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September 21, 1985, a little-known actor named George Clooney makes his first appearance as a handyman on the popular TV sitcom The Facts of Life. Clooney appeared in 17 episodes of the show, which aired from 1979 to 1988 and chronicled the lives of a group of young women who meet at a fictional boarding school. Years later, he moved on to Hollywood superstardom in the hit TV medical drama ER and such films as The Perfect Storm, Ocean’s Eleven, Michael Clayton, Up in the Air, Gravity and Hail, Caesar!.

Two west country yokels were on the train heading homewards through Somerset, England when one of them noticed some cows. 'What a lovely bunch of cows.' he remarked. 'Not a bunch, herd,' his mate replied. 'Heard of what?' 'Herd of cows.' 'Of course I've heard of cows.' 'No, a cow herd.' 'What do I care what a cow heard. I have no secrets to keep from a cow.'

I’ve owned this tractor twice. Bought it from the last guy who I sold it to. This time it’s in much better condition than it was when I first bought it the first time. It was a younger fella who really didn’t understand what he had. It was sitting outside and I asked him does it run and he starts it up and must’ve been a couple gallons of water came out of fan shroud. The steering wheel was all bent out of shape. I don’t know what happened here but anyway that’s all done now. I have a lot of spare parts. But it had a bad motor in it so luckily a friend of mine had a spare motor sitting on the shelf. So here’s a couple pics in a short video. I am happy with the way it turned out. IMG_1412.mov IMG_1413.mov

A Swedish Farming Village in 1265 is facing a crisis. They haven't had any rain in almost 2 months. All of their crops are dead or dying, and many of the citizens are starving. One day, Sven comes bursting into his kitchen, scooping his wife Helda into his arms and dancing with joy. "Sven! What's gotten into you? Why are you so happy?" Helga asks. "My darling. I've just spoken to Rudolph." Sven replies. "You know Rudolph. He's got a great plait of fire red hair and a big, bushy red beard! He says that we'll get 4 inches of glorious rain by tomorrow.. Oh joy, all our problems are solved!" Helga slaps at her husband. "Oh Sven! You've gotten my hopes up. Why are you so confident in this Rudolph fellow?" Sven beams at his wife and says "Because... Rudolph The Red knows rain, dear!"

Does it go cleanly into all the gears with the engine off? If so, your problem most likely stems from the drive belt not being stopped with the clutch pedal fully depressed. Easy enough to see (at least on a C series) - while off the tractor, start it in neutral, depressing the clutch fully by hand. Look across the battery area to find the drive belt - it should be stopped. If not, try adjusting the pedal back towards you for more throw. The belt guard MUST be installed, and correctly, for proper belt control. Most guards have tabs inside to aid in stopping the belt....

The good ol' Hospital pan used by HVAC Engineers to catch leaks until we "have time to fix it " There's probably a few hundred in the ceilings at the hospital I worked at! They used to be pink but the vendors decided the gray blends in better with concrete block and ceiling tiles!

Not too far from the truth ... was picking rust boogers for a week tho ..

