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January 15, 2009 The "Miracle on the Hudson" the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, after a flock of geese disabled both engines shortly after takeoff. Thanks to the skill of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles, all 155 people on board survived.

Today I took a portable train layout for an assisted living facility for show and tell. I had some pictures projected upon a screen of how I made some of the items and a video of my layout at home. Talked about how I got into trains (wife's uncle passed and left them to us). Answered questions how I made mountains, buildings and other items. I anticipated spending 30 minutes or so and ended up over an hour. The residents (some 20 of them) seemed to enjoy and appreciate The activities director asked who and where they rode trains. Interesting stories. Lots of laughter and memories for these folks. One funny part. I normally run my trains pretty slow--just looks more natural. Someone asked "will it go faster?" Another "Yeah, lets see it go fast." So I opened up the throttle and nearly all of them cheered! Not too bad for a 79 year old engine.

@Handy Don I had a train set as a kid, but real trains are much more fun to run.

They still run that steam once a week.

When I was in college, the family went to visit my sister and her husband in Vermont. One of the stops we made during the trip was to ride the cog railway up to the top of Mt. Washington. Was still steam powered at that time. Quite a ride.

This morning

Don’t really need another tractor but I saw someone selling an 875 for $100 in my area. From what I can gather it’s a 1965 model year only, first automatic? I’m assuming none of the later attachments from the C series and 300 series fit. Just wondering if anyone has any input. Like I said, I definitely don’t need another tractor but for $100, it caught my eye.

Go save it ... yes first year and no not only year ... a '66 876 and a 1076 in a long frame in '66 as well. X 100 Worth that in parts alone. A bucket list tractor on this ranch. PO had this one listed for an outrageous price ... just to keep the riff raff off it he said. Wanted it to go to a good home. I got it for 350 ...

I have an 875. First year for the "Wheel a Matic hydro which has slight differences with the later Hydrogear and Piston Piston models. The only more modern attachment that can work that I know of is the long frame snowplow if it has the extra hole to move the rear mount bar closer to the front.

Hello, sun!

I have the same searchlight car, box car and Caboose. My Hudson and tender was about 1954/5

I use this style, works good.

Not too much interesting to report, but the tractor is torn all the way down and cycling parts through the dip tank and getting primer on them, starting to have more parts cleaned and primed than dirty so that's good, made a good order from Wheelhorseparts, a bunch of odds and ends that I'll need to put things together so I'm excited to get that in the mail. The engine ran really well so I don't plan on tearing that down although I have taken the shields off to get ready for paint and clean the whole thing up. I plan on just cleaning everything well and painting the block and the shields and putting back together.

Trains and trolleys were my transportation while working in Europe. My fave was the cogged train to the base of the Matterhorn at Zermot.

Actually done this yesterday but forgot to post it. Mounted new Deestones tri rib’s on 73 12hp-8 also new front wheel brgs., made up a short frame snow plow, put snow plow and bracket on 857. Took 1257 home and 857 to Moms and waited on snow that never came.

I think I saw that too. Worth it for sure if its the same one.

He ran out for coffee and donuts?

The Frostburg Flyer in Western Maryland is a scenic ride.

They can be addicting. I keep telling EB he needs to cull some of those C-160s ... I'd take one ... and get a nice little round hood for a putt around and tub duty. I think he fears he would have to have more than one ... They sure are nice getting on and off for us old turds.

Front tach assembly ready to install. Tractor frame ready for front tach assembly ready to be installed. Front tach assembly loosely bolted on with regular non-locking nut just to hold it in position. Front tach assembly bolted on with nyloc nuts torqued to 30 ft/lb. Front tach installed. Crow foot socket required to torque top center bolt of front tach. The two lower bolts can be torqued with a regular socket and a short extension.

I too have that same searchlight car. I had to rewire it and run it on my Christmas train as it searches the skies for Santa You can almost hear that Detroit Diesel running!

Here's a picture of cam

Couple of pics

I tried to match one up for the jeep project and came up dry. Ended up with a set of the ones shown from agrisupply. I think there are runs made at times then changed and discontinued. Discontinued seat.

My new C-145 Auto came with a real nice seat. It’s new or like new, made of rubber and not vinyl so it’s still flexible in the cold. Would love to find another, but can’t figure out who made it. The only clue is the word PERSONS in the rubber (see picture). It even has the correct bolt pattern for our tractors!!! Anyone know who made it? Or does anyone have the same seat that might have a brand name sticker under it.

It depends on exactly what happens and when. On paper each cylinder should be able to lift 4500 lbs, and so should be capable of lifting anything I will ever put on this lift (that Explorer is literally the heaviest thing I own that isn't a building, at about 4300 lbs curb weight), so one cylinder should also be able to hold it up by itself. However a leak in any part of the hydraulic system compromises the whole system since there is only one power head. If it is a slow leak that started while I was working on something but didn't have it on the locks it should do as you said, safely and slowly leak down until it rests on the lock, or the ground if you are below the first lock ( vehicle approx 2 ft off the ground). The leak I had, if it had started while something was already in the air it may have not been so slow, but the locks should still have stopped it. On the other hand I saw a video recently where a guy was in the process of lowering a Mustang when a cylinder failed, so he had the locks released. The car was on the ground before he could react. Let's just say, there is a reason I chose to reseal both cylinders at the same time. Also, when I took the "good" one apart, I inspected the pressure seal carefully before disturbing it at all. These are a mildly pliable plastic material, not a teflon or rubber seal. The pressure seal on the "good" cylinder was intact, no breaks, no chewing wear like on the failed one. As soon as I tried to stick a pick under it to work it out of its groove it shattered.

