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Well if The Pullstart can make a mess in his backyard. Time for a new water source. Way overdue... in the 40 years I lived here all we had is a 11/4" sand point down about 25 ft. Always good water in fact it comes from the waters of the Mecan River which I live next to. Perrier once wanted to put down humongous wells at its headwaters and peddle it. They got voted nay. Since its all sugar sand here points only last 10 years before they plug. I had replaced it before but it and the pump are down in a pit and not to code. Real old Bucyus Erie cable rig powered by a Continental four cylinder diesel mounted on a newer Ford 800 but is smaller to get it in where needed. Manual outriggers! All you equipment operators how would you like to have to set them with every move. Since i can pee faster than this delivers water I have it cross connected to the sprinkler system which is a 2" point down the hill. That one is only down 10 ' LP tank had to get temporarily moved to get the casings in. So far down 60 ft with enough pipe to 120. I think they plan on 180.

Super busy weekend with all kinds of tractor fun!!

I put stripes in the dirt too. Picked this spring tooth at a flea market for 10 dolla. Bent the hitch tongue with the heat wrench to get it to trail properly. Works great for keeping a fire lane open.

Pedaled about 60 miles this weekend, including the 22 miles I did with my 81 year old mom today. And No… we aren’t on E-bikes. Pure people power

Looks like I found a Work Horse 1848 less than 2miles from home. Ive seen a couple Wheel Horses/Work Horses in his garage but never anyone outside so I never stopped. Today he was mowing so I pulled in. He was immediately willing to show me his collection & offered up a beer too! He has failing health issues & said he needs to downsize. Carb needs cleaned so he said he will do that & make sure its running good. He's gonna swap mower decks so it will have a rear discharge. Guess its time to look for a 2stage now..... I asked him what he was thinking $$ wise. He said make an offer. I asked if we would be close at $500ish??? He said yes! Lastly, he even insisted on delivering it because he wants to see my collection.

You can’t make a piña colada or a decent Thai curry without it, its water makes a great recovery drink, and its fibrous husk, when burned, repels mosquitos — these are just three of many excellent reasons to celebrate World Coconut Day on September 2. One of nature’s most versatile products, the coconut plant (and its various parts) can be used for food and drink, cosmetic preparations, and decorating. Some coconut proponents (cocoproponents?) even claim that the fruit’s oil can reverse dental decay — if you swish it around in your mouth for 20 minutes a day! Most of us aren’t comfortable with a mouthful of oil, no matter whence that oil comes or what it’s purported to do. But we can still get caught up in the coconut craze. Whether you’re stuck on a deserted island or comfortable in your own home, here are some (relatively normal) ideas for using this tropical wonderfruit.

Growing up, my Gramps had a driven point at the camp in Maine for many years with a pitcher pump on top. My brother, at 25yo. who was VERY independent decided to dig a well. By hand. Hit water around 15 feet. Rocked up the sides with stones from stone walls in the woods. That was in the 60's. That well still runs today. I've got a picture of him sitting at the bottom in a lawn chair! With a beer. I'll post it if I can find it.

Although you can’t see any of the stripes in this picture I mow it a different direction every time. It’s good for the grass and helps eliminate rutting.

That's awesome she can still do that il_600x600.1796234518_jyek.webp il_600x600.1796234518_jyek.webp

Your a real hero Sparky I wouldn't make out of the driveway. Well now if I had some captains n coke in that there bottle I might make it 1/2 mile to the end of the road. Then have to turn around back home for a refill... Got my bell rung... Picked it for free off a scrap pile. Who would throw stuff like that out Sylvia?

Right?!?!? I have no idea Mike ... never measured it. They knew how far down the neighbors are from permit records so they just base the pipe & cost estimate on that. Guessing a final GPM is based on how high test the pump is they will put down. I told them to put a bad ass one down ... we'll see. Right!?!? I should have done this pre-covid as it would have been cheaper. I procrastinated and was busy buying . Also post covid I couldn't find someone to do it or even get a estimate. I was quoted 14 K for the whole shebang with 1500 add if I want a constant pressure pump. Cheaper than a new truck and last longer. I just told them it is what it is gotta be done as long as it's done right. Maybe even have a little left over with what I got earmarked for more horses ... More on that later when I tell about the guy running the rig.

