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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.

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 !

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.

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

So when I’m not working on my tractors, I have another hobby I’m pretty deep into. The hobby is R/C cars specifically 1/5 scale weedwacker engine powered ones. I have a 1/5 scale Redcat Rampage MT. I’ve had it since I turned 30 as a 30th birthday gift. I’m 46 now so roughly 16 years I’ve owned it. It’s mostly stock except for a tuned pipe. Lately, I’ve hit a bit of an impasse with it though. 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 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 but it acted like it was too rich and you could give it no throttle. I have since found fuel line 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 it was wet. It will start and run now for about 3 seconds then die with no throttle. Any ideas or tips to get this going? I’m thinking I blew the head gasket. If I change the settings on the carb it doesn't seem to do much. Thanks! Here’s some pics of it.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

Pulled both mower blades and sharpened them.

My free 702 already had holes w/no lights installed. Since its a functional tractor I installed led lamps. They definitely work great & at least I dont think they look too bad......It kinda ugly old tractor anyways! 🤣

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

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.

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.

Grab a Ford 3 terminal starter solenoid from bout any automotive store. Looks the same as the one you have. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ECHST58 https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/standard-ignition/standard-ignition-3-terminal-starter-solenoid/std0/ss571

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.

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

Hello Mike Only pics I have hope it helps. Sorry I don't have measurments. @Achto and @rmaynarddid a 701 and @kpinnc is currently doing one. Any help fellas?

That is a great way to spend a weekend

I think #9 is Dave @cruisnblue48 ?? York PA. Maybe??

Ok that Is good. He did this one a couple years ago.

Hey Jim, you might want to check out the Hankook Vantra trailer tires. I have a pair in your size on my 5'x10' utility trailer, about 4 -1/2 years old, so far so good. Just drove them down to Virginia and back over the last couple of weeks, absolutely no issues. Even exceeded my own personal 70 mph limit with a trailer a few times, no problems.

And much more practicable!

Being a long time collector there was a time when I had one model year of each Corvette from 1953 - 1988. The insurance was not bad, in fact it was really nothing at all. Of course they were all 1/25 scale plastic models.

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.

Send me a PM with your mailing info and I will send you a key. No key chain , just the key no charge. @702854boy

Aw. Come on. We all know that your magic barn has an infinite volume. My worry would not be fitting it inside, but finding it at a later date.

I got two 42 inch rear discharge decks for 40 bucks one has a good shell and the other one has good spindles, horrible belt, but the shell is all blown apart and stuff and the good one has a broken spindle. So overall it was a pretty good deal

Friday #26 Jeremy Stum, P38JS, Jacobus, pa

I'm happy to report the B100 is basically complete and useable as a tractor. It still has a leaky front left tire that needs an inner tube installed and a better seat would be nice. So I now have to functioning Wheel Horse tractors, the B80 4-speed and the B100 8-speed. I really like the low gear on the 8-speed, it will be really useful when grading the driveway. I was initially worried the motor on the 8-speed would have issues because it apparently sat outside with a vertical exhaust muffler that wasn't covered. Fortunately it runs great with virtually no smoke with just a slight amount on start up. Now that the B100 is useable I can finish up the grader blade I'm building and put it to work. Thanks for all the advice and comments during the rebuild

I’m unloaded now, shy of checking out of Hotel Norman. In honor of @elcamino/wheelhorse calling me the flip flop kid, I did it with the flippy flops on! I scored a sweet front deck carrier frame from @c-series don, mine is pretty twisted up and this will be put to use. I also got some cool old tires for a 953 from @stevebo @pfrederi dropped off a couple engines to my tent and wouldn’t take a dime for them. As always Paul, you amaze me! Somebody cruised by my tent and tossed me this new key chain. I forget who, it was quick! @8ntruck Bill I grabbed that muffler from Uncle Jim for ya!

Almost to nice..but I’ll grease it and swap fluids and then she’s getting a 36”RD to prove it deserves a spot here!

That's true in tx been all over the US to find what I have so far took me 12 years to get this collection so far

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.

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.

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

That's all I could talk @Raven AKA my significant other into posting a lot of pics this evening. I was in Mass and she headed to N.H to hang out with her sister. We met up with @Bill D and @Brockport Bill at the New York border last Saturday. We left at 5 30 am and returned home to Maine at 5 pm. Long day and haven't stopped working on it since. Will keep you guy's updated on the progress. By the way you meet the nicest people on Red Square. Two great members. Bill and Bill.

What the heck Jim? ONE picture? You should know better than that! I know you said more to come but did you need to keep us waiting?!!