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Bright lights shining in my bedroom window at 5 AM got me up in a hurry. Just lime spreader getting an early start. Oh well, I'm awake and it's raining. Good day to pull out the Christmas decorations. Check some lights and set up the Nativity set that my sister made over 50 years ago.

The world celebrates Good Grief Day on November 26 every year to honor the life and the legacy of one of America’s most revered, legendary cartoonists Charles M. Schulz. Schulz is best known as the author of the “Peanuts” comic strip, and his stories and characters have brought boundless delight to the globe. The fact that his characters — Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the gang — have withstood the test of time demonstrates how influential these legendary characters have had on global pop culture. Named after the iconic Charlie Brown catchphrase, Good Grief Day celebrates the life and work of the immovable Charles M. Schulz. Schulz was born on November 26, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His interest in the arts was evident during his upbringing, as he would spend his days taking in the works of Pablo Picasso, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth, while also developing a penchant for cartoons. As a child, he would draw dozens upon dozens of cartoons, inspired by either the cartoons he admired or the world around him. Growing up, he aspired to be a cartoonist, and at the age of 15, he sent one of his drawings to the “Ripley’s Believe it or Not!” weekly column, which became his first published cartoon — he knew from then on that this was his life. After returning from military service in Europe in 1945, he would further develop his career as a cartoonist, scoring his weekly series in 1947. That cartoon was “Li’l Folks,” which would be the predecessor of his magnum opus. “Li’l Folks” would later draw the attention of mega publishers United Features Syndicate in 1950, who asked him to develop a new weekly comic strip. Thus, on October 2, 1950, “Peanuts” was born. The iconic series would later become the longest-running comic strip in history — running until Schulz’s death in 2000.

Winter! New tensioner cog and drive shaft bearing on the blower. Waxed up the shoot and the blades. Decided to fill the rear tires with RV antifreeze and distilled water. 5:2 gallons respectively (7 gallons is capacity). Much easier than anticipated. Takes a bit of time to get it all in there but these wheels really bite now.

Leaf season was pretty tame this year. No rain or snow, so leaves were lightweight. Wind was constant, so leaves fell quickly and many of them blew to the neighbors. Two strong grandsons eager to get some seat time, and I didn't have to do anything but watch.

You thinking what I'm a-thinkin'??

You won’t. I ended up “decanting" my penetrant into little 2 oz. bottles like these. I can drip or squirt.

Get it dirty wash it off put it to work.

More cool pictures

Does your car have roof racks? And does she have a good grip?

Diesel wheel horse

Loaded the car for weekend visiting. Off early tomorrow. - borrowed tow-behind core aerator - the camp generator I re-engined - a set of kids building blocks I rehabbed - bike rack parts - “go” tool bag (there are always small repairs needed!) - some wheels to drop off with @ri702bill - a stereo to “pass on" - cooler for our Thanksgiving meal contributions My spouse asked if there would be room for her!

On my drive to work this morning. Top of the hill near the Worcester airport

Yes, it was her project in a ceramics class back in the 70s. So I made the rustic barn to fit in the display unit.

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From what I understand the early 60s like 64 65 had those vacuum pumps. Not 100% sure. Some people like them I personally did not. I have an 856 I did not like that vacuum pump that had on it so I opted to go electric fuel pump that was before I knew about then and now so I saved that page and I will be giving them a call.

I'm still amazed that those astronauts could fit in those little capsules. ...Not thier entire bodies mind you, just the large shiny brass balls they were toting with them. Courage? I think it takes courage to go to the store when my wife needs feminine articles. Those early astronauts were on an entirely different plane of existence.

Bending the lead wires a few times while handling one of the un-potted voltmeters was enough to break off the red lead wire at its connection point, where solder in the copper strands creates a stress riser. To protect against this kind of damage, I potted the voltmeter in such a way that the leads are well secured against bending anywhere near the solder joint on the board.

Your blade quadrant resembles the curved #11 in the IPL clip below. This early one shows 3 holds--left, center, and right for positioning the blade straight rotated to either side. Some later models came with 5 holes with the extras being left and right of the center halfway to the “outer” holes. Some members with a 3 drilled it to become a 5 and are quite pleased with the extra positions. (Note that blades before 1964 had a different style of quadrant)

That one looks like a catastrophe fire or a huge explosion. Nice catch!!!!

We're( Mrs. K and me) are now over 80 and attend the Silver Sneakers stretch, balance, and strength classes at our Anytime Fitness gym three days a week. Although they receive many grunts and groans, squats are included in the programs.

I had brake lever that was badly worn, so I used it as a guinea pig and drilled an offset hole to change the angle. I put it as close to the old hole as I felt comfortable with. turns out that was too much adjustment. For now, I just ground down the face and it's working properly. I still don't know if this tractor salvageable or will become a part donor. If it turns out to be a driver, I'll fabricate a proper brake lever.

Ditto. My metric Grizzly knockoff has a 20 mm (.787) pass thru diameter. I also have about 3X the cost of the lathe, used, in tooling and DRO. The problem with previously owned equipment is that they are similar to used cars and WH tractors. You are looking for one that is used, not used up. A bargain priced lathe or mill with worn-out ways can be very expensive and time consuming to repair. NOT a project you can do at home. The ways get worn with use; they wear on a lathe mostly near the headstock, a milling machine near the middle where the vise is. The leadscrews also wear resulting in inaccurate positioning due to excessive backlash.

I got bored this afternoon so I decided to see just how frozen the exhaust nipple was. It had soaked in Kroil for a few hours so I smacked the open end a few times with a large hammer. Next using a 24" pipe wrench I tried tightening it some. I don't think it moved but couldn't be sure. Using a 24" wrench I tried to loosen it. After a bit of leaning on the wrench it actually gave in. I reversed the process and tightened it again and then when I tried to loosen it again it turned about an 1/8 of a turn. From there it was just coming out. The nipple did deform when it first started to loosen but that just made it easier for the pipe wrench to get a grip on it. Exhaust parts are on order so now I wait....

