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Here are some photos from the show. On our third day there and still probably only made it through half of the displays, vendors and swap meet area. Picked up a really straight hood for $5.00 in the consignment barn!

Finally finished Miss Daisy. Parts came under the cover of darkness. New key switch, fuel lines, fuel shutoff and grommet, used ammeter, changed the fluids 3 used tires and the patina treatment. Runs flawless. Didn't have to touch the carb at all, Belt rattles at low engine speed. Thinking of a new belt even though the old one looks ok and an idler pulley. On to the deck to see if I can salvage it and sell it as a unit.

When I first saw Dusty in the barn the first thing I did was to see if the engine would turn by hand. Barely!! Upon closer inspection the PTO pulley was stuck, the mule drive pulleys were stuck and the spindles were stuck. Yanking the deck off freed up all but the spindles. Using my old pitman arm puller and some spacers I was able to remove the blocks that the blades mount on I was able to dig out the farm Caa Caa that was binding things up. Got the tension slider working, So now it's off to Billy Bob the Welder for some patch work.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

August 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny Debuts: The iconic character makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.

I used penetrol on a C101 I did a few months ago, I was very impressed with the result. What was left of the original paint was to the point it was turning loose in little chips, so I ended up using steel wool to apply the penetrol and smooth it out some, it was pretty messy

I have two fenders primed although one of them needs more sanding and a re-prime. Two hoods are stripped and ready for sand and prime. I am getting a heat pump installed in the shop so it is a mess right now.

One of my favorite Buggs Bunny episodes. https://www.supercartoons.net/cartoon/hillbilly-hare/

Yes, i never had AC in the shop so I am looking forward to that. I had a propane furnace but I am getting tired of paying for the tank rental and just buying propane in general. I am hoping the heat pump can keep up in the winter but if not I have a 5000 watt heater for backup. The house is getting a new heat pump with an electric air handler for air circulation and backup as well. The house central AC unit has been on the way out for a few years now and this summer the furnace blower went out and it is $1200 gust for the part so I am just getting rid of the whole setup. I hope that I am not making a big mistake putting these in. I will let you know next year how they work.. These are both high seer inverter units that are supposed to be very efficient and work in the cold.

At that price point the “fun” part of the hobby is over and it’s become an investment/business dealing or a huge gamble. I’m plenty happy with all the $300-$1000 rigs I have here.

My "Shelf of Shame."

Elmer Fudd has not changed that much over the years, but the Wabbit has. Different facial featyres, different voice. But always the same Smartaleck Attitude!

The solenoid is a switch. That switch is activated by electricity flowing from one of the small terminals to the other small terminal through a coil of wire inside the solenoid producing a magnetic field that pulls the switch closed. If the solenoid clicks that is because not enough electrical current is flowing through the magnet coil. This can be caused by bad battery or a loose or corroded connection from either of the small terminals which acts as a resistor thus reducing the voltage at the coil inside the solenoid. A pair of small jumper wires can be used for testing with one connected to each of the small terminals of the solenoid and one connected to the battery + and the other connected to the battery -. It doesn't matter which one connects to which terminal.

What kind of things does a farmer talk about when he is milking cows? Udder nonsense!

So close to being full, but having the bottom sump is great for circulation!

None. The only thing I touched on the carb was look at the air filter.

I use these routinely and recommend them...

Might have went through a couple tanks of gas trying to take in the Portland Tri-State show. More pictures in a separate post.

Again I mowed the Fire Stationwith the 312, ran it out of gas 3/4 of the way through. Then had to walk back to get my ATV and a gas can. My parents and I didn’t have any gas so I borrowed some from my brother. It's just far enough away to not want to drag a significantly full gas can that far. I finished up the Fire Station, and took my tractor home, then got the ATV, and saw a co worker who saw me go there with the tractor but not back Then he got the short version of events. just for the record, I thought, and still think it was kind of funny how it played out.

Expensive yes but hopefully worth it in the end.

I've used pump up sprayer to apply Penetrol to my pickups for several years. I spray it in places such as inner fenders, inside doors, door rockers, frame most anywhere I can get it. and I'm quite pleased with the results in protection from rust. I don't apply it to the paint What it does to the tractor finishes pictured is amazing.

I've always wanted to show a before and after comparison with Penetrol. So I gave Dusty the B-80 the business. Before: After:

My pedal tractor was a hand me down. I broke the steering wheel off of it. My Grandfather made me a new one out of wood.

