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I've always wanted to show a before and after comparison with Penetrol. So I gave Dusty the B-80 the business. Before: After:

Finally finished Miss Daisy. Parts came under the cover of darkness. New key switch, fuel lines, fuel shutoff and grommet, used ammeter, changed the fluids 3 used tires and the patina treatment. Runs flawless. Didn't have to touch the carb at all, Belt rattles at low engine speed. Thinking of a new belt even though the old one looks ok and an idler pulley. On to the deck to see if I can salvage it and sell it as a unit.

Can't say enough about then ICON magnetic mat from my favorite haunt Horror Fright! Super handy when tearing down a tractor. Bolts, parts, tools stick to it so things don't go bye bye and won't harm the paint on @WHX?? and @Achto's trailer queens! Not cheap at 25 clams but worth it in my book! https://www.harborfreight.com/large-magnetic-tool-pad-attaches-to-toolboxes-fenders-and-doors-11-in-x-9-in-mat-holds-ratchets-wrenches-and-sockets-70077.html

Decided to exercise my Elec-Trak this morning. Needed to remove the deck from its storage cart, and used the Roper with the front mount boom. After installing the deck I mowed about half the back yard. The grass was still wet with dew but I had a narrow window of opportunity. The wife has a doctors appointment this morning. Which is where I am going now. Not bad for 53 years old.

Alcohol in the gas has basically nothing to do with emissions. It does not impact 4 of the 5 gasses directly, may reduce Nox some as it burns cooler, and if the whole life-cycle is looked at is a net carbon producer vs straight gas. It is partially to try and reduce fuel prices as it is cheaper, but it is largely a give-away to corn farmers.

We changed the brake pads and rotors on my nephew's truck and my van last weekend. What to do with those old rotors? Well, since they fit perfectly on a 12" rim we made some inside/outside wheel weights out of them. Outside Inside

I know I’m not the only one around here that finds it kind of amazing how perfectly good re-purposable stuff goes off to the scrapyard for pennies a pound or simply thrown in the trash. I made a great back yard fire pot by bolting together a pair of brake drums that came off a semi my friendly local alignment shop gave me for next to nothing. I topped it off with a recycled grill and now it is one. It’s pretty impressive for a piece of junk if I do say so myself. It’s hurricane proof in any case! Lolz

I have lived in my home since 88. House is on a main highway. Thought I'd seen everything. But tonight took the cake. Wife heard a noise out front when cooking dinner. Someone was broke down along the side of the road. I finally look out and there is a 4 x 8 trailer with a couple of tons of pea gravel on it. The right side tire is flat and off the bead. 2 guys standing there and lets just say English isn't their primary language. I go out to see if they need help. I ask " where's the spare?" They say " the house. " Someone is bringing it. I look at their jack. It's a 12v POS. I offer to help with my jack and impact. Spare arrives. It's the wrong one. It's a 15" and the trailer is13" So off they go. They come back about a half hour later and he's got this little bag.I'm thinking, that ain't no tire! He pulls out a Gatorade and 2 CANS OF EXPANDO FOAM!!!!. I ask where is the tire? " Wal-Mart didn't have it " I tell them to go to TSC. I Tell them about 10 times. But this guy is determined to use the foam! There is a chunk out of the tread and a slit in another spot. He tries to filling the slit and empties both cans into this tire. Another guy shows up with another trailer and they shovel half the gravel into that. But they also move the remaining gravel to the opposite side of the trailer and towards the front onto the tongue. Tow vehicle is a mini van. When they lowered the jack the foam squirts out and the rim is on the pavement. He drove off with it like that! I don't know if I will be able to sleep tonight because I can't stop laughing! Look close at the tire!

Here are some photos from the show. On our third day there and still probably only made it through half of the displays, vendors and swap meet area. Picked up a really straight hood for $5.00 in the consignment barn!

When I first saw Dusty in the barn the first thing I did was to see if the engine would turn by hand. Barely!! Upon closer inspection the PTO pulley was stuck, the mule drive pulleys were stuck and the spindles were stuck. Yanking the deck off freed up all but the spindles. Using my old pitman arm puller and some spacers I was able to remove the blocks that the blades mount on I was able to dig out the farm Caa Caa that was binding things up. Got the tension slider working, So now it's off to Billy Bob the Welder for some patch work.

Had a team taking down three large Norway Maple trees (a fast-growing invasive) from a place on the property inaccessible to their truck. Many loads from the worksite to their truck with the 854 and trailer to saved them using a hand truck (and saved me some $$ in hourly rate!)

