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With the help of a lot of people from this forum, we were able to get the Onan fixed with a new (and correct) flywheel key, and a new ignition trigger module. Over the last few days I put the bucket loader (Thompson TC10) back on. A little bit of new plumbing, a new hose and fluid and I’m back in business!! I also discovered that the Hydraulic pump is from a Cessna airplane. I started the ballast box build as well. Pics attached.

November 2, 1947, The Hughes Flying Boat—at one time the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce (hence the nickname the Spruce Goose) the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle.

My son sent me this video of his new Deere lawn mower in action while his 417H watches. The Deere is self propelled, fuel free and fertilizes while mowing. VID_20261102_074920.mp4

When it's done, you can store it in the freezer.

Finally got around to taking a few pictures of this little beauty that I picked up from @Dan 312-8 back in June.

Over the past few days I cleaned out my garage and painted the floor. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and with no rain in forecast I figured now was the time. It looked like I was having a yard sale in my driveway! I also took this opportunity to throw some stuff out that I haven’t used in years. Next I will clean off the work benches and paint those as well. I just wanted to get the floor done while it was warm out.

Woke up the snow horses and brought them down from the shed. Everybody started OK.

Mows..and then it drops a bit of fertilizer

The finish cut may leave a bit to be desired though...

We spent the afternoon butchering and processing the boy's deer from last week. It actually goes pretty quick with all four of us working. 17 lbs of burgers, a few roasts and steaks for our freezer, and I took a pack of shoulder steaks over to our neighbors. They have kind of a tough lot in life, and I like to do stuff like that for them when I can.

WELLLLLLL, it was over 40 years ago that I left the Greenhouse company and when I was buying the fiberglass roles the company was paying the bill, but it is good stuff.

Bring hose to the store. Try to match up both end diameters. May need 2 different hoses and splice in some tubing between the ends.

Good to see the beast back in action!

Yikes! That doesn't make much sense, unless you're building a greenhouse. I must have missed it - what are you covering the main part of the building with? That reminded me of when, 2 years ago, I replaced 2 translucent corrugated roof panels that are a sort of skylight in our front porch - I think it cost me almost $300 for 2 panels like 3' x 12'. Had to bite a bullet on that one. (Oh, and the black silicone coating I used on the main steel roof was over $400 per 5 gallon bucket. )

If by that you mean it showed open or infinity all the time then you need to clean your points again they aren't closing. When they are open you have infinity .no continuity, closed should show a very small ohm rating . One other thing run a temp ground jumper from a clean spot on the engine block to the battery neg. There is a small ground cable under your engine on those isolation mount tractors that can fail and the engine is not grounded. Jumper bypasses that potential issue.

There are some generic radiator hoses that have accordion like fold on the outside to bend them to custom shapes. Could you use one of them.

Have you considered fiberglass? When I worked as a farm manager at a hydroponic greenhouse we built doors and sheds with a clear fiberglass sheeting exterior. https://www.gothicarchgreenhouses.com/fiberglass-rolls Rolls are 4' wide and 50' long

Judging by your picture and looking at all the clues ( steering wheel , fuel levels , footplates , ect ) it’s definitely looks like a 63-64 Minneapolis Moline or Jacobson garden tractor. I tried blowing up the picture, the best I could on my big screen and it looks like where the air cleaner comes out the hood stand might have been trimmed. The Briggs and Stratton looks to be newer than a 1963 or 64 too so I’m betting on a repower has been done at some point in the last 60 years .

Regarding side load, what tractor would you stick this on? Square hoods and round hoods with the small drive pulley didn’t have a side load PTO.

I hadn't either but just took a chance on them and have been very satisfied with them. They are a 10-ply tire and very tough, almost a must to take them and have them mounted at the tire shop . I let a lot of air out of them since pic was taken and they did flatten out a little across tread but not much. they had 65psi in them (what tire shop had put in), which is what they called for on sidewall, I got 8psi in them now .

leaf cleanup begins 2026 it had been a couple years since we last ran Comanche ( @Coulter Caleb’s 854) and so we got it out, dumped the fuel, cleaned the fuel bowl, fresh fuel and then fun! Zach loved driving the little tractor and I was reminded that is seemed like yesterday his older brother was helping with the same work and he was riding in the trailer they grow up quickly this guy looks right at home on the 62 year old tractor then big brother stopped by unannounced (I love it when he does that)! Zach asked Caleb if he would drive him across the backyard for “old times sake” (I’m not crying…it’s just the dust from the leaves🥲)

Good looking rig, subframe looks well engineered though I had never heard of the Thompson brand, it looks a good deal like my Johnson loader. Pump those new front shoes to maximum pressure to make steering easier.

