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This past weekend we went on our annual camping trip to Mt Blue State Park in Weld, ME. That's the Park where Trina and I first met, along with several other friends. 11 years in and counting. We hiked Little Jackson Mt this year. Good trail. Fantastic views. Very few people.

I haven’t made a video in over a month…. I need to get on that some time soon.

July 1, 1918 Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo made their first debut on newly designed red, white, and blue Crackerjacks packaging during WWI.

Always worth showing again!

My 701 an oldie but goodie! I have told this story about this tractor before! I went to a collector’s place who had six 701 tractors. I told him i wanted a medium priced one! Ha. He had them apart in boxes and two show tractors. This was in mid range and ran! This tractor was traded back and forth at least three times between the same two collectors. It had a chrome dash ( made from 703 dash but not plastic) , stainless steel door hinge on end of hood, Hein Werner lift set up i installed, backrest, halogen headlights that i installed and it really is my favorite ❤️ tractor.

Who am I to argue with 701 day ... c'mon you guys ... know yer holdin ...let's see 'em!

Good job John. SAFELY lifting the front up is something we always preach. I like to add a drain plug if I gotta tear into it and make my own magnetic drain plugs.

The transmission on my C101 was really suffering from his past lifes adventures, missing the shifter boot, 3 of 4 seals leaked, and what oil was left in it was watery and milky brown after I got it all that squared away I mixed up some diesel fuel and a little bit of cheap 30wt and ran it for an hour or so to flush it out. The best way I found to get as much of the flush solution over the hump was to start it up the ramps. I was saving some pruning debris from a couple of weeks ago to have some "work" for it, I'm glad I got that machine and my yard work taken care of when I did. Heat index is 100* + in NE Ga. this week

Hello all ! I acquired a 1968 Commando for free of charge.He would not take any money but I did gladly purchase a brand new seat he bought for it. The nice gentleman that owned it had plans to restore it unfortunately life got in the way decided to give it up.It then sat for about 20 yrs. Until I came along lol Its partially disassembled but all the parts are there.He even bought a decal set and some odds and ends parts. I have it running and it runs great all it needed was a carb rebuild kit and a condenser and a couple gaskets- so far. Engine was Rebuilt at some point and still has hone swirls in the cylinder,no smoke the deck is usable as well just needs some love. Im redoing the wiring now and in need of an ignition switch . He was a member here at some point not sure if he still is. He just wanted someone to bring it back to life and not go to scrap and he knew I would do that . Someone at some point in its life decided it needed a racing stripe not sure how I’ll Handel that but I think it has to go . Enough rambling a couple pix for now . I told myself no more WHs well we know how that goes !

Putt Putt scored too this year! Thanks for the back rest @squonk!!

So when I’m not working on my tractors, I have another hobby I’m pretty deep into. The hobby is R/C cars specifically 1/5 scale weedwacker engine powered ones. I have a 1/5 scale Redcat Rampage MT. I’ve had it since I turned 30 as a 30th birthday gift. I’m 46 now so roughly 16 years I’ve owned it. It’s mostly stock except for a tuned pipe. Lately, I’ve hit a bit of an impasse with it though. My conundrum is two weeks ago, I got it out after it sat for two years and got it going. It was dungy and would run but had no top end. It’s usually not much of a speed demon but it seemed off. It usually doesn’t have much in speed as the heavy tires slow it down. I tried to tune it with no big change. Once I brought it back in, I noticed one of the fuel lines was rock hard so I swapped it out. I ran some other fuel line but it seemed too small. It would start but it acted like it was too rich and you could give it no throttle. I have since found fuel line that was the right size but it is still running the same. I also went through and checked the carburetor which was clean, checked the intake gaskets and made new ones if needed. I fixed the exhaust coupling and I vented the gas tank as well. It’s getting gas and spark and I would assume air if it runs in short bursts. I did notice that at the base of the head it was wet. It will start and run now for about 3 seconds then die with no throttle. Any ideas or tips to get this going? I’m thinking I blew the head gasket. If I change the settings on the carb it doesn't seem to do much. Thanks! Here’s some pics of it.

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I had a couple hole drilled in my 312-8 when I got it. I pushed in a couple body panel plugs, mine were in the black so I didn't have to paint them.

If your not going to repaint the tractor, then I think it's best to leave it. Character marks, battle scares, poor decisions at a young age - what ever you want to call it.

I believe you're talking about this style dash similar to the 500 Special I did. Terry's decals are typically very easy and forgiving to apply but these dash decals might be the toughest. Make sure the surface is prepared very well. The metallic decal will show any imperfection. I primed, sanded and cleaned it like I was going to apply paint. Since this decal is so different from the others I started at the bottom and slowly worked my way up fitting it tight to the ridge across the center. The credit card thing works very well although I used an AARP card.

Like suggested above, spray some soapy water on the dash first. Use a plastic body filler spreader or a credit card to help flatten the decal out on to the part. Always start in the middle of the decal and work towards the outside.

