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Yesterday @Sparky responded to a threads as follows, Nothing free about the internet…if you have it and plan to use it you must be willing to give up xx hours a day of your time aimlessly scrolling thru information and videos that you have no need for Biggest time gobbler ever!!! He must have had a premonition about this thread.

Just ain't right! @Shynon approved

I’ve got some work to do… but it’ll take off soon!

The general concensus here is that if the OE part is at all rebuildable, you are better off to go that route instead of the "it may work or not" offshore knockoff option...

August 7, 1955 Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, begins selling its first transistor radios in Japan.

Someone has WAY too much time on their hands!

Band-Aid Alert!!! I see a single edge razor blade in its natural habitat, lying-in-wait on the table, ready to pounce on the unsuspecting Kevin...

Hoping this roll on bed liner dulls out a little bit when it cures. Otherwise, I may have to dump a couple loads of stone with it.

Exactly what part of the carburetor have you identified as worn or broken?

First mow this year with my 520-8 with a 42”SD. Put down some nice stripes! Shameless plug: it’s listed on FB Marketplace

I will be sending you a new serial number decal on Monday Nice cart!

The Pullstart will see your loading techniques ... and raise you ...

It’s actually twin prop airplane! https://www.flitefest.com

My paint scheme plans…. Mmmm I love pig!

Is his curly tail the propulsion system?

Is the black wire coming to the amp meter also getting hot? If not the green wire itself could be making some contact with ground or have a very bad connection, inspect it closely. The green wire comes directly from your battery via the amp meter. If the AMP Meter was the problem the black wire would be getting hot, not the green one so we will move on. The key switch is a strong possibility but lets test it before spending the money. Fore this test we will have four key positions, (1) OFF, (2) RUN with lights and PTO, (3) Run only and (4) Start. Please disconnect the battery "-" negative (ground) wire to prevent any accidental sparks or shorts during testing. Now disconnect the GREEN wire from the ignition switch and connect a 12 volt test light or DC volt meter between the terminal where the green wire had been and the green wire itself, and touch the battery ground cable you removed before and see what key positions the light or meter responds to. With the key switch in the OFF position there should be no connection to anything and the light or meter should not respond. Try to tap on the switch while it is in the off position to see if something internal shorting out. Next, remove the battery ground wire again and remove the wire to the ignition coil wire (I) and the regulator wire (R) from the ignition switch and turn the switch to the third position (RUN ONLY) and then touch the ground wire to the battery ground side again. There should be no action from the meter or test light presuming this is the factory correct switch and no one has messed with the wiring. Let us know what you come up with.

Hitch bar updated and seat cover arrived - I'm calling this one ready for use.

Mowed lawn before the rain that we are supposedly, supposed to get. Only got a few sprinkles today.

@Retired Wrencher the handle says it all. a wrencher that's retired knows what to buy after all them years wrenching .

I think Eric is an expert on that subject......

I do also

Axle just about done - well the hard bit both drive flanges, knuckles and drive shafts in. first offering - its the same track and pivot point as the suburban axle at 16" between centres. what it might look like

OK, Why 26?

I’m at Flite Fest with a buddy. This build took 15 hours, plus a few hours of tech support on site because of an aura board malfunction when they flashed it. I have probably 7 or 8 hours of painting into it and am almost ready to fly! This has been an awesome trip so far, and it goes until Sunday I believe.

I got my first transistor pocket radio when i was about eight... local AM stations only, not much volume. But, it was portable...

If it is FREE on the internet YOU are the product.

There are several ways to deal with this situation. 1) Buy a cheap knock-off and wish you hadn't. 2) send it to @ebinmaine, he loves to rebuild them. 3) rebuild it yourself using some information from here https://gardentractorpullingtips.com/carbfuel.htm 4) pull the outside, with your air cleaner removed and engine running near wide open, spray some Seafoam into the throat of the carb until it almost stalls out, let it recover, repeat a couple of times. This may clear up any rough running condition you have. The huge clouds of white smoke will dissipate before the EPA arrives if you are lucky. This has worked for me on a couple of ocasions.

Well Thanks @sqrlgtr for the kind words. I always said I’m happiest when I have a wrench in my hand. I guess it’s just the mechanics code. Enjoy your day.

