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  1. J

    Gentle rooster breed

    Wife and I kept Rhode Island and New Hampshire reds for many, many years. The hens were always very docile, and my daughter used to go down to the chicken lot with her little plastic chair and a book and sing to the hens. They would just cluck and nibble at her feet quite happily. I always...
  2. J

    Got Mosquito bit this evening!

    I don't know, but at this point, give me the bugs and take the snow. Read somewhere in the news that the entomologists (people who study insects) are saying that due to the cold we have had over most parts of the U.S. this winter, the summer insect populations should be much lower than the...
  3. J

    300 is done-before and after pics

    Very nice looking iron. Kinda bums me out though. Today was such nice weather. But, instead of going out to the farm and working on my '48 H, I moped around the house. I guess that is what happens when you put in 50 hour work weeks at 55 years old. Go got up and went. Will go out tomorrow...
  4. J

    Exhaust Pipe Removal Example

    Good write-up for those who have to face such a chore. The big trick is to make sure you do not get into the threads. That said, even if you do, there will not be enough damage to affect the function and fit. Agree with leaving a little more of the pipe. Give some material to chisel and whack...
  5. J

    Broke the all time snow record!

    Not really complaining, as I like snow. Just getting rather tired of it. Having dinked around for several years putting off the resto of my Farmall H, I finally started tearing into it this past December. With the bad winter we are now getting, it has put a serious crimp in my schedule.
  6. J

    2014 tractor projects

    I don't know, but I see the connection: Hogs and tractors makes sense to me.
  7. J

    Broke the all time snow record!

    Yup. I am down here in Columbus, IN, and I am almost positive we are over the mark too. Snowing to beat the band last I looked (about midnight). I am almost 56, and have lived in Indiana all my life except for a stint in the Navy, and have never seen this much CONTINUOUS snow fall. The stuff...
  8. J

    2014 tractor projects

    Around this past December, I finally started dismantling my 1948 Farmall H. Hood, grille, head, manifold, radiator, and some other stuff are all off now. Still need to split tractor to remove the engine block. She is getting a complete rebuild, polished/turned crank, valves, pistons and sleeves...
  9. J

    Thermostat

    In addition to the above suggestions, go ahead and test the thermostat to see if it is indeed open. Take out the thermostat and check the valve. If it is closed, heat a pan of water and throw the thermostat in while the water is still cool. Using a simple kitchen thermometer, watch the...
  10. J

    thermostates

    All of the above replies are spot-on and correct. Another thing to consider is that a cold engine will more rapidly build up sludge on the inside surfaces, which in turn can become loose and find its way into places such as bearings, cylinder walls, ring grooves, etc., and wreak all sorts of...
  11. J

    Old wives tales

    "It is too cold to snow." Hmm.... My reply to that one: Then where did all that white stuff at the North and South poles come from? Another, somewhat revolting one: Sitting on a cold rock or cold steel will pull down your piles (hemorrhoids). Don't know about that last one. Sat on a...
  12. J

    paint color for farmall

    Around here (Indiana), we have a Rural King store, and the paint they carry is Majic Farm and Implement. Anyone ever use this brand? I have painted a few small pieces for my H with it, and it covers very well, and looks good. Went to their website, and the company has been around since 1920...
  13. J

    56 corn planter

    While a lot of the 56 planters had steel fertilizer boxes, the later ones used fiberglass boxes. My 56 has the fiberglass ones, and they are still in great shape. The augers are toast, but they can be pretty easily replaced. I concur on the seed opener disks sometimes wearing out the...
  14. J

    Farmall h radiator repair

    Interesting thread. My H radiator has a broken stud in the bottom tank, along with a wrinkled top tank, a couple leaks, and plenty of bent fins. Been considering getting a new radiator, but with all the talk about shoddy quality, I am a little concerned. Since I have repaired a few...
  15. J

    Gauges

    This is sad, sad, sad. I am well into the restoration of my 1948 Farmall H, and will be needing new gauges, radiator, and other components. Most all I have heard over the past few months is poor quality of new reproduction parts. Take heart though! I work in manufacturing as a tool and...
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