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Greetings from Central Mass. My name is Dana Kennison and am the proud owner of several horses. What finally brought me here today is that I am in need of help with a broken transmission.. Bad year here in the north east to be without my trusty snow pusher. I will be posting a want ad today and when . winters claw finally relaxes I will be offering some of my collection of parts and other stuff. All for now.

Decided to make a mount a pressure washer for my gt14 works pretty good. Way better than pulling a cart around the house.

February 26, 1616, The Roman Catholic Church gives astronomer Galileo Galilei his first warning about promoting the belief that the Earth orbits the Sun—an idea for which he was later convicted of heresy. It took another 300 years for the church to admit he was right.

Yesterday I got a call from one of my old snowplowing customers saying that there was a tree across the driveway and the new plow guy couldn’t get in. So I borrowed a payloader and pushed it out of the way and plowed the driveway. Then went past a friends farm and he was out with his snowblower, the thing is so bad ass that I had to pull in and tell him that!! Since I was already in the loader I drove over to my mother’s house and plowed her driveway. 50 years ago I plowed this entire driveway with Tonka payloader and Tonka T-9 bulldozer. Somewhere my mother has pictures. Recently I posted a picture of me on my Work Horse plowing in this exact spot when I was 14. My mother who is 87 years old and one of the funniest people you can meet, told me “Go stand in front of that thing so I can take a picture and send it to my friends!” After that I went to work clearing snow off of a job site with a D-5 dozer. So I thought I’d share some snow removal pictures and videos! IMG_1468.mov IMG_1469.mov IMG_1470.mov

So I seem to have left y'all hangin' here. I found some time tonight to letter the hood & engine fan shroud. I wish that I had more to show but I've been dealing with O.P.S ( Other People's Sh..tuff). Got a Scrub Cadet that I'm painting this weekend and I also have a Simple-city paint job to get off my plate before I will get back to my own project. TTFN.

Make sure you drive it across your "yard " at high speed in transport mode.

If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!

He can do a better job sloshed than I can do stone cold sober ...

Just enough to steady the hands.

One thing that might affect it ... temper temper ... but flowed in the braid like water. As they say nothing ventured nothing gained.

@Handy Don and @ebinmaine please video the request and subsequent responsorial events in full conformance with RS photographic evidence policy... only one emoji comes to mind...

I used to be hard in the snow on my B-100-8 speed transmission (1-1/8" axles and 8 pinions). However, I never did any damage. Then 22 years later I upgraded to a 416-H with an Eaton 1100. Less wear and tear on the transmission and more importantly, less wear and tear on me.

If he finished that glass before getting it done. LOL

Is that the mandatory detailing drink !?!?!?!? Works for me

Well maybe not quite free but dang cheap. No offense Lowell but they can get somewhat pricey when one has more than one tractor. No idea if this will work but won't be for lack of tryin. Hardware store cable with a blob of braze on the end.

What about just making a small metal ring the shape and size it needs to be, thickness would depend how deep you want the concave to be. Lay the plastic material over it and heat the center. Push down if necessary. Or heat the material, lay it right on the actual piece and push to concave it. Once cool and hard flip it over and cut out the shape I don't know how soft that material will get

They find me handsy. Is that close enough?

Here's one that will get the real test. Off the 1054 that broke when I was installing The @Pullstart's new drainage ditch. Brand new and again if Lowell was just down the road I know he'd give me a new one. For those who don't know about the weight of a long beam 953/1054 plow the cable sees humongous stress. This is why not having an extra on the plow field can put you out of action for the day.

No relation to @19richie66 I'm sure but every time I use it I think of him. It was FREE from a wholesaler for selling mini split air conditioners. Thought what good is it with a stupid metric crescent wrench head in our line of work. Supposed to be used for torqueing flare nuts for proper install of aforementioned ACs. 'Till I found they offer a 3/8 ratchet head. Found in the jungle no less. Bad news it only goes to 60 ft lbs but still. Measures in inch lbs as well. Has a visual & tone when torque setting is reached. Very handy for rod caps on a Clinton.

And I've been known to deliver and pick up tractors at the big show. I'm about 90 mile SW of you.

This is exactly what happened to most of the Ma & Pa. when it was no longer used. We were fortunate the land owners near the Muddy Creek Mill agreed to honor the R O W and allow us to maintain and use the 10 mile of railway.

Eppur si muove (I had to beat @Handy Don to this) One of my favorite lines.

It sounds like the governor arm has moved on the shaft to me. Try re adjusting the governor arm. Loosen the pinch bolt on the governor arm, turn the gov shaft counter clock wise until it stops, Move the gov arm to hold the throttle wide open, hold everything in this position and tighten the pinch bolt. Pg. 6A.12 - 6A.13 https://resources.kohler.com/power/kohler/enginesUS/pdf/tp_2203_a.pdf

Another option is this brake cable from napa around $20 and you can get 2 cables out of it, by cutting it in half. It's handled everything I have thrown at it. Or since this is for around a 2004 Chevy crew cab long bed brake cable you can get it for free by cutting it out of @Pullstart's truck

We have a 20 ton press at work and I've considered crimping these a try. https://www.uscargocontrol.com/collections/single-shank-ball-swage-stainless-steel-t316 I've also considered running parallel lift cables but the only thing I lift is a tiller which just hasn't motivated me enough yet...

This may be combined with carving from wood/clay or bondo.

