ACB: He even matches the tractor! |
Awesome Crew B (hereafter ACB): Ummmm, ok.....
Eventer79 exits stage left. Eventer79 re-enters stage left 45 seconds later.
Eventer79: Yeah, that is a really stupid idea. This is going to take two people, will you come with me? [note that the auger had been placed in a temporary storage location on a slope and is heavy as shit]
ACB: Sure, I wondered how you were going to pull that off.
Eventer79 and ACB exit stage left with tractor and unhook drag before proceeding down the hill. Enter auger stage right.
Eventer79: Lalalala, I'll just back up to it and we'll hook it right up, because we left it set up that way last time!
Auger: heh heh heh heh.....
ACB: Ummmm, hey, the top bar is blocked by the PTO housing?
Just keep backing, just keep backing... |
ACB: Ah, that's right, ok, we're good now, just roll back a little. [connects uphill 3-pt arm]
Auger: Now watch this...
ACB: W.T.F. [despite much struggling, kicking, and pondering, we cannot get the downhill arm to line up with the pin]
Enter Amazing Neighbour stage right. Proceed with hammering and head-scratching. Eventer79 is glad that she did not attempt this alone or else she might have needed a sleeping bag.
Auger: You shall never defeat me...
All Characters: WHY ISN'T THIS WORKING? WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE STUPID, AUGER? WE HAVE OVER 80 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE TRACTOR EXPERTISE HERE, WHAT IS YOUR FREAKING PROBLEM?
Auger: ROFLMAO
Neighbour: Let's just disconnect the uphill one and then do the downhill one first. Then the uphill one will be easy.
Eventer79: Oh. Well. Yes, this is why I like having you around, you always have better ideas!
Auger: Dammit...
Seat with a view. Well, pre-shed. |
Auger: Oh, you think you're great now, huh?
Eventer79: Something feels funny. Like something is catching.
Auger: BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!
ACB: What the..the PTO came off. But it was on there really well! Sigh. We'll just hold it till we get to the shed.
The returning party arrives at the shed and with the application of much grease, proceeds to firmly reattach PTO and double check that everything is secure. Hole locations are flagged, measurements re-measured, and it's go-time.
Eventer79: You better drill a bloody hole this time, you recalcitrant beast, after all that!!
Auger: Grumble...
The hitch is lowered, PTO engaged, clutch lifted, and...
VICTORY! |
After much leaping and dancing for joy, the second hole is drilled, posts set and leveled, concrete poured, and holes tamped down. Hope remains, then, for holes where you actually want them! Lesson: do not store your implements on a slope if you want to hook them up by yourself. Noted.
We have very serious groundhogs in NC. |
Hahaha! I've seen my brother-in-law fight with the tractor and it's various parts and pieces often enough to totally visualize this play. Glad you finally got the holes, though!
ReplyDeleteawesome! I love all the little things you learn on the farm....except that they always come from a really frustrating time haha
ReplyDeleteLOL, the holes were definitely worth it! A 2-foot deep, 8" wide hole in that soil, lovely though it is, would have been really hard work. X2!
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