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Mity Midget In the days following World War Two there was an abundance of surplus devices that had been produced for military purposes which were being converted to civilian use. The Nelson Brothers of Seattle WA, were part of this movement. The Nelson Machine Works, located on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, put together a tough little walk-behind crawler, the Mity Midget, between 1945-1947.  The Mity Midget utilized the track system and trucks from the U.S. Navy’s World War Two Bomb and Torpedo Skid, Mark 6. The tracks on the Mark 6 were not powered but the large footprint of the tracks allowed easy movement over soft or uneven terrain while maintaining a low stance. This little walk-behind crawler was powered by a three horsepower Wisconsin air cooled engine and only had one forward speed, no reverse. Lacking a reverse gear, pulling the four hundred twenty pounds tracked unit backward must have ben a chore. The first classified ads appeared in the Seattle Times on April 11, 1946: ”Mity Midget Tractor – Immediate delivery – Drop forged steel tracks. All welded steel frame. Low center of gravity. 144 sq. in. of traction. Will not dig or bury in ground. 3 h.p. Wisconsin air-cooled engine. Geared 20 to 1. Weight 400 pounds. Manufactured in Seattle. General Sales Co. National Bldg. Elliot 7785.” Sales seem to have been limited to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada. Sales for the Mity Midget were apparently no very brisk as this next newspaper ad from 1948 suggests.

I was coming back from a pheasant shoot at M&M shooting preserve in New Jersey yesterday and decided to take a few pictures for those who have not seen the NYC skyline. I was on the lower level of the busiest bridge in the world.

another @Pullstart accident waiting to happen Hopefuy he will not decide to hang the yellow bus from the ceiling.

They were in the back, in cold storage. This will keep them away from mice, keep them in the warmer shop, and be appreciated rather than ignored. Like I mentioned in the video, the RJ35 is quite slow and slightly impractical. It is however a wonderful piece of history and a crucial part of Wheel Horse’s legacy. I’ve brought it on the show circuit. Though I don’t mind those who do, I prefer to mix up my show tractors. It’s not worth putting cash in my pocket, but it’s better than a dark barn. At the end of the day, it makes me happy

How about this idea, I am sure from time to time good used Ferris wheels come up for sale. You know the small ones used in carnivals. Could one be put in the shop and have tractor replace the seats and them rotating on display. Like an oversize wiener cooker. Those small Ferris wheels fold up for transport like a trailer and it could be towed to the show to display all the horses. Yes, you can call me super genius!

I'm just sitting here waiting to see @WHX?? eventual comment

Hello everyone, I am an old member here, most will know me as wh1257, but after forgetting my password for a long time, I created a new one.

Like the Suburban 400 I hung up a while back, my RJ35 has a mostly permanent home in the shop now!

I had a comment stirring around, but this is a family show so I figured I better keep it to myself.....

Terrible picture, but this is a 440 chrysler with iron intake & exhaust, and front accessories about a foot in the air. I need a weight box, it moved it fine, but didnt have the traction to push the front tires over the transition to garage slab..

I built a 1/4” thick bracket and used 6” nail spikes to attach it to the corner post in the shop. A 2” square tube hinged on a 3/8” bolt and I simply slid the tractor into place and built a jack post while it was in position.

I have always given the customer a pex or type L copper choice. I prefer copper and never had any issues with it since the 70's. You just really can't give a professional looking job with pex IMHO. Pictures of some copper work. Thanks @JoeM

I love it, the sign next to it is a nice touch . You mentioned getting your shop the way you want it when you "grow up". Personally I've been refusing to do so for almost 60 years. My shop is my fortress of solitude & it has to be functional & FUN I probably could've restored another with the time & money I've spent organizing & decorating it. I don't think I'll hang a Horse but I do have a SpeedEx I'm tired of shuffeling around, hmmmm.... I'll have to seasonally decorate it of course, skeleton for halloween, Santa for Christmas, ect...

I can see Kevin and Waldo riding on it!

Amazing how little of a bump it took to start it. It happened at the start of this project. Now it's a race to see if I can get the project done before it grows out.

I just picked up a wheel horse lawn ranger I hay have paid too much for it but I got some extra wheels and tires. I am not Shure the model it looks all original the serial number on it is 62-18748 it is a 3 speed with reverse, I was wondering what you guys knew about this or what model it is, I can not post pictures cause I am not a supporter cause I am not old enough to have a credit card I have it taken apart a bit already, it is not locked up, everything seems to be there, it is a cool tractor and I have owned it for about 4 hours at this point so anything helps, thanks

Mike - - - - - - com on Mike, you can do better than that gott'a be a RED TRACTOR. Plus, Kevin has chickens.

I will let the decals adhere for a couple of days then install the hood latches. Until then this is how she sits.

Right side done. Crazy how stiff these are with the reinforcement underneath. No flex whatsoever.

Beautiful work and no pro press fittings in sight.

Been putting this project off since 2009. My significant other decided to take a vacation far away for 7 days. This was her Birthday present when she returned home.I figured with the amount of dust etc it was an ideal time to get the hard part out of the way. For now using the 2nd floor bath. Decided to go with a walk in multi-piece fiberglass shower with seat and remove the 1980 Kohler 1 piece tub and shower unit. Still some work to go till the finish line.

Overhead track system in a circle like a merry go round!

