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Well I decided to get down early this year and spend a few days enjoying the sites in Gettysburg. I had no traffic and no issues getting here. I am staying in Gettysburg campground the next few nights. Safe travels everyone!

Happy Father's Day to all you Dads...

Anyone seen a race like this before?

So I rescued this 420 LSE from a friends backyard. He's an older gentleman who often gets used, unwanted tractors from others. When I got it home I found the cylinders had water in them from sitting outside with the air cleaner off. I blew out the cylinders and oiled them then pulled the carb and rebuilt it with an OEM Kohler rebuild kit I had around. Put some new fuel line on it, new plugs and went to fire it up on 50:1 mix, nothing! Coil was bad. Got an aftermarket coil online and it started right up. I can hardly believe how well this thing runs. Just bump the key and it fires right up. I was repairing the wiring and I bumped the starter while testing the key, and it started at idle, with no choke!! I had to scramble to shut it off as it was in my garage and the kill wire was unhooked! The wiring was another issue. The connector and light panel was melted. Got a replacement light panel and spliced in a connector from the remains of an old wiring harness I had saved. Got all the test lights working and all the safety switches functional except the neutral safety switch. Not one of Wheel Horse's better designs. I left that jumped. If Jim wants to connect it it's easy to do. Since he and his wife are the primary users I left it up to them. It does need a new oil pressure switch. I pulled tank and cleaned it. Installed a new tank grommet and shut off with screen. Changed the engine oil. Jim did the transmission service. All new Made in USA fuel lines. New air cleaner, plugs, aftermarket coil, rebuilt kit for the carb, LED test light panel, light panel connector spliced in with double crimp splices, new tube in right front tire, new battery and home made battery tie down, new drive belt and bushing for the idler pivot, fixed the bent idler arm, reinforced the hoodstand where it cracks with fender washers, replaced the left front spindle with a good used one, installed a good steering shaft cover, changed the cracked seat base and found a proper spacer for the seat mount to replace a socket that had been used previously. I tried to make it mechanically sound and left it up to Jim to make it pretty. It could use a new or rebushed steering block, 6472 bearing and tie rods. It has 1450 hours on the clock and is a true survivor. I'm sure I'm forgetting something. Glad to see it breathing fresh, pine scented Maine air. Last, but not least, my thanks to @Brockport Bill for transporting. I don't have truck or trailer.

I bought a seat covers with pockets.

More to come on my newest addition. Picked it up last Saturday and have made decent progress so far. It's the one in the background.

Some before and after pics. All small chrome parts are cleaned and ready. Gorilla tape has been redone on a few tears on the leather seat. Seat back is in really nice shape. Both front wheels and tires need cleaning. Transmission oil and a Toro / WH filter done. Synthetic Mobil 1 engine oil was changed by BILL D. Both rear tail light lenses were replaced from amber to red. Used polishing compound on all red surfaces for now to bring some red out. Leather seat was cleaned with Maquire products. Had to use a snap-on swivel adapter with flexible hose to grease the fan gear that looked like it has almost never been greased. On most of the grease fittings I use a small roll pin punch to go in and out off the stuck fittings. Installed one new mule drive pulley. Last pic is Big Brother keeping an eye on the new addition to the family. STAY TUNED Thanks for your interest.

Decided to shoot the final coat before the kids got up. Three gnats in the left side in almost a straight line- but I think there's enough paint to let the buffer fix it in a day or two. Either way I'm done painting this bleeping hood.

Sounds like a clandestine meeting where you were attempting to elude federal charges of transporting a LSE across State Lines. Great to know our fellow members will go out of their way to assist one another.

June 21, 1948 Columbia Records unveils the 33-1/3 rpm LP phonograph record, invented by Peter Carl Goldmark, allowing up to 20 minutes per side (available in 10 and 12-inch diameters) at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC; over the next decade, its popularity and profitability push the 78 rpm record out of production.

