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Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 15th, 2016, 8:37 pm
by zildjian
Yes you're right, its strapped forward, I'm going with pulling this into the headboard and driving carefully this time
with loader that's being fitted it would be too long so will be travelling backwards with bucket tipped down over trailer back and pulled down,
Its strictly for short journey's this combination in fact (if tractor went fast enough) I'd drive it down the road as its road legal
Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 16th, 2016, 9:29 am
by David Fellowes
Well it won't be outside that's for sure
Ignition light Hilux
Posted: September 16th, 2016, 8:59 pm
by zildjian
Dropped tractor off this afternoon, had the ignition light come on as I got home,
fan belt intact, heat normal, 11,5v across battery though, and then engine light came on as well,
code reader suggests alternator,
reading up in now appears the alternator may have blown the fusible link
looking at a thread on this with pictures this evening reminds me this has happened before and my garage pulled the big block of fuses out and soldered something last time, so maybe they can do it again or it'll be a new one but they don't look dear at least
Needed a new battery to replace the ten year old original it left Japan with
all good again.....
Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 17th, 2016, 6:00 pm
by derestrictor
Well its a change in the weather so it will be digging out the pullovers and thick socks from bottom of wardrobe tomorrow, i'm already going to work in the dark enough to warrant headlights as it is

Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 18th, 2016, 10:43 am
by keeflester
Just spent the morning replacing the fabric in the fly screen on one of Jackie's doors on her house in Leros. On account of the heat I've adopted a new working style. Do a bit, rest a bit, do a bit more. I think I suit the Mediterranean method.
Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 18th, 2016, 12:04 pm
by zildjian
Put a new battery on Hilux yesterday after trying Sue's on it to check, and all back to normal
all lights out, so just a (ten year old) factory fitted battery had failed

Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 18th, 2016, 12:37 pm
by Alexd
keeflester wrote:Just spent the morning replacing the fabric in the fly screen on one of Jackie's doors on her house in Leros. On account of the heat I've adopted a new working style. Do a bit, rest a bit, do a bit more. I think I suit the Mediterranean method.
you know i think i could adjust to that lifestyle Keef are you ever coming back

Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 19th, 2016, 5:53 am
by keeflester
Alexd wrote:keeflester wrote:Just spent the morning replacing the fabric in the fly screen on one of Jackie's doors on her house in Leros. On account of the heat I've adopted a new working style. Do a bit, rest a bit, do a bit more. I think I suit the Mediterranean method.
you know i think i could adjust to that lifestyle Keef are you ever coming back

I'm heading back on Saturday. things to see, people to do, you know how it is. I'll bring the Mediterranean method home with me, you're welcome to share it.
Re: What are you up to?
Posted: September 20th, 2016, 11:24 am
by David Fellowes
Surveying the damage left by Night-shift for the clean-up fairies on days to tidy away
fear the walking dead
Posted: September 21st, 2016, 6:44 pm
by zildjian
Only now got around to watching the TV series I'm just at end of Series one and 'quite' like it, dare say its the methadone solution while the addicts amongst us wait for
TWD to come back in Autumn