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Final stage of the Big Show seat resto.

I was given this as a joke gift years ago as I’m a bit partial to Fords. Although with the quality decline and complexity increase over the last 6 years, this could be used on just about any brand. Especially the newer stuff. I haven’t found a good place besides the obvious for it yet.

First time to the BS I dropped coins in the proverbial basket. Tolls with no basket I had the attendant sticking his head out the window and count axles and really took it in the shorts. 2nd tie we borrowed @PeacemakerJack Ipass and the cost/hassle went away. Another toll road score we just ran the damn thing figured pay on line. Well they didn't post my plate and what i owed until AFTER the due date and took it in the shorts with a overdue charge. I took it up with the Ipass Nazis goons to no avail. After that I got my own which was rather painless. It's free but you give them plastic numbers and a amount to charge to it when tolls rack up and its paid automatically. Works pretty good and like Dan said good for the countries of IN, OH, PA and others. $369 to go both ways to the BS for us so we still take it without being kissed. Trick is to know the best routes with low tolls even if it takes a tad longer. Chi town yer on yer own or like Sylvia says one of the many reasons to stay the hell out. We gotta pay 30 just to go have breakfast with @stevasaurus.

July 17, 1955 Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy and futurism, opens. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Today, Disneyland hosts more than 18 million visitors a year, who spend close to $3 billion.

Agreed. On the value, you'd have to have some better pictures to really determine the condition of it. Those mid-mount pieces have gotten some good prices the last few years. If it is solid overall and not badly damaged, $300 minimum.

I'd rather go to Wally World...

Check this out. Pay By Plate - Illinois Tollway I set up a pay by plate account a while back when I went to the @stevasaurus pad in Elgin. It works well but you don't know for sure when you're getting your picture taken. I used it again when I took a tractor to Oak Creek, WI last summer. I relied on the phone to find the route with the least tolls. It will save you some and with auto-pay you won't get late charges. Their notifications work well and it was easy to keep tabs on it.

If ever needed, I would not be opposed to putting a small one in this trailer. But I think we are to the point that the motorhome will be our refuge.

IMO, the sealed bearings are the way to go. They keep the grease in where it is needed and keeps the dirt out. No need to fill a wheel hub with a pound of grease that makes a mess. The low RPM of these sealed bearings should insure a long life.

A FrankenHorse??

I've wanted to do a video montage at Disneyland of bits of tired, crying kids and title it "Disneyland, the happiest place on earth".

I worked at a Ford dealership way back when there slogan was “Quality is Job One”. Apparently that has changed.

When I think of Springers I think of short legged somewhat zealous, energetic & high strung bird dogs but some are fairly relaxed. Especially in their older years. Yours Don gives the impression of a larger mellow house springer. I'll have to do some reading on bench springers. I had a female Chesapeake once that got tangled up with the neighbor's springer. Result was a smaller single female chessispring?? Had the oily coat of a chessie and the body of a springer. Turned out to be a great dog. I eventually gave it to a OTR trucker that fell in love with it and was a great cab companion.

@WHX?? My dog is an English Springer Spaniel, there are basically two kinds. There’s bench bred, which is what my dog Lucy is and field bred. Field bred is obviously bred for field work. However I had a bench bred Springer named Wallace that was literally outstanding in the field.

There is no charge for the Illinois I-Pass. Cuts your bill in half. Also works as an EZ Pass in other states. https://agency.illinoistollway.com/about-ipass

We picked up an ezpass in Ohio one time, actually two of them. For the 75 cents per month they cost in rentals, it’s worth having for the few times per year we hit tolls east or west of Michigan. The savings are close to 50% of the advertised rate as well, so it’s money saved to rent them indefinitely.

I tidied some of my rubber edges up, and @Lil’ Pullstart helped me snap some lines for the e-track.

If ya ever want new ones @Vinylguy sells em.

I replaced the solid pipe on my grease gun nozzle today with a hose, allowing me to grease the other 2 spindles on my 42" SD deck. It is ready to go back on the tractor. However, I noticed that the grass is really dry and crunchy. Won't be worth the effort to mow, as the only thing to cut is the taller weeds. Got to sharpen the blades I took off and put them on the shelf, ready for the next time. I also splurged and bought a 6 liter ultrasonic cleaner from Harbour Freight. I've got several carbs lined up for cleaning. What are you guys out there who have ultrasonic cleaners using for cleaning fluid? Lacquer thinner? Simple Green? Beaman's carb cleaner? Do you run it hot or cold?

I have had this box about 45 years. Some stickers have come and gone. A lot of them were held on by magnets.

Do you have it home yet.

Look for the ID tag. It should be on the dash support just under the dash.

Looks like a 67 era long frame with a engine not available on it. Engine has both a recoil and electric starter on it which I have never seen on a Kohler

I don't claim to know everything, but I've been with Ford for 20 years, 10 of them as a Senior Master tech.

I'm going to do a mini-split system in my garage mostly for a/c but also for heat too.

I like the heat to a point. Usually up to the point you can’t do anything but sweat. After that I’m done. My basement/workshop is half in the ground, and except for the 80-90+ days it stays around a cool 50 degrees. So no A/C as of yet. I’ve got one in the house though, as that becomes an oven during the summer.

I’ve used Bill’s Place to get a 103990 switch from Toro and it’s still going strong.

Found one reference in a illustrated parts list. 6-32 thread by 3/8" long

Nice thing about the I Pass little blue box is you can put it in any vehicle. Couple months ago Dan with down to fib land on a score and just took mine down with him. Still had to pay about 4o in tolls but the tractor was FREE! Now they did away with the little blue box I been told and it's some kind of sticker on the wind shield.

