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3 weeks ago I started a kitchen remodel. Let's start with a little history of the house I live in. My great great grandparents were the caretakers of what was called Garnsey Lake Home which was a 250 acre farm and they lived in the house that I own now. In 1955 my grandfather remodeled the kitchen for my aunt and uncle who owned the house from 1955 to 1965. That was when it was separated from the farm as a private residence. In 1999 I bought the house back and started a complete remodel on the whole house. Now since I've retired, I'm able to work on the inside, last year I put a bathroom in. This year I started the kitchen this is what the kitchen looked like before I gutted it.We've lived here for 22 years with the cabinets he built which were cedar tongue and groove hand-built cabinets. I'm now 68 years old and this kitchen was built the year after I was born. I think these cabinets lasted pretty good considering how old they are. I salvaged what I could of trim and cedar shelving to use for trim when I finally get that chance. It happens to be raining this morning so I've actually got some time to be on the forum, seeing this is not the best weather to be cutting trim in and that's the stage I'm at right now I'm ready for trim, install the stove and microwave, and hook up the sink. It's pretty close to being complete. I'll save you all the gory details of what was entailed in the remodel and the endless amount of pictures that I took. The one I will post for you, you can see the picture of the studs which was a bearing wall that had to be removed and a beam installed up inside the floor joists in order to hold the second floor up which wasn't really that much of a big deal. We wanted to open the kitchen up into the addition in order to open it up. I think it came out pretty well. So here is how it came out other than the things that I have to do to complete the finish. I'll end by saying this is Memorial Day weekend please honor those who gave all for this great country. God bless America.

Installed an hour meter on the 867 that I restored over the past winter. I did not want to cut a hole to mount a 2" gauge so I opted for one with an inductive pick up that I could hide inside of the hood. These are great little hour meters that will literally work on any engine that has a spark plug. No battery power required. For anyone that may be interested in one of these hour meters. https://www.amazon.com/Magicalmai-Inductive-Motorcycle-Snowmobile-Waterproof-Hour/dp/B07Y3ZYBLW/ref=sr_1_8?crid=22NAEGQFGZR19&keywords=small+engine+hour+meter+waterproof&qid=1653694140&sprefix=small+engine+hou%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-8

Picked up a c-160 auto with a snowblower and 48" deck, the downside is that they hydro pump is shot. When it gets hot it quits moving. Also a nice Electro 12 with deck and hubcaps. Got a B-80 with a 36" rd deck. Then a roached out suburban and a 655. Didn't grab a pic of the 655 before I left. Gotta go back and get the stuff, but I'm excited! The B-80 and suburban will be for sale and the 655 has the engine out and I have an idea for a project. Suburban is ROUGH, probably just a parts machine. The guy also has a cab for a 5xi series and a 417 A and a 312 H that I'm gonna post for sale for him. He also has a snowblower and a tiller that I'm going to post as well.

The fixed link in the plow control allowed me to dig in with the little dozer blade. It's not the best blade and I will make a new one in due course. But it did the job OK.

Garage sale score!!! $5

That Suburban don't look all that bad. Check out the transformation that mine went through.

Just about finished with my rebuild. Just wondering what is recommended for a break in run time if any at all. Thanks it's been a fun project so far I rebuilt a engine with my dad back around 1982 I was around the age of 14 ish. He passed away last year at the age of 94. I found all his tools like ring compressors and books etc that we used. Brings back lots of memories for me I guess this is why Im doing this project

Put the towels back over the seats and floorboards of the 1998 Chevy Silverado Z71…

Changed the vertical stack to a shorter silencer which is much quieter. Went out with the trailer to plant some oak saplings. Managed to get Sandra driving, she was not keen at first but settled into it. you can see the new short stack. Also did a bit of scraping, clearing an area of bracken to plant a flower meadow mix. The bracken grows 7 foot tall and is a pain in the neck, only way to kill it is to keep plowing it.

