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So every Sunday on the way to visit grandkids we stop at our favorite antique mall. Today I stumbled on these two vises. A 603-1/2 Colombian machinists vise barely used and the little gem next to it. It’s the little guy that is quite the find. An extremely rare ,very early G. Boleys jewelers / watch makers vise. Made in Germany it is from the 1880s . Unlike any other vise, it is the rear jaw that moves riding on precisely machined dovetail gibbs. It is the earliest one I have ever seen. It was just thrown in a crate on the floor mixed up with all kinds of rusty hardware. As I stood over the crate it literally screamed at me for help. It’s basically a once in a lifetime opportunity to find one like this. It came at a cost of a whopping $25.00. Not bad for something worth in the area of $500.00.

Local "Dump" (Town Redemption Center) has a place where you can leave stuff thats still good, for other people to take, for free. They had it closed for over a year during covid, but recently opened it back up. Picked up some saws there a few weeks ago (posted in the tool section). Tonight, I hit the jackpot. Saw a plastic crate off to the side, and peeked in. Inside, I saw a pair of black plastic wheel weights, and a pile of chains. Didnt even bother to look at them, just picked it up and put it in my truck. Got home, and got them out. The weights are beautiful, no cracks or hole or any damage, just the slightly ugly center stickers. Chains are a pair, standard links, no ice "V" chains. Not too bad for the low low price of free

Donuts? Every tractor should have donuts. 🍩 🍩 🍩

I met with @19richie66 Saturday in St George, SC where my son was pulling in an antique tractor pull to pick up the 953 and other parts. After the antique tractor pull I went back to my son's to pick up the lawn ranger and other parts that I bought from Richie a couple years ago that my son picked up and has stored for me. My house to my Son's about 165 miles, my Son's house to St George about 130 miles. About 425 mile round trip to meet with friends, bring home two tractors, two 10hp Kohler's, misc. parts, an awesome cup and 2 grandchildren. Nice weekend.

I’d say this is vintage… anybody know what year ? Wish I could have looked under the hood… engine was as quiet as a mouse… Surfside Beach SC…

A better pic of brother's truck after he let me at it with my buffer.

A manual sewing machine for leather.

Passing by the old WH factory(or what is left of it) on my way to pick something up for my C161. Any Guesses on what I will be carrying home?

First things first. I want to say a HUGE thank you to @OldWorkHorse Steve and his awesome woman Ariel for helping my Trina contact @Wheel Horse 3D. Grey also gets the same thank you for patiently helping Trina create EXACTLY what she wanted to give me. Now some of you fine folks may remember the distant past and that we've been working on building a somewhat oversized version of a Wheelhorse C series. Well The Local Creative Emblems Department decided that tractor needed a hood ornament. The pose, is perfect. The size, is perfect. The paint, of course, is excellent. BBT spent several hours over the course of a week masking and spraying etc using the very colors of the tractor. I give you, Colossus, the hood ornament. Here it is setting on the hood of The Military Tribute Tractor which has its own Grey 3D printed ornament. The length of the emblem on Millie is stock. A few other angles of the masterpiece.

Oopps, she wont fit even with a 2" hood lift.

The white roof was very popular before A/C became common. The first car you get to do a complete paint job on when learning auto body is usually your own. I had a 70 GTO in those days and a 62 Rambler classic for winter driving. The Rambler was the guiney pig. I painted it baby blue with a white top this was 1975 or 76. This 98 C-1500 is most likely the last complete paint job I plan to do (other than tractors or outboards) so I decided to go back to the baby blue and white. Truck gets a lot of comments and the best was when I was at the Chevy dealer for parts and the salesman came out and said I wish they would bring back the old pastel colors. I also added chrome emblems the one on the gate came from a 62 Nova and the front fenders have Triftmaster nameplates from a 47 Chevy p/u

My dentist uses that to floss my teeth.

This is a pic of my 98 c-1500 and my brother's 56 3100. I actually painted my truck that color before he bought his. There is a story behind my color choice

I present to you my LOMBARDINI diesel engine. 1cyl 31ci and 14hp all Italian made. screw on oil filter and a oil bath airfilter. But the guessing ain't over yet How much does this puppy weigh? Turbo could be a nice addition, have one on the shelf, but think this will have plenty of power for now.

