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We need a pic of the dumpster! I'm trying to get my B-I-L to get one. I think he has a bunch of 76 4 dr. Plymouth Volare parts he can't seem to part with. English car eh.? Better stop at the store and get a couple of bottles of this.

The atom is, by volume, 90% empty space. It looks like you have a lot of empty space in there, it's just in small pockets scattered everywhere across the floor. Try arranging your particles in a denser formation.

The things a guy keeps for way too long…

I’m going to vote on my way to work. Voting is something that my father instilled in me since I was 18. I don’t think I’ve ever not voted in an election.

Somehow, during this time of year, every year, I manage to realize what kind of hurt I’m putting myself in! Somehow, 40 feet of this barn needs to be taken up by the new diesel pusher! 🤦 Along with needing to make room for that, on Saturday or Sunday we are picking up some sort of British sports car. I don’t know if it’s an MG, triumph, or something else in that line of vehicle types. I’m pretty sure it’s red, and I’m pretty sure it’s a convertible. I haven’t seen it in about 10 years, and a supplier who I used to work with, and Mrs. Pullstart currently works with, is giving it to us!

Jim, That’s the same reel as the one on my 702 so I know it’ll fit that. It’s missing the lift rod and the bar that connects the pedal to the gearbox, which is what engages the mower. Both should be easy to make.

@Streetrodchev and I were wondering what model(s) this reel mower was made for. Latter RJs Suburbans? Or are we way off base? @Lane Ranger any idea? LMR-307 for '61 - '64 ? @gwest_ca note the serial #

Well you know how it goes for all of us ... 'bout the time you toss it ... you need it ....

Couple of thoughts, 1) voltage received by starter is too low to spin the starter fast enough to move the bendix gear. Loose or corroded battery cable terminals or battery needs charging. 2) the bendix gear or shaft could have son accumulated crud that is nor allowing it to move freely,

National Easy-Bake Oven Day is celebrated on November 4 every year. Baking in an Easy-Bake Oven is a satisfying and rewarding experience. You know what we’re talking about if you had one as a child. If you didn’t, it’s never too late. Pretending to be an adult is fun when you’re a kid (also, the only time it is exciting). And the Easy-Bake Oven provides the ideal recipe for playing a fairly accurate game of pretend. The early models of Easy-Bake Ovens utilized the excess heat from incandescent bulbs to heat the oven — talk about innovation. Dry powdered mixes, sold with the oven and separately, are used to prepare the cookie dough. Who would have thought that bulbs could bake cookies? Yet someone did. At Kenner Products, a salesman named Norman Shapiro returned from a sales trip with the inspired idea of making a toy oven using incandescent bulbs that would bake cookies. During his sales trip, he saw street vendors keep pretzels warm using a contraption that employed light bulbs. Eventually, his idea reached the ears of Ronald Howes of the “Give-A-Show Projector” fame. For the ones who are scoffing at the thought of baking using light bulbs, with the right design, the temperature can rise up to 350 degrees Celsius. In 1963, the iconic Easy-Bake Oven quickly became the hottest selling product. Ever since, it has continued to receive the love of children. More than 500,000 Easy-Bake Ovens were sold in the first year. By 2013, 30 million Easy-Bake Ovens and 150 million packets of cookie mix (and other mixes) were sold. That’s a lot of tiny meals from tiny chefs.

When I do something like that wife meets me at back door, "You might as well throw them away, cause you are not putting them in MY washing machine!"

I have a philosophy about clutter. Whenever I buy something, I pass on or toss two... buy a coat - donate two. Now, with Wheel Horses, I have a philosophical corollary: Buy two, pass on one - usually to @Pullstart - and then seek free neighbor garage space. Alas, this has resulted in free closet space that Mrs. Sylvan will not allow me to use for storage... And occasionally, like this morning, I am evicted from neighbor's garage to accommodate their boat storage needs... Shoe horn is in hand...

Not necessarily hereditary ... my dad wasn't a hoarder but I ....

I agree, it’s wild how fast a squirrel can fill it’s bins! I think it’s a little bit hereditary. I don’t have a relationship with my father, but I was in his barn one time in my early to mid 20’s. I immediately went home and started tossing stuff! I don’t want to be a hoarder, I was born that way

@formariz Your previous work has been incredible! You have skills and patience that I can't fathom. My shop would have tools stuck in the ceiling from one end to the other where I ruined something and threw the tools and stomped out!

And you want sympathy from us?!?!?! Hey I got a novel idea ... get rid of crap you ain't never gonna get to! Now you know why the Gibson has gotta go along with a truck load of other junk!

So nice to see this put to use, friend! The majority of what I kept was used for starting fires, props, jack stands, etc. not much pretty but for a Pullstart handle.

Two years ago Kevin @Pullstartbrought me a truckload of Ipê and Ash scraps to the show. It has become a source of many projects . Here are just two of the latest. The first a new piece for the leg vise on my bench and the other one done by my son Alex, two planters for some vegetables built like a cage so they can survive the deer onslaught.

Once the plank is marked on one face one proceeds to drill through the parts that will be removed as much as possible minimizing labor in clearing them later. This is one of the most crucial operations since one has to drill it perfectly perpendicular to face of board. Opposite side will have exactly the same carved design and any small deviation in the drilling process can be catastrophic. Contrary to in the past I no longer do that on top of my bench therefor not being able to have a square standing next to the auger for reference. I started drilling it on the actual carving table which is at an angle. The previous way was taking a toll on my back from hours of leaning over bench. At the carving table I stand with a straight back all the time. This however proved to be quite difficult in maintaining auger perpendicular to board since I also could not have a square next to it as reference. For that I devised this articulated jig which will guide auger perfectly perpendicular to board and can be adjusted and moved readily through out it without being removed each time. It will work for any size auger since it guides the side of auger within the "V". One merely "taps" it to put the screw tip of auger on desired hole's centers. I have been improving it over time now adding a bronze angle as a wear strip.Sides of auger were cutting through it quickly.This has proved to work really well specially on my back. Shaded areas to be removed Drilling of shaded areas New way using jig to stay perpendicular to board at tilted table Jig slides and articulates through entire board Jig with bronze wear guides. Old way

Cleaning shop, I found these front wheel weights that I picked down in Southern Michigan earlier this year. I cut some 3/8” threaded rod and peened the outside ends to keep them from turning. They look great on the B-120 / B-121 machine!

