Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:58 pm image.png

I think this one might be a touch to far gone!

Just like a politician, Sunk to a whole new level .

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 4:10 pm Boy I sure left myself a mess! This is all the brush from the ground I cleared. Getting rid of a little at a time!

Getting a lot of tractor time this weekend!

That's a lot of brush for sure. What are you gonna do with it Jeff? Wood chips?

JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:58 pm image.png

I think this one might be a touch to far gone!

I don't know, looks like just the carb needs a little cleaning eh?

Eugen wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:36 pm

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 4:10 pm Boy I sure left myself a mess! This is all the brush from the ground I cleared. Getting rid of a little at a time!

Getting a lot of tractor time this weekend!

That's a lot of brush for sure. What are you gonna do with it Jeff? Wood chips?

No, I was going to pile it up out in the field and have a big bonfire, but I decided on something else for it. I have a spot at the back of the property I’m going to make piles of it with the hopes it will become a habitat for rabbits. There isn’t much cover for them and the coyotes really have a feast. Don’t know if it will work but I figured it’s worth a try.

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:41 am

JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:58 pm image.png

I think this one might be a touch to far gone!

Just like a politician, Sunk to a whole new level .

It probably came from some politicians farm!

@Eugen You might be right but I’m not going to get a shovel out to find the carb!

Honestly I caught myself thinking, “well the hood still looks good. And I bet I could use the muffler and precleaner.
I tell you the old tractor bug is an insidious disease!

JSinMO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 7:50 pm

Eugen wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:36 pm

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 4:10 pm Boy I sure left myself a mess! Harry This is all the brush from the ground I cleared. Getting rid of a little at a time!

Getting a lot of tractor time this weekend!

That's a lot of brush for sure. What are you gonna do with it Jeff? Wood chips?

No, I was going to pile it up out in the field and have a big bonfire, but I decided on something else for it. I have a spot at the back of the property I’m going to make piles of it with the hopes it will become a habitat for rabbits. There isn’t much cover for them and the coyotes really have a feast. Don’t know if it will work but I figured it’s worth a try.

Yes the rabbits can be great for a rabbit stew. Harry

Garage door spring gave out this morning with a nice bang Both cars were in the garage and the 8'x16' garage door was down. I ended up lifting the garage door 2" at a time and my wife slid in and stacked up some 2"x8" 's. Garage door is extremely heavy with one broken spring. Ended up sliding my floor jack under the door and lifting the door 15-18" and then manually lifting the door the rest of the way. As the door goes up it gets lighter. Those first few lifts were quite heavy. Now I need to figure out how to deal with it. Looks like the springs need to be ordered. 0.25" diameter wire, 2.625" coil ID. Broken spring is about 27.5", good spring is about 30". Repair may take as long as finding the damn springs.

Wandering through a Big box home improvement store and noticed Zombie Gnomes are a thing this year... Kinda looks like me before my first cup of coffee in the morning - so I'm not quite sure about things

@MattA I just made this repair to one of my doors back in the spring. Sounds like you have all measurements you need. Wire size coil ID and the correct overall length. I ordered my new springs off of Amazon. The repair is relatively easy. The only thing to watch out for is the spring tension. There is A LOT of energy stored in that spring. Make dang sure you don’t let go when winding it, and count the number of turns you need for that spring and door combination. There were some really good videos on YouTube that helped

RoamingGnome wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:52 pm Wandering through a Big box home improvement store and noticed Zombie Gnomes are a thing this year...
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Kinda looks like me before my first cup of coffee in the morning - so I'm not quite sure about things

Don’t feel alone Gerry. That kinda looks like me every morning coffee or not!