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  1. 23 points
    I can’t believe we are knocking on months from driver’s training for my youngest! August (July 29 actually) will mark eligibility for taking classes and getting behind the wheel. My kids have grown up driving, getting dirty, failing and excelling. No surprise there, with their father learning to wrench on Christmas toys long before they were played with, and their mother following in the footsteps of their grandfather, Adam Petty’s ASA teammate and 1994 ASA Rookie of the Year recipient. This 1992 Chevy Short Box C1500 toted Mrs. P’s Hobby Stock circle track dirt car to every race she could afford to get to, when she wasn’t penciled in for a swim meet in high school. It was a 4.3L Automatic bare bones 2wd work truck, no A/C, no power windows, just a good ole’ first set of wheels. It was passed back to her dad, and long before I was involved with this side of my family, it’s been sitting victim of high miles, hard work, and a ventilated V6 block. When we were dating, I pulled a donor engine from a junk yard and wheelbarrow toted that hefty thing about 300 yards to the register. @Lil’ Pullstart’s Great, Great Uncle Steve is a well known hot rodder in the area. He took the engine down to his shop, had it bored .030” over, rebuilt it with all new pistons, cam, timing set, bearings, valve, the whole ball of wax. It’s been on a stand waiting for this project for over 15 years, maybe 17 or so if I can count and recall dates correctly. About a year or two ago, we were camping at Grandpa’s house and Rylee started having a conversation with him about buying the truck back. It has been pushed from the yard, to the barn, filled with stuff, pushed out, pushed around, leaned on a time or two, etc. They settled on $300 as is, with the engine. I picked the engine up about a year ago. Her truck has been loaded on Grandpa’s ramp truck with a dead battery and flat on the bottom tires for even longer. Last weekend, we went over, popped some 5 on 5” wheels and tires from a race car on the back, pushed it off the ramp truck and tugged it home. I have a 5 speed manual swap to go into it, thanks to a local CL ad for the transmission and Tony Angelo from Motor Trend’s Hot Rod Garage and now his own show Stay Tuned. Since anything in the engine bay that is plastic or rubber has been cooking in the sun for a few years with no hood, I am thinking a lot of electronics will go away in favor of a nice carburetor, and an HEI ignition. I have a 2000 K3500 (5.7L 4x4) parts truck for the things like grille and headlights, washer and coolant tanks, any interior parts needed, I found a clean front bumper in my stash, and some things will be needed like good tires, brakes, etc, and we will search for those. There are more parts still at Grandpa’s like the hood, motor mounts, radiator, etc, but it’s nice the truck is home.
  2. 22 points
    Hello everyone, I am an old member here, most will know me as wh1257, but after forgetting my password for a long time, I created a new one.
  3. 21 points
    Watched this 14yo make a perfect 3 pt turn ....all day with his 5Horse hitch.
  4. 17 points
    My wife went with our daughter and granddaughter to a one day dance competition in Fort Wayne yesterday. As a team (6 girls) they did great with a Platinum award. Our 7 year old granddaughter, Ilyssa, performed a solo routine called the Stray Cat Strut. The results The entire team is now eligible for a national competition in New Jersey later this summer. Fortunately I was able to watch it live via an app called DanceBug.
