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You don’t ever want to shoot reloads in a CC gun. If you had to use it, the argument could be made against you that you wanted to harm someone more with the HP and that is why you loaded them. Always carry factory made ammo.

Went to Graceland in Memphis today for the Elvis house tour and saw his Scout and 4010 in one of the exhibits

You think you can hurt my feelings???? I manned the sort gate while dad worked cattle... One of the funniest things I ever heard and I can remember to this day when I was about 12 working cattle at my best friend's farm. My buddy was calling steers heifers and vice versa and his dad had enough of us boys... "Daggonit (kid name here) if you don't learn the difference between a steer and a heifer I'm gonna stick your face in a kitty and show you the difference." That's not all the language he used but being as this is a family forum, and he was and is a family man, but he had enough that day!! I'll never forget that as it shocked me and was literally the funniest thing I had ever heard in my whole life at the tender age of 12 LOL

I know that feeling. I remember being an adult and feeding cows for dad while he was gone to town one day. He came back and I had left some minor tracks in the field because I didn't realize how wet it was. He saw the tracks and immediately started to yell at me and I just shut the tractor off and started walking to my truck. He yelled where do you think you're going, and I said back I'm going home dad, you don't get to to talk to me like that. Things were different after that, and he teared up when I walked away. The toughest man I ever knew teared up because I was leaving. I will forever remember that day, and I'm thankful that it happened because after that he and I were more like good friends than father and son. I think he finally saw me as a grown up. While my dad was tough on us growing up and sometimes just an outright jerk I am better off for it. This world isn't easy and he toughened me up for it. I will say this, my father passed 9 years ago and I sure miss him. Where I miss him the most is he was the one person whom as an adult I could always talk to. He would listen and try and steer me the right direction. Who I am today is mostly a credit to him and I'd like to think he would be proud of me. I sure wish I could show him my Magnum as I know he'd tell me it's way too big, and uses too much fuel, but he'd be proud of that tractor.

Apparently I need to get some .45 HP . I'd never want a mixed clip , in a moment of chaos that's probably the last thing you would be thinking about what round is firing next? Kinda like did I shoot five or six? Do you feel lucky punk ?

The shop teacher in school taught us never to throw tools. It costs you too much time to go find them when you need them. Always throw the tech next to you tools. He has to go find them.

Axial Flow sent me a pic earlier and wondered if I would post it here. It’s a portable tach. Has anyone ever seen one of these before? I have not. Any insight?

Or doors tied back to the hood. That’s a mandatory butt kick🤯😂

Hollow point factory rounds. Learned the factory ammo theory years ago in a carry safety class. Must still preach double tap to put down. Took my class 40 years ago. Some things don’t change

If clean windows were a requirement. You guys would never see my 1486😆

Speaking of manuals . . . Copy from another website and sanitized . . . The Fanuc manuals were written in Japanese by a non Japanese speaking guy and then translated into one of those African tribal languages that's a series of clicks and pops, then translated into Hebrew brail so a vietnamese speaking blind guy could translate into english. Then someone put each topic into seven different 1000 page manuals, but in a random fashion. Then the owner of Fanuc was satisfied that the shiftiness of the manuals were in keeping with the shiftiness of the company.

Waiting to drop my kid off at school, I see way too many of them “dads”. I’m sure that isn’t the correct pronoun, perhaps “its” would be more appropriate?

Mike Links, Triple R Tractors, is acquiring Dave Thomures business and materials, and is going to continue with the muffler eliminators and exhaust pipes. Last I read, black straight pipes can be had, chrome ones are still in the works.

We have seen our signs of spring also - Phoebe!

Oh and always carry a .45 cause they are more gooder!

I have spent weeks reading this thread, and every time, the first thought I have is “ thank God J-mech isn’t here anymore!”

Anniversary of 1974 100 with 401. This is my salesman and dad ,my first new pickup. He is now 98 years old !!!

It got new TA , clutch and hydraulic pump this winter trying it out on manure spreader.

We no care about dirty windows. LOL Missing doors though that's another story!

A short prayer before you leave never hurts!

Old Home Bread commercial, with a different C.W....(Might be before C.W. took off) Mike

I think we all been down this road before....(I know I have) Mike

Impervious? How about "case hardened"?

...i'm posting these two pictures here....to remind the 'cattle' farming fraternity, why it is so much more preferable..in many ways....not the least of which is financial......to run cattle ...over these sheep.... 3000 ewes heading out to some dry weather country....Rainbow Station Mike

I heard that an apprentice to a short fused dozer operator around here described his job as "The bloke who retrieves the thrown spanners" I've tried to educate our boys that when you are getting to that stage it is time to go and have a pee

I had some more pictures but the windows were so dirty I was embarrassed to post them

No tied back doors for me if air quits I fix it fast . I’m hot all day every day at work I’m not going to be hot in my tractor.

