Good morning!!!!

[ronjhall]

Morning Ron!

Morning Irv. Nice day out there. Little chilly though.

 

[Thomas]

34F day break and that's about it for the high.
Crack of dawn setting in my chair waiting for Mr. Buck to come stroll by,as I sat thought something was tad strange no squirrels nor birds,less than half an hour light some thru light switch,wind become strong follow by 2 white outs enough to cover the ground windchil 20F and retreated to BIG pine blow down for while.
Might go out this afternoon for sat if the winds clam little other than that keep my toes and nose warm and putter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[rswyan]

36F and "partly cloudy" ... but I'm seeing a lot of sun @ 12:00.

Was up way too late ... clearly shouldn't have had that evening cup of coffee ... :laughing:

 

[rswyan]

rs, is there any reason why you cannot hinge the back of the cab. You could use the same hydraulic system they use on cabover trucks to get the cab up and over if the need be.

L4N,

Yeah ... I don't think that really resolves the problem of having to split the tractor with the cab attached, although if you could avoid moving the half that the cab is attached to it might not be a total disaster. Seems like that one end with the cab on it would be awfully unwieldy though ...

The other thing is due to the way the tractor is constructed, I'd think that hinged at the back might be kind of involved. The ROPS is sectional, composed of five pieces ... the two lowest pieces protrude above the fenders ... so hinge point would have to be higher than the lowest portion of the cab ... if you want to avoid removing the two lowest parts of the ROPs on either side.

 

[rswyan]

... RS, The cab does sound like fun and an outlet for your talent.

Ed,

Thanks ... I hope it will be fun, don't know any reason why it wouldn't be.

Would be nice to have it together by the end of the year, but that might be pushing it, all things considered.

Like you, at 19 I was thinking about "other things".

 

[rswyan]

RS, you continue to impress with your skills...keep it up and you might tempt me to get a welder.

They're handy to have no doubt about it ...

But once you start down that road you'll start lusting after other toys to go along with it ... like a CNC plasma table ... :laughing:

Dangerous stuff ...

NE Ohio is a long way to go for lessons, though .

LOL ... I'd hazard a guess you probably have a lot better resources for that a lot closer to home.

We took the kids up to Cedar Point, Bass Island by boat, Dayton's Air Force museum, and the Cincinnati Reds game and zoo one year...great trip...long drive home in one day.

It would be a bit of hike ...

I'm afraid long distance driving just doesn't hold the appeal for me that it once did ... just way too much of it in way too short a time period.

 

[rswyan]

RS that what I wrote came out wrong late I guess my apologies. I was trying to refer to my carelessness

No worries ... :thumbsup:

I just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was somehow tryin' to rag on ya ...

RS I do not know if you remember or not but I worked in steel fabrication for 29 years. Never went to welding school but was trained by some pretty good guys

Well, now that you mention it ... I seem to dimly remember you saying something about that.

My memory isn't getting any better these days ... particularly since my last "episode" a couple of months ago.

It is pretty amazing what one can pick up without any formal training when one has the interest and people willing to share their knowledge and expertise ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

... I've never seen the scale cleaned off hot rolled steel in the farm implements I've reconditioned, RS. No primer, either.

I guess it's an example of the race to the bottom to be "price competitive" ...

I've never removed mill scale down to bright metal, but I have scuffed it up before painting. And just like the big boys, no primer, either. Seems to be hold up OK though.

If you look at that 3PH section I posted a pic of, you'll see all sorts of little specs has where the paint is coming off.

Granted, the finish is probably 15 years old and the implement has likely been out in the weather for most of it's life, but I guarantee you that nowhere near a majority of them were due to something actually hitting the rake and damaging the finish.

Beyond letting HR steel "season" out in the weather before it's painted, there are no easy solutions for removing mill scale that aren't fairly time-consuming or tedious for an end-user.

Of course if one does that, then you have to deal with another issue: the rust ...

No free lunch ...

(BTW: beautiful pics ... thanks for sharing ... :thumbsup

 

[daugen]

Great pics RNG.

Fun adventure looking at a 1950 Super A. Thing is as old as I am...
Remarkably good original condition, everything worked, he demoed it in his garden, clutch was strong, so were hydraulics, all
looking very strange and Rube Goldberg if you aren't used to these old cultivator tractors. Transmission was noisy, but he said they all were, straight cut gears.
Leaked in a few spots, but he had gone over it pretty well, I could see a lot of new parts, and he had already converted it to 12V which is nice. Funny, still can start it with a hand
crank. That would be really good on my back...

