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8ntruck

Actually, PeacemakerJack, your fire is ok.  It is contained and looks like it is a 'warmth/cooking' fire.  Those are legal as long as they are properly extinguished.

 

Kevin, on the other hand should be expecting a citation in his mailbox soon.

 

Got the bits and pieces for my receiver hitch roughed out today.  Need to do some trimming/fitting, then I can start tacking everything together for a rest fit.

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ebinmaine
5 hours ago, ZXT said:

got the C-160

That big single is a beast!

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8ntruck

Worked for a bit on my receiver hitch.  Then I borrowed the neighbor's lawn roller and beat the mole hills down at the lake house.

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PeacemakerJack
7 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

Put most of them in their new home. Two more to go

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Why is it Richie, that one of my favorite GT-14’s on the planet (Skittles) is tucked away like it is going into hibernation:confusion-confused:

I would think you’d want to be using that a little more regularly:teasing-poke:(I.E. right by the doors😉)

 

That storage space looks AWESOME, and quite functional.

 

WELL done:handgestures-thumbupright:

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D_Mac

Jeeez @rjg854 ... I didnt know you had such a big heard.

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RandyLittrell
8 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

Put most of them in their new home. Two more to go

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That looks like a 9 footer, you could go 2 high in that bad boy!!

 

 

 

Randy

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19richie66
16 minutes ago, RandyLittrell said:

 

That looks like a 9 footer, you could go 2 high in that bad boy!!

 

 

 

Randy

It’s a high cube. Both of them are. Eventually weld some shelves in it. 

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19richie66
1 hour ago, PeacemakerJack said:

Why is it Richie, that one of my favorite GT-14’s on the planet (Skittles) is tucked away like it is going into hibernation:confusion-confused:

I would think you’d want to be using that a little more regularly:teasing-poke:(I.E. right by the doors😉)

 

That storage space looks AWESOME, and quite functional.

 

WELL done:handgestures-thumbupright:

Just trying to get them all up there for now. When I get there permanently, it will be put into service. There is another gt14 in the back that is going to be a worker. Got another engine to put on it and it should be good to go. Then I can finish Skittles

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rjg854

@D_Mac  I only have six tractors here, and one sitting in PA that I was going to pick up at the show. Can you say road trip, as soon as things calm down some.  That way I have one for each day of the week :laughing-rolling:

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ebinmaine
27 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

one for each day of the week

Now:

Pony

Pig pen

Patriot

Cinnamon

 

Soon:

Colossus

Charger 12

Trina's 856

 

Looks like Trina and I will be there between the two of us within a few months when we finish up projects.

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ZXT
17 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

That big single is a beast!

Yes it is. I've mowed with a K-341 on my Cub Cadet 1650, but for some reason, it is friggin' gutless. No clue why. Far weaker than the 12hp Tecky that came off of my C-120. If you get on any sort of an incline while mowing, it'll bog down to nothing. The C-160 is far superior.


Got a big storm rolling in now with high winds... Guess now is as good a time as any to test out the new shingles LOL!

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ebinmaine
24 minutes ago, ZXT said:

bog down to nothing

Possibly due for carb and governor work?

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Ed Kennell
10 hours ago, rjg854 said:

one sitting in PA that I was going to pick up at the show. Can you say road trip, as soon as things calm down some. 

 

The non essential  travel ban (life sustaining travel only) was lifted in most of Pa yesterday.     The  ban is still in place where I am in South Central to South Eastern  Pa.    

My county is scheduled to open next Friday.        So come on down Randy.

 

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rjg854

Thanks Ed, the fellow I  gotta see is in your neck of the woods. 

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ZXT
10 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Possibly due for carb and governor work?

Carb was swapped with a known good one for testing with no improvement. Could possibly be the governor. I'll have to see about adjusting it.

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adsm08

New plug, coil, and condenser on the 855 and she fired up and ran great. Gonna have to wait until Monday to do the points, the tune up kit wasn't supposed to arrive until mid-week so I left my feeler gauges at work and found the stuff in the mail when I got home Friday.

 

Cylinder leak down says it still needs a valve job, but that can wait a bit.

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SylvanLakeWH

Added a 2500 LB winch to the back of the WHrat WHRecker...

 

One more item to go :ph34r: and this will be my designated tug...

 

Discerning eyes may note the lack of dually's... Sigh... Getting the boat in the garage, along with the kayaks etc. demanded the removal and storage of the dually's :(...

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ebinmaine
1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

demanded the removal and storage of the dually's

It looks acceptable with those rears but we're gonna need you to build a bigger garage so you can get the proper tires back on.

 

 

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8ntruck

@SylvanLakeWH - how are you powering that's winch? 

 

I picked up a similar winch from HF during one of their clearance sales a few months back. Making an adaptor to mount that winch in the receiver hitch I am building sounds like a good future project.

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SylvanLakeWH

@8ntruck - Just a dedicated battery. The tractor has a predator swap on it so there was no battery. I just put one in the tray and will keep it on a  trickle charge... gotta clean up the path of the wires a bit...

 

Works great! Pulled my other tractor right along no problems...

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rjg854

Finished installing the engine on the C-160 yesterday and it runs great, :auto-layrubber: some more minor adjustments, but it's definitely alive and well.  Didn't have time for pictures because my son is here and we were also getting ready for his 40th birthday:party:

 

Today I'll hook up the drive system and reinstall the sheet metal and make it look like a tractor again.   Before I installed the engine I had a spare front end of a 68 Commando in the parts room, so I swapped that out for what was on the 160.  It had odd ball spindles and a welded up tie rod, and so the wheels were cocked and the spindle mounts were worn. :doh: it all swapped with no problem, axle, spindles and tie rods, nice and tight now.  Even the steering wheel looks straight again:handgestures-thumbupright:

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Mikey the Monkey

Can't wait for pictures randy @rjg854. Also, I posted in another thread I have a seat for you to have for that c160. Didn't know if you saw it

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