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I started unpacking the new garage door opener and possibly installing it yesterday. After unpacking, I found NO installation manual. I had to search the model online and download it. I also watched a video of a guy installing it. By that time, the temps starting dropping and I came in.
Also washed some of the salt off the Dodge, it's got enough rust on it already.
 
Needed a belt guard for the roper. Have nothing here resembling one. Did have a piece of expanded metal. No idea how I ended up with it, but it sacrificed itself for the cause. Went to Dollar General and picked up a poster board. Used it to make a template. Then cut out the expanded metal. A little on the large side but it covers everything.
Need to scrounge something for running boards.
 

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Snow plow lights needed adjusting last night so I did that and everything worked fine. Got up this morning to plow and then the plow stopped working!!! o_O

Spent the morning wrestling with connections and wiring and valve and hoses trying to figure out WTF is going on. Spent some quality internet time reading other people's troubleshooting and got a few pearls but not the diamond in the rough. It turned out that after having this plow 10+ years the problem was one of the connections for the valve solenoids.. The 'drop down valve was open and causing the electric control gizmo to fault. Now that I knew what valve was what I traced that wire.. I pulled the solenoid to wire harness connection apart and found paint on the conductor pin?!?!? I scraped all of the paint off and applied dielectric grease to the thing and put it back together and Viola- It finally works!! Then a polwing I went 6 hours later..
 
Made a plate to cover the space around the shifter.
Found a piece of aluminum diamond plate. Already close to the right size. Cut out the middle and screwed it down.
The plate was a freebie from Trail95. When he cleared out his shop and garage I picked up several small pieces.
This one came in handy.
Still looking for something to make foot boards out of.
(Been eyeballing the running boards on the neighbors truck):rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

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