View of the day-Al gets to take the new pressure washer for a test on the tractor. It worked wonders on the oily dirt on the back of it.
Missed a day, but it was only a day of cleaning...and discovering the things that had not faired so well over the summer. Marilyn worked on the camper and Al tried to get the old Marquis running so we could have two vehicles. That didn't go very well.
Between getting the camper unpacked and everything back in the house, Al would call Marilyn over to run the ignition while he sprayed various liquids into the engine to try and get it running. It would start, but no amount of coaxing would keep it going for more than 30 seconds...well, actually with the spray bottle of gas going into the choke area it worked not to bad.
We thought it was the fuel that had been left in it while we were gone, so we got some high test gas and some See Foam fuel treatment and filled the tank...still no luck. We thought it m ight be the fuel filter...that didn't make any difference and the fuel pump was working fine, as Al found out when the key was turned before he got the hose back on the filter. At least it wasn't diesel fuel.
Al took a break to get the pressure washer fired up...what a sweet machine. He got the Dodge polished up, then moved the tractor to the wash bay and gave that a swish, leaving the rest of the rigs for Marilyn to clean up.
Al got to go see the Terriers play hockey and has started to split on a 50/50 ticket with the neighbor Darlene, who works in the canteen at the rink. They were lucky and got to split $560...Al's half is going into his "Dyersville Fund" for the trip in early November.
Al has been cleaning up the yard and getting rid of a bunch of stuff at the farm equipment consignment auction coming up on Oct. 15. After taking a load out yesterday, he went down to Grayson, where we used to farm and brought back a deep tillage...at 20mph, a long trip home. He still has a few more things he wants to get out there, but that will have to wait until after his big trip on Friday.
Al is going to help Gerry Prevost move back down to Sterling, ND for the fall harvest by driving one of his semi and grain trailer rigs. The bad thing about that is Gerry wants to leave his yard by 7am and it is a 95 mile trip...and remember, we only have one vehicle...unless we get it running tomorrow.
Marilyn finally got the camper all cleaned out, except for the few things in the basement, so tomorrow she will get to give it a swish and winterize it. Unfortunately the water pump doesn't work, so she got a portable one to get the job done until a new pump is put in. Speaking of new pumps, Al talked to the guys at Heartland RV about our warranty work and they were very helpful, letting us know that we would just have to fax in our issues so they could note it, then we could get the work done after the warranty period...we can't be driving back to Elkhart, IN to get the work done before, Nov. 3.
Marilyn had gotten a couple of names of authorized dealers in Saskatchewan and after calling the one in Carlyle...not a good experience and very rude...we discovered we would have to find an alternative repair shop. Al talked to one of the RV places in Yorkton and he said he would do the work, but we would have to pay and get reimbursed by Heartland ourselves...which was an option that we had been given. At least we don't have to drive it very far.
And by the way, Al is not afraid of mice as he has been hearing about from local blog readers...he is just not keen on emptying traps...
Between getting the camper unpacked and everything back in the house, Al would call Marilyn over to run the ignition while he sprayed various liquids into the engine to try and get it running. It would start, but no amount of coaxing would keep it going for more than 30 seconds...well, actually with the spray bottle of gas going into the choke area it worked not to bad.
We thought it was the fuel that had been left in it while we were gone, so we got some high test gas and some See Foam fuel treatment and filled the tank...still no luck. We thought it m ight be the fuel filter...that didn't make any difference and the fuel pump was working fine, as Al found out when the key was turned before he got the hose back on the filter. At least it wasn't diesel fuel.
Al took a break to get the pressure washer fired up...what a sweet machine. He got the Dodge polished up, then moved the tractor to the wash bay and gave that a swish, leaving the rest of the rigs for Marilyn to clean up.
Al got to go see the Terriers play hockey and has started to split on a 50/50 ticket with the neighbor Darlene, who works in the canteen at the rink. They were lucky and got to split $560...Al's half is going into his "Dyersville Fund" for the trip in early November.
Al has been cleaning up the yard and getting rid of a bunch of stuff at the farm equipment consignment auction coming up on Oct. 15. After taking a load out yesterday, he went down to Grayson, where we used to farm and brought back a deep tillage...at 20mph, a long trip home. He still has a few more things he wants to get out there, but that will have to wait until after his big trip on Friday.
Al is going to help Gerry Prevost move back down to Sterling, ND for the fall harvest by driving one of his semi and grain trailer rigs. The bad thing about that is Gerry wants to leave his yard by 7am and it is a 95 mile trip...and remember, we only have one vehicle...unless we get it running tomorrow.
Marilyn finally got the camper all cleaned out, except for the few things in the basement, so tomorrow she will get to give it a swish and winterize it. Unfortunately the water pump doesn't work, so she got a portable one to get the job done until a new pump is put in. Speaking of new pumps, Al talked to the guys at Heartland RV about our warranty work and they were very helpful, letting us know that we would just have to fax in our issues so they could note it, then we could get the work done after the warranty period...we can't be driving back to Elkhart, IN to get the work done before, Nov. 3.
Marilyn had gotten a couple of names of authorized dealers in Saskatchewan and after calling the one in Carlyle...not a good experience and very rude...we discovered we would have to find an alternative repair shop. Al talked to one of the RV places in Yorkton and he said he would do the work, but we would have to pay and get reimbursed by Heartland ourselves...which was an option that we had been given. At least we don't have to drive it very far.
And by the way, Al is not afraid of mice as he has been hearing about from local blog readers...he is just not keen on emptying traps...
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