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Hope he makes it through this challenge. He looks like avery cute pup.
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The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ( The Ma and Pa) was a 70 mile link between Baltimore, Md. and York, Pa. basically following the North and Main branches of Muddy creek. When the line was closed in the '70s the historical society was formed to try to preserve the line, but large sections were returned to the landowners. We were able to keep about 10 mile that we now use to stock the trout.
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Got an old Mattel Vac U Form?
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Florida Flywheelers - February 25th - 28th, 2026
Lane Ranger replied to Lane Ranger's topic in General Shows and events
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can you hone the bores on a ch18s? im not sure if its got a cast iron liner or nickisil
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Got a question for the Kohler gurus... Don @Lee1977 bought a 308-8 last year, and it had what seemed to be a governor issue. I had the engine over the holidays because we thought it would be a simple fix. I found the spark plug wire was in the way of the governor, and I pulled the pan just to visually check for anything broken just in case. The flyweights were there, and the governor rod and tab were all in place and moved free, so I didn't dissasemble anything further. This engine has very low hours and I wanted to avoid removing the piston and cam if it wasn't necessary. Today Don cranked it up, and even with the throttle all the way down it runs wide open. I pulled the governor over towards the carb and it has a "catch", meaning if you put a decent amount of pressure against it, it clicks past the catch and throttles down. This only happens when running and everything is smooth and free when not running. Nothing external is binding the governor or throttle. Anybody ever seen this before? I think the governor is bad somehow, but it's so simple that I can't imagine how. When I had the pan off, rotating the engine was enough to make the flyweights move. It just doesn't make sense to me. Don thinks this tractor sat in the dealer shop for a while, and I knew the PO. He rarely used it, and was always running down closed dealerships to find stuff. We're wondering if it always had issues with the governor because the fully functional hour meter shows around 35 hours on it. I will say that visually, the cleanliness of the inside of the engine certainly implies the hours are accurate. No sludge in the pan at all. Gears are all sharp and nothing has any play like an old engine with years of service on it. It looks brand new. Anyway, has anyone ever seen a Kohler governor behave like this?
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Happy belated birthday Jeff! Hoping you’ll get some seat time and shorts weather soon!
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Yesterday I got a call from one of my old snowplowing customers saying that there was a tree across the driveway and the new plow guy couldn’t get in. So I borrowed a payloader and pushed it out of the way and plowed the driveway. Then went past a friends farm and he was out with his snowblower, the thing is so bad ass that I had to pull in and tell him that!! Since I was already in the loader I drove over to my mother’s house and plowed her driveway. 50 years ago I plowed this entire driveway with Tonka payloader and Tonka T-9 bulldozer. Somewhere my mother has pictures. Recently I posted a picture of me on my Work Horse plowing in this exact spot when I was 14. My mother who is 87 years old and one of the funniest people you can meet, told me “Go stand in front of that thing so I can take a picture and send it to my friends!” After that I went to work clearing snow off of a job site with a D-5 dozer. So I thought I’d share some snow removal pictures and videos! IMG_1468.mov IMG_1469.mov IMG_1470.mov
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Too late, but I might have tried heating a thin styrene sheet with a heat gun and molding it over something with the right bulge/curve. Once cooled and hard, then trace and cut to match the tank’s end.
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This evening I worked on adding a back panel to the tank. The model kit I'm using is a "peddle truck". What I'm building is a bulk delivery rig. The back would be entirely different. Peddle trucks have the pump and hose housed at the rear. Think of a home heating oil truck. Bulk tanker would have the outlets for larger hoses only. Usually centered on the bottom. Not always. Many have rear or even front outlets. Think fuel station delivery truck. I've been mulling how to create a rounded look at the rear and haven't come up with a method that's within my current skill set. So, flat backed it is. I traced the tank onto a slab of thin sheet styrene. Glued that on. After that I was ready to attach the second rear section to the rest of the tank. Here's the interior center holder from the kit. The line up of the 3 pieces is absolutely horrible. Not exactly a huge surprise considering the molds were made back in the mid 1960s. Also, two different companies made these kits. Also, I'm doing something they weren't built for. It'll take some serious filler, sanding, patience, repeat... It'll eventually resemble a bunker tank.
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Page 24 in the parts list. That governor rod should not touch anything, it appears that it is rubbing wires and other things.
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you are probably right on the shifting too fast between forward and reverse,
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I did some interwebs poking around and found that the hatches being required for human access for inspection began around 1991. Tanks manufactured prior to then could/ can still be used for HAZMAT by either retrofitting larger hatches or using alternative methods like an air pressure test. This build is representative of a mid 1970s manufactured Heil. 2 pockets. 2 hatches. Likely a couple vents. No people access.
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Onan P-Series Ignition Module Replacement [Photos]
lynnmor replied to Duramax7man7's topic in Engines
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thank you sir! i’ll send a dm
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Florida Flywheelers - February 25th - 28th, 2026
Sparky-(Admin) replied to Lane Ranger's topic in General Shows and events
Same!! Maybe once I’m retired I’ll make the trip - Yesterday
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Yep and I did use it for that on the FEL. Book said only 20 ft lbs on 3/8". Didn’t seem like much but book also said #1 leak JIC is over tighten. Watching Dan assemble a tractor and he used a torque wrench on every thing. He says most guys have a bad habit of our tightening everything. Guilty as charged. 8 Forgot to mention Yellow Jacket is a Ritchie Engineering brand for their HVAC products. So don't get a big head...
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1045 and 953/ 1054 are different for starters.
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Florida Flywheelers - February 25th - 28th, 2026
wallfish replied to Lane Ranger's topic in General Shows and events
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I dunno what you guys got against pin stripes I'll vote for C
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I got one but thanks! Hope to see you at some
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2026 Deer and Fish Tales
SylvanLakeWH replied to Ed Kennell's topic in non tractor related discussion
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I have to vote for B given the choices, but if E could be all black, that would be my choice.
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Hope the little guy pulls through. We lost two of ours last year. It’s a hard thing to handle when they are part of your family.
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Very handy indeed but I see nothing Ritchie on it. But if it makes you smile every time you use it, I’ll be there for you! I got ya brother!
