What did you accomplish today?

[ANC]

I had the shocks done last week, it included a good balancing and alignment.
I'm pretty sure the whirring snow tire type sound it is making has to be bearings.
It is just one of those cases where there isn't really any discernable play if you try to shake the wheel

Fucking should have started there as it is the cheapest part. But the tires were going bald quite suddenly, the noise started the minute I drove out on the new tires.
Then I replaced the shocks and mounts as they also were quite old and worn.The vibration was carrying up the shocks and at certain speeds, the whole car resonates.

I listened to a few youtube clips of worn bearings now, and they sound pretty much like what I am hearing. I'm just glad they didn't explode and come off with the wheel while we were driving out in the sticks this weekend.

I don't mind having new shocks and tires, the car stops nicely without any nose dive now, it is subtle on a light car, but you feel it. But I mean, bearings can fucking kill you.

anyhow, just fed the girls some fresh fertiliser mix, and have an appointment for the car in an hour.

 

[neosapien]

The cows and some of the equipment. The cattle are an investment and we haven't been making enough for it to be worth it. Few hundred a year after costs.

If you can't enjoy the fruits of your labor then what's the point! That was the 2nd determining factor in my shutting down. I'd get 2500. After electric, water, soil, time I'd probably only pocket 1800. Especially compared to the 4k I was getting 10-8 years ago. It was disheartening. Also I might be selfish saying this but I feel your cows really cut into us watching you build a cabin and find a baby dinosaur.

 

[420God]

Were you from?

Wisconsin

 

[420God]

If you can't enjoy the fruits of your labor then what's the point! That was the 2nd determining factor in my shutting down. I'd get 2500. After electric, water, soil, time I'd probably only pocket 1800. Especially compared to the 4k I was getting 10-8 years ago. It was disheartening. Also I might be selfish saying this but I feel your cows really cut into us watching you build a cabin and find a baby dinosaur.

It's still a dream of mine. Shitty thing is is that all those trees I cut a couple years ago probably aren't any good to build with now and I'll have to cut a bunch more.

 

[Grandpapy]

suddenly, the noise started the minute I drove out on the new tires.

I used to travel up and down CA to the tune of 1200 miles a week.
My ears are still ringing from road noise (got to blame something)
Anyway, tread style has more to do with the (noise that bothers me) then anything else.
Do you have these type labels on your tires?
I like the the all the info on US labels I just wish they had the noise rating as well.
Having the dealer tell me "oh yea, these are quiet", just leaves me finding another dealer.


Knowing the noise value of the tread type may save you money on the bearings.

 

[whitebb2727]

Well it was over the weekend but me and a buddy built a pool table out of am old dinning room table
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Needs a few tweaks but pretty proud of ourselves

Did you put a piece of slate down?

I like it.

 

[whitebb2727]

I had the shocks done last week, it included a good balancing and alignment.
I'm pretty sure the whirring snow tire type sound it is making has to be bearings.
It is just one of those cases where there isn't really any discernable play if you try to shake the wheel

Fucking should have started there as it is the cheapest part. But the tires were going bald quite suddenly, the noise started the minute I drove out on the new tires.
Then I replaced the shocks and mounts as they also were quite old and worn.The vibration was carrying up the shocks and at certain speeds, the whole car resonates.

I listened to a few youtube clips of worn bearings now, and they sound pretty much like what I am hearing. I'm just glad they didn't explode and come off with the wheel while we were driving out in the sticks this weekend.

I don't mind having new shocks and tires, the car stops nicely without any nose dive now, it is subtle on a light car, but you feel it. But I mean, bearings can fucking kill you.

anyhow, just fed the girls some fresh fertiliser mix, and have an appointment for the car in an hour.

Bad bearings will eat tires up fast. I say you are on the right track.

 

[roony]

Did you put a piece of slate down?

I like it.

We did concrete with plaster on top

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

Yeah, but it's still there. The snow is insulating it. I couldn't even pull the tractor out of the barn. I've been using snowshoes to get around.

