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Hadn’t hardly worked a weekend in two years now they want to work them all starting last weekend wouldn’t let me off even after 3 12s in a row. It didn’t work out for them.

We have a S series IH flatbed with a 48' knuckleboom crane . It's tandem axle, 466 and Allison auto and gutless. Kid borrowed it and had to drive it 7 miles one way. He said he thought the only way you can get a speeding ticket was to be going downhill through a school zone and the crossing guard is an ex girlfriend that holds a grudge against you 😂

Actually no. That was the last 2 days. Woosers did it blow. I have all of Sandhiller’s stuff in my yard.

I'll skip the pretzels and just take farm for broke for 500 Alex.

Right before the "Shop" closed I was taken a break between rides

brought this one home yesterday. 1950 model. was parked in the shed in the middle 1990's the guy said. told me his son wants all this junk gone. ok i will take it then. another w6 to the collection must be 8 or 9 now.

For polka dot cotton....would every other boll be colored or every so many plants? Striped cotton would need to be a hybrid I’d think. I could drop the low boy and haul some stuff down for ole buddy Anson. Tony would be out of the way a touch and they might not let an old Detroit powered non-emission rig in Cali at all but I could get ahold of the bandit and maybe he could run blocker for me. All this truckin talk is making me hungry, is better go have a Diablo sandwich and a DrPepper....

l've seen a lot of controversies in my life, (i.e. what kind of oil to use or IH v.s. JD) but never one so hotly debated as the "polka dots vs. stripes" engineer caps.....lol

OBG talk about coincidence!!! l was born about a mile from where that DeBolt gin was in Ralls, Texas. lt was later torn down and they built a cotton compress on that location. When gins started using high density presses the compresses were phased out and now the buildings are used for cotton storage. You can see stack for the boiler room in one building. We lived about a mile from there and you could hear whistle blow at 7:00am, at 12:00 noon for lunch and at 7:00pm for quitting time. And several times a day you could hear the whistles blow and the engine "chugging" on the steam trains that hauled the cotton off to the Texas coast for transport. This pic was taken in 1950, about 3 years before l was born.

Does that mean that Delta Dirt or Tony Ramos would have to develop a new type of cotton that grows with stripes or polka dots? lf they could grow it we can gin it at Booger Creek.....😎 And you can haul it with your cabover KW.

A cotton one 😊

Sometime late last night on the western channel following Gunsmoke, "Wild West Chronicles" was featuring a show on Charles Russell (western artist) from Montana. I was familiar with Russell since We have discussed Charles Russell right here on the old codgers classroom------thanks to the Professor. Channel 364 on our satelite (Direct TV)------ I fully expected Bat Masterson to interview the Professor but they missed him-------hopefully next time???? DD

All I can do at this time is tell you 30yrs expierence with these tractor. Never not once have I had a module smoke a trans. A test harness will eat the trans. Outta 10 tractors that come here for transmissions 8 are because of test harnesses. Matter a fact poor guy called me today with his trans destroyed. He just bought the tractor unknown to him they installed a test harness and guess what 20 hrs of owning it its smoked. We have beat this horse to death. You will have those that get lucky with them. Im not one of them. And as pictured most wont get away with it. I now have new modules for $1550. They now have led flash codes to help trouble shoot issues. Why chance blowing up a perfectly good trans with a test harness. Mike

I'm sorry about the timing, I was going to post this on the tenth but I didn't get a chance. I honor our veterans as much as anyone but I didn't think it would be a problem to post this.

I like big trikes and I cannot lie...

Sounds like a typical Saturday night back when I was single.

Said as only Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy could say it....... To those past, present, and those who have gone on ahead......you will never be forgotten. Semper Fi

Was at a local auction today that had some nice running H's. The wide front is VERY rare in NC-IL, auctioneer mentioned that it was the first wide front H/M he has sold in 30+ years of auctioning farm machinery! I especially liked the non-slip tread on the 3pt "step"....smart! The H had great tires, the S-H were cracked. BOth started right up and ran nice, about 30 degrees out! The wide front H brought $1500, the S-H $1600. I especially thought of Long Farms, got a picture of that belly-tank for you! 😁 Just a bit of eye-candy for y'all!

This is my snow plow it's not a L but S120 I bought a basket case 154 in Jan. Looked like a Scout starter would fit. It did with a lot of work. So here it is.

TwoStep, I hate to break it to Gary, BUT in 1894 the engineer would NOT have been wearing one of those Poky-Dot caps. The Kromer cap didn't come about until 1903 and even then, they were first made with blue & white striped material. Even today, you can buy blue/white striped caps and solid color caps from Komer along with the ones Gary wears. The paragraph below is from the Kromer Company's own history page. Please also note that both George and Ida are pictured in NON Poky-Dot hats! "One semi-famous railroader took time off to play semi-pro and professional baseball. George "Stormy" Kromer was an engineer for the Chicago and North Western. Kromer made a habit of wearing his baseball cap while at the controls of his engine, but it just wasn't quite what he needed while on the job. Kromer came home one day and lamented his discomfort to to his wife, Ida. The Kromers put their heads together and came up the design of what we now call the railroad engineer's cap. Ida Kromer, an expert seamstress, assembled George's new cap with what she had at hand: blue and white pinstripe pillow ticking. Their efforts were a hit. The cap became very popular among railroaders, and ultimately resulted in the beginning of a business that still exists today." George and Ida Kromer

l found this pic while l was prowling through the archives of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene,Texas. l found this pic of a old cotton gin in central Texas taken in 1894. Caption says taken on the "southeast side. Malone's gin showing seed house & boiler room." My question is what kind of hat would you wear operating a steam engine running a cotton gin? Would it be stripedy one or a polka dotty kind? Inquiring minds wants to know.....