Not a sign, but a meme that really hits home.

We have a couple of very young bucks that are a part of the herd that roams around our end of the valley. much like the does and fawns ( a few of them have been born in our yard) the bucks come right up to the back yard as long as we furnish them with apples and corn. When I mow the lawn they seen to like the clippings too. By the way, I'm not telling you my address.

You said the engine ran better with the choke closed. This indicates that the carb is getting to much air. This is a common problem when the throttle shaft and the hole it passes through get worn.

Have you tried to cross reference the hose over to the New Holland version of the 5xi? I believe it would have been labeled a New Holland GT23D. Sometimes you can get lucky and find that they still have a few dusty boxes of parts floating around their warehouses. EDIT: Nevermind, I just went down that rabbit hole for you and you won't find anything. Looks like that Daihatsu assembly was used on quite a few pieces of equipment, but I also keep striking out trying to find an exact replacement. In the past, I have also had good luck with NAPA when I needed something weird. The hangup being that you really need to take the part in with you to compare. I imagine that you could find something that could work. Places like Summit racing sell generic radiator hoses by the foot, just need to know your inlet and outlet diameters. Best of luck. I hope you can find something.

I buy from Brian regularly.

Yes.

I have Carlisle Tru Power Industrial tires on Cinnamon Horse. Been on several tractors here. Mine are fluid filled with NO air pressure. Slightly different animals, I realize... If the 8 PSI still seems too much for you, I'd bet you could go down to 4. Or lower.

Looks GREAT!

I came across this wheel horse 312 hydro "classic" near my home. $75! Doesn't run. A little over 400hrs. Owner doesn't know why, but someone cut thru the wiring harness! 🤔🤪 Right there is a big clue sir!! 😂

Vindictive ex wife comes to mind.

I believe that tires, like MANY other things, are being produced by BAJILLIONS of names nowadays. Some are legitimate lower priced examples of the original name brands. Many unfortunately are unauthorized copies.

Absolutely agreed and I thought through this one. With the increasing forays into heavier machine repair (like my truck or the backhoe or splitter) and the occasional need I've already had in the past for a stronger impact tool, this makes sense for us at this point in time.

PT base is done. We took measurements front middle and rear yesterday afternoon at the top of the legs. Front was 14' 2". Rear 14' 1". I decided to make the whole frame 14' 1" for consistency. The PT base is cut to 14' 5" across by 20' and 1/2". The extra width gives the metal a centered set on the 5 1/2" wide PT boards. I measured the PT base for square. Metal frame attached to the PT base. These are 5/16" x 2 1/2" grade 5 lag bolts we had in stock. I broke the last one so I'll drill the metal base and add another bolt later. The frame is flush to the front of the base and nearly centered on the back. I did that because nearly the whole front will be big doors. Started a few anchors in but discovered my medium strength 1/2" impact wrench isn't strong enough. It has a spec of 400 ft lbs maximum driving force. I've ordered the heavy duty version which is over twice that strength at 900 ft lbs! Soooooo upset I hadda order more tools. I also ordered some cargo straps which will be fastened from the lower anchors to a point on the metal frame. 10 anchors. 10 straps.

Yes, but it might cover up other sounds...

November 1, 1512, The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of the finest works by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in the small village of Caprese in 1475. The son of a government administrator, he grew up in Florence, a center of the early Renaissance movement, and became an artist’s apprentice at age 13. Demonstrating obvious talent, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de’ Medici, the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. After demonstrating his mastery of sculpture in such works as the Pieta (1498) and David (1504), he was called to Rome in 1508 to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel—the chief consecrated space in the Vatican.

It had an an engine, a Clinton B-1200.

and make a block off plate....or just leave the old pump in place...

Beautiful 41* here. Great morning to sit in a tree and watch the sun rise.

Design upgrade you should avoid...

I'll sell you my RJ-58 for $2499 with an original gas tank! That's ridiculous expecting that kind of money but at least they didn't cut the hood

Yeah, or something. She claimed the damage to her van was from a hit and run. I think she was repositioning mailboxes.

Splice the harness back together. Clean the carb and I bet it'll run fine. Good score.

Same tractor with all 4 wheels freshened up.

My 20x30 tent garage is sitting on two layers of pressure treated 2x6 with the upper layer notched for the tension straps. I did this to keep the steel frame off the ground and to gain the 3" of extra height I wanted for my tractor with cab to pass in easier. It has been 12 years now and the wood & metal are getting along just fine with no rot or corrosion. +