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I will see yur crane and raise you three forklifts and a few ladders!

A huge victory on my 57 bolens. When I had this up with the wheels off since sometimes the hub pawls wouldn't engage. Had me worried. I already have a lot of time and money sunk into this one. So yesterday in between breaks at the "home office". I took the hubs off and began the investigation. A number of things, biggest issue was the rock hard 63 years of grease. The hubs took a kerosene bath, I dug deeper, the pawls were fine, interestingly I was able to find nos pawls as a backup, they measured the same, no wear on the pawls. So the right side has a small roll pin that guides a spring to change the direction of the pawl, that had a slight bend which was binding up, that I corrected. Biggest disappoint was the hubs the grooves have wear, but they seam to be engaging ok. I am sure finding a set of hubs is near impossible now. I would be more concerned if I was going to run this tractor alot. For the very limited use they get I am sure it will be ok for the yard. Small steps. Looks like I have some time now to work on it again, too bad the paint dept closed for the winter. Got the rims painted too!

They are tearing down an old steam plant at the campus I'm based at. They have a crane lifting a platform with a mini excavator on it with a jack hammer. Operator is in a boom with a remote control. About 100' up I took this picture during a break in the ice,snow squalls that were coming through. It was snowing heavily while I was leaving and he was still up there!

Gotta love the irony...

All it's needing now is fire in the hole. One months worth of my "free" time sitting there!

I had this hood in my shop this morning to replicate what appears to be an original c-195 hood that a southern Illinois client is restoring. Never seen one of these before. Does anyone have any info about this tractor? Also noticed that the hood decals were in fact linen beige background and not white?

The owner of it purchased it from someone in IN. Hoping I can get some more history from my customer who is commissioned to completely restore it. G&W Lawn Tractors Noble IL Did their first Wheel horse in 2019 for this very happy customer.

He forgot if you are 6 feet off the ground you no longer need a mask

Where’s that small town in Wisconsin...? I think it’s called OSHA?

Good news y’all! After some cleaning and organizing, I don’t much need to get rid of any big wheels! I didn’t:t realize I needed to, but some here think I aughtta! I even had some time to spin around and think of what I’ve done!

I decided I needed a way to carry some things around when working with the tractor. This is not a "Wheel Horse" attachment, but will work with any Category 1 three point. The idea came from a Kubota guy that did some great videos on how to make it. I decided to go with a Rural King "King Kutter" frame for three reasons: 1) it was red and I didn't have to repaint it to match, 2) I liked the RK mounting points better than TSC because they were mounted away from the frame farther and accept quick hitch if you use that, and 3) out of three TSC location around me, NONE had thier County Line carrier in stock. RK had three for the same price of $159. I added a hitch receiver to move utility trailers. I beefed it like the video by adding a piece of steel and routing out the underside so it sat flush. For chainsaw carrier I routed out a 2x6 enough to fit the saw bar. My rear tires are water filled, but this adds a little more weight as well. I plan to get a big HF (1K) furniture dolly to put under it when not attached because it's too heavy to slide around. I can get that for $12. A handmade one cost more than that in just wheels. Here are some pictures of the build if you could use something like this.

@DennisThornton that snow blade was originally for a old wards walk behind. I fabbed it up to mount to the suburban and used it for several winters. Its a reversible blade. Was alot of fun! I actually passed the tractor and blade along to others to enjoy these days. But i sure moved alot of snow with it!

I actually removed the mid mount hitch and used those holes for the front attachment point and at the rear axle I attached it and then I used existing holes underneath the dash tower for a set of attachment points in the middle of my frame.

Thank you for not posting a picture! My wife is an avad sewer and has five machines (or more) including an embroidery machine that has to be connected to a computer. Each one cost more than any of my tractors. She was looking over my shoulder when I began reading your thread and if there had been a picture I would have been doomed.

Yeah Doing What’s Right was well worth the double pic entry! Thanks for all the ideas Richard! I’ll see you in the bumps and bruises threads this afternoon!

She is worn. pull the pivot pin and see if it is worn. If the pin is worn you can make a new one from 3/4" stock. The hole in the axle may also be wallowed out. You can drill it out to 7/8" and press in a couple of sleeve bearing to tighten things up.

I think this tractor may be ill

WOO HOO! Done with the RJ resto today. Opted to paint the steering shaft after installation in the tractor.

