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National Eat A Hoagie Day takes place on September 14 every year and we’ve got the best tips to help you celebrate. A hoagie is a type of submarine sandwich or a long bread roll filled with meat, cheese, and veggies. Whether you call them submarine sandwiches, subs, torpedoes, po’boys, grinders, heroes, bombers, or submarines, these heavyweight sandwiches will always be a crowd favorite.

Got a few in the new workshop space.

Couple of full line side shots from the Meet n Greet in N Berwick yesterday.

You can find them in the electrical section for conduit clamps

Yep. Only trip we made so far with this big girl is to the big show. Planning on a 4 nighter to visit Brennanbo this fall in Newport RI at college.

Awesome Bryce! Glad to hear from you, hope all is well! We are planning to upgrade to a different camper soon. Flights are booked to hopefully get it next week! It’s only 2100 miles away, what could possibly go wrong? Instead of pulling the 5th wheel toy hauler, we plan to get an enclosed trailer to haul our toys. 8.3 Cummins and 6 speed Allison, new tires are on order in Reno as well.

This is the @roadapples legacy tractor that I gave to my brother in law. The cylinder bore is glazed and worn, and the rod is seized right tight. I picked up this rope @Pullstart 12 hp Kohler a couple months ago, and have wondered if it’ll fire. One thing’s for sure… it needs a muffler! It’s been far too long since I tinkered on a tractor. Momma’s in the big city with her girls, I’m playing in the shop.

After unloading the suv and big trailer this morning and swapping tires on Cinnamon Horse, I finally got the chance to let that beast work a little. I hooked up the recently rebuilt pole trailer. Headed out to the forest. Loaded up with several hundred pounds of hardwood. Here we have a BBT in its natural environment. And here we have a momma in camouflage.... In other news.... Yesterday I picked up this pair of steel weights from @Sparky Today I wire brushed them and got some primer and painting done. Cottage white.

Working on the woods today!

A couple few years ago I put some 6/12 AG tires on the front of my 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse so I could get more front height for the Mackissic chipper shredder that's semi permanently mounted. Those are around 22" diameter. They've been fine but getting on n off the machine gets interesting because of the accidental "Carolina squat" it has. Recently I bought a set of OTR Lawn Trac 18 x 8.5 x 8 for a different tractor. Didn't like the looks... So I'd set them aside for an occasion of the future... which turned out to be today. I swapped the tall thin tires for the slightly taller than stock tires. Still have an increase in front height, just not as big. The extra width seems to make a good difference. The whole machine feels more stable. The rear outer width is 40.5" The front is 41" This pic is a little misleading because of the angle.

The 520 was $125 and the 656 was $45 so it was a given that I bought them

I was messing around with the English wheel today and decided to run a panel on it to try it out. Just a little time made a big difference. After the DR releases me I think I will be able to get it pretty straight.

Today’s progress after work. The hood is hand tight bolted, the rear fenders are sitting on the gas tank bracket, the front spindles and tires are held in by gravity. But the rear end is bolted in along with the rear tires and fender/gas tank bracket. Progress!

Finally got around to applying penetrol to the B100

First question, what model Wheel Horse will the 48" mower be mounted on? You would want 12 HP or more if it has a manual transmission or 14 or more for a Hydro.

Clamp

Fixed that for ya'

If you're just get'n the itch to ride something once in a while, take'er for a spin at the shows! That'll cure ya. LOL

When it's ready for field trials have Coleen stand by to tow it out of the mud...!!!

Pull the 9 pin connector on the 520 apart to look for signs of overheating damage...

Yeah buddy! This one cost way more than the first one though, I had to give 50 dollars for it!

Took the "show seat " off of HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!! and installed a work seat for fall and winter duty

Put dozer blade/snowplow on Workhorse today. Did some leveling behind garage in preparation for the new shed. Then did a degrease & pressure wash of tractor. Making a "to do" list now for maintenance needs. So far its not too long. 🤞

From dowsing the location, digging the well and making the pump, very interesting video.

After work I did some assembly and mocking up.

Applied penetrol to the B100 planning on trying to take it to a show, so threw the deck that I had from the other tractor. However the belt is too long from the difference of the frame length being 2" shorter on the B100 Does anyone know the belt length for the B100 for a 42" SD deck

EMT tubing has odd diameters. 1/2" is .706" OD and 3/4" is .922" OD and the clamps fit accordingly. I'll guess the one you want is for 3/4" round bar. The 1/2" clamp should work. Commonly called a one hole strap.

