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If anyone here has seen the movie "Hacksaw Ridge" knows about the heroics of Desmond T. Doss. There was a TV show, "This is your Life", and one episode, it honored Doss. To make this on topic, the show gave him a brand new Wheel Horse Ride-away. You can see it on the below video at 24:30. Dorothy Doss, his wife, died in a car accident in 1991 and Desmond, himself, died in 2006 at age 87. He was a real life American hero that most don't know about.

Mark the shifter where the top edge of the boot normally lives when installed. Then slide the boot up the shifter and lay a bead of grease right on that line. Slide the boot back down and will fill the seal part to the shifter with grease plus leave a bead of grease sealing the underside of the boot. Just kinda throwing this out there in the thread for info purposes

Under hood fuel tanks... I have yet to find one that wasn't really faded and/ or really nasty looking. So I did something silly: I took my little orbital sander and knocked all the grunge off this one, and put a light coat of red paint on it. At least it'll be the same color where it shows on the sides. I really wish I'd taken a before pic. It was multicolored and nasty. Looks much better now.

Painted the rear body/fender of my GT18 today with three coats of New Holland-approved paint. I used up almost three rattle cans on this body part. In hindsight, I should have just ordered a quart or two of paint and used an HVLP spray gun for this project, but it came out OK...no runs and pretty shiny. What looks like wrinkles in the paint is just the masking tape on the data labels. The GT18 came with rear-facing reflectors, which are essentially taillight lenses with a piece of white (now yellow with age) plastic behind them. Here are the original reflectors (which are still in pretty good shape): I thought I'd upgrade the GT18 by replacing the reflectors with "real" taillights, like those on my 522xi. I did a bit of searching and found a set (see part number in photo): I just ordered a set of lamp sockets for the new taillights, and I plan to add the taillight wiring when I have a moment. The taillights will come on when the headlights are on. The total current for the headlights and taillights together should be less than the original headlights alone, since I've switched to LED bulbs for the headlights.

The group out in the sun.

yeah I seen that. thanks for rubbing it in lol....

Lumberjack Day is celebrated on September 26 each year. This day aims at celebrating the archetypal woodsman: the lumberjack. It was created in 2005 by Marianne Ways and Colleen AF Venable as an excuse to eat pancakes and waffles with friends. Lumberjack Day is also celebrated because ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’ comes a week before it, and Ways and Venable wanted to celebrate a different character. They thought that it was important to have a day to talk about lumberjacks as well. This celebration has grown to be celebrated all around the U.S.

I would not be too concerned with the bubbles as long as the oil looks clean.

I’ve repaired cracks and missing chunks on some of the older wheels. I’ve used JBWeld or PC7 epoxy. The PC7 epoxy is a little thicker and runs less. I spray black spray paint in the epoxy as I mix it. You can use vinyl gloves wetted with water to shape the epoxy. I use a file to shape the epoxy, then finish with sand paper.

Finishing out our return home! *edit* I’ve been working on audio, fading tracks in and out, etc. let me know why you think! This caveman is trying!

No experience myself, but I watched a young buck in top notch shape muscle a chain saw mill on some18-24" logs... no thanks...

My son discovered folks in the area of his camp that will bring a portable mill onsite and mill your logs. They typically charge a daily rate plus extra if metal in your log ruins a blade. Made sense to him for occasional need.

If you have never tried "MILLING" with a chain saw, believe me it's not for vintage fellas like us. Numerous sawmills on market now. That one looks promising. I also liked Hudson models. Lots of comparison videos online.

Yes. I had an 18 1/2 foot Real-lite trailer that I bought at the dealer I worked at. I new it's history. It had a leak from the ceiling vent that ruined the floor under it and it was traded in. We but a new floor in and carpeted it. Redid the vent. Everything else was like new. Had a shower/ toilet, water heater, fridge, furnace and stove. That was it. No slide outs, TV antennas (that never worked) Had a sewer tank but no gray water tank. As stated before I found out how fast the shower could empty out the fresh water tank. So I improvised. I got 2 of those blue tanks with wheels that you can tow with your trailer ball. 1 was for gray water and the other was for fresh water. I ran wires from the battery to the back where the tank was and put 2 external terminals there. Then I got a 12v transfer pump and would connect the pump and refill the trailer tank from the blue tank. I did put a brand new roll out awning on it but that's it. We ended up selling it for money on a down payment for our house. We got a pop up later but in true pop up fashion one of the lift cables snapped. I knew from working at the dealer that a cable replacement is like the last thing you ever want to do in life. I made custom fit props to keep the roof up that worked well and actually looked pretty decent. But it got to the point where my wife would get homesick as soon as the camper was set up so we gave up camping

