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We were out about 4 hours, almost set up a gen. but power Co gave me a 11 3 0 am repair time and they came through at 11 20. Pray for our power lineman and personal, they have a very hard and dangerous job, especially after dark. I have worked in there shoes many dark and stormy knights and days and it is a very tough job, but for me very rewarding when we energized a section and the cheers where heard, made it worth while. Bob

September 4, 1888: Inventor George Eastman gets a patent for the roll-film camera and registers the famous trademark Kodak.

I'm going to find the serial numbers. I'm working with my 2 teenage boys on it. 15 &17 years old. They are pretty good welders and already fixed the lift arm assembly that was broken off. And they wire wheeled the thing down and repaired the foot rest that was broken into 3 pieces. It still needs a lot of help, but it's been a nice project.

Finally got a sunny day here today. It rained just under an inch last night though. I managed to get the bottom of the hoods and fenders painted that I had sanded and primed a few days ago. Hopefully I can get the top sides painted on Sunday as it is not supposed to rain that day.

I faired fairly well, no damage to any of the buildings. Did have a large branch on the roof of the barn, got that down this morning. Other than that had 2 Ash trees come down, one fell on my neighbor's property it was a property line tree. The other tree was in the back yard and I've been cutting that up and burning the small stuff. Just have the main trunk left, and that's about 40 feet long. Power went out about 8:30 Wednesday night, but I have a generator wired into my main panel, got power back 5:30 pm but went out again until 8:30. A pole went down when a huge pine tree fell across Rt 89 blocking the main highway and a walnut tree took out the lines that feed the neighbors and my house. Been so busy didn't get pictures of that. Like @squonk said the lightening was awesome non stop all across the sky, never seen anything like it. Picked up 3 1/2 inches of rain. That EF2 passed 2 miles south of me. As far as I know, thank God, no one was hurt. And hats off to NYSEG, the firemen, DOT, and all those that cleared roads and got the power back on. Seneca County was under a no unnecessary travel restriction and even after that was lifted some roads were still blocked.

Glad you are OK Mike. No doubt it is getting more dangerous out there any more. Our usual tornado alley has shifted a little north toward me lately also. We've had Robo calls and sirens a bunch this summer...and a record of tornados in Illinois this year. Stay safe my friends.

Tanks guys, after cleaning the carb for the seventh time I must have finally got it clean. This ugly girl runs good now.

Not all of us, I'm old school, my phone makes and receives phone calls.

And then in 1937, The Polaroid Camera came out, giving Kodak a run for their money. The Polaroid SX-70 was the first camera to offer instant developing of the film, I believe. Then, decades later, Digital Cameras became popular as their purchase prices dropped. Now everyone uses the built-in camera on their cell phones.... The more things change, the more things change...

Well then, You should'a been over there wiring that giveaway tractor at the BS so we could'a avoided the big smoke show I provided. LOL

Great morning on the Chesapeake Bay with the boys. The blue claws were cooperating. VID_20260903_091532229~2.mp4

Special day for @Coulter Caleb last Saturday as he married the love of his life Faith Cowger. We had the privilege of staging a three generations of GTO owners For those of you that don’t know, I brought Caleb home from the hospital in my 1969 Goat following his birth. Grampie bought the 1967 as a project car two weeks after Caleb’s birth and we restored it over the next two years. Finally Caleb bought his 1970 on his 18th birthday and we have worked on it over the years. the groomsmen the lovely couple a fairytale departure from the church! getting the new bride settled in the Goat it was a great wedding day one more pano pic for good measure. GTO’s have been a passion of mine for most of my life and it was neat to have three of them take a small part in the wedding day of my first born.

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The power of mother nature never ceases to amaze me. Glad you are safe!

Man, What a mess. Glad you're OK! I remember in the 80's when the tornados rolled through NC we were out of power for 9 days. My brother lost power for 30 days after Hurricane Helene in the NC mountains, but they were OK. Hate those storms and the clean-up. Hope you and your neighbors can back to normal soon. Dave

No worries @Handy Don... A call has been pre-emptively placed to 911...

1257 and C160 being Patriotic.

Without being 100% smart alek about this, they did install a v6 in later models. Wright wise, this front end is a bit dainty, but has a coil over setup. Maybe a bit beefier spring? I don’t plan to break records, road or track, just have fun and increase drivability.

I was left alone unsupervised last night… I started brainstorming. The engine runs, but the cooling system, is very crunchy. Literally, the coolant has dried into a crunchy substance. I have a perfectly good, fresh built, .030” over 4.3L V6 Chevy engine, an NV3500 5 speed, and lots more GM based parts than Triumph. The engine and transmission out of the way would help to be able restore the floor. At least that’s my story. The radiator has plenty of room to move forward and down, to clear the hood. I believe the steering rack will be the limiting factor to lower the engine down, but people have made V8s work, I should be able to deal with a V6. I know how to find out…

Happy Birthday Denny!

