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Insurance Nerd Day is celebrated annually on July 18. What even is an insurance nerd? An insurance nerd is a person who loves working for an insurance company. What about their hobbies? Well, their hobbies may include talking about insurance in their free time, convincing others about how not boring the insurance industry is, reading insurance publications, and posting about insurance on their social media. Nothing but insurance. Do you have friends with hobbies like those mentioned? Then, they are definitely insurance nerds, and today is their day.

Sorry got a non red tractor in the mix but at least it's not green!

@Sparky ride by @ebinmaine's place and snag a few C-160's... stabilize the market in the NE so to speak...

Really kickin butt Kevin! Keep it up! All I do in the exercise world is ride my bike, unfortunately not regularly enough. But this week I’m on vacation and brought the bike with me so I’ve been out every morning. Very hilly here in Maine where I am, giving my legs a workout like they haven’t seen in a looooong time! My longest ride this week:

Depends but on a CH22 Kohler command, yes solenoid should have power any time key is on - It is an anti-afterfire solenoid, it shuts off fuel to the Main jet circuit of the carburetor to help prevent fuel getting through carburetor when engine is shut off (it's that fuel loading with no spark while engine coasts down to a stop that can build up in hot muffler causing backfire) Common sequence when solenoid doesn't operate correctly (or loses power) is, engine will fire up and run a couple seconds then die off like gas was shut off - Some engines (Since they run off idle circuit under governed idle) can be run at DEAD IDLE (That is, throttle all the way to idle and keeping the throttle on carburetor closed up against the idle stop screw) even under a solenoid failure. but once they come off idle, there's simply not enough fuel to run so engine dies out. You want at least a test light to check voltage at the solenoid hot wire on the carburetor while going through start and run, if it loses power (light goes out) at any point, then likely you have a switch or electrical issue. However a test light can give a false positive reading, if battery voltage drops too low at the solenoid (below 9 v) due to poor grounding or bad wiring connection, so a DMM is more useful to check that you have the full 12v (or up to 14.8v when engine's running) at the solenoid. Poor grounds can cause a host of other issues as well, as can corroded, fatigued or loose wiring connections (Not uncommon to have failures at wiring connectors causing elusive "gremlins" in electrical systems that go away or return when harness or connectors are wiggled aggressively) So if you lose voltage, most common issue outside of a failure in the wiring harness, is a bad key switch. (I have had more than a few of those failures)

Wow. Taking notes of every rep, every day this week, I moved 64,100 lbs in 5 hours of work time. Never would I imagine that, it’s unreal and hard to fathom.

Sparky the tractor was called up to Active Duty yesterday. The BBT has decided that it should be assigned Mid Mount Grader Blade tasks. We had a short rain storm roll through and caused a ditch. They filled it in.

Pictures in the sun camera don't do it justice

Im doing a patio off the she shed with a pergola, bar, & a fireplace. There's gonna be an open area outside pergola & along side of garage. Im going to put a hit/miss out there so I can sit out on patio listening & watching it.

Now ya need a vintage icecream maker so the engine has a job!!

HOW IS THAT EVEN A FLIPPIN QUESTION??!!?? I believe mancode OU.8.12 section Z/28 subsection B17, P51 - INARGUABLY and unequivocally dictates that the boy dude guy MUST appease the girl chick lady when ice cream is discussed. Period.

Today I was working away at the C-141 before going to a Celebration of Life for a family friend. Today’s accomplishment was putting the hood on and tweaking the throttle lever. Tomorrow, I’m going to attempt to put some inserts for bolts in the drive belt cover and figure out the exhaust as it hits the hood, then figure out how to mount the new throttle and choke handles. Lots of little things now.

Guy I bought my hit/miss engines from has a couple ice cream makers. My girlfriend liked that idea. Guess that means I got the go ahead to buy one???

'Merica!

My very first garden tractor was a simplicity Baron 13HP with shuttle shift. Slow as tar but a great solid tractor.

@Sparky That's definitely true. Modern science is finding out more and more everyday that it really is, use it or lose it. Keep bicycling!

every little bit counts!

Dirt in the carb need to thoroughly clean it and your fuel lines. Some clone carbs do not run well...

Two spec numbers show up M12S-471521 M12S-471527 Which do you have? What is your tractor model number and serial number? Transmission drive belt 108501 - (HB/5L x 81.50" or 5/8" x 81.5")

Maybe a blown bearing in the bell in the housing??? The easiest fastest way to determine if the issue is at the deck or not is to take the belt off the PTO and engage it.

Great job Eric, I've been gaining weight for 30 plus years. It's been a up and down ride, lose 20lbs then gain 25, losted 50lbs gained 60 back My weight got up to 360lbs November 24, dropped 20ish pounds, got to 344lbs by mid March, gained some back, went to my doc at the VA, my a1c was in the 9s, put me on ozempic, low dose got it down to 5.4,. Talked the pharmacist , trying another medication, appetite suppressant, (don't like taking meds but I got to lose this weight) Anyway, been plugging along and reading this post and I've been trying the fasting thing a little , 15- 20 hours. Seems to be working between the meds and fasting . As of this morning I've lost 81lbs down to 264.4 .plan on another 20- 30lbs. I go to the doctor on Monday, maybe cut back on some of my meds. Any way thanks for this post,and your journey, it helped out. Now if I can just cure my wheel horse addiction. Have a great day.

