Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

Your old one also has the key way. I'm going to say the shaft has a half moon key in it. Could be wrong but no key coming out it the bolt. The old ones no good so if a bearing puller won't get it, I'd just cut it off and roll on. Applying some heat to the steering arm but no letting the shaft get hot might also free it up.

That sounds a good approach to me.

It isn't logical, but I'm always reluctant to damage something that is not quite totally broken in order to get it off and fit a replacement. On the other hand, there is something very satisfying about the way a thin disc on a grinder will so easily slice a slit into anything made of steel. It's a thrill I never quite experience with a hacksaw, probably because of the numerous times the too and fro hacksaw action has ended up with me donating some skin from my knuckles.

Do you also have a tradition of squirting penetrating oil on anything that doesn't want to move? A squirt of the magic potion once a day for 3 days before and after a full moon. At the end of the week it makes for much more impressive clouds of smoke when you finally decide it still will not move without heating things up.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. Wow Kyle, you are up early, did the wind wake you too ?

The wind (outside) had me waking up quite a few times last night. Each time a loud gust came, I pulled the bed covers up over my ears. A few minutes later my wife, still asleep, would throw the covers off again. I lost count of how many times this cycle was repeated. It must have continued each time I drifted off to sleep as occasionally I would wake up cold as the bed cloths had migrated diagonally over to the other side of the bed. At least, unlike Larro, I didn't have mouse noises to contend with.

 

[daugen]

38 going up to 52 today, rains stopped late last night, clear sunny days ahead

I have begun unpacking all the pieces of my 1968 Cub Cadet 125 (very early hydrostatic) that I got halfway through restoring and then had to stop.
3 years Cadet Interruptus. Time to put her back together, and despite my nice little baggies and notes as to what screws and bolts they were,
this is going to be quite an adventure. So I think I might work on that a little today, start the clean and prep process for the frame as most of the sheetmetal is off.
Will take pics.

You all have a nice Friday.

 

[Thomas]

22F now mid 30's for high.
Finally Friday.
Looks like January leaving on warm note.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Buppies]

40 this morning and that's the high very windy later today then big warm up thru Wednesday of next week before winter returns

 

[wngsprd]

32 going to 43 and sunny. Ground still snow covered.

Don, smart job on those table legs, and nice comfy looking chairs. I agree with throwing some heat on that rod before prying...You can get good smoke like Eric says with the penetrating oil, too. ...always works for my mower blades.

David, beautiful place...nice and tidy...doesn't look as wet as I'd expect from you daily deluge.

Drew, excited for you getting to your project after such a long wait.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

It isn't logical, but I'm always reluctant to damage something that is not quite totally broken in order to get it off and fit a replacement.

Eric, I find your reasoning quite logical. Most every time I do something that can't easily be undone, I end up getting myself in more trouble. In Don's case, if he cuts off the old steering arm and the "new" one doesn't fit like he thought it would, he would also be in more trouble. Hopefully it won't come to that, especially if he can locate or make an appropriate puller.

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Morning. 0630, clear, 34F with 96% humidity. Forecast high of 66F with no chance of rain today, and a low of 40F tonight. Should be a nice day. Yesterday was pretty raw. I never got back to the camp to do any cobbing yesterday, but did get my tree starting area cleared up somewhat. I have almost a gallon of the big acorns that I'll plant the next good day. Also some orange seeds off my two trees at the river camp. It's been 10-12 years since I messed with trees, but I should still have saved seeds from dogwood and bald cypress. Those were my biggest sellers back in the day.

Two of Margie's cousins are in from Jacksonville. They have had enough of the city life and are looking to move home. So we are all house hunting today. Margie has been helping them for a few weeks as far as internet searches go, now they have 3 or 4 house each they want to look at in person. {irony alert start}Should be fun{irony alert end}

Hope you guys have a good one,

Larro


PS: if we go by a dollar store I will buy some mouse traps.

 

[bakerg]

Our resident traveling nurse got a new drone today, took this pic:
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You have a beautiful place David, will have to visit your paradise sometime.:thumbsup:

 

[KevT]

Good Morning, 41 now and going to 67 and sunny. Should be a nice weekend.

Gee Drew, something tells me you will finish your restoration faster than I finish mine, and I got a head start.