  5. 17 points
    The Thrifty Farmer Tractor Conversion Kit The Thrifty Farmer kits sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co. in the 1930s promised to make your old Ford Model T or Model A into a tractor for less than $100. Later, kits became available for the 1929-31 Chevrolets. The kits were listed in Sears spring and fall catalogs from 1932 to 1941. By 1935, Sears had added kits for newer Ford V-8 powered cars along with Plymouth, Dodge, and Chevrolet autos with 6-cylinder engines. The kits were produced by Peru (Illinois) Wheel Co., A 1932 Sears Thrifty Farmer booklet notes that, “With the Ford body removed, and without drilling a single hole, you can in a few hours convert the old Ford into a tractor that has the pulling power of two to four horses, depending on the condition of the motor.” The working speed of the engine after the tractor conversion was 1,200rpm. The motor in a new 1928 Model A was rated at 40 brake horsepower at 2,200rpm. The final drive system on the early kits was somewhat complex, employing a jackshaft and a series of four gears on each rear wheel. The gears are mounted “high off the ground away from loose soil and trash” and are “covered on top and sides by a strong steel hood to keep out mud and protect the operator.” Within two years, Sears released a less complicated version of the kit. Transferring power to the rear wheels now employed nine-tooth pinion gears, attached to each rear axle, which engaged large diameter ring (bull) gears mounted on each wheel. The rear end (differential) of the car had to be flipped, end for end, as part of the assembly process. If it weren’t flipped, there would be three reverse speeds and one very slow forward. Peru Wheel Co. also supplied kits to Montgomery Ward & Co., called a Utility Tractor Unit, a few years before they began supplying a very similar kit to Sears. The main differences in the two kits were the diameters of the bull gears and rear wheels. The Sears gear measured 37 inches in diameter with 108 teeth, while the Wards gear was 40 inches and 120 teeth, mounted on 45-inch and 50-1/2-inch wheels respectively. Since Montgomery Ward part numbers were cast into the bull gears and the axle clamps used by both large retailers, people were often misled as to which kit was used to build a particular tractor. Early conversion kits were sold before 1920. Ultimately, more than 100 kit manufacturers operated coast to coast. Some of the brands available in the U.S. and Canada included Staude, Knickerbocker, Shaw, and OTACO. The front wheels, supplied in the kit, had non-skid attachments. The two attachments were formed of arc-shaped sections of 1-3/4-inch angle iron, each covering half the wheel. When bolted on, they formed a narrow steel rib in the center of the wheel. That made steering easier, especially in loose soil.
  6. 16 points
    Spent yesterday afternoon and evening laying some red paint, always an exciting day! This is the 702 project I've been helping a friend with. There's been a lot of sheetmetal work In this, but seeing the outcome makes it all worth it
  7. 15 points
    The most ingenious name in tractor design you probably never heard of: Wallis Tractors The Wallis “Bear” tractor was a bit larger than your average bear, the 16,000-pound tractor rolled onto the western prairielands in 1902 with a 1062 cubic inch gasoline/kerosine engine, three speed enclosed transmission and power assist steering. Later models came with a 1480 cubic inch inline, upright 4-cylinder engine with a 7-1/2-by-9-inch bore and stroke capable of pulling a ten-bottom plow. The mechanical power steering unit is driven off the engine and provides an assist in turning the front wheels by a system of clutches, pulleys, and belts. A lever near the steering wheel is used to engage or disengage the power steering. Only nine Bears were built between 1902 and 1910. The Wallis Tractor Co., Cleveland, OH, began with H.M. Wallis as the company’s president; he was also a son-in-law of J.I. Case and later became president of the J.I. Case Plow Works, Racine, WI. Wallis saw the fast-growing trend for smaller, more nimble tractors and as a result the Bear was followed in 1913 by the Wallis Cub, the Cub Junior in 1915 and the Model K in 1919. All were produced at the J.I. Case Plow Works in Racine. Only 660 Cubs were built during its six-year production run but the Cub’s unique patented one piece curved “U” Frame construction was revolutionary. The “U” Frame serves as the engine oil pan and tractor frame attaching to the steering at the front and transmission and final drive at the rear, it is the backbone of the tractor. The elimination of a separate frame allowed the Wallis Cub and its successors to be lighter weight per horse power. Virtually every full-size tractor built today traces its DNA back to the Wallis Cub and its revolutionary “U” Frame. In 1927 the company arranged an agreement to sell Wallis tractors in Canada through Massey-Harris. One year later, Massey-Harris bought J.I. Case Plow Works and continued to build Wallis tractors, including the 20-30 and the 12-20. Though Wallis Tractor Company is no longer with us the legacy of their “U” Frame lives on throughout the world.
  8. 14 points
    Bates Steel Mule Many early tractors were a bit strange looking by today’s standards and the Bates Steel Mule was no exception. The Steel Mule Tractor was designed at the dawn of the industrial age and tractors were designed to pull any horse-drawn implement the farmer owned. In 1913 the Joliet Oil Tractor Company began production of their first tractor, The Steel Mule. The tractor was powered by a four-cylinder 13-30 gasoline engine coupled to a transmission with two forward speeds and one reverse. Sounds rather conventional so far, but rather than driving large steel wheels the Steel Mule had a single centered crawler track at the rear to move the tractor and two front wheels for steering and stability. One very unconventional but useful feature was the front wheels that could be adjusted up or down to keep the tractor level while working on a hillside. The driver could sit on the installed seat or utilize the telescopic steering shaft to operate the “Mule” from the seat of the implement being towed. Steel Mules were exported to England and Ireland by 1916 priced at £500, ($ 36,740 in US dollars today) and were shown at the Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland's tractor trials in October 1917 A half-century later a somewhat similar propulsion design was used on the 1953 Endless Tread Garden Tractor. In 1919 the Bates Machine & Tractor Company introduced a more conventional half-track design known as the Model D with two rear tracks, it sold for $ 1,500. Three different engine manufacturers were used, Midwest Engine from 1921 to 1925; Beaver Engine from 1926 to 1928; and LeRoi engine was used from 1929 to 1937. Bates also produced a kit to convert a Fordson tractor to a half-track tractor to increase traction and reduce soil compaction.
