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January 12, 1966 "Batman", starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC.

Forgot to post this one from last month.

29* @ 7:15 this AM

the left handle and the clutch pedal are on and add rubber pieces were your feet set next thing is getting the engine together and on the frame and the fenders and the pan painted gas tank mounted on the hood and both of them painted too a lot of work to go still

I actually made the pin hole a bit bigger with a dental pick. Then just shook the gas out and set it in a warm place to evaporate out. Soldered up good to go. Edit: I thought it was the 702 ... be dammed if I can find those pics ...

I found a good trick for getting the gas out of a float. Seal the float in a container to keep the smell in and put it in a freezer for an hour or so. Remove it from the freezer, position the hole so that it is down, and heat the float up with an electric heat gun. The temperature change will force the gas out of the float. It may take few cycles of this but it does work very well.

I did that as well on a couple of my 520's Drill out to 1-3/8 then you can use a regular wheel horse front wheel bearing as the steering bearing. Works very smooth with no play.

Yes, the lift bellcrank is slightly shorter on the reduction steering models. I found that out the hard way also.

Eric @ebinmaine made me do it... He has another thread adding reduction steering to his C series, and it reminded me that I had all the parts to add reduction steering but didn't when I originally built the 523-H. I have 3 tractors with the 520 front axle, but none had reduction steering. This tractor has 18 inch front wheels, and though it steers pretty easily, it's the best candidate for the upgrade. I also had an issue with my hydro foot pedal. It binds up with about 1/8 inch of the last travel in the cam, which is quite a bit of the top end speed. I thought maybe this transmission was just a little slow, but now I'm not so sure. Regardless, I've got some tweaking to do on the rear end as well. So now I've taken this tractor almost back to the frame. No chance of getting that lower steering shaft swapped without removing the engine. That and the hydro linkage work mean almost a full tear down. It looks sad! First thing I noticed is that although the upper steering shaft is shorter than the original, it is still 1.5 inches taller are the steering wheel. I had planned to add about 3 inches anyway, because the wheel is just too low. I assumed it being shorter meant the wheel would be in the same place... Also, the bellcrank for the belly hitch comes very close the the back of the gear reduction base. It almost touches it at full down. Anybody else seen this with reduction steering 520-H tractors? Anyway. It'll be a few days before I get this back together. I'm gonna add a bearing at the top below the steering wheel and a few other tweaks, but it's nice to be tinkering again!

I don’t know much about the hoods, I would have thought your’s would have had one. I have a ‘51 Economy with the Husco hydraulic lift.

IT&T International Telegraph and Telephone also owned this company, Mackay Radio. From this location not far from where I live was a major communications station sending many telegraph messages during World War Two and operating until sometime in the late seventies. I remember the many super tall telephone poles that were still standing up until the early nineties on this property that was a couple hundred acres. The buildings were torn down in the early eighties. As kids we would climb up onto the roof of one of the buildings to see the ocean approximately 5 miles away. It was before my time but as a kid I remember the old timers talking about the important roll it played in its heyday. Now because of its high elevation and water views it is mostly high end homes. I’m not sure that date of this photo, it belonged to my cousin and I thought it was so cool that I took a picture of it!

Could it be called the first ever “text message”?

We have been having some awesome sunrises and sunsets in Indiana too! But the moons the last three months have also been very bright and beautiful!

The ambulance in the picture is a 1960 Impala wagon, so I would guess 1960 to maybe '65

You need to look at that engine before purchasing. I don't think it is compatible with a Wheel Horse without some modifications make to the tractor. May work with tractors that used a Shaker cradle, but not with direct to frame bolt ups.

I used a out side PTO bearing and welded in a couple pieces of pipe to hold the bearing. Either way it's hard to adjust the 3/4" collar.

Worth every penny. Saves belts and whatever they run on, as well as improving the life of the electric clutch. The clutch on my Scag is upwards of five times that much. Not to mention it preserves my mental health. No more slamming the clutch. Just a nice and easy engagement. Works like antilock brakes...

Pullstart reminds me of a certain girl in HS, he really gets around! I'm already looking forward to the Wed night tailgate of knowledge get together. Those little friendship type things are why the BS is important to many of us.

This is true. I did the tranny a couple of years ago in order to fix a a bad 3rd gear so with a fresh engine it should be good for another 60yrs.

