For reasons inexplicable (the battery pack was sitting directly above where I was welding, it may have cooked and melted), one of my Milwaukee 18V batteries went to the great charger in the sky.
I took it apart, found the battery numbers, and ordered a set off Amazon for $35. Much better than the $100 for a new pack locally.
Snagged in a parking lot in Kelowna. Photos by Ian Whitehead
A clandestine trip in northern British Columbia reaching the Tukon Territories, and Alaska, all in 9 days.
Because. That’s why.
Because I’m always working, that’s why.
Wiring the V8 Firefly. Trailing arm bushings, muffler, and O2 sensor on Super 7, TBI swap on Crusty Chevy, Shift Kit on the Mrs’ car, chopping up laundry appliances, repairing snow thrower….
And that’s just what’s ~inside~ that needs doing.
This summer we took the family to Bolivia to meet the children we sponsor through Compassion Canada.
Our sponsor children (Anny and Gerard) and their respective moms
That aught to be worth two percent or something, eh?
And yeah, I got it back together. But by the time it was done, it was probably a good thing that the kids were in bed.
Bought a replacement gear assembly off a Milwaukee parts supplier for $40US. One wee spring was missing, but I got it figured out.
You can avoid this entirely by NOT trying to drill through 2′ x 3″ rectangular steel tube with a 4″ hole saw. Apparently this is too much.
The upside, the replacement part has been upgraded in the areas that failed.
Because this Chili will make you wish you had died instead.
