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Not yet. Will be carried in for now. Chemical toilet, propane/battery/pump inline water heater for hot shower. We are starting out with a HF Predator solar pannel and power station as a learning experience. We will probably upgrade to something larger in the future. We've also got a 3500 watt gas powered generator that will end up on the Ky property eventually. Once we start building a permanent building, we will hook up to the county water system and power.
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Quickie: flotation wheelbarrow
sjoemie himself replied to sjoemie himself's topic in non tractor related discussion
We have one of those but I have'nt exactly became friends with that yet. I find the steering a bit awkward. Stability, yes, no worry about tipping it on it's side in normal circumstances. Because it has a bigger load capacity than a normal wheelbarrow it doesn't perform very well in the mud.. two narrow wheels digging in making it hard to push or pull. -
C-145 Auto electrical problems
Kid with a wheelhorse replied to Kid with a wheelhorse's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
1 I don’t have a test lamp but interesting idea I will look into to one 2 I have confirmed the gap on the points and it seems to be timed 3 what do you mean by ignition coil do you have a example that would help 4 volt regulator came with rectifier coil I was not going to use it 5 it is the original spark plug which I gapped and cleaned -
Quickie: flotation wheelbarrow
sjoemie himself replied to sjoemie himself's topic in non tractor related discussion
Cut most of the front half of the frame off. Welded some square tubing in it's place. Added some bracing. Made a new axle and brackets for said axle. Mounted a new innertube, twice, since I punctured it the first time round.. Repaired it, mounted it again. Gave it a quick sand, wipedown and rattlebomb paintjob and here it is: bigfoot wheelbarrow. Side to side with a regular wheelbarrow. Handles pretty well, bit heavier on the nose but that's okay. Feel free to shoot me any questions or feedback. Testing commences tomorrow. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark- 4 replies
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Quickie: flotation wheelbarrow
ri702bill replied to sjoemie himself's topic in non tractor related discussion
Nothing wrong there! Good for another 10 years as is! Did you consider going to two outboard wheels like a Contractor's Wheelbarrol? I converted mine that way - MUCH more stable on uneven ground.. Had to make up a new axle & spacers. -
Quickie: flotation wheelbarrow
sjoemie himself replied to sjoemie himself's topic in non tractor related discussion
Wanted to use as much of the old frame as possible. This again was the starting position. Had this wheel laying around. Bought a couple of them a while back and this was a solo one. Perfect candidate for the wheelbarrow. This is the difference between the two wheels. That's not going to fit. So marking where the frame has to be cut to make room for the bigger wheel. and then.. things escalated a bit. - Today
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Soo.. yet another idea that floated around in my head for way too long was to build a wheelbarrow with a 'big' wheel. We're hauling horse manure from several places, some more muddy than others. When doing so with a 'normal' wheelbarrow the frontwheel tends to cut through the mud instead of rolling on top. My idea was to mount a single wide wheel to have more flotation so the wheelbarrow would be easier to push through the mud. To start things of I convinced my SO to donate her wheelbarrow to the good cause. This is what I started out with: Solid, narrow, single wheel. Yes it is crooked because the bearings are gone. More in next post.
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Had to go to Wally for some carpet shampoo. ( Holidays coming up!) The internets said that that knife had to be shipped to the store, For the heck of it I tootaled over to the hunting dept. and lo and behold there is the knife in a display case. I found the hippie working in that dept. and told him I wanted to buy a knife in the case. He gets the case open and he says which one? I said guess! He points to the orange one. I said yup, I need one that's the hardest to lose!
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C-145 Auto electrical problems
Ed Kennell replied to Kid with a wheelhorse's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
I just had a 312-8 with no spark. Po had put in a new plug. I checked coil, condenser, points with no change. removed the new Chumpion plug and installed an old NKG. Runs perfect. -
I don't think this is correct. IRAs are "individual retirement arrangements". IRA funds are typically not available without severe penalties before age 59.5. Since the funds in a Trump account become available at 18 I don't think they qualify as an IRA. EDIT: OK, apparently they are, but function under special rules. The tax penalties are waived for certain withdraw types.
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That will work too.
