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Please keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers today. Today I will bury my wife of 35 years. She passed away on June 28th while I was holding her hand. Thank you, Dan https://www.thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com/obituary/rita-bailor

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July 3, 1928, John Logie Baird demonstrates the first color television transmission in London.

I got to watch these hard working men put up my new hangout. Over 100 degrees here today and they showed up at 10am and left at 8:40pm. Back this morning for the roof. Plan on sealing the floor this afternoon when it cools off

Dug these old girls out of the weeds today for a couple hundred bucks. To my surprise the 520 actually started with some make shift gas line but the 314-8 which reads to be an 02 model is in tough shape with everything seized and locked up sadly it only has 200 hours on it with a like new 42” deck.

Before COLOR TV there were colored strips that could be adhered to the screen to make the sky blue and the grass green when Bonanza was on. Made Hop Sing look a bit funky though.

If I leave my hitch in and let the tailgate down, the backup camera and alarm beeper freaks out.

Thought the collective might enjoy my perforation project... I bought this tractor a couple months ago and turning it into a nice "user"... Won't be a perfect restoration, just a nice addition to my old Toyota 4x4. Rich

Over 100*F in the pole barn today. Good day to clean up and paint some snow plow blades in the cool basement shop.

Picked this up yesterday. Was only an hour away. Seller said it was sitting for a few years so he had it serviced to get it running. Was asking $800. Got there & cranked w/no start. Ended up getting it for $300! Got it home & after using my small benchtop 20v blower to pressurize fuel tank it started right up! Everything appears to function. This will be new tractor to use with my Bervac. After the heat wave is over I'll go through it addressing maintenance & any posdible needed repairs. Paint is faded so hopefully I can get it reconditioned. Have to get manuals printed off & definitely wanna address the "known issues" with this model. Onans are all new to me. 20260702_160202.mp4

I plan to be there, but with a smaller display. I’m still recovering from heart surgery.

how do you like the flange you installed on the 42 rd?

I'd start with checking all your grounds and redoing the battery cables. That positive cable looks like it needed replaced 20 years ago.

Took out the annoying Push button start button and push/pull kill switch..and added all new wires, switches and black plug to fill the huge hole in dash.

Yes sir. They installed it and the sheetmetal this morning. Future meet and greet spot hopefully.

Nice find! I”ve not seen a 416 with the 6” wheels and a 37” deck mounted before. As noted above, Onans will serve you well if you take care of maintenance and cleaning. The fuel does drain back if left for a couple of weeks, but the pump works fine once the engine is running. To that end, we added an outboard motor squeeze bulb to the fuel line. Give it two or three squeezes (it’ll get firm once the carb is fully fueled) and then the tractor starts right up.

Good engines when properly maintained just like many others. On a WH it's the 20 HP that has the more common issues due to lack of cleaning and overheating. The 16 HP is less prone. The New to the Herd list might help some.

Why not, right? Let’s see’m. Actually this is a “sad 702”, but there’s always hope.

My family has been praying for you and your wife since you first told us about her being sick. We are deeply saddened for your loss. Please reach out to me anytime day or night if you’d like to talk. We are sorry we cannot attend the funeral service today. As I mentioned to you, our doors will always be open for you if you’d like to stay with us to get away for a little while. God bless you my friend, may Rita rest in peace. 🙏❤️

@MainelyWheelhorse How about if you sandwiched that piece with a piece of 1”x1”x1/8” angle iron? Not flat stock, angle iron with give it much greater strength.

Good soup!

Click on the fuzzy part

That red should come back with some elbow grease and determination. Good Luck with it.

Prayers for you and your family...

Any insulation under the roof to prevent indoor rain?

Yes

Wow, just wow!!

desko, a couple hundred bucks for 2 tractors and a loader? SUPER SCORE!!!

At my job, the system my hand held and scanner run off of gets updates every so often. Like car updates and computer update, Some go well and others are a cluster, losing locations or other stuff. For example, the bread in a certain aisle will magically disappear according to the system. Not a big deal but it’s a bit of a bigger deal when you are timed and a goal is set to be reached for that order. Isn’t technology great😁

Same here, I’m running out of room but then I grade the driveway with my plow tractor or take a ride on the C-141 I built and think nah I’ll figure something out to use this for.

And the poet delivers another Portmanteau.

Cherky... jerky that tastes like chicken (cuz it is)...

Yep, I have one. But the belt is flying past and the airflow can be affected by your foot being there flopping the laces around. Just sayin'

Fricassee is the way Mom dealt with the old ones.

You missed the PTO trunnion being upside down.

Mostly with a USB drive and boredom.

Looks good. One minor detail, the belt cover goes over top of the lip on the foot board.

I think Terry sells them in two, maybe three pieces now, I know that doesn't help if you already have the one-piece style but thought I would mention it.

Generator light

the lugs should be good are the cables long enough???

Those cables are junk. A starter gen takes about 60 amps to start turning the engine. And you need clean grounds including where the gen and gen bracket mounts.

Yesterday Eloise and Cylvia went camping! Our friend’s pusher “Cylvia” has the 8.3 Cummins that I longed for so badly. Eloise has the 7.2 3126 CAT. Accelerating to highway speeds, or off highway, I felt very light on the throttle. When we arrived to the campground about an hour and a half away, he mentioned how he could not keep up with me on take offs. Once again, the 100 hp lesser engine has impressed me! Happy 250th Independence Day, America!

2nd that Bob. I lost so many i don't run them any more 'cept for special occasions. Usually always within arms length of a philips anyway.

Last week I replaced both rear axle seals and the brake shaft seal on my 1986 312-8. Next I am going to try to fix my worn out Carter carburetor. the housing where the throttle shaft goes into the carburetor is worn out. I am going to look at making a bushing in the machine shop to repair it as long as it is only the top that is worn out. Tractor runs ok like it is however it is running to lean.

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No rush, just always liked the look of those tires and figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to try to get another set

Was not a fan of these big goofy headlights on my 857, after two years of owning it I finally removed them. Much better looking! Too bad there’s a big ‘ol hole on both sides of the hood

Yeah, keep the rpm’s at 3/4 to have plenty of airflow to maintain cooling.

yep I’ll make it selectable, for that reason I saw a 2011 or so Chevy 1500 pickup yesterday with the majority of the box cut off with a sawzall, so it was a frame width “flat bed” if you will. The frame was so rusted the section behind the cab was at about a 30 degree angle. Sometimes I wish we did have a safety inspection. They might feel safe, but my kid could be in the oncoming lane when it rips loose.