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.

 

[Kaveman]

Or just spray some carb cleaner in there, stand back and play flame thrower. It's not as big a deal as you think, just take the valve core out first. Folks forget that step and that's how you make a tire detonate.

I know you said you didn't want too, but it would make this several day adventure into a few moments of excitement and a done task. I've done it with just about everything bigger than a wheelbarrow tire.

Three little squirts of B12 Chemtool...

 

[Cobleskill]

I have used ether a bunch of times. Last resort. How about taking it to a shop with one of those air blaster tanks? It should be about a 2 minute job.

 

[Dave Shepard]

No way to ignite the starting fluid, there is no gap.

 

[Cobleskill]

There is a product for packing the gap that is supposed to help seat the bead. Murphy's concentrated tire and tube mounting compound. $25 for 8 pound pail. You can mix it with water for mounting and dismounting. Stuff it in thick to seal bead leaks. I have some and use it as a lube. Never used it to pack gap before, but the reviews say it is good stuff.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I went to a friend's. We packed the bead with pipe lube for gasketed drain pipe. It worked, eventually. It has a small leak at the bead. I may have to put a lot of slime in it. The tractor, and my logs, are home.

 

[Burnham]

Success!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Kavey playing in oaks today

 

[pigwot]

Jaime,
Great interview!!
Where's the trial Max at this point?
Does it look at all like what the production model is becoming with the variations you're incorporating?
I still miss my Go-Fund-Me version which was stolen in LA...

 

[Porkbrick]

Jaime,
Great interview!!
Where's the trial Max at this point?
Does it look at all like what the production model is becoming with the variations you're incorporating?
I still miss my Go-Fund-Me version which was stolen in LA...

We’re doing some final field testing on it right now. Need to be sure it works right. Next is making a batch of 30 or so to get CE testing going. Still have to decide on how we want color it too. Something different so it stands out as new is the current thinking. Maybe offer the classic color as a limited edition at some point.

Any votes for favorite colors? 😁

 

[pigwot]

Purple looks good and differentiates it from ver. 1

 

[lxskllr]

I like the purple also. I have a treestuff hitchclimber in orange and green that's pretty sharp. Laying here thinking about it, I bet green and brown would look good.

 

[Porkbrick]

Green and brown could look good, but I’d be afraid of dropping it on the ground and never finding it again 😆