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I was gone all afternoon. Got home and headed for the shop. Much to my surprise there was a snowplow sitting in front of the small overhead door. While I was looking it over a neighbor lady came and gave me a description of the person and his truck who was here. Said she knew I wasn’t home but since he was dropping off she wasn’t too concerned. It was from a friend who felt he owed me something. Told me it was a payback. I just sold two with brackets. Now I have to scrounge some or fabricate some.

I've done this before just to see if I could- but will just spend the money next time on a wide set of wheels. It is alot of work. But yes I used a side grinder with cutoff wheels and a narrow strip of steel to align both sides when finished. I also used the tractor itself to both mark and cut the wheels. Just jacked up the rear and let the wheel spin in low range and don't try to cut much. Just let the grinder do what it does. The good thing was because of where my cuts were, the leftover parts make up some nice 6 inch wide spares.

I put a different Schnacke recoil on my patina 1958 RJ today! i had Joe Papke replace a spring and stainless steel cable in my spare Schnacke recoil! This old motor with the Schancke starts on the first pull! I changed oil in the oil bath air cleaner and motor! Still smokes a bit but runs best of any Kohler I own! I also changed air filter in my 314-8 today!

October 8, 1956, the nation’s first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall opens in a Minneapolis suburb. Southdale Mall, located in Edina, Minnesota, was created to lure shoppers during frigid winters. Southdale Mall opened with 72 tenants. The $20 million, 80,000-square-foot mall included a skating rink, a giant bird cage and a post office. The complex also included an auto showroom, a playground and a grocery store.

On Tuesday we were able to snag a 6 speed for a Ulysses S Grant

I've made several pairs over the years using 3/8"-24 threaded rod with 3/8" ID steel tube over it. Also made them with heims.

Agreed Pete, Ive made a few tie rods up for some of my other tractors but don't believe the Heim joints would look right on the 701. here is a couple/3 pics. The bottom pic is the 701 and they are different design than the later models.

Yesterday, I took my dad to his first treatment, was diagnosed with lymphoma a few months back. Thankfully it’s highly treatable for a short amount of time (hopefully). He is one of the very few important people in my life so I worry about him and hope this all pans out ok.

Here it is running. Next up are oil/filter changes for the engine and transmission, and change the fuel lines and filter. Then I’ll button it up and put the loader back on and put it back to work! IMG_6029.mov

i have rehabbed a number of blades - - grinder disc and wire brush etc -- not had to go the sand blast option -- then some primer and final paint coats --- often the wear edge blade is good enough to just flip but have had to buy a few new ones -- One rehab i did the prior owner had let the wear blade wear so much the carriage bold holes were gone so i had fabricator to and extension for bottom of plow blade then new holes and new wear edge blade install. i have not rehabbed any frames ---- usually not necessaary

I was buying a big bag of dog food at the store, and the teenage cashier asked, "Is this all for you, sir?" I replied, "No, it's for my dogs."

So I was out having beers with the boys the other day . . . The wife calls and says, "If you're not home in ten minutes I'm feeding the dinner I cooked to the dog!" I was home in five minutes! I'd hate for anything to happen to that dog.

Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet.

Replaced front axle pivot pin/bolt, drilled drag link out and made a couple bushings on lathe for drag link on 701. I didnt relize how wore everything was until I really got to looking closer at front end. My niece was driving it around the other day and I could see it better watching it go by I guess .

See...size does matter!!

And so do all of us

All my friends just hit me in arm or pull some stupid prank for a "payback". Maybe time 4 new friends.

Put wheel bearings in front wheels on the 701 today. Didn’t realize there was bushings instead of bearings in these 701 wheels but figured the bearings would be easier on the front spindles. I did notice that the drag link or the shouldered bolt (wheel horse calls it clevis pin part # 3949) in the drag link is wore pretty bad on left side and needs some attention.

There always seems to be wide wheels at the big show. I know Miller Tire sells them on line. I'm with KPinNC, lots of time involved not to mention you need two sets of wheels.

Pleasant surprise. Initially I shoved this plow inside and to the side. Today I moved a couple garden tractors out of the way, and put the snow blade next to the other to blades. It was then I realized that this is a 48” blade instead of 42” like the other two.👍😃😍

Today's haul: Electric power washer (works perfectly) - cords were still tie wrapped in box. Electric chain saw (works perfectly)

I'll throw some into the bucket:

@sqrlgtr , initially used threaded rod on my tie rod ends / flat heim joints , as a durability test , guess what ? many years in , no failures or issues , slide a hose over the threaded rod , it disappears . dialed in same original tie rod measurement , been bombproof , pete

yeah, just repurposed old tie rods. Ive used the older ones that were not threaded on either end and some of the later ones that were already threaded on one end. Turn and thread to a left-hand thread so they are easily adjustable. Really helps when you want to center the steering wheel up also.

How did a JD 60 get going that fast with it in gear and the clutch engaged?? One brake was hot. Was the driver riding that brake? Obviously mistakes were made, Luckily no one died.

Silly me, I thought that AC would have been the big draw....

years ago i wanted a set of wider wheels. i bought the 10 inch wide ones form miller tire along with the center blanks. weld in for whatever backspacing you desire

Since we are on the topic, and I now have one to contribute.. This is Sondra: Vet says she is pretty healthy, and about 7 weeks old. She seems to be adjusting well to indoor life. She likes it better than the wood pile, because in the wood pile she was cornered. In the house she can fit through the gates we use to control the dogs' movements and just go to her room where her food and toys are, without the dogs.