A priest takes a short sabbatical for some relaxation, prior to an upcoming visit from the Pope. He decides on a short fishing trip. Since he knew very little about fishing, he arranged for a guide to take him out. They spent most of the day without much luck when suddenly the priest's pole doubles over and his drag begins screaming. The guide yells, "Reel it in, Father! Reel it in! Keep the line tight or you'll lose that sonovabitch!" The priest gives the guide a discerning look, but continues to reel in the monster. As he gets the fish closer to the boat, the guide exclaims, "Look at the size of that sonovabitch!", and promptly gets the net and lands it in the boat. The priest calmy says, "My son, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but there's no need to use foul language." Embarrassed and thinking quickly, the guide says, "No Father, that's what kind of fish it is. A Sonovabitch Fish." Priest: "Really? A Sonofabitch?" Guide: "Yeah, that might be the biggest Sonofabitch I've ever seen!" Priest: "What should I do with this Sonovabitch?" Guide: "Oh Father, those are the best tasting fish you'll ever have. You need to cook that Sonovabitch!" Priest: "Excellent! We have a very special visitor coming! Let's get this Sonovabitch on ice!" When the priest returns from his fishing trip, he's met at the drive by Sister Louise. She asks him if he enjoyed his trip. "It was wonderful. Take a look at this Sonovabitch!" he exclaimed as he opened the cooler. Sister Louise <embarrassed>: "Father! Mind your language!" Priest: "It's okay, Sister, That's what type of fish it is - a Sonovabitch fish. We'll have the Bishop prepare a special fish dinner for the Pope's visit tomorrow!" Sister Louise: "I learned to clean fish when I was very young. I'll clean this Sonovabitch and get it to the Bishop right away!" Sister Louise takes the fish to the Bishop and tells him, "Father Adams caught this Sonovabitch and wants you to prepare a special fish dinner for the Pope." The Bishop stares at Sister Louise in disbelief. Sister Louise: "It's okay. That's the type of fish it is. A Sonovabitch fish." Bishop: "Well then, I shall prepare the best Sonovabitch dish ever." On the day of the Pope's visit, they had a grand service. Afterwards they all sat down for lovely dinner. After prayers, they served up the fish dinner with all the trimmings, telling the Pope they had prepared a special meal just for him. The Pope took the first bite. He slowly looked up and said, "This is the best tasting fish I've ever had. Very good indeed!" They were all beaming with pride. Priest: "Thank you! I caught that Sonovabitch myself" Sister Louise: "Yes, and I cleaned the Sonovabitch!" Bishop: "And I cooked that Sonovabitch using a family recipe!" The Pope was silent for a moment. He took a long look at each of them. Then with a big smile, "Ha! You f*ck*rs are alright!"

Is the wiring to the seat safety switch pinched or worn in the tunnel? The four Safety switches that prevent starting are the seat the clutch/brake pedal and the two PTO.

Bad Doggie - no Biscuit!

Is the engine dying? In low range first gear at wide open throttle it is barely crawling and should be unstoppable.

Bad Dog-point screw would do that.

A neighbor lady gave my wife a bicycle she no longer wanted so I've been doing a complete resto on it.

Check out this thredad.

No, it was “DUCK” but he was not quick enougjh!

Given enough of it, under pressure, it DOES move right along.... Great Molasses Flood - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

True and we can coach you thru it. @Racinbob says shim the input shaft too. The worse part 'side of cleaning as Randy says is the ouch to buy a replacement gear. Been there done that ... Missus used to bring those pans home by the gross from the hospital before she retired. I'm finally out of them and can't talk her into going back to work.

I do that ..... after derusting my tractor parts. Just strain out the big chunks of rust.

Why wouldn't you just use it to make cookies, Ginger snaps, oatmeal cookies, molasses cookies?

I hear you can use it as a fertilizer too, but haven’t tried that.

Being a hydro power guy, one of my faves.

My 72 Raider 8-10 was shifting harder and harder and now only finds reverse. I don't know much about these gear boxes. Not much about transmissions in general. Where do I start? Gear oil is fresh 80/90. Shifter? Forks? Anything would be useful. Thanks

I'm assuming that you have confirmed that all of the deck spindles spin freely, the belt tensioning pulley on the deck spins freely, and that the 2 pulleys in the mule drive are free running. If not, you should check, just to be sure.

Are the wires that are in my connector that will go to the new switch the right colors? Or do I need to change any of them??

The monster comment was meant to say the Ammeter has a green and black wire connected to it.

I am a firm believer in Stabil the Berrymans B12 is more or less a laxitive for the carburetor to clean out small deposits.

Truck??

I said something along those lines. Middle letters the same anyway.

Just remove the fuel line at the petcock. You should see a full 1/4" diameter stream of fuel. I've bought some non running tractors for cheap that had petcocks completely blocked. They had new carbs, fuel pumps, fuel lines, and filters, but the fuel was never leaving the tank.

That's NOT where those go

Well @c-series donwas close. I did remove the tank, drained it, blew it out with compressed air and then I set my air compressor regulator to about 5#, and let the air tank deplete while running air into the gas tank, the I baked it in the summer sun for hours, blew it out again and then replaced the grommet and shutoff valve, replaced the fuel line to the filter and the filter. Has been running like a top ever since.

Q: What did John Deere say to Allis Chalmers the night they were married? A: "Good night, Allis, Deere."

Hmmm... Gasoline fumes can be dangerous when collected near a sparky-sparky e-lectric motor....

