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A poor, single mother of two contacts Maine's welfare offices looking for help. She qualifies for several of the state's most well-known aid programs, including those that help her buy food, get medical care for her children and heat her home.
Her potential take-away: just under $19,900 worth of help for the year.
If she lived in any one of 39 other states or the District of Columbia, a new national report shows, that single mother would receive more help — in some states, tens of thousands of dollars more.
The Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based Libertarian think tank, ranks Maine 41st in the country for the value of its welfare benefits.
It's a new look at an old issue. But people on both sides of Maine's ever-present welfare debate say the Cato report doesn't tell the whole story.
Advocates for the poor say many Mainers wouldn't be eligible for even the $19,900 worth of programs and the state should be doing more to help its neediest residents.
"There are people who are struggling," said Robyn Merrill, senior policy analyst for Maine Equal Justice Partners. "There are children who don't have enough to eat. There are people who don't have a home in our state. So we're not doing enough to make sure that doesn't happen. There's no excuse for that."
Supporters of tighter welfare restrictions say Maine is doing too much already.
"I don't know of any states where society's collapsed because they're less generous than we are," J. Scott Moody, CEO and chief economist for the Maine Heritage Policy Center, said. "Arguably, they're more prosperous in many other ways than Maine. That would strongly suggest that we've passed the point where welfare is a positive and it's become a drag on the economy."
Maine's welfare numbers show the answer is likely somewhere in between.
From 13th to 41st
For years, Maine has wrestled with the sense that it's a welfare state.
It's not the only place whose residents feel that way.
"You know what's funny? Every city and state says that. I was in Los Angeles and they were saying that," David Wagner, professor of sociology and social work at the University of Southern Maine, said.
Maine, like other states, has a variety of assistance programs to help the poor. Most of those programs, such as Medicaid (MaineCare) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), are a mix of federal and state money and rules. A few, including Supplemental Security Income, informally known as Social Security Disability, are paid for and overseen only by the federal government. A limited number, including General Assistance, are shared only by the state and municipalities.
The Cato Institute first published "The Work Versus Welfare Trade-Off" in 1995 in an effort to gauge how generous all states were with their welfare benefits. The think tank reasoned that recipients were less likely to leave welfare for work if assistance was too generous.
The study calculated how much a hypothetical single parent with two children would get if that family qualified for and received that day seven of the most popular federal and federal-state welfare programs. Not every program gives cash — Medicaid, for example, is health insurance that pays the doctor for patient care — but Cato converted all benefits into a cash-value equivalent.
General Assistance, which is a state-local partnership, was not considered.
In 1995, Maine's benefits ranked 13th highest in the country, with just over $19,000 worth of benefits. Alaska came in first, with about $27,700. Mississippi ranked last, with just over $13,000. All of the New England states were in the top 15.
In its 2013 follow-up, Cato again considered a hypothetical single parent with two children receiving welfare. In Maine, the value of food assistance, heating assistance and Medicaid increased. The value of TANF dropped.
So few Maine TANF recipients — 6.7 percent, according to the study — receive dedicated housing assistance when they apply today that Cato didn't include housing in its calculation for Maine in 2013. Several other states also have very low participation and their housing assistance was also excluded.
Maine does provide housing assistance to people through Section 8 vouchers and subsidized housing programs. In 2013, the Maine State Housing Authority spent almost $24 million to provide vouchers worth an average $507 a month to 3,871 families. In 2011, the latest year figures are available, local housing authorities also maintained combined budgets of $119 million and helped nearly 29,000 people with public housing or vouchers.
The Cato study, however, looked only at what a new applicant would likely receive if applying today and it found that hypothetical single mother probably wouldn't get housing now.
In its 2013 follow-up, Cato ranked Maine 41st, with a single mother of two getting just under $19,900.
That single mother would have gotten more than twice that in the top three places — $49,175 in Hawaii, nearly $43,100 in the District of Columbia and about $42,500 in Massachusetts. Thousands of that would be dedicated to housing.
This time Maine was the only New England state not ranked in the top 10.
"Maine has done a much better job than other New England states in terms of restraining the growth of welfare," said Michael Tanner, who co-authored both the 1995 and 2013 studies. "One of our concerns is that the value of welfare benefits has exceeded the value of a low-wage job, which means that in many states it's a disincentive to work. We think Maine has actually done a pretty good job of avoiding that."
More or less
Moody, at the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center, isn't so sure. He's done his own study, "Fix the System."
He said more than 400,000 Maine men, women and children currently use MaineCare, TANF or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. He pointed out that just over 16 percent of Maine households get SNAP, the highest usage in New England and one of the highest in the country.
He projects that by 2016, more Mainers could be receiving MaineCare, TANF or SNAP than working in private-sector jobs.
"That's troubling from a number of perspectives," Moody said. "We clearly have an issue where we need to get welfare under control to make it even sustainable under the long haul."
