Good Morning!!!! 55F @ 5:30AM. Periods of rain. High 56F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
It was a nice day yesterday, but I didn't make it over to check on the neighbor and his bum leg. I texted him mid morning, but didn't get a reply until after dinner. Said it's painful, and he's on meds that make him sleep a lot, so I'll just leave him be until I hear from him again. He's in good hands with a wife and kid to look after him.
I did get the oil drained from the transaxle on the van, but got a nasty surprise when I pulled the drain plug. First, I had to also remove the right header pipe to even get at the plug, which also involved unbolting a muffler bracket. The big surprise came when the plug came out: The magnet on the plug had broken off but fortunately it was still stuck to the plug. Murphy is still alive and well on this project.:confused2:
Took a little time to straighten up around the garage, moving the big touring bike out of the work area and bringing the G/S dual sport onto the lift for some carb work and a bit of other unfinished business.
Spent the rest of the day driving the little chainsaw, getting four smaller trees bucked and stacked. After three tanks, both the saw and i were out of gas, and the setting sun had disappeared behind the clouds, so it was time to quit. But Murphy wasn't quite done for the day, as the front propeller shaft coupler fell apart on the Kubota side-by-side, causing quite the banging and clanging under the chassis. It turns out that whatever Kubota used to support the center driveline coupler had disintegrated, leaving enough wobble for the front coupler to disengage. It's raining today, so I'll be on the computer digging through parts diagrams trying to figure out what to order. I also seem to remember something about an upgrade kit Kubota sells to make sure the problem doesn't happen again. I bet there's a thread right here on TBN with all the details.:thumbsup:
Hope Murphy takes the day off...
