Old Binder Guy Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 4 hours ago, hardtail said: 1982 was a cold winter up here I went to work surveying up north and it never got above -30 for daytime highs to whole month of January I was there, working outside 12 hours a day, one night we reassembled the rear diff in a Chebbie 3/4 ton 4x4, worked all day put a tarp around the box of the truck and tore it apart and rebuilt it all night, test drive at 5am then breakfast and another 12 hours outside, was past -40 that night Gladly seems like a dream and not as nightmarish as the decades fade away, the diesel trucks never shutoff that month, some were Detroit powered and you could hear those screaming Jimmies for miles in the crisp air Hardtail, This is another of my repeats, but this photo of my favorite things when I was 20. The B-100 IH pickup was a 2 wheel drive, fleet side box, 266 V-8 with 4-speed, with $21 each nylon whitewall tires, original price in 1960 was $1747! The first year we were married, I had the night shift calving. I only had a dipstick heater that you removed the engine's dipstick, stuck this one in down into the oil pan. I had a WWII Army woolen quilt. I'd cover the hood after plugging it in. Usually at the 2:AM calf check, it became normal for three nights in a row. My thermometer said -47° every night. Not -46° or -48°, but -47°! My pickup started every time. It was terribly stiff. But it started. After a couple minute warmup, I'd push it into reverse to back out of where I parked. Then I'd turn toward our exit gate. Those nylon tires felt like the wheels were square blocks. It waddled like a duck and jumped up and down, according to the way I had the front wheels turned or straightened. After about an 1/8 mile, the tires were "kneaded" enough they got smooth. I don't miss those days at all. As much as I miss the farm, there are so many things I don't miss anymore. And I get enough "upkeep practice" at Silver Creek farming that I'm well satisfied! Merry Christmas again, Gary😉 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 You have earned your place to participate in the good and be busy when it suits 😁 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Got another old truck that needs identifying. Caption on the pic says "Milk truck in Granger, Texas, 1912." What kind of truck is it? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Byrne Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 That is a 1915 or early 1916 (NOT 1912) Ford Model T car with a aftermarket truck conversion kit. Ford didn't start to make the Model TT (Ton Truck) until 1917. Before that, there were several companies making kits to change your Model T car into a light truck. It was a framework with a heavy rear wheel drive unit that you just slipped over your car frame and connected the driveshaft to the transmission. I had an I-O-W-A conversion unit that I sold to a friend a year ago. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/19/2022 at 6:08 PM, hardtail said: You have earned your place to participate in the good and be busy when it suits 😁 Thank you Hardtail, I feel I've earned it too. I can be as busy as my ol' body feels like it wants to be, and an assortment of ways to do it. Arranged here by seniority! Walt 1909. Carl 1909. Jim 1925. Earl 1926. Johnny 1935. Fred 1936. Annie 1939. Tony 1940. Toot 1944. The new kid on the block! Gary😉 And Merry Christmas from IH Tractors on a Montana Farm! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Matt Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Merry Christmas Gary and all here on Red Power! I’m in Conrad at the moment for an early holiday visit and do not enjoy the below zero lifestyle! Please excuse the “off” color but I do own the piece that Santa is standing in. One of our coffee club guys repainted the tractor and I did the spreader so it could be displayed in Curt’s yard. But I’ll say Santa is properly dressed in IH red on a Montana farm! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Well the "fancy" sleigh is in the shop for a last minute wash and detail so 'ol St. Nick is using the one stack Mack to gather up the rest of the goodies for the big night. He did have a couple of bags of coal for the "bad ones" but Mrs. Claus confiscated those to finish baking cookies and pies in the oven. It may not be as purty as Roger's Autowagon but it does have a heater in it!! Merry Christmas to everyone here from the frozen tundra of Texas!! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 29 minutes ago, twostepn2001 said: Well the "fancy" sleigh is in the shop for a last minute wash and detail so 'ol St. Nick is using the one stack Mack to gather up the rest of the goodies for the big night. He did have a couple of bags of coal for the "bad ones" but Mrs. Claus confiscated those to finish baking cookies and pies in the oven. It may not be as purty as Roger's Autowagon but it does have a heater in it!! Merry Christmas to everyone here from the frozen tundra of Texas!! twostepn2001, I can buy cookies and pies at the nearby grocery store. I was banking on that coal for the steam engine next summer. I took this photo of an empty BNSF coal train headed back to southeastern Montana for another load of coal, when I was on my way to Silver Creek one day and had to wait. Dang it. Well, I hope somebody enjoys the cookies and pies. We'll keep cutting up the old dead standing (or just fell over) trees that Mike hauls home. But I love firing with coal that isn't real plentiful in this part of Montana, like it is in southeast Montana that sends seven or eight 101 carloads of coal to China each day. And it goes right through Helena, Montana. Yesterday morning when I had my 6:AM potty call, it was -30°. It was -21° when I went to bed last night. It was -17 this morning's 6:AM potty call. It was -12° when I finally got up. And, NOW it is -3° out. WOW!!!! The longer days with extra sunshine and daylight is sure helping out our winter temperatures! 