Bruce's Journal

[Bruce]

Hmmm, the pond is now too wide to reach the middle with the backhoe. Shallow but "wide". I guess I don't really need to know how deep it is though I think it is fair to say "at least 2' deeper than it was before" (whatever that was when it was full).

Dinner tonight (@greybeard close your eyes !!)
"Vegetarian chili" except it came out more like "Great Northern Bean, onion and corn soup". Cilantro on top. Not bad if you think it is soup. Not at all good if you think it is chili.

 

[RollingAcres]

Hmmm, the pond is now too wide to reach the middle with the backhoe. Shallow but "wide". I guess I don't really need to know how deep it is though I think it is fair to say "at least 2' deeper than it was before" (whatever that was when it was full).

Maybe it's time to put those wetsuits and goggles on and get in the pond Bruce.

Dinner tonight (@greybeard close your eyes !!)
"Vegetarian chili" except it came out more like "Great Northern Bean, onion and corn soup". Cilantro on top. Not bad if you think it is soup. Not at all good if you think it is chili.

I've once tried a spicy vegetarian chili (it was during a chili cookoff at work), it was actually quite good.
I remembered reading in someone's journal(can't remember if it's @Wehner Homestead or @Latestarter 's journal) , a discussion on what should and shouldn't be in chili(like beans).

 

[greybeard]

Hmmm, the pond is now too wide to reach the middle with the backhoe. Shallow but "wide". I guess I don't really need to know how deep it is though I think it is fair to say "at least 2' deeper than it was before" (whatever that was when it was full).

Dinner tonight (@greybeard close your eyes !!)
"Vegetarian chili" except it came out more like "Great Northern Bean, onion and corn soup". Cilantro on top. Not bad if you think it is soup. Not at all good if you think it is chili.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...1211/youre-vegetarian-have-you-lost-your-mind
https://www.newsweek.com/your-vegetarian-diet-may-be-making-you-sad-706214
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/vegetarian-depression-meat-study/

This one definitely has some "issues".
https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/21/vege...she-claims-she-was-served-beefburger-7965786/

"Got in her personal space.."?
"shouted at me"?

In a pub...wow.
Poor little thing...don't ya feel just a little sorry for her?
uh...gee wow..uh lemme think about it a bit...no!

"Miss Marshall said: ‘We don’t want to go back there again. They shouted at me and left me with nothing while everyone else ate."
No they didn't. They left you with a vegetarian burger, you wittle entitled snowflake.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

It’s was my journal! We had great fun discussing chili!!!

 

[Bruce]

Today was "Change the hydraulic fluid and filters" day.

• Found the 5 drain bolts, including one that wasn't marked in the manual but I figured if there was a need to drain by the right side wheel, there must be a need to drain the left side as well.
• Started with the single centerline bolt into the biggest thing I had, a large rubber tub thing with handles. I think some people use these to feed animals. Since it is pretty soft sided I had to use a 12V oil transfer pump to get the fluid into an empty 5 gallon pail. Well ALMOST, it was about 5.5 gallons (manual says total fluid is 8.7 and I presume that is not including what is in the hoses.
• Drained the 2 bolts that were behind the centerline one
• Couldn't get the socket on the left side wheel bolt, there is a big filter in the way. It didn't want to come off easily so did the right side first.
• Took off the smaller filter on the right side. Couldn't get it out of the space because it was blocked by the backhoe frame and the rod that goes from the brake pedals to the rear brakes
• Figured out that pulling the easy to get to cotter pin on the front of the rod wouldn't drop the rod far enough to get the filter out so I got the hard to reach back one out and of course it broke. Got the old filter out, new filter in and the pin holding the brake rod is currently kept in place with a piece of wire until I can get another cotter pin
• Used a ratcheting box end wrench to get the drain bolt out of the left side.
• CAN NOT get the big filter off. Doesn't matter how hard I pull on the filter band wrench, which now has broken welds and needs to be replaced. Must be the same guy that cranked the oil pan drain bolts WAY too tight put this filter on.

So now the tractor has no hydraulic fluid and is out of action until I can get that filter off. Does anyone have a good suggestion for how to get a filter off? Any preferred kind of wrench? There isn't a lot of space between the backhoe frame and the filter. Not a whole lot of "swinging room" either. Don't know if one of the "end of the cartridge" type wrenches will work and didn't think to see if I have socket wrench extenders to be able to connect to it and be able to crank on it.

 

[Latestarter]

I'm convinced there are some really sadistic bast@#$% on vehicle assembly lines... When I went to do the first oil change on my truck, the filter was on so tight I shredded it trying to get it off and ended up having to use a cold chisel on the metal top that actually screws onto the oil feed pipe. Once the filter body is punctured, you can't drive it to a shop to have them do it...

 

[Rammy]

Shoot it. Oh, wait, nevermind. Jump up and down and scream? No. Wait. Kick the tractor? No.
Im out of ideas.
Just teasing you, Bruce!

I know getting something done and it wont cooperate is frustrating. Hope you figure it out soon.

 

[Bruce]

Yeah I'm holding off on the time honored method of punching a screwdriver through it. I think I'm better off not changing the filter than ruining it and potentially STILL not be able to get it off.

BTW, the filter wrench was NOT slipping. Tight as could be but the torque clearly isn't being applied in a useable fashion. I have no idea how someone could get it on that tight.

 

[Latestarter]

three words... pneumatic impact wrench

 

[CntryBoy777]

Ya try turning it the other way?.....may have a left handed thread on it.....sometimes a glaze can form on those things and there can be a vacuum created.....just some of the things that I've faced a few times.....