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I think she was 9 or 10 when she sketched this, about 5 or 6 years ago, Alex Marie will be 16 this coming October almost 16. I was cooking somethin, not sure what, but the stove got short or she thought i was very tall. Gus died a year ago February 22, he was with me through thick and thin for over 14 years. I love the little wag marks she made, even with a stub he would wag tail and butt. This was the smartest, kindest, gentlest, and loyal companion a man could ever have

It is actually an Actias luna moth. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Actias-luna

Apparently the early Simplicity 10" moldboard ploughs were used on both 4 and two wheel garden tractors as this manual points out http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/heCBEN8aqO3rE3Cvh5kbp796Dq.pdf This model the 990464 plough was for latter 1960's pedestrian and riding tractors, another model the 990204 was for the early Simplicity 700, 725, and the Allis B1 My coulter wheel attachment is different and may be from a Wards, but the early Bolens plough beams were straight, not curved. Definitely an Ohio Steel Plow, I think, lol.

It is a Moth, and it is green, does anyone know what it is? I know what it is, just wondered if these are over your way. They only live a week and have no mouth.We get these guys from time to time, and when they fly, their lower wings hang down like legs and they look like Tinkerbell. My wife had never seen one and when it appeared on the back porch last light fluttering around the light looking like Tinkerbell, she went off her rocker, especially after I told her it was Tinkerbell and that we were having a tryst. In all fairness her eyes are worse than mine, and her sense of humor has been waning of lately as well, lol

I do the same Andrew, i like to spend time with the original owners or long time owners and ask them about the tractor, but also about other bits of history of what life was like for them. To have someone listen to them is a very joyous thing to many older folks and since i enjoy it as well, it is a grand time, I still converse with some of the people I bought my machines from.

Andrew, if you need any advice on the H16 let me know, Mine is a 03 made in late 1976 or early 1977 whereas your 01 was made in 1973 (and possibly late in 1972) that makes it closer in kind to the 1556, than the later H16 -02 and -03's. Notable differences on the early versus late H16 is the hydro tank under the seat pan with the lid coming through the pan, the later H16 does not have a hydro tank at all. The metal versus plastic gas tank, difference in steering wheels . Difference in Hydro filters, one is an automotive screw on beside the rear tool box and the filter on the latter tractors is a small sausage style kit under the fender pan. Several more differences as well. Like I said this is more akin to the early hydro tractors than some later post 1975 and 1976 tractors. generally almost every brand made significant changes in 1974-1975, as they had four years or so prior and again about 4 years in the future. Four years was about the design life of many tractors, and while some still had many similarities and many could use the same implements there were significant mechanical and aesthetic refinements and changes.

flashing warning lights and sirens are missing.

Here is a link to a early Simplicity plow made by Ohio steel, very similar to mine, but the green is throwing me off http://michaelstractors.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7196

Now all you need is an ambulance

That's right Brinly or Ohio Steel produce these plows, I say Ohio Steel. They were a supplier of many of the older garden tractors , but Brinly beat them out in the mid 1960's. The added strength bar under the double beam points at Ohio Steel, Brinly used a different design. if you look at the old Simplicity plows, pre 1965, these are almost an exact mach except the adjustment rod; which is the only part that looks altered to me

The hitch was totally different on the pedestrian tractors, this was from an ride-a-matic, circa 1956-1962 EDIT: It looks like more research is necessary, not sure these are ride-a-matic plows, they also look like early Simplicity/Allis/Wards plows as well. It looks like they may have been altered as the one in back, and maybe the one in front, might have originally used a turnbuckle connected to two clevises, but I not sure what these came from now. They are from a riding garden tractor and not a pedestrian tractor though, I can tell that by the front hitch.

sure just give your end of the hose

Pictures are absolutely misleading. Its kind of like those glamour or boudoir photos, or the ones the estate agents hand out that are retouched. Well I bid on an air compressor at this auction site because the compressor was only a 100 miles away and I was going that way. It seemed like a nice portable shop air compressor, one of the older generation that really lasts, well in the picture it was next to some electric motors that I thought were 1-2 hp motors, upon arriving at the auction site the electric motors turned out to be the size of a cow and so did the "date" I had won on auction for 150.00, and at nearly 300kg that works out to 2kg to the dollar. Apparently it has a 5 hp 220 volt motor with a tank that could power the Queen Mary for a jaunt in the harbor. They loaded it in the van with a crane, had to take the front skids loose to lower it enough to pass into the cargo area, it was 51 inches tall, I managed to get some smooth 2x12 wood ramps to the back of the van and pull it rear ward with a come along until I could slide it down the ramps enough to reattach the front two skids, then pulled it to the end of the ramps and lifted one end (it wasn't the light end, there wasn't a light end) onto a heavy duty dolly and danced a jig getting her centered on the dolly. From now on I'm sticking with skinny air compressors, the ones that stand up. Thinking back after wrestling the old girl out of the van, why didn't I least take the trailer, oh yeah, she looked svelte.

ah, the price I like, free. Really good score!

