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We take our gas dryer down off the pedestal it shares with the washer once a year to remove the back, front & drum to give it and the vent hose a through cleaning. It is a PITA to grab it from the rear, so I added a pair of Garage Door Handles. Truss head screws, Thick fender washers & nylock nuts. Much better...

March 13, 1965, British blues guitarist Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds. In and of itself, one man leaving one band in the middle of the 1960s might warrant little more than a historical footnote. But what makes this departure more significant is the long and complicated game of musical chairs it set off within the world of British blues rock. When Clapton walked out on the Yardbirds, he did more than just change the course of his own career. He also set in motion a chain of events that would see not just one, but two more guitar giants pass through the Yardbirds on their way toward significant futures of their own. And through the various groups they would later form, influence, join and quit, these three guitar heroes—Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page—would shape more than a decade’s worth of rock and roll.

Keep one of these Thermal fuses in stock. My local appliance store has these in a bushel basket out back! They normally burn out on a late Sat afternoon or Sunday!

Great idea.

1993, the first year I subcontracted to my local township to plow snow. I bought a 1968 6500 series GMC with a 10’ Good Roads funnel plow. No body on the back, just a 3’x4’x8’ block of solid concrete on the frame. Gavinized corrugated window well covers for rear fenders.401 V-6 gas engine and a 5+2 speed. V-bar Tire chains on 10.00x20 rubber. I’d go places the town trucks wouldn’t dare to because of those chains. That winter we had plowable snow at least once a week and some pretty major storms. I think I paid for the truck in the first month! I remember one of those storms plowing 30 hours straight, can’t imagine doing that now. During that particular storm I stopped back to the highway barn after being out for I don’t know how many hours. The highway department trucks were idling with several inches of snow on them. When I poked my head in the break room they were all sleeping. For some reason I had a pack of firecrackers in my truck, not sure why but I did! Yup, I went back got them, lit them and threw them in the room where they were all sleeping 🤣 then hauled ass! When I came back at the end of the storm some guys thought it was funny and some definitely didn’t! Anyway it gave all of us something to talk about for years to come!!! Just one more of my countless snowplowing stories😂…………………

Most likely 1/4-28 fine thread - maybe 1/8 NPT. You can try using an Easy-out to extract the broken piece.

Learning the ins and outs of S/Gs, including how the electro/mechanical (i.e. NOT electronic) voltage regulators work, gives one a deep appreciation for clever engineering.

@Streetrodchev so i'm looking at all these pics I got of this a$$ and which ones do i post.

Supper was home scratch made Chicken Alfredo. The "noodle" was spiraled fresh zucchini. Fresh grated parmesian cheese. Mushrooms and tomatoes. Low carb. Keto friendly and Paleo friendly. DELICIOUS.

I think your problem is in the metal slide that rides back snd forth! I have had this problem before! The oblong holes in the metal slide bar become wallowed out! You need a new or better used bar. I bought mine new from Toro as i had a good deck i wanted to preserve. That was about 8 years ago and i am still using that 48 inch deck with no belt issues! Replace the nylon busing also if they are worn! The lower hole in your photo shows a knotch that is a worn spot !

I try to plan a "head" and when I order a gasket I get new grade 8 flange head bolts if I don't already have them in stock in the parts dept. A little Rotella on the threads. I look at the bolt heads. See how crusty they look. Most have been in there 50-60 years. I know they aren't torque to yield bolts but It is time. Especially the bolts around the exhaust valves. Cheap insurance.

Only EVER just lightly oil the THREADS.. (not the heads or washers) anti seize compound while it might seem a good idea will severely throw off your torque readings and allow you to overtorque the bolts leading to head warp and gasket failure.

Man that was a fun day!!!

Thank you for the Birthday wishes everyone. Happy to have made one more trip around the sun. Spent my day turning diesel into electricity, just like I do most any other day of the week. Came home to great meal and some R&R. Last Friday I got to hang out with my close friends for a great fish fry. Tomorrow I have plans to go to a concert with my lovely wife.

