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They learn a work ethic early. Yesterday I was loading my cart with firewood while my neighbor was plowing nearby. When I turned around with an arm full of firewood, I nearly bumped into his 5yo son Danny. Danny stepped back and said, " vud ya like sum help Mr. Kennell". I was nearly loaded, but I let him carry a few pieces and then went to the house to get him a handfull of candy that I made him promise to share with Dad, Mama, and younger brothers Amos, and Elam. Danny likes my Wheel Horses.

In 1999 I bought a new Volkswagen Golf for my oldest son in his senior year in High School. He kept and used it until a couple of years ago when it no longer made sense to keep it now having four small children of his own. His reluctance in getting rid of it was obvious because I had given it to him. It now has over 400,000 miles on it. So seeing how difficult it was for him I had an idea and told him that I would keep it. My intention is to have my oldest grandson learn how to drive in it . Ambitious for a car with that mileage and 5 more years until then. However regardless of cost that is my wish. Although mechanically sound and well maintained since my younger son is a mechanic, rust and a couple of silly mishaps were taking it down quickly. Finally decided to tackle the body issues. Went to look at it today and it is getting there nicely with new rockers , body panels , and painted already. Can’t wait to bring it back home. in 1999 a month ago Today . It will be finished by Friday

That's funny right there I don't care who you are!

One of the reasons I like old Tecumseh H60 engines is that all 8 of the head bolt are accessable once the engine is reassembled unlike a Kohler K161' I installed a new Stens gasket after I did a valve job and decarboned the combustion chamber. Sanded the head surface with 400 grit paper on a flat surface. I followed the manual for the torque sequence - first 50 in/lbs, then 100, then 150, finally 200 at room temp and a validation sequence at 200. Engine sat a day before I fired it, so I figured I should check it to see if all was good. ALL were down 25 in/lbs, now 175. Retorqed all 8 to 200 in/lbs. Fired the engine, ran it for 10 or so minutes. Checked the torque as it cooled - Surprise! ALL were now down to 150 in/lbs. Retorqued to 175 and to 200, with a third go round to verify. Engine cooled to room temp, rechecked today - all 8 are at 200 in/lbs. Is this type of loss in torque normal - a day later cold and more loss after heated?? Bill

I have my fathers point file in a leather sheath in my odds and ends drawer in my at home tool bench. I just grab a chunk of crocus cloth and use that instead. If you have the ign. switch on you will know when the points have conductivity......

I'm always curious of why the "Do not use sandpaper" I have always used sandpaper and never ever once had any issue at all. In fact, I have 3 sets of NOS Kohler points in the packages from easily 10 + years ago because I've never had to change points, just a sliver of fine grit sandpaper with the old points in place. There has been quite a few pass through and still is a whole bunch of engines here that got the quick easy sandpaper treatment without a problem. 30 + engines IDK If a coil without a resister is used it will arc heat and pit the contacts which would be a good reason to replace them. But if they're flat and clean they work. If you have any concern about leftover grit from the paper then finish with a dollar Here's my philosophy for using sandpaper. By pinching and sliding a sliver of sandpaper between the contacts while using the points spring as the tension, it sands the surface of the contact the grit is facing the same shape as the other pushing on it because it's flexible. Turn the paper over and the same result for the other. They end up clean with more contact area. Plus it's super simple and easy to just pinch a piece in there and pull it out and repeat until they are clean. A hard file can make them uneven. I'll use anything from 600 to 1200

I watched a young Amish fellow buy this 65 acres for $1,005,000 last fall. It is mostly pasture land too steep for farming with horses. Rumor is it will be a dairy/ cheese making operation. I can't wait for some good extra sharp cheese. Last week the foundation was laid and the deck was on. Noon today they had three 18' high walls up.

One of BBT's students before class... same student after class...

Back in HS only 2 of us in my gang had cars. I had a 61 Ford Falcon and a friend had a 68 Beetle. Everybody wanted to ride in the Beetle because it sounded funny and was cool .Even though my Falcon was jet black with white wheels and coil over shocks all the way around and about half a foot higher than normal. Only cool thing about my car was the truck horn it had. The Beetle had an issue with the steering. Sometimes after hitting a pothole it would start to shimmy. The only way to stop it was to jerk the steering wheel back and forth. He like pushing the clutch in going down hills and freewheeling down them at about 40-50 MPH. We used to terrorize the next village over (school rival) and race our cars around at night. One time I was riding with him and down this narrow street we went. Cars on both sides were parked so it was pretty much 1 lane. We go down this steep hill and he pushed the clutch in. There was an intersection half way down where it leveled off and then became a down hill again. We hit that intersection and got airborne. When the eetle landed it started shimming again and it was all he could do not to play bumper cars with all those parked cars! One very cold night I get a phone call. He's stuck in that village with another friend with a burned out clutch and wants me to tow him back. I tow him home. My car had a great heater and VW's well you know they only generate heat when they catch on fire. We get back and I practically have to pry them out of that bug they were frozen stiff!!