The fuel tank cap has a vent to prevent a vacuum from forming in the fuel tank as gas is used. Once a vacuum builds up in the tank the fuel pump can not overcome it and the engine starves for fuel. Try operating the tractor without tightening the fuel cap all the way to see if the problem goes away.

Yeah, I've got the front end in the air right now. May not make back to shop tonight so it will get a good drain tonight .

While you're in there, replace that shifter set screw that's known for breaking. And speaking of brakes, you need a seal behind that drum.

While waiting on fuel pump kit, done a chem dip on carb and reset points on the 856 I brought home from big show. Sure is a sweet runner. IMG_7488.MOV

I used these an they have been pretty good. https://www.agrisupply.com/universal-tractor-seat/p/14119/

You can drive the pin right down into the wood. I use a left over piece of 2x4

You need a roll pin punch of the right size, and you'll need a block of wood sized just right as an "anvil" to support the bottom side while you pound the roll pin out - they can be a real PITA. Otherwise, perhaps you can break away the plastic and then cut away the core and pin with a die grinder (Ive had to do that a time or two when the dang thing just wouldn't budge) and then replace the park brake rod and new knob & roll pin (both then installed with a dab of never-seez) If JUST the U-nuts need replaced you CAN push the old ones off and new ones in place with a good putty knife (challenging but do-able)

It can be difficult to get and keep them level - You'd want to consider pouring concrete footings to below frost line for a permanent location installation or you'd have to re-level it on a pretty regular basis - and then you have to consider how you're going to get logs to it and up on it (fork lift?) Log jack/ peavey CAN do it a bit, but only with smaller logs.. you'll need a long (1/2" per foot) sloped ramp and maybe consider a couple of block & tackle systems on either end to roll logs more safely up onto the mill deck - whatever mill you get on a manual mill like that you can expect a lot of back breaking labor per log , and you'd want to have a good supply of logs - seems like out here in the boondocks, everybody and his brother bought a portable sawmill (since the covid pandemic thing) and then discovered it is so much work and they just have a big piece of machinery sitting around gathering rust and dust once they got a bunch of logs milled up and find they have more lumber than they can use, (and can barely sell it at fire-sale prices - it isn't easy to get good prime grade lumber that people would pay "going prices" for... So I'd just sit back and dig around on local ad sites , put up a wanted ad on facebook or somewhere, chances are if you are in a rural timbered area you'll find someone with a Harbor Freight or Woodland Mills or Norwood sawmill for half the price (or less) as a new one... I've been tempted by a couple (under a grand and just a few years old) but I'd have to buy log truck loads to get enough logs to mill , plus all the work that goes into properly setting up and maintaining the mill, just ain't worth it.... (and I'm a woodworker / woodturner) when I can buy a 20 Bd Ft pack of lumber from Muterspaw or KJP for $150 or so and its already kiln dried and skip planed ...

Don't forget how you will handle the logs. They are heavier than one would think. Two of us could not roll on level ground a straight 30" White Pine 16'-6" long let alone get it up on the mill.

The show also gave him some attachments for the Wheel Horse as well, if I heard it right.

Fuel line done foot steps on will fire up the motor tomorrow hope it goes well and adjust the throttle if that all good put the exhaust sheld on and work on putting the front blade on and be ready for the show next weekend does anybody have a picture on how the blade hooks to the lift system

You can probably do a series on YouTube on fixing up the "Pig in a Poke Motorized Palace" I have no doubt that you can overcome the mechanical and cosmetic issues and keep us all entertained in the process. By the way; has Colleen met the new bus? Hope she doesn't get too jealous.

