I have a wooden wagon on display in my yard. It also came from a shed. I bought it 14 years ago. I first coated it with linseed oil which lasted about 2 years. Then another coat of linseed oil and another 2 years Then tried a marine varnish which lasted about 5 years. Nothing since then. Now after 14 years the wheels facing north are starting to deteriorate. Looks like they will last another 10 years before they fall apart completely. So I am going to do nothing and throw it away when completely shot. Figure I got my $$ worth out of it. By the way they look nice in a state of disrepair too. You have seen paintings of old farm sites and fence rows with dilapitated buildings and old junk farm equip. People pay big money for those paintings so it must appeal to some folks. So in that line of thinking mine will probably look good for another 75 years after which it will just be a pile of wood mulch on display. Nothing wrong with that either.
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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