Re: Mercedes 2626 AK 6x6
Verfasst: 2021-02-17 22:28:58
Then, we were hit by a pretty rare and strong summer storm, with plenty of rain during the night, and the next morning we realized there was a mayor leak at the entrance of the house.
Called Ramón and he took it very seriously and, as it was the second time, was very drastic in pursuing the origin of the leak, as you may see.
Fortunately, it was just a minor issue with the sealing of the roof between the container and the house and he made a quick and provisional but successful repair under the still pouring rain and the problem was solved.
The unexpected rain also highlighted the need for planning and building of a good and solid vehicle entrance as the mud that formed made impossible for the Ford Cargo to get out by its own means, even if there was only a minimum slope from its parking place to the exit.
The L200 was not able to pull it out and just helped to plow the entrance. It was finally one of the tractors that dragged the poor truck out through the mud to the front street.
The situation made also clear how easily the rain may turn things into a mess and how important it is to have good tires and total traction to take you out of trouble, especially if you are alone.
It was not a very bright day, but all in all many problems were solved and, apart from a big hole in the ceiling, there were no major losses, and the sunset was one of the most spectaculars of the season.
As soon as I was able to go to the shop I reconnected wires and airlines to the gearbox. I was pretty concerned, because of my weak memory, that I could crank the engine without filling the gearbox up with oil and cause a mess, so I got the stuff and start to pour nice and smelly oil in and asked Carmen’s nefew to take me a picture to record the moment so I could check later without unplugging anything.
Then, I began to bolt the cardan shafts back in. What a boring thing to do, not an easy nor fast task, though.
Eduardo had to remove many stuff from the shop so I profited to send home in the country the steel profiles and pieces to be used to build the bridge crane in the barn/shop. Pretty heavy pieces, I had forgotten how much.
You know at this point that I am a very confident guy, so I planned to assemble the whole truck and trusted that everything would be okay, and the gearbox would behave accordingly.
After more than a little struggle with the rear cardan shaft, that curiously insisted in not being prepared to be put back in place, I went home. Carmen was already there waiting for me with something fresh and delicious for lunch.
Called Ramón and he took it very seriously and, as it was the second time, was very drastic in pursuing the origin of the leak, as you may see.
Fortunately, it was just a minor issue with the sealing of the roof between the container and the house and he made a quick and provisional but successful repair under the still pouring rain and the problem was solved.
The unexpected rain also highlighted the need for planning and building of a good and solid vehicle entrance as the mud that formed made impossible for the Ford Cargo to get out by its own means, even if there was only a minimum slope from its parking place to the exit.
The L200 was not able to pull it out and just helped to plow the entrance. It was finally one of the tractors that dragged the poor truck out through the mud to the front street.
The situation made also clear how easily the rain may turn things into a mess and how important it is to have good tires and total traction to take you out of trouble, especially if you are alone.
It was not a very bright day, but all in all many problems were solved and, apart from a big hole in the ceiling, there were no major losses, and the sunset was one of the most spectaculars of the season.
As soon as I was able to go to the shop I reconnected wires and airlines to the gearbox. I was pretty concerned, because of my weak memory, that I could crank the engine without filling the gearbox up with oil and cause a mess, so I got the stuff and start to pour nice and smelly oil in and asked Carmen’s nefew to take me a picture to record the moment so I could check later without unplugging anything.
Then, I began to bolt the cardan shafts back in. What a boring thing to do, not an easy nor fast task, though.
Eduardo had to remove many stuff from the shop so I profited to send home in the country the steel profiles and pieces to be used to build the bridge crane in the barn/shop. Pretty heavy pieces, I had forgotten how much.
You know at this point that I am a very confident guy, so I planned to assemble the whole truck and trusted that everything would be okay, and the gearbox would behave accordingly.
After more than a little struggle with the rear cardan shaft, that curiously insisted in not being prepared to be put back in place, I went home. Carmen was already there waiting for me with something fresh and delicious for lunch.