And those are just ideas I'm sure there are many more. Important thing is always have a spare or hardware to make a spare. This is a weak link in many horses and they see a lot of abuse with a field plow. It's not a question of if it's gonna break it's when. Keep the hitch pin in the trannny case well lubed says Greasy Pete.

That sounds very good!

Had 4 foot drifts on the state road at my house, road was not open for 3 days and coal company finally opened it not PennDOT, but my driveway was open thanks too my sears snow blower and 1979 c-101 with plow, no electricity for 2 days in 93, not a great time but we made it through. Bob

Dude has more pics of him on the nets than Taylor Swift!

Good luck. Renault is notorious for being difficult to track down parts. Any #'s on the original? These folks may be of some help. Continental is the 2nd worse at identifying parts with Renault at #1. When I was in the parts business we didn't have the internets like we have today. It was just starting out . http://www.continentalengineparts.net/ https://www.continentalengines.com/

Found this on fake book market place. Listed about 1.5 hrs from home so thought I would call about it. Really didn’t t need another but ya know how it is. Talked to owner and low and behold he was heading to my town. Asked if he would just bring to the house and drop it off. You cant beat that with a stick. Another 520H, this is a 91 best I can tell runs great and has almost new 10.50 BKT ags on back. I may have lost my internet privileges for a while though, but I can live with that, for a day or two anyway.

Nicely done sir.

Which essentially means.... it doesn't work.

Mandatory. The pump bodies are relatively soft metal alloy and can definitely warp when the screws are overtightened. Also, “more” is not necessarily “better” in diaphragm thickness. What does matter is flexibility and tear-resistance over the long haul. Flat pump shell faces, positioning the pump to maximum displacement before tightening screws, and not overtighening are all keys to success.

This video is the most honest one I have found. It works, BUT! I did the spray foam deal years ago on a cart that sat most of the time and the foam flat spotted from sitting too long.

Crazy drunk weather!

@AHS yes that was a 60’ deck, it’s in pretty bad shape. I’m hoping that I can find parts to repair it. It’s too bad about the engine but it’s a good core for someone that had a catastrophic boom in theirs. I’ll likely have the long block in the classifieds in a couple months.

I made a deal on this tractor today. A GC 1720 with FEL and backhoe. Also included a York type landscaping rake, a chain drag harrow, and a sizeable dual axle trailer (with a title!). He threw in some scaffolding sections that were on the trailer as well. Pictures tomorrow.

Yes, there is. Oh, you probably want to know where and how to adjust it, too. Under the seat through a hole in the fender, you’ll see a large hex head bolt positioned in the curved slot of a movable plate. The bolt holds a friction washer against the plate. Adjust the tightness there (and, of course, NO lubricants!)

I wish you all up north would close the door!--looking like it's gonna let cold air in. It's suppose to be in the upper teen come Monday morning here in SW Missouri. The Bradford Pears (dadgum no good tree) are blooming and my Redbud is beginning to show color. So far the fruit trees are still closed up. Buddy of mine in Des Moines, Iowa text a few days ago nightcrawlers were out on his sidewalk. I text back: Don't let them go to waste, there's a potential catfish in every one of them.

I don’t prefer a rock shaft, because the added leverage sacrifices travel to lift the plow. Always stay in motion while lifting the plow, or back up a bit before lifting. Never try to pull it straight up from the ground with sod atop the plow. If the weight is still a bugger, you may be able to attach a heavy spring to the hitch to help lighten the load.

Spring has sprung! Had a couple out today for some cleanup. Used the sprayer on the fences with one machine and cleaned up some debris with the the 523H. Lots of seat time!

Glass the halves and don't overtighten the screws is the best advice I can give.

https://www.thenandnowautomotive.com/antique-auto-parts-store/Kohler-Fuel-Pump-Kits-c196218002 Sorry but for less money you can buy a Carbole electric pump which many people here have used and never have to worry about gas in t crankcase again. If you want to spend a bit more get a made in USA Facet posiflo.

