Thinkin back...

[S-AL-Tider]

Very 1st job was slinging watermelons in the field at age 10. Started at daylight,and worked till dark.Usually approx.12-13 hours a day,at 1.00 per hour. After the 1st day,I didn't think I could get outa bed,however,my Grandma had different Ideas,with a leather strap to boot:(

[#1Tidefan]

My last entry as a 'Dairyman'...

I was on call one weekend, when a 'frantic Dairyman' from Woodbury Ga  called. His Bulk milk tank was shocking him...and his cows kept raisin their hoofs in the parlor...not eatin...and giving very little milk in the process...

When I got there, the outside hull of the tank indeed gave off a very considerable jolt of 80 somethin volts. I grounded the leg of the tank, outside to the power pole's ground rod. It took it all out, and seemed to calm down the cows in the parlor as well...

I stayed and helped the old man out until he got through milkin. I took the ground wire off, and received another JOLT...wth?! I hooked it up again, and went on a mission trying to find wth was going here.

Long story shortened...the old milk tank used a chilled water cascade system, that circulated an ice cold water made by the copper pipes submerged in water. The colder the refer system got the ice would build around those submerged copper tubes. Outside the barn, the old refer system had a sight-glass where you could see the flow of freon. I saw MILK flowin through it!...or so I thought.....

Somehow a leak developed (there were several) in those copper tubes where water meets with freon and the oil...resulting in grayish/whitish color in the freon ( same thing when water meets motor oil) HOW this compressor didn't go to ground and short out is beyond me.

We repaired the copper tubing...a brand new condensing unit (whilst using Nitrogen to clear out the moisture in the refer lines) and had the Dairyman back up to operating conditions the next day.

The parlor where the cows were problems came from the same problem since the Stainless steel milk lines were attached to the tank...thus solving that problem as well. We went ahead and grounded that parlor as well with a 9'ground rod on both sides of the barn as well...

I have led a very interesting life-style in my youth...lol

[#1Tidefan]

This week, I'll talk about bein a machinist. I still miss rebuilding engines...

[Allie]

This week, I'll talk about bein a machinist. I still miss rebuilding engines...

Youre a very handy guy to have around.  :-)

[ssmith general]

This week, I'll talk about bein a machinist. I still miss rebuilding engines...

I got a 4 cylinder gasoline tractor engine that needs rebuilding.  I'll pay for the parts.  No time table.  It runs fine, but overheats no matter what the only thing left to be the issue is a circulation issue.  Time for a total rebuild.  The top end got redone about 15 years ago.  It's a '61 and still has points and runs off 6 volts, I think we should update that.

[Allie]

"
I got a 4 cylinder gasoline tractor engine that needs rebuilding.  I'll pay for the parts.  No time table.  It runs fine, but overheats no matter what the only thing left to be the issue is a circulation issue.  Time for a total rebuild.  The top end got redone about 15 years ago.  It's a '61 and still has points and runs off 6 volts, I think we should update that."


After you finish with that I have a 1957 1/2 Chevrolet Apache in my back yard that needs attention ...   
She used to work but now she doesn't...

[#1Tidefan]

This week, I'll talk about bein a machinist. I still miss rebuilding engines...

I got a 4 cylinder gasoline tractor engine that needs rebuilding.  I'll pay for the parts.  No time table.  It runs fine, but overheats no matter what the only thing left to be the issue is a circulation issue.  Time for a total rebuild.  The top end got redone about 15 years ago.  It's a '61 and still has points and runs off 6 volts, I think we should update that.

Not a bad idea bro. Parts aren't the only issue here. As old as that engine is, I would pull the whole engine down, and have the head...block...and crank magnafluxed to ck for cracks first. Then there is some machine work to think about as well...

The electrical system shouldn't be a problem. The voltage regulator/generator/distributor/starter could be replaced if there's an aftermarket kit/setup for it.

Is this a flathead engine?

[#1Tidefan]

After you finish with that I have a 1957 1/2 Chevrolet Apache in my back yard that needs attention ...   Lips Sealed
She used to work but now she doesn't...


I sure would like to Allie. A COMPLETE restoration should be in order on that truck!
btw...I owned a 55 myself....a beautiful truck! and I got rid of her, like a dumb@#%

[#1Tidefan]

Most folks don't think about machine work when it comes to any vehicle. Those days of do-it-yourself backyard engine work days are about over...

But I started out grinding cranks. I loved it when customers came in and told me "I need this TURNED" So I just walked over and rolled it with my foot. You GRIND Cranks (with a rock). You TURN Rotors/drums with tool steel implements on a lathe... oh well.

After I got proficient (which takes about a year) I moved on to various other things in the shop. Block-boring/decking/and align-boring, on to the head shop to grind valves/seats/and surfacing.

Yes I do miss it...  

[ssmith general]

This week, I'll talk about bein a machinist. I still miss rebuilding engines...

I got a 4 cylinder gasoline tractor engine that needs rebuilding.  I'll pay for the parts.  No time table.  It runs fine, but overheats no matter what the only thing left to be the issue is a circulation issue.  Time for a total rebuild.  The top end got redone about 15 years ago.  It's a '61 and still has points and runs off 6 volts, I think we should update that.

