learned something this weekend if you over reve Papa with the PTO engaged he twist and spits his PTO shaft out on the ground. To the up side I did get two loads dumped before I broke him, I tried to straighten it with Chet but it is still way to far off so I am going to replace the bent section with some bar stock and hope for the best.

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That is not supposed to look like that!!!

 

Got back into this project this weekend grabbed a 7 dollar chunk of 3/4 inch bar stock from Alro a couple weeks back. Notched a key-way in it with a 4" grinder and crammed it in yesterday everything seams to be working as it should again.



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Saturday Papa Smurf got a workout, We relocated 11 loads of concrete to the future pole barn drive. After, I got the culvert installed midway back allowing the surface drainage to continue flowing South from the parking lot to my South ditch. I could not believe how much he could lift when dumping.

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Now that is, "A Shit Ton" Papa got a workout last night and we are one step closer to November as everything is mucked out now from last winter. It took a few loads but he handled it like a champ.

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Papa helped with cleaning out the bonfire pit and it became obvious to me it was time for some new boards.

The 2x6 along the back window might help save it, as I have already had to many close calls loading chunks of concrete.

I was going to remove that HF crane post as most of the time it is in the way but I have found it is a very convenient handle to grab with my bucket to push or pull the truck while working along a ditch line. I leave Papa in neutral and can shove him around as necessary from the seat of Chet.

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