Performance modifications and gas consumption

[Sandow]

I had a ECU flash done and run aftermarket pipes from yoshimura. I consistently get an average of 43 miles per gallon with "normal" riding. Meaning I dont watch the speed limit. I never had a engine who was that good on fuel efficiency!

 

[sixpack577]

We were thinking about this as well but it would mean a complete re-jigging of our eavestroughs which we don't want to get into as they are working very well right now and we figure if we mess with them, they will leak or worse....

We have 4 60 gallon rain barrels and 20 5 gallon pails full right now and I also have a 25 gallon tow behind water trailer that I can fill with the garden hose if need be......there have been a couple times last summer where I needed to use the 25 gallon trailer to water with as all the others were empty....

I have alot of gallon jugs in my shed, and under it.
I've used them at the last house to flush toilets when the power went out.
I have a Life Water hand held water filter as well, with extra filters, enough for 7000 gallons, but I do need more stored water.
A big tank with a valve on the bottom should do.
I have a wood stove too, and keep some extra propane tanks, enough for short term outages, but we know that water is the big thing.

 

[jellyrug]

Our 2 and a half month drought has turned out as expected, rain showers or storms about every other day now...just enough to make it really humid, but the dry days have been really nice.

I had a bit of grass damage with that drought, I guess we are within a 100 miles or a bit more from each other.

Normally the frost hits my pear trees, but this year they are full. Feeding them to the deer.

LOL, this thread went somewhere else.

 

[sixpack577]

I had a bit of grass damage with that drought, I guess we are within a 100 miles or a bit more from each other.

Normally the frost hits my pear trees, but this year they are full. Feeding them to the deer.

LOL, this thread went somewhere else.

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It nearly destroyed my back yard, and I'm thankful that the grass is growing back now.
But I didn't have to mow for almost 3 months.