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We were in NC for a wedding this weekend. We found an awesome show! If you wouldn’t mind, tell me how you like (or don’t like) this style of video. I took “Live Photos” during the show, and blended them to make the video you see.

I suppose today was "help my neighbor day". A friend fell 20 feet last February on a construction site and busted up both ankles badly. He is just now walking short distances with the help of a cane. Otherwise he uses a mobility scooter. Today I used the line trimmer for almost two hours cutting the weeds and grass around his place. When I mentioned I was to to model train show Friday, he showed interest. Looks like I'll have a companion at the train show. The sad part is that his wounds are not healing, the bones are not mending correctly, He faces another surgery mid October to rebreak and reset the bones. My next door neighbor is on hospice. He had fought a good fight against cancer but in the end, it catches up with us. I sat with Joe an hour and half while his wife took care of business in town. I don't think he ever knew I was there. Morphine keeps pain at bay. I am blessed that even though I'm almost ten years older than both of these men, I am able to help them in time of need.

And mounted up.

The 857 I picked up this summer had 23x10.5 rear rubber that just looked to wide to me. Got these from my neighbors collection (thanks @Docwheelhorse) in a 23x8.5x12 size. Primed and painted . Used Rustoleum “rattle can” Cottage White

Belt tension spring installed. Pulleys need more time for paint to dry.

I want to thank everyone for their valued opinions. It has been a learning experience. The three most important things I have learned are... 1. If money is no object, iPhone wins. 2. If money is no object, iPhone wins. 3. If money is no object, iPhone wins. So, for that reason, I have decided to stay with Android. There has to be a reason that world-wide Android is a 70% to 30% sales leader over iPhone. I have purchased a Motorola Edge Plus. Price $499.00. Granted, I did get some discount. I defy anyone to show me a current iPhone that has the features of the Edge+ for under $499.00. If Motorola can make this phone and sell it for a reasonable price, there is no reason Apple can't do the same. Thanks guys. It's been fun.

I just recently extracted the hubs and axles/diff assembly from a 400 hour 518-H rear end. I suspect these are the same as the 520-H. If you decide to go with a repair vs. full replacement, drop me a PM.

Denton has one of the largest tractor and engine shows in the southeast on the fourth of July weekend. Lots of stem power and horse drawn as well as tractors doing work. This is not a park it and polish it show. https://dentonfarmpark.com/southeast-old-threshers-reunion/

Ooooh Whooow. see it just now. Great nobody is hurt much except few bruises. They be part of the game in this case...😎 Remember me on my third Car, when we start to improving the Engines - but we didn’t improve also the Brakes and the suspensions.. A wonky curve in wet condition an - heeeey the Field was mine.... Was i‘m to fast - probably no - 😂😂😂😂. but the Suspension was much too weak for the Power. What did i learn - check if all condition fits together to the improved Power. i still love my NOS Bottle...😎🤪 Btw: the newer Cars have much moreSafety built in that the Old ones where everything was still Steel and hard Plastics what breaks and scruff you up. fingers crossed for her next Ride. 👍😎🎂 She should celebrate 2 times a year Birthday from now on.

Thanks! Not that hard to find but definetely hard on the bank account

We've got family coming this weekend for a visit - enough that we need the travel trailer as an extra bedroom. Worked this afternoon on dewinterizing the water system after I had puledl it out of its storage place a bit and getting it levelled and stabilized. While I was working on it, I noticed that it was in a good location relative to the fire circle I also noticed that we have a couple of stacks of firewood that need to get used up.. Well, it was a really nice evening tonight, so I built a fire, dug out the weightless chair, and read a book under the awning for a while. Thinking about doing it again tomorrow night.

Well I’ve been chipping away when I can. I spend days and days sanding and grinding and finally started getting some parts in primer. I definitely went further with the rust and old paint removal than most people would, I bet. These pics are just some of what I have done about half way through spraying them, but it’s proof I’m doing something!! I need to get the frame and “center console” section cleaned up next and then I can spray some color and maybe start putting things back together. Racing the clock trying to be ready to plow this winter. what would be the correct chemical to use to clean dirty finger prints off of these parts that are now in (rustoleum) primer that won’t remove the primer? Seeing things looking cleaned up and looking new is already getting me all fired up for the end result!!

@8ntruck Sometimes you just gotta stop and smell the roses!

