Hi Babe,
A good night sleep, though I woke up early, read, fell asleep and woke up a bit later again, though got up this time before 7:30. After chores and breakfast, I did a few outdoor jobs. Despite putting in a new fuel filter in the truck last month, I’m still getting the same symptoms occasionally, where the truck won’t start when it’s hot without pumping the fuel canister. It looked like maybe the nylon bolt at the top of the canister might not be tight enough so some air is getting into the system, so I tightened that up a bit. Not sure why the bolt is nylon, it wears out faster, but I supposed there’s a reason for it. Next I printed up the diagnostic sheet for the tractor, disconnected the bush hog and tested some of the things it suggested. As soon as I took out the shutoff valve, the hitch arms dropped like they’re supposed to, but unlike what the sheet said, there was no little valve that I was supposed to make sure didn’t fall out. Makes me think that part disappeared when they did the first U.S. service on it all those years ago, and that’s the cause of my problem. Emailed a guy at a Tractor place in Texas that specialized in Yanmar, but didn’t get an answer back from him, though he sent me a parts blowup of the whole control valve, which is the next thing it might be. Still thinking horses, not zebras though, pretty sure I just need that little plunger that seems to be missing. Got on a forum, hoping to get some guidance there. Anyway, I couldn’t do any more on that yet, so I painted a few more posts. After riding the green trail last week, there were a few spots that needed some more markers, so I did those. The rest of the day was pretty much a bust, binge-watched Supernatural most of the afternoon. We had a couple of horse campers come in for the weekend, but that was about it! Only one woman left in the non-equestrian camp tonight, and she’s leaving tomorrow. I did do a few things on my computer, some business stuff mostly, and arranged for the return of the phone, which my camper has agreed to drop off in a UPS box for me. So a quiet evening, ready for shower and bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!