Now I actually started a thread on this tractor over at the IHCUBCADET site 16 years ago about this time of year. Here we are all these years later and the job is done. I've been so thankful for all the positive comments and support that I have gotten from everyone in the community here and look forward to sharing it with you at the next Red Power or other shows this coming season. I had no idea when I started this project that it was going to take this long. It was way harder to balance work/life/finances than I anticipated without compromising what I wanted. This took way longer that it ever should have and should have been complete years ago. Since I started I have lost two aunts that will never get to see the dream I had as a child, come true. As disappointing as that maybe, life moves on and I'm very blessed to still have my folks, uncle and the youngest of my 3 aunts still with me. I'm hoping to unveil the tractor during the family Thanksgiving and be able to give back a piece of there past. My wife and daughters are over the moon that the project is complete and can't wait to see it at the shows and be able to travel around with it. We are very thankful for everyone's encouraging words and wise wisdom over the years of this project. You guys have been very patient and didn't want to leave you on the hook any longer. The timing didn't work out quite the way I had hoped but that's ok. Hope you enjoy!

Its a legit factory 1566 black stripe. Black stripes started rolling off the line in Nov of '75. All the '75 black stripes had S/N on bell housing. S/N Moved to RH rear end housing for all if '76. Bet the 15 rear end housing has plate for upcoming S/N tag relocation. S/N is only true way to tell. That 1566 was factory cab but for one reason or another cab was swapped out. Only 1566 #1 had white cab from factory. #2 till end of production had Red deluxe cabs from factory. heres the fact production list 766 - B.S. 16541 and up 966 - B.S. 31263 and up 1066 - B.S. 55425 and up 1466 - B.S. 28897 and up 1566 - B.S. 11929 and up 1568 - B.S. 7945 and up Hydro 100 - B.S. 12235 and up For comparison here's the beginning of the 1976 serial numbers. 766 - 16840 966 - 31772 1066 - 56672 1466 - 29516 1566 - 12589 1568 - 7975 Hydro 100 - 12434

Little late, but a big thanks to all the veterans out there. We wouldn’t have what we do without all of you.

Update: talked with dexter again. After filling out a warranty claim and talking with them again, they want to send me all 4 corners. drums and all. Then they will pay to ship the old ones back to their lab to look for defects. If they find defects leading to my issue they will reimburse me for my labor. They offered to let me take it to a qualified service center but I'm guessing if they dont feel there was an underlying issue the labor is on me. So I'll keep you guys posted on what happens. At the very least if they ship me all 4 corners worth of materials I'm a pretty happy boy. That's pretty stand up to ship me the parts with minimal questions and work out the labor later. To be honest I'll take their money if they are offering but I wont complain if they dont one bit.

I also have a 504, mainly use it for tractor rides. Mine is a 66 model. Here are a few pics. I also did a little different paint scheme and flat tops with 4 lights.

Freeze dried. Baled Sunday, Monday and today. Tedded 3x yesterday. Tedded, raked, reraked, to keep it moving off the ground today. Dried better than what we were doing three weeks ago. Frost sucked the moisture right out. Wind helped. We had the twine pulled out of the balers and were starting to clean them up two weekends ago.

I'd gladly spend a little extra for the small time companies. However, now that they went to Hershey, maybe I'll shop around a little. True American dream there, found a niche, filled it, and cashed out. Now, if she is smart, keep expenses down and live your life while doing what ever else it is you want to do. Or, at least I'd do that. Or farm till I'm broke......

I work on a big dairy farm. We have 13 trucks with Allison’s. Most of them have the HD4560 5 speed with a M11/ISM in front of them. So 335-370 horsepower. They were all mostly old trash trucks with 15-20K hours when we go them. One came from Kansas City Missouri. We haul haylage, corn silage and shell corn in them. Most of them have6 foot deep 22 foot boxes. Land is about 15 mile radius. Not flat here some decent hill climbing. Lots of different drivers. I know three of our guys would not drive for us if we didn’t have them. They are are good drivers but don’t want to shift. We run the crap out of these trucks and they just keep going. Your not going to get in them and think this is the most powerful truck I have ever driven but they get the job done. We have a 4900 with a DT530 with a MT3560. It has a feed mixer body. It has 35K hours I think it has 6.17 gears. Hauled load after load of feed around grossing 60K pounds. That truck does really good for what is under the hood. For your purpose the 4900 platform would probably work. Make sure it has low gears. The 4900 platform is usually a lot less money the heavier models. The t444e is not what you want. The DT466E is okay if your box is sized to match it. The 10-11L motors are just enough power where it works good. Just remember it not a 550 Cat. A truck is not helping us when its in the shop with the clutch tore up or the driveshaft twisted off because billy bob big rigger thought he could grab a gear at the last minute and it didn’t quite work out. It’s always the guys that claim to be the best truck drivers that seem to have the most problems.

