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I would screw them on the side of a shed or tree. Birds will immediately build a nest in them. It will put a smile on everyone’s face that sees it.

Same model, same size, for the last 12 or so years. My favorite! Now, the agonizing task of breaking the new ones in!

I came across this tractor on the 2hands website. Looks a a bit like a wheel horse with the hood and badging. I have never seen this model. Probably homemade but nevertheless pretty cool.

That’s 45 minutes from me Ed Dog I bet I can find space on the hauler!

I would think that a buzzard would need a larger size.

As long as the birds can't smell!

...and apparently lined with gold since it slept in the hotel room!

I would like to think that they are together again playing with their favorite Strats. Gone but their legacies will be here forever.

Kind of a flop day today. I was contacted by the blood center I donate at, there is a local blood emergency. They are about 1/2 day ahead of demands as of this morning. They asked if I would go to another location ahead of my scheduled drive location. Sign me up! I am A+ and have a certain RO characteristic that makes me pretty special in their eyes. I got there at 12:00 and was the first person in a seat. I generally do double red donations, where they take extra blood cells out and replenish me with saline at the same time, but lately, they have needed my plasma more than my blood. Same machine, different process. Today, being in a different location with different nurses, I found it funny that it drew three times from me, with no returns. I pointed out that something was wrong, but was quickly assured that it was just taking longer than usual. The boss man walked by and pointed out the machine is not separating the plasma as intended and all my blood needs to be returned to me, and I am an abort mission on a 24 hour hood to be able to donate again. Liability, processes, lawyers, etc… I’m already here with a needle and no blood is drawn. Take it again, there are people who need my fluids more than I do! I ended up finding another location tomorrow at 12:05, and will start all over. Today was supposed to be my 3 gallon day. I got the pin, but no sense of the accomplishment. Fingers crossed, I can help someone tomorrow.

So Ed's dad was late on that delivery?

I watched “Taryl Fixes All” on YouTube tonight . I seen @Pullstart ‘s “Snowmotractor” on the cover of Lawn and Garden Tractor magazine that Taryl was reading, and I believe Taryl was reading the article on it because I seen it in the centerfold I think. That’s a trip !

Repurpose them Kevin! Downspout??

If you appreciate guitar playing you have to know Jeff Beck. Unique, inimitable, innovative, and an outright class act. Never a “rock start pose “ never showing off , always deferred to other greats when playing with them, even though they were always clearly eager to hear what other out of this world sound he would come up with. Humble and a total gentleman when interviewed. Perhaps signaling the end of an era in guitar players .

Although the flower may smell a tad funny ....

At 13, I was jammin gears in these. Dad had three of them on the road that I shuttled to and from the Gulf station where I worked.. I changed oil and greased them every weekend.

I have several of his albums. Definitely a diverse and great player. “Freeway Jam” is my favorite.

This trans was full of water and the brake gear was rusted to the diff gear. I saved this horse from a scrapper about to turn it in for beer money.

It’s oddly comforting to see I’m not the only one who replies to posts from years ago.

@ebinmaineJust checked and confirmed that yes it is the generator belt guard. It matches my spare and the one on my generator.

Picked up two new 4ply front tires from the Tractor Supply Seasonal Clearance for half price.

No, this is pair #4 Chris. I just keep getting the same model number and size. Still three years for boots the way I treat them is a great life!

Gotta put the beer and ice in something!

Plant a Callery pear tree in them. The 2 opposing stink forces may cancel each other out! https://www.npr.org/2015/04/24/401943000/whats-that-smell-the-beautiful-tree-thats-causing-quite-a-stink#:~:text=The Beautiful Tree That's Causing Quite A Stink,-Listen· 2%3A18&text=Gordon%2FFlickr-,Callery pear trees in Pittsburgh.,fish and other stinky things.&text=It's springtime in Pittsburgh%2C and,are sprouting beautiful%2C white blossoms.

Sounds great!! I see you used seasoning instead of hot peppers in the mix. If you decide to try hot peppers on your next batch here's a trick I learned. If you put the peppers in with the meat when you're browning it, the heat from the peppers will show up on the back side. If you throw raw peppers in to cook with the complete mix the heat from the peppers will be on the front.

Can't beat a pair of Redwings for sure! Been a loyal wearer for 23 years. Save the old ones and plant a flower in it!

@Ed Kennell Hey Ed, this is parked outside the Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It’s right off I-95, if you have not been I would encourage anyone to stop by and check it out. Be prepared to spend time there, this is no half hour stop. Perhaps this is why they have a fifties style diner inside! I have more pictures but they do not do this incredible place justice.

Given the complexity of some of his builds, I have to say that was either a very early project, or not his at all! Dude built some crazy cool stuff!

My wifes is at a Doc. appointment this morning, got the loud knob at 7 with JB's Wired on blowing threw the old JBL Century 100, damn the 70's were great.