Ford may circle the problem but... they don't put a bow tie on it....GMC Gay Man's Chariot... I found another list... Acura: Awful,Crappy,Unreliable, Rusty Automobile Acura: Automobile Causes Universal Road Accidents Acura: All Cars Usually Require Adjustment Acura: Any Child Understands Real Automobiles Acura: Americans Can Underestimate Routine Accidents Acura: Another Case of a Useless Requested Acronym? Audi: Accelerates Under Demonic Influence Beetle: Battered Everywhere, Expect To Lose Engine BMW: Babbling Mechanical Wench BMW: Beastly Monstrous Wonder BMW: Beautiful Masterpieces on Wheels BMW: Beautiful Mechanical Wonder BMW: Big Money Waste BMW: Big Money Works BMW: Blasphemous Motorized Wreck BMW: Born Moderately Wealthy. BMW: Break My Windows BMW: Broken Money Waster BMW: Broken Monstrous Wonder BMW: Brutal Money Waster BMW: Bumbling Mechanical Wretch BMW: Big Money Waster BMW: Blasphemized Motorized Wreck BMW: Bastard Money Wielders BMW: Bowel Movement Wagon Buick: Big Ugly Import Car Killer Buick: Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer Buick: Built Under Inspection of Cooky Korean Camaro: Can't America Make A Real One? Chevrolet: Car Has Extensive Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips. Chevorlet: Crappy Hot-Running Engines, Very Rusted Out, Lose Every Time Chevy: Charged Heavily Chevy: Cheapest Heap Ever enVisioned Yet Chrysler: Car Having Really Yucky Stupid Lazy Engine Runs Chrysler: Could Have Remained Your Sickly Lame Elderly Relative's Citroen: Crap Interior Terrible Road-holding Owned Entirely by Nutters Dodge: Dead Or Dying Garbage Emitter Dodge: Drips Oil, Drops Grease, Everywhere Dodge: Dem Old Dudes Go Everywhere Datsun: Detroit's Angry Towards Sneaky Unscrupulous Nips Fiat: F**king Italian Attempt (at) Transportation. Fiat: Failure in Automotive Technology Fiat: Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation Fiat: Fix It Again Tony? Fiat: Fix It All the Time Fiat: F*ck in a Taxi Ford: F**ked over rebuilt Dodge Ford: F**ker Only Runs Downhill Ford: F*cked on Race Day Ford: F*cking Over-Rated Disaster Ford: F*ckin' Out-Right Dangerous Ford: First On Recall Day Ford: First on race day Ford: Fix Or Repair Daily Ford: Found on road dead Ford: Fraternal Order of Restored DeSoto's Ford: F*ckin Owner Real Dumb!! Ford: (backwards) Driver Returns On Foot GM: General Mistake GMC: Garage Man's Companion GMC: Generally Mediocre Cars GMC: Get More Chicks GMC: Got More Crap GMC: Grungy Merchandise GMC: Got Mechanic Coming G.T.I.: Got Tossers Inside Honda: Helping Out Nips Destroying America Honda: How Odd-No Damn Acceleration Honda: Hold Overs Not Doing Anything Honda: Hell Of a Nice Damn Automobile Honda: Hand Over Dollars to Asians Jaguar: Jews And Germans Usually Argue Retail Jeep: Junk Eletrical and Emissions Parts Jeep: Jump Excitedly in Every Pothole. Jeep: Just Eat Every Pickle. Jeep: Junk Everyone Eyes for Parts Jeep: Jinxed Engine has Extra Parts Jeep: Jumps Everything Ever Parked Mazda: Model All Zoids Drive Aimlessly Mopar: Most Often Passed At Races Mopar: Mostly Old Parts And Rust Mopar: Mostly Old Paint And Rust Mopar: Making A Zillion Dollars Annually Mopar: Mitsubishi's Over Priced American Replicars Nissan: Now In Some Sh*tty Automobile Nightmare Nissan: Nasty Import Sucks Savings Away to Nippon Oldsmobile: Oh Look Dammit, Some Massive Oil Burning Idiot's Leaking Everything Oldsmobile: Old Loose Dented Sheet Metal Outdated By Infamies Like Edsel Pinto: Put In New Transmission Often Plymouth: Pontiac Poor old ni**er thinks it's a Cadillac Plymouth: Poor Old Nitwit Thinks Its A Cadilliac Porsche: Puts Out Really Smoky Carbonate Hazardous Emissions Porsche: Phased Out Racer-Still Can't Hold Engine Porsche: Please Overlook Really Sh*tty Cardboard Horrible Engine Porsche: Pulled Over Regularly So Cops Have Enough Renault: Retarded Engine No Acceleration Ugly Lump of Trash SAAB: Stupid, Arrogant ******* Babies SAAB: Such an arrogant bastard! SAAB: Swedish Automobile - Always Broken Subaru: Send Undercover Boat And Radioactive Uranium Toyota: Taking Our Yen Out -- Thanks All Triumph: The Risk Involving Useless Machinery Pays Heavily VW: Very Worthless STP: Stop Those Pistons. E.F.I.: Extra F*cking Insurance BOW TIE: Big Over Weight Tired Impotent Engines NAPA: Never Any Parts Available At the end of the day, a nice Tractor, Car, etc.. is always something nice to look at especially when their taken care of. Or generally look like the person put a lot of time and or care into it I can definitely appreciate that.

