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Well it’s not exactly in my backyard but it is only about ten-fifteen minutes from my house. It’s the 126th playing of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. I went today for one of the practice rounds that started Monday. Tomorrow official play starts. This is one of the oldest golf courses in the country and it is steeped with history. Founded in 1891, it has hosted the Open several times. It is an ultra exclusive, strictly private club except during this tournament. Figured I’d take a few pictures for those of you who like me, enjoy the game of golf. First picture is Rory Mcllroy teeing off. Last pic is my ugly mug!

Needs work, paid 250. Sat for 20 years on Military type biased tires, took 30 miles of slow driving to work the lumps out. Compressor rated at 45 cfm, max pressure 200 psi.

Worked a shift at work this morning, Then worked around the house for a while. I then visited relatives for a few hours in a weekly meeting called “Happy Hour” at my cousin Brian’s, Then picked up the basement/workshop and worked on my R/C car for a few hours. It’s a 1/5 scale Redcat Rampage that I got on my 30th birthday roughly 15 years ago. BTW that’s a roughly 4 foot diameter table.

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Broke out my C-85 tonight for its first mow of the season.

The kerosene wagon was used by one of the Hutterite Colony's back in 1918. Originally horse drawn later converted to a tow hitch.

June 18, 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival comes to a close with a lineup that includes not-yet-iconic figures of the 1960s music scene—Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Who and the Grateful Dead—as well as Ravi Shankar, Buffalo Springfield and the Mamas and the Papas. Held over three days during the height of the Summer of Love, Monterey Pop helps bring these artists to the national consciousness. Two years later, at Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Who and the Grateful Dead were established superstars—heroes to the roughly half a million worshipful fans who trekked up to Max Yasgur’s farm to see them in the summer of 1969.

I don't know about you guys but whenever someone mentions the '60's I think of 753, 1054, 867. Do I have a problem???

Nor birthday suit like the Straight From the Horse’s Mouth “private club” photo

And you won't be wearing a dress, right!

Looks like you had a wardrobe malfunction, fixed it for you.

It wasn’t what I did today, but over the weekend. My wife and I took our camper about an hour away to the east end of Long Island, to Montauk,NY. We got up early Saturday morning to catch the sunrise at the lighthouse. It’s a beautiful place to camp, right on the beach! In the village of Montauk I stopped to take a picture of The Memory Motel. Yes the one The Rolling Stones sang about! As they said The Memory Motel, it’s on the ocean, I guess you know it well! Technically it’s not on the ocean, it’s probably 1000’ away 😂

Finally got a chance to take the camper out. Sure seems like I stay awful busy to be retired. Went to a local state park that has a stocked stream of trout. The first couple of days I really caught trout-- well, in comparison to my normal number of them. I probably caught 15 in 1 1/2 days. Last week the stream was flooded--mainly from water backing up from the flooded small river it dumps into. I would say that where the stream dumps into the river, the water level was 8 to 10 above normal. I'm not into fishing deep enough that I have a vest and all of the equipment some of the fishermen use. I'm not good at fly fishing ( all though I enjoy watching someone who has mastered that pole) and only fly fish when I'm "playing." I cut my trip short by a night's stay. Weather radio was calling for possible up to base ball size hail, strong winds and possible tornado. When the park staff went around handing out flyers telling of storm watches and where tornado shelters were, I ( and some of my camping neighbors) decided time to go home. I live about 45 minutes drive from the campground and we had thunderstorms but nothing severe and I likely could have weathered the storm in the camper just fine. Better safe than sorry I suppose. Below is my fishing rig. Really handy because I can ride right up to where I'm fishing. I carry a little cutting board so I can dress fish steam side. I used a moped for several years but it was restricted from bike trails and quite a bit heavier. I roll the bike in backwards into my pickup with the camper shell (handle bars fold down) so it's out of the weather and more secure at night.

The weather forecast will change 20 times before Thurs. Not really any point of even checking. The only thing I'm watching is where are the remnants of that tropical storm headed.

I know absolutely nothing about golf other than binge watching Adam Sandler movies and most golf carts have a beverage holder but why are guys holding their hands up? Someone score a touchdown?

@CasaytheMann It was free for First Responders through the GovX website, and I am a volunteer firefighter. My fire department is the neighboring department to the department whose district the Open is in. We have guys there on standby and my son in law is the chief of my department so we drove the chiefs truck practically right to the edge of the course and walked in. Knowing what the course looks like normally and then seeing the amount of infrastructure built is amazing. I’ve been watching them build for almost a year. There’s a public road that cuts right through the course that gives a great view of the course, some of those pictures are taken from that road. Obviously it is closed for the duration of the event. I can get an actual FD pass for the final day on Sunday but I’m thinking it might be better to watch from the comfort of my home!

It must double as a space heater too, drawing almost 40 AMPS at 110 volts!

Guessing that coil does NOT have an internal resistor built into it. That will burn out the points and or the condenser

This is probably a description of what will not happen

Got everything loaded ... I am sure @Pullstart could have figured out how to load the 875 roller project. I am finding as I get older hydro units, 3 spd trannies and decks are getting too heavy....

Learned this last year - If you start to see dark clouds over the mountain, you have about 20min to find a dry place to hang out.