Gov. Paul LePage, who recently told a conservative women's group that 47 percent of able-bodied Mainers don't work, agrees the state spends too much on welfare.
Official labor statistics don't support that 47 percent figure. When asked about it later, the governor's communications staff said his comment reflected his concern about the number of Mainers on welfare compared to those working.
In response to the Cato study, LePage's spokeswoman, Adrienne Bennett, pointed out that MaineCare enrollment has grown 80 percent in the past 13 years, from 164,000 to 340,000 people, or about one in three Mainers. She said welfare spending accounts for 25 percent of state spending, up from 13 percent 15 years ago.
And within the Cato study, she pointed out that Maine is 25th in the country — not 41st — if housing is factored in. It's 16th in the country when considering only the value of its TANF or SNAP benefits.
"Still on the high end of the national scale," she wrote in an email.
But even considering Maine's spot at 41, Bennett said the governor believes Maine should be doing — and spending — less for welfare.
"While this study focuses on one hypothetical family, the LePage administration is focusing on how to help individuals receiving government-funded benefits gain economic independence," she said.
Others say Maine should be doing more, not less, when it comes to welfare, especially with health care and job training.
And they have their own studies, including those that show families do better long term when they receive help.
"The Parents as Scholars program, for example, a study that we did with the university in 2002, shows that the folks who have been through that program leave welfare behind permanently," said Chris Hastedt, public policy director for Maine Equal Justice Partners, a liberal group that advocates for Maine's poor. "It's an investment in their future and their kids' future."
They say Maine was thoughtful in making welfare changes in the mid- to late-1990s, when welfare reform swept the country. That's when Maine created the Parents as Scholars program, which allowed TANF recipients to fulfill their work requirements by going to school. It's when Maine started giving transitional child care to TANF families after they left the program for work. And it's when the state started letting TANF recipients earn some money and still get benefits, a move that advocates say allowed people to start working without worrying about losing their health care.
They believe the state is less thoughtful now, with recent changes that place greater limits on TANF benefits, remove thousands of poor adults from MaineCare and prevent tens of thousands of others from being added to MaineCare.
"We're falling backward at a time when the country is moving forward," said Merrill, of Maine Equal Justice Partners. "We have the Affordable Care Act and more people are gaining access (to health care). Here in Maine, 23,000 people are going to be losing their health care insurance January 2014. It is tragic."
They have their own statistics:
Nearly 21 percent of all Maine children live in poverty in Maine, and nearly 27 percent of children under 5 do.
The maximum TANF benefit for a family of three in Maine is $485 per month and it has not increased in 12 years.
Maine ranks 1st in New England and 3rd in the country for residents facing hunger.
They believe the welfare stereotype of an able-bodied adult sponging off the system has led to Maine's current stance on welfare, not true consideration of need in a state with both a significant poor and elderly population.
"Every day feels like a war in terms of the rhetoric that's flying around out there," Hastedt said. "And the rhetoric is so far from the reality. And it drives policy in this area, and it drives it in the wrong way. It drives it away from the very solutions that we need to really make a difference in people's lives and, in our view, really make real reform."
Both up and down
So is welfare in Maine ballooning or shrinking?
Experts say it's actually doing both, depending on the program.
Maine has seen a jump in spending for some programs in recent years, including SNAP, General Assistance and MaineCare. Part of that is because the federal government pumped a lot of money into assistance programs between about 2009 and 2012 in an effort to boost the economy. Part of that is because need increased during the recession. And part of that is because people moved from one program to another as eligibility requirements changed.
Spending on SNAP, for example, tripled in Maine from about $116 million in 2003 to $371 million in 2013. Completely funded by the federal government, SNAP money is expected to dip this year as the government starts pulling back the extra aid it distributed in the weak economy.
In recent years, the number of Maine SNAP families has jumped 60 percent, from about 83,150 in December 2005 to about 133,270 in December 2011. It held steady in 2012 and dipped slightly in recent months, with 131,500 cases this past September.
While those programs jumped in spending and participation in recent years, others, like TANF, have seen a reduction in Maine.
TANF spending, which includes a federal block grant and a state contribution, fell 16 percent between 2003 and 2013, from about $55.3 million to about $46.1 million.
Maine TANF cases peaked around 2010, about the same time the federal government provided extra money to supplement need and boost the economy. Maine saw about 14,800 cases that December. Two years later, in December 2012, the number dropped to just under 9,600. It's kept falling — to just under 8,300 cases in September 2013.
Part of that is because Maine strengthened its 60-month TANF time limit and provided stricter standards for who could get an extension. And part of it is because Maine started pulling TANF benefits from the whole family when an able-bodied parent wouldn't work, rather than keeping benefits in place for the children.
"Clients now know they're held to a higher level of accountability," said Bethany Hamm, director of programs and policies for the Department of Health and Human Service's Office for Family Independence. "However people feel about it, to let families linger in poverty because they choose not to comply with us is not a good option."
