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Years ago, when my grandfather was the pastor of the UM church in Duncannon PA he and his friend Ron Smith, who owned the local funeral home, volunteered with the local EMT service. There was a particular ambulance driver they were often paired with who would wait until the patient was stable and then joke that the patient was lucky, because if something went wrong the priest and the undertaker were already there.

Reminds me of that old joke about the guy whose father taught him his whole life to “always cut out the middleman.” The day came he fell ill and told his son to call the doctor only to see the undertaker coming up the drive shortly thereafter.

Toy Soldier Day is an annual event that occurs on March 4 to celebrate the day that “Toy Soldiers Unite”, originally the fan club of Dr. Steel — a Los Angeles-based music and street performance artist, was formed in 2006. The holiday is intended to unite fans of various role-playing activities as opposed to collecting or displaying plastic toy soldiers. Although Toy Soldier Day is not as famous as holidays like Christmas or Halloween, numerous fans of Dr. Steel celebrate the day every year.

No work today so I got a little done on the tractor. Moved all the painted parts out of the cold garage and into a nice warm house for a week of curing. Yes my wife is very understanding. This actually happens every time I restore the tractor. Jim hooked me up with a correct set of front rims which I mounted a brand new set of vintage style Firestone tires on. For the rear I kept the vintage diamond tread BFG's. They have a few weather cracks but are in pretty good shape for 50+ year old tires.

Did you guys forget ....It's Fastnacht Day. I like my Amish made doughballs fried in lard, pumped full of cream, and rolled in powered sugar. Just finished the last one.

@ebinmaine Damn, I’m two tractors under what I should be when using that ratio. 😁

Ah the elegance of math... Formula works exactly the same for 's...

After going through all the electrical, no change I finally figured out the erratic starting . If the engine was near the top of the compression stroke, the starter couldn’t get it over the hump. If it was just past the compression stroke it had a little room toget up to speed and would start. So I pulled the starter and took it to the local electric motor shop. He had an identical one on the counter from the EZGO dealer to repair $175 later it starts great. He replaced the start field coil, bearings, etc. He said the original coil was weak due to the insulation breaking down, but not bad enough to go to ground.

Yep, most granola bars are thinly disguised candy bars. Even fruit is high in carbs & fructose. I cheat & have a slice of cheese bread (open faced grilled cheese) for lunch a lot. My nutritionist wants me to eat "high quality protein" instead, but I don't usually have steak laying around!

Fuel inlet and outlet definitely matter as the check valves only work one way. You should be able to blow through in the direction of fuel flow but not the other way. Tractor (what I can see in the pic. looks great).

Gentlemen.... Please... The elegance of math extends to corollaries, theorems and hypotheses that are infinite... yet always true... while parallel lines appear to verge on the distance, we know they never will... @Pete D's original equation is absolutely flawless in its simplicity and validity... adding additional variables such as implements, storage space, wives' opinions etc. descends into an anarchy that is beneath the dignity of a gentleman connoisseur... Consider: Regardless of the number of implements, applying N+1 will always achieve the desired ratio of 's to implements... you just need to keep applying the formula... Capiche?

The formula you have presented is totally unsatisfactory where Wheel Horses are concerned. It suppose there will only be one additional Wheel Horse available for adoption at any particular moment when it is likely that two or more would be wanting to jump up on your trailer. Therefore, if only one were allowed to join your herd that would mean the other poor orphan would be homeless and that would be an unacceptable outcome.

Didn't do much to the WH today, busy moving a TV and entertainment center to a different wall, replacing an outlet that was broken and had arc marks, and installing a 3 "outlet".network jack for the TV-related electronics. I did, however, install the shifter knobs and battery hold-down I ordered. Seat bumpers & gas strut to be installed when some installation hardware arrives. Then, HOPEFULLY, I can get to that carb.

While living in a small central New York community I became a volunteer fireman/EMT. One of the other EMTs was our local Funeral Director/Mortician, being a very small town most people knew who he was. When he was tending to an ill oy injured person they would wonder if he was feeling mixed emotions while helping save their lives.

My wife had a doughnut today, not an actual lard-laden fasnacht. I had 1/4 cup of oatmeal with about 1/4 cup blueberries (bloobs!) I'm STRUGGLING with the bowl of jellybeans on the counter. 😥 I admit it; sugar is my drug of choice.

