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September 28,1850, United States Congress votes to ban flogging on both naval and merchant vessels. Until then, misbehaving sailors were often punished by stripping them to the waist and lashing their bare backs with whips known as cat o’ nine tails.

Two idiots go on a fishing trip They rent all the equipment - the reels, the rods, the wading suits, the rowboat, the car, and even a cabin in the woods. They spend a fortune. The first day they go fishing, but they don't catch anything. The same thing happens on the second day, and on the third day. It goes on like this until finally, on the last day of their holiday, one of the men catches a fish. As they're driving home, they're really depressed. One guy turns to the other and says "Do you realize that this one lousy fish we caught cost us $1,500!" The other guy says "Wow! It's a good thing we didn't catch any more!"

Hoisted the 48"SD up to see if I could get the broken bolt out of the spindle. I got lucky. A few taps with a punch and it spun right out. Threw a patch on the left rear corner. Sharpened the blades. Finish scraping, wire brushing and oil down for the winter. Cleaned, sharpened, patched, greased, oiled, and ready for a winter nap.

Here's some pictures of the pulller I built.

Uh oh... Mods gonna ban this emoji?

It that weld lets go that guy needs to stop welding!

The "FLOGGINGS" will continue until morale improves!

Flat on flat is better IMHO. Rather the weld break then the plate shatter from bowing around the nut.

Trina took the kittens to be spayed or neutered today. We have one girl, the calico "Soup." The black "Toothless" and orange tiger "Sheamus" are both boy kitties. Surgeries went fine. Cats are all healthy.

Took advantage of the nice weather today. Put the show tractors away for the year along with the patio furniture & grill. I know its still kinda early but finding time to get things done is getting harder. Work is busy, home to-do projects that have become must-do, & helping mom at her place now that dad is gone.

Today a me and a good friend of mine built a ramp for my 88 year old mother. She still lives on her totally on her own and still drives during the day. In her garage there is concrete steps and I was worried about her falling on the concrete floor. We built it wide enough in case someday it needs to be a wheel chair ramp. She said she is still walking and doesn’t even want to think about a wheelchair!! I certainly hope I can make it to 88 and be as witty and mobile as she is.

Worked today on removing the bed liner from the steering wheel. The parts that went on right were fine, but some of it was clumpy and cracked up. Looking better now. Needs another coat of primer. I wish I was paid by the hour for all the sanding on this old steering wheel. Lots of time spent re-shaping it. Dave

I made a calculator, same as I did for the other 3 4x4 built, each one tuned for the wheel size and axle design.

A few months ago I gave my buddy a round hood. He recently picked up a zero turn WH and plans to do some surgeries to them. Anyway, he didn’t need this 60” deck. Front mount upgrade?

The Charger 9, as are all Charger models, is long frame.

More progress on the hydrolift retrofit. The valve block and lines are now attached to the ram. It is semi permanent as it’s a PITA to put in. I made a mounting plate out of aluminum, that the valve block bolts to then bolted to the frame. It’s relatively close to where the original was. So as of tonight everything but the hard lines and the handle are in, that will be tomorrow’s project.

New axle and brake seal on the C-125. The hub puller I bought from a member here worked like a charm!!! Thanks @Blue Chips!!! Ordering axle seal for the B-80. Had to remove chains from the C-125 plow mule... they were rubbing in a few spots... Ran them all around the hood to give them some exercise...then they posed for a quick pic...

Patched up a couple seats. Used some liquid repair type stuff and some vinyl with sticky on back, both came from the jungle site and seems to work great. IDK how long or tough it will be but at least I aint leaving a trail of foam everywhere they go.

Mowed a couple rounds with the 48"SD on the 312H and on the next round I noticed the right blade was not cutting. Thinking the spindle belt tensioner was jammed with grass, I pulled under the hoist and lifted her up to check it out. The blade was missing. A quick search and I found the blade but not the bolt and washer. I dumped a deck parts bucket and grabbed a new bolt and washer and sharpened the blade while it was off. Put the blade back on but the bolt would not start in the hole. The bolt didn't vibrate out, it broke off. So the deck came off and went on the repair/storage rack. It also needs a hole patched then cleaned and oil soaked. I put the plow on this tractor every fall just a little earlier than usual this year. Got out the 310-8 to finish mowing. The grass was due to be vacuumed up any way. I use the Trac Vac every 3-4 mowings.

First I screwed the pieces together on the tractor. Then I used superglue to attach 2 small broken off pieces, then deep pour epoxy to rebuild it one section at a time. Used aluminum duct tape to form each section I poured the epoxy into. Then grinding the back side to get a good fit and glazing / sanding the front. Painted it with Ace International Red. Overall, I’d give it a 8 out of 10, but way better than how it was or no bumper at all.

Not sure you coil is the problem...but a Harley Davidson 2 cylinder coil which can be had cheap has been used successfully.

You may be right in your drawing but others will be along to welcome and hopefully have a pic or two. That manual does not show the chain routing, size or the size of the idler. You will need that and an idea of the chain length would be helpful as well. The idler bolt may be fitted in a oval hole for chain tension adjustment.

Hauling some firewood out of the woods this weekend with the GT-1848. Major deck maintenance going on recently: I had the baffle come loose on one of the 48" SD's a few weeks ago and it got a bit mangled. Deck and spindles have significant rot so I'm probably going to scrap that one. Oh, and the 312-A is back there getting a cleanup and repaint of the rear, tins, and wheels. Not pulling it all apart to repaint everything. It's got fairly new rear tires so I got a matching pair of new ones for the front. Been sitting on a set of nice hubcaps and black belt cover - those will go on here when done. New decals from @Vinylguy - will post pictures when those go on.

