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The final daily edition! For the past year I have been posting some daily historical information relevant to the date. I have avoided disasters, glorification of criminal activities and “born on” & “Died on” topics; always attempted to keep it relevant to our generation. There are a few that are worthy of repeating and some that have come along and I will post them at the appropriate times. But, I won’t post a daily post just for the sake of doing it! You could say that with today’s post I was “grasping ay straws”. I’ve enjoyed the comments, enhancements and addendums that many of you have shared, especially the videos that Craig has contributed. I hope you have found them interesting and informative. Hope that others will also share interesting facts that happen to come their way.

i figured this would be a cool thing to hand on the wall. the paint is drying now.

Well, I kept slightly quiet about this tractor on the forum, I put a pic in the "What's In Your Mirror" thread, but that was about it. I got a 92 520-H, It ran and drove great, had no real issues, except it was pretty dirty and needed a paint job, because the tractor paint was quite faded, and someone had painted something in the vicinity of it once, because it was covered in some overspray of something. I am going for more of a refresh, more than a full restore. My plan is to take every thing down as far as I can, E-tank any rusty parts which are reusable and get new parts of which were unusable, Power wash the frame and transaxle, do some sanding and painting without going to crazy on those parts, sanding and painting the tins and rims, and probably putting a new set of tires on it, because 2 of them leak and the rears are mis-matched. Here are two pics of the tractor before: And as of today, I have her about 95% disassembled. Just a few odd parts, like the steering parts, and brake pedal and such, but I am so excited to get this project started! I am really excited for the outcome! I mean, it took me about a month to take everything apart, and I can only imagine how fun putting everything back together will be after taking it apart , but I know that almost any tractor from here on out will be easier, because these just have so many parts. But just want to get it done for the show this year!

Here's hoping... you change your mind.

Your efforts have been greatly appreciated - my morning coffee won't be the same...thanks for the articles..

...was actually just a small get together over at Stevebo's mancave today. Shootin' the BS, wrenching on some tractors, and scoping out his collection of NOS 420 LSE parts... guaranteed, you'll always have a good time when sitting around the fire, and visiting at the ol' Ponderosa.

Hey RETIRED WRENCHER, You have a very nice 607! I am in the process of rebuilding mine. I hope that mine turns out as nice as yours. where did you find the rear tires? I am guessing, that they are not the originals. Here is my 607 the day I picked it up. It is now in pieces. I do have some of it painted.

After seeing pics of Lars painful encounter I decided to do something on mine. We took a heavy 3" magnet and fabricated a guard around it. Now I just rope start and snap guard to frame! Much safer!! To old for E. R.

how about the most Famous Charger of all time... The General Lee!

Bullitt

I will sorely miss these posts. They have been fun, enlightening and informative. Please do post them when you feel the urge Richard. We' all be watching for them.

I've read everyone Richard...and most of the time, on the day it was posted. Always a good start to the day. Thanks for sharing a ton of memories from days gone bye.

I think you have the correct sides but you have the angle iron on the bottom. I think this model of plow requires the angle iron be on the front with the nuts facing the rear. Give each one a 90 degree turn around the axle housing. Garry

... I read them every day , I enjoy reading about history no matter how trivial it is . Richard , you 953 nut

They were not around when I was in school - just a #2 with an eraser..

Happy New Year all!!!! So I took one last road trip to Alpha NJ ~225 miles one way from my house for a 1056... I have one already but the transaxle is rusted solid and the rest of the tractor needs everything. I've always had an itch for one as a short frame "big block" Kohler just screams cool to me... Its a dang shame the hood took a hit (it looks recent as the rust looks new in the crease). Its already in protected storage and I want to get it running soon... check out those wheel weights... there as heavy as they look! I did make a deal with the guy and got a 48" short / long frame plow with axle bracket, a 1998 Sears GT3000 hydro and a 197? Sears LT1036---check other posts for details. One question---Why does it have the optional PTO bell / clutch? Didn't all of these just use a spring loaded pedal operated idler pulley to engage the deck belt?? Tony

The last few days I've got a little more done on this 520, I got new bearings and a seal put in the PTO and got it back on. I've also got the tins buffed out, the footrest pads glued on, the black on the front of the hood repainted and got those mounted and have started putting the new decals on. Now to get those rear rims blasted and painted.

