Christmas Oil Change

[bp fick]

Had Christmas with the grandkids, down in the city, a week ago. Went to church twice yesterday including a wonderful Christmas eve service. Things are different when you're retired. Today, after a long, slow start, I decided to change the oil in the tractor. Why not. Got another mechanical item to do on the truck so as long I'm heating the garage, figured I may as well. Need to get an air cleaner ordered and delivered too, but not today.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope it's a great day where you are.

 

[Code54]

Merry Christmas!

On Christmas eve I had a few hours free before everything got kicked off so I figured I would maximize my time and do an oil change also!
Wife just laughed at me....

 

[bp fick]

Merry Christmas!

On Christmas eve I had a few hours free before everything got kicked off so I figured I would maximize my time and do an oil change also!
Wife just laughed at me....

Merry Christmas indeed. I see we suffer the same malady. Cannot just waste time. Plus, while your wife may have laughed at you, these kinds of minutes, just quiet in the shop doing a necessary but straight-forward task is quite enjoyable.

 

[rkidd]

Thats a good day in the shop to service your tractor on a winter day. As a reminder, along with oil change, check belts and hoses, air pressure and wheel lug torque . A few of mine were not at spec after 50 hrs. Also good to keep lever and foot pedal linkages lubed up also.

 

[rkidd]

Merry Christmas!

On Christmas eve I had a few hours free before everything got kicked off so I figured I would maximize my time and do an oil change also!
Wife just laughed at me....

The MX5100 sure is a great tractor. I see you are from Putnam County. We are down that way quite a bit visiting my son who lives in Hurricane. Where are you located?

 

[bp fick]

Finished my other project too!!!! Installed my Christmas present. Yes really. I've bemoaned the lack of delay wipers in my truck for the last two years and my wife bought me the replacement switch for Christmas. Sweet. Nice gift. Kinda goes with the new gas range I bought her for Christmas and installed in time for holiday baking. As I say, a retired couple sometimes does things a bit differently than when we were young. It's all good.




Here's the old, take out switch stalk. Good riddance.

 

[George the Beagle]

I am recently retired after driving semis for 46 years, and I love it. I too like to spend time out in the garage tweaking my BX. And if you don't git her done today, you have plenty of time tomorrow. Love it. It's snowing hard here today but expected to let up by 3 pm and I'll be out snowblowing. I see your wiper switch is for a Toyota, which means they surely didn't give it away. Kudos to your wife!!

 

[Old Red]

I did a wiring project on my little bx last night. Not retired so I get it in when I can .

 

[Code54]

The MX5100 sure is a great tractor. I see you are from Putnam County. We are down that way quite a bit visiting my son who lives in Hurricane. Where are you located?

Im right outside Hurricane - heck, we may know your son!

 

[sixdogs]

Working at odd hours in a heated shop in the winter is a wonderful thing and allows time to discover issues that will attending at some point.