I had a serious accident. :-(

Sorry to hear that.....I was wondering if something happened to you with the grader when I saw the post heading....I knew you were getting close.
Seems like you have some good mechanics working on you...glad it wasn't any worse than it is. Have a speedy recovery. OM

Thanks all for the well wishes. I do have some good mechanics working on me. I feel very fortunate given the circumstances - almost as if angels were watching out for me. I made good enough progress on my therapy they are talking about letting me go home maybe even tomorrow. If, so the first thing I'll do is give instructions to others on how to get the seal and radiator group back on the grader. It will be a bittersweet moment having to stand by and watch others do the work, but at least I will be there to see it run. Here's a photo of the incision they had to make in order to fix me up.

Glad to hear your making good progress. We wish you a speedy recovery.

Get Well👍

Get better. Back injuries last forever. I hope your recovery and therapy are smooth.

Good Luck on your recovery raklet. Yegads it made me squirm just reading your post!!

Be careful and don't rush out too soon and pay attention to physical therapy.

And Catman you gotta be careful too. As we get older we get heavy and somewhat weaker so those 14ft jumps cannot be good on the system.

Good Grief!! Hate to hear about the fall but it seems to be a blessing you weren't permanently paralyzed from the spinal injury.
Hope and wishing for a full recovery but it will take some time.
God Bless!!