Bullitt was made before CGI and all that stuff. It is still the BEST car chase ever in my book. Newer ones with CGI may look great but they ain't real. 007 had a nice car as did Auric Goldfinger (His car was also featured in the movie The Yellow Roll-Royce

Ever seen this one?

do what Garry said rotate the angles so they are on the front of the axles and the two bolt front to back with the nuts towards the rear, I think that will fix you up.

I read them all and enjoyed everyone. Most of them brought back memories of my past. Thanks for taking the time to post them.

I always tried to read them. Thanks for the act of service to the forum!

I agree with you Steve. That first evening at the big show is definitely a top memory of 2016. What a great weekend. So many new friends made. The Indiana get together which almost did not happen (monsoon weather) was also memorable. Between meeting a few additional folks the fact that it was the last scheduled along with a major gas leak and the fella who had his trailer flip....well let's say the memories will remain. I recently upgraded cell cell phones and can't easily access my older pics but another couple highlights were @stevebo get together and making a tractor run into PA with @fast88pu. 2016 was definitely a great year.

Thanks for the memories! I for one will miss them. It was a great reminder of what happened in the past, shapes our world today. Great job.

1-2-1888 Drinking straw Patented Marvin Chester Stone (1842 – May 17, 1899) is best known as the inventor of the modern drinking straw. He was born in Portage County, Ohio in 1842. His father, Chester Stone, was a well-known inventor of many machines, including the cheese press and washing machines. Marvin C. Stone inherited his father's inventive genius, and made many useful articles in his boyhood. He was a graduate of Oberlin College, but his course was interrupted by the Civil War, in which he took part with credit and won promotion. After college he began a theological course, but abandoned it to go to Washington where he was employed as a newspaper correspondent for several years. Later in his life, he invented a machine for making paper cigarette holders and made a contract with the Duke Company. After that he started a factory in Ninth Street, Washington. Next he invented a machine to wind paper straws, which were popularly used for drinking cold beverages. Prior to this, people used natural rye grass straws, which were undesirable because they imparted a grassy flavor in beverages. In response to this, Marvin C. Stone made the first drinking straw prototypes by spiraling a strip of paper around a pencil and gluing it at the ends. Next he experimented with paraffin wax-coated manila paper, so that it would not get soggy when used. This first model was 8 1/2 inches long and had a diameter just wide enough to prevent things like lemon seeds from getting lodged in the tube. Marvin Stone patented his invention on January 3, 1888. By 1890, his factory was producing more drinking straws than cigarette holders. In 1906 a machine was invented by Stone's "Stone Straw Corporation" to automatically wind the straws. His next invention was a method for color fine china in imitation of the celebrated "peachblow vase" of the Walters collection. Stone was spoken of as "the friend of the working class," in that he looked after the moral and social condition of his working girls, and furnished a large library of standard fiction and other works, a music room, and meeting room for debates, and a dancing floor in the building. He was also well known for his philanthropy in other areas. He and several others built two blocks of tenement houses for African American residents of Washington.

I just read @953 nut's post for 1/1/1975 and saw on the cover of the Popular Mechanics magazine an add for a "scientific" calculator for under $90. I remember this issue and remember reading about the small battery powered calculator. It was advertised as "smaller, smarter, and cheaper"...and I had a 110 volt corded one and thought, yeah, I have a "big dumb expensive one"! I also remember my dad buying one of the "new" <$90 one! Wow,,,1975......really makes me feel old now!

and my erasers never lasted as long as the pencil

It never gets old looking at @stevebo'a barn...and I wondered who got those parts ?

Ok. I've got it all together now. Of course it's rained for two days so I can't test the plow. The rear cylinder has plenty of power on the lift stroke. With me standing (200lbs) on the plow it lifts easily. On down stroke it does not have enough power to lift the machine. Although without the plow, I can put a jack under the hitch and it will lift the machine. This is working as I had hoped. I intentionally used a small cylinder as to not have enough power to start finding weak links in the rest of the framework. I wasn't trying to build a tow truck. Thanks for your input fellas. When it dries up here, I'll get some video of it tearing up the yard. Mark.

Here is the progress on the 16hp B80 (B160?). It is now set up for its intended job, woods and trail maintenance. It now has Deestone tri ribs on the front, and loaded 23x10.5 Carlisle ags with 50 lb weights on the rear. Also has 2500 lb winch, light bar, machete, log skidding chains (in the underseat tool box), and rear cargo carrier with 14" and 20" chainsaws, splitting maul, two cycle fuel, and bar and chain oil. Now it just needs a backup light and it should be done. Oh, and perhaps a shovel and hatchet too.

