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Being 80 I have learned to plan my work, once on the floor do EVERYTHING while you are down there, if I can remember why I got down there in thre first place.

That's a ruler. Specifically a yardstick. OK.. and I dunno what the other thing is.

You whippersnappers...Just remember what Hank said. We came from the West Virginia coal mines And the Rocky Mountains, and the western skies And we can skin a buck, we can run a trotline And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive

Hey Don, give that old coot a pass! (Pun intended)

Quicking approaching 75 I can completely relate too all comments.

April 8, 1820, The famous ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.

I use a 7" wonder bar, work your way around the edge like @Retired Wrencher said.

I would say small moves all the way around the caps or moons. A long screw driver or small prybar. Send up a picture of them if you can. How do you like the 856? This one came from the big show a few years back. I like it.

IT getting there not much longer before done

This is great information for old people here like @Ed Kennell 😜😂 just kidding Ed ya know I love ya!!

Wrong @ebinmaine. It is a blue plastic tray - similar to cafeteria trays. Oh. The rusty thing - maybe a portable boot scraper. Stick the pointy end in the ground and use the flat side to scrape your boot. Maybe a marlin spike thingy to help linemen with splices?

Telephone dart... used to play the telephone game back before lawyers... Discontinued after a few too many head punctures...

And based on her lack of arms, art experts around the world have almost unanimously concluded she did not swim to get there...

I do grease them, but the older I get it is getting harder to get on the floor to grease them. I should say It’s harder to get up off the floor.

A man’s hair brush and tooth pick?

I want the gun that shoots it.

When driven into a pole, the end with the three notches is used as a separator to run multi lines so the tech could clip in easily. Sounds like a good like of BS. lol

I've have a Senior Lifetime Pass that allows me and up to three other adults free or discount access to several National sites. I carry my credit card type pass in my billfold and have concerns that I might loose it, or it becomes unreadable. I was perusing a camping website and found the follow information so I was able to link my physical pass to a digital pass. I printed out the digital pass--you know--just in case. Thanks to whoever provided the following information: I'm usually the last to discover anything new, so my apologies if this has already been posted or is common knowledge. I just learned that it is possible to link my America the Beautiful Senior Lifetime Pass to the app, eliminating the need to have the actual card with you to make a reservation or enter a park. It also allows printing and/or downloading the Pass. Great feature if you forget or lose your card, so now I have a printed copy in the toad and the MH, in case there is no cell service at an entry gate, etc. To link your Pass: Log in to your account at rec.gov, select passes from one of the top right 3 lines, select America the Beautiful Senior Lifetime Pass and enter your pass number. I did this on my laptop, and confirmed that it automatically worked on the app. This can be done thru the app, too.

it is welded in. Never seen one break off, I wonder if someone removed it on purpose for some reason. Unless you have access to a welder it may be easier to just replace the cam as there should be some of them around. I guess you could use a shoulder bolt. I will get you the dimensions tomorrow.

Its a WWII era missile that apparently was a dud. This is clearly a very dangerous item that would be very valuable to the right person on pawn stars

You know it's NEVER big enough right?

Put my deposit on a new shop. Picked out a 30x30 metal building. Hopefully it will be done before hurricane season. The possibilities of a NC meet n greet are shaping up. Can’t wait to have somewhere to work.

For pulling telephone wires? Tie a light pull string to it and throw at a pole then pull the wire up with the string?

I love the sound, or lack of, when a start/gen tractor is started up! Thanks for the video

It is time to replace the tires on my ugly orange '72 Chevy C10. My kids named this vehicle 'Big Nasty' years ago when they were still in high school. I've decided to replace the wheels as well. Got some Wheel Ventquies 15x7 OEM style steel wheels that will go better with the tires I am planning on. Shot a couple coats of Rustoleum +2 gloss white on them today. The robotics team also got the trailer back from the shop with a new wrap applied.

Went to work on it tonight. Was told it ran last year, the carburetor would argue otherwise. It was so gunked up it was hard to get apart. Dang near ruined the head of the high speed needle and I don't have walbro stuff laying around 😕 Anywhere, got that off and cleaned up, gotta order a kit, choke cable is broke, gotta get one of those too and an air filter. I put a battery in it and it did turn over after I put a new battery in it. More to come...

