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Had a great Time with my RJ pushing 4” of wet snow. Pushed with ease even without weights or chains, but ground isn’t frozen solid yet. Tried to represent those old ads of those Pipe Smokers.

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

The BBT got her Millie going and moved snow

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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.

@stevasaurus

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.

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.

Pinocchio trash panda!

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!

What's up with that dude?

Guess he needed reliable transportation up there!

Somebody didn't get their coffee

That storm was a big nothing burger here. By the time it was all over I deemed it not worth even firing up the tractor and did it by hand.

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 saw the threads are worn and probably the mail reason the spring cap popped off the spring when I hit a curb or concrete lip. But I am not too concerned about it as it worked as I thought it should. Yes I thought about JB Weld, adding a bolt or pin, buying a replacement, etc. But I think I will just wait to see how many times it happens this year, maybe next year too and then I will make some modifications!

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 ..

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.

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!!!!

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

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

Ready for more than ever will come.

You should have battery voltage at the points when they are open. You should have 0 volts at the points when they are closed. If you do not get the 0 volts the points are not making contact when closed. Clean the contacts.

Might be better off raising it ...?

Tires came in today can't wait to put them on probably have to modify the fender some

I have not done it, but it sounds feasible. I fix things and I know stuff.

Jack I applaud all of the mods you’ve made except using a bolt in the front hitch. Under load and use, both the bolt threads and the parts of the hitch touching them will have premature wear. A piece of plain rod or a bolt with a longer shoulder would work better.

sorry for double post IDK what I done.

Good to get the exercise too though...

@ebinmaine https://www.google.com/search?q=3%2F8+tapered+round+screw+on+knob&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS866US866&oq=3%2F8++tapered+round+screw+on+knob&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRiPAjIHCAYQIRiPAtIBCTIwNT , did you oil down that plow ? that darker color , sure looks like it , any way , was just thinkin about all the newer snow blower users , that are asking questions , having done this to mine years ago , a matching die nut on a adjustable bar ,socket ratchet would let you easily thread the end of the rod for a screw on knob , makes mitten / glove use much easier , hiding in plane site . pete

Where I reside we have gone up an entire zone on the hardiness map. Probably not a good thing

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

Hydraulic oil filter base fittings ready to install. Hydraulic oil filter base fittings #906 Viton "O" rings ready to install. Hydraulic oil filter base fittings #906 Viton "O" rings installed. Hydraulic oil filter base fittings 'O' rings oiled then fittings screwed into base and tightened.

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.

Deestones are notorious for running on the SMALL end of the scale...

@Bar Nuthin @ebinmaine I totally agree that pre 78 tractors access to the rock shaft is much easier. So Eric, my helpful insight to this problem is to own all the 78-79 C-Series and have a different attachment for each one. This way you don’t have to reach up there to change anything that attaches to the rockshaft!!

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.

‘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.

5 inches of partly cloudy overnite. Ole Thumper never missed a beat knock on wood. 3/8 of a mile of driveways are all done. The renters can clean up their sidewalks their-selves. It was a wet and heavy one.

@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!🤣🤣👍🏻😁🙏🙏

Latest forecast. We are in the jackpot area I guess. We live just about at the end of the Arrow under the B and U

Well guys…this is a head scratcher! Thank you for all your input thus far… I went through and replaced all the fuel line, drained the fuel, checked the fuel pump—everything is working good. Checked the coil—well within spec. Then noticed that I had no power at the yellow wire to the + terminal on the coil. So, I went back through and checked connections. Took some apart and put them back together after cleaning a couple and squirting in some dielectric grease. I turned the key to check something, pushed a bit far, hit the start circuit and it jumped to life😱👏🏻. I turned it off after running it for a couple of minutes and then started it again! I don’t know if I have solved the problem because I didn’t definitely find anything. However, it sure runs good and goes like crazy now that I have everything cleaned and lubed in the hydro system. So…since we are getting a bunch of snow here and I need to get this thing working to clean out Caleb’s driveway…next up—install the Ber-Vac! I need some information that I can’t find and I’m hoping that one of you can help me out. I don’t have the lift arm (push arm), belt size, crank rod and support bracket. Can someone post some sizes for the belt and lift arm? Also any pictures of the lift arm and chute crank would be helpful.