How a bout, Make a thin metal cylinder just a bit larger than what the final cut out shape is, glue a piece to it and do the heat air pressure thing. Then cut out the smaller correct size out of that? Thin aluminum flashing is pretty easy to shape.

These are seals I ordered from napa.. it's literally just CR/SKF seals And then I ruined both axle seals on one side. Got them on the axle just fine. I had the keyway taped up as well, but trying to seat it in the axle housing it just wouldn't go in. It's like there should be a chamfer on the housing and there isn't, so the metal edge of the seal catches on the housing and got all bent up. I'm thinking I need to do what I can to clean up the housing edge.

It’ll be up to the cable strength where the heat of the braze might have affected its temper and how well the braze penetrated into the braid for adhesion. Frankly, I’m glad someone is giving this a try! Good luck 🤞 👍 😀

Just spit balling again Is the rest of that tank sealed except the front? As in, heat that flat piece you made and blow pressure into the tank. Maybe a damp rag /paper towel wrapped on the tank edge near it to keep that from heating and expanding too

Should this happen, video will be on the agenda! @ebinmaine That shape seems also like the lower part of a bowling pin. Probably much easier come by. I’d take a detour on your way home from work and check out a thrift store or two. Portland seems to have a bunch!

Yep, one of the best adages ever, even if not an actual quote! For an eye opener on how steadfast the Church held to its belief, visit San Lorenzo de el Escorial (a summer home outside of Madrid for King Phillip II as well as a monastery for educating priests and monks). In its huge library (not on the regular tour, but usually open to visitors on request) is an amazing and extensive collection of mechanical earth-centric models of the planets and sun and moon, some still operable. These went to astonishing (by today’s standards) lengths to replicate observed motions while holding the earth at a fixed point in the universe as required by church teachings. Also useful to know is that the Pope was, in that time, both a secular and religious absolute monarch. Excommunication signaled you had committed the most egregious and unforgivable crime(s) with both you and your family suffering as penurious outcasts from then onwards.

As an add-on to Ed’s post, note that the US Government actively supported the expansion of railroads, sometimes acquiring land for RR rights-of-way via imminent domain. The law and/or the purchase contracts often vested rights to the original land owner or some other entity to re-acquire the land should the railroad ever stop using it or choose to divest it. Hence, many are the complications of a successor entity to the railroad acquiring ownership of an entire right-of-way. (And refining the practical definition of “stop using it” has put many a lawyer’s children through college.)

I looked around the kitchen and spotted this as an example of a forming base!

Speedy hasn’t gotten much runtime since the new exhaust stack. I think a flapper tink tink would be an improvement, but it makes me happy!

Yes. On my Hot Rod Kohler Command, I had to have the cylinders honed a little bit to provide additional piston to cylinder clearance for forged pistons. OEM pistons are cast. Forged pistons are made of low silicon 2618 material for high tensile strength and ductility. The OEM cast pistons are high silicon 4032 material and has lower thermal expansion, thus run less piston to cylinder clearance.

I do not know either but here are some manuals https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=ch18&quick=1&type=downloads_file

The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ( The Ma and Pa) was a 70 mile link between Baltimore, Md. and York, Pa. basically following the North and Main branches of Muddy creek. When the line was closed in the '70s the historical society was formed to try to preserve the line, but large sections were returned to the landowners. We were able to keep about 10 mile that we now use to stock the trout.

Got an old Mattel Vac U Form?

Too late, but I might have tried heating a thin styrene sheet with a heat gun and molding it over something with the right bulge/curve. Once cooled and hard, then trace and cut to match the tank’s end.

This evening I worked on adding a back panel to the tank. The model kit I'm using is a "peddle truck". What I'm building is a bulk delivery rig. The back would be entirely different. Peddle trucks have the pump and hose housed at the rear. Think of a home heating oil truck. Bulk tanker would have the outlets for larger hoses only. Usually centered on the bottom. Not always. Many have rear or even front outlets. Think fuel station delivery truck. I've been mulling how to create a rounded look at the rear and haven't come up with a method that's within my current skill set. So, flat backed it is. I traced the tank onto a slab of thin sheet styrene. Glued that on. After that I was ready to attach the second rear section to the rest of the tank. Here's the interior center holder from the kit. The line up of the 3 pieces is absolutely horrible. Not exactly a huge surprise considering the molds were made back in the mid 1960s. Also, two different companies made these kits. Also, I'm doing something they weren't built for. It'll take some serious filler, sanding, patience, repeat... It'll eventually resemble a bunker tank.

Hope the little guy pulls through. We lost two of ours last year. It’s a hard thing to handle when they are part of your family.

Very handy indeed but I see nothing Ritchie on it. But if it makes you smile every time you use it, I’ll be there for you! I got ya brother!

Hang in there guys....A couple signs of spring today. Robins everywhere. Daffodils are pushing thru the snow.

The plow that Jim got from me did not have any stickers on it. This is before I cleaned it up, I think it is a Wheel Horse plow because it looks like one. I put the stickers on it, because they fit and I had them from Terry.

I pray for a good out come for your fur baby.

As a person trained in hydraulic systems I'm not sure I'd advise NO fan. Heat is a huge problem for the internals. Orifice sizes change. O rings get too hot. Different metals and other materials change size at different rates. Fix the issues. Get a new fan. Get a wheel spacer. Perhaps a metal replacement is available?

Here is a place to start: Demystification Guide