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October 20, 1962, the quirky and spooky song “Monster Mash” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, just in time for Halloween. The self-described “graveyard smash” becomes a literal smash hit, spending the last two weeks of October at the top of the charts—and remaining a beloved Halloween classic decades later. The song was a toss-off idea by Bobby “Boris” Pickett, a lifelong fan of legendary horror film actor Boris Karloff, who started doing Karloff impersonations at talent competitions. After deciding to pursue an acting career in California, he teamed up with a friend, singer Leonard Capizzi, to make a novelty song featuring Pickett’s Karloff voice. In less than an hour, Pickett and Capizzi recorded “Monster Mash” with a band they called The Crypt-Kickers.

I used to have a job at a calendar factory, but I got fired because I took a couple of days off.

I made a bit more progress on rebuilding the engine for my Dodge M37. I'm making up an improved set of connecting rods, doing much of the work myself, which includes spotfacing the rod caps to accept ARP bolts and nuts, balancing small and big ends, and selecting rods of the correct length (there are minor variations) to produce about .022" piston protrusion height above the deck. The piston protrusion should produce about .040" of 'quench' zone between the top of the piston and the flat part of the combustion chamber. Most of the rods I'm prepping are NOS, but there are a couple of factory re-mans as well. I had to ream the bolt holes in two of the NOS rods to a slight oversize (.377") and order some ARP bolts for those holes that have a slightly oversized knurled area that will produce a good interference fit where the knurling bridges the parting line between the rod beam and cap. Here, I'm spotfacing the rod caps to remove the counterbore for washers, since the ARP nuts are flanged and don't use washers. The slight radius at the edge of the spotfaced area is to avoid creating a stress riser. Here's the set of rods and bolts so far, including an extra rod, ready to take to the machine shop to have the big ends re-sized. I'll do the final balancing after I get them back from the machine shop. I balanced the small ends by evenly sanding off a bit of metal around the circumference, so as not to produce any thin spots or abrupt changes in thickness that could create a stress riser. We're gradually getting things ready for winter here. The next big task is to pull the dock out of the water, which I'm hoping to do this coming weekend. Even though we're on a tidal shoreline, the salt water doesn't get this far up the river, so the river freezes over, and all docks have to be pulled out.

I think I've seen his Grandaddy.

Finally got to spend an hour in my tree stand this evening. The Steam-o-Rama, crabbing vacation, and caretaker for Mrs. Ks new Knee had me busy for the first two weeks of archery. Archery is in till mid November and the bucks are usually nocturnal till November, so I have plenty of time. It's been too hot to butcher anyway. . This week muzzle loaders can also be used to take doe only and Thur. - Sat. seniors can also use rifle for doe. This is when I usually fill my doe tags. I did bump 3 deer near my stand and saw 12 more feeding in the field when I got in my tree. Not bad for the first hour sit.

Sounds like someone needs to add another Wheel Horse to their stable.

My friend's dog died the other day so I surprised her by going out and getting her an identical dog. She was furious, she said *"what am I supposed to do with two dead dogs?"*

I don't think he has that problem, every time he mows his lawn, it seems like it's always a different

My main mowing tractor is a first gen 520H with the 23x9.5-12 rear tires and they are liquid filled. The added weight does not cause damage to the sod but it actually prevents tire spin which could damage sod and also I have some tills and ditches to mow and the added traction helps there.

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What does a person with diarrhea and an electric car owner have in common? They both hope will make it home

When the local video store went out of business years ago, the owner donated all of the “TRAINING” videos to my firehouse where we would watch them downstairs at the bar after meetings. This may help explain the local baby boom in the years to follow 🤣🤣🤣

Get the 26x12’s and the widened wheels mounted on the 520H today.

This reminds me of the neighbor lady who borrowed my Tecky powered push mower years ago. She mowed part of her yard in the morning. After lunch she comes over and says it won't start, I go over and the carb is laying on the deck. I reinstall it and she mows some more. Next day she's back and ir won't start again. I go over and the carb is on. I pull the cord and the whole engine spins around! 3 bolts had fallen out.

That might mean the ends of the original spring broke off in the holes on the pump and you get to go fishin

Afternoon, Listed online .. seller says runs, needs tlc and front tires. Has a rear hitch ball on a.. 2point? Lift? Rare lift piece? Comes with A scraper blade. How much is it worth as is? How does it compare to the 953-1054 with hydraulic Wheelhorse?

Yes and no…I don’t want these tires “weighted” all the time. Would rather have the cast iron weights that I can remove in the spring and set this machine up for mowing. I suppose I could have a second set of rears without weights and swap out that way.

