davehummell

It cost me 35.00 to fill up my 31 Ford model A coupe and the tank wasn't empty 10 gallon tank my 32 Ford needs a fill up and the Mack and the JD need fuel if I want to drive anywhere just took the 31 to pick up some petunias and a couple of geraniums

I think the first Moffet had a Lister powering it. There wasn't anything wrong with the Lister I just liked Kubota products better I have owned a b2150, b7500, b6100, L3800 and a Mx5200 the last two loader backhoes I will keep the Mx around as long as I can breath very handy, for heavy lifting I have a Clark forklift rated for about 5,000 lbs. I used it to unload my Summit lathe the tcm 5,000 forklift from work wouldn't lift it but the old Clark lifted it off idle it did steer a lot better with that lathe on the forks

I worked on Moffet and Princton Teledyne forklifts for about ten or so years I always spec'd them with Kubota engines I liked the Moffet's the better of the two brands. When I placed an order for two Moffet's I was offered the chance to go to Ireland to visit the factory the trip would have been free from the factory but I would have had to take the owner of the company and I didn't want to spend time abroad with that asshole pissing off the people of Ireland

My excuse for slowing down other than my age is in 2022 a pickup pulled out right in front of me when I was riding my spider motorcycle I was doing about 40 mph. after two weeks in intensive care and two weeks in physical therapy I was able to come home in a wheel chair I had a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, broken nose, broken jaw, knocked out a good share of my teeth, broken shoulder, broke all my ribs on the left side they stuck them back together with a mesh and screws, punctured lung, broken hip, broken a lower bone in my back I was told when the medics got to me I was more dead than alive I can't lay down I have to sleep setting up

The last full time job I had was taking care of 5 rolloffs trucks, four truck tractors, 6 walking floor trailers, 4 garbage trucks, Cat frontend loader, a Case frontend loader, 410 JD backhoe, case skidsteer, 450 JD dozer, a forklift and doing the tire work also I averaged 65 to seventy hours a week now I need a break after feeding the goats and chickens

I am turning 71 shortly and it feels like I was run over by a truck some days but you got to keep busy I take care of my goats and chickens and dogs and cats and keep doing stuff in the machine shop just small stuff anymore I miss riding my motorcycles but I figure it's a trade off by still standing I shure wouldn't want to be still working on trucks and equipment full time but I will work on my B as long as I can

Larry I know your pain $2,000 for the engine $1,400 for the air ride axle and aluminum rims and tires $1,400 for the front steering tires the list can be endless. The last time I ran it over to pickup a round bale a bunch off wires shorted out for the headlights so that's next on the list when it dries out enough to drive it out from where its parked for the winter.

Larry you have a very good excuse for spending the money on your truck it is a needed transporter for your race car a man must have a hobby that costs money or it's a dull life

Now that model is one that I would spend the time building that would be a great winter project I hope it gets to market

I should say yes around my area they were everywhere I worked at a place that run 29 Mack tractors and every one of them had a five speed and the 675

I spent quite a few days in F models and in R models I never liked the 5 speed it got the job done but I never would have bought a truck with that five speed in it

I just lost a suit block feeder I'm figuring a bear ripped the limb off the tree never found the feeder and the four dogs never made a peep but if a leaf in the tree moves it is a contest who can bark the loudest and the longest go figure

I have found 22 rifles work on most everything including deer but when dealing with rattle snakes the 22 just pisses them off

I have kept chickens for over 15 years there is 22 plus Fred the rooster in the henhouse. One time I had a fox checking out the chicken run he led a short life it ended that day. Every morning I have two eggs from the day before, there is some upkeep you have to change out the wood chips I spread on the floor and cleanout the layer boxes we have two Bernese mtn. dogs and a border Colley and a little guy that is very intent on barking at everything that moves so we don't see too many critters sculking around the chicken coop I keep my granddads single shot 22 and I keep a 22 that is scoped for longer shots and for anything larger I keep a loaded 44 mag handy that gun came in handy when a bear got too interested in my goats

There are two types of machines for rod bushing the one is a Sunnen hone which is the type I own and use and another type that I have seen used but I can't remember the name of the machine I just did a set of spindles for a 47 Cadilac pressed in new bushings and fit them to new king pins