Technology

Lessons Learned...

Kyle Weber

14 Mar 2008

While setting up my linux server running Ubuntu in VMWare Fusion to perform automated backups, I found no matter what I could not get it to log onto my macs side with key-based SSH authentication. So after an archive and install and a few hours on the phone / over iChat with Jesse, we found the problem was something very simple–the permissions on my keys folder was 777 instead of 755. A few quick commands in the terminal and it was back in business… Computers are that way though–a problem that can last all day to solve takes about three seconds to fix.

John Deere Model 60 Restoration Project

I recently acquired a 1956 John Deere model 60. The tractor needed a lot of work, and this video shows the tractor being driven around at different stages while we were working on different things. The Model A is one of my favorite tractors, and the model 60 is the

Evening Disking with the John Deere 8300

We recently acquired a 1995 John Deere 8300. Although it’s still an older machine, it’s been a very big improvement and upgrade from what I’ve have in the past (the 1980 4640). In this video, I am recording the tractor disking with the DJI Mavic Air 3.

New addition: Weather/Wild Life Camera

I have a few cameras installed on the center pivot that allow me to check on the pivot while in operation. It also has the added benefit of allowing me to view the weather, as well as the occasional wildlife. Where I have the cameras installed, I thought that having

Driving the A with fall colors and up and down a grade

The fall colors are quite nice this year. Last Saturday I needed to go take and unhook the Number 5 mower from the Model A, so I thought it would be fun to take the tractor on the hill and take some photos as well. Unfortunately, it was overcast and

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John Deere Model 60 Restoration Project

Evening Disking with the John Deere 8300

New addition: Weather/Wild Life Camera

Driving the A with fall colors and up and down a grade