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Oliver let the people decide With the introduction of the Model 70 Oliver executives came up wit an interesting marketing concept. To draw attention to the new model on display at state and sectional fairs, Oliver Farm Equipment Co. invited farmers to cast a ballot for their favorite color schemes for the Model 70 with six to choose from. Oliver exhibits at State Fairs offered a voting table surrounded by the six specially painted Model 70 tractors. People were invited to look over the variously paint combinations on tractors and vote for their favorite. People selected from; Chrome green body, red trim and ivory lettering Regatta red body, aluminum trim and white lettering Chrome green body, tangerine trim and white lettering Yellow body, black trim and red lettering China gold body, tangerine trim and ivory lettering Ivory body, China gold trim and red lettering The contest was a piece of marketing genius and drew a considerable amount of attention from the public and agricultural press. Each person who cast a vote was given a gift, “an Oliver leather pocket key case.” The winner was the Chrome Green with red trim and ivory lettering which was used from 1938 to 1958 when the new paint scheme was introduced with a meadow green body and clover white wheels, grille and lettering

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I'll see your excellent looking 520, and raise you a 522

8 cups water 3 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning 1 onion 2 potatoes - chopped into 1" cubes 1 lemon - sliced 3 cloves garlic - crushed 2 ears corn - cut into 2" pieces Crab of choice - 2 clusters Sausage of choice - 4) 8" long pieces chopped into 1" pieces. 10 - 12 Shrimp. More if shrimp are small. Combine water, Old Bay, onion, lemon, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Add potatoes and corn. Boil for 6 minutes. Add crab. Boil for 4 minutes. Add shrimp and sausage. Boil until shrimp are cooked, about 3 - 4 minutes. Serve with fresh bread, cocktail sauce and melted lemon butter. This makes a meal for two.

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Perfect, a 12 and 20"er and a fish sale covers job.

Whatsamatta with my torque wrench????

I repaired one last summer that had cracks. This was from a basket case 416 I dragged home a few years back. Unfortunately I don't have a before pic but you can see from the welds where the cracks were. Cracks were ground out and welded up. A 1/4" steel plate was welded in then welds were ground flat. You can just see the spacer bars that were installed between plate and frame so it would sit flat. Frame was then primed and painted. This is the frame on my 520-8 project.

collapsing grapple is ideal for use with 550 cord, and has a plethora of uses all in a compact lightweight package. When closed Teardrop shape is ideal counterweight for throwing your line, as a bolo weight, plumb bob, or as a wedge to secure in small gaps. Quickly Configurable from 1 to all four arms depending on application. a grapple or drag for removing obstacles or disarming trip wires, pulling down cables etc. Use to retrieve or lift gear to higher spot. Use as an equipment and clothing hanger around camp, hang from above or secure around tree trunks. Use with short wrist lanyard to carry grocery bags Use with a long line or short wrist lanyard for pulling away barbed wire, can be lashed to a stick for multiple uses. Use as a gill hook or shore anchor Use to hang game for processing Ideal for camping food cache! Toss while closed over a limb, open and hang grocery bags on arms, pull and secure end of line! Great for shelter options in the brush, provides many different ways to secure lines. Not for Climbing use. Lol

An old pair of pliers?

That crack needs welding then add bracing to keep it from happened again. I use 1 1/2" x 1/4: steel then grind it on the back side to fit between thoes raised places on the transmission plate. Then I weld the braces into the bottom 1 1/2" x 1/4" bar,

Not only i wasn’t happy with the look of it, more importantly it was frustrating the fact that it got loose often and anvil would move. After thinking about it for a bit came up with a fool proof way of fastening it. It fits precisely onto base of anvil all around, looks better and it’s easily removable if needed. Old way New way Wood holder fits precisely all around anvil base

Everytime I start doing point work I end up on the Tube. Found this POR15 comparison today and it is interesting. It is long and you can skip to the 40 minute time on the vid to get the end results.

@953 nut some swiss slope cutting , love the drive wheels ! cant wait for the feed back ! you can't do that , Pete

That "side hill tractor" is an amazing piece of equipment! Can't imagine navigating that thing at the end of the row or taking it back to the barn.... Kind of reminds me of a story my dad told me years ago. My grandfather had a 160 acre farm in northeastern Iowa. Quite hilly but not as bad as the Oregon terrain in the pic. Story has it my ancestors settled in that area as it reminded them of their native terrain and climate in Norway. My grandfather, Gilman, was always looking to improve his farming and had gotten information about "contour" farming which utilized plowing across the hill instead of up and down, which was the traditional method in his area at that time. So grandpa started plowing across the hill one spring. Neighbors saw what he was doing and beat a path to my grandma concerned that "Gilman has lost his mind"! It did not take long before contour farming became the norm.

