splatts 3Speak Podcast

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/ogqfwigizc It had been a long time since Mama Splatts and I went on a good hike at Harris Park. Its about 1/2-40 minute drive from here into Oregon. A handful of years ago the North Fork of the Walla Walla River flooded. I knew it screwed up the hiking trail but no idea how bad. Well let’s just say the road to drive in washed out about 1/2 mile to where you park a...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/spjyjhrfjw Took my son to the All Wheels Weekend Car show in Dayton, Washington. You can’t go there without checking out the lawn mower drag races!! I was laughing the whole time! These lawn mowers haul ass!! They said the record was 70mph in 100 feet. That is quick!! A husband and wife were racing each other. Before each time they raced, they blew each other a ki...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/xetyxdulhk Yo Hivers!! Sorry to leave you all hanging with Project Subi… Good news is the project is complete and the car is running like a champ. My Son loves it and is already having some teenage fun with it. I’m considering doing another Subaru engine swap in the future. I see a lot of them with blown up engines for real cheap. Instead I picked up another car f...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/iiaocqqprm Welcome back to Project Subi!! A Father & Son engine swap project on a 2006 Subaru Outback. I tore one engine apart and my son tore the other apart. Parts from the old engine need to go on the new and there is a lot of cleanup. I found out one thing… my Son and I are really good at making a mess. We really wanted to know what happened to the old engine....

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https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/oycphxvjrv Project Subi is starting to get serious It must have been a rough ride across the US for this newer 60k mile engine. A couple broken sensors, plugs, but a broken valve cover and camshaft cap plate left me without a smile on my face. The newer engine is going to get a good once over. The new clutch came in along with head gaskets, head bolts, waterpump,...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/hoqzuoohcw A few days ago we had some wire break and hit the ground in 2 separate places. After getting the wire pulled back up and reconnected we noticed a few insulators had been tracking. This means that the insulators were failing and the electricity was starting to burn the wood pole. So while I was replacing the insulators my coworker decided to get a little...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/hcxlmmmawd While transporting a spray rig to another field, a hydraulic hose burst causing the long spray arm to fall down. The farmer found out the hard way when the spray arm smashed into a power pole tearing it down and cause some serious damage to the spray rig. This also caused a power outage that effected over a dozen people. After clearing the destroyed pol...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/qfbdxtcubd About a year ago this long 3,200 foot stretch of underground had a bad spot in it. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago an I show up and 2 of rhe 3 fuses are blown. Welp, time to isolate the transformers and test the cable using a 1 amp fuse. As you can see I’m using an extendable hotstick to do this from the ground. Some of these explosions can get prett...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/pxvkonmbyz Looking to the west, it was a wall of black clouds headed my direction. I got a call of a pole on fire and I was headed directly into the storm. “Well, this should be fun…” Slowing down on the highway to 50mph with the windshield wipers full speed and I still could hardly see due to the amount of rain falling. Lightning flashes in every direction. “Gee,...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/fhtgwkmbvp Rumor has it, that you should drain your water heater and flush it once a year or every other year. This gets rid of all the sediment that settles in the bottom of the water heater. Too much sediment can cause premature failure of the water heater and they aren’t very cheap to replace. I’ve been thinking about draining mine for a a few years but I’ve ju...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/escbvoydnd I took this video the morning on the 4th of July and I am now just getting around to posting it… The year before last I chopped my Marion blackberry bush down to nothing. Last year was just a growing season for it and this year… well that’s a different story. This thing is so absolutely loaded down with berries it’s insane!! I probably should have added...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/zocxttvxow The Splatts Family recently got our adrenaline fix by hopping on a few rollercoasters at California’s Great America Amusement park located in Santa Clara, CA. We had an absolute blast!! Since they don’t allow cellphones on the rides I couldn’t get a first person point or view video. I wonder if they would have let me if I brought the GoPro?? Well too la...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/goyismrmvr While we are down in San Jose, CA for my son’s Dr appointment, we might as well hit up the beach for a quick afternoon trip. There were only a handful of people there which may be due to it being really windy. Shortly after we arrived everyone left… People put in a lot of work building wijd blocking structures out of drift wood. They had little benches...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/duwbjlswft I was opening the big double gate on the side of the house so I could dump some rock to spread around the pool. Then I noticed all these things on the end of the gate… WTH are those???!!! I quickly ran and grabbed Mama-Splatts and we sat there and watched as these baby Praying Mantis kept crawling out of the egg nest or whatever you call it. They were f...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/dplxvkugbl Little Elmer holds his own pretty good against the long-legged spaz Tony. These two pups are too frikken funny to watch wrestle and chase each other around. Elmer has a pretty good striking technique. Get in and get out. Stay away from Tony’s long legs. Half the time Tony ties himself in a knot trying to get Elmer. Just a daily occurrence at the Splatts...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/skqsikjcap I swear you leave something out for 20 minutes and these little turds will attack!! Nevermind all the bones and toys laying around… let’s chew on the cord for the vacuum. LOL Who Looks guilty, Tony (left) Elmer (Right)? I’m thinking Tony has a good poker face but Elmer looks a little suspicious…

