!! SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

BEL #793

Visited Dances With Pigs Meadow along with fellow Boots Catherine and Caroline to start off the day. Our goal: collect lots of mulch for the garden berms over at Allerton Abbey.

I'm certain I mentioned in a previous post or two that I love, love, love using the golf-club weed-whacker. Paul calls it a yo-yo, but I don't think I'd ever grow accustomed to that name. Anyhow, I helped the team gather up a bunch of grass and then we trucked it over to the Abbey.



I snapped this photo of Catherine (left) and Caroline just because I thought it was adorable.



In the afternoon, I joined Boot brothers (they really are brothers) Shawn and Matt over at Cooper Cabin. Our goal: use the tractor to move Leviathan, the solar battery trailer, to a more-permanent location near the proposed site for the Solar Sawmill.



After an incredibly-helpful "tractor support call" with Eliot (thanks once again, man!), we linked the tractor up to the trailer. Only then did it decide to stall out on us. We have a new sensor to install, along with tightening a few clips for the wire mount assembly, so maybe those will help us move the tractor a little further next time.



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I'm not sure if this is the problem, but sometimes it doesn't want to start.  The problem is the forward/reverse pedal isn't in precisely the neutral position it wants to be in.  So while trying to start it with the key, move the pedal each way a bit to get it to make the connection.

Mike Haasl wrote:I'm not sure if this is the problem, but sometimes it doesn't want to start.  The problem is the forward/reverse pedal isn't in precisely the neutral position it wants to be in.  So while trying to start it with the key, move the pedal each way a bit to get it to make the connection.

I've coached the team through that particular issue you mention (which has been a terribly annoying, frustrating problem for many who don't realize it's happening), and in this case, fortunately it's not a problem with this current crew.

In this current situation, the tractor will run for a little while, then when it seems like the tractor is warmed-up, it stalls out and refuses to start again.

It's throwing errors related to a "crankshaft position sensor," and after investigations we suspect that the sensor may not be so bad off, but the clip in the wire harness that connects the sensor to its power source isn't holding the sensor in place. This is possibly causing a "false flag" of some kind, though the sensor might be a problem. So we're going to replace it tomorrow, clean everything, possibly glue the sensor in place, and then move Leviathan. We'll see how it goes.

Ugh, good luck with that.  I love that tractor and hope it gets going smoothly for you!

BEL #794

Happy Taco Tuesday to you...!

I ended up snapping very few photos today. However, I did catch two of several team members building an outdoor shed.

First, fellow Boots (clockwise from center) Stephanie, Caroline, and SEPPer Tierney add the finishing touches to the foundation, behind the Fisher Price House.



In the front of the House, the shed frame takes shape, thanks to (left to right) Seth, Matt, Shawn, and JP. Little kitty Banjo (lower left) looks on.



Today I also dug out my old abandoned mini-zine project, "Stephen's Little Book of Willow Feeders." Since Paul's kickstarter campaign is taking shape, I'd like to contribute this to the $1 contributions. But it ought to be finished first, eh? Here's a preview of the first draft:



That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!