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I've been married 27 years... known her for over 30... I used one of my 9 lives and simply said "I'm buying this..." no discussion. Lol... Maybe I used 2 lives...

Putting it away this morning and shutting off the gas. It is my sun shine tractor only. Hope you enjoy the video! IMG_1082.mov

Here ya go mounted on the 417-A hood.

Hello all, A little birdy was nagging me to go get a coffee at our local Xtra-Mart / Dunkin. Well I went, behind the Xtra-Mart is a junkyard / auto recycling place. I know the owner. When I pulled in I saw "it" and said... thats mine... period no discussion. I called up Joey (yes thats his real name) and said "listen... its mine... gimme a price and don't kill me on it" He goes "man... everybody wants that thing" I said I bet... but gimme the price. He says "$$$$" as is and get it out of my face. I say "SOLD"... I'll be down with the cash. I paid an extra $100 and they flat bedded it too my house. I gave it a pressure wash and vac jobbed and threw in a used battery. Got it running (well they had did me a favor and cleaned out bad gas and threw in some fresh) Brakes junk... power steering pump junk... other misc stuff to fix. But it has been sitting for 12 years!!!! It's a 1995 4x4 5 speed 305, 3.42 gears... I am tickled pink Tony 20230926_171653.mp4

Finally got the diesel working in the RJ. Still have a few minor adjustments to do but less than I expected. Need to set up the thumb throttle so I dont have to reach down on engine to control throttle. Want to drive it around a bit to be sure all is good. Over winter need to find a complete hood hopefully with a fuel tank. Then I can remove the existing tank which will allow an original hood to fit. I will make a mini stack that will clear hood. Unfortunately I had to trim hood a bit more but seeing that it was already cut I wasn't as reluctant.

A day or three ago I was perusing the interwebs. I found a video that caught my attention because it was about non-ethanol gasoline. From what I understand there are gasoline pumps that leave non-ethanol in the same pumping system as the regular alcohol infested gasolines and you just choose it at time of purchase as you would with a differing octane rating, for instance. Odds are pretty high that the person who pumped gas just before you did NOT get non ethanol. Depending on how the pumps are set up that means somewhere between 1 and 4 gallons of the wrong fluid could be in the system. If you are using a setup such as this be sure to purge 4 gallons first.... Easiest way would be to pump a few into your road vehicle.

So, you pull in and pump 1.5 gallon of high priced non E which is actually cheap 10-15% E. Then you pump 5 gallon of high priced non E into your can. Then you reset the same pump and pump in 1.5 gallon of cheap E-10 which is actually high priced non E. I'll have to post this on Mrs.Ks sun visor.

Well I think it's done. Going to try mowing with it this week then I'll break it down and paint it at some point. I widened the vee in return arm about 3/8" at the opening by cutting the reverse slope on the return arm. This made for a more gentle angle on the reverse slope. Seems to have evened out the pedal pressure and total deflection of the return arm from forward to reverse. One minor detail I'd ike to mention for anyone thinking of copying my design; there is a nylock nut on the pivot bolt inside the hood stand (fun to install ). This effectively double nuts the pivot bolt to prevent it from loosening in the hood stand The best part about this design is that it required no drilling or cutting to install. Just thread the prepunched hole in the hood stand for the pivot bolt.

This is an illness that usually occurs in Feb., but five days of rain gave me a mild case. Not complaining about the rain, we need it, but I'm running out of indoor projects. Cleaned the oil boiler and the woodstove. Cleaned the work shops. Cleaned the weapons arsenal. Making new striper tube lures.

That sounds like it should be part of the @SylvanLakeWH train

Unlike the picture, mine has the external resistor. So it should work. Thanks Richard.

I get mine from the local hardware and they have their own above ground tank they take from. 👍

Oh, the humanity!!!! Don, 87 is for the wife's car!!!!!!!

Station I use close by for non E gas has 1 pump for 87 and a separate pump for non E. It's near Lake Lanier so plenty of stations around here sell non E for the boaters. Most have a dedicated pump.

It's unlikely I'll keep using this particular station. I like the value of things to be more accurate.

It is a 1998 model. Switch the first two numbers of the serial number around to get the model year. -JD-

I never thought of that. It's good you mention it now. I've been buying my no booze at a station with a dedicated pump. A couple weeks ago I saw a Murphy station in Michigan City with it and it was cheaper but it was a combo pump. Pumping a few gallons in my truck is a great idea but would negate the savings so I'll keep going to my usual. If I do end up at a combo pump I'll keep this in mind.

Thanks Glen. I enjoy these old Start/Gen`s. It is the start up that get`s me.

Living in Central Texas you could say we have three growing seasons. The spring growing season is Easter to Halloween, maybe even Thanksgiving. But it really is late March to late June. July and August it’s to hot for most things except Okra. The Fall season is September to Thanksgiving is a second window with a growing risk of frost after Halloween. Then for a third “Cold season” crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, onions and garlic for Thanksgiving to Easter crops. We. Corer these crops on nights there is a risk of frost or hard freeze.

If you have to grind take your time and take a little and recheck several times it's easy to take off more than you intend.

