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I met a guy through selling some snow plow mounts and wiring, ends up being our girls both wrestle and I made an acquaintance out of him (though we are from rivaling towns). I saw him at a benefit last weekend for a watering hole dive bar that burnt down, and he saw a post I made on FB in a Wheel Horse group. He asked if I wanted an old Wheel Horse. He thought it was a 64. I don’t have any ‘64 round hoods, so I thought what the heck. I threw him the old line of @WHX?? and @Achto’s that any old Wheel Horse not running is worth a hundred bucks. He said he hoped for more, but knowing it would go to a good home he’d take it from me. I think he doubled his money reselling the stuff he bought from me, so that is why he passed it on. It’s been up on a rack for about 6 years he said, and ran then. Getting it down, I saw a deep air filter housing. The thought of a Benjamin 854 was getting me excited! Low and behold, I found the 62- serial and a K-161 under the hood, proving it’s a 702. I guess typing this, I have found its new name. I present: Benjamin.

As a retired 61-year-old who inherited 4 of my Grandfather's Wheel Horse tractors, I found a valuable resource in this forum. Here, I connected with Bob Parks (Racinbob), who at the time lived nearby and kindly agreed to help me identify all of them. I ended up keeping the 1964 Model 854 and sold the others. The 854 is a solid, primarily original tractor, and I've been using it since I was 6-years-old. I also had the RM-364 mower deck attachment, which had not been on the tractor for many years. Once again, this forum proved its worth as I could identify and obtain some attachment parts that I was missing. Last week, after some adjustments, I put the mower deck to use and mowed nearly an acre of grass without any issues. The sense of accomplishment in identifying and restoring the equipment was truly inspiring, and I felt like I was a kid again. As someone who doesn't consider themselves 'mechanically inclined,' I've grown and learned much through this project. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all of those who guided me and showed me that with the right support, even the most daunting tasks can be tackled.

Well we didn't get the snow we were supposed to get. We have a nice ice glazing that will hang around a few days and got a snow dusting. So decided to have some fun in the 5 degree temps and do some spin outs and figure eights!

My son James has been battling an infection in his foot. He was being treated by wound care for a couple of months. They decided to do surgery to remove some damaged tissue about a week and a half ago. They sent him home a couple days after surgery and it was like the infection exploded overnight. They did another surgery last Thursday and Friday morning had to remove his pinky toe. He has gone through two more surgeries since removing his pinky toe. This afternoon they removed the rest of his toes on the same foot. I asked the DR if they have stopped the infection from spreading and was told yes they had. Waiting for the DR visit Tomorrow to find out if they will have to take any more of his foot. Thank you for your prayers. Jay

Damn. I came here 2 years ago with 1 simple wheel horse with a front end loader. A month or so ago I asked about & bought new rear tires. (With beet juice.) 2 weeks ago I asked about a rototiller & plow for my tractor. Now, in the last week, THIS happened! You guys are a BAAAD influence! And THEN, to start working on these, I picked this up for $100. With $100 - $200 worth of modifications, it will be a very capable cabinet blaster. Here it is with the rear fenders for my '73 inside.

I had to pick up a trailer on the way home, to go pick up Mrs. P’s estate sale finds for the weekend, and with the front tires being junk I had to get creative to unload. I reverted back to my skateboard days, and let Benny grind his way down the single ramp. With the transmission drain plug sticking out 3/4” from the case, it was a great easy decent to the ground.

As you know I picked up that Bolens at an estate sale few weeks ago for 50 bucks. Got it running and have sold it. At the sale there was also a International Harvester Cub Cadet 109 for sale that I did not buy as the asking price was more then I was willing to spend. The lady running the sale called me the other day to tell me the Cub did not sell and asked if I was interested in it. Cub was in the barn. She said it wouldn't start. I bought the Bolens not starting and it was outside. So we worked out a deal and I went to pick it up today. Got it pretty cheap but not as cheap as I got the Bolens. The Cub had a deck attached and also a second one that appears to be solid but incomplete. It also came with the owners manual and a very nice Service Manual in a 3 ring binder. So I use my Snowco trailer for the second time now and get it home. Seems to be in ok shape. I notice some issues right away but a put some gas in it, charged the battery. Turned the key and it's purring like a kitten. Fired right up. I see some things I need to address but mostly issues with the deck and how the deck carriage locks into place. That being said it's running and driving. Saved from being scraped. Couple years back I had the 108 model. The 109 is same only it's hydro driven. These old IH Cubs are built like tanks. Hopefully find a new home for it soon. Let me know if anyone has had or have one. Noticed it didn't have headlights, were they an option ? This one has the cigarette lighter that still works. First pick is it in the barn. I thought because of all the green grass clippings all over it that it must have been running recently. 20250227_132803.mp4

