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I failed to clean the tub before the warden saw it. Cost me $15K for a new bathroom. Don't ever use the wardens tub to tan a bear hide.

When I worked 2nd shift at the hospital we were given the task of cleaning all the ceiling vents in one office. The guy with me says how we gonna do all these in one night? I told him get them all down and wait until the kitchen staff leaves. A commercial conveyor dishwashing machine works wonders!

Hung the “microscopic” 32” deck on the 867 in preparation of mowing here in a week (hopefully). Deck isnt as wide as the rear tires!

May as well fill the list. the warden the battle ax the ball and chain the woman the little woman the wife the better half the first mate the missus the old lady Mrs. K

Here ya go.

April 7, 1970, the legendary actor John Wayne wins his first—and only—acting Academy Award, for his star turn in the director Henry Hathaway’s Western True Grit. Wayne appeared in some 150 movies over the course of his long and storied career. He established his tough, rugged, uniquely American screen persona most vividly in the many acclaimed films he made for the directors John Ford and Howard Hawks from the late 1940s into the early 1960s. He earned his first Oscar nomination, in the Best Actor category, for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). The Alamo (1960), which Wayne produced, directed and starred in, earned a Best Picture nomination.

Finally unloaded this from my truck on Saturday with the help of a neighbor, then removed my plow from my 312-8 and with the help of another neighbor we got the mower deck on and I commenced the 2026 lawn mowing season. Afterwards, I relaxed looking over my efforts while listening to good music and enjoying one of two very refreshing gin and tonics!

Haha! Reminds me of when I was still living at home right around 21yrs old. My grandpa owned 2 Cadillac dealerships so of course thats what we typically all drove. I was cleaning my Coupe deVille on a weekend & spending too much time trying to clean the wire wheel hubcaps. Got creative, removed them & put them in dishwasher! Mom was suspicious cause I was running dishwasher & her suspicion was right. Let's just say she wasn't really happy & what made things worse was when my dad found out he thought it was a great idea too!

Thank you for the help! This is the story of how I received my Wheel Horse...My grandfather bought it in the early 80s it was used but in good shape...He used it for about 35 years then he gave it to my Dad. My Dad used it to mow the grass for about 5 years then it sat in storage Until I decided to work on it with my grandfather. My grandfather and I got it running and have kept it running for 8 years and I plan to keep it running.

Mrs P is traveling to Boston for work this week, and flew in to NJ on the way. She was upgraded to first class on her flight too! I think her sunrise wins.

Washed the mud off then remover the tiller from the 312H. Then installed the 48" SD. The electric hoist really makes it easy to pick a deck from the storage skid and roll it in position under the raised tractor.

Got out on two wheels again! Slightly different two wheeler this time Registered my motorcycle today and went for a quick spin, it was like 47 degrees out so it was a very short ride. Had an 8:35am appt at Department of Motor Vehicles and at 8:40 I was back in my car with a shiny new plate!! Incredible for sure

We had a new children's director join the staff at our church. The previous director always hand washed all of he small toys after the children left for the day, the new director ran them through the kitchen dish washer for the first and last time. Some of the plastic toys looked rather frightening after being sanitized at about 190 degrees and the ones that retained their shape had a good deal of water in them.

I thought my sunrise this morning was pretty good.

She's making sure no one else shows up...

It amazes me that I can call my wife loudly by name several times with no acknowledgement. Yell out "WOMAN" and she hears me first time every time.

I know this expression and was never quite sure whether it implied respect, fear, or resignation. Perhaps all three.

Welcome to Red Square The preferred transmission filter for all models is a Wix 51410 or Napa 1410 because it does not have a by-pass valve

There is a very good reason you don't hear that twice, she won't be including it in his obituary she is writing.

This is probably one of those One time Calls.

"War Dept"

I have definitely called Trina that. Here's proof.

That's what dad always called mom

Many thanks to Dan @Achto! He swung by last week and dropped off a great looking used center cap for dad😎🙌🏻. He recommended a dap of black silicone so that we don’t have a repeat “offense” and a fresh decal and we are in business! I love the community here. We have been super busy fixing up Caleb’s house he purchased from a “hoarder”, traveling many miles for ministry (we leave Sunday for a missions trip to central Italy), Caleb’s getting married this year and Claudia likely next year, and Zach is back in the shop neck deep on a restore/refurbish project that he is selling to a friend of ours. It is a red 682 Cub Cadet. Thanks Dan for the tip on the makeshift ventilation system, Zach can’t wait to try it later this week…

This moniker and quote made me think of an old cement truck drive who drive Rambler station wagons and sold crates eggs as a side income back in the 1960’s in Indiana ! Eggs came from his place and were always fresh and he lived 70 miles away from us. The “warden “ comment though sparked my memory! He use to be quite a talker and he would always talk about his wife (who we finally met after five or six years) . He called her “ the battle axe” ! Which I have not heard anyone else use since!

