Good morning!!!!

txdon · May 2, 2016

"hitch" in the ignition switch.
RS that sounds like it. I hope it is finished with it's hick-ups. Thanks.

toppop52 · May 2, 2016

Don, all good advice on the starting issues, one more possibility, check the starter relay. Depending on how it's wired, those symptoms could be relay related.

buckeyefarmer · May 2, 2016

Wow, lots happening in the last few days on here. Don, hope you get that tree off soon.

We are having a thunder
/lightening storm now. Had a few high wind gusts.

toppop52 · May 2, 2016

I was mowing out back this afternoon when I heard a heck of a roar from the airport, no mistaking radial engines. I stopped the ZTR and looked toward the airport, coming over the trees, in wingman formation were an F4 U Corsair, and the first P 47 Thunderbolt I've seen since the 60's! They rumbled off to the south and disappeared, I just sat there in awe, wow! I get to see modern military aircraft a lot, they use this airport for training, and a few times a year, a B-25 or two, and some WWII trainers come through, but these two warbirds were a special treat.

txdon · May 2, 2016

toppop52 said:
Don, all good advice on the starting issues, one more possibility, check the starter relay. Depending on how it's wired, those symptoms could be relay related.

What does it look like and where is it located?

I did see a mouse crawling up the loader arm last week when I was moving dirt. I haven't been able to see a nest.

toppop52 · May 2, 2016

txdon said:
What does it look like and where is it located?

I did see a mouse crawling up the loader arm last week when I was moving dirt. I haven't been able to see a nest.

I don't know where it is on that tractor, usually a square plug in affair. Dealer or one of these guys with the same machine can tell you.

txdon · May 2, 2016

toppop52 said:
I don't know where it is on that tractor, usually a square plug in affair. Dealer or one of these guys with the same machine can tell you.

I just googled it and it kind of looks like the back of the ignition switch.

toppop52 · May 2, 2016

I don't know Don, if it was a car or truck I'd be able to help more. Sorry, I just know they can fail and cause the problems you describe. Although the loose wires, bad ignition switch and all that, are usually the first things to check.

RoyJackson · May 3, 2016

2016-05-03, 0320

44 degrees right now...high of 61 today.
Heading to a sister facility in Connecticut this morning for some training. Going to be a long day...

Eric Salop · May 3, 2016

Good morning. This is the best start to a morning in a long while, although clouds do look to be bubbling up on the horizon. I even sat outside soaking up the sun for a while after doing my rounds of the sheep, waiting for Max to catch me up. He didn't want to come in, the trails left behind by numerous rabbits, many still visible in the dew on the grass, were far more appealing than a boring house.

Welcome to Good morning yankeerider. 37 years of working with the same company is quite remarkable nowadays, this must be an abrupt change for you. When I worked full time, I seemed to have some spare time in the evenings and most weekends to play around. Now I have semi-retired, I loose track of which day of the week it is and have almost forgotten what a leasurely weekend is like, there is almost always something that needs doing. I confess I am scared of retiring fully in case I find I then have no spare time at all

. I hope you are enjoying your new lifestyle and can look forward to the next 37 years with your new boss.