  9. 13 points
    I was coming back from a pheasant shoot at M&M shooting preserve in New Jersey yesterday and decided to take a few pictures for those who have not seen the NYC skyline. I was on the lower level of the busiest bridge in the world.
  10. 13 points
    Cityscapes with tall buildings are attractive but I will stick with the mountains.
  11. 13 points
    Engine parts arrived !! Before throwing parts at the engine I figured that I better check the valves for leakage. Filled the valve depressions with some some WD-40 & then applied low pressure to the intake. This resulted in all kinds of bubbles around the valve. Pulled the valves out & gave them a good lapping, after that the second test resulted in no bubbles around the valve. Because I am untrusting of aftermarket parts, I always check them. First check was the rod to crank clearance with some plasti gauge, .0015 as it should be. Piston to cylinder clearance checked out at .008" clearance. Remember the cylinder head? What it looks like now. To make sure that there is no clearance issues, I got to play with Play Doh today. Some strategically placed gobs, bolt the head on, spin the engine over, take it back apart, and measure the thickness of the Play Doh. Finished up the day with a mostly complete engine. Switched out the quiet line tins for the older tins as well. Fuel, wiring, plus a few odds & ends left.
  12. 13 points
    This afternoon I got the new Carlisle's mounted on the 854, I'm really happy with this tire choice, now to give the fronts a sandblast and paint.
  13. 13 points
    A salute to the Silo Dairy farmers work with nutritionists who create healthy, balanced diets that are specific to the cows’ needs – based on their age, whether they’re milking, whether they’ll soon have a calf, and many other factors. Some dairy cows eat as much as 100 pounds of food per day. The ingredients often include human food byproducts, grain, a mixture of grass hay, alfalfa hay, as well as corn and grass silage that is grown on the farm, harvested green and stored in an anaerobic chamber. Fifty percent or more of a dairy cow’s food intake is silage. Woolford (1984) defined silage as “the product formed when grass or other material of sufficiently high moisture content, liable to spoilage by aerobic microorganisms, is stored anaerobically”. Silage is produced by ensilage, that is, the placing of crop material inside a vessel or a structure called a silo. Excavations at the Egyptian town of Guft show trench silos used around 1500 BC. A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage. Three types of silos are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos. Tower silos are the tall cylindrical items we are accustom to seeing attached to dairy barns thought the countryside. They contain corn and/or grass silage which will make up the majority of a cow’s dilate and are usually unloaded from the top of the pile, originally by hand using a silage fork—which has many more tines than the common pitchfork; 12 vs 4—and in modern times using mechanical unloaders. An advantage of tower silos is that the silage tends to pack well due to its own weight, except in the top few feet. I can recall many winter days when a pickax was needed to break up the frozen silage in the winter and the fermented silage by springtime was probably ready to be distilled, cows seemed to love it. The bunker silo is an improvement on the Egyptian trench silos use in 1500 BC. Bunker silos are trenches, usually with concrete walls, that are filled and packed using tractors and loaders. The filled trench is covered with a plastic tarp to make it airtight. These silos are usually unloaded with a tractor and loader. They are inexpensive and especially well-suited to very large operations. Bag silos are heavy plastic tubes, usually around 8 to 12 ft in diameter, and of variable length as required for material to be stored. They are packed using a machine made for the purpose, and sealed on both ends. They are unloaded using a tractor and loader or skid-steer loader. The bag is discarded in sections as it is torn off. Bag silos require little capital investment and considerably less labor the conventional tower silo. The silage is harvested using a Round Baler and the bales are placed end to end where a device holds each bale off the ground as the bag is slipped over it. The farm I grew up on is now using the bag silo system.
