Attempted meter door and Rowe changer break in – Update

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I had a little friend living under the changer face plate.  The face plate is really bent up good.

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Not really sure why the changer face plate is so far separated from the bill inlet plate?  But I just siliconed the bill inlet to the changer box then everything fit fine.

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I think someone also jabbed something in the bill acceptor but it still works.

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I also replaced the other changers inlet plate with the Rowe High Security Bill Acceptor Inlet Plate for the BC-1400.

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The problem I have now is the changer face plate is bent way off the wall.  So my plan is to use Sakrete Mortar/Stucco mix to taper up and even out the gap.  Not really sure if this was a good idea?  But it looks good.

Death to Mimosa trees

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Well I am almost done cutting down these mimosa trees, I just have this corner left.  Then I need to throw them away and KILL the root system.

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It looks like the weed was 14 years old?

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I had to quit today without finishing because somehow the chain saw cut through the power cord.  Then I broke my other cord by pulling to hard on it.  (This cord I ran over with the electric mower a while back.)  The last picture is the crap I cut down today.

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I am getting closer to finishing every day.

Remington Chain saw upgrade for weed removal

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I upgraded to the Remington 3 hp with 16″ bar thing (107624-01) it cost an extra $15.  The last picture shows the free smoke that was included with no change.  (It must have been trapped in the motor or something?)

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I got through the stump then ripped it out with the power of my Honda Fit.  Then I cut it all in manageable pieces so I could pick it up.

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The stump was really a good size; I have size 13 shoes on.  I also used this time with the Mimosa tree to learn about Dendrochronology (which is the scientific method of dating trees based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns).  When I chopped down the larger of the two limbs I counted the rings as shown in the last picture.  I learned that the Mimosa tree lived way to long and should have been killed way before its 10th birthday celebration.  As a birthday party, it shed all its pink flowers and made an awful mess.

Remington Chainsaw for weed removal

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You know it is quality if it cost $45 (M15014AS).  Well it is better than a circular saw.  It is a 1.5 hp with 14″ bar thing.

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This chainsaw was a lot of trouble cutting down this Mimosa tree.  It was about as much work as using the circular saw (it is underpowered).  I kept having the same problem; the chain would fall off  (minor problem)?  Also, the oil chain bar thing was broken.  But it did an okay job.