Not a bad idea bro. Parts aren't the only issue here. As old as that engine is, I would pull the whole engine down, and have the head...block...and crank magnafluxed to ck for cracks first. Then there is some machine work to think about as well...

The electrical system shouldn't be a problem. The voltage regulator/generator/distributor/starter could be replaced if there's an aftermarket kit/setup for it.

Is this a flathead engine?

Not sure.  Parts are not that hard to find because there are so many of those tractors out there.  You have to order them, but they can be found.  

Let me know if you want to play with it.  You certainly can't hurt it at this point.  People want to buy it from me, but it's not for sale, I will probably just push it into the corner of the barn until I am a bazillionaire and then I'll have redone really nice.

I also have a '76 Ford F-100 that needs a seal replaced on the front end of the transmission.  Not a big deal, if dropping a transmission isnt a big deal to you, it is to me.  lol.

[#1Tidefan]

This week, I'll talk about bein a machinist. I still miss rebuilding engines...

I got a 4 cylinder gasoline tractor engine that needs rebuilding.  I'll pay for the parts.  No time table.  It runs fine, but overheats no matter what the only thing left to be the issue is a circulation issue.  Time for a total rebuild.  The top end got redone about 15 years ago.  It's a '61 and still has points and runs off 6 volts, I think we should update that.

Not a bad idea bro. Parts aren't the only issue here. As old as that engine is, I would pull the whole engine down, and have the head...block...and crank magnafluxed to ck for cracks first. Then there is some machine work to think about as well...

The electrical system shouldn't be a problem. The voltage regulator/generator/distributor/starter could be replaced if there's an aftermarket kit/setup for it.

Is this a flathead engine?

Not sure.  Parts are not that hard to find because there are so many of those tractors out there.  You have to order them, but they can be found.  

Let me know if you want to play with it.  You certainly can't hurt it at this point.  People want to buy it from me, but it's not for sale, I will probably just push it into the corner of the barn until I am a bazillionaire and then I'll have redone really nice.

I also have a '76 Ford F-100 that needs a seal replaced on the front end of the transmission.  Not a big deal, if dropping a transmission isnt a big deal to you, it is to me.  lol.

Thanks, but no thanks man. I'm just not setup for anything like that, but I do appreciate the gesture lol.

[Jamos]

Most folks don't think about machine work when it comes to any vehicle. Those days of do-it-yourself backyard engine work days are about over...

But I started out grinding cranks. I loved it when customers came in and told me "I need this TURNED" So I just walked over and rolled it with my foot. You GRIND Cranks (with a rock). You TURN Rotors/drums with tool steel implements on a lathe... oh well.

After I got proficient (which takes about a year) I moved on to various other things in the shop. Block-boring/decking/and align-boring, on to the head shop to grind valves/seats/and surfacing.

Yes I do miss it...  

Too bad you never hooked up with the Nascar boys or maybe you did?

[#1Tidefan]

Most folks don't think about machine work when it comes to any vehicle. Those days of do-it-yourself backyard engine work days are about over...

But I started out grinding cranks. I loved it when customers came in and told me "I need this TURNED" So I just walked over and rolled it with my foot. You GRIND Cranks (with a rock). You TURN Rotors/drums with tool steel implements on a lathe... oh well.

After I got proficient (which takes about a year) I moved on to various other things in the shop. Block-boring/decking/and align-boring, on to the head shop to grind valves/seats/and surfacing.

Yes I do miss it...  

Too bad you never hooked up with the Nascar boys or maybe you did?

Wished I had man. The closest I got, was the 'dirt track gang @ East Alabama motor speedway.  Click here for link
I live about 10 miles from that track, an on a good clear quite night...you can hear'um turnin the revs...

Did a lot machine work for those boys.

[Jamos]

Most folks don't think about machine work when it comes to any vehicle. Those days of do-it-yourself backyard engine work days are about over...

But I started out grinding cranks. I loved it when customers came in and told me "I need this TURNED" So I just walked over and rolled it with my foot. You GRIND Cranks (with a rock). You TURN Rotors/drums with tool steel implements on a lathe... oh well.

After I got proficient (which takes about a year) I moved on to various other things in the shop. Block-boring/decking/and align-boring, on to the head shop to grind valves/seats/and surfacing.

Yes I do miss it...  

Too bad you never hooked up with the Nascar boys or maybe you did?

Wished I had man. The closest I got, was the 'dirt track gang @ East Alabama motor speedway.  Click here for link
I live about 10 miles from that track, an on a good clear quite night...you can hear'um turnin the revs...

Did a lot machine work for those boys.

There is nothing more fun than the dirt tracks. When I lived in Davenport, Ia, our weekends were the dirt tracks somewhere. As you probably know, it's not hard hard to find a dirt track facility in the Midwest. I still go to a dirt race when we are up there on a summer trip, as well as some drag racing. I went to Brainerd, Mn this past summer for their big NHRA event, it was a blast.

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