Sparky-(Admin) 23,892 #9001 Posted November 2 And speaking of two wheels… bought another two wheeler, rode it home this morning (now that was cold!!). Used the heated handgrips…very very nice! 2013 with only 5900 miles. 3 4 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,485 #9002 Posted November 2 Nice!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9003 Posted November 2 @Sparky Excellent cycles 🚲 🏍 all around!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,985 #9004 Posted November 3 Got the shed built today! Now the chore of moving everything out there hopefully before it snows. Gonna have to wait till spring to spread stone around shed & under lean to. Probably do some landscaping & a ramp at the front 10 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,858 #9005 Posted November 4 (edited) The engine on the portable generator at my son and daughter’s camp stopped working. After too much time spent diagnosing, I finally realized that the intake valve was frozen open. It’s an old Tecumseh HHO55 and just not worth the cost/effort to repair. I had picked up a lightly used B&S 6 hp from a failed generator for very short money so yesterday was “move the generator” day. I knew that getting the stator off the tapered engine shaft was the real tricky part. I’d seen a YouTube vid where they press off with a push bolt; a process very similar to removing an electric clutch from a WH. Our (bleeping) stator, however, did not have internal threading for the push bolt! It took a day (age does that to one), but it dawned on me that I could tap the hole myself. so I did. ⅜”-24 in the 21/64” bore. I inserted a 5⅝” x 5/16” rod into the bore up against the end of the engine shaft leaving room to thread in a 1-½” bolt to push it. I wanted to have the push bolt thread in at least ½” before contacting the rod. It didn’t take as much torque as I expected and it popped right off. I had piled a soft support under the heavy stator to catch it when it came off since any damage would’ve defeated the whole job! Here’s the tapered end of the engine shaft, nice and clean. Those four bolts holding the generator base to the engine gave me some resistance but I won. I’d already checked over the new-to-me engine so it was only a matter of installing all the generator parts. After making sure all was aligned and spinning freely, I was able to start and test it. All good! Edited November 4 by Handy Don 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 43,312 #9006 Posted November 5 Got the pumpkin ready for the Thanksgiving pies. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9007 Posted November 5 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: Got the pumpkin ready for the Thanksgiving pies. Them be looking like weaponry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 43,312 #9008 Posted November 5 12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Them be looking like weaponry After a slow start, the garden did well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9009 Posted November 5 6 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: After a slow start, the garden did well. Excellent. Ours too. This is the third or fourth year in its current position and best yield yet. We expanded just a hair this year. Probably will do the same next year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,690 #9010 Posted November 6 8 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Got the pumpkin ready for the Thanksgiving pies. Canned pumpkin pales when compared to the real thing. The texture of canned pumpkin is like eating paste whereas the real pumpkin pie has a texture. This past weekend we entertained my wife's family. I helped by making the pies. She made the rasin pie but I made the chocolate pie, apple pie- from mom's canned apples and cherry pie from cherries I gathered last summer. I made the homemade crusts from scratch. Someone commented about me making pies. I told them if I can build a house, I can surely bake a pie. Happy Eating! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9011 Posted November 6 4 minutes ago, Beap52 said: is like eating paste paaaasste 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 8,436 #9012 Posted November 6 Used the sweeper to get most of the leaves, then the recycler on the 416-8 and finally the push blower to get the leaves off the lawn, just in time for the wind tonight to put them all back. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 1,601 #9013 Posted November 6 25 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: paaaasste 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9014 Posted November 6 BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 62,561 #9015 Posted November 6 Took my wife in for cataract surgery this morning, now that she has a patch over her eye she is going around the house saying ARGH Shiver my timbers Yarrr and the cats won't come near her. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9016 Posted November 6 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Took my wife in for cataract surgery this morning, now that she has a patch over her eye she is going around the house saying ARGH Shiver my timbers Yarrr and the cats won't come near her. Niiiiice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,128 #9017 Posted November 6 10 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Took my wife in for cataract surgery this morning, now that she has a patch over her eye she is going around the house saying ARGH Shiver my timbers Yarrr and the cats won't come near her. Hope she didn't marry you for looks cause you may be in trouble after she got her vision fixed. 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,485 #9018 Posted November 6 38 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: Hope she didn't marry you for looks cause you may be in trouble after she got her vision fixed. No... it was for his tractors... 1 1 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9019 Posted November 6 10 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: No... it was for his tractors... Trina will tell you she stayed around here for my cool tools. 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,485 #9020 Posted November 6 30 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Trina will tell you she stayed around here for my cool tools. Well... duh. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,858 #9021 Posted November 7 On 11/6/2025 at 2:44 PM, ebinmaine said: Trina will tell you she stayed around here for my cool tools. Oh man, donning my welding gloves to handle that one. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,892 #9022 Posted November 8 Winterized the 3.0 in my boat, oil change and loaded the block/exhaust with antifreeze. Then took the new bike out for a 40 mile ride. Only 52 degrees so those heated grips were never turned off 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #9023 Posted November 8 8 minutes ago, Sparky said: new bike out heated grips Got ya wintah tires mounted yet?? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,892 #9024 Posted November 8 5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Got ya wintah tires mounted yet?? Haha! Nope. Already trying to decide where it’s going to hibernate all winter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,690 #9025 Posted November 9 1 hour ago, Sparky said: Winterized the 3.0 in my boat, oil change and loaded the block/exhaust with antifreeze. When I had an inboard several years ago, I'd winterize the block with antifreeze from my other vehicles. I'd drain the antifreeze from the drivers and use it in the boat's block. That way I rotated the antifreeze from our four vehicles once every four years. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
