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Leave it to the very generous and thoughtful Terry Dennis to come up with a new logo for our garden tractor club! His creativity and generosity amazes me and I greatly appreciate his friendship! Here is our new school garden tractor club logo....... Thanks again Terry!

No luck involved here this year Mike...DA BEARS are for real...Cleveland is going to break some hearts...Cincinnati already did ...Pittsburgh will not go 0 / 16...Green Bay is right where we want them. ...the wild card is Detroit and Baltimore, and DA BEARS play them both. I could throw the football if I had the protection that Cutler is getting. BTW...I wore my Cutler jersey in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota this year (while going to shows) and did not get tackled once.

so... you suppose new gaskets have already been ordered? or still too soon? and I'll never complain about both the Vikes and Pack losing. Nice job Cincinnati, awesome job Cleveland!!

The Senior and Lever are loaded up and ready. Both have been sitting for two years, but I put fresh gas in the tank and had the senior going with 1 pull and the lever in three. Good Lord willin', dad and I will be there Saturday morning. Travel safe folks, Steve

I received a petition today from change.org to revoke the tax-exempt status of the NFL. I thought it was a joke at first that the NFL is considered a non-profit organization yet it's a $9 billion a year industry. I can't think of any good reason why they shouldn't pay federal corporate taxes like other businesses do. There's a link below if you wish to sign the petition to revoke their tax-exempt status. So far over 141,000 people have signed. http://www.change.org/petitions/congress-revoke-the-tax-exempt-status-of-the-national-football-league

so... you suppose new gaskets have already been ordered? or still too soon? and I'll never complain about both the Vikes and Pack losing. Nice job Cincinnati, awesome job Cleveland!! I had to choose between watching the queens or the cheese heads.....packers game was more fun to watch since I would rather watch the pack lose, it was kinda tough to watch until the 4th quarter, vikes is just a big circus act I watch for the humor. I am still hoping they will send the vikes away before breaking ground for this new stadium that we get to pay for.

Great to have all the updates on the tractors you guys are bringing. I just finished putting the lift bar we made and extended two inches this week at dad's blacksmith shop. This is heavy steel and actually lifts the front reel mower higher and better than the original lift piece that came with the mower! We are bringing four or five Wheel Horses. The 633 with the LMR-604 front reel mower (and its operational -maybe we will get a chance to show it working), the 1958 RJ with front cutter bar , a 1967 Lawn Ranger, a 1959 RJ with front tombstone weight , and I am not sure what else right now. Looking forward to this show and meeting old and new friends!

Bet you could find some "change" there...huh? Yet another OUTRAGES Insult to everyone's intelligence! "Aren't you ready for some big ten football?"

hopefully, i am coming down friday by myself with the tractors, 3 maybe 4, and havent worked out whether i will stay friday night or go home. saturday will be the three of us. i say hopefully as im filling in for my boss this week and have to juggle a few things at work to get the friday off. where theres a will, theres a way.........

All summer I've been battling the carbs on the B60 and B80. They ran rough and only ran with about half the choke applied. I tried adjusting them a few times to no avail. They'd run ok for a bit then back to rough. Well the other day I bought a new battery for the B60 and when I put it in I decided it was now or never getting them straightened out. So I set the adjustment screws to bottom out counting the turns on both tractors, took them out, cleaned them, shot some Gumout carb cleaner in the holes and let it soak a few minutes then blew them out with air. I reset the screws to manual specs like I did earlier this summer on the first go-round. Then it occurred to me to tighten the mounting bolts. They weren't loose, but they did turn a bit. I think they were just loose enough t suck air and cause the problem I had. They ran beautifully when we mowed this afternoon. So when you get into carb issues, take a second and check the bolts and even periodically again to keep them snugged up. Made a huge difference on mine.

Well, if all goes well i'll be bringing three of my original looking lawn rangers. they're nothing fancy , but they look OK. Hope to see you guys there! and Andrew will be bringing his tub cart to pull around..

also put a straight edge on the carb flange to check for warp Brian

Went and reserved a 6' x 12' u-haul trailer with a ramp. Still not sure what I'm bringing ,but I think this size trailer will work for what ever I can fit in it...

I know it's still over a week away but right now Accuweather is forecasting sunny with a high of 83 degrees on Friday the 27th and sunny with a high of 80 degrees for Saturday the 28th for Jacksonville. I like that forecast.

Club meeting #2 was a huge success! The kids were really in to it and were ready for the tear down process. We had our first bloody knuckle, dirty hands, and many . I have a great group of very polite kids to work with. Here are some pics of the many hands hard at work. Only one stripped out screw on the dash so far! That is a huge hurdle in itself. On to the pics.......

