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Heard tell he's got a show 520 with a hopped up deuce Bar but Mrs Claus said "you need some exercise" so out come the b hind...

Santa has been experimenting with various modes of transport. As you can see in one of the cards I made last Xmas, the steampunk sleigh wasn't very dependable. Mrs. Blue Chips had to smirk at Santa's botched attempt to land on our dock. And don't worry...the reindeer all managed to swim to shore.

Easy solution...do what I do...never plow at night and don't start till the snow stops... Retirement can be a good thing

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December third is World Coati Day, ensuring the protection and survival of these fascinating creatures, contributing to the conservation of our diverse wildlife. Get involved in a good cause by helping an endangered species and the habitat in which they live—and perhaps enjoy learning something new about this animal at the same time! World Coati Day works to raise awareness about and protect these furry creatures who make their home in the south, from Arizona all the way to South America. World Coati Day can trace its beginnings back to 2019 when the World Coati Day non-profit organization got its start. The group was founded with the purpose of keeping people involved in and connected with the plight of the coatimundi species. In just a few years, the organization has grown in popularity and gained a significant following through their website, social media, and online newsletters that promote this important cause. Dedicated to the survival and conservation of this fascinating and unique animal, the hope for World Coati Day is not just to raise awareness but also to provide protection for this underappreciated species. Not only is the coatimundi simply a cute little animal, but it is an invaluable asset to its surrounding habitat. In fact, these little creatures act as ‘landscapers’ and also control pests while fertilizing and promoting new plant growth.

Would you like that 281 pages in a binder, hardcover, or loose? Ho Ho Ho

I'm gonna gather up some parts here in Poland. Although I was in US many times, next time I'll be there for parts . I lived in Canada many years, but never seen one WH. I have some friends in US, eventually when I buy something online they'll help with shipping ..

What's up with that dude?

Normal work day..... then, we were out of biscuits, so I made a double batch of 2-ingredient (self-rising flour & heavy cream), cast iron skillet biscuits. We like to have them in the morning, split in two, buttered, then toasted under the broiler. Then, we were also out of bread (left what we had at the in-law's), so I made a couple of nice loaves in our cast iron loaf pans. Just got finished having a hot slice with butter on it... YUM!!!!

I'm not positive here.... I believe the 8.8 is the "advertised width" of the tire. The 22 should be the wheel diameter. Many (most?) Garden Tractor tires are on a 12" wheel. The middle number is the width. The first number is the outer diameter of the tire. There are a few tires that don't get even remotely close to the actual size with their advertised size. You may very well find that getting two new tires is far easier and less expensive than shopping for usable used ones. Factor in your own time and fuel.

Doesn't seem so. The 8.8- 22 is likely the size. Quite a bit bigger than your own. 22 is the rim size.

Trina's Millie has a worn out S/G belt so it wouldn't start. She used The Ugly Bruce tractor to break the snow out so I could get the car in the barn. When I got home & after we got the cars cozied in, I plowed the yard for about an hour. May have to plow again tomorrow morning so I can leave. The Ugly Bruce goes well... but she's used to her little Short frames and I'm used to a heavier machine. It'll get there... Depthwise we have a strong 6" + now with several more inches forecast overnight.

Steve, the only thing wrong with that video is that you weren't in it.

Best Fritters I've had are Conch Fritters, Key West..

Hydraulic oil filter base ready to be installed. Note the extra set of holes for the filter base mount in the fender support bracket. The two rear holes are used for rigid supply and return tubing to the valve and the front holes are used when rubber hoses are used for the supply and return lines. Hydraulic oil filter base installed. Hydraulic return line fittings tightened at rear axle and filter base.

I have a Traeger pellet smoker and it gets used all summer. Yes, if you turn the temp up then it will work like a regular oven. Great for hot days when you don't want to run the oven in the house. However, with the smoker in low heat smoke mode it should put out lots of smoke to flavour your food. Different wood types will change the smoke flavour as well. We tend to use maple but other wood types will have a stronger smoke. Once it gets down close to freezing outside I stop using it because it just doesn't work properly. That's OK though because that makes it a treat when we get it out in the spring. The only real maintenance I have had to do to it since I got it in 2015 is to give it a good vacuuming out after every big smoke making sure the burn pot is nice and clean.

Guess he needed reliable transportation up there!