Officials hope a new "Ticket-to-Work" program will also reduce case numbers. That program, which kicks off this winter, will assess each recipient's situation and help provide the training, child care, transportation and other needs that have prevented the recipient from getting a job. The program will be paid for with the savings from people leaving TANF because of the tighter 60-month limit.
Officials in the Office for Family Independence, which deals with some of the largest welfare programs in the state, believe that, overall, Maine is more generous with its General Assistance and has easier eligibility than other states for Medicaid, even with tightened standards that will start to affect adult recipients in 2014. They believe Maine's TANF benefits are the lowest in New England, though probably about average for the rest of the country.
"The one thing I would add, though, is it's really hard to do apples to apples," said Director Dale Denno. "We honestly haven't got a resource that we can say, 'Go do research on all the states and comprehensively look at all their programs.'"
David Wagner, the University of Southern Maine professor, has studied the issue of welfare. He believes Maine is more generous with its welfare benefits in some respects, but not so much in cash or eligibility. He points to Maine's unusual program allowing TANF recipients to go to school rather than work. That's a generous benefit, he said, but one that also ultimately helps the state by getting people off welfare for good.
He believes Maine might have been more generous with benefits and eligibility, but that has changed in the past 10 years. So has something else.
"Because we're a smaller state, there was a little more sense that these are our neighbors and they're people who are going through hard times," he said. "That may be changing."
Common welfare programs in Maine:
- General Assistance: Given out by towns and cities to poor residents who apply. GA is given in the form of a voucher for food, heat, rent or other necessity. If they aren't disabled or caring for a family member, GA recipients must work off the benefit. They can also pay it back. If they ask for GA more than once, they must prove they spent their money on necessities. GA is shared between municipalities and the state. Towns and cities administer the program. The state helps pay, reimbursing municipalities at least 50 percent for the money they hand out.
- Housing assistance: Maine provides housing assistance through Section 8 vouchers and subsidized housing programs. In 2013, the Maine State Housing Authority spent almost $24 million to provide vouchers worth an average $507 a month to 3,871 families. In 2011, the latest year figures are available, local housing authorities maintained combined budgets of $119 million and helped nearly 29,000 people with public housing or vouchers. The Cato Institute study, however, looked only at what a new applicant would likely receive if applying today. It found that a hypothetical single mother of two probably wouldn't get housing now.
- LIHEAP: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Used in Maine to help poor families pay for heat. Given in the form of a voucher. The average total assistance for a family of three is $450.
- Medicaid: Called MaineCare in Maine, it provides health insurance to poor children and adults and people with disabilities. Recent changes will remove thousands of adults from the program.
- SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Formerly known as food stamps. Allows families to buy food in stores with a debit card. The average monthly benefit for a family of three is $526.
- TANF: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. Before the mid-1990s, it was known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or AFDC. TANF typically goes to families that include children, and the average TANF household in Maine has 2.4 people. TANF requires that adult recipients work or go to school. The average monthly benefit for a Maine family of three is $485.
- TEFAP: The Emergency Food Assistance Program, it was once better known as the "government cheese program" because it distributed blocks of cheese and other food to poor families. Today, Maine gets federal money to buy food staples from the USDA and distribute them to families in need through food pantries and soup kitchens.
- WIC: The Women, Infants and Children program provides money for food to poor women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or had a baby in the past six months and to children up to age 5 who are "at nutritional risk." Benefits can only be used on WIC-approved foods and in WIC-approved stores.
Frequently asked questions about welfare programs in Maine:
- Do people get cash?: It depends on the program. For some programs, including TANF and SNAP, recipients get money loaded on a debit card, though only TANF recipients can withdraw it as cash. For some programs, such as General Assistance and LIHEAP, recipients get a voucher for the items they need. And for other programs, recipients get a service. MaineCare, for example, provides insurance that allows people to get medical care.
- How can recipients use TANF and SNAP money?:TANF and SNAP benefits are electronically loaded onto a recipient's electronic benefits transfer card. SNAP money can only be used at specific stores and for certain items. It cannot be used at an ATM to draw out cash. TANF can be used at a wider array of stores, and benefits can be drawn out as cash. If a recipient gets both TANF and SNAP, the card will only allow SNAP's portion to be used under SNAP rules and TANF's portion to be used under TANF rules.
Who are the people getting TANF?: According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 68 percent of TANF recipients are children and 32 percent are adults. Of the adults, 78 percent are women and 22 percent are men. The average TANF household has 2.4 people.
- People get Section 8 in Maine. Why didn't the Cato study include that figure for housing assistance?: Maine does provide housing assistance to people through Section 8 vouchers and subsidized housing programs. In 2013, the Maine State Housing Authority spent almost $24 million to provide vouchers worth an average $507 a month to 3,871 families. In 2011, the latest year figures are available, local housing authorities maintained combined budgets of $119 million and helped nearly 29,000 people with public housing or vouchers. The Cato study, however, looked only at what a new applicant would likely receive if applying today and it found that a hypothetical single mother of two probably wouldn't get housing now. Several other states also have very low participation rates and their housing assistance was also excluded.
