Maybe one day my wife will again understand that the corporations do not provide job security. I’m really tired of having that argument, especially since it’s only become a problem in the last few months. Nevermind the fact I’ve taken basically an entire month off with no negative consequences. No corporate job is gonna pay me as much as I make for my self or give me the flexibility to take a month off.

Finally back on the #HugeDeck project, and to be real honest, after nearly a month of being at home with the wife and kids, my heart ain’t in it today lol. But, gotta keep mining that fiat or you fall behind, so here I am. Loaded up a trailer for the dump, still got at least another load on the ground waiting. There will likely be more as I finish off the fascia and the handrails also. Real close to having this job finished. #Handyman #SkilledTrades #Toolstr #FiatMiner #GrowNostr #HugeDeckChronicles

Have officially driven the diesel on 2 gallons of waste oil and about 16 gallons of diesel. Smokes a little more on start up (not gonna lie I kinda like it lol) but seems to run a little smoother and also seems to have a little more power. This is all purely anecdotal, but it’s definitely at least as good as straight diesel, and honestly probably a lot better for the specific engine I have because ULSD (ultra low sulfur diesel) isn’t ideal for engines from 1992. The front tank has 3 gallons of waste and about 17 gallons of ULSD. Gonna do some experimenting and see what the best ratio is to maximize savings. So far it’s saved me about $40 in diesel. The filter system has almost paid for itself in just two tanks of fuel. Good shit. Also, filter head and basic filters arrived yesterday for the coolant filter system I plan to add on the truck, and I’ve got a truck box meant for a Tacoma that I’m going to build a shelf in the bed for. I’m planning on building the truck out to be what I drive for metal work and automotive work, with basic tools for home improvement type work (I’m still planning a trailer for the home improvement stuff because it just takes up so much more space and is my main money, so being able to use either the F250 or the Pathfinder is ideal…now to find a 5x10 trailer that people don’t want stupid amounts of money for lol). #GrowNostr #73IDI #Handyman #SkilledTrades #Truckstr #RedneckIngenuity #Toolstr

Here I was, just me and the eldest daughter. It’s 69 degrees F outside. I was gonna take her to run some errands and maybe hit a park for a while to tucker her out before my wife and mother in law got back with the youngest from the tongue tire revision, and she’s been out like a light for 2 hours now….hopefully she’ll rise here soon.

Got caught up around the house yesterday and go to test my waste oil filter. It worked a treat, processed about 5 gallons. Stores 3 and dumped 2 in the rear tank of the truck. The back pressure from the 5 micron house filter causes a decent leak from the gasket at the fuel filter but honestly I’m not mad about. I may try to figure out a way to mitigate that but I also just might keep running the system like I did in this video. It takes several minutes to process one gallon anyway so holding it isn’t ideal. I’ve seen where some guys actually managed to eliminate a lot of the soot (the dark black color) by using 1 micron carbon house filters, so I may actually add one of those after the current 5 micron, but I haven’t decided yet. #Truckstr #Toolstr #7TreeIDI #Handyman #SkilledTrades #GrowNostr #WasteMotorOil #WMO

Officialy a father of 2 under 2 for 24 hours. Thank god for a good mother in law. Next few years are gonna be wild as hell lol. Lucie Rachel, born yesterday morning at home. Healthy, happy 9lb 12 oz. Pretty sure my wife, as my buddy said, has first place for the speed birth contest. From water breaking to free baby in 7 minutes. Mother in law actually caught her (and I mean full on catch, it was perfect) and doula did a great job catching the video. Bo seems interested in her but not jealous. She has yet to lose her mind that somebody was holding Lucie instead of her so we’re super thankful for that. #GrowNostr #RaiseVictorsNotVictims #2Under2

Gathered all my components to make a filter system for my waste oil so as to use it as a fuel additive for my inherited 7.3 diesel, and lo and behold I forgot I had to throw away my pvc glue last year because it had dried up in the can. I think I’m Gonna have to vacuum seal this new can once I use it for this project because it’ll probably be 3 years before I need it again and I’m tired of buying the shit lol. Also on the agenda today, I cut a couple pieces of plywood last night to stretch across the bed rails of the truck. Going to coat those in waste oil here in just a few and then at some point bolt them to the truck just behind the cab and grab some of the Milwaukee packout mounting plates and a packout cabinet on each side as a quick way to have tool storage. I did the math and I’ll be spending about the same money as if I went and bought some truck boxes, but this way if/when I get around to building my flatbed dream I can reuse the mounting plates and packout boxes instead of having truck boxes laying around. #Truckstr #Toolstr #Handyman #SkilledTrades #GrowNostr