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Neighborhood garage sale. Last day last hour. Free... Score! Works like a charm...

Amongst all planes the scrub plane is probably the least glorious and least revered plane. It is a work horse which function is to merely dress a rough sawn board. It is designed to remove material fast and as effortless as possible. What makes that possible is its narrowness and the highly convex iron edge. This thread is about a particular scrub plane. It is one of the most important tools that I have not because of what it does but because it bears the hand prints of my ancestors. My father tells stories of it when he used it days on end when he was younger. The hard tedious job of dressing a rough board was reserved for the young ones usually the apprentice. He hated this plane for it represented hard work. He remembers his father my grandfather also speak the same of it when he was also young. Its history is documented as far back as my great great grandfather. It is worn by their hands particularly in a few spots which are obvious . I have passed it on to my oldest son . Although it can be used it now rests amongst others as a testament to the legacy it has carried forward for many generations.in some photos below it is shown next to my own version of it for reference of what it was like before all the work and handling left their marks on it. notice the 1/2” plus worn off bottom worn wide mouth notice where right hand finger goes notice recess worn by finger 1/8” deep notice where left hand thumb goes notice recess worn by left thumb. missing around 5/8” from wear.

First time I've been able to move the boat out to the drive solo for annual maintenance. The slight incline always needed a couple people to chock the wheels. This worked great!

At least we have tractors… and a new kid to ride them! 8 year old Landon wouldn’t talk to a soul here in the circle. I kept working on him. Finally I asked him if he could sit on the WHRat bus seat and push the clutch pedal all the way down. Then he was hooked!

Dad let me skip school on Friday so I could wash all the tractors and finish my 604.After we were done getting ready we loaded up and slept Friday night in Bernardston for the gas engine show today. A bunch of people liked it and asked questions. I appreciate all the help and words of encouragement from you guys.

Got them side shots!

Perfect weather and a great time! Rode up with Tony @Docwheelhorse .. met-up with John @wallfish & Gary @Retired Wrencher. Talked with @wheelhorsekid and his dad Matt @WHGuy413. Matt’s son bought an 876 (hydro short frame) that Tony brought up! Saw Wayne @Crazywheelhorseman but we didn’t end up chatting . Yes I bought a raffle ticket for that Farmall Cub . Oh and I sold the JD trailer 15 minutes after we arrived!! Cruised the grounds first, then grabbed breakfast. Ate right on the hood of my machine like a savage! Well a savage with a fork and knife . Then wandered the flea market section.. bought some metric 1/2” drive sockets. John sponsored a portable outhouse so we all made sure to treat it right !! All in a great day

Through out my life I have been fortunate in the fact that the legacy which was left to me became not only my profession but also my hobby and my passion. I always had an insatiable curiosity and need to know more about my craft and the ones that came before me. This started at a very early age. Such need was always met with positive reinforcement , recognition and help from those who noticed it and essentially entrusted to me not only their knowledge but also the provenance of the countless instruments of such knowledge which I am fortunate to own. I learned over the years that in most cases such does not happen. Children or siblings do not follow or show interest in their parent’s ,family’s trade or craft. Even spouses many times surprisingly know very little or care about their husbands craft and or abilities. Wether for lack of interest or many times financial necessity, other paths in life are followed by their offspring. Inevitably then, once those individuals are gone , their knowledge and all the information associated with it and them begins to disappear literally piece by piece. Wether by selling off those items or even distributing them amongst themselves the pages of the book are scattered and the story eventually lost. Although the same may also happen here in the future, it is at least for the next couple generations safe, I am happy to say. My children and already evident in my grandchildren not only are actively interested and participate in the craft, but importantly show a respect and reverence for all associated with it and their predecessors. Of course in a sort of selfish way I waste no time or opportunity to keep bringing it up front and keeping the flame brightly lit. So to answer your question directly, yes it is documented. It is so in the same way it has been documented prior and passed on to me. By individual to individual, generation to generation , keeping the interest alive, sharing and passing on the knowledge while actively always searching to understand more and filling in some of the gaps and questions of what is not known.

Getting the SL&WHN RR ready for the Memorial Day parade. 13 kids have tickets and are ready for another running of the Solar Express... I'll have 4 tractors in the parade total plus the train... C-105 E-141 Electric E-141 Electric A-60 Electric

856 was touring the neighborhood today with flag flying.

After he pours it through his sock, it will be just fine.

Sorry mate, but that is not coffee. Might as well have tea and crumpets.

