Out of curiosity I went and checked how it works in MA. We're currently in
phase 2 of 3, folks 65+, those who have 2 co-morbidities, healthcare workers,
etc. you get the idea.
Phase 3 is expected to start in April which, supposedly is going to open the
cattle call.
I saw somebody getting the
filter. Once that was changed all was well
again.
On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 11:07 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
I actually had something similar happen with every MB I owned, most especially
with my '85 190D. I thought I was in real trouble, engine lost all power on a
long hill. I
efine what the medical
conditions are that qualify you.
???
-D
> On Mar 8, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I suspect this is similar to New Jersey's unemployment system, never intended
> to handle the load that its being subjected to. In fact I'm not s
I suspect this is similar to New Jersey's unemployment system, never intended
to handle the load that its being subjected to. In fact I'm not sure, for COVID
vaccine booking, that you could possibly build a system up to the task,
especially somewhere like Florida...
-Curt
On Monday, March
I actually had something similar happen with every MB I owned, most especially
with my '85 190D. I thought I was in real trouble, engine lost all power on a
long hill. I started to pull over, then a huge cloud of smoke and suddenly all
the power was back and then some, it ran like a new car...
It's a nursing home though. Good bet just about everybody there is over 80 and
has serious co-morbidities. Otherwise they wouldn't be in a nursing home.
Healthy people don't go there...
-Curt
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, 9:31:16 PM EST, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
90% survival
ike a 2021 version of City Slickers?
AZBob
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> On Mar 7, 2021, at 7:12 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> LOL, Angie and I have been joking about getting tourists to come to Maine
> for a "real farm experience!""Mow the grass, pull the
LOL, Angie and I have been joking about getting tourists to come to Maine for
a "real farm experience!""Mow the grass, pull the weeds, shovel poop, live like
a real farmer!"
Get some rubes to pay us to come do heavy labor... ;)
-Curt
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, 9:56:59 AM EST, Andrew
Like a smoked half duck? I've never heard of such a thing. How was it?
I'll have to ask my buddy with the BBQ truck if he would do one for me.
-Curt
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, 9:37:39 AM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
I just ordered a 1/2 chicken in Missoula last weekend, and, of
We don't have any sidewalks or road surfaces left from that era, the frost has
ripped them all to pieces. That said we do have a lot of buildings and other
structures like dams from them.
-Curt
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, 1:38:39 AM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
My neighborhood
A couple years ago we went to Martin's BBQ in Nashville, fortunately thats a
place where you order before you sit. They were out of almost everything but I
managed to score spareribs that were amazing.
We got brisket from my buddy Jon last week. He has a food truck in NH. I texted
ahead,
The thing about an OBDII car is that the computers talk to each other and
share diagnostic information that is actually useful. Using the computer you
can target your troubleshooting so you don't need to shotgun parts. Think of
the computer as a particular kind of wrench...
-Curt
On
Gads, temptation is everywhere.
With us driving a lot less I've been thinking we don't really need 3 vehicles
and really don't need 2 high MPG vehicles. This leads to dumb ideas...
-Curt
On Friday, March 5, 2021, 2:20:14 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
ML320 4Matic diesel with
Don't tempt me. Stupid ideas are already floating in my head...
-Curt
On Friday, March 5, 2021, 11:11:47 AM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
wrote:
Somebody needs Buy that car. Euro spec manual transmission!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 5, 2021, at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via
That '78 240D that Dwight/Dimitri and I passed around had that interior. I
like it.
I do not like that exterior color and those wheel arches...
-Curt
On Friday, March 5, 2021, 10:51:30 AM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
Looks like tobacco.
-D
> On Mar 5, 2021, at 10:05 AM,
That looks like a good deal. Finally somebody know knows how to clean the car
before taking pictures...
-Curt
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 1:39:26 PM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/clear-creek-2003-dodge-dakota/7286190620.html
Curt
Something is seriously wrong with it at that price. Evaporated frame maybe?
