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Scrolling through Facebook market palace I came across this ad which seemed to be spam but in hindsight it wasn’t . It was an Rj58 covered in dust in an old building . Naturally I sent a few messages stating I was interested. With about a day going by I figured that it had sold . I receive a phone call in which it was the lady who had owned it and said it was still available. So I had a buddy Of mine run up to Fall River Massachusetts to grab it for me in which it turned out to be a moving company who had closed their doors. My assumption is that it got bought in a clean out or it never got picked up /delivered to the customer it was being moved for . Here our some pictures in order .since I’ve gotten it running which it’s a great runner and it definitely shows signs of low hour machine . I am fortunate @stevebo helped me out with the schnacke recoil . I am leaving the dirt and grease on the machine as seen . 😊

Rylee and I jumped in Norman for a haul. We hit the road at 3:58 this morning, hoping to land around 1:30 this afternoon. A little brake fast at the ‘King and we’re back on the road!

We went to PA and turned right

And this just in… @Pullstart now wanted in 13 States for rustling… approach with caution. Known to put victims to sleep in cornfields…

Well with that big truck and the way Kevin can load tractors I’m going to guess he’s getting…umm… 7 machines!

Me, Trina and her mom have been out reorganizing the tractor outdoor storage area all afternoon. Moved about 3 million years worth of leaves. Realigned all 5 future project tractors and some parts under a paracord where we'll hang a large tarp for the winter. At the Meet n Greet we'll line up every other tractor near these for a photo opportunity. Also convenient because the forest trails start here. @Raposo @JCM

OMG, the rustlers in PeeAaaa. Lock the barn Mama.

Came across this on FB last night and shot him a message. Never seen one of these before. Almost looks like a big fiberglass body. At first, I thought it was a rear-engine. But now that I look at it, it almost looks like a front-engine, front-wheel-drive set-up. Doesn't look like there is a deck to it, but I like the little floor-boards rather than being open like the small, 60's Wheel Horses have. Any help or ID would be much appreciated.

Here is the only picture I have currently after unloading it yesterday evening. My JD 400 TLB was sizing it up and felt a lil inferior next to the Wheel Horse!

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2021/11/04/once-owned-by-smokey-yunick-this-chevrolet-small-block-intake-manifold-may-be-the-last-remnant-of-a-canceled-high-performance-camaro

These items appeared on Nextdoor today! I call it Red Friday >>wife out of town for weekend!

He don't Plunger he be bringing that back for me...gonna build a 520-8 plow mule.... I had a vision from the above... 26-12 ags.. lift the fender pan... 18" Vs on the front ... add hydraulics ala FEL style..... clevis hitch ...weights ... he just don't know that yet.....

Had a productive day. Made my own wheel weights from a $40 weight set at walmart. 50lbs plus probably 5lbs for the hardware per wheel. Also fixed my headliggts and replaced the bulbs with LEDs. And got my mowing done afterwards.

Went to check out the combine’s progress on the north end of the field… then my tractor riding buddy fell asleep!

@cafoose Best. Song. Ever. I've seen parts or the whole o that movie at least 30 times. Gets better. Every. Time.

Don’t worry PA people the only thing we took here was a leak and theses pictures.

I was in Va many years ago. I saw tumbleweed and thought it was your hair!

Yep, that looks just about right. The real question of course is, how in the world does one get one's daughter up and out the door before 4:00 in the morning? My wife tries it once in a blue moon, I don't even bother any more.

Eric: Great article - Smokey was a great race car builder who fractured almost EVERY rule in the rulebook. He discovered that the Hudson Hornet motor developed more torque IF you ran it backwards. He had a custom camshaft ground with a mirrored profile - even had the "Testicular Fortitude" to have the FACTORY part number on it. Made a fan with reverse pitch, rewound the starter to run backwards. Perhaps his greatest achievement was his 1967 15/16th scale Chevelle to compete in the NASCAR Sportsman Series - every panel on the car was massaged to be a wee bit smaller. Because of him NASCAR went to the Roofline profile inspection plates. My alltime favorite was once (then the rule was added) he had a car in qualifying that had no rear wheel cutouts on the body. He figured it would be more aerodynamic and it was. The other Teams laughed when they saw it - how is that fool going to change rear tires during the race they said. Once they qualified up near the front, the crew cut out the wheel openings. There was a protest filed by other teams - Smokey replied " NASCAR allows us to cut our own desired wheel opening shape - they just did not say when!!"

