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Your prayers will be appreciated.
Mike'sHorseBarn replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Glad to have you back dick! I'll continue to pray for your recovery! -
Man, we've got some bad ju ju going on in our Mo. location. Earlier this year, we had a sewer backup in the basement. Clearing that,we discovered a broken sewer pipe. Repairing the pipe required removing 1/2 of the deck. Next trip, I discovered that the air conditioner compressor had died - it is late enough in the year that this does not need immediate attention. This trip, the '72 Chevy truck does not start. 0 volts on the battery. Installed a new battery. Still no action with the key. Then it hits me. I found the driver's door unlatched and the vent windows open when I walked up to the truck - odd, I was pretty sure I had closed it up a month ago the last time I used it. Then I noticed some speaker wires hanging that didn't used to. A closer look revealed 4 wires with spade connectors hanging under the dash. Right behind the ignition switch. The engine cranked when I bumped 2 of them together. SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY TRUCK! That truck does not start right up after sitting idle for a while. I know the starting procedure, so I'll bet the attempted thief cranked the battery dead and didn't get it started. I've got to wire the ignition switch back up. Then I'll move the truck next to the house and implement some things to make it harder to steal. Yup, I filed a police report. They won't be able to do anything, but they said they would increase patrols through our neighborhood. Description and plate number are in their records now.
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I told the Grim Reaper to take a hike
Bar Nuthin replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Best post of the week! Way to go! -
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sqrlgtr replied to sqrlgtr's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
@kpinnc are those 26x12x12 rears and did you have to modify the fender/seat pan to get them to fit? I apologize if I have asked before my memory isn't what it used to be. - Yesterday
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That might be the one implement that I do not have but would get the most use from. But it's just a few miles outside my travel range...
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ML3 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Rainy evening here so in garage tonight. Got the 702 ready for winter. -
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rmaynard replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Very good news Dick. 60+/- is great for old guys like us. -
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8ntruck replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Great news! -
A good friend's dad managed East Syracuse and one of his fringe benefits was new cars for him and his wife. When the 59s came out she refused to give up the 58. she kept it until the 61s came out. 3
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953 nut replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Success! This morning my pulse was 110 -125 and not very strong and now it is 60 +/- and very strong. Thank you to all who offered prayers, I am a firm believer in their power. -
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ri702bill replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
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Looks like you made it out ok Richard! My family was a GM family in the 50' s through the 70's. Grandmother had a 59 Biscayne with the cat eyes and bat wings and then a 60 Impala. Uncle graduated from college with a 57 Belair and traded it for a brand new 65 Impala SS. He later had a 73 El Camino which was based on the Malibu. I was thinking about that car/truck the other day. I took my dog for a walk in my old home town and drove by a shop and lo and behold there's an identical El Camino on a lift! I wonder what became of Walsh's El that drove him nuts?
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Solar Battery Tender Thoughts?
Handy Don replied to 8ntruck's topic in non tractor related discussion
Mine does, too. The 48v “starter" battery’s only jobs are: a) spinning the engine at startup, 2) adding some noticeable torque at launch and acceleration, and 3) spinning the supercharger (when needed 😉). Charging is via brake-triggered regeneration. (I’ve wondered if there was ever any value in kicking a Kohler S/G to “starter” mode for a horsepower boost 🤣.) Everything else, e.g. ignition, electrics, and electronics, is off the 12v AGM. -
Todays operation was a total success, pulse this morning was around 110 -125 and not very strong, now it is 60 +/- and very strong.
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October 16, 1958, Chevrolet begins to sell a car-truck hybrid that it calls the El Camino. Inspired by the Ford Ranchero, which had already been on the market for two years, the El Camino was a combination sedan-pickup truck built on the Impala body, with the same “cat’s eye” taillights and dramatic rear fins. It was, ads trilled, “the most beautiful thing that ever shouldered a load!” “It rides and handles like a convertible,” Chevy said, “yet hauls and hustles like the workingest thing on wheels.”
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True. My last Cadillac had 2 AGM batteries & it was $600 3yrs ago to replace them. It had the stupid start/stop. New Cadillac has 2 AGM batteries as well but I purchased a plug in bypass harness to permanently turn off start/stop.
