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AJ...the way you picked them is absolutely fine...Welcome aboard... You know...this thread is 2 pages of BS already and the 1st game has not been played yet...where is the Duke??? BTW...all Navy guys are welcome!!! The Air Force guys never could follow directions.

When you have to ask, you know you're already there. Come on in, cop a squat, state your name.

AJ - Nah, we just are exceptional thinking individuals. Monkey See. Monkey DOO! Unfortunately we follow directions to the "T" when it comes to pictionary, but when it comes to written directions WE SUCK! Which just means in my opinion, if all we had, was just a picture of what needed done, we would lead the pack. But if directions were included, we probably would fail! LOL! RC

The e-tank, as has been described on this forum, is set up for rust removal from ferrous metals, and since heads are aluminum it will not work.

I am saving money to build a small pole shed for the herd and all the parts and accessories that I have accumulated, but in the meantime, I took advantage of the 25% off Harbor Freight coupon and bought a portable 10' x 17' garage. Since it's on dirt, I put down pallets. Now, all my parts and accessories have a place out of the garage, and out of the weather. If I need to store a tractor, I just remove a couple of pallets. Not too bad for only $149.00.

Thanks for the temporary man card Geno. It was kind of a bittersweet day. One tractor got loaded on a trailer, you guys may know the guy, Don Campbell he does some fantastic customization work. The other was sold to a friend just down the street so he rode it home. How ironic. What are the chances of both of them leaving my place on the same day. Now I just need to find somebody that needs a round fender snowblower. My wife is very excepting of my hobby. She bought me this cool shirt that says " trade wife for tractor" and allowed me to build a new storage barn. Got a love that girl.

Picked up this 5 gal bucket of Valve and piston tools at the auction for $11 and two oak dollies with 4" swivel casters for $3 each. Guess I can rebuild some of these tired Kohlers now. The dollies may turn into rolling racks to store 4-5 mower decks.

There she is... And I just got another one... Oh my. This is getting out of control!

Oh good grief. Am I gonna need a squonktionary.

When your wife asks, "So how many do you have?" and your first reaction is to play dumb.

Two will do it as long as there aren't any other colors then red in there.

I thought for sure that would have been the easiest way to read it.. Each one would print off so nicely on a single piece of paper.. (facepalm) dang-it! You mean your not supposed to use the little white pieces of paper that come with things to start camp fires... Dang it!! I knew I went wrong somewhere..

And to add to Bob....if I'm not mistaken, using something like aluminum or stainless steel in the process creates hazardous waste out of your electrolyte solution.

I thought $400 sounded like a nice number from looking at just the pictures, although probably closer to $500 with the deck and blade. It's a 654, not a 754 and it's in IN not CT. You'd be hard pressed to pull the higher dollars in the midwest.

I wanted to make my 7000th post something interesting, and actually worth talking about. But then I said nope, I'm just going to pat myself on the back and look forward to the next 7000. Thanks to the powers that be for providing this great forum for me to bloviate.

Here is the page to McMaster-Carr. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/120/1169/=tgen3r I ordered Bearing part number 5909K33. I order two different thicknesses of washers because I wasn't sure of the size I wanted. 5909K46 and 5909K59. After looking them over, I believe the thinner one will work just as well as the thicker would. the shaft diameter for the 416 is 3/4 inches and these fit perfectly except for needing to grind a bit off the top of the axle. the bearing were $3.17 and the washers were $1.15 and $2.70.

If it ain't broke, fix it till it is broke!

Welcome back from the Dark Side Dave.

The punch thing once filled up always means you get one free. That means after it's filled you get to bring another one home.

My card keeps getting washed in the laundry!

Just returned from the shop...all is well (I hope) . The folks there couldn't have been nicer and more apologetic. Not sure what the knocking problem is but are going in to find out and fix it. The guys even took me to they're home to see their many tractors and other equipment. They just finished restoring a small john deere , don't know the model, but it was absolutely perfect, and showed me another one that they completed last year, it also was perfect, so I completely trust them to take care of my horse. I'll keep you all posted.