The man is a local college professor, minister, and IH devotee, a real expert on these things and he has two others.
He knew the man I bought my home from and he knows the local dealer service mgr I go to. I need to call them tomorrow to make sure they will still work
on these old things. Kubota dealer used to be the IH dealer in town. Unit comes with all the cultivating accessories, hillers, and a working fertilizer dispenser.
I'm sure it's worth less than he's asking but he didn't want to dicker. And all the extras were in great shape. He lives fifteen minutes from my home and offered to come
teach me how to use it. That's worth something for sure.
So I'll chat with the service mgr tomorrow and get his opinion. He may know the tractor, though it looks like the owner did all his own work.
His cars and trucks and property were spotless; I think he probably did good work though something this old can't help but leak a little and it does.

Spent several hours chipping brush today, nice day outside. About half way down the pile, plan on flipping the chipper blades when this big batch of pine is done.

 

[sodamo]

Nice pics RNG

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Not sure if you're still shopping for an iPod, Don, but B&H Photo has a sale going on. No sales tax and free shipping, too. I bought my MacBook Pro from them last year, and it was a fast and trouble free purchase at below Apple prices.

iPad | B&H Photo Video

 

[daugen]

after fumbling around in the dark pushing buttons I got all the lights to light up and this year's rendition of xmas lights seemed to be doing fine, including
all three of the solar powered ones. Light over the creche is 110V. If the deer chew on it, well....I might have some venison.

Got in the switches and related gear for wiring lights on the little Massey. As suggested, going to try holding the upper lights on using 110# pull super high power magnets,
not very big, but apparently holds like mad. Better take my watch off before working with that. Still have to get the wires down and while I can avoid drilling holes into
the ROPS with the magnets, the wires coming down on the outside can't help but be ugly, and are normally run inside.
But I'm not wild about drilling holes in ROPS. So that's an install detail I still have to ponder.
My stuff is so infantile compared to what RNG is working on, not like I can complain about complexity here...

 

[Buppies]

I guess it's an example of the race to the bottom to be "price competitive" ...


If you look at that 3PH section I posted a pic of, you'll see all sorts of little specs has where the paint is coming off.

Granted, the finish is probably 15 years old and the implement has likely been out in the weather for most of it's life, but I guarantee you that nowhere near a majority of them were due to something actually hitting the rake and damaging the finish.

Beyond letting HR steel "season" out in the weather before it's painted, there are no easy solutions for removing mill scale that aren't fairly time-consuming or tedious for an end-user.

Of course if one does that, then you have to deal with another issue: the rust ...

No free lunch ...

(BTW: beautiful pics ... thanks for sharing ... :thumbsup

A wheelabrator is the answer to cleaning scale and slag expensive machine but can deliver white metal prior to primer and finish coat. A shot blaster ours was 4 ft by 8 ft

 

[Looking4new]

'Daugen', Funny, still can start it with a hand
crank.

The easy starting with a hand crank is all in the ignition timing. There is a very fine line between busted thumb and easy starting, and still having power.
My Farmall C was easy starting by hand even at temps down to -30 F.

 

[rswyan]

A wheelabrator is the answer to cleaning scale and slag expensive machine but can deliver white metal prior to primer and finish coat. A shot blaster ours was 4 ft by 8 ft

We had one of those at the machine shop ... was one part of a three part cleaning system, primarily for engine blocks and heads. Used cylindrical rotating cages.

First station was an oven ... baked/burned all the oils out of the grease, carbon, and sludge. IIRC, it required a 3 or 4 inch gas line.

Next came the wheelabrator/shotpeening station.

Third station was a shaker which rotated and shook the cages to get all the shot out - which was real small - of the heads and blocks.

Don't recall what the system cost, although I should ... given that I had to personally guarantee the loan ... but it was pretty expensive.

Did a real nice job ... way better than the typical spray cab parts washers.

 

[Buppies]

Drew nice Christmas lights you are in the spirit

 

[Buppies]

For those interested in the weather our current western trough east ridge looks to break down around the 10th of December or so with a pretty good storm afterwards. SE look for rain mid Atlantic rain coast snow ice interior NE probably good dose of snow. Will have to wait and see if this change occurs

 

[txdon]

Not sure if you're still shopping for an iPod, Don,

Thanks but Mom did not really want to learn something new right now so I'll give her some time.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 46F for the start, clear, calm wind. Wind stayed light, sky stayed clear and temp made it to 72F. Went to chapel, worked on Christmas lights and watched some football.

 

[300UGUY]

'Daugen', Funny, still can start it with a hand
crank.

The easy starting with a hand crank is all in the ignition timing. There is a very fine line between busted thumb and easy starting, and still having power.
My Farmall C was easy starting by hand even at temps down to -30 F.

Friend of mine tried to hand start a AC wd45. It drove his thumb into his wrist, busted everything in the way. He ended up with 4 surgeries and never got back to where he had been.