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The Trina Momma's been doing a really cool craft project this past few days. I don't have a specific measurement but that's a kid sized blanket. It comes up to the Trina momma's waist. She had a pattern for the engine. Only. The other three squares are completely freehand knitting!!

I took it for a spin today. The overseas carb might need a bit more float tuning, it tends to flood out over any ruts. Otherwise, it’s great!

I see a Wheel Horse blanket coming soon.

I got the last C-160 running from my recent haul. The previous owner told me it blew out lots of oil and “I can’t tell you how many trees I’ve hit”. I swapped out the hood with a nicer one, and cleaned up the improperly assembled breather vent assembly. It runs great, and doesn’t blow the dipstick any more! @Jrblanke here’s some pictures of it for ya!

Not homemade but Achto got me for xmas one year ...

My neighbor was pulling drip tape in the sweet corn today when I noticed the brand on the spool. The boys maintain some tension on the spool to keep it from tangling while the horses pull the tape attached to a cultivator.

nice rescue --- great to see these decks saved !!! I harvested a 42 rd reinforcement plate from another damaged 42 and then transferred to a better shell i did a more complete rehab on

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Quick bath to get some of the funk off em. The K-181 rolls over by hand, the 10hp does not, hopefully it’s just packed with critter stuff.

I'd say more than pretty alright I'd say good more for the rest of us ... Had an uncle once who would put some raw 3/8" slices between two slices of bread for a sammy...

Knowing the area was prone to more cracks, I decided to add some support. I free hand cut some 1/8” plate, drilled a hole in the center of each one, and bolted it down. I then burned ‘em in! A little marine paint because the was the first not-clogged nozzle I found, and it’s ready to flip, grease and mount!

Chooo chooo! Very cool! Jada loves to do blankets too. She nabs up all the cheap yarn she can get, and being the oldest of about 20 cousins she makes sure every new kid gets one!

Today, farmers in the United States are collecting millions of onions. They will be heading for store shelves to provide families with the fresh, nutritional, tasty power to improve meals and boost the body’s immunity. Onions have numerous advantages, such as enhancing meals with a variety of flavors. According to recent research, consuming onions also helps the body fight colorectal cancer and breast cancer, as well as heart disease and diabetes. National Onion Day commemorates the incorporation of the National Onion Association in 1913. The organization was created to protect the interests of America’s onion growers, and onions remain their business to this day. Today, the group represents over 500 onion producers, shippers, packers, and suppliers across the country.

That's asking for trouble... Kevin's Flippity-Flops could skid off !!

My strawberries never produced well, too much shade, so I tilled them out and planted some spreading ground cover from another location that needed to be thinned out. Anyone know what this plant is. It is hardy, spreads quick, and chokes out any weeds. Then removed the tiller and installed the 48SD. The hoist sure makes it easy to lift the tractor and roll the deck under from the front.

Raw like eating an apple, Sauteed in butter with home fries and scrapple, Roast deer neck with onions taters and carrots, cheeseburger with onion and tomato, salads, and one of my faves, spring onions and radishes.

Much better looking when wet.

And who doesn't use them in every day cooking?!?!?

Ok you got it after looking at it on a big screen. Little bit out of character tho Kev ... even looks like it was tastefully done ...

I am pretty sure that I was a young teen the last time I water skied. The boat riders were at one of Mrs. P’s coworkers from out of town. It was a work/entertaining night, and I was lucky enough to be invited as a plus one.

Bought these 2 today.. C-81 and a 1973 10-8 speed. Neither run, not sure what I’ll do with em. Bought cheap and were only 5 miles from home. While I was there I spotted a 42” RD shell that was brand new. For another $20 that came home with me. Strange electric lift thingy on the 10 horse machine. Factory??

Once they dry off it’s back to ugly! I just don’t want to wench on em till at least some of the grime is gone.

Or turn your stirrups so they are flat.

Take em off and run old school highway pegs ... You got a z turn any way... I suppose old school mowing... all the 60's decks I got I should go to old school just for the halibut.

I beat on the areas. Bit with my ball peen hammer, and got it as flat as reasonably possible. I welded up the cracks, then ground the beads smooth again.

I busted out the flap wheel on the 4-1/2” disc grinder, and cleaned the areas. Lo and behold, I found longer cracks. More holes drilled fixed them from spreading!

