Wednesday, November 26, 2008

End of MyBlog posting

I have moved personal blogging to Daily Rambles on Blogger.


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Monday, September 22, 2008

Vetrans Honored in Vassar




Uncle John Engels was part of a presentation for Vassar area veterans. I took part as a Navy veteran with three years service. Fred L. Welsh, and Slim Miliken were honored for receiving the Silver Star. LeRoy Hauger, who was killed in Korea, was remembered. Posted by Picasa

Friday, September 19, 2008

Model 425 John Deere Lawn Tractor with pre 1998 Kawasaki Engine Failure







This is the cam shaft and water pump for my John Deere 425 garden tractor after 860 hours of work. It suddenly failed while I was backing it out of the barn. The machine had been running perfectly but when this happened I was all done. The engine sounded different when I rolled it. It rolled easily since it had no compression. I never thought of a completely broken engine so I checked for spark and for fuel. Of course, I had both. This repair cost $1028 in this area and tied up my mower for three weeks. I have been driving John Deere equipment since I was six, now I am sixty-two, and I have never had them fail this badly before.




This model has a Kawasaki engine that was as smooth as silk. It was so well balanced that when one of its' two cylinders was misfiring, you noticed no vibration in the engine. All you had was a lose of power. These broken, non-metalic gears might have helped make the engine smooth. Too bad, they regularly fail at low engine hours. This problem is reported all over the net. Too bad, I didn't check for it before I lost my water pump too.


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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Facebook and Myblog

So I spend a lot of time on facebook. Does a regular blog have a chance in this world. Maybe. At any rate, I am using this in Google Chrome which finds it easily with a simple system that gives an easy user interface.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Laura Visited


Sister, Laura, was up to visit with her family. We took the trip on the Saginaw River from Bay City to the mouth of the river. This is a remarkable free trip sponsored by business in the town. Laura's children, Annabel, Levi, Erin and Tray were here about three days.


Monday, July 14, 2008

First Post

I do so many blogger posts in my other blogs that a personal journal blog seems like a natural choice so here it is.