Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

Daughter handed over to me to follow up on the repair for her Hyundai Tucson that seem to be stuck at the dealer going nowhere. I worked over the service writer yesterday and he promised answers today and he would call me. So no call today and he did not answer calls. So tied up the dealerships phone with back to back calls for an hour until I got him to answer. He claims Hyundai warranty wants pics of the inside of the valve covers to see if there are metal particles in the oil residue. So he begged me not to call and he would get back to me by Friday. At least I have his attention

 

[m7040]

Someone got to eat it and it might as well be me

 

[Thomas]

50F clear sky low 30's over night.

Half day at follow by two spots for critter food,quick early lunch took back pack blower for long hike hoping Sunday will be the last of blowing leaves.
Plans for tonight...soon bundle up little enjoy smooth cigar on the deck waiting for critters and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yearly physical was highlight of my day. Got to leave work early for that one.

 

[m7040]

I wonder why. Deposits? Freezing?
everything looks good under there and your tractor doesn't look that old

when something fails, I always wonder what I could have done differently, if anything, to prevent it.
like the only time I've blown up a small engine by not keeping enough oil in it, due to angle of operation.
I sure felt pretty stupid about that.

I'm impressed you identified the failed part vs electronic controls.
once all that stuff is taken off, bet that air seat isn't light, looks like you can replace the part.
Maybe do a youtube video and get a million hits that pays for a new M6...

Seem to be an electrical issue in the actuator. The actuator is built into the valve and needs to be changed as a unit for some big bucks. The valve itself works easy enough with the arm off the actuator. Instead of changing it plan to hook up a cable like on a motorcycle or for the choke on a carburetor and route it outside the pedestal. Should work fine. In the meantime I can reach in and manually change position now that I have disconnected it from the actuator.

The seat and pedestal is heavy but taking them out separately helps. I had taken out the air suspension seat base already and reused it after some repair on the ZT mower where I need it more than on the tractor

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 3C and it's presently 19.6C. Clear, sunny and calm with no rain in the gauge.

The temperature dropped 5 degrees to 15C a half hour after I 'reported in' yesterday = Antarctic cold font swept up with a wee bit of cloud. Some snow around (not here) at higher elevations. Well, as Mum always said, "Just because it's warmed up now, don't put your Winter clothes away just yet."

According to the "Mad (agisting) Woman's" Daughter, whilst I was returning from Launceston, Tuesday arvo, it actually hailed pea-sized in a bit of a micro-burst! It had all melted by the time I got home.

Not much schedule for today as I'm still waiting for the ground to absorb the remaining standing rainwater and firm up. Chain-harrow tomorrow?

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Looking4new]

Daughter handed over to me to follow up on the repair for her Hyundai Tucson that seem to be stuck at the dealer going nowhere. I worked over the service writer yesterday and he promised answers today and he would call me. So no call today and he did not answer calls. So tied up the dealerships phone with back to back calls for an hour until I got him to answer. He claims Hyundai warranty wants pics of the inside of the valve covers to see if there are metal particles in the oil residue. So he begged me not to call and he would get back to me by Friday. At least I have his attention

And the service advisor will bugger off on holidays for two weeks on Thursday. Service advisors promises are like politicians promises, neither one will hold water.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 55ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Moderate wind, overcast cleared to partly cloudy in afternoon, and high temp was 72ºF. Men's Meeting to start day, bike ride, wind penalty almost .4 mile,. After lunch finished cleaning gutters on front of house, check flw on long run, and it was good. Now front porch needs sweeping again. Did get nap in.
Ron good to hear side pain gone. Hope chipping had no problems. Great moon pic. Really enjoying having you back.
Buppies Hope work goes smoothly while weather is that good.
Roy glad to hear Margeaux warming to you.
Roy good to hear light schedule.
Billy what is a mulch cover? Hope gun time was fun.
Bill hope you conserve lot of energy.
Frits hope you got everything on shopping list. Glad daughter says she is good, hope nausea and dizziness subside, prayers sent.
Drew enjoy you light schedule today.
Drew nice pic.
RNG sorry rain was underwhelming yesterday. Glad more rain coming. Hope your inside day was productive.
Don are they going to fix the power shift lever during down time? Just running tractor at 2K RPM not necessary, and may require regen sooner.
Ken sorry about breathing issues. Good luck with clearing in back yard. Nice moon pic
Frits choke cable will be cheaper
Ted hope you find mojo during nice weather. Understand about morning coffee, it was not pretty here when coffee pot broke.
Ted except for teething problems, yes it is. We transitioned later in fiber rollout and no problems.
RS sorry about air hose. Hope today was productive.
David energy conservation is good Hope Sophie's eye is doing well.
Drew glad leaves delt with. Sorry about the appliance people on Caribbean time.
Frits dirt work looks nice.
Frits you would think he would just tell you what his hurddlles are. Sorry you have to work so hard to to get info from dealer. Nice plate pic
Thomas congrats on short day at job. Hope you are done with leaves Sunday.
Dennis hope you get all clear on physical.
Randy sorry about cold front, at least not too hot for a few days. Hope you can get chain harrow done soon.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, Bird /aging issues, Roy /palpitations, /angina, /medical issues, /wife ankle,recover from getting sick, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, /wife's pain, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes and fall, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou / eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife headaches and heart eval, /sister shingles, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans, neighbor issues, and land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Mike /spine injury and recovery,James /death of FIL, Scotty, /back pain,Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp 45 and high to 61°F. Wind SSE 9 mph. Foggy.

Town run today, no dump run, doing that tomorrow when I clean up the neighbour ladies place.

My bank (KCU) charges me $1.50 for using a foreign bank (RBC) to withdraw money. RBC charges $3.oo for using a foreign card (KCU) to withdraw your money.
My banks' ATM was down the other day when I went to North Bay, so I had to withdraw the money out of the RBC. I feel that my bank owes me $4.50 for the inconvenience of going to the foreign bank to get the money and I will try today to get that money back. What the heck, all they can say is yes or no.
KCU=Kawartha Credit Union
RBC= Royal Bank of Canada

It is going to be an interesting day to say the least.

Have a safe day all

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 38° with fog this morning. Heading to 68° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Got the limb pile run thru chipper. Over 3 yards of chips. Great day to get it done. Other neighbors joined in getting it done. Todays project will be adding the large pile of chips at my place with the pile we made yesterday. Tractor seat time. After I get weekly grocery shopping done.
Woodpeckers like the large cakes of seed I put out.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.