There’s always fun stuff to do. Got lots of cold here in Minneapolis now. Just a few inches of snow. Cheers!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Always nice to hear from you. Sounds like the weather there is just about the same as here.
@doctorromex7804
7 ай бұрын
We got snow here in central Ohio also. I traverse our property on a Cushman 4 wheel turf trickster with 22hp OMC engine, 6 speeds and a hydraulic dump bed. I love all Cushman's. Nice scooter.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Cushman made a huge variety of light turf and industrial vehicles. They are tough and long lasting. Our flatbed truckster is a 3 wheeler with the twin cylinder OMC engine. It worked in the KENWORTH truck factory in Seattle before I got it at an auction.
@brianking1138
7 ай бұрын
We got a little snow but the it turned into freezing rain. To cold to work in my shop. I'm glad the tree breaking worked out for you. I will be busy this weekend fixing a couple generators for friends after the storm.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Freezing rain is the worst case scenario for trees and powerlines. We might have a small storm of it tonight, but is supposed to warm up and rain with temps in the low 40's. That tree breaking off was a lucky break for me, and it will be relatively easy to drop the rest of it, which I will do as soon as we get a break in the weather. I worked a bit in my shop today, but it was miserably cold.
@johnclarke7534
7 ай бұрын
Spring ain’t far away. My yard was loaded with big, fat robins this morning and my peach trees are loaded with buds.
@johnclarke7534
7 ай бұрын
Hope you and yours came through the ice storms without any problems. I watched a pretty in-depth coverage of the PNW, tonight, on Fox Weather. We have had the cold and wind but it made it into the 40’s, today. It is still to cold to do anything outside. I had to let the CRV warm up for 15 minutes before I could even see to drive. Your weather sounds like my youngest daughter’s home in Atlanta. When I was in the Corps, I flew into Atlanta from California. When I left LA it was in the 70’s and when I landed it was -7 in Atlanta. Thank God for Marine Corps greens and wool overcoats. Not to mention leather gloves. I still froze to death walking to the car.😫
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
We lucked out in the weather department, as the ice storm mostly missed us. The main thing we had to deal with is a couple of days of winds and mid teen temperatures. Today it started to rain and the temps were in the mid 40's. I hope I can get out and do some tree work soon.
@EightWheelsRollin
7 ай бұрын
Nothing like a good ride on the Cushman in the snowy woods. I ran into the same carburetor icing on my generator a couple of days ago, frustrating. This storm is getting long in the tooth! On the positive side of things, Mother Nature topped your tree for you!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Riding Cushman's is always a fun thing to do. I have a couple of chainsaws that suffer from carb icing even when using non ethanol fuel. The tree snapping off was a fortunate event for me, making the tree harvesting a whole lot easier.
@tedneitzel
7 ай бұрын
We got down to -25 at one point but a heat wave today i saw 10 degrees! Been pumping the wood stove and pellet stove both! Anyways can't have enough good firewood for sure! Nice trail fun in the snow. I had a Old snow blue snow jet snowmobile with the single cylinder Hearth motor in it 292 i believe it was and a Polaris round nose it was white also single cylinder. Both run good and i had alot of fun on them. The old Hearth did damn good for a single cylinder actually! See ya next week stay warm!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
I am sure glad that I am in a heat wave of 14 degrees, compared to your -25. The Trailster is fun to put around in the snow as long as it isn't too deep. I was hoping for more snow so I could get out some vintage sleds, but just not enough. My Sno Jet is a real powerhouse, as it has a 500 Hirth twin and an early slide rail suspension. Hit the throttle, even with 2 people, and it will hold the ski's out of the snow for about 50 to 75 feet. Can't call it a wheelie, so it must be a ski-ie! I have a 292 Hirth in my Sears Sno- Cruiser sled. Great little engine. Almost all companies that made snowmobile engines went out of business by the late 70's. Hirth survived by making engines for light aircraft. Hirth's are my favorite vintage snowmobile engine. They were well engineered and well made.
@tedneitzel
7 ай бұрын
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I knew I was spelling it wrong but also knew you would know what I meant. Thanks for that. It was the best running single cylinder I had for sure!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
The Hirth engines were the best snowmobile engines in my opinion.
