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OK. I'm in mentor mode now with the robotics team. Gotta ask how well you think that worked out? The next question is what did you learn?
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Volunteering to Recycle a Commercial Playscape.
Blue Chips replied to oliver2-44's topic in non tractor related discussion
Cutting and sleeving is a pretty good idea, especially if the concrete footings turn out to be really big and bulky. If the concrete footings are relatively consistent and not too large, you could auger holes that are large enough to accommodate the footings. Many years ago, we moved an 80-foot fence at my mother's place that way, and it worked well. It was a cedar fence set in cement footings and fairly new, but it had to be moved to conform to the property line. It was nice because we didn't have to buy any additional lumber. We used a rented two-person auger that dug a 10- or 12-inch hole (I forget now) and punched the holes quite quickly. That wouldn't work where we live now, as the bedrock (aka, ledge in Maine parlance) is right at or near the surface. -
@Beap52 I seem to be the one in my family who now has all that kind of stuff. Other family members keep dropping off pictures, old newspaper clippings etc off and it’s driving my wife nuts! She keeps saying what are we going to do with all this stuff? And when are we going to properly sort it out and/or even look at it? I’m hoping to have a night with my relatives so we can look at old slides soon. Seems like it would be a nice way to spend a cold winter’s night.
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Reminds me of driving in my first snowstorm. I was heading to the gas station in my pickup with no weight in the bed, thought I’d impress my friend in the passenger seat. Gave it a little gas, thought I’d drift around in bend in the road but lost control. Slid across the oncoming lane (thank goodness nobody was coming!) hit the telephone pole with the passenger door. We didn’t get hurt, we were probably only going 15-20 mph. So I drove back home and went in the house. First thing my dad says is we have no power in the house. Then he said, and this is the part I’ll never forget “ First snowstorm of the year and our power is out. I’ll bet some A hole hit a pole and knocked out the power!” I then had to sheepishly admit it was me!
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Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud
Handy Don replied to Alrashid2's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Thank you AlexR! I never explored that and now I will. -
There are two for sale 120 mile from me. If interested, PM me for details.
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Ed Kennell replied to oliver2-44's topic in non tractor related discussion
My bad, I misread and thought the allen wrench was stripping the head of a screw in a tapped hole. Maybe use a small angle grinder with a thin cutoff wheel to cut off opposite sides of the domed nuts creating flats for an adjustable wrench. -
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wallfish replied to oliver2-44's topic in non tractor related discussion
I was approaching it more on the time side of things since there's over 100 of them. Same for the poles in the ground. Could they just be cut off and then sleeved with a bigger piece and welded on? I don't see why they can't be dug out and pulled from the ground with a skid steer but now you have to deal with the big concrete bulb attached to it too. Weight, transportation, setting that thing back in the ground, etc. New larger poles could be set in the ground at the new site then the originals set into those and attched. -
All great information. It will be interesting to see the condition of my balance gear as compared to the one in the vid.
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Can't speak for quite that long, but the couple that I have are still running. I've never heard of one failing after. But the higher HP (14/16) will definitely have a little more thump but no more gear mesh whine when removed.
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If you had a set as loose as the ones in my video, would you run them??
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Where I used to live all we needed was snow forecast for a few days out and someone would be kind enough to take out the pole across the street, and our power with it.
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I've been busy enough this week I didn't notice his daily fun-fact posts missing. I'm glad to hear he is alright though.
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i hate wheel horse blowers
adsm08 replied to horseman with no horse's topic in Implements and Attachments
Not to beat a dead horse, but you can add all the weight you want, if the tire isn't able to grip the surface well enough it won't do a lick of good. 500 lb man can't run any better on a sheet of ice than a 100 lb man can. -
Yeah it's really awesome getting such a perfect cut really simply. If the air jack on the press worked right it would have been even easier, got an arm workout instead. Yep got all 4 hubs that I don't currently have on tractors done. I probably need to pull the hubs off the running tractors and do those as well. I know for sure at least one set is worn. Definitely worth it! I thought about buying a set but it's not something that gets used extremely often. Used plenty of cutting oil, so it's still good for more use Drives me nuts when people don't use oil to cut or drill metal and are shocked when the bit is dull running at full speed with the end of the bit glowing red I have not actually checked the spindles yet. I might be able to tomorrow.
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Volunteering to Recycle a Commercial Playscape.
Blue Chips replied to oliver2-44's topic in non tractor related discussion
One could also grind in very brief stages, partially grinding each screw head in succession, which would create a cooling pause in between each stage to avoid overheating and melting any plastic. However, I think drilling is the best option. I believe it would be the fastest method and least likely to overheat the screws. Judging from the photo, it looks (to me) like the screws have a head profile similar to THIS ONE, in which case I think a vise grip could secure them IF they happen to spin while drilling. -
Kinda fun doin them ain't it? Do the other side right away and run two set screws. Heck do all your plow mules while yer at it! The full broach set was 200 and I got it with a coupon in the jungle for 100 . More it gets used the more it pays for itself. Did those spindles work?
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Earlier this week I posted that we were scanning slides. Well, we moved to pictures. There were three footlockers full of albums of pictures. We removed all pictures, assigned them to a person, or topic or happening in our life. Below is five piles of pictures and we had at least five or six more piles. When I scanned our son's pictures it came to more than 150 pictures. I'm estimating over 1,500 pictures and we omitted pictures of rocks, trees, mountains most anything that didn't include a family member. We are planning on keeping just a few actual pictures--the rest burned. When we moved mom into assisted living, we burned boxes and boxes of pictures simply because no one had or was willing to take the time to save them.
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These engines with balance gear lasted a long time. Maybe a couple thousand hours. Okay they are small bearings and if the engine is not taken care of with oil changes they are probably the first failure point.. But the are not some self destruct mechanism. I do not like the vibration i get when i remove them.. At 77 if I do an overhaul and leave them in and change the oil appropriately... probably not going to be problem. K series also threw rods occasionally not related to balance gears.,
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Yes sir love it she move the snow
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In the past, I've posted pictures of my 1947 sedan delivery that I've owned since 1972. Here's a model that I put together probably 25 years ago. Actually the model's color is closer to original. I've owned it longer than I been married and that's been 48 years and two days. Not a model but scratch-build of my idea of a log cabin for my train layout. The cabin is built of foam board of the kind used on houses. Even the shingles on the roof is foam. The metal roof is aluminum foil that is rolled over the threads of a bolt to make corrugations and painted with primer.
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i hate wheel horse blowers
lynnmor replied to horseman with no horse's topic in Implements and Attachments
Be aware that it is an Amish business and he might not answer a phone call right away and you might need to leave a message. He did have someone fielding calls maybe that still is the case. I took a tire/wheel along to test fit before buying, you will find Mr. Esh is easy to deal with. -
Any long-term success stories after removing the balance gear? 10-15 yrs of service since removal?? Thanks!
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I have an old motorcycle that was built before fork oil was a common product. The instructions were to use a 50-50 mix of ATF and motor oil, so I guess they mix just fine.
