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On guard against any Deere…

I know some of you might "have" to take the key out of your tractor, but in my case, I'm the only one that uses my tractors, so my keys stay in the tractor. I have a hard enough time trying to find the tools I'm working with, without searching for a key.

Happy to hear from ya Green! Uncle Jim got a new drink holder from @elcamino/wheelhorse and Rylee had some sweet rides at the Big Show, I built a Snowmotractor, and I’m in YouTube prison for child endangerment!

Just picked up this rare 69 workhorse 700 for $200. The seller said it ran real good & sure enough it did! Tires look new too & it came with a plow . I think I did pretty good on this one ! A couple things I noticed , the engine may or may not be original, no key start, but the key does shut it off , the exhaust is venting under the hood, which I guess is the oem design & the drive belt seems a little loose

I can post again!

That's the problem with catch and release nowadays.

Come on man! Now I gotta clear my nose of tea because it shot out of it

Took one of the C-81's to a friends house & graded the driveway. The "Weed Eater" was quite smitten with her, Lol.

I know I can't be the only one with a old skidsteer. Mine is a Bobcat M600 with a engine from the M610 so the Wisconsin VH4D V4 air cooled gas engine

New addition today to local museum.

Tsk tsk tsk… I’ve made a formal complaint to YouTube… I am fearful that one of your precious children may strain themselves getting into or out of that lifted device that creates global warming… Please return it to its factory settings and trade it in for a Bolt… She’s watching you…

Just a few of our petting zoo!

First picture is the @Pullstart family!!! Last picture was a real classic time piece! Took to show the kids! Question and answer if they knew what it was!!! 🤪. Have many more pictures that I need to remove from videos!! But here is my contribution to the picture for now!

Sorry for being such a slacker @ACman Here are some pic's from my lens. First some customs. Some odd ball's Some more odd balls. HEY!! There goes my trailer! @Pullstart & company headed off on an A&W run. A nice group of 620 & 720 Allis's And then there was this thing. The color may hurt your eye's. But it was still cool!!!

That'll teach ya to let them poor poor sweet little innocent chillens near the big bad tractah!!

Here are mine checking out the new to use 520 just after I installed the trailer hitch..

I also am the only one in our household that uses the tractors. However, the neighbor's grandchild is a curious lad that feels free to make himself at home in my shop and tractor storage areas. In my case, removing the key is also a safety issue.

@ri702bill yes can definitely relate to that scene ! all of them crawling pushing their way to the front to grovel and scrape ! how pathetic . then typically , out of work early so they could go golfing with that puke , glad to be a grunt , pete

Me too! Not anymore!! We all "had to" wear ours (except middle & upper management felt they were oh so privelaged and decided not to) What a hoot to watch them all scurry around looking for theirs when the Corporate folks would pop in, unannounced!!

My new favorite paint is Rust-oleum 2X Gloss Apple Red. Does not come close to any factory paint

Made up a nice new batt-tree cable for a good friend o mine's.

I said no cats… so this is the cat..

Both just about done. Neither Kenb or I repainted the dash tower yet but here they are so far.

The two lid system although convenient is a bit precarious. That is specially so when one needs to remove a till from well. Support chains are always in way and snagging one means that heavy tool filled lid will come crashing down. It is evident by all the pulled and blown out hinge screws that box had when it came to me that previous owners had lots of problems with it. Had already resorted to a very old method on top lid and solution to second lid had to be the same system where lid is stopped and supported by a fixed stop using the chest and it’s weight for leverage. Introduced also adjustment for open angle of second lid placing this way all weight of it bearing straight down onto floor. Was trying to avoid all the extra exterior parts but this is the only safe way.

Gave her a light task....

Yep, spit popcorn on the keyboard when I saw the 'drink holder' Glad you all are doing well!!!

Found it! Thanks for the info though. Think I’ll pick up a spare.

You can get a key at Lowes, Home Depot, Advance Auto, NAPA or most any mower sales shop.

And this is the way I did mine. And the kit I used from Northern Tool.

Nah… just to let YT pompous peeps see it!

