[AT] 430V

[Indiana Robinson]

I'm with Steve... I broke into a sweat a couple of times just thinking
about it from my recliner.
:-)

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On Sep 16, 2017 9:10 AM, "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congratulations!
>
> Med vänlig hälsning
>
> Mattias Kessén
>
>
> Sent from my not so smart phone.
>
> Den 16 sep. 2017 2:49 em skrev "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>:
>
> > WOW!  Congrat's!
> >
> > (and I'll take about 1% of the credit... it's the 99% perspiration thing
> > that gets the job done!)
> >
> > SO
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Yep John, the only way I'm staying away from the tractor is to cut hay,
> > > which will happen today or tomorrow depending on soil moisture.   I
> wish
> > I
> > > could be raking hay with it - we'll see...   I'm certainly going to
> try.
> > >
> > > The engine must still pretty snug because raising the rear wheels last
> > > night would not turn it.   After looking at the cylinder walls below
> the
> > > piston I am pleased with what I have seen in terms of newly exposed
> 1/2"
> > > section of the wall but some fine emery cloth, cleaning and some oil
> for
> > > the lower wall is in order.  So I lowered the rear end last night and
> > will
> > > clean up the walls before I go any further.
> > >
> > > After I clean up the cylinder I will  try the starter first.
> > >
> > > Stay tuned,
> > >
> > >
> > > Spencer Yost
> > >
> > > > On Sep 16, 2017, at 7:23 AM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I forgot to add, if you work really fast, you just might make it to
> the
> > > > hay field with this tractor for the last cutting.:-D
> > > >
> > > > John Hall
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> On 9/15/2017 9:37 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> > > >> It free!!!!!!
> > > >>
> > > >> A solid 30° movement on my flywheel mark and a half an inch on my
> rod
> > > measurement. However I have run out of things to jack against. Now all
> > the
> > > counter weights are all too close to the oil pump or the sides of
> blocks
> > to
> > > safely use the jack. So I have the tractor suspended on the rear wheels
> > > again and I will leave it overnight.
> > > >>
> > > >> Steve Offiler probably gets the prize for this one for bring up the
> > > geometry idea. I got progress by abandoning jacking against the front
> > > counter weight; which was not a perfectly tangential force, and went to
> > the
> > > second cylinder counter weight, which I could create a perfectly
> > tangential
> > > force too. It acted like it was never stuck and simply gave up the
> ghost
> > > with no problem.  Clearly, geometry is everything.
> > > >>
> > > >> Unfortunately the second counter weight required very careful
> > > positioning, as there is about three different things I could damage if
> > > anything slipped or moved too quickly. And now it's too far up in the
> > block
> > > to jack against.
> > > >>
> > > >> 99% of the work is done. I am quite relieved!
> > > >>
> > > >> Spencer Yost
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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