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Quickie paint job…wiped the garage dust off these 65 pounders and gave em one coat of glossy black. Hopefully mounting em later this afternoon on the C-145 Auto.

November. 6, 1865 CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender in the American Civil War after circumnavigating the globe on a cruise that sinks or captures 38 vessels.

Something like this may save the paint on your pretty wheels. Those 60+ lbs weights are hard to wrestle by hand

Our son asked me Our son asked me "what's it like to have the best son in the world?" You'll have to ask grandpa was my reply.

How do you survive a fall without a parachute? Just like any other season

Ronnie Lot had his pinky finger cut off instead of surgery so he could get back on the field faster just to play in a playoff game! Suck it up because the big show is more important than any playoff game! LOL

Happy ending! He turned 90 degrees from last blood and headed for cover. My neighbors came out to help track him and one of them just stumbled upon him tangled in the grapevine.

It would be better to try to remove the original carb and clean it up since as you said the repops are junk, but if you'd rather buy a carb instead of cleaning, a couple of our vendors here such as K&B Horse Parts @76c12091520h have them for sale Edit: @ebinmaine has faster fingers than me

At Hooters ? LOL

I’ve been wearing my ring for 33 years even though my wife tells me not to! She says put it on if we go to a special event or something like that. I’ve had a few close calls for sure! Mainly I wear it to keep the ladies from constantly hitting on me 😜😂

So is not wearing it!

Had a chance this morning to get back to this rig. Trans is out! Fuel line is old and showing cracks in the rubber so that’s also going to be replaced. Drive belt is new so that’s staying. The brake band was a new one from Bob @rmaynard and it’s still like new 6 or 7 years later Amazingly the tow hitch came right out!

Also check that you don't have this situation either!!

That looks like an immensely handy tool....for quite a few things I can think of. I may just have to weld up something similar for my own floor jack. Thanks for sharing

Excellent point. Always do maintenance before repairs.

Sudden leads me to believe your fuel system needs to be cleaned and inspected. Junk in the tank blocking the outlet, a gas line with a crack in it allowing air in which the fuel pump can't pump, a valve in the fuel pump that is not closing. Before you spend money on a carburetor you probably don't need look over the whole fuel system. The carb is the final component in the system but everything before it has to be doing its part too. Cleaning the carb can't hurt but cleaning the fuel tank and replacing the rubber hose and a fuel filter don't cost much and should be done anyway. By the way, if you are not using ethanol free gas you should be. Ethanol will kill small engine fuel systems, use this link to find E-Free Gas. https://www.pure-gas.org/

Absolutely. The best results are achieved by disassembling the carb, soaking it in an Ultrasonic cleaner - 2 or 3 cycles, and using a quality (Kohler preferred) carb rebuild kit. As @ebinmaine stated, check the throttle shaft and the bushings first for excessive wear. Both are replacable on your carb (unlike the lower HP versions). Then decide if it's keep it or toss it.... Worn bushings & shafts make the engine run too lean, as it makes for a large vacuum leak. DO check the condition of the Main mix needle - it is hollow with a small hole at the top & bottom - those must be kept open, If either are clogged, the main circuit will not be able to be properly adjusted...

Rebuilding your own is a pretty easy thing to do. It's just a matter of taking the time to clean things properly. Not at all complicated. The biggest thing to check for is, make sure the throttle shaft is not too loose in the bore. @76c12091520h Brian Badman may have a rebuilt carb for you.

A bad condenser can cause backfiring, disconnect the wire from the condenser and see if the situation improves.

Video for those who can load them up… ScreenRecording_11-05-2026_18-46-14_1.mp4

I have it cranking, sparking, and found the kill wire. I also figured out there is a fuel solenoid that needs power too.

This little unicorn put on a show this evening sniffing around my tree for 10 minutes trying to locate the doe that left the scent that I put out. If he doesn't become a roadkill, he should survive the hunting season as the 5 " long spike disqualifies him as antlerless. Having less than 3 points also disqualifies him as antlered for everyone except junior (less than 16yo) hunters.

Works better than beating them off with a stick.

I haven't worn a wedding ring (or any other jewelry) in several years. For one, I got it caught more than once at work and we decided it wasn't worth the potential danger Also, as you can see I have dupuytren's contracture. There are supposed to be procedures to help but it doesn't hurt and I've been living with it for 25 or thirty years. Biggest hinderance is getting into tight areas to work. What has bit me more than once is impact drivers slipping off of screw head and doing damage. We will be married for 49 years this coming January. I suppose Pam will keep me around even without a ring.

