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Picked up a load of leaves chopped them into teeny tiny pieces, Then my neighbor tilled them into the garden.

It's that time of year again - the semi annual migration of the house plants. We had our first frost threat last night so all t. he plants came back into the house. Since window space is limited in this old house, we end up grouping several in prime spots. Long story short , I built a plant stand. It's dry fitted for now, still needs a bit more work before it's ready to be put into service.

Good afternoon. All WH sickle bars are basically the same design, except with the mounting as there are different models for different tractors. I’ve made quite a few posts about my sickle bar in the past and the one I recently got at the big show this past year. There are also a few members on here who are sickle bar pros and can tell you what models fit which tractors. Anyways, here are a couple pictures of what it should basically look like.

Today's score: technically not a "toss", but a gift for cleaning out a garage for a neighbor, where we found it buried... Majestic 35 vice. Anyone know anything about them? Age, quality? Its ready for work in my garage so doesn't matter to me other than interest...

I'd be happier with a much more explosive result. Like the porch pirate popping boxes filled with dye or paint.

The grinding marks on the end of the crankshaft aren't in line with rotation. They are horizontal or even in a slightly upward & opposite line. Here's a zoom & crop of your pic above. Notice similar straight lines in the same place. DEFINITELY AGREED. There's a LOT of damage on the journal.

C-145Auto with new rear rubbber (23x8.00) and new/used front rubber (18x6.50)

CBR 1000 powered C series Wheel Horse

October 19, 1985, the first Blockbuster video-rental store opens, in Dallas, Texas. At a time when most video stores were small-scale operations featuring a limited selection of titles, Blockbuster opened with some 8,000 tapes displayed on shelves around the store and a computerized check-out process. The first store was a success and Blockbuster expanded rapidly, eventually becoming one of the world’s largest providers of in-home movies and game entertainment, before eventually filing for bankruptcy in 2010.

.The Pacemaker is in, no problems and I will be going home this aftrernoon. The valve job will be done in a month or two.

The Pacemaker is in, no problems and I will be going home this aftrernoon. The valve job will be done in a month or two.

I don't right now, but I can get one later today. You can have it

My 953 sickle doesn't have that. It's difficult to adjust that belt tension as it is. Would be very helpful to implement that on it

@peter lena Thank you, the very last pic is of my old sickle mower that I painted. The current setup I took all apart and wiped down with my “patina” stuff, and thoroughly greased and lubed. Keeping this one original right down to the belt.

I had a Coopers Hawk leave the same print on my bay window.

@Thegearhead0324 very good looking set up ! would love to go thru a build / set up on one of those , detail functioning is a home base for me , every HAND OFF STAGE , is vital for smooth / easy running . those related , belt pulley bearings , can be easily enhanced for function / life . more moving parts , lots to tweak , pete

Meanwhile... in the White Mountains of Maine... We've had multiple mornings well below freezing. This past Saturday the HIGH was 38⁰

Do check the overhung ends of the shaft for runout. I had to replace mine because one end was bent - that made the gear revolve in a "Potato Chip" motion.

@WHGuy413 , that is the tension adjusting bolt and nut for the belt, as that bolt is tightened, the assembly is moved causing tension on the belt.

Closed. Found a donor deck.

Yes, both are effective, but kind of boring. I like the shock factor and embarrassment of unexpected lights and noises and it satisfies a 'get even' urge I have for somebody messing with something of mine

Just fluid fill them. Same amount of weight without scratching the paint.

Yes. It would 100% need to be well hidden. Additionally, most horns are switched on the ground side, while the ignition and starter relays are switched on the power. It may well be better to wire it up so that the ignition switch always activates the horn in start, and there is a hidden button or something somewhere for the starter. I actually wouldn't be all that hard to re-wire the cigarette lighter to activate the starter. Building it into some existing control is the ultimate camouflage.

I have four blades staring at me. I can mount two onto a 520, and a C141. Also onto a Cub Cadet and an Elec-Trak. Thinking if I mount all four it won’t snow this winter.🥶 If I do push snow the 520 with a 48” blade is my first choice.

I got a plow frame out of the shed and it's leaning on a wall in the back shop. Still to nice out to be moutin snow eq.!

Never seen balance marks like that. Clean up the journal. Check it good for run out. I would see if a local shop could magnaflux it. I have my doubts it's still usable. I have a couple 321 cranks from broken engines that looked better I saved.

It’d need some disguising, right, so a knowledgeable thief wouldn’t detect the intercept?

We've had the same imprint from a big robin--nearly scared my wife to an early grave. The birder I consulted says they are extremely territorial and likely this was a male trying to chase off what was really his own reflection!

One question: Will it run a 60" mower deck without bogging down?

I'd use carb & choke cleaner. Starting fluid (ether) doesn't need compression to fire off.. been there done that.. plus starting fluid aggressively scrubs away lubrication.. It'd only prove you have spark enough to light it off , and it don't take much...

October 18, 1931, Al Capone was convicted of 22 counts of tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, fined $50,000, and ordered to pay back taxes and court costs totaling over $200,000. He was never convicted of any other crimes.

Very interesting story. I never realized that they had fiberglass hoods on these. I guess I’m still learning every day about these tractors and how in the beginning they were made. Take your time with it and just enjoy it.

Maybe something to take your mind away or not? Well a few months back, before the big show, I ended up with a gout attack that turned septic. The infection attacking some tissue that was aggravated by loose metal in my right ankle. Long of the short, lots of antibiotics, two surgeries my foot was saved and 3 months later, I am kind of walking again. My wife in the mean time is taking care of me and the kids chipping in on the yard work etc. Then it gets worse. My wife falls and breaks both legs, one ankle just cracked and the other in a fixator, more surgery and screws and plates. Just perfect timing I still could not walk. Can't drive, can't cook, can't can't can't wow. Through the grace of God, good kids, good friends and neighbors, we got through it. (At least my issue, she is still mending) Something ironic, the Dr. that operated on me also did her surgeries. When she was in the OR he came in and said, you know I been at this over a dozen years and this is the first husband and wife procedures I have done. He said he has done relatives but not a couple. I told him that we are going for the preferred customer tee shirts. He laughed and looked at the nurse and said, maybe we can have buy 4 and get the 5th surgery free? You know like the coffee punch cards!

Reminds me of my trip to Rochester to get the cardiac cath done. My wife is horrible with directions and city driving. Plus she grips the steering wheel with a death grip at 10 and 2 and never budges. She followed the ambulance and out the rear window I could see her "drafting" the ambulance. All the way thru the lane changes, can of worms ect. We get to the hospital and I asked the ambulance driver how fast he was going. He said 80! I laughed. My wife met me at the ER entrance white as a sheet!

Stay strong in the face of adversity Richard!!!

What do you get when you cross a dog with a calculator? A best friend you can count on.

Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a soft drink.

I am going to take it to my machine shop at some point. If it is not useable i think the engine is done. Overhaul Machine shop work plus parts kit $375 add a used crank which seems to run around 100 not sure it is worth it

My "Shelf of Shame."

Good news no holes in the block Small chunk chipped out of cylinder end Obviously oil related failure. Now do I blame nephew?? How long would an engine have to run to get this bad. I got her in 2016 and she was on snow plow duty then went to my brother also some snow pow duty (2019). Came home to me after 4 years when my brother went to long term care. He didn't use it much and I used to make sure there was oil in it when I visited...But don't think it was changed very often. Nephew got it in spring 2025 mowed half acre that year and this year up until late June. He say he didn't hear anything. Sorry but I don't like it when a machine breaks because of an oil issue...