I'm happy to report that the Meeha Mirror is doing exceptionally well. She's healing faster and better than the E/R doc expected. Trina's been experimenting with taking two of the three meds away. There was some on n off there because of obvious pain & discomfort but the dog 🐕 is now off meds except prednisone. That'll be a few more weeks in the downgrading process. She's still severely restricted in allowable movement. No jumping. No running. Indoors she's kept quiet and in limited space so she can't run. Outdoors she's always leashed. This routine keeps up until the end of September at minimum.

Tomorrow, I'll see if I can get some pictures that show the massive scale of the event. Garden tractors are only a small segment. Acres and acres of swap meet vendors, antique tractors, hit and miss engines, food vendors, consignment barn...

Ut Oh! I started something! I have a couple of old Military Jeeps I play around with. A 1953 M38A1 and a 1964 USMC M38A1. Have always loved old Jeeps and tractors. My dad was CO of 1st Hospital Company in DaNang Vietnam 1968 to 1969. I've installed the decals that he had on his Jeep in Vietnam. The Jeep like my dad had in Vietnam Dad in DaNang 1968 Giving rides. Dave

Walked around on stilts the better part of yesterday and this afternoon installing framework to mount ceilings to. Bit wobbly at first but now I've got the hang of it I raised the stilts by about 10cm/4" (total height 70cm/~27") to make installation even easier.

Two vendors on this site sell 2" hitches. Both are excellent. Wheel Horse Parts & More https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/141-wheelhorse-parts-and-more/ K&B https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/177-kb-horse-parts/ I’d urge caution raising the ball too high above the axle. If you do, keep the tongue wheel down and on or very close to the ground. Wheelies are not advised when pulling a trailer. Also, the brakes on wheel horses barely work for the tractor, much less a trailer... slow and flat is the mantra.

Normally, pictures are demanded of unique tools, tractors or techniques... however, in this case the moderators thank you for not providing pictures of your Dyno...

My township uses one of these

1257 and C160-8 sporting there wheel weights.

Mounted some Vredstien V61’s and turned some silver wheels white.

At that price point the “fun” part of the hobby is over and it’s become an investment/business dealing or a huge gamble. I’m plenty happy with all the $300-$1000 rigs I have here.

Day early but if I don't post it now I will forget to tomorrow. Added a Brinly hitch to Vince the 1257 and. Put the turning plow on.

August 25, 1962, a diminutive, 17-year-old singer named Eva Narcissus Boyd scored her first and only #1 pop hit with “The Loco-Motion.” Her success certainly came from her abundant talent and a great capacity for hard work, but it was helped along by being in the right place at the right time. Eva Boyd was newly arrived in New York City from her native North Carolina and looking for work when a neighbor in Brooklyn pointed her toward the job that would end up changing her life: working as a nanny for a young, professional Manhattan couple. It just so happened that the couple looking for a new babysitter were Gerry Goffin and Carole King, future members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2, a diminutive, 17-year-old singer named Eva Narcissus Boyd, Little Eva, scored her first and only #1 pop hit with “The Loco-Motion.” Her success certainly came from her abundant talent and a great capacity for hard work, but it was helped along by being in the right place at the right time. Eva Boyd was newly arrived in New York City from her native North Carolina and looking for work when a neighbor in Brooklyn pointed her toward the job that would end up changing her life: working as a nanny for a young, professional Manhattan couple. It just so happened that the couple looking for a new babysitter were Gerry Goffin and Carole King, future members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

August 24, 1975, The band Queen enters a recording studio in Wales to begin the sessions that will produce “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Because the finished song runs nearly six minutes, record execs fear radio stations will never play it.

A bit more progress… Breaking out the drive First part of the intermediate drive and 4WD selector First view of the output My awesome son milling me the dog clutches on the gears out of gear in gear Axle with steering added - tie rod on the bottom as need to get the drive out, and a Suburban is a very low frame and pivot point.

The 90 minute flight and the 5 hour flight are over. About to board for the 15 hour and 56 minute flight now in San Francisco. After that I have one more 4 hours flight..then I can really sleep!

Hi! I'm looking to see if i can get some help with my grandfather’s RJ-58 Serial # 21259. The tractor has a Kohler K91 engine on it. I know this tractor has the original plow as well. I’m just looking to see what I can do to make the tractor last and keep it in good condition. I don’t know much about it.

I've been confused ever since the 875 flipped and threw me under the trailer. Trying to watch Nevada lose the LLWS also has my BP too high.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

We moved the camper with my 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse.

Finished up on the C160 front end today replaced tie rods with some l had made a while back. Also added thrust bearings on the spindles. Good thing I had the homegrown tie rods ready, one of the old ones fell apart when I took it off . Steers way easier than before even with the wider wheels and 5 rib V61 tires.