- What happened to government cheese, anyway? The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP, once was known as the "government cheese program" because it distributed blocks of cheese, containers of peanut butter and food staples to poor families. Today, Maine gets federal money to purchase food staples from the USDA and distribute them to families in need through food pantries and soup kitchens.


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Senior righthander Courtland Alvies (1-0) pitched all 6 innings, collecting 6 Ks and giving up just 6 hits and 1 earned run to lead host Vanguard to a 14-4 victory against Carrollwood in the Big Sun tournament.
Jacob Grant (2-for-3, 2 runs, first HR of the year came in the second inning, 2 RBI) led the way for the Knights. Darren Kelly, Preston Stephens, Drake Pagan and Stephen Johnson each added 2 hits for VHS.
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NORTH MARION 5, EPISCOPAL 3: At Jacksonville, Walker Burgess (2-for-3, 2 HRs), Ryan Owens (2-for-4, 2 RBI) and Zach Long (2-for-3, 2 runs) paced the Colts.
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Okay guys, don't laugh at me, but I just thought about this. I would like to hear you guys' thoughts on how the fight would go, though Im sure most would give it to Ward easily. Maybe. Maybe not.
My biggest question is, how could their promoters put a huge spin on things and make this into a HUGE fight over the course of a year? I mean, Ward is big in the boxing world, but not so much with casual fans. Chavez is going to be big (that's what they're working towards), due to his name, if he can keep winning.
This would no doubt, be somewhat of a breakout fight for Ward, in regards to the world knowing who he is. The lifting is in the hands of Chavez's team...maybe a fight with Kelly Pavlik and some other notable name at 168 by the end of next year. He does have a pretty busy schedule, so it can be done...maybe May '14, if Ward stays at 68.
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I think they will fight sooner or later but when ever they square off in the ring, Ward will dominate him. There's good, great, and then there's elite. And Ward is the definition of elite
But the sad part is chavez will probably blow more money then ward will ever make
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If you answered any of the following, you are correct... Smack. Out of material. Bubblegum. Can't afford it. Super Bowl Trophies (As previously mentioned) Puppies/Dogs Diapers/Depends. Money to sign more convicted criminals. Teeth. Common Sense. Class. Always Sunny Reruns. A job. Soap, antibacterial specifically. Beer Bottles Beer Cans Beer in general. Wine Whiskey Scotch Vodka Rum Tequila Moonshine. Children to vomit on. Jail, just freshly released. Veteran's stadium. Hope. Luck. A Head Coach who doesn't choke. Education. Sponge. Talent. A note from mommy explaining why you weren't at school yesterday. Drugs. Febreeze. Snowballs to throw at Santa. Clean water. Molestations from Sandusky. Toothpaste. People who care about you A home Jesus. He hates Eagles fans. Laundry Detergent. Mohamed. He also hates Eagles fans. Lubricant for all the times the Giants, Cowboys, and Redskins have bent your team over. I don't think you lead all time rivalry #s in any of those games. Crayons. Lunchables. Excuses Reasons to live. Deodorant. Wolves to kill off your blind sheep fan base. A clue. Hi-C Juice Boxes. Line. Whack. Dish Liquid Soap. Eating Utensils. Dinner plates Fresh Socks. Ways to choke in important games. Ways to embarrass yourself. Soul. Sync. Dignity. Style. Fresh air. Paint to huff. Electricity. Shopping carts for storage. A wash cloth. Pain Killers. Underwear without skid marks. Neurons. Backbone. Tact Play-doh Hair that doesn't have head lice in it. The ability to listen Vitamins. Ways to exercise. Birth Control Methods. Places to put more babies. Shoes. Preparation H A bed without bed bugs. Feces, the general currency of Philadelphia Eagle fans. Anything of importance. Credit. A bridge to jump off of A bridge to live under Wart removal Players with a clean record. Responsibilities. Sunlight. Animals to molest.Reference:Giant's Forum
You've managed to thoroughly convince me that people from Philadelphia are generally a less intelligent, classless sub-species of humanoid. I'm putting in a recommendation that homeland security starts monitoring fans citing the snowballing of Santa Claus and shooting flare guns as an example. How many stadiums honestly have a damn jail inside their stadium? The real question I should be asking, is, How many stadiums need a jail inside their stadium.It's a shame they need a jail, but they do. I don't know why they haven't funded large high pressure hoses as well. The whole stadium smells like B.O. and dead animals because clearly nobody in that stadium knows what a shower is. They should serious get high pressure hoses and just spray the entire stadium. That stinging sensation that you'll feel is the bacteria that will be washing off your body which would inevitably be in enough layers to prevent you from feeling how painful it would be to be hit with a high pressure hose.Eagles fans have a tendency to get so plastered they hurl beer bottles onto the field, pour beer on players in the tunnels, and vomit on children. In the aftermath of that garbage, they get their own team pepper sprayed. What pride does your organization have left? The face of the franchise is a dog murdering felon who once owned the nickname, Ron Mexico and you guys have invested over $100,000,000 in him.This team has been around forever and still hasn't won a single Super Bowl. You can talk about talent all that you want. I don't care how fast your players can run, what turd they can buy in free agency or how many dogs they can kill. It will never make them a good football team. You can talk about luck all you want, making up excuses for why other teams keep winning titles and you have yet to do it. Yeah but... that's all I hear.Honestly, the world doesn't have to hate Philadelphia fans, you hate yourselves enough. How many times have we seen Eagle fans beating Eagle fans.