I have this Economy Jim Dandy that I bought in 1985 when I was 15 years old. I used to drive it around the neighborhood as it was quite a bit faster than my Work Horse. It has been in my basement now for 29 years. Occasionally I take out the spark plug and drip some Marvel Mystery Oil in the hole, and spin it over by hand. This is the only tractor that I own that is not a Wheel Horse. I’d like to sell it because I realize that I’m not going to restore or even use it. I also have the mower deck for it. I’m not sure of the exact year, but I think it’s early 60’s ?

I figured I should get in a ride while the getting is good because of the uncertain weather conditions nowadays. I used the Side x Side to pack roughly 6 '' of snow on the ground. The 418-A is my mowing tractor and it's nice to get behind the wheel with no mower deck and wind it up some. This was on Thursday after lunch.

January 11, 1838, First public demonstration of telegraph messages sent using dots and dashes at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail.

Really whoda ever thought years later ... 'Course whoda ever thought weda be running smoker grills and charging phones off our horses ...

This service work was done for a 30 year customer by me in their Master Bath installed by others. These fixtures are at least 35 years old. The tub faucets are in polished gold finish which have been very well taken care of over the years. The Symmons shower valve is brass but the trim is not. Always enjoyed working with quality Plumbing products and buying OEM parts knowing full well you could walk away and stand behind your work. I use food grade silicone grease on all parts on reassembly. In todays world you keep your fingers crossed and walk away. One of the main reasons I work for certain customers on a semi- retired basis. Lately I have been going through a LOT of stock and it bothers me to toss it out but I just will never use it all. SAD

The " Tailgate of Knowledge " I coined that phrase the night before the BS the year of the customs. We had quite a crowd at a different hotel. @stevasaurus had his tailgate down and @Aldon was "discussing " transmission axles for hours on end. As the night wore on things got louder and louder. Thought for sure the cops were gonna show up! Course a couple years back the cops did show up!

I'll be following along to see what you find wrong with your hydro pedal linkage.

Yep. Now there's some interesting information 🤔 On my 1974 C160-8 the gear ⚙️ has strong contact with the lift lever. I haven't decided how to solve that just yet.

yes 1984

We talked about this bearing and bracket, though I would send the picture any way.

On my pullers I have very good luck with the green Kyvlar belts from Tractor Supply and a little heavier spring,

Was great to catch up with you bud. Thanks for taking time to stop

PA Farm Show.

Did some cleaning yesterday night. And came how way better then I was expecting. Still have to clean the rims and find a belt guard though. Do have some other plans for this tractor as well

Well, that’s it for all the big stuff on the frame… Going to let the paint cure for a week or so, and then apply the rest of the decals. Everything went together perfectly, and I still cannot believe I did not have a single frozen bolt or nut on the entire project! I’ll be shifting focused to the engine and a complete rewire of the electrical. I think I might take a break for a few days or a week or so anyway. Give my back and hands time to recuperate lol.

looks like the vent Bill was talking about if its on top of float. clean it good and try it but remember there is not much room in there and have to make sure new solder clears everything. Forgot to add I would hit @squonk up for one before spending much time on it

Ahhhh… I can see it now, a twin Onan round hood

I have a pile of floats. I could send you one.

Many early Economy's didn't come with hoods. This is a 59 hood

Throttle knob ready to install. I like the T style knobs the best. Hair dryer used to heat knob for easier installation and so knob does not crack. This little hair dryer is used a lot in the shop whenever I feel the heat gun might cause damage. Block of wood and dead blow hammer used to tap knob into position. Throttle knob installed.

Take a close look at the nylon cam plate, may be mater of not moving your direction/sped control shaft # 52 far enough if it has cracked.

Can you push the tractor with the tow valve closed? Lift means the Charge pump is working OK. Mark the axle ends make sure the axles an wheel are turning together . no sheared woodruff key on the axle.

Me too, as I would pass you on my 418-C that is 1.1 MPH faster 🤣🤣🤣

Soft start clutch controller works well for this issue. I've used one for 8 years and it works great. I didn't use hydraulics on this one but it can be done! Not a C-series but has alot of those parts in it.

Reading the title I thought for sure this would be about Wisconsinites!

Got a few new ones this week. Taken from my back yard:

Just now as the sun sets

I normally take the pics outta my post "quotes" but this deserves to be seen twice. Nice work. Here's a couple I meant to post yesterday and today. Saco Bay ME. Portland ME. Warren Avenue headed east from my warehouse this morning.