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'round the pot-bellied stove / Delaware / Granville

« on: April 08, 2009, 08:27:46 AM »

Are your children associated with the schools?.... Gene

Small world sometimes, Gene.

My Delaware Daughter was associated with the schools for a number of years but at the opposite end from the universities. She worked as Director of the county latch key program providing after school care for kids with no parent at home during those hours.  She now spends more time at home and does free lance work setting up instructional programs with various school districts as I understand it.  Her husband is director of an area mental health rehab facility and they are doing well.  They settled in Delaware following my SIL's discharge from the military on the first day of the first Iraq crisis. He walked his discharge papers about Eglin AFB to get them completed.  The next day all discharges and leaves were being frozen due to Iraq.  He had a commitment to appear for work in Delaware that week at his current place of employment.  I guess that plan worked for them.

My Granville daughter relocated there with hubby and family after several years in Columbus.  They purchased in Granville to accomplish a better school environment for thier two children as the kids approached school age.  That SIL, like you, grew up in that part of Ohio and that is home for him.  They met in college in Northern Ohio.  After Marriage they chose to settle in Tom's home area.  They are not associated with the university there.

Charlie V.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Tire

« on: April 08, 2009, 07:26:24 AM »

Only got 22 years of service out of it.

I can't help myself on this one, Ralph.

"They just don't make things like they used to, do they?"

Charlie V

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Grandall

« on: April 07, 2009, 04:18:17 PM »

Piece of cake to get the LA back on the ground now, Dave.  Put it up and down every day if you want.

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Collect

« on: April 05, 2009, 09:24:52 PM »

What a loaded question.  In a nutshell, I would say "JUNK".  I have enough hammers, hatchets, old wrenches etc. to start my own private flea market.  Why buy one piece for $ 3.00 if you can get the whole box of rust for $ 10.00.  I think it is an inherited piece of mental illness.  My Mom always said my dad would not part with anything because he had lived through the Great Depression and knew what it was to have nothing.  I did not have that experience, so do not have an excuse.   When the collections get to the point where one can no longer render proper care of the collection, the collection controls you.  For years I have said I will sell it all for retirement income.  Now I am retired.  I do not see much empty floor space yet but my intentions are good.  I am just looking for another round tuit.  

Charlie

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Spring

« on: April 05, 2009, 08:35:56 AM »

You are correct about going from winter to summer in the blink of an eye recently, Gene. Here in WNY we have enjoyed some lovely spring days mixed in this year.  Our trees and lilac bushes seem a little behind normal this season with small green buds just started.  As you mention, the grass has here has greened a lot with the rain of the last two days also. I have noticed some plowing (yes, they still do a lot of that here) in the last week, but only on the highest ground.  This area is still very wet and there may still be a little frost down deep to curtail drainage through the soil.  Today is going to offer full sunshine so I am anxious to get outside for some tractor puttering. It will be the only dry day of the next several.

My map shows me that you are not real far from one of my childern who lives in Delaware Oh., and another further East in Granville.  I have never been in your part of the country, but hope to make it eventually.

Charlie V.

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SEL General Stationary Engine Discussion Forum / 4,000 lbs.

« on: March 31, 2009, 08:18:27 PM »

Just a thought, George.  Would something like four or six car dollies ( that normally go under each tire) work under the skid on your floor.  Being designed to carry a car, 4,000 lbs. might not be out of the question for them.  I think with small wheels the floor has to be reasonably smooth.

Charlie V.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Ready for Spring

« on: March 26, 2009, 08:07:52 AM »

It sounds like Gene will ride in style at shows this summer.  I have not had a ride for shows in the past, although numerous times I have wished I did.  This year it will be necessary if I want to attend.  Based on that a beat up old 1973 Cushman followed me home a couple of weeks ago.  It had a no good battery, one flat tire, and a piece of throttle linkage missing.  The  Good news is it is still all in one piece and the original 12 HP Kohler has been overhauled in the not too distant past and runs without smoke.  I hope to get some repair time in on it in the next couple of weeks.  It will not be pretty, but I hope to make it dependable, at least.  I will post a picture or two in my just stuff album.  Any suggestions anyone can offer (other than shoot it and put it out of it's misery) will be appreciated.

