58* this morning when I left for work. Nearly went back in the house for a hoodie lol. But hey, whatever it takes for some relief from the near 100* heat we've been having, I'll take it.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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It happens... The 10 pt. hanging on my wall had visited my parents' yard at one point but I got him in the "big woods" up the street.
I'll take these cooler days anytime. We were in Branson, MO. last week and it was a cooker. On another note. I just noticed that we are on page 5555. For the last year or so I have been forever seeing random numbers like 11:11, 5:55, 7:11, 4:44, 3:33, 2:22, 12:12 and the like on clocks. The most often seen number has been 5:55.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
So we have our very own random number generator.
and we're only a few posts away from post #111,111
Dinner in a few years
And some wood pics to keep the thread honest 
Bear sighted about a mile from me which is normally pretty rare. Dang thing zig-zagged into a guys bee yard. Where's my grease gun? 
xraydaniel
Addicted to ArboristSite
Next 5 months are gonna be wild in the US guys. With the start of Q3, debate disaster, and the 40 year old Chevron Doctrine being demolished today “may you all live in interesting times”
The snowballing has started . Some parts came in for my Taco . The knuckles and lower ball joints came in today waiting on the hubs and bearings upper control arms and various other parts. I have a problem 
OK, some on topic pictures today ... went over to my brothers and in addition to seeing two deer (he borders NYC-DEP) we cut down some dead Shag Bark Hickory trees. Of course, his other half has stuff planted all over the place, so we had to rope it and pull it opposite the lean, and before it came down it got hung up ... those Hickory limbs are just too strong! And working over a pond also made it challenging and fun!!!
We may not move as fast as we used to, but between the two of us we got it done and covered the ground with chips when bucking!
We collectively have three ported 462s, so saw power was not lacking!
We may not move as fast as we used to, but between the two of us we got it done and covered the ground with chips when bucking!
We collectively have three ported 462s, so saw power was not lacking!
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benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
Started in on the 1948 IH Farmall H work. The clutch is worn out, the radiator leaks, one coolant pipe has had a bandaid to keep it from leaking for 15 years, and the front bolster bushings are so badly worn the front end wobbles side to side on the road. So, I decided this was the summer to do the work. First to take out the radiator, then the front end has to come off, and separate the pedestal and tires from the front bolster. IH has the bushings for the bolster available, but one was $150 and the other $80 5 or 10 years ago. Last year, I scored a used front bolster from Wedde&Sons in WI to refurb, so the downtime would be minimal. It turned out to have good bushings! It was cleaned up and painted last fall, ready to go.
So the front end came off, the frame rails came off, the engine came off, and then the clutch was exposed. In the process, I found out clutch parts for older and maybe newer tractors are made in Holstein, Iowa.
jeffcube on eb ay, Jeff McKibban, of Humbolt, IA sells them, more or less direct. ~$200 in place of ~$325 at Steiner and other places. The included the throwout bearing, pilot bearing and plastic stub shaft to align the clutch disk. I found a guy in Norway, MI who repaired the radiator for a reasonable cost, and I bought a used coolant tube without a hole. THis poor old tractor was worked hard. The drawbar is worn elliptical from pulling a plow over lots of acres. Then it appears if had a woodsaw mounted for most of the rest its life. When I got it the bearings on the belt pulley were worn out, and the sealed leaked great puddles of Differential grease. That was the first thing I rebuilt. Of all the H's we owned and I have looked at, I have never seen the belt pulley worn out.