It was a pleasure to finally meet you. Glad the tractor is going to a good home. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks again @JPWH Jay.

I have borrowed things and returned them in better condition than they were, never in worse condition. Unfortunately not everyone is like that though.

Naw, if Cas has one, it has to be for sewing thin pieces of wood.

I'll second that

For the clutch to work properly on a manual transmission, the belt guard MUST support the bottom loop of the drive belt to help stop it from moving. Belt guides at the engine and on the idler pulley also help, but the belt must also be supported.

Well… do you tape the $50 to it so it’s visible or put it in an envelope marked free…?

Had a phone conv. with Martin, a Guy crazy like me.. every help is appreciated, but i think i can give him few ressources where he can get some of the Gaskets he needs. 👍

418A used an eaton 1100 so did the 418C (just different gearing)

You guys got to it pretty quickly @Jeff-C175 It is a lock stitch sewing awl. As you can see in the box description also used to stitch wounds on horses and cattle. Interesting also that in instruction they advise on how to make a stitching vise from barrel staves which mimics an actual harness makers vise as shown on photo. Found it complete with box instructions and all accessories. This one is from 1960 . They are not that uncommon and one can still get them from Amazon . Pretty handy tool to have for use in many different materials .

Most likely a little lighter wallet.

One of the ways Shakespeare was well ahead of his time... "Neither a borrower nor a lender be....."

If it’s not that, maybe you pull the rope and it spins that funny drill bit?

One thing that you will have to pay attention to. If the Kohler has a battery ignition then you will have to change the ignition switch and do some minor wiring changes. Follow the wire diagram for a Raider with a Kohler & battery ignition. I forget what year your Raider is. If it is a '69 or newer, I see no reason to change the transmission. Even a '68 model would not give too much reason to change the tranny. Note : the side plates that hold the 10 pinion differential together on a 6 speed tranny were made of aluminum in '68 and steel on the '69 and newer. As far as the engine pulley size, a smaller pulley on the engine will decrease speed, larger pully will increase speed. One thing to keep in mind that usually happens with a larger engine pulley is that the front end can get light when releasing the clutch. I.E. the tractor will want to pull a weelie when you let the clutch out, specially in 3rd with the engine running at high speed.

Today I helped a friend cut & load some fire wood. All of which was green oak. We filled his truck and my trailer. A pic of my load. @Pullstart is always telling us how much a Chevy can haul and I gotta admit that he is right, they will carry a load. Truth be known, it only takes a Little Dodge to move that load though.

Got a lead on a 702 the other day not too far from me. Dragged my feet a little bit on it and decided to take the ride to pick it up. Was found out of an estate and has been sitting many years in a cross base. Has some potential I’d say

I shoe horned a 10hp 1B40 Hatz diesel into a short frame square hood. New price on the Hatz is ridiculous, I got mine at a work auction for a song. Had to raise the hood to fit it with out cutting a hole. No regrets though, more power than I can use and it takes about 10hrs to burn through 1.5gal of fuel. If you do some looking on line you can find some China built air cooled 10 to 12hp diesels for $400 to $1000. You might think that 10 to 12hp is not enough for a 20hp tractor but trust me when I say that I have yet to get my 10hp Hatz to pull on the governor. It just purrs along barely working no matter what I throw at it.

Not a bad swap. I put a 10HP chinese one in a gear drive a while back . Shallow Water Sailor ended up with it. Price for new engines almost doubled in the last few years. Not sure on used stuff, figure it is still high. The old black hood was good because it had enough room to fit the engine without cutting.

In the county where I live we have a similar program. We don't take the items to a location, just the curb. If there is no "for sale" sign on the item, it is deemed free gratis. Everything from lawn furniture to BBQ grills and so on. Kids toys, wood, old appliances, just like the tv commercial "make junk disappear". I drug a set temporary steps, that I used when working on the house, down to the curb. Before I got 10 feet away a gal stopped and said, you giving those away? Yep! I'll taken them. okay offered to help her load them into the her minivan., but she said she got it. And those steps are going to be just right for their camper in the backyard. Drove off with the side door open! I suppose some just pick up stuff to flea market but hey they are working for it.