I see we belong to the same club, the Work smarter not Harder club....

Idk why, but i disengaged the belt between your legs and it moved pretty easy.

Put my deposit on a new shop. Picked out a 30x30 metal building. Hopefully it will be done before hurricane season. The possibilities of a NC meet n greet are shaping up. Can’t wait to have somewhere to work.

That's a ruler. Specifically a yardstick. OK.. and I dunno what the other thing is.

So this past weekend finally got around to working on this tractor again. Installed new throttle cable, and the carb kit. Also replaced the screws that hood on the air filter assembly. And we are now running beautifully! But wait. This tractor still isn’t finished yet. I have the starter gen light I got from @WHX?? and some new shoes to put on it! IMG_1904.mov

You know out of all the nicknames I've used Big Momma gets her the maddest....

You know the rules... Gonna need pics... or at least a photo of the $15,000 mount.

Might have been somewhat deformed but I'll bet they were definitely sanitized. I call that technically correct.

Not quite over snowing here yet.

I’ve hand this kicking around my garage for a long time and never gave it a second. Always thought it was an old kitchen stove part. Last night I took a better look at it and believe I figured out what it is. I am putting it out here to see if I’m right.

Hi all, I made a simple rig to lift my tractor. Stuff I had laying around. Then use my chain host. Hooks to tach o matic front plate.

Hhhmmm... in them Mainah woods??? I'd be a bit concerned with what might come runnin'...

I use HEY FEMALE!!

Addendum: SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed Boss Saint GCOAT - Greatest Cook of all time GMOAT - Greatest Mom of all time GWOAT - Greatest Wife of all time

I rode a tour in rural Viginia years ago which passed many dogs--some leashed, some trained to stay on their owners’ property, and a few just loose. Having had experience with the dog-bike interaction, I would pull out my water bottle at the first bark. One huge German shepherd gave me a scare getting quite close at full run and barking. My full quirt right in its face so shocked it that it stumbled and went down in a ball of fur and flying legs. I didn’t look back.

Honestly I don't mind the column hydro controls, when i was growing up my dad had the old red cub cadet's that had the column hydro's so I got used to it. Will do! Hopefully I can start digging into it tonight! Good, it didn't run so I was a little nervous about the hydro pump. It seems like it was well cared for, the guy I got it from, it was his grandfather's and he bought it new. He passed away a few years ago and it sat since then. The battery has a 2020 date on it so it hasn't been sitting horribly long. He had a 1054, a 1075 and an 854 sitting there as well as a tub cart, but he didn't want to part with any of that lol I told him I didn't blame him.

My late Mother's (and mine) favorite movie... I have probably seen it 20 times... arguably one of the greatest scenes in cinema:

Thanks! I never had a horse this new and im excited to put it to work!

Beautiful clear day today. Ended on a high note!

Growing up on a dairy farm we made our own butter. While visiting one of my dad's nephews I happened to be in the kitchen while his wife was blending the dye into the margarine. Never having seen margarine I told my mother they were serving colored lard instead of butter, she corrected me promptly bur everyone kept an eye on me to see if I would eat any of it. I DIDN'T.

Decided to take on a little yard work today and bust out both machines. Taking my yard back one gaffucci garden at a time. Then decided to finally make a front hitch using an idea I saw on here of using an old mule drive. What a world of difference.

I did order this decal from @Vinylguy today to go on it also. I Gotta go clean sink out before warden gets home Really you have to ask. I actually got an atta boy for cleaning sink and throwing dish rag in laundry.

This is great information for old people here like @Ed Kennell 😜😂 just kidding Ed ya know I love ya!!

Saturday I got the 416-H ready for mowing duty by installing the 60” deck and Peco vacuum system. I cut real low to vacuum up the small sticks and debris from the winter, then put the C-101 to light duty work spreading lime. Tractor and spreader are both about the same age. The spreader I picked up off an estate I was working on, it was in the basement like new!