Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

Good Morning,

Colder don't think we had frost but close. Now 39 going to 61

The 20 inch chain saw would not start yesterday and the pole saw did not start either. Conspiracy?
Will try again today. That is why I need the back up saw fixed. I might get one of the cordless chain saws. Used the recip cordless saw for smaller branches.

Was watching the videos of the Crimea-Russian bridge fire and it is likely that the concrete and rebar has been damaged by the fire that will show up later.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, although I have booze in the house, I don't drink all that much. Way too many mornings of waking up sick and tired. That being said, I do smoke.

I rarely get drunk...no interest in getting stupid drunk. Normally a shot now and then to keep a mild buzz...
Since I'll be working with the tractor today (most likely), no buzz until work is done
I smoke too, but I roll my own...so, not just a matter of pull a cig out of a pack

 

[daugen]

found another pic of the Case IH.
I took the home made oak weight box I built for the back of my Gravely garden tractor, and tried to
use it on front of this tractor. Tractor was clearly light on front end with big mower on back.
Because I am not an engineer like some of you I inadequately designed attachment bolts that did not spread the load far
enough, and my beautiful golden oak split right out at the studs. Crash down into the field and I came to a lurching stop before I ran over the
weights with the bush hog.
weight box never used again, sat in barn in the stall with the other "to do's" and I don't know where else to put its. By then I had larger tractors and real wheel weights and filled tires, etc.

but she was my first...
got a picture of your first?

TractorData.com CaseIH 255 tractor information

www.tractordata.com

non emissions Mitsubishi 3 cyl, 1.1ltr diesel, was amazingly quiet and smooth, smoothest diesel tractor of all I owned.
Like the engine was running on twice as many ball bearings. I put a new clutch in it, BKT rears sized to fit the oem Bridgestone Pillow
tires, why they are so wide. But those big tires, on same oem wheels, gave this little tractor great stability on hills.

 

[check]

TURKEY DAY! Having 8 for Thanksgiving dinner. Got a 17 pound turkey - do you think it will be enough? Home made pumpkin pie for dessert.

Leaves just keep getting batter and better.

 

[m7040]

found another pic of the Case IH.
I took the home made oak weight box I built for the back of my Gravely garden tractor, and tried to
use it on front of this tractor. Tractor was clearly light on front end with big mower on back.
Because I am not an engineer like some of you I inadequately designed attachment bolts that did not spread the load far
enough, and my beautiful golden oak split right out at the studs. Crash down into the field and I came to a lurching stop before I ran over the
weights with the bush hog.
weight box never used again, sat in barn in the stall with the other "to do's" and I don't know where else to put its. By then I had larger tractors and real wheel weights and filled tires, etc.

but she was my first...
got a picture of your first?

TractorData.com CaseIH 255 tractor information

www.tractordata.com

non emissions Mitsubishi 3 cyl, 1.1ltr diesel, was amazingly quiet and smooth, smoothest diesel tractor of all I owned.
Like the engine was running on twice as many ball bearings. I put a new clutch in it, BKT rears sized to fit the oem Bridgestone Pillow
tires, why they are so wide. But those big tires, on same oem wheels, gave this little tractor great stability on hills.

The first tractor was the MF203 with Perkins Diesel engine. I still have it. It runs great except it needs a new power steering pump. It has a 3 point post hole auger mounted on it that I use sometimes.
Welded in some mounts in the bucket as you can see for the a truck Myers snow plow and used that for many years together with snow chains on the rear
I rebuilt the engine many years ago which was a project involving splitting the tractor to get the engine out. Had to rig up a lot of ropes, chains and hoists since the engine is also part of the frame

 

[check]

First (and only) tractor was a Kubota BX25 - bought in the Fall of 2008, and it looks and runs the same as it did when I bought it. Can’t believe it’s been 14 years! Never been in the shop except for scheduled maintenance, and to install the rear snowblower, and a block heater. (It gets really, REALLY cold up here in the winter.) Touch wood!

 

[RoyJackson]

...and a block heater. (It gets really, REALLY cold up here in the winter.) Touch wood!

Living in Vermont, I've never had a tractor (even when living in PA) without a block heater. Is it always necessary? No, but it's so much easier on the engine...

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It was 37 when I woke up at 6, it’s up to 43 on the way to the middle 50’s in brilliant sun today.
Yesterday I kept myself occupied in the shop until the grass was dry enough to mow, then got the tractor out and hooked up the progressive mower and knocked out the the big areas. Spent some time on the Lazer getting around the edges, and it was all done before the evening dew fall.
Actually had time after unhooking the progressive to mount the loader and weight box and push the manure back into the bin and stack it up. The bin is about six feet tall, but the girl that has been mucking has been filling it about a foot deep, so it is functionally full at about 1/6 capacity unless you want to “wade” into it to dump muck buckets.
Pressure washed the loader bucket and tires and put the tractor away in time for dinner.

Today my youngest son is coming to go over planning for his wedding which will be here on the farm in two weeks. He wants the ceremony to be near the pond, and that presents some logistical issues, as there is only electricity on the opposite side from where he wants the ceremony. So we are going to to a test setup to see if we can put a PA on that side, projecting across the pond and use wireless microphones. Fortunately the area where the reception will be is flat, not far off the pavement, and has reasonable access to water and electricity.

 

[check]

You bet! But I typically only plug it in for an hour or so before starting the tractor. Works great! Once (and only once) in the past 14 years it was really cold and the tractor would not start. So, I plugged in the block heater and went inside for an hour, and then came back out and it started right up. BTW, I still have the original battery. Can’t believe it has lasted this long.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Well, I got my post plucked because I explained the reasons for fuel being high....and a warning.

I'm starting to feel like my good friend Ron.