How'd it go today?

[Porkbrick]

@Porkbrick For sure, fun interview. Crazy that you survived getting shocked

I had no idea how to segue that story into the conversation, so I just blurted it out😆! I had done Dan holidays podcast a few years ago and completely forgot to mention it.
it was certainly a formative event in my life, and most surprisingly a positive one in the end.

 

[lxskllr]

Had an uncut stub on a piece of firewood this morning. Maybe 5" long/4" dia. I thought "I can cut this in the house with my electric saw!". Chips sure do travel a long distance :^D Don't notice it as much outside. Yes, I'll do it again, but I need to pay closer attention to saw orientation.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Kinda like glitter, aint it....

 

[davidwyby]

Off with play, on with werk

 

[davidwyby]

*work is .404-7

 

[Dave Shepard]

About to declare defeat on the tire. Out of options. No idea why third beat won't seat, even using the tractor as a press. A tube might do it, but I don't have one.

 

[Burnham]

Rough working conditions. Might be the tire is just too inflexible at those temperatures to move enough to seat. Maybe try taking it in beside the woodstove for overnight and try again tomorrow.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I soaked with the hose in the barn, which is 160⁰ F. No luck.

 

[flushcut]

About to declare defeat on the tire. Out of options. No idea why third beat won't seat, even using the tractor as a press. A tube might do it, but I don't have one.

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Have you tried taking a ratchet strap around the tire and cinching it tight and then filling the tire with air? It works pretty well.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I've thought about it. A cable come along, actually. I don't think a ratchet strap would do much. These tires don't show they are flat on the tractor, even with zero psi in them.

 

[Nutball]

Go ahead and admit defeat, then keep trying. Sometimes it works

 

[Dave Shepard]

I'm physically toast, which is having a psychological effect on me. I'm not 30 anymore. I feel like Burgess Meredith saying that.

 

[Burnham]

Go with a combination, after a rest and reboot ...warm it overnight by the woodstove (I think it might be more effective than the hot water treatment, unless you ran water on it for quite a long time, but who knows), then cinch it with the cable come along.

I've used the ratchet strap trick several times...always has worked.

You got this, Dave.