I looked up my c-160 parts diagram on Jacks. Of course they don't show the clamp.

ACE or any hardware store has them. Used to hold cable, wire, tubing in place. You could probably get what you need off any telephone pole. With all of the granite in Maine, they may be in your back yard on any pole.

Went back out to the shop after coffee this morning and hooked up a battery. Everything on the 12V side works except for one light, which I assume just needs a bulb as the one right next to it works fine. Plugged in with an adapter to the electric at the shop and the ac blows cold, microwave works and inverter charges the battery. Still have to go to the farm and get a propane tank to try all that out. Getting ready to call the city and rent a space in the rv park for the day so we can plug in to a full 30A service and have a/c while we finish deep cleaning. now for the bad, filled up the fresh water tank and kicked the pump in, heard water running in the bathroom. Figured it was just the sink left on but nope, fitting on the back of the toilet is cracked, wasn’t planning on using the toilet for this trip anyway so will go to the hardware store tomorrow and get a valve to shut off water to the toilet, then should be good to go water wise. Also by hooking up at the rv park for the day will allow us to see if the refrigerator is going to cool.

There was a place on Route 12 in Norwich that had the best! The only place I know of where they called them grinders was in CT.

If I do go see it, kick tires and all, it wouldn’t be till next weekend. Still on the fence about getting one at all.. most of my friends have sold their bikes (except one I think) and without my dad to ride with I wondering if I’ll actually use it or will it sit and sit

You ask for a “Grinder” around here if ya want a long tubular sammich

I finished sorting the hardware (nothing was discarded) and reorganized the drawers and started labeling them. I have more sorting and labeling to do but had to take a break from it and give the English Wheel a little TLC. The wheel was rusted so I put in in the lathe and made it smooth. The bearing was loose on the shaft so I resized the bore and made a new sleeve. Also started polishing the wheel and the anvils.

Nice rig Kevin, we wouldn’t know what to do with something that big, or where to put it I still haven’t figured out the exact combination of JunkTetris I’m playing to be able to fit ours in the shop when we’re not using it, and still be able to use the shop for other projects. Not sure if I need a bigger shop, or less junk Spent most of the day today working on getting things ready to go next weekend. Courtney made a pretty good sized dent in getting everything cleaned out and deep cleaning the trailer, while I spent the afternoon replacing tires and all new bearings in all 4 hubs. Had one that was questionable, and since it’s a 60 mile round trip to the nearest parts store I just went ahead and replaced them all while I was there. Still have to figure out why I didn’t have any trailer brakes on the trip home Friday night, not sure if it’s a problem with the trailer or the brake controller in my truck, so plan on figuring that out tomorrow, as well as installing new batteries and propane tanks and hooking up to utilities to test everything. Also need to get the weight distribution hitch that came with it set up, then we should be ready to drag it to the show grounds and get it set up to be our home for a week while we are setting up for the show. If it pulls anything like our stock trailer I might need to take a couple gas cans along to feed the thirsty 6.0

The early 312-8 came with K series engines battery ignition my 1985 has a 3 amp charging system may be the same for the 1986. The 1987 312-8 changed to a Kohler Magnum with electronic ignition a 15 amp charging system through 1997 . So wiring can be different. I run 8" wheels on 6" spindles, doesn't raise the front that much..

Just trying to keep up with the Bo’ses! @stevebo

Those are pretty rare engines so it must be destiny that the guy named pullstart ends up with TWO of them

Rear fender was bent by the PO to fit oversize tires. Fender straightened to the best of my ability (I am no body man).

Front wheels have first coat of silver paint applied. After paint dries for a while I will loosely mount the tires and complete the painting.

