So yeah, got a new toy to play with. Got to keep my mind and body occupied with something. Actually this all started when I had a problem with the septic tank in the old reptile building. Flushing started acting funny, so I had a plumber come out to look at it. Prognosis was that the outflow of the septic tank, meaning the drain field, was clogged with roots. Well for what it would cost to have someone rebuild the drainfield, that got me to thinking I could likely do it myself with the help of my friend Rickey, as he has done this before. Sounded like a good excuse to buy a mini excavator. And afterwards, I would still have the excavator to play with. But Murphy's Law stepped in. Rickey died back in August. I got a mini excavator, but in reality it was TOO mini. Would shake me to death just driving it from one spot to another, and I never could get over the feeling that one wrong move and that sucker would tip over. And there was the issue of me taking video of my inspection of the mini-excavator and pointing out things I wasn't really crazy about and the dealer taking exception to me airing that sort of dirty laundry. So when he offered to buy it back, well sure, come and get it. That gave me the opportunity to look for a slightly bigger machine. So I found this 3 ton unit. Actually is around 5600 lbs, but still a much sturdier and confidence building machine. Besides my tractor seemed to be getting lonely sitting under the car port all alone and needed a buddy.
