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This past weekend we went on our annual camping trip to Mt Blue State Park in Weld, ME. That's the Park where Trina and I first met, along with several other friends. 11 years in and counting. We hiked Little Jackson Mt this year. Good trail. Fantastic views. Very few people.

I haven’t made a video in over a month…. I need to get on that some time soon.

July 1, 1918 Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo made their first debut on newly designed red, white, and blue Crackerjacks packaging during WWI.

Hello all ! I acquired a 1968 Commando for free of charge.He would not take any money but I did gladly purchase a brand new seat he bought for it. The nice gentleman that owned it had plans to restore it unfortunately life got in the way decided to give it up.It then sat for about 20 yrs. Until I came along lol Its partially disassembled but all the parts are there.He even bought a decal set and some odds and ends parts. I have it running and it runs great all it needed was a carb rebuild kit and a condenser and a couple gaskets- so far. Engine was Rebuilt at some point and still has hone swirls in the cylinder,no smoke the deck is usable as well just needs some love. Im redoing the wiring now and in need of an ignition switch . He was a member here at some point not sure if he still is. He just wanted someone to bring it back to life and not go to scrap and he knew I would do that . Someone at some point in its life decided it needed a racing stripe not sure how I’ll Handel that but I think it has to go . Enough rambling a couple pix for now . I told myself no more WHs well we know how that goes !

Little red tractors brought us all to Red Square; but it is the people who keep me coning back for more.

The transmission on my C101 was really suffering from his past lifes adventures, missing the shifter boot, 3 of 4 seals leaked, and what oil was left in it was watery and milky brown after I got it all that squared away I mixed up some diesel fuel and a little bit of cheap 30wt and ran it for an hour or so to flush it out. The best way I found to get as much of the flush solution over the hump was to start it up the ramps. I was saving some pruning debris from a couple of weeks ago to have some "work" for it, I'm glad I got that machine and my yard work taken care of when I did. Heat index is 100* + in NE Ga. this week

Good job John. SAFELY lifting the front up is something we always preach. I like to add a drain plug if I gotta tear into it and make my own magnetic drain plugs.

Always worth showing again!

If your not going to repaint the tractor, then I think it's best to leave it. Character marks, battle scares, poor decisions at a young age - what ever you want to call it.

My 701 an oldie but goodie! I have told this story about this tractor before! I went to a collector’s place who had six 701 tractors. I told him i wanted a medium priced one! Ha. He had them apart in boxes and two show tractors. This was in mid range and ran! This tractor was traded back and forth at least three times between the same two collectors. It had a chrome dash ( made from 703 dash but not plastic) , stainless steel door hinge on end of hood, Hein Werner lift set up i installed, backrest, halogen headlights that i installed and it really is my favorite ❤️ tractor.

Who am I to argue with 701 day ... c'mon you guys ... know yer holdin ...let's see 'em!

Putt Putt scored too this year! Thanks for the back rest @squonk!!

Saturday after leaving the show, I pulled all the Work Horses out of the Horse Garage and clean the garage and them. I rebuilt the garage last fall 1 board at a time, only thing left original is the roof. I have another restored 1848 to bring over that will live here now also. Still 1 more GT1100 at home and 1 at the cabin. Plus a C175 disassembled and on pause of restoration. a bunch of decks for spares. I think the GT1600 shown here maybe next, I have the engine ready to reassemble after being bored.

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So when I’m not working on my tractors, I have another hobby I’m pretty deep into. My other hobby is R/C cars specifically 1/5 scale weed wacker engine powered ones. I have a 1/5 scale Redcat Rampage MT. It’s mostly stock except for a tuned pipe. Lately, I’ve hit a bit of an impasse with it though. I figured that the same things to look for when getting a tractor applied here. Any ideas or tips to get this going? My conundrum is two weeks ago, I got it out after it sat for two years and got it going. It was dungy and would run but had no top end. It’s usually not much of a speed demon but it seemed off. It usually doesn’t have much in speed as the heavy tires slow it down. I tried to tune it up with no big change. Once I brought it back in, I noticed one of the fuel lines was rock hard so I swapped it out. I ran some other fuel line but it seemed too small. It would start after the swap, but it acted like it was too rich and you could give it no throttle. I have fuel line now that was the right size but it is still running the same. I also went through and checked the carburetor which was clean, checked the intake gaskets and made new ones if needed. I fixed the exhaust coupling and I vented the gas tank as well. It’s getting gas and spark and I would assume air if it runs in short bursts. I did notice that at the base of the head was wet in the joint from the crank case to the head. It will start and run now for about 3 seconds then die with no throttle. If I change the settings on the carb it doesn't seem to do much. I’m thinking I blew the head gasket.TIA!!! Here’s some pics of it.

Its a home made bracket for the seat pan so it can tilt back to have access to the tool box it works but sits high. maybe someone was a midget and needed to sit higher on the seat ? or to fit over sized tires on it . The rear fender pan is missing the ears. Someone sure did put a lot of time in welding it up that’s for sure . never know what you may find on these old tractors.

