Talk About Slipping

Not just slipping by taking more time than it should to do something. With the torque tube being broke I looked over my stash. All had broken bolts that would need drilled out that was for the C. I found one for a B that only needed cleaned up and a tap run in the holes to clean out the mud bug nests and rust. I would only have to drill and tap the two 1/2" holes for the steering box support. Ya right, I put the throw out bearing assembly in, turned it tuther end up and started to slide the foot rest tube in and found both angled bolts broke off even with the casting.  I got in the loader bucked so the holes could be drilled out straight down. Shot another afternoon.  I got the tube in and bolted fast and took the torque tube out to the tractor. I came home from work and picked the torque tube up with the loader bucket and slid it over the drive shaft I had bolted fast to the transmission. I had it bolted fast tight and started to bolt the foot rest to the fender brackets and no holes.  I bolted the foot rest tuther end to. I put a 6" long piece of 5/8" all thread on the top holes with a jack under the bell and slid it forward enough to remove the foot rest and switch ends. Feed the horses and had a little daylight so I decided to bolt the engine to the torque tube. Worked and worked trying it to go in the last 3/4"  and was about to give up when I see in my clutch pedal had stuck forward from my prying the torque tube off and back on.  I got three bolts tight but in the rocking and pushing I lost one of the nuts in the dark.

I found a pin hole in the bottom of the gas tank when I removed it.

I guess I should bale the yard rather than try to grind it up with the Woods 59 the way it is growing. Probly won't though.  I would have cut one hay patch to bale today if the C lawn mower was not down. I need to have a place to haul manure as soon as it dries out.