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What are you doing today, II

Went to my favorite Chinese buffet for lunch and gorged myself. That was after it warmed up to +20F after a recorded reading of -8F this morning with crazy winds still howling from overnight. Same winds that brought all that lake effect snow in western NY. Then went to the grocery store to get some cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. The good stuff too, the jellied stuff that comes in a can. :D Finally ended up at the Ford dealer for them to tell me they have no idea where my ordered Ford Maverick truck is and when it will come in. If it comes in. He said that with a straight face so I know he was serious. Time for a nap.
 
NorthernRedneck said:
Plan for today?

Head to the city for a few errands then back home to play with the new plow truck. I listed the old one for sale as is then took the ad down as I'm going to attempt mounting the western plow onto the new truck. It has a meyer plow that works good and has had the hydraulics all rebuilt but the blade itself looks like Swiss cheese. So my plan is to swap just the blades if it can be done.
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It can be done! I started by removing the pump from the good plow on the busted truck then removed the light and pump frame. Then disconnected the mounting pins and towed the broken truck out of the way. I was quite happy it rolled and the tranny wasn't locked up. What I was left with was a good western plow and frame and the mounting bracket and light bar and pump mount from the old rusted meyer plow. I'm basically mounting a Western plow and pump to a meyer mounting bracket. The only modification that is needed is getting two tabs cut off and relocated. I have a welder booked for tomorrow afternoon.
 
tiredretired said:
Went to my favorite Chinese buffet for lunch and gorged myself. That was after it warmed up to +20F after a recorded reading of -8F this morning with crazy winds still howling from overnight. Same winds that brought all that lake effect snow in western NY. Then went to the grocery store to get some cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. The good stuff too, the jellied stuff that comes in a can. :D Finally ended up at the Ford dealer for them to tell me they have no idea where my ordered Ford Maverick truck is and when it will come in. If it comes in. He said that with a straight face so I know he was serious. Time for a nap.
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That FORD Maverick appears to be good truck for the money. I am not surprised they have an order backlog.
 
FrancSevin said:
That FORD Maverick appears to be good truck for the money. I am not surprised they have an order backlog.
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Yes, it is. The hybrid gets almost 50 mpg around town. Collaborative system with Toyota so it is solid but not available with AWD so I needed to order the 2.0 EcoBoost engine in it. They are a nice little truck and perfectly suited for an old fart like me. LOL.
 
Day 3 of the plow swap just making everything work as I'm taking the frame and light/hydraulic pump mount from the meyer plow and marrying it to the western plow and pump. Everything is hard mounted. I had a mobile welder come in and cut the mounting brackets off the old truck and weld them to the already installed plow frame on the new truck. I then installed my western hydraulic pump onto the meyer plow frame. I was attempting to use the existing wiring harness for the meyer plow on the western but they're obviously not the same. Instead of tracing the wires and rewiring it, I took the complete harness off the old Ford and figured out a game plan to remove the meyer harness and install the western. Common sense says if it worked in the old Ford, it'll work in the chevy. Plus, the western plow has a single joystick toggle for up down left right. The meyer has two separate toggles.
 
tiredretired said:
Yes, it is. The hybrid gets almost 50 mpg around town. Collaborative system with Toyota so it is solid but not available with AWD so I needed to order the 2.0 EcoBoost engine in it. They are a nice little truck and perfectly suited for an old fart like me. LOL.
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I have interest in it for my son/grandson. A nice truck for a responsible teenager. But first, he gets a beater to wreck.
 
Day 4 of the plow install. I had installed the wiring harness but missed connecting 3 wires. A buddy came over and helped me troubleshoot it. We had it working within a half hour. The light mount is meyer. The plow and pump are western. I took the wiring harness out of the old truck and installed it in the new one. The lights will be installed later.


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Cleaning out the corner cabinent in the kitchen. It just collects stuff and not one of the Tupperware parts, bowls and lids fit.

How does that happen?
 
Going to the gym in an hour or so, then some grocery shopping, including the Ruthven Meat Locker, where they have beef ribs for $2.00 a pound. Probably pick up 20 or more pounds and put them in the freeze for a future barbeque. I'm staying away from all the other stores because it's Black Friday......So, is it White Saturday tomorrow? Is Taco Tuesday now Tan Tuesday? LOL
 
Relaxing and feeling so much better!
I considered putting up the tree and decorating but think I'll do that next weekend.
The kids are both out of state since Wednesday afternoon.
I'm getting reports from them both of craziness and Black Friday shoppers.
Hurry home safely!!
 
Kind of a lazy day. Good thing as my back is aching. I did go to a friend's house to help him install an infrared heater in his garage. Now, I'm waiting in the vehicle for my wife who's in a walk in clinic for a nasty cold that's lasted 3 weeks now. She had to take 2 covid tests prior to the appointment to prove it's not the dreaded big C. She tested negative. She has mild asthma that gets worse when she is sick. That's generally the only time she needs a puffer.
 
FrancSevin said:
Good lord you get a lot done.

Me, I cut and fit a door to the new shed lean-to on the side of the garage.

At 38" X 78" a stock door would not work.
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I read your posts you get plenty done yourself. Rain is coming and I tried to put the pony and the horse together. Didn't go well, the pony tried to bite the horse on the nose and the horse tried to stomp the pony. That was enough to keep them separate for some more time or forever??
 
Melensdad said:
Celebrating!

Melen got a new job today. DOUBLE PLUS what she was making. 2 levels above her prior position.
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You must be proud of her. I feel as though I've watched her grow up through the years through your posts. Gawd I've been here a loooong time. I recall you posting about a pink rifle you ordered for her when she was much younger.
 
Currently, I'm unwinding and taking my mind off things. It's rainy, but we more than needed it. More is in our forecast, but I have the feeling that it won't be enough.
 
TaDaa, After chores I went up town to get the roof sheets, Wednesday they had 20 in stock and wasn't in the pickup. Today they had 0. Had to go to Lodi to the HomeDopes and they only had 12 footers. so I bought them and cut them off. Now Tex can stay dry.
 
Spent the afternoon blowing and raking leaves. Got the patios clean but not the beer garden. It is still full of leaves and construction debris. Makes it real hard to use the smoker or the table saw.
I'll tackle that Sunday. Mostly it is covered so the rain will not be a problem.

Whilst cleaning the yard of leaves and debris, I collected a lot of yard tools. I had shovels, rakes, and loppers everywhere. All went into my new tool shed. Mower and snow blower as well.
 
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