We headed South to Myrtle Beach SC last week to cure our cabin fever and enjoy a couple shows. Saw the Carolina Opry Thur and going to the Legends tonight. The surprise was the 55 acres of over 3500 pre 1985 cruisers, hot rods, and rat rods. Lots of 60s wagons and round and square body pick ups. This Woody was really well done.

Many of you have seen the wooden horse and received a smaller version. After 10 years of weather, mine needed major repair. The wood was starting to delaminate and nearly all the black lettering and paint had disappeared. The red was still OK. After some regluing and painting, it's back in the wall.

Just a mini update as the going is a bit slow. Today was the first day in over a week where I warmed up the garage. I touched up the white on the dash. I will black out the rivets. The gas tank needed some loving. It cleaned up inside and out really nice. I had a cap, valve and bung in my stash. I won't install it until I decide where I'm putting the electric pump. The 23-10.50 rears aren't on the correct offset wheels for a Wheel Horse but they just made it.......as long as I don't use chains. The oil drain was a bit of an issue. It wanted to hit the steering rod. I got it piped out now. I've had the unwobbled engine base done a while now but wasn't certain it would fit right. It fit perfect and the engine is officially reinstalled now. I want to get a 1/2" longer nipple for the oil drain so no oil in it until I do that. The fuel pump will be blanked off. The muffler and other stuff on the front of the engine won't be done until I get the steering tower back on and the control cables connected. That's gotta wait until I can spray outside. I wanted to get it this far today so I can push it aside and bring in the 314-H Buyers Remorse in from the barn. Parts will be coming in for it the next few days.

Mom and I made a trip from south Missouri to north Missouri-more than 6 hours of driving for me. We delivered the 500 lbs of fescue grass seed we will be sowing once the water ways are completed. We, along with my brother, burned a brush pile and began tearing out some fencing that is not needed. We talked with an adjoining neighbor about the abandoned rail road right of way that I have written about elsewhere. I think the highlight for mom was to get to see the recently purchased (2014-100 hp) Kubota tractor. Mom even got to drive it. Not too bad when you consider this 89 years old woman was in the hospital and nursing home rehab three months a little over a year ago following a botched biopsy.

I’ve just acquired a new to me 877 to putt around on. It runs (not great) but smokes a lot, has a very cool look, and I love the size of it. I’m gonna cruise around in here and, hopefully, end up with a neat little machine that I can enjoy with my grandson.

This is a pretty cool video, I figured I would share!

I received word today that one of our very early members, Mr. Lauren Cummings, known to us affectionately as Duff (and apparently Deereman before that), has passed away. I never met Duff in person, but his work here came to my attention very soon after I joined this forum. I knew him first as someone who did really nice work on his 300 series tractors, and who enthusiastically shared his knowledge and experiences with anyone who was interested in reading about it. I learned shortly after that we shared a love of music, and at some point in our conversations I noticed that he was the stage manager for an organization called the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon NH. I started receiving their emails shortly after that, and that's how I heard the news this afternoon. Duff hadn't posted here in several years, but his work will live on in his contributions to RedSquare. Here's part of the email from LOH: Last Friday, we lost a beloved member of the LOH Family. Lauren “Duff” Cummings passed peacefully after a long hard-fought battle with respiratory disease, one of the very few things that Duff couldn’t fix himself. As LOH Stage Manager, he stewarded world-class touring musicians, Upper Valley-based performing arts groups, and thousands of local student-artists. Duff treated them all the same and made sure their moment in the spotlight was truly special. His work with LOH dates back to 1969 when, as a college student, he helped revive the dormant theater and "bring it out of mothballs." Nearly every LOH show for the past 56 years has had his fingerprints on it. And a link to Duff's obituary: Obituary | Lauren Herbert Cummings, Jr of West Lebanon, New Hampshire | Knight Funeral Homes & Crematory What an interesting guy, I had no idea! The phrase "life well lived" comes to mind, and I'm looking forward to reading the stories that his friends, family and coworkers post in his guestbook. Rest in peace Duff, we'll certainly miss your presence here.

