Wow, I can't seem to get to this....I'll try again tonight..
I owe Motorhead some measurements as well that I need to do tonight..
I'll edit this out later as it doesn't need to be in this thread but I would like to kinda' lay out what the last three weeks have amounted to...
May 13th through May 19th....Every two years there is an exhibition held in Bangor called the Northeast Loggers Show. We always have a steak dinner for our customers on the Friday of the show which was the 19th... building has to be gone over, lipstick applied to the pig, etc...my wife does a lot of the work so we took the fifth wheel to work on May 13th and stayed there. While there I did get the seats in but without console or air hooked up. Did what we had to do during the week along with my regular job, got through the dinner (it went very well, the best and most organized ever), then had to travel to Ellsworth on Saturday the 20th to help my father move. Got back to the trailer about 5.00pm, hooked on and brought that home.
Sunday the 21st spent day getting camper emptied out and prepping for the wife's trip to Beals Island for two weeks....day gone in no time. Oh yes, almost forgot...the cut-off for removing studded snow tires was May 1st so figured those had better come off before she left town. Changed three...went to check the air pressure in the last summer tire and the TPMS POS pot metal valve stem snaps off....@$%@&*!!!!!.....on a Sunday in my town you have zero options when something like that happens...So I sent her with three summer tires and one studded winter tire on the right front...also wanted to change the oil....run to the local Wal Mart and they are out of Havoline 10W30.....wow....
May 22nd through May 29th..
As mentioned above wife going to Beals Island for two weeks, house sitting along with repainting the most of the downstairs and one bedroom upstairs. Also pet sitting two dogs and a three legged box turtle named Sarah who really likes slugs and snails from the garden....a slug for Sarah is equivalent to a shot of Crown Royal for me just to put it in perspective...
So she gets launched and whoops, I'm a temporary bachelor....so know I have to revive some old skills like doing dishes, laundry, water plants, etc....plus groceries, Credit Union trips, all that fun stuff.
The plan is for me to take the Can Am over on the 27th so that we can ride the Rail Trail on Sunday the 28th. That's great but some Meathead tore the Can Am all apart to make a free standing electrical system for all of the extra stuff. Tore it all apart the beginning of April but as you can see above I can't get time to put it all back together.
So spend every free minute when not doing the above chores plus bringing the flat tire to work and putting in a new TPMS assembly during the week trying to get the Can Am back in one piece. Needless to say that ran well into Saturday but I got most of it done, or enough so that I could go for a spin....
Also loaded up ramps, a jack, the newly repaired final summer tire, oil, filter, drain pan, tools so I could get the van straightened out...
I did make it to Beals Island Saturday about 6.00pm. Had a great ride Sunday and met many nice people as we stopped.
Monday (Memorial Day) I get out all the tools and while Sandy is hunting slugs and snails for Sarah I threw a quick oil change and tire change at the van right there in the driveway. Got that done and went out for a fantastic seafood dinner with the wife...seafood is really fresh there, many times just off of the boat...
Loaded back up and had to get to Bangor on the way home to do my payroll tally as it has to be submitted by 10.00 am on Tuesday so these Monday holidays make it a challenge. Way easier to do it the night before. Finally get home about 9.00 pm....
May 30th through June 4th....
Short week, much rain and lousy weather. Have to travel to other stores during the week. First of the month rolls up so that means two of us spend the next couple of days resetting re-order points in the computer system...much joy....
Saturday...groceries, laundry, get zero turn up to the house for service....got the service and greasing done, noticed it is not turning over as fast as it should so throw trickle charger on it overnight...while I had a minute decided it was time to check tire pressures in my stuff and see if any more TPMS sensors are going to be a problem...
Surprise!!! I never noticed that some half wit had put metal valve caps on the Yukon's wheels (Hint, don't do that if you live in an area where road treatment chemicals are used in the winter)....well guess what...I could not get the caps off as the white metal valve stem threads bonded with the valve caps...%$##@#^*&!!!
Spend over an hour heating the valve caps with a propane torch and applying PB Blaster, did not want to twist the whole stem and ruin the sensor... Got them all off by gently using heat and vice grips but threads on one are almost gone. Holding a plastic cap for now but will have to keep an eye on it.....
more laundry and supper, then call it a day...
Sunday...sun comes out and you can hear the grass growing. first time for the sun in about a week. So everything needs to me mowed, my other lot looks like a hayfield. Spend most of Sunday mowing and taking winter crap to storage in order to trade for summer crap...
Brakes on Hoopty had a shuddering fit during my return from the Westbrook store Friday night so decided yesterday I had better get a look at those where I didn't have time over the weekend to do it.....took an armload of calipers, rotors, shoes and brake hoses home with me last night. Started in on it at 7.30pm and finished up about 10.30pm. RH caliper froze which then caused the pads to freeze into the caliper brackets. Had to beat the pads out with a big hammer.....Left hand side was just like the day I installed them, free and clear. I have seen more brake issues than ever once the State started using this latest type of road deicer......you just never know what you are going to find anymore when you tear a vehicle apart..
So that my friends is why I have not been able to update this thread...my life should return to normal soon.....
Mike.
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