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Greenwich: Chinasaurs—Dinosaur Discoveries from China
Where: The Bruce Museum, Greenwich
When: 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26
Cost: Free with museum admission.
Chinasaurs: Dinosaur Discoveries from China welcomes visitors to walk among the skeletons, skulls, nests and eggs of more than a dozen of these rare Asian dinosaurs.
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Trumbull: Coffeehouse for Trumbull Area Teens
Where: Grace Episcopal Church, Trumbull
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Description: It's a Saturday night, and what is there to do in Trumbull? You could spend another night online or watching TV, but once a month, now there's a new place to hang out with friends, be yourself and have some fun. It's Coffeehouse! Come to Grace Church on the 4th Saturday of every month from 7-9 for games, snacks, music and open mic. The Coffeehouse is sponsored by Grace Church and offered to the teens of Trumbull and surrounding communities for the purpose of providing a welcoming and accepting space for teens to be themselves, to enjoy music and the arts, and to grow in community. Coffeehouse not a church youth group – it's for everyone! Teens who would like to perform can contact Dave McWilliams at firstname.lastname@example.com or just show up and talk with him. For more info about the coffeehouse or Grace Church, please visit www.gracetrumbull.org.
Norwalk: Winter Walk in the Woods
Where: Oak Hills Golf Course
When: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26
Cost: Free
Description: View the woodland area of Oak Hills Park, home to abundant wildlife, beautiful trees and a pleasant loop trail. The walk is sponsored by Friends of Oak Hills Park, a group of Norwalk citizens who wish to preserve and protect this area for future generations.
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Brookfield: St. Joe's School Open House
Where: St. Joseph's School, 5 Obtuse Hill Road, Brookfield
When: Sunday, Jan. 27, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Description: Open House at St. Joseph School (K-8) in Brookfield. Tour the facility and meet the teachers and new principle. See all the exciting, academic things happening at the Blue Ribbon nominee.
Norwalk: Sandy Hook School Support Fund Benefit Concert
Where: 80 Washington St, Norwalk, CT
When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27
Cost: $20
Description: Black Bear Saloon and Ron Mason present a benefit concert for Sandy Hook School. Raffles, a silent auction and musical performances will take place. Ticket price includes food.
Orange: Debbie Friedman Memorial Concert
Where: Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven
When: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27
Cost: Free
Description: The Temple Emanuel Band, Children's Choir and Hebrew School invite you to join them for a morning of singing and celebration in memory of the music and legacy of Debbie Friedman. Please bring your friends and your voices. Refreshments will be available after the concert.
Redding: Seeing the Redding Landscape Photography Exhibit
Where: Mark Twain Library
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Cost: Free
Description: David Heald, director of photographic services at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, will present "Edward Steichen and Paul Caponigro- — Seeing the Redding Landscape," featuring the work of these two giants of 20th century photography.
Waterbury: Men's Roller Derby Tryouts
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Description: The Connecticut Death Quads is a nationally ranked men's roller derby team that was founded in 2006. The team is actively seeking skaters of any level.
Woodbridge: Saturday Storycraft for ages 3-5
Where: The Woodbridge Town Library
When: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26
Cost: Free
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Bridgeport: Bridgeport Theatre Company Presents "Next to Normal"
Where: Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT
When: Friday, Jan. 25 - Sunday, Feb. 10. Performances at 8 p.m. until closing weekend.
Cost: $28 for adults, $23 for seniors, $18 for students.
Description: "Next to Normal's story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family."
Fairfield: Nigel Hall at Fairfield Theatre Company
When: Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
Cost: $22
Description: "Nigel Hall is an honest, humble guardian of soul music."
Shelton: Redeemable Bottle & Can Drive to Support the Marching Gaels
Where: Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St.
When: Saturday, Jan. 26 at 9 a.m.
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Description: The Shelton High School Marching Gaels hold a redeemable rottle and can drive on the last Saturday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the SHS bus loop, 120 Meadow St. All donations go directly to fund their competitions.
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We are considiering selling our farm, and if we do, will be putting up a building at my place for the cubs and other machinery. It will be primarily storage, but due to my health, only light maintenace will be done in it. I am presently considering a 24x30 or 24x32 building with 10 foot sidewalls to give me enough height for a lean-to on each side that can be used for trailers, some implements, etc. I plan sliding doors on each end, as well as one walk in door. The building will be metal and insulated, with a concrete floor, whille the lean-tos will have gravel floors. Does anyone have suggestions I should consider, such as things to do in building, or possibly different sizes that would work better. cost is a factor.
