Hey Pat,
Yea, I am alot like you in that respect. It takes alot to get to me and I try to get along with folks. I took over management of a small production plant shortly after I got out of the service. The new guy, of course, and looked at closely. And went the route of being sabatoged by several underlings who had been up for the job I got. And since I was the outsider, well, you know what likely went on. Ended up getting a good working relationship going with everyone, but it was the toughest job I had ever had.
I had had charge of people in the service but I was taken by surprise by civilian life on the job. [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
Got my little tractor running today finally. Was given it by a friend who had left it sitting, non running, outside for 8 years.
Only took me about a month to get it going. And wasnt anything major that needed fixing. He said he couldnt get it started one time, had tried again and still couldnt and gave up on it. And there it sat for 8 years. A while back he asked me if I wanted it, just for hauling it away and I said SURE!!!!
I know he is kicking himself now. I drove it up to his place this afternoon. [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]
And all I could find that likely caused the problem of him not being able to start it was the pos battery cable was grounding out on the frame intermitantly. That was it. Now, I had to do a bunch of other minor repairs after it sat all those years, but all in all it was in great condition. Goes to show just how sturdy those little Japanese tractors are. Attaching a photo of it.