Oh the darned wood splitter project. I use an old enameled refrigerator drawer to cover up the Honda motor. Pulled the cover and there was a Garter snake. Before I could grab it it slithered into the engine. I got a flash light, necessitating a trip up the hill to the house. Can't find the snake! Took off the rewind, there the little bassturd is. Oops, slithered back out of sight. Grrrrrr! Took off the shroud, there he is, no no no, not into the back of the fly wheel. Okay, pull the motor off the splitter and shake it until a loop of snake dangles down. Got it, pulled it out and threw it in the pasture.
Re-install the motor, put the shroud on and the rewind, start the motor. Wait, what? Running way too fast, where's my idle. Pull the shroud back off. I had trapped a throttle return spring. Corrected that and the motor ran right. Drained the hydro oil, pumped out the lines, replaced the filter, refilled hydo oil. There, now it runs right. Now the tires. Pulled the wheels off, well I woulda if one wasn't rusted onto the hub. BFH and a few whacks got that off.
Now yesterday the low tire pressure light came on for my truck. The truck with the almost brand new tires! Yup, a construction screw dead center in the tread. Aaaarrrggghhh! Okay, fine, went to town got two used 13" tires for the splitter and took the wheel and tire off the truck to get plugged. Man, if these 285/20 wheels and tires get any heavier, I won't be able to wrassle them into a vehicle. Okay, tire plugged, splitter tires installed, go to load the big truck wheel/tire into Sue's Escape and the rim flipped up and the edge of the rim hit my arm bone just below my right elbow. Criminy, that hurt. Oh poop, my arm went into pain from the wrist to the shoulder.
Back home, wheel back on truck, wheels back on splitter. Still have some work on the splitter tomorrow, as I have a small piece that attaches to the lever to fabricate. Screw it, we are going for a bike ride. 61 miles later, Supper time. Supper over, bourbon time.Tomorrow's another day.