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The biggest shop money will allow. No matter the size, it will quickly fill up.
A few year back my dad purchased an all metal building, 24' by 36'. Arched tublar bolt together metal frame. Two people put the building up in just over 8 hours on a level pad.
Plan the electrical installation, welder, provisions for heating, water and sewage before construction. They don't have to be put in during construction. Just in case the house burns down you have some place to live.
The shop building would be a good place to put the standby generator, with larger fuel tank. Might plan this into the electrical system.
One thing my son and I are going to put in a planned shop is floor anchors in the maintenance area - those recessed anchor points in the floor for chaining down machinery - parts.
A frame or suspended rail for splitting tractors.
Another thought. The entire shop floor doesn't have to be cement. Just the center section where you would work on machinery. The area to each side of the two larger doors could be graveled since this is usually used for storage
My shop is 28'x55' has a 12' ceiling, two 10' roll up doors and a entry door and is too small. Or should I say full aready!
Be sure to insulate, install electrical and plumbing if wanted while building the shop. Consider how you might want to heat it in the winter too. As Eugene said the biggest the budget will allow.
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Hey John...Regardless of what SIZE you build your barn/shop...you'll find out in a hurry that it will NEVER be BIG ENOUGH The hardest delema for "geezers" or soon-to-be geezers like us is this: The issue of DOWNSIZING vs RETIREMENT TIME FOR HOBBIES
As you git OLDER...you WANT to DOWNSIZE, but the MORE time you have...the MORE THINGS you aquire to PLAY WITH! This ALWAYS results in most of us building any garage or barn/shop TOO SMALL SOOoooo...Use Country's Rule on shop size...Figure out how much room & stuff ya have NOW...THEN DOUBLE IT! When I designed my 28'W X 43'L X 14'H EXTRA garage for my "junk" I figured it would be HUGE! Well, I FILLED IT UP in less than 3 years of retirement...and NOW, if I want to BUY something...I have to SELL something else (i.e. 1930 Ford Streetrod meant sellin' 1946 Farmall M). Those kind of heart-wrenching decisions are just too tough on a geezer AND...SIZE MATTERS, so DON'T EVER LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE cause they'll ALWAYS tell ya..."You Don't Need Something That BIG"
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I've owned 3 different buildings so far. 2 where on the property when I bought it and 1 that I built myself. If I had it to do all over I would make sure I put radiant heat tube in the concrete floor whether you plan on heating now or in the future. It can't be retro-fitted later, and it sure make it easy on my old-guy feet in the cold weather. Also, I knew a fellow who had a huge building with a car lift. He had his radiant heat set up in zones, one just around the lift so he wouldn't have to heat the whole shop just to work on the car. Pretty good thinking I thought.
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Hi John
We are looking at puting up a 24x40 at the farm. My uncle has one with 10' sidewalls when he put a lean to on it he ran out of head room fast. So we are going to go with a 12' or 14' side wall. I would also sugest that you build it up so floor is at least a foot above the surrounding ground. You know you drainage best. But it seems you build the floor a few inches higher and in a few years all the water wants to come inside.
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How about those prefab metal storage building kits? They might not be practical anymore since steel has gone up so much recently. Also, if you can have an upstairs attic, for storing all that stuff you will never use again but dont want to throw away becuase you never know when you will need it
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I helped a friend finish a 24x32 pole barn, and it did fill up fast, but he has a 21' boat that takes up way too much space. One thing I tried to talk him into, at the time he did not think it was worth investigating, was installing a single piece of I-beam across one section of the shop at the ceiling level. He now regrets not listening to me, as it is near impossible to add once the building is finished.
The single piece of I-beam can later have a trolly and simple chain fall added and can be used for many things like an engine hoist, wheel weight lift, lift for getting heavy objects in/out of a truck or car, etc. You can also, if you plan according, install a heavy set of shelving, similar to what you see in Home Depot, at one end of the beam. There you can store extremely heavy things, up off of the floor, on shelves, where they take up much less space. One friend has 3-snow mobiles that he stores on shelving like this, and uses a chain fall to lift them in place. Works great and he now has 3 sleds sitting in one 4' x 8' floor area. This would be a great idea for storage of implements, wheel weights, extra tires, parts, etc. All could be lifted easily and placed up on shelves out of the way.
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The things I regret not doing when I built my three bay garage:
1. Not installing a beam as Bill suggested for an overhead trolley.
2. Not putting some sort of vapor barrier under the concrete floor. I specified this, but the contractor didn't do it. I wasn't there when the floor was poured.
3. Not installing a floor drain for each bay. I have one in the center of the garage.
4. Not raising the garage a little higher as Cowboy suggests. I don't have water come in, but it doesn't drain away quickly enough from in front of the doors.
