Wednesday
Sep262007
Bush Hogger - The Revenge
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 7:22AM
Not that I needed to be more annoyed with the situation... but I am...
I was able to get a 5 pack of the small fuses the BX24 uses and replace the used spare 15A that blew the other night... things start up, run fine, and after a tour around the field with Watson riding along last night - the tractor is fine... so I'm hoping that the blown fuse was just a fluke and I'm not looking at hours of hunting for a short in the miles of wiring harnesses that enshroud the little tractor.
That's not where my frustration lies - that's the good news... the frustration comes from the observation I made when backing the tractor into the barn... see, the whole ride around the field I had the Bush Hog in tow and noticed it was pulling sorta strange - but since it wasn't running I was more interested in looking up at the trees for a stand location... Anyhow, as I'm backing into the barn I notice the fact that the upright on the left side of the hog, right at the lower link pin, is split all the way through... and floating in mid-air... immediately explaining the fact that it won't pull straight.
So - now - even though I have been putting it off for a while - looks like it's time to go buy that welder - because I'm in need of the hog to do more of the field - immediately.
Guess that's why they say "ever farmer needs a welder"... first it was the purchase of the snow thrower that I KNEW needed a welder - now to that list I have to add the bush hog.
I was able to get a 5 pack of the small fuses the BX24 uses and replace the used spare 15A that blew the other night... things start up, run fine, and after a tour around the field with Watson riding along last night - the tractor is fine... so I'm hoping that the blown fuse was just a fluke and I'm not looking at hours of hunting for a short in the miles of wiring harnesses that enshroud the little tractor.
That's not where my frustration lies - that's the good news... the frustration comes from the observation I made when backing the tractor into the barn... see, the whole ride around the field I had the Bush Hog in tow and noticed it was pulling sorta strange - but since it wasn't running I was more interested in looking up at the trees for a stand location... Anyhow, as I'm backing into the barn I notice the fact that the upright on the left side of the hog, right at the lower link pin, is split all the way through... and floating in mid-air... immediately explaining the fact that it won't pull straight.
So - now - even though I have been putting it off for a while - looks like it's time to go buy that welder - because I'm in need of the hog to do more of the field - immediately.
Guess that's why they say "ever farmer needs a welder"... first it was the purchase of the snow thrower that I KNEW needed a welder - now to that list I have to add the bush hog.
Reader Comments (1)
Yeah, but you get a new toy out of this...