Ok folks I am in need of your assistance. I am currently in the planning stages and working out the details here at the elementary school that I am teaching at to start a “tractor club” for boys and girls in the 5th and 6th grades. This will be a unique opportunity to share in my hobby with the kids that I work with each day. My goal is that the kids will be able to get their hands dirty and learn about a vintage piece of machinery while taking pride and ownership in a project that they can see through to completion. I feel that this is almost becoming a dying breed as electronics have taken over the interest of young minds. I am currently on the search for a vintage Wheel Horse machine that is not ultra collectible and one that is fairly simple to work on, gear drive tranny is a must. Since this project will be funded on my dime, I am looking for a inexpensive machine that will fit the bill. I will then be searching for parts from time to time once the tractor has been designated. At the end of the project we will auction it off and take the money from the sale to purchase the machine and supplies for the project during the next school year. We are still working out the logistics here at school and hoping to get this project started very soon. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. I will try my best to document our progress for all of you to follow along and enjoy. I am excited at the possibilities that we may have. Thanks again! ****UPDATE**** David Rice has been gracious enough to get a nice running C-120 in to my possession for this project. A thank you goes out to Terry Dennis as well for the new decals that this machine will have once it nears completion. I am continually impressed with the hearts and generosity that so many of the members have. I am looking forward to this project with much anticipation!!!!!

Took a little trip down Burnley way this morning. Six hours and 240 miles later, I arrived home with this sweeper in the back of the Land Rover. Tomorrow if it stays fine, it will be put to use.

Had my 1054 running today, sort of. Seems like I may have a compression issue. Anyone have any recommendations for engine rebuild kits for a k241? They seem to vary between 80-120 dollars. Seems like a decent investment to me, just wanted some advice before jumping in. Thanks.

That 80 to 120 ft pounds torque is what keeps the pulley tight. The center of the bearings line up sleeve between them and the spacer at the top that is what your are tightening against.

Careful with those 2 cups. If they get mixed it may explode!

Very nice looking machine. Keep us posted with your progress.

Don't make me throw down the Gauntlet whippersnapper! Good thing the Packers have 53 guys on the roster. The waythey shoot themselves in the foot, they have all ready used up 5 pair! Meanwhile the Bears have just opened a fresh case of Never Dull!

Jeff, Even if you grind off the rust, at the subatomic level it's still there. E-tank would remove it and then you start with clean metal. not sure if the rust encapsulation paints are any better.

That is great! Really nice work Terry! Stick that on a shirt or a hat! I'd be proud to wear it and support the great thing Scott is doing with this club.

Hey Squonk, you need to look in the mirror...I think you have a "Yeast Infection" on top of your head. :happy-partydance:

Great resto Rich! Hope my 401 turns out that nice!

I would think this would work, but be careful of warping due to the heat. Might try brass/bronze, or lead as a filler. The area I have most concern with is where the hood hinges to the frame in the front on my 312-8. I have a tone of rust there, none on the seam you mention.

Mower Rotary 48in SD 1995-1996 78360 OM #3316-954.pdf Much better explanation daveoman. Check out the above manual which has a picture of the proper fork positioning. From the looks of it that seems to be your best bet.

Looks awesome great work

Well i was checking out my local craigslist and came across this little Rj Wheel horse. Nothing to exciting about it but it was a must have to ad to my collection.

Browns , any given Sunday Bengals, good defense that the Pack shredded Dalton doesn't impress Steelers old and got cheap, lots of good players left (Wallace, Mendenhal) Queenies suck and always have. The have Petersen and nothing else. Jennings signed the big contract and will be lucky to catch 30 passes Packers do what they always do. Score a lot, not cover anybody and shoot them selves in the foot and lose games they should win, (4 takeaways 30 straight pts., almost 200 yards rushing and still lose. How in the heck do you do that? ) Bears play horseshoe football the first half of every year like they always do only to blow it the 2nd half. Big diff this year offensive line is keeping Pussface clean. Loosing melton will hurt the D Lions will penalize themselves out of contention. And there you have it OH and how about SF!

I concurr with another member in that the FORK (or YOKE) on the Tach-o-Matic bar isn't oriented or locked in correctly. The fork MUST engage the small rod at the top of the mid hitch to stabalize the deck. For correct alignment, the FORK (on the 3/4" bar) should be tiltled slightly forward to engage the alignment rod. If not, then the deck will slop back and forth, causing the belt flopping that the user refers to. Furthermore, the belt should maintain tension when the deck is raised or lowered....this is the 2nd reason for the alignment FORK. Here is the alignment FORK (I call it a YOKE,,,either way).

Great tip Jim! Makes me wonder how many people are overlooking such a thing now???

I'm sure you will figure it out once your tooth stops hurting. Anyway, I just want to say thats a really nice 417 with the 48" Deck!

Great tip, I will remember that

So, the weather improved so I headed up to the airport to see if I could catch them in action today. Got some pretty good videos and pictures. Here's a taste. Some of them are too big for photobucket. I'll get them up later. For now enjoy these. B-17. B-24 and the P-51. Video Clips: B-17 B-24 P-51 Pictures:

LOL Rich! Yah, it can be hard sometimes to tear them down and put them out of commision for awhile instead of using them! By the way, very nice tractor there in your profile pic!