🙃🙃🙃😉😁 Merry Christmas to ALL Y'All! Gary 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Sending a Canadian Merry Christmas to IH tractors on a MT farm 😊 I will say your probably sick of the Alberta weather gifts this week and will make sure and close the 🚪 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 2 hours ago, hardtail said: Sending a Canadian Merry Christmas to IH tractors on a MT farm 😊 I will say your probably sick of the Alberta weather gifts this week and will make sure and close the 🚪 That’s for sure 😊. You left the door open long enough it really chilled out farther south than usual. We may get out of the single digits today for the first time in a few days so we still have it better than a lot of folks do. Merry Christmas everyone! I’m stuck at work today but thought I would take a second to wish everyone well. 🎄🎄 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted December 25, 2022 Author Share Posted December 25, 2022 2 hours ago, hardtail said: Sending a Canadian Merry Christmas to IH tractors on a MT farm 😊 I will say your probably sick of the Alberta weather gifts this week and will make sure and close the 🚪 Hardtail, since Vladimir Putin sent YOU the weather from Siberia, you can be excused. -30° was the coldest we got. And Christmas morning... Right now, it is 40°. I am concerned as to what this will do to driving conditions, with frozen ground and snow melting. So you are so forgiven. Don't fret! Merry Christmas Gary😁 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Santa Recommends Triple-Diamond delivery during the Holidays Merry Christmas Everyone!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 It doesn't take much to make an old man happy, but our son Mike said at the dinner table, "Dad will never guess in a million years what I got him for Christmas. I probably wouldn't have either? IH Farmall A Tony has a terribly broken up seat, since those first models had leather riveted seat covers. And one of the spring mounts is broken. It's a leaf spring, so difficult to duplicate. The seat is all cracked and broken from all of the perforations in the outer lip of the seat. I have a great original seat that has the Farmall H & M bracket underneath. Mike had ordered me a new pair of spring brackets for it. They aren't stamped "Made In USA" but they are sure better than the originals. Thank you son! I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas and were able to enjoy some family time. Gary😉 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 A few photos from The Rouge 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard_P Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 The first picture appears to be at Ford's Piquette Ave. plant where the Model T was developed and first built. Production soon moved to Highland Park where the other photos were taken. Wikipedia says "Although the Rouge produced nearly all the parts of the Model T, assembly of that vehicle remained at Highland Park. It was not until 1927 that automobile production began at the Rouge, with the introduction of the Ford Model A." Piquette Ave. is now a museum dedicated to the Model T. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I wish everyone a healthy and wealthy 2023 Ran across this looking at old saw mill photos' https://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/02/25/hull-oakes-sawmill/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 13 minutes ago, jeeper61 said: I wish everyone a healthy and wealthy 2023 Ran across this looking at old saw mill photos' https://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/02/25/hull-oakes-sawmill/ jeeper61, I was answering you yesterday on your last post about the Model T Ford assembly line and other photos. I had a big post already and I went to bring a New Year greeting from my files and the darn computer locked up and I lost everything. The night before (and before) I couldn't get onto Red Power Forum. When I'd click on my link, my software wouldn't let me open it as it was a "phishing site." I was able to write a scathing message to Avast and they rectified that. Anyway, if I don't get back, Happy New Year to each and every one of you. To go along with the steam engine you posted, this is an example of a Soule carriage steam engine. They have an instantaneous valve mechanism reverse. I've been on the steam engine that powered the sawmill and the sawyer was using a Soule engine for the carriage. Even if we talk about some things on this thread that won't ever make us a dime, most of us like learning new things, I think. Gary😁 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Ford production. The last model before the Model T had been the Model S Ford. I'm taking Roger for a ride in a friend's 1908 Model S. This was the upcoming literature for the newest letter number of Ford Cars. The Model T! The car that put America (and much of the world) on wheels. Th The Model T was a flexible automobile for the rough "roads" (trails) of yesteryear. And Henry Ford had been impressed with a new "steel" called "Vanadium." That made a much tougher automobile. This was one of two pre-production Model T Ford prototypes. Before the Model T's introduction on October 1, 1908, these (or this?) prototype(s) were taken on a hunting trip with Henry and his close friends. I may be mistaken, but Henry released the Model T on October 1st 1908. So from then on Fords new models were released about this time every year. I think that is why the new models of all automobiles in the USA come out in the fall, as the next year's model. In other words, if you bought a new Chevy, Tesla, or Hyundai in October as a 2023 model, tomorrow it WILL BE a 2023 model officially!