Getting there

 Hello everyone,

Got all the railing up on the deck by the pool, and got the solar lighting up as well. Did a clean up around the pool, got rid of most of the construction debris. Still trying to figure out the sidewalk and I still have a small amount of electrical work to finish. 

I have a doctor’s appointment today so I’ll have a little time this afternoon to do the electrical work. 

The music events this past weekend were both very good, but the wife and I discovered we’re getting a might old for back to back events! Had a little trouble making it through Saturday night!

I’ve been pondering the gator engine swap situation for awhile and I think I have a basic plan of attack when I get it ready. It won’t be straightforward but I don’t think it’ll be to frustrating either. 

I’m going out with my brother and “Shop Teacher Bob” for breakfast this week and I need to ask Bob about some sheet metal prices. Also this week we’re going to go see Foreigner down in Indy, plus spend a day at some friends house. Should be fun!

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Almost finished

 Hello everyone,

The pool project has gone relatively smoothly. It’s been 11 days and it’s almost finished. Just railings, landscaping, put in a walkway, etc., etc. So, still another week or so! Here’s some pics:

I managed to make some new holdowns for the Moon Shade for the van:

The legs will go in the pipes and the tie down cords will go on the hooks, should work well.

I also picked up the new engine for the gator, hopefully get started on that when the pool is finished.

Got some shows coming up this weekend, Heartsfield on Friday and a band we haven’t seen before, Marakesh Express, that’s a CSN and Y cover band. Should be fun.

Well, I think that’s all for now, talk to you soon,

TVI

What a week for me

 Hello everyone,

Finished the races in Bowling Green on Saturday, spent Sunday with my youngest son, Monday when I left to come home I finally managed to go on a tour of the Corvette factory in Bowling Green! Been trying to do that for 20 years! Then we left on Friday morning and drove to Milwaukee to see James Taylor in concert tonight and just now I got to go to the Harley Davidson museum!

Here are some pics for the week: 

Theses are from the Corvette factory, no cameras allowed inside.

You can tell where this is in Milwaukee! They had a bike show the morning and here’s a few pics from that:

You can sort of tell which ones I was interested in(LOL), but there were a lot of bikes in the show, mostly knuckleheads and panheads. A few flatheads and a few shovels.

James Taylor was really good, I have a couple of movies from the show but they’re too long to post and I’m not good at editing.

Well, I’m back at it, working the little job and the wife wanted to put in a small pool, sunk 18” in the ground. We haven’t had rain here in about a month and the ground is like concrete! So, I borrowed a mini excavator from work and got the hole dug, they’re supposed to deliver the sand tomorrow..

Got this far and now it’s supposed to rain for the next few days! LOL!!

That’s ok we really need it. Well, I think that’s all for now when this project is finished, I think I’m going to start on the old gator. A new engine and hopefully a hydraulic dump bed, actually could have used on the pool project!

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Back in touch

 Hello everyone, 

Got most of the spring stuff finished up. Still have a pretty good mulch pile to spread on the trails in the woods. Got most of it finished in time for the party last weekend. We had a blast, about 70 people showed up and the band was excellent!

This week I’m at the Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky. Got here a little bit ago and am all set up.

I don’t remember what year this thing is on but I’ve only missed two of them. This thing is a huge flashback for me, when I was younger everybody went to U.S.30 drag away, I really miss that place. This place really reminds me very much of 30. Even the cars they’re racing remind me of back then.

If I have good enough internet I’ll try to post some pictures throughout the week.

I’m also going to try and make a factory tour at the Corvette plant here in Bowling Green. I’ve been trying to ever since I’ve been coming down here and have never had it work out, wish me luck!

When I get home next weekend we’re going to see James Taylor in concert in Milwaukee, my life has been very good since I retired!

I’m still picking up parts for the bike and I’m trying to save the money I’m making at the side job to make the bike come true this winter, once again wish me luck!

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon, 

TVI

Just pretty much spring stuff

 Hello everyone,

Once again it’s been awhile. No real exciting stuff going on, just spring cleaning and repairing.

I did get myself a little job, working on lawn mowers. A friend of mine has been asking me for a few years to come work for him at his shop, and I’ve pretty much always turned him down. Well, this last time I said yes. I didn’t really realize what I was signing up for! The guy sells more lawnmowers than any body in the state of Indiana! We live in a small town of about 5,000 people and I work three days a week and I am busy all day, all three days, either fixing, servicing, or assembling lawnmowers! It’s the damndest thing I’ve ever seen! 

We’re going to have another party here at” the venue”!( LOL) We’ve got the band lined up and we’ve been cleaning, weeding, mowing, repairing, and painting to get the place ready. Oh, and I forgot planting, mulching and spraying! 

I’ve got several projects on hold because of the party, and I also have some more repairs to the place that need to be addressed as well. The bike is on hold until after wood cutting for now. The little job money is being set aside for that project ( I hope!). I’m eventually going to have to put an engine in my old gator thing, and when I do that’s going to be a pretty big project. I’ve got a setup to add a lift cylinder to the bed that will have to be engineered to fit and work correctly. I think this is coming sooner rather than later.

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Things have been a little slow

 Hello everyone,

Not much has been going on around here. We had a nice trip to Kentucky and Tennessee. Did some clean up work at the Shaker Village we go to, as volunteers. Saw our youngest son for a few days. All in all, pretty enjoyable time. The pics are of one of the places we visited in Tennessee.

I finally ran out of time with my old grill. The inside frame work rusted away and the cooking grates started falling into the grill. So, the new one arrived yesterday and I put it all together. My wife decided, after spending time in Bourbon country that we needed a bourbon barrel to use as a table in the outdoor kitchen. So last week we picked up a barrel, and while I was doing the grill, we removed the furniture that was there and put the barrel in its place. We have some stools coming for it and we’ve been looking for a glass top.

I’m hoping to load up all the scrap I have and take it in today. The old grill is on the list of things to part ways with. I’m a little down in the back so I’m not sure I’ll get that done today.

We’ve been watching a friend’s dog for a few day because her mother passed away. The dog has been really good and no problems until Wednesday. Not really sure what brought it on, we’re thinking maybe thunder but, he about ruined one of my shop doors!

An awful lot of damage and if he’d worked at it a little longer he would’ve made it to the other side! I took the door off and put some screws in the frame and then bent the metal back and put some more screws in it to hold it on. Glad it was just an old used shop door!

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

It’s been awhile

 Hello everyone,

Yeah, I kind of slipped up on posting for awhile, but hopefully back at it again.

I finished up the golf cart, with the new micro switch and took it for a test ride and it still had the same problem, 20 minutes of run time and it stops, wait a few minutes and it will go again. So I decided to try a continuous duty solenoid. Now, it would seem like that’s what I was buying but I bought a specifically designed continuous duty one. It came and I installed it on the cart. Charged the batteries to full capacity, ran it almost 40 minutes and never stopped once! So, I think it’s finally fixed.

I took that little job a couple of weeks ago, and so far it’s working out pretty well. I’ve worked 3 days a week the last couple of weeks. They keep saying they’ll get really busy at the end of March. I guess the owners sell more Toro lawnmowers than anybody in the state of Indiana. It’s not a very big place but that do have a lot of mowers.

We’re taking a little mini vacation this week. The wife’s office is closed so we’re going to Kentucky for a few days and then to see our son down in Tennessee.

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI