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Comments Off on Next? Last was the hurracane that wasn't (for us at least). Folks to our south and east got hammered but the worst that we got was wet and a bit of wind.
Got things done the day or so before that I had been meaning to get done for weeks (months!). Cars moved (dead ones and live ones). The 14 wide is now on blocks. Not enough for permanent but it has to be moved again after the dozer work is finished so enough for now. Cats old camper is on blocks and in a more or less permanent location over by the 12 wide. Wood moved from the Qhut to by the 14 wide. Saw and drill press over there too. Stuff that was under the tarp at the back of the greenhouse is moved over there too. Dozer worked long enough to get the area behind the greenhouse cleared but not ditched, then it lost the retaining nut on the left final drive gear. I found the nut but was nearly 9 pm and was working with a headlight so quit and we (cat and I) dug the ditch around the greenhouse with a shovel. Didn't take water that way this time so was a success! The final bit that night was rope on the greenhouse tarp to hold it down. So up goes the ladder and me. Cat on the bottom and me on the top. Minor knee dislocation when it moved but after a bit more cussing got it tied off and down. 3 hours later the rain hit but we remained mostly dry. Took a bit in both new trailers but that was expected. mainly walls. Got to get gutters on both of them.
After 13+ hours working monday (aptly named labor day) am still hurting today (thursday). Guess I (we) overdid it. Did a bit of clean up tuesday but not much of anything due to the rain. Wednesday saw some sun, so I got out and did a bit. Got the dozer jacked up and the gear and track back on. Nut was a different story. Got it back on, hand tight, and lowered that side, and ran the dozer back and forth and got the track back on the rollers and front front and top idlers. Went to grab a bite of dirt and noted a noise from that side. Stopped, got off and looked and the nut was loose again. Checked it and the threads were eat up inside. The ones on the shaft were ok so after a bit of thinking got a piece of brass stock about the thickness of a business card (or a touch thicker) a inch long and half as wide. Bent it to conform to the curviture of the shaft and placed it on the shaft and then got the threads of the nut engaged oppsite of the brass and then folded the nut over the brass. hammered it a bit (it being the nut) and moved it with pliers a bit till it seated properly in the threads (oppisite the brass) and then hammered on the side of the nut and seated it into the brass. Turned it a bit and repeated till threads were created in the brass on both sides and the nut was snug. Don't expect it to hold long. Just hoping for another 10 to 15 hours of work time from the dozer till I can put it down and fix it right. Hate the abuse I am putting it through but gotta keep going to get the area cleared and the 14 wide moved in…
Off to marvins for split nuts to run power to the 12 wide. Only need 600 feet or so of wire and the longest is maybe a hundred feet… gonna be intere
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