September 18, 2012

View of the day-Some serious cracks in the field.  The tape measure stopped at 18 inches deep and this crack was at least 2 inches across.  Marilyn is sure she shouldn't get stuck this year.

Al was up early to take the tractor and cart into town to get the tire fixed, but there was no hope for it so he ended up buying a "good" used one.  He left the tractor and waited for  Marilyn to pick him up. 

Marilyn was busy back at the camper trying to get the furnace back in working order...although we really didn't need it today.  After getting the newly filled tank in its place and bleeding the lines before hooking the tanks up, she was confident that everything would be working perfectly.  

Apparently there is nothing in the manuals that state that both propane tanks should have the valves open, so  the pressure is constant.  Normally we would keep one closed until the other one was empty, but this fancy camper has a special valve that automatically switches tanks when one is empty and starts drawing off the new one, which keeps the pressure at the right level.  After posting the furnace problem in the RV forums and getting some whacked out list of things to check, we finally searched the propane section and found this cure...and it worked like a charm...no jinx.

After picking Al up, we decided to go in to Fort Qu'Appelle for lunch, but ended up just going to the grocery store and building our own.  For some reason those restaurants get busy over noon hour.

We dined out at the field, then got started on the rubber mat.  Al was concerned that it was going to be a tough job, but with the good luck Marilyn had with the furnace, she was confident that this would be a breeze...and it was.  It took about 45 minutes to dismantle and reinstall the new mat, so that was another job looked after.

Marilyn took the shop trailer back to the yard and Al was going to follow her over, but gave Bob a call to let him know how we were doing.  Bob told him to make a load and see what kind of condition it was in...then make another load, just to be sure.  Marilyn stayed back at the camper and got supper ready.

We have another day off tomorrow to let the green get out of the wheat, so we will go on a road trip to Grayson for our mail.

And some of that famous Ottenbreit ham sausage...