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!!!! 72F @ 7:00AM. Sunny. High 102F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Hope those on the mend continue to make progress.
Finished mounting the drip tubing on about half the back of the house, and after digging up the sprinkler valve box, hooking up the drip tube to a suitable PVC line and testing. It worked great, so now there are two of the four circuits completed. After lunch, the east side of the house was half in shade, so up and down the ladder I went wire brushing the eve on that side of the house. Today I hope to get a coat of primer on it. Moving those heavy ladders really did my back in, so around 3PM I hit the shower, took a big dose if ibuprofen, and took a nap.:thumbsup:
I was starting to think about those ribs when I got a text message from a neighbor asking for help with a repair he was attempting on his backhoe. It seems that a pin that holds the bucket to the loader arms had worked out on one side, and when it let go, the full bucket bent one of the arms and partially separated the bearing housing. It was actually a spare pair of loader arms he was working on, as the ones on the tractor had cracked all the way around the welds that attach a tubular stiffener to the arms right in front of the tractor grill. Apparently this is a known problem on Cat backhoes of that vintage, and since his had already been repaired once, he thought fixing the other set might be easier. His problem, though, is that both bushing housings had rusted in the ID around the grease groove, and the three inch diameter bar he'd purchased as an alignment rod wouldn't pass through either of them. I went over with a dial caliper and a set of inside gauges, and we learned that if the rust could be removed, the rod would fit perfectly. So I came back home and packed a variety of sanding drums and flapper wheels, and the one in the Foredom flex shaft turned out to be the perfect solution. In a matter of minutes the rod was sliding in both bores, and he was starting to cut the damaged bearing housing from the bent loader arm. This is the same fella that'll end up drilling the holes for the solar grid foundation pipes, and it was a good feeling to know I'd helped him out of a jam. I warned him that welding on that bearing housing would move it all over the place, and offered to help him sequence the welds to keep it aligned, so that's where I'll probably spend the rest of the day after my little painting job is done this morning.
It was late when I made it home, but by then I was really thinking about those ribs. I got one of the smaller pieces out of the 'fridge along with an ear of corn and popped 'em both into the microwave, and minutes later was rewarded with a delicious dinner. It's nice when things work out like that.
If such a thing is possible, I hope everyone enjoys a restful and productive weekend!
Hope those on the mend continue to make progress.
Finished mounting the drip tubing on about half the back of the house, and after digging up the sprinkler valve box, hooking up the drip tube to a suitable PVC line and testing. It worked great, so now there are two of the four circuits completed. After lunch, the east side of the house was half in shade, so up and down the ladder I went wire brushing the eve on that side of the house. Today I hope to get a coat of primer on it. Moving those heavy ladders really did my back in, so around 3PM I hit the shower, took a big dose if ibuprofen, and took a nap.:thumbsup:
I was starting to think about those ribs when I got a text message from a neighbor asking for help with a repair he was attempting on his backhoe. It seems that a pin that holds the bucket to the loader arms had worked out on one side, and when it let go, the full bucket bent one of the arms and partially separated the bearing housing. It was actually a spare pair of loader arms he was working on, as the ones on the tractor had cracked all the way around the welds that attach a tubular stiffener to the arms right in front of the tractor grill. Apparently this is a known problem on Cat backhoes of that vintage, and since his had already been repaired once, he thought fixing the other set might be easier. His problem, though, is that both bushing housings had rusted in the ID around the grease groove, and the three inch diameter bar he'd purchased as an alignment rod wouldn't pass through either of them. I went over with a dial caliper and a set of inside gauges, and we learned that if the rust could be removed, the rod would fit perfectly. So I came back home and packed a variety of sanding drums and flapper wheels, and the one in the Foredom flex shaft turned out to be the perfect solution. In a matter of minutes the rod was sliding in both bores, and he was starting to cut the damaged bearing housing from the bent loader arm. This is the same fella that'll end up drilling the holes for the solar grid foundation pipes, and it was a good feeling to know I'd helped him out of a jam. I warned him that welding on that bearing housing would move it all over the place, and offered to help him sequence the welds to keep it aligned, so that's where I'll probably spend the rest of the day after my little painting job is done this morning.
It was late when I made it home, but by then I was really thinking about those ribs. I got one of the smaller pieces out of the 'fridge along with an ear of corn and popped 'em both into the microwave, and minutes later was rewarded with a delicious dinner. It's nice when things work out like that.
If such a thing is possible, I hope everyone enjoys a restful and productive weekend!
