Hurricane debris pickup
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Comments (4)From what y'all have been through and will go through with Ivan, I think the most important thing is TRANQUILIZERS. You can always replant and clean up but you can't always get yourself together enough to do it. Hurricanes are traumatic and three in a row just kills the human spirit. God bless....See MoreA little debris must fall
Comments (13)Bettylu, what you suggest was my thought in the matter too. So I called the county agent and asked about it. The response was less than encouraging. Essentially, the fact that I am not a COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE, means I do not have access to the chemicals which will exterminate the "worms" once they enter the soil. If you are familiar with the acres of pecan orchards or groves once visible all around the city of Mobile, you will recall the trunks of the trees generally painted white up to breast height. I thought, as a child, that they were painted white to look elegant and to give the "old time southern" look such as the trunks of live oaks going along a long allee or driveway to some columned mansion far from the road. As an adult, I idly mused about there being a purpose other than ornamental, but had no knowledge of bagworms or other such pests. Until recent years, I never saw bagworms in the pecan trees. Now, I think that many older trees are afflicted by them, since the groves were broken up and the land sold to developers who built homes, residences, and thus no longer classed as "commercial property." Thus no help to be had for treating pest issues. I'm still not convinced that bagworms do not take bites out of my hosta leaves. The way the leaves looked this year, same skeletal appearance as the pecan leaves chomped into wispy skeletons of veins and not much else except the ghostly webs making the incubation chamber for the next generation of BAGWORMS. I'm about to ring the youngest/smallest pecan tree to kill it humanely, leaving the stem standing for a birdfeeder post. After last night's cold front came through, most of the brown leaves fell so the three pecans stand bare in the garden. Perhaps I can get the work done this weekend, like George Washington and his little hatchet taking down that cherry tree, that is no lie! Pardon that it took me a while to respond. This week the demolition of part of my house began, and I've been sort of distracted from gardening. The cement mixer truck backing into the New Orleans style courtyard garden destroyed all semblance of a lawn, looks more like a plowed cornfield now. But at least we have peace this weekend while the cement/concrete foundation dries....See MoreChevy Pickup Rod Knock
Comments (22)Hey, you can't have all of this fun without me!! VBG Seriously some of what is being said about piston slap is true. Piston slap alone is NOT a reason to tear an engine down and do a repair. Piston slap is in fact normal on a cold engine because aluminum expands faster than the cast iron engine block. if the piston is tight enough cold, it will be too tight when warmed up. Piston slap should a repair actually be indicated actually does not even mean that a piston needs to be replaced! If the problem is a collapsed skirt, it can in many cases be "knurled" and reshaped to take up the slightly excessive clearance. A knurled piston is one that has many tiny marks made into it's surface, that cause the outer edges of the mark to rise up. Sort of like the way a center punch makes a "crater" in a piece of metal. These two links give both a description of knurling, and an actual application. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knurling http://www.hastingsmfg.com/ServiceTips/international_v8_engines.htm Now the one big problem I have with this thread is the idea that $100 in parts, a saturday, and a twelve pack of beer is all that is required to make the noise go away. I do understand the perception that to the right person pulling and reinstalling a piston isn't difficult to do but the reality is to do it right is in fact much different. This is a job where a very simple mistake can cause a major engine failure after the attempt. Plus if it's 4WD just getting the oil pan off and back on will take up most of your staurday, and that's if you have a hoist. People have been successful simply replacing a piston(s) in chassis but not always successful at eliminating piston noise or slap. That's because the piston is only half of the equation, cylinder wear or taper could easily be coming into play, and I would leave those checks/measurements up to a qualified machinist. Plus we still have the little issue of pressing the piston pin through the rod. Very few shops have the equipment to do that, let alone DIY's. There are many traps lurking in this repair that can make the whole attempt go south in a hurry. One common trap is as simple as not torquing the intake manifold in the correct order! An incorrect torque sequence distorts the engine block, and that changes the line bore of the engine resulting in main bearing/camshaft bearing wear. The $64,000 question from there is, does the resulting wear end up causing the engine to actually fail? Sometimes it does, and sometimes it does not. Lastly, stroke length plays a role in piston slap issues. The longer the stroke, the more often a piston skirt has to be shortened for clearance issues. Cylinder block deck height and other design issues can also impact piston design. The longer that the skirts can be, the less likely it is that piston slap is likely to occur. Although think about it, the longer the skirts, the greater the piston mass and you start impacting engine efficiency due to inertial, and frictional losses. Plus you can impact RPM and horsepower. It's all an intricate dance that even the manufactures are not going to be perfect at every time. That's why we have tolerances, and some things (noises) are allowable even if they are not completely desireable....See MoreHurricane Sandy killed my ing vinyl loned pool Help
Comments (1)With a wall gone, the deck there will have to be removed and excavated. Tell the insurance company it's nearly a total loss as it will have to wait till Spring to be repaired. Can't drop a liner in less than 60 degree weather. You need a construction fence around it until then. Do not, I repeat, do not put a safety cover over it. A snow load will drag it in. Scott...See MorePea
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6 years agoI heard from a neighbor who has a friend that lives in the small town north of me are using some of the prisoners ( there's a state prison there) to help clean up some of the debris. I would imagine these will be for smaller piles and not the huge giant tree limbs and branches that we have all over our yard. Those will need the "Claw" machine...maybe something like this picture I found on the internet ?
whgille
6 years agoThe Orange Blossom Trail in Oakland was first to be picked up, tree roots, limbs and plant debris. The same truck that picked there, was used to clean at my street. Different truck than the posted picture but similar results. We are still cleaning up the garden and for sure I am thankful that the damage was not worse. There is other people in the world now going through a lot of suffering and natural disasters...
Starting the pile at my house
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6 years agoHmm, we've had plenty of rain over here on the east coast, carolb. But in any case, not to worry; we're all likely to get plenty in the next few days:
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