Today's "spring like" photos, AKA global warming
Well it turns out to be a good thing I went to all that work Sat, because Sunday I decided to investigate a vibration in the Dakota. "I thought" (seat of the pants) it was the front shaft / U joint. Removed the shaft, moved the joints, they felt fine. Installed another shaft out of one of the junkers. Still shook at about 70. So ?? REAR?? Sure enough late Sunday I got the rear shaft out and the front joint is "right at" that point where one set of journals feels "rough." Caught it "just in time." It was 17F this morning, just now coming up to 25F Time to get to the "parts" store
The Farmall worked hard to remove this, it has fallen from the shed roof. Shovel doesn't touch it. The blade has no down pressure, it is gravity only, so I finally plowed at it a little bit AHEAD to break it up and loose, then dragged it out with the blade backwards. That pile you see left there is HARD and ICY!!
Below: LOL........check out the ice around the front shaft!!
Well it turns out to be a good thing I went to all that work Sat, because Sunday I decided to investigate a vibration in the Dakota. "I thought" (seat of the pants) it was the front shaft / U joint. Removed the shaft, moved the joints, they felt fine. Installed another shaft out of one of the junkers. Still shook at about 70. So ?? REAR?? Sure enough late Sunday I got the rear shaft out and the front joint is "right at" that point where one set of journals feels "rough." Caught it "just in time." It was 17F this morning, just now coming up to 25F Time to get to the "parts" store
The Farmall worked hard to remove this, it has fallen from the shed roof. Shovel doesn't touch it. The blade has no down pressure, it is gravity only, so I finally plowed at it a little bit AHEAD to break it up and loose, then dragged it out with the blade backwards. That pile you see left there is HARD and ICY!!
Below: LOL........check out the ice around the front shaft!!
