I've been posting here a month or two, but answered the call for donations yesterday, so I guess I now feel official enough to post an introduction.
I live in North East Texas very close to the Red River. I've lived in Texas all my life except for 10 weeks at Fort Polk, Louisiana and a little over two years in Germany while working for Uncle Sam's Army.
My Grand Dad was a rancher in the Texas Hill Country and died while I was in the Army. My Dad and his siblings sold my Grand Dad's place before I could get out of the Army and home in 1971. I got fed up with the city and bought my place 24 years ago and raised my family out here in the boonies. All this time I ran a Ford 3000 diesel and ran it hard. I just bought a new JD 5085 to replace it.
I learned electronics in the Army and got an Electrical Engineering degree afterwards. Spent most of my career in the HMI software niche industry, but it has virtually gone away now, so I'm marking time 'til retirement in another 4 years or so.
Although my Grand Dad was a rancher, my Dad never took to it and was a mechanic, so I started working on cars, trucks and machinery at a young age so I have lots of mechanical experience.
I enjoy this humble forum and hope I can contribute a little help to the site and the members.
I live in North East Texas very close to the Red River. I've lived in Texas all my life except for 10 weeks at Fort Polk, Louisiana and a little over two years in Germany while working for Uncle Sam's Army.
My Grand Dad was a rancher in the Texas Hill Country and died while I was in the Army. My Dad and his siblings sold my Grand Dad's place before I could get out of the Army and home in 1971. I got fed up with the city and bought my place 24 years ago and raised my family out here in the boonies. All this time I ran a Ford 3000 diesel and ran it hard. I just bought a new JD 5085 to replace it.
I learned electronics in the Army and got an Electrical Engineering degree afterwards. Spent most of my career in the HMI software niche industry, but it has virtually gone away now, so I'm marking time 'til retirement in another 4 years or so.
Although my Grand Dad was a rancher, my Dad never took to it and was a mechanic, so I started working on cars, trucks and machinery at a young age so I have lots of mechanical experience.
I enjoy this humble forum and hope I can contribute a little help to the site and the members.