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Mine makes and receives phone calls and isn't backwards like the one @Ed Kennell has.

My $9.95 phone makes phone calls. .

my version of the Brinly dump cart

Frozen slot hitch ...now after weeks of being shot with WD 40, Liquid wrench, and PB blaster( all now empty) I drilled two holes into the slot hitch and sprayed with more PB blaster it broke free!.. I have taped the holes and added grease zerks and a new lift cable and I can use the hitch! The pin doesn't move sideways...but doesn't matter size the slot hitch moves and will not be using a tiller anytime soon.

I've always gone with the oldest wireless communication company in the US - Motorola. Low price, great camera, same as you described does every thing I need, & I tend to beat the crap out of them with little to no damage. My current phone is a Moto 1 - 5G, it's getting old but still working well. Think I paid under $200 for it. Android & Apple both do the same things, just have slightly different ways of getting it there. Apple is a bit superior with photos & graphics. My thoughts are - If you are used to Android and don't want to hassle with learning a different operating system, then stick with Android. One other note - It will be a long-long time before I get any where's close to paying $1000+ for a phone.

I'm phone illiterate. My preference is a flip phone with call and text. When my flip phone became obsolete, My family decided that a smart phone was the way to go. For the most part, text and talk are 90% of my phone usage. Reasons I prefer simple phone is: I see my family can't go more than a few minutes before checking their smart phone phones seem to be addictive. Flip phone are small and fit in pocket versus a holster on my side. (Thusly taking place of my Sneaky Pete holster.) I'd rather do my playing on computer of evening and that is not every evening. I think my current phone is Samsung. I'm probably in the minority, in that, I don't have back up camera in my daily driver or use google directions when driving. (No need because my wife does.) Last summer on vacation, our kids depended entirely upon electronic driving directions. They were the lead car and we followed, meanwhile I had paper road atlas. At one point, they had us on gravel roads looking for "Field of Dreams" baseball diamond in Iowa. We made it to all destinations, but I was scratching my head sometimes. I admit, technology has great benefits and I'll just look over the shoulders of those who embrace it meanwhile I'll head out to the shop and let sawdust fly and get grease under my fingernails.

Excellent! I’ve been considering doing the same thing so I don’t have to deal with backing up a trailer. Well done!

Today was the day for the maiden voyage of my reborn B-80. I had swapped out the carb for a freshly rebuilt Carter Type N, pilfered the coil off the sick K-34. There was actually two issues why I wasn't getting spark. The coil was bad and the new points I installed had been sitting so long the contacts had a film insulating them. Cleaned them up and the spark returns. After sitting for who knows how long (likely years) this thing fired up immediately and ran like a sewing machine. A little carb tweaking and I'm good for a long ride out back. I did a video but I just can't get it to load on You Tube. I get back to the garage and drained the oil. This tractor is going to be dedicated to the front blade year around. I put one of the axle brackets on it as well as one of my receiver hitches from Lowell. Next the blade, wheel weights and chains. I'm a happy camper. Next project..........the Dino C-121. Stay tuned.

It is best to fully charge a new battery before putting it in service. Your previous readings were with an old and spent battery and your present readings are with an unknown.

Also check the voltage with a hand held meter to confirm the tractor gauge is accurate.

Very small world! Thank you for your help

I watched the site work for my new shed go in today ..getting closer! Did a test run with the 315-8

Leaf blower I put together

Hi, I was searching my area for a replacement 16 hp motor for my C161, eight speed manual transmission. I should say I was looking for a low $$ parts tractor with a moving 16 hp motor. I found this C - 161 on a classified ad. The seller called it a C 16. He said it was automatic and came with a snow plow. It looked a little rough, and he apologized. Said he’d always stored it outside. I have no familiarity with the non manual machines., It started and I was able to drive it onto my trailer. When I got it home and unloaded and ran it a little… dang! That’s a sweet driver! So, I decided to try out a 36” side dish charge deck. It didn’t have a mule drive or a way to engage PTO. I exchanged the mule drive from my 161 manual with no problem. I encountered a problem with the PTO. The arced rod from the C 161 manual appears shorter and will not function. I am uncertain about the installation but I’m wondering if that part is not interchangeable. I notice that the 16 HP motors are not exactly the same dimension, with different mounting styles. The name of the part would be helpful and any skinny about this automatic and how I can use the mower deck would be appreciated. thanks

I have an Apple iPhone SE second generation. Unlike the other iPhones it’s $400 brand new. I have had a few Android phones before, and they worked fine but it was so open files wise I could see someone screwing up the phone pretty easily. Especially if you didn’t know what you were getting into. I do like my iPhone. An added bonus being the newer operating systems are integrated together more smoothly every new version. I physically don’t need the phone on me to answer phone calls, as long as my iPad, or MacBook Pro, or Apple Watch is on. The rest of the family all have iPhones so that is an added plus as FaceTime, Messages, and more are pretty seamless. I’m pretty gentle with my phones so no issues there. It’s all about preference. Kind of like OSX vs. Windows.

