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January 23, 1986 Inaugural class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Chuck Berry; James Brown; Ray Charles; Sam Cooke; Fats Domino; The Everly Brothers; Buddy Holly; Jerry Lee Lewis; Elvis Presley; Little Richard; Robert Johnson; Jimmie Rodgers; Jimmy Yancey; Alan Freed; John Hammond; and Sam Phillips

OK, who wants to kick me first for selling the Ber Vac a couple months ago. Guess these guys will have to handle it.

They're saying 20" or + for us here!. Ugh!!! We usually get more in this little area due to the elevation. The older I get the more I dislike winter. And yes the colder I feel too. Been freezing my $%^ off and this next week temps looks brutal to be working outside. Got battery gloves and they work well, just not for long periods of time, like past 2+ hours they start to fade

I got the 417-A with two stage blower out for the first time this year. Last year I serviced it and never used it, but it looks like tomorrow it will be put to work. The C-175 was blocking the 417 in and when I moved it I noticed it wasn’t charging so I brought it in the shop to have a look. The 418-C is ready to go, I’ll probably use that first until it gets deep and then use the blower. Not pictured is the C-160 automatic with 56” plow as a back up, the C-141 8-Speed with loader to pile snow. C-141 8-Speed with C48 Sweepster rotary broom for clean up and the GT-1848 with 50” grader blade in case I need to scrape some ice. So I think I have this snow removal thing covered! Now if I could just have an attachment that does the front steps instead of me shoveling!! Be safe out there everyone 👍🏻

Even with decent gloves on, my bony little fingers can't deal with the cold anymore. After about 10 minutes, the pain is excruciating. So, I upgraded to these mittens - really good reviews. Guessing they'll get put to the test this weekend.

This whole thread is one of many that I can't say much on because we (in NC) just don't get snow and winter weather like many of you do. That being said, if this incoming storm is anywhere close to what they are forecasting, we're gonna get slammed in a bad way. No snow, but sleet and up to an inch of freezing rain followed by several days of single digit cold. Whatever we get is gonna hang around. My wife started early with the prep work. We got plenty of food, and a couple heaters with enough fuel for several days. I have about 55+ hours of fuel for my generator (all my gas cans) just for the evenings. We will hopefully be fine for several days if needs be. It's been over 20 years since we had a bad ice storm. Some folks were without power for weeks back then. Typically our long power outages come in summer after bad thunderstorms. At least then folks don't freeze to death... Looks like areas west of us may actually get more freezing rain than we will. I would ask all of us to remember those folks in your prayers. This is not something we southerners are used to dealing with and it could get very bad. Forgive the hijack. Just seemed like a good place to put this.

Look, we've all been drunk and desperate at 2 at the bar and let the beer googles get the best of us once or twice and ended up plowing a whale, but this gives it a whole new meaning.

Bought Mrs Sylvan rechargeable battery heated gloves, socks and vest last year for Christmas... game changer. We walk every night. She was always cold... now she's toasty... even in this sub-zero weather... Dewalt and Milwaukee make heated vests / coats that use their respective batteries, so that's another option... Just a thought...

Yes the starter relay is the same as a 701 relay. Positive power is present all the time, the relay is activated by a ground signal from the switch. This ground switched relay is also used on Western snow plows.

Just can't turn your back on them there Wisconsin Garden Tractor Mafia members. A few years ago I bought a real nicer Wheel Horse at the Big Show, went to have lunch and came back to this

First major hurdle is over.

Same here for my hands and feet. Mine were nearly frozen when I was a 12yo. I never lost any parts but they were white. I remember mother put my hands and feet in a wash tub of cold water and added warm water very slowly till the color came back. These glove/mittons with a zippered pocket for chemical hand warmers is the only thing that works to keep my hands warm and still be able to fully use my hands. The rubber boots with 1/4" thick felt liners work for my feet.

I can't tolerate the heat either. Much easier to get warm than cool down. I can always layer up in the cold. In the heat, I can only take off so much before the neighbors stop talking to me, or call the police.😄

The only thing I am waiting for now on this 1057 is the E/fuel pump. This was supposed to be my winter build. But this went faster than I thought it would. But it is not running yet. I am sure there will be some tweaking to be done. I had this almost three years now just sitting doing nothing but taking up space. The seat was worth putting these patches on the seat from years of use good enough till I can have it reupholstered by Matt. I hope you enjoy the picks. OHH Also Wallfish made this pice that controls carb linkage. It works very well. No slop from worn out holes from years of use. It has full throttle movement. Or click click from idle screw to full throttle stop. Best I can do.