Most of my regular workers are Classic (300/400) series, so I'm sorta used to having to fiddle with that same lift location. My earlier machines don't generally carry decks or snow blades, but I do see the difference. And I'll say it again: the C1x1 models were the sharpest "C" models in my opinion. The flatter nose and wider center console just look nice! Especially with wider wheels and tires!

Son in law got a new pellet smoker and I was gifted his old one. It's a Grilla Silverbac about ten years old. He's been having problems with it such as inconsistent temperatures and he experienced a pellet smoker explosion that really concerned him. I brought it to the shop to either make it work or scrap it. After I studied about these things on the internet, I cleaned the unit, disassembled the auger and cleaned the two motors, I especially paid attention to the RTD temp sensor, assuming the sensor might need to be replaced-which fortunately did not. Got it back together yesterday and fired it up. Seemed to be working fine. From what I can tell these smokers need regular maintenance and quality pellets. Today's results are in the picture below. I'm new to pellet smokers. I made a water tray to place below the ribs--that way the grease doesn't drop on the drip tray where it burns the grease or anything else that falls on it. The water tray also provides moisture and seems to even out the temperature swings. The smoke flavor doesn't seem at prevalent as in my other smoker. I suppose anything that a fellow would bake in the oven in the kitchen can be baked in the smoker.

The chain will only need to be about half as long. The rest of the length will be from the eye-bolt - which makes it adjustable. 5" chain and 4" eyebolt will be more than plenty. Use a Nylock nut and a washer for the eye-bolt. Or a regular nut + a jam nut. And the chain doesn't need to be that heavy. I think 1/4" (or 5/16") chain would work fine. I think my snowplow is hanging from some old swingset chain!

We got around 8" Sunday then another 3" or 4" overnight, last night.

@953 nut Steve wasn’t in it, but there was that really handsome guy with the Work Horse who was presented that plaque and whom they sang happy birthday to!🤣🤣👍🏻😁🙏🙏

Water heater is acting oddly. Yesterday, the morning shower was hotter than usual - had to mix way more cold water in than usual. Today, it wasn't even close to being tepid. It is an electric AO Smith unit that was installed in 2003. Checked the breaker in the panel - not tripped, but cycled it anyway. I pulled the the covers on the thermostats. Settings weren't changed and everything looked normal. Then I notice a red button on the upper thermostat. Shine the flashlight on the 6 point molded in lettering on it, which said 'reset'. What the heck, I'm game for a smoke test. Put my screw driver on the button, looked the other way and gave it a push. No flash, no drama. It clicked and I could hear gurgles from the heating elements. That got it going - for now anyhow. I downloaded the user's manual for it to see what I had just reset. Not really helpful. Themanual had one sentence stating that the thermostat had a manual reset button for an 'eco' over temperature. Ought to start thinking about a replacement. Back to researching on demand units. The one we installed in the lake house seems to have worked out OK, but it is only supplying a shower and 2 sinks. The house would add a washing machine and a dishwasher to the list of things to run.

@953 nut wife's uncle had a , ww 2 , deep navy cook pot , at a picnic when that was bubbling , you could cook anything in that , was always terrific , great family gathering , pete

A quick update… dad came over yesterday and we assessed the situation. I suggested using this old spare third arm that I had acquired years ago with a parts tractor. Dad skillfully fabricated the upper “ears” and welded them on to the lift arm—works great! he even cut a slot in them for a little bit of float like the factory arm has. next up: we took and old spare crank rod and fabricated a bracket and welded a hook on the end. It works like a should! Today, I’m going to pick up a belt (gonna try a 5/8x65 as I saw that suggested somewhere on here). I also need to get two helper springs. I have the bolt for the front attach-a-matic and I purchased a set of turnbuckles but realized that the sheet metal where the turnbuckles attach is pretty thin. So, I cut and drilled a piece of flat bar stock to reinforce the area behind it. We are getting close to delivering this to Caleb’s house for winter snow removal duties!

The add says 8.8-22. Can you tell me what that number means in relation to my 856 rear of 23x8x12? What would or should I go with?

One of the great things about Redsquare is our Vendors Section. @76c12091520h is the handle for Brian Badman. Excellent guy. Over the years Wheelhorse company used many "Standard Parts". Many of the bearings, seals, fasteners etc are easily accessed from places like McMaster Carr or Bolt Depot.

