It went back together okay but then it refuses to idle. I got it to start and the bang of the piston on the head is gone but then it dies. Really hoping I don't have to take it apart again and that it'll be something easier... Swapping out the exhaust manifold bolts today in hopes that helps... The timing should be right as this is the 4th time I have done it with this engine now... MOTHER FUCKER!!!! #diy #homesteading #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Wind, Harvests, Still Spudding, Putting The Engine Together, FUCK! Something Is Not Right - Thursday | PeakD

The winds did a little damage, the tall amaranth got knocked over in the garden. It

Holy shit I am doing this! The engine is back in the truck, no bolts to the frame or bell housing but it's in there. Managed to get it done by myself with a lot of kicking, pushing, and finagling. I am rather hopefull that I will be starting it up sometime today... #homesteading #diy #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, 3DP, Spuds Dug, Engine Reassembly, It

Largely a repeat day yesterday. Got to the garden early and found a few squash then the greenhouse had more than just th... by flemingfarm

I got the harvests done before noon yesterday and the potatoes are kicking ass! Huge and amazing looking. 46.5 pounds from just 8 feet... The truck engine rebuild is in full swing and the crank, rods, and pistons are all back in and moving easily. Heads went on and today I will try to drop the thing back into the truck... Very very carefully!!! #homesteading #mechanics #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

3DP, Duo, Harvests, Cooler, Mucho Potato, Engine Rebuild In The Heat - Tuesday | PeakD

I woke to the 3 knee mounts being done in the printer yesterday morning and they came out good for being in PETG. They m... by flemingfarm

I have now begun putting the truck's engine back together. This is a big step for me and I have a ways to go but there is a dot of light at the end of the tunnel. I'm pretty sure I have all the parts I need, the gaskets, and the sealants so now I just have to keep at it. I'm going to need one of my friends to help when I go to put the motor back in though as that IS a 2 person job. #homesteading #mechanics #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Hot, Harvests, Freeze Dryer Batch 98 Finished, Spuds, Engine Reassembly Begins!, 3DP - Monday | PeakD

Normally the red sky at dawn means storms but it meant HEAT yesterday and it is continuing today. I wasn

Aside from the 126 pounds of potatoes I dug, washed, and bagged yesterday I figured out what the grinding sound was on the car. After putting the front wheel back together I moved to the right rear and WOW did I find the problem. 1 pad was to metal, the inner, while the outer was WAY uneven. Seems the pin was corroded so the brakes wore WAY wrong. Quick trip to Autozone and the car is back going again. Now to get back to my truck engine... #homesteading #gardening #farming #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, SO Many Potatoes, Sled Brakes Replacement, I Can See - Sunday | PeakD

It was a nice morning yesterday but the heat set in pretty quickly, which worked well for drying my clothes that I put t... by flemingfarm

I really like these bags for the potatoes, I have them in 10, 15, and 50 lb sizes now along with the 5 lbs in the net bags. This will allow for much better air circulation and I'm hoping that by storing them in the studio they won't be so fast to try putting off growth. The basement of the house has soil exposed in part which allows a lot of humidity and caused the spuds to explode in growth over winter. #homesteading #farming #gardening #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Potatoes, Engine Work, Break, 3DP, Sled Drive Train Work, Flips - Saturday | PeakD

Out in the garden yesterday morning I ended up finding a full tub of squash, most all a nice smaller size save the one ... by flemingfarm

Unfortunate accident today near Spokane, all caused by a stray hay bale on I90. Unlucky lottery is pretty apropos given he was planning on retiring next month.

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Crazy busy day yesterday. 2 appointments in the morning, lunch out, then the drive to Idaho to pickup the parts for my truck that got done SUPER FAST! Week and a half to 2 weeks my ass! Mike kicked ass and got my parts done, and they look gorgeous. Now the fun of putting the engine back together begins... #homesteading #farming #gardening #mechanics #3dprinting #hive #peakd #dilyblog

PeakD

Grain Run, Sunrise, Harvests, 3DP, Dr, Eye Exam, Lunch, Truck Parts, More Potatoes - Friday | PeakD

Before dawn I was up and out of the house for town to get a load of grain yesterday morning and I was given a nice glow ... by flemingfarm

I've dug over 500 pounds of potatoes from the gardens so far and am about a 1/3 of the way through the rows. I did kinda screw up by planting the marigolds WITH the potatoes since I have to dig them up to get to the spuds below... Landscaping work which was nice to be doing again as it's been years since I've had any to do for others, it's just been for us on the farm. Have a number of tasks to get to this summer and am looking forward to it. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Harvests, Landscaping Work, More Potatoes, 3DP Reserve Board, Trailer - Thursday | PeakD

Cool and foggy yesterday morning after the rains. The tenth of an inch did a lot to wash the dust off everything and mad... by flemingfarm

Lots done in the garden yesterday as the rain ended up largely staying away, unfortunately. It took until the evening for it to hit. I finally made a loaf of bread since it was a lot cooler all day long, and of course the loaf is already half gone... Need the chickens to pop out more eggs so I can make more bread, takes 2 per loaf. We got a nice downpour as we went to bed which made for a much nicer and cooler night. #homesteading #foodstr #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Day Of Sprinkles, Harvests, Bees, Weeds, Bread, 3DP, Tobacco, Potatoes, Downpour - Wednesday | PeakD

