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If that is all it is. Take it to someone. Normally they need to be cleaned. They even cap off the mixture screws so people can't mess with them.
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I have done the cleaning portion, several times. My older bike sat for many years before i bought it and it was super crusty. The problem is that it has 4 carbs and they really need synched and have the mixtures set. The guy i bought it from screwed with them and they are pretty bad. Decent enough to put put around town but now that i live out of town i hardly ride it because is will hardly touch 50 when its pegged. plus when you do peg it, it really only runs on one cylinder.

i bought the shop manual for it and this spring i will tear them down and re-clean since it sat a bunch last year, then at least attempt to set them back to factory presets.

I called the local shop and they told me it could be up to $80 or more PER CARB depending how much time it takes. That is insane to me. I need to look for other options. some savvy garage tuner who i could slip a hundred to or a couple dozen fresh eggs ;)
 
Just want to throw a 'Hey!' to everyone!

I have been so busy this week with work trying to get a big project released and working longer hours that I haven't had much of anything interesting to share with you all. Chickens are tolerating the cold snap, kittens are goofy as ever (they dumped a whole pail of chicken feed over on the ground yesterday when I was doing chores), and my dogs are getting cabin fever....

@scandiafowl how are your chicks?

@mnbrewdude how is the coop build coming? did you get enough info on ventilation?
 
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Coops coming along great, until this cold snap came through I was making daily progress! Ventilation issues have been taken care of. Now once this weather pattern breaks I plan to shingle the roof and finish all of my doors. Once the exterior is complete I will run a propane heater inside and caulk/paint the inside at MCM's suggestion. After that, all that is really left is for me to build the exterior run, but that will be able to wait some time as my girls will not be in the coop until mid april at my estimation...


I did have a question. Some people insist on burying hardware cloth, some do a 12 inch apron outside and cover it up. Obviously the apron will be the easiest method. Any insight if that is sufficient to stop digging predators or is burying 100 percent necessary?
 
mnbrewdude said:
Coops coming along great, until this cold snap came through I was making daily progress! Ventilation issues have been taken care of. Now once this weather pattern breaks I plan to shingle the roof and finish all of my doors. Once the exterior is complete I will run a propane heater inside and caulk/paint the inside at MCM's suggestion. After that, all that is really left is for me to build the exterior run, but that will be able to wait some time as my girls will not be in the coop until mid april at my estimation...


I did have a question. Some people insist on burying hardware cloth, some do a 12 inch apron outside and cover it up. Obviously the apron will be the easiest method. Any insight if that is sufficient to stop digging predators or is burying 100 percent necessary?
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I personally use the apron and have had no issues. If you don't plan on leaving a door between coop and run open over night (which I wouldn't recommend) you probably can do without it. Whatever you are comfortable with.
 
I would think putting down an apron would be sufficient, but make sure you have it far enough out.
My building bigger, so mine was dug down a foot and out 2 feet and buried. It has already proven to work to keep out skunks and rats and woodchucks. Even mice get caught in 1/2" hardware cloth, but they found other ways to get in
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You could do some flower beds over top the apron to jazz things up, or herb garden to feed to the girls ;) Or an variety of climbing stuff for shade and/or food. They love cucumbers and pumpkins and tomatoes......
 
Well I got another batch of fodder going. I accidently made a mistake though... I started it on Saturday evening and watered it down giod on Sunday morning before church. Well I forgot I was going over to a movie with some friends after church. I forgot about this and never had anyone water it while I was gone! When I got home and checked on it it was super dry and I thought this was a goner. I ended up watering it and it is now growing faster than the last batch did!! I am impressed with how hardy this stuff is! I also learnt that if u have a heating duct on the ceiling set your fodder system up under it so that there is constant air flow. I set it up in a corner before and it was always molding a little bit. So I moved it in front of a window and under a heating duct and now have no mold at all!! I am really impressed with this stuff!
 
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