Weeks Behind

Of course no project no matter how difficult doesn't breed more projects. All the fancy plumbing, filters, and layout for the new air dryer would make it way to difficult to use the 50 amp outlet I use for whichever welder I need to use at the moment. I disconnected it. Instead of waiting until the last minute and I have to weld something I decided to install a new welding outlet between tool changes NOW instead of panicking later.

Amazingly I seem to have all the parts necessary to plumb and install it. Wire, fittings, conduit, box, ring, plate, etc.

... and its making it apparent I may not have everything I need for the new outdoor outlets I need to install under the new shade structure.

And while you're doing all that I'm falling behind on firewood for this winter . I think I finally found a solution for the fuel supply problems on the Rusty Tractor . The filter screen inside the tank was plugged and damaged so I pulled it and put an inline filter just before the pump . It still had problems because it was pulling from the lowest spot in the tank . Where all the trash collects . I added a standpipe to the outlet valve so it's pulling from about an inch above the lowest spot now . I'm collecting parts to rebuild the front axle of the Yanmar , didn't want to take it out of service until I had the JD running reliably . Got the parts I'm sure I need on hand or on the way , I know I'll be ordering more as I tear the axle down . I'll probably replace all the seals and bearings and possibly a gear or 3 . I'll wait until I know , some of that stuff is pricey .

Ahyup, but once you have it apart you can look at seal numbers and bearing numbers to see if you can do a lookup or crossover to an industry standard bearing/seal, or maybe once you have them in your hand it will turn out to be easy to lookup.

I got lucky like that when I had to replace a drive line on my last truck (*my fault). The MFG and part number sticker were still on the drive line. They were the OEM MFG for GM, and the exact replacement was available from Rock Auto for about half price.

• On the old steel drive lines you could drive them around for a while with a u-joint going out. It never occurred to me that it might be an all aluminum drive line. Oops. The yoke was destroyed.

Okay... The outlet for welders is now 11-1/3 ft closer to the front of the shop and 1-1/2 foot closer to the floor, but I'll loose the angle across the back bay. I'll gain about 3 ft when I am running that heavy