Helicoil. Many sources out there but here's one for Ace. Autoparts stores might be a better source - https://www.acehardware.com/departments/automotive-rv-and-marine/auto-tools-and-maintenance/thread-inserts/8088511?store=15447&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20158972939&gbraid=0AAAAADtqLJHMLafoblAMXBwlnb5OgXguA&gclid=CjwKCAjw1tLOBhAMEiwAiPkRHvTn_qbGBJO5a_sQU_Z3HCPNy5Q7LDeTvmVnPdGflwOw6ZtpUmqmgxoCkT4QAvD_BwE

Hi all, I made a simple rig to lift my tractor. Stuff I had laying around. Then use my chain host. Hooks to tach o matic front plate.

Hhhmmm... in them Mainah woods??? I'd be a bit concerned with what might come runnin'...

So this past weekend finally got around to working on this tractor again. Installed new throttle cable, and the carb kit. Also replaced the screws that hood on the air filter assembly. And we are now running beautifully! But wait. This tractor still isn’t finished yet. I have the starter gen light I got from @WHX?? and some new shoes to put on it! IMG_1904.mov

I’ve hand this kicking around my garage for a long time and never gave it a second. Always thought it was an old kitchen stove part. Last night I took a better look at it and believe I figured out what it is. I am putting it out here to see if I’m right.

Understood. An alternative would be a combination of using the longest bolts allowed by the depth of the threaded holes, and your choice of brand of locktite (semi-permanent thread lock, generally blue). There may enough good threads remaining to buy some time with this. Clean the holes out really well using carb or brake cleaner and thread bolts in to check the maximum depth and then use washers as necessary so the new, longer bolts don't bottom out and strip what might be good in there.

I'm late to the party, but it's an Ice pick as @953 nut says.

One would think so. Been discussed here tho the grease put in sealed bearings these days is questionable so many of us pick the seal out. Clean factory grease out and repack with Greasy Pete's red tacky. Here's where everyone's opinion differs. Put the seal back in and run it or leave the seal out and regrease? I vote leave the seal out and re grease but then I have the tendency to over grease. This is on decks that I have gone through and replaced bearings. If you deck is quiet and no need to replace bearings I would say grease since you don't know what bearings you have in there.

Yes that’s true. But my wallet says otherwise

I just did an identification search. It uses AI so it must be right. It's 76% certain that it's a soft plastic grub bait.

Jeff asked some questions about this engine I’ve got in the shop to do some cleaning up on. Is this a Dart block?

Thank you. I’ve been looking for a front hitch for a couple years now. I found a few on eBay a while ago but haven’t seen em on there since. I ran across the thread on here a few days ago and remembered I got a seized up mule drive with my 73 and figured it was the perfect candidate.

Googling telephone troy ny 184 leads to a telephone exchange location and current area code.

Little dirty but that'll buff out.

Thirded!! Buy the kit, not just the inserts. It includes the proper drill bit, special tap, and installation tool. Better than changing an otherwise good engine. You most likely will need to remove either the engine or all surrounding items that area. And you only get one chance to do it right...

Thank you for the help! This is the story of how I received my Wheel Horse...My grandfather bought it in the early 80s it was used but in good shape...He used it for about 35 years then he gave it to my Dad. My Dad used it to mow the grass for about 5 years then it sat in storage Until I decided to work on it with my grandfather. My grandfather and I got it running and have kept it running for 8 years and I plan to keep it running.

I rode a tour in rural Viginia years ago which passed many dogs--some leashed, some trained to stay on their owners’ property, and a few just loose. Having had experience with the dog-bike interaction, I would pull out my water bottle at the first bark. One huge German shepherd gave me a scare getting quite close at full run and barking. My full quirt right in its face so shocked it that it stumbled and went down in a ball of fur and flying legs. I didn’t look back.

Here ya go.

My late Mother's (and mine) favorite movie... I have probably seen it 20 times... arguably one of the greatest scenes in cinema:

We had a new children's director join the staff at our church. The previous director always hand washed all of he small toys after the children left for the day, the new director ran them through the kitchen dish washer for the first and last time. Some of the plastic toys looked rather frightening after being sanitized at about 190 degrees and the ones that retained their shape had a good deal of water in them.

PTO to deck is 103". Deck belt is 86".

48" decks are getting too heavy to pull out and clean on a regular basis anymore. I use the lift thing sometimes but lying down to clean it is also getting harder. So the deck rusts out in the next 10 years probably will not be a concern for me anynore

All my adult life I've only used Valvoline products exclusively but the reality is that any quality product will do the job. Straight 30w in the splash Kohlers, 10w30 in the pressure lubed.

SAE 30wt. This is what I use in all my old Kohler engines. I know it says for diesel engines. It is a close formula to what your old Kohler requires. This may be a better option in your area. https://www.q8oils.com/fr/product/q8-garden-oil-sae-30/