Get to go over to my kids rental now that the rain has stopped and mow, and if the ac isn't running on the upstairs unit, pull the grates off and clean the crap off that's coating the condenser fins. I did the other ac unit when I mowed last weekend
What are you currently working on??
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To me, that's a perfect reason to buy another rifle! I've actually done that before and just bought a rifle to fit the ammo! Lol
22mag are really my favorite all around rifles to shoot, except for deer season of course. I have several 22 magnum rifles, bolt, semi-auto, and lever.
I got my 2135 running over the weekend, I have a guy who wants to buy it. I got it a couple years ago from my aunt, and I intended to fix it up and sell it, but I never really did anything with it. It had an electrical issue and wouldn’t start. I thought the starter was bad, but it just ended up being a dirty connection on the key switch. I put a battery in it, drained the old gas out, cleaned the carburetor, replaced the fuel lines and cleaned a mouse nest out of the engine tins, and it started. I cut grass with it yesterday, it ran good. The mower deck could use some work, it keeps throwing the PTO belt off, but the guy whose buying it has another one of these tractors for parts, so I will leave that for him to fix. I just have to clean it up a little bit, and it will be ready to go.
I haven't got this .22 mag zeroed in yet. Got busy with other things, then got to hot to mess around with them. Have that M15 style .22 to zero in also. Peep sight rear and post front.
Sounds like a good use for it if it isn't in usable shape, Rog. Loree has a few cast pans she uses occasionally. Don't think they are old enough to be collectable. Couple of them may have been my mom's.
I should do something with a couple old iron stove doors and legs that have been laying around here since the 1970's someday---LOL!
Just thinking some kind of decorative wallhanger.
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One never really knows what they have or its worth till they get it cleaned up and the research done. Wagner bought out Griswold in 1957 so during that time and later some pans were made with both logos, Wagner at 12:00 and Griswold centered. That is what this Dutch oven kettle is. This one has Made in USA cast in it also so that puts it post mid 1960's.
17.5 Briggs I thought just needed a valve adjustment due to kick back on starter, but turned out the automatic compression release on camshaft is broken. Not sure yet if owner wants to foot bill to fix. Then there's this Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4 wheeler...the hardest to work on EVER! I had to remove front rack and all front fender just to get to the radiator cap! NO removable cover for access! Everything requires "Brute Force" to get to anything! Still can't even see rear spark plug!
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The 750 Kawasaki needs a hole cut where I laid a loop of fuel line in Pic. Sent to owner to see if I get the go ahead. Totally stupid that it has zero access to radiator cap! Even after removing rack and fenders, the radiator cap still can't be accessed until you remove yet another plastic cover! From under fender you can't even get a peek at the cap!
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Curious to how you determined the compression release was broke..?
Sounds like there is a Kawasaki engineer that needs to be hauled out to the nearest tree and lynched, Daniel! What the hell are they thinking?
No tractor or small engine stuff today.
Got the tailgate and box pocket tie downs pulled off the '83 C-10. Raised up the old monstrosity cabover camper and backed the C-10 under it far as it would go. The rear bumper don't exactly jive with the camper mounts.
Got it secured good enough to move and put it in front of the house. It will be going over to that house across the street and unloaded beside that little garage. For some reason the old disabled Veteran that lives over there wants it. He gave me some cash a couple weeks ago to hold it for him. Will talk to him tomorrow about where he wants it and hopefully unload it.
Put our new to us little motorhome where the camper was sitting.
I hadn't seen any wasps all year but managed to scare up a bunch in one of the front jack legs of the old cabover! I had a can of penetrating spray out there already to tame them down! Everything was tight and stubborn to get the thing raised up. Didn't get stung at least.
It will be nice having something that is easily movable beside the shop to have access to the back yard rather than a giant roadblock!
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Came home from work and since it was not 100 degrees outside decided I better mow the yard, been 3 weeks. I mainly use the MTD for mowing and was doing good until I went to do a part of the lawn in front of the house that is a little tricky. Mower hit a slick spot and decided it wanted to go down hill not left and up. I called my daughter who lives 40 min away for help. while she was on the way I mowed most of the back yard with my MF8H with predator engine. It did ok but the exhaust broke off at the manifold and is a little loud. I will get it fixed up one of these weekends. Daughter showed up and with the MF14 loader and ATV winch was able to get the mower on flat ground. I will finish the mowing tomorrow hopefully it dries up. I did end up pulling off the right side duals on my pickup to replace the valve stems I just installed (wrong) I ended up putting some pop in rubber ones this time. I need to take the front frame of the Allis 310 to the car wash so I can get most of the grease off and get ready for paint.
You have an awesome daughter, Ted! Our daughter is very mechanically inclined but to my dismay chose to be a techie. No not really, she had a good video editing business going, but lives 340 miles away.
Reading this makes me glad that our acre is basically flat. I'd probably been hospitalized a few times by doing dumb stuff on hillsides. The ditch out front can be treacherous but don't need to be mowed that often. Sounds like you have a good system on your place until that slick spot wins. Glad you didn't tip it over and get hurt!
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After adjusting valves to proper clearance, as you turn engine just before TDC, the intake valve should open just a tiny bit to drop compression enough so it can spin over. You have watch the valve closely to even see it, as it's very slight. Once engine fires the centripical force causes a small weight on the compression release to pull in the little rod that bumps the lifter to relieve compression so engine then has full compression. Usually when the compression release stops working it's because the little rod snaps off. It's less than 1/8" thick and over 1/2" long...maybe 3/4. If owner chooses to have me put in new camshaft I will post a pic of the failed part.