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  1. Al Smith

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    The old home remedy for stump was powdered milk .Depends on what kind of tree though .On maple it will grow mushrooms which in time will eat up the wood .In my case in point ,below grade was just so I could lay the crushed lime stone over them .Maple will just go away by it's self,oak might...
  2. Al Smith

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    Side view .I have to keep the area above the transmission and differential covered because water leaks in from some place .I've replaced the shifter boot and the tranny cover gasket but it still leaks in . In the design remember this is an ag tractor converted .It really needs one more track...
  3. Al Smith

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    Pictures aren't a problem .I have dandy Nikon camera .It's just an ingenious application of home spun mechanical stuff .The entire blade assembly is home made including my modifications .It was used for years as push back machine in a municipal dump site where they burned the trash and pushed it...
  4. Al Smith

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    Be careful what you wish for .I've wrenched on that old antique so much I'm almost as well versed with the old gals internals as I am two wives and several girl friends .Most people would have cut it up for scrap 40 years ago---I'm not most people .;)
  5. Al Smith

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    Generally speaking if the inside temp is the same temp as the outside you won't get condensation.Where you get into problems is where the day time temps being hot and nights are cooler .The hot air carries more humidity, as it cools during night it condenses on the metal .I have that problem...
  6. Al Smith

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    Yes they say two 10" by 10" vents should get-er done .Some suggest wind vanes but I'm not so keen about cutting a hole in the roof .
  7. Al Smith

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    They say the US imports more from China than we export .The shipping companies were spending 8 % of their profits shipping empties back .
  8. Al Smith

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    Now the old dozer .I bought that thing for 200 bucks about 35 years ago ,about scrap iron price .Rebuilt the engine ,rebuilt the entire under carriage track rollers .Reworked the straight blade into a manual angle hydraulic tilt blade .I had about $600 in it . In the last 2-3 weeks it took me...
  9. Al Smith

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    The shipping containers I'm told are around 2-2400 made new in China .Many are only used one time .They discount them to brokers all over the world .It cost more to ship them back than what money they fetch on the open market .That's why there are so many of them .If you think about it at my age...
  10. Al Smith

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    Container is around $2400 delivered for a standard height 40 footer .It's basically to store Georgie Girls' stuff and some of mine .Rental storage with less than half the area would be $2100 a year so it's a no brainer .
  11. Al Smith

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    In the process of laying down about 12-15 tons of crushed stone for a pad for a 40 foot shipping container two trees had to come out .The stumps had to cut cut off below grade .I really dislike doing that but it had to be done . I used an 024 Stihl for two reasons .One it's the only saw I have...
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