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[Wickedchicken6]

We have three dogs. They haven't gotten into any issues with it. It can cause issues with cattle eating and swallowing it. Our sheep won't eat it but we had a bit in some hay when we first had the sheep and it got in their ears. Spent a few hours using a set of tweezers pulling foxtail out of sheep ears.

 

[Alaskan]

@ronott1

Thanks!!!

I wanted to ask if he had a recommendation as to a free download that would clean up my son''s computer. It is an old windows 7, and still works very well...it is just slowing down
I am sure because it just has too much junk on it.

What is odd is that defragging the hard drive takes WAY longer than I think it should, but it doesn't find much. It is scheduled to defrag once a week.

Not sure what to do next.

@ronott1

Ron, if you have any hints, that would be awesome!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I do find it interesting how different different stick shifts can be.

The old jeep we have, I think it feel's like an automatic. It is SOOOO forgiving with the clutch. You do any old thing with the clutch pedal and still shift without grinding.

Our plow truck though...

It usually shifts back and forth between 1st and reverse without any trouble. .. but sometimes it sticks, and you have to wiggle the stick, take the clutch all of the way out and in, wiggle, and try again.

As to regular shifting. ..it is usually OK, but it has trouble at times. ... and there I am shifting up hill and all of a sudden the stick won't move. ...wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, oops. ..now we are driving too slow, and I need to down shift instead of upshift. Ah well...not going to fix it....

Sounds like your linkage below is binding perhaps? Might not be a huge thing...maybe just needs a small tweak. The linkage was binding on my car when we dropped the borg warner trans from the z into my car. Linkage had to be modified.

 

[perchie.girl]

the linkage on my Corvair had a flat spot in the pin.... you had to jostle it to make it shift.... we changed the pin fixed the problem.

deb

 

[CapricornFarm]

We have three dogs. They haven't gotten into any issues with it. It can cause issues with cattle eating and swallowing it. Our sheep won't eat it but we had a bit in some hay when we first had the sheep and it got in their ears. Spent a few hours using a set of tweezers pulling foxtail out of sheep ears.

I read it has barbs and will actually tunnel through the flesh. Too bad someone can't find a bug that eats foxtails only. Where did the weed come from anyway?
I heard the rain let up so i ventured out and closed the shed. No varmints in sight. Some stuff got wet, but thankfully i pushed my garden bag back further in the shed because it has some seeds in it. Feel better knowing it is secured for the night.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

the linkage on my Corvair had a flat spot in the pin.... you had to jostle it to make it shift.... we changed the pin fixed the problem.

deb

Exactly!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I read it has barbs and will actually tunnel through the flesh. Too bad someone can't find a bug that eats foxtails only. Where did the weed come from anyway?
I heard the rain let up so i ventured out and closed the shed. No varmints in sight. Some stuff got wet, but thankfully i pushed my garden bag back further in the shed because it has some seeds in it. Feel better knowing it is secured for the night.

It does have barbs. You never want to walk in it with exposed socks....'cause you'll have it all stuck in your socks. It's only like this once it's mature and turning brown. It doesn't do this when it's growing and green.

That's amazing you don't have it! I'm glad you don't.

 

[perchie.girl]

We have three dogs. They haven't gotten into any issues with it. It can cause issues with cattle eating and swallowing it. Our sheep won't eat it but we had a bit in some hay when we first had the sheep and it got in their ears. Spent a few hours using a set of tweezers pulling foxtail out of sheep ears.

WE have foxtail big time.... gets in eyes up noses in ears between toes on dogs and cats.

I had horse that came from a barn that fed oat hay that was full of fox tails He had em imbeded between his upper lip and gums... Thankfully I got them all out.

deb

 

[chickensnewtome]

Sometimes I swear i glad I come on here at 1 am and I'm not the only one awake. While my residents sleep, I look at back yard chicken lol

 

[perchie.girl]

Sometimes I swear i glad I come on here at 1 am and I'm not the only one awake. While my residents sleep, I look at back yard chicken lol

Its only eleven here..