Curt
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On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 4:47 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote:
https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/cannelburg-toyota-tacoma/7285818810.html
Allan Streib writes:
>
Put a can of SeaFoam gas additive in it, best stuff I've ever seen for
dissolving gas residue.
-Curt
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 2:56:47 PM EST, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
Went to look at this 97E420. Max met me there on his lunch brake. Fairly
clean, interior pretty
Take the air out of the tires...
-Curt
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 7:14:32 AM EST, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
Cheapest easiest way to lower my ‘74 240d
And do they make wife body kits for these cars
--FT
Sent from iPhone
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Maybe "running" means "It moved when towed up onto the rollback."
-Curt
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 9:26:57 AM EST, Frederick Moir via Mercedes
wrote:
Ran when parked, really?
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From:
Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 9:24 AM
Subject: Mercedes
To:
#4 birdshot in lead is 135 pellets per ounce. It's probably not deadly but a
load of it would have a STRONG deterrent effect. Within 5-10 feet of the muzzle
those pellets are all clumped together and will put serious hurt on whatever
you hit. After about 30 feet the pellets aren't going to
Pretty neat.
We've been to http://www.nhsnowmobilemuseum.com/ which I think is, or at least
was, the only state funded snowmobile museum in the US.
-Curt
On Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:33:47 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
https://www.snowmobilemuseum.com/index.php?page=Home
No footage of cats, barely any footage of it outside, no proof at all "trust
me". Sure, right.
Maybe cats are different...
-Curt
On Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:26:30 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel
wrote:
Joe Teck likes this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztb_vpWMG00
On Mon, Mar 1,
Shawn Woods says the mouse repellers are a scam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW8FbXRCF9U
A pellet gun works good. I got an RWS 3500 last year, it'll put 5 pellets
pretty much in one ragged hole.
-Curt
On Monday, March 1, 2021, 4:08:46 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
wrote:
Dunno, they're probably going to attract fruitcakes...
-Curt
On Monday, March 1, 2021, 3:02:11 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
To reduce the losses from the transmission lines, the thorium reactors
should be close to the points of use. I want one in my backyard ---
On Mon, Mar 1,
There's also transportation as a loss in the case of petroleum. Also
spillage...
Very difficult to really compare them.
-Curt
On Monday, March 1, 2021, 12:15:33 PM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
Last I heard, the electrical grid was only something like 50% efficient.
There is
On snowmobiles after about 1975 the "choke" is actually a fuel enrichner. The
"choke" lever opens another jet from the carb into the intake. It doesn't
actually choke (limit air) at all, it adds fuel...
-Curt
On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 10:15:44 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes
wrote:
Amarok. I'd absolutely have one with the 2.0l TDI engine. Of course if they
brought it here it would be bloated out with leather and stupid options and
$60,000...
-Curt
On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 9:48:18 PM EST, Buggered Benzmail via
Mercedes wrote:
VW have their own pickup. Saw
I wonder if Ford sees that nobody is filling that mini-truck market any more
and figures they can lead the pack back to it. In a world with $4 gas again...
-Curt
On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 9:36:19 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
In MA you're allowed to move your plate to a vehicle you just bought, I think
you have 7 days to get to the DMV and move the plate before "big trouble"
ensues. Every pickup truck we've bought we just moved the plate from the trade
in to the new one, worked it out with the DMV in a day or
Just an FYI MA does not sell temporary plates and, at least in theory, does
not recognize temporary plates form other states. I'm reasonably sure the
police ignore temp plates on cars unless they have some other reason to nab you.
-Curt
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, 7:49:12 PM EST,
Those two articles disagree, the first says that SM/CK4 and 1000+ppm zddp
can't all exist together. The second says that Rotella T5 10w30 (which is
SM/CK4) is certified by Ford...
-Curt
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, 11:36:46 AM EST, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
Peter brings up
15w40 conventional, I want a 5w40 synthetic.
