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My son bought 10 acres and had about a half an acre of it cleared. Decades ago it was a pasture that was allowed to grow up so it had quite a few large cedar trees on it. We had a local gentleman with a wood miser sawmill come to the property to begin milling the 40 9’-12’ cedar logs. They range from 9 inches to 22 inches in diameter on the small end so he’s going to end up with a lot of lumber/posts. Unfortunately the mill broke down about two hours into the process but it was still a very interesting day. We ended up with a total of about 60 1x 6 x 9’ boards even with all the fiddling around with the mill we had to do. DISCLAIMER: no Wheel Horses were harmed in the making of this lumber. IMG_8396.MOV

I see a lot of “ today’s haul” threads here and want to share mine from today. A running when parked 1054, a parts machine 953 and a 54 inch snow blade for them. Also a set of good used steering knuckles for the 1054. This is my first big wheel and I have hopes to use the 1054 as a plow mule this year. I’ll see how it goes but I’m pretty excited to score these. I’ve been talking to a few of the members here on their thoughts of this platform and thank them for their time.

With all the problems that have been reported in the shipping industry........ we're trying to solve the problem

Had to move some stuff around to put my Peco leaf vacuum away so out comes the LSE and the GT-1800

Here are the other adventures of Jim and EB. Men from Maine. They use their stage names in the show.

"Here we see a mechanic employing the Monica Lewinski method"

Put up a 70 inch Smart TV… never buy a TV that is smarter than you…

Had this one out today moving some stuff around after getting the Charger back home. Grabbed a few pics to "re-motivate" myself. This one is so close to being complete. Of course with Christmas right around the corner, Santa Clause duties will get most of my free time, but I hope to have a test drive soon!

Just have'n some fun with ya guys! It was great LMFAO at the comments last night! Funny stuff! Let me know if it's go'n too far though. I have a tendency to take things over the edge!

So, RED, let's see if we can do anything about this. When you jack the front end so the tires are off the ground, the steering is super smooth and easy. You're suggesting this as you said everything is lubed. Assuming also that the toe is adjusted. Locate where there is drag from weight and try a few things. I'd suggest a flat bearing at the base of the pivot point where the vertical axle meets the crossbar. I can't name the parts specifically but maybe that suffices? All the weight of the front end rests here. They're easily installed and available through the usual sources like McMaster. Maybe a little grinding at the cross member top is required to secure the retainer but, an option? I'm tempted to do the same. Winter in the South can be boring so tractor mods become more common.

Well, after the fuel system was primed properly, EB went on a test run. Had the camera ready because who know's what might happen next. All of a sudden I hear Jim, take a picture of my J strips, as he goes from full forward on the Hydro wide open in the snow of course turning the front wheels slightly and then slams it into reverse.Try to beat that one @Pullstart

Wait till I find your muffler !

The Onan 16, it wasn’t the only things that I got! There were running boards, the shifter plate, and a rear seat pan….ALL going to the junk yard!! The motor is the main thing… did it come from a 416? I haven’t head of a 516? How reliable were these motors? I’m going to assume that they didn’t have the same wiring as the 416 Kohler magnums hooking up to the tractor? I’m more of a Kohler fan (8hp -14hp), but I guess 1 Onan won’t hurt!!😀💪

I was rearranging my garage for more floor space these last few days. While working out there today , I took a break and looked over the 1054. My curiosity got the best of me so I grabbed a battery out of one of my other tractors and put it in the 1054. Usually “ running when parked” can be a bad thing. The kill switch has some two prong key which I don’t have. I jumped an alligator clip from the hot side to the coil and added some fresh gas. After a little bit , it started running rough then cleared out. I even took it for a little drive but the kingpins badly need replaced so back to the garage. In the coming weeks I will give it a thorough going over.

Rough crowd today😀

Dang it! Now I want tacos!

Love it. So that would make about 400 1" boards, but I suspect he will saw some thicker ones for post, tables, mantels. I've had a few sawn with one of those mills. Its amazing how long it takes fresh sawn wood to dry. We cut a large Cedar Elm Dec 2015, and let it dry about 18 months Then had it sawn into 2 6" mantels and some 1" boards. I was told to allow 1 year per inch on those 6" pieces. So i was just talking to my wife that it was time I had them planed. There is a fairly large Texas Ash that the roots got washed out by the creek last year. I really want to retrieve it, but I need about 150 ft of heavy chain or cable to skid it out of the creek bottom.

You almost sound as if you don't, but I'm sure you do. A funny (sort-a) side note to that. My wife and I celebrate 2 anniversaries each year. We were married twice. No, never divorced. Wedding date was set as May 14, 1977. Some idiot crashed his 750 Kawasaki 2 weeks before. Un-conscious for 3 days, 6 broken bones, in traction, and kind-a out of it for a while. We were still married on May 14, 1977. I was in my hospital bed, nekked, but for a sheet and a boutonniere. Not many guys can say they were nekked when they got married. We were married again in a church ceremony Sept. 24, 1977. I wore a cast on my arm for 1 1/2 years. 4 surgeries. Didn't work for 2 years. But.......I had an unemployment insurance policy. At the time of my accident, the company had been working overtime. I was still getting a check every week. When I went back to work, no overtime. I took a cut in pay. Our honeymoon was a trip to Clearwater Beach Fa. We stayed at a condo, FREE for 2 weeks, owned by the insurance man I had my policy with. I dropped that policy when John (insurance man) passed. Many years later. Had to make changes on dates "1977", not '79

That was 10-28-20 for a . C-141 Coincidentally, the day I joined

Oh boy. I am having second thoughts about ever starting this thread from a priming method EB told me he learned from you @wallfish

Maybe Jim and EB took the term "Tractor Porn" literally!