When I picked up my 418-C it wouldn't preform well forward or reverse. I removed the tunnel cover and found a stash of black walnuts some critter had stashed there. The nuts were keeping the lever from moving all the way in either direction, tossed out the nuts and problem solved.

I'm not a Kohler Twin guru. But to my knowledge Kohler supplies an" Oil Sentry", not an oil temperature switch. This is an oil pressure switch, It is located down around the oil pan possible near where the optional oil filter adapter would mount and has 2 wires coming out of it.

I'm debating redoing my C-141 at least on the hood and the top of the fenders. I've redone it a few times already, due to operator error, big scratches or trash in the paint. It looks good in pics but less than 5 feet away its very apparent there is issues. It's a learning curve I guess.

Today I got the group out in the sun for Front End Friday. I worked some on the C-141 rerouting the gas line to make it start easier, which was a success. I also worked more on the C-85 getting it to the point where its easier to move around. I also started a bit of disassembly on the shaker motor mount as I'm going to set it up like the others. I also removed the PO added external idle handle.

@Racinbob ? Maybe......?

I do the same, with one addition. I cut a piece of bicycle inner tube to fit tightly inside the upper section of the boot, the shifter hole is a tight fit too. And a generous wad of grease under this rubber part. No water in the Unidrive issues....

The shifter acts like a wick and rainwater runs down between the boot & shifter, into the Unidrive. You need to flush the trans - Diesel fuel or kerosene works well. You probably need to do it twice. Search the Forum for past threads - good info. Lift the front axle about a foot off the ground to allow all the nasty fluid inside to drain.

Bunch of great comments above guys. Exactly and precisely what I was hoping for. Thank you. I'll have Trina read this later.

Eric - that looks like an import mail order item - any New England Dealers that also provide experience and service?? This item looks loke an investment, not a tractor attachment or camoing toy....

Depending on the extent of the damage you probably could build it up with some two part epoxy.

Thank you, all of the safety switches have been removed

This sobering funeral can be watched live on U-Tube at noon today.

This is the motion control cam on the Eaton 1100 hydro. Check that the cam has full forward and reverse travel. Full forward Full reverse

We had this Tab for two years. Great little unit. Could pull with ease. Excellent quality. Just didn't use it enough to justify...

That's why we went NEW. And that's why we went SIMPLE.

The longer this thread gets the less I’m interested in owning the complexities of a camper trailer!

We drove 250 miles total yesterday and looked at a few different busses. We had to know: A: do all busses of this era need major repairs in this general price bracket? and B: Would we be best off trying to make a project to salvage this dream? There’s a real nice one in Kalamazoo. It was taken very good care of, but the roof is terrible and the floor is wet in numerous areas. The owner is sadly in a physical state that he cannot keep up on the coach. We thought about making an offer, but Mrs. P does not love it. She would rather keep the toy hauler on the road for now. That’s always an option. Otherwise, we’re best off keeping what we have for now. I found a local RV parts supply that is currently E-commerce only, during their move. Eventually, they will allow local pick up after an online order. No storefront if you will. $51, and the track bar bushings I need so badly will be here today. Pictured is the good side, or what is left of that!

We wouldn't even have the awning out in the rain unless it was supported in the middle. I've seen some interesting mechanisms used. Boards with rounded ends. Dinner plate on a stick. Spaghetti mop. Maybe I'll hire @Pullstart to stand under the awning with his hand holding it.

Tip of the day, additional information. If rain is expected, lower one side of the awning so a pool doesn't develop in the middle. That pool can weight enough to cause damage to the trailer or the awning, or it might just give you a much needed shower.

I'd guess it is holding some of the slop out of the track bar. Probably cut down on the amount of 'wander' the bus had. I'll agree that a drive through our western states is enjoyable. Mrs. 8n and I drove from San Fransisco to the middle of Missouri this spring. Took the I-70 route through the mountains.

Hood on and gas tank is ready to be put on that's tomorrow nights deal does anybody have a picture of how they ran the fuel line and the throttle and choke cables to the motor

many people i know have similar what i call "transitional jobs or careers" --- Yes I agree those type "part time" semi retired situations are awesome situations -- makes the best of both worlds - happy for you