Good Morning!!!! 46F @ 6:15AM. Showers this morning, becoming a steady rain during the afternoon hours. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Might get some sunshine toward the end of the week, but for now it's just rain and rainier.
I had speeds like that when I first set Starlink up here, KJC, now they're generally below 10Mbps. Stuff still works fine, but I do see buffering on occasion.
Got the valve stems from my neighbor yesterday morning before it started raining, and installation was a breeze. Got the wheel and tire up on the mounting machine, but the bead was so thick and stiff the machine couldn't handle it. Got another neighbor with a lot of heavy equipment experience to come over. He brought a really long tire iron with him, and the bead was on in no time. Had to use a ratchet strap around the tire to get the beads to seat, though. He's a big guy, and had the wheel mounted on the tractor before I could get out there with the torque wrench. It took all my strength to get that wheel up on the mounting machine, so I really appreciated his effort.
He noticed oil under the truck, and asked if it was from the valley between the two cylinder heads. Yes, been leaking up there for some time. Showed me the lines to the high pressure oil pump, and they were leaking. Ordered a kit with replacement lines, and found a video or two on the procedure. First step will be cleaning the engine with the hot water washer, after it stops raining.
Got some paperwork that has been pestering me done, and actually found a bit more room on the desktop. Need to do more of the same out in the shop. More of the same today.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend.