Some sources. https://a-ztractor.com/ Best to call to see what he has. https://www.zoro.com/zoro-select-1-18-in-fixed-bore-1-groove-v-belt-pulley-495-in-od-bk52118/i/G1708402/ https://www.grainger.com/product/813HD8 Or if you are so inclined, a 4.5hr trip to the Wheel Horse Collectors Club show in Bigglerville PA might find you with the correct part & then some. https://wheelhorseclub.com/ A friend & I are making a 14hr pilgrimage to the show.

Update.. after flushing and refilling that hydro it worked fine. My neighbor gave me $400 for it. Now I gotta go buy another one... for some odd reason, that seems the logical thing to do.

Is that not you standing beside me? Here is my picture from my camera.

It is particularly frustrating when you buy six or eight of a piece of hardware you need. Get home and open the bag and see that one of the items is not the right size! Not sure who to blame for this ! But good intentions does not always succeed. Luckily in my case Hardware and TSC are within hand a mile!

Well, I saw several things that I did not like. First, I did not like the way that he inserted the seal with a punch. I always use a piece of PVC pipe to set a seal. That makes sure it's set at equal depth all around. Next and most importantly, he didn't use a Bob Maynard brake lining. My linings are 1.5 inches wide. His 1 inch lining will give him 30% LESS braking. Also, he complained about how hard it was to get the old glue off, then he used the same type of glue to put the new lining back on. My opinion is, if you are going to do something as important as brakes, don't cut corners. Do it right. Just my

They are yours, if you actually pick them up this time

100% Chance they will get paid no matter how much they are wrong!

Never one to go off topic but any forecast on the weather @Sparky @Ed Kennell?

Is the stub shaft on part # 57 worn too?? If so, perhaps a Speedy-Sleeve shaft repair can be done!!

Meteorologist - Best job in the world... good pay, 50% chance you'll be right, 50% of the time, maybe 25% of the time...

you’re welcome

That's what I do, I don't play golf, but I enjoy watching those that do.

That thing is a bruiser! Wagner was a local company here (St. Louis), and I know someone who worked there as an engineer for a brief time. My college had an annual reception where the recipients of named scholarships got to meet their benefactors, and we were matched. Elmer was an interesting guy. He worked at Wagner and had also worked at Anheuser-Busch where he headed up their effort to convert the entire brewery from DC to AC power. AB apparently treated him quite well, which remained their habit with their employees (but less so after their buyout by InBev). He didn't talk much about Wagner since it was a smaller part of his story, but he did remark something along the lines of their motors being "heavily overbuilt." I did a quick search for the history of Wagner and not all of what I found was glowing. Wagner Electric You uncover the neatest stuff. Steve

Motor belongs to me, I'm guessing 300 pounds, it's only 2 horse power. Check out the oil reservoir to keep the bearings lubed.

Well I'm up to 3 guys that I'm looking for, and I've only met one face to face as far as I know. And we all know how wonderful cell service can be down there. Although I am planning to be around for the group photo Friday, so that may help with finding people.

That's exactly why I stopped buying there.

It's not about checking stock ... its about guys like Squonky throwing 5/16 nuts in the 1/4 bin.

miller tire. maybe not the cheapest but, rock solid.

All the garden tractors made by wheel horse use a simple band and drum. They can be adjusted, but the only serviceable portion is the band itself. It should be kept clean and properly adjusted. And the clutch/ brake combination on some older machines is not the reason you can't shift on the fly. It is because the transmissions do not have any form of synchronization. You have to stop to select a new gear.

Its been a minute since I used a hammer, well... for what they are intended for...

...And so do I! Maybe if I had access to a decent "factory correct" machine I might feel different. Yeah, no probably not. None of my tractors are particularly collectible. My 867 and 701 are as good as I will likely ever have. Even those have small tweaks. But I love them all and enjoy making certain changes to build them how I want them. I am impressed by perfect restorations. @cleat has undoubtedly the most thorough restorations of any I've ever seen! Sadly if I were to hold out for that one missing part here and there, I'd have a garage full of unfinished projects.

Yes it is legit. The only issue I ever had with them is they had some tru power tires really really cheap, I put in a order and they canceled it because "out of stock" even though they had them in stock at the normal price. Talked to them and they said they sold out of the tires at that lower price.... I doubt they shipped out any tires at that lower price. I get it the price was probably a mistake, but don't lie about it. But yes they have also added more fees so you don't really know the full price until you start checking out.

Two days in a row with little human cargo headed for the beach...

Not bad for a tractor that's 58 years old and a 36" rotary deck.

That last photo would lead me to believe that you have a tubeless tire there. You can't see the hole that the stem should be going through.

So... I'm just going to put this out here. If and only IF the K181 is hopeless... (it doesn't sound that way) it sounds like you have to go thru wiring, verify voltage regulator and generator (dash light issue) and then make sure you have a solid ignition and fuel system and you should be fine... Theres this engine which is basically a HF 212 / 224 but with electric start and a modest 2 or 3 amp charging system. It would be plenty of motor for even plowing and would allow LED lighting too https://www.gopowersports.com/212cc-electric-start-engine-7-hp-3-4-horizontal-shaft-gasoline-engine-for-go-karts-and-mini-bikes/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23613239995&adgroupid=&adid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23603092203&gbraid=0AAAAAD8hpWIbkon6WYIcaILLNT1ZDsY2D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2tO35tyOlQMVzy7UAR3FBxFbEAQYASABEgK4zvD_BwE