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Some may recall the smoking deal on this sickle machine I got from @pfrederi. I tossed a hitch on, so I can drag stuff around. I love it!

World Belly Dance Day, on May 10 this year, is celebrated on the second Saturday of May every year. It is one of the most respected styles of dancing in the world. It has a long, celebrated history across many countries. It’s known for featuring complex movements of the hips and torso, and shiny costumes with many ornaments. The most common style of costume is the ‘bedlah,’ from Egypt, where the dance most likely originated. Typically, it includes a fitted top or bra, a fitted hip belt, and a full-length skirt or harem pants. Full-length dresses are sometimes worn, especially when dancing in more earthy styles. There are also tribal-style costumes that adopt features of traditional folkloric costumes from all over the world. This includes circle skirts, pantaloons, and turbans or headdresses decked with feathers or flowers.

Brother in law and I went to Bennett Springs State Park this past week here in south central Missouri. Naturally we choose the rainy and unseasonably cool week. We did catch a few trout and put a few miles on our electric bikes. It was too rainy to sit by the fire pit so we used the Brinkman Smoker as a wood stove of sorts. Usually we left the lid ajar to keep then fire down as we were under the camper's awning We also smoked some of the trout we caught. Grilled pork steaks and chicken for another meal. The old smoker was also put to use baking biscuits. That smoke goes with me every time I head out camping.

Well I talked to the wife and we decided to get the bit of stuff out of the barn to take photos. So here are the before and after photos. Before After Before After Before After Before After Before After Before After Before After Before After

Yes, there are 2 different styles. Look at the ThenandNowAuto website - it explains both. Bonus - if you order from them as I did, they verify with you first as to which style you have, They also include the check valves and springs. Be SURE to fine sand the cover for flatness (like you do with an aluminum cylinder head) prior to reassembly....

Why is it every time I look at your pics I wonder how many could be kept in there...

Wrestled a seat down from the overhead storage this evening. I think I'll put lipstick on a pig this weekend

You are correct sir ... I just check a three speed case on the shelf. It could be pushed in. On the other hand Squonkys got a point. A guy could inspect the axle after it's been pushed in BUT with a big but ... read these type of bearings should be pressed in and that would be tough. Have to block it up on the press apron some how. Now I have hammered them in before I knew any better but would probably need a custom hollow driver with the axle in. I think I will just split it just to inspect 3rd gear and clean her up & check the rest of the gizzards. Add a second drain plug over the hump ... Since you guys like pictures ...

I discovered how to post pics about a month ago......( humbly bowing...thank-you thank-you),,,,Well here is how i got those hub caps on my 401 8 speed...,,,,,what an idle mind does,,,,,when it has a bad idle.....,,,,,,,,,,,,enjoy....

Unfortunately taking the pump apart is the only way that you know for sure which one you have.

I’ll respond with three questions: 1. Do you think its worth $20 to become a supporter and get tons more room to upload images? 2. Did you downsample your photos before uploading them--mine typically get reduced to about 10% of their original size. \ 3. Are you familiar with the phrase “ ‘They’ is us”?

Haha my kids were riding bikes and tricycles around and around.

Today I changed the back rims and tires on the Ole Moto. NOS 6x12s. @squonk remember these? I will paint the fronts to match. Waiting on tubes for them. I'll paint them when I take tires off. Not sure I lime the look of these skinny tires but they are on there now.

I keep thinking how cool to have a place for indoor seat time cruising!

Of course I didn't get to get a bunch of finished pictures, before stuff started getting put in for the barn sale. But I got some of the larger holes in the walls filled in mainly on the wall to the lean-to. And I got the stair enclosure stained as well as the stairs themselves. This will be the last update for a little while if we can get it cleared out again after the sale I will get some more photos then. Next will probably be the chicken coop and some work in the bottom of the barn. And bonus picture of the chicks getting bigger

Prepping the ‘68 Charger 12 for grading work this weekend. Also hung up these WH pendants in the shop window.

