• Welcome to 28Q29U Plymouth Forum.
 

News:

NEW FORUM version is here. 
If you are experiencing any problems, contact chetbrz@aol.com
WELCOME Auto Registration is turned OFF. 
In order to register for this forum please contact chetbrz@aol.com to request access.

Main Menu
Menu

Show posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Show posts Menu

Messages - Crazydave

#121
General Discussion / Re: WME Shackle
November 06, 2017, 09:35:11 PM
Check your email  ;)
#122
General Discussion / Re: Daves's 1935 John Deere...
November 06, 2017, 09:03:48 PM
I'm struggling with the new picture host solution. Its strange, when I post with chrome (logged into) it shows the pictures embedded, but they weren't showing up for others. Figured out it was a sharing setting. Thought I fixed them all, but now they are showing up larger in size on the forum. Even when I re-link one that is showing up. Fixed to on this thread.

#123
General Discussion / Re: WME Shackle
November 06, 2017, 08:33:40 PM
Both my rears are the 3" variety. Appears correct. And the other spare Plymouth part was 3"
#124
General Discussion / Re: Photo Sharing - Uploading Pics
November 05, 2017, 06:36:42 PM
Quote from: chetbrz on November 05, 2017, 05:47:30 PM
Sorry Dave no pictures came visible.

How many pictures do you keep on the web.  meg-a-bites, gig-a-bites, or tera-bites?

The only pictures I keep on the web are for reasons like this. Sharing on forums. No social media for me. I upload the ones I post. Would guess high megs maybe a few gigs. Tough to keep score the images get larger in size and quality.
#125
General Discussion / Re: Photo Sharing - Uploading Pics
November 05, 2017, 06:12:39 PM
Posting with chrome, they embed and look fine from my PC.

Think I figured it out. Was a sharing option buried in a setting. Updated the instructions in the previous post. Think I'm going to use method for a while. Liking it way better than using photobucket.
#126
General Discussion / Re: Daves's 1935 John Deere...
November 05, 2017, 06:03:43 PM
Interesting things about the JD. Hand start. No battery. Two wires go to a mag. Manually set the choke and throttle, grab the fly wheel and pull through the compression stroke. Note the 2 fuel tanks in the picture below.



This is what is considered an "All Fuel" tractor. The little tank is the starting tank, and is gasoline only. The main tank is for distillate, kerosene, fuel oil etc. You always start it on gasoline, and once warmed up (about 180 degrees water temperature) you can change to the main tank to burn tractor fuel. Shutters on the face of the radiator are used as a means to warm it up or warm it more quickly. See pictures of the 3 way valve and shutter below. I believe those fuels were more readily available and cheaper in the 30's. Of course for the last 50 years it has ran only gasoline. I am in the process of getting the starting tank back in useable shape, and have made new fuel lines out of 5/16''s brake lines.




Also use of a "hot manifold" allowed these tractors to burn those heavy fuels and they used one carburetor for the different fuels. The intake and exhaust manifold are one piece. The intake gets hot, and preheats the incoming fuel charge to help burn it.

This tractor also came on steel wheels. Think about the simplicity and low maintenance. Not fussy about what it drinks, no battery to maintain, no flat tires etc. 
#127
General Discussion / Daves's 1935 John Deere...
November 05, 2017, 05:45:41 PM
Had a busy summer, got the Plymouth rewired worked through some bugs and failed at fixing my radiator leak. At that point I was growing tired of working on her, and switched gears. Late summer and into fall the threshing shows start and I get tractor fever. (some of the reason I've been gone for a while, maybe no noticed lol)

I know this is a car forum, but you guys may get a kick out of the story and the early engineering of the equipment. Similar to the cars of the era, its interesting to see how it evolved. And like the car, I like to get things mechanically accurate and working the way they were intended when new. 

Tractor Story - My Grandpa grew in north central MN. Nice area, not a lot to do for money but farm. That is what his dad did and what he did for while before and after some time spent in the tail end of WWII. In the early 70's he decided to move down to the Twin Cities metro and get a descent paying job. (which he did) He had one tractor left (maybe the only one) when he moved and had no reason to bring it to a neighborhood in a Twin Cities suburb. So it was sold to a family friend / neighbor up north. This was a 1935 B John Deere that was on the farm since he was a kid. (My Great Grandpas) He would bring it up once in while, kinda wishing he still had it. I bought an old Minneapolis Moline to restore, when he was still around, and my dad still farms and we members of tractor clubs. The interest never leaves, but when there are reminders it helps.

