(ET) E15 - one step forward, two back

[Darryl McMahon <darryl econogics com>]

Finally got the weather gods and family schedule to align for several 
minutes this afternoon.  Temperature at freezing mark, and swapping 
wires on the RTN relays is beyond my talents in gloves, so short wires 
in the dash were not making my day.

Decided to just do the Forward-Reverse relay so the tractor could move 
into the garage for later attention with artificial lighting and no wind.

Fiddly chore, but tape-labelled each wire as it came off the reed relay. 
More fiddly, getting the wires to stretch far enough to go onto the 
Potter and Brumfield enclosed relay.  Got the eighth wire on as fingers 
were becoming less tactile-sensitive.  However, test with transmission 
in neutral said forward and reverse were working as desired and no power 
glitch.  So, moved the tractor into the garage (uphill) under its own 
power, to discover the one tire was not in a rut so much as not really 
holding air.  Sigh.  Not sure there's a source for new rear tires in 
Canada; it was problematic when I looked last year.

However, I may have another option.  2 parts tractors in a storage unit 
and AFAIK both have 2 good rear tires.  But that's a job for a warmer 
day and during natural light.  Field weakening relay is a lower 
priority.  Household renos are not helping my schedule either.

Snow expected tomorrow night, but probably will not stay.

Darryl

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Darryl McMahon
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Do not mistake patience for weakness, nor action for strategy.

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