Bonnie, I have set you up with 6 months free supporter which will remove the restriction on posting pictures. You are free to utilize our classifieds section, but the general rule is that the items posted have a price. I realize you don’t know the prices of some of the items, but you can price high and the members here (usually constructively) can help guide you on a more sellable price. Additionally, most of our members are likely just like your dad, in that they have a lot of stuff, not just Wheel Horses. You are free to post in the non-tractor section of the classified the non-wheelhorse items as well, again with a price in mind. When placing a classified, I strongly recommend utilizing the private messages this forum provides. The reason for this is only members of the forum can respond to you, and random internet people can not, providing better security for your transaction. Finally, there is a “Talk to the moderators” forum here that in the event you are uncomfortable with the way a transaction is going, we would be more than happy to pop-in and give advice. Also use the forums where more local members like @wallfish can chime in, who can be a trusted source of information. Good luck and may your dad rest in peace.

... and Sparky does too @Achto certainly rates two birthday threads ... Happy Happy Dan ! No problem finding pics .... Good Nite Irene

My 1955 RJ35, and 1958 RJ58 plowing in the garden!

This procedure is for the valves installed in 300, 400, and 500 series. May be others as well. This valve is from a 520HC Here is the valve ready for new O rings. You know the O rings are worn because it had a leak and the control rod is very easy to turn. Getting ready to remove the screw retaining the rod. Screw in end of rod removed. Rod pulled out. It came out really easy since the O rings offer no resistance because they are worn out. O rings removed using a brass pick to prevent damage to the rod. You can use any tool, just be careful not to scratch the shaft. New #111 Nitrile O rings ready to install (Viton would be better but Nitrile is what I have on hand). I also used 111 O ring lubricant which is basically silicone grease. O rings installed. O rings lubed with the 111 O ring lubricant. Rod inserted into valve body. This will take a bit of a push with the new O rings Screw installed into end of control rod. Valve is now complete and should no longer leak. I did not touch the pressure relief cap as I have never had one leak from there and don't want to mess with the relief setting.

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Well, I decided to jump into the 414-8 shown below. Asking price was 500. Purchase price was 300. - All 4 tires are pretty badly cracked. I have a set of Carlisle rear tires in the correct size off my '73. - Mower height adjuster is broken off at the (HORRIBLE) factory weld. A very simple fix. - Gas cap needs to be replaced. - Knob to front mule is broken. - Knobs for shift levers are AWOL. - Trans oil is milky, needs drain, flush, refill. - Slightly "notchy" shifting into 3rd, both high & low range. I am hoping the drain/flush//refill and linkage adjustment will fix t. If not, an 8-speed arrives tomorrow. - Transmission "boot" for gear selector lever is shot - Left outer deck spindle bearing squeaks when PTO is engaged. No grease on the zerk fitting, hoping grease fixes it. - SLIGHTLY worn right (inner) tie rod end. - SLIGHT front wheel bearing play. - Seat is all torn up and taped - Gas strut on seat completely worn out - Edge of hood by dash is damaged/bent - Lots of paint falling & chipping. A bit of surface rust. - I'm sure it's the wrong battery, but it's brand new. Cheapo lawn tractor battery. Struggles to start it. - Battery hold down loose, likely because of wrong battery. - Engine runs great! Does not idle extremely low. I'll disassemble and clean the carb. - Needs an oil change. So, ok deal?