All this talk of hot rods, vintage cars and trucks, and the Christmas vacation time off, has made me think of some of my favorite car flicks. I'm curious what you guys think of when you think of a classic car film. The only criteria that I will place is that a car must have a prominent role in at least part of the film. Have you noticed that nearly every movie, tv show, and even many commercials showcase classic or vintage cars. My thought is that those cars have so much personality and Charisma that placing them on screen creates a mood. It is like adding another character. Being a car guy myself, I totally dig it! These films could be like Christine where the movie is titled after the car... a 1958 Plymouth Fury. Or a supporting cast car like... The blue 1968 charger from the same film. It it could be a movie like "Gone in 60 Seconds" loaded with cool cars and driving. How many of you are familiar with the original low budget "Gone in 60 seconds" made in the early 70's before CGI. They did real stunt driving and wrecked over 150 cars! My personal favorite is the film that launched the careers of a bunch of actors... It was depicting a night in 1962 and is loaded with classic machines. Two of my favorites are John Milners Deuce Coupe and Bob Falfas '55 Chevy... I love it when Toad says, "Nobody can beat John Milner..." And Falfa interrupts him by saying, "I ain't nobody dork!" Classic film. Speaking of cars, the '55 used in that film was first used in a low budget film called "Two Lane Blacktop" starring a very young Dennis Wilson (of beach boys fame) and the now famous singer James Taylor. it featured a cross country race between them and that 1970 GTO. Let me know what you guys like. I'm a car guy through and through. My grandfathers first car was a 1937 Pontiac. He owned pontiacs for most of the rest of his life. My dad and all his siblings but one owned pontiacs as their first vehicles and so ill always be partial to them. However, I don't care if it is a Mopar, Blue Oval, Bowtie, or "What the Dr. Ordered"---I like em all.

Being a stock car race fan the first two that come to mind are "Six Pack" and "Stroker Ace.

You can see a couple of my Model A's in this shot. 1931 Wide Bed PU in front and a 1929 Town Sedan in rear. Sorry for the sideways photo!

Little off topic, this was posted for reference for Joebag

Those Barris creations were always sooo...cool.

Welcome to Red Square!!! The original mufflers are no longer available and if you can find a used one very pricey. I made mine from some Briggs and Stratton mufflers. The one picture of the holes in the end of the exhaust is an original wheel horse muffler. The rest are of my tractor and homemade fittings. You want to have the tail end plugged with holes drilled in the sides to vent the exhaust. If you let it blow straight down you will wind up with dead spots in your grass when ever you stop for a few moments.

I don't think so. The one you have using bolts does the same thing - it's just not quick. If you did have one I think the plow frame would be too short by 2 or 3 inches because the pivot point would end up under the axle. The one you have puts the pivot ahead of the axle a bit. I would use bolts with enough unthreaded shank to go completely through the angle and the plow frame even if you have to use flat washers to get it tight enough so it can turn in use. Put Nylock nuts on the outside so any movement of the bolt won't cause unnecessary wear as the frame pivots up and down. Garry

Jeff nailed it. Here is one installed on my 702, which uses the front set of holes for the mounting pin.

Don't mind me asking but where in the falls? I see the grand island bridges in your photo as well- wish I would have known you would be in my area! I'm about 15 min from Niagara Falls . Congrats on the 25th

Thanks Dick...always my first read in the AM also.....hopefully maybe another member will take over?!?

Looks very functional... plus, always love to see parts in the house.

I wish I looked happier in that second pic, it was a good time! I also wish I had taken a few more pictures, I could have sworn I took a few, but I guess I had only taken one, But always a great time to see all of you guys!

Craig, thanks for sharing. Great pics. Glenn

@T-Mo, I used JD suitcase weights, but built my own bracket/bumper to hang from the the attach-a-matic, different approach same results and 125# hanging off there hasn't hurt anything yet, to counter balance the tiller, plow and weighted box blade,Jeff.

Well, it's home now. I would have tried to start it, but the fuel tank is leaking onto the battery, so I thought it best not to attempt to hook my jump box to it. After we got it out of it's ruts that the tires made, it moved pretty easily. r

ish I knew about that would have been there with the D-250

Remember this picture??? This picture could be one in which you never see all these guys together again.