Well. It's been raining a bit up on the paddock, according to the BoM's radar maps and rainfall observations, and I need to slash it in preparation for the bushfire season.
When I was last up there, the fucking tractor battery was too flat to start the engine. That probably had a bit to do with it having just sat there, connected to the tractor, since I last used it a year ago. I've had it on a battery charger for several days, so hopefully it'll kick it over this time. I'm going up for the weekend (if things go well), so I should be able to slash the paddock, and run around the perimeter with the brush cutter. (Or come back Saturday night, cursing the cost of new tractor batteries.)
Update: I need a new tractor battery, dammit.
16 November 2010
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My old man had to use the rusting hulk of an ancient Massey-Ferguson recently, when his fancy new John Deere jobby broke down.
ReplyDeleteThe old one's got a crank-handle attachment, you see - for your very predicament. I wonder if you could retrofit one to the starter of a new model?
Got any engineer buddies with time on their hands?
Mine isn't quite that old, FDB. It was built in Geelong in the late 60's, I think.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I'd really be wanting to hand-crank a 3 litre diesel motor at my time of life anyway.
Don't you leave it on a hill so you can roll down and throw clutch to start? No need for battery. Or just jump start off car.
ReplyDeleteaah i see its deisel
ReplyDeleteTried jump-starting it. Didn't work, but nearly melted the cables.
ReplyDeleteRoll-starting isn't really an option either, as I keep it in a shed.