Another rainy day do I started dismantling the engine for cleanup. I do not believe it needs a full tear down as it ran quiet and smooth. I took some picture of the tin work so I can put it back together properly. Choke and throttle linkage as found. Flywheel ready to be pulled Flywheel puller installed after chasing the threads for the puller bolts. Flywheel pulled and very dirty inside. Alternator coil is remarkably clean as compared to the flywheel for some reason.

The pedal tractor guy was at our Steam Pageant a few years back. Crazy!

I’ve seen two B&S engines with oil pumps fail from low oil. Years apart, but both were mowing sideways on sloped lawns so probably the oil intakes lost contact with the low oil in the sump. My guess in both cases is that from the point where the oil level stopped providing adequate lubrication until part seizure was a minute or so. In both cases I saw, the engines had been running around 10 minutes from startup but had transitioned from level to slope only a minute or so before seizing.

What did the groom say after he spent $500 to rent a limousine, then realized he had to hire the driver separately? “I spent all that money, and I have nothing to chauffeur it.”

Sounds like it could be an issue with the governor to me. I could be missing something here though.

Is yours also cable steer? Years back VinsRJ and his brother Matt found a cable steer RJ35 at the Zagray show. Think they paid something like $250 for it. Vin made a fiberglass hood like the prototype was and did an incredible job restoring it, pretty sure he did a Youtube video of it.

Or NAPA 257315

Tomorrow, I'll see if I can get some pictures that show the massive scale of the event. Garden tractors are only a small segment. Acres and acres of swap meet vendors, antique tractors, hit and miss engines, food vendors, consignment barn...

So I’m wondering how many of this hoard were actually ridden by children!? As a kid, our family had a pedal tractor that we rode so heavily that we literally wore out the chain and a set of rear tires. Thankfully, my Dad was handy and did the needful to get it back on the road!

A pun walked into a bar. Ten people immediately died. Pun in, ten dead.

Good news no holes in the block Small chunk chipped out of cylinder end Obviously oil related failure. Now do I blame nephew?? How long would an engine have to run to get this bad. I got her in 2016 and she was on snow plow duty then went to my brother also some snow pow duty (2019). Came home to me after 4 years when my brother went to long term care. He didn't use it much and I used to make sure there was oil in it when I visited...But don't think it was changed very often. Nephew got it in spring 2025 mowed half acre that year and this year up until late June. He say he didn't hear anything. Sorry but I don't like it when a machine breaks because of an oil issue...

Behind the hub I had 4 steel plates 2 red 3/4" 2 plain 1/4" and the flange puller

Now that is a tractor show!

My 416-H has almost 1800 hours. No engine problems other than the normal carburetor stuff. That 16hp Onan is more reliable in the valve seat department than the 20hp in my opinion. As far as the muffler, keep an eye on eBay, or contact Lincoln at A to Z, or some of our other vendors. You could also place a want ad in the classified section.

I had both the cheeepie metal ones and magnetic. The metal ones you have to ne The Great Kahlie to get the sockets off. The magnetic ones, the big sockets have a tendency to fall out of the holder. I find the plastic square block holders with the little ball whooby doobies work the best. When I was younger I could pick this entire tray out of the top of this box and not lose a socket.

Something doesn't make sense to me. Is the battery fully charged? You can also verify grounds by checking for continuity between those ground contacts and the negative terminal on the battery.

It won't be long before new materials start going in rather than refuse going out.

You can call me anything you want, just don't call me late for dinner...

If there is a major truck stop over there on I95, you might want to check it out. I have seen things at truck stops that might not be found elsewhere.

My sympathies on your hub issue I bent the thick wall tubing getting mine off

Or else to the most unreachable spot in the shop. Yep.

Nothing special, but I moved a couple out to the barn until the house is done. It was nice to drive them around for a bit. You can see some of the debris pile behind the 523H. The contractor has removed over a dozen tandem dump truck loads so far.

I have not said a word to my wife in over a year. I figure it would be rude to interrupt.

I had a number of muscle cars as a kid - this was one of my better ones 1969 Hurst Olds rare car - just 906 1969 Hurst Olds were produced ; ironic thing was there were was another 69 Hurst Olds in my neighborhood 68 Hurst Olds - silver and black - was more rare ... they made just over 500 of the 68's (515 I believe)