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C-145 Auto electrical problems
953 nut replied to Kid with a wheelhorse's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
First things first., the ignition coil needs to be bolted to the block to make a good ground. Send back the voltage regulator that is sitting on the battery, it is not for correct for your and has nothing to do with your lack of spark situation. As @sqrlgtr suggested, remove the points cover and see if there is spark at the points when the engine is turned over. The most accurate method for setting points is static timing, follow the attached vedio. -
C-145 Auto electrical problems
sqrlgtr replied to Kid with a wheelhorse's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
Have you confirmed spark at points by hand and if so are you sure the points are set to open at .020 or close to it. I did have one a while back that had a bad wire going to points and was grounding everthing out. Just spit balling here. -
The ones Ive installed was on tractors without A voltmeter but I did install a fuse in circuit and wired to hot wire key on only.
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2 owners one mochine. @WHX?? is the one who adapted the HY2 unit to the 1257, all Ive done is use it. Was my bestest snow pusher last winter and would be hard to go back to manual lift now. I did make a new handle for lift, had a custom decal from redo your horse made and rebent the shifter for it though. Here is a few pics that might help ya along the way.
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My favorite EDC knife is my Kershaw Select Fire. They have actually come down in price recently (not sure if that's good or not). I like it because it has a bit driver attachment. I changed out one of the phillips bits, and the larger flat-head bit it comes with for some common torx-sizes (a 20 and 25).
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Fabricating a Mid Mount Grader Blade Assembly for a D-Series Tractor
BradKahler replied to BradKahler's topic in Implements and Attachments
Definitely not a bench top, it's a Sears Craftsman 20" floor model that I bought back in 1991. It's been a pretty good workhorse for me over the years, however I think the spindle bearings are starting to fail so I will need to do some maintenance in the near future. The t-slots have been extremely handy, especially when dealing with big or awkwardly shaped parts. I've got a couple of 8"x10"x12" cast iron angle plates that have been a huge help as well in clamping pieces for drilling and boring operations. RPM range is 150 to 4200. Over the years I've been tempted to convert it to 3-phase and install a VFD but so far it's done everything I've asked of it. If you can find a way I'd highly recommend finding an older floor model. In the long run I don't think you would regret the larger model. -
Camper cover building construction thread
Handy Don replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
Force field Consider bifolds (or even accordian) to keep as much weight as possible directly supported vertically by the hinge/pivot and not trying to deform the frame when the door is open? -
Nice knife. Of course it's not stocked in either store near me. They just remodeled them and they are full of stuff but never have anything I want! I like the bright color so it's hard to lose! I have a flashlight that color. Figured I couldn't lose it! Well I got called to a large walk in freezer that was down. As I walked in there were boxes of whatever stacked to the ceiling right by the door. They were partially thawed and collapsing onto each other. The floor moved and they came down on me as soon as I entered. Sent me flying along with the flashlight. Couldn't find it. I told the lady who ran the kitchen to keep an eye out for it. 2 years later she calls me and says she found it.
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Ditto on having a knife in my pocket. It’s so automatic, that I have to consciously put it in checked luggage when we travel by air or else lose it at TSA (been there, done that). The flashlight has been invaluable, too, and having them linked makes it easier to keep track of ‘em!
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I think my right pocket contained a knife for the past 75 years. I carried this Case Stockman for many of those years. About 20 years ago one of the shops that did a lot of my machine work gifted me this little Zippo knife. It is smaller and lighter and the SST blade holds an edge forever. so I retired the Case. Both Case and Zippo are made right here in Bradford, Pa. I could not survive W/O my pocket knife. It cleans fish, field dresses deer, tops onions and radishes, strips wire, cuts crab lines, fishing line, zip ties, opens packages, cleans greasy fingernails, and peels apples. Just remembered I cleaned and adjusted a spark plug yesterday.
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C-145 Auto electrical problems
pfrederi replied to Kid with a wheelhorse's topic in Wheel Horse Electrical
if you have a test lamp hook it between the - terminal on the coil and battery positive... by hand slowly turn the engine over the light should turn on an off as the engine is turned over. -
My trick or treat went a little better than the above did.
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Popped my first transmission
Sparky-(Admin) replied to Sparky-(Admin)'s topic in Transmissions and transaxles
No idea what all that nonsense (and difficult to read I might add) has to do with me swapping a manual transmission out? -
All helpful information thank you I’m not really interested in them being the correct factory ones although I wouldn’t mind it. My main thing is I need traction with the big ol honking snow blower in the front. I found some cub cadet weights that actually fit the 12” rims. Haven’t decided if I’m going to go get them or drill out the ones I have already to match the bolt pattern.