My Grandfather used to buy Gallo Wine in gallons!

This evening we released the kittens into the shed. Trina removed the lower hinged door from the cat's screen house. We then started messing around with the laser pointer. The female calico "Soup" was out exploring within minutes. After a bit she went across the room and under some equipment and found their momma. Then she kept right on pokin' about. The two boys..... nope. Toothless came to the edge of the doorway.. and layed down. Not particularly interested in being out of his home space. Sheamus stayed right in the carrier that's on the shelf inside the enclosure. Both of them will be out exploring in no time.

You may very well be money and time ahead of yourself to find a pair of wheel blanks like pullers use and weld in the centers to the correct backspacing. ....?

953s on the straight and narrow. part of my herd fighting over the right to be first on the trailer.

@Skwerl58 have carbole pumps for years , bombproof , that said , never do a PARTIAL / CHANGE / IMPROVEMENT , totally cleaned out tank , new petcock , valve , dielectric grease on related grommets , makes for very easy , swap , have a filter immediately , at fuel start . have a fuel filter and a check valve / clear hose up to carb , so I can see clear standing fuel , also add 1 to 2 ounces of STA BIL to EVERY TANK TOP OFF . GUESS WHAT ? YEARS IN ON THIS , NO FUEL FILTER DEBRIS OF ANY KIND , carb bowls are clean / clear , same set up on stand by gen , instant starts , and no debris . once verified for solid usage , MAINTAIN WHAT GOT ME THERE ! that's my road test , that a regular for me , love killing chronic issues , pete

i wish you were closer - - i would have been there in 5 minutes - - here is a 36 i recently rehabbed

Squonk's idea of a magnet in the tank for the fine rust is a good idea. That is what clogged the sediment bowl up.

Filter before the pump. Grit can destroy an electric pump.

If you count the interstates that parallel the original Route 66 roadway, I’ve traveled the entire length of Route 66. But I cheated… Route 66 runs along the town I grew up in (Granite City, IL) and while it was just another road to my generation, nobody ever called it anything other than Route 66 or Old 66 despite all the street signs proclaiming it as a named street or local thoroughfare . My first and second jobs (welder and forklift driver) were both on Old 66. My current office - where I am sitting at work at this very moment - is along one of the previous Route 66 paths through St. Louis. So, I still drive on a portion of it almost every day and see the old Route 66 bridge across the Mississippi that has one heck of a dogleg turn about 2/3 the way across the river (look at satellite images of the Chain of Rocks Bridge). Many places along the route and the route’s position itself changed over the years, both in the road’s heyday and in its retirement. There are several Route 66 pathways through St. Louis alone so in its 100-year history it has both shaped and been shaped by the changing times. I would imagine the meandering path holds true across the country. When I was a kid (in the 80’s) pretty much everything along the old route from St. Louis to Chicago was in some state of disrepair or abandonment. There’s been quite a resurgence of the kitschy stuff in recent years and now there’s a lot of signs helping people navigate the old path. November marks the 100th anniversary of The Mother Road (will we see a bet you’ll didn’t know about this coming up?). I’m not sure I have seen as many antique cars in my lifetime as I have seen just this year. Great numbers of enthusiasts have been retracing the paths of the road and of the mentioned show. My grandpa and his brother left this area in the depression and tried to find better luck than what befell the Joads on their Route 66 travels. They drove out to California in a 1916 Chandler on 66 and ended up finding work building a Borax factory somewhere in the California desert. Eventually grandpa came back home to Illinois, but his brother stayed. They traded letters and a few phone calls but never saw each other again over the next 60 or so years. It’s a shame grandpa didn’t write a book about his adventure out and back. My daughter goes to college outside Los Angeles. While I loosely knew that the western terminus was out in the same area, I was delighted to find that her college is merely a block or two over from Route 66. It’s kind of neat that while she’s over 1800 miles away, she’s really just down the road. Full circle. Steve

Last few days was very productive, I made clevis hitch along with rockshaft and other small pieces. I can't take credit of this version completely because I found many ideas on this forum . Unfortunately clevis hitch is not perfect, my tools are basic and mechanical skills too, but everything works well. I don't have any hitch attachements but that will probably change. I think about some kind of rakes and weeder/ cultivator. I don't need plow or tiller. Clevis hitch is slightly bigger, measurements are little bit different (slightly longer and wider at trans shaft) - I adjusted it to my homemade receiver hitch. Receiver hitch had to be improved too. Shaft is not moving (7/8- 22 mm diameter),secured to side plate by nut, washers and spring cotter pin. Other spring cotter pins secure moving arm at one side and shaft itself. That arm is moving freely

@sqrlgtr @Bar Nuthin - you showed some interest before.... @Racinbob , @hcminis , @Ricks 520 , @Indy520H , @Workin_Horses , @puddlejumper , @tractorchick , @rustyedge1 -- tagging some people in the vicinity who might be interested or know someone who is.

Doesn’t meet the criteria really. Hopefully I can get it out and another tractor to take a new one

My 854 8 speed and Dad's 702...

What aspect ratio does she prefer - 16:9, 5:4 ?? Below left to right 1974 C-160 Automatic, 1973 16 Automatic, 1976 C-120 Automatic