I watch what you post on youtube and have enjoyed seeing those. Good job!! Everyone has to figure out what works for them, for me I have finally figured out carbs are my addiction. Most my grandfathers were alcoholics and so addiction run in the family. Once I learned to stay away from carbs, my life has changed for the better. I do intermitten fasting daily and just started adding some 36 hours fast. I can't believe my pain reduction and how good I feel when fasting for a day. I started this process a few years ago when my doc declared me type II diabetic. I weighed in a bit over 300 then and since then, I have reversed the diabetes and I'm down to 215. I eat keto for the most part. I take blood pressure meds and now I am down to about 110/70 all the time. Hoping to get off the meds. Randy

Little more completed tonight. Hitched up, now I have to get the pulleys sorted out.

Touched up the paint on the wheel weights on the 875 today. Going to look for chains for the rear tires. Had to reorder carb gaskets for the 310-8 as they didn't include them with the other gaskets I got the other day. Hopefully the get the head on and oil changed this week while we wait for gaskets AGAIN !

All: I have been trimming these hedges and pruning these three rhododendrons for 45 years now...they are all at least 60 to 80 years old. The rhododendrons have always bloomed the first week of June - this years they are early... enjoy! @Handy Don, @ebinmaine

Let's start here.... Sold the '73 no name 12 Automatic to a very happy new owner. The void in the collection created a huge vacuum & this was sucked into it the very next day, lol. 1979 C-161 8 Speed with some "interesting" PO's mods... (not limited to the K301 heart transplant) Poor thing had been sitting in a barn for many years with no friends... The most um "interesting" mod..... Clothes off, ready for a bath... I think she might need a brake shaft seal... I was pretty sure there was a under all that dirt & crud! Made a modification to one of my lifts, anyone familiar with mower decks will recognize these brackets & rod.... It can now be locked into the front or mid Tach-O-Matic, snowplow bracket, or rear hitch mount. With both lifts it gets the Horses pretty high up & can remove all 4 wheels. Mounted a Reese receiver under the workbench for mounting my tire changer, fabbed a plate for the mount on a spare hitch I had laying around, solid as Sears... Going to make a couple more, one for my pipe vise & one for an engine stand.

I just got done mowing three to four foot tall grass with my 520-HC. I'm really impressed how it cut right through and the governor hardly kicked in

Is this a “tight-shot”? It’s my breakfast this morning that I ate off the hood of my tractor at a show … needed a sturdy flat surface

I did have to go over it several times to get it to look that good but it was more seat time

That wire delivers the 15,000 to 20,000 volts to the spark plug so don't mess with it with the engine running. It would be a shocking experience. Sometimes you can bend the terminals just a bit to get a tight connection which also holds it in position. Just do it with the engine not running.

Coffee and the smell of bacon frying at a campsite. What could be better? And I do love cowboy coffee.

I'd never argue against chocolate!! Next time you're swinging through the States stop by and I'll introduce you to the wonders of lovely sweet 🤠 cowboy coffee ☕☕.

Eric that looks disgusting! Much better to have a nice frothy cappuccino with chocolate sprinkles on top.

Pack ittupp!!! No coffee no camping. Can't. Do. It.

2x6x16. The main shop is about 31 feet by 80 and the width was regulated by the top chord of the truss being limited to sixteen feet. I built my own trusses back in the day to save money. The lean to was built at the same time and not an addition with thoughts that it would keep the shop area more in order. Fellas, they are never big enough, but at least I am reducing the amount of stuff laying on the floor.. . There should be room for two columns of Wheel Horses 32 feet long parked nose to tail by tomorrow.

Here is what comes up on a B-165 search. 3 pages of results in no particular order https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=b-165&quick=1&type=downloads_file If you have a model and serial number they will narrow down the results.

Look on the inside of the rear wheel. You should find the valve stem there.

A few of how it looks now...

No complaints on the fuel bowl from me. I enjoy looking at it. They are not the only thing that gets a little leaky with age, but us guys have to love em' anyway.

OK it ain't Tuesday so sue me... @Achto says he gets sendimental about this so who am to argue ... i know they leak Sqounky but get over it... 🤣

@Pullstart @ebinmaine @RandyLittrell great work!!! If i missed anyone else success story great work as well!!! I used to weigh 300lbs in 2016 and once I learned my son was being born I joined a program called Training for Warriors TFW for short. I dropped 100lbs in 8 months the side by side shot was a year apart. I currently weigh 240lbs and fluctuate to 225lbs when I actually care what I eat drink lol... But since then I'm a group trainer for TFW and work with people in their 20's to people in there 60's. You guys are more than welcomed to ask me anything if you need!