Ever run across Nectar Rock band. They played clubs and collages up and down the East coast in the 80s - 90s. They often opened for another York, Pa. band named LIVE . Right to Left My son Mike Kennell, lead guitar; Hardy Hill, drummer; Caroline, vocals; Dave Henry, bass. Dave suffered a fatal heart attack at an early age resulting in the band disbanding. Mike is married to Dave's sister Libby and they operate the family HVAC business started by libby and Daves Grandfather Wilber Henry. Hardy Hill went on to star in some early episodes of the Big Brother TV series. I lost track of Caroli The volume was a bit high for my ears but we had some good times following these kids back in the day.

@Pullstart THANK YOU ! what an incredible set up / display , talk about a time zone ! lucky you , pete

Nice job Kevin. Since you asked here is my $.02 worth. Love the music...being a southern boy it strikes a chord with me . Only suggestion would be to add a short cross fade between clips (only a second or 2) if your editing software does that and make sure each clip is a couple seconds longer. Will keep the video more laid back and smooth....course that's the way we like it here in the south...

Thanks Kevin

Pretty cool. I like it.

Snow blowers and plows spend their working time resting on the ground unsupported by the front end. A loader or unsupported engine powered device will introduce a whole different range of static and/or dynamic stress.

Richard, you know we don't get snow but once in a blue moon, and when we do, by the third cup of coffee in the morning it's gone.

Hope you don't need a tall chute two stage snow blower in the panhandle of Florida, a side discharge mower deck should handle all the snow you are likely to see.

Started deck assembly. Spindles have already been rebuilt with new bearings as required then greased, and threads cleaned up on both ends. Sharpened and balanced blades installed with never seize on the threads. Spindles bolted into deck housing with never seize on the bolts. Front bracket, shaft, and leveler installed. Rear brackets, wheel support, rear rollers, and quadrant installed. Rear brackets are not tight to allow for alignment when the rest of the deck hardware is installed. I made up a little reinforcement plate for the quadrant to help prevent it from cracking again. Belt tension assembly installed minus spring as I just painted it. Front rollers installed. Wheels installed. I am at a standstill right now as I just painted the pulleys and tension spring so they will require a day or two to dry.

Wow! Thanks everyone for the replies and ideas. I’ve got some homework and number crunching to do. I’ll check back in after I make up my mind and weigh my options…

I've been using an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 for general web browsing amdosting here. Over the last few weeks, I have been getting lots of warnings from web sites that I previously did not get. Something about an invalid certificate and the operating system not bei g able to support. Considering that the old tablet was running Android 4.4.4, I'm not too suprised. Today, I treated myself to a Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+. A little different but the same. More memory, faster processor, 5g capable, and with a SD port. OK price as well - even though it did not come with a charger.

When Live setting is “on” and while the Camera app is active, the camera remains on and buffering the most recent few seconds of what it sees so that it can create and store the complete Live sequence.

I guy who moved done the road a couple of years age is a fabricator, and said he could take the old snow plow I got in a deal years ago and make a small front end loader out of it. He said the weight capacity would probably would be around 200 lbs. I think my C160 hydro could handle that he said he would put an electric actuator on it to tilt the bucket. A small front end load for one of my tractors has always been on my bucket list, but at 70 I'm not sure I really need one now but what the hell the plow has been sitting around here for at least 15 years.

Yup!

Very nice Kevin. Thank you for all your work and taking us along. I really enjoyed the ride and the music. I think Sailman mentioned this, maybe a second or two longer on some of the early still snaps. Old eyes are slow in transmitting the images to our over filled brain receiving area.

Part # 110145 TUBE is 3" long (75mm)...11/16 ID(17mm). The shorter part # 106069 SPACER is 2-1/2" long with 3/4" ID. Either one of these tubes/spacers are designed to PINCH the bearing races together to preclude crushing the HOUSING. To the extent of this part dimension difference, I confirm that the housings are machined differently. I have each of these parts...

@clueless think it might also be the time to think about the front wheel / axel set up , for function , condition , usually neglected . minimal service , bearings dry / sloppy , wheel shimming , a fresh regrease , anything related to increased loading on a movement related area . big bulky unit hanging off the edge of support , can really get into heavy wearing of ill prepared function , pete

I think you have an excellent chance using the A-Z collet hubs. You may need to move the hub inboard more than normal to make use of the better axle surface. Spacers could be used to move the wheel back out. The hub should span and strengthen the damager area of the hub. You could also weld up and hand grind file the damaged area. I have had success in rebuilding bad keyway

I use BBs on all my boat trailers that I constantly dunk in salt water. The pressurized hub does keep the water out. I never felt a need on a tractor though. Sealed bearings work fine on all my tractors. I do store them inside.