That a sweet truck worth of using 2 lives! That being said I could feel one of my lives leaving my body just by reading your comment!

Nice! I’m on my way to pick up a 5 speed transmission and clutch accessories for @Lil’ Pullstart’s project truck!

Awesome find and good on you for making it happen! I grew up on this era truck. Favorite truck to date I owned was a 92 Chevy half ton 350 5 speed 4wd. Just a great truck and fun to drive. Looking forward to seeing your progress on this one.

It also keeps people who shouldn't ride it, from asking to ride it

I messed around with my 854 with a slightly smaller pulley on the input shaft and a bit bigger on the engine. Just had to tweak the guard a bit. It wasn't a race tractor but it sure brought some grins to the grandkids faces pulling them down the road. Now that the tractor is dedicated to a sickle bar it's back to stock. A good place to find the pulleys is Surplus Center.

Went out back and got the garden tiller out and got the garden ready for spring planting next year.

With the proper springs, you can easily cancel out 70-90% of the blower weight greatly reducing the strain on the lifting components...man and machine.

Back door got paint today. Trina just needs tape to finish up the corners.

I love it how that hit and miss Engine sounds... Have to look for an Engine.....😎

Hello All, can anyone help me with the year of this 520 xi I just bought model number 73540 serial number 8901379 thank you in advance. Mike

Chrysler ignition coils have an external resistor so it will work if you add a ballast resistor.

@Docwheelhorse, What were you thinking !! ?? !! ??…

Love the era GM . Flawless TBI and valve covers you can actually see!

I have been getting my non-ethanol at a pump that dispenses 87, 89 non-ethanol, and 91… Then I seen that same type video on YouTube… I decided I will take a right instead of a left and hit another nearby station that sells their non-ethanol from a separate, single pump. It may even cost a little more( don’t know yet), but it won’t hurt me that much…

That lack of value was one of my bigger concerns too.

Bob, I put a Napa 25-7320 notched belt on my small block gennys. HC41 profile 13/32" wide by 32 7/8" long. Puts the adjustment right in the middle. Cost more than your run of the mill internet belt but top of the line Gates quality. Belt Angle 36 Deg Belt Construction Notched Belt Material Ethylene (EPDM) Brand NAPA Cord Material Polyester Cross Section Designation of Belt HC41 Effective Length 32 in Manufacturer Gates Notched Belt Yes Number of Strands 1 Outside Circumference 32.82 in Quality Level Best

Looks great, sounds great. Nice job.

From my years in Maine, I know, around Acadia National Park, Me. is was on the same line as Green Bay, Wisconsin. That said, me being 300 miles south of that here in the Chicago area, the growing season is mid-March to late October (depending on what you have planted). On a side note, I stopped growing some 50 years ago. It was painful at times, as you can imagine...but I seemed to have lived through it. If you keep dumping manure on me, I might make another 20 to 30 years. Just drip a little Rock & Rye on the manure once in a while.

I like the simple flashing covering the door-hanger track.

A couple of things to consider. A new valve has a stem that is too long to install as-supplied - it needs to be trimmed for proper cold clearance. IF the gap is too wide by less than .005 inches, you can grind the valve (or its seat) to gain that back...... done that before. Usually, thru wear, the gap gets too small..........

I hear that. Back in the day our model hydro turbines were made from a solid bronze casting with finish, then hand ground and filed to templates. The surface shape accuracy was +- 0.020" at best . We knew we had to do better so I designed a process to manufacture a model turbine using individual buckets that could be 100% machined then bolted together. I spent months purchasing a White Sundstrand 5 axis Omni Mill, learning the maintenance, installation, and programing. Got it all set up and machined a couple test parts. Worked great, we now had all surfaces ball end milled to +- 0.002". I really enjoyed the year I spent developing this process. Then, I spent a month sitting in front of the screen programing the first turbine . It was a success, but I told my manager..."hire a programmer, I will never sit in one spot for a month again".

Here is a print with the difference between a 1046 and 1056. The part number for a 1056 hood is 6460. Some quick searching found this same part number used on 1076, 1276, 1046,1077,1277,1057,1257. Most likely used on a more models. I believe that this would make it a long hood

No... 3 season toy... drive it to Zags and such... wife and I cruising like the old days

I make a lot of my springs from old garage door springs.

Anything.

Agreed. I can't even get the whole day through. Trina? Minutes. I'm not kidding. The girl ain't got no set down or quit in her. When it's raining snowing or ridiculous level cold we've been able to go downstairs and putter around. That workshop will now be out in the new barn. I can guarantee there'll only be a BBT trapped in the house for a matter of seconds before she installs a good heating system out there.

A few days ago we got more of the stone layed out. We're now at the point of digging out the trench next. Some pretty fair rains have fallen and the waters seem to be flowing as they should. NOT moving cubic feet of gravel with it.

Mrs. 8n says no. I'd get into too much trouble with something like that.

Think I need to find one and mount it on our pontoon. Would be easier than making a small boiler to run a steam whistle.

Looks like a " Mrs. K will kill me when see sees what I put on the stove", but I could be mistaken.