You knew this was going to come back to haunt you didn't you. Well that should guarantee near record snow fall this winter in Felton PA

Not to be out done by the WI dudes ( @Achto, @WHX??), I've decided to start a restore on the 551 I brought back from the Big Show. Big thanks to @Pullstart and his crew for working with me and bringing to show for pick up. This will be my first Tecky motor restore and already miss my Kohlers . Just kidding motor seems solid without any unusual ticks, knocks, or smoke. Ordered a carb kit and will start there if and when I get steering wheel off. The throttle cable needs some attention fo sure cant hardly move it. Have had it running and drove it around and trans seems to be good. Haven't put a battery to it yet just used rope to start but wanting to have it both ways. I have a lauson 5.5 from the 550 I have and looks like a lot of stuff is the same ??? and it ran when took off years ago. May need some help on the electric when I get to it. One thing I can think of right now is what is the little box with the diode/fuses do thats on side of motor? just have one pic of it before I pulled it in shop but will post others asap .

Think I’m finally ready. Just waiting on a pair of chain tensioners for the plow tractor. Young guns of my herd on snow duty this year. First time using the blower. The belt was bad so I had to replace that. Bring it on.

According to the weather forecasters, I will need this to start with

Yes. But as you all can well imagine I do that on a fairly regular basis anyway just for kicks.

Is it time to run in circles scream and shout??? I charged up the batteries in my gloves

Happened across these while doing a little research and pulled the trigger on them $25 for four, probably a little step but NOS so...... If I checked mine right one was good and one was bad (current both ways). Checked with ohm meter. Works out to $6.25 a piece but figured time I ran everything down and the time to redo mine I would have that much at least in them .

Wheel stud bolts 7/16 x 1- 1/2 20 NF ready to install. I use washers for all but two studs. Blue loctite will be used to retain bolts in position. Left hub ready for bolts to be installed. Bolt holes have been cleaned out with a 7/16 NF tap and blown clear. Right hub ready for bolts to be installed. Note the bub set screw and a wheel bolt line up in this one place on each hub. The bolt without a washer gets installed here. This is for clearance so the hub set screw can be properly torqued later on. Wheel stud bolts partly installed. Loctite applied to all bolts. Left wheel stud bolts screwed in and tightened. Right wheel stud bolts screwed in and tightened. This is how I tightened the wheel stud bolts. I did not torque them, just pulled them tight.

The 401's had the 3 piece, 551's has the 2 piece.

Thanks, thanks Mike. I will do a video of it running . Via pump came in the mail today so I’ll be installing that it’s gonna take a couple days and do that and also I need the plate or dummy plate that goes over where the pump was so that’s what I’ll be doing there again, I’ll be posting pictures as I go along. Pretty much put it the same place that I put it on the 856 that I bought from you a couple years from the big show. Anyone has questions please feel free to ask. Like I said this is my last build so I’ll be looking for another one maybe in the spring for next winter take care everyone.

A buddy of mine and I have been replacing seals in my 36 year old truck. About a month ago we replaced the oil pan gasket, the front seal, the three seals in the front differential, the water pump (under warranty) and timing chain gasket--the timing chain was tight and good as new. It seemed the engine rear main seal's leak was getting worse but not worth the effort to get to it--well--until I checked the transmission fluid and was low with no obvious signs of leaks. I decided to change fluid in the transfer case and found it was full of transmission fluid--that is where my transmission fluid went. We just put it back together this afternoon. Rear engine seal, front and rear seals in automatic transmission and transfer case. We replaced the flexplate and the U-joints. I'm real sure the U-joints were original to the pickup with 235,000 miles on it. How I know is because they still had the plastic glue that GM used to lock the U-joint caps in place. My pickup no longer needs a "diaper" under it while parked in the garage. A touch over $800.00 in parts.

The weather weenies are notoriously inaccurate when to come to predicting precipitation amounts...However in the last few years they are getting pretty close to predicting temperatures, So I am pretty sure it is going to be cold as a witches t*****

Anywhere from 12-25” is expected here. Today brought the C-121 in and changed the oil and greased it. Also added a rear work light and put different tires with chains on it. Tommorow bringing the C-145 up to change the oil and that one should be ready. Also going to flip flop this year and have the snowblower on the c-121 annd have the blade on the c-145 as it has been on all season and see what happens as I don’t really want to plow snow with no hydraulic lift any more! Ill update tommorow with the fleet ready!

Couple thoughts... A. Make the wife/swmbo/ball n chain clean em? B. Careful use of the FEL?

I suppose we are: I couldn't get our generator to run, nor the neighbor's walk-behind blower. Both run bottle fed, but have not been run in a few years, so I suspect that clogged main jets is the culprit for both. Gonna try to deal with that before the storm hits, but it's supposed to be down to 7 tomorrow morning. I'm also really hoping neither is needed in this storm.

It don't matter which you choose but if your like me as soon as you get them painted you will see a different flavor and just know it is a better .

