damengineer
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I had a 1 inch line break. It was 400 ft long. Joints were starting to leak. I pulled a 3/4 inch Pex line through it.
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MurraysMutts
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Its gonna be fun putting hay out today with no cubes.
Apparently theres a shortage.
Looks like I'll be adding a feed shed to my list of things to do this year. I usually pre-buy whatever tonnage I need and pick it up as needed. Perhaps one of those railcars...
Apparently theres a shortage.
Looks like I'll be adding a feed shed to my list of things to do this year. I usually pre-buy whatever tonnage I need and pick it up as needed. Perhaps one of those railcars...
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Caustic Burno
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HDRider
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I scrape the snow and ice off, then beat it with a stick to loosen it up. I only have Bermuda hay.
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HDRider
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I put a healthy dose Howes Diesel Treat in mine. It still gelled up. y. Tractor went into limp mode almost instantly. I now have heat lamps on the fuel tank.
MFA must blend their winter diesel well. I add a bottle of Howe's or Diesel Kleen white bottle to the furnace and tractor tanks regardless but the wife's VW is a diesel and none of them have gelled despite the wind chill and low temps.
HDRider
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I almost always use MFA, but the tank that gelled was from another place. My MFA pumps were out of service that day. It has MFA road diesel in it now. The MFA farm diesel pump was out of commission. Do yo see a pattern?
That tank I mentioned was from MFA. Not sure if they dropped the ball on blending, or if there was enough summer fuel left in it, but I don't think that is the case, hasn't been that long since it was filled from empty.
D2Cat
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Good idea. Was it a straight line? How did you pull it?
greybeard
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My water is almost* all fixed but now, I've had about enough of looking up at the underside of other people's houses while wearing hip waders.
*almost, because now, for some reason my kitchen sink won't drain.
Trap is clean.
Possible there is ice in the drain line somewhere, as it is on the north side of the house and late this evening, there was still some ice on the ground beside the house. I did have the trap from the bath tub freeze and crack, so I know those drains got below freezing once the power went off.
(tip. If the kitchen sink won't drain, be very very careful when opening the door to the dishwasher.. evidently, high water in the sink drain system can flow back into the dishwasher up to the height of the sink level.... btdt)
*almost, because now, for some reason my kitchen sink won't drain.
Trap is clean.
Possible there is ice in the drain line somewhere, as it is on the north side of the house and late this evening, there was still some ice on the ground beside the house. I did have the trap from the bath tub freeze and crack, so I know those drains got below freezing once the power went off.
(tip. If the kitchen sink won't drain, be very very careful when opening the door to the dishwasher.. evidently, high water in the sink drain system can flow back into the dishwasher up to the height of the sink level.... btdt)
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4hfarms
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Didnt loose power here. Havent started the tractor in weeks, not even my truck in maybe 10 days or so. Being retired I had the time to pepare as much in advance as I could. Extra food, water and supplies, like hurricane prep . Set the brooder lights under the house to prevent freezing. Tonight was the last overnight freeze, so its time to clean it up and put it all away.
simme
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Recommendation is to route the dishwasher drain hose up high under the sink, then down to the connection point on the drain system. If the top of the loop is higher than the max level in the sink, it "should not" backflow into the dishwasher.(tip. If the kitchen sink won't drain, be very very careful when opening the door to the dishwasher.. evidently, high water in the sink drain system can flow back into the dishwasher up to the height of the sink level.... btdt)
You guys in Texas need a rest.
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Caustic Burno
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Never lost electricity, not one water line busted.
It took out my winter pasture of ryegrass and crimson clover.
Overall we faired great compared to a lot of folks.
It took out my winter pasture of ryegrass and crimson clover.
Overall we faired great compared to a lot of folks.
Lee VanRoss
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CB > You may want to wait a few days before you perform an autopsy on the ryegrass, Crimson at your latitude, don't know... LVR
HDRider
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You Texican's had a limit imposed by the feds on how much electricity you could generate before the cold weather.
David Huizenga Acting Secretary of Energy
I have determined that additional dispatch of the Specified Resources is necessary to best meet the emergency and serve the public interest for purposes of FPA section 202(c). Because the additional generation may result in a conflict with environmental standards and requirements, I am authorizing only the necessary additional generation,
This Order shall be effective upon its issuance, and shall expire at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time Friday, February 19, 2021, with the exception of the reporting requirements in paragraph E. Renewal of this Order, should it be needed, must be requested before this Order expires.
This incremental amount of restricted capacity would be offered at a price no lower than $1,500/MWh.
David Huizenga Acting Secretary of Energy
I have determined that additional dispatch of the Specified Resources is necessary to best meet the emergency and serve the public interest for purposes of FPA section 202(c). Because the additional generation may result in a conflict with environmental standards and requirements, I am authorizing only the necessary additional generation,
This Order shall be effective upon its issuance, and shall expire at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time Friday, February 19, 2021, with the exception of the reporting requirements in paragraph E. Renewal of this Order, should it be needed, must be requested before this Order expires.
This incremental amount of restricted capacity would be offered at a price no lower than $1,500/MWh.
callmefence
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I'm not seeing much damage on my ryegrass and the Texas winter grass seems to have liked it. Oats are burned bad but I think there's a chance they might come through... maybe.
4hfarms
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My chickens have a touch of frost bite one the comb. Everything else did well.
D2Cat
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It's 57F now, going to low 60's. Was -32 wind chill one week ago.
I feel I'm okay at reasoning and common sense, but I can't get my brain to actually understand.... I understand it the whole crisis the huge amount of problems and ripple affects, people without power, even people dying, but I can't imagine living it. I've watch some news about it very little actually. I can't picture what's really happening. Like a tornado or hurricane you may see the damage on the news but you don't actually understand unless you have experience it first hand. I guess what I'm say is I do understand it but can't imagine living it. My prayers go out to everybody who is going through this.
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Caustic Burno
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Yep I talked with my state representative today in Austin.
The state AG is looking into charges. It's still in the investigation stage.
