What did you do today not on your truck...

[Ol Blue K20]

Thanks Tim, I posted a couple of pics.

[Stocker]

Did the annual Generac maintenance today. Not much to it, oil & filter change, check the air filter (good) and the battery (also good).
It has run 51.5 hours since last year's service, nearly all of that in the past month or so due to storms.

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by Stocker

Did the annual Generac maintenance today. Not much to it, oil & filter change, check the air filter (good) and the battery (also good).
It has run 51.5 hours since last year's service, nearly all of that in the past month or so due to storms.

Stocker on your Generac FYI, if you ever get the "1505 RPM Sensor" code it's more than likely your battery.

I just went thru this a month ago and kept hitting dead ends "Call for Service" naturally, found this article put a battery in and VAROOM! Back in business, code cleared, and everything's normal again.

https://gentekpower.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

Stocker on your Generac FYI, if you ever get the "1505 RPM Sensor" code it's more than likely your battery.

I just went thru this a month ago and kept hitting dead ends "Call for Service" naturally, found this article put a battery in and VAROOM! Back in business, code cleared, and everything's normal again.

https://gentekpower.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3

That is great info to know -- thank you! I am saving that, just in case.

[Rickysnickers]

Originally Posted by Stocker

Did the annual Generac maintenance today. Not much to it, oil & filter change, check the air filter (good) and the battery (also good).
It has run 51.5 hours since last year's service, nearly all of that in the past month or so due to storms.

What size generator do you have? Is it capable of running the entire house or is it just for running a few circuits? What's the fueling source? We have been thinking about purchasing one as well. We are on propane here with only a 120 gallon tank. I know we'd need a larger tank.

[RodnRudy]

I replaced the blend door actuator on my daughters Jeep Wrangler. It wasn't throwing heat out of the vents, actuator worked sporadically. Thanks to You Tube we saved a couple hundred labor costs and the part was only $30. This old coot is kind of sore this morning from being a contortionist under that dash!

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

What size generator do you have? Is it capable of running the entire house or is it just for running a few circuits? What's the fueling source? We have been thinking about purchasing one as well. We are on propane here with only a 120 gallon tank. I know we'd need a larger tank.

It's a 13kW and it runs the whole house. The Generac website doesn't list a 13kW anymore but there is a 14kW that didn't exist three years ago. There are several other sizes too, of course. It will run on either natural gas or propane, but our county has no natural gas so we got a 250 gallon propane tank. (That's the only thing we have that uses propane.) It came with a transfer switch so everything is automatic.

If I can answer any other questions, I'll give it my best shot! Oh, almost forgot -- there are at least a couple units that have an engine with hydraulic valve lifters, so no adjustment is needed. Ours is one of those but unless things have changed, many others need valve adjustment. Not sure how often but manuals are available online and most info is available on the site.

[Ol Blue K20]

At least you had power!

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

At least you had power!

Yessir Dale, that was the idea when we made the decision a few years ago. We've survived power outages over the years but it looked like there would be more of them, and of longer duration.
Besides, we're not gettin' any younger, and we appreciate those creature comforts!

[special-K]

Not today, but yesterday, I stopped in to Cooter's place outside of Luray, VA and listened to some stained glass bluegrass. Looked around the museum and got some ice cream. Me and my sister hiked up on Massanutten Mt. and needed to pee on our way back (well, she did). Pretty cool joint!

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

No not me, that's my ex brother in law.

I was thinking you gained some weight and let the whiskers grow since the last picture I saw of you. But that could have been 10-15 years ago. When was GMC Junkie last posting?

Originally Posted by Stocker

Yessir Dale, that was the idea when we made the decision a few years ago. We've survived power outages over the years but it looked like there would be more of them, and of longer duration.
Besides, we're not gettin' any younger, and we appreciate those creature comforts!

I'm glad they were comfortable. I hope you were, too!

[CG]

I went to Costco and ordered some new glasses. Also enjoyed a 1.50 Costco dog and soda.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by CG

I went to Costco and ordered some new glasses. Also enjoyed a 1.50 Costco dog and soda.

CG
Do you Like Costco?
A Costco is in the works / less than an hour away from me soon.

I do not like the Sam's place (which is similar To Costco)
because some things are a good deal,
Then the popular stuff They Jack the price Up
Because everyone thinks they are in Bargan Land

Time will tell

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

CG
Do you Like Costco?
A Costco is in the works / less than an hour away from me soon.

