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And this one has been mine for 60 years. And Mrs.Ks for 80 years. She vacationed here as a 2 yo toddler. We usually spend several weeks here every year. Just got back home after a great week with our two sons and thier wives. VID_20261009_064926134~2.mp4 We had cold and wind the first couple days so we stayed on shore to crab while the Ladies shopped. First crab of the week. This guy watched my traps all day waiting for a handout. The weather really improved and we got out to do some serious crabbing. Crab omelets for breakfast, steamed for lunch, and cakes for dinner. Feeling blessed to have a family that loves it here and keeps me in the game. Blue skies and calm seas to all.

Attempted to mount these brand new 4 ply tires. Actually felt something in my shoulder while I was leaning into my Harbor Freight tire mounting rig. Stopped before I did damage to some muscle that doesn’t see much action in my day to day activities ! Was just too much and ya gotta know when to let the pro’s handle it. Local garage popped em on for me. Gotta love all the nubbies…but they won’t last.

I think that the Friday after fathers day should be officially inducted as Nation Wheel Horse Day.

October 12, 1900 First modern submarine is commissioned by the US Navy as the USS Holland, named for its designer John Philip Holland.

Nothing to stir. Columbus Day is a governmental holiday. You are free to celebrate it or not, in any manner you wish or not. That’s what makes this Country unique. And something to be celebrated. Warts and all. Same with all the other days, weeks, months etc. for the myriad of events, causes and remembrances... Perhaps we could all look at things as NOT zero sum comparisons... Just a thought.

The first mate on a ship decided to celebrate an occasion with a "little" stowed away rum. Unfortunately he got drunk and was still drunk the next morning. The captain saw him drunk and when the first mate was sober, showed him the following entry in the ship's log: "The first mate was drunk today." "Captain please don't let that stay in the log," the mate said. "This could add months or years to my becoming a captain myself." "Is it true?" asked the captain, already knowing the answer. "Yes, its true," the mate said. "Then if it is true it has to go in the log. That's the rule. If its true it goes into the log, end of discussion," said the captain sternly. Weeks later, it was the first mate's turn to make the log entries. The first mate wrote: "The ship seems in good shape. The captain was sober today."

Eric, those photos of you doing WORK remind me of my wife's opinion of the "Home Renovation" shows on TV. She always tells me the host of the show is filmed holding tools and then gets out of the way so the workers can actually accomplish the task. Nice of BBT to allow you to look like you did the job.

Back in January or February of 2019 my inlaw’s house burned down, 5 days after my MIL was struck by a pickup checking her mail in a polar vortex. She was heavily sedated with lots of broken ribs and bruises so my FIL wept in silence next to her as his childhood home burned down. It’s been a tough rebuild on the inside, though their new home has been finished for some time. They have been going through some of the recovered items finally and found this match book. It’s art work I don’t recall seeing before. Pretty cool!

They prefer to be considered Intellectually Challenged weights.

Just replaced the stator on my 520-HC Vanguard swap because it wasn't charging. One of the stator wires had insulation missing by the flywheel. After replacing, voltage was still not much more than 12 VDC. I replaced the regulator and then it jumped up to 14.03 VDC. I also adjusted the valves. They were between 0.011 and 0.014. Specs are .005. Now it runs great and the tach moves but I don't think it's accurate because of the Vanguard having only 8 poles on the stator.

This afternoon Trina and I finished up the bridge and installed it. The last two vinyl boards to be added were the ends. That'll prevent the aggregate from going down in between the beams. After having the little stream cleaned out and reshaped by the excavator we decided to move the pathway upstream a bit. The old bridge was located just to the right of the hemlock tree at picture left. We'll now curve the path to the right more before crossing the stream. We had already set the bridge in place and were making adjustments to its base. Trina went to get the garden hoe while I held the bridge up. We dug out the dirt and rocks from under the bridge even more than the excavator had done. Once we got a good stable set, we added some of the rocks and dirt we'd taken from the bottom of the channel to the sides of the bridge. These next two pics show the channel we added and the overall set up from each side. We'll continue to add stones to both sides along with creating the approach pathway from each direction.