Thats the DePauw University McKim Observatory 1884. I live on the high point of Greencastle, Indiana. I have an old posting somewhere about the building -do a search for McKim Observatory on Red Square and it should pop up. Very neat brass telescope made in London, England and a center timer clock mechanism to keep the telescope aligned to what you are viewing.

I have had good service from Facet Posiflow pumps... Made in USA

Passed my bike test at 16. Since then something like over 40 of various makes and sizes, have passed through my hands. Last one went 10rs ago. Just as aside to amuse. At 17 I got my car provisional licence. One day driving home from town, dad beside me. Mother and sister in the back. My sister who had passed her test a couple of years previously, started winding my mother up. Saying I was driving too fast etc. etc. and set my mother off. I was only doing 40-45mph. I had a bike that would do 90. Upshot was when we got to the junction on the edge of the village, they wanted to go into the village. I switched of the engine and got out. Dad said, "What you doing?" I replied, "Going home." I was told years later, my sister got a right royal bollocking off my dad. I never drove a car again for another 6yrs.

Cold weather, a tree and Carrharts. In other words: " Now that I'm up here, I have to pee!"

I took off my 36 inch mower deck on my B-80 today and put on my 42 inch snowplow. I also took the 854 out for a spin and warm up. Must have been about 52 or 53 degrees this afternoon but nice and sunny! Good solar power charging weather! I hooked up rear of plow to rear hitch and went to attach short lift link but not reaching! I forgot I moved the rear rod forward for my 854 tractor last year! So I dropped plow frame and repositioned the 3/4 hitch rod. I also used a new short link for the lift that I bought several years ago. I use to use a loose chain link. Everything working fine on the test run! No need for chains here as we rarely get more than 8 to ten inches of snow! But who knows what this year could bring - the track record does not give me confidence in a mild winter!

I bet most of you are not surprised y what you’re about to read, but I’d be up for that job! Along with radio/cell tower lightbulb changer, water tower painter, skyscraper window licker...

I can say or better confirm, that task is allready done 😂👍

My FIL asked if I need some straw for the chickens. Always! It’s re-seeded and growing in the barn!

I know there are plenty of motorcycle enthusiasts here. I’ve grown up on three wheelers and quads, dirt bikes and motorcycles treated as such. Today, after legally owning road bikes for over 15 years, I took my test! The chick in front of me was not fit to be riding, almost flipped over the handle bars numerous times, stalled, etc. it was a Honda 125 little thing. I couldn’t even see the cones to swerve through, just had to use my instincts. I did set my foot down once on the immediate right turn from a stop, but we both passed. After one more trip to the DMV, there will be no more nervous looks in the mirror of over my shoulder. I could have and should have taken the time to do this many years ago. Back when I was dating my wife, I got pulled over with just my temporary permit and he basically told me to go home, he didn’t want to deal with me. In a way, they make it to easy to operate without an endorsement. I can renew my tabs year after year, with a simple postcard letter threatening to tow my bike if I get pulled over. No more are those days!

I'd say 150-200 lbs. or more? No, the loader/grapple/whatever you pick up weigh a lot, so more weight on the rear was what I was looking for.

it’s all Dennis’ fault

I still want one Ritchie.... thanks for reopening an old wound and stuffing salt in it!

Well, missed a good sized doe at 200 yards. I need to practice more with this gun, I had no idea to aim high or dead on. Good news, is I saw 4 does at separate times today! At least it was a clean miss, she jump, ran, stood while I reloaded then ran across the neighboring field, then across the street about 1/8th mile away. Just then, a different doe camp into the grass and bedded down. I’ve created such a good bedding area for them, I can’t even see them walk! Time to mow more lanes and clearings to direct them! I walked the trail where she ran and stopped, no blood. I’d rather clean miss than wound, but I’d much rather be gutting a deer! @Ed Kennell Sailor’s delight! I ended the night laying on my backpack near the edge of the field, until dark dark.

I read your post to my wife. She immediately pointed out that she only had 4 sewing machines to your wife's 5. I might be doomed.

Well I did find this cool ad from 1982

I've bought a Kwik way FEL loader frame from @JCM Jim. For the time being I'm going to be using it as basically a secondary frame on my big wheel tractor build. I want to use the front 3/4" rod of the loader frame to attach somewhere on the front of the tractor which is most likely to be the holes where the front attach a matic would have actually been originally. What I would like to do is use some sort of very firm strong clamp instead of the levers. What could do that for me?