Hi To all my Friends, i had a troubleful times behind me, that was one of the reasons i was not able for longer time to visit The Forum periodically. Changin the Company and help the to become Serial State and do a lot of Work also arround the House. Than a Family Member passes and we was very busy in this timeline. Also the Subi needs a lot of attention, because the company they do the Rustrepair before makes sadly a lot of Junk Work. the Previous owner showed me a Bill over 3500 Bucks for „massive Rustrepairs“. The Truth is, the work was not worth the Paperwork where the Bill was written on. a Broken Rear Spring at 100Km/h was the beginning of that whole Disaster, what cutt‘s the Tire like a Soup Cup opener. Ok it is a 25 Year old Car, so that can be happen a spring collapses - no doubt. So we took the Subi to a Friends Workshop, who is a Car Sheetmetal professional to use his Car Lift. The Basic Job was exchange 2 completely new Rear Shocks including springs to prevent the same was happen on the opposite Side. By inspecting the Damages of the tyres we found a Sheetmetal part in the Wheelhousing, that flapped a little unmotivated arround and seemed just „ flown in“. We grab a pliers to remove it and another sheetmetal part was „hanging“ on it and opened like a tuna can. Dang - looked behind the scenes, we found that the previous company just glued the sheet metal Patches on the gunk and rust of the old Sheetmetal and just „finished it“ with lots of filler to egalize it. Undercar stone protection to hide the worse Work finalized the kind of „ Work“ the more we inspecting, the more the real disaster becomes visible and we deciding what to do. I was short ahead to Sent the Subi to the Junkyard, but i love that Car. ok, short Calculation - trash it - but what Car get next? It must be a 4x4 for the Fawn Saving, Petrol Engine - best with a LPG system in - my Pricerange is about 4000-6000 Bucks Let‘s start a Search....🤪🤬🤐😱 after 3 Weeks of Searching i found, that i wouldn‘t find a honest Car for a real Price. Prices for used Cars are exploding here. For the Subi i payed 1300 bucks and i knew there is several Work to do on. i calculated add on with about 1500-2000 bucks for 4 year Road Safety. So i opened myself a calculation ahead and finalized i have to invest 4000 bucks into the Subi and a dang amount of Time as compare another 4 Wd Car what is better than the Subi to go is at least 10000 bucks here at the moment.🤬🤐 At least we decide to completely rework the whole rear Car and even the Axle mounts. Except the rear side doors and rear door nothing is as it was before, 1/4 of the Whole car is completely rebuilt new. all parts are needed be at 2800 bucks plus his salery and support for the Workshop. A real fair Deal. We completely rebuilt the whole rear end once with parts that be available on the market and what is not available we built it by ourself. We also rebuilt the whole section under the rear Axles Axlemounts, that binds lot‘s of time but i just can work on Weekend on my Car. My Friends helps me a lot, by set me his Trainee aside as helper. Win Win situation for us both, he learned a lot and now the Subi is back on the Road. just his first Paintjob was, let me say Discusting 😎😂😂😂, but hey it just must be Fixed not be a beauty its a Car to Work. Yesterday i finished the whole Frontaxle ( Calipers, new Discs, Brakepads, Dustcovers for brakediscs, Joints) Luckily we didn‘t have that much Snow this year, so i can do lots of things by Myself.

I noticed you said "motorcycles". This statement tells me that your wife already knows that you like to collect things. I would not recommend that you start to collect wives though. The maintenance on one wife is already time consuming enough.

Input pulley on…Mag 10 bolted the the frame. Small steps

On my 520-8 project: Got the transmission input shaft seal in (2nd attempt, destroyed the first seal )…installed fuel tank supports (still waiting on my fuel tank to be shipped).. carefully removed a wire harness from a “doner” tractor that originally had a Magnum 10 that I will blend with the 520’s Onan harness when I land the Kohler Magnum on it.

This morning I saw my first Robin of the year.. Which for me in Minnesota means it’s time to get the Tractors out…lol

It has a hole in the side of the block the size of a softball, but for $40 it's worth finding another engine. I belive it's a 74 model and I'm definitely going to save it.

Same here. I don't remember the year, but I bought my cab at the first big show that I attended. I saw the parts cab laying in the corner of one of the barns. I found a young GUY at the other end of the barn and he said it belonged to his brother and he would sell it for $100. Took it home, made a couple of the missing pieces and installed it on my 520H. Several years later at a different tractor show where I had the 520 on display, a tall lanky guy walked up and asked where I got the cab. He informed me he was the original owner. That was Jay Meyers and I had bought it from his brother Guy Meyers. So, I also have a reason to never sell Jay's cab. Rest Easy My Friend @roadapples

couple of weeks ago, but heres some pics from the North of England. Open ends on the building aren't always a good idea a bit of exploring meeting the neighbours of course Bendy needed an airing Big guns out too!

