Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Looking great, Matt, and very well written up.

Easy to follow, even with limited tools.

Bob

Looking at the height of the frame off the ground, I'm thinking it's a 44X series machine. Maybe even a 4000 series. It's hard to say.

Bob

On my Facebook feed today.

The poor thing never stood a chance.

I love that site too, and I have a treasured gift from my late father, a complete set of Handyman Encyclopedias. Which is essentially a hundred or more of these kinds of DIY plans. One of my first projects as a teen was making a small sailboat out of pine and masonite. I got the main structure creat...

BOOOO! HISSSSSSssss!

Sorry, Gerry.


Bob

what a haul!

A man could go from zero to hero in one transaction!

Bob

Harry wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:31 am Terrific job Bob. I was wondering how much weight do you have on the back of the GT? Harry

I have both rear tires filled to the top with RV antifreeze and about 400lbs hanging on the 3 pt hitch.

Bob

That's pretty impressive. It looks to be plenty strong.

Now it's time for action! Grab something heavy and pick it up! LOL

Bob

A fun little project with the lifting boom. Building a swingset/play fort, and I need to lift this little playhouse up onto the platform, 5.5 feet high. The little house is very delicately built, so it only weighs 80 or 100 lbs. But you can't just grab onto it anywhere: you have to spread the lift a...