RedNeckGeek
Super Member
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- 8,754
- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 59F @ 7:15AM. Abundant sunshine. High 78F. Winds light and variable.
Summer is still hanging on out here on the Left Coast. It may be warm, but the days now end at an unreasonable 5PM when the sun dips below the canyon rim. It's surprising how much I miss good daylight when trying to finish something at the end of the day.
The Vanagon was made long before soy based wiring, but that didn't stop the mice from chewing the heck out of the harness. One wire in particular was a "real fun job" to replace: It ran up the driver's side A pillar, and could only be accessed through a hole in the sheet metal in the dash. I used one of those snake cameras to find the damage, and to guide the replacement wire to a place I could reach it up underneath the roof structure. My neck still hurts just thinking about it. I purchased a bag of old fashioned moth balls last week to distribute in the garage and in the van as the temperatures cool. But Don's article has me thinking about using peppermint oil instead, it being so much easier on the nose.:laughing:
Yesterday's meeting with the solar guy was a bust. He told me he'd text me when he started up, but instead he called and there was no voice reception where I was working. I noticed his voicemail a half hour after he'd left the gate. We're rescheduled for next week, on his return trip from dealing with issues with Butte County building inspectors related to another job.
Got the shipping container up on block piers at all four corners yesterday, necessary because some of the rails were setting on high spots in the gravel. Used all the block I had, so today I'll go through the scrap bin for various thicknesses of plywood and Masonite to use. It's within an inch of level on all corners now, but that's not close enough to get the doors working easily. It's a bit like shoving cardboard under a wobbly table leg; you just keep trying different thicknesses until it doesn't rock anymore. But with the added complication that it needs to be level, too. Once it's level, I'll make some measurements so I know how much of what size block I need to purchase. But I think I'll pour concrete piers around the blocks once they're in place to further distribute the weight. The clay the box sits on now is very hard, but I can't help but wonder if it softens in the winter rains.
Need to pack today for a motorcycle trip down to the Salton Sea, taking the long way down to stay in the little beach side town of Cambria. Lots of good eats there, and for the coast, reasonable accommodations. I'll probably come back along US395, hoping to catch some fall color.
Yes, that's right, it's HUMP DAY!:laughing:
Summer is still hanging on out here on the Left Coast. It may be warm, but the days now end at an unreasonable 5PM when the sun dips below the canyon rim. It's surprising how much I miss good daylight when trying to finish something at the end of the day.
The Vanagon was made long before soy based wiring, but that didn't stop the mice from chewing the heck out of the harness. One wire in particular was a "real fun job" to replace: It ran up the driver's side A pillar, and could only be accessed through a hole in the sheet metal in the dash. I used one of those snake cameras to find the damage, and to guide the replacement wire to a place I could reach it up underneath the roof structure. My neck still hurts just thinking about it. I purchased a bag of old fashioned moth balls last week to distribute in the garage and in the van as the temperatures cool. But Don's article has me thinking about using peppermint oil instead, it being so much easier on the nose.:laughing:
Yesterday's meeting with the solar guy was a bust. He told me he'd text me when he started up, but instead he called and there was no voice reception where I was working. I noticed his voicemail a half hour after he'd left the gate. We're rescheduled for next week, on his return trip from dealing with issues with Butte County building inspectors related to another job.
Got the shipping container up on block piers at all four corners yesterday, necessary because some of the rails were setting on high spots in the gravel. Used all the block I had, so today I'll go through the scrap bin for various thicknesses of plywood and Masonite to use. It's within an inch of level on all corners now, but that's not close enough to get the doors working easily. It's a bit like shoving cardboard under a wobbly table leg; you just keep trying different thicknesses until it doesn't rock anymore. But with the added complication that it needs to be level, too. Once it's level, I'll make some measurements so I know how much of what size block I need to purchase. But I think I'll pour concrete piers around the blocks once they're in place to further distribute the weight. The clay the box sits on now is very hard, but I can't help but wonder if it softens in the winter rains.
Need to pack today for a motorcycle trip down to the Salton Sea, taking the long way down to stay in the little beach side town of Cambria. Lots of good eats there, and for the coast, reasonable accommodations. I'll probably come back along US395, hoping to catch some fall color.
Yes, that's right, it's HUMP DAY!:laughing:
