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Progress on the Garden Beds

Well, been moving sod, getting concrete delivered, rototilling rock hard dirt and moving the dirt to try to make sure we’ve rototilled deep enough… I call this picture OneDeadTractor. Was just pushing along, and he stalled out. Then he wouldn’t … Continue reading

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The Hunter and its Prey!

I call this one“The hunter and its prey!” In case you can’t tell from the picture, we’re moving onto another project here at the LittleTractorRanch… LTGal wants to move the garden beds from the middle of the yard to closer to … Continue reading

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Got the rototiller all mounted up on Wally

Took a lot of work and fiddling, but here we are! The big thing I learned is why my grandfather had one of his rear wheels set to wide stance and one set to narrow on Bror. It was because … Continue reading

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They’re like baseball cards!

Ya just can’t help wanting to trade’em around!  And its even better when two MTF’ers can have a chance to meet!Anybody recognize this handsome devil?  The one on the left, I mean, with the luxuriant beard! Lance Skene and his … Continue reading

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There really are some awesome people on MTF!

  That certainly got reinforced for me in a most amazing way on Tuesday!LTGal and I were sitting down over our wheaties this morning when the postman rang the bell… We’d ordered a set of replacement cordless phone batteries from … Continue reading

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What have I been doing?

Well, I’m a little behind on posting tractor-y updates, so I figured I should let people know what’s been happening… When last I posted, Bror was moving under his own power, things were looking up, I was assembling all the … Continue reading

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Adventures in Electrolysis

Well, the adventures in electrolysis continue… This week, I’ve been branching out into helping friends… One of whom had a rusty sewer drain grate she wanted to do something with… Here’s some before shots… When I first put it in … Continue reading

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Bror Lives!

Bror LIVES! At least I know the brake works! I think I need to read up on the transaxle adjustments… It doesn’t go into gear all that hot either. Have to have it all the way back to the last … Continue reading

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John Deere 110 RF Generator Rebuild

Well, teardown anyway… Thought I should document this process in detail… Front of the Delco-Remy 12v negative-ground generator Back of the Delco-Remy 12v negative-ground generator Getting the generator pulley off. Wrench is a 15/16″. Vice Grips make a handy substitute … Continue reading

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In search of the elusive loader…

Got out to mow this weekend, took a break behind the ramshackle warehouse…  I’d gotten a tip that the loader from my grandfather’s JD 112 was inside here…  So I figured I’d take a look…  Not that I’m ever going … Continue reading

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