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I like to install tenders with two-pin bullet connectors with rings on the other end, and run the connector out through the grill, so that you can plug in without ever opening the hood. Both should be replaced as a set. Also, cars with this set up need a reset of the battery monitor when replacing the batteries so the charging profile updates and doesn't over-charge.
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If you use a solar panel with one of the separate controllers, you might need to fit a switch between the Panel and the controller, the eBay controllers I use require the battery to be connected to the controller first, then the panel. Disconnection needs the panel disconnecting first to prevent the panel from damaging the controller if no battery is connected. I think that this applies to most of the Chinese controllers? My wife’s old Peugeot had an airbag fault which showed on startup. It also locked all the doors. Every internet source said that one of the computers was at fault. The car always started first time on the key no problem? What it turned out to be was the battery voltage dropped when the starter operated to below the voltage threshold of whichever module which controls the central locking, and airbags. The car had been sitting doing nothing for quite a while, (Covld). About a year later, I fitted a new battery, problem solved👍👍👍 Before I retired, I used to get similar issues with VM diesel engines, they would spin over normally on the key, but would not fire. Crank position sensor faulty would display on the diagnostics. VM technicians stripped the engine, new wiring loom, sensors, ecu, everything, no joy? Turned out to be the starter motor. Although the old original turned the engine over as fast as the new one, it pulled the voltage down and the CPS was the first sender to drop out. A machine that had been in our workshop for a month, and had been virtually rebuilt, without a single pop from the exhaust, fired up on the first turn😵💫
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Solar Battery Tender Thoughts?
My_horse replied to 8ntruck's topic in non tractor related discussion
Some cars with auto start/stop have 2 batteries. A regular sized one and a smaller one. -
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sqrlgtr replied to sqrlgtr's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I I guess I should rephrase "all could find". Local Auto paint supply store had what I needed but time I bought reducer, hardner and a quart of single stage enamel paint they were wanting almost $350 for everything. I know everything goes up but I can order everything online for a 1/3 of that price with free shipping. -
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ebinmaine replied to sqrlgtr's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Order online. I'm ALL FOR supporting local businesses but they just don't have the space or financial resources to stock a bajillion different paints. -
Agreed. Forklifts. Truck cabs. Truck bodies or beds. Cranes. Always use the correct supplied handles. I've had discussions and refused to sign off on instructions for forklift training at one point. Some ball of brightness in management wrote that the steering wheel is an improper grab point. Incorrect in many situations. Some machines and most semi trucks have the steering wheel as a primary point of the 3...
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I only saw in person one other fiberglass hood! Yes they made a fiberglass rj hood early on. Wheel Horse made the first fiberglass hood for the Senior, the earlier and bigger Wheel Horse. . My understanding is the supplier of fiberglass was from Indianapolis. The first photo is from a Senior ad piece. Second shows fiberglass hood in a private collection in Toledo, Ohio that i saw several years ago when i bought a 603 Wheel Horse from my friend John “ Brrly” Campbell! John had stored some of his tractors in this business building. The former owners main office was used to store a number of pristine restored Wheel Horse tractors! The last photo is the fiberglass hood Wheel Horse and as i have been told and recall they were called an RJ 25!
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
squonk replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Tire shops! After changing and fighting tires for more than 20 years , I take them down the street to the Mennonites! Funny story about that shop. When I first moved here in 88 there was a old barn. he was a farmer/tire dealer. You had to catch him when he was there. He had a folding chair and a little tackle box for money. Then later I was working at Napa. He had kids, lots of them and they grew older. They built a 2 bay shop off of the house. The boys helped with the farming. The wife and girls ran the tire store. She would call for a case of hand cleaner once a month. They used it as tire lube. I would deliver the cleaner and there would be these 2 girls about 8 yrs. old wrestling a farm tractor tire with a couple of tire spoons. One day I was driving by and here's the mother wearing turd kicker boots rolling this giant tractor tire down the driveway by herself! When the boys got old enough to run a business the got sick of farming and built a Taj Mahal tire shop and they stay relatively clean whilst the hired help get all crappy. -
We have available the outer spindle pulleys ( # 106074 ) for mid 70's thru early 80's 48 inch side discharge decks with the keyed spindles. These are brand new, never installed pulleys. Price is $40.00 each plus shipping, continental US only. Private message me here, or call / text during normal business hours. DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS POST AND NO EMAILS . If you see this ad they are available and prices are current.
