62F, sunny for today. High 97F, warming a few degrees from yesterday. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Same as yesterday, just a little warmer.
RS, glad you had a breakthrough on the carb. Also sounds like the "never throw anything away" mantra paid off at your place, too. :laughing: Perhaps on your return to the commercial property a camera could be used to record the left overs, for use in small claims court to reclaim your costs for the clean up. Or perhaps there's a deposit that can be forfeit for that? Just goes to show that nobody else is going to care for your property as well as you will. At least that's been my experience in life.
Drew, sounds like you had a nice trip (thanks for sharing the beautiful car photos!). You're moving on with your life and are at peace, a healthy place from which to proceed. With a new Dodge in the garage and the boat back in the water, how could your search go unrewarded? But as for cabs on tractors, I've had to split one tractor already, and just getting the seat and floor pan off to do so was a major challenge. I can't imagine what might be involved to deal with a cab, so for now at least I'll work around the worst weather and maybe look into putting the umbrella back on the ROPS.
Eric, clever use of what you've got to dodge an unfortunate incident. I've heard it said that an older, wiser man gets less use from his hammers as time goes on. I'm older, not necessarily wiser, but managed to purchase a hydraulic press several years ago off Craig's List to help compensate. I still manage to mangle certain repairs, but at least now I don't make as much noise doing it. :laughing:
Larro, I hope I never accumulate all your experience in cutting grass. It doesn't help at all that I'm allergic to the stuff, and the sooner I can retire the push mower the better. Besides, I'd rather get my exercise cutting wood, picking rocks out of the meadow, or (gasp) doing something fun like riding a bicycle. :laughing:
I'm up early this morning, awakened by a very loud cricket in the great room. Loud enough to echo nicely into the bedroom. Not a very clever cricket, though, as it was easy to home in on the sound, lift the fireplace tool rack, and send the little bastid onto its great reward.
Finished the wiring on the bike yesterday, but it didn't pass the smoke check. There's a short in one of the lamp leads, but I ran out of time before I could find it. Another appointment takes me back into town today, so I'll grab some extra fuses on the way home and track it down tomorrow.
I did find what I hope will be the perfect motor/pump combo at the sprayer manufacturer yesterday. Had the same o-ring connections on the pump head, same pressure, but over double the volume, with a motor that has replaceable brushes and an adjustable pressure regulator. They even stock parts for the pump. For another few dollars I purchased a new power lead and switch. The bad news is that all this cost as much as I paid for the whole spray rig four years ago, but since they stock parts for both the pump and motor, it should last a lot longer. Even if it ends up like George Washington's axe, at least I'll still have a working axe.
Enjoy your day, everyone!