Curt
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On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 12:48 AM, Buggered Benzmail via
Mercedes wrote: Costco diesel oil
--FT
Sent from iPhone
> On Feb 26, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I'm pl
I was going to joke about using 5w40 where it gets real cold but you've had
real cold this year. How did it work out?
I did use M1 15w50 a lot back when I had a 240D, it seemed to do okay but when
temps got around 0F the 5w40 really helped.
I've just started putting Rotella T6 into the ASV as
That's just cutting off your nose to spite your face. You can take 2 minutes
to set up an account and get your TSA precheck or you can not and suffer...
-Curt
On Thursday, February 25, 2021, 11:17:55 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via
Mercedes wrote:
It does, but you have to have the number
That's good thinking, the folks I've worked with were all pretty nice. It also
worked really well to present them with the trip I wanted. I'd send emails like
"I need to go to LA on the 23rd. I see that American has a flight out of
Hartford at 6am and a return on the 28th leaving LAX at 7am."
He sure does!
Curt
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On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 4:27 PM, Max Dillon via
Mercedes wrote: This guy seems to do ok.
https://youtu.be/kdJLSEJ-LeU
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Feb 25, 2021 1:59:44 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes :
> I don't have one, I've seen t
Or a millennial
-Curt
On Thursday, February 25, 2021, 3:20:10 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
Or, a bear, or a wolf, etc
On 24/02/2021 6:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Haven't heard from Clay in quite awhile, maybe the Rona (or a reaction to
> the vax) got
I don't have one, I've seen them ridden though, they're a real challenge. The
small track doesn't give much traction so it needs to be hard packed snow but
not icy. The ski is also really small so it really doesn't help with balance.
The Snowhawk
. That
way you protect the old people and get vaccines into people moving around in
general population and thus slow the spread...
This would entail a slight risk, as there have been no studies confirming that
vaccinated people cannot spread COVID..
On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:57 PM Curt Raymond
Is it a big deal to run an anti-body test? I've been wondering why we're just
bulk vaccinating and not testing to see if people already had antibodies.If
just about 29 million people have already had it that we know of and there are
a whole bunch of people that have had it and didn't know it,
I listen to the "Retro Computing Roundtable", some time ago in one of their
discussions they referenced the idea that optimizing code would improve the
speed of an application some ridiculous amount, like 10x or more. The problem
was that traditionally spending a bunch of time optimizing code
Its a total cluster, vaccinating the oldest folks, particularly those in
nursing homes is ass backwards. Vaccinate all the people AROUND the old people,
the healthcare workers, food service etc. Don't let anybody into a nursing home
that isn't vaccinated. That way you protect the old people
In 2008 I bought a 2003 Ranger XLT 4x4 with 25,000 (and hidden rust issues)
for $10k...
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 4:55:17 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
And this is a good example of the insanity of used truck prices. This is a
2011 Ford Ranger XL with a little
Last I knew some Radisson hotels had them. We tried one that way once, I
wasn't terribly impressed.
-Curt
On Sunday, February 21, 2021, 8:53:25 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via
Mercedes wrote:
Russ, are there showrooms for sleep number so you can try them out?
On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at
Not a kickback they are the title report company...
Curt
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On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 10:44 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: So obviously the scam is that they are
getting a kickback on the "title
reports" or whatever other thing they are asking you to pay
"Oh I NEVER smoke in the car."Yeah sure Karen, that's why it reeks of
cigarette smoke, has a fine layer of ash over everything and the windshield has
a yellow tinge.
I always laugh at the people smoking with the window open and their arm hanging
out. The car still smells.Back when I was in
You just reminded me, its time for my yearly Yahoo password change. I'm trying
to keep ahead of the yearly hack...
-Curt
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, 12:11:32 AM EST, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
wrote:
If you have an AOL account and use a third-party client (like Outlook or
Gmail)
I had always thought that those were a case where the load was the trailer, or
rather the load was so heavy (strong) it became a structural element. I've seen
things like bridge beams where there was no load deck, just trailing wheels
attached to the other end of the beam.
