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Thanks Burnham. I get things done, but I think Al has me beat by a good bit. I'm just not smart enough to ask myself if I can actually do what I'm about to do. I just jump in and figure out the details later.

I finally got to work on my stuff today. Oil change and hoses on my backhoe. Pulled my dump truck out of the weeds in preparation for getting it running. First trail hike in months.

I was officially 6' 2 5/8" at the oncologist last December. Imma chalk that up to hair loss, I've been claiming 6'3" for decades.

Many of our vintage Internationals, 656, 826, 1256, have 6 volt in series, and most are 3E/4E. It works, but 31S batteries from Fleetpride, or any truck store, are cheap and available.

You can start here. They will put different ends on, or even Anderson connectors. Real battery cables are not cheap...

When you grow up as a poor farmer, you learn how to fix a lot of things. This mobile mechanic thing is growing, there is a definite need.

Fixed a couple of neglected lawn mower today. Both would have been very expensive JDs when new. Happy custy with more work. Helped jump start a stranded guy at the grocery store. I was happy to help. My friend's uncle Jeremy was reluctant. He doesn't believe in Karma, I guess. I have to...

I think my laptop has finally given up on life. After several restarts, finally have a home screen, Win10, but it won't load a browser. I only use it for YouTube. Is this Microsoft getting revenge, or is it just end of life shenanigans for a six year old laptop?

There are several types, and they have invaded every industry now. The aviation link is probably the cause for the cost, but DMC is completely and totally out to lunch at this point.

I was just searching for depinning tools for Deutsch connectors. DMC makes the best tools for working with these connectors. I watched a nice video on their pinning and depinning tools, which come in a nice foam-lined hard case, but in reality could all fit in a small coffee cup, volume-wise...

Drove an hour to diagnose and fix an electrical problem that many people had been working on for about a year. It had a no crank problem. I figured I'd jump the solenoid and see if it could start, then work my way back from there. I grabbed a dmm and checked the battery, a little low, but not...

5150 left on the street this evening. From CT, so it must have gotten scared of the dark and was waiting for daylight to go home. :lol:

The sickness continues. "I wonder why my heat shrink butt connector dies have more than the usual three notches?" I asked myself about 3:00 A.M. Tuesday morning. I found out. Then I rectified my lack of odd sized heat shrink butt connectors.

For years I've been aware of a concept in human nature, but have never been able to quite put it in words. Well, today, I've figured out how to describe it: there are an alarming number of people out there, that if they were just a little bit smarter, might be able to comprehend just how stupid...

A for effort, but reinstalling this cobbled radiator hose cost twice as much this morning as a new one cost. It then had to be removed again because the replacement alternator, installed long before my time, was slightly different, requiring a longer belt than the special order one from Deere.

You have to make sure the injectors/rack are not stuck on the two strokers. They are otherwise dead simple.

There is a tractor shortage on the farm during haying season. I found a couple of batteries and got this old timer out of the bushes. Like it was just shut off yesterday. Video wouldn't load, so I'm linking to Instagram.

I just got home to find my microwave randomly starting and stopping. It wasn't 9n fire or glowing, so I unplugged it. This morning I found a tube of shoe goo I didn't know I had. I just took my boots off. Both heels need to be glued. The ghosts are busy today!

It is no longer a mystery why my board edger won't start.

Worked on the tractor again. Temperature sender or caught fire. There is no electricity going through it. Unhooked the 12v going into the cluster, no smoke. Starts with the button now. Does not charge. One day/disaster at a time with this poor old thing. Water pump on a DT466. They make...