All I have to say is some has a big set to do that. The rest of the photos show " hold my beer and watch this ".

I like how they made the effort to use a people cage but not the correct lift and don't bother to even strap the pallets down....

Your is most likely from he Skinner Irrigation Company. They have several patents on such drills.

Duh... I did not catch that it was on a loader... pile it on!!!

I feel like the big ‘ole monster bucks that are old like the Uncle Jim’s of the world won’t bother a bait pile. They got old and mean by being wiser than most. For putting meat in the freezer, there is nothing wrong with adding a little enticer. I feel like there is no way that it could aid to the spreading of CWD or other deadly deer issues, any more than farmer’s crops, my garden, or a food plot. That’s what I think

You bought a lot of precious metal!

Thanks for the addition info! Neat blade! Never seen that on any brand much less a WH!

Hhhmmm...... Haiku / tree stand Police are not happy with you... Gotta say...Ladders are for people. Rope is for the backpack and gun... rope the gear up and down... takes two seconds and keeps you in shape for more YouTube videos...! Now where’s the buck?

Never heard of a block and tackle?

I changed mine over to front wheels off a tractor so they would have bearings....

Try today to tuneup the Engine Pulley, because with no tyres and Rims not much Fun.. I know i have to be patience for the Rim’s, but that‘s my hardes. Patience is definitively not my strenght... 🤪 but i was able to wait a Month for my Horse, so i hope that task goes quicker...🚜 let‘s see they told me it needs several Day‘s for prepare and another few Day‘s for Finish... 🤪 forecast tell‘s something about „snow“ at the Weekend... 🤬😢🤔 common, that‘s not fair So i just have to imagine the Final result...🤤 ok ok, i know what patience means.. but hey i can’t ride my Horse between this Day‘s... 😢

I also use the rain gear to cut the wind but I put it on the outside and keep the insulation under. I have an XL gore-tex waterproof Woolrich parka and bibs that I wear over insulated coveralls over Gander Mt. Guide Series duotherm long johns. I never had any luck with Under Armor type wear. This Nordic Wear head/neck gear is a must for us guys with no fur on our noggins. I wear a 30 yo pair of 1000gram Rocky boots that have been resoled 2X. These were USA made before they went to China. When it really gets cold and I don't have far to walk, I wear the LaCross pacs. The Muck type boots never worked for me. My feet always sweat in them.

My personal opinion is that the value of ZDDP is overrated. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about how moving parts in engines and drivetrains interact and the cam and lifter interaction is one of them. The common belief is that the cam and lifters slide across each other and that is not the case. The face of a lifter is actually convex and the cam lobe face is actually slightly slanted. This causes the lifter to spin in its bore and the lifter face to roll across the cam lobe. Because of that, there isn't nearly as much friction between the two as is commonly believed. The problem occurs when valvespring pressures get high and the cam and lifter faces start to deflect and no longer roll across each other as they were designed to do. When that happens is when you start to get lobe and lifter failure. The point that this happens is way beyond what you will see with stock valvesprings. The only time I would expect it to be a problem is during cam break in before the mating surfaces of the cam and lifter have adjusted to each other. Once that happens you should be good to go. Obviously different engines are designed with different geometry in the cam and lifters and some will be more sensitive than others, but collectively I don't see it as a real issue. That's not to say that a ZDDP additive isn't cheap insurance, because it is. I just don't believe it is absolutely necessary most of the time.

30 something years ago I was on contract at Heysham power station in Lancashire. We were fitting hydraulic pipe work to 4 big double winches for lifting parts of the reactor into place. These where on top of the building 250ft up. Builders lift only went so far up, so to get to the top it was ladder work. The steel erectors had a big crawler crane with a large basket and went up in that. With the fly jib the crane was 300ft to the tip. On my first day my mate and I climb in with steel erectors. The crane operator was aware he had two new men in the basket and took the crane up to the full hight. I tell you what. That cured my fear of hights.

pipe drill

Took a couple hour off for a road trip. I needed another 42" SD. It had a roller attached. I couple jumpers and a screwdriver and it started and purred like a happy kitty. Looks like a new ign. switch and a drive belt and the roller will be a runner. Back on topic and back in the tree this evening.....saw two doe.