Category Archives: Restoration Plan Omega

What have I been doing?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by dd

Well, I’m a little behind on posting tractor-y updates, so I figured I should let people know what’s been happening… When last I posted, Bror was moving under his own power, things were looking up, I was assembling all the … Continue reading →

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Generator rebuild kits arrived!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by dd

Whoo hoo! Got a pressie in the mail today!  My generator rebuild kits! So, one of two things I need to have to get things squared away for Bror! I REALLY wasn’t expecting it THIS soon,because it took from the … Continue reading →

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Starting to get ramped up for summer…

Posted on April 6, 2013 by dd

IF it ever comes…. Well, wasn’t really doing things ON my John Deere today, but I had the good fortune to get permission to bring the grubby old engine block from Cranky into my basement workroom. I spent the evening … Continue reading →

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More work tonight… In the dark… and cold..

Posted on October 3, 2012 by dd

So, thanks again to the good graces of LTGal, I was able to go out and do some work after supper tonight…. And a lovely supper of Alton Brown’s deep fried buttermilk chicken (adapted for oven) it was!So, took my … Continue reading →

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More progress on Wally today…

Posted on September 8, 2012 by dd

Well, not a lot of pictures, ’cause I’ve been going hard…. Broke out the big torque wrench this morning and torqued the flywheel nut on to 75 lbs as per spec, without breaking any fins off the flywheel.Cleaned off Wally’s … Continue reading →

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Battle scars and a post-mortem

Posted on August 26, 2012 by dd

So, some updates on Cranky… including details of my FIRST injury sustained during the work on Cranky! (Guess I gotta take down that “4 injury-free days” sign!  ) So, this actually happened YESTERDAY…. It looks MUCH better today than it did … Continue reading →

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A Day In The Life of…. Cranky!

Posted on August 25, 2012 by dd

So, I got out to my dad’s warehouse today where Cranky has been in storage since, oh, last November, I think… Blew up his tires, went to roll him out – URK! No roll-y! DANG IT! Brake was off, shifter … Continue reading →

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And finally! Tractors!!! Well…

Posted on July 2, 2012 by dd

Tractor, at least… Hiking Wally out of the spot he was in at Greensail’s…. He and I got Wally all loaded up, then shot the breeze about tractors for a bit this morning… Then back home with Wally… Totally serendipitously, … Continue reading →

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Patio is done!

Posted on July 2, 2012 by dd

Wound up out in Hinton Alberta this weekend at a memorial service for my uncle, but over the time I was gone, LTGal got the new patio finished! The bunny is…ok. It is likely he will need surgery at some … Continue reading →

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TINY bits of progress

Posted on June 24, 2012 by dd

So, TINY bits of progress this weekend, between yard work and LTGal studying, helping out a friend with my truck, going to barbecue’s and other various life problems… You can see at the end of what we’ve gotten done, we’ve … Continue reading →

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