I do not like the Sam's place (which is similar To Costco)
because some things are a good deal,
Then the popular stuff They Jack the price Up
Because everyone thinks they are in Bargan Land

Time will tell

I don't go to Costco. Not a fan of their business model. Price isn't everything. Others will not agree but I don't care. I have my reasons.

I amended a handicap entry I built last May. The guy hasn't recovered from a broken leg so well, or maybe it's other issues that cause him to fall and break his leg. He was having trouble (using a walker) stepping up off the concrete porch, about 7", over the doorsill. I built him a gentle slope, same pitch as the ramp. Always nice to get a one day start to finish job. I had pictures and notes from last year, so didn't need to run down to take a look. Not the fanciest job I've done. The son will sell the place when his dad passes and in that area the house is considered a "Teardown". The lot has more value than the home

Before:

After:

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by special-K

I don't go to Costco. Not a fan of their business model. Price isn't everything. Others will not agree but I don't care. I have my reasons.

I amended a handicap entry I built last May. The guy hasn't recovered from a broken leg so well, or maybe it's other issues that cause him to fall and break his leg. He was having trouble (using a walker) stepping up off the concrete porch, about 7", over the doorsill. I built him a gentle slope, same pitch as the ramp. Always nice to get a one day start to finish job. I had pictures and notes from last year, so didn't need to run down to take a look. Not the fanciest job I've done. The son will sell the place when his dad passes and in that area the house is considered a "Teardown". The lot has more value than the home

Nice work on the ramp

My wife bought me a miter saw at Sam's for a Present years ago.

Well it was only a miter and not a compound miter.

So I returned it.

When I got the money back I went to the Home Box store and bought one.

I had a lot of extra cash to buy something else

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by CG

I went to Costco and ordered some new glasses. Also enjoyed a 1.50 Costco dog and soda.

Those dogs are good. They also have some darn good pizza too. When I'd go there and grab a bite the place was full of high school kids ditching the school cafeteria. I can't say that I blame them. Back in my day it was Jack in the Box that we'd all go to.

[Rickysnickers]

Monday night it snowed, that heavy wet type stuff. We didn't get a lot, but enough and the roads were slick. At 0830, the doorbell rang. Cursing under my breath, I'm wondering what this person wants at that time, not to mention I really have no neighbors close by.

Open the door, a sheriff's deputy is standing there. Now I'm thinking, "Oh great. What's happened how?"

He tells me that some 17 year old had slid off the road, gone over the guardrail and down the embankment, into my pasture. He took out about 30' of fencing. So, I spent the afternoon fixing that.

What really kind of fries me is that the kid was sitting in his parents' car and didn't even bother to get out and say anything to me. I had walked to the end of the driveway with the deputy. The first thing I had asked the deputy was, was the driver ok. Where's the common courtesy these days? Had I been the kid, I would have gotten out of the car and apologized up and down for what I had done.

[Steeveedee]

^ And helped repair the fence, or paid for it.

[Rich84]

I made it back to work today. Stomach flu started Sunday night. It was brutal, but feeling pretty good today. I lost 7 Lbs. My wife dodged the bullet thank goodness, she did a good job taking care of me.
On Saturday we took a class so we can apply for our pistol permit. I had never even held a weapon before.

[CG]

Been working in my garage getting ready for a productive spring and summer out there (right lol). Fixed my bench drawers. Put a new upper shelf with storage bins I got from a closed hardware store. Got the wood and shelving from Lowe’s culled pile. I think it will hold ok. Shelf sits on an 8ft ledger board that is screwed in to the studs with three inch screws. There are four large shelf brackets. The shelf is screwed to the top of the ledger board. The metal part of the storage bins are screwed from the inside to the studs on the wall. Used anchors where there were no studs. And screwed the rear bottoms through the shelf into the ledger. Feels pretty sturdy to me haha, plus I’m not putting heavy stuff in to the bins. Need to finish trim and stain black. I’ll put new labels on once I figure out what’s going in the drawers.

Before and now pics …

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks great! You want to come down and help me get organized?.

[FleetsidePaul]

Very nice although I wouldn't want to throw darts anywhere near those magazines. If you saw me play darts you would understand. I like the old hemi valve covers. Heck I like it all. Very cool setup.

[LockDoc]

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Wow Mark, now you're makin' me feel bad. I'm not sure I still have a bench top under all my stuff....

LockDoc

[Getter-Done]

Super Nice shop Mark

[special-K]

Is the same thing true for a clean workbench as it is for a clean desk?

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by special-K

Is the same thing true for a clean workbench as it is for a clean desk?

Stop it

Mark is my Friend