Analog gauges was available about 5years ago for Marine Engines, but actually i also find just digital gauges. use also one on of the Digital on the Bavarian, this is a combo of RPM and Hour meter. it starts automatically if engine turn over. very handy but only digital available.

My guess: Presuming the center pulley is the correct one: Your 'new' deck drive pulley is mounted upside-down. This error is VERY typical and all you gotta do is flip it over so that the 4.5" side of the pulley is UP...and the narrower 3.5" side is down.

Ok busy day.. change the oil, tore off all the covers, clean out a mouse nest, changed the fuel lines and filter, cleaned the connectors etc.. put it all back together and this is how it is as of tonight. Question on air filters.. went to the Toro dealer, he pulled up the info on the tractor and then sold me the wrong one.. Also started to surge after maybe 15 min of running.. will pull the fuel petcock tomorrow to make sure that the flow is good. Fuel filter only fills about 1/2 way but not sure if that's normal or not..

Kind of a side shot. Not sure what the boat and trailer actually weigh. Although she pulled it the front got light, even with front wheel weights, and when backing down the brakes were barely doing their job. Boat is 17.6” with a 4 cylinder GM inboard on a galvanized trailer.

Ladies and gentlemen. I saw this on the news today... I cannot express my feelings. God bless our veterans. https://www.wfla.com/military/bugler-stands-alone-in-national-cemetery-and-plays-taps-for-memorial-day/ Don

I have actually found out its use - you are correct @sjoemie himself it is a tiller with wheels where the tines go. It was used to tow trailers with stationary engines on them, at shows etc.

I'm not diabetic but between Regular doc, Cardio doc. gastro doc and endocrine doc I'm like a pin cushion. Low Iron. Take a supplement. wife also forces me to eat Spinach. Haven't punched any Navy guys named Bluto yet!

As it always happens with these chests usually right after it leaves the original owners hands is that the key is lost and when that happens chest is locked. This one is no exception . Damage to interior was done opening it losing some of the important hardware. Attempts have been made over a few owners I guess to remediate that damage and attempt to lock it again, none of which have obviously been successful. The two lid system make for a complicated and delicate locking system. Fixing those issues now. The idea is to restore the ability to lock both lids individually and restore damaged parts while using period correct materials and fasteners without drawing attention to obvious repairs . Any modern materials necessary to establish structural integrity of damaged areas such as the Baltic Ply used as a screw reinforcement for lock will be covered by proper materials. New top lock. Baltic birch used to provide secure anchoring for lock screws. Solid material would crack as it happened before. Previous attempt at restoring damage from forcing bottom lid open. A mistake gluing wood with opposing grain direction to existing. Wood movement on the 15” wide board caused that joint to fail. Most glue surface there was end grain which does not hold glue well. In addition to it bottom lock strike screws cracked repair piece in half. Brass piece to reinforce previous mistakes only adding to them and looking terrible.

Thank You Veterans! This was from a few years back and don't think the national anthem can be sung much better than this. This kid knocked it out of the park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRjzBXE0SbA (They limited the link so it can't play on other websites but it goes right to Youtube)

This weekend is for ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM...MAY WE NEVER FORGET !!!

I too appreciate those who have served and are still serving as well, but Memorial day is not for them. It is for remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for giving it all.

They built a 416 with a Kohler and an Onan. They may have sold you the Kohler filter and you need the Onan air filter If you pull the fuel petcock from the tank you may as well get a new petcock and rubber tank grommet. It challenging to get the pet Oct into a new rubber grommet and even more difficult to get it into a older hardened rubber one. Also it a great time to pull the rear fender, pull the tank and clean it out hood, then give that rear area a good cleaning. Its normal for fuel filter to be 1/2 full

While perusing the Internet I came across this - the owner is giving it away and has no idea what it is. I'm sure somebody here must know, you guys are the best at this kind of thing