It's safe to say the condenser has seen better days. I've got another one on order. Between the condenser, carburetor rebuild and replacing the exhaust system it'll be a week or so before I can start the engine again.

It ain't me!! From the webs: "Birds: Woodpeckers: They are known to raid hornet nests for the larvae. Summer Tanagers: These birds catch hornets in midair and smash them against tree branches. Other birds: Animals like starlings, magpies, and blue jays also eat hornet larvae, especially in the fall. Mammals: Skunks: They are known to dig up and consume wasp nests, even very large ones. Bears: These large animals will tear open nests to get at the larvae. Raccoons and badgers: These mammals will also raid nests for the protein-rich larvae. Wolverines: These animals are also known to eat wasp larvae from nests. Weasels and rats: These smaller mammals also prey on hornet larvae".

Here's a question: What would you plan on doing with it besides hanging your hiking clothes to dry?

It is one of their larger so called “ engine lathe”. It is a metal lathe. It is from the early 1900s. One however with sometimes needed modifications can use just about any metal lathe for wood the same however not many times being able to be so with a wood lathe for metal. As for getting it depends on the price and one’s affinity for old machinery . If it has Babbitt bearings most likely they have to be “repoured “. Not a difficult job but requires a little knowledge on subject. Definitely an eye catching awesome thing to look at like all machinery from that period. A period of great human ingenuity and quality work that as seen here still functions as it designed to do. To me they have a unique “presence” that immediately draws one’s attention. The motor is of course a modern one but perhaps one of the best motors ever made in this country. To me any American made Baldor or Marathon of the period of that one is far superior from anything in that category that you buy today. When one comes across something like that in someone’s shop that is pretty much intact, look around at everything else. That is not an ordinary individual that uses something like that. You may be surprised at all the other treasures he has. It all tells a story as to what type of individual he was ( or hopefully still is).

Happy Birthday @cleat, we are all glad you were born. And, thank you for all of your contributions to this site.

Awhile back, I picked up a New Holland GT22 on the cheap. Non runner, 745 hours and non power steering option. After getting the engine running and sealed up, I cut some grass and it ran real good. I really have no interest in non power steering machines now that I am spoiled, so I put it on the back burn as maybe a flip. In between, along came a Toro xi that was good for parts and it had good power steering. When I disassembled it I saved the tower and associated steering parts thinking I just might install those into the GT22. I figured if given a couple two three afternoons I can get it installed. A scheduled surgery got delayed and that opened the window of opportunity for the GT. Put her in the shop and got started. Lets just say the two to three was a pipe dream. After six it is all done. Now saying, if I would have just had to install the steering the original estimate would have been good. (would have stretched it to three to four, I like taking breaks) Other problems. The first one was the steering wheel on the donner would not come off. Soaked, beat and air hammered, no go. Ended up burning one afternoon making a special puller. (pic 1 @2) I wanted to just switch the dash and gauges out. Next came the electrical gremlins. When I turned on the key the cruise control magnet would activate. That locked the hydro control in neutral or close to neutral. Okay dug into that and found the cruise indicator light was back feeding the cruise relay. I repaired that it worked fine. (I had installed a spare cruise relay for testing) I switched back to the original and it would not work at all. So, two problems a bad light socket and relay. Another afternoon burned up. That's my story and I am sticking to it! Got to strip r down pretty good

Thanks. You can definitely see the casting marks on the ones on the left. I'm going to swing by Lowes today to see what they might have in stock.

Lock nut is the way to go but be sur to get a top quality electrical conduit lock nut from an electrical supply house, do not buy the junk ones being sold at big box stores.

I'm a week or more away from being finished with leaf pick-up. The red oaks are stubbornly slow about turning loose their leaves and we have had rain evert couple of days so blowing, grinding, and collecting leaves will have to wait.

@pfrederi may have you covered BUT, I just rebuilt two one for an 857 k181 and one for 701 with k161. I tried to figure out which kits I needed before ordering but I had to take them apart before I could tell which kit I needed to order. They both looked the same from the outside but the k181 was pulse/vacuum type while the k161 had the Kohler type rod on the diaphragm. Sure glad I took them apart before ordering because I sure thought they were both the same by their outward appearance. The Then and Now kits are very good quality. BTW I couldn't believe how much junk was in the pumps when I tore them apart. No wonder I couldnt keep the carbs cleaned out .

Last year, hornets built a nest against one of our garage windows, which provided a direct view into their nest. I left it up for a while, since it was interesting to watch what was going on inside. For some reason they abandoned the nest. Maybe they wanted more privacy or they heard me talking about spraying it. Outside: Inside: When the nest was there, I couldn't open the window, but since those pictures were taken, I installed new putty around the glass and made up some screens, so there won't be any more hornet nests against the glass.

Back home today and feeling ok. Besides a blood clot in my leg nothing major was really found, but I need to follow up with a cardiologist now. I am beginning to run through all the medical specialties it seems. A big scare and perhaps and hopefully a big eye opening event. Thank you everyone for the kind words, and prayers . Nice to know people like all of you.

What a spoilsport!!

Here's an really cool hot rod Allis idea for ya I saw at the Canton Tractor Show last Spring. Owner said front axle and rear drops swapped over with no changes. Said he only had to modify the side steering rod.

The patio tractor assumed that people bought tractors based on what color they were. As stated by @kpinnc, some were repainted in order for them to sell. They have since become a big JD collector item. One of the hardest things to find for them is the seat. With out the correct color seat it is not a correct patio.