No rain!

October 17, 2007 (5:46am)

50º F, Cloudy, S Wind, 3mph.

Good morning,

Another cloudy day. At least there are no rain drops coming from the clouds though, and the weatherman is predicting some sun today. Hope so. The temperature is on a bit of a rise too, which is also welcome. Rained all day yesterday. The official report is we received something over an inch of rain yesterday - slow and all day.

Worked most of the day at Eli’s on Fjord. Got the antifreeze (at least initial fill) and oil back in. Then I turned my attention to the electrical system. Replaced the spark plugs and their wires. The hardest part was to put on the wiring. It has been a long time since doing that. The parts store only had a “universal” 4-cylinder wire set, so all had to be cut to length and end caps fitted. The new wiring is strung outside of the tube originally designed for the purpose. That should cut down on moisture problems of past experience with the tube. Sure looks neater than what was on the tractor. Someone apparently changed one wire at a time as it went bad, with whatever they had on hand. Most were way too long and just wound around things to take up the extra length. A real mess.

I also had Eli order a 12 volt conversion set for the tractor. It is a bit more expensive than I can order it for, but figured he may as well get a couple of bucks on the deal rather than someone else. It will be much easier to put on before the hood goes back on than after. Besides, I will have Eli’s guidance on the project too. Hope it comes soon so I can get it on and going.

Hope I can drain the transmission/rear axle today, if I can find enough containers to catch it. Five gallons is a lot of liquid to catch then dispose of somewhere besides the floor. The new oil is on hand to replace it with. Never changed that much at one time before. Probably will get after the tire or lift arm today too while waiting for the electrical wiring to come.

It was laundry day for Margriet yesterday. The laundry is washed, but not dry with all of the rain. It is hanging up in the main house, but probably will not be dry until tomorrow I would expect. I sure am adding to the laundry needing to be done these days. I think it will be that way for a while too from the looks of it.

Margriet made some country-style ribs for dinner last night. She started the process by starting the marinating process the night before. I really got a start when I opened the refrigerator yesterday morning and saw what looked like a rather large piece of flesh with blood running from it. She used a tomato based marinade and I didn’t know it was there. Sure made me look twice! The end result was very good (and gone!) for supper last night.

Time to get the day a-going.

In Christ My Saviour,

Chris <><