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Got the wall tied into my existing shop for a lean to. It’s going to end up pretty low slope, but I needed to have 10’ clearance inside. There will be plenty of steel in it to carry the snow load. Realized that putting steel up by myself doesn’t quite seem as fun as it was 25 years ago.

Well this may be edification and amusement for you . The bearing has failed on this antique sentry sabre saw. Well ,I can’t get the bearing off the up down arbor without removing the the Torrington b23 needle bearing. The bearing is in a blind hole. The bearing locks slide block to the up down shaft. What a revolting design this is .

Would ha been better 2 weeks ago, but was looking after other things

Shadow, that I was babysitting is back home and becoming a solid part of my son's family. Such a little sweetheart and good with the kids

I don’t know where this is, but it’s impressive!! I have seen them move a derriks on the back of 2 winch trucks. 1 backing up and the other doing the pulling. But never with the derrik up. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17hLw8BTJe/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Leader of The Mavericks has died from cancer. Their music is mostly upbeat songs that will get your feet tapping along. We saw them at the NY State Fair some years ago. Love their stuff. RIP.

I bought the 273 baler this fall. I’ve had the 880 for 10+ years. Used the real life versions of this combination quite a lot in my late teen years. I’ve had the 263 disk for a couple of years but finally got it out of the box to display with the 826. The 826 was the first scale model I ever bought 15+ years ago. I would have liked to have had an Oliver 252 disk, which is what we actually had on the farm. Not the first time I bought a scale model that wasn’t quite what I was looking for but figured it might be the closest thing I might ever find. The 252 was originally a 11 1/2’ wide. My father had added the wings after he got the 826.

The "Abandoned Steam Engine" of the Great Smoky Mountains is a real steam-powered traction engine that still rests in a creek bed deep inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This Nichols and Shepard engine was used in the 1920s to run a sawmill that cut lumber for the old Greenbrier School. On its trip back down the mountain, the driver missed a sharp switchback, sending the engine rolling into Injun Creek, where it remains today. The creek’s name comes from a mapmaker who misspelled “engine.” You can reach the site by hiking the Grapeyard Ridge Trail, a 5.8-mile round trip that also passes the old Greenbrier community. One of the most interesting old sights you'll see in the Smokies!

Hasn’t been bad enough to put the wing on grader yet so this is my truck at work

Did you say 900 Ace turbo?? 👀

Does she know you stole a corner piece?😂

Just thought I’d make a post on my dads saw mill. He runs it with my great grandfathers international 1466 and man does she buzz though Manitoban bur oak. Pretty sure he’s posted on this forum before when I would’ve been about 5 or 6 when he was first trying it out on the mill. I wish I had a picture of my 806 running the mill before it was parked. Apparently when the turbo went bad on the 1466 dad had to put the 806 on it temporarily and she barely had enough to get the blade up to speed, but it worked. Does anyone else run their mill with a tractor? There’s a sad picture of it from a few years ago, couldn’t find any good pictures of it but I’m sure I have lots.

I made a batch last weekend and I keep dumping into it as the week progresses,nursing it along. I enjoy a little age on it myself. Started with a pound of farm raised ground beef, a big can of tomato juice, 2 large cans of chili beans with their juice, a packet of McCormick chili seasoning and a 1/3 cup of brown sugar. Sometimes add diced tomatoes, but the cupboard was bare. Serve it up with shredded cheddar cheese and oyster crackers. Sometimes a toasted cheese sandwich made from English Muffin toasting bread. How do you make chili at your place, should be interesting to see how different regions like this classic dish. Good, hearty meal on these cold, damp winter days.

My wife decided to try her hand at making a German dessert. This is usually made at Christmas time or during wedding season. It is called Kuchen but there are many recipes on how to make it. Some use a fruit filling this type is the more standard cream custard filling. Some make it in round pans also

I got it out with a 3/16 punch,ball peen hammer , a vise and a small piece of Italian bread. The axle grease didn’t work ,to viscous. Attached photos . I m a hard headed Dutchman ,didn’t give up , used the of bread to get the pilot bearing in the crank of the Farmall C,s ,why it took so long to remember this is something. But it’s out ,save the needle bearing .

You retired guys have all the time. I expect to see pictures by the next snowfall. 😁

That's something the driver has to have an ear for.i don't like lugging down an engine all day. Should sound like it's sorta running freely

They say everyone comes around at some point 😂 I've never had much to do with 4 stroke sleds, but I think a 900 ace turbo would be an awesome package to have. We have some 900 non turbo in the Skandics at work and they have been good. But whole different type of sled too so hard to compare. They're all good when you can just start and ride and don't gotta be wrenching very much.

Always sad to cover up that nice scour. But 2 tubes of grease keep it from rusting.

My grandpa ran his circular mill with a super M when his Waukesha power unit was down. The super M didn't quite have as much power as the Waukesha but it kept him going. 54" insert tooth blade driven by a flat belt. Loved the sound of that mill. When we had good logs and enough help (2 good laborers and my grandpa), 3000 bd ft by lunch was about perfect. Afternoons were usually a little lighter. 5000 ft a day was enough for a man who was in his late 60s at the time.

The sediment bowl should also trap water I don't see any advantage to eliminating it

Send me a sample and keep sending? I will then tell your wife when she has it right. It may take a lot of practice. PS: My wife had baked hundreds of cookies to give away. Tis the season!

It looks like there is enough for everyone,i'll send you my address !