*I also remind her, it took me 11 years of hunting to harvest my first deer. I had shot two, but never recovered them. That is a much worse feeling than a clean miss! Since the 11 year dry spell, I’ve taken 2-4 per year every year. I have surely added more time to my hunting schedule, through the year. She’ll get there, I have no doubt. I’m proud of her for trying. I’m proud of her for even being willing to take hunter’s safety and progress with learning about animals, safe handling of weapons whether by string or bang. One step closer to being a strong woman I know she’ll become.

Whitetail season in Michigan is officially over, as of dark time on Jan. 1st. Rylee and I had three days of hunting together. She didn’t harvest a deer, but about 3:30 PM took a couple shots at 160 yards at a mature doe. I filmed the deer and Rylee at the same time and she called it, when we never found hair or blood. She closed her eyes and pulled the trigger both shots. It’s a huge responsibility to take a life. Her 350 Legend also has a quite stiff trigger. I’ll be addressing that with some different springs here soon. I am thankful for our time in a tree together. We’ll need to spend more time shooting, more time scouting, more time hunting. They don’t call it hunting for no reason. It’s not shooting or killing, it’s work.

Wise guy. That matches your torque wrench! Pun intended

Prolly a metric one then...

Interesting... I'll stick with my eighth place Rustoleum... Works for me and I can still afford to eat...

Just the opposite here Mick. Cindy never played cards tho Dan tried to teach her at tractor camp once. Good luck with that Dan I can't even teach her old maid or spoons no less cribbage. I end up playing with myself... Ahh well ummm I mean on apps on the phone...

Picked up another short frame today. my next goal for the collection is to have all the 1967 model year tractors.

I'm finding your input very encouraging, I've never played cards so it's kind of like learning a foreign language for me. I looked up some of the statistics about crib. It's pretty staggering how many hand permutations there are. I think I'll stick to Eric's plan of just playing from hand to hand lol. I was going to jot down the couple of permutations there are to make 15, turns out there are 71 of them so I'll scratch that idea. And the crib and hand taken together is completely mind blowing.... 2,317,817,502,000 nine card combinations. Phew. Cards is hard, I need to find something more relaxing lol.

Antique Tractors Represent Neglected History Many early tractor brand names have disappeared over the years while others have become household names that are known worldwide. Whether you are a farmer who is well-acquainted with the inner workings of the tractor, a novice who just likes tractors big or small, or someone who has an interest in antique mechanics and engineering, you can enjoy the uniquely competitive and progressively adaptive history of the tractor market and the products that it released. Wikipedia lists a thousand or more brands of tractors and farm implement manufacturers that have come and gone over the past century and a half. Of course, the story of the early tractor industry does not end with Great Depression though it did mark the demise of many brands. World War Two upended the nature of the market itself so entirely that this section of the timeline is particularly special. Many brands merged while others departed the tractor and implement scene and began the manufacture of industrial products to support the war effort. You can rest assured that I will be unable to do justice to the entire list furnished by Wikipedia but I will select those that have reliable information sources and share some rather unique agricultural history during the coming weeks. I will begin by providing what little information I could find concerning a rather extraordinary purpose-built tractor that met a specific need in a particular place. Very little information is available on the “Sidehill Tractor” but it could be operated with the rear wheels offset to allow the operator and engine to remain practically level while working on steep terrain. The wheels could be raised or lowered on either side or run level. E. G. Adams of Dallis Oregon built the “Sidehill Tractor” to fill a need in his area of the country. Many fertile fields along the Columbia River are very steeply sloped and this unique tractor found its rightful place in history by making it safer to operate a tractor in this challenging environment.

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Yum! My first ever seafood boil was in Maui, in a strip mall near the airport. We landed, but there were others in the party who were coming on another flight. Mrs. P found this joint and I was confused by the clear plastic gloves they gave us with the food. When I realized how messy it was, I was thankful for the gloves and the experience!

Reminds me of a hunt in Montana about 20 years ago. I made a shot at a 5X5 mulie from the bottom of a coulee. He was on top of a ridge about 200 yds away. I was shooting prone with the bipods at max height. Yep, I made a perfect shot, but the scope nearly took my eye out cutting a deep hole to the bone above my left eye. It took me a year to overcome the resulting flinching and closing my eyes during firing. I went back to a .22 and did a lot of dry firing. And shooting with unknown dry and hot loads. It takes some work, but it can be done.

I had a Boy Scout match holder like that when I was 12, but it's long gone.

Paul you hit the jack pot! Nice pick up with all those extra parts.Just take your time and everything will fall into place. Enjoy the ride.

Pretty proud of this critter!!! 20240102_204035_1_1.mp4

My wife and I play a game every day right after I return from walking the dog. She is ahead in the current series of games 6 to 3. Seems I'm kind of in a dry spell on getting good hands - lost the last 4 games. Had two 19 cribs in today's game. I whined a bit about that. No sympathy. The average score for a hand is about 8 points. The 29 hand is three fives and a jack in your hand, and a five in the cut. My wife seems to think that she should win every game, and most of the games should be skunks (winning by 30 points or more).