Personally I wouldn’t let anyone near me when I was brush hogging after an experience years ago. I was cutting some light brush and had a guy with a weed wacker with a blade on it doing around the trees. All of a sudden it started shaking really bad, my first thought was that I sucked up a cable or wire rope. So I shut it down and lifted it up to inspect. As I was walking around I noticed a 8” gash that looked like a mouth opened up in the side of the unit. When I looked under it I noticed that one of the blades was missing! That explained the opening in the side of the deck. I quickly realized that could have severely injured or even killed the guy with the weed wacker. I looked everywhere for the blade, but couldn’t find it anywhere. I figured it probably buried itself somewhere in the underbrush. At that point I was done until I got new blades. Here’s where it gets crazy. A few months later I ran into the guy who owns the neighboring property. He said hey was that you that cut the underbrush on my neighbors property a while ago? I said yes, why do you ask? He said he found a brush hog blade stuck IN THE ROOF of his house!! His house was maybe a hundred feet away from where I was working but the blade was in the second story roof. It didn’t damage it, somehow it got stuck between the layers of shingles. When he noticed it he went up there and just pulled it out. He told me the blade was broken right at the mounting hole. I got really lucky that nobody got hurt or killed. Ever since then I would not allow anyone anywhere near me when I was cutting brush. I can’t imagine the energy that piece of steel had to punch through the deck and still travel that far and high?!

Flywheel has been cleaned up and painted. I screwed bolts into all 8 threaded holes to keep paint out.

August 28, 1830 The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse-drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills; due to mechanical problems, the horse wins!

Update on the power washer: Berryman's carb dip for an hour. Runs like a charm!!! pump shot - cracked. So I have a perfectly good Honda vertical motor for a future project. And it's on its own mounted cart for ease of moving around...

I have two fenders primed although one of them needs more sanding and a re-prime. Two hoods are stripped and ready for sand and prime. I am getting a heat pump installed in the shop so it is a mess right now.

August 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny Debuts: The iconic character makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.

Another huge trash night score... Honda engine. Fired up second pull... I am sure the pump is shot, but who the hell throws away a running Honda engine? My next project...

Picked up this Bass Pro brand meat grinder at the local Goodwill $14.99. Goodwill is usually hung on things like this, but this one has some rust where meat was left on it. Easy clean up. Bought a roast and hand some deer backstrap. We made 8 lbs of 50/50 chile meat to test it while it was still in the 8 day return window. I’ve previously used the meat grinder attachment on my wife’s Kitchen Aid mixer. Grinding 40+ lbs of venison a year may have been over doing it a little

The way she came into this world, it is a great example for us all, that we are what we make of ourselves not how we start. All things can be accomplished through love and Jesus. Bob

Pool cam at Pullstart's a few minutes ago... Must be snack break...

Nothing special, but I moved a couple out to the barn until the house is done. It was nice to drive them around for a bit. You can see some of the debris pile behind the 523H. The contractor has removed over a dozen tandem dump truck loads so far.

Had a couple of my favorites out of the shop so I could cut some lumber. Looked too good to not snap a shot. You can see that the weather hasn't been kind to my grass this year.

Years ago, I saved an old Wheel Horse from a scrap pile for $40. Finally looking at getting it together now. I'm finishing up on my old Ariens Garden Tractor steering and then I'll get on the old Wheel Horse. It's in the shipping container and when it gets a little cooler, I'll pull it out for some better pictures. Looking forward to getting some information on this. Others have suggested it is a 1961 Suburban 551 from the pictures. Thanks, Dave No engine.

I used penetrol on a C101 I did a few months ago, I was very impressed with the result. What was left of the original paint was to the point it was turning loose in little chips, so I ended up using steel wool to apply the penetrol and smooth it out some, it was pretty messy

We woke up to 2” of ground water that had seeped into the new mud. I was freaking out, the pool guy was not ao concerned. I wet vacuumed the majority of the mess, and he added dry vermiculite and some hydraulic cement. I a couple hours it looked like a pool again!

So I was on the fence on repainting my C120 or trying to restore the original paint. After last winter towing the tractor back and forth to help my grandparents the salt really took its toll. I decided two months ago I was just going to repaint the tractor. I started sanding the fender but life got in the way and I never finished until today. Is it perfect? nope but good enough for who its for. Fender is done and next is the hood. Haven't decided if I'm going to park it for the rest of the year or just do one piece a weekend as I did with my Simplicity turned Allis Chalmers.

We asked the organist to mix in a few bars of 'Bohemian Raposidy' into the prelude to mom's memorial service. I don't think many of the people there noticed. One of the church members mom had worked with through the years was a piper. He played 'Anazing Grace' on his pipes during that service - that, they noticed. Why mix some Queen into a memorial service? In memory of a story mom told many times about a wedding service where the organist mixed in some 'Mares Eat Oats and Does Eat Oats' into the porcession.