Post by: Nick on June 09, 2019, 08:56:46 am
Nick, which show is your local one?
Here's a crappy video from somewhere between '06-'08 of my H that I inherited from my great-grandpa, the only year that I had it hooked up to a separator... was a little under-powered
https://youtu.be/97idHww1wKA
Post by: Nick on June 09, 2019, 08:54:27 am
Ah Nick, so close......some day you'll come over to the dark side!
My dream is to find a 1929 D like my great-grandpa began farming with
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Post by: Nick on June 09, 2019, 08:51:14 am
Nick, which show is your local one?
Not a show, just a threshing bee that has been going on for over 50 years. The owner of the original farm died about 6 years ago, so we now have 3 small threshing bees, two near Hayfield, MN and one near Dodge Center, MN. Two of them only have about a dozen people show up and maybe 50 at the third.
Post by: SeeSteam on June 09, 2019, 08:28:04 am
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Post by: Nick on June 09, 2019, 02:24:25 am
Runs pretty good for a Farmall Nick :)- you should be able to get a lot of work out of it. My brother and I used to fill an engine up with kerosene after draining the oil and let it run for a little bit then drain it - amazing how much dirt and sludge came out even after we had previously cleaned the oil pan.
Haha, I did almost end up with a JD 70 today, you would have been proud of me ;)
When I got my great-grandpa's H Farmall, I took the plug off the rear end and the oil (if you can call it that) just stared at me through the little hole and didn't even think about coming out. I got some out with a stick, put the plug back in and filled it with kerosene and drove it to a local threshing bee and back to get the oil loose and out.
This F-20 is new to me and will be getting some new gaskets, so it will be fun to see how dirty the oil gets this summer. I hope to make the long and slow 15 mile drive out to our little threshing bee in a couple months and plan to belt this one up to the separator...
Post by: SeeSteam on June 07, 2019, 11:36:41 pm
Post by: txlabman on June 07, 2019, 03:02:57 pm
Needs some fine tuning, but here it is on the first run after putting it back together
https://youtu.be/px19urd9l4U
Great to see it running Nick.
Nice work.
Post by: Hero on June 07, 2019, 07:39:35 am
Meanwhile, my Ferguson TEA20 just keeps on ticking along no matter what I do to it....
Post by: jkbixby on June 07, 2019, 05:34:46 am
Post by: Nick on June 06, 2019, 09:59:56 pm
https://youtu.be/px19urd9l4U
Post by: Nick on June 01, 2019, 01:15:01 am
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That's better
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And only 2 of these 4 were feeding the troughs shown in the top of the oil pan in the above post. Shot some air through and got them unplugged
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Post by: Nick on June 01, 2019, 01:11:06 am
My uncle could not get his air conditioner to run. I opened the condenser
unit outside and found a mouse had made a nest on top of the relay.
The AC worked great after the mouse ran away.
That reminds me of my dryer that recently died. I took it apart and found a skeleton (long before I lived here) of either a chipmunk or a red squirrel, both has hands were locked tight around some wires :D
Post by: Nick on June 01, 2019, 01:09:24 am
Glad you got this one sorted out Nick.
We have had terrible rodent problems at my ranch. We found the best thing was to mix concentrated peppermint oil with water in a hand spray bottle and spray it around the engine and cab.
Amazon also has a product for this, but it is much cheaper to just buy the concentrate and mix it.
https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Rodent-Repellent-Ready-Use/dp/B00316JTQ6
Thanks Charlie, definitely something I should look into for my outbuildings. It has gotten better in the 3 years I've lived here. The previous owner had many large flower beds surrounding all the buildings, I have tilled them all under and planted grass that is kept mowed 2 times a week.
Post by: Mi Steam on May 31, 2019, 01:57:46 pm
unit outside and found a mouse had made a nest on top of the relay.
The AC worked great after the mouse ran away.
Post by: txlabman on May 31, 2019, 09:09:17 am
We have had terrible rodent problems at my ranch. We found the best thing was to mix concentrated peppermint oil with water in a hand spray bottle and spray it around the engine and cab.
Amazon also has a product for this, but it is much cheaper to just buy the concentrate and mix it.
https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Rodent-Repellent-Ready-Use/dp/B00316JTQ6
Post by: Nick on May 30, 2019, 09:28:16 pm
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"Sludge Take-out" anyone?
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Post by: Nick on May 30, 2019, 09:10:32 pm
when you talked about blowing all that out with an air hose, I could almost smell the mouse urine, I took nearly a small trash bags worth of Mouse fluff from a blower housing on a VW Bug engine once...you never forget that smell.
Definitely a smell that is never forgotten. My worst experience with mice was cleaning my great-grandparents house and sheds after they sat empty for 10+ years. Their nests were so big I could've lived in them!
I am more careful than I used to be. I blew everything out good and left the dusty mess till it settled overnight. I have heard a lot of bad stories about breathing that fluff and worse yet is coon feces.
Post by: Nick on May 30, 2019, 09:07:37 pm
Nick - I must protest this inhumane treatment of such nice little inhuman critters! Destroying mouse habitat! Humpf!
Kidding!
Down here in southeast Texas it would have been hornets or carpenter bees or fire ants or gators... ok that last one is a stretch, but we do have them in the lakes around the neighborhood.
Glad you got it turning free.
We won't tell my wife about the red squirrels that have met their end at the bottom of a tub full of water ;) ... I am nice to them till they find a way into the barn
Post by: Nick on May 30, 2019, 09:06:21 pm
I sympathize with you, Nick.
I had mice take up residence in my snowmobile engine a few years back. They peed in my carburetor and seized it up so badly that I had to cut the casting in half with a Dremel cutoff wheel so I could save the slide and throttle cable.
I wish I would have taken a picture of my snowmobile 3 years ago... opened the hood and couldn't find the engine, it was packed solid with rotting walnuts.
Post by: St Paul Steam on May 30, 2019, 06:04:15 pm
Post by: oilfield_steam on May 30, 2019, 12:13:39 pm
Kidding!
Down here in southeast Texas it would have been hornets or carpenter bees or fire ants or gators... ok that last one is a stretch, but we do have them in the lakes around the neighborhood.
Glad you got it turning free.
Post by: IndianaRog on May 30, 2019, 12:02:58 pm
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Post by: Hero on May 30, 2019, 07:57:38 am
I had mice take up residence in my snowmobile engine a few years back. They peed in my carburetor and seized it up so badly that I had to cut the casting in half with a Dremel cutoff wheel so I could save the slide and throttle cable.
Post by: jkbixby on May 30, 2019, 06:37:47 am
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