The Original Old Farts Club

[ROSTERMAN]

What did Henry Ford use Spanish moss for?
Spanish moss poultices were applied to relieve pains of rheumatism. And automaker Henry Ford must have learned about the properties of Spanish moss on his Richmond Hill, GA plantation. It turns out he used the fluffy strands for cushioning and insulating the seats in the first Model-T Fords.
I stand corrected

 

[Drifting13]

G'Morning, y'all! It's food shopping day down here in the swamps. After that it's back to the garage to try and make some semblance of order, I need more room for new tent...

 

[yooper420]

Good morning OOFC. Hope the sun shines on ya'll on this fine Sunday morn. Coffee time.

 

[giggy]

morning everybody, dr pepper time.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

morning everybody, dr pepper time.

Morning Gig

My buddy as a teen had to have his RC cola like coffee too
Hope all are well, You run C&C machines

 

[giggy]

morning roster kinda feel like a monster this morn too.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

I have a Johhny Popper Model M with orchard exhaust out the side not up to sky outlet (so it does not hit trees when mowing around them.
Johhny Popper Model M

We had a Model B and a Model D Johnnie. We started the D on gasoline and then switched it to kerosene/diesel. The stack would turn red hot enough to light cigarettes from and it was burly enough to pull stumps. Hooked to an immovable objection, it would lift the front end and start over backwards unless you quickly disengaged the clutch. Nothing more distinctive than the sound of a load being applied to a two cylinder John Deere that sounds like it is stalling out, but the governors open and they come back to rpm. Whack......Whack........Whack....Whack...Whack...Whack..Whack.Whack.Whack. At the same time the sound of the large flywheel going around is also distinctive. It had no electric start, nor a place for a crank, so we started it by rocking the flywheel.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

I remember start with crank at the 6 oclock or it will take your arm off, something like that
Push started with other tractors

Also, besides only going a half revolution, the crank is held with the fingers only, with the thumb over to one side.

 

[WeedHopper]

Morning Gang. Still battling a toothache but has has gotten better.
Cold Compress,Tea Tree Oil mouth wash,Salty warm water and Hydrogen peroxide and a few pain pills.

 

[pute]

Morning!!! Sorry about your tooth hopper! Will trade you your tooth for my back and hip!!! Pain breakfast of old men!!

 

[WeedHopper]

No thanks,,, with the Torn Rotator Cuff and Bad Tooth im all good. But thanks for offering.

 

[pute]

Well, I agree if you are throwing in the rotator I'm out!!!!

 

[user 60570]

Good morning
it is Sunday and I thought it was Saturday , so yeah , things are pretty normal around here

more coffee and more diesel to get the juices flowing

 

[WeedHopper]

Thanks to Bigsur im still in the Barn

 

[Rockymtnbuds]

At 4:00 a neighbors dog started barking nonstop. A few minutes later a moron from down the street was again sitting at the stop sign by us trying to keep his pos motorcycle running. I must hear this 3-4 times a week. I wish he’d fix his dam bike.

 

[Unca Walt]

LOL You sure it was not Horsehair
Might have been

Now get your minds out of the gutter @WeedHopper , @putembk ,@Cannagrammy LOL and of course @Unca Walt

We knew it was Spanish moss because you could see the air-roots plainly. Our buckboard on the farm had horse hair.

 

[Unca Walt]

Gawd, I'm old.

 

[boo]

yea you are walt, but you're still looking at grass and not dirt...morning folks, been a busy day...

 

[ROSTERMAN]

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Thanks to Bigsur im still in the Barn

With The Chickens LOL

 

[Rockymtnbuds]

Has anyone heard from CBF since he finished his treatments? I sure hope this is the end of cancer for him.