😁 jeeper61, the photo you posted of the 1913 Model T Ford Chassis yard, according to a book in my library, that was one day's production! I have several photos of Model T production assembly lines I'm going to post. This one is 1913 and installing an engine on the line. A mid-year 1926 Model T Coupe got its body on the assembly line. The "last" Model T was celebrated as this 1927 Touring Car in May of that year. The 15,000,000th Model T. I've read where a few more were made? I don't know. I know they continued to produce replacement parts for the Model T for a while. Henry and Edsel take the fifteen millionth Model T for a drive. An investor I can't remember is in the back seat. Edsel Ford and Henry's investors told the old hard headed guy, Chevrolet sold more than Ford from (I think?) 1925 and 1926. Chevy had a clutch and gear drive transmission. Ford was still using the archaic "planetary transmission" he'd been using from his first Model A Ford in 1903. Women were fast becoming drivers of the newer automobiles and they didn't like the planetary transmission. They literally told Henry he needed to change his ways and come up with a gear drive and clutch drive train. The old guy got so mad he just shut down production of Fords in May of 1927 after the car above. This all put a strain on Henry and Edsel's relationship. Sadly Edsel died in 1943 when Henry likely needed him even more. Henry retook the helm of Ford Motor Company until Henry died in 1948. Ford Cars had basically the same type of suspension until 1948. The new 1949 Ford was the first car without Henry and younger Fords, Edsel's sons, modernized the suspension and body lines. At the Rouge, he built the "new" Model A Ford. The first models were delivered to New York City in December of 1927. It would be the new 1928 Model A. There is "$ome money there!" in that new Model A Roadster. Henry and Edsel pose with a new Model A Ford Tudor Sedan. Edsel is behind the wheel of a new Model A Roadster. I had the pleasure of working on this Model AA Ford fire truck here at Helena. I had to take this photo. The first Model A Fords had a red plastic steering wheel covering. They soon went to black. The first Model A Fords also had the parking brake on the left side, as a Model T "carryover." Getting into a Model T is harder because of its parking brake being on the left side. Ford soon moved the parking brake on the Model A and Model AA to the middle, near the gear shift lever. That made entry much more comfortable a task. This Model AA Fire truck had been in storage for years. I got it going for them. These early Model AA trucks had wire wheels and a rather flat hubcap. Gary😉😁 Happy New Year again! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 l want to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year's. But l also have a question for anyone that has some "train" knowledge. l saw the kerosene lantern in OBG's post above. And that got me to thinkin'. Yeah, l know...look out!! But my question is: On the steam locomotives like in the time period say from 1860 to 1890, was kind of fuel was used in the big headlight on front? Kerosene? carbide? Just curious... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 8:49 PM, jeeper61 said: B&M Factory on the water in Portland been there 150 years They closed this plant at the end of October 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 9 hours ago, twostepn2001 said: l want to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year's. But l also have a question for anyone that has some "train" knowledge. l saw the kerosene lantern in OBG's post above. And that got me to thinkin'. Yeah, l know...look out!! But my question is: On the steam locomotives like in the time period say from 1860 to 1890, was kind of fuel was used in the big headlight on front? Kerosene? carbide? Just curious... twostepn2001, these early locomotives had kerosene headlights. I'm not sure about later ones maybe having some carbide headlights, I don't know? Of course the later locomotives had a steam dynamo that powered the electric headlights. Those headlights are scary bright at night when they've come from around a corner with banks on both sides, and you've just gotten your car on the railroad tracks. It's a vision I have in my head that will die with me someday! I can't remember if I needed new shorts or not, as my mind was too busy trying to get my car's butt off of the tracks. My 1955 Ford was still in one piece though! Happy New Year! Gary😉 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubacase47 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Happy New Year to all. Well, we did not his 1000 pages of this nonsense as Old Binder Guy calls it, but I have no doubt that that threshold will be reached some time in 2023. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Postal Bus leaving Camden Maine Post Office 1959. IRC the people on board were sorting mail as it went down the road 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Knox Truck of the City Coal Co. Portland. Maine 1914 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 The line at the starch mill Framers lined up with their potatoes 1895 Houlton, Maine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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