-Curt
On
A small UHaul might even be a good choice for something like this, the little
Toyota based ones have a really low deck height.
I suspect the reason he doesn't want to put it in the wagon is the difficulty
in getting it back out...
-Curt
On Friday, February 19, 2021, 11:06:41 AM EST, G Mann
We had a Harbor Freight battery charger, a larger one, 10a maybe, at camp. A
couple years ago during a run of bad weather I was running the generator and
that charger to top up the batteries. Suddenly the generator lugged down like
it was under really heavy load. I went outside and the charger
and ice...
-Curt
On Thursday, February 18, 2021, 5:07:30 PM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
> Truthfully, haven't you always wanted to do burnouts in your 240D?
...and that's why God made dirt roads.
-- Jim
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To
8a for 5 hours would be 40ah, a reasonable amount of the battery is fairly
beefy.
I prefer a slow charge on a badly discharged battery but that might be alchemy
more than science.
Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 2:04 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote:
of losing power, and
were quite adaptable to situations. I learned a lot from them in that
regard.
--FT
On 2/18/21 9:59 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> In 1998 I was living with my folks during an ice storm. They had a propane
> cooktop and oven but the oven wouldn't work because the
:23:11 AM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
The cost to value doesn’t make sense. This sounds more like a “I want to do it
because I can.”
-D
> On Feb 18, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I would expect at turbo 240 to gain 30%, I remember reading t
I would expect at turbo 240 to gain 30%, I remember reading that a diesel
gains 30% when turbo'ed.However I would want to be modest in my gains on an
engine not designed for turbo so I'd probably limit boost, maybe look for a 20%
gain. If we assumed 72hp to start I'd guess around 85hp with
In 1998 I was living with my folks during an ice storm. They had a propane
cooktop and oven but the oven wouldn't work because the thermostat needs
electricity. A coal stove provided heat and we had flashlights and candles for
lights. When I got my own place I always aimed for that level of
My industry (TV and film) is moving toward cloud computing and I'm pretty wary
of it. We saw the Sony hack and of course everybody in the world is gunning for
Marvel which is part of Disney.
While customers move toward cloudiness (love that) they're forgetting about
things like redundant
I guess it makes sense that I've never seen one. I don't know much of anything
about campers other than there is a key on my keyring (which is in the other
room or I'd read the number off it) which opens just about every compartment in
every camper. $3 for 2 on eBay. Real fun at campouts...
oors with common
chimney.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 9:36 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
I've seen a couple of those, they really make me think of the early '70s...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 9:34:10 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
w
I've seen a couple of those, they really make me think of the early '70s...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 9:34:10 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
In the early 1970s, we lived in a DIY built house.
One thing the owner/builder did that I never saw anyplace else was a
So I went to Home Depot today. Came home with a Makita drill and impact driver
set. The set I went with has the dreaded hammer drill. Its slightly heavier
than the non-hammer variety but still lighter than my old drill. I like the
hammer control, I'm unlikely to hit it by accident unlike my
I've never seen a 30# tank before, I have seen 40# tanks.
Are Canadian propane tanks metric? 9kg?
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6:41:09 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
Something that was not said when you folks were talking about 20#and
100# propane tanks is that
When we bought our house they didn't blink at the wood stove which is kind of
weird, the installation that was here when we bought the place was abysmal.
They were very concerned that we might have a trampoline. Our insurance
expressly forbids a trampoline...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February
Awhile ago my friend Lem who works as a Rolls Royce jet engine mechanic
managed to score 100 gallons of JetA that was drained from planes and couldn't
be reused. It works just great in Coleman lanterns. We all used the
"Lem-o-naide" for a long time...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17,
I was reminded of the comment about cold being relative when I headed for the
gym tonight and thought "Well it's pretty warm, I don't need long pants." It
was 24F...
