AMC RULES 37,141 #126 Posted December 13, 2014 God speed on Dads recovery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,498 #127 Posted December 13, 2014 Dad comes first. The tractor is play, fun and games. Thanks for your post, prayers for pop. And we will see you when your back. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fabricator2009 48 #128 Posted December 14, 2014 Hope your dad is doing well. Tractor is first class. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #129 Posted December 25, 2014 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Dad was near death on the ambulance ride to the hospital, but after 2+ weeks, he's BACK!!! Talkin great, and at rehab working on his strength. Probably home is a week or so. Tomorrow, Christmas day, my present to myself, is a few hours at the garage working on the beast!! Have to fab a choke cable bracket, and make a pattern for some exhaust mounting brackets. YIPPEE!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,141 #130 Posted December 25, 2014 Have some fun, you deserve a break. Glad to hear your Dad's back on the mend. A very Merry Christmas to you and yours too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,498 #131 Posted December 25, 2014 Thank you for the good news and merry christmas to you to. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #132 Posted December 25, 2014 A very Merry Christmas to you and glad that your dad is doing well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #133 Posted January 12, 2015 Hey sports fans ... gee, only 70 and rain today ... hee hee!! Dads still in the rehab joint, making good progress, but still has a ways to go. Spending lots of time there, so the horse is taking a back seat. I did finish up the exhaust, so I thought I would share a peek!! I said a "peek"!!! lol 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,301 #134 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Looks great and I'm glad to hear your Dad is doing well. Don't worry about us and our chilly day today folks, it's suppose to warm back up tomorrow................ Edited January 12, 2015 by Racinbob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #135 Posted January 18, 2015 Hey ... all younze K532 guys ... here's a little carb tidbit ... that you probably all ready know, but I just found out!! lol If you look on the parts sheet for the carb, it shows the nut that holds on the float bowl, as part number 25-041-02. But if you order that, all you get is the gasket!! It took my local Kohler parts geek 2 weeks to find someone at Kohler with the correct part number ... 47-100-06-S, which as you can see, come as the correct nut, WITH gasket!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #136 Posted January 22, 2015 Well, Dad's doing great, going to thecan on his own, feeding himself just fine, dressing himself, the whole ball of wax. Should be ready to escape the rehab center in a few days!! I hope to have the beast ready for a start up once he gets out. Any way, here are a few sneak peeks at some goodies!! Getting ready to finish engine wiring ... Just love this little gem!! It;s whats up front that counts!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,164 #137 Posted January 22, 2015 I'm really diggin Florida style! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,498 #138 Posted January 22, 2015 We need bigger sneak peek pictures. Those little pics are teasing me. Looks really great. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightorchid 261 #139 Posted January 22, 2015 Is that a small block chevy 350 in there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #140 Posted January 23, 2015 If I post big pics, when I'm finally done, there will be very little of the "holy crap" factor!! I want to keep you guys panting!! Kind of like foreplay!! LOL 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #141 Posted January 24, 2015 So I just couldn't bring myself to put that ugly Rural King battery in the horse, so I made a cool decal to cover it ... trouble is, you can't see even an edge of it!! grrr Had to do something with the front of the battery box ... looks cool, if it will stand the heat!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtfbg 744 #142 Posted March 6, 2015 Sorry to say that Dad passed this week. He was a great guy, a Navy vet, making 52 trips across the Pacific, and 16 trips across the Atlantic as a Damage Controlman on the General George Randall, a troop ship hauling Korean War soldiers. He and Mom were married 61 years. Dang, thats a long time!!! He raised two of us rotten kids, which was also a feat!!! I'm sad for a thousand reasons, one of which is that he will not see this horse finished. He did visit the construction zone in the beginning of December, and just shook his head!! He liked it!! Anyway, I did manage to keep my head clear by working on a little project, the front winch. Came out pretty cool!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,141 #143 Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Truly sorry for your loss... sounds like an incredible man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_General_George_M._Randall_(AP-115) http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22115.htm http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/G_Randall.pdf Edited March 6, 2015 by AMC RULES 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desko 610 #144 Posted March 6, 2015 Im so sorry to hear that im sure he'll be proud though lookin down on his son and that beautiful horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,498 #145 Posted March 6, 2015 Sorry to hear about pop, condolences. Glenn the front winch looks super, A+. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,531 #146 Posted March 7, 2015 So sorry to hear about your father. Just keep thinking about him when you work on the tractor. He would be proud. Take care, Richie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesBe1 82 #147 Posted March 7, 2015 I am very sorry to hear about your dad. I am sure he is proud of raising such a talented son. j Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,164 #148 Posted March 7, 2015 So sorry for your loss, your Dad was a great man. Your D-200 is looking wicked! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,301 #149 Posted March 7, 2015 I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Our prayers are with you and your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spareparts 84 #150 Posted March 8, 2015 Every time I get on here I check out your thread, nice project you have going on. Sorry to hear about your Dad, thanks to the Veterans like your Dad we have all the freedoms we have today. Projects like yours, mine, and just about every one here is our sanctuary, a place we go when things get tough. We may not get much done but it seems to clear our mine and keeps our sanity. Put one foot in front of the other and keep moving and time will help with your loss, again sorry for your loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