I've had a 1973 16 automatic with the sunstrand Drive for twenty years. It is like a standard transmission in the fact that you cannot push the machine if the engine isn't running. Unless you open the relief valve for that purpose. Because of this there is no band brake install from the factory. I recently picked up a 417A and a 520HC both with the Eaton Drive. And I was surprised that you can actually push these machines without opening any relief valve. So the parking brake on those was very much needed while tying it down on the trailer. Also using them the Eaton acts more like an automatic transmission where it'll start coasting faster on a downhill slope. The guy I got the 417A from said he hated using this hydrostatic with the rototiller for that reason. It would push you along. But my sundstrand won't do that if you have enough weight on the rear tires.

Was about to rake soggy leaves piled up in a couple hundred feet of gutter and thought, I wonder if... And it worked like a champ!

I have this box of various NOS Tecumseh Parts if any part numbers match what you need, its yours for the cost of shipping. Tecumseh NOS PARTS.ods

With @peter lena our lubrications guru… I just knew that had to be in this recipe…!

Hey @The Gman... I did put the crank on the die grinder... to get it cleaned up... I have it boxed up and ready to ship. Be aware, it is pretty greasy, nice and oily, so don't let it slip out of your hand when you take it out of the box... (latex gloves wouldn't be a bad idea)... Don

Yeah that!!!

Yes…!

My brother built my 10x 6 utility trailer when he worked at a steel fabrication shop called Steel Fab. The did structural steel… bridges, skyscrapers, etc… It can be towed at any speed with no wobble at all. A few years ago I upgraded to LED lights.

I have a trailer brake battery in one of my pull start only tractors. I can run 2 LED headlights and a LED tail light for about 8 to 9hrs before I have to recharge the battery. May be a route for you to consider. Battery. https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Power-Group-UB1280-Security/dp/B00BSEJWCO/ref=sxin_14_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?cv_ct_cx=trailer+brake+battery&keywords=trailer+brake+battery&pd_rd_i=B00BSEJWCO&pd_rd_r=a2cc592d-b6a6-4894-a536-e85ed7719c0b&pd_rd_w=HczGp&pd_rd_wg=9TwkL&pf_rd_p=69e6ba92-4b2b-4486-a0ef-136583f2d22c&pf_rd_r=M7T00WZ51GDZEFYRM4XM&qid=1637603762&sr=1-3-a73d1c8c-2fd2-4f19-aa41-2df022bcb241-spons&psc=1&smid=A33OOXQLQV58WQ&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzSERPOUpWRU1IQlRNJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjUwNjA5SkdGTlpWNTdDR1VRJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTEwMDY1Mzk4MEkzSDVRUUtZV1Ymd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWMmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl Head lights. https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Lights-Driving-Round-Offroad/dp/B00VL4H78W/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=mini%2Bdriving%2Blights&qid=1637604168&sr=8-13&th=1

I have repaired a few things with JB Weld Plastic Weld and it has worked well on them. I repaired my Nissan trucks radiator filler neck and it has help up great. The plastic weld that I have used dries a glossy black.

Novocaine injection device?

This is fantastic, talk about knowing what you want and going for it...I love it. And for those worried about it getting hooked on something, I'd be more worried about the tree branches or whatever that crosses paths with it, Colossus is indestructible, it's kind of his thing haha.

I got a feeling that dude’s big enough, he’ll hold on to the hood for Eric!

Spent a few minutes working on my C-160 Automatic this evening. I removed the seat springs in prep to send them to another member. Also replaced the rubber baby buggy bumpers under the cross support for the seat pan latch. The piece pictured is a result of me shaving the bumpers I had here to make them fit. Also got a new seat for it from a work buddy. He dropped off an old lawn tractor for us to use as a parts rig. The seat is only a year old so I'll run that for winter and try to repair/preserve the original WH seat.

Trailer examples. Look where they place the axle(s) on factory built trailers:

I think you'll be far happier with that Kohler in there anyway. Bulletproof and dependable.

Fortunately Trina gave me plenty of warning and worked closely to get everything just right! The macabre collection of body parts was taken oddly enough halloween! I also added a pic of just before shipment so you can see just how much that kick ass paint job rocks and see the mount bolts from the bottom...similar to all the mounts on the hood ornaments I do, just a bit wider spacing and larger bolts. Really awesome concept! Special thanks to @OldWorkHorse and BBT for including me in the fun!