Have a wonderful day and remember the correct First Folks.

Damn it @Achto I was JUST going to type that!!!

Making some wide wheels. got um cut and tacked together but had to come home and get some supper I was getting hungry.

That was before AI.

I have both the small and large HF tire rigs. I picked up the large one a while back in a bulk deal and hadn't mounted it yet, so this weekend I drilled holes in the garage floor, put anchors in, and set it up. Then I realized that the 8" fronts I wanted to work on wouldn't fit on that rig. I was going to abandon the small one because the vertical threaded bar got all bent the last time I used it (where do they actually manage to get metal that soft? ) Anyway, I was actually able to get one tire dismounted on the floor, using downpressure on the large rig's arm. These are so bad that the tubes are stuck to the inside of the rusty rims... I have the second one half off, using the small rig. using a lot of soapy water. Rears, no thanks. Belle Tire will mount those for $10 each - that's a better option for me. I don't think they'd want to deal with the rusty fronts I'm working on right now though. Hope the shoulder didn't take any lasting damage. I had cortisone injections in both of mine last year and have been going easy on them since then.

@Ed Kennell Speaking of the beach, I thought of you Ed when we piled up this lobster! Another couple that camped with us had a friend who owns a lobster boat. We literally got them fresh off the boat! This was last weekend in Montauk, L.I., N.Y. Water in the background is Block Island Sound.

BBT said the guys would think we were staging those!!

I got all coked up today ... the evaporator fan wires were brittle and cracked and a short waiting to happen. Unit bearing motors are not meant to be taken apart and this one was hardwired. I was up for the challenge and replaced the cable. Rewired the rest of the cooler while I was at it. I dated this thing around early 50s.

Started some physical therapy today. Started out by turning the ends down on some 5/8" rod in order to make a new tie rod with replaceable ends for my 953. Changed the sediment bulb and gave it an oil change. Next I made a bracket so I can hang dumb bell weights on the front. Finished off by preparing some 7" x 5/8" round plate to use as my dumb bell weights. These weight about 6lbs each. I have enough room to hang 13 of these on the front. The 78lbs should help hold it down.

We're pretty lucky around here got 3 tire shops within 15 mins. and they all will do them for 10 to 15 dollars apiece and one of them will pump in liquid ballast if you bring it with you no extra charge . I try and not go to the same one over and over so as not to ware out my welcome and always give whoever doing the actual work a tip also.

Looking around our property today I enjoyed the red color coming on to the Dogwoods. This put me in mind of a little joke I pulled on my wife when we first bought the property.. As we walked around the property I was telling my wife what species each tree was and if it was a nut tree. When we got to the first Dogwood, she asked how she could identify it as a dogwood. I told her that the bark was the best way to pick one out, she throuly examined the tree's exterior covering. At that time I snuck up behind her and BARKED LIKE A DOG. Well, at least one of us thought it was funny.

So it is written, so it shall be done...

@ebinmaine @sqrlgtrwas thinking about , relatively light weight for that tire width , winter traction , favors narrower , with chains , for slippery grip , pete

Right on, Brother.

I don't think that is stirring things up at all. And I don't think there should be any confusion whatsoever about it. I also don't think they should be any controversy whatsoever. Facts are facts.

Comments from a retired engineer who spent 40 years in the automotive steel wheel industry. We made many, many sets of prototype wheels in our Product Engineering group using this method. We had big lathes to make the cuts, and I think we had custom jigs and fixtures to make the welds. We'd usually just weld the tire side of the rim - the lathe cut pieces fit close enough to allow that, and there was no weld lump on the ID of the rim to get in the way when pressing the disc in at assembly. Strength was not an issue, as the center of the drop center of a rim is a low stress area. This is especially true on our tractor wheels. The biggest issue is making sure there are no air leaks in the weld.

