Perfect day today for getting things done before the cold snap hits in a couple of days.
My 'ol 9N has refused to start for a few days, so I decided to get it down the road to a repair/auto salvage shop about a mile from me. It was not an easy task, as the blade was in the down position, so I could not roll the tractor around. I backed the truck up to the Quonset back door, and chained the tractor to the truck. Very gently, I pulled the tractor backwards through the door, getting out every now and then to adjust the steering wheel on the tractor, so as not to scuff the unit on the door frame.
Dragged it just outside the shop, with the blade dragging the ground, so that the tractor would not roll into the truck as I pulled it onto a slight downward slopping embankment. Got out of the truck, put the tractor in gear, and disconnected the tractor from the truck. Got a come-along, and used it to raise the blade on the tractor, so that when I took it out of gear it would roll to a spot where I could again hook it up to the truck.
Got back on the tractor, pushed in the clutch, and down the hill we go, backwards! Brought it to a stop, hooked the truck back up to it, and pulled the tractor up to the driveway, where I could load it onto the trailer.
Hooked the trailer to the truck, backed up to the tractor, and discovered that my electric winch did not want to allow the cable to roll out.
Got another come-along, and chain, and manually winched the tractor up onto the trailer. By now, I'm out of wind, and feel like I spent 10 minutes in the ring with Cassius Clay.
Up the road we go, to JW's Auto Salvage and repair shop. JW is an absolute expert on fixing and rebuilding anything electrical. He will work on whatever you bring him, new, or old.
When I entered his shop, I was tickled to see what he was working on today:
My tractor will fit right in!
That done, I loaded up the lawn mower, which also needs mechanical attention. Headed to the car wash and gave the mower and trailer a good washing, and dropped the mower off at another shop.
I'm wore slap out, but so proud that I managed to accomplish all of this with nothing more than sore knees and shoulders, and one bleeding finger.
Got home, and guess what... the tractor was no longer blocking the Stude in the shop. 69 balmy degrees, and the car has a coat of that nasty dust that comes from the furnace when you light it for the first time of the season.
Stude content:
Took the Stude for its second 50 mile run over the extended week-end, and gave her a bath:
Life is good!
My 'ol 9N has refused to start for a few days, so I decided to get it down the road to a repair/auto salvage shop about a mile from me. It was not an easy task, as the blade was in the down position, so I could not roll the tractor around. I backed the truck up to the Quonset back door, and chained the tractor to the truck. Very gently, I pulled the tractor backwards through the door, getting out every now and then to adjust the steering wheel on the tractor, so as not to scuff the unit on the door frame.
Dragged it just outside the shop, with the blade dragging the ground, so that the tractor would not roll into the truck as I pulled it onto a slight downward slopping embankment. Got out of the truck, put the tractor in gear, and disconnected the tractor from the truck. Got a come-along, and used it to raise the blade on the tractor, so that when I took it out of gear it would roll to a spot where I could again hook it up to the truck.
Got back on the tractor, pushed in the clutch, and down the hill we go, backwards! Brought it to a stop, hooked the truck back up to it, and pulled the tractor up to the driveway, where I could load it onto the trailer.
Hooked the trailer to the truck, backed up to the tractor, and discovered that my electric winch did not want to allow the cable to roll out.
Got another come-along, and chain, and manually winched the tractor up onto the trailer. By now, I'm out of wind, and feel like I spent 10 minutes in the ring with Cassius Clay.
Up the road we go, to JW's Auto Salvage and repair shop. JW is an absolute expert on fixing and rebuilding anything electrical. He will work on whatever you bring him, new, or old.
When I entered his shop, I was tickled to see what he was working on today:
My tractor will fit right in!
That done, I loaded up the lawn mower, which also needs mechanical attention. Headed to the car wash and gave the mower and trailer a good washing, and dropped the mower off at another shop.
I'm wore slap out, but so proud that I managed to accomplish all of this with nothing more than sore knees and shoulders, and one bleeding finger.
Got home, and guess what... the tractor was no longer blocking the Stude in the shop. 69 balmy degrees, and the car has a coat of that nasty dust that comes from the furnace when you light it for the first time of the season.
Stude content:
Took the Stude for its second 50 mile run over the extended week-end, and gave her a bath:
Life is good!
I appreciate your appreciation of the work we put into the '54.
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