HOT Today

[paul case]

but you could quit early to make up for starting late cant you?
on the bright side it wont take you very long to get''warmed up''!  pc

[Texas Ranger]

What a bunch of wimps, 100 yesterday here, of course, the office was 75, but still..................

[paul case]

my two 36'' fans were moving air at my mill just under hurricane speed.if i did sweat it would blow right off!.not bad but im inside in the shade and those fans really help. pc

[Magicman]

but you could quit early to make up for starting late cant you?   pc 

I quit early, but it was because of a breakdown.  Forward solenoid decided that it had forwarded enough in 5300 hours.  New one will be here probably Tuesday.

[Texas Ranger]

94 today, but, in the woods this morning, high humidity, up and down hill, this forester is looking at his future in the heat, and not liking it.

I will ask of our senior forester, Ron, how do you handle it?

[paul case]

MM,
thats convienent. how  did you work that out? get the whole memorial day weekend off? the forewarding solenoid on my manual mill may go out this weekend too . pc

[Magicman]

MM,
thats convienent. how  did you work that out? . pc 

That's called "superior job planning".      The tracking number says that the UPS man will deliver it Tuesday.  That means that I should be ready to roll Wednesday morning.

My new operator's seat came today, so maybe I'll have time Tuesday to replace it also.  I'll have to drill holes and install my umbrella bracket. ;D   This thread is about HOT and staying COOL.    ;)

[fishpharmer]

I loaded some catfish today, it was so hot they were dripping with sweat. ;) ;D

[paul case]

this morning we were putting roof on a new add on to my dads barn.by 10 am i had sweat thru my shirt and about to dry up . too hot out there i had to go mill some. those fans i fixed up are just the thing!pc

[Magicman]

those fans i fixed up are just the thing!pc 

I'd have to have a loooong extension cord to run a fan where I'm set up.  It's kinda "off the grid" !!!   

[beenthere]

Magic
Any way to rig up a fan belted off the saw engine to blow clean air across the seat?

Or a 12v or hyd motor to run a fan when the saw is running?

[stonebroke]

Thats why they have generators.

Stonebroke

[paul case]

MM,
with the shade you have i bet you could fix up 1 or2 of those 12 volt fans to blow right down the back of your neck and that would help dramaticaly. since you got the weekend off you probably got time to figure it out. if the umberella comes off for transport you may want to think about a plug in of some type. these HOT days make these efforts well worthwhile.  pc

[SwampDonkey]

Well I'm just glad we're back down to 65 F today, as I stashed away another 4.5 cords of firewood today for winter.  ;D

[Magicman]

Since I operate a portable sawmill business, really hot takes care of itself.  July and August is too hot for farmers to cut, buck, and skid logs.  Without shade, it's too hot to saw also.  If/when I saw then, we start around 5:30 or 6:00 and get-r-done early.  We'll knock off at noon or shortly  thereafter.   ;)

[gator gar]

It is so hot, my chickens are laying hard boiled eggs.   I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking.

[paul case]

i seen a turtle in the road here today that had died of heat exhaustion.

[Texas Ranger]

trees are chasing dogs, frogs are carrying water bottles, taters are coming out of the ground roasted, and it is only 99.

[Magicman]

At least we finally got this thread around to food.   digin_2

[r.man]

Hate to be a spoilsport for my area but the heat broke two nights ago. However we were so used to it that my wife is now saying she's cold and it was 69 degrees at the time. Thunder rolling as I type and the temperature is supposed to be just warm tomorrow. Second decent rain in two days and a good thing too. Couldn't cut the grass for fear of it burning off for a week. Hope everyone else gets relief before all the eggs are hard boiled and the potatoes baked in the ground.

[Magicman]

93° here in the shade today.  I got my new power feed forward solenoid and installed it.  Now I can saw tomorrow.  I also got new motor brushes and a new brake band, but they can just wait until I get the mill in the shade.

[paul case]

you will be glad to hear i got my mill running today and yes it was hot and humid.  i was a sweat making sawyer!  pc

[paul case]

the weatherman said it got to 92* here today but he wasnt where i was at. oc

[ljmathias]

gotta say that while I love the heat over winters up north, the humidity makes it hard to stay at it- worked with my son on and off Monday clearing a drive way for truck access for the house we're about to start.  We'd work a couple hours then have to take a re-hydration break.  Even continuous water and gator can't keep up with the rate of sweat production- changed clothes three times just so I'd not slip off the tractor seat!

Good thing though is this: if you're still sweating, you haven't gone into heat exhaustion or heat stroke... and thank God for such little things... and for the pond: we put a couple loads of sand in over the last few years and now when it gets too hot, we just soak in the water.  Going to build a shade structure on the bank to make it a little more habitable.

Enjoy the summer while you can: hurricane season started couple days ago, and it's about time for us to get hit again.

Lj

[SwampDonkey]

Today was 75 F, it wasn't too bad as far as hot out their bush whacking. Was wet though from rain last night. Those spruce needles hold water all day. :D