@ MIKE C160, https://www.zoro.com/super-lube-4-oz-hydraulic-oil-bottle-150-iso-viscosity-85w-sae- use this in those new cables to insure continuous smooth action , also take the time to et the cables be where they want to be, secure at smoothest movement point . makes a big difference. pete

Had a good day today! Set up with @WHGuy413 and saw @wallfish, @Sparky and met @Docwheelhorse. Weather was a bit hit and miss but none the less was an overall good day. Even had @diesel cowboy stop by for a bit. A few pics of my 6 machines and a pic of WHGuy413's horses

Looks like a tiller to me. You can remove the wheels and mount tiller tines instead. The smaller rear wheels then function as guide wheels. Below a picture of a brochure where you can see the same principle.

Of all things to happen mowing today - guess what my dog point screw came loose on my Toro 314 -8 ! I tried putting it back in by removing shifter plate and guess what the dog point screw bent tightening g it up and it wasn’t in the shifter hole! Ah what next! My supply of 1 inch long 1/4 x 20 dog point screws was depleted! Ordered twenty more from McMaster Carr ( I will bring some to sell cheap at the Big Show). So where to get one? None at the local Ace Hardware! Ah, what about the RJ trans sitting on the floor? About 3/4 so I put two lock nuts on the end and used a 7/16 wrench to get it correctly in the shifter handle. Finished mowing!

We're out campin'. Got a dog/house sitter. Woods walking. Mountain biking. Relaxing. LOTS of pics in a few days.....

Top lid lock complete with lid guide installed. Modern materials hidden. Once stained and distressed to match old material it will be barely noticeable. Next will be strike on lid.

I hope you don‘t have the same regulary‘s than we have here. How do you call that „thing“? a manager? Here he is not more than an Idiot - no more no less. Contamined material here was not further usable as Animal feed and must be trashed by law. So in worsest case 3 or 4 Bales must be trashed, The machine must be picked out of the harvest and completely cleaned out before it goes back to the harvest in the best case that means a 3 hours loosing. If any official control see a contaminated material, the whole harvest must be dumped. So what benefit is better half hour to mount the Chains or 3 hours + for the other option + dead animals. Managing equations here would give him the „ bye bye Card“ and a friendly kick in the Butt.

Paint is dry, but not cured. With the weather today it should be cured by lunch time, but I have to leave around 11 for a wedding. My plan is to leave it sit out and sun bake, then start putting it together when I get home.

I bought one of those digital hour meters (Briggs and Stratton brand) when I bought our JD GT235. Worked great for about 5 years then the internal non replaceable battery died. 20 years later tractor still runs great but no hour count...

I had this for a while it was Sparky's before that Docwheelhorse. It is ready. Hope it does not rain. I hope you enjoy the picks.

This will not pass muster in PA. For a motor vehicle to be certified safe for use in Pennsylvania all wheel retaining hardware must be installed, as originally equipped, in the correct type and quantity, or matching another certified configuration (ie, you are allowed to swap a lug bolt setup to studs and nuts).

I received the pump and cylinder rebuild kits and new spring today. I had surgery yesterday to remove a precancerous spot from the top of my head so I didn't fell like doing much more than taking the parts to the shop.

I dont see a way these plastic backed one would short. Even the mounting system they used with these are short proof. Worst that could happen is they go open. But I certainly understand how the metal backed ones could get exciting in a hurry Along with the run from the battery to the gauge not being fused. That was a bit of a boo boo. My gauge is plastic and cant short, but imma still gonna put a fuse block in that lead. Prolly one of those GM style fuse holders incased in rubber. Install it right at the source.

I hear ya, Ive ordered a new plug / whip lead that goes on the back of the ignition switch. Once that arrives here It is my intent to make a brand new wire harness. All soldered heat shrunk and treated with silicone dielectric grease. Wont go wrong in my life time. those crimp on connects - I take the blue jacket off them, pinch them on, then solder and cover with heat shrink tubing. Never goes bad. Cheers

Some may find it a bit sacrilegious but I have a soft spot for the 1969 Woodstock Jimmy Hendrix version.

