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July 29, 2015 Zion Harvey becomes the first pediatric patient to receive a double hand transplant at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Well, my wonderful Granddaughters decided to pitch in!!!

Caught a few minutes and installed led tail light on C -160 to match the new LED headlights I installed yesterday. I got these from the jungle site and like them because they have a black base and the lens closely matches the old WH lens.

I aint no sissy but I find myself reaching for a pair of gloves every once in a while, especial the older I get. To my surprise there was a shed snakeskin on top of them today and I had them laying up on a table kinda higher up. I have a pretty good size Black snake that stays around the shop (rodent patrol) but hadn't seen him in a while but now I have proof he's still around at least I hope it was a Black snake. Funny thing was I picked up gloves and shook off snakeskin which fell in front of the fan, and it took off a getting it across the floor must still smelled like a snake cause it had the dog barking which in turn scared the $^it out of me because I was still looking fer a snake. .

Wednesday is auction day. Picked up this bike for a buck. Thought Mrs. K might be able to use it for PT after her knee replacement. bou Another buck for a USA made unique tackle box. And a like new pair of Gander Mt. Guide series neoprene chest waders for $40. Might keep my rear warm and dry while stocking trout for the kiddies.

Definitely like Dan said, we need more info. I'm leaning into something electrical aggravated during the belt replacement. That's one issue. The other is your belt problem. I looked back at the PTO posts you had. Your deck spindles, mule drive, and PTO itself need to be checked out. I don't like the looks of the PTO. You don't need to remove the bearing from the clutch housing to service it. Here's a bit on what I did to one. Dino Part 5 - Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum The mule drive and spindle bearings need to be free and smooth. I'm getting excellent service with sealed spindle bearings. I believe I'm on the 5th season with one of my decks with the sealed bearings and I mow a lot. In any case I feel like there must be a bearing/drag issue someplace. You shouldn't be going through belts like that. I may have the stuff you need if replacement is needed. Spindles from a 1979 42" RD, pto housing and mule drive. You're only about an hour and a half west. On another note guys, I know Dino Part 9 is way over do. It's coming. I've just been too tied up with a deck rebuild, generator installation, and a gazillion other summer projects.

I'm thinking there's one here like that too. I ain't got the sand to plug it in though!!

Got in a nice leisurely bike ride yesterday while visiting my daughter, SIL, and two grands during their vacation. The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a very low key and relaxed (but quite heavily used) amenity. I chased my six year old grandson for the first six miles until he ran out of gas 😉.

That lense is still usable with the headlight mod as the only part i kept was the center. Especially with the chrome horse head those are harder to find.

I haven't ever broken one. What Kind of lock nuts did you use?? If it loosens up the slop will lead to breakage. I am now using these

The rain absolutely hammered the food plot, yay! We also saw a pretty nice typically 6 point entering the field from the road at about 8:30 last night running to town a minute. I’ve seen lots more bucks in the area this year than any year past! I shot my bow from 20 yards for the first time all season too. It’s not easy with my shoulder injury, but I’m getting better every day.

Grandpa, where is my razor scooter???????? I wanted to go for a ride on it!

Much like the plastic dash and tunnel covers on the GT-14, the headlight covers shrunk, or the tractor outgrew them!

Need to give a bit more info if you could. Are you missing spark, gas, or compression?

I always thought the reproduction headlight lenses looked pretty good even though they're overpriced. But... Seeing this broken original makes me sad.

After an uneventful and slow day at work, I got to work on the C-141 again. I checked out the other rear hub and gave it the same treatment as yesterday minus the swapping out of parts. It turns out I swapped the hub when I built the tractor last year. A bit of a clean and that went back together like the other side. I also after being inspired by @sqrlgtr‘s post decided to drill out and spruce up the headlight bucket on my tractor. It came off great but in the course of cleaning out and polishing up, I broke out the vent on the right side. A little JB weld and a few hours and I’ll be back in business. The black on the lens should hide it so it won’t be noticeable unless you take the lens off. i plan on spraying the bucket with some bright semi reflective silver paint I have, to brighten it up. I plan on replacing the rivets with flat head bolts so if I need to do maintenance etc.., I can pull it all out with two bolts. Back at it tomorrow after work to finish it up.