Chasing towards the sun!

Just got a tiny bit acquainted with a handful of new rides today…

Normally I use the ramps, but the approach was quite steep.

Only 4 tractors.

Chop shop baby! 👍

Just noticed… going kinda slow there @Pullstart…

Quite a load! Looks like Norman is tractor heavy.

Hey!!! I’m worth about $400!!!!! I gotta tell my wife!!! meh… maybe not…

TMI… but thank you for not including your usual abundance of pictures…

@Jacob S One other thought... You might be tempted to try some of the products called "belt dressing" to get the belt to have better grip. NOT a good idea. Those products are for belts that are under constant tension, not for ones used for clutch engagement as the ones on WHs are. Good quality, Kevlar fabric-wrapped belts are the way to go for our tractors.

And Smokey got fined for another violation - to add fuel capacity beyond the mandatory 22 gallon fuel tank, he ran a QUARTER MILE of fuel line coiled up inside the car. Another new rule change ....

Very cool! I loved the 67 model year. The Nova SS was awesome. A friend had a 67 Camaro (maybe a 68?) that he 'bumped into' a tree with the front end. He found the same year Firebird at a local scrap yard that was wrecked in the rear. Turns out that everything bolted right up! He did have to 'massage' the fenders to line the door seams up. When it was all finished it was a Firebird comin' at ya, and a Camaro goin' away. Too bad it was a 6 cylinder car...

If you take a close look, they are basically a walk behind tractor that they added a rear section of frame and a steer axle to. I believe that all of the walk behind attachments will fit on right on to the front of the tractor.

Really?? That low??

Sorry we are not GREEN fans here. Go Red.

I'll be along for the ride too. Safe travels my friends!!

I stretch in the mornings and I sometimes I get light headed.

All joking aside- when is the last time you woke up and stretched like you did when you were a kid? That was some serious snoozing! I wake up nowadays feeling like someone beat me with a bat.

Be afraid… be very afraid… Horror movie sequel: @Pullstart of the Corn

Got the ags and plow on the raider 10. People liked it on holloween.

Looks like you got yourself a 1990 520-8 among the crowd. Didn't know you had a thing for those new models?

Not like Kevin to travel that light - me thinks there is another leg to the trip with a wee bit of good old fashioned Horse Tradin' going on......

Nice workhorse Kevin. My dads got a nice one too.

Jeeze, quite a trip. Can only imagine what it is you're getting to make it worth the drive. Though, any excuse to spend time with the family is worth it. Looking forward to the haul.

You do that ... especially when it comes time to buy batteries! My head would be swiss cheese I had to tell SWMBO ! spent 800+ on a dead horse! Sides B hood heavy over here! @Achto had a line on on a nice one but the batteries were a deal breaker. I had a line on one too with new batts for a real decent price but the guy backed out at the last minute. Sorry I boned you on the lens Sylvia but it was Dan's fault for destroying my brain cells.... You get a ahold of @Wheel Horse 3D ? Hey Craig how'd you get my loader back? I was just workin it last nite!

I keep a copy of this diagram in my shed and on my phone. It comes in handy!

That is a Gravely Westchester. They were built when Studebacker owned the company. Many of those tractors were bought back by Gravely because customer's were not happy with them. I personally would love to have one, they are so cool looking. Here is an article on them. https://www.gravely.com/en-us/about/100years/6/a-machine-that-didnt-meet-gravely-standards

A bench is just another tool. Different tools do different tasks. For maintenance and assembly work most any surface will do. For fabricating steel, heavier is better. I have two fabricating benches in my shop, both steel and more than one inch thick. Both have 1/2-13 tapped holes Spaced 2.5” apart. One has these holes throughout the entire surface. Both are Blanchard Ground flat. The T-slot spacing on my milling machine dictates the hole spacing I use in my shop. This provides standardization which allows me to use any fixture I make any where I choose, even on the rear bumper of my service truck. The increase mass/weight is helpful when hammering. Like a blacksmiths anvil, the higher mass helps to transmit more energy where it is needed instead of absorbing it with vibration and movement of a lighter bench. On some work it may make the difference between success and failure. Suitable bench tops can be found at metal recycling centers. These tooling plates come from manufacturing facilities. Often they are already ground flat and sometimes unused. I have bought two this way for 10 cents per pound.

I did my first Black Hood in semi and second in satin… preferred the satin…