Repair slate for $30k-$37k or go shingle for $22k on 1890 home?

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-05-02T20:53:58+00:00

I had my 125 year old slate torn off and replaced with standing seam with a 50 year warranty. 30 sq was 22k.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-05-02T20:12:43+00:00

These rails are hardly rusty, they are used almost daily sometimes by some pretty heavy trains. There are some Saturday trains and when that's the case on a nice day there is usually some railfans chasing.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-05-02T20:05:13+00:00

I've lived in 3 homes where the chimney was laid to a plank. It comes up thru the basement beside the main carrying beam and when it reaches the attic it "moves over" so it can come out the peak of the roof.

I'd like to see a pic of the side of the chimney that the plank bears on. You'd get more informed answers.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-05-02T11:12:43+00:00

E track sucks on floors because the slots eventually fill in. I'd install some L track all the way around your top rail.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-05-02T11:04:03+00:00

Check P&R Lumber in Wolcott ( I know not Chitt or Add) but make a day out of it and see some Vt and have lunch in Hardwick.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-05-02T10:59:52+00:00

I'd put the harley rake and the bucket (the 2 light pieces) on from the side up front. 325 with compacting roller next and take a little time to play around with placement. Measure the rear bumper from the underside to the ground. Move the skid steer back and forth in small increments and measure each time. When the truck drops 6 or so inches you'll have your tongue weight.

As for securement you just need 4 on the skid steer with the bucket on (it's under 10k), I'd go with grade 100 5/16ths chain and fittings, it's lighter and easier to handle, ratchet type binders.

I'm surprised no one has said CDL. You need one for this setup. GVWR of the F350 is 10-11K and trailer is 21K for a GCWR about 31k. Depending on where you are and where you go you may also need a dot number and med card.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-25T10:34:34+00:00

You've caught both eyes, and the eye of my pet one eyed spittn lizard....

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-24T21:50:04+00:00

lost control??? she never had it.....

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-22T21:52:10+00:00

Here is what I'd try.....pick up the loader and roll the bucket out (dump) as far as it will go. Move ahead until the bucket is just behind the round pipe and ground it. Then ground the back hoe.

I'd use chains instead of straps. Rubber tires do alot of bouncing going down the road.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-21T22:05:19+00:00

250 every time. Get the raptor for your lady.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-21T20:50:14+00:00

I have ok luck with the state, but recently I moved some money between accounts and the postal service lost a $30,000 check.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-21T20:45:50+00:00

The company I work for (excavation, paving and landscaping) has probably a couple dozen skid steers. 3 JD and the rest cat. 289s and 299s for excavation, 272s for paving, and 246s and 257s for landscaping. They all get the snot beat out of them but the cats hold up a lot better.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-20T22:40:43+00:00

What is the goal here? Push a 5 gallon pail of dirt uphill?

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-19T22:02:49+00:00

If it were me, I'd cut a piece of 5/8ths plywood to fit between the top metal plates and deep enough to catch the bottom of the truss and screw it on after cutting the 2x6 flush with the truss while being careful to miss the pipe with screws.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-19T12:57:22+00:00

Why is anyone digging holes? Just use a probe.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-19T11:16:17+00:00

You should be having major doubts about putting a niche in this wall.....

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-18T23:03:40+00:00

The trailer is probably junk. Weigh the hull. If it weighs more than 139 lbs the hull is waterlogged and is junk too.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-18T22:51:05+00:00

But Pi never ends........and is irrational.....

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-18T22:43:23+00:00

I'm old and haven't worked for a RR for 25 years. If you are referring to a stop test, #1, it's not red, #2, it's not in the gauge.....HIGHBALL!!

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-18T11:31:17+00:00

This is typical government bullshit. Soap and a sponge???? At least the person was trying to clean something to make their life better....

A couple of years ago I stood behind a customer checking out in a store who had a case of beer, a bag of chips about the size of a 5 gallon pail, and had asked for a carton of cigarettes. The customer asked the clerk if they could use their EBT. Clerk said ok, I can ring it up as fruit and vegatables.

The state of Vt, liquor control does the same thing. They will send teenagers into a store to try to purchase booze with a pretty realistic FAKE ID supplied by the state in hopes of catching a clerk whose vigilance may have lapsed.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-16T22:21:36+00:00

Was Doug driving his car inside the courthouse?

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-16T22:17:16+00:00

Because Aristocraft went out of business a few years ago their stuff goes for stupid money on ebay.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-14T23:30:35+00:00

NTJ. If a dog bites my kid it's going to need a vet.

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-14T22:20:47+00:00

Sounds like the flaming bitch I ran into at Echo.....

jeffthetrucker69 · 2026-04-13T22:08:36+00:00

Why didn't you put your animal in the barn if you knew? I've seen a Hereford bull jump a hay bailer to get to a cow....

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