Woke to full cloud cover and the doppler showed rain was inbound at some point in the morning. The forecast called for ... by flemingfarm

Bunch of cabbage picked yesterday but I had to cut out lots of shit thanks to the bugs, still got about 30 pounds though. The mesh bags for the potatoes work great but the real bags will be here today. The biggestbarn spider I have seen so far is living on the gate by the shed and she is quite prickly looking. It always amazes me the incredible variety of coloring and form of the barn spiders. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Squash, Chiro, Cucs, Cabbage, 3DP, Bags, Spider, Potatoes, Meeting, Moon - Tuesday | PeakD

I got the squash picked first thing yesterday but was cutting my time close so left it on the scale on the deck until I ... by flemingfarm

The crank and rods are at the machine shop for turning and hopefully within a couple weeks I will have them back and can get my truck back together. Went for a hike and fly on the way home and got a solid little flight in. I finished digging the one side of the yellow potato garden, the smaller side, and ended up with over 2lbs per foot of row. More bags will be here soon so I can make up less than 50lb bags... #homesteading #farming #gardening #paragliding #food #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Parts To Machine Shop, Hike n Fly Saltese, Flight 123, Sled Noise, More Spuds Dug, Spud Storage - Monday | PeakD

A bit more from the garden yesterday morning as I found a few of the squash that had been hiding beneath leaves and vine... by flemingfarm

We get some rather large slugs growing around the farm, this Leopard #slug was over 4 inches long as it oozed across the garden plastic. It ended up getting a free flight over the fence and into the plum trees where the chickens could maybe find it. They are not huge fans of slugs though as I've lobbed the gooey things at them before and they sometimes attack. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Slug, Digging More Spuds, Lunch, Bagging Potatoes, Moon - Sunday | PeakD

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Got the garlic garden tilled so the grain is incorporated now and can begin breaking down. Lots more potatoes pulled from the ground and oodles more to go. The bags will be a MASSIVE help today so I can sort the spuds to sizes. Pretty stoked on the M5Stack Cardputer and am anxious to play with it some more. #homesteading #gardening #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Bi-plane, Trimming n Tying, Tilling, More Spuds Dug, Engine, Parts, Cardputer - Saturday | PeakD

Before the heat set in yesterday morning I was in the garden getting the few things picked that were ready. A bit lighte... by flemingfarm

Just got this today. Quite an interesting little unit and I have a few ideas about trying to connect mesh/lora rigs to it. Of course I got this one right before the next version comes out but hey, the boys can work with this one and try some signals acquisition/jamming/spofing. Gotta start em young if we want to make sure we have John Connors ready to go when the time comes. #m5stack #cardputer #terminator #newtoy #prepping

Wow, what a difference that change made!!! Damn is this browser SO MUCH faster. #Waterfox is a 3rd party version of Firefox and I can't be happier. Firefox had become a slow pig and a MASSIVE hog of RAM. Fucking thing got up to 4gb at times and totally bogged down my system. Waterfox is like jumping into a top fuel dragster after driving to the track in a model A. #fuckmozilla #bloatware #changeisgood

Tis the season for spud digging! Hauled over 100 pounds out of the ground yesterday which came out of about 50 feet of row space, or about 2lbs per foot. Both the red and yellow are producing very nicely so far and I have not found many gopher tracks which bodes well for the rest of the digging. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Storm Clouds, Harvests, Cardputer, Boys Ride, Engine, 100+ Pounds Potatoes Dug, Sore - Friday | PeakD

Seems we hit storm season as they just keep floating around the region. Yesterday morning IT moved in from the east and ... by flemingfarm

I really do love Gopher snakes. They are a nice and docile snake that is SUPER good to have on the farm. They take care of many of the rodents and pests and this is the largest one I have found on the farm. Shows how well it has been eating with how healthy it looks. #homesteading #snake #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Storms, Rain, Harvests, Searching For Machine Shop, Gorgeous Gopher Snake - Thursday | PeakD

Up stupid early again yesterday morning I looked out the window to the north and saw the red glow of dawn, which I took ... by flemingfarm

Solo hike and fly yesterday and I ended up getting myself a nice assymetric collapse to a frontal collapse that didn't make my heartbeat raise at all, then found the thermal and skied out. Slight miscalculation on the landing downwind but all good in the end. The crank is out of the truck engine and I have found it is not nearly as bad as it could be. Still bearing there so I just need to find a machine shop that will turn the crank for me and get it back to polished. #paragliding #homesteading #mechanics #hiking #flying #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Hike To Launch, Paragliding Flight 122, Collapse, 3DP, Engine Teardown, Bearings, Killer Evening Thunderstorm - Wednesday | PeakD

First thing yesterday morning I was in the garden and got some squash and cucumbers picked. ![IMG20250730083644.jpg](ht... by flemingfarm

I FINALLY have the engine out. Now to find out just how fucked the crank is after the failed bearing. I really hope it isn't toasted and can be turned or by a miracle may not need turning just new bearings? Who knows, I'll find out soon enough. But first a hike and fly today to go try and play in thermals. #homesteading #mechanics #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

3DP, Harvests, Garlic, Chicks, Truck Engine Removed, Boys, Hair Cut - Tuesday | PeakD

I got the printer going first thing yesterday morning on the blade holders. I