And now my C-101?? WTH!!

Wow. Delighted to hear how thoroughly you are protecting your health while handling these materials. 👍 My home is quite tightly sealed (by design) and I looked carefully at these exchangers. For me, the payback period, given the expected amount of use during heating seasons, put the payback period in decades--so I abandoned it and we suffer some drafts! Maintenance is costly (and prohibitive for units that can handle cooing incoming air during the summer).

‘Before… After… During… I got about 3 or 4 inches of snow here, and it was still snowing when I stopped. I’ve got tomorrow off too, so I’ll touch it up then. It’s pretty powdery so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Full face shield, long-cuff chemical-resistant rubber gloves (and sometimes disposable rubber gloves), full apron, and of course an appropriate respirator. Also, this afternoon I ordered a new supply of trivalent chromium Cr(III) conversion solution, which is much safer than Cr(VI). I installed a powerful through-the-wall exhaust fan some time ago, which is located only a few feet from the plating bench. Here's the exhaust fan with the doors closed: Exhaust fan with doors open and replaceable filter in place: Exhaust fan with the filter removed for a view of the heavy-duty hazardous-location fan. There is a wire grid (not shown here) that prevents the filter media from being sucked into the fan. The exhaust fan extends through the back wall to save space inside the garage/shop. It sucks out a LOT of air. The drawback to that is that when I run it in the winter, the replacement air is cold outside air. I suppose I could install an air-to-air heat exchanger for the incoming air to recapture some of the warmth, but that's pretty low on the to-do list.

Are you running gasoline with ethanol? If you have been then change over to ethanol free gas and run some Berrymans B12 fuel treatment at twice the recommended rate. Here is a site that will show you the gas stations in your area that have ethanol free gas. https://www.pure-gas.org/

If you all ready checked the intake for leaks, just clean the carb. I had to clean mine 3 times to finally stop the searching.

855 is gassed up, chained up, hydraulics are all back together, albeit a bit jankier than usual, but not leaking, and the plow is on. So there will be no snow.

3 of the Herd are nearly ready. Just a couple minor things to attach. The Ugly Bruce tractor with a 48". The Military Tribute Tractor Milie with a 42". The '75 C160 Automatic with Super Scooper in now. That may get changed to the wiiiide 60" blade or the two stage tall chute snowblower.

What? And my 854 as well! Dammit!

Holiday switch over. Pumpkins, pilgrims, and turkeys ...gone Santas back in town.

The plates themselves are very strong. My concern is the attachment point where they bolt to the plow. I'm thinking about getting a corner brace from approximately 12" out from the plow and brace making a triangle 🔺️. Simple strap steel. The terrain float isn't likely to be a huge issue. Our driveway surface is pretty flat.

That you can bet on.. There's a slot in the sides that could permit some trip movement or pivoting of the sides. I'm choosing to leave them firmly bolted in place for now. Likely look at bracing options tomorrow.

I flipped the cutting edge on one plow this weekend. I plan on using this one for the scooper. For now it rests nearby my '75 C160 Automatic.

Awesome work BBT! I imagine some people by now around here might not know that means Black Belt Trina 🥋

55# Craftsman weights on, I’ll have to measure and see if Terry can make a fun decal to cover the Craftsman decal,

Current plan for snow (now that the 854 and blade are ready) is to keep the wood box stocked.

520HC is ready for plow duty. You can see the rear end peaking out behind it, that is the 416H project for this winter. This little walk behind is also on standby. Big tractor and blower are also ready but won't fit in the heated shop this year. It is in the big tent garage out back where it normally lives all summer. I ran a big extension cord out to it for the block heater. This is the first time the tractor has been in the cold in the winter, hopefully it will start if required. We have a little dusting of snow now that actually started on Sunday and adds a bit each day. Not enough to worry about plowing yet, hopefully it will melt in the next couple of days.

Last time I went to Hershey my children coaxed me onto a ride before I realized how it worked. Strapped into a claustrophobic cabin on the end of an arm. Arm starts rotating horizontally and the cabin swings out a bit. Not too bad, I think. Then the arm support lifts so the arm is rotating vertically and the cabin is upside down at the top of the circle. Closest I’ve ever come to upchucking on a ride.

I have 4 C160s in the "future projects" section. You stop up. I'll make cowboy coffee and you pick out one or three.

That's just plain mean. .