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Haha yeah I was a bit worried about having enough room in the furrow for the weight on the right front tire. But it worked ok, definitely can't keep them nicely painted doing that though. Thank you! Now that this one is about done, I think it's time for my 73' to get some love next.

Thank you! Your's as well, well besides about burning down haha. It was good seeing you again and a great day!

My son has begun to really like riding his bike, so I drug mine out of hibernation to ride with him. Apparently as I've aged, the amount of padding on my saddle grabber has disappeared. So I swapped the seat to the "old fart non-reclining couch" version, and it is so much better! Looks a little dorky on my bike but I don't care... It's a Cadillac now!

We went roboting this week. I volunteered to be a robot inspector. Fun job. Get to take a close look at the robots the kids built and talk with the kids about the robots. The upperclass team won the competition and was also awarded the Industrial Design award. The underclass team made it into the finals and were runners up to the upperclass team. The upperclass team is now rated at #38 worldwide, and the underclass team is at #328 worldwide. There are about 3,750 active teams this year. Both teams are qualified for the world championships that will be held in Houston at the end of the month.

Use a front hitch and push it. I never got the 4 wheel backup skill. My young neighbor can back up a 4 wheel hay wagon that is hooked behind his baler. That is skill.

Here is the wagon I built. No, it does not tilt but it is very stable. Also, you can easily unhitch it when loaded so long as it does not roll away. Backing a wagon is much more difficult than a trailer. I grew up on a farm so backing up hay wagons got to be second nature. However, these small wagons are more difficult as they jackknife quickly.

A cheap HF engine stand can be adapted to hold a unidrive trans fairly easily

Ditto. My metric Grizzly knockoff has a 20 mm (.787) pass thru diameter. I also have about 3X the cost of the lathe, used, in tooling and DRO. The problem with previously owned equipment is that they are similar to used cars and WH tractors. You are looking for one that is used, not used up. A bargain priced lathe or mill with worn-out ways can be very expensive and time consuming to repair. NOT a project you can do at home. The ways get worn with use; they wear on a lathe mostly near the headstock, a milling machine near the middle where the vise is. The leadscrews also wear resulting in inaccurate positioning due to excessive backlash.

It's a metal lathe, but I wouldn't invest in it. Get a more modern one with tread cutting and at least some attempt to safely cover gears and belts.