Curt
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http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives
I noticed that for Thursday the high temp in Dallas is supposed to be 29F and
the national weather service labels it as "Cold".The high for today here in
Winchendon is 24F and the national weather service labels it "Sunny"...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 12:21:46 PM EST, Floyd
I find the ones on Flikr the most interesting. I had a bunch of old vacation
photos up there and suddenly half naked women start liking my photos and
wanting to be my friend. Suure.
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 10:28:53 AM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
Ludmilla
to carry it far. You need to remove a side panel (tools required) to
check or change oil. Some of the other maintenance is odd, like a spark plug
buried deep inside. Overall, it has served me well but I don't have many hours
on it.
-Original Message-
From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
My plan is essentially half of your pavilion, with a more shallow roof. The
roof will be tin, I'll put strapping under it, no need for plywood.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 10:35:50 PM EST, Jim Cathey
wrote:
I'm planning basically what you see there but 12 feet wide and 8
I wonder if I could plumb a diesel generator to use the same oil I use to heat
the house. I've already got a 250 gallon tank after all and its in the basement
where it stays nice and warm.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 7:37:35 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
Not
Your thought about Kaleb's resistive heat strips is exactly why I suggested a
propane heater. Rather than burning fuel to make electricity to heat the place
it probably makes more sense to just burn propane to make heat...
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 6:35:45 PM EST, Randy Bennell
LOL, like using an old VW bus as a chicken coop.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 6:23:31 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
Strip in the interior out of one of those scrap cars and use it to store
the firewood.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 3:06 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
well house above freezing with -10°F
temps? Your like went to a 30W incandescent bulb:
https://lanternnet.com/product/dietz-80-blizzard-cold-blast-lantern/
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 3:04 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> A look at Craigslist/yard sales/fle
were only sickened.
Allan
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes:
> Probably almost none. Its not that cold, and it won't be cold for all that
>long...
> Blankets, the most efficient way to not freeze to death.
> -Curt
>
> On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 5:28:43 PM EST, Max
's not what you are looking
for?
Allan
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes:
> I'm pretty sure I'm going red tools. Looking at the list of available tools
> red and yellow are pretty much the same. Yesterday it occurred to me I should
> check what my local hardware store carries. I'm only buy
Probably almost none. Its not that cold, and it won't be cold for all that
long...
Blankets, the most efficient way to not freeze to death.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 5:28:43 PM EST, Max Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
Definitely green in that sense, the lack of wisdom and
Do any of you ever watch Mustie1 on YouTube? He gets a lot of equipment at
yard sales or in the free pile that he revives for small or no money. His
videos are long, essentially stream of consciousness stuff that I tend to fast
forward on a lot but I've learned a heckuva lot from him.
-Curt
AFAIK the biggest problem with these is regulation. You'll need to get the
power on the tractor set so that you're making 60hz and then the governor on
the tractor has to maintain that. You're going to use a lot of extra fuel at
light loads and put a lot of time on your tractor.
If you had a
me warranty...
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 4:46:05 PM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
Isn't dewalt a black & decker under another name? I never thought of
them as really "pro" grade but maybe that's not what you are looking
for?
Allan
Curt Raymond via Merced
Aww geez, I say that and then I find M28...Not many tools in that line though.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 4:36:58 PM EST, Curt Raymond
wrote:
I'm pretty sure I'm going red tools. Looking at the list of available tools
red and yellow are pretty much the same. Yesterday it
I'm pretty sure I'm going red tools. Looking at the list of available tools red
and yellow are pretty much the same. Yesterday it occurred to me I should check
what my local hardware store carries. I'm only buying at Home Depot because
I've got gift cards. I checked and my local store has both
This summer I'm going to build something similar but to cover all my firewood.
I've used a variety of different stacking styles over the years but having a
tin roof is better than all of them. Right now I'm planning basically what you
see there but 12 feet wide and 8 feet deep. 8 feet tall at
A look at Craigslist/yard sales/flea markets will yield loads of these tubular
lanterns.
