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Last night I installed the hitch I ordered from wheelhorsepartsandmore. Bolted up nice on my 1257 and seems like very good quality, I look forward to using it. Thank you @wheelhorseman .

I’ve been up close to the full-size Case Quad-track and it is a beast--specifically designed for farms with soft or damp fields, it distributes its weigh widely and is less likely to bog down when pulling large implements . This operating scale model is an amazing piece of work!

Sometimes STUPID can be good. I bought a marketplace 310-8 for $175. It was advertised as not running and a locked transmission. I saw what appeared to be a like new 42" SD deck, so I bought it un seen for the deck and parts. The PO said the clutch is locked up and it will not start. He had called a nearby lawn and garden tractor sales and service shop that would pick it up for $150 but it probably needs a new $600 transmission and some engine work. He advertised it for cheap to make room for the new tractor he bought from the same dealer. The only problem was a worn drive belt that had allowed the clutch damper plate to fall below the damper piston. The piston then popped out and locked the clutch un the up position. Of course net being able to depress the clutch and close the clutch safety switch prevented it from starting. About an hour and a new TSC drive belt and it was mowing my yard. BTW, he had installed a new deck that was used one season before the tractor died. STUPID was good to me..

May 19, 2004, Shrek 2 premiered in the USA with special early showings in Westwood and NYC in mid-May 2004, but its wide theatrical release across the United States was on May 19, 2004, with some sources mentioning May 21, 2004 as the main release, making it a huge blockbuster that year.

Fixed it for ya...

We could probably fix you right up if I would stop killing them. Note- King and black snakes get a pass. All others are legitimate targets. By all others I mean not black or black and white banded. We have several varieties of poisonous sneks here. Copperhead (bit me several years back), cottonmouth, rattlers, and coral snakes.

The 312-H at my son’s place got it’s share of TLC this weekend. Saturday: take off the snow blade & wheel weights, sharpen and lube recycler deck and install Today: swapped in LED headlights, and a new battery (O’Reilly’s), rewired the power for the seat-back utility light, and installed a rear rock shaft (made by @JoeM & bought at the BS last year), lift cable, and sleeve hitch. Found a couple of item’s we’ll have to get to soon. Maintenance is never ending!

Extra small wheels too.

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Donkey was the main character, wasn't he.

I'm thinking the flywheel key sheared and threw the ignition rotor out of time.

This is my issue. We have a lot of snakes around me, and some are venomous. Aside from garters I am not great at telling the difference and so I try to avoid them all. The only ones I ever killed were stuck in my bait basket, and I know they were venomous. But I thought danger noodles were downed high voltage lines.

When I moved in with my future wife I had to clean out a shed to put my 4 wheeler in. Her Father and Brother had it filled with half empty spray cans. Took 2 trips to the dump with my utility trailer to get rid of it all!

How bout a Nope Rope? Or a Danger Noodle? The poisonous ones I can understand the great aversion to. Snakes eat things we don't want around here, like rodents... and unfortunately other things we do want around, like frogs. Our rodents are targeted 🎯 by several means.

Being present for young peoples’ events often has deeper impact that you might think. Well done.

Wow. Parallel lives. The lot we bought to build on was densely overgrown and poison ivy heaven--we saw the perimeter and a bit of the wooded area but just trusted the rest would be ok. We knew it was once was the formal garden and rear lawn of a manor house that burned which lead to the property being divided and knew we’d become the owners of the 1880’s brick-and-stone water tower that served the property before the village had a water distribution system. Upon clearing the growth, though, we found some surprises: a hand-dug well almost 20’ deep, an adjacent underground pump room, and a 10’ diameter concrete fountain! There was lots of buried, rusty piping for irrigation, too. Only the pump room was unsalvageable, so we filled it with all the big rocks we found when clearing for our lawn and...then we put a deck over it!

HAAAA, i do that too! LOL

Started clearing out some brush and growth for a new shed location today. Used my nastiest bent up ground-down 42” plow.

Hello I successfully removed the B100 muffler pipe adapters. I used D-40, low heat, a pipe wrench, and gentle knocks. Thanks to everyone who helped with this topic previously. B100_Muffler_pipe_removed.mp4 B100_Muffler_pipe_removed_v1.mp4

Did it fire at all? Onans will run on one cylinder if they have spark and fuel.

I take Bella for a walk at one of the many state parks within a few miles from home every morning when I'm not working. Yesterday was Dean's Cove on Cayuga lake and today Seneca Lake St.Park.

Slow race. Look closely, it is moving. They gave him a disadvantage, he started close to the finish line. IMG_5693.mov

That Power King was custom built (using factory Power King parts) for the sloooow race, his total reduction ratio is 7780 to 1. 😳

Only five - ten yards or so Joe. Last guy to cross the finish line wins. If your tractor stops rolling you get black flagged. Hydros generally rule. I did it once on a six speed in 1st/low with the idle turned way down to chug chug and still got beat. Imagine it didn't do any favors for the motor being splash lubed. Would be another good tractor game at the BS.

I'll accept that too.

I have both of the types shown. Plus some milk crates for outside use 😉

I'd say both qualify. I mean really, even a foam pool noodle - in the right hands - is a danger noodle...

