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Andy Arthur

Already it's the second half of the month. 🍁 September is rapidly fading into October, with lots of color and cooler weather for the coming weeks and months. I'm so busy these days, but look forward to many adventures in changing seasons.

1936 Fairbanks Morse Model 32D.

"Fairbanks Morse Model 32E piston sectional, piston, and connecting rod assembly.

The Model 32 engines were in service for years in power stations, manufacturing plants, ice plants, flour mills, rock crushing plants, cotton gins, seed oil mills, textile mills, irrigation and drainage pumping stations, and many other locations. To give some idea of the service life of the engine, at 10,000 hours of operation the needle rollers on the piston pin should be replaced. At 20,000 hours the needle rollers should be replaced again and the piston pin should be rotated 180 degrees. At 40,000 hours, or 4.57 years of continuous operation, the piston pin and bushing should be replaced. The Model 32 was built at least into the 1940s. A number of engines were still in regular service at various locations into the 1970s, with at least one being run until 1991. The Indian Grave Drainage District in Quincy, Illinois still has three operational Model 32 engines, and three engines are on standby as back-up power generators in Delta, Colorado."

https://oldmachinepress.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/fairbanks-morse-model-32-stationary-engine/

Jellyfish at Via Aquarium

Early in November I went to the Via Aquarium with my niece and aunt at the Rotterdam Mall. This video shows the jellyfish tank.

Off grid Cabin Tour! My Slice of Heaven.

In this video I want to give you a tour of my off grid cabin and property in celebration of 10k subs. I have 50 remote acres of peace and quiet. I built the cabin myself with wood I cut and milled right on my land. The cabin is solar powered, I have a well, garden, fruit trees and plenty of game of around. And wouldn't you know it, winter has made an early appearance this year. Enjoy the tour!

I really like NB888 channel and his set up a lot. He has a decent chunk of land, and a reasonably sized cabin -- not these enormous multi-bedroom McMansions that you see everywhere. And he doesn't go crazy with solar or high technology -- at 500 watts of solar and a few kilowatt hours of battery storage -- his system is very small and minimalist. Basically heaven in my book.