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Shall we get a " Poll" started? Chicken or Egg? Bed or Colossus?

We'll be there if it's the same place as last year. We slept in the truck in the parking lot and all you guys were crashed out already and it was only midnight. Party just gettin started when we get there. Dan kept hitting his head on the dash 'cause I parked down hill.

Personally I would opt for a manufactured aluminum or steel flatbed. Just bolt it on and go after it gets back from having the rear axle done. This way you can start using it, as opposed to having it still outa commission for weeks/months/years etc. This is just an example, plenty of less expensive steel ones for sale.

Then don't I'll send you a orginal. Signed The Purist.

You make sure @WHX?? comes in. I'll send him gas money if I have to!

I used to work with a quirky Process Engineer that was a Statistics Nut. He could tell you where every SuperBowl was played, who the Teams were, & the final score.... by memory. I just referred to him as "The StoreHouse of Worthless Knowledge". He was also narcoleptic - could, and did, fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Meetings, Lunch, it did not matter. In those moments, I referred to him as "Professor Haim Gonnanodoff"!! We left him at the Lunch table after eating many times...

Poor uncle Jim gets no respect.

I gotta start writing down what I do with crap.

A rubdown with Penetrol. It was thirsty and will get another...

Well this hood has been primer coated about 5 times, each after finding another ding to tap out and fix. Actually got another coat today. But it looks pretty good right now. I'll go over it tomorrow with 800 grit and scope it over once more. And I've made up my mind on the fuel pump. Now I have to figure out where to put the thing. Not alot of room on a 701 to hide an electric pump...

Y'all... ain't... right... I mean, yeah about that marriage thing but...

This will be the trail cam pic at @ebinmaine's place shortly after Colossus makes its first run...

The biggest improvement I made as far as steering goes on a FEL was going to six ply tires and running them at 40 PSI. the thrust washers made no noticeable difference with a bucket full of soil or rocks.

June 8, 1966, the rival National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) announce that they will merge. The first “Super Bowl” between the two leagues took place at the end of the 1966 season, though it took until the 1970 season for the leagues to unite their operations and integrate their regular-season schedules.

I'm almost at the age where I need to transition to two gallon buckets, the fives just get too heavy and the ten gallon totes, foregit about it.

I’ll be there, flying solo this year. Hoping to see my friends and Uncle Jim too!

And 10 months later the population doubled. Fixed it for you. The next day the majority of Connecticut residents became criminals.

ask K & B -- they are vendor here on RSq - i have purchased spindle parts from them

What kind is the orginal? Vacuum? The style with the off set lever? I hoard them i can look see what I have.

I would stick with original if I could get a rebuild kit. My luck must be bad and I got tired of waiting.

And Collosus takes a trip to the back burner - again! Truck frame looks excellent for its age....

FIFY

312-8 with the small tire changer. Good weekend of work but time to put them to bed and get ready for work tomorrow...

The whole idea is to keep moisture and contaminants OUT of the connection. Dielectric grease will do the job just fine and I see no problem with having it IN the connection, the metal will be able to make a good contact with or without the grease. If the connection isn't tight enough to displace some grease it is going to overheat and fail anyway. Though it was made for Aluminum connections the Zink works well to protect connections of dissimilar metals and seals out the contaminants and moisture from any connection.

Anyone got the inside scoop and know what it is this year?? Let’s hope it’s not a rear engine rider with a 30” deck

Got a couple BIG loads of firewood brought up from down back of the barn. I've never tried to stack as much wood in the trailer as I did today. The first load is taller but has shorter length pieces. The second load felt heavier. I figured for sure that tractor tire traction would be the limiting factor. Nope. The ole beast Cinnamon Horse C160-8 just kept on ah-chuggin'... I was very pleasantly surprised at how well that went. Second load:

Quality Inn 1465 Doran Dr. Scotland Pa ( Keep the car wash vacuums open for impatient truck drivers! )

Got some logs pulled outta the forest today.

As a teenager I was working as a carpenters apprentice on a job site and was looking for a bucket. I opened a 5 gallon spackle bucket in the dumpster. Lets just say that I’ll never do that again!

It also appears like it's rubbing the PTO hoop. I think a 1/2" belt will slip on the PTO pulleys because they are designed for a wider 5/8 belt and not variable like many aftermarket pulleys are designed. Maybe that's why it's so tight but IDK. If the pump pulley will handle a wider belt then go with a wider belt. The suction hose doesn't have any pressure on it. But use a stiff hose because stronger suction pressure could collapse a flimsy hose. The reason for asking about the color is to see if it's ATF or motor oil. It possible it could've been changed to hydraulic fluid too.

Happy Happy Wayne. Get out and burn some gun powder today!

New to me. 314-H FEL. The loader works great, but some housekeeping to do to it. 1; the belt 32”? 2; the bottom suction hose 3/4” x 40’ 3; Hydraulic fluid The belt is cracked and way too tight. The slide bolts are at their tightest position and the belt is already tight! I hear it’s supposed to be 32”. (Must have had a 30” belt on there?) the bottom suction hose is cracked, and i want to replace it. It doesn’t look like too high a pressure hose with the two band clamps? Hydraulic fluid…. Which kind do i use?

All this belt and hose and loader talk, makes me think about my 90% loader project… I need to rebuild the cylinders and paint the thing. Another few years and it’ll be done

I have been installing an O ring at that location since I noticed that some come with it. The grease coming up to the pulley might help keep it from seizing on though.

Different size deck but sounds like the same condition. Two page service bulletin

I pulled decks from two this weekend. I've never had anything other than 48" until the 42" I recently got on a c-161. The 42" is SO MUCH more manageable

Now maybe oak is cheaper up there but when I went to the local sawmill a couple years ago just enough to redeck a 5x10 trailer caused me to stop...

I forgot that I did that also here is a link where I found a lot of my parts and easy to deal with Engine Related Parts & Kits | Case Ingersoll Tractors Northeast | Connecticut

That was probably supposed to be a "B". A 32" B Belt is #B29 or 5L320W (Gates)

The last movie that we saw at a drive-in was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Nothing better than monkey brains and eyeball soup on the BIG screen with a 9 and 6 year old.

Thinking about you the other day. (ya must have been hard up in the thinking department) lol But anyway, i was washing out some paint and primer buckets with lids (the good HD ones) the kid had left over in the garage. She was tossing them and I picked them out of the trash. Looked at me with one of those "really" looks. Question.....is there and age when a man gets the urge to keep 5 gallon buckets? I am there.

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@WHX?? triple up with @Pullstart split the fuel and tolls 3 ways . Hook your trailer to Kevin's Taj Mahal and each bring 1 tractor. It's not like you need to pay for a hotel room also. You'll be kicking yourself and flapping around like a Batam rooster if you don't go.

1 of those doesn't sit still long enough.

Oh don’t be blaming me! Doesn’t your wife drive a Prius??? Fuel it up or plug it in or whatever it is ya do to make those things run and get to the show!! Maybe rip the seats out so that 867 will fit in the back…think outside the box Jim!!

312-8 after mounting a 42” deck.

Zach cutting big brother @Coulter Caleb’s lawn with “Hidalgo” (Caleb’s 520HC)—man I feel old!😅 in the most blessed way possible🙌🏻

Although I have pictures of Zach in and on this wagon they are from about 6 years ago and he has no recollection of it. We were doing some massive garage cleaning/organizing tonight and he was super excited about the wagon…so I let him hook up Blackbeard and haul burnables to the fire pit! He was in his element!