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About 5:30 last night my father in law called, my jokingly nature was quickly distinguished when I learned that my mother in law had been hit by a truck checking the mail. I made the 6 or 7 mile trek to their house in about 4 minutes, to find her in the ambulance and police taking statements. A vehicle was stopped in the road to turn left into a private drive directly across from their driveway so she proceeded to open the mailbox. A too fast to stop truck decided it safe to pass the Tahoe on the right, clipping her. I was so relieved to see her in that van moving her legs and able to focus and speak. Those are things we brag about when babies start growing. We shouldn’t have to be excited when the rest of our family is able to perform those functions because someone wasn’t paying attention, or driving too fast. She’s got 6 broken ribs and a punctured right lung with some air in her chest cavity, but expecting 6-8 weeks of intense pain and a full recovery. Call your parents, or kids or siblings. Remind them that you love ‘em. I’m glad to still have that ability today.

My opinion is your "wood lot" should be as diversified as your 401k, so as if something were to attack only a single species that you have more of then you won't lose your soil or minerals to loss of such, and pretty much what Craig said above, it should benefit both the flora and fauna.

replace the cardboard cutout to fit tighter and punch a smaller hole, or stop driving it upside down

I found a new gas cap for my Ranger at Ace Hardware

Hello all, Saw this today while on a service call... wonder how well it works and the reliabilty factor... Take one late 80s GMC Jimmy, 1 Fisher head gear setup, 2 kohlers, 2 JD snow blowers and a welder... Wallah 1 snow eating contraption Tony

Very very true. No there is not a contingency plan for File Mod or any other position here at RS. I'm pretty sure if I get whacked by a bus while crossing a busy street that you guys wont notice a thing

Any ideas about stopping fuel from leaking out of the vent hole on a LR gas cap? It appears to be stock with the cardboard piece in tacked. It spurts gas out when over half full and quite a bit when the tank is full. I looked around for a new cap but couldn't one to fit locally. It's about 1 1/2" ID. Not that big of a deal but a little annoying. Versus the ex that was a very bad deal and very annoying so I can live with a leaky gas cap if need be.

Do you check trans fluid level with dipstick screwed in or set in on shoulder of blo?ck

I've had one in the works for a while and started on it over 2 years ago but just haven't had the time to touch it since. But, ya never know what I'm gonna show up with. I'd like to get the backhoe fixed up and bring that back there too. People like to see that thing and get ideas.

You musta' hit the lotto.. Seriously, when my parents house was built in 1947 they hit a spring. Sump hole holds 30 gal. and pumps it out every 8 min. No idea how many pumps and or switches we've replaced over the years. We have always used the pedestal type. We now have 2 pumps in at once with check valves and one float set slightly higher and a buzzer in the kitchen if the first one doesn't work. Also have 3 spares in waiting. Dad passed 25 years ago in April. Mother will be 99 in June. When the buzzer goes off my brother and I get the call. But at 70 now I'm just glad I'm still able to help...

Saw a K series Kohler on Facebook marketplace listing in Monticello, KY (southern KY, near TN). Seller listed it as a K121, which of course I had never heard of, so I questioned him about it via the messaging system. * If you want to see it for yourself, PM me and I send you the link, if you can't find it. Seller said his son claims it was built one year for concrete finishing machines, electric start only. Another source I found said it was made for the G. H. Tennant Company only. Has dual exhaust ports and is equipped with a little electric starter. Seller believes it to be 6 hp, and says doesn't have a bottom pan and has back plate like Briggs or Tecumseh. Also has original gas tank, breather, and it runs. I'm still researching but I did find a couple of things about this motor, although official Kohler info seem to be non-existent. I know after searching here at Red Square, @hcminis messed with one of the motors a few years back, and I urge him to jump into this discussion. Also anyone else who might have even the smallest bit of info, please add your two cents worth. Seems to be as rare as hens teeth or rocking horse turds. https://gardentractortalk.com/forums/topic/21085-k-121-kohler/

Here is the pic of my new tractor....still waiting for delivery Can't wait to get the serial numbers and all the info I need to completely ID this machine and find the parts I may need....and also to get input from all of you. Hope this worked. Looking forward to gaining knowledge of this beast!!! Jim

Ok, I just donated. Does that make me a supporter? Better to be a Red Tractor supporter than an athletic supporter...