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/uiyuimwgfd I was finishing up changing all the old induction lights to LEDs in the shop yard, when I caught some lightning off in the distance. I better hurry up and get out of the air before that lightning gets any closer. These little storm clouds had been moving in and out throughout the day. it would be bright and sunny, then rain for a minute or two. Looking...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/wwhskdbirl I meant to post a full tutorial on how to change this water pump out but ya…. I get going on a project and often times forget to eat. I get in the zone, you know what I mean? Well this little short video should give you an idea as to why a mechanic shop wanted to charge $2,500 to change this water pump. it seems a little excessive to me since it only to...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/xexbkidkfe Up in the Air with my Boy, Cheezit getting this new wire pulled in and dead ended. This is the last stretch along the highway that was in desperate need of a wire upgrade and new poles. The old wire is a #4 copper, which is slightly smaller than a pencil. The new wire we are installing is 397 ACSR (Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced) which is about the...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/igcitbkmlm Springtime is here and around these parts the Tom are out strutting their stuff. “Hey Ladies… You like what you see?” Hens, casually walk away… Despite that nasty head they got, their feathers are awesome!! But that dang nasty wrinkly, bumpy, bald head… what a weird animal. I just can’t help myself when I see them. If I have a spot to pull over, I will...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/hckkvmiakv I have no idea how this thing magically came apart. Well Ok, this rig is 22 years old and has 255,000 miles. Maybe it wiggled its way apart over the years and miles. I’ll go with that. Mama Splatts mentioned to me that she went to clean the rear window and the washer fluid shot out inside the truck. I initially thought, “Oh, Great!! This better be an ea...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/vdqwqeycbc One of the Big Farming Companies that we provide electric service to on the Snake River was ready to energize their rebuilt river pumping station. These 4 brand new pumps produce around 4,500 horse power. I couldn’t see the horse power rating on the pump but another Lineman told me it was around 4,500. They did a great job cleaning things up and this pu...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/qvdfvqqukt As far as power outages go in the Blue Moutains this winter, it’s been pretty quiet. Which is a good thing for our customers. A couple years ago we spent all summer cutting dead trees down around the powerlines. I would say all that work paid off big time. Even though it’s kept me down in the valley all winter. Call me crazy but I really do enjoy gettin...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=splatts/tzwkavutrv At work we started a new way to spice up the food game for our monthly safety meetings. Each work group: Walla Walla Lineman, Burbank Lineman, Dayton Lineman, Marketing, I.T. & Internet department, and Management - take the reigns to provide food for the safety meeting. It may sound like a ton of people but there are only a total of 50 employees. Us Wal...