Hard to believe a week ago the temps were below freezing. Highs in the 50s this week thawed the ground enough to start plowing today.

In addition to joining the WHCC, you may want to join the KGCFBC. Only $50 dues and you get a free 5 gallon bucket. I am the treasurer. Kennell Grandsons College Fund Bucket Club

Hey guys. I had an account here about 2 years ago but I kinda fell off the face of the earth for a while. I’m back now (with a new account because lord knows I can’t remember my passwords) and I figured I’d show you guys my latest project. I can’t remember if I ever showed yall this tractor way back when but I bought this 68 raider 10 a couple years ago, sold it, and bought it back in pieces a couple months ago. I have started doing a basic restoration on it over the last few weeks. It’s been repowered with a kohler command 12.5.

Nice spring day, so I got the equipment out and ran them around the neighborhood. My brother tried out the 1994 520H, then jumped on the 2003 Cub Cadet LT 1024 for an extended trip patrolling the hood. He just recently came out of 2 extended jaunts in the hospital and is staying with me until we can find him a place. The seat therapy did us both some good and it is nice to have him back. He mowed the grass today. I trimmed and blowed. IMG_4983.mov IMG_4980.mov IMG_4982.mov IMG_4983.mov IMG_4986.mov IMG_4985.mov

National Proofreading Day, celebrated each year on March 8, is a day to promote error-free writing. We all make typos, grammar mistakes, and spelling errors when we write, especially if we are moving too fast! National Proofreading Day is an opportunity to slow down, proofread our work, and then proof it again. And if you’re lucky enough to work with an editor who proofs your work for you, National Proofreading Day is a great opportunity to thank them for always ensuring that your writing is free of mistakes. If proofreading isn’t your thing then consider how your brain so quickly makes sense of jumbled words that at first glance look like nonsense? Researchers aren’t entirely sure, but they have some suspicions. Yuo cna porbalby raed tihs esaliy desptie teh msispeillgns. They think part of the reason the sentence above is readable is because our brains can use context to make predictions about what's to come. For example, research has revealed that when we hear a sound that leads us to expect another sound, the brain reacts as if we're already hearing that second sound. This is similar to how the brain responds to an arrangement of letters or words. As your brain deciphered each word in the example above, it predicted which words would logically come next to form a coherent sentence. "We are continuously anticipating what we will see, hear or feel next," Dr. Lars Muckli, a researcher at the University of Glasgow's Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology told Phys.org. However, even if you read that garbled example with ease, you probably didn't read every word correctly. You thought you did because you understood the sentence, but in addition to predicting what came next, your brain filled in any gaps based on the subsequent words. Just How Good Is Your Brain at Reading Garbled Words? Making sense of words with jumbled letters isn't easy. But what if the first and last letters of the word are in place? Could you understand it better? If you're familiar with the text below and can read it, you may think you'd be able to read any word scrambled in such a fashion. "It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe." But, according to Cambridge University research, we're able to read the meme above because our brains process all of the letters in a word at once. However, according to Matt Davis, a senior researcher at Cambridge's Cognition and Brain Science Unit, that's not entirely true. "There are elements of truth in this, but also some things which scientists studying the psychology of language (psycholinguists) know to be incorrect," he writes. Davis uses the following three sentences to illustrate how simply leaving the first and last letters of a word in place doesn't necessarily mean a sentence will be easily readable. 1. A vheclie epxledod at a plocie cehckipont near the UN haduqertares in Bagahdd on Mnoday kilinlg the bmober and an Irqai polcie offceir 2. Big ccunoil tax ineesacrs tihs yaer hvae seezueqd the inmcoes of mnay pneosenirs 3. A dootcr has aimttded the magltheuansr of a tageene ceacnr pintaet who deid aetfr a hatospil durg blendur Having a little trouble with those last two? Each of these sentences becomes progressively more challenging to read because, even though Davis followed the rule dictated in the meme noted above, he jumbled the letters more.

I am a believer in proof-reading and proper punctuation.

No work today so I got a little done on the tractor. Moved all the painted parts out of the cold garage and into a nice warm house for a week of curing. Yes my wife is very understanding. This actually happens every time I restore the tractor. Jim hooked me up with a correct set of front rims which I mounted a brand new set of vintage style Firestone tires on. For the rear I kept the vintage diamond tread BFG's. They have a few weather cracks but are in pretty good shape for 50+ year old tires.

