building a power plant 8.

we turn our backs for one minute … actually two days (in hobart), but in the context of the seemingly never ending journey to building our own power plant it certainly feels like just a moment. which makes me wonder if we are going to hit the next deadline: the installation of solar panels has…

building a power plant 7.

i know, it should be up and running already. the solar panels and the battery were scheduled to be installed yesterday & the day before and since it’s a sunny day today electricity would be pouring into the system and we could start dreaming about that electric car. but it wasn’t meant to be, and…

hip replacement surgery.

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a better way.

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before & after.

following the unveiling of our refurbished l4300dt (the ‘l’ in the name identifies our tractor as a mid sized machine, while the ‘dt’ means ‘dual traction’ which is a really weird way of saying ‘four wheel drive’) it may not be immediately clear why i embarked on the long & arduous journey of restoring it…

final touches.

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almost there!

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no more paint booth?

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250,000 km.

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swiss cheese.

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