A number of years back I asked one of my great uncles if know the guy who bought it. He said he did and would ask if he had any interest in parting with it. He said no. Kind of put it out of mind and did not give another thought. So September this year, I get a message out of the blue. My great uncle ran into him (they live in the same area, small towns) and he was wondering if that fella was still interested in that old tractor. Indeed I was. So I contacted him and actually met up with at a tractor show in September and made arrangements to pick it up. He is 90 years old (same age as my grandpa would be) and just starting to get ready to part with some of his collection.

So roughly 44 years later, my Great Grandpas tractor is back in the family. After some light mechanical touch ups, I put it work! I buy stuff to use!



#128
General Discussion / Re: WME Shackle
November 05, 2017, 04:36:54 PM
Found on my spare 31 rear end

#129
General Discussion / Re: Is this Original Equipment ???
November 05, 2017, 04:35:29 PM
Mine



#130
Testing step two.. Google Photos. Preferred method. Less steps, and says space is unlimited with your google account as long as you use their preferred quality settings. I reposted the first 2 pictures to see if there are any noticeable quality differences...

Using google photos. I uploaded my test photos to folder I created specifically for embedding to forums. Make sure you click into your album, then click on the settings, (3 vertical dots) then sharing options, click the switch that says anyone with a link can see these photos. Need to be organized from the start, don't want to move pictures around and break links once they are mapped.  Once in their proper destination, you click on the image and it opens to it own webpage. Right click, copy image address, on the forum reply, click Mona's picture, paste your copied URL in and you should have an embedded picture.




#131
Testing Methods.....

Ok 2 ways it can be done with google is through Google Drive and with Google photos, but there are steps involved.

First Google drive - Steps copied from another forum credit to others see below. Too much work, and space limitations I believe.

Steps to do it:
"- Create a folder named "Public" under "My Drive" folder
- Right click on this folder, context menu opened, choose "Share..."
- In the "Share with others" dialog, click on "Get shareable link" (after that, the link icon will turn to green)
- Click on "Done" button
- Drag and drop an image to this folder
- Right click on this image, context menu opened, choose "Share..."
- In the "Share with others" dialog, click on "Copy link"
- Paste this copied link to a new tab, an image will display. Right click on this image.
- Choose "Copy image URL" from context menu
- Finally, paste this copied link to your nopCommerce forum post."

Update after reviewing from other browsers and PCs, I cannot get this method to work


#132
General Discussion / Re: Photo Sharing - Uploading Pics
November 05, 2017, 12:20:13 PM
I was looking into this as well. I was using Photobucket, now my build thread is trashed because all the picture links are broken. That site was getting so ad riddled as well, it was almost unusable.

When I get time, I'll experiment with Flickr, (part of yahoo and I already have a yahoo account) and some google app must have a way to embed them, I don't see them going away anytime soon.
#133
General Discussion / Re: 29 Build Thread
October 01, 2017, 12:27:28 PM
Nice work Chet. I know I'll be looking back at this thread for info. If you need any info send me an email.
#134
General Discussion / Re: Windshield wipper assy.
September 04, 2017, 02:05:39 PM
"ยง 4310 Windshield wiper.

Every windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle."

Doesn't say how, just that it has to be controlled by the driver. Is there an easy way to rig it up to manually manipulate like some other earlier cars? Just to pass? I doubt the inspectors could tell you what year they moved to vacuum or electric operation.

I'm sure glad I don't have to deal with that bullshit. I registered the plate, once and done. They don't even look at the car. Could roll it right out of a barn, no brakes etc. and it would be up to the cop to get you.
#135
I got the car rewired all exterior lights working.

The wiring harness was missing wire for the dome light, not sure if I am going to just run the modern wire ( it will be hidden) or wait until i order some other items and get the cotton wrap.

I ran across this site catalog here > http://restorationstuff.com/pdf/RestorationSupplyCompany.pdf

It has a lot of good stuff, I haven't found on other sites. Including bulbs and those brass buttons I was looking for.

Also the file host i was using to post pictures changed their policy so I have find a new way. You may have noticed a lot of pages in this thread are missing pictures.