Gramps 966 he bought new in 75

I made these guys along the years for special people. Some are stainless, some carbon steel, one brass tree. I blued the fellow on the left, my Wife liked to paint hers, Moms’ was stainless, up front, he stays back with us now. Several stay with friends and family.The Holliday Season seems like a good time for us and them to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a better New Year.

Snow keeps them cleaner than mud, not that they are anxious to be out in it.

Dog sitting at daughter’s last night. Look close. The one blends in

Engine off, stripped and on pallet ready to box up and ship. I ordered new seals for the engine baffling and am in the process of doing some sheet metal repairs. I'm going to have the engine mount powder coated and I'm gearing up to powder coat the baffles.

Just did one of those on '68 Ford F500... has the old Y-block, and to get the trans out, your face has to be in close proximity with the starter and the inspection cover... I can't think of a more gross job than having that material dropping on your face. Looking forward to doing a '73 Louisville with the same ailment.... same engine, Clark trans... pulled the starter out and half the seat is in the bell housing.

MG in the garage. Change oil and filter, see how a jug of tgat restore stuff works out. at one point in its life, I removed the single one barrel Zenith carb and installed twin SUs. I also have an inovate exhaust O2 gauge. IIRC, a reading of around 15 is getting clise to piston burning time. Carbs freshly installed, not kitted, took a 300 mile round trip drive. 150 got me to Billings. Fueled at the only full service Conoco station still in existence in the world I think, and, they advertised No E premium fuel. Attendant came out and started filling the tank. Pretty soon He asked if I was from Miles City, yes, from license plate number, He asked how much fuel dies it take to fill this tank ? 12 or so, all I can squeeze in is 2.8 gallons. Okay, I was having to back off on the throttle on the long uphill grades, O2 gauge getting dangerousely high. so it took 2.8 gallons if fuel in 150 miles and three quarts of oil. I was stopping at every rest area and adding a quart to keep it on full. Still not bad economically.

Made some headway on this project.Replaced rusted metal in back edge of cab near floorboard.Installed new a/c system,cab wiring and switches,rebuilt broken door,new window and door seals.Installing new interior and headliner now.Started this project about a year ago when I put a low hour 466T from a combine into it as the original 404 threw a rod.New cab mounts,hoses and repaired lots of oil leaks.Used it this past summer making hay.

So long as they don’t leak, I concur

My grandpa’s friend had a big planer mill. 4 sided and he had blades for T&G. Anyway, he ran the planer mill on a UD-14 I believe it was. The mill was never enough load to work that power unit so it never really ran right. He also didn’t mill often enough, so that didn’t help either. When it was running that was an impressive engine. I thought that engine would have been a better match for my grandpas mill, but the Waukesha did ok. He had that set up to run on LP. Loved the sounds and smells. It’s burned into my memory. Those were good days as a kid.

Really liked their music, I always thought he sounded like Roy Orbison. Especially singing "Oh What a Thrill ", RIP

My fix would be to make the broken off piece new and longer. Then bore housing to accept and loctite in place

It'll bolt on just fine. You'll need to make some filler plate for the floor plate and above the hood/fuel tank.

It will fit on tractor just fine. Platform and hoods are quite different between models. Front and bottom closure panels will probably have to be custom.

Used the Hydro 70 and IH 80 tonight. Supposed to be a storm coming tomorrow so wanted the yard cleared out before it hit.

I wonder if it can fly ? ? ? ? Better get Your roofs reinforced. 🫣😹 I think one more string of lights would really fill it out.

Really nice December day which made the ice on the driveway slick Used the 510 to throw some sand on it so mother can get to the house with her little 2wd company car Put the bale fork in the bucket and yarded some more bales. Payloader has been or of my all time best buys

There is a filler plate that goes behind. I will try and get a better picture tonight when I get home.

It’s looks to be big enough to clear snow from your driveway for sure!

Oh that was done a month ago. Season ended short. No rain. No third cutting. Spent time changing most all of the gearbox oils in things that are suppose to be lubed for life

You mean top grill?

It’s snowing, time to get the sled trailer out of the pole barn and roll the machines into the shop. Had a trailer brake dragging, tapped on it and ran it down the road for a mile to free them up.

Well little bit of an update. The end of harvest went a little more smoothly with out to many issues. Jumped into fall tillage pretty quick. Had a 450 Steiger that was over heating. Was just a simple thermostat. Got that switched out pretty quick. Had a T8 360 that the park brake locked on and customer tried doing a key cycle. Wouldn't restart but starter was stuck engaged and wanted to keep cranking even with the key off. Ended up finding a bunch of wires rubbed and frayed causing all the issues. Repaired the harness and got it all straightened out. Had a 290 Magnum that started missing on cylinder 6 and developed a fault code for a short in the bank 2 injector harness. Started checking it out and found a mess under the valve cover. The furthest rear bolt on the rocker arm shaft came loose and the bridges fell off. Exhaust rocker on 6 was contacting the injector where he harness attached and shorting out the harness. The rocker arm shaft is also broke. Started working on the 1466 I got in my bay. Basically getting the clutch, t/a and pumps replaced. Also getting the PTO rebuilt. Got it split for the t/a and clutch replaced. Ended up finding more issues. The lower shaft in the range housing is loose. The rear bearing support had the snap ring come off and it has backed off into the rear axle. A couple gears had decided to mesh where they shouldn't..

Ground more feed with the MD. Caught the calf inspecting my tractor. Unhooked it because I'm not planning on using it for a couple months.

Son got the row crop 1086 to feed the cows in the snow. Poor thing was supposed to be retired from feed duty.