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Kohler K121S spec # 2439B and #2468B mtg for G.H. Tennant company I have a parts diagram and list in my kohler parts manual

You are our big toe and it's hard to stand up with out it! Keep up the good work !!!

Had a friend of mine looked into thinning a hundred acres of hardwoods. He had an expert come in and look it over. (now this was 30 years ago) I could not believe he even wanted to cut a single tree. Hunting was good and the place was beautiful. The person looked it over and said thinning will only make it better. They only cut trees with larger than 9 inch trunks at eye level. They we selective and chose the trees with the most abundance in species. That allowed the smaller ones to take off and grow. If you go there now its beautiful and there could be another thinning. Worked out nice. That beech wood just might pay off a couple times and the forest will be most healthy?? Curious to hear what the Range says.

I am out of seals and O rings for the Hy 2 and 3 Hein-Werner pumps Steve and Jason. But Lowell S. sells them (wheelhorseman100) see in the Vendors section on Red Square and on Ebay. He sells the gasket for the fluid canister, the O rings for the hydraulic piston/cylinder, springs and the 1/2 inch seal for the shaft the drive pulley rides on. Lowell's hydraulic parts link: https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/hydraulics.html Not a very difficult task to upgrade the replacement parts on the Hein-Werner pumps if you take your time and have a good work surface to do it on.

Look for more pics on this little tractor soon. I think I will start a new thread at this point, as this one is getting pretty long. I plan to fully document the restoration of this one. I will be hanging around here for the foreseeable future, as we now own one of the tractors I have coveted since my first experience with old iron. I will be glad to contribute to anyone that needs help!

Follow values on chart below. Looks like sweeeeeet success. I am real happy for you.

Tow valve open?

I just put a lot of hours in this blade. I removed all the pieces , sand blasted, then applied epoxy primer and paint. Then I bought some round stock and replaced the extremely worn out pins. It was worth all the work. It’s good for another 60 yrs now.

#1 cause of house fires in America so the insurance companies say. I burn mine fairly hot so not usually a problem. Burning seasoned wood will help but any wood will still accumulate creosote. Especially with well insulated structures and low fires. There was a old coot down the road who used call the RFD once or twice a winter saying he had a chimney fire. So we'd run out ther to find no fire. "Well as long as your out here might as well clean if for me" he'd say! We did but he always had beer and sammies for us! Got to be somewhat of a tradition 'till he passed. Ahh the good old days! I still build 3 or 4 chimneys a year for folks but it's all class A done right. Back in the old days I'd do 15 to 20 but again insurance bs put an end to that line of work for me. They don't like my price too bad. I tell them I got a tractor habit to support! Most times I will do class A right to the stove that's why it gets pricey but it is the best way. No chimney connectors as that where things get dicey. Masonry units are a thing of the past and will never hold up to a decent fire. I seldom touch them but if I do I offer a free first year cleaning built into the cost. We won't clean the connector, just rip them out and replace with all new. I got a warehouse full of smoke pipe. Yours would be an easy one Ed ...short and sweet!

This is a great site!! Very knowledgeable folks

Yep, you posted while I was responding. Get the 103 990 switch and you will probably be getting some seat time soon!

More new parts

Fought this same problem this morning on my 2500 Anniversary Edition, changed the fluid this spring and installed a new boot but it still got about a qt. and half of water out after thawing it out. I put Valvoline 50 wt. in it and did my snow plowing and put in back in the warm shop and drained it again, milky looking oil came out. Then I read in one of the post's to jack up the front, went right out and jacked it up and got the rest of the oil out. Really good tip, thanks for that.

That kind of humor you'll fit right in! I ever have a problem with the lone Tecky in my herd @formariz is gonna get a jingle! for the schooling Cas.

Hi Eric, this is the fluid that is currently in that trans. It’s really good stuff. It is universal and synthetic. A small engine mechanic recommended it to me.