Things I'm glad I did:
1. Installed 9 foot wide garage doors, one of which is 8 feet high. I'd go with 9 or 10 feet high if you have larger tractors.
2. Installed plenty of electrical outlets, two of which are 220V for the welder and compressor.
3. Installed a hose bib inside the garage.
4. Built it with a 10 foot ceiling height.
Suggestions for you:
1. Insulate the space and make provisions for heat, even though you may not install it right away. Mine is insulated to R-13. Even with no heat currently in the garage, water doesn't freeze inside on the coldest nights.
2. Build as much space as you can afford. You can never have too much.
3. Leave plenty of wall space for shelves and work bench areas.
Hope this helps some.
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If it is to be insulated, and potentially heated, don't use slider doors. Definitely use overhead garage doors, preferably insulated and big. My biggest regret was using sliders; you can't seal out the weather well enough.
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i just put a fridge in my barn. having cold water or beer close by has been a treat! seriously though, will you be moving to a warmer climate and what kind of barn construction do you have in mind? some of the suggestions posted so far do hinge on what kind of barn you build. the next barn i get will be easy to maintain.
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John I know everyone is going to metal buildings and they sure have some great advantages. However I just had a Tuff-Shed put up at my place and am very pleased. The cost was very much in line and the have anything you want. Stock units or they will custon anything you want. I would take the time to check them before you settle on anything.The warranty was every bit as good as metal and they did everything they promissed. Don't purchase through Home Depot go right to Tuff-Shed.
1. I'd stay away from the skylights. They leak and tend to break, and will not last as long as the time. That was told to me by FIL when i was building my shed. So i have no sky lights, and no leaks.
2. THe building code (snow weight) here (it has to be less there), allows for 9 foot spans on poles. So your dimensions should be divisable by 9. You will get an extra couple of feet for very little cost. I wish i would have followed this when building my 20 x 24 shed with 9 ft over hangs on each side. I later moved one wall out, and made it 29 x24 inside with one overhang. I can get my 5 cubs and the zero turn mower in all at once. I even have the "martha Stewart room" the attic.
3. Goes as big as you can afford. You wont regret it. I would of preferred to have big rollup doors at both ends as well. Sliders there is no way to keep heat in. If you can do the thing in the concrete with heat pump, do it. Plenty of plugs, set up 220. Let me know when you need some wiring done, i can help ya do that.
My experiencve with windows and skylights suggests the opposite. Leaks around my window have been a long term problem. Sky lights have been no more problem than any other part of the metal roof. So when I added on, I put in 2 sky lights and no windows. If I want to look outside, I can open a door.
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Before I disassembled the cub, the engine ran ok, but had been run a lot with a bad hydro pump seal and an overfilled oil pan. it smoked some and seemed a little shy on power but I figured that was from being overfilled and causing buildup on the valve train. anyway after taking it apart I found it had the original bearings (4-51) and pistons and valves. I'm replacing the guides and bearings and rings at least. The upper cyl wall measures .010" over and rings are obviously bad, but the cyl wall looks great other that wore at the top. Down in the cyl it measures just about .0035" over stock. Pistons look great and are cast iron. id rather not drop another $200 plus for oversize pistons if I can help it. any advice? The valve job itself should help tremendously because it really needed it.
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I know you probably don't want to hear this, but my opinion is that .010" is way too much. The tolerances for the original cylinders is 2.625 - 2.627". If you were .001 or .002 over that, I'd be inclined to guess you'd probably be ok for normal running around chores and parades and such with new standard rings.
The top of the cylinder wears because of the heat, as does the top of the piston, which is probably out of tolerance as well. So with .010" off the cylinders and I would bet some off the pistons, your issue is compounded, and it all ads up to a trip to the machinist.
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I'm with Raymond, that's a lot of cylindar wall taper, along with excessive piston skirt clearance. The only way you'll have a satisfactory rebuild is to have it bored.
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that is the new engine dimension tolerance. the amount of allowable wear is .007 beyond that, if i remember the spec correctly. But at .010 over, the engine is out of spec regardless, and should be bored to whatever size cleans up the block. You cannot fit oversize rings in the engine because as the piston reaches the bottom of its travel, the wear decreases to nearly nothing, causing the engine to be too tight.
as an alternative, finding a replacement block in your area might prove to be a less expensive proposition.
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I ran into the same problem this past winter. I ended up putting double the amount in my motor than planned. I spent the big money and had a machine shop go completely through my motor boring it out and fixing everything else that needed. I am glad I did it, money well spent. Hope to have it running next month.
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You need to decide if you want to invest the money you've already committed to or throw it away. You can do the repairs that you are planning and will still have a worn out engine or invest another couple hundred dollars and have a "new" engine.
Note the "Clearance in Cylinder Bore"in the manual below:
Like Jason said, I too competely through my engine and I am glad I did, it runs like new and never gives me any issues. Money well spent.
