Off Topic Anything 2023

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Check out this pile of carburetors at the atv boneyard! I only dug about halfway down looking for a carb for a buddy. Lots of good stuff in there.

Digging through a pile of carbs sounds like literal hell.

When it's for someone else and you're just vibing on a friday afternoon it ain't so bad. I'm glad I didnt need one though lol

Wonder what happened to  @Nevadablue.  He was a regular that disappeared mid ratrod build for his grandson.  Loved seeing the mountains out his back porch pictures.

He and I had been keeping touch via email but it's been awhile since we touched base, I should shoot him a email and find out!

Look what I just scored for $100! I'll definitely be turning it into an offroad and mud mower!



As you can see it has a new seat and a Peerless 2300! It also has the variable pulley but I don't think I'll have a hard time getting rid of that and swapping the rear pulley.

For now I'll probably stab my Honda G200 (6hp) test motor in so it's mobile and I can test stuff, I'd like to find a 13/14hp Honda or clone for the long term in hopes of hitting around 25mph!

That's a gem of a tractor.  Nice looking massey.  That thing have a 2300 with a variator?

It does indeed... I may actually keep it if it works well and belt slippage isn't an issue, might be nice to have inbetween gears sometimes. Time will tell!

Finally did an update to the FB site header image. Updated it to the current active staff tractors.

Thats some sweet tractors!
Also @MightyRaze why does my sig only shows in some of my posts? or will it be coming into play with my new ones from here on?

Not sure what you are referring to on the signature @Slipperz.  I do know the top post of page 2 and the pages that follow do not show the signature, it is a carryover post from the previous page so people know what you're talking about.

If you use the Add Reply button, , make sure the box is checked for attach signature in the options found below the send button.

In your profile under preferences, be sure "Always attach signature" is set to yes.  That way when using the quick reply box, it attaches your signature ot any post even the Add Reply automatically.

I hope that helps.

@MightyRaze
Thanks, I meant like where your projects are listed but it appears to have worked on my end so false alarm!

That's cool @MightyRaze, my rig looks like crap besides your guys', I really do need to lay a paint job down on it! Lol.

Brianator wrote:

That's cool @MightyRaze, my rig looks like crap besides your guys', I really do need to lay a paint job down on it! Lol.

Think what you may, I personally disagree. I think it looks perfect!

Header photo looks great Mighty!

It doesn't look like I'll be machining parts on my drill press anymore.... because I scored a small metal lathe!


It's a Myford ML10 and built between 1968 and 1972 in England,  it's obviously a hobby lathe but very well built. I got it for a really fair price with alot of spare parts, lots of tool holders and inserts, several precision measuring tools, a bunch of drills bits, taps, dies and several old wrenches and screwdrivers too!

I spend a bunch of time cleaning and oiling it before I started playing with it then decided to refurbish the ends of the tailstock centers because they were pretty beat, the one in the chuck was way worse than the other I'm holding.

I turned a couple of others pieces to test it and it seems to work great! The pin with the turned ends is something I did several months ago to make parts I need for the snowblower mount on my Roper 16T but I decided to keep turning it down for fun and then I guess I made myself a tapered punch out of some scrap round stock because why not!?

All in all I'm really happy about it, I've been waiting for a couple of years for the right deal to come along that was somewhat close to home and now here I am!