Jim's link is a cold blast version, the doodad at the top takes air from
outside, funnels it down those tubes where it gets to the flame. Cold blast
lanterns make the most light for fuel volume in the
Build a rack:
http://curtsotherblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/wood-rack-part-many.html
I've got one of these at home and 2 at camp. Holds enough for a whole week at
camp, about half a cord depending on how long your wood is. The stove at camp
uses short wood so the slats have to be about 10" apart.
It takes awhile for the stove and chimney to heat up to the point you really
radiate heat.The stove we have at camp (An "All Nighter" which is a copy of a
Fisher) has around 100# of firebrick inside. The first hour its lit from cold
you're just heating the stove, after that you start to heat
like a bowl.
A real bowl is way better, it accumulates water and crud that you can dump out
later rather than trying to suck it through the jet immediately.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 12:03:32 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
On 2021-02-16 10:58, Curt Raymond via
Every year I go through a period of relearning how to get maximum output from
the stove. There are a couple rules but its really more an art than a science.
The quality of the wood makes a big difference as does outside temps and, to a
lesser degree, even wind speed and direction.
-Curt
I've got a 1200w 2 stroke generator that has never been used "in anger". It
outputs 12v also which can be handy.It would be super useful for you now as it
would easily run your blower and just sip fuel. Its supposed to run 8 hours at
half load on 1 gallon of gas.
A Honda 2000w would be better
Closed, always with the doors closed. That's what allows you to control the
air going in, otherwise all your warmed room air is going up the chimney.
-Curt
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 11:39:46 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
So got questions about these inserts. I have
The doors will probably make more heat, you're losing it up the chimney
because its getting too much air.
I've got a thermometer on the stove pipe and I'm always interested in the fact
that maximum heat is NOT achieved with maximum air. You've got to run a lot of
air to get the fire going and
wrote:
On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:14:43 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
> At the end of the season I'll put them on the Minder for a week each.
The longer you have them on the BatteryMINDer, the more they will be
desulfated. You can leave them
at the gym.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 6:57 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> LOL I love the Bee.
> Yesterday at the gym we were talking about the possibility of not having
> class on Wednesday due to there not being power. I suggested that we had
> the
Some of those units do pretty amazing things in the cold these days. 10-15
years ago 20F was the practical minimum but I've read of units that will still
work down to 0F and there are some that probably go colder. I suspect
efficiency takes a dump at those temps though.
The guy I'm training to
Wrong attitude, it takes time for the stove to get warm, it takes time to warm
up the house. The time to start the fire is immediately after the power goes
out. If it comes back on quickly then fine, let the fire go out. If you wait
until you're cold you're going to be very cold before the
:
On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:14:43 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
> At the end of the season I'll put them on the Minder for a week each.
The longer you have them on the BatteryMINDer, the more they will be
desulfated. You can leave them on indefinitely.
Cr
Our vast estate is apparently at 21F and looking at 6-12" of snow. Here on the
tiny estate its 35F and raining...
-Curt
On Monday, February 15, 2021, 10:37:34 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
It’s currently -3 at my vast estate and supposed to get down to -12. More snow
LOL I love the Bee.
Yesterday at the gym we were talking about the possibility of not having class
on Wednesday due to there not being power. I suggested that we had the
technology to make that not a problem which prompted a discussion of backup
options like candles.I escalated with an oil
Interesting, I should ask about that the next time I get one filled. I'd like
to get a couple for camp, it'd be nice to be able to go 2 weeks on a fill. I'd
still keep 20# tanks around since they can be exchanged its handy if somebody
says "What can I pay for?" you just send them to the
> On Feb 14, 2021, at 7:33 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> This reminds me of a question about tanks.I've got 4x 100# tanks that have
> been on the farm, well probably 50 years. Are they useful for refilling or
> should I send them for recycling? We've n
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