Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Done the starter fluid on my new motorcycle tires a few years back. Narrow front tire and thick and tough walls far from the bead. A nightmare but I got them mounted using starter fluid. Had to try it a few times though. Not something I'd recommend.

Well done Gerry!

That being said, the pain involved in trying to mount a tire that's far from the rim is all too familiar. Tried all kind of methods except the bead blaster, but we all know, eventually, that's the end station if you really need that tire seated.

Gerry, I'm honestly sorry for both not having the time and skill to do a better job on this tractor which I got as a collection of parts in a bin. My intention was to keep this tractor for myself having put so much work in it, all the hydraulics and linkages and such, but had to sell it. I intended ...

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2026 11:33 am What happened ?

People say deer do that.

This little apple tree was doing so well, until...

https://youtu.be/p0SMAIGMiV0?is=vLfsxorMX8nxUlYM



The cuckoo call, just like I used to hear it when I was a child visiting my grandma,

You're inspiring me to build one too, I've been thinking about one for a long time.

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:38 am @Eugen What is the white on the trunk of the trees ?

Hydrated lime is applied to tree trunks (often as whitewash) to protect against sunburn, prevent bark cracking from winter temperature fluctuations, and deter pests and fungi.

Lawns are secondary around here. Here's a good example of what someone will do in front of a house in a rural area. A mini plum trees orchard. Plum trees are very popular.

This is in my in-laws' village whom we're visiting.

I'd have gotten that in a sec!

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