The safety switches are shutting down the ignition. The PTO switch is connected to the seat switch so the PTO can not be operated without someone sitting in the seat. You will need to diagnose where the problem is in the wiring or a switch. Search the files and download the manual for your tractor and it will have the wiring diagram in it.

If any of you guys are having deer issues, I offer free deer removal services that just involve a treestand and archery equipment All venison goes in the freezer or turns into very tasty sweet bologna!

Well... there us a much tastier option...

I'm thinking the Tecumsehorse is a great candidate. That tractor is apparently low hours. The chassis is very tight. Not worn. I've now swapped the OTR Lawn trac 24x12.00-12 tires on to the rear and it has a 5 lug conversion front happening. It also has a splayed forward front axle. That engine runs fine but makes a tick I'm not sure is OK. May be perfectly normal but I'd rather save and shelf it. A nice 20 HP V Twin would be another great addition.

Today I had an emergency dental appointment for a tooth that was giving me significant pain for the last 5 days. A bit of a grind on the crown that was put in a few months back plus antibiotic and Advil and I was good. I took the opportunity while I was in town to get a 4 inch steel pipe extension for the C-141 exhaust and two handles for the throttle and brake. After the appointment I’ve been antibioticed and adviled so I figured today was a rest day. I’ll hit it tomorrow morning and see where I get.

Delicious. Some processing and...

Or a nice Suzuki road bike!

Continually planting that seed. Jada is babysitting often and occasionally watches kids here. It might be a bit wet today, but Putt Putt didn’t care!

I commented on your YouTube video. That cam to crank gear set may have some extra Lash but the grenade gears are definitely a place to start. I've seen several examples online and in person of people replacing the gears only. Reusing the shafts and bearings does not fix the problem.

As hard as this was, it was harder to watch her suffer. Yes, we are heartbroken, but i know there is another dog out there who needs to be rescued. In time, we will find him or her. 7 years ago, in July, I lost my golden retriever Sierra. She had been with me through divorce and years of bachelorhood. Cancer took her too early, and after a badly botched euthanasia I was devastated. I too swore i would never own another dog, and for 2 or 3 years I didn't. Then Lucy came along, abused & frightened. Donna & I rescued her, and she rescued me. I'm missing her badly right now.

I watched a landscaper address a bad infestation on a property in MA. He cut it off down to 3 or 4 inches high, carefully collected ALL the clippings for incineration, and then had his newest worker go through with a syringe putting a squirt of Roundup into each and every hollow stem. It took hours of pure tedious work. Next year, no knot weed.

I pulled the pontoon as close to land as I could get it and dug into the water pump replacement. It went pretty much as advertised, even though I was working in the water. Here is what I found: Which impeller is new, an which is old? Anyone? Anyone? This job would be a lot easier with the boat on the trailer and out of the water. I think maybe, this should be a PM job every 4 seasons or so.

Semi-rehabbed a 2 piece seat. Picked it up for $20. going on my 875. Had a set of springs in stock. Gave them a quick flat black paint job. Got the pads off and gave all of the dead stink bugs trapped inside a proper burial into the rectangular dumpster. Pretty hot out with a high DP. Paint was a little slow to dry but my Big A$$ fan helped!

Jammed one more into the shed (7 now) Maybe room for one more. Tried to take a panoramic pic.

@peter lena would be happy with this one. I found a couple NOS choke cables in my stock and I wanted to run a little Lube down through them. Turns out my door handle is the perfect place to hang these where they can't fall through.

The dipstick on this C-160 was wired shut. It had some crazy crankcase pressure!

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!

Took out the five RJ’s for a breather! My twin granddaughters are going to do some riding today! It all started in 1960 when dad bought a 1958 RJ. ! Now I have five great ones - one for each grandkid if they want one! The RJ’s propelled Wheel Horse into the great company that manufactured these garden tractors. 1958/59 RJs had 22 attachments. IMG_0859.mov Wheel Horse made 24,000. Of them and garbed $2.5 million in profit to be able to build a brand new factory on the South Side of South Bend on Ireland Road!

Well it's hot out... so what better thing to do than some summer cleaning. Dragged the 3 Horsemen out for a cleaning. The little one came down and offered her assistance so we washed them up nice and finished off with a nice hand towel drying! Now to go melt in the pool!

Today I took apart my original seat, it looked like a pancake so I cleaned all the old stuff out of it and re-stuffed it the best I could. I’m not good with these type of things but it looks ok for what it is.

Last weekend was our 13th UK Wheel Horse round up, one of our biggest attendance to date with 34 entries. heres a few highlights

Attended the Evansville Indiana Southern Indiana Antique Machinery Club Show this past weekend. This poor 702 was on a trailer for sale the whole weekend. I decided to pull the trigger and use it for my next YouTube series. Hope I can bring it back to life and not get parted out. Haven't really looked at it much as I'm waiting to reveal most of the tractor on the first video. My buddy Zach helped drag it back to the trailer YouTube Short Teaser Video

Today between hanging out with my nieces and nephews, I got more work done on the Frankenstein C-141. I got the frame ends welded by my father, and assembled the rear end up to the fender mount. I also installed the upper dash and started to figure out how to get the throttle and choke working. All I have to do now is hook up the throttle and choke and change out the fuel pump on the K321 and it may run and move.

Work in progress but Mr.Kellys C-161 has the finish line it sight!

Didn’t know this thread existed… my 520-8 with a Kohler Magnum 10.