Re: True Confessions, Join In

Posted by David in UT on April 12, 2005 at 21:36:26 from (68.164.110.51):

In Reply to: True Confessions, Join In posted by Michael Soldan on April 12, 2005 at 15:17:51:

Ok, I've got two good confessions for you, one on the tractor subject and one off topic.

On my first real restoration job, I was ready to reattach the engine/flywheel to the bell housing. Never having done this before, it would have been prudent to ask a couple of my neighbors for some assistance. Did I do that? Nahhh....I can figure this out, right? Long story short: I didn't realize that the splines on the drive shaft weren't lined up with those of the clutch plate. If you put enough torque on those bolts, something's gonna give. Yep, I've got a seriously cracked C-113 block sitting in a storage shed as a reminder of being stupid and not asking for help.

Second confession has to do with an older hobby of bicycle racing. I had a very cool custom Italian bike that I would put on a car roof rack...one of those where you take the front wheel off, then anchor the front fork down along with the rear wheel. Well, that's a great setup IF YOU REMEMBER TO TAKE THE BIKE OFF THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE. Bike #1 was toast. The reason why I say "Bike #1" is that six months later I did the same thing with the replacement bike! After that, I decided that I wasn't smart enough to have a nice bike, so I gave up riding for eight years. (I now only carry my bike on a rear-mounted rack.)

Just last night, I did another one... I was welding up a frame for a BBQ grill, and I had two legs of one length, and two legs of another length with holes drilled in the ends for a shaft that would be used by two wheels. Even after double checking what I was doing, I ended up welding the legs on in completely the wrong order...gotta cut it apart and start over this weekend. Ug.

Jeez, this posting ended up being awfully depressing...think I'm going to bed. Blech.

- David

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