You probably have Mahle pistons in you r magnum they are different than the older K series

Happy Birthday Cas!

I wish we had more serpents here. 🐍 We could really use the rodent help and I do enjoy seeing them. Maine has no admitted breeding populations of poisonous snakes anymore having eradicated the timber rattlers. We do have garter snakes and several other varieties. The largest I've ever seen was a red brick type milk snake just over 3 feet long. Unfortunately it was too close to vehicles... Reaching for proper PPE proves intelligence and reasoning. I wear gloves. A LOT.

Yep, that's your rodent patrol black snake shed.

My C-105 was looking for those!!!

As long as the stators have the same number of coils (18 in the case of the Onan’s) it’ll work.

Intermittent regulator function is nearly always due to a poor ground between the regulator and the battery negative. Regulator to shroud, shroud to engine block, engine block to battery. Paint, rust, and crud are the enemy here.

Yeah, I plan on keeping it for some future project. I noticed that the back side is stamped with perfect detail of the emblem. I think it could be used to create a mold of some sort.

Welcome! Are you using, or re-using the Eslok hexnuts in the assembly? Do not use pegular hexnuts or nylok nuts! Just where did the bolt break - at the head, at the end of the threads? Eslok nuts are not supposed to be reused without Loctite, as the split fingers loose their grip strength when removed and reused. One solution - use grade 8 3/8 24 fine pitch bolts & new Eslok nuts. The threads are stronger on a fine pitch over using the coarse thread. Very important - torque and retorque to verify the nuts are properly tightened when you assemble the diff...

I was thinking the same thing! My Materials Science prof was a kook, but I loved him and his classes. He used to carry around a three ring binder of newspaper clippings of engineering disasters and material failures that he could refer to at a moment’s notice to prove a point or make a morbid joke. I wish I could remember his quote about why aluminum is such a great material for airplanes, but it had something to do with having a critical crack length long enough for a hungover inspector to see after a weekend in Vegas. Or something to that effect. The giggles ripped through the classroom at the speed of sound…(Rimshot) I also had him for colloids and surface chemistry. Somehow, also laugh riots… Steve

@ebinmaine I got the rivets out pretty easy the headlight bucket came right out. In the process of shining it up a small piece broke out but I JB welded it and I’m just waiting for it to cure.

Yeah, without some handlebars or something that thing has the potential to launch the management right off.

Rehlko parts page for 601559 https://www.rehlkoenginesparts.com/oemparts/a/koh/61857662855d461d145aad3f/piston-rod-0307008118

Hello everyone. First my apologies to all for falling off the face of the earth, specially to the ones that attempted to contact me and perhaps I did not answer. It has been an adventure this last year, starting with our health which unfortunately just wants to travel south , keeping us busy just by the multitude of appointments, tests and the lack of peace of mind which many times just takes all and any motivation away. It’s a struggle. With my father’s passing last year now it’s the impossible task of managing properties in two continents without being there. My wife is not up to travel and I cannot leave her alone so it just complicates things. My younger son is now back with us making things a little easier and certain things possible which is a blessing. Only due to that I am actually now waiting to board a plane so I go for a few days to do some closings on stuff over there. Been also quite discouraged with the current “climate” here , due to which I have taken a bit of outright abuse never having in my life imagined it possible. Amazing how all of a sudden so many change their attitudes towards one, clearly intended on making one feel singled out and unwelcome. Again, feelings I never thought I would have specially after 60 years of being here. I was looking forward to the show this year but unfortunately due to the health and overseas issues it’s not going to be possible. I’ll be looking forward to seeing all the photos. Hopefully I’ll also find time and the motivation to start being active here again. I miss you all.

Just verbal commands!

I thought this was quite funny. I don’t remember putting my bow case away, but I was surprised by some decals when I opened it!

I found my old grinder today. Yes, I used it in this shape as a teenager. That power cord has been like that as long as I can remember.