@ebinmaine there is another idea to add to Colussis. Purpose built to adapt to the local topography. I could probably use one of those along the back property line on our Ky. acreage.

Supposedly water proof so as to keep matches dry.

RIGHT? I think it came from dad's place after he passed. He had like 4 cans of silver! I'm just trying to use it up. The red on the motor Plunge? No less than 3 different colors... Van Sickel in IH red & MF red with a little regal thrown in for good measure. Trying to burn up them 1/4 cans. Just a spare shelf motor anyway case someone blows one up at plow day.

Starting to look like a 301. High lighting the timing mark really works good for static timing. Carb is really nasty and not looking forward to saving it. Bushing is real good tho so gotta try. Wonder how old this can of silver is?!?! $2.89?!?! Used it on the flywheel ok.

This weekend I picked up a 1986 312-8 with a single stage snowblower and box of new parts, from the original owners son, who has had it in his garage for 20 years. I paid $200. I also got a second trashed SS snowblower for parts. The son never used the machine. His father mowed 4 acres plus his neighbors yard. It has almost 3,000 hours on it. When the deck broke the father bought a snowblower and used it for only that purpose. It also came with the parts and service manual and the original brochure as well as a new set of tire rods and a chain guard. i’m not sure what I’m going to do with it but for $200 I figured I’d just grab it and figure it out later.

I haven’t been up to much til the last 2 days. I have a b-80 4 speed that someone converted to a 8 speed. My plan for this tractor has always been to put my loader on it. This spring Alex and I flushed the transmission out and it drove and sounded great. But it sat for a couple weeks while I waited for a seal kit. After that it wouldn’t shift into any gear or range. I found a 8 speed to put in it til I can pop open the other one to see what happened. Last night I tore the whole tractor apart today I swapped out the transmission and put it all back together minus hooking up the throttle and choke, fixing a wire I broke and putting the gas tank back on. @WheelHorse_Kid had it running like a top. Can’t wait to continue with this project.

Buckle up, we’re gittin down to the 32nd of an inch in belt talk …………………! 😂

The more good threads we have the better this site becomes. Pleas take lots of photos and list sources of parts and materials.

If your entire deck is tilted, I would look at the tire pressure and the diameter of the rear tires on the tractor. The rear wheels on the deck need to also support the deck properly. Look at the size , bearings and support brackets of these deck wheels. With the deck lowered on a flat hard surface, measure the height of the blade tips with the blades positioned left to right. They should all be equal. With the blades positioned Front to rear, the blade tips should be 1/8" less than the rear. If the individual blade cuts are uneven, then you need to look at the spindles, bearings, bent or warped deck shell.

I think that cribbage is a great learning game for kids. They learn how to do some basic math in their head, no buttons required.

Problem solved. 3M tape!

Agree Pete, maybe a telescoping bar between the tractor and the gen set. This unit is very heavy, on wheels and will be towable and made to use on any tractor with a PTO. And a spring loaded tensioner will be added to stop the belt slap.

Here are pictures of the Honda muffler. Sorry I don't have the part number, but it should be available on line through Honda parts.

We will spend more time plinking with the BB guns and my .17 HMR this next 9 months. She liked shooting my 450 Bushmaster because of the light trigger. Also a reason I enjoy the muzzleloader, it surprises you! We’ll get her fixed up

That transmission plate needs to be welded first for a permeant fix. Neither system used will stop that crack they are for reinforcement of the original .. That just my option.

I searched for the match holder and they are still available for cheap.

For most of the Pa. a minimum of 3 points on one side are required. A brow tine can count as one of the three required. Around 20% of the West end of the state require at least 3 points branching off the main beam. A brow tine does not count as one of the three required. A tine must be at least one inch in length to count as a point. Some hunters are exempt from the restrictions, youth under 16, disabled , and active service , are permitted to harvest any buck with a 3" spike or a 2 point antler. Only one antlered deer / hunter / year. Antlerless permits are by lottery for a specific management area. Some areas, mainly around Pittsburg and Philly, have unlimited doe permits with extended seasons and allow baiting to try to control the overpopulations. Baiting is not permitted outside these areas. IMO, the restrictions have improved the quality of the herd by ensuring most bucks live to be at least 2 1/2 years old. Gary Alt was the biologist responsible for the implementation of very contested antler restrictions in 2002. I attended several town meetings and supported Garys restrictions with one addition. There are pockets of a strain of deer that never develop antler points. I felt these deer should be culled by making them legal if the main beam was a minimum of 12" in length. My proposal was not passed and unfortunately I still see some of these old deer that are breeding and not legal to harvest.