1/2" Ridged electrical conduit has an outside diameter slightly over 3/4" and the clamps are made of heavier material. A bag of 5 cost less than $ 2.00 at the big box stores. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sigma-Electric-ProConnex-1-2-in-One-hole-Strap-Intermediate-Metal-Conduit-Compatible-Galvanized-Rigid-Conduit-Compatible-Rigid-Metal-Conduit-Compatible-Conduit-Fitting/1000152549?store=717&cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-elc-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_LIA_ELC_Online_Mid_Priority(E+Band)_Omni-_-1000152549-_-local-_-0-_-0&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22867870040&gbraid=0AAAAAD2B2W97pEK6Dx69ZOiriDUVQ8XeP&gclid=CjwKCAjwz5nGBhBBEiwA-W6XRHKXVhha5lgVGfw3jClJatCIXIxjmkH4cqZBgmPIXmtiLxdzr92_mRoCOOMQAvD_BwE

#7456 Bracket. I'm sure A-Z has a pail full

They're "Subs" in my neck of the woods.

Thank you one and all, as many of you already know, as we get older we see birthdays in a different light.Having said that I am very grateful for the time my savior has given me here on earth, and appreciate things like this place to meet and engage with friends that I have not met, but feel like I have met. Life is a fleeting thing, so take advantage of every moment you are given, It's the little things that are important in life, and as my father in law said " Ve get too soon oldt And too late schmardt " Bob Blough

Using a gun with Rustoleum with Acetone and hardener is the way to go. I need to get the rest of the 308 sanded and ready to paint. Got the hood ready it had a few rusted spot under the original paint that needed to be fixed.

very true but the machin takes 6 to have it's full range of operation. and i do intend to make some grass clippings with this 1 and my E-12 M General electric that i have apart at the moment I have the new key switch and connector and seat safety switch now. So if time allows in the coming weeks i have the parts to get started to see how she goes.

I had 3 serious incidents involving my eyes. 1. Flycutting a flange on a Bridgeport when a brand new Starrett parallel clamp broke in half and the piece was hit by the flycutter and it sent it into my safety glasses destroying them completely. I cleaned the debris from my eye and there was no injury. It was nearly impossible to believe that I lucked out after seeing the glasses. 2. I was filing a workpiece in a vise when I just blew the filings away by mouth and one of the slivers found its way behind my glasses and into my eye and it had to be forcibly removed by an eye surgeon. 3. I was working on a tool block that contained 5 parting tools for a lathe. I was in a separate room well away from any machines and made the mistake of laying the safety glasses aside. That tool block had a failed parting tool that was jammed so tightly that when I just touched the clamp screw with an Allen wrench it shot out like a bullet straight in my eye. The result was a one week hospital stay with both eyes covered. Just stupid simple things that seemed like there should be no problem. Be careful out there, you only get two eyes.

Wells… Those of you that have to drill hundreds of feet to get good water may find this hard to believe, but the house I grew up in had a well that was only 12’ deep. This was in Granite City, IL. Dad put it in by himself. Chiseled a hole in the garage floor and pushed the pipe in at first by brute force and then with a sledgehammer. Had a sand point on it. He hit water at right around 8’ down but sunk it to 12’ to be sure it wouldn’t pump dry when running. He cleared the point a time or two with a shotgun blast. I guess they were blanks or something. We had city water too and didn’t drink this water, but some of the neighbors did from their similar wells. He used the well water for watering things…we had an amazing garden and yard as did almost everyone around there back then (maybe now too for all I know, I haven’t lived in GC for thirty years). These houses had full, regular depth basements too. Most of the neighbors had leaky basements, ours never leaked while we lived there. Just short of a miracle when you consider the house was basically floating in a pit of water. There were homes about a mile away where eventually the owners just had their basements filled in as the leakage got too much to handle. A little north of us in Hartford and Wood River they also had the ground water just below the surface. There (were) are petroleum refineries and storage depots there that have been slowly leaking gasoline and other things into the ground for 100 years. In the spring it would occasionally make the local news that basements would smell of gasoline and you can actually light on fire soil samples taken from the ground. And sometimes even the basement walls would support a flame from the gas floating on the ground water. My cousin made a great living working for a company that had wells all over that recovered the lost gasoline and sold it back (as required by the EPA) to the refinery for reprocessing. these areas are Mississippi River floodplain so it’s no real mystery where that water was coming from. my two Indiana homes had wells that were 200’ + deep. We had shallower water available, but they went below it to get through that which was contaminated with agricultural runoff. Deep subject these wells. Steve

So you can leave 103 pairs at Jim's door step. That unprotected well worn out wire wheel and flannel sleeve are itchin for a fight!