Growing up as the 5th generation in a farming family, work ethic was learned early. A small operation that struggled through the 1980's. Dad took a factory job when I was 11 and I stepped up to feed hogs and grind feed in the evenings. My grandfather was a quiet, patient man who taught me those lessons that Dad was not there to teach me. We worked together every evening on the farm until I left home for college. I became the man I am due to his guidance and lack of tolerance for disrespect and BS! Dad and I had a slightly strained relationship because we spent so little time together, and most of it working. I remember one instance when I bent the unloading auger on the grinder mixer dumping into a barn window. I then tried (the best a high school kid was capable) to be helpful by repairing it. I will admit I made it worse, but Dad scolded me harshly... "If you can't do a job right, don't do it at all!" I roared back "Well, you were not home to teach me!" We stood there staring at each other. I think we both learned something that day, and we were better for it.

That would be like removing the rear wheel to replace a fan belt

Thank you Sir ! my sentiments were what you described ; the forgotten farm repair / welder / blacksmith and also IH trucks are pretty rough and forgotten by now and I am trying to bring as much respect back to an IH truck as there is for Chev, Ford , Dodge at shows etc . I have noticed an uptick in IH pickup interest as of lately , however ,most are rock climbers and left patina . I am old school and choose to go another way trying to make a nice show room oldie . this truck should out live me now , so hope it will continue to make IH light line trucks proud many years into the future thanks again , tony

Yes it will. We revamped it for easy removal and instillation but kept original lift. Tony

First thing I would check is fuel flow to filters. Running that low may have pulled a floater into standpipe.

I could make that work here, 😉 if you would come get all the stray dogs and cats.🤣 You know coyotes and mountain lion dogs and cats. One family of Basks that came to USA to herd sheep for others have 2 large bands of sheep left in the area. Of course many little flocks of sheep but all less than 30 ewes. But the Bask family has more cattle than sheep anymore I would guess. The coyotes and lions live well in California. Because they think real cats and dogs taste good if no deer or sheep around.

That reminds me of my uncle trying to explain the difference between “male” and “female” electrical plugs to my cousin (his son) who was trying to start a family. They were both VERY Red in the face!!!

My buddy has one in good shape and it works. I don't know much about it but I'll try to get some pictures at some point.

You’ve got almost 30 years on me. Most times I feel like I’m one of the last of the dying breed. Definitely can relate better with people older than me rather than younger.

1066 cold blooded!!!!!!!!!!!??????? something wrong with it but don't try to fix it 👌

My Parents always treated me like a little genius because very early on I became the fix-it kid. My Dad always took me along on a trip because I came with tools and knowledge. They made me that way, by encouragement and support. I am the number 2 kid in a family of 8 kids. I was involved in Technical training for many years. One day I made a head-count of all my past students and got to at least 2,000 people. I learned how to motivate from my Parents not some fancy school. I WAS A LUCKY KID!

I would prefer any of this to watching my dad put his hair in a man bun and then dropping the hybrid off at the dealership to get worked on like kids are witnessing these days.

I was at an auction years back and the auctioneer was getting ready to sell a tractor I think when he said something that caught my attention “she uses a little oil but outside of that she’s cherry”. I thought man that sounds familiar. A week or so latter I was listening to CWs song ‘classified’ and it hit me. That auctioneer uses that line a lot! Probably more than he needs to but I chuckle a little every time he says it.

I love that line. "Don't have to be crazy to drive this road...but it helps."

Ive heard one to a similar tone. If you loaded cattle with your Dad, you're not a snowflake. I loaded cattle with both my Dad and Grandpa. Its going to take more than you can dish out to hurt my feelings.

Grandpa used to ask.. ”can you see where i am working? ”no” ”well how the he!! Do you expect me to?” dad wasn’t quite as pleasant.

His greatest hits album is one of my favorites. "When I say rock, I mean ROCK!.....see what ya got there, ain't any bigger an a grapefruit..."

went to the big convoy in the sky/ 10-4 goodbudy / rest in piece

a fitting tribute to CW ill go dig some more up Mike

As the song says “ it never closes “ . I live in Pisgah it’s definitely still there. Open 3 meals a day 7 days a week. Usually about 10 of us there for coffee and breakfast every morning

They make them so you literally have an air hammer wrench