A guy had them at a swap meet I was passing by, I gave 10.00 for both

Yes, that odd fellow is Mr. D.R. ILL Press, he not exactly a clothes horse or a fashion hound

I'm going to run a 30x10-12. because I cannot get a AG tyre in 27x8.50-15 (I can, but I do not like tru-powers as they are pulling tyres not AGs, not a fan of pulling or pulling tyres) , I can get a 27x 6.90-15 AG tyre but I want something wide enough for the tractor, those are implement and walk behind tyres. BTW there were no 24x12-12 tyres on these machines, there were 26x12-12 turf or AG options, but with these taller front tyres I need more height in the back and even a 27" tall tire would leave it down in back, the rear tyre needed to be 29 or 30" tall. I could have gone as much as 31", but I wanted more clearance around the fender. The tyre height ratio from front to rear stays almost the same as stock, 8" inches taller rear tyre than front tyre with stock 18x8.50-8 fronts and 26x12-12 rear tyres, there is a 9 inch difference front to rear with the 21" tall fronts and 30" tall rear AGs.

Things are going slow, I spend more time at the Veterans Hospital than I do at at home and they don't know a spanner from a spudger. I ordered cast iron Dexter Hubs for a small trailer to replace the stock wheel bearing, 30.00 each delivered, and they allow as short as a 4-1/8" spindle. I went with the 12 inch rims as I am going with the 30x10-12's (another story) and installed the tyres measure 21 inches tall which is about three inches taller than the 18x8.50-8 turf tire that was on there. Using the wheel bearings and taller tyres will not only give me easier steering, but greater ground clearance for the garden work. I am keeping the lower part of the Onan powered D-160 dash as it has an electric clutch switch in it which I will use when I take off the manual clutch from this D-160 and install my electric clutch I have sitting on the shelf. BTW, ONLY the Onan powered D-160 had an electric clutch, all other D series, single and twin cylinders, were manual clutches. Bad news on the 30x10-12, I received one, but not two tyres, the unnamed company (CHAPARRAL MOTOR SPORTS) refused to communicate with eBay about sending the second tyre so eBay told me to send it back with a prepaid label they supplied and they would refund the entire amount this Monday or Tuesday. My communication with the hemp heads at the unnamed company ( CHAPARRAL MOTOR SPORTS) was fruitless. Although they admitted that UPS had not picked up the other tyre, they were supposed to pick it up, so I would have to wait until they settled the dispute with UPS, (who never had the second tyre), before they would send me another. When I called the young man at the unnamed company (CHAPARRAL MOTOR SPORTS) "doode" he hung up on me, I am going to send him a hurt feeling report so he can fill it out and make a complaint.

I sure wish I could have gotten it to you cheaper, but hopefully it will give many years of service.

Wishing your son the best in the Challenge, it will be a life changing experience and be an honour to him and his family. Best of Luck, Alain BTW, your message storage is full or it's disabled it, lol

I know you guys have some good stuff over there too. I drool over some of the older walk behind tractors and cutters. We never see stuff like that.

I have a few, lol, but many are on the back and front of tractors

Picked up an old antique spike harrow, a Brinly 3 point spring tooth cultivator, and a CASE/Ingersoll front dozer blade yesterday. The spike harrow and dozer blade are on auction right now, I'm keeping the Brinly 3 point spring tooth as they are very hard to find.

Bought this 50 inch tiller for 200.00, the guy said it was for a D series and I believe it is, seemed to be in good shape. I also bought a Case/Ingersoll 44 inch trip/dozer blade with the lift bar and mounting plate, a 3 point Brinly spring tooth cultivator, and a nice old spike harrow all for 150.00

I purchased a set of Deestone AGs several years ago and the lugs wore down in less than two seasons, they were not very deep lugs to begin with and now they are more like racing slicks. They were 6 ply "rated" which means they aren't 6 ply, but they rate them as 6 ply. They were half the price of the Intercos and a tenth of the quality, maybe not that good. Price is relative, quality is not. Many AG tires made for our little machines are cheap and poorly made, especially for the price, I for one consider a tire a one time investment, not a maintenance issue like oil changes. A tire worth buying ought to last at least 10 years, hopefully twice that.