Cute little bugger!Big dig this am...
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took about 15 mins...no shoring needed.I felt like I was riding a mechanical bull or one of those 25 cent rides that we used to see outside the grocery store (do they even have those any more?).
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Sump line relocation and tying in the rain leader as well. 4" pipe is daylighted further down the run. I didn't get a final pic when I left the scene.You burying the down spout?
Seems like the 15 gal of SUDT-2 would be quantity overkill for those two machines.Wife and I started the day with a trip to a local dealer to pick up the supplies for the 400 hour service for the L. Yeah, I know some may interpret it as an inappropriate flex, but I now have 15 gallons of SUDT2. After a couple more errands wife asked if I had enough left to buy lunch. Told her for her, anywhere she wanted so long as she had a coupon. True to form for her, she did not disappoint. View attachment 109267
Of course I got a hat. I don’t have much hair so it’s kind of a tradition.
I’m on vacation this week. Servicing the tractor and Mule are two of this week’s chores. The guy I left in charge at work texted me that he was having a pretty irritating day and hoped I was faring better with whatever I was doing. Responded that, at that moment, I was looking up the rear end of a mule that needed servicing but it was still better than being at work. Sent him the below pic a few minutes later.
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Part of the 200 hour service on the Kawasaki is changing the oil in the final drives. I was at the point of refilling the rear final when he texted.
With the Mule done and bay free, stripped the loader and box scrape off the L to get it into the bay for tomorrow’s fun. Of course 30 seconds after I got the loader off it called for a regen. Took the opportunity to clean up a bit while it screamed away for 20 minutes at WOT working at nothing just outside the door. It still looks weird when it’s naked.
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Where’s the grapple to pluck that cherry off the back end? It might be time to think about a backho with a thumb…I tried using the MX this past Sunday to remove the outboard from the boat and move it down one bolt hole on the transom, but it proved to be too difficult on my own. A friend is going to help me this week since it's at least a two-man show.
One of my nieces from England is staying with me for a few weeks but I sure as heck wasn't going to let her control the tractor and mess with the loader while I wrestled the 500lb motor (dry weight) off the transom!She doesn't have a driver's license yet and this isn't the time to teach her fine motor skills!
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Don't know what size motor you are lifting as that is a factor. I moved my 140hp Suzuki (approx 420#) several years ago very carefully with a floor jack on the skeg with it slightly trimmed to keep the weight towards the transom. No issues and was done in about 15minutes by myself.I tried using the MX this past Sunday to remove the outboard from the boat and move it down one bolt hole on the transom, but it proved to be too difficult on my own. A friend is going to help me this week since it's at least a two-man show.
One of my nieces from England is staying with me for a few weeks but I sure as heck wasn't going to let her control the tractor and mess with the loader while I wrestled the 500lb motor (dry weight) off the transom!She doesn't have a driver's license yet and this isn't the time to teach her fine motor skills!
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I'd love a mini excavator but it'll have to wait a few years!Where’s the grapple to pluck that cherry off the back end? It might be time to think about a backho with a thumb…![]()
That's a great idea and I didn't think of that. There are two lifting points under the top cowling that I was using but the floor jack idea is appealing. I only need to get the motor off the two shorter bolts at the top and reposition one hole higher (lower motor) since the longer lower bolts are in slots rather than holes.Don't know what size motor you are lifting as that is a factor. I moved my 140hp Suzuki (approx 420#) several years ago very carefully with a floor jack on the skeg with it slightly trimmed to keep the weight towards the transom. No issues and was done in about 15minutes by myself.