That's just a winter wheat cover crop. He'll pasture the horses in it, then plow it under for the nitrogen. As soon as he finishes planting the sweet corn, this field will get planted in cantaloupe. This is the sweet corn field. It was all planted under plastic that he just removed last week. He plants about 10 rows every week so he has corn ready all summer starting from early July. Two rows are planted under each sheet of plastic with a space between each pair of rows wide enough for a horse to pull a produce box down the row for picking. A one day break from the monsoon.

Yesterday I rebuilt the fuel pump on the 416 K341 - wondering if anyone else has run into this . Seems there are 2 style stems for the diaphragm but I'm not finding different part numbers - straight stem T or one with shoulders - took me on off and apart a few times not pumping until I figured it out ....comparing new to what came out - the kit with shoulders works fine - after gently grinding and filing the shoulders off . Just wondering , seems the sellers are offering one kit or the other don't know what style you have until the pumps apart .

Will do. Looks like diesel should be okay for this? Good to know. Any help so I dont dump the internals all over the floor is much appreciated. I did end up getting a C120 with the Kohler to cover my yard needs until I fix this trans issue. Came with a blade as well.

Use what ya have!! Excellent. We've definitely used alternative stoves or tiny BBQ grills as our "campfire" in the past.

Be sure to get a video and some images of that for the family album. Those are moments to treasure.

I also leave my road trailer at the fairground after locking its hitch. Many of us also bring pop-up canopies to hang out (especially nice for a passing shower or hot sun) along with a lawn chair or two. We mostly set up along the main “loop”--easy to see how it works when you arrive.

Skinny tires take up less room. Might cause you to hang on to it for an extra day!

Only blue/green plastic I am aware of is the low oil switch.

Here's the before n after for the exhaust fan installation. This'll help with welding smoke and sanding or grinding dust.

The float activated halve in the bowl is what controls the fuel in the carb. Actually, all the fuel pumps pulse, mechanical, and electric run all the time. The electrics can be controlled with an on/off switch and some of them will turn off with an internal pressure switch. The real advantage of the electrics is they start pumping when you turn the switch on. No need to crank the engine to pump fuel to the carb. This is a real advantage with the tractors that have the fuel tank located under the seat. With time the fuel leaks back to the tank and the pump loses its prime requiring a long crank time to get the fuel back to the carb. The electric pump should be located below the fuel tank so it never loses prime.

Spent more time organizing the barn and the new workshop space this morning. The workshop will have two heating methods. Main heat will of course be a woodstove. The other will be electric. Two appliances, one a each end. One is a very large 220V AC and heat combo unit that could potentially be set in a window. We're building a permanent wall mount for it. The other is a 5000W fan driven heater that'll hang from the ceiling. We need two separate circuits for them. This morning I fastened the wires to a truss of the barn. I've also started marking out a hole 🕳 to be cut for a 20 inch square exhaust fan to be above my welding corner in the barn.

Cleaned my gas cap with degreaser. It ran for over an hour with no problem! Seems like that was it! Thank you everyone for the help!

It's been raining the last couple of days, so Donna & I went shopping for plants. We need to finish the vegetable garden because it's well past frost season and we don't want to miss more growing season. I've purchased a bunch of pollinator friendly flowers (milkweed, beardtongue, bee balm) to supplement the goldenrod at the edge of the woods, the butterfly bushes, and the various annuals yet to be planted. Clematis is off to a good start, too.

Skilled laborers in our village’s public works department have base salaries of $80-90,000 depending on seniority for ~2,000 hours per year. That equates to $40-45 per hour before benefits (vacation, health care, pension contributions, training, etc.) and other overhead (supervision, workspace, clothing allowances, etc.) which together I roughly figure as adding 50% to the base wage. So the labor (portal to portal, not just time on site) without any overtime: 2 x 7 x $65 for $910. At least $1,000 per day to own a jet truck (including fuel, insurance, maintenance, and depreciation) and $00’s for the other equipment. And those are on a cost basis without any profit margin! Easily a $3,000 invoice if done privately.