Were you Swabbies there to christen her? @WHX?? @shallowwatersailor @953 nut

@953 nut @Ed Kennell Here you go Richard, I just took this video 5 minutes ago. Talk about waves breaking on the beach! It’s hard to see in the video, waves a little to the right and approximately 1/2 mile off shore have got to be 10’-12’ hitting a sandbar. Last night was pretty wicked here, with the storm coming up from the south bringing heavy rain and strong winds. It’s calming down now though and we are heading home soon. This is just east of the Shinnecock Inlet, Southampton, L.I., N.Y. IMG_2274.mov

I am bringing a friend, that would give Aaron a bird’s eye view of the action!

Getting the belt guard aligned is a tricky proposition. There's very little clearance overall so a gain at one spot creates a tight spot somewhere else. Ended up bolting down the guard and running the engine, then tapping around with small rubber mallet until I found the sweet spot where the noises disappeared. Sometimes you just gotta go with what works.

Let 'em... I can visualize @Achto sitting at a table at the tractor shows with a big poster that says: "Wheel Horse Tractors are the best... Prove me wrong." Of course, he'll need to be in his Capt'n's get up, bed pan hat etc. in order to be taken seriously...

On paper you're correct but my own experience shows me that the extra weight of a wider tire and more fluid is VERY beneficial. There's also another couple inches of metal from the chains biting the ground.

I think we are all forgetting about the fact that wider wheels just look cooler! 🤣🤣

Decided to tackle wide wheel project today. Got um all cut and got um tacked together. I believe I can make a set of skinny 5/6” wheels out of the leftovers also. Used the 857 that has the LSD 8speed and it worked wonderfully. I was worried the grinder would overcome the differential but only time wheel would quit turning was when cut was almost all way through. FYI I found it easier to finish cut turning wheel by hand instead of letting tractor drive wheel to finish cut. All that is left is to finish welding and priming/painting wheelz. BTW used high gear and almost wide open throttle and a few cutoff disc later I Ended up with almost 10” wide wheels (between beads).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples'_Day_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas I don't want to stir things up, but what Columbus "discovered" had already been populated for at least 15,000-20,000 years, and new discoveries may be pushing that back into six figure numbers. Kinda like if I said I discovered the automobile in a Walmart parking lot. What happened to the Indigenous people after Europeans came here is fairly well documented but many have been trying to "whitewash" that history...

From my research, both intake and exhaust is between 0.004 and 0.006. I set mine at 0.005 and it runs great.

An old fuel line can have minute cracks in it that won't leak gas yet but will allow air into the line and the fuel pump can't pump air.

Love the sound of waves gently coming to the shore. I played that video several times. Glad you had a good time.

Ya, I cheated death twice so far this year, blood clots in the lungs in January and internal bleeding in February, eight units of blood (kind of like an oil change but with blood) and two trips to the operating table followed by Ferrous sulphate for several weeks to get my hemoglobin back to normal. A follow up with a cardiologist revealed another potential problem so I guess he can buy that new fishing boat he wanted. I have a little heart surgery coming up at the end of the week, I will post more on that in a few days.

Finished!!! Thanks @Vinylguy!!!

What's the difference between a man's wallet before and after kids? There are pictures where the money used to be.

I marked each rim where I wanted to cut them. Bolted the rim on to a tractor, spun the rim in high gear full throttle, & cut through it with a 4 1/2" grinder After all 4 rims were cut, I cut the center out of the outside rims and welded them together. Finished product.

I had to go take pictures haha From left to right 72' Raider 14, 73' 14-8, 74' B100 Left to right 72' Raider 14, 73' 14-8, 74' B100 Left to right 72' Raider 14, 73' 14-8, 74' B100 Bonus single photos 72' Raider 14 I unfortunately neglected to take enough photos at @Pullstart's plow day to get other rigs in any photos with my tractors.