  14. 13 points
    Finishing up building this show buggy for this season. Just finishing up painting the railing and adding beverage holders. Anyone else have show buggies? It's orange so I probably can't get away with taking it to the big show lol
  15. 12 points
    Been putting this project off since 2009. My significant other decided to take a vacation far away for 7 days. This was her Birthday present when she returned home.I figured with the amount of dust etc it was an ideal time to get the hard part out of the way. For now using the 2nd floor bath. Decided to go with a walk in multi-piece fiberglass shower with seat and remove the 1980 Kohler 1 piece tub and shower unit. Still some work to go till the finish line.
  16. 12 points
    Mity Midget In the days following World War Two there was an abundance of surplus devices that had been produced for military purposes which were being converted to civilian use. The Nelson Brothers of Seattle WA, were part of this movement. The Nelson Machine Works, located on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, put together a tough little walk-behind crawler, the Mity Midget, between 1945-1947.  The Mity Midget utilized the track system and trucks from the U.S. Navy’s World War Two Bomb and Torpedo Skid, Mark 6. The tracks on the Mark 6 were not powered but the large footprint of the tracks allowed easy movement over soft or uneven terrain while maintaining a low stance. This little walk-behind crawler was powered by a three horsepower Wisconsin air cooled engine and only had one forward speed, no reverse. Lacking a reverse gear, pulling the four hundred twenty pounds tracked unit backward must have ben a chore. The first classified ads appeared in the Seattle Times on April 11, 1946: ”Mity Midget Tractor – Immediate delivery – Drop forged steel tracks. All welded steel frame. Low center of gravity. 144 sq. in. of traction. Will not dig or bury in ground. 3 h.p. Wisconsin air-cooled engine. Geared 20 to 1. Weight 400 pounds. Manufactured in Seattle. General Sales Co. National Bldg. Elliot 7785.” Sales seem to have been limited to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada. Sales for the Mity Midget were apparently no very brisk as this next newspaper ad from 1948 suggests.
  17. 12 points
    The annual Airville Fire Company mud sale was held today. 12-15 Amish auctioneers selling everything imaginable.
  18. 12 points
    another @Pullstart accident waiting to happen Hopefuy he will not decide to hang the yellow bus from the ceiling.
  19. 12 points
    For years I've been wanting to build a pto driven leaf blower but just never got too serious about it. I did have a blower in Florida but for some reason it stayed in the garage attic when we moved I've had my eyes peeled for another one but it's been more like if one stumbles in front of me I'll grab it. That hasn't happened yet. I decided to go ahead and rig up a frame to mount it. I made a couple modifications to a frame that I've had since the Big Show in 2018 and I'm sure @squonk will recognize it. The weather has been exceptionally warm recently so I had a chance to throw some paint on it. My wife asked me what it was for so I told her and she said 'you don't have a blower'. I said I WILL have one before the leaves fall again. With the frame complete and having options as to how I mount the blower I will be real serious about finding a blower now. BTW, the bar that fits up into the front mount is 5/8". I didn't have a rod that size and I was just going to get one when I happened across the original tie rods (worn out) for this very tractor. A couple of cuts, a 3/8"-24 rod coupling and a perfectly good 5/8" rod.
  20. 12 points
  21. 12 points
    You definitely get what you pay for. Did you by chance check how much grease was in the bearings to begin with?
