What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Still at it

Tracking down a Glowplug issue on the Kubota before the snow flies..

I keep going from the Barn and the Tractor to the shop and some razors so I don't go crazy






Trying to stay sane and warm in North Idaho

 

Ooookaaaaaayyy??


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Trying to "let go" of things. You know, Men are always trying to fix something.

 

Granddaughter decided to flush some toys down the toilet, so I had to remove the toilet, reverse flush it with water and reinstall it. Not a fun job.

 

“Not fun” = extra manly! See below...

 

Committed acts of forestry using various sharp tools. And split a little wood while I was at it. After six hours, when headed for home, I found one gate post on the ground. I suspect a no-good, low-class, would-be “hunter” pulled it down.

So a trip to town and back, 100 lbs of quick set concrete, some rebar, and a another couple hundred lbs of the busted up concrete rubble someone thoughtfully dumped on the other side of the forest road, plus a few hours of ‘not fun’ as it got dark - voila, a temporary gate post. Manly. Now for some ibuprofen!

 

Sir, I salute you. My act of manliness pales in comparison to yours. You had a really busy day!

 

No, I defer to any plumbing job (always cramped spaces). And taking out a toilet counts double. Plus it was for a granddaughter. You have all the trumps!

 

On this cool autumn day, I went for a shoot in the park, and came back with all my arrows.

 

Things I have learned the first week of Nov

How to change the Glow Plug Relay on the Kubota
How to change the Glow Plug Controller on the Kubota
How to build a Front Half PTO Shaft for the Snow Blower on the Kubota

Yes it has been a FREAKING fun month so far, learning how to do things I never wanted to learn or ever imagined myself learning before we moved to North Idaho

 

Snow Shovel. Problems solved.

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So far this week:

• Fixed the boiler. I had the bugger in bits but found no serious issues which led me to believe it was the PCB. Under pressure from the dithering wife and children, i sourced a salvage PCB as a punt against the risk of buying a new PCB and it not being the actual problem. Result? Win! It was the PCB. Saved myself money for a new PCB, Engineer call outs, new boiler etc..
• Fixed the washing machine. The thing dropped dead just as i was going to bed. A poke and a fiddle later had me donning work clothes and ripping its guts out. Result? Clean clothes are back on the menu! I also made about $10 in change from the mega blocked pump filter.
• Repaired the dryer and have a part on order. Again, another late night just-off-to-bed repair. The belt is on its way out and making a racket. I trimmed off the flaying strands and its good for now....
• Fixed the car. Bulbs. You now need an automotive degree to change a bulb. I didn't lose and fingers or blood so all good.

I'm currently flushing out the heating system. In for a penny, in for a pound lol.

 

I know this is probably brought on by being on the opposite side of "the pond", but what is a PCB?

 

Ironed a pair of khakis, wash the bed clothes, mopped and dusted, shaved with a 90 year old American steel straight, cleaned the bathroom, vacuumed, made a nice pot of Typhoo tea, wrote a letter to my 8 year old grand son, and sent my eldest grand daughter a birthday card.

 

Very good .

 

Some great ones there by Hank Thoreau and Ted Roosevelt.

 

Printed Circuit Board:


This f*****g thing!