This argument used to come up with fire trucks, I always argued that if they cant, they shouldn’t.

I have driven a number of twin sticks. I never used all the gears. Shoot, even with my 13 speed I rarely use all the gears. I was once told, years ago, that a guy got a great driving job, because on the road test he didn’t use but the high range in a 10 speed. They were empty, and when asked about it, he said he didn’t need to wear out the bottom range just to show off. Kinda stuck in my brain

So now that the engine is sitting in rails what are your opinions on motor mounts? Solid or on rubber? Here is a pic of where they will fasten on the block. The tail shaft has a single mount and is easy to do, I have a new one for it.

I don't use any liquid on beans, I have a different planter that I plant corn with, the liquid tanks were just on the planter when I bought it and I never took them off. I've not really had any trouble closing the slot.......I couldn't find a picture of the whole set up, but the planter has two of these springs on each row......I think they are the regular Deere heavy duty down pressure set-up. https://www.shoupparts.com/SH38046-Down-Pressure-Spring

If I'm reading that hour meter correctly you could nearly claim "NOS"! Later - to emphasize the point In a bbq conversation about dozers and woes "Of course with the dozers you blokes buy you ought to figure on an hour of fixing for an hour of work" And, from a bloke taken on the mission of a neighbour to buy a new Komatsu "When you turn it on a check screen lights up. 7 screens later, it it passes, you can start it. Just imagine what they'll be like when we get to buy them"

Went thru Sault Ste. Marie on a family vacation when I was in my mid-teens. The museum there had the mangled remains of one of the Edmund Fitzgerald's lifeboats on display. Those guys had no chance, God rest their souls.

If you ever make it up this way the great lakes shipwreck museum is worth checking out. The actual bell from the Fitzgerald is on display there. I'm not 100% sure but I think they ring the bell 29 times,once for each crew member, on the anniversary of the sinking.

Pre wash rack.

Pics! We like pics! Hook us up Chris

Those guys on the Fitzgerald died for a cause and are just as worthy as anybody in the military of getting a respectful post. They died doing their job of supplying the raw materials that keep this country going and make our comfortable lives possible, which is just as important as the military! Cut this fellow a break and chill out, theres LOTS of well wishes and reminders for veterans day as well.

Took delivery at lunch today.

Wasn’t that basically what the “black machine” planters were that were sold years ago? Used either Deere or Kinzie units on a fabbed frame so you could split plant beans. I know of a few still around here. A buddy uses one and likes it. (Internet pics)

It wasn’t dark this afternoon when I baled the last load of hay for 2021, but it was dark by the time we had the machines parked back inside. And cold. Finished washing up a discbine after that. Snow coming tomorrow. -That’s as big as things get around here.

Enjoy while it lasts, one of these days my Snow Checked new sled shall arrive. If history repeats, most of North America will be void of snow until I give up and sell it.

Took a few pics today, probably should have taken more. A lot of the usual suspects around here. This is kind of a cool event, the host has a lot of big equipment, and plenty of acres to plow! A little commentary on the pictures; Being an AC kind of gut, I loved the 220, only saw it make one pass? The big bud was impressive, pulling 16 bottoms I believe. Some random shots of the usual suspects, including Kal on the '9'. The 4255 JD is a fellow I've run into at plow-days before, great guy. I'm really NOT a popper fan but that H is the cutest one I've ever seen. Owner was a good gut too. Even got my old ride in the background. The D-17 is quite a tractor, has a 200 cid turbo diesel from an F-2 Gleaner. Owner is a ton of fun too! He also has an M with similar engine.

Warm water in the river sends up a mist in the cool morning air.

Got quite a bit done with 25 hours of work over a six day period. Sorted out the electrical issues in the back end. One turn signal wasn’t even wired. The rest of it was a combination old hack-job repairs and wiring that was just plain worn out and crumbling. Spent three days under the truck just scraping off loose paint and rust. Then, prepped, primed, and painted. Glad to be done with that. I also re-installed several items that I tracked down that had been previously removed. Cleaned out the compartments, inventoried all the equipment and put it back as it was when she was in service. Gave the truck a good wash and proceeded to compound the rest of the body. I was able to bring the paint back to a good shine, but dang if I ever want to do that again! That’s a big vehicle to do by hand.

Spent about four hours with the truck and some Meguiar’s ultimate compound recently. I was able to bring back a good deal of shine to the cab, hood, and fenders. I’ve been driving it to and from work (about 30 miles round trip) at least once a month since spring and she’s been running well. I’ve been piecing its equipment inventory back together and reinstalling various items as well. Gonna be crawling underneath pretty soon to knock off the loose paint, bust some rusty areas, and repaint. I have a bit of electrical work to do with the lights on the rear as well. After that, it’ll be about time to tuck her back in for winter.