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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.

This is probably going to take me forever because of the zillion other projects I have going but I figured why not get started. My goal is to return this Raider to new condition so that it can survive another 50 years. It’s gonna be put to work. spent a little time and made some decent progress. Anyone ever seen a gas tank fade/look like the color wore off? Weird!! Any ideas how to make it red again? until next time!

I do believe this image has been posted on here before, but I'm too lazy this morning to try and find it. It's currently showing up on some random truck facebook group page and there seems to be conflicting guesses on the lawn tractor.

That breaker swap was planned to have new, #6 wire installed between the box and tankless water heater. Since the breaker did not fit, I took a closer look at the box. There were empty knock out holes that suggested that it is used. Per the label on the box, max wire size is #8. The box specs N1 type breakers, which were superseeded about 1965. The main breaker is 100 amps. However, the lake house is small enough that I would expect it to have 60 amp service. This raised a question in my mind about the possibility of the PO replacing the original 60 amp main breaker with a 100 amp breaker to 'upgrade' the service. I also started to think about the largest possible load we could see. 4 burners and the oven on the electric range, 3 window air conditioners, the refrigerator, maybe a hair dryer, and the tankless water heater would come close to maxing the system out. Combining all of the above caused me to postpone the tankless heater install until after upgrading to bigger service and a new load center are installed.

What about the paint prep?? The results look great...

Correct part numbers for the spindle housings are shown in the photos. #106063 is for keyed spindle assemblies, # 114568 is for the newer "metric " spindle assemblies. Externally they are identical.

if you are not feeling this , you must be dead , pete

That hub and axle are toast. Weld the hub on to the axle and run it like it's stolen, ( they already need to be changed anyway plus you can't kill anything more if it's already dead.) And in the meantime, find a replacement used trans so it can be swapped out once you find one and then done at your leisure.

That deck looks very good. Great job.

Today, I was working. I shopped Hannaford to Go orders for a solid four hour shift. Basically I look at a list of items picked by a customer. These lists range between 1-120 items at roughly 30 seconds an item on a handheld the size of a phone, scanned each in with a scanner on my finger, and pushed an aluminum cart that logically gets heavier as i go. Sometimes to the point its like I'm pushing my tractor. However, I work at a store with great co workers so it went by quick. Once I stopped I felt like I aged another 40+ years so I took 5 for a bit so I can do it again tomorrow.

I got myself an odd ball. The tag comes up as a 1975 C-161. It looks just like a C160 but with the “wrong” decals and a different dash. What do yall think?

https://www.amazon.com/fascinatte-723-0448-923-0448-723-0448A-923-0448A/dp/B08V4ZVB9D/ref=asc_df_B08V4ZVB9D/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693770002238&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4891083975762741296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018127&hvtargid=pla-1244579436896&psc=1&mcid=3ffcdb8e1c053480a0ab5147a7bedfdc been adding heim joints to rod ends for years , their 360 degree transfer of thrust , in any sloppy / erratic pull / push point , also dramatically enhances function , add lubrication , snug up entire set up , if you paint it red , no one will know , pete

McMaster Carr. Excellent source.

Happy Birthday Bob

Have a Great Day Bob

Have a great day!

Happy Borned on Day, Bob

The motor on the blower was an eighteen hundred RPM unit with about a five or six inch pulley so the fan speed is close to the same now. I understand that if you run these squirrel cage fans at too many RPMs you generate turbulence and reduce the air flow. Mine does a great job as it is set up.

Nice Wrencher... My favorite model and looks orginal to boot.

Haban flail mower, custom adapted to WH PTO for power. Custom hydraulic front lift bracket (2” receiver tube; mounts on front- and mid-attach-a-matic; quick-connect hydraulic lines) with 15” range and 1,000 lb capacity Custom 2-spool hydraulic valve with cable-linked joystick control and quick-connects extending Eaton 1100 hydro circuit (520-H chassis with 18hp Onan, a.k.a 518-H++) Craftsman (Brinley) rear grader on Brinley sleeve hitch LED front & rear lighting

Don't fool yourself..... they are never "done"...

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

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 new gas tank bushing and shut off valve come in, so I was able to run it a little longer than the jar of gas allowed the past few nights 😂. I think I’ve got the points set right and the carb dialed in, and was able to test the hydro - so far so good!

Put in some fresh gas, did quick carb clean and adjust. Running very smooth now. Put in the storage building (stable) with his buddies. 520HC is hiding under the green tarp. GT1600 is in pieces in the shop. All others shown.

Haha - yeah, and it’s amazing after all that time and three moves nothing was lost. here’s a more recent pic. I’m about a week away from tearing the motor down and measuring so I can order my kit.

It’s steerable now so I can easily move it around the garage. I’ll put on a few more parts to get the steering assembly rigid and then start on the motor!