[AT] real tractor stuff <g>

[Mike Sloane]

It was quite pleasant here in NW NJ today, and I took advantage of the 
nice weather. I dropped the Woods 5' 3-point mower off the hitch on the 
International 240U and also took the belt off the idler pulley. I found 
out the hard way that, if you leave the tension on the belt all winter, 
it is very likely to break shortly after you start mowing in the Spring.

Then I fired up the Farmall 340 and brought it around to drop the IH 100 
sickle bar mower off the Fast Hitch. I got lucky this time and 
positioned the various 8x8 chunks of wood just right underneath the 
mower, and the prongs slid right out of the sockets. On previous 
attempts the Fast Hitch has been anything but fast.

My next tractor chore will be dropping the 5' belly mower off the 
International 184 and bringing the tractor into the "work bay" - my 
winter project is giving the engine a much overdue overhaul. I am 
thinking just rings, but you never know what you will find until you 
open them up...

But, before I can bring the 184 inside, I have to hook up the truck snow 
plow to get it away from the door (where it has been since last March). 
And to do that, I need to charge the batteries on the Farmall 560 that 
is parked in front of the snow plow. And so it goes.

Mike

On 11/13/2010 5:53 PM, David Bruce wrote:
> Actually been a bit warm here and we are also expecting rain Tues.
>
> I'm planning to tear into the water pump tomorrow afternoon then to NAPA
> Monday morning.  With the general loss of dealers the closest Massey
> dealer is a good 60 miles away.  The NAPA about 10.  I am expecting them
> to have to order so thinking the install will be after Tues.
>
> A pain but not a major problem.
>
> David
> NW NC