@Racinbob think its a collective bearing issue , talking about pto lever / mule drive , engagement , don't really hear engine noise , have to separate the 2 , having done my 3 units years ago , verified and corrected , bearing lube failure , my mule drive , set ups are , totally , lucas xtra hd , every bearing , cleaned out , flushed , pto inner needle bearing , thats an oven lube failure , cleaned out , dry crusty old lube , lucas , 550 deg flash point , polyurea , anti sling , very light coating , excess slings to clutch disc , replace outer sealed bearing , napa , would not be surprised if related decks , have bearing lube failure , feedback . never wore out a clutch disc , smooth easy , spin up , pete

It was that wire belt guide. I didn’t even have the belt in the guide and it was rubbing against it. I’m sure we will all sleep more soundly tonight!

If you don't know whether the grenade gears are still in place or not.... Likely they are. They really should be removed or replaced.

just curious , shoot any penetrating lubrication into fender , chassis opportunities ? really shows it self days later , with related , creeping film . want a hint for , vehicle track zones ? any local , big box , parking lots , rust free for life , pete I'm sorry but I couldn't make any sense from your post.

Yep, the ring will stay on the finger. It's the finger that comes off. Nearly lost my index finger in 1964 when the ring hooked on the metal brace of a wooden ladder while I was sliding down fireman style. I put the ring back in it's case and left it there for 50 years. When I put it on it was too small for the index, but was a perfect fit on the pinky.

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/99439-hydro-pedal-1/?tab=comments#comment-1074929 https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/105741-hydro-pedal-2/?tab=comments#comment-1147778 https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/111723-hydro-pedal-3/?tab=comments#comment-1225914 these are @Bill D’s three threads

That ring hasn’t been off in many years. It would take much force to get it free, wether a pull or a smash…

Not to worry, Kevin has his own reserved Parking Space at the Urgent Care!! He is a member of their "Frequent Flyer, Repeat Offender" Elite Club!! Seriously, you are fortunate that it did not find its way under the Wedding Band. That would lock the spiral twist of the bit right in...

I can't tell you how many times I've tried to drill something or punch something or screw something that I was holding in my hand. You'd think that after at least 6 decades of doing dumb things I'd learn. I've got nothing recent, but here are scars from my two most memorable incidents. Red circle is where I was trying to push a pencil through a potato at age 12. There is still a black dot where the graphite remains. Green circle is where I pushed an 1/8" flat blade screwdriver through my hand when it slipped. That was when I was 45. There have been many more before and after. I'm lucky to still be alive. So, even though I've given you a hard time about safety, I too have done a lot of dumb stuff.

A wise old shark and a young shark were swimming near the shore when they spotted a couple of young swimmers. The young shark asked the older one if they should go right over and eat therm. The old shark said no, first we will circle around the with our fins barely above the water, then we will circle them again with our fins fully exposed, then we can eat them. The young shark asked why you would circle them twice like that. The older shark said they taste much better once you scare the sh** out of them.

How many John Deere owners does it take to screw in a light bulb? Just one to hold the bulb while the world revolves around him.

Finally built a return to neutral setup for my foot pedal. KVID2184.mp4

Hey Kevin, it is a Cool looking splitter. May you can cut the Exhaust pipe and weld it in other direction, so you're out of the gasses. Maybe sideway's, I think that's the easiest way, or you weld it upright and spend her an exhaust flap like Putt Putt. So the Gasses are over your head and won't hurt you. The new Engine looks pretty nice.

I also noticed that I need to update pictures of the ram and wedge, you can see that the foot was bent a bit in the pictures, it eventually snapped off. I built a big wedge on the beam and cut the wedge off the ram. It splits so much nicer now! Finally, the exhaust was right in my face while working, so a couple drops from an old set of SBC headers helped to divert the spent gases away from me. Occasionally the pedal freezes up, so I put it on the ground under the pipe for a couple minutes and we’re back in business!

Kohler has discontinued them

Soaked an arrow with this dandy 8 point last night. The rain was heavy and the film says I shot high. We looked for hours and lost the small drops of blood at about 150 yards from my stand. I have some permission from the neighbors but I have no idea what direction he went. We spot checked around the swamp in the general direction, but I think he was heading in a different place personally. I had a few buddies help track, and after three hours of no blood we gave up for the night. I’m heading to my stand now to enjoy the morning. Until I have resolve, I feel like the right thing to do is keep that buck tag on hold. Does in my sights this morning.

I haven’t had a recordable in quite some time. I was trying to drill out a stripped screw just now, and they say to drill without gloves for safety. Well the bit snapped, and somehow the broken end found its way about 1/2” into the side of my hand. The instant sharpness felt like I smacked my hand. Then I saw the cool part! Sorry, no impalement photo, I twisted that sucker out quick! Currently flushing and peroxide treating… luckily I have full mobility of my pinky and can feel with it too!