Funny thing is that I too am left handed and right eyed. I was always laughed at at the Navy rifle range when I sighted with my right eye and pulled the trigger with my left hand.

As you are aware Richard, I am a strange duck. Being left handed and right eyed, I had to special order my Tracfone so it would be used friendly for Edog

I'm an android user and the mentioned reason above is one of the reason I won't go apple. I REFUSE to sell my soul to apple for no other reason than I'm stubborn and don't want to. I have never had any issues with my android phones and I think the cameras on them are excellent. They sure beat civil war era photographs!

We were at the beach last week. The rental house had all Roku tv's. I tried to cast pictures from my Android to the Roku. Would not let me. So my daughter got her Apple and connected AirPlay and instantaneously she was casting pictures. We were there for 8 days and I never got my Motorola to work. That is one of the things I hate about Apple. They buy their way into all platforms to become the exclusive way to connect.

Android user here, I did have an apple way back but once I switched to Samsung I stayed with it. My wife was encouraged to try the Google pixel last time we swapped, she HATES it. Cannot wait to swap back to a system she I'd happy with. So on balance I'd say stay with Android unless there's a clear benefit to changing to an I phone and all the faff that could entail.

Haha! You’re not wrong! Had a coffee in my hand the whole time

Sorry but I am an Android user and get mine from Consumer Cellular. I have a Samsung Galaxy 14 now and am happy with it. My family has I phones and we communicate with them just fine. Apps should take care of most sharing issues. Most cameras are very good now so for me thats not an issue. My droid has the face or fingerprint verification. Can you go to a local Verizon or T mobile Store and check the different phones out? The sales people "should be" knowledgeable about each phone and help with your questions.

I just tell my wife I only have one Wheel Horse.................... It's the one I'm sitting on. Yesterday my wife told me she just bought a new heavy duty sewing machine (her 7th) and I need to help he go pick it up. She said they were becoming like my tractors, so I said must be time for another tractor. (she doesn't know how many "parts" tractors I have in the barn at the farm.

I went from a flip phone all these years, to an iPhone 14 Pro back in November. I chose it for the apple connections to the rest of the family as well, and for the excellent camera. Other than it consuming a lot of my time, I don’t have regerts on the phone choice.

I’ve been working pretty steady lately. BUT, I did though get some parts l ordered a throttle lever knob, steering wheel insert clutch spring and shifter boot in the Mail after I got home from the meet and greet. That did tie up a few more loose ends nicely.

Now you need to look around for another parts tractor for the engine, fall in love with it, go find another, then another, and another.

I have an old 200 series that had lots of play as you described . Without to much trouble my cousin was able to pull the steering shaft up without having to remove it . He cut off the lower section of the worn gear off with a death wheel. When it went back together the shaft had enough room to slide further down enough so the newer unworn part of the gear took up most of the slack in the worn fan gear . This was on an older 212 model but seems it was a common issue with the 200 series .

Check the condition of the voltage regulator ground - the housing must be properly grounded . Oxidation at the mounting bolts is a common problem.......

I wish Richard... 856

Nice Mike! I’m getting ready to start on shed #2. Will be a mirror image of mine on the slab to the right of it. Will have an awning also.

My 702 has probably had better attention on maintenance, repair etc than any of my other Wheel Horse tractors. It is not my favorite but I do still enjoy riding and working with this tractor. The speed with which Wheel Horse innovated with new devices, attachments and features on their tractors made a quick end to the round hoods but boy they got a lot right early on!

I find adding two 1/8" NPT street ells to my grease gun gives me a lot of options on hard to reach zerk fittings. They are just snug so I can rotate the coupler in both axis.

Day 13 (I think I lost count lol) Today got a couple things done. Rebuild the Carb at work with a OEM NOS Briggs carb kit one of our local power equipment shops had left. But the carb back on with everything fully rebuilt inside including the fuel pump, Replaced the vacuum line. Changed the spark plugs and bolted the engine fully down. Also attached the throttle cable IMG_9164.mov

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My wife is an avid quilter and has more sewing machines than I have Wheel Horses. A few of her machines cost more than my entire herd so I don't have to justify the expenditure. Yesterday she went to a Quilters' Guild get together and came home emptyhanded she must be slipping.