My "New to Me" D160 Kept pushing the dip stick out of the tube. I knew that wasn't right and did some digging about the Onan B43 in it. Took apart the breather reed valve assembly and was surprised that Lufkin made the reed; boy that reed was stiff too! You know what? Lufkin also made feeler gauges and this reed measured in at .0275". Me thinks bubba was at work here. My OEM replacement reed was a little more flexible at .0060". I think the reed problem is solved.

First time back since 2002. Picked up this 701. My boy already stole it from me. 🤣. Guess I will stick with the 633. Thank you to everyone that made it possible and it was a great time being there again and making new friends and memories!

And now that you have hen's teeth Mr. Parsons let's get with the program shall we?!?!

I will get them out this weekend and take some patriotic pics of them

had a set of extra holes in my 1257 hood but added lights instead of removing

We all know the VIDEO THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE!!!!!

Little red tractors brought us all to Red Square; but it is the people who keep me coning back for more.

I zinc plated a few more of my Dodge M37 parts yesterday. Before: After: Set up the bearings for the transfer case idler gear: Made an arbor tool on the lathe this morning, which will be used to guide the transfer case idler gear shaft into the case and through the bearings and shims, while keeping the shaft straight relative to the case and preventing the shaft from catching on and damaging the adjustment shims as it passes through the gear.

That door hinge is a pretty slick idea @Lane Ranger!

@ebinmaine among others is our carb queen here. The general consensus ... around here anyway... is the cheap offshore replacements are junk. I have ok luck with them but??? Save the orginal if you can is the rule.

Installed a "go" pedal on my C-160 Auto. This is the 3rd, and I believe, the simplest, and most elegant of the three versions. Very easy to do. I'll create some drawings if anyone is interested.

Patina to die for guy!

I had a small shopping list for this years show. Already had an 867 coming from Jim, so didn’t have to shop the show for a short frame start/gen machine, but was also on the lookout for a C-81. Not a super desirable model but I really wanted one. Last year there were no C-81’s for sale. Found this one on Thursday morning. It’s a 1978 and its in real nice shape! The story is that it was a Phil Bowling (I hope I got his name right!) tractor and after he passed it ended up in someone else’s hands. And this year it went up for sale to reduce someone’s collection. Grabbed a show shirt, 8 speed drive belt and a pair of rear wheels/tires…and that’s it.

Grab a Ford 3 terminal starter solenoid from bout any automotive store. Looks the same as the one you have. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ECHST58 https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/standard-ignition/standard-ignition-3-terminal-starter-solenoid/std0/ss571

I use a Cole Hersee brand. All metal. Can get the part number later.

Here's my Johnson City tx tractor show today all my wheel horse line up ready for the show

I believe you are right .Best to leave it . have no plans to paint it at all

Finally, after missing my other one I sold a few years ago, I bought one at the big show today. Looking forward to gettin it in top shape.

Pulled both mower blades and sharpened them.

My free 702 already had holes w/no lights installed. Since its a functional tractor I installed led lamps. They definitely work great & at least I dont think they look too bad......It kinda ugly old tractor anyways! 🤣

My tractor had the same round lights, they got old and burned out. Rather than replacing them I found new LEDs that looked very similar. Since this tractor is my work horse, the LEDs were a very functional upgrade.

Was not a fan of these big goofy headlights on my 857, after two years of owning it I finally removed them. Much better looking! Too bad there’s a big ‘ol hole on both sides of the hood

We got a rm-425 deck from him that he wouldn't let us give him anything for

Preliminary clean up on the 2 piece seat

A view of the cargo carrier which willbe retro fitted to use on a slot hitch.

A couple sets of 32" gear deck blades, a new seat and cables from K& B, a 2 piece seat to rehab , shirt, hy2 pump and trans from Paul and a cargo carrier to retro fit to a horse from Dave Brown.

This was my only show pickup. A set of cool looking rear wheel weights. I determined they were off a Jacobson.

Solenoid starting to give me issues as it’s original to tractor an you can’t find one like it. Don’t know part number. Has K341 16hp engine. There are so many on line and locally and I really don’t know which to buy. Any advise welcome. I changed the switch as I had a NOS new one that was same part number as old one. Old solenoid gets fire but plunger inside is sticking at times now. If I work the switch I can get it to start. I don’t like the looks of the new ones, but don’t have much choice.

Friday #6 is Jay Holt @jay in nc . Selma NC

My Honda Ridgeline was happy to do the transport...i could say it was 4 hours on the road round trip from Poughkeepsie but that includes Bill D's recommended side trip to the legendary Great Barrington bakery we diverted to visit....which was very much worth it. Has anyone had sour dough bread with chocolate chunks in it? Yes, of course warmed up. MMMMM good!

That's all I could talk @Raven AKA my significant other into posting a lot of pics this evening. I was in Mass and she headed to N.H to hang out with her sister. We met up with @Bill D and @Brockport Bill at the New York border last Saturday. We left at 5 30 am and returned home to Maine at 5 pm. Long day and haven't stopped working on it since. Will keep you guy's updated on the progress. By the way you meet the nicest people on Red Square. Two great members. Bill and Bill.