Good Morning!!!! 63F @ 5:30AM. % Precip. / 0.00 in. Sunny. High around 80F. NE winds shifting to S at 10 to 20 mph.
Nice work on the welding, Eric. Does the other end of that rope hook up to a tractor somehow?
High winds overnight fanned the flames of almost a dozen wildfires, likely caused by power lines either falling or interacting with trees. Two are over a thousand acres, one has closed Highway 70 about ten miles south of here. The winds are from the north, so no danger here, but several homes and outbuildings have been lost. Also a large number of fire starts in Napa and Sonoma counties for the same reasons. Heck of a way to start off the new week.
Finished the transmission tool yesterday and removed the damaged flange. Turns out it's an "old style" one that uses a Woodruff key, another instance where a part significantly pre-dates the manufacture date of the bike. Unfortunately, the details of how this came to be are lost in the mists of time. New parts on order, likely be another three or four weeks before they arrive though.
Took a pic of the cleaned up valve covers after they'd been shot peened. Came out pretty well.
Yesterday evening I visited with the neighbors that purchased the ex-meth lab property next to them, cleaning up a huge eyesore for the neighborhood in the process. They're making great progress converting what was once a roof structure over a 40' house trailer into an entertainment center they hope to rent out for weddings. Lots of concrete in a big slab, steps, and retaining walls, a new concrete bar and small kitchen, men's and lady's bathrooms, etc. He asked if I knew anything that could be used to stain a newer composite shingle roof, as it doesn't match the new color scheme they've chosen. Anybody used anything like that before?
Hope everybody's week gets off to a good start!