That kind of wear or fit you could simply feel by jacking it up and trying to wiggle the wheel. Maybe a bent rim. While it's jacked up give it a good hard spin and watch it

You could be lol The more I look at it the more I may do that. The 3 point hitch will be painted at least though. It was laying on the dirt floor of the shed so it's just about all rust at this point.

Very similar to mine... Works like a charm...

The BBT and her Momma spent several hours working on firewood. This is her 867 Pigpen and the 1977 Ohio Steel trailer. My crane...

Went and killed myself today. A family we know lost their 21 y/o son recently and needed help clearing yard at their cabin of the firewood pile so family coming had parking. We spent about 2.5 hours working on that today, along with some other families from the group we know them through. I feel good about it now, I'll regret it tomorrow.

so ive never been into Massey's or I have now yet. I know of a few models, so this is a Kohler that was converted to diesel, that looks like a spark plug or is it. and how did Kohler get so high compression in one of those or am I miss understanding something. I probably sound like a idiot but just sounds neat.

Happy birthday 🎁🎊

The fuel pump pulse is generated by the movement of the piston. in the crankcase. I can't imagine how the pressure of the air on the outside of the engine could affect the crankcase pressure.

We used to use talcum powder in a hand pump duster intended for garden use. Worked quite well.

I found a seat pan that is getting reinforced with a few welds on the corners and then off to powder coat so I can mount up the great looking setup I got from Matt!

My $9.95 phone makes phone calls. .

Celebrated what we did 61 years ago. Took the family of 18 to breakfast. Sept 8 1963

Hope everyone had a good time at the wheel horse show! snuck in a little more time with my tractor. Really not hard to figure out how to dismantle these things.. although I’m starting to get to the point where some of it is a little tricky. Looks like I’m near the point of dropping out the transmission, taking off the engine and then taking the rest of the “center console” apart. hopefully with this big pile of parts I can just grind and paint a few things whenever I run into some spare time. Which is never!! Haha!

I’ve got a rolling frame! I did run into something I wasn’t anticipating with the powder coat on the axle shafts, it had to be removed before they would go together. I hope this isn’t too big of an issue with other parts. I think I’ll be fine with bolt holes but anywhere there is a tight tolerance it could be. The color is a little brighter than the Regal Red I used in the hydro case so I’ll need to tape that off and put a coat of the new color I picked up that matches, cherry red I think.

Parts are back from powder coating! Now it’s time to get to work!

The Kohler 230722 Condenser fits all battery ignition single cylinder and twin cylinder from the K-90 to the K-582. The 235786 condensers are for the magneto equipped Kohler engines only K-161 to K-301 The unit of measure for a condenser is the Farad. Many electronic components like radios and TVs use capacitors that are in the microfarad range (ten to the minus six power Farads) and our small engines use a condenser that is in the nanofarad range (ten to the minus ninth power Farads) which is based on the voltage range they work in. A magneto ignition system uses a 100 to 250 nF condenser and a battery ignition system uses a 200 to 500 nF condenser. A good multi-meter will have a capacitor testing function. Armed with this information you can walk into your auto parts store and get a very confused look on the face of the person on the other side of the counter. The capacitance is not listed on the package and probably not in any of the on-line data they have for the condensers they stock. You just have to go by the application chart and be sure that the condenser you are buying is for the type ignition system your engine has, not just the horsepower or engine size. If an engine idles well, but runs erratically when revved up, like it hits and misses, pops and backfires, then chances are, it needs a new condenser/capacitor. And always install a condenser/capacitor with the wire facing downward so rain water and/or when washing off engine, water will not enter inside condenser/capacitor, ruining it. With water inside the condenser, this will also allow it to idle well, but cause it to run erratically when revved up. What is a farad (F)? A farad (F) is the standard unit of capacitance (C) in the International System of Units (SI). It indicates the ability of a substance to hold an electric charge. The value of most electrical capacitors is expressed in farads, microfarads (µF) or nanofarads (nF)