If you bought that part from Lowell, ask him...

That is why I have not pulled the plastic outer screen from my Onan, I'm afraid too much debris would get in

Most Kohlers have the flywheel screen itself that spins, and it is on the outside. Most debris gets flung off. My 14hp Vanguards are the same. My concern would be how much debris gets past the flywheel and sticks on the coiling fins under the shroud.

Zero-turns are definitely faster, but I can do 3/4 acre in an hour. That's tolerable. If there were a lot of landscaping to navigate, I am sure it would take a lot longer. Garden tractors do okay so long as you have a lot of straight lines. I use my Wheel Horse for a lot more. I have a 3pt with a 2" receiver. I have a grading blade, plow, and a ripper. Mowing is probably 50% of how I use it. It's 44 years old and will probably outlive me with the new engine.

My bosses daughter has a Ram truck she's been fixing up with her dad's help. For whatever reason she decided that truck needed two air horns. Last Friday we compared her air horn kit to the ones in the crane. Just as loud. Mebbe a touch deeper tone.

@Sparky This is the way.

No apology needed. If I had a large area to mow, I’d have a zero-turn. Limited flexibility for other chores, granted, but for mowin’ they can’t be beat.

So that limits it to a few tack welds & a coffee break..... Sorry, not for me.

Interesting I just rechecked the block from a Charger 12 Breakerless and it is 10/24

I used a small self-tap screw from outside and it pulled right out. Or a very small drill bit and then a screw? Block was threaded 10-32. 69 charger 12. Looks like a cone shaped freeze plug. Didn't really want anything going into the oil pan.

C-145Auto with new rear rubbber (23x8.00) and new/used front rubber (18x6.50)

Yes. It would 100% need to be well hidden. Additionally, most horns are switched on the ground side, while the ignition and starter relays are switched on the power. It may well be better to wire it up so that the ignition switch always activates the horn in start, and there is a hidden button or something somewhere for the starter. I actually wouldn't be all that hard to re-wire the cigarette lighter to activate the starter. Building it into some existing control is the ultimate camouflage.

CBR 1000 powered C series Wheel Horse

Looked for the bird that left this imprint on our window... No sign of it so it must have survived impact... Or, it's a ghost a bit early for Halloween...

I can think of quite a few relatively easy ones. Starter interrupts and fuel shut-offs are easy. Timer-controlled issues are even better, but a little more complex to set up.

They prefer to be considered Intellectually Challenged weights.

Started some physical therapy today. Started out by turning the ends down on some 5/8" rod in order to make a new tie rod with replaceable ends for my 953. Changed the sediment bulb and gave it an oil change. Next I made a bracket so I can hang dumb bell weights on the front. Finished off by preparing some 7" x 5/8" round plate to use as my dumb bell weights. These weight about 6lbs each. I have enough room to hang 13 of these on the front. The 78lbs should help hold it down.

Today we went for a drive a couple hours north to look at 5 pieces of land. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ujErC4DzcvZ4o78u6?g_st=am Saw lots of beautiful scenery and in fall color peak too! We'll be requesting more info on two of the 5 pieces for sure. Possibly 3. After that we got the garden area path bridge set in place. That's in its own thread.

Ya, I cheated death twice so far this year, blood clots in the lungs in January and internal bleeding in February, eight units of blood (kind of like an oil change but with blood) and two trips to the operating table followed by Ferrous sulphate for several weeks to get my hemoglobin back to normal. A follow up with a cardiologist revealed another potential problem so I guess he can buy that new fishing boat he wanted. I have a little heart surgery coming up at the end of the week, I will post more on that in a few days.

Finished! Thanks to @Vinylguy for the excellent decals!!!

I lost one more of my nine lives back in December when an artery burst in my colon and pumped out 4-5 ozs of fuel every hour. Hemoglobin dropped from 17 to 6.5 in 20 hours. They went up the exhaust pipe with a light, camera, and soldering iron but couldn't find the leak. They pumped in some new blood and it sealed on it's own moments before I cashed in. Glad to hear you guys are still playing.

95% blockage of my LAD. Roto Rooter and install a culvert. Sent me out the door today. Ride on !

House tried to take their money back from me on Friday, but I'm still playing.

Cranked out another ski bench. This one is an Adirondack chair... as always, no fiscal expenditures...

Yesterday, I took my dad to his first treatment, was diagnosed with lymphoma a few months back. Thankfully it’s highly treatable for a short amount of time (hopefully). He is one of the very few important people in my life so I worry about him and hope this all pans out ok.

Watched the sun rise then fried some scrapple, onions, taters, and eggs.

857 A day early but if I don’t do now I will forget by tomorrow.