Today got off to an interesting start. I was supposed to be moving the quad by trailer this morning, and it really needed pressure washing first. Trouble is, it had a flat tyre, which I got fixed last week but then didn't pick up until yesterday. Then I got held up at work, so by the time I'd got home, eaten, fed the pigs and re-fitted the tyre it seemed a bit late to get the tractor out - we do have neighbours, even if they are a reasonable way off.
So, up early this morning (but not too early, same reason), fired up the tractor, got the 100 litres of diesel out the back of the landrover, moved the great lump of concrete out the way of the garage door, put the tractor back out of the way (occasionally having to stop the tractor and then get out an decompress it to start again, because neither the parking brake nor the charging circuit seem very happy). Started up the quad... phut. no battery. Tried the kick start, not happy. Tried a jump start from a spare electric fence battery, nothing.
Gave up at this point, closed the garage, brought the concrete back, put the tractor away, went to work. About an hour of farting about for no gain. Poo. If I'd remembered to pick up the tyre on saturday morning, it might all have been so different.
