Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

thebuildist wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:56 pm On my Facebook feed today.

The poor thing never stood a chance.
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There was a time when I dreamed to have something like that.

Great site and great stories you guys!

Good repair Jeff! It's going to last a lot longer than 4 days for sure! !

I used a wet cloth when I welded my rod eyelets too. Worked good.

I agree Dave. It was a bit of an eye opener for me that the 5000W generator was struggling a bit with an electric heater of only 1200W and the sump pump on one outlet both. The diesel heater put more heat (5000W) with less effort and more efficiency. Live and learn they say.

Yesterday we woke up with that snow that Dave showed, and no power; sometime during the night a large transformer apparently went bust with flames and sparks and such :!: . The whole area here went dark. As we live in this swamp, the sump pump was important, so the generator was mostly employed for ...

I am always enjoying seeing your outstanding work Dave!

I don't need another project laying around but a friend gave me 400 square feet of plastic lumber. I can't look a gift horse in the mouth.20240402_172544.jpg It was an ugly looking load to haul an hour home. Good thing I don't have any pride. That's an awesome haul Spike188 ! I equally am very humb...

Any of you guys get the crazy high winds last night . We got gusts of between 80 -100 kph (50 -60 mph) . Kept me up most of the night as it rattled the house . Fortunately no major damage , just a torn tarp on a coverall. I literally thought all my big shelterlogics would fly away. The winds were q...

Funny!!!

Digger action is the best Jeff, awesome! :j Sucks about the stabilizer rod but it's not too bad a repair. My old stabilizer rods were in bad shape and I had two new made. But one of the old ones had the bottom piece broken and welded on and it seemed to be like that for many years. That was not the ...