Always a great accomplishment when picking up non runners from using a come along to get them into a rental box truck to sitting on a piece of Pine and going on a test run. Team work makes a big difference.

Folks I wanna thank you for SEVERAL good strong out loud laughs. @JCM Buddy. Excellent thread. Great day yesterday. 🐻🤠

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After a month of waiting, I finally received my wheel spacers and put them on. Chains are in the shop, ready to rock... Before: After: You can really see the clearance between the wheels and the sub-frame. Exactly what I needed for chains... Don

@JCM Jim and I spent some more time bringing the recently aquired 417A to life. Popped the seat pan off. He did a bunch of foreign matter removal. We ran a new fuel line. Checked the fluids. After after using a special, little known priming method we got fire breathing through the KT17 again. After checking things over a bit more we decided to take it out for a shake down run.

Happy Saturday, Spent today fixing my beater snow blower, servicing my new one and building my plow tractor. Almost ready... weights and 2 link chains on the 312 and good to go! 20211204_160625.mp4 20211204_151635.mp4

Never sure what to expect when my better half and I head North to EB and Trina's. I wasn't sure what his next move was when he knelt down behind the newly acquired 417-A. He said he was priming the fuel system using the @wallfish method . @WHX?? you should have been there, would have liked one of your comments for sure, classic. But you know, it worked, amazing. Learned something new today.

Me Trina and her mom along with the puppy spent all day cleaning up and organizing the outdoor workshop. We took out a cabinet and shelves that were too narrow and a bit rickety. I put up 5 shelves made of 1/2" Advantech square edge. (2) 8" wide at 7' and 6' high roughly. (2) 10" wide 14 and 28" below that. 1 about 11.5" wide 28" off the floor. That'll leave space to put larger items on the floor, 2 top shelves mostly for display stuff, and the other 3 shelves for all other reasons. Also, Trina and the Mama helped me with a huge task. Back around 1998 or so my Grampa and I made a wooden box about 30 wide by 65 long by 30 high. Opening on top at that point. When we built the box the idea was to use it for a toy box for a few years then I'd stand it up to use as a cabinet/shelf. That box still had toys in it until today. It's been laying in the corner since Feb 2005 when I moved in. Stuffed right full of toys with a big piece of advantech over the whole thing. When my former family left in 2013 they didn't take anything from that box. I haven't wanted to touch it for a thousand different reasons since. Well today was the day. Trina and her mom tackled that with vim and vigor. 😂 All the old toys are gone. Some set aside for Goodwill. Most will be sent to the transfer station when I get time. That box now stands up in the same corner. I'll put a shelf in it sometime and use it for shelf needing items. ♥️ Physical cleansing is amazing for mental cleansing.

I got all the kids put back to bed for the winter, again! Except for Casper. He is waiting on that first 3" snow fall. Cleaned the garage, again. My thinking, learning, smoking, drinking, just wasting time station. Note the blanket on the floor. Like I said, it gets cold.

It doesn't hit if I take the steering wheel off.

@squonk does your gut still hit the steering wheel ?

The little changes are mentioned in the beginning of the 500 series manual from 1988.

Well, in 2 days, it will be "Two for One Taco Tuesday". Definitely worth a celebration.

Don’ let EB just say that he’s received so many things from so many members. I have a box of 3 piece transmission guts sitting here waiting for one of the kids’ RJ58 projects… also didn’t charge me a dime. people are the best!

It’s not a Pullstart load but a smaller scale. Thanks Kevin,

Now that's funny right there! @Pullstart I can imagine the conversation

Don’t worry Jim… the friendly staff here at RS will keep an eye on things .

Getting us two knuckleheads together is always dangerous and guaranteed for a good laugh. Combining our knowledge to get these tractors running and driving has been and will continue to be great fun. We picked up 4 in Port Clyde. We now have 3 running and 2 of those drive. I'm VERY much looking forward to doing more work on the 417A. Also using the C160 Automatic to plow snow this wintah. Sometime fairly soon I'll pull the C160 Tecumseh engine tractor in and do a full mechanical restoration on it too. That one might end up being a semi permanent home for the Mckissick chipper. Who knows?

Do both and don't look back.

@wallfish, I always love listening to a Men from Maine. I didn’t know they had videos too, good to know.

5" Harbor Freight. Works fine for me. Microwave is on the wifes workbench. No Plumbing. If I ever add on, there will be, depending on cost. Notice the outlets at wifes workbench, power prongs are up, ground is down. The rest of the garage is opposite. She insisted. Same in the house. Whadda ya gonna do?

Picked up 2 gallons of ethanol free gas today. 4 miles up the road, $4.089 per gallon today. They set the pump up to shut off by price, not volume. The clerk behind the counter called another clerk over to help him figure out how much to charge to get two gallons. Kind of confirms my theory about calculators being the downfall of civilization. Oh, I'm watching Robert Mitchum in Thunder Road while I'm writing this.

Love the crane

He even has the clamps and chains ready for the rough stuff! Freaky

The corners of the dash had some stress cracks… had my welder guy weld them up before I painted the dash…

Oh my Lord Plunge if that don't remind me of this one! . The Hosen was on my 753 and the fuel pump give out right in the middle of really mosquitoe infested waters....trail ride. He thought maybe the carb was plugged. I'll do a caption when my gut quits hurting! Note the seat of the tractor! I distinctly remember telling him not to forget about my nuts. The knurley ones that hold the hood on!

Put a battery in the C-6.5 Predator swap so I can have lights for plowing snow at night… I’ll just charge it after plowing… Of course, added the color matching black zip tie battery stay…