We’ve been adding running to the weekly gym visits. “One mile Wednesdays”. I started trying to break through the 8 minute mile mark, and now have a personal best of 7:04. Yesterday, a guy down the road invited me to run a 5k with him. We were downtown at 6 am this morning. I did pretty ok, but my knees are sore! We stayed together through about 2.5 miles, then I dropped back. He finished 21st in our group and in the 200s overall. I was in the 400s in just a couple minutes difference! IMG_1485.mov

Spindle shafts purged with fresh Mobil Mobilith 220 full synthetic grease to get rid of any old contaminated grease. Spindles ready for assembly. Spindle cup and spacer slid onto shaft. Spindle housing and bearing assembly slid onto shaft. I use these large nuts as spacers to hold spindle tightly together until the pulleys are ready to be installed. Spindles assembled. Blade washers ready to install. Blade washers installed onto shaft in correct order with thin washer above blade and thick washer below blade and under nut.

Peeled back the original weld and inspected it. It actually went down better than I thought. I still stitched back over the whole perimeter, and it looks much better. Not as pretty as some, but I am far from a professional welder. My training has all been very informal, learning from guys who actually know what they are doing as I need to do it. It doesn't look as good as what I'd expect from a body shop, but the whole repair cost my $35. I'd have spent at least 10X that at a body shop.

Yorkshire water came out to look at my drain problem this morning. I worked with the two lads, lifting lids, looking into holes, helping with the jetting hose etc. I learned a load about the drains, where they go, what state they are in. After finding the main blockage 400m away from my house they jetted it all clear and then mapped it with a GPS camera for future reference. It was a public sewer that was blocked. So there was 400 metres of Sh1t backed up all the way to my property. No one had noticed as the water was leaking out of broken pipe joints leaving just the solid waste behind until it was completely full. Total cost to me and my neighbours? £0.00 Because it was a connecting sewer that ran under the properties it was the responsibility of Yorkshire water. I can't imagine how much 5 hours of labour for two men along with the jetting truck and camera gear would have all cost. My neighbours think I'm Saint Michael of the sewers now, white smoke is drifting from my chimney lol.

Came in late to work...to pick up this nice planter an hour from home..even scored the row marker. Any leads to chisel points? Should be the same as brinly...

Pretty good sized timber ther too! Brought the 1045 in for planned maintenance. Brake shaft seal leaking so no brakes. As these horses have it the left axle bearing is questionable. Not leaking yet but as long as it's this far apart some new bearings might be in order? Passenger side bearing is good so that reinforces my suspicion that the driver side sees more wear from left turning while mowing. I could be full of horse doo doo on that but this is the umpteenth one I had like this. When I got this one the hub ways were roached so I broached them. Set screws were wicked loose and hubs slid right off so I need to follow my own advice and check tightness more often, Hitch pin will be Richard's rite of passage.

Back in January (??) I met @Handy Don and @Bill D for a pile of parts. I got this engine stand and "Bill built" Kohler holder. Also got this engine... It'll be coming apart for an inspection and balance gear removal and eventually be put into my 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse.

Gave the 310-8 a workout. Nuther tree blew down in the field. The new Carlisle Turfs nuver spun a wheel. Cut, split, and stacked. Now for some cervical maintenance.

All you need is a 1/2" wrench. Turn this bolt about a 1/4 turn

Maybe this switch:

As fuel is removed from the tank a slight vacuum will be created if the tank isn't vented. The more fuel is used the greater the vacuum until it reaches the point where the fuel pump can no longer overcome it, then everything stops.

That reminds me i have to call my Mom for a Visit. 😎👍😇 .... and tell here it where great to get an rhubarb pie...😎🎂🤪 Ok, i was yesterday at her place - but - hey ya know.... 😂😂😂😂

I didn't think you could KP? I thought there was a boss there that the bearing set against or the cases were only machined so deep. Now you got me thinking and that can be more dangerous than Pullstart with a 3/8 drill... Every one I did the cases were split so really don't know.

In Ireland that’s known as a cloud malfunction.

Up in Canada we catch some monsters.

That second one looks like there was still gunk oil grease whatever on the rim...? Start over. Rag with thinner to get bulk of paint off. Then sand wire brush it down. Then sand . Then wipe clean clean clean... I use acetone.

WHX6 HERE YOU ARE,,,,