Always something! Ran out of 1/4" spring clamps so had to hit Ace in town and all they had were worm clamps. Hate those things but the bulb is on. Gave it a few squeezes and the .020 K301 puffed to life without its balance gears. @JoeM, there is increased vibration right through to the seat. It's tolerable. I haven't adjusted high idle yet but it's enough to make the hood rattle. I had to add strips of narrow tubing to where the hood mounts to the tower. Quiet now. Mowed a little in the back. Remarkable compression. She'll idle even lower, though I won't keep it there. Needs to spend more time under load to seal those rings. In the end, if I could reinstall the gears on nice new spindles with nice new bearings, I would.

@WheelHorse520H I use a 6 pt socket and electric impact , or if needed a 6 pt box wrench . if you are going to rebuild those spindles , use lucas x-tra heavy duty chassis grease in those bearings , I clean out and repack the new bearings , typically the grease is not rated for high temp , and fails and gets noisy , also do the mule bearings , same bearing , same grease swap . you can get a die nut to clean up those spindle threads . I use a small fine file on my blade sharpening , minimal metal removal , come out clean and sharp. since doing this grease conversion to my 3 decks , deck noise is very low , no whining noisy bearings , decks work without effort . those bearings get smoking hot , lucas grease is rated at 560 deg , anti sling , polyurea ( recovering ) rated . if you are right there in deck refitting , make it last ,and quiet running , just an idea, pete

Yes, I'm seriously considering bringing this to the show! I've never been, but looks like a good time and only about 4-5 hours away for me. But, I have to get it running first. I'm still going over it and have had to replace the water pump and fuel pump. I know some folks think that draining all of the water and fuel out of an engine before storing it is a good idea... but I disagree with that practice... Good news is all the parts are generic and easy to find! The water pump was an agricultural sprayer pump I found at Tractor Supply

A lovely evening. Can see Marie watering plants in the Oranjerie, and the wheelhorse with its trailer tucked in for the night. Finn outside keeping guard.

'cept maybe for this!!! Don

Lots of after market ones...I replace any failed mechanical pump with an electric one. i use Facet posiflo made in USA Knock off

Also earlier in the thread @wallfish has multiple posts of the pf engineering backhoe he built!

Great commentary, I must say that both of our girls exhibit all of characteristics described in the article.

That is a nice unit. My dad uses those on his vintage 2-stroke dirt bike to keep track of when the piston needs changing. Works like a charm. I've been looking for an analog rpm-gauge which can be installed in a similar way but so far haven't been lucky enough to find one. They all seem to be digital. If anyone knows a source please let me know.

I know this is an old dead thread, but Save Old Iron, thank you so much for this suggestion. I had taken of my motor from the chassis to repair the leaking old drain. i never removed out the bolt that the motor ground was on, and it was covered in ****&Grime™ from a slow, steady small oil leak. After putting her back together, I was getting intermittent starts... some time the starter would just chatter, other times she would start right up. it was driving me crazy until one day, she wouldn't start for anything. I removed and cleaned ever terminal i could find, but the starter just wouldn't catch. I was about to buy a new one when i came across this post, and as a last ditch effort, i pulled off the ground. Not a bit of shiny metal to be found anywhere. 20 minutes later, with a new toothed washer for extra bite, bingo, purring like a kitten. Thank you, 12 years later!

The Bavarian.... after High grass Cut.... grass was 6“ high. I‘m still proud of my Wheelhorse, what performs perfectly at all.

Finally got the axle seal replaced on the C-100. Seemed to all go well so hopefully no more puddling oil under it... pressed in pic didn't turn out well but it seated well running the skinny tires for now. Will get tubes for the wide v-tread next!