Re: Messing around in the shop
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:30 pm
Holy cow fellas, i had quite a busy time in the shop this weekend, a one step forward two steps back situation.
Got the oil change in the mower and cut grass for the first time this year. Seems a little early but it needed it. I pulled back to the shop to find a flat tire on the side by side. I see it’s a cut not a hole I can plug so I figured I’d break down the tire and put a tube in. I beat on it, put the backhoe on it, tried using jacks, etc. I can’t get the bead to break loose! I finally gave up. Thoroughly defeated and aggravated I put it in the trunk of the car. Hopefully I can get it broke down by a shop tomorrow. I went over the brush hog I put the blades on last fall. All greased up and gear box oil topped off! Won’t be long now and it will be getting some use! The 2N has been running great then today it started missing and sputtering and finally died. I could get it to start but is ran terribly. What in the world happened? I looked it over and found the problem. The coil is almost cracked in two! Luckily I have a good friend up the road aways that has several N series Fords and he let me borrow a coil until I can get a new one.
It’s kind of funny, even on the days that I’m really busy and things don’t really go smoothly, I’m still completely content messing around in the shop!
Got the oil change in the mower and cut grass for the first time this year. Seems a little early but it needed it. I pulled back to the shop to find a flat tire on the side by side. I see it’s a cut not a hole I can plug so I figured I’d break down the tire and put a tube in. I beat on it, put the backhoe on it, tried using jacks, etc. I can’t get the bead to break loose! I finally gave up. Thoroughly defeated and aggravated I put it in the trunk of the car. Hopefully I can get it broke down by a shop tomorrow. I went over the brush hog I put the blades on last fall. All greased up and gear box oil topped off! Won’t be long now and it will be getting some use! The 2N has been running great then today it started missing and sputtering and finally died. I could get it to start but is ran terribly. What in the world happened? I looked it over and found the problem. The coil is almost cracked in two! Luckily I have a good friend up the road aways that has several N series Fords and he let me borrow a coil until I can get a new one.
It’s kind of funny, even on the days that I’m really busy and things don’t really go smoothly, I’m still completely content messing around in the shop!