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Heck I got a neat birthday present. Decide to share it with my Lawn Range L-107 that Father bought in May of 1967. @stevasaurus She has been sitting for a week or so and the terrible Techy started on the first pull

Today a me and a good friend of mine built a ramp for my 88 year old mother. She still lives on her totally on her own and still drives during the day. In her garage there is concrete steps and I was worried about her falling on the concrete floor. We built it wide enough in case someday it needs to be a wheel chair ramp. She said she is still walking and doesn’t even want to think about a wheelchair!! I certainly hope I can make it to 88 and be as witty and mobile as she is.

September 29, 1954 NY Giants' Willie Mays makes a famous over-the-shoulder catch of Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz's 460' drive during Game One of the World Series at the Polo Grounds in NYC.

Nice big garage…you should be stashing/hiding a few WH’s there . Note: I tried that at my parents house many years ago (just need to store it here for a couple months I said)…at the two month mark dad called, I was told to come get my tractor that had left an oil stain on his garage floor. My mom is 82 and is living alone in the house her and my dad bought in 71, and she’s still driving during the day. Just had a knee replacement but no ramp yet.

A man and his friend were fishing by the river when a funeral procession approached. The man stood up, took off his hat, and waited for the procession to pass, and sat back down. His friend said,"That was very respectful of you, very nice." The man then replied,"Well we were married for 40 years."

Took a little time to get the transmission ready for tear down today. Pulled wheel hubs and cleaned them up and chased all the threads. Soaking the brake lever and bolts in some PB Blast. Getting this little tractor ready to get out of the container and start the rebuild. Hubs came off pretty easily. Used the puller on one, the other just slid off with a prybar after removing the retaining bolt. Dave

Stainless steel hood mounting hardware ready to be installed. Hood ready to be installed. Tractor washed up and ready for the hood to be installed. Hood installed.

The graveside service had just ended when there was a frightening clap of thunder, followed by a tremendous bolt of lightning accompanied by even louder thunder. The little old man looked at the pastor and said calmly, “Well, she’s there.”

When we built our house I included some extra garage space for a ramp I knew we would need sooner or later. When my wife broke her ankle five years ago it was time. Since then My stroke and wife's back problems have made it a necessity. I painted the ramp with some non-slip paint and it works great. A pair of round hand rails on each side were added as well as base boards inside and out to help guide the wheels.

But how will we get better film without a tracker? My arrows last year either passed through, or snapped off. But either way, I’m excited to see the red fly!

Ya know, if ya just dropped em where they stand with a single shot ya don't need GPS trackers and lighted thingamabobs...

A quick and easy solution is this coating:

When my 100 yo MIL was living with us I built a portable ramp for the two steps into the garage. I used it when Mrs. K had her back surgery, two foot surgeries,, and will need it next week when 82 yo Mrs. K gets her new knee installer.

Put some treads or something on that ramp.

Years ago my brother had that exact bumper sticker!!

Will - Welcome! I too have the same 1964 32" snowthrower that I use on my 854 8 speed. Even though mine was 50 years old, it was NOS & never used! Before I used it, I did a couple of upgrades that the 1965 & later models have from the factory. The big one deals with a re-routing of the drive chain and the addition of a second idler that is fixed mounted above the lower adjustable one. The early routing as you pictured it only puts THREE teeth of the auger sprocket in engagement with the chain - a recipe for stripped sprocket teeth due to insufficient chain wrap. The revised routing gives both correct rotation and much more engagement. Position the upper idler so that the chains do not touch... The early lift flag had no provision for an assist spring - I welded the tab and added those pieces. (Lowell sells the new style too). The OE chain is #41 - the fixed idler I used was #40 - same pitch chain, a bit wider. Get a 10 foot length (#40 or 41) with a Master Link. You will need to cut it to the proper length. You also need to alter the OE front chain guard. I've used this for 6 seasons - no issues.

If I’m not too late to the party, and you need the battery relocated for room, as what @adsm08 mentioned, here’s what I did with mine. I did it because I kind of didn’t like the battery where it could be seen.

I hate to say it, but why would you want to make any Tecumseh a Pull Start ?? My right arm is 3" longer then my left because of Pull Start Tecumseh's.

It looks homemade but the fenders look stamped. The person with the does not know.