  22. 11 points
    They were in the back, in cold storage. This will keep them away from mice, keep them in the warmer shop, and be appreciated rather than ignored. Like I mentioned in the video, the RJ35 is quite slow and slightly impractical. It is however a wonderful piece of history and a crucial part of Wheel Horse’s legacy. I’ve brought it on the show circuit. Though I don’t mind those who do, I prefer to mix up my show tractors. It’s not worth putting cash in my pocket, but it’s better than a dark barn. At the end of the day, it makes me happy
  23. 11 points
    Gard’n Mast’r Since this is St. Patrick’s Day, I figured we should see a green tractor, but not that green tractor. Garden-All Company of Liberty IN has very little reliable internet information available. They came into being and left the scene in the 1950s and made some rather nice looking two-wheeled and four-wheeled garden tractors while they were around. The little bit I was able to find is from a couple of tractor sites and primarily from sales brochures. Gard’n Mast’r had some nice sales literature but the posts on various tractor sites conflicted with one another so weren’t much help. Garden-All has a Wheel horse connection because Harold Pond’s brother Elmer and his son Cecile were the founders of the " Wheel Horse " line of tractors in South Bend IN. Harold's brother-in-law Glen Heilman was responsible for developing the " Garden-All " line of garden tractors. So, you could sort ‘a say that the Wheel Horse and Gard’n Mast’r were cousins. The two-wheeled Model “D” had a very stylish hood but was very similar to others on the market at the time. Five models of walk-behind Garden-All walk-behind tractors were offered from 2 HP to 4 ½ HP. The Garden-All Pup Model “P” was a small four-wheeled riding tractor offered with a 2 ½ or 3 ½ horsepower engine. Pricing of the Pup riding tractor was comparable to that of other two wheeled walking tractors. It had semi-pneumatic 12 X 3.00 front wheels and 5 X 12 agricultural rear tires. Its transmission had three forward speeds and two reverse gears and weighed 290 pounds. One of its unique features was a hood that resembled a mailbox! The Gard’n Mast’r model “JR” was a six-horsepower riding tractor which was substantially beefier than the Pup. The JR had pneumatic 4” front tires and 6X12 rear agricultural tires. The Gard’n Mast’r model “G” was the top of the line eight horsepower featuring “Roto-Lok” tool lift and being rated to pull a 10” plow. It weighed 810 pounds and had 4.00 X 8 front tires and 6 x 12 rear agricultural tires.
  24. 11 points
    The Moline Universal Tractor The Moline Plow Company was formed in 1870. They manufactured plows and other horse-drawn implements as well as wagons and carriages. At the time the name Moline Plow was also being used by Deere and Company but Candee and Swan, founders of Moline Plow, prevailed in a lawsuit against Deere and wone the rights to the Moline Plow name. Moline Plow purchased the Universal Tractor Company in 1915. Moline redesigned the tractor, and from 1916 to 1923 the company sold the Moline Universal Tractor. It was basically a two-wheel tractor with a two wheeled sulky where implements were attached becoming a four-wheel articulated unit. Its nimble design was more suitable for cultivating row crops than were most contemporary tractors and its front powered design was familiar to farmers using horses. The Moline Models B and C used a 2-cylinder opposed engine, while the model D used a 4-cylinder engine. The model D was the first production tractor to come standard with a starter and lights. The model D also utilized the Remy Governor Generator system, which used a rheostat linked to the generator as both governor and throttle. The Moline Universal tractor sold very well until the economic downturn of 1920 following World War one, production of the Universal ended in 1923. The company continued to produce farm implements since most farmers continued to use horses. Many manufacturers in the early part of the twentieth century didn’t specialize in one product line. In 1916 the Moline Plow company entered the automobile business offering the Stephens Automobile, named after president of Moline Plow, George W. Stephens. The first model used a six-cylinder Continental 7-W engine and cost $ 1,150. Beginning in 1917 an overhead valve six-cylinder Root & Vandervoort engine was used, the same engine used in Moline Universal tractors. John Willys of the Willys-Overland Company purchased a majority interest in Stephens Automobile from Moline Plow Company in 1918 and continued with the Stephens name until 1924 when production ceased. In 1929, the Moline Implement Company merged with the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company and the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company to form the Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company.
  25. 11 points
    Good meal to finish to the day. A nice ribeye grilled to a perfect medium moo, smothered in sauteed mushrooms, with a side of steak fries & south west corn. Tomorrow it's back to cheap hot dogs, Kraft mac & cheese, or Ramen noodles.
  26. 10 points
    Progress! Thanks to all the members for the help found here. Anyone know of any WheelHorse events in Upsate NY this summer?
  27. 10 points
    Fellow members, I caution you on equating “Chinese” with poor quality. This can lead to misjudging, and underestimating, both products and a people. Engineers and manufacturers in that country have designed and built spacecraft, nuclear weapons, supercomputers, telephony equipment, and some of the best drones in the world. There are superb software engineers working in China. Further, those same engineers and manufacturers have figured out how to lower the specs and tweak the manufacturing processes on many things to where they can be made at lower cost and sold to buyers all over the world eager to get them. These products often serve adequately for their function. It is WE, the consumers, that have been driving this by seeking to constantly have more for less. We have been getting (and will continue to get) what we are willing to pay for.
  28. 10 points
    I finished putting the rear end back together on the 518-h. Took it for the first drive and it runs and drives amazing! Next up is a beefy rear hitch.