October 4, 2014 I am gearing up for a great show once again! It has been a very busy summer with family vacations, a trip to the big show, and buying my parents place where the show is held. We are looking forward to meeting some new folks, as well as reconnecting with others. We are truly thankful to all of you for making the sacrifice to be with us. We are pretty excited to be able to host our 5th annual meet and greet. I am planning on doing t-shirts once again. More information and a separate thread will be made at a future date regarding this. Please hold off until the thread has been started for putting your orders in. If all goes well we will be out plowing in the fields once again. The bean crop looks to be doing well. More information regarding this will be posted at a later date. Lodging......Warsaw has some nice hotels that are approximately 15 minutes from the show area. You are welcome to camp on site. Please pm me if you are planning on doing so so we can plan accordingly. Food will be available to purchase. Great food at reasonable prices. Swap meet area will be available again. The more you bring, the better the swap meet. Tractors......all brands are welcome. Shiny, rusty, broken, etc are not discriminated against. Raffle.....if you are interested in helping me with this again, I would greatly appreciate it. 100% of the proceeds will be going to help fight against Childhood cANCER. This has always been an amazing part of our show. I am looking forward to hitting the 200+ mark of machines on the property. We CAN do this, I just need your help! More will be added in the future so please be sure to check back and keep an eye on this thread!

Hi all, I just found a blower for my 1990 312H on ebay. It is at a Cub dealership about 1/2 hour from me, looks to be in very nice condition, they are asking $325.00. It sounds like a good deal to me, what do you all think. I will offer them a fair price and see what they say, not a lot of market anymore for a blower to fit a 24 year old tractor, what is it worth? Thanks

A black hood was my 2nd one too! They are nice tractors.

Seems to me I'd look at the mechanical end of it first rather than the hydraulics. Puzzles me that after you jacked up the rear end and turned one wheel that the other one moved "a little". Should it not move an equal distance in the opposite direction? I'm wondering if it's not something with the differential.

There you go, one for the front yard and one for the back!! Great find and more are sure to follow.

NICE SCORE ! Garage sale "101" if you see a 5 gal bucket of tools , buy it ! ( no matter what ) .

Well to be honest we never had to follow directions, just make sure we opened up a pathway for the ground pounders to follow. Directions were an option you used as discretion in the Air Force. THEY TRUSTED US to get the job done with as few casualties as possible. LOL :)

And the explosion begins to the addicted.

Did I screw it up? Sorry Guys

Yea Rob, I see that. Hey what the heck, I was just trying to help a brother out and make it easier on him to manage this. But it appears he doesn't really care how you post em so if it doesn't bother him it shouldn't bother me either. I might just post mine one team per post next week!

I'lll give it a shot: Minnesota, Rutgers, Michigan St., Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, California, Purdue, LSU, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Navy, Central Florida Edit: Fixed to the proper format for selecting teams..

Would this work Craig? The mamma and her 4 kittens live under the shed at a vacant house next to me. Delivery is available Bob.

I'm afraid it's toooo late Geno. He's talkin two, and you know all to well what happens when two horses get together. You may want to think Hydro and hydro lift on the next one AJ. You really don't want to add lift assist springs to the plow. You need the weight to keep the plow down.

Uh yeah, it was that.

Looks good personally I like it unrestored my first was a 74 c100 too, for a 10 hp it's a strong tractor I mow snowplow and garden plow with it. Enjoy , it's addicting

I got the thrust bearings from McMaster-Carr yesterday. They are very fast at filling and shipping an order. Had to try them to see how they would fit. Will have to grind .015 inches off the top of the axle in order to get the top washer and cotter pin in. That won't take long and if what I hear is true it will make the steering a lot smoother.

Can't wait to see and chat with some of you there! I have every intention of being there with my one and only WH.. Edit: I have 2 now!! Edit again: I have 3 now. Maybe four on Friday!

Nice Glenn. Its a great feeling knowing that I am not alone.

Hey fellas, dont forget my card. Is this the card where everytime time mrs scowels at a new tractor then the card gets a star punched into it? Glenn

It only takes one to make you a real man.

Things are sorta backed up in the processing dept, but if the green ones are gone we will try to speed things up for you.

And after all the problems have been corrected, I would be looking for a different machine shop.

I had a squirrel get in my basement through an open window one time. I never could get it out. Months later though I had the neatest squirrel skin pelt you ever saw in a cardboard box !

shall i be the one then? sounds like an interesting creature, mate of mine cought a young fox and kept it as a pet Koen

Be nice now, that seem low to me. And Im cheap. Put it on Craigslist for 9 and I bet you would get 700 all day long

$400 on a good day.

This is a really nice show, great people and really great deals on parts. I plan on being there, with everything . . . Glen

Yeah, I almost cried the first time I saw it unveiled. Now there's a reality show! Just need to get you and half dozen other of our Master Restorers together. Then hijack a deserving members tractor.