I can still see the smile on your face -- great to know you have already started the TLC -- was pleasure to meet you --- happy to know our delivery connection worked well for you and the LSE is now in a new home sleeping well - I enjoyed our chat that day -- Be well -- Bill

It was me quite a few years ago. Those clowns just can't let it go because they have no other entertainment

@Bill D has met us a couple times down there as well. He's definitely a "repeat offender"...

Some pictures. 20260510_105730.mp4 20260510_105802.mp4

Well…. @TonyToro Jr. and I bought another project! Lol From what I’ve gathered so far is this is a late 60’s or early 70’s Economy tractor that has been turned into a pulling tractor. I still have yet to run it but should fire off with some tlc. I was thinking about pulling it in our club but rules won’t allow it so…it will be a cool drive around or yard use tractor. I’m thinking about removing the rear tires and adding truck all terrain tires and change out the front tires as well. I’m also thinking about adding a hood. Section to the front. The rims and tires and wheel weights are for sale if anyone is interested. If anyone has some cool custom suggestions please send them my way.

He's 27 he knows how to mow and has some interest/experience in engines. He's just afraid to tackle things by his self. I need to teach him to flip it and set him up with a horse.

Bring your gas in water bottles only to the guy with the BFH! Clearly marked gas cans will not be accepted! @WHX?? will be around with his LH screwdriver, metric crescent wrench and cracked UEI multimeter.

So many rules

You mean we gotta drink old gas ?? ... again???

Bought this last week not running. Got it running at the show I was at. Thought about a clean up and flip. Then today... new drive belt, took off pump belt, oil change, transaxle service, basic wiring job so I had crank and on/off and charging. Threw a bucket of suds on it... stood back and went nope.... not for sale! LOL Tony @wallfish @Retired Wrencher @Sparky 20260620_142318.mp4

He baited us ....

After loosing a battle with cancer our long time four legged member of the family passed away about eight years ago. My wife said no more pets! A few months later she heard about a couple of kittens that had been born under the Episcopal church and we went to see them. The kittens were about ten to twelve weeks old and had feral tendencies but the mother cat was very sweet. The next thing I heard my wife say was "we will take all three." The kittens will never be lap cats but they do love to be petted and are only shy around people they haven't gotten to know, it takes a couple of days or one feeding!

My cat Charlie is 17. He gets up a 4 am everyday and wants to head downstairs for a drink and his breakfast. We have a gate across the stairs so our young foxhound Faith doesn't come up the stairs and jump in our bed in the middle of the night. So now my body is trained to wake up around 4AM. We have a motion light on top of the stairs. Charlie turns it on and I get up. If he doesn't get up I lay there and wait for the light to come on. At 5AM the light comes on. Today it was 5:01 Faith is waiting on the stairs landing wanting to go out. So I got to "sleep in"

I'm not sure I could honestly say I've never drooled on a tractor.

Our county has a feral program where they trap them, spay and neuter them, get their immunizations up, and adopt them out for free to farms and anyone who will take them. They notch one ear so they are easily identified if they return to the wild later. We adopted three and they were intended to be barn cats. Clearly these people never met my wife... And these little turds can tell time too. Here they are waiting for dinner...

I have this rack on the back of my Raider, I cut it down so it's the same width of the tractor.

It's your day you can do whatever you want to. Happy Father's Day

@JCMCongratulations on the new addition.

Who knows what's lurking in the Ridgeline's secret compartment? Only the "Shadow" knows!

My Honda Ridgeline was happy to do the transport...i could say it was 4 hours on the road round trip from Poughkeepsie but that includes Bill D's recommended side trip to the legendary Great Barrington bakery we diverted to visit....which was very much worth it. Has anyone had sour dough bread with chocolate chunks in it? Yes, of course warmed up. MMMMM good!