A small church in our association is needing some work done to it's one hundred year old building. I was asked to lead a team to start repairs. Helpers has been pretty sparse so most of it was done by me. I didn't attempt to work on the gable ends without someone there to help with the 28' ladder. There are three pictures. One is the back of the church after I scraped the paint. Two is finished paint on the back--window is still needing paint removed from glass.--Helpers don't seem to have steady hand to cut-in paint but I'm appreciative of the help. Notice how far from level the side room's ridge is. The 2x4 rafters on the main building probably have an 8" (or more) belly. The last two paint jobs were done by folks who left overspray on the windows and storm windows. A church member believes it has been fifteen or more years since last paint job. The window sashes were almost bare of paint so it's likely been 25 or more years since they had any freshening up. Three is me power washing the front of the building. I scraped the paint, Power washed, spot primed bare wood then top coated. The helpers mainly focused on windows and yard work and helping me move ladders and tools. In addition to painting, I've made several repairs. From replacing siding ( that I made out of cedar), making new metal window drip cap, replacing three window sills. I'm doing my best to make the building more resistive to water invasion. I found it interesting that none of the windows has sash locks. In other words, until the storm windows were installed, all a person had to do was raise a window to gain entry. Interesting side note: The church is getting new roof because of hail damage. The roofing supplier loaded the roof pretty much at the the top of the valley where the side room is attached to the main roof. With the belly in the main ridge, If I was the roofer, I probably wouldn't have allowed the supplier to load in one location only. At least spread it over a larger area. A member and I measured the ceiling to floor height after the shingles were placed upon the roof. Once the new roof is installed. We'll measure to see if there was any deflection in the ceiling to floor measurement.

Went ahead and cut a piece of schedule 80 pipe and put a washer on both ends. Took out majorly of the float but, it raises and lowers. Didn't put the spring on and plan on using heavy duty caster wheels instead of the skids. Have to find drive belt since 520 and C195 are different. Was going to give away the thrower but, the neighbor asked if he can use it this winter and in return, he will keep it in his heated garage....

Looking real good Paul. My old 502 would start right up on the first pull if it did not sit for more then one week.

That's the rare illuminated muffler model!

And if you shoot em in the eye you don't waste any meat.

Michigan whitetail archery begins in less than 2 days! I grabbed some new RED Carbon Express arrows today, and some Nocturnal lighted nocks. Unfortunately 2 of the 6 do not light up, but the shop I got them from said they would replace them. I’ll have to bring my string stick and some arrows and test them in the range before I head home next time.

Is this better?

Toggles are likely newer than the lamps. For outdoor use, I’d expect to see boots over them though some waterproof switches have internal seals.

Thanks for all the comments, I ordered a new shut off valve, tank grommet, fuel lines and filter, will swap out all of these fuel components

@Teddy da Bear62 I grabbed some pictures of the carb linkage on my C-195. The guy I bought it from said that he had replaced the carb, so I can't sayif it came from the factory this way. The throttle and governor work OK. The choke is not connected to the choke laver on the dash at the moment - seems the choke shaft on the carb is 90 degrees different than the original carb. Picture 1. Throttle cable connection to bell crank on left side of tractor. The link on the other end connects to the governor arm. Picture 2. Governor arm. Left-hand side spring goes to bellcrank that the throttle cable connects to. The link on the right hand of the governor arm connects to the throttle shaft. View is from the rear of the carb. Picture 3. The link between the governor arm and throttle shaft. Picture 4. Another view of governor arm to throttle shaft. This view also shows the choke shaft - it is horizontal on this carb, where on the original carb, the shaft ran vertically. Hope these help you.

Hoisted the 48"SD up to see if I could get the broken bolt out of the spindle. I got lucky. A few taps with a punch and it spun right out. Threw a patch on the left rear corner. Sharpened the blades. Finish scraping, wire brushing and oil down for the winter.

Hauling some firewood out of the woods this weekend with the GT-1848. Major deck maintenance going on recently: I had the baffle come loose on one of the 48" SD's a few weeks ago and it got a bit mangled. Deck and spindles have significant rot so I'm probably going to scrap that one. Oh, and the 312-A is back there getting a cleanup and repaint of the rear, tins, and wheels. Not pulling it all apart to repaint everything. It's got fairly new rear tires so I got a matching pair of new ones for the front. Been sitting on a set of nice hubcaps and black belt cover - those will go on here when done. New decals from @Vinylguy - will post pictures when those go on.

Here's some pictures of the pulller I built.

The commando 8 is alive and done it bought some memories back driving it around today

@Will D like a SPECIFIC , CHAIN / CABLE LUBRICANT , stays with it, MACS , CHAIN / CABLE , napa , also a good rustproofing , pete

The block slides on the shaft.......this is part # 6615, brand new

Plant crops and claim crop damage.

I have apparently acquired a kitten. The dogs cornered it in the wood pile and would let off it. I had to dig it out, and currently have it in a pen in the garage with a dog bed and a towel. Now I just have to figure out what to do with it. I got her to eat some grilled chicken, and left her a bowl of water, but she feels all skin and bones.

If anyone can figure out a way to take this guy (and any of his harem) legally, I’d be grateful!

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Early doe chili for dinner!!!