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Killing time to go to the last tractor show so finished up a Onan I got from @Blasterdad at Pullstart's plow day. Should have left the heat shield off 'till after retorque heads run. I have high hopes for this being a decent shelf motor for the 520s. Hope you like the color changes. Just something different.

This is my raider 12 I acquired last month I have the original k301 for it it runs good but for now it has a k341 on it till I decide to restore the tractor. Has the original 10 pinion rear axle to. its a 1969 i added the amp gauge

I got a bad feeling ... now I'm gonna get a DWI on Sylvia's A-60 ...

Welcome! That is a rugged old worker that you have there.... Just an observation - AG tires are not the better choice for snow plowing. There are special "X" style chains available, but pricey. regular cross link chains tend to fall into the valleys between the cleats and end up not effective, Turf tires, filled with the proper fluid and full complement chains have worked the best for me. And a set of wheel weights make a difference too...

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Getting ready to mount tires. I did this yesterday but the internet went down due to heavy rain so I could not post pics. Rears are Carlisle turfmasters that I got a great deal on last winter (I don't remember who from). This is the tool I use for all of my Lawn and garden tractor tire mounting and demounting. Rear wheel mounted on tool. New TR413 valve stem ready to be installed. Tool used to pull valve stem into position after giving it a light lube with dish soap. Valve stem installed. Tire bead and outer edge of wheel was lubed with dish soap then the tire was pushed on. These tires seem just slightly small so it is quite a push to get it on. Next step is to put a couple of clamps on the tire to reduce it's width so it is held down into the smaller diameter portion of the wheel for the tire installation to go easier. The tire bead, top edge of the wheel, and the tire installation tool are lubed with dish soap and the tire is popped into place. Tires aired up to 20 PSI to fully seat onto the beads Tires sprayed with Snoop to check for leaks. None found. Front wheel sat on tool. Front wheel clamped into place then the tire was lubed and popped into place. Again, harder than it sounds but it went on. Tube installed and the valve stem tool is screwed on so I don't accidentally knock it down installing the tire. Front tire installed using the same technique as for the rear with the clamps and lube (I know that sounds bad). All four assemblies taken outside and washed to clean up the tires and get rid of any dish soap.

I plan on using atv tires to plow snow as I’ve done in the past and had great luck with

September 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his electric cab into a building. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 20 shillings.

Cool but banana yellow!?!?! I suppose in '98 they were lime green???

Some racehorses are staying in a stable. One of them starts to boast about his track record. “In the last 15 races, I’ve won eight of them!” Another horse breaks in: “Well in the last 27 races, I’ve won 19!” “Oh that’s good, but in the last 36 races, I’ve won 28!” says another. At this point, the horses notice a greyhound, who has been sitting there listening. “I don’t mean to boast,” says the greyhound, “but in my last 90 races, I’ve won 88 of them!” The horses are clearly amazed. “Wow!” says one, after a hushed silence. “A talking dog!”

Hoodstand wire wheeled and sanded. + Hoodstand cracks welded up. I have never had a Wheel Horse yet that was not cracked there. Hole drilled for foot control auto center spring to hook into. Hole is 11/64" and is 1.75 inches from right side and down .25 inches. Tires masked ready for wheels to be painted.

When we moved a few years ago & significantly downsized. Had a 4 bedroom 3700sq/ft ranch w/full basement. Now in a 1000sq/ft ranch on a slab- no regrets! I promised her since we really dont have room for her hobbies/crafts etc that I'd have a she shed built. Great decision. Ran electric & is insulated w/heat so she can use it all year.

1828–1835 (Models): Ányos Jedlik and Sibrandus Stratingh built small-scale electric model cars using primitive, non-rechargeable batteries. 1832–1839 (First Carriage): Scottish chemist Robert Anderson built a crude electric carriage, known as the first self-powered electric vehicle concept, though it lacked rechargeable cells. 1881 (First Passenger EV): Gustave Trouvé fitted a rechargeable lead-acid battery and a small electric motor to a tricycle, successfully driving it in Paris. 1884 (First Production Car): British inventor Thomas Parker built what is widely considered the first practical, mass-produced four-wheel electric vehicle. 1975 (Wheel Horse goes Electric): with the introduction of the C-185, B-145, A-60, and A-65. Overview of the Bersey Cab Nickname: People called them "hummingbirds" because of the quiet buzzing sound they made and their yellow and black colors. Designer: Engineer Walter Bersey created the vehicles for the London Electrical Cab Company. Fleet size: The company ran up to 75 cabs on the streets at its peak. Speed and range: They reached a top speed of 12 mph (19 km/h) and traveled about 30 miles before needing a battery change. Rise and Fall Advantages: Passengers liked them because they produced no smoke, made very little noise, and did not scare horses. Problems: The heavy lead-acid batteries weighed down the cars. This heavy weight ruined the solid rubber tires and shook the glass battery cells apart on bumpy roads. Closure: High repair costs and frequent breakdowns made the business lose money. The company failed, and the fleet was pulled from service by August 1899. Concurrently in the United States, New York City saw the launch of its own battery-powered electric taxi fleet, the Electrobats, earlier in March 1897