Being a bit OCD myself about some things, I’d go through with my ohmmeter and confirm to my own satisfaction that there really is no resistance where there shouldn’t be. Consult your tractor’s wiring diagram. I had (and still have on the shelf) a “new” regulator that really didn’t do the job and it wasn’t adjustable. Found an old adjustable version, cleaned it’s relay contacts carefully and gradually was able to adjust it to correct operation (the adjustment were as little as a few degrees on the screw). I put the blame squarely on @Achto for getting me to dig into S/G and regulator details and, for me, it was a revelation (I hereby acknowledge a degree of fascination with these electromechanical devices). There are a number of steps for checking out regulators too involved for a simple post--sorry. Wading through this document can help. WH regulators are the “two relay” voltage and current only style.

Wow! Looking at the 1276 IPM Manual, that is THE lightest duty diff design I have ever seen in a WH.... Maybe time to upgrade to a more robust design Hydro?? Not exactly cheap, but would solve the breakage issue.

this is a 2 pinion diff 4 bolts hold it together and thread into the other half no nuts. I do have most of a 10 pinion unit. I am missing one of the side gears, 2 of the pinion gears and the snap rings that hold the axles to the side the side gears. this is a 1276 tractor.

I attended a week long symposium of fatigue theories in Detroit fairly early in my career. Was quite interesting, as some of the presenters had worked with some of the folks that had developed modern fatigue theory. One of the examples that came up about critical and detectable Crack lengths was about a turbine blade hub that had some fatigue failures in military applications where the minimum detectable crack length was essentially the same as the critical crack length. The presenter then added an aside that many of the engines used on airliners that most of the attendees flew in on were based on that same military engine. I just chuckled, as I had driven in from Lansing. @953 nut - sorry for derailing your thread.

Mice really enjoy the privacy a tarp provides them, Hope the stator is good, hard to get a good reading on extremely low resistance like that.

Winner! Ill have your guy talk to Kevin's guy...

Ok I'll take it Sylvia ... Pullstart can bring it over at plow day.

i have a new holland 914a deck, with a brand new bevel gear box installed and all its brackets plus spares. it spins free and is really nice. it also has its pto shaft too which is nice, i also got this plow/disk? clearly for a big boy tractor but not sure what it is. it has a new cylinder on it as well for the hydraulics. it was being used not too long ago so i know it should be good still. the disks spin free and arent in bad shape. any one got an idea on what my little lot here is worth? and what they might go to? im looking to sell as well if anyone is interested.

Good eye Dan. I missed that. Just sold my Ber Vac for $400.

Uh-oh...

I was home alone for most the night, and sat in my ladder stand from 7:30 until after dark. It was very exciting! Around 8:15 a 5 and 6 point, and a doe and fawn strolled through about 200 yards from each other. There was another doe closer to dark that came from my tree stand through the trails, and a monster buck and another deer I never could identify strolled through just behind me. Depending on rain that’s in the forecast, all other conditions are perfect to get the food plot planted! I’m excited for sure!

Today was a day off so I enjoyed it and did some straightening up around the house in the morning. Then in the afternoon I went to a friend’s annual Summer party that he has at his house/party area. Here’s some pics. The local band Rapid Transit did 70’s -90’s well done covers of some popular songs as the party wound down. The majority of the band is friends with my friend and a significant chunk of the attendees that they had known for years. The view as my father and I left for home. This is where the party was.

The 8 speed with 1 1/8" axles and a 8 pinion differential is the strongest transmission. I do know guys that are using the 8 speed w/ 1" axles that have not had any issues running a stock engine. The tranny in my puller is a 6 speed w/ 1 1/8" axles. It use to have a 10 pinion diff but I made tranny gravel out of that. I have since retro fit an 8 pinion diff into it. The 8 pinion has been holding up well with my stock-ish 14hp engine.

Going to miss you Cas. Every time the show approaches I've looked forward to seeing you again and your son and Grand kids riding around. And I will always remember the smile on your wife's face when she attended the show a few years back. Stay safe and keep us informed.