What have you done this week to prep?

[churchmouse]

Fired up the rototiller and got my work 50% done before it had a catastrophic failure and bled oil on the ground. When I have time, I will pull it apart and see what really happened. I might fix it or I might be in the market for a new roto tiller

Mine pitched a few years back. 44 years old and burned the valves......damn unleaded gas.
Harbor freight....Honda 5HP Chinese knock off was less money than fixing the old side shaft Briggs. Made a simple adapter plate and mounted the engine. Ne engine starts 2nd pull every time. It is a tilling fool.

 

[longbow]

Mine pitched a few years back. 44 years old and burned the valves......damn unleaded gas.
Harbor freight....Honda 5HP Chinese knock off was less money than fixing the old side shaft Briggs. Made a simple adapter plate and mounted the engine. Ne engine starts 2nd pull every time. It is a tilling fool.

I knew I should have purchased a new tiller implement when I purchased the new tractor.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Mine pitched a few years back. 44 years old and burned the valves......damn unleaded gas.
Harbor freight....Honda 5HP Chinese knock off was less money than fixing the old side shaft Briggs. Made a simple adapter plate and mounted the engine. Ne engine starts 2nd pull every time. It is a tilling fool.

+1 on the HF engines. The Chinese have the Honda engine down pat. I have a couple of the generators and they have been flawless (knock wood). Oil change intervals a re a bit tight (20 hrs., IIRC) but oil is cheap.

 

[churchmouse]

+1 on the HF engines. The Chinese have the Honda engine down pat. I have a couple of the generators and they have been flawless (knock wood). Oil change intervals a re a bit tight (20 hrs., IIRC) but oil is cheap.

I run a small amount of additive in the oil on mine. I realize this engine will not run as long as the Briggs I took off of it but it does do the work with no issues. I can bury the tiller and it just keeps plugging along.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

I run a small amount of additive in the oil on mine. I realize this engine will not run as long as the Briggs I took off of it but it does do the work with no issues. I can bury the tiller and it just keeps plugging along.

What additive do you use and how much?

I generally use Sea Foam.

 

[rhino]

Restocked some first aid supplies I used for my recent wound.

 

[Thor]

I generally use Sea Foam.

Sea Foam...the magic elixir. I'm on a couple of motorcycle forums where they swear it will regrow hair on a bald man along with anything else you'd like it to do.

I have a gallon in the garage...and my hair is just fine.

 

[Thor]

Tilled and planted the garden...now that it looks like it MIGHT not frost again tonight...planted some blue berry bushes, strawberries, asparagus, lettuce, radishes, other stuff.

 

[churchmouse]

What additive do you use and how much?

I generally use Sea Foam.

I keep Lucas oil treatment on the shelf. It is a re-mix of the old STP we used to get. I mix it appropriately to the amount of oil used.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

I keep Lucas oil treatment on the shelf. It is a re-mix of the old STP we used to get. I mix it appropriately to the amount of oil used.

Got it. Thanks.

 

[Iroquois]

Picked up some tula ammo. If it functions all my 9mms, I'll be ordering some cans for long term storage.

 

[churchmouse]

More water.
More freeze dried food.
Sams club sells coffee in 3# containers....picked up 3. Will rotate them out.

 

[Thor]

I'll be ordering some cans for long term storage.

If you're a coffee drinker use those old coffee cans! I have a dozen or so filled with a paper lunch bag with about a Tbl Spoon of desicant in the top of each. All you need is air tight and controlled environment. I have ammo cans too but they cost a bit when you start thinking about storing large quantities. The only thing they are really really good for is having a handle and being able to toss them in the back of a Deuce and a half without worrying about them coming open. For local storage there are many options.

 

[littletommy]

Did 7 miles in the woods with my main GHB, about 20 lbs with summer gear in it. It was really humid today, and I'm now considering getting a bladder to fit the compartment on my pack, at least in warm weather. Went through 64 oz of water pretty quick. I'd still carry the bottled water, but adding a bladder would be extra weight I wouldn't have a problem hauling.

 

[flatlander]

Broke down some of my 1st aid supplies for individual kits. Maintaining the large kits and rotating stock is time consuming with multiple people!

Bob

 

[churchmouse]

We found some pancake pre-mix. 10# very well sealed bag. Looks like great shelf life. Add water.......just water. Makes a very good pancake.
Anything that will taste good/easy to store/decent shelf life/easy to prepare seems like a good addition. We have good maple syrup on the shelf as well.
Sams club has this. Daily chef If memory serves.

 

[Thor]

Don't forget the salt. We have about 20lb of 'real salt' on the shelf and keep that much there. It's from the Pleistocene era I think...and tastes really good in our food.

 

[churchmouse]

Don't forget the salt. We have about 20lb of 'real salt' on the shelf and keep that much there. It's from the Pleistocene era I think...and tastes really good in our food.

So you went to a dinosaur dig for your salt....

 

[Thor]

So you went to a dinosaur dig for your salt....

Yep. Even went SCUBA diving close to there in a volcanic tube...interesting dive table when you don't go below about 2k in altitude and the water temp never gets below about 90 deg F. It's also very corrosive to the dive gear.

Here's the link to their site: Real SaltReal Salt

 

[churchmouse]

Yep. Even went SCUBA diving close to there in a volcanic tube...interesting dive table when you don't go below about 2k in altitude and the water temp never gets below about 90 deg F. It's also very corrosive to the dive gear.

Here's the link to their site: Real SaltReal Salt

Thanks.

We buy sea Salt (or so it is supposed to be) in bulk. Kosher salt as well.
Interesting link.