Since my previous post I opened up the transfer case of my 1954 M37 and discovered that my wallet would be going on a diet. The good news was that there was absolutely no discernable wear whatsoever on any of the parts, which isn't surprising given that the odometer reads just over 8,000 miles. The bad news was that there was a layer of water under the oil, and the resulting moisture/humidity caused shallow rust pitting on many of the bearing surfaces and on some gear teeth. There was also rust on the seal contact surfaces of the companion flanges. I'm on the obsessive side about getting things right, so I decided to replace every part that had ANY pitting at all even if it was just minor pitting. If the pitting was visible, the part is being replaced with new or NOS parts. Here are most of the old parts that I'm replacing: Below are the transfer case parts that I'll be using, clean as a whistle and ready for reassembly. I only ordered one used part, and it turns out that they sent an NOS part after all, so I was happy about that. The replacement bearings are all high-quality, well-known Japanese brands. Below is the case after multiple degreasing, scrubbing, and pressure-washing cycles, followed by masking, priming, and painting. I try to make a point of keeping paint off mating surfaces and out of threaded holes. I either cover the holes or place temporary bolts in them to keep the paint out. I always check threaded holes for cleanliness before assembly, and if for some reason I managed to get some paint in a hole, I chase the threads, clean the hole with solvent, and blow it out with compressed air. I'll be paying close attention to getting proper preload on all of the tapered roller bearing sets, which can sometimes be a bit tedious, as it may require several shim adjustments to get the preload just right per the manual. That reminds me that I need to order a few extra shims tomorrow. It's interesting to see the variety of ways that NOS parts have been packaged. Below is a replacement companion flange, which appears that it might have been packaged in 1963. The ridge on the metal lid didn't quite fit my can openers, so I just cut the cardboard to get it open. It's kind of like unwrapping a Christmas present, except that I'm the one paying for it. The brown stuff is just cosmoline that was sprayed on. There wasn't a speck of rust on it after decades in storage. Thle other NOS parts I ordered for the transfer case were equally rust free. I need to wait a few days for the paint on the case to cure thoroughly before doing any assembly work, so on to other tasks. I still need to finish reassembling my 522xi.

Saw this on Amazon:

Teach him with the throw away, give him one that will last once he catches on!

Happy Happy Dads! Now you know it's gettin close to the BS. Just a blast workin on my boy's POS with him. Showed him how to clean the carb four times and still gotta choke to run WOT. Why don't I just order a new offshore in the jungle for $16.77??? Comes with a gasket, fuel filter and clamps there's the deal right there! Least I taught him something he got it for FREE. Pretty low hours to boot.

I hear ya and have some issues myself but we still do'em right on the ground. Send youngbuck @Pullstart to do the stuff that's too low! LOL

So that's how @Pullstart loads for the big show...

No way, Thursday is for bargain hunting, BSing and catching up with old friends. There will be so much going on that you would be hard pressed to get people to stand still for two seconds.

Wait 'till you get to the BS...

We need to instruct everyone to pick their nose PRIOR to the picture being taken, not WHILE it is being done.

The reason that pic turned out so well is only half of me is showing!

This thing is beautiful. Such nice work. I’d love to see it up close in person, but I’d probably accidentally drool on it.

PLEASE feel free to list the actual parts and roughly labor / time spent on this LSE @Bill D and @Brockport Bill for transportation. Please give credit where credit is due. Without you both this would not have been possible. Can't thank you guys enough.

@WHX?? with a sharpie

Great addition. Envious of that sweet score.

The Wife had us on Mulch Duty today.

They're like puppies. If you don't want one you'd better not stop to look at them...

Glad to see it getting the love and attention it deserves and glad to have had a part in rescuing it! I can't wait to see all the rehab photos and the finished product.

Didn't think it would take a melding of the minds to get it running. Might tho messed with it abit today and got a puff out of it once or twice but that's it. 'Sides my mechanic is off duty gettin his own crap ready and now he wants father's day off for some kind of rouel. Tell ya can't find good help.

This is waaaaay to wide. But if it was cut down to be the same width as the tractor . This is Tony @Docwheelhorse at a show a couple years ago with the platform thingy mounted on his tractor hauling back an oil can score

Happy Father's Day folks!