Yesterday Trina made a snowman. She know it was going to melt but she had fun doing it and that's the part that counts. Just a few minutes ago she sends me a new picture of that same snowman after a day sitting in the winter sun at about 40° high temperature. You can probably see the difference because it's missing an eye. And a little posture. Possibly some weight loss? She has named it Picasso Snowman. Now that right there is some funny sssstuff.

The theory is that some grit will embed in the surface of the contact causing a loss of power across the points. I have actually seen that happen, but it was with a woodworking kind with grit that was too course. What @ebinmaine might want is a fine and flat jewelers file, they are available in sets of many shapes, or do the usual searching now that you know what to search for.

The Happy Panda a day later The Sad Panda

I know, I know, dont use sandpaper!! Sorry, but I've used a folded piece of wet/dry bout 400 grit - or, whatever is handy for the last 50 odd yrs, never seemed to make any difference.... See guy I worked with pulled over on the side of the road with hood up, pull over an ask if need help.... sez naw, it does this every now and then, I just clean the points with this ---- holds up a wood screw with bout 3" of those coarse threads, I just drag this thru 2-3 times and itll go for 3-4 more wks

I have a points file, then always finish with a dollar. If you’re a family of a plunger or a tin knocker, use 50’s. They don’t carry singles

Pretty normal. Aluminum head steel bolts and iron head. different expansion rates. Even they aren't torque to yield bolts I install new ones when feasible. After 50 years why not and they are fairly cheap.

Guess you will need to find three more since you have four grandchildren. Not too many people would invested the money to bring a family heirloom on wheels back to like new condition. But we are a strange bunch here. Looking good.

Pipe wrench is a good idea. but it has to be a good brand wrench. Skip Horror Fright and get a good 8" Ridgid brand wrench

here's the '83 Series 1, C175 ----------- i've never tackled the "full restore" like you did -- you did awesome job - i've just done partial mechanical and body

I actually have an old points file, I like the fact that it cuts on only one side. If I have the kind of points that can be taken apart, I'll then use a fine India stone.

Not an experienced crappie or croppy fisherman. But a 10' rod indicates a dapping style of fishing where you don't cast but reach in the cover with the long rod and dap the bait on the fish. So, any reel that stores the line would work for this type of no cast fishing. I can see a manual fly reel being used. I have used 10' fly rods for dapping for trout on small overgrown streams where casting is not an option. For casting light 2-6lb test mono line, I prefer an open faced mini reel. This is my Shimano graphite mini reel w/4lb mono on a Fenwick graphite mini rod that I use for freshwater trout and panfish. the complete outfit only weighs a few ounces. Good for throwing light spinners and small baits like salmon eggs, corn, and power baits.

Eric - if material is transferring from one contact to the other, the points are the victim, not the source of the problem. The culprit is the condenser - the Microfarad value is off. Could be either the movable or the fixed contact that has the buildup. The rating is either too large or small - I used to know which... not anymore - that was a few too many beers ago..... To clean the contacts, do not use sandpaper. A fresh, crisp Dollar Bill run thru the closed contacts removes oxidation and leaves no residue of its own.. Bill

Magnaflux?

Does the apparent crack line up with the break in the the core shown in your other posting?? I think you may need to replace your differential..

That is something that no amount of money can buy. My dad was also very loving, I being oldest boy of six kids, I think I had the best opportunity to work (help) him with home repairs, car repairs and ode's an ends. These are the very things that in our lives can never be taken away. I pray that we all may learn these life lessons while we have the opportunity too. Bob

At least youre working on a 'C' model!! The 'Big D's' are even worse cause you can NO way get in there with out major teardown. I had one of my D's that had the slot - for screwdriver - and it was so mangled, was no way to get to it with out big time tear down. Finally after the Sunstrand pump was showing signs of weakness, I went into it..... With it on the bench it took a 12" pipe wrench and a good bit of ...ooomph, to get that thing broke loose. Once off I cleaned it up and found a nut - 3/8-11/16?? and brazed it on the end. Fortunately all my other D's had the hex head

I'm with Ed, weld a nut onto the stem. Use an impact gun to loosen, tighten and repeat in short bursts until it comes out.

I got a atlas lathe given to me, needs some tlc but price was right. Messing around and looks like I can cut keyways with it. Need some scrape axles to practice on, but should work well

I only hope I can live to 95 and then pass away peacefully like your father did. What a wonderful life he must have lived. My condolences to you and your family.

With it apart, I would try sliding a nut on what is left of the stem and welding it fast. The heat will also go directly into the stem which may help to loosen it.