@76c12091520h Our own vendor.

came across a couple oldies today -- inlcuding an old horse - I have little knowledge of the early era models - What is this Tractor? - - Also found this belly grader under a 416 horse - is grader OEM ? Hopefully, I will get a better view in the future of both the oldie model tractor as well as the grader blade -- but in the mean time, any preliminary info would be appreciated ? Also, hoping to establish their approximate value ? thanks, Bill

I am a mutt, like most of us!

I found some black PVC 1x4 trim in town. Once I get the sheet metal up along the walls, it should finish the bottom well without concern of rot.

So you have a neighborhood "Karen" Few years ago we moved into town off of 14acres. It was a big change but due to my girlfriends health issues shes unable to drive so we needed to be where transportation is available for her Dr appts. Fortunately, we have great neighbors. My driveway is really close to house on right side. Shes retired clerk of court for our town & really nice lady. Shes not outside much but has a 5yr old Pug that just doesn't shut up! I dont ever say anything or complain because shes never complained about me making noise in garage or driveway. She told me I dont need her permission to drive up thru her back yard to easily access my trailer. Shes 82yrs old & I know she wont be my neighbor forever......I try to be respectful of time of day etc. Nice to have thas sorta "understanding"

Got a little more done on @Natejc_98 's rig this evening. Trina reinstalled the belt guard and right step. I got the transmission drain plug cleaned out enough to righty tighty / lefty loosey repeat repeat repeat repeat and dropped the nasty fluid. I've seen worse. It'll do with a short hours repeated flush and new fluid again. I also relocated the solenoid wire we were using for testing purposes. We had it laying around and over the gas tank. I got the harness loosened up enough to add it along side the factory taped up set and installed 3 terminals in it. What's left.......? Install hood. Refill transmission and replace shifter boot and drain plug. And.......????

I’ve been wrenching professionally since the 80’s. I left Ford in 97. I was the only one that could read a schematic and got all warranty work after the others slurped all the gravy customer pay off of the ticket. Been with an independent ever since. So we have the joy of working on everything. Very little gets turned away. I’ve seen a lot over the past 4 decades. Unfortunately, since all cars have started to all look the same to me, i can’t recall who does what for many things, i just know it when i see it. Things that seemed like a great trouble-free way of doing it gets replaced by not so great ideas. I still attend training when something worthy comes around, and i read a lot to stay up to date or learn about something new to me in my bay when needed. We see a lot of F series and Explorers, and a few Escapes, but i’ve never come across this exploding bag of sand issue yet. Definitely will keep it in mind. I cut open another dryer, can’t remember what it was for, but the new condenser came with one so it wasn’t needed but they included it as a kit. It has the same larger size of desiccant, like I’ve always seen.

You have to get that off the tag from the tractor before it could be identified properly. There are no decals showing and the engine is a replacement so there's no way of knowing exactly what you have.

thanks -- i dont weld - so i'll pass - thanks

EZ Pass! And with it most tolls are reduced some. Nice to breeze right thru & not have to stop to pay or get tickets. Online account all tolls are itemized so its easy to recognize any possible errors. When I picked up the 702 in Chicago I spent more $$ on tolls than I did on fuel.

first pick is 520H with Facet metal pump 2nd pick is Facet plastic pump that went on 312-8 in same place as 520h, I cant find pic of 312 pump mounted but you get the idea. Both work great but believe I prefer the metal cube type better just because it takes up a little less space than the plastic pump.

U got burnt but being the nice guy I am I will come and haul it and equipment off for ya if you will split fuel bill with me.

i think I have one if you need it. It came out of, if I remember right another 312 I got from @ebinmaine in the parts haul I got last year. I’ve got the hour meter for the C-141 project’s engine and everything else has a working one or never had one so I don’t need it.

I wonder if I'll even get the bill. Our mailing address is a P.O. box, not the physical address on the car's registration. A couple years ago, I went across the new bridge on I65 over the Ohio River at Louisville. They used the physical address the toll bill. The first 2 notices used the physical address and were returned. The 3rd notice was aladdressed to the physical address, but the postal clerk recognized it and put it in the PO box - and advantage of a small town post office. By that time, there was a lein on my truck and a $70 penalty. I argued with the customer service person, pointing out that they got the wrong address and that it is very hard to pay a bill that you don't know about. No quarter given. I gave up, paid the bill, and we haven't used that bridge since - we add about 12 miles to around it. This is why I'm trying to stay ahead of the Chicago deal. Next time I have to go to O'Hara, we are going to hire a car - let somebody else fight the traffic and worry about tolls.

I never go to the Chicago area. This is just one of the reasons. But you probably will get a bill in the mail in a couple months with a picture of your license plate. I've had that in a couple other states. Classic toll road logic - let's spend $20 to collect $4...

What are your "ideal" property characteristics? I keep fairly close tabs on the real estate market---not because we're looking, but just because it's an interest of mine. If I hear of something that might fit the bill, I'd be happy to pass it on to you. Feel free to PM me.

who am I kidding?

Neat idea. Do this right now. That 500 lbs you're familiar with is gonna get much heavier very quickly with the added length. More importantly - dynamic motion loads. A rolling and broken down machine being pulled will add very different load moments to the crane and pulling tractor. The crane I built years ago is a little too heavy duty... But works great. It definitely puts a considerable strain on the tractor.

Have one available in Nappanee, IN

I didn’t get much of a cash deal like they said on the phone, but it’s mine!

Broncos, Chargers and Raiders I believe it was a option from 70-72