My C85 with a K181 8hp throws every bit of 30 feet and 14” of snow. My RJ59 and 400 Suburban plows just as easily with 4hp K91. IMG_1265.mov

hey @ri702bill, if you don't mind I'm gonna have to borrow that one from you

Less than 20 minutes ago we slapped new decals on this old horse. Between that and the freshly painted wheels, it looks a ton better. No longer has that "neglected" look, and the patina looks intentional now. PS: the oil on the floor is from a rototiller service, not the tractor.

Welcome!! A lot of WH models from the '60's and '70's did NOT come with an inline fuse on the red wire feeding the ammeter. I always add one on all of mine. Nice to have when there is a short in the wiring, or either the keyswitch or ammeter go bad. Also, check the condition of all your terminal connections. Rusted or corroded terminals raise the resistance, lower the voltage, and turn the wiring into a space heater....

You sir, are an outstanding asset to our community!!! BTW - it's 39117

Most likely the amp meter is grounded. Disconnect it and tie the wires together that were on the posts and see if the wiring continues to get hot. Check the posts on the meter to see if insulation has broken down.

I slapped new decals on a couple of crusty tractors because the originals were gone. It doesn't look as out of place as you would expect. Almost makes me wish I had taken time to put them on straight. C-160 - Hood decals partially blew off in transit '73 16 Auto before and after - no decals when purchased

Retired today - 41 years... Great run. My boss and colleagues know me well... simple but appropriate gifts...

Heres plow setup on my RJ. The handle on right side is what angles the blade after the right pedal is depressed to release the pin. Working this summer on blasting & painting plow to make it look as nice as the tractor

Yep. 283 small block and a powerglide in my 54 F100. When someone gives me a hard time about it, i just say “built ford tough with chevy stuff”.

2nd on the citrus paint remover. I've done it. That stuff isn't very strong and will remove the spray paint much quicker than it will the old paint. But keep in mind if you leave it on too long it will burn into the old paint so do small portions at a time and rinse with water.

After work pics….

Replaced the 23x10.50-12’s with 24x12-12’s. And 1” spacers.

312-8

I consider it ribbing just like hot rods. I’m a Chevy guy. We need the competition to be competitive, and I appreciate them all, but I can’t see myself driving a truck where they circle the problem on the grille!

Not sure why you cant message me here , but i will be making more come this fall , when i do i will put a post on that they are available

Welcome to an ever-growing group of happy campers. I have been retired over twenty years, best vocational choice I ever made, highly recommend it. It will take some time to adjust but I'm confident you can work it out.

HA! Today was my last day too. Brought the last of my tools home. Took a gauge off our defunct steam fired Absorption chiller as a souvenir. We had a fire in 2015 and when we went to put the chiller on line the water in the pipes flashed to steam and the needle spun around in circles like in the cartoons. Got well wishes from a Trane Tech who happens to be a Bears fan!

Urban planner. Worked both as a consultant and for several municipalities...