mader656 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Hadn't heard much. About your fires. It doesn't affect cities so it's not important. Did notice a hazy smokiness to the sky today... We're so wet you can't burn anything. It's like it's may it it's so wet. Quote
AKwelder Posted July 11, 2019 Author Posted July 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, TroyDairy said: Ive heard snips. It isnt effecting a major lower 48 city so....it must not be happening. Were foreguessed to have cool wet July We could use some rain and it cooling off. Just in the areas north of Fairbanks we are looking at a quarter million acres burnt. Some of those fires they are not fighting, it’s nature we have better weather forecast, but I will believe it when I see it. 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted July 13, 2019 Author Posted July 13, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 6:22 AM, AKwelder said: And does any one recognize what model post driver this is on Craig’s list? https://fairbanks.craigslist.org/grd/d/eielson-afb-hydraulic-post-pounder/6847355512.html Shots for when they delete the posting Brought it home last night. Took awhile but..... Quote
mader656 Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 3 hours ago, AKwelder said: Brought it home last night. Took awhile but..... Nice. Quote
AKwelder Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 Pictures one hose need replaced and it could use some TLC. By it’s ready to go 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 Not my picture, but a great picture of the fire from someone who went over that way Were at over 1.3 million acres so far this year. 2 1 Quote
mader656 Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 If you know a good welder you can build something to hold the post I'd copy the holder on a protech evo driver...(if money was no object id have one with GPS...) Sorry about the fires it's painful to think about how much less bad the fires would be if they had just logged.... 2 Quote
AKwelder Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 2 hours ago, mader656 said: If you know a good welder you can build something to hold the post I'd copy the holder on a protech evo driver...(if money was no object id have one with GPS...) Sorry about the fires it's painful to think about how much less bad the fires would be if they had just logged.... Thanks for the tip Quote
AKwelder Posted July 18, 2019 Author Posted July 18, 2019 Went out for a job site walk down yesterday Dropping into the valley better view of the same lookin*back up the hill still lots of smoke and haze haze from the fires, but not bad 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted July 23, 2019 Author Posted July 23, 2019 Sitting on a plane about to go to Prudhoe Nay, guy up front has a shirt for Solar Turbines hmm Quote
AKwelder Posted August 4, 2019 Author Posted August 4, 2019 This is surprising for Alaska Sure can’t hurt for FFA and this sums up this week at work sigh. 4 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted August 16, 2019 Author Posted August 16, 2019 We have been busy, We took the old deck down and have been working on the new one, a bit left My boys helping, and of course momma wanted the old stairs salvaged and used off the driveway saw this, northern most I bet working up north they are digging. Hole, the last batch of pumps were to small to keep the hole dry. These ought to do it And the leaves have been changing, Quote
TroyDairy Posted August 18, 2019 Posted August 18, 2019 Well the news man confidentially stated it qas the hottest AK summer ever and all b/c global warming(nothing about the high psi over canada holding moisture away) . ...he was giddy. Of course weve had a very cool summer...they never mention that 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted August 18, 2019 Author Posted August 18, 2019 10 hours ago, TroyDairy said: Well the news man confidentially stated it qas the hottest AK summer ever and all b/c global warming(nothing about the high psi over canada holding moisture away) . ...he was giddy. Of course weve had a very cool summer...they never mention that Yeah, it was warm, not the record highs but warm and dry because the pressure system stayed in the same place for what seems all summer, now we are cold and raining, flood warnings and watches, leaves turned early and the roads are going to heck The enviro-nuts are all Giddy when it’s cold, and say it’s climate change, then they are all serious When it’s hot and it is global warming. The weather guesser actually stated it was the warmest month in 5 years the other day. really reaching. Quote
TroyDairy Posted August 19, 2019 Posted August 19, 2019 Yeah he never bothered that it had cooled off and was back to normal And people dont get why most of us with any common sense wont tow the line of man made weather making 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted October 17, 2019 Author Posted October 17, 2019 they brought in two Rolls Royce Avon jets to the shop for some maintenance. Original pump power Was jets just like this. 25,000 horse each At a cost of 25 to 30 thousand gallons of diesel in a 24 hours of run time, each 5 Quote
AKwelder Posted October 20, 2019 Author Posted October 20, 2019 Went way back off the beaten path today to work on a repair, Not sure why the one picture is smaller. Oh well 3 Quote
AKwelder Posted October 23, 2019 Author Posted October 23, 2019 Ran north for a small job, a bit white on the road Yukon River is starting to freeze and the International solar is still running, It runs most of the year, and has for a couple decades. 1 Quote
poor farmer/logger Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 I hope the white stuff stays away from here for a little while yet. Won’t be long through I’m afraid. The ground is starting to freeze up here now. In the shade today it was ice all day long. Quote
AKwelder Posted October 23, 2019 Author Posted October 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, poor farmer/logger said: I hope the white stuff stays away from here for a little while yet. Won’t be long through I’m afraid. The ground is starting to freeze up here now. In the shade today it was ice all day long. It’s been a fairly mild fall for us, and we don’t have any snow in fairbanks yet so maybe we will slow it down. But things are freezing, ground is getting harder, and winter s coming 1 Quote
12_Guy Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 Nice pics as always. I really don’t know how you folks up yonder do it. It’s short sleeve weather here (SE Ind) today. Leaves changing definitely fall. Winter is on it’s way but I hope it holds off a bit. 1 Quote
AKwelder Posted October 24, 2019 Author Posted October 24, 2019 18 hours ago, 12_Guy said: Nice pics as always. I really don’t know how you folks up yonder do it. It’s short sleeve weather here (SE Ind) today. Leaves changing definitely fall. Winter is on it’s way but I hope it holds off a bit. It could be short sleeve weather here? it’s all what you get used to. Over 80 and I start to melt Quote
AKwelder Posted December 25, 2019 Author Posted December 25, 2019 Got a text from the neighbors, wolf pack attacked a dog within a 1/4 mile of the house this weekend. Only reason the dog survived is the guy went out and intervened. Several caught on security cameras, sigh, and a couple seen on the road. They are going to start killing people’s pets again, and then it will escalate very quickly. The wolves should have a good coat this time of year but I want a shotgun, I think I want a 410 or 20 ga in semi auto. 1 Quote
Sledgehammer Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 A 410 might just anger a wolf. I like a 410 but it isn’t meant for distance or power. 1 Quote
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