I recently used one of the ebay kits - hundred-ish$ - refurbing a 1054. I couldnt run my engine, but the compression was weak and I decided on doing a kit. The contents of the kit looked quite good, the piston/rings/rod looked like any other I have bought and the gaskets were well cut and were very nice (I didnt get the valve kit) I was a bit apprehensive buying something like that but the engine ran great from initial start up, no hint of smoking or odd noises. I think Ive only got a couple hours on it so far --- but good so far.

Didn't get a chance to follow thru the interchangability list, just shooting from the hip..(apparently in the foot this time) . Thanks for the straighting out.

Cleveland wins 31-27!!!!!!

CLEAVLAND BEATS MINNESOTA...CLEVELAND ROCKS. CINCINNATI BEATS ...WAIT FOR IT......GREEN BAY. :happy-jumpeveryone: GO BEARS... AND WHAT IS WITH DETROIT??? THEY BEAT WASHINGTON AFTER 28 TRIES...HOLY COW...THERE ARE NO EMOTICONS FOR THIS...DOGS AND CATS SLEEPING TOGETHER....ETC. Remember...there is no CRYING in FOOTBALL.

...............Or just avoid putting a WH GT14 on it

That was a really relaxing video Ian & a real joy to watch & I love the backing track I bet you are sooooooooooo glad you didnt sell her .

They are part of the Wings of Freedom Tour. http://www.collingsfoundation.org/menu.htm There's a schedule on their website. $425 a head for a 30 minute flight. Under the right circumstances, a dozen of those over head would be pretty cool. Here are the rest of the dates. Looks like mostly East Coast for the remainder of the year. 9/23 - 9/25 Plymouth, MA (B-17, B-24 & P-51) Airport: Plymouth Municipal Location: Main Terminal Ramp - 9/25 - 9/27 Hyannis, MA (B-17, B-24 & P-51) Airport: Barnstable Municipal Airport Location: East Ramp - 9/27 - 9/29 Quonset, RI (B-17, B-24 & P-51) Airport: Quonset State Airport Location: Ramp near old control tower - 9/30 - 10/2 Bridgeport, CT (B-17, B-24, & P-51 ) Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport Location: Three Wing Aviation - October 10/2 - 10/6 White Plains, NY (B-17, B-24 & P-51) Airport: Westchester County Airport Location: Million Air Upcoming Tour Stops 10/11 - 10/13 Westminster, MD (B-17, B-24, & P-51) Airport: Carroll County Regional Airport Location: Skytech Inc. - 11/1 - 11/3 Perry, GA (B-17, B-24 & P-51) Airport: Perry-Houston County Airport Location: General Aviation Ramp

Picturing them flying over your lake reminds me of a story my Dad and Uncle would tell. As I remember it they were pretty young and in a small boat just off the coast fishing with a couple of friends. The saw one of these big bombers flying over head pretty low so they all started to make machine guns out of their fishing poles, oars, arms and whatever they had in the boat. The plane was low enough to see them and the pilot had a sense of humor so he made a wide loop and then came back around. This time he was brushing the tree tops. He snuck up on them good. They didn't hear him or see him until he cleared the coastline and when they did they were jumping out of the boat to get out of the way. I'm sure the story has been embellished a bit over the years but I bet that's exactly how they remember it. They can't tell the story without busting up laughing.

Seat time is definitely the best progress you can make. Resto looks awesome.

Come on Cincinnati... Come on Cleveland... DA BEARS.................

I had same thing with my tractor.. C175 twin auto It was so jecky I didnt use for over a year. I needed to use this tractor so I bought a used pump on EBay put it in to my surprize it did not help much a little better but still jecky I used it to blow snow for the winter Thinking I would just get a used trans right out of a tractor.... Well it too was jecky.. Damn. I change cam and plate, oil and filter still jecky but getting better.. I found this topic and started reading ... Chdint said check hubs my was tight.. Callen said check frame .. my was cracked so I had it welded. this helped a lot not as jecky when you first start moving but still jecky as you go faster like power shifting the old 396 nova thru the gears.. so now the fix.. I again changed oil and filter this time I used Mobil 1 10w30. This did the trick I ran it around for about 5 min and it became butter. This trans is so smooth its like a new tractor. sharing my story hope it helps others Thanks Bernie

They are a great group of kids, but surely a handful. What has impressed me the most the past couple of days is that every time they see me in the hall they have a question or are excited about the next club meeting. Next Wednesday we are going to start disassembly of the machine. Hopefully we don't have too many cooks in the kitchen scenario and are able to stay on task. So far so good and I will continue to update as this progresses!

Last night we had our first club meeting to cover safety, teamwork, expectations, academics, and the overall general process of the project. The kids had a chance to look over the tractor last night and search for things that need to be replaced or repaired. They did a pretty good job without having any prior knowledge to draw from. The time flew by and all of us couldn't believe that we had to wait until next week to start the project. Tear down will commence next Wednesday after school. Here is a picture of the kids around the tractor!!!!!