ponytug
Super Member
@Popgadget sorry to see the fire and I'm sorry that you are losing your alpacas. That must be hard.
Impressive gear print! I think back on various items that were trashed because a gear deconstructed and I wasn't able to find a replacement.
I'd be counting my blessings that the tanks didn't fail during the fire. (And they have been now been dumped/vented, right?) I've seen what a compressed gas tank failure looks like. It isn't pretty, especially if one or the other ends failed.
@daugen when you posted "fan rattle", I have to admit I was thinking mice and loose nuts, as it has happened too often to my vehicles over the years. I'm glad that you and Ken got it fixed. Personally, I'm a little annoyed that manufacturers don't do a better job of screening cabin, and engine, air intakes. I had an engine air filter completely filled with acorns by some industrious mice. What amazed me was that the 7L diesel ran just fine (no pressure drop measured on the air intake gauge), but as far as I could tell, the entire housing and intake had been filled with acorns, perhaps two gallons worth. Personally, I would go on a hunt to try and find the 1/2" hole that they got the nuts through to avoid having it happen again. One of my trucks has 1/8" screening in the air intake cowling, but a 1x4" gap at one end, and yup, one year mice moved in. Half the width of the truck was body metal enclosed channel under the windshield and the mouse nest was at the back of it, just over the cabin air intake that was screened just fine enough to keep the mice out of the truck cab. After disassembling the cowlings, and wipers, vacuuming out the nest with a shop vac and some creative extensions was ok, but cleaning the mouse pee took days of cleaning, rinsing, sanitizing, and repeating. The drain for the space was pencil size, and too much spray caused it to run into the cab. Not my favorite project.
We had a surprise (not in the forecast) rain last night that started just as we were out feeding the animals. The dog loves the scents, but getting her double coat undercarriage clean is always a challenge. I'm considering one of those blow dryers for dogs.
34F outside, but no snow overnight as the snow level looks to have been several thousand feet above us.
All the best,
Peter
Impressive gear print! I think back on various items that were trashed because a gear deconstructed and I wasn't able to find a replacement.
I'd be counting my blessings that the tanks didn't fail during the fire. (And they have been now been dumped/vented, right?) I've seen what a compressed gas tank failure looks like. It isn't pretty, especially if one or the other ends failed.
@daugen when you posted "fan rattle", I have to admit I was thinking mice and loose nuts, as it has happened too often to my vehicles over the years. I'm glad that you and Ken got it fixed. Personally, I'm a little annoyed that manufacturers don't do a better job of screening cabin, and engine, air intakes. I had an engine air filter completely filled with acorns by some industrious mice. What amazed me was that the 7L diesel ran just fine (no pressure drop measured on the air intake gauge), but as far as I could tell, the entire housing and intake had been filled with acorns, perhaps two gallons worth. Personally, I would go on a hunt to try and find the 1/2" hole that they got the nuts through to avoid having it happen again. One of my trucks has 1/8" screening in the air intake cowling, but a 1x4" gap at one end, and yup, one year mice moved in. Half the width of the truck was body metal enclosed channel under the windshield and the mouse nest was at the back of it, just over the cabin air intake that was screened just fine enough to keep the mice out of the truck cab. After disassembling the cowlings, and wipers, vacuuming out the nest with a shop vac and some creative extensions was ok, but cleaning the mouse pee took days of cleaning, rinsing, sanitizing, and repeating. The drain for the space was pencil size, and too much spray caused it to run into the cab. Not my favorite project.
We had a surprise (not in the forecast) rain last night that started just as we were out feeding the animals. The dog loves the scents, but getting her double coat undercarriage clean is always a challenge. I'm considering one of those blow dryers for dogs.
34F outside, but no snow overnight as the snow level looks to have been several thousand feet above us.
All the best,
Peter