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fuck, and i was bitching about having to wait till tomorrow to put my garden plants out....

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

Welcome to the solar minimum, things ain't going to get better until 2025.
I have warned of this before.

I showed my wife and friends the water marks on the cliffs next to the coast today, then we had a little chuckle about ocean levels rising and falling.
Can you like see the shape of snow crystals with your bare eye, or do you need a microscope?

you can see them, as your eyeball slowly freezes

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

When I wax poetic about MN, it's cuz I forgot this. I'm a native SoCal kid, MN was the first time I ever saw snow fall from the sky. I got an intro in fucking spades LOL

me to, we lived in TN till my mom get remarried when i was 9, we moved to a farm in Mn. in the winter of 76...the worst winter in recorded history at that time...went from seeing snow a couple of times a winter for a couple of days, to MOUNTAINS of the shit.
they were putting snow in empty rail cars and running them south to melt, cause they had run out of places to pile it up. then when it all melted in the spring, it flooded like fucking noah.
you can't see our farm, but thats the town we lived in

 

[ANC]

I had the bearings put in and it sounds right again. I can hear the motor running when I'm driving, yay.
Definitely did some tread damage to the new tires as they still have a bit of sound to them, but it is not the whirring sound of having a motorbike strapped to your car.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

I had the bearings put in and it sounds right again. I can hear the motor running when I'm driving, yay.
Definitely did some tread damage to the new tires as they still have a bit of sound to them, but it is not the whirring sound of having a motorbike strapped to your car.

they weren't on there long enough for it to go deep, drive it with the new bearings a few days and it should "grind" the high spots off and make them sound good again

 

[whitebb2727]

We did concrete with plaster on top

What type of concrete and plaster? I wouldn't mind making one myself.

 

[roony]

We used plaster of paris as the core and then quick level concrete then a skim of more plaster as a skim sanded it flat and felted it was definitely a pain in the ass but worth it qith set up time inbetween each step

 

[ANC]

I used to travel up and down CA to the tune of 1200 miles a week.
My ears are still ringing from road noise (got to blame something)
Anyway, tread style has more to do with the (noise that bothers me) then anything else.
Do you have these type labels on your tires?
I like the the all the info on US labels I just wish they had the noise rating as well.
Having the dealer tell me "oh yea, these are quiet", just leaves me finding another dealer.
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Knowing the noise value of the tread type may save you money on the bearings.

Not for tires, but things like dishwashers and computer monitors and TVs have those on here.

I have smallish wheels. Because it is an older car, 13-inch rims, which really narrows down the options in these days of large wheels on small cars. I went with Dunlop SP Sport 560. They are in no way bad, but I can see why the Conti eco contacts cost a bit more. I will spend the little extra money next time. I went with the more expensive bearing option today too.

 

[cannabineer]

Not for tires, but things like dishwashers and computer monitors and TVs have those on here.

I have smallish wheels. Because it is an older car, 13-inch rims, which really narrows down the options in these days of large wheels on small cars. I went with Dunlop SP Sport 560. They are in no way bad, but I can see why the Conti eco contacts cost a bit more. I will spend the little extra money next time. I went with the more expensive bearing option today too.

I had two cars that ran on 13s - a 1985 Honda CRX and a '92 Civic VX. Tires for the VX were a weird size.

 

[ANC]

Try and find tires for an old beetle on short notice.
The first Smart car has a pretty close fit to that size tire.

 

[Drowning-Man]

Wisconsin

What kinda cows? Dairy? How many acres land? Yours or leased? In Texas to pull a profit, or atleas not go broke you need your own land and it should be large. My family has 28acre, grass grows high and year around. Mild winters, doesnt freeze most winter, no need for barns or winter protection. Summers are hell on earth, but we have a wooded area with 2 "Tanks" and a creek. And 100% tax exemption on land were cattle are raised here. Angus and Long horn are choice. Here in beef country the Cows raise themselves

 

[ANC]

That's a pretty cow, I'd never be able to kill it.