One of my family members decided to go on a diet. It's a "drops diet" whereas you place drops of magical liquid on your tongue a few minutes before eating and follow a diet of a specified calories per day. (I don't remember caloric intake figures but they were pretty low.) I got to reading because I was told these drops contained in the two bottles were homeopathic--google that. One bottle's main ingredient was grain alcohol. The other was a bunch of stuff like dandelion flowers, that and that roots, just a whole bunch of stuff that was so minuscule there was no percentages or amounts listed. These special drops only cost $75 a month! I found the website of the company and after much digging, found the "testing" was on 25 individuals hoping to loose from ten to 50 or some such poundage. 19 folks completed the program and then participants who took placebo only lost 2 lbs than those who took the drops! Scams are coming at us from all angles.

Those are a 40 gram bar with a mere 10 grams of protein. The other 30 (75% of the product) is sugars and other sweeteners with fillers and preservatives. As with many things available for purchase nowadays we have to be VERY AWARE of what we're buying. Unfortunately the "protein industry" has become a HUGE market due to A. The ever increasingly large general population wanting the standard quick fix with little to no actual "fitness" being involved. B. PHENOMENONAL marketing and advertising. I read just yesterday that at least 90% of the protein bars and other products in the current market are NOT GOOD FOR NUTRITION. Please be cautious.

It is always best to push through a filter like this if possible. Any type of pump will work harder to suck through a filter. For a gravity feed system or of you need to filter on the suction side like a Briggs engine with the pump as part of the carb then you are better off using a fine screen type filter.

All of the tools are perfectly usable and not out of date. The timing indicator is a simple one inch dial indicator with spark plug hole adapters, few people know how to use them but the various other parts in the kit makes is usable for indicating more that just timing. Carefully clean up the inside micrometer in the fuzzy case and display the components properly on new foam or felt. That is a precision instrument so treat it with care.

Lowering the fuel pump below the tank will certainly help to prevent the drain back and loss of prime in the pump. The advantage of the electric pump and a primer bulb, the engine does not have to be cranked to fill the carb bowl. Agree with Cleat, all diaphragm pumps only pump in one direction. They all have two same direction check valves with a diaphragm between.

I would have thought the same thing just a couple weeks ago. This takes training to get into. You can't just drop the food and hope for the best. It's really NOT that DIFFICULT if you have the RIGHT amount of DETERMINATION.

I thought you bears called that hibernation!

As a general rule of thumb I would agree but for the fact that you could extrapolate this further into the formulation for the number of tractors versus the number of implements. Hypothetically let's say you buy two tractors but one of them has two implements. You now have two tractors and three implements which is an unusable ratio. I believe past discussions have come up with the fact that you should inarguably possess a bare minimum of one tractor more than the amount of implements you possess. The ratio above clearly needs to be changed from 2:3 to 3:4

Actually, that would make you a LAST Responder.

I've posted little Malea before but it's worth posting again.

Cold weather will make it crank harder even with 10/30 in it. Going by the video you posted, that main cable going to the generator is pretty crummy. You can tighten the posts by removing the cable on the offending post and tighten the lower nut. You will need 2 7/16" wrenches to do it. The bottom one needs to be a thin wrench to fit between the gen body and the cable. Hold the bottom nut and take the top nut off. Then tighten the bottom nut. All my start/genny engines spin right over with 30W in them. Why? Good batteries, new oversize cables and clean mounting points.

Starter gen turning slow. They take about 60-80 amps of inrush current to get rolling. Make sure all of the cable connections and all grounding points and generator mounting points are clean and tight. You will be surprised on how many amps you will lose with the generator mounting brackets being dirty and rusty. As far as the bushings go, if they are the "tin sleeve " style, On the GM starters that used them, I used to take a small screwdriver and a hammer and slice them lenght wise to collapse them to get them out.

Something don't look right on that second Pic Wrencher. Unless you don't have it cut to length yet? On eights I found a spring with the link wire gov to throttle helps smooth things out.

I started changing out the old yesterday, and in with the new. Will finish up today. I drilled a small hole on the Governor arm for better action on cable..

