Merle spotted this video of 844 rolling out of Cheyenne, in July of this year. There is some good video and lots of good whistle. Thank You, Merle!
Friday, September 7, 2018
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Weekend Assignment To Myself
I began carving this Biltmore stick almost a year ago, and responsibilities around Patti's place have limited my time. I have the head nearly up to the top now, and intend to finish this project over the weekend. The wood is tiger-stripe hickory, and I hope the figure really pops when it is varnished. I have made about forty sticks for various foresters but have not done one for several years. This one is special because it is for the new forester that took my place at Fairfield. The numbers will be placed for a 23 inch reach. Standard sticks are made for a 25 inch reach, but the kicker is this stick will be a left-handed model; a first for me and maybe the first one ever. I will take pictures before I pass it on.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
FFA Contest Coming Right Up!
The local FFA Forestry Contest at Sam Dale Lake is coming up next week and I will be going to set up the compass and pacing course. I haven't navigated in the woods for several months, but I get to cheat and use a metallic tape to measure the distance between points. Jenny, the new District 19 Forester will be ramrodding the event. She has a year under her belt now at Fairfield and she seems to be enjoying running the best Forestry District in Illinois. I will get some photos, because this will probably be my last FFA outing.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Ruger's Auction To Benefit The Light Foundation
Ruger is offering a 1990 production, P85 Decocker in 9mm. These are not the current fad in handguns, but they make a fine house or car gun, and it is a double stack with a 15 round magazine. Read the entire description HERE and place that winning bid. The Rugers that are not collector items are usually pretty good deals in these auctions, so be sure and check it out. This fine pistol will sell mid-day, Wednesday, September 5, 2018. $755
Monday, September 3, 2018
Tuesday Torque Bonus: Buck's Branch Sears Update
Gary Bahre has the original ignitor rebuilt, painted and ready to install on the big 9 HP Sears Economy engine. He met with a supplier over the weekend and has a good magneto. He has installed it on the ignitor and it sparks.
The Buck's Branch Sears will no longer be a hillbilly; it will be a first class, fully restored engine!
Photo Credit: Gary Bahre
Tuesday Torque: Invent A Cooler Carburetor!
The Hagan is one of the rarest and neatest gas engines. They were made in Kentucky and are highly coveted by collectors. The carburetor has a brass chain that runs down, around a sprocket, and back up again, dipping into gasoline at the lower part of its travel. Air is drawn across the chain and then into the engine. You have heard of the secret carburetors that Ford or Chevy bought, just to keep them off the market, no doubt. The Hagan is not one of them, but it is cool as can be. This engine was posted more than four years ago when it was on display at Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and it has only had about 150 views. I just made the first comment. After you watch this video, click on the YouTube icon on the video's lower bar and show this YouTuber (Travis Benner) some love in a nice comment.
Illinois Concealed Carry Class (Sixteen Hours), Carmi, IL
16 hr. IL Concealed Carry Course
Day 1 on Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 - $115
Day 2 on Sat. Oct. 27, 2018 - $115
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
Day 1 on Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 - $115
Day 2 on Sat. Oct. 27, 2018 - $115
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
The two day course fulfills the 16 hr. required hours of training for the IL concealed carry license. If you have 8 hrs. prior credit, you only need to sign up for Day 2. Examples of prior credit – NRA Basic Pistol certificate, DD214, Hunter Safety (4hrs) plus Utah or FL concealed carry license (4hrs) if training was done in separate classes and not together.
Space is limited to 12 students for Day 1 – no limit for Day 2. If you would like to reserve seats in either class or both classes, please respond ASAP.
Pre-Registration and non-refundable deposit of class fee is required. Please email VRowe@mvrowe.com or call 618-963-2788 for registration form and to verify available space.
Deadline for registration is Oct. 15, 2018.
Illinois Carry Permit Renewal Course, Carmi, IL
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Sunday, September 2, 2018
We Never Quit
The Mrs. and I were discussing the problem of being tired all of the time. I realized that since we are officially retired, we never take a day off. Our work days now run clear 'til bedtime. Sheesh! Nobody warned us about this! Gotta work in a vacation or something.
Back To The Old Grind!
Saturday, September 1, 2018
More Weekend Steam: Fifty Years Of Stationary Steam At Old Threshers!
This video, by one of our YouTube steam friends, OldieCarl, shows the Murray Corliss Engine. It was the first engine in the Stationary Steam Building at Old Threshers, back in 1968. Everyone was amazed and all the engineers on the traction engines were talking about it. It was a big project, but it was just a start, and the engines that came later have dwarfed it. It is special, though, and you will enjoy watching and listening to the dashpots close the valves. What a treat! Looking through my YouTube videos I see that I do not have this engine captured. I must go back to Mt. Pleasant in another year and correct that. I do have the Marshalltown Corliss, which is huge, and the Corliss from the Mental Hospital at Mt. Pleasant. Those are big ones.
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