Maybe @Stigian built it?

I searched for “venison chili” and didn’t find anything. So, here we are today. Last night, I soaked a 1lb bag of dry light red kidney beans. This morning, I drained, rinsed them and returned them to the slow cooker. Today, I took a package of Missouri doe (mixed with some ground pork butt) and browned it with my choice of wild game seasoning, coriander and black pepper, and added it on the beans. My guess is that it’s 2-3 lbs. I browned it in olive oil and there wasn’t but 1/4 cup or less, so I did not drain it. With the skillet hot, I added more olive oil and a thick diced onion to the pan and sautéed the onion with some sea salt, black pepper and www.gun powder.net .50Cal Hot! Seasoning, then added the onion to the cooker. Next came two cans of diced chili style tomatoes. I don’t like chunky maters. I chose to use a little hand held do-hickey to purée them a bit. Dumped ‘em in and added a little fund raiser bag of taco seasoning. Ingredients on the bag Hopefully it thickens up some, but last I dumped a 32oz container of chicken broth and put the cooker on high. A little mix with the stirrin’ stick and it’ll simmer all day.

If you have a new brass bushing in the axle tube you may need a little more honing on it to get the side blade to mesh correctly. Also shouldn’t hurt to use a little Emory cloth on the brake shaft to clear any burrs etc. I used some of the older style bearings (not as precise ) that Buckranger uses to give more flexibility in the transmission. They are bearings similar to original ones that were not as precise as most manufacturered today.

At 52 I really think I'm somebody driving the bigger trucks at work !!!

It used to drive my ex nuts but I haven’t parked a vehicle in my 2 car garage since I moved in. My grandfather used to shoe horn a full size sedan and his small 2 wheel drive pick up in it plus his wheel horse. Me on the other hand use it all for wheel horses.

Did you just hit your head again Jim?

Hey y’all, don’t think for one minute that grease (red, green or blackened) hasn’t been on my boots!

Unfortunate wording that I'm glad to say is disappearing from many employer's vocabulary. Odds are VERY high the driver didn't break the truck. The EMPLOYER broke the truck due to lack of maintenance. Glad you made it out of that years ago situation safely.

@SylvanLakeWH figured someone would get me on that . I did recommend lucas red grease on wheel horse cookie baking ! have to think up an excuse , up to my neck in green grease , pete

Story behind that trailer...went to RickyV's auction in Missouri. John had already bought the trailer and we went to pick it up. We picked it up and got it back to the motel and stored it inside because of the snow. Went to the auction the next day and after we headed back to the motel. John was on the phone with someone in Ohio as we pulled up the road by the motel. I had talked to the people in the motel to let them know that we left the trailer in the room and not to get excited. Well, when we pulled up the road by the motel I could look into the parking lot by our room while John was on the phone. I said, "Hey John, they moved your trailer outside of the room". "It's on the sidewalk". He was still on the phone, but he absolutely freaked out and he was driving. I thought I was going to die laughing, and then I had to assure him I was kidding. That picture is a few minutes after we got back into the room. Something I will never forget.

Looks like the issues have been stated. File burrs, and make sure all bearings are square in their places. You also might turn the input shaft a little...sometimes helps. Nice job saving that transmission !!

What is the make, model and serial number of your tractor. I assume it has a working battery? If it is a wheel horse, there may be a clutch, seat, and PTO safety switch. Any one of these can prevent a start.

As Lane said, if you replaced the axle bushings you will need to hone them to get some clearance or the diff will be too to turn when assembled. I've done 3 of these and learned something additional on each one. One thing I do is before I assemble the whole transmission, I just test fit assemble the axles/diff into the case and side plates to bee if the diff can rotate. Then take apart, hone the bushings a little more, repeat, repeat.

This is what I believe was one of his last performances if not the very last. As always his trademark, sleeveless shirt and the one of a kind Strat with the upside down head stock made for him. Surrounded as always by excellent musicians unknown to most such as Rhonda. Besides his gifted hands he had the gift of recognizing and bringing to the forefront musicians others would not contemplate specially women. A real example of how to manage your unique endless talent in a humble manner using it to give others opportunities which otherwise they may never have. Sadly one can also see the noticeable decline in his body by now even though he might of not been sick then. A true classy human being.

My favorite bass player Tal Wilkenfeld

He will be missed. RIP

Ed, at our age, can we afford to waste ten minutes? All kidding aside, I understand why Eaton states that. But in the real world we generally do what works for us. Since my hydro has close to 900 hours on it, (150 of which I put on), I can only attest to my own experience.

And when you have Wheel Horses apart for repairs they take up twice as much space.

Per Eaton, all 1100s should be warmed up for 10 minutes to prevent damage. Some must be warmed up before the lifts will work.