@jimgroulx3956
7 ай бұрын
Hey Mr O. Thanks for the vid
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
@Mark-Marine
7 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen a cushman in my neck of the woods. I dreamed of a mini-bike when I was a kid, but we were poor and never got one. Yours looks like fun (though I’m perhaps too old now to ride one lol).
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
We grew up poor and couldn't afford a mini bike or scooter too. My uncle had a mini bike that was complete except for an engine and gave it to me when I was in the 5th grade. I did lawn mowing and odd jobs and saved up and bought a new Power Products kart engine and clutch. My uncles all had TOTE GOTE's, as they were avid outdoorsmen, and I got to ride them quite a bit when we would go camping. This started me on my journey with scooters and later, motorcycles, and have been hobbies I still enjoy today.
@dwhallon21
7 ай бұрын
Looks nice mr obsolete. We have a saying around here that weathermen and policticians are only two people that can be wrong so much and keep their jobs. I sure got into wrong profession as a child. Anyway , its good to ser you again!!! Thanks!!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@jeffreyrubish347
7 ай бұрын
We had about 8" snow followed by freezing rain a couple days after in eastern TN and it shut things down for over a week. Also saw minus 3° one morning.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
The long term weather reports I had seen, showed that your area was in for some really cold weather. Just a week and a half ago, it was 14 degrees here, but we have had some very warm weather lately, even a few days in the 60's. Looks like spring is early this year in the PNW.
@justinweaver8107
7 ай бұрын
Hope ur stayn warm sir
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Wood heat is keeping us all warm !
@chrischiampo7647
7 ай бұрын
Looks Chilly Up There Mr&Mrs Obsolete 🥶🥶🥶🥶 Weather Forecasters are Only Required To Flip a Coin They Always Say 50% Chance of Rain 50% Chance of Snow 50% Chance of Flurries 🥶🥵🤓
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
It is amazing how inaccurate the weather forecasts are with all the high tech and satellite equipment they have available. They consistently get one thing right though, daylight during the day followed by darkness at night ! We have had some of the coldest weather ever here, but it is from a polar vortex coming in, and since it has passed, the warmer weather and rain is on it's way.
@davidcharles3131
7 ай бұрын
As I get older, I noticed zero is colder than it used to be. Must be new math.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
I agree!
@timpike1616
7 ай бұрын
Do you have any minty old snow blowers?
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
I have never had a snowblower. We generally don't get much snow here, just mostly rain. I have a David Bradley 2 wheel garden tractor with a blade on it, that I have used to clear my driveway and walking paths the few times we have had more than a foot of snow though. Works fine.
@johnclarke7534
7 ай бұрын
Know what you mean about weather forecasts - liars and failed politicians. When I was a boy in Atlanta, we watched WAGA Channel 5 and the weatherman was named Guy Sharp. He would predict beautiful weather and it would be pouring down rain outside, some 20 miles away from his studio. It is 24 degrees, here, this morning, but there is no precipitation or wind. Cold wind is the worst part. I looked at the temps where both my daughters live and it was 6 degrees in Louisville and 13 in Atlanta. At least it is warmer, here. I grabbed my glass of orange juice , headed towards my office and turned the thermostat up on the way. My bathrobe is warm but not that warm. I then turned on my TV and set it on Fox Weather. A lot of folks have colder temps than me, according to them. At least it is another twelve hours below freezing, which will help my apple trees to bloom and bear this year. They take about 1,000 hours of cold weather to fruit.
@johnclarke7534
7 ай бұрын
I was laughing at all those idiots with EV cars that will not charge in below zero temperatures. I charged up the batteries in both of my cars. It was not below zero but it was below freezing and they charged up, fine. I periodically charge the batteries in my cars in cold weather, just to keep them fully charged. I use a ten amp charger for the initial charge and then top them off with a 2 amp charger. This cleans up the plates on the batteries about as good as you can. You need to duct some cylinder heat into the carb compartment to prevent carburator icing.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156
7 ай бұрын
Good advice on the batteries. EV vehicles are stupid.
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