merle for spotting this one!
Wilbur and Olive went to their respective homes last week in Pacifica and Reno. The van hauling ten rescued Schips went from Central Point, Oregon to Wisconsin, then Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and then to drop off dogs from other customers to New York, then Florida. One dog from the hoard is left to deliver on Monday, by Galveston Bay. Littlefoot, the favorite of the staff at Dogs For Better Lives.
The last two morning have felt like fall is in the air. We had 59 degrees when we got up Friday, and we had mist on the pond. Today the high was only in the mid 80s. It will go beastly again, no doubt, and I am glad for the relief the crops are getting.