I doubt that 10 aces of slow growing trees will support 6-7 cords per year long haul...But then when you get older you may not be interested in cutting your own... This is a calculator on how to figure how much you have per acre in cordage.... https://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/files/76320.pdf

In my neck of the 'woods" the logger is responsible for making/maintaining his route of egress/ingress then returning it to how or close to how it was before logging, of course it's all calculated within the amount you may receive for selling your timber, but in the long term for the logger it is the cost of doing business not really on you the land/timber owner...again just personal experience with this myself years ago.

That is not at all off-topic and is, in fact, exactly the kind of input that I was looking for. Thank you for taking the time to write down your thoughts. I have a great appreciation and understanding of all of the uses that you have for varying types of pine trees. I don't have any of those here because we have habits of using other materials for those other things. IF I leave any in my Forest at all it's going to be for wildlife habitat and ecological balance reasons.

Pine and cedar, holly are the only green foliage in the long winter months. Green is good for wildlife and our moods (helps with the 'gray' days). Maybe cut the pine around your house and where you park and the sap/needles may be less issue.

Thanks for the wake up call to show our love and support to friends and relatives. Each day is a gift and we know not the hour or day that will be our last. The world keeps going faster when what we really need is to slow down! Prayers for your mother-in-law and your family.

So sorry to hear of this, but glad it was not worse. Sounds like this was inches from a fatal accident. Prayers and best wishes for a complete recovery.

We had a conservation agent tour our property about 20 years ago for the purposes of doing some light logging. His first question to us was whether our goal was to benefit wildlife or the forest or both. We told him both and eventually did some strategic logging of the property. Since then the number of dead standing trees has been greatly reduced. I’m sure there will be others along that will have better input then I did but I thought I would throw in my two cents.

Yes, I can confirm we are getting VERY GOOD strong spark.

While we're at it Jason save yourself some possible grief and don't forget to replace those fuel lines and add a filter.

No problem! Kohler static_timing.pdf

@Mikey the Monkey has provided the proper information on carb settings. If your engine has a battery ignition system with points they may also need attention, the points setting will also set your ignition timing. If tuning the carb does not clear the problem up let us know and we will fill you in on the points procedure.

Initial settings on that carb is, 2 1/2 turns out on idle screw and 2 turns out on the high speed screw. High speed screw on top of carb, idle screw on side at an angle. Check point setting also.

the place I get wood pellets rents space to a guy who does lawn/garden tractor repair and sales. I know he used to be on here (tractorkid, I think). I've bought a couple machines and attachments from him. Got a nice 42" rear discharge deck from him recently anyway when I was picking up pellets I saw a trailer full of mostly Simplicity, one Cub, and this... odd looking steering to say the least. Brandon wasn't around or I'd have asked him

For sure. It’s so nice to be able set the temp on 75 when it’s 20 degrees outside and lay out a beautiful paint job. Then crank up the temp to 140 and cure the paint . Dry to the touch in 40 minutes.

Definitely wouldn't appreciate seeing it stuck in my rear view mirror, pushing it's way through bumper to bumper I-84 Hartford traffic.

Looks like a pretty nice job. I had about the same thing done last June, except I do not have the fancy molding on my drain tile against the wall. I was lucky with the sump placement, it so happens to be an area that had a old shower drain in the floor. When they busted up the drain the left the end open into the sump. It was about 8 inches from the floor level. I unplugged the sump pump and tested to see if a failure would allow the drain to carry off the water. It worked fine. I run the pump because it keeps the water level way down. Runs about twice and hour. My son has the same style pump deal with the exception of two interconnected sumps and two pumps. If one fails the other pick up the overflow. He also has a automatic generator. He checks his pumps monthly and has had one go bad, but it was original from the last owner. I like that water pump idea. pretty cool.

@ebinmaine I was thinking the same thing at first. Bet it wouldn’t be had to make something similar from an old Snapper frame if one felt so inclined haha I of course had to google it, came across these.

So I recently took this tractor to Tecumseh Trails in Ohio to meet up with a few other guys who also ride all terrain lawn tractors. I made a video about the trip. Enjoy!