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@Mudrig150, you seem like teenage to young 20’s? There will be so many greater losses in your life. This year, our family’s major upsets were when my mother in-law was hit by a truck, then their house burned down. Months later, our basement flooded. Grandparents will be gone, more pets will be lost, life is not easy. I’m sorry for your loss of what matters to you now, but some day you’ll realize that a photo sharing site, turned advertisements, arguments and full of negativity won’t be all that bad.

Some pic's of the Economy reunion for @squonk A great Homelite display. Some displays

Bolen's was well represented for their 100th anniversary. Some walk behind equipment. Hit miss engines at work.

The wife wanted a herb garden this year and now it's time to start harvesting and drying some of her herbs. This gave me a chance to do a little smithing. First a loop, this was done cold. Then welded together. Then I bent up some links. Raw finished product. Finish was done by heating the metal red hot & then rubbing it with bee's wax. Then add some S hooks for holding the bundles of herbs while they dry.

This is always a good show, with so much to look at that it is hard to decide which pictures to share. Brace your self's this could get a lil photo heavy. I'll start with some steam & oil pictures. I'm not a Ford fan at all, but I absolutely love the body style of thier '53-'56 pick-ups. A couple other cars that caught my eye. Hmmm, Looks like I chose a few Ford's to show pics of. Oliver was the feature, I'll start with my preferred end of the Oliver family. A Cockshutt branded Oliver. To my knowledge there was never a Cockshutt branded garden tractor, but this was a nicely done tractor. A nice 1/2 scale with a 3 bottom plow. An early Hart Parr. More pictures to come.

Im keeping the 520 , a RJ and possibly one other. You guys aren’t going to get rid me that easy . Is family ......

My favorites ...model G's I counted four ther and here was a nice pair. Here would be a neat oddball to have in your herd.

I have permanently banned Facebook from my life. It is a total waste of time and I don't even go there!

Dodge County Antique Power Club is always a regular show on our calendars.. and only a week after our Symco drunkeree! . Dan's @Achto bro said they they have been coming to this show for 33 years! More laid back but still a hoot with good food, drink & comraderie and always good attendance. A real good excuse for missing @pullstart 's birthday! Good out turn of there but Olivers, Parr-Hart & Bolens the features. Just a few pics here to kick things off..... I know Dan has got some more nice stuff... I have more if you guys are interested when I get time and WiFi. Somebody had a real nice lineup of Farm Handies ther. Alpacas were a big hit for the younguns.....

He’s about 2 hours from me. A drop in the bucket to help a friend in need, I’ve driven a lot farther to hang out with a fellow tractor buddy or more!

I know everyone has an opinion about FB, but "please" keep it friendly in this thread.

If the only place you saved memories of your life is Facebook, then I would say you only have yourself to blame.

On Sunday we had the above event. Though only meant to be a one off, this was the 14th year. Mainly started to raise money for the Royal Lifeboat Institute, after to local men lost their lives in the Solway, it has expanded slightly to have other attractions and raise money for a different charity each year. All money raised stays in Cumbria. Below are a few photo's I managed to find time to take. These Motorcycles belong to a friend of mine who has 22 with not one made after 1938. These vintage bicycles belong to another friend who has a vast collection. These are my C-81, C-125 and Sears/Roper GT16. The C-121 Black Horse was ploughing, all though briefly as the lift linkage broke. Tractors in the static display. AHHH! Aren't they sweet. Couple of Alpacas. Some horse drawn implements. Some ploughing. I do know this ploughman came second in his class. The Solway Firth in the back ground. The Scottish hills can be faintly seen in the distance. This ploughman is measuring across his furrows. If he was 6" out he would alter his plough an inch. Three furrows up the plot and three down the width would be corrected. Case and trailer to take people round for a donation. End of day and a Scottish ploughman leaving for home.

These are some my other half, Carol took. The eagle eyed will notice how the plough is set. That is so it would clear the ground after the lift linkage broke.

Your welcome Jimbo... nope never did get the skis out and not even any chain piling. Weather was great cept for a nasty storm that rolled through Sat nite. Hot during the day tho... My wife cooling off and hamming it up with the kids! After the storm rolled through we got together in the barn and kids were having toad races!

Nice pair of Percherons giving wagon rides. Man those are big horses! One for Jay too... @roadapples Dan getting the Cockshutt ready for a tug ... traction not an issue he says... power track today. Thought this was a cool shot- old machinery and new. JD got sceered of Dan's Diesel and shrank! Lots of working stationary stuff Steam spark show... bags of cedar from the shingle mill thrown in the fire box. Lots of sawmilling,.... tried to get cool shots down the belt and a view from the cab.

I’m not sure Momma will let me grab the whole lot(logical thinking) but let me know when you are ready on the round hoods at least, I’ll pass it by the accounting dept(wishful thinking). I’d even offer a day to help sort the bins and piles Jeff.

Never been on Faceache and don't ever intend to.

Never had a Facebook account and never will. To hell with zuckerberg.

Somehow missed this thread but also have one with a Clinton I either believed to be original or possibly a service replacement. More leaning toward original now after knowing there are more out there.

I had a Facebook account and used it to monitor some other tractor brands that don't have good sites elsewhere. I never posted anything, just read and learned. Somehow after only about six months I got banned? I submitted one of there online protest forms but never hear anything. Been making it just fine for a year now without it.

From your very first post it seems that you have a way of being involved in controversy. Having said that I think that your banning from Facebook may actually be a good thing that happened, since perhaps you will not get so much into arguments with people. Its easy to be behind a key board and let the worst in us come out. In person one would think twice many times before saying the same things. Stay here and try to follow the advice given to you from the beginning. Slow down and listen. Lots of great advice here besides tractors from countless years of life experience from great individuals. You should have noticed by now that rather than dismissing you or criticizing you on your mishaps, people are just being tolerant and giving you great advice. LISTEN.