I'll be on my shortly

I worked at a golf course for a bit. We used to put valve grinding compound on the blades, tightened them up a bit against the cutting bar, and then run them backwards to sharpen them. Used the same method on a couple of no motor push type reel mowers that I had.

I’m quite glad I decided my bibs would be a wise addition to my work attire last night. I moved a transmission off the floor and proceeded to anti rust treat my right leg and boot. A little spare dirt on the barn floor took care of the mess all over my boot at least! The bibs will likely need a trip to the car wash.

How rude!

Looks fine to me! Pretty decent path to walk through etc. etc. etc.

So you will be the guy at the tractor shows with the huge left forearm? Easy to spot. Excellent work Kevin.

More progress this week. The parts piles are certainly shrinking! I finished up my side project of a Tub Cart minus decals and axle dust covers. I purchased some throttle and choke cables, tie rod ends, and a litany of parts from Wheel Horse Parts and More. I do need to find a 3279 switch, or something I like to replace it for the dash. Looks like it was originally a toggle, but I may change it to a push button momentary style. My Cole Hersee 5007 switch, Peterson tail light, and some 3" Led lights for modern day HL-5 lights showed up. I'll need to make the brackets for the switch and lights now. I plan on running these off of a Dewalt 20v Battery adapter since this is a pull start non/generator machine. I also received my stainless hardware from Bolt Depot. Man did I ever like using that company, so easy! Their items are so well packed too! I will need to figure out a way to make the Hi-Lo shifter work on this. I really don't want to cut the piece of tin between the dash column and toolbox. I may need to fabricate one with cutouts for the shifters. Here she is for now, I put on more than I needed as far as belt guards go but I was dying to see a more finished product!

'76 Triumph Spitfire was the most fun car I ever owned. Except on dates. You could easily hang it from a corner post without giving up any floor space.

Whatever it fits, for some reason I want to disassemble,sandblast and paint it !

No doubt ... that's why we're hoping to save it. Also I have this sickle bar. Lane told me what it was for but CRS and was wondering if it would be appropriate to be put on a 550.

Got her home today C-160 with a unique K431 engine It is a K341 but had a dyslexic label maker. She needs work...Engine is free but that is all I know.. Will be awhile before I get to her

i think it’s $50/month.

Kevin, you already knew this was comin your way, didn't you?

I should finish my shed first, but due to the cost of this construction, I have very well considered a 16-18’ deep 80’ long lean to on the back of the barn! Open walls, just roof. Maybe side walls for weather…. maybe. There are plenty of things that could store out there, that really only need a roof.

Might be easier to build a 40' addition. Then next year when you have filled the addition with stuff just build another one.

Are you related to my wife? Must be a genetic abnormality of some sort, but I think we all have some of that tendency.

We have a yard and a half for our weekly dumpster. Most weeks, it fills up. Some times, Grandpa or old man Jerry swing in and toss stuff. Sometimes, other friends down the way too. But for the extra $15/month, I say it’s worth having! It stays in place and the truck backs right to it. No weekly trips to the road.

Kevin 40 feet and you’re still looking for room. Simply amazing how we can collect so much stuff over the course of a few years. I’m happily with three tractors two snowblowers two mowers. One rider and one walker. But I still see some room there that you can use a little bit of organizing and I think you’ll have it. Good luck with everything.

Looks like the LMR 304 to me. The Suburban reels had a way different mounting that went towards the rear.

Uncle Jim you'll have to hook that up to one of those old undoners (survivor) and display it at a show. Nice! Patina ready too.

Good advice everyone, I was able to get it out by cutting and smacking it around with a punch. Had to laugh, I chased the threads and put in a new actually circular pipe and put the muffler on and realized the hood doesn't shut. I've never once tried to close the hood during this whole ordeal. Just need to find a 45* and another fitting but had to laugh. Glad it was all threaded fittings and I didn't break out some terrible welding skills.

My patches need patches

I would be a wealthy man... Well, here is the finished product. This thing has great range, but I'm certain it will be fairly light implements only since it's a "Popeye assisted lift" instead of hydraulic lift. But it's very smooth and I really like it. This tractor isn't set up for only a 3 point, but rather it's just one of the options. It will still work with all the traditional slot/ clevis hitches as well as the standard tiller and anything that connects to the rear axle hitch. Maybe I can get back to my 701 in the next couple weeks... I still need to make up a stop for the hood, but I'm calling this one done since that's a simple mod.

I bet it's even therapeutic for you to do this, Caz. You can do it at you're own speed and when you want to. I can see where it would be relaxing and a way to experience the past.

Cas, it is so good to have you back demonstrating the craftsmanship the rest of us can never match but do respect. Looking forward to every post.

I love your philosophy on this. I hope that you are fortunate enough that you might be able to pass your skills and knowledge on to younger generations.

craftsmanship like yours is virtually a lost art these days. always very impressive!

The skill and attention it takes to do something like this always amazes me.

Sad to think that the younger generation's idea of "Fine Crafted Furniture" is IKEA.....