One of the 5 that hit started out as a waterspout off of Lake Ontario near Lockport

Not sure where you are in NY, but I may have a wiring harness from a 310-8 that had a Magnum engine and the two circuit stator with the 3 amp charging circuit and separate AC lighting circuit. I also have a shed full of spare parts if you're looking for something.

I did a drive by and saw the Pullstart was involved so for my own safety ...

I saw this rig a week ago. Funny running into it, his daughter wrestles like mine.

I'm late, But Happy Birthday Denny

I'm with Dan on making a new one. 'Bout the only damn thing I'm good at. Lots of times you can inspect and reuse some of the old one. provided the wires weren't cut too short.

The roof on the coupe probably reduced the strain on the frame. You probably will need to box the frame or add some plates to it when adding power to a convertible.

Glad you didn't get hit worse! Dad and Mom gave us a 5KW gennie 20 years ago for X-mass. They are both long passed now, but it was the best gift we ever got. Being on a well, it saved our butts many times. Hot water and stove is on propane.

Glad you guys are doing well, now for the clean up. In 2004 while living in Florida we had a Hurricane with imbedded tornados come through. There was a twelve foot space between the house and my workshop so I parked my truck there for protection. A twister came through and stripped all the leaves from a large banyan tree in the back yard, nearly all of them were deposited into the bed of the truck. Mother nature cleaned up that portion of the debris for me. Unfortunately one neighbor's pool enclosure ended up in my back yard and the majority of the other neighbor's shingles were in my front yard. Neither of their home owners insurance companies would cover cleaning up my yard and since the debris wasn't from my house mine wouldn't pay for removal. The trusty 1055 with landscape rake took care of the shingles and a metal scrapper hauled off the pool enclosure.

@rjg854 I went to find where the EF2 went. Finally saw a bucket truck and followed. Mostly on Leader Rd. North of 414 . Saw some metal in a field but no building! finally about a half mile later I found the barn! Saw one house with the front yard full of tree limbs. Then a cornfield near Yost Rd, where the center was flattened like a steam roller went thru.

Or the cause of it but I doubt that. What's going on now? Pump not pumping?

Glad you guys are OK... Here in RI it's Hurricanes, - we have had Waterspouts in the Bay though. For NY and west, it's "Auntie Em, Auntie Em watch."

Glad you dodged the bullet.

Happy Borned on Day, Denny

I'm thinking rings but when I get time, we will see.

did someone say leaf season?

When my wife says, "I'll do it later," I know it means 'after I finish this episode, or season, or series."

Thanks guys! I had a great day!

@PeacemakerJack Excellent story! Thanks for sharing, that put a smile on my face! Best wishes to @Coulter Caleb!!

@PeacemakerJack I am so excited for @Coulter Caleb and this next chapter of his life with Faith! I also must say, I sure do miss your story telling!

The likelihood of finding a new wiring harness for a nearly four decade old Wheel Horse is remote. There could be one out there but do you really need one? We can help you identify any problems and correct them. As far as I know the 414 model was made from 1987 to 1989. The 1987 (model # 31-14K802) wiring is not the same as the 1988 and 1989 (model # 31-14K803 or 31-14K804) because of the charging system being used. Though the wiring diagram may look like a multicolored bowl of spaghettis it can be understood if taken in small bytes (pun intended) and we have that resource available. Let us know the model number and the wiring difficulties you have experienced and we will help you overcome them.

There are more than you'd think. Not as many as 20 years ago, but they are still around. I live about 30 miles NE of Charlotte. There used to be a few members around Fuquay and the Raleigh area. I haven't kept up but I know there are a few still in your area.

We took a drive tonight. Mrs. P drove it like she parked it yesterday! Things it needs yet: Throttle adjustment. The hydroboost seems to be enough of a drag at idle, it’ll stall if you spike the brakes hard enough. Wiper motor, wipers I have another motor. I just need to swap it in. Windshield its a little cracked, all over. IMG_8503.jpeg

Well logically you may be right there can't say I can argue. What I will say is the 😈 on my shoulder would probably be knocking out the 😇 on my shoulder telling me how I just have to do the blade first. But no your 100% right on what your doing just poking fun. You did an amazing job on the last blade. And I would also much rather take the route your going. Spend the money at a shop to prep the blade then even finding a good conditioned one for the same cost or near. The experience also is something you don't get from buying used

Look right to me. That's a big Vanguard, likely 21 or 23hp. The tins and double barrel intake manifold are just like my 23hp. I swapped the same flywheel screen for a recoil starter. Then I found out how hard it is to pull start a 23hp engine... The carb on mine cost more than the engine. Finding one that isn't for a vertical configuration is difficult. But they are still out there.

When my filter air gasket broke, I used weather strip glue to put it back on, and then ordered a new one. It stayed in place until I changed oil the following time, at which time I put a new one on.

I can see Kevin cruising the cornfields wearing a tweed tam.....