Greetings to you in the name of our Risen Lord. I think spring is finally here!! I mean I am told snow is still possible well into May, but it looks like for now we have officially turned the corner. The nice weather has me excited for a few reasons. One, I am just itching to get out on the golf course. Hopefully this Friday I can go get the first round of the season in. Two, because it allowed me to get my tractor out of the shed and finally get it running. I will say more about this below. Three, because as we get nearer to closing on the house in just two weeks from tomorrow, I am excited to start the endless project of tree trimming, yard work, and cleaning up the place. It is really not that bad as is, but of course my standards are too high for even myself, so I will be busy. Four, because we are going to be tackling some major projects around the church in the next two weeks. We are going to be doing some demolition work in the fellowship hall this Saturday so we can get all the patching done before we re-paint the whole place the following Saturday. Then, that next Saturday (same day as paint day) we are also going to be doing a bunch of brush and tree removal to get the space ready for our parking lot addition. I am excited to be working side by side with church members as we accomplish these projects.
So see spring is just a great time of the year, and this spring will be a remember-able one. As I said, I was finally able to get my tractor going. Pastor Ludwig and I came upon a very generous from his end deal, and I am now allowed to call it mine. :) It is a 1946 John Deere (Slant Dash, Styled) Model B. I will post some pictures when I get her all cleaned up. We had to pull it out of the shed because it wouldn't start. Then we figured out the first problem was that we weren't getting any spark. So I had to tear into it and follow every wire to make sure it was going to the right place. (I fortunately found a free online parts manual that laid out the whole wiring diagram or else I wouldn't know where the right place was.) So then, once I got all those hooked up right, I had power to the right places. Then with a $0.36 part from Napa (which the guy kindly gave me for free), I had spark to both spark plugs. So now that the spark issue was taken care of, it still wouldn't start. So I spent the next hour siphoning and draining all the old fuel out of the tank. With new fuel in the tank, and the spark plugs working, she started! It was a beautiful sound! Now I have to finish fixing the hydraulics so I can lift the bucket/ Then I will be able to drive it up on the trailer and haul it to storage at a friends house for two weeks until I can take it home! That is a beautiful sentence. The Lord is good and has blessed me abundantly. Most of all, it has been a fun project and I am learning every step of the way. Once it is in my garage at home, I will really work on taking it apart, cleaning it up, new wires, new cheap parts, etc. I will use it for several years to push snow and do landscaping around the house before I finally have the money to completely restore it and have it for a show tractor.
I hope the warm spring weather brings joy to you as well. Hopefully you have one outdoor hobby that allows you to get out and enjoy the amazing creation God has giving to us. Spring tidings and God's blessings to you all!
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