While catching up on your thread, I was saddened to read about the loss of your friend.
There's seldom a good way or good time to die, particularly for family and friends.
My condolences Andy.
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Thank you Mark. A friend's father said "there's never a convenient time to die". I always thought that was an interesting perspective. We had a friend die of a heart attack when driving his welding truck home about twenty years ago. His swamper managed to get it pulled over safely. I spoke to his widow Sunday and confessed to her, that she was the first one I thought about. Her husband did not come home that day, she was a stay at home mom.
I saw in some of the earlier photos and was wondering if you had any rear rims for a Farmall tractor. Size is 13.6-38??
13.6-38 is a tire size. I do have some 12" 38" rims, but they are generic, you can buy the base rim about anywhere. They only fit H's and M's. What tractor do you have?
I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
Thanks, my friend.
Andy
I was catching up with your thread when I read about your loss. It is truly sad news as Monty seems to have been an all around great guy. RIP Monty Johnson!
I really like how you have stacked the Aluminum ingots. It seems your shop is now turning into the Fort Knox of Aluminum world
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And since your shop now is the Fort Knox of Aluminum, chances that you will score more high quality free drills such as Milwaukee etc, are even higher. You might even want to place an ad in the BurglarsRUs.com and invite such donations for a good cause.
Thanks, I know Monty is visiting with Bob's invisible friend.
Ford knocks, you say? Makes sense to me, Ford knocks aluminum blocks.
I had not thought of advertising in BurglarsRUs, I'm afraid I would anger some of my friends who are regulars there.
Sorry for your loss Andy. We learn a lot about living from you in this thread, and also about how to handle a tragic event like this. You mention celebrating Monty's life. Which is the point, rather than dwelling on the end. Thank you for another lesson.
-Derek
Such kind words, thank you sir.
Monty was an amateur historian and a lot of interesting information went with him. Whenever I would plow on of my bottom fields he would come and walk it for arrowheads after a rain. These fields by the creeks were full of campgrounds and hunting areas.
When the dust settles it is time to help his widow.
He was also an excellent sawyer, didn't just own a sawmill. In about 96 I mentioned to him my new company was looking for bricklayers. He said "I do that". I said refractory firebrick for refinery service. He said "I do that". He came and interviewed and worked for us a few years, became a foreman almost immediately. Yes, he could do that.
Thanks for your comments, and thanks again to all the visitors and well wishers.
Life goes on, life is for the living. So I did some casting today. But first, free tools.
I have a friend who is selling her mom's house. Her mom recently moved to an assisted living facility. They had bought a riding lawn mower last summer to mow her yard with and I offered to buy it. When I went to pick it up "do you want any of this stuff?" Her father's tools, mostly old USA made. He wasn't a mechanic, but still nothing that should be thrown away.
A couple of good Disston hand saws.
Including a 3-1/2" Wilton Cadet vise, 8134.
Pretty cool, I can find a place for that. And lots of extension cords. Neither she nor her brother nor their kids were interested.
Then to casting.
First the foam patterns got some extension of the feeder system as the guys on the casting forum thought they wouldn't fill.
What do they know?
A lot apparently. It only filled about 6" past the feeder. I need to make major modifications to the other one. But at least the parallel lugs at the bottom filled nicely.
I did cast another hammer head and trivet while I was working.
You really only learn through failures so today was successful. Only there are more lessons than days left.
Thanks for looking in!
