My Limiter Chains, field combat results

Ground Wasps: 1 Me: 1
They struck first during the weekend as I mowed. They had their laugh. Now was my turn. After scouting for the nest entrance (in my car, making faces at them) I planned a dawn strike. I approached their nest, moving the car near where I would stand. I saw 2 entrances (maybe more; the ground is heavy clay and at lease 1 entrance was in the clay crack). I struck first with a can of Raid, saturating the area. After emptying the can with no retaliation I hit it with a foaming wasp killer. I watched for a bit (had seen a couple lurking near the surface, but no movement muhahah!) and then retired to my victory coffee. Afternoon scouting: Went back (in car, again :)) and no movement from the 'dead zone'. But there were those buggers, flying in the air trying to kill my car! arggh....I do not know if there was another entrance further away or another nest.... The grass is cut to 6" so a bit hard to see the ground. I dunno...maybe I will need to find an enclosed tractor....

-ScottM

• My 'almost an 8N' tractor

I like your idea for the limiter chains.

Cant help you with the bees, I hate those things too.

I think my tractor had its front end rebuilt, when I bought it I recall seeing something was bent that I thought was odd and the guy said his dad had hit a tree one time years ago. I said Oh and just shrugged my shoulders. Not a big deal, right?

When I started looking at this site frequently I discovered the I-beam radius rods which are on my 47 2N were actually only used on earlier 9N models. My engine serial number meshes with a 47 2N however so I am pretty confident that is what most of the tractor is. I believe my front axles, radius arms, steering links, etc came from a 9N donor however.

It all drives the same, and it really doesnt make any difference to me if its a 9N or a 2N. They are so similar, that as long as everything works properly I don"t think whether its a 9N or a 2N affects value in any way.

-Scott

Link

This page covers all the inocuous little changes that were made year by year and you should be able ot figure out what you have there.

Let us all know when you figure it out!

That's some BEEFY limiter chains on that pup, Bubba! Is the mower the only thing that you'll have to use them on? I drilled out the lynch pin holder rivets on the arms and installed tabs made of strap steel to use as the lower anchor point for my chains. That way, I don't have to rely on the implement having enough 'pin room' to accomodate the clevis (or plate).

Yeah, those bees are a pain! I encountered them when we first moved to our place twelve years ago. I, like you, waited until dark and snuck up on the hole. I poured in about a quart of gasoline, and covered it with a piece of 2 X 12. The next day, they were all gone.

Ron

• Previous post about chains with link to picture

As far as the damn wasps, the big problem is I don't know where these new ones are coming from. This will be a pain in the ass...

-Scott

The wird thing is, and maybe I just don't know my evil insects, these looked like bees. I mean, I am pretty sure they were a bit furry, not sleek killer machines. I tried to take a picture with a digital camera, but they move too fast and are so small, blowups look like a bigfoot photo...

-Scott