I grabbed the bearings today for the other front wheel. Also grabbed the fittings for the gas tank. Then mounted the wheel, gas tank and engine.

Welcome Back!! Ahhh, the Simple City. Got a friend that's into those. Might nearly have to pull the engine just to put gas in 'em. What's new in my stable?? Or rather who's new?? Big Betty Baloo, that's who.

The Treasurer considers these her 'pets': Judging from that bulge in the doe's belly, there's gonna be more soon.

Hope you are all doing great! Im still alive and kickin, but life has taken a bit of priority over the stables lately, but incase anyone wonders: Lil booger 655 went to a new home, since selling the little ladys place there was no need for the lil guy anymore. 'Lawn duty' K341 swapped 1277 just keeps on ticking on the 1.2 acres and even gets a little cruise here and there. Hoss is, well, Hoss- he's dragging the plow, scrape blade, push blade and whatever else I want to throw at him, and looking good doing it. Thats the one I built the big valve K321 for. Ol Smoky 701 is just too tired to do well anymore and is in the shop, about to get an engine overhaul. Rescued a real messy late 80s 520H, got it up and running/driving and its going to a new home this week for a quick flip and profit. Ah, and the ol B-1 bomber off roader- finished up that big cammed, billet filled 20.5 Briggs pressure lube oppy and it is an absolute animal! It continues to take me on adventures with zero issues. Oh, and yeah, theres that orange thing in one of the pics. I had to have just one, always liked the looks of them. Only took about 5 minutes of tinkering on it to realize they are a heckuva machine but nowheres near as simple as a Horse! How have you all been? Whacha's got in the stables these days? -Green

Somebody stole the phone directory AND the pay phone!

Cleared all the rubbish from outside the fence. All nice and tidy now.

BRB, going to see my grandbaby!!! First day home!!! wooooooot

She drives!!!! So EXCITED!!!

@ranger amazing how even though there is an ocean between us , we can share a common experience with dysfunctional management . on the opposite side of that , was the retired navy chief I had as a shift foreman . stand up guy , matter of fact , get it done , there with you on a 2 am call in , to get you all the help you needed . working for him , was like not even working , that by the way also not liked by the upper crust . you know what I mean . go grunt , pete

Not sure this is the best adjective to describe most of us Lynn.

Perhaps get two???!!

I'm always looking for free stuff I acquired a free kitchen the other day as well, a friend's daughter is renovating her house and needs it gone....probably use a bit of it to improve this houses tiny kitchen and the rest into my new garage. Problem is that we are always living in rented accommodation at the moment, so I don't want to spend a fortune on improvements. However, I also only have one life so refuse to "exist" in houses that are not good enough. Looking forward to buying again so all the effort is entirely for us, but until then we beg steal and borrow to get these houses up to scratch. My landlords always get a good deal! I asked the owner "why?" and he just shrugged saying his wife wanted it that way when they lived there. I never understood the obsession with conservatories - too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter, most pointless invention ever.

Maybe they are better suited that way for backing out of a sticky situation

Have they 'marked' the wheel weights yet?

Earlier this summer we were sitting on the back patio enjoying adult beverages and watching the tree rats raiding the bird feeders. Alla sudden, out of the shrubberies comes a Red Fox on the run, grabs one of the tree rats just like in your pic and trotted off toward the tree line. It was pretty cool to see this up close and personal. I don't think the fox knew we were there, and even if he did, he was more hungry than he was wary of us. It was only about 20 feet away.

Well not quit a pet but he keeps the tree rat population down. 😂

Me n the BBT are doin' well also. Currently sitting at 12 tractors. Three for her. Same mid 60s she's had. Seven for me. 5 C160s now! An Ariens S16H. The Colossus project is on hold til late fall or whatever. Couple projects for someone else. 417As Garden is in. Her daughter gets married in 3 weeks. Our new building project is still floating along in the works... All good so far.

All the parts of the handbrake latching mechanism layed out. Notice the square in the axle and on the handle? Look familiar? And everything assembled. Pull the handle and the handbrake engages the drum and latches. To release the handbrake you pull the handle a bit, push the button and let go of the handle and the button. Handbrake cable slots into the 'fork' on the foreground.