I zinc plated a few more of my Dodge M37 parts yesterday. Before: After: Set up the bearings for the transfer case idler gear: Made an arbor tool on the lathe this morning, which will be used to guide the transfer case idler gear shaft into the case and through the bearings and shims, while keeping the shaft straight relative to the case and preventing the shaft from catching on and damaging the adjustment shims as it passes through the gear.

Installed a "go" pedal on my C-160 Auto. This is the 3rd, and I believe, the simplest, and most elegant of the three versions. Very easy to do. I'll create some drawings if anyone is interested.

I had a couple hole drilled in my 312-8 when I got it. I pushed in a couple body panel plugs, mine were in the black so I didn't have to paint them.

I believe you're talking about this style dash similar to the 500 Special I did. Terry's decals are typically very easy and forgiving to apply but these dash decals might be the toughest. Make sure the surface is prepared very well. The metallic decal will show any imperfection. I primed, sanded and cleaned it like I was going to apply paint. Since this decal is so different from the others I started at the bottom and slowly worked my way up fitting it tight to the ridge across the center. The credit card thing works very well although I used an AARP card.

Like suggested above, spray some soapy water on the dash first. Use a plastic body filler spreader or a credit card to help flatten the decal out on to the part. Always start in the middle of the decal and work towards the outside.

My "New to Me" D160 Kept pushing the dip stick out of the tube. I knew that wasn't right and did some digging about the Onan B43 in it. Took apart the breather reed valve assembly and was surprised that Lufkin made the reed; boy that reed was stiff too! You know what? Lufkin also made feeler gauges and this reed measured in at .0275". Me thinks bubba was at work here. My OEM replacement reed was a little more flexible at .0060". I think the reed problem is solved.

First time back since 2002. Picked up this 701. My boy already stole it from me. 🤣. Guess I will stick with the 633. Thank you to everyone that made it possible and it was a great time being there again and making new friends and memories!

Picked up this two piece seat for cheap money at the WH Show. She’s ugly! Some gloss black rattle can and leather repair tape (lots of tape!) and she’s ready for service. Not show quality or anywhere close to it. But nothing so permanent that I couldn’t replace the seat back and seat cushion if I wanted in the future.

After piddling with my recently acquired 520 for the past few weeks, I gave it a test by mowing some 8”-10” gras/weeds at a nearby lot. The 520 pulled right through it and did a good job. Right now I am happy with this garage sale tractor. Going to order a seat cover until I find a better seat.

@ebinmaine among others is our carb queen here. The general consensus ... around here anyway... is the cheap offshore replacements are junk. I have ok luck with them but??? Save the orginal if you can is the rule.

And now that you have hen's teeth Mr. Parsons let's get with the program shall we?!?!

Patina to die for guy!

I believe you are right .Best to leave it . have no plans to paint it at all

Some models (Bronco's ??) did have a stripe there.

I will get them out this weekend and take some patriotic pics of them

had a set of extra holes in my 1257 hood but added lights instead of removing

Tried?? No. It succeeded quite well. There's an old post....

That door hinge is a pretty slick idea @Lane Ranger!

@Beap52 being a grandparent is a very special assignment , all of mine now in their 20,s , back and forth exchanges , are regularly , very solid , love learning grandmas cooking secrets , always end with a solid hug , grampa , pete

I had a small shopping list for this years show. Already had an 867 coming from Jim, so didn’t have to shop the show for a short frame start/gen machine, but was also on the lookout for a C-81. Not a super desirable model but I really wanted one. Last year there were no C-81’s for sale. Found this one on Thursday morning. It’s a 1978 and its in real nice shape! The story is that it was a Phil Bowling (I hope I got his name right!) tractor and after he passed it ended up in someone else’s hands. And this year it went up for sale to reduce someone’s collection. Grabbed a show shirt, 8 speed drive belt and a pair of rear wheels/tires…and that’s it.

Here's my Johnson City tx tractor show today all my wheel horse line up ready for the show

Pulled both mower blades and sharpened them.

Buy the Goodyears. I get a pension check every month from Goodyear.

Powered by the mighty Blue Flame Six.

My tractor had the same round lights, they got old and burned out. Rather than replacing them I found new LEDs that looked very similar. Since this tractor is my work horse, the LEDs were a very functional upgrade.

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

We got a rm-425 deck from him that he wouldn't let us give him anything for

Preliminary clean up on the 2 piece seat

A view of the cargo carrier which willbe retro fitted to use on a slot hitch.

A couple sets of 32" gear deck blades, a new seat and cables from K& B, a 2 piece seat to rehab , shirt, hy2 pump and trans from Paul and a cargo carrier to retro fit to a horse from Dave Brown.

This was my only show pickup. A set of cool looking rear wheel weights. I determined they were off a Jacobson.