I'm disappointed. Sorta like watching a NASCAR race that ends without a crash. barefoot next? 50-ish years ago for me Don.

I wouldn't go by the pic on the manual. My 76 C 160 isn't supposed to have a flip seat and hood ornament but it has them. And the pic on the manual has them also.

Exactly what is on my Bronco 14. These units don't exactly have a following, and many were swapped out for coil ignition over the years. The modules were much more expensive than coil ignition, and they could be converted without opening the engine up. The pushrod hole for the points is simply plugged on the block. Pull that, and coil ignition bolts right up. I'll bet Bob's engine was just converted because the module failed. I only know this because it is my plan should mine fail, and many have made this conversion. If there is an error in the manual, the engine pic is likely the culprit. The confusing part for me is the magneto tab on the key switch is typically for grounding the mag. But if you pull the wire from my module, the engine shuts down. I need to go look at mine with a meter. I have always thought that wire to the module had voltage on it. Too many machines to keep up with...

My wife and kids would say someone took a picture of me in grumpy mode. ...I'm perfectly OK with that comparison! @Lane Ranger - not sure where you got that but I like it! If the show t-shirts are gonna be goofy, I nominate this picture to go on the next ones!

Today, I got back working on the C-141. I built the cantilever and rod to run and hook up the throttle. I also ran the choke and hooked that up too. I figured I’d also see if the electronics are good before I start the engine. Just have to charge the battery now to check that. That’s a job for tomorrow.

Such wisdom is seldom observed in such concise, one might even say, curd-ish, clarity... @Pullstart keeps Dinkin' around with all these 60's 70's 's like he's old or something...

Put cultivar plow on 73 12hp and plowed out Mater Patch…..

Terry just made me a new custom set as well. Expecting them on Monday. I asked him to help me come up with something and sent him a pic of my tractor as it sits now. He sent me a rendered pic back, and I think it'll look great! Terry's work is awesome, and he's a great fella to deal with! Nobody else will get my money for decals.

Especially if he rears up in the saddle….

Have a voltmeter you can use to test the battery voltage? A good battery will not go much below 12 volts if at all when cranking the starter. That is called a load test.

You can trust your mother not your ground.... (or a weak battery)

my tractor is the combination of 3 parts tractors. At this point i dont recall if this frame the B80, the C-125 or the C-100. I scored them all around the same time. I stripped them down and made the one tractor outta the useable parts. I suppose to purist its frowned upon but they were all headed for the scrapper if i didn't make a move

No ... I did give it a swift kick in the tranny! I told it if it doesn't straighten up and fly right? The other C-160 is going to become my main squeeze!

Big slice of red onion on my burger, please.

gonna work at removal today, ill post my findings as always thank you to everyone here.

You have the breakerless system. There are two wires on the bottom of the triangular coil usually hooked together in one plug. One goes to the trigger under the shroud the other goes to the ignition switch M terminal and is grounded to stop the engine. breakerless system like Mag system will happily run with no battery. NEVER apply any voltage to those wires or you will have expensive smoke.

@Pullstart Not bad for a gettin' old dude... One question: no cowboy boots???

Talked with @Ed Kennell about the starter issue at the show. After confirming the problem of being about an 1/8" too far away, we thought we could remove the double plate. I measured the old starter clamping it to the table and it was 1 3/4" to the center of the shaft. The new one was just over 1 7/8" to the center. After slicing the outer plate the new one was just under 1 3/4". That would allow the starter to be shimmed out to the correct engagement. First thought was to remove the outer plate completely. I think it would have held up just fine but opted to slice and weld. The original problem with the old starter was the gear. it was stripped internal and would not spin the engine. We did remove the gear from the new one and placed it on the old. One issue is the new gear kits are just about as expensive as a aftermarket starter.

The plot thickens...

Morgan, the 14-8 got a bit of exercise today moving the pontoon around. Had to get it close enough to a hose bib so I could get earmuffs on the engine for the 'first of the season make sure the engine runs BEFORE we put it in the water' check. Originally planed to use Clyde, the C-195 for this, but he wasn't ready to wake up from hibernation yet. Put a battery charger on him for a bit.

Lol Oh Balls... actually the square hood round fenders 1045 look is a fav. Easy on easy off for yard work. Who doesn’t like the C series hoods. Do a b hood one for Sylvia... I saw some tool box & fenders & seat springs at the BS cheap shoulda grabbed them.

2015 show shirt with 70's WH on it