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The tire size may not be an issue. If your tractor is a 1971 model, it may have narrow front rims which allows you to use Deestone 4x8 tri ribs. I have a set of the crazy expensive Firesones, and while they are nice- the cost is just silly. I didn't pay that much for mine many years ago. Deestones are much more affordable, and seem to be good tires. Even if your rims are wider, you can find a set of narrow rims for less than the cost of Firestones. Personally, I think the Deestones look more accurate to scale.

Always gets my blood going... That would be a perfect "Gottanother Wheel Horse" bell!!! Kinda like tip bells in bars... Ya know, let Cindaaaaaay prepare for a new or three...

Where is the remote control? What, no WIFI connection? Gotta' operate by hand? What is this world comin' to?

What tractor we talkin here? Got any pics? Many of us run. 4 -8s with no problems on stock rims. this tractor has 4-8s the second one has tires Achto mentioned.

In the spring, I try and make the yard look nice. By late summer, so long as it's the same color when cut to the same length I am good!

Great day today. Got a lot done... Various stove pics. The BBT is restoring another woodstove for use in the basement apartment. I had the audacity to try to drive The Ugly Bruce. 😅.... The cheap 💩 chinese garbage priming bulb split on both ends! New one installed from ATTWOOD Amongst many other things Trina and her momma processed some more firewood. Also stacked it. This is a chicken. We had the majority of the Herd out for a picture opportunity. This afternoon we a visit from @Stepney

Our well here on the mountainside was drilled through unknown numbers of various sized boulders and aggregate of all sizes to a depth of 680 ft. If I remember correctly they said 4 GPM was touched around 280. That passed but wasn't satisfactory to the owner. For scale on the 680 depth ... we're around 540 elevation. The river in the valley is 330 or so. 540 - 300 = 210. 680 - 210 = 470 feet DEEPER than the local river at the lowest point.

I've never heard of a sand point well. Interesting topic. Here at my house in southwest MO, soil is clayish with sandstone and can be rocky. Our well is something like 330 feet deep with water standing to about 220 feet. I'm not sure how deep the pump sits. I think it produced 30 gpm. We just had it tested and it's good and safe for drinking. When they came to bore our well, I assumed the well driller would witch for water. He didn't. He asked where we wanted the well and said that he'd find water at some point. At our farm in North Missouri, we're told it taps into a underground river.

We had several shallow wells (20' to 40') for my father's green house and garden irrigation. They were all driven with sand points and if one plugger up we would use water pressure from another well pump to open it back up. Our old dug well at my grandfather's farm dried up one summer and he hung a blasting cap about two feet from the bottom of the well and detonated it. Mud flew everywhere but it fractured the ground around the well and water began flowing in rapidly. I don't think you could get away with that these days.

I’ve driven a couple sand points myself around these parts. Fun times!

The 400x8 Deestone's work on 3 1/2" or 4" rims. I have some on both. I think the rim width of the 8" wheel changed from 4" to 5 3/8" on 1976 models

For us that live in rock, granite gravel, or black dirt land, tell us what a "Sand Point Is"? enquiring minds need to know! PS in the black gumbo clay where I grew up, you hoped to hit a layer of sugar sand for a shallow 40-60 ft well. Otherwise it was 180+ Where I live outside Austin in the 90's I had a 600 ft well in limestone and the new houses were drilling 700 ft plus

Deestone tri-ribs in the 4.00-8 size are definitely the ones to get unless you like spending money. My tractor had the size tire you are talking about on a narrow rim and the 4.00-8 tires fit perfectly. And those Deestone F-2 tri-ribs you can get for like a little over $20 a piece shipped. Deestone rear AGs are fine as long as you are aware they run small so if you want a 8.5" wide get the 23x10.5-12. If you want a 9.5" wide get the BKT TR-315 in the 10.5 size and if you want a true 10.5" wide rear tire either the Carlisle Tru Power, or the OTR Lawn Trac

Some of us can identify with that. Wish I could get mounted on a newer chaises, maybe I could get into the recliner faster. Don't know what prices are like in your area but last year we had the pump replaced on our 200 foot well, it cost more than the well and pump cost fifteen years ago.

A device used to render someone no longer in need of an athletic protector?

6 days until we pour. We’re in the 1 step forward, 2 steps back stage.

