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Teaching a boy the ropes...

Ultradog MN

Ultradog MN

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I got this in a text from a friend of mine.

[i:654c4848f0]"Capacitor trouble with the silo
unloader motor. 7 1/2 h.p., 5 capacitors. I
hate electrical work - I know just enough
to get myself in trouble.
Long story, short(er)... Local
electricians were quarantined. Wait. They
come out to fix it, runs 8-10 seconds and
trips the breaker. Capacitors wired wrong,
blew apart. Pull the motor, down the chute,
and take it to an electrical shop.
Can't get it back up the chute. (Rope and
pulley) I can lift it, but the rope pulls
through my hand when I try to get a new
grip farther down the rope. So I have my 14
YO son help tonight. He pulls while I lift
from underneath, resting it on the steps
each time he gets a new grip. Seems awful
hard, considering both of us are lifting.
Get to where I can see him, and he's
pulling BOTH ends of the rope! The pulley
is doing nothing! 🙄
Had to explain how a rope and pulley is
supposed to work."[/i:654c4848f0]

I sent him back a text and replied in the
only way I could - that it takes a while to
teach a boy the ropes...
 
Your unloader story is why I hate silos. I still use 2 small ones for summer feeding but like my bags much better. If the skid loader fails I can always start the loader tractor. Getting motors up and down silo chutes maybe one of the reasons my back is so bad. They never fail at the bottom of the silo.LOL Tom
 
Good story, in my last half dozen years of teaching I was required (because of a variety of staffing issues) to add wood shop to my teaching duties. I went in pretty green but sort of guessed that most kids these days would never have had a hand saw in their hands, nor even experience with a hammer and nails. What did surprise me though was a broom and a dustpan were new to them as well. Not their fault of course, I never knew (nor do I still know) how to shoe a horse. Nobody ever showed me how.
 
Hoisting a 75 to 150 pound electric motor up a silo without a block and tackle is tough way to learn the ropes.
 
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