We had a really fun barbeque and potluck last night with a group of folks from church. It was a beautiful evening, we had a great time visiting, and also got to tour the historic home of our hosts, Brian and Toni. Evidently, Brian's grandfather first bought the property in the 1930's.
Earlier yesterday, Sam got a lot more done toward leveling the RV site. As you can see, winter has set in hard! It's getting up to 65 or 70 degrees this weekend. Last week we did have lows in the 20's, and with a strong breeze all day, wind chills hovered around freezing. I didn't get outside much!
After awhile, Sam realized that the hydraulics lifting the blade weren't working right. Turns out the hydraulic oil needed changing.
This isn't quite the color that clean oil should be.
Neither is this. Sam says it has a lot of water and air in it, which definitely isn't good for the hydraulic system.
After draining as much oil as he could, he studied the manual, called around for oil prices, and even called his cousin Chad in Georgia, who restores old tractors like ours (a 1967 Massey Ferguson). These things take 8 gallons of oil, which comes in 5 gallon buckets at $50 a bucket! But farm equipment like this sure comes in handy.
I'm the gasket maker. Sam keeps gasket material on hand, and it's fairly easy to trace around the old one and cut or punch the necessary edges and holes.
Now we're in Benson picking up more parts. We'll be back in business soon, but it's always nice to spend a pretty day on the ranch together.
I hope you all have a good week and a great Thanksgiving.
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