End of Transmission

I just spent two and a half hours changing the transmission oil in my tractor. It’s a job that would probably take a professional about 30 minutes, but when you combine ineptitude and the wrong tools, well,  you get the longer time frame. What a horrible experience. When I finished, there were tools and oil splattered all about the garage. After throwing away the 18 completely saturated oil rags, boxing up the extra parts I had leftover, and removing most of the metal shavings that were embedded in my hand, I went in for a shower where I managed to snort a good amount of soap up my nose. If there existed a list of things that were pleasant to put up your nose, soap would NOT be on that list.

In the end, everything turned out fine, at least as far as the tractor is concerned. I, on the other hand, inhaled enough transmission oil fumes to fuel a small country. While it wasn’t as painful as the soap up my nose, it was still most likely not all that good for me.

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