Yesterday it was 82 degrees here with bright sunshine. Today it's 35 and snow flurries.

I found this one on marketplace for $150. Its mostly trash but is a solid foundation. I was able to get it running but it’s a oil burner. IMG_1219.mov

Happy Birthday @Treepep, we are all glad you werer born.

Seems as I remember someone having an external setup on a Sunny Strand. ???

Sundstrand motion control movement is vertical..Eaton movement is horizontal

WHX I was thinking of getting some new jade 8`s fore the head but it does not take that long to get the Torque wrench out.

A team of students from our local university is spending their spring break and leaving Saturday for Burnsville, North Carolina to help with disaster relief from the flooding a couple of years ago. I lead the team last year but couldn't go this year. Beautiful country and horrible damage.

Niiiiice catch!!

I do believe that is it, but I found it on Fake Book Marketplace. Jim, come by anytime. I will even let you drive it around yard multiple times in a semi circle with mule drive engaged and deck down. .

Been working on this hunk

@markseven BEEN USING CARBOLE 2-3,5 PSI ELECTRIC PUMPS FOR YEARS added ADDED A led dash light to verify its function , my 3 horses have the same , problem eliminating set up ? fuel check valve , to hold and verify fuel to carb , filter and clear fuel rated hose to carb , showing you its there , also have filter just after leaving tank , went after every issue spot and eliminated it . try / test / verify . regularly make up something that lets me make a change , ( you already know what fails ) often staring right at you , also function detail in the throttle linkage ? is every movement spot smooth , easy moving / sliding ? like throttle / choke cable lubrication slide ? this is baseline stuff for me , that I evolved to , nothing sarcastic implied , just what I regularly do , pete

prior to tightening the screws on the pump body clamp it in a vise and push the plunger rod all the way. This will properly position the diaphragm.

@ebinmaine down South we don't get near the battery life most people get in northern climates due to the cooler weather. Back at work our large Industrial Battery supplier preached 70-77F. as the best temp for battery life. If I buy just about any brand of 3 year car battery I get 32-34 months. Same scenario on a 4 yr warrantied battery. (They try to get us returning for the tiny bit of warranty) This is on daily drive vehicles, so a battery tender wouldn't help. if I get 18 month/2 years out of a garden tractor battery I jump for joy! yes I use battery tenders on them! Surprisingly, my 2014 Ford truck and my 2017 Chevy RV got 5-6 years out of the factory battery. But the local dealers can't get that exact battery. i have a friend who live here all his life, them he moved to the Colorado Rocky Mountains, lived at 8500 ft. He was amazed how long his vehicle batteries suddenly lasted.

Made some progress today. I installed the modified rock shaft and tacked up the link from the hydraulic cylinder to the lift. I also tacked the frame together for the sleeve hitch to see what adjustments might be needed. I have a few adjustments to make but it is working. Still a couple hours of final welding to do.

Really there are only two styles of rear hitches. Slot and Sleeve. What people call the Sleeve hitch, Brinly hitch and the Wheel Horse Clevis hitch are all the same thing. This is a slot hitch. This is a Wheel horse clevis hitch. And just for arguments sake... this is a vertical shaft tractor's Brinly style sleeve hitch. (not very common.) Slot hitch implements have a tab which slides into the slot of the hitch and is pinned in. Sleeve hitch implements have a C shaped clevis jaw that wraps around the hitch and are pinned through the sleeve of the hitch (tube you see on the hitch) Here is an example of the slot to sleeve hitch adapter (Brinly part HH-180) which converted your slot hitch to accept a sleeve hitch implement. This is a factory Brinly part that was available for Wheel Horse and Jacobsen tractors (Jacobsen also used a slot hitch) and here shown with an implement hooked up. The sway plate in the picture is out of normal position, because you don't use it with a plow. (and in relation to the Wheel Horse application, this hitch adapter is upside down, the flat side should be up with bracing on the bottom) Here is another example attached correctly to a drag. Look through the implement gallery and you will see plenty of examples of the two styles.