  29. 9 points
    I'm just sitting here waiting to see @WHX?? eventual comment
  30. 9 points
    When it's all finished, apply one of those bullet hole decals over it.
  31. 9 points
    But that's not the secret I want to share. I placed a sandwich bag over the JB Weld to get the shape of the original fan shroud. It's suprisingly easy to do it by feel . Your finger can discern what is a low spot and fill it in.JB really makes good body filler for tiny spits like this and also repairs the split metal. Sorry I don't have the original hole but it took quite a few shrink sessions with a body hammer to close it up. Of course the secret sauce is the sandwich bag which allows you to finger tool the JB and keep it from sagging out if place.
  32. 9 points
  33. 9 points
    Worked on several Wheel Horses today. I took my snowplow off the 854. Touched up some bare spots on the plow frame with new paint. Took off my steering wheel on the 854 ( easy I have a pin in it) and painted a bare spot on the gas tank top. Took the snowplow off the RJ and stored. Put some Fix a Flat in my 314 toro front tire. Seal around the rim leaking air. Cleaned out my spreader and did two applications today. Grubbed for the lawn and Scott’s Weed and Feed. Pretty quick work with the spreader I have. Checked out the HY belt guard that Mark Godzig made me (traded a three race pulley). I have one but also have another hydraulic system to install on a round hood tractor that it will be used for. Also primed and painted the belt guard. Fits great and Mark did a great job making this from measurements I sent him. Also primed a heavy duty RJ snowplow frame I got from Rodney Burger in Florida last month. Whoever made this didn’t want it bending!
  34. 9 points
    Happy Happy Bro! Got a little pic heavy...
  35. 8 points
    How about this idea, I am sure from time to time good used Ferris wheels come up for sale. You know the small ones used in carnivals. Could one be put in the shop and have tractor replace the seats and them rotating on display. Like an oversize wiener cooker. Those small Ferris wheels fold up for transport like a trailer and it could be towed to the show to display all the horses. Yes, you can call me super genius!
  36. 8 points
    I had a comment stirring around, but this is a family show so I figured I better keep it to myself.....
  37. 8 points
    Had a few of mine out the other day to see some sun and so I could clean out the barn.
  38. 8 points
    Tires, steering wheels, hitch pins, and hubs. I usually tell them you may as well surrender and come off. I will not give up and go for help. Then apply plenty of pain killer.
  39. 8 points
    A few years back I built a chariot mounted on a small Harbor Freight trailer. My wife felt like the Wheel Horse Queene riding around on it. We were even able to give a couple of friends a lift while cruising the grounds of the Florida Flywheeler show. It had storage under the seat and a cup holder on each side.
  40. 8 points
    Nice!!! 10 minutes with a brush and voila... it's red (or black)... Sort of a show buggy...
  41. 8 points
    I’m going to build another one like the one that I made for the 416-8.
  42. 7 points
    Like the Suburban 400 I hung up a while back, my RJ35 has a mostly permanent home in the shop now!
  43. 7 points
    Terrible picture, but this is a 440 chrysler with iron intake & exhaust, and front accessories about a foot in the air. I need a weight box, it moved it fine, but didnt have the traction to push the front tires over the transition to garage slab..
  44. 7 points
  45. 7 points
    I built a 1/4” thick bracket and used 6” nail spikes to attach it to the corner post in the shop. A 2” square tube hinged on a 3/8” bolt and I simply slid the tractor into place and built a jack post while it was in position.
  46. 7 points
    I have always given the customer a pex or type L copper choice. I prefer copper and never had any issues with it since the 70's. You just really can't give a professional looking job with pex IMHO. Pictures of some copper work. Thanks @JoeM
  47. 7 points
    Amazing how little of a bump it took to start it. It happened at the start of this project. Now it's a race to see if I can get the project done before it grows out.
  48. 7 points
    Paint chimes... Decided to go full Black Hood Wannabee on the wagon... Ordering decals from Terry today... Edit: All but decals...
  49. 7 points
    Thank for all the great info Richard. Just a reminder for members attending the Big Show. One of the few remaining round barns is located a few miles from the show. It is now a yuppy farm market, but back in the day it was a dairy farm and the circular barn was built around a central silo with some very interesting construction. It is worth a visit if you are in the neighborhood .The Historic Round Barn & Farm Market
  50. 7 points
    Big Betty Baloo is my show buggy. This pic is shortly after I adopted her and got her running.
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