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Protecting Mama’s Car

April 16, 2020October 24, 2019 by Stephen Garstin

So this year we set up a much large quonset shelter for Mama to park her car in during the winter.  Of course, on one of her test parks with Kenny in the back seat, someone opened their door a bit too vigourously and banged it against the steel support posts of the shelter. No … Read more

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Late Quonset Intelligentsia

April 16, 2020September 16, 2019 by Stephen Garstin

As you know, last year we tried purchasing a quonset shelter for Donna to park her car in during the winter months.  It worked really well in the sense of making the morning start to her workday much easier – no more sweeping off loads of snow and scraping windows. As you also know, I … Read more

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Replacing the Voltage Regulator on my Outlander XT

April 16, 2020February 25, 2019 by Stephen Garstin

This is probably going to be a pretty short post – it’s a very simple job to do. My new regulator finally arrived after about a month of waiting, but again, it was $35 instead of the $215 that I was to be charged for buying it locally. Finally arrived!  Note Kenny’s artwork. Remove the … Read more

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Adding A 12V Socket To The ATV For Charging And Accessories

April 16, 2020January 24, 2019 by Stephen Garstin

So as I outlined a week or so ago – the ATV has been having some charging issues with the battery. The installation of the voltmeter has been a real blessing – after trickle charging the battery for a day or two, I then disconnected it and let it sit for a few more days, … Read more

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Electrical Shenanigans With The ATV

April 16, 2020January 19, 2019 by Stephen Garstin

The last dump of snow was another fairly big one.  I was here though, and ready to get things moved with the ATV. It was early in the morning when I began, before the sun had come up, so I opted to use a combination of the ATV lights and my headlamp to “get it … Read more

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Oil, Chains, and a Trip to the Mechanic for the ATV

April 16, 2020November 22, 2018 by Stephen Garstin

A couple of weeks ago my awesome neighbour J! offered to help me change out the oil in the ATV.  I thought that sounded reasonable and much easier than me loading it onto the truck and running it down to KC Auto again as I’ve done every previous year.  As well, I imagined that it … Read more

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A Pop Up Garage

April 16, 2020November 7, 2018 by Stephen Garstin

So Donna is still making the daily trek into the city for work, and now that temperatures have dropped below zero, she’s starting to encounter frost and snow some mornings. After a brief discussion about whether or not we could find a way to make the morning routine a bit easier, we green-lit the notion … Read more

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Pushing Back the Snowbanks

April 16, 2020January 9, 2018 by Stephen Garstin

Saturday was a clear, cold day, but they were predicting snow for overnight (which did come, although not too much). I decided it would be better to try to get the ATV started sooner, rather than later, so I thought I’d do a quick pass on the driveway just for practise and to warm up/charge … Read more

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Ploughing with the Outlander Again

April 16, 2020October 30, 2017 by Stephen Garstin

On Friday, I managed to get both the car and the truck through about 10 cm of snow on the driveway and to the highway.  This was a good thing. In the morning, I went to the city to do a few paid jobs for my aunt and uncle.  I took the car. When I … Read more

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Whoops! ATV Almost Squished by a Falling Tree!

April 16, 2020November 18, 2016 by Stephen Garstin

With the woodshed full of this year’s wood, I’ve been trying to get way ahead of the curve and have most of next year’s wood already put up.  One of the things I’ve been striving to do has been to get more birch into the mix, to see if it really burns so much better … Read more

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