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PD
07-18-2003 19:34:03
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Re: Re: I got my 1655 home! in reply to Kevin, 07-18-2003 19:00:01
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And, there are no mosquitos alive in the exactly 39.6 miles from my house to its former home. I was not brave. I was desperate, scared, excited, and had forgotten to arrange for a tow truck to go get it. I really didn't trust the seller enough to ask him to hold it until I could make more sensible arrangements, so I mounted up. I checked the fluids, all were okay and surprisingly clean, there was enough fresh gas in the tank to get me to a gas station, and it ran, so off I went. I ran home, wide open, in the "big gear" with the Hydraul-Shift in high. No problems whatsoever until I fouled #3 spark plug about five miles from home. There was a solid cloud of smoke from the exhaust, especially when the engine pulled. The clutch seems okay, the over-under seems okay, and at least three tires are still usable, the right front having lost about half the tread on the way home. I am looking forward to working on it this winter, when honey-do stuff is somewhat slower. I need to be reallly good after pulling this stunt. My wife is all in favor of my doing this tractor, but, the night we went to get it, I had promised to take her out to supper. Oops! Thanks for your interest and encouragement. Regards.....P
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