I think a lot of has to do with getting older. I remember in my younger days the cold didn't bother me, but now I just can't take it very long at time.

Mittens without the individual fingerholes. The fingers keep each other warm! Filled up the 953 and 857 last weekend. Today filled up the Ariens and Power King, plugged in 2 mag heaters on the King's hyd. tank and put the shop heat on low.

I have poor circulation in my extremities. Not Raynaud's exactly, but same symptoms. I've bought about 73 billion pairs of gloves mittens and socks for experimentation. For me... These are good. But not great. The fingers in some are separated by the internal insulation. Others have them in a single pocket. The latter is what you want. If you have light duty glove liners to put inside the mittens that'll help.

Perfect! It’s a hybrid tecky, guaranteed to get you onto the trailer!

Hub set screws and jamb nuts ready to install. Hub set screws jamb nuts screwed on and never seize applied. Hub set screws installed finger tight making sure jamb nuts remain loose and not contacting hub. Hub set screws torqued to 30 ft/lb. Again, make sure jamb nuts are loose and not contacting hub or the set screw may not actually be contacting the axle. Hub set screw jamb nuts torqued to 17 ft/lb. 3-8 inch 8 point socket used to torque hub set screws. 8 point socket on set screw showing clearance to wheel stud bolt head. You can see why a washer was not placed under this bolt. Torque wrench and 3-8 inch 8 point socket and short extension used to torque hub set screws to 30 ft/lb. Torque wrench and deep 9-16 socket used to torque hub jamb nuts to 17 ft/lb.

Hands down my favorite vehicle was my 1963 F7 dump truck. Fire engine red. I bought it from a corn farmer. Grain truck with 17000 original miles. Needed the normal biz to be reliable. High/low 4 speed including reverse. Best bet was to double clutch or not clutch at all. BIG tow hooks in the front. Low/reverse you could pull a building down. Double stomp works best on earlier rigs. I drove a model T ONCE. Having driven trick cars most of my youth the experienced gentleman that allowed me to drive his restored rig was impressed. Facts are.. nearly everything is fairly intuitive. Not a rocket surgeon, never will be. Pay attention and if you cannot... ask square folks

Good job helping others Tony. This is what this country is all about. Safe travels.

Probably see headlines next month - "Super Rare Crescent Wrench Fetches $500K at Auction!"

Here is a pic of my 60 550 with that style hood???? Might be a 60 hood also same foot boards.

You guys remind me of me, waiting for "First Flake" every fall in Michigan... Now I'm waiting for first grass... Update:

Got bad news for ya Squirrels... Dan and I already had our grubby mitts on that tractor and had our way with it. Pullstart plow day last year or the year before CRS. He had just got it and the first thing I said to him is... Kev this is way too nice a rig for the looks of you In between furrows Dan and I got bored 😴 and fingered we couldn't mess it up any worse than Pullstart could. I don't remember what we all did maybe @Achto does but we got it running. Pretty sure Dan had to teabag it a couple times. I was gonna flash some cash on it just to keep the angle grinder off it but tractor heavy ya know. Don't need another project. If I recollect it didn't need a frame off resto. On the carb for 15 clams I wouldn't be afraid to try a off shore. One worked great on a 502 I had & cheaper than rebuild parts. On the electrical I can definitely help you out ther. I went through a couple of techies and got real intimate with them diodes. '24 it was... AC Dude and Sylvia supervised. Well Sylvia just stood around lookin stoopid and doled out the 🧀 curds

Trail cam at @Pullstart plow day secret prototype testing field... that's Kevin driving wearing a disguise... @Achto and @WHX?? are just off camera feeding the whale er... tractor, a steady stream of fried cheese curds... that was a confidential video!!! Top secret! Who leaked it???

Our latest forecast. Still two whole days out so who knows... We're located at the "bu" in the word "Fryeburg"

they are supposed to be 400v .5amp and from what Ive gathered is what they came with

Here they calling for Rain, Ice, Sleet, maybe a Flake or two of Snow mixed in, about 1 1/2". We lost power for a week back in 2002 Ice storm.

Yes sir got wood in and put my plow on

Same internal design but the Snow plow relay (Solenoid) is supposed to be "Continuous Duty" to handle the long " on time " during operation

I little thing that I just noticed. Your '61 Suburban has a rib all the way down the top center of the hood. On the '61 Suburban that I am restoring that rib stops at the gas cap. Just like it does on my '60 Suburban. You also have the cast foot pads just like my 701 has. Mine has the bent diamond plate pads. The serial number tag on mine is a cut off serial tag from a '60 Suburban that was bolted to the hood support. I'm guessing that mine is an early model that was built with left over '60 parts.

I represent that...! It was awful... just awful... cheese curd crumbs everywhere... oh the humanity!!!