Why did the man stand behind the horse? He was hoping to get a kick out of it How do you make an appaloosa? Shake the tree

Keep in mind, those settings in the manual are the initial settings or preliminary settings to get it started and running. They are not meant to be Gospel for every engine There is no specific amount of turns that will work for every engine. Those factory specs are so it will start and run. Then final adjustments should be made. EVERY engine is different so adjusting the carb afterwards to that particular engine and that particular carb should always be done. Engines and carbs wear over time so adjusting the carb to each particular situation will "dial it in" so it runs efficiently. I know a lot of people will just set those turns of the jets exactly to the manual and call it good but then skip the important part about making the final adjustments because it runs.

Although this is not a dad joke, it's one of my wife's favorites and it's more of a "got ya" joke: When Pam is around someone with whom she thinks she can pull this joke on she'll talk about her "dog vein". She rubs her neck as if feeling her dog vein and asks if the person, if he/she wants to feel her dog vein. Once the person places their finger on Pam's dog vein, she immediately growls and snaps at the hand like a dog. Catches unsuspecting persons off guard and they pull their hand back rather quickly. So far, I never seen anyone slap Pam for this prank.

CL find... B-80 $50 - 20 minutes away!!! Cranks over with jumpers. Wiring, tie rods, battery, few other odds and ends will need some love. Oh, and the hand painted patina is to die for...

As long as you enjoy earning it....

Went into service in 1897 and were withdrawn from service in 1899 because they were too expensive to maintain.

Nice tractor ! Looks like some one up graded your dash to a newer style. Not a bad choice, the lever throttle & choke are much more user friendly than the push/pull style.

I dunno. I work on these things for a living. The ADAS stuff is a giant pain in the butt, until you get way back into the early days of just audible park aides, and even sometimes those throw me. So many of the problems are software driven, and not an actual mechanical issues that I can actually fix, but every day I see more and more people just flat out not paying attention, expecting these systems to take up the slack, with no concept of the limits of the system (most adaptive cruise or collision avoidance systems will not actually bring the car to a full stop). Meanwhile I'm over here still driving my 87 Ranger and 04/05 Explorers with none of those systems, and I've never been in an accident where one of those systems would have made a lick of difference. I have been "at fault" for four accidents in the last 25 years. One may have been prevented by a park aide or backup camera of some sort. I had a cap on the truck, all the windows on it were iced, and I backed into a white car in a snowy field. One other I took off in a merge lane while watching the lane I was merging into. The car in front of me did more of a "staying still" type maneuver. The other two involved sliding through sharp turns in low-traction events. Every other accident I have ever been in the other car, or the deer, hit me, usually because they weren't paying attention.

Lumber sales guy asks the apprentice carpenter shopping for lumber how long does he want the 2x4’s. Apprentice says “a long time, we’re building a house"

I had a battery start Onan powered genset. When the Onan died, I added a drive pulley and did some replumbing. Now I park it in front of a WH and drive it off the PTO. The Onan is an air compressor while the generator has 110V AC and 12VDC outputs. This is what happens when you get cabin fever in the winter.

A few more pictures, a lot more messing with the steering and getting the right clearance and Ackerman angle. Chain out from front axle Another test run - and a photogenic picture

Hi! I'm looking to see if i can get some help with my grandfather’s RJ-58 Serial # 21259. The tractor has a Kohler K91 engine on it. I know this tractor has the original plow as well. I’m just looking to see what I can do to make the tractor last and keep it in good condition. I don’t know much about it.

You gave her a log splitter, what more could a girl ask for.

I have not painted them yet. Hopefully tomorrow as it was very windy today. I am starting with grey primer then silver aluminum paint as I have a few cans of that here. I like a bright silver wheel on this generation.