Fuel tank vent clogged ...loosen cap. Screen in tank clogged... OOPs, that Donnie types really fast.

Sounds like the same thing that happened to @Dan 312-8. He had crap in the fuel tank that after driving around for a while would stick to the screen on the fuel tank valve. I believe that he ran the tank dry and then blew air back through the fuel line to clear the screen. Then when the tank was totally dry he vacuumed it out. He may chime in on this, but I’d give that a try. Either way it can’t hurt to clean the tank and screen. I’d also install a new fuel line, it could slowly be collapsing and squeezing the fuel volume.

Old 2x4 Old skateboard trucks and wheels Old 10" bolt for steering column Old packing foam Old vinyl from old seat Old paint from previous WH jobs New decals from @Vinylguy Old guy putting it together

More tape and flashlights...I know you gottem Welcome home.

Materials list?

Since flying back home my sleep pattern is all out of whack. Woke up at 4:45 this morning and knew going back to sleep wasnt an option (I usually sleep in til 6:30-7:00 on a Sunday). So I loaded my bike and taped a flashlight to my bike frame and hit the trails! Did 12.XX miles. Came up on a tree across the trail that would have been a painful wreck without the light. It only shone out maybe 12’ ahead of me, just enough I guess.

Finished up this model WH a week ago and the 1 year old and 3 year old testing engineers were over tonight to put it through its paces... it received a and performed well in all categories...

That'll buff out

Those 3rd gears get worn from grinding of the gears. Once it's worn enough it will cause that pop out of gear issue. Replacing it is the only fix now. Somewhere along the line it was being shifted into gear when the clutch wasn't working properly, so it ground down the edges of that gear. 3rd gear barely engages into the other gear which drives it and you will easily see why it will grind down so quickly if you open it up to change it.

If I have to split a tranny apart, I order a complete bearing and seal kit right away. Buy once, cry once. Figure do it once, do it right. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/base-kit-1-for-manual-transmission/

But wait! There's more! Also figure on a new shift boot, 2 qts of 90 weight gear oil, and case gasket. IF any of the 4 oil seals are even questionable, that is the time to change them. Ahead of time - see if the hitch pin will come out! It must be removed to be able to split the case. Once the Unidrive is apart, other pieces inside may be worn - particularly bearings - that is where it runs into money...

Bored, the professor says to the farmer: "I ask you a question, if you can't answer it, you give me $5; then you ask me a question, if I can't answer it, I give you $500, what do you think?" The farmer nods. The professor asks the farmer: "What is the distance between the Earth and the Moon?" The farmer silently takes out $5 and gives it to the professor. The farmer asks the professor: "What animal has three legs when ascending a mountain and four legs when descending a mountain?" The professor thinks hardly but couldn't find an answer, so he reluctantly pulls out $500 for the farmer. The farmer takes the $500 and prepares to nap, the professor asks: "What animal is it!?" The farmer takes out $5 and gives it to the professor, then he falls asleep.

We started a charity job for a cancer family today . Tear out a tub and replace it with a shower . As you can see it was in tough shape but the treatments and all that goes with it took priority. First it was me and my brother taking down tikes and wet drywall,but as the job progressed we started learning just how much the multi tool could do without destroying too much at once. Two of the sons started trying out the tool and when it came time to break up the cast iron tub, they made it their own . They gave each other the business like brothers do and it was a good day. I just learned to advise them when to be careful and why The last picture is an installation I did on my rental house and the shower is a Sterling brand shower which is a Kohler company. Once the base is set the walls are pretty easy. My brother and I are bone tired and both are proud of the grandsons.

Trina and her momma moved and rebuilt the fire pit. 🔥 We're testing it out now. This also gives the benefit of making the back patio much larger.

Molasses can safely remove rust from iron and steel through a slow chelation process, leaving the underlying metal intact. We have all heard the phrase, "slower than molasses in January," guess this substantiates it. One thing is for sure, if you didn't have an insect problem before, you would after doing this method of rust removal.

Here's my YouTube. EB stuff. BBT stuff. Meeha/Mirror stuff. Woods. Forestry. Tractors. Hiking. Etc.... https://youtube.com/channel/UCoE6R9_IV0xE7vteRSxtsvg

This is my You-Tube sight containing all of my Transmission videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WxpigBM-CFt3jm0aCxvxw/videos