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The first video showed us an easy way to turn the engine over in a controlled fashion. This video shows the engine running on its own. I was very glad everything worked out! Now I might get a k241 to play with.

Kohler 161

How to install a PTO in an older Cub Cadet part 3.

In part one, we see how to install a PTO on the crankshaft of a K series Kohler engine. Part two goes into a little more detail about the bearing itself.

Fairbanks Morse ZD

I spent hours trying to find a video or other tutorial about how the locking collar works and then installing the bearing. I thought it was rocket science. It’s not. I hope the Cub Cadet engineer that designed this got a nice bonus that year.

Not sure exactly when the Scouts were told to leave. We’re going to try to keep the property nice. It’s not realistic to think we can restore the pool itself but we can at least preserve the building.

Model A is running as slow as the factory wanted it to. You can see that by the lax spring position at the governor linkage. It’ll run slower if the governor arm is pressed a little. Very nice post war display engine. Most shows have pre-war stuff. These are more affordable and kinda fun to own without all the difficulties of hit and miss or even throttle governed engines. And lighter.

Took 20 or so years but George got this running just fine. This can be seen at Hay Creek in September 2021. The 3/4 hp water cooled is being worked on now.

George Loughery's 1903 Columbus Gas Engine as shown at The Hay Creek Fall Festival in 2014. It is currently set up to run on propane. George says it runs cleaner and that means less ignitor cleaning. The engine was purchased from the John Hartman family of the north Reading, PA area in the mid 70's. George spent 10 years replacing all the wood and many parts, as you can probably tell. Of George...

As we begin celebrating the New Year, 2012, ( Not 2112 - an AWESOME album!) I continue onward getting my Corvette project finished. The kerosene heater has been working well and I'm able to spend some quality time in the Man Cave. All the steering stuff has been replaced and parts of the engine assembly have been put back on, so now the attention has moved to the fender and headlight. A couple ...

After many hours of thoughtful calculations, the project finally got under way! - and there were some surprises along the way. The goal was to pop a balloon after 15 steps. Enjoy.

This is the explanation of my 15 step Rube Goldberg project. It took longer to put together than I thought. It was kinda fun because we had to always "save" some energy for the next step. Enjoy.

1975 Corvette restoration

Throwing 21 inches

Hamster stuffing face

Tom hitting at church

Sutter at Shirktown 2009

Kelly at Royals game.AVI

Tom crashing in snow.AVI

Tom Uncovering Tree.AVI

New Holland 2 HP gas engine

Handprints in snow

Tom