Rebuild the old one has been decided. I watch a couple videos last night and it's just as easy as a Carter or Walbro. The best one was done by a guy who starts out with something about one handed and I assumed he meant he had to hold the camera in one hand and work with the other. Nope. He was missing his left hand from below the elbow. It didn't slow him down a bit and his video was great. I thought I found another piece of the valve stem when I discovered the throttle plate was jammed up. Turned out to be a phillips bit. No harm done. I've never been accused of being the sharpest spoon in the drawer but I'm thinking this needs a bit of cleaning.

"The Jonathan Deere Cab Company"?

Does that not sound modern day familiar??

An engine may also run fine under no load and then have issues as it's actually "working" and visa versa. All of my big blocks have an intermittent blip with no load but are fine with the hydro engaged or in gear moving.

We've got a '22 Pacifica van with all of the bells and whistles. Bought it used. I didn't know it had auto wipers until we had to replace the windshield this summer. Finally found how to turn them on - about 3 layser deep in the vehicle settings menu. I kind of like them - now that I've gotten them activated. I get a chuckle out of the various collision and parking warnings when going through one of the local drive through tellers. The clearances are close enough that they all seem to go off, seemingly screaming 'LOOK OUT, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!'.

I think the worst one I've ever run across is the GM rear collision alert. They don't beep, or flash, the seat vibrates. The first time that happened to me was in the shop and I almost wrecked the vehicle because it startled me.

I have yet to have someone explain to me, in a way that makes sense, how any of those things are preferable to just paying attention to driving while driving. What I have seen in practice is that those systems enable the people who already don't want to pay attention to be even less attentive to the driving part of driving. The only exception might be the wiper de-icing.

Hillbilly Knows Best A hillbilly farmer from back in the hills walked twelve miles, one way, to the general store. 'Heya, Wilbur,' said Ron, the store owner. 'Tell me, are you and Myrtle still making fires up there by rubbing stones and flint together?' 'You betcha, Ron. Ain't no 'tother way. Why?' 'Got something to show you. Something to make fire. It's called a "match". 'Match? Never heard of it.' 'Watch this. If you want a fire you just do this,' Ron says, taking a match and striking it on his trousers. 'Huh. Well, that's something, but that ain't for me, Ron.' 'Well, why not?' 'I can't be walking twelve miles every time I want a fire and borrow your trousers.

Sputtering can occur when the throttle shaft has too much play.

The Carter carbs are usually the better ones. A good starting point is 2 turns on the main jet (top screw) and 1 1/2 turns on the low speed jet (side screw)

As I’ve always got so much time free and so many projects, the ideas as usual keep going round in my head. I’ve plans for quite a few designs and here is the next one that’s in design…. The little 400 is waiting for a hood and a paint job, in the meantime it might be getting an upgrade. hot on the heels of Ewan’s 704, I’ve a simpler idea to add 4 wheel drive to yet another Wheel Horse 😂 out comes the parts bucket, and the scrap pile is set to with an angle grinder, a welder and lathe! first stop a peerless transaxle diff with a sprocket added Then making a bearing carrier Shiny axle case Hub bearing and the start of the steering knuckle A finished swivel and UJ carrier, need to crack on with the other side!

She's a very gentle filly... knows how to get her rider home safely and never ever bucks them off... even if they have a few too many Capt'ns under their belt... Or... so I've heard... from reliable sources...

That's why Trina - aka The Paint Department - does all our work.

I did the combination or cards and tape for the back wheels so I feel fairly safe there but this will be the first time just using cards for the front. Fingers crossed I don't get paint where I don't want it.

Sounds like a Park Pawl bit the dust. Toss the slush box and flip a stick in there!

I Have yet to try the ol playing card trick. Probably just me but anytime I haven't taped up the tires with masking tape a masking paper Ive always got paint on the tires somehow.

Wow don't see many originals of those these days.

I take your point, though I must add that I’m enamored of rain-sensing wipers, auto-dipping high beams, wiper de-icing, adaptive cruise control, and collision warnings all of which require certain windshield specs! My wife’s windshield had a stone chip that was repaired in about 20 minutes and it’s all but undetectable

You will probably want to remove the flywheel & check the key - the sudden stop of rotating parts - at speed - most likely caused an issue with the key, and perhaps the connecting rod.

103991 is the ignition switch for your 1983

1985 since my engine spec is 47812 on the sticker (from my pictures link).