I’ve spent the last 12 years as a mobile application software engineer and I could fill some pages up with related info, but let me be brief. Until Google (Android) and Apple can be friends (way way off in the future) there are a couple of gotchas with mixing the 2 within a family and friends group. FaceTime video calling is Apple only. In order to do that type of thing with Android users, you’d have to use something like Facebook Messenger’s video calling (it’s ok, but not a great feature) which is available on both platforms. Same sort of limitation with Android. Similarly, text messaging between individuals and groups between the 2 platforms is hindered by competing forces. Sending pics and videos via text (iMessage for Apple, SMS mostly for Android) results in low (like sometimes really, really bad) quality pics/videos for the user(s) on the other end. In short, if there is a mix of Android and Apple in your family/friend group, you’ll have to settle for not such a wonderful experience. If everyone in your group is on one of the platforms only, then communications will be as good as it can get. It doesn’t matter which platform as long as it’s across the board. Just one person on a different platform means everyone’s experience with communications (whether text or video calling) will suffer. There have been lawsuits filed and there has been some movement to get Apple and Google to cooperate, but it’s not here today. Both platforms are great. Both companies are innovative. And if you don’t text or video call with people then it doesn’t even matter, lol. edit: I blame Apple for not playing nice. 😊 edit 2: because Google does have a larger market share, so Apple has to innovate and make their platform special. edit 3: remember the browser wars? Yeah, that’s still a thing, and now we have mobile OS wars where Apple and Google are the only players left. edit 4: I used to recommend Android. I now use Apple and have to communicate with some Android users who I recommended it to back then; sigh, lol. Now I recommend what I said in the paragraphs above.

Found them online a couple years back, never been able to find any since. If I do, there will be another set coming!

I wish that I would've started out with Android. After my iPhone 4 became deliberately obsolete the next one was an iPhone 7 that had a battery failure and then a major hardware failure, next is my present iPhone 11 with a weak battery and the charging circuitry fails half the time. The failures and the nonsense with making file and photo transfers all but impossible has me thinking of ridding myself of this overpriced junk.

Four iphones in the family. Work flawlessly with each other and with others who have androids... We switched because of all the update / setup nonsense on our home computer back in the day - went all apple computer and phones probably 10 years ago and have not had any issues... seemless connection ...

I'm following this thread with interest. I'm using my wife's old Samsung. Our service provider has said that phone won't be supported for much longer. That, and the fact that the computers don't recognise the phone anymore when connected via USB has me thinking that I should look for a new phone soon.

Yikes! Just one? @Retired Wrencher I’ve arrived to a couple shows to find one strap has busted. I ALWAYS use more than one, usually three, so the other straps pick up the slack (pun intended) when one strap lets go.

Many European new members have been joining lately. If you have questions please ask.

Here is every thing that you will need to know about your engine. https://resources.kohler.com/power/kohler/enginesUS/pdf/tp_2379.pdf Some sources for aftermarket engine rebuild kits. https://isavetractors.com/ultimate-engine-rebuild-kit-for-kohler-k161-7hp/?srsltid=AfmBOoqdOW1LVWd8aNKG6ydzqXTquj1PmHPdibJ7NXOkPsTst-t56_ag https://www.ebay.com/itm/143655761198 Best place for decals. https://www.redoyourhorse.com/search.php?search_query=702&x=32&y=1

I picked up a little bit of bling today. As a mentor for the local high school's robotics team, I got invited to the fall activities assembly for the presentation of the world championship rings because we were part of the winning alliance for the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championship meet last May. This is a world wide competition. This year there were about 3600 active teams world wide. About 600 teams qualified for the World Championship competition in Huston last May. 8 alliances of 4 teams each competed in a double elimination format to determine the world champions. Our goal last season was to be one of those 32 teams - never dreamed that we would win. The students were heavily involved with the ring's design. That ring is heavy and a real clunker to wear. It stops my ring finger from completely curling. Guess I'll just have to put up with it.

my RJ with a cultivator, my 701 with a front bumper that was off my 856 and rear weights and my red devil loadhog trailer with my squrebody in the backround my 310-8 with a cab snowblower and the wheel weights that are now on my 701

Mini-duals made by DMI (Deitrich Manufacturing Inc) the same as their larger clamp-on duals for farm tractors.