Sorry that you have to sell your collection , Jeff. Hope you keep posting on commenting on the dumb stuff we do.

Here is a picture of my Wheel Horse 401 model powered by a Clinton 1290; very similar to yours. I recently saw another at the Garden Tractor Daze show in Portage, WI last month that was configured exactly the same, without fenders which makes me think this configuration may have been the "budget 401" at the time. It's an oddity, but there's certainly a few of them out there. I notice too, that the engine serial number on mine is very close to yours as well.

Remove the wire from the small starter solenoid terminal. Check voltage to the coil (+) in both the RUN and START key positions. Should be 12 volts. Now remove the spark plug so the engine is easier to turn over by hand. Check the voltage at the coil (-) terminal and turn the engine over 2 complete revolutions watching the voltage. When the points are open you should have 12 volts. When the points are closed you should have 0 volts. If you don't have 0 volts the points are not making electrical contact when closed. File and clean the contacts. If you have a steady 0 volts remove the condenser in case it is shorted. Also make sure the ignition wire is not shorted to the engine in the point area. The voltage ON and OFF should occur once every two rotations of the crankshaft. That is what forces the coil to fire the plug. Garry

Okay so whos going this year? AUG 23-25 Ill be there Thursday night. @Shynon @joebob @CasualObserver @wheelhorseman @wheel horse men @Terry M @WHX24 @Achto @ol550 i know im forgetting some not intentionally

I'm sure the missus is happy.It is always a joy to do something for them,since they do so much for us.

Thanks to my wife Gretel, I know more about wine than I ever cared to. One thing that I know is to store it so that the cork always stays wet. I still don't always know the correct glass to use with which wine.

We are working on an engine transplant (more about that in the restorations thread) for Zach’s Blackbeard (GT-14). We should have the engine out tonight but I need some recommendations on the easiest way to remove the Electric PTO from his existing engine without damaging it... We have the mounting bolt out but I want to be sure not to wreck the pulleys or the clutch in the removal process. Zach is so excited to get his tractor running that he can hardly stand it! Just ask Richie, he got to speak with him last night for a little while we were in the shop together!

Kev, You are the type of young man who makes his folks proud. ACman ,I hope this doesn't mean you will stop posting here.You were missed the last time you went offline.Luck,JimAnderson

Well never mind. The weld worked and I don't think my clutch has worked this well in many years. I can even adjust it now! I thinkthe clutch rod has been failing and possible the source of my past clutch issues. My friend that found the cause and fixed it is an amazing guy. I swear there is nothing he can't troubleshoot & fix. His hobby is taking old John Deere tractors and completely restores them - sometimes making his own parts. I'm getting him a nice gift card at Fleet Farm.

Well said, Kevin, .

Maybe you run your phone charger!!

MMO does help keep the carbon at bay on the valves and piston tops seen in action myself with dad's Kohler powered CCs.

Those are all JD made no matter where they're sold.

I use mmo in all my small engine's with every fill up.I put a small amount in the oil between oil change also. I love the stuff,I think it keeps all internals clean and helps keep seals fresh. Instead of starting fluid I mix gas and mmo 50/50 help keep cylinder oiled and compression good.smokes some when starts but that's good.

I keep a bottle of it at work and pour a little in the gas every winter along with some Sta-Bil and Start! your engine before I put them away for the winter. Seems to keep the jelly buildup in the carbs down to almost nothing for around 4-5 years before I have to open them up to clean it out. I also put some in the tank and crankcase on some of the old farm tractors that have been sitting for a while if they skip and pop once I get them going. Most of the time it cleans the gum off the valves and they run fine afterwards. Just did that a couple weeks ago on my 9N along with putting some lead additive in the gas and it's running like a champ now

I still have the paper work when I bought my 520_h in March of 1988, 3600 for the tractor, 1000 for the deck. Took me some convincing to talk my bride into that expenditure.

Got my 8 spd back together and getting her ready for plowing.

Deck is done, and I already had an offer on it! Not for sale but the $$$ was hard to pass up...….

The steel portion of the the seal is clearly visible.The axle looks a mess. Make sure to tape the axle up prior to installing the new seal.

DO NOT pull it you will ruin it. It is pushed off with a bolt you thread in after you remove the 7/16" bolt you can see in your picture. The pusher bolt depends on age of the PTO. 5/8" or 7/8 or 1" There are TSBs on Electric PTO in the manual section. Also see my thread about electric PTOs

Wishing you the best with you life changes @ACman As already said, hope you still visit here

Hey Jeff, I know this is going to be painful for you, best of luck with the whole process. I forget, where are you located? Maybe some of your RedSquare neighbors can help out with sorting through your stuff, I see @pullstart has already put in his offer.

I don't understand why there are so many haters of Facebook, as long as you are not using it to be your life or give out information you would not ordinarily it is ok. I check it out once or twice a day just see what my friends or family that I don't see often are up too.

dont put out what you dont want folks to know. easy way around that. there are many things folks dont know about me! LOL

Yes it was worth it, if some one offered me 3000 now I wouldn't take it. Because of sentimental value yes,but it runs as good as ever. I bought it in 1989 not 88 my bad.

What no skiing ?

Interesting subject. I have a bottle of Marvel on my shelf, been there for years, but have no idea what I should or shouldn’t do with it. @peter lena , you must have some info on Marvel Mystery Oil. Care to share?

As much of a Wheel Horse fan I am and not so much a green machine fan, John Deere does not use MTD for manufacturing their 100 series. Those are made in a Deere factory in Greenville, TN.