RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
- Messages
- 8,753
- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning! 41F @ 5:30AM. Abundant sunshine. High 49F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph.
The weather guessers were warning of freezing temperatures overnight, but the lowest it got here was 39F. That's still plenty cool for these parts, but being in the foothills means we aren't under the blanked of cold air that settles in the valley and really takes the temperatures down. Right now Chico, CA, the little valley town where I do my shopping, is sitting at 29F!
Got the old chainsaw bar painted yesterday after cleaning it off and giving it a good lick with some 800 grit wet'n'dry sandpaper. Looks like brand new, except it's missing the Stihl logo. Today I'll follow Wng's lead and sharpen up my chains, 'cept I'm not as good with a file and will have to drag out the Oregon sharpener.
Gave some TLC to the Kubota side-by-side yesterday, and really got the run around trying to get the lights working again. I suspected the dash switch, so right off the bat pulled it out and put the continuity tester on it and it passed. So I hooked a volt meter to the leads and they were also good. And when I shorted the two leads together the head and tail lights came on. Whaaaaat?!? So I tested the switch again and it was OK. Took a good look at it and saw it was held together by plastic clips, so I decided to take it apart. Turns out that the contact point was badly burned and no longer attached to the little copper leaf that moves it. Pushed it out of the way, scraped the contacts clean, and the switch is back in operation. I don't think it'll last much longer without the contact pad in there, but it'll be good enough to last until I can get a replacement.
New coil showed up in the mail yesterday so I'll get that mounted and see if I can get the big touring bike going today. Also have to put the battery back in and button up the timing chest after I check the timing. I'll have a chance to try out the little testing fuel tank I picked up last summer; much easier to move around a quart of gas than wrestle with 5 gallons of the stuff. If all goes well I'll see if I can get out for a little ride and blow some of the dust off; it's been sitting since last February.
The weather guessers were warning of freezing temperatures overnight, but the lowest it got here was 39F. That's still plenty cool for these parts, but being in the foothills means we aren't under the blanked of cold air that settles in the valley and really takes the temperatures down. Right now Chico, CA, the little valley town where I do my shopping, is sitting at 29F!
Got the old chainsaw bar painted yesterday after cleaning it off and giving it a good lick with some 800 grit wet'n'dry sandpaper. Looks like brand new, except it's missing the Stihl logo. Today I'll follow Wng's lead and sharpen up my chains, 'cept I'm not as good with a file and will have to drag out the Oregon sharpener.
Gave some TLC to the Kubota side-by-side yesterday, and really got the run around trying to get the lights working again. I suspected the dash switch, so right off the bat pulled it out and put the continuity tester on it and it passed. So I hooked a volt meter to the leads and they were also good. And when I shorted the two leads together the head and tail lights came on. Whaaaaat?!? So I tested the switch again and it was OK. Took a good look at it and saw it was held together by plastic clips, so I decided to take it apart. Turns out that the contact point was badly burned and no longer attached to the little copper leaf that moves it. Pushed it out of the way, scraped the contacts clean, and the switch is back in operation. I don't think it'll last much longer without the contact pad in there, but it'll be good enough to last until I can get a replacement.
New coil showed up in the mail yesterday so I'll get that mounted and see if I can get the big touring bike going today. Also have to put the battery back in and button up the timing chest after I check the timing. I'll have a chance to try out the little testing fuel tank I picked up last summer; much easier to move around a quart of gas than wrestle with 5 gallons of the stuff. If all goes well I'll see if I can get out for a little ride and blow some of the dust off; it's been sitting since last February.