My computer has been running rather slow lately. I have a Dell 2330 all in one that's several years old with Windows 10 and 8 GB RAM. I just got a Samsung 2 TB 870 EVO SSD. I used the Samsung Magician cloning tool I downloaded free with a nine dollar USB to SATA adapter cable from amazon. It took about 20 hours for it to clone my old mechanical hard drive. After installing the SSD, the computer booted up like lightning and all my programs, apps, and the internet just jumped right in there I highly recommend it. They also last much longer and no more noises from the CPU

So I found a K241s. Exterier looks to be in very nice condition, like its never been out side. It apears to have the correct sump and it has a pto clutch just like a wheel horse. Spec number is 46863. $150. Any comments would be greatly appriciated!

So she did text back and asked if I would be home last night and if I could grind a stuck nut off her rig. I told her to text back when she would be there.. Well, she didn't afaik. No more replies to her. Even if I am home and available.. I have a tenant like that who lives two miles away. Those kind of ppl are thieves of time. Not spending another second of it on her.

Thanks a lot! Y'all just reminded me how old I am.....

Distributor/ carb adjusting tool from Snap On. The slotted screwdriver sockets are long gone. Shown with the 1/8" Delco points adjuster bit along with a 3MM hex bit for those pesky Chrysler 2.2 Holley/Weber mixture screws. This tool also was handy with a 7/16" socket when old Mrs. Hubbs sawed off her side view mirror on her 68 Olds 98! Dwell meter is long gone. It was a good one that would balance cylinders. Last time I was using it I was setting the idle-air mixture on GM Computer Command electronic carbs. Last auto shop I was in we had one of these that actually talked to you!

Hi Mainiacs and or Potato Heads, Can you tell me where Banger ME is , I think some might call it Bangor? C-85, a proud Vermonter, where we have the worlds best maple syrup running through our viens!

Proper replacement for type A is Dexron/Mercon. No mixing.

I got a cheapie Sun knock off timing light. Polished chrome. Also have a 45 deg . cable operated 1/4" Dr. dwell adjuster tool. And of course a vacuum gauge.

Sun Timing Light. Now that's an oldie

Me too. We gettin' old, Mike. I still have my Sun timing light, dwell meter, and vacuum gauge. All in the red plastic carry case. And have occasion to use it from time to time.

Yes, the belt guard is still on the to do list, along with hitch, wheelie bars, and weight brackets. The clutch/brake is a single pedal setup now. It works great. I think trimming the blower housing for the intake was a better and cleaner choice versus cutting the hood. I like the look of the tractor, so we went with mineral spirits and linseed oil over a new paint job at least till we get it balanced and pulling like we want. Probably going to have to adjust pulleys and brackets a few times to get where we want. Main class will be an 800# kids class at 5mph. I might get on it in a 1050# once in a while and see how it does there too.

RJ-58 hood for the restoration I'm working on. Letters were painted by a pin striper.

This is what Echlin sells now. I still have my Tube of grease from 1975 when I was known as " Mr. Delco"

If I remember, that lube was like Vaseline, which may be comparable. The lube I use for my Penn fishing reals resembles that point lube also. Not sure, but I would think either would work. I also have a tube of that kind of lubricant from my Grandfather...probably what they used back then. Thanks for the memories. My guess is Squonk calls it earwax.

Well I've been getting a little work done on the rigs lately. Got the snow plow taken off the 312 and got it rigged back up with the sleeve hitch and started cleaning up the implements I got recently. The moldboard plow was first up. I decided to sand off the old paint on the tool bar and give it a fresh coat. It won't stay pretty but the 312 looks nice so wanted the plow to match up some. For the plow parts I sanded the rust off and smoothed them out then did an oil rub down on them. Turned out pretty well all in all. I should get a chance to work this rig on some harrows in the near future. I'll post an update when that happens. I'll switch out to the AG tires to do the work and probably add some front weight to the tractor. Anyways...here's some pic updates

I weighed in today at 174.8. It’s been a while since I saw that number…

Not just farmers. All three of my children headed off to college with a toolbox and the skills to use everything in it. I heard plenty of stories of astonished friends when something broke or needed adjusting and my son/daughter just grabbed their tools and went at it. As adults, they are buying their own tools and often they call me to discuss options. Enjoyable conversations, for sure.