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maybe i wasn't very clear, but the .010" wear is on in the top maybe 1/2" of the cyl wall only. The rest is max of .0035". The repair manual above states that the tolerance is .0105" taper top to bottom of "ring travel area" and mine is only .0065" from ring travel area all the way to the top of the block and that taper isn't actually a taper. My machinist friend/neighbor thinks someone used a ridge reamer at some point, but the material removed was basically limited to the area above the ring travel. Pistons actually show hardly any wear at all, well within tolerance. Cub blocks around here are basically non existant and I think I'd rather keep a block that has had not been bored before as compared to one that's .030" or more over already or unknown since I know mine is a great foundation to work with.
There's also an article I ran across by HL on here where he points out that "standard" rings are actually not only fine but meant to be used on motors with up to .010" of wear. Mine actually is just over .009" of wear specifically and again that is in the area where a ridge reamer was used/misused and outside of the ring's travel. The other 95% of the wall area is .002-.0035". That wear took over 60 years and I'm sure quite a few of those it was worked hard. It didn't just all of a sudden become unuseably weak(which it isn't at all) and if the wear had caused so much of a loss of power, the previous owner (also the original) would have noticed and done something about it because he used it for mowing, cultivating, and discing often. It had good oil pressure and the only reason I'm really working on it is because I disassembled it,cleaned it up to paint and changed out seals and gaskets. Before someone says he sold it because it was wore out... he didn't, he passed away and his sister got it.
Our plan was to at a minimum hone the cylinders to get it more uniform (he has a boring and a honing machine). It's kinda odd to see suggestions that this block is wore out and that a better option would be to buy another block that I know nothing about until I tear into it. The motor wasn't that bad in the first place... the rings are wore out but it still performs acceptably... I can't imagine that a new set of rings in itself won't tighten it up quite a bit and save me a couple hundred bucks that I'd rather put into the main/rod bearings and valves and countless other things like the clutch disc and TO bearing. If money wasn't an issue, I'd stick a fully built yella cub motor in it and have had someone else do all the work... I've always heard your power in these motors is gained and lost in the valve train anyway. My neighbor is retired and has a fully equipped machine shop in his back yard and owns a few cubs (yellow and red), a super c, and a super A and has worked on many of them in the past. If an extra $250 shows up, I'll definately go .030" or .040" because boring it really won't take much longer than just honing it... just a few minutes setting it up on each cylinder and walk away and let it do its thing. Part of me hates to see those original IH pistons go for some tisco oversize pistons too.
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duh... actually, click on the Best of HL Chauvin above and to the right and read 'smoke...new rings...no smoke"... his example was wore .015" over at the top and .005" at the bottom and after rereading it I see that standard rings are even for .010" overbores. Mowing 2 acres of heavy grass with just new rings and no smoke convinces me that it works.
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Ricky, the bore clearance is .0026" between piston and wall obviously so the wall clearance where the rings ride is in tolerance if its at or below .0052". Mine is well within that at max of .0035" in the ring travel area (what the specs refer to)... its actually pretty dang good for 60 years old I think. Cub blocks won't be around forever so I'd like to keep mine as is as long as possible so it'll be still going another 60 years from now plus. I mean, whats the horsepower difference in a .040" over and stock anyway?
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Okay, so how much wear do you have at the top of the ring travel area? That should be where your "top of cylinder" measurements were taken. If you don't show a lot of wear there, you can re-ring with satisfactory results. For the sake of ring survival, cylinder taper concerns me a lot more than basic wear.
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there isn't much taper at all in the ring travel area of the cylinders... Not much more than .001" variance from top to bottom in the ring travel/contact area. I guess my concern with replacing bearings and doing a valve job is more bang for the buck and less chance of something really bad happening to my block. Does anyone have any experience with actual performance increases with .030 or .040" overbored compared to stock? I see there are a small and large bore main jet and tube for the carb, small for the early cubs and large for the later. I'm guessing that's to supply more fuel to feed the higher rpms with the newer, higher power c60 motor and that they should be fine to use on an early Fcub and bump up the rpms to get a bit more hp.
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Just as an update... I decided to bore this motor .030" over and put in new aluminum pistons. We are taking a cut off the head and turned the crankshaft .010" under and have all new bearings. All engine parts came from hamiltonbobs. If I can scrounge up some more $ soon, ill put a new valve kit in it. Hope to have it together and ready to plant by the end of march. Rest of the tractor is painted and ready for reassembly.
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New valve kit will be in Monday... I guess I'll see what a new cub motor is like before too long. Well hopefully with alum pistons, a larger bore, and a shaved head it'll be a little stouter.
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Make sure you check the clearance of the piston to the head. You are going from flat tops to pop ups and shaving the head. Some have had to pull the head later to deal with the piston hitting the head so better safe than sorry. A little modeling clay on the piston helps to see what is happening and don't forget the gasket. It is nice to have an old one around for clearance checking.
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