Effrontery
Harvest Prep The swather has to
come out of storage in order to get the combine out of storage.
Header and thresher are
reunited after six years of separation.
The old auger is in for a few
repairs.
Two problems, finding a
long-gone bearing at the top of the auger, and finding a repair kit for the
carburetor. The auger came from the
local grain dealer in the 50’s. A call
to Elevator Manager Ed sent me to Beaver Valley Supply in – Atwood, Kansas,
where the bearing was readily available for $17 with shipping.
I ordered the carburetor kit
from Sears, but I couldn’t confirm the order.
The local NAPA dealer had the kit including a nozzle, which I broke by
improper carburetor disassembly. The
Sears kit came on July 5, but didn’t include the nozzle. Back it goes. It's remarkable that you can still find parts for a 50-year-old engine. Too big a problem to make the one-cylinder engines with fuel injection, I guess. Anyway, the Briggs and Stratton engines use pretty much the same carburetor as they have for years.
My carburetor rebuilding skills
are lacking. I have to redo the work
because the float assembly doesn’t allow enough gas flow to run the engine. The float is the golden doughnut.
I took the old combine out
on Saturday July 6 for a test run. Wheat
is still pretty damp. It will probably
be dry enough in two or three days, depending on the weather. In the meantime, the bushel or two can rest
on the old truck where it joins a little leftover seed wheat from last fall.
Should be a busy week, unless it rains. Wouldn't that be too bad?
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