Well I pirated it from your post yesterdayWhatcha expect?
I gotta post as I backread instead of reading everything and then posting or I will forget and not remember where or what I was thinking of posting when I get caught up....
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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I gotta post as I backread instead of reading everything and then posting or I will forget and not remember where or what I was thinking of posting when I get caught up....
Look what the younger kid and I just scored locally off of Craigslist... An old Wheel Horse garden tractor...
The kid looked it up and it was made in 1968... They were only offered two years, 68 & 69... 8 horse Kohler engine, made in South Bend, IN... Look at the heavy duty front axle... And it even has grease fittings on the front wheels...
Here's the solid front axle beam...
Grease zerks on the front tires...
The kid looked it up and it was made in 1968... They were only offered two years, 68 & 69... 8 horse Kohler engine, made in South Bend, IN... Look at the heavy duty front axle... And it even has grease fittings on the front wheels...
Here's the solid front axle beam...
Grease zerks on the front tires...
That thing even has a cigarette lighter on the dash!!!
Mitch can light one of his stogies while he mows the grass with this one...
All it needs is a cup holder and you can drink a beer and smoke a cigar while cutting the grass....
8 hp commando!!
Signal lights need a load to work, i tried a ballast resistor, it works but gets real hot. I can hide it under dash away from meltables, but is it too much load is what im wondering. I need led resistors in thinking.
Very cool. The frame looks like 1/4" plate. Does it run?
They said that it ran a year and a half ago, but won't start now... Needs a battery...
The kid was able to turn the engine by hand, so it's not locked up.... The kid is good at fixing small engines; lawn mowers, quads, motorcycles, power generators, etc... He'll be able to get it started...
The thing has a coil like a car engine... The coil looks like the same as on a V-8 or slant 6
Check out the coil here...
It is a commando... Like a 273...
Does that mean we can't wear underwear when we are using it????
Look how easy the belts are to service....
Should be a cover with points. Looks like a starter/generator on it too.
dukeboy440
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Evening. Bottom end is in. Bearing clearances, right down the middle of the spec. Had a happy little boy who got to help push the pistons home.
When i was your son’s age, my old man never even opened a hood..
dukeboy440
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My dad nope, only to change the oil.
My grandfather on the other hand, different story.
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
Front pushing through here. Calling for 5 or 6 inches of snow. Should lock this place down tight! Got a meatloaf in the oven. Fire in the fireplace. Football on TV and whiskey in the glass! Life is good.. Got a couple pounds of axis meat in the fridge, make a pot of chili tomorrow.
dukeboy440
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In Texas?!? Wth I can’t even get a flurry here
dukeboy440
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@halifaxhops fedex trying it’s best to be like the USPS for me.
my package appears to just be doing laps in Phoenix
my package appears to just be doing laps in Phoenix
My father was a mechanical wiz. Guess that is where I get my limited talent.......
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
6 inches of snow here is once a decade event! I'll take it. We need some precip..
They are calling for snow in San Antonio as well.
dukeboy440
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Speaking of things like that, I let my minions crawl under the truck with me today and help me change the oil. My son got bored in about 2 minutes, my daughter stayed with it all the way thru. Asking a billion questions which was both awesome and annoying haha
dukeboy440
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Freaking Biden. Not even in office and screwing things up 
I hope there's a belt guard. As long as you don't get your pant leg caught in them.
When I was in college they gave us an aptitude test to see what our strong points were...
I scored 69 out of 70 points for mechanical aptitude... That told me that mechanical engineering was the right field for me....
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