Hi I have what I believe is a 401 with a Lauson 5.5 hp motor. It has the internal alternator coils and 2 diode setup for charging. I believe it’s a Wico unit. My question is does anyone know what the dc resistance of each coil is supposed to be? At around 2000-2500 rpm, I’m reading about 4 volts ac with the diodes removed, yet the information I have says it should be more. I’m guessing that maybe the tie to ground on the coils might not be good or the coils are bad. I’d appreciate any info thx

So I think I'm going g to need to rebuild the s/g on that Cub I just got. Dosnt seem to turn the engine over very fast. Starts right up when the engine is warm. One of the insulator studs is very loose. It's the stud that the battery connects to.. I have ordered new brushes, springs, bearing, bushing, and insulator studs. Watched a couple of YouTube vids but of course none with my model S/g. 1101691 is my model number. I guess instead of 2 bearings I have a bushing at one end. Supposedly that's tricky getting it out.. Also I'm not sure how the studs get replaced. If anyone has done one in the past and some words of wisdom I am all ears. Thanks I have an extra S/G off of a WH but it spins in the opposite direction and I hear it is not worth the effort in switching polarity. I could be misinformed.

It will be gone by then.

A 3 jaw puller is a no no, it will damage the pulley. Never try to remove a hub with one either, it will break the hub. A collar puller like you found the pic of is the correct way, sometimes if they're not rusted bad you can put 2 pry bars underneath the pulley & try to slowly "rock" the pulley off. I've done both but the puller is the way to go...

They all seem to be in nice condition, considering that they are "Old School" style. That may, IMHO, have a negative impact on the prices. Dial indicators and micrometers now are digital - better for Old Eyes. Central Tool is in the next town over from me..... The ones that have model numbers - look on their Manufacturer Sites to get pricing and reviews. At least the Micrometers are simple to read - OLD time Vernier Calipers are akin to using a Slide Rule ...

Lemme know. I'm super curious.

Happy Happy Junior

Yep, Wish the 420/430/445/455 wide Deere wheels had that much offset, 12x10.5 is the perfect size.

Happy Birthday young man! It’s so cool seeing the young’ns hooked on the hobby!

Thank you for the reply.

The early S/G's had 2 oil cups on top - they had a ball bearing on each end. The later style used a ball bearing at the pulley end; the far end only has a bronze sleeve bushing. There are 2 methods to remove that bushing ONLY IF there is a recess open behind it. There are special slide hammer bushing / bearing pullers that are split and blossom open after insertion to pull from the backside. The other is a favorite of mine - the thick grease & round shaft trick. I had a rather arrogant young Design Engineer express the desire to remove such a bushing in a competitors part without damaging either part. He wanted to know the amount of the press fit and how much it closed up the ID when installed... During lunch I took the part to the Inspection department and "borrowed" a gage pin .001 smaller than the ID. Went to the shop and filled the hole with the thickest grease they had. Insert the pin, push on it with an arbor press - the grease gets behind the bushing and it rose up 1/3 of the way out - all the grease was displaced. Add more grease, repeat. Cleaned up the parts and left them on the Designers Desk. It was probably 3 years later when I told him how it was done... IF there is NO recess, it needs to be split or cut out.

Absolutely! I tend to dislike "new" terms and such. But from now on when I win an auction item or a classified ad, I'm going to call myself a First Responder!

Nope - I'm way too boring to have one. Besides, I have a face for Radio...!!

Well the garage floor was devoid of getting any red paint last year so I made up for it with a fresh coat today. All of the small & ruff parts received a coat of self etching primer, 2 coats of enamel primer and 3 coats of IH red. Next weekend I plan to wet sand and paint the sheet metal parts. Speaking of this, @WHX?? are you up for some wet sanding next Saturday??

The unidrive rear is relatively narrow from hub to hub compared to the peerless, tuff torq, HydroGear and other transmissions used over the years in other brands. So the small backspace wheels make sense

I'm now approaching 26 hours fasting. I have absolutely ZERO desire for food. I'll stay in a fast until tomorrow morning and see when/if I get hungry.

..well I did have a 418 years ago but it wasnt here long. Been casually on the hunt for a 414 or 416-8 speed with a single Magnum for awhile. Never anything for sale that’s not a 5 plus hour drive one way. Well I know of a guy in the next town over with a couple and this morning I bumped into him at the local gas station. Said if you ever want to unload one let me know. Long story short he put a price on each one and said take your pick. I chose this 1989 414-8 and brought her home! Runs great, tranny goes thru all the gears, 42” SD deck is quiet. Obligatory pics :