Took the snowplow off my 310-8 and put the 42in SD mower deck and power flow bagger system on. Added a little oil, and greased. All ready for mowing season!

Gotta put some sort of Character up on there. I vote for Rat Fink!

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Gave up on waiting for my decal guy to come over and just decided to try installing them myself. Dampened the tractor with distilled water with a few drops of Dawn mixed in. Started with the rear fender to work up the nerve to do the hood. Left side of hood done. Right side done. Front done. I found this one to be the most difficult. All decals on tractor. Machine is almost done. Decals have no bubbles or wrinkles. What looks like that in the pictures is little dents in the hood.

Just making the shop my own… no lost bets

here is the picture of the listing on Facebook

Ive been looking at the shock absorbers. They are just an aluminium tube with a solid piston. Even though its a nice sliding fit, there is no resistance at all. Not like a shocker should be. So I'm experimenting with making a new piston which will offer resistance. I made this one up in brass, an O ring groove has been cut and the centre drilled down with a cross drilling meeting it. That allows air to escape. I then use very high viscosity lubricant on the piston, which provides the necessary resistance. It's really sticky stuff and does a great job. The result is pretty impressive and gives the damping effect of a real shocker.

Wouldn't it be easier to put them on all those pallet racks?

Nice, but I have to say that the view from the bridge at the abandoned golf course in my neighborhood is better.

He is. But he does great work.

Engine parts arrived !! Before throwing parts at the engine I figured that I better check the valves for leakage. Filled the valve depressions with some some WD-40 & then applied low pressure to the intake. This resulted in all kinds of bubbles around the valve. Pulled the valves out & gave them a good lapping, after that the second test resulted in no bubbles around the valve. Because I am untrusting of aftermarket parts, I always check them. First check was the rod to crank clearance with some plasti gauge, .0015 as it should be. Piston to cylinder clearance checked out at .008" clearance. Remember the cylinder head? What it looks like now. To make sure that there is no clearance issues, I got to play with Play Doh today. Some strategically placed gobs, bolt the head on, spin the engine over, take it back apart, and measure the thickness of the Play Doh. Finished up the day with a mostly complete engine. Switched out the quiet line tins for the older tins as well. Fuel, wiring, plus a few odds & ends left.

About a year ago I trashed the special flywheel key Onan uses for the electronic ignition. Clocks the rotor trigger ring thingy in proper place. It was STUCK...ruined it trying to remove. Went looking for a replacement and no luck, sold out everyplace. Even used ones hard to find. Last week dusted off the project, P220G and searched again. Sold out or discontinued, dang! Wait a sec, i'll try those onanparts guys....hey! They showed a few dozen available! Contacted them just to make sure. Yup! Said 23 new keys in stock with lots more on the way. US made, no import stuff. Ordered 2 last Thursday and they showed up today. i be a happy camper:) If you have been looking, now you know where to go. Onan part # 515-0284 here is the link. https://onanparts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_33&products_id=105 Been lurking a lot...soaking up all the great info, pics etc here at Redsquare.

Oh yeah yeah. Do NOT grow up. I tried it. Weren't any fun.

Exactly. I build my machines to look and work good. They get shown off but also worked. The unlucky one that gets put on grass cutting duty will get the dirtiest but if treated with reasonable care they don't get too scratched or banged up. They are all kept inside and that in itself saves them a lot.

but it is better than a scrap yard and I'd right side up.

The blue tractor comes from France, from the south, the owner had painted it blue a while ago because the red paint was bad and that is why it is said that it is blue, but the intention is that it will be made red again one day.

I have 2, 18'' stainless steel grab bars that will go on at the finish , one on each end screwed into the framing as you enter. Thanks for your concern. @Handy Don

This unit does not require a mortar bed. Note in the instructions said no ''wet-set required to support the floor under an Oasis product due to the encapsulated Balsa wood construction. I still felt safer with a mortar bed as I have always done with Fiberglass units. @Pullstart This is also the first time I have installed this brand.

A valid point. Our walk-in tub came with two short stainless ones in the tub, we had the installer add two larger ones up on the wall..... love to read the Sunday newspaper in the tub with the water jets on.... that was 2016. Back in 1985, I remodeled our only bathroom, ditched the old worn cast iron tub in favor of a 2 piece "Remodeler" like yours. I insulated the back and side walls AND the backside of the tub and enclosure - took a lot of that "oil canning" movement out....

Throttle shaft bore wear won't keep an engine from starting./ May run poorly but doesn't cause a no start situation.

I be not sure about that statement.. 🤪😎😇 To all other i agree..👍

I see that bridge every day from my train.

All that copper work, your plumber must be expensive!

We just call them skip wagons over in Blighty, there are thousands of them on the roads. Anything from mini skips of just a few cubic yards to monster ones which are pulled on and off the truck with a single hook arm. Those ones we use in the military to drop a container full of equipment off. The skip can be dropped on your drive till its full then collected, if you want it on the road outside it has to have permission from the local council and costs more. BEWARE... not only will some nefarious thieves Nick stuff out of your skip, others will happily pop along and fill it overnight. You can't win. Some firms over here now supply a huge nylon bag, the size of a decent skip. You fill it up just like you would a skip and they collect it when full.

Today we finished up installing the hubs with new set screws, wheels and tires etc... Pigpen is back up n running!!!