Well the garage floor was devoid of getting any red paint last year so I made up for it with a fresh coat today. All of the small & ruff parts received a coat of self etching primer, 2 coats of enamel primer and 3 coats of IH red. Next weekend I plan to wet sand and paint the sheet metal parts. Speaking of this, @WHX?? are you up for some wet sanding next Saturday??

Put a electric lift on my 1056. I only use this tractor for plowing so no idea if it would clear with a deck. Made a bracket that bolts to the frame/transaxle and the other end bolts right to the lower part of the rockshaft. Wired it up and it works great! its a bit slower than I would like says its 14mm/sec but still a reasonable speed. The cylinder can lift 265lbs and has no problem lifting my 48'' blade.

Looks like mid 70s here on out in Florida so, time to pull the toys out, everything has sat since early December except the loader tractor, 318, and C-100. Everything fired right up without any boosting or hand holding. Everything needs a good washing but no surprises this year. Last year I had to replace 6 tires, and 4 batteries. Ive got 3 Onan P series 216/218/220 2 Kawasaki FD620D L/C 20, 22efi 3 Kohler Command CH Twins 23, 27, 27 1 Yannar 3cyl Diesel 22 2 Kohler K Singles 8, 10 1 Kawasaki FH Vertical 15hp 1 Briggs Vertical Pro Twin 27hp My neighbors think im crazy...🤣

Spent some time today helping out friends with their tractors. I did manage to get a couple things done on mine though. First I welded up a new hub & pulley. Also made a new axle pin. The old ( I'm guessing homemade) pin used a cotter key where it extended out of the front. The new one that I made will use an E-clip instead of a cotter key. Did a little diggin' through my secret stash and found all the parts I need to install a mid mount and PTO. Cleaned all these parts up so they can be painted with the rest of the ruff parts.

Mounted a set of V61 Vredestein, put them on my 79 C-121 semi resto. They cost too much, but really seem to be nice rubbers with stiff sidewalls. Mounting them with hand tools was a challenge but managed with just a couple cuss words. What really helped was putting them in front of a heater for a wile.

Woke up, looked at the thermometer, said 15 degrees. Thought "It's a great day to paint !" The seat had a fair amount of pitting so that received the treatment of high build primer last weekend. Today I wet sanded it with 400grit to smooth it out as best as I could. The rims received 1 coat of self etching primer, 2 coats of enamel primer. After that all the pieces were finished with 3 coats of Case IH off white.

Last minute checks prior to big snowfall coming Wednesday evening.

I got Benny fired up the other day! @adsm08 you were right about one of the front tires. So, I rocked it with one tire flat on the bottom/top/front/back while it rolled along. The foot rod is broken from the frame. It’s got a “safety loop” on each side from an S hook or small chain link. The drive belt may be a bit too long. I need to hold the clutch pedal back to engage the belt. There’s a big fuel leak from the one piece tank, where the very large pipe bushing meets the tank. I was able to tighten it about 1/8 turn, but it just slowed the leak. I’ll have to take it apart, clean it up, and re-assemble. The best part though, no smoke from the engine! It starts stubborn with a weak battery, but once it pops off, it runs great! All I did, was verify it had spark, charge the battery for a day, put fuel in and fire it up.

I had to wait 2 months but finally the driveway melted off and it was just below freezing this morning so it is nice and hard. Got the GT1600 out and drove it around the driveway for a while. It drives nice and straight and runs well. The briggs definitely sounds different than the Onan's I am used to but it does run smooth. It started right up after sitting for 2 months so the china carb and fuel pump assembly seems to work well. Other than a possible front wheel upgrade to 8" I am calling this one complete. Time to start on the next one.

This weekend I picked up this 702 I dubbed Benjamin, and whilst doing so, Mrs. P. went with her girlfriends to the big city, estate sale shopping. They found a couple cool stoves @ebinmaine I bet BBT would die for! I grabbed a low deck trailer from a buddy and headed up to see about getting things out of the basement of a 140 year old downtown city house. Narrow rooms, tiny doors, smaller staircases. The Detroit Jewel and the cook stove were the initial buys. The heater stove with the top fire box was nabbed after I got there. Me thinks hunting blind.