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July 6, 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully gives an anti-rabies vaccine to 9-year-old Joseph Meister, saving his life.

It’s very deep…….

One of the last steps in this camper switcheroo of the last year, I’m heading to Pratt, KS to deliver the toy hauler. It’s 3 am and as soon as Norman warms up a bit it’s wheels up!

Guess we passed inspection.

This is me on the 312-8 and my great niece (she was throwing candy from the cart) during our local Alumni Day/250th Parade, it was awesome! I was here for our bicentennial back in 1976, and now this Semi quincentennial in 2026, but I probably won't be around for the Tricentennial, but maybe my tractors will still be going! Hopefully this picture will come okay! C-85

Adjusted the governor arm on the shaft so the governor is functioning now. Ran to Ace Hardware for a 1/2”x39” belt and a longer 7/16” x 3” grade 5 bolt that was needed to mount the 6908 drive pulley on the gear drive deck. I also grabbed a heavy spring that had similar specs as the 5185 spring in the RL-366 mower parts diagram. However the spring had an extra length hook on one end, which I figured was a bonus as i could shorten it to the length needed. Thanks to @Horseoholic for dimensions, i made a 5385 link from bar stock that goes between the spring and the idler. In the RL-367 destructions manual it says to attach the spring to the 7th hole in the frame. On this Raider, the 7th hole is the front hole of the tower, looking at picture in the RL-367 manual, the hole that the spring is anchored to is not there on my Raider. I made a tab 1-1/2” long with a hole to attach the entire length of the Ace spring to MY 7th hole. Since the Raider has footboards, the link and spring are hidden behind it. I had to trim the front footboard bolt 1/4” because it interfered with the link where it comes through on the back side, but it all works well. The belt keeper on the idler doubles as a boot guard. The shimmed drive pulley spins true and freely. If i’m thinking correctly, i may try moving the throttle spring down one hole at the governor so the governor allows a little more throttle up the hill. Seemed to be dropping a bit too much rpm before the governor takes over. I picked the deck up at the Big Show. I only pulled the gear covers off to have a peak, but i didn’t disassemble anything. Some axial play in the cross shaft, but i’ve run much worse. The right blade shaft woodruff needs replacing, not sheared but i can tell it’s worn pretty bad from the slop. Both blade shafts have some radial play, hoping the shafts aren’t worn too bad. Just need to finish out the season and i’ll replace all of the bearings before next year. Loaded it up with grease. It mowed, but it looked really skippy. I shut it down and checked. Sure enough, the right blade was on the left and the left was on the right. This is the second gear drive deck i bought like that. It cuts perfectly now with the blades on their correct sides. Need to order a rectifier yet and some trans seals. Brakes barely work at all on these old 3/6spds… especially backwards, on a hill, when the brake drum and band are saturated with gear lube. IMG_2076.mov

I Ain't no skinny bear

From what I hear, Eric would make two of that skinny bear.

I'll be there Wed afternoon. Will be bringing a few tractors.

You on crack buddy ... we can't get rid of him ...

https://www.partstree.com/models/22-13ke01-252-h-toro-yard-tractor-1988/drive-belt-and-pulleys-automatic-model-23/ Should be able to remove the pulley and fan in the tractor.

Definitely

@ebinmaine is that you????

Hang the bird feeders lower ...

Trina says that's a skinny bear and you should put food out for it.

He lifts his leg on it I'm shooting...

Happy Independence Day America I hope you have a great day, and another 250 years!

Happy Birthday to the greatest nation on earth. My thanks to all those who sacrificed to make my family free!

America 250 ended with a bang. That was a Big Show.

You'll probably need to wait a bit to hear back from him. Also he probably isn't making them right now, he told me last year he is pretty busy during the summer, so he typically doesn't make them until the fall.

It’s like getting a tattoo that says no regrets, but it was spelled wrong. No regerts is an often used term around the Pullstart household!

A view of the cargo carrier which willbe retro fitted to use on a slot hitch.

Please keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers today. Today I will bury my wife of 35 years. She passed away on June 28th while I was holding her hand. Thank you, Dan https://www.thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com/obituary/rita-bailor