One interesting thing, This is only the second Farmall I have worked on that has never been repainted. The fan shroud, front tank support, fan, frame rails and a few other places had never had paint, except some overspray at the factory. At some point the radiator shell, hood and tank were repainted with a brush. The other one never repainted was a Cultivision A that I converted to Electric start in 1970. Inside the radiator shell it had a date stencilled, Feb 1942. This H did not have a date, and the factory paint job was not as good as the pre-war Farmalls. From the serial number, it was built in 1948. On the good side, none of the bolts were rusted up. It appears for all the hard work and neglect, it was kept under roof until I got it. I have not always had a place to keep it under roof. Now I am able to put it inside for the winters, but it is out for the summers. After the big wind a couple years ago blew down lots of mature trees, it has been my log skidder and trailer toter to haul the wood home or to the sawmill. So OT, but related to firewood. Oh yeah, while I was in there, i knocked off the ring gear, heated it in the Weber, flipped it over and put it back on. So now the starter should have good teeth to work on for the next 76 yearrs.
So the front end came off, the frame rails came off, the engine came off, and then the clutch was exposed. In the process, I found out clutch parts for older and maybe newer tractors are made in Holstein, Iowa.
jeffcube on eb ay, Jeff McKibban, of Humbolt, IA sells them, more or less direct. ~$200 in place of ~$325 at Steiner and other places. The included the throwout bearing, pilot bearing and plastic stub shaft to align the clutch disk. I found a guy in Norway, MI who repaired the radiator for a reasonable cost, and I bought a used coolant tube without a hole. THis poor old tractor was worked hard. The drawbar is worn elliptical from pulling a plow over lots of acres. Then it appears if had a woodsaw mounted for most of the rest its life. When I got it the bearings on the belt pulley were worn out, and the sealed leaked great puddles of Differential grease. That was the first thing I rebuilt. Of all the H's we owned and I have looked at, I have never seen the belt pulley worn out.
One interesting thing, This is only the second Farmall I have worked on that has never been repainted. The fan shroud, front tank support, fan, frame rails and a few other places had never had paint, except some overspray at the factory. At some point the radiator shell, hood and tank were repainted with a brush. The other one never repainted was a Cultivision A that I converted to Electric start in 1970. Inside the radiator shell it had a date stencilled, Feb 1942. This H did not have a date, and the factory paint job was not as good as the pre-war Farmalls. From the serial number, it was built in 1948. On the good side, none of the bolts were rusted up. It appears for all the hard work and neglect, it was kept under roof until I got it. I have not always had a place to keep it under roof. Now I am able to put it inside for the winters, but it is out for the summers. After the big wind a couple years ago blew down lots of mature trees, it has been my log skidder and trailer toter to haul the wood home or to the sawmill. So OT, but related to firewood. Oh yeah, while I was in there, i knocked off the ring gear, heated it in the Weber, flipped it over and put it back on. So now the starter should have good teeth to work on for the next 76 yearrs.
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Break down and do the cordless grinder! You will never regret it. If it is not a Milwaukee, though, plan on it taking a couple of charges... I have yet to come across a battery like theirs, and this will take a lot of battery.
I agree, somewhat. I'm a Milwaukee fan-boy, and I don't believe their cordless line-up of tools can be beat. However, if I'm running a drill, a grinder or a saw any length of time, I'll take the time to untangle extension cords and go old school.
Afternoon fellas'. Between work, household chores and the garden I haven't posted much lately. However, after 2 years of kickin' tires and gettin' cold feet, I finally pulled the trigger on a tractor. So far, I love it
Yea I got a couple baby turkeys last year DR mowing my food plot. Never feels too good when stuff like that happens..
@djg james Hiked up into this canyon today. Caught some pretty wild brookies. Great weather, around 65 degrees.
Yesterday, hiked up another creek with the kid to a small lake so he could catch some yellow perch.
Haven't scrounged in a while,folks. Sorry for all the fishy pics.
Yesterday, hiked up another creek with the kid to a small lake so he could catch some yellow perch.
Haven't scrounged in a while,folks. Sorry for all the fishy pics.
90+ degrees here with high humidity. her's Man I'd love to smell that mountain air again. Areas like that were my Brother's stomping grounds.
Time to take a trip!
That canyon in the first couple pics had an old railroad bridge crossing it that is long gone. It was built in 1892. Was fishing right where it used to be.
