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From: Dean H on 14 Nov 2009 07:04

> >>> No, I designed what is inside the mysterious black box in the middle
> >>> of the squiggly in and out diagramatical schematic whatchamacallit.
> >>> JayC
> >>Oh, you mean the thing that holds the magic smoke...
> >>Dave
> >Magic smoke indeed!
>
> Ya know, it use to take more smoke to make devices function correctly.
> When it leaked out, there was quite a bit to be seen. These days, even
> the tiniest puff and your device is pretty much DOA...
>
> >Mike Baxter
>
> DJ

That's 'cause there's no seeds.
From: JayC on 16 Nov 2009 13:05
On Nov 10, 11:18 am, JayC <j...(a)sysmatrix.net> wrote:
> Now I have to spend more time that I don't have
> tearing the carb down again before the plowing season begins...

Thanks to the remnants of Ida, the Saturday that I so desperately
needed to spend getting my tractor mobilized was a complete washout,
so I spent the better part of the day tearing my ATV down and doing a
carb cleaning and general service. I changed the oil just for good
measure, and even changed out the front and rear differential
fluid...I don't think I've even heard of anybody who actually changed
that stuff before. Turns out my ATV has 600 miles and 190 hours on it
- at least 85% of both done plowing my driveway. I also spent some
time beating the front bash plate back into a shape that sort-of
resembles what it is supposed to be (pulled a pretty big chunk of wood
out of there too) with a ball-pein hammer. I painted it gloss black
before reinstalling it, so it looks badass. It's ready to plow.

OTOH, I think my wife was completely unreasonable when she yelled at
me for baking the first coat of bash plate paint in the oven. I've
been thinking of painting one of my older Kirbys candy-apple
red...that would be sa-weet...and I'm gonna bake that fucker too.

I also re-winterized my XR80 (drained/cleaned fuel system, oil
change), since my 16 y/o son left it undone, and is obviously
incapable of doing it (only been telling him to do it for the last two
months). I saved him the washing task though, being that it's cold
outside. So now I can go into winter with everything in my garage
being once again right with the universe, with all of my machines
fully serviced and set up to sit pretty much indefinitely (other than
the XR80 being dirty, of course). Felt good to spend a day in the
garage turning wrenches though - haven't done that for a while.

I did finally get to the tractor loading task yesterday in the drizzly
mist - spent all day, but failed. M'f'in backhoe sticks out too far
to clear the ground, no matter what I try. I even built auxiliary
ramps to lift the back end to get clearance, which would've worked,
but then the 'hoe frame hit the ramps. Dammit - I have to get that
thing mobile before next weekend, so back to the drawing board.

JayC
From: Dean H on 16 Nov 2009 21:22

> I did finally get to the tractor loading task yesterday in the drizzly
> mist - spent all day, but failed.  M'f'in backhoe sticks out too far
> to clear the ground, no matter what I try.  I even built auxiliary
> ramps to lift the back end to get clearance, which would've worked,
> but then the 'hoe frame hit the ramps.  Dammit - I have to get that
> thing mobile before next weekend, so back to the drawing board.
>
> JayC

How difficult is it to drop the bucket off of the hoe? Would that give
you enough room?

From: JayC on 17 Nov 2009 11:59
> How difficult is it to drop the bucket off of the hoe? Would that give
> you enough room?

No difference - it's the frame the hits. I lift the bucket for
loading anyway.

See what I mean? (this is my tractor...really, I promise):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3141615496_d90ef51483_b.jpg

Ignore the collapsed tent-building... you'll note the 'hoe frame
hanging out back ~3'. Problem is, the front and back wheels are ~6'
apart, so 2 feet up in the front = 1 foot down in the back...and the
back starts at ~6" off the ground. The end result is the 'hoe frame
hits with the front wheels halfway up the ramp. PITA.

JayC
From: Tim H on 17 Nov 2009 13:01
On Nov 17, 8:59 am, JayC <j...(a)sysmatrix.net> wrote:
> > How difficult is it to drop the bucket off of the hoe? Would that give
> > you enough room?
>
> No difference - it's the frame the hits.  I lift the bucket for
> loading anyway.
>
> See what I mean? (this is my tractor...really, I promise):
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3141615496_d90ef51483_b.jpg
>
> Ignore the collapsed tent-building... you'll note the 'hoe frame
> hanging out back ~3'.  Problem is, the front and back wheels are ~6'
> apart, so 2 feet up in the front = 1 foot down in the back...and the
> back starts at ~6" off the ground.  The end result is the 'hoe frame
> hits with the front wheels halfway up the ramp.  PITA.
>
> JayC

Use the 'hoe to dig a shallow pit to back the trailer into so the
ramps don't have to slant so much. It'd even make it easier to load
you bikes into a truck or trailer if you decided to ride of them
sometime.
HTH.

Tim H
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