doubleclutchinweasel

It is a shame to see things rot away. But, sometimes sentiment gets in the way of practicality. I have things my Dad left me that can't be bought at any price. But, none of them are vehicles! That's why I sold my R; I could not do what I needed to do to get it how I wanted. So, I let it go. Still hope to find another one someday...in better starting condition.

Dave, Where is Old Fort, SC? I see a few of your pictures that reference that place, but I am not familiar with it. Got an Old Fort, NC right up the road from here though...

Mirror dogs are backwards. LOL!

Nice collection!

Awesome work, Matt!

Agreed. Big spoke wheel fan. But, you can't argue with the look you've got going there. Keep it up.

I use pieces of round bar stock with a hole, which matches the threads on the ballstuds, drilled and tapped into one end. Remove the nut, and screw one of these onto the threaded part of the stud. Back it off a half turn or so, and knock the $#!^ out of the end of it with a hammer. Knocks the taper loose, and does not damage the threads. It's basically a home-made version of this... https://tigertool.com/products/tie-rod-end-remover?currency=USD&variant=33571417915530&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1fTxq_y18wIVUuHICh1y6wk7EAQYAiABEgIYmvD_BwE Oh, and do pretty much whatever JoJo says. He doesn't miss much!

Exactly.

Yes, that was what I recall from talking to the owner. He widened the "easy" parts.

If the hole in the beam is not good, the pin will wobble in the hole, and feel just like the knuckle is wobbling on the pin.

You might be right. If it's the exhaust, it's much less finicky. Good catch, TJC.

As I recall, this was a gas-engined beast. I will be very curious to see how the fabbed intake works once you can drive it a bit. Sometimes, keeping the mixture right on all 6 holes can be an issue. The cylinders on the ends can sometimes see a leaner or richer mixture than the ones in the middle, due to the air flow into the specific intake ports. Have to check the spark plugs after running a while and see if they are all about the same color. Hopefully, there are no "lean" holes in there. Keep up the good work.

"Free". LOL!!!

That is an example of a philosophy we have around here: the "Your Bike Sucks" philosophy. Simply stated, it means that your bike (or car or truck or whatever) SUCKS...because it isn't mine. If it were MINE, it would be cool. So, lots of you guys have rides that suck. But, if you would be so kind as to donate them to me, they would instantly become cool! LOL!

"If you can make it, somebody can break it." Thus sayeth The Weasel...

I may be wrong. But, it LOOKS like the one I saw in Knoxville a few years back. He had widened the front fender fillers to make the B-model fenders cover the wider Pete front axle. If this is it, it is one seriously nice job.

Is that the one sittin' on a Peterbilt chassis?

And, here's their new sign...

Yep. The one I was thinking about did some work up north of Weaverville. Thanks for the background on yours.

Always wondered what the "K/G" designation meant. Nobody knew back then. Even Rome Plow Company did not know recently. But, they DID know the letters stood for the names of the inventors. That gave me somewhere to start. The "K" was for Kissner, and the "G" was for Green. K/G = Kissner/Green. Mr. Kissner's son and Mr. Green's daughter were married, if I am tracing their names correctly. Mr. Kissner (the father), Mr. Kissner (the son), and Mr. Green (the in-law) held the early patents on the shear blade. Apparently, the design was so successful that the Rome Plow Company bought the rights to it. So, now I know...

Check this out... http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/o/orrville/orrville.htm

I remember a green single-axle tractor like that operating in Buncombe county back in the '90s (also pulling a lowboy). Wonder if... Sorry. I meant the truck was blue, not green. Not sure what I was thinking about there. It was a medium-dark blue color. The owner did a good bit of small-medium dozer work around the county.

The R I drove all those years ago had an extension on the main (right) stick. It was a 5" or so long gizmo made with stacked colored rings. Seems like it was yellow and green. The compound (left) stick had a regular ball on it. One day, I was digging around in the cab and found another one (red and blue, I believe) that had a piece of the shifter broke off in it. Looks like somebody broke that one off, and just had the larger diameter of the stick threaded, and stuck a ball with a bigger hole in it on there. Funny thing is that, with the 2 different heights, that thing was almost perfect. The compound was right there when you dropped your hand on it, and the main was just enough taller to grab onto without bumping the compound with your arm. What did Bob Ross call them? Happy little accidents. I'm kinda like you, Bob. Sorta hate to cover up brand new switches. When I was working on mine a few years back, I actually found the right switches (even the right terminals) at a local NAPA store. Kinda surprised me.

Like Jo-Jo said...