Finding parts for those ignitions can be difficult. If worse comes to worse you can switch to a battery ignition. Add an internal resistor coil, hook it up to the points, & find a place to hide a battery. A small trailer breakaway battery will work. Some of the guys that I pull with use a Milwaukee drill battery to power the ignition on their tractors. Much easier to pull off and hide on a tractor that has some sheet metal but some creative placement can help hide the up grade.

I had this one about 10 years ago. It had all the original tires on it. And some you know that they had extended axles on the back with these small three hole rims. I hated it. I just never understood why they made this model like this, but I turned it into a good worker for regular tires on it. Here’s a couple pictures. Sorry about the picture. It’s the only one I have. It was a good runner. The engine ran fantastic.

Sorry guys if they hold air, I use them cracks and all. Just my . I save money for other tractors. Enjoy your day.

Here I thought it was an athletic protector for manly parts ...

So..........old geezers will know what it is huh? You just made my day. I thought I was an old geezer but apparently not cuz I don't have a clue. I guess that makes me a youngun. I still have no idea. 🙃

Got all my rafters painted and ready for metal. Hopefully in the next couple weeks it will finally be covered.

Hello everybody. I’m new to the forum, but I’ve owned a 2001 522xi for the past 17 years, which has served me well for multiple purposes, including snow removal, rototilling, lawn mowing, and moving my empty flatbed trailer around the yard. I also have a plow for it, which I've never used, since I have other equipment for pushing stuff around. I recently added a new member to the stable: a New Holland GT18, which I understand (correct me if I’m wrong) is basically a Toro Wheel Horse 518xi wearing a blue suit and sporting a few trim and logo differences. The new-to-me GT18 came with a very solid 48-inch mowing deck (no deep rust or rust holes), which is one of the main reasons I bought it. The tractor runs well and has less than 400 hours on it. However, the tractor and mowing deck were both in need of a some repairs and adjustments, which I’m currently in the process of taking care of, and I'll post that process soon.

Finding water in the earth is interesting Beaps. They told me they like to see 40' of water minimum over the pump. Guessing the witching thing is for shallow wells. Interesting how this well is not drilled but pounded in. When he get so far he runs a pipe down and fills the pipe with dirt/slurry. then brings it up and dumps it. Kinda like a straw in a drink. I'll have to get a pic of it. A lot slower he only gets in forty foot a day. Less as it gets deeper he says. Most rigs have a regular drill to bring it up. Woulda never got one of those big rigs in the back yard without land clearing. At 30 ft he hit clay so the water I was tapped into sits on top of the clay. They say you need to go deep as the water is less contaminated. Your not supposed to drink out of a shallow well 'cause Pullstart drains his tractor oil in the dirt. ...

Today was get ready for the M&G day. The C-141 got a repainted lower dash and the headlight lens got redone. The 312 got the rear drivers side tire fixed with fix a flat. I mowed the weeds too. The 308 got a new battery hooked up, and needed the drivers rear AG tire reseated on the bead. The 312 and 308 got the attachments taken off in preparation for the M&G. And I put my 50 foot air hose on an old reel to get it picked up. Tomorrow after work, I’ll wash them, swap the newly painted lower dash on the C-141, and figure out what I can thin out at the meet and greet. No picts as I was really busy.

thank you i was told that the series 1 didnt have a oil pump but was obviously wrong. Ill look into getting a series 2 motor ive already saved a few on marketplace that I will go look at soon.

These are the firestones thankfully they came on the 416 when I bought so I didn’t have to bite off the big chunk of change

I found an NOS coil on evilBay $46, points, condenser armored lead and gasket set. It all rounds up to about $120.

Good looking family buddy.

@Mickwhitt Now my wife can clear an outdoor area with her gas after eating Taco Bell. Given that fact, how does her carrying a box of Taco Bell food down the street figure into all that?

Wait... I thought juice came from Krogers...

Just to throw off the guessing... Outdoor toilet for a garden gnome...

Free is good . My daughter’s boyfriend dropped off this 552/702 . I haven’t really looked it over really good but it does have a battery tray so I know it had electric start . I really don’t need it but it has a one piece fuel tank , pristine seat and steering wheel . I need to find an old school bus with a chair lift so I can bring my whole hoard to the BIG SHOW and not be charged a million dollars for more than one axle on the toll roads . Check out this post I made detailing the difference between a 702 and a 753 .