Friday end of the week wrap up on a Thursday.

[Oliver88]

A quick article to read in The Moscow Times: "Russia's New Arctic Project Will Be Biggest in Global Oil." Hmmmm does Russia have a carbon tax? Fml what a silly question!

According to global investors Russia has a “social licence”.

Nice work Mr. Dressup, Butts, Morneau and crew.

[woodland]

How many hours did you get on the engine before the rebuild.

Do you build your own corral panels?

Not sure how many hours is on it (meter says like 12,000 or so) but the engine and torque was all original. Started putting exhaust into the coolant (bad head gasket) but it was doggy so we were going to do an inframe but the crank bearings were horrible with chunks missing out of them so we pulled the motor. The crank and camshaft only needed polishing and head rebuilding so we lucked out there. Only bought this machine two years and 500 hours ago and did undercarriage last year but the price was a bargain so we’re still money ahead in my eyes.

Used to build our own panels and feed boxes but don’t have enough time to do so anymore. Now we get them from some mennonites by vegreville for a pretty fair price. I love the free standing ones and equate them to hopper bins to grain farmers.

[woodland]

How many hours do you get out of the Hippo tires on the loader?

Good eye😎

Not sure exactly but they probably got about 3,000 hours or so of mostly mud/snow use and still have lots of lug left. Got some weather checking and a few cuts in the face but no leaks yet. They each have most of a pail of tire sealant in them though. Used the regular loader tires before and can’t imagine going back to them. I’d prefer some 28L 26 forestry tires for flotation but the cost of rims and tires gets crazy.

[SASKFARMER]

That cat is worth it’s weight in gold. Little repairs and off you go. Undercarriage motor and trans and final drives. But nothing pushes like a cat.

[Taiga]

Good eye😎

Not sure exactly but they probably got about 3,000 hours or so of mostly mud/snow use and still have lots of lug left. Got some weather checking and a few cuts in the face but no leaks yet. They each have most of a pail of tire sealant in them though. Used the regular loader tires before and can’t imagine going back to them. I’d prefer some 28L 26 forestry tires for flotation but the cost of rims and tires gets crazy.

You can also get loader Michelin MegaXBIB in 620/75R26 and 750/65R26 that are Ag lugged.
I am shopping for high lift loader now, getting tiresome rebuilding front axle every year on my loader tractor.

[SASKFARMER]

Who else is totally sick of the bullshit going on in canada on a daily basis.

[jazz]

No sense toppling skippy now. His recession is here, let him live it.

https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-q4-annualized-growth-slows-to-0-3-as-economic-woes-bite Canada’s growth slows to weakest pace in almost four years as economic woes bite

2 interest rate cuts coming up.

[fjlip]

Survey says... https://nationalpost.com/news/one-thing-canadians-arent-divided-on-blaming-the-government-for-the-blockades https://nationalpost.com/news/one-thing-canadians-arent-divided-on-blaming-the-government-for-the-blockades

n a time of widespread disagreement and ever-increasing polarization, there remains a bitter solidarity among Canadians in the belief that the government doesn’t know what it’s doing.

In the wake of regional discontent from the western provinces and blockades jamming up the country’s rail network, a towering majority of Canadians agree with the statement, “Right now, Canada is broken.”

Sixty-nine per cent of Canadians agree with the statement, rising to 83% in Alberta, found a DART & Maru/Blue poll conducted for the National Post

[Hamloc]

Jazz I was wondering when somebody would bring up the fact that Canada's economy only expanded at an annualized rate of .3% in the fourth quarter. Also interesting to note they adjusted the rate for the third quarter down from 1.3% to 1.1%. Here is the part I don't get, we supposedly have the lowest unemployment rate in Canada in 40 years yet our economy is barely growing and our federal deficit continues to grow. If everything was so fantastic under Justin Trudeau shouldn't it be the opposite?!?!

[blackpowder]

I believe we will look back on today and see that this is when our national standard of living peaked.
Dreams don't pay bills.