Stop in for a cup of coffee

The big, old school hardware store finally had my 1/4 x 28 nut I was looking for. (Love that place but it's just out of the way)

Everything back together. Dang that park sprag spring is a PITA to have remain in the retention slot while.(Karl) guiding the shaft into the housing...while on your back

Dang I'm laughing writing that

Back on track after that delay.

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Way to battle through it! I had an unexpected battle changing implements on my tractor today. With pressure released on the hydraulics I still couldn't get the couplers to connect. Ended up removing the fittings from the grapple side which released pressure, not sure why there was pressure, temperature maybe. Anyhoo, cleaning off plumbers tape, breaking apart connectors which were torqued like a Mo frer. All that and I moved one small tree and a few branches I coulda got with my bare hands, geeze.