What did the periodic table say to the chemist? "I've got my ion you."

I can agree to that Eric. Ever since I started using non-ethanol fuel things have changed for the better. Quicker starts nice smooth running engines. I give it an A+.

Mystery Solved: Asked seller.. Seller said he made The eyebrows and thinks the lights are 1940s Oliver tractor lights sent me these pictures today

I made some progress on the hydro deck lift retrofit tonight. The shaft is in and the ram is on. The shaft isn’t attached to the bar that lifts the deck as I wanted to go look at how it’s attached before I drill any holes etc…It still might need to be adjusted but I wanted to get things together then figure out where the sticking point is. More progress tomorrow…maybe

Finally getting back to this one. No crank, so I went through all the electrical cleaning connections and coating with dielectric grease. I had replaced the solenoid with a 4 terminal. Learned the unused 4terminal needs to be grounded. PO had removed all safety switches and still no crank. Remembered the voltage regular connection. That was it, the terminals were loose on the meter. So it cranked, but no spark. I had previously cleaned the points an did a static timing. I had voltage to the points, but they just didn’t act right. I finally replaced them and still no spark. I was trying to read points with my meter so I had my wife come out ant turn the key. Bingo blue spark in the spark tester I still had connected. Of course she asked why I’d been working on it all day PS I need some new black plastic pieces that hold the terminals on the key switch and regulator. Does anyone have a part name/number and vendor? @953 nut @Racinbob So now I’m ready to put gas in it tomorrow. I’m really curious how it will run with my previous leakdown test and not great valve seating. I have the valve and seat grinder I bought a while back, but I wanted to see how it would run. It’s been 50 years since I used a valve and seat grinder. Trying to fix a previous marginal seat grinding may not be the best place to start. I have a junk block I’ve been meaning to practice on.

Definitely not my cup of tea.

Will - Welcome! I too have the same 1964 32" snowthrower that I use on my 854 8 speed. Even though mine was 50 years old, it was NOS & never used! Before I used it, I did a couple of upgrades that the 1965 & later models have from the factory. The big one deals with a re-routing of the drive chain and the addition of a second idler that is fixed mounted above the lower adjustable one. The early routing as you pictured it only puts THREE teeth of the auger sprocket in engagement with the chain - a recipe for stripped sprocket teeth due to insufficient chain wrap. The revised routing gives both correct rotation and much more engagement. Position the upper idler so that the chains do not touch... The early lift flag had no provision for an assist spring - I welded the tab and added those pieces. (Lowell sells the new style too). The OE chain is #41 - the fixed idler I used was #40 - same pitch chain, a bit wider. Get a 10 foot length (#40 or 41) with a Master Link. You will need to cut it to the proper length. You also need to alter the OE front chain guard. I've used this for 6 seasons - no issues.

Oh crap... I've been lucky, very lucky. Thanks for the reminder - I have a gas-powered washer and an electric one, that I haven't done any winterizing to since I got them, and my detached garage is not heated at all (aside from some body heat from all the freaking mice....). And to top it off, I did lose the pump on one about 20 years ago to freezing, and I plumb forgot about it.

That's exactly why.

Kinda gettin' back to my roots for a bit tonight...

It should work. A lot of the tractors from that body style fell into the "short frame" category, while a 312 is longer. The biggest issue there would be alignment of the lift point on the plow to the attachment point on the rocker shaft. But given the gear-drive starter and the battery in the original location this unit likely has the longer wheel base.

What's weird about rooting for my country in a sports event?

Get down low and look up under the dash panel for an ID plate

That's a wittle one. I have broken both ankles the same way. My ankles were always weak. Never could ice skate. Now they are so loose I can usually turn one and it barely hurts. Last week I stepped in a hole and it hurt a bit. and it's still bothering me but other stuff hurts more so I don't think about it.

New bucket cylinders on Elvis.

Upload pics in PNG or JPEG formats. iPhone HEIC won’t work. Also saves space to downsample to 10” wide at 72 dpi, if you are able.

I've concluded over the last decade that a total cleaning and replacement of the entire fuel system is a necessity on a tractor (or any machine) that's new to us.

Really hated to hear about the c-160 but that's a nice looking 314-8

New tires and wide rims for the 314H. Waiting on the weather to cooperate so I can paint the rims. Plan on using the 314H as my plow tractor this year.

Update on the power washer: Berryman's carb dip for an hour. Runs like a charm!!! pump shot - cracked. So I have a perfectly good Honda vertical motor for a future project. And it's on its own mounted cart for ease of moving around...

Did some mid-season maint, grease, etc on 654 & mower deck. Know theres plenty haters on Teckys but mine is reliable & burns no oil. Even degreased tractor & washed it too. Its not pretty but I can count on it winter or summer.

Can a guy get the cutters fairly reasonable for it for a Kohler Dan?

I've read here n there that's a good way to make a flathead breathe better.

Thanks for the mention. You don't seem like the type of person that sits idle too long. and I like that. Your a good man. @oliver2-44 Keep on trucking !!

Nice to see another 78-79 C-Series being saved!👍🏻 Looks like you’re definitely on the right track! Please keep us updated.