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No Cheese Wiz on my Philly's though. Provolone, Cheddar, Swiss, Pepper Jack, heck even American will work in a pinch. Cheese is not supposed to come out of a spray can.

James got to go home today but he has a long way to go. He is to keep his foot elevated and walking to a minimum (bathroom, refrigerator, to the car for Dr. Appt.) He can walk with a special shoe but the surgeon wants him to use crutches or a knee scooter. He will still be on antibiotics and the wound vac for a few weeks and will have a few more surgeries.

Picked this little guy up a few years ago. Gave it some paint. Never did try it out living in the city in all. All of your pics are making me want to give it a try.

Dan @Achto teaching the Blackstone a lesson at camp with cheese steaks. Hank @JPWH supervising.

Raining & snowing today so I turned my attention away from the tree mess in my yard and moved back to my tractor. Ran into a snag when I was putting the PTO parts together. When I originally grabbed the parts for it, the linkage that attaches the peddle to pulley arm was pinned on with every thing else. This linkage had an offset to it. I scratched my head several times and tried to fit it several way but it just was not going to work. Getting frustrated, I decide to take a look at my 854 to see what it had for linkage. The 854 had a strait linkage. Well the 854 didn't need the linkage for now so I removed it, cleaned it up and used it for this project. A pic of the 2 linkages. Any one know what model used the off set linkage?? Kept at it and made some pretty good progress today. Decals are ordered and I will need them to continue any further. Starting to look like a tractor again though. Will be no work on this baby next weekend, as I will be going to @Pullstart's to roll some dirt.

This engine is from a power washer I was gifted last year. Runs great, but is a handfull to start when cold. Like a generator, there is no clutch device to remove the drag when you pull the rope. Found this complete conversion kit, seperate battery and holder on the jungle site. Had to holesaw the opening for the Bendix drive (the correct diameter is there in the casting, just not thru). Had to tap four existing holes for the charging coil, wire guide, and switch box. Works great, looks like it grew there. And, the original rope start is retained & functional...

If that’s how cheez whiz is made, I don’t want to know how Chocolate ice cream is made….😬

Every March 24 America pays tribute to one of the all-time classic sandwiches — the cheesesteak. Much like national liberty itself, the cheesesteak is elegant, necessary, pure, and was born in Philadelphia. The cheesesteak rose from humble beginnings in South Philly to the cultural icon it is today: safely secure in the sandwich hall of fame. “Eat (ahem, read) on to celebrate National Cheesesteak Day.” The cheesesteak was created in 1930 when Pat Olivieri, owner of Pat’s King of Steak, and a hot dog vendor, grilled beef and threw in some onions to make a sandwich. This caught the attention of a nearby taxi driver, who proceeded to ask for one too. The rest, as they say, is history. Perfecting the recipe, the steak sandwich started selling like hotcakes at Olivieri’s hot dog stand near South Philadelphia’s Italian Market. The popularity of the steak sandwich led Pat to open his own eatery — Pat’s King of Steaks. The restaurant is still running successfully today. Interestingly, the original sandwich that Pat had did not have any cheese. According to Olivieri, a manager named Joe Lorenza was the first to add provolone cheese to the sandwiches at one of the restaurants located on Ridge Avenue Since then, cheesesteaks have become immensely popular at food carts and restaurants throughout the city. Most of these eateries are owned and run by families, who have their unique spin on cheesesteaks. Several fast-food restaurants also offer their variations of cheesesteaks now. Outside of Philadelphia, the sandwich is commonly known as ‘Philly cheesesteak.

The Great Cheesehead hath spoken...

The Senior is ready for plow day!

That's the advantage of wisdom vs brute strength

Post some pictures and asking prices and you may have it sold before you hit the road.

Anybody need me I'll just be driving around over here in Southern Maine thinking about Cheesesteaksammmiches And drooling all over myself

Didja put any fuel in it yet? 🤣

@D_Mac Don, you can use that to edge the sides of your driveway

I plan on bringing the '57 RJ35 to sell and a few engines and parts, that's about all I can fit in my Ridgeline. I do have a couple of round hood and some attachments I would like to bring but no room. At 71 I'm done dragging a trailer on a 2000 mile round trip, but the stuff I'm bringing will be for sale.

Won't if I bring a spray bomb to plow day ...

I'm just guessing James might be a little to old (Or too big ) for that kiddie stuff! LOL He folded them there wheels up like a lawn chair.

Uh, what's a "weekend"?

I did in fact own a Westinghouse electric ironing machine from a local hotel. It was scrapped after trying to give it away for several months.. Still have a pair of Maytag wringer/tub washers (one gas, one electric) and a twin tub Easy Spindrier in service though. On the subject of bodily harm.. if I had a nickel for every time at a show some elderly gent or lady offered a tale of fingers/hair lost to the power wringers, I .. well I could have a lot of things. Another rather unsettling story came from an elderly, long retired P.I. who recounted an even earlier story relating to using such a machine in .. more questionable ways to get a fella to talk.. but I cant go into much more detail on a family friendly forum lol.

