1982vett
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Long story....
I rent an 80 acre place 5 miles up the road. A creek (No crossing) divides it into 45 and 35 acres. Last month I prepared to spray weeds and found the water well pump wasn't working on the 45 so I grabbed the generator/welder I use to run a well that no longer has power on the 35 acre side. Wouldn't start. Carburetor gummed up so I take it in to get that fixed. Got it back Thursday and the water well guy Had the other well running so I gear up to start spraying Friday. First load (10 acres) went off without a hitch. Second load I noticed pressure issues. Finally decided the aluminum bypass valve I had to settle for earlier in the year was sticking so I make a trip to town for another. Nobody has one so I take it out and use the gate valve like did years ago before I plumbed in the bypass valve. Wouldn't you know....didn't make a difference. Head scratching and wondering if the pump went bad. Messing with the gate valves I inadvertently managed to blow the hose on the discharge Side of the pump. Pegged the pressure gage too. Lightbulb moment....intake hose was collapsing.... changed the hose and finished that load and another. Put another load out and noticed a weld breaking on a boom. Had the welder and rods on the truck on the truck to fix it but needed a come Along to squeeze everything back into place. Run to the house and get it. Got it all welded up and and another load put out. Tight in up a loose clamp while loading the 5th load and finish that side. Called it a day. Tough day but got to my stopping point.
Wife helped me move the tractor to the back side. I know I'm going to run shore of chemicals so I run to town and get it before I get started. I Should have had a half a tank left from yesterday...yeah it ran out in about a minute.... what's up with that? Loaded up and started again and I found the problem....tightening up that clamp cracked the line....So back to town for pvc fittings And home to make a new line. Good to go till I notice another crack that needs welding While loading the second load of the day. Fortunate I saw it before it failed but really.... about half way through that load I notice a front tire is awful low....back to the house for an air tank and tire plugs. Grab a tire tool just in case I need to take the tire off but the plugs fix it. I'll be dam if another weld fails on the boom...on top of that the welder runs out of gas...what the hay. It was full when I took it to the shop....oh well back up the road 4 miles for gas...and a Blue Bell Fudgesicle. Don't care about the sugar and carbs at this point. Grab a couple bottles of water too. Finish the second load of the day. Should have been finished hours ago but just finishing 20 acres. Get about an acre into the third load and the spray and pump noise just stops....The pump has come off the pro coupler. :tiphat: Fat chance I have an Allen wrench to fit it.
Yeah, I got beat today.
It's also got me seriously thinking about letting that lease go.
I rent an 80 acre place 5 miles up the road. A creek (No crossing) divides it into 45 and 35 acres. Last month I prepared to spray weeds and found the water well pump wasn't working on the 45 so I grabbed the generator/welder I use to run a well that no longer has power on the 35 acre side. Wouldn't start. Carburetor gummed up so I take it in to get that fixed. Got it back Thursday and the water well guy Had the other well running so I gear up to start spraying Friday. First load (10 acres) went off without a hitch. Second load I noticed pressure issues. Finally decided the aluminum bypass valve I had to settle for earlier in the year was sticking so I make a trip to town for another. Nobody has one so I take it out and use the gate valve like did years ago before I plumbed in the bypass valve. Wouldn't you know....didn't make a difference. Head scratching and wondering if the pump went bad. Messing with the gate valves I inadvertently managed to blow the hose on the discharge Side of the pump. Pegged the pressure gage too. Lightbulb moment....intake hose was collapsing.... changed the hose and finished that load and another. Put another load out and noticed a weld breaking on a boom. Had the welder and rods on the truck on the truck to fix it but needed a come Along to squeeze everything back into place. Run to the house and get it. Got it all welded up and and another load put out. Tight in up a loose clamp while loading the 5th load and finish that side. Called it a day. Tough day but got to my stopping point.
Wife helped me move the tractor to the back side. I know I'm going to run shore of chemicals so I run to town and get it before I get started. I Should have had a half a tank left from yesterday...yeah it ran out in about a minute.... what's up with that? Loaded up and started again and I found the problem....tightening up that clamp cracked the line....So back to town for pvc fittings And home to make a new line. Good to go till I notice another crack that needs welding While loading the second load of the day. Fortunate I saw it before it failed but really.... about half way through that load I notice a front tire is awful low....back to the house for an air tank and tire plugs. Grab a tire tool just in case I need to take the tire off but the plugs fix it. I'll be dam if another weld fails on the boom...on top of that the welder runs out of gas...what the hay. It was full when I took it to the shop....oh well back up the road 4 miles for gas...and a Blue Bell Fudgesicle. Don't care about the sugar and carbs at this point. Grab a couple bottles of water too. Finish the second load of the day. Should have been finished hours ago but just finishing 20 acres. Get about an acre into the third load and the spray and pump noise just stops....The pump has come off the pro coupler. :tiphat: Fat chance I have an Allen wrench to fit it.
Yeah, I got beat today.
It's also got me seriously thinking about letting that lease go.
maybe not as bad as the day before. 