Picked these vices up at a flee market, thay are cheap but they work. First one was $15 and second one $10, they were pretty dirty and banged up. I made the crank handles

We got out the HO set two years ago so the grands could see it. Two of them appreciated how to handle and use them; two of them were ready to start being rough. Sigh. Been lucky enough to ride lots of trains: commuting to NYC for 30-ish years, Auto-Train to Florida, overnight and high-speed trains in Europe, the Acela, the Eurostar through the Chunnel, subway systems in lots of cities. The train through the Rockies and maybe a transcontinental are still on my bucket list. Heck, @Bill D drives trains for a living!

I inherited a DeWalt shorty electric and have grown to like it a lot as a replacement for the pruning saw. Same squirt bottle oiler (yuck). But I may go back, as the extra arm exercise was probably a good thing for keeping strength and flexibility. I’d trade it for a power pole saw in a heartbeat, though!

79 year old locomotive. - 1945 Hudson? My memory is not good enough to come up with the Lionel model number. A Polar Express tender, but the rest of the cars look to be from the 50's? Prewar transformer? Good job on the layout. Looks to be 3' by 6'? I've got a late 40's Hudson in my collection that looks like it has about a million miles on it - worn wheels, worn pick up rollers, worn paint, but still runs like a top. Reasonable puller, too. I always enjoy running it. I've taken it to several events where I have set up and run a layout. Always enjoy talking with the folks when I set up a demo layout like that.

Yah she's a humdinger, she has to be right in the middle everything. Found the camshaft, cleaned it up, should work. Will clean up the block, new gaskets, couple seals, I already rebuilt the fuel pump, and carburetor. Had to make bushing NLA, come out great, new shaft and made some foam gaskets out of a pre air filter .

At my first Big Show, a member I’d never met pressed me to take an initial cruise around the show to get a feel for the place--using his Suburban! He gave me the required warnings about the “wheelie” tendency and not to over-choke it. Off I went. It has taken iron discipline to limit myself on acquiring more.

For $100 it would be in my shed by now. Worry about what fits and doesn't fit later.

Good thing that chip didn't go through the timing gears.

The vises I have ordered have the same sort of grooves but much shallower. Not having ever used one I wouldn't know, but it seems like the deeper groove would be better for holding 3/4 stock.

Thanks Eric.

agri supply has very similar seats, with that rubber style cover https://www.agrisupply.com/search.aspx?ss=seat

what words in the English language mean are subject to many different meanings and interpretations - and from my experience that certainly applies to the condition of various tractors and their attachments -- i have seen posts of tractors and for sale items with descriptions that have no relationship to the english words as i interpret them from Websters Dictionary -- people could assume the words "near new" in fact mean a few uses out of the crate -- but me -- i am a see feel and touch guy -- want to see it and touch it -- i have seen "near new" used to describe decks that have no treads left on the rear axle deck wheels and terms like "some lite rust" to describe decks that look like they were left outside in the weather for a few years -- i respect your characterization but asking others to suggest a price without seeing photos is like going to Vegas. Good luck -- suggest you post some top and bottom photos - Good luck !!

Well, I have a plan for the upper steering shaft on the 523-H, but it will be the weekend before I try it. I want to add a couple inches to the length to raise the steering wheel, so I'll definitely need some additional support. Hopefully it'll work out.

Actually the later 520's moved the steering shaft bushing to up under the dash. The dash can be drilled to accept a wheel bearing as well. A couple of mine have been done this way.

Took the Worx 5" chainsaw I got for Mrs. 8n along when I walked the dog today. We walk on a section of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail - a rails to trails conversion along the B&O rright of way. Last weekend, there was a small tree that blew down and was leaning over the trail not quite blocking it, but in the way. A couple of cuts and it was clear. I also cleared a couple other places that were encroaching but not impeding the trail. Mrs. 8n likes my 10" B&D battery saw, but has difficulty working the safety on the trigger. We picked up the Worx saw because it is easier for her to run. I've only made a dozen or so cuts with it, but it seems to be a reasonable tool. Biggest drawback, so far, is that the chain oiler is a 3oz plastic squeeze bottle - kind of inconvenient. Got back to the porch project on the lake house today. My plan B to hang the tarps seems to be working. Forecast for the wind tonight is in the high teens. Will be interesting to see if the 2 tarps I hung up today are still there in the morning.

Me too.

I like trains.

Yeah I saw that. I picked this one up on eBay for $41.

My apologies, I didn’t realize you are in Poland! Yes, getting parts across the ocean is pretty difficult. A map of all the members is at the top of this page (Member Map). From it, you may find other members who might be able to help you with your parts search. As for leaks, the fuel pump has a lot going on. The very first thing to check is whether or not any fuel has leaked into the oil sump. Look for it (and smell it) on the dipstick. Other sources are around the diaphragm/gasket between the two pump halves, or from the inlet or outlet connection.

This is true. I did the tranny a couple of years ago in order to fix a a bad 3rd gear so with a fresh engine it should be good for another 60yrs.

Not very picture heavy today. One of today's goals was to clean the engine up to prepare it for paint. Part of that goal was to investigate the oil seepage from the head gasket. When I pulled the head, this was the scene. Way too much piston wash for my tastes, not to mention the small puddle of oil laying on top. Given this knowledge, well.. this happened. Thanks to @WHX?? for helping me tear the engine down. Measurements were taken and it looks like it will need a new set of rings & some gaskets. Not a planned event in this resto but nothing that can't be fixed.

No joke, when we looked at this property- the sunset was definitely part of the reasons we liked it so much. My pics are not altered at all. The first two were taken about 5 minutes behind the second two.

I normally take the pics outta my post "quotes" but this deserves to be seen twice. Nice work. Here's a couple I meant to post yesterday and today. Saco Bay ME. Portland ME. Warren Avenue headed east from my warehouse this morning.