Fat Allis Let me Down

Alrighty then, old goomer is at New Florence MO, I-70 and MO 19, gonna be here at 7ish in the morning determined to try it out and take it home.  

Monday Morning Delivery loaded but need to chain down

Hi Dave; bit of a bugger you gave up on Fat Al; but you sure had alot of headaches with her. Honestly thought you had her beaten; but that brake band must have been the last straw for you. Fixn machinery can sure be hard on the body. Am a weee bit younger but my body gives out ditress signals too at times. And know sure as hell a few of my machinery projects may have to go to another man too sometime.

Dave,

Sad day today, a 4900 lb load of the derelict went to the scrapper, mostly junk parts and the stuff not really needed now as well the pile of discards off FA the runner.

Don't I Know!!

And the hits just keep coming.  Got my crater dug out with the rock laden dirt moved out, need at least three to four decent loads of clean soil back in and garden spot will be good to go then noticed Snail Trails.  Fat Allis BICH!! sprung two NEW Leaks while in process.  Currently BACK in the shop awaiting my temper to calm.

Sadly so

I will explain a tad further.  In mid sixties now, the 20# pin pusher and I no longer deal well with each other nor do the off angle approaches to repair regions does my arthritic spine and hands deal with very well.  Knew was gaining age when could not twist into the contorted shapes I once could to make repairs I used to do offhand.  Age our Constant companion is NOT our friend where while Allis is behaving and performing well will venture off to a new home to work the new master as hard as has I.

Are you still serious about sending it down the road after finally getting more bugs out of it?  There has been more then one piece of junk I got so frustrated with trying to repair but then after I got it working, I kept it because I figured it would be hard to find another, probably in no better condition.

An additional trip under the seat this morning, seeping leak like to driving me NUTS.  FINALLY after leaving sit and I suspect at just the right angle it showed out.  Left brake actuator to clutch/brake cover plate.  All bolts were tight and the boots intact on the housing flares so peeled the culprit off.  Had NOT been off since I replaced the brake on the left along with the clutch actuator seals some seven years back.  Evidently in working in the barn, poor lighting and no way to control dirt I allowed a small rock or other piece of detritus to get under the actuator housing when reinstalled it, about .020-.030 thick mashed.  Seepage was off and on dependent of speed and percentage of brakes use.  Cleaned it all up, replaced the housing to plate Oring on the dump port and then went about backing off the brake pressure just a Tad more adjusted brakes and reset rail slack tension.  Ready for tomorrow. This was taken going back in.

Breaks my heart to see green planted in a pasture......lol not

Got all pretty functional, been sitting awhile and we have had some rains!!  Renter called where was mowing the pastures for weed control, dropped the front end into a ditch and was hung up, Fat Allis to the rescue, ALL The Way in the Back Forty!!

Edited by DMiller - 12 Sep 2020 at 9:56am

Have also decided the yard north of here has some relatively decent old cabs, going to go pick out one for the yellow dump truck once 7G is completed this time.  Fully intended on fixing it up but been so frustrated by the 7G as to have to get them both done and GONE!!

Humidity has been something awful here, 80-90% is typical, may as well be raining as soon as I get outside break into a sweat.  Can feel for ya!!