Charlie V.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Ready for Spring

« on: March 24, 2009, 08:10:42 PM »

Sure is pretty there in NC in your picture, Merton.  Our neighborhood was down to 11 deg. F again last night.  I am holding the thermometer in front of a calendar right now, in hopes the thermometer will get the message. I have been tinkering the newly aquired JD the last few days.  Went one step ahead and three back today.  Replaced the rear end cover with a new gasket from JD.  Put in three quarts of the 11 needed of gear oil only to find out the bottom of the cover is sprung out a little and leaks.  Back to the drawing board.

I am glad you put up your post.  Sad that this forum does not get a little traffic.  I guess most people are just lookers.

Charlie

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Cast iron toys

« on: March 12, 2009, 08:02:48 AM »

Hi All,

Ralph, I think the cast iron toys like George has the great collection of predate you and I.  As a child during WW II, steel for toys was not available.  Most of the steel was in short supply in the U.S. and Canada due to mass amounts going to production for the war effort.  Many factories were also converted  to production of items for military use so consumer goods were quite limited as were sugar, gasoline, coffee, and many other commodities. My parents were not able to find for me a steel Hart's cart (or Radio Flyer wagon) as my older brother had due to this shortage.

I, as you, remember the stamped tin toys being the big thing after the war.  And then sometime later came PLASTIC.  What a change.

Charlie V.

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Shortcut to member page.

« on: March 10, 2009, 05:01:01 PM »

This will be helpful, George.  If one clicks on the members name on any post (with the little ball next to the name) that click will shortcut you right onto that member's page.  I have found this to be an easy way to check out a persons albums.  Beyond that, I notice on my page with three album titles, only two can show at a time, so I have to click "more albums" to know the third one exists.  Hope this gets people around a tad easier.

Charlie V.

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John Deere / John Deere Model H

« on: March 08, 2009, 08:34:26 AM »

The JD H I posted the picture of here last year is a good little tractor, but has turned out to be a major head ache.  I soon found out the PO restore did not include fan drive gears and they are in sad condition.  New sets are available from JD, but very expensive.  I have picked up a decent gear for the fan shaft, but am still searching for a good mate to go on the governor shaft.  

I now have acquired another H which still needs a ride home. (this week perhaps)  This tractor has not been run in some number of years but shift forks, fan gears, etc seem tight and in good condition. It will need some time, work, and a lot of WD-40, but hopefully will be a runner.  Based on that presumption, it will not solve my fan drive gear shortage for H  #1.  I will add a picture or two  of H  #2 to my albums on this web site if anyone wants a look.

Charlie V.

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Toy Shovel

« on: March 06, 2009, 10:32:18 PM »

As far as can be seen in the picture, the painter did a good job, George.  As many hours as I have spent haunting the aisles at show flea markets, I have never seen these cast iron toys.  Maybe I have not been focused on them, or maybe the antique dealers have captured all of them.

Charlie

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Cast Iron

« on: March 06, 2009, 10:55:37 AM »

Those are great, George.  Thank you for letting us see them.  When I was a very small boy. my older brother and I had one that may have been a Farmall Regular or F-20.  We spent many hours pushing that back and forth to each other across the living room floor, and later doing serious farm work with it in the sand box.  I think the present owner of the house now has it.  He located it in the yard where the sand box was after it had been buried in the ground for 50+ years.  He found it with a metal detector.

Charlie V.

P.S.  To qualify sand box:  It was made from four railroad ties forming a rectangle with about six inches of sand in it.  No bright colored plastic stuff, but the sand still worked fine.

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Cast iron toys

« on: March 04, 2009, 06:52:49 PM »

I do not have any cast iron, George.  I have never even seen any for sale other than modern China copies. I do have way too many of the die cast pieces. Would you consider putting up a picture album with some of your favorite pieces in your collection.  I, for one, would enjoy seeing that.  If you do and post a short note here, we will know it is there.

Charlie V.

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SEL General Stationary Engine Discussion Forum / Green things

« on: March 01, 2009, 08:21:16 AM »

Step back and give it some thought Dave.  My first thought is to take the bull by the horns. Offer three options.
1
Do your research, then give the owner a price for fixing the tractor first class with as many new parts as possible (to minimize your time) plus your labor.
2
Give him a number to sell you the engine so you can part it out or fix it and sell it.  (your choice)
3
He can haul it away and let someone else work on it or take it home with him.

My thinking is any half way attempts will get you further into being a charity..

Charlie