Menards Martian "cow theft"

My farmer is in the same boat, i.e., looks like he popped out like yours in the picture.

So what was your fix for this? Appears to be a thin metal piece below that the farmer pivots or rocks back and forth on as the "rope" pulls him. How is it attached? I found a small piece of glue residue but can't believe it was just glued on.

Any suggestions?

If they are all the same, which I suspect they are, then glue is what is used to hold the "surf board" the farmer stands  on as provided by Menards.  I suspect that all will come loose eventually......as did mine and yours. 

I made a piece that is the same size as the "surf board that the farmer stands on.  Made it from plastic, but just a little bit smaller than the "surf board" the farmer stands on.  I didn't want this new piece to interfere with the rocking movement needed to allow animation.  I cleaned up the remaining glue residue from the wire.  On the plastic piece I made, I used a dremel to notch a grove which is where the "assembly" will pivot.  I held the farmer in place in the opening, and then I glued the new piece to the surf board.  This allows  the new "assembly" to rock freely on the wire, yet stay in the cutout which has the wire across it .  The under side of the "surf board" has two little points that stick out, and this is where I put just a drop of glue, so as to not to put any glue where the wire is.  Essentially, I made a sandwich, with the wire in the middle.  I have run this for a while now and so far it is working very well, with the farmer "rocking back and forth" as the cow is going up and down.  Use a quick drying glue, by the way, as you will have to hold this assemble in place by hand so that the glue will dry, and the assembly not come apart.  It took me a couple of times to get it right.

I know this sounds kind of convoluted, but I hope it makes sense enough for you to do the repair.

AMF,

Fantastic! And, yes, I see it all now. Or at least in my head since I don't have it in front of me.

I was looking at it more last night and realized that the bottom piece of the "sandwich" came off. Also noted the two little points which create the small gap for the rod and allows the whole assembly to rock back and forth.

Will give this a shot soon. Thanks!

Been lucky with mine. Has a lot of operating time on it at the museum and is very popular.

Steve