I have several spray cans penetrating oil and about half of them no longer spray. I have decided that two things happened. 1. They have lost pressure and 2. The straw inside the can has became disconnected. Some time ago I posted how I restored paint spray cans and I used the same system for penetrating oil. I use a tire valve stem that slips over the straw sticking out of the top of the can and while pressing down, use air chuck to inject air into the can. You may actually hear the bubbles inside the can of oil. Although I have never burst a can, I am cautious not to inject too much air. If the straw inside had become disconnected, turn can up side down and use it like the second picture shows. If you opt to use this on spray paint cans, you might want to wear plastic gloves. The pink paint on my fingers wasn't too becoming to a fellow like me.

This afternoon at work I got a Focus that wouldn't start. Starter ran, but didn't engage the flywheel. I took the starter off and a pressure plate finger came out with it. That will be fun to find out what broke. Tonight was the last meeting, and Spring awards ceremony, for our local AHG troop. My daughter, my son's GF, and two other girls from our church are all members of this troop, so I enjoy going to those events.

I've done the drill a hole in the top of can exercise. Lots of work-arounds from folks in this site I'm sure.

I got fed up with several WD-40 cans that ran out of propellant before the fluid did. So I bought a 1 quart HFT refillable sprayer that has a Schreader valve you can use a compressor to add air - at any time. Use a funnel after puncturing the discharged can - good to go. Makes for a great spray down device to fog the lathe & milling machine....

Check gas cap vent...?

Started putting Epump on 312-8 today. Got bracket made to mount pump behind motor. Found break in sheetmetal that holds seat gas tank bracket so got that straightened out, then pressure washed machine. Put new bushing and fuel cut off in tank and got new fuel line run. Got hungry and had to quit for the day. Also had to get home b4 warden got in. Had a visitor while working today and he/she exemplified the ol saying meaner than a black snake, it would run dog then dog would run it funny as he77.

No better response than that Uncle Jim!

Well, my fix on my bendix with a random spring lasted almost a year and a half (17 months) but when starting her up yesterday, I could hear that the starter just didn't sound right. Lo and behold, pulled the starter and the bendix was screwed up again. This time though one of the washers was stuck to the shaft for whatever reason, crushing the spring. Pulled it apart, found a new washer, and clipped off the bent portion of the spring. Unfortunately the spring is too short now, so I stretched it out and put it back together for now. So far, so good. But I'll have to source a new spring at Ace at some point. Hopefully I can find something!

You get to talk to the guy with the Lennox Kitty Track Jeff? Is it for sale???

and your chicks for free

Yesterday I installed the rear oil seal on the K301 on my Cub Cadet 123, today wanted to get the PTO reinstalled but then realized that I really needed to replace the friction disc in it as long as I had things apart, then realized that I didn't have an adjustment gauge to assemble it properly.... so I ordered both. Then, on my C160, I rebuilt the mechanical fuel pump and reinstalled it (installed, but bypassed with the electric fuel pump). The mating surface of the mechanical fuel pump had a noticable bow or "warp" to it.... it was not flat at all.... so I filed it down to be nice and flat. It installed nicely. Sometime when I have nothing better to do (or if/when the electric fuel pump quits), I will reconnect the mechanical pump and test it out. Did a lot of cleaning on the front end of the tractor, then reinstalled the hood and called it a night.

I do! I’ll likely be here!

I had a shift at work in the morning. I then worked on getting my 42” mowing deck back together and visiting with family. I’m thinking I might do some painting on it, as I have a few days off. It’s 90% apart now so might as well do it while I have the time and the weather is good.

The ground has had 10,000 gallons of water setting on top of it for 12+ years so it's pretty hard. We made a dent in it today. Rain forecasted this week, so hopefully it will take on some moisture and soften up,

I remember the mystery of the green plastic. Looks great!

Had the Kennell clan here for breakfast. Coffee, 3 doz eggs to order, home fries, bacon, ham, sausage, scrapple, toast, and Mrs. Ks blueberry French toast casserole and maple syrup. Sorry, no pics...I was too busy cooking and eating.

I've had two of them.

After mowing this morning did some maintenance on 654. Have had to tighten left rear hub set bolt a few times- seems to keep coming loose. Gave it a much needed wash too. We've had so much rain & my back yard is really wet. I usually dont take off the wheel weights & 100lbs that I put on hitch for winter plowing. Decided to take all the weight off to help from making ruts in grass. Of course it would help if I lost some weight too! Its not much of a looker with its crappy paint job but its really a good working tractor.

Meadofield: You have a gift. The quality of your work is A plus. I wish I had half your talent and you have all the right equipment to do the job. Always enjoyed your post.

I had to go back through this thread for reference. Wow you have done alot of fabrication to get the Suburban to this point! And the work is spectacular! Well done! I hope you find a hood. Keep an eye on Ebay as well. Pricey I am sure, but you may get lucky.

A bit further, it’s been good weather for painting! Never thought of using marinara Looks great as always!

I wonder if one could be made with the right dimensions and stuff since you at least have the front nose part of it