Skip to main content

Birthday visit

 We all made it up to Cullman to be with Mawmaw on Pawpaw's birthday. David, Max, and Bev and I came. There wasn't anything to do to the big tractor. I did a little more investigation of the 284 carb and have determined it needs to be pulled off and cleaned. The batteries needed replacing so we got a new one for the old tractors and the 284. 

The battery in the Cub was dead so we charged it up and ran the engine. 

Then we tackled the apple trees next. The boys and I cut the remaining trunks up and piled them up for a burn. With some of the waste diesel, we got it going and burned it up till dark. The next day we used the FEL to push up the pile and restack the remaining limbs. The residual heat in the ashes got another blaze going that was better than the first. We delayed leaving until the main material had burned.

The 284 doesn't seem to have a problem starting now but the flooding is a problem. I've downloaded a diagram of the carburetor and plan on disassembling it with Preston Jones' help.

I'll order parts for the Craftsman Roto Tiller and fix the carburetor on it as well. Maybe we can use it to till up the garden. Trees will need pruning and pecan trees will need fertilizer.



Popular posts from this blog

Catching up

  After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond.  The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted.  David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit.  I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

Effigy of Grief

  Effigies are used in grieving by  providing a tangible representation of what has been lost, allowing a mourner to connect with who or what they've lost , which can help with the process of acceptance and emotional expression, particularly when the loss is sudden or traumatic;  they can be used to focus grief and memories around a physical likeness, offering a sense of continued presence even in their absence