I stripped some weight from this massive plow. It’s still super heavy, I’m sure it’ll wear me out before it gets tired.

Happy Birthday @Thegearhead0324, we are glad you were born.

I didn't need the gorilla, just a jack and a lift. Easy Peasy.

Non-ethanol at this end of the country is usually 91 octane which, if our little “L” head engines ran at high compression, would help out! But the main benefit is that pure gas has more energy content than gas with ethanol in it. If you use it in your car/truck you’ll notice slightly higher miles per gallon.

I have that 68 raider 9 with 10 horse hh100. I bought a 420cc predator to throw on just so I can move around easy for now. Was positive the tecumseh was locked up and tried to get it free for two weeks. Took it off the tractor and put it in the garage. Yesterday decided I would dig a little deeper. Well, It's not froze up now. I was going to remove the pto to save that and when I did the whole thing started turning over. It appears the pulley closest to the block was smashed up against it not letting it spin. Later this week I will see if I can get running. If so the 420 will go on my MB200 minibike. It feels like it has good compression. I changed the oil and normal stuff and will try starting soon.

Typically, you can sell from a trailer anywhere outside of the orange line. It's first come, first serve. Some areas are already taken by big sellers before the gates open (that's always been a pet peeve of mine). Blue circle is bucket boy @Ed Kennell

I have the Mr. Gasket 42S (about $50) on two of mine and two of the other tractors have the cheapies on them. So far no problems with any of them. The 42S pumps have a whir sound and I'd assume all the better units do. The cheapies sound like a little piston pump. Of course the sound doesn't matter once the engine is running. I decided a while back to get a spare cheapie for the shelf and I ended up with three for less than $20 delivered. I'm about set to use one of them on another machine.

Looks like Oliver green. This is acceptable!

Drug out the old work stand. Got quite a bit more done.

My daughter made three vinyl transfers for me at Christmas. This is the logo I wanted to surprize my FIL with on his Shop Truck, back in the 1980's - it never happened. So, I now have one on the Ranger (with his old low number license plate on it) and one on the 854.... Long overdue, reminds me of good times.... My son has the thrid one.

Don't let Uncle Jim @WHX?? drop that in your yard, might loose a RJ in that trench.

I go electric when ever the fuel pump operation gets questionable. No risk of fuel getting into the oil.

my new D projects

Might even get a bit uppity and expect that high-end stuff all the time!

I had 2 of them. Sold one with a tractor. The other one was longer.

I must admit that I didn't give "Goof Off Day" as good a day as it deserves. I had a series of meetings at church from 8:30 am until noon but did manage to take a three hour lunch break with a couple of friends so I guess I did OK.

PM sent and thanks

I'm more worried about you banging your shins on it and filling your cowboy boots up with the red stuff!

Thanks Ed, if I start driving right now I might be able to make it to Philly before closing time. John's got my vote, caramelized onions win every time.

From what I’ve heard from my Parents, my Maternal Grandfather was in the Army. My Aunt (his daughter) had researched that he was in every major battle in WWII. It was to the extent he’s in some of the video that was taken. His involvement was enough that he became a bodyguard for Eisenhower, to stave off what I assume was war related PTSD. He has a keepsake book of wartime pictures and some patches from German soldiers. My Maternal grandmother was a librarian and homemaker. My Paternal Grandfather was part of the Military Police and calculated where to aim the guns at targets on a battleship. My Paternal Grandmother helped with the war effort. All of my info is second hand. I also had a Great Uncle that was in Pearl Harbor. He was on I believe the West Virginia when it was attacked and swam through burning oil to survive. In keeping with the women in war subject, I also had a Great Aunt who was a nurse during WWII. She embodied the grit, toughness, and determination to succeed, that defined what a Rosie the Riveter was then.

Race car lube to free up them there torque powers!

Need low psi ..facet is American made...

I'd buy the Facet. Period. Aircraft Spruce has em for $55 ish. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pnpages/05-10882.php While you're on that site you could also buy the excellent quality 90⁰ fuel shutoff valves for both 1/8" threads and the grommet style, and grommets!

Ready and willing and able!

Massive plow alert! This came from a friend of @Blasterdad’s. I know it’s green, but I can’t bring myself to paint over it right now.

Picked up a couple rear weights. They'll go on the 520 to help balance out the weight of the Ber Vac dually. Might have to hire a gorilla to help with the installation.

If the hydro was in reasonable shape the wheels would just be dragged. You can't push any of my Sunstrands more than a few inches

Today's progress. Managed to get the engine sealed up, would have finished it but I didn't have the fan shroud lettered yet. Installing the steering arm into the frame without being able to remove the battery tray is a PITA. Another fun job was installing all new shaft seals in the tranny. This job is so much easier to do when the transmission is completely torn down. Which bring me to my stopping point on the assembly for today. But before I quit working for the day I grabbed a brush and lettered the fan shroud & hood.