Great to see you keeping this car alive. Looking forward to the finished pictures.

If that TOW/PUSH VALVE (relief valve) hasn't been opened...for about 50 years... it WILL be very difficult to free it. The threads of the valve will be rusted.... and that's why it is stuck tight. see pic. I've struggled with these before... some success, some not. Try to get a small set oof VISE GRIPS on the stem of the valve. To do that, you'll need to remove the footrail and get the hoses out of the way. Even with that, there is still little clearance to get the vise grips LOCKED on to the stem TIGHTLY. MAYBE the mechanics old trick of heating the valve, then melting some candle wax onto it...drawing the wax to the threads...will help...don't know.

This is what the serial decal should look like and likely under the seat somewhere. OM = operator manual SM = service manual IPL = illustrated parts list The OM should have basic maintenance items. Go to the engine and transmission SM's for the recommended manufacture's maintenance. Can't link you to these without the tractor model and serial number. If it is long gone post all the numbers off the engine decal including the serial number. May be able to identify the tractor with those. West Parry Sound? I'm East Parry Sound.

Guess I need to turn Amish for that kinda cash. I'll pull my horses around with horses...

Two of my children bought their grandfather’s 155 acre camp (aided gladly by a loan from yours truly) in part because of their great memories there as kids but also to make sure it was preserved for future generations. Its one of the largest plots privately-owned plots in the county. They’ve organized about 145 of the acres into a revocable, state-recognized tree farm to gain a tax abatement in exchange for managed forestry and non-development.

I lost my Dad in 1980 when I was 26. I was married (still am) at 22, bought a house and we had my parents down here for dinner, weather permitting, on Wednesday nights. July 2nd, had dinner with them, they left before dark and went home. Got a phone call from my Mom around 1:30 AM - she told me that Dad was gone..... I asked "Gone where, out for a walk, did you pi$$ him off, what??" Only then did t realize what had happened..... Fast forward about 8 to 10 years.... I worked with way too many folks that thought their Dad was too strict, being a real tool as they grew up. They SO regretted not being ever able to thank Dad for his supervision and guidance he gave them thru their rebellious years.... I, on the other hand, DID get to thank both my parents before they passed for their steadfast efforts to keep me inline...... With thanks, Bill

My relief valve screw does not turn at all on my C-160 trans. What do I need to do? I’ve been using Wheel Horses since a kid but started working on them now since inheriting a few. Thanks for any help.

My 95 year old Dad died peacefully in his sleep this morning... I can only hope to live the rest of my life honoring his legacy. I am a very fortunate man. Rest in Peace Dad. A couple pics: Christmas Day 2022 (5 degrees) - Out for his daily walk... he was not a wimp. Train ride with a bunch of his Grandkids... IMG_0826.MOV

John hit the key word - flat. If they are angled, the contact area is greatly diminished and they burn from the current passing thru...

That girl is more likely to "file" her nails on a rock. No no seriously .... I've seen her do it. EXACTLY why I ask you bunches o' peeps. I appreciate all the info. The theory is that some grit will embed in the surface of the contact causing a loss of power across the points. I have actually seen that happen, but it was with a woodworking kind with grit that was too course. I can see the logic in that. I too have been known to use a fine grit good quality sandpaper to clean points followed by the old moolah bill. 💵

Dress mine like the FISH, but I use emery cloth....because I have it.

Probably the most important detail that determines if you land the fish that you have finally hooked. To set the proper drag, do not pull the line off the reel. The line passing thru the guides and across the tip top at an angle add drag. Hook the line to a stationary object , then adjust the drag so you can easily lift the rod with a reasonable bend in the rod.

The Treasurer and I live in the home she grew up in, that her Father built way back in the last century. When I'm working out in the shop late at night when all is quiet I hear him moving around. I feel him watching. I've even caught a glimpse or two... I have lots of his tools, and his Father's too. Cas has some of them too!

Loving the comments here - trying to "downsize" before a move, still a bit in the future, but there are some things that I will drag along with me no matter what. If my wife lives longer than me, she can give them away if she wants, hopefully to family or someone who will appreciate their sentimental value to some extent at least. This is my Dad's bench vise, which I'm pretty sure was his Dad's, but might have belonged to my mother's grandpa:

My condolences on your loss. It looks like was surrounded by family and their love the way it should be. A life well lived.

Sorry for your loss. I haven’t lost a parent yet…but I know it’s coming. Don’t think it’s something we can prepare for.

It's clear he is also a fortunate Dad that is resting in peace.

So sorry for your loss. Even after a long life of 95 years, it's sad to lose someone. Condolences to you and your family.

Do you have any maintenance history, or other attachments or details? As an unbiased reader, it seems the price is not implying the need to sell that quick.