Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things

[Colonel26]

Pictures from earlier today. The north pasture, grass is greening up finally. Happy cows!

Ken

Looking good! We’re green as poison around here. We’ve had so much rain it’s all one big mud puddle here.

[cudgee]

Pictures from earlier today. The north pasture, grass is greening up finally. Happy cows!

Ken

Looking good! We’re green as poison around here. We’ve had so much rain it’s all one big mud puddle here.

The old farmers have a saying over here " Mud Is Money ".

[Colonel26]

Pictures from earlier today. The north pasture, grass is greening up finally. Happy cows!

Ken

Looking good! We’re green as poison around here. We’ve had so much rain it’s all one big mud puddle here.

The old farmers have a saying over here " Mud Is Money ".

That’s a good saying. I’ll have to use that. What’s the rain fall like in your part of Australia?

Kentucky, the state I’m from has the largest beef herd east of the Mississippi. So we have a lot of pasture and a lot of cattle. We don’t have the wide open spaces cattlemen out west do, but thanks to our soil and rainfall we have much higher stocking rates per acre than other places.

But traditionally our money maker was tobacco. And tobacco does best in a hot, slightly dry summer. There’s an old saying amongst tobacco farmers.

“A dry year will scare you to death and a wet year will starve you to death.”

But I haven’t heard that in a long time.

[cudgee]

Looking good! We’re green as poison around here. We’ve had so much rain it’s all one big mud puddle here.

The old farmers have a saying over here " Mud Is Money ".

That’s a good saying. I’ll have to use that. What’s the rain fall like in your part of Australia?

Kentucky, the state I’m from has the largest beef herd east of the Mississippi. So we have a lot of pasture and a lot of cattle. We don’t have the wide open spaces cattlemen out west do, but thanks to our soil and rainfall we have much higher stocking rates per acre than other places.

But traditionally our money maker was tobacco. And tobacco does best in a hot, slightly dry summer. There’s an old saying amongst tobacco farmers.

“A dry year will scare you to death and a wet year will starve you to death.”

But I haven’t heard that in a long time.

We used to have a big tobacco industry but that has been closed down now. The state where i live has had a really good year for rainfall, one of the best for a long time. So the crop growers are in a good position at the moment with a lot of deep soil moisture and are about to start planting for this years crop after having a bumper season last year. But New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland were devastated by floods just over a week ago, some places getting over 40 inches of rain in a few days. I just feel so sorry for them, a lot of them were just coming out of a long drought only to have crops, stock, fences and infrastructure destroyed by floods, i wonder how much more they can take. Hope all is well with you over there.

But just remember Mud is Money.

[Stanwade]

Just trying to tame/sort some of my EDCs...

[WillyCamaro]

Just trying to tame/sort some of my EDCs...

I know mate, same boat here. First world problems we have, ain't it...

[doglegg]

Ryan, suspenders might be a good idea.

[orvet]

I've always admired old hand tools especially the ones I grew up using. I found this in an estate sale and it would barely move, there was so much grime and hardened oil on it. Taking a page out of Jerry D's book, I used my sonic cleaner with a few drops of Dawn dish liquid in it. I couldn't get the frame in the tank, but I was able to get everything else in there disassembled. I cleaned it up and reassembled it with a little bit of Quick Release oil on it, (It's not just for switchblade you know). This hand drill now turns easily and it's an entirely different piece of machinery, It's really quite smooth now.

It even has some storage in the handle for drill bits.

[Stanwade]

I've always admired old hand tools especially the ones I grew up using. I found this in an estate sale and it would barely move, there was so much grime and hardened oil on it. Taking a page out of Jerry D's book, I used my sonic cleaner with a few drops of Dawn dish liquid in it. I couldn't get the frame in the tank, but I was able to get everything else in there disassembled. I cleaned it up and reassembled it with a little bit of Quick Release oil on it, (It's not just for switchblade you know). This hand drill now turns easily and it's an entirely different piece of machinery, It's really quite smooth now.

It even has some storage in the handle for drill bits.

Good restoration, Dale ..I love it..

[Stanwade]

Ryan, suspenders might be a good idea.

Good idea, Floyd

[Stanwade]

Just trying to tame/sort some of my EDCs...

I know mate, same boat here. First world problems we have, ain't it...

Exactly

[doglegg]

I've always admired old hand tools especially the ones I grew up using. I found this in an estate sale and it would barely move, there was so much grime and hardened oil on it. Taking a page out of Jerry D's book, I used my sonic cleaner with a few drops of Dawn dish liquid in it. I couldn't get the frame in the tank, but I was able to get everything else in there disassembled. I cleaned it up and reassembled it with a little bit of Quick Release oil on it, (It's not just for switchblade you know). This hand drill now turns easily and it's an entirely different piece of machinery, It's really quite smooth now.

It even has some storage in the handle for drill bits.

Super job Dale.

[Mumbleypeg]

Good save Dale. I love old hand tools. I have one like that but it doesn’t have bit storage in the handle.

Ken

[cudgee]

Great save and resto. I think most on the forum like old tools nearly as much as knives.

[orvet]

Thanks guys. When I get some time I will post some more old stuff I have salvaged. It's hard for me to pass up a good working tool at a sale or a flea market when I know I can make it work, even though I don't need it.

[jmh58]

Thanks guys. When I get some time I will post some more old stuff I have salvaged. It's hard for me to pass up a good working tool at a sale or a flea market when I know I can make it work, even though I don't need it.

Need has nothing to do with with it Dale!!! Nice save!!!
John

[Louisville.Boy1947]

Thanks guys. When I get some time I will post some more old stuff I have salvaged. It's hard for me to pass up a good working tool at a sale or a flea market when I know I can make it work, even though I don't need it.

Need has nothing to do with with it Dale!!! Nice save!!!
John

Watch out guys this is a disease that is easily caught and difficult to find a cure. Below is an example... not a third of the true number cleaned up, rehabbed, etc

[jmh58]

John

[cudgee]

Now you're talkin'.

[WillyCamaro]

Thanks guys. When I get some time I will post some more old stuff I have salvaged. It's hard for me to pass up a good working tool at a sale or a flea market when I know I can make it work, even though I don't need it.

Don't we all...

Wonderful save Dale!
Now it's good for another 50 years of work. You done good ole boy, very good.

[WillyCamaro]

Thanks guys. When I get some time I will post some more old stuff I have salvaged. It's hard for me to pass up a good working tool at a sale or a flea market when I know I can make it work, even though I don't need it.

Need has nothing to do with with it Dale!!! Nice save!!!
John

Watch out guys this is a disease that is easily caught and difficult to find a cure. Below is an example... not a third of the true number cleaned up, rehabbed, etc

Now yer talkin'.

[orvet]

I could get addicted just looking at those pictures! Now my tool hobby is under control, 2 or 3 per year.
My knife hobby, not so much under control!

[doglegg]

Wow Dale, and I thought Q's monkey was a problem. Obviously monkeys come in many forms. But a wonderful collection.

[cudgee]

If my dad was still alive, he could have spent the whole of Easter browsing over that selection.

[Stanwade]

Thanks guys. When I get some time I will post some more old stuff I have salvaged. It's hard for me to pass up a good working tool at a sale or a flea market when I know I can make it work, even though I don't need it.

Need has nothing to do with with it Dale!!! Nice save!!!
John

Watch out guys this is a disease that is easily caught and difficult to find a cure. Below is an example... not a third of the true number cleaned up, rehabbed, etc

Nice work! Cool collection..