Here is a shot of the rear linkage of the brake control rod.
Last week we Brenda and I took some time off to go to our cabin on Lake Tenkiller in Oklahoma. The weather was perfect with 40's in the morning and daytime highs in the 70's. Here is a view from the front porch facing west.
If you have ever watched the movie "Where the Red Fern Grows" then you may recognize this next photo as the old country store in the movie. It is still in the family that ran it as a store in the early 1900's and is now used as a restaurant on weekends. Uncle Roy and aunt Nancy have eaten here and say it is good old fashioned home cooking. We went for a drive with Uncle Roy and aunt Nancy Brackett along with my mom and dad. Uncle Roy and Peary grew up in this area and they can take you so far back in the woods that they can't even truck in daylight.
This is a camping spot not far from the store. I am not sure but this may be the spot where they filmed the coon dog hunting contest. I bet there are still plenty of coons in these woods. I don't think Raccoons will ever be on the endangered specie list. Perhaps the overabundance list.
Here is Roy and Nancy. This once again shows my great ability as a photographer. (Sorry about that aunt Nancy).
Here is Mom and Dad.
The siding on our cabin is a log siding that makes it look like a real log cabin. It does look good but does require a lot of care. I noticed a board that was beginning to rot under the window sill on the North side and had planned to replace it right quick while we were here. Well, it didn't turn out to be as quick and easy as I thought. Water had gotten behind the boards and before I knew it we were into about a dozen boards. I checked the west side and found several more that needed replacement.
Uncle Roy came over and caulked the windows real well so we shouldn't have anymore problems with this. Thank you Roy! Brenda did all of the staining. Thank you Brenda!
Give it about a year of weathering and you will not even be able to tell the difference in the new and old siding.
I really have been continuing to work on the go cart project. There are so many tedious little things to finish. I had to add some bracing on the floor in order to mount the hydraulic tank under the seat. The side rails are at an angle so here is a place to use the angle measurin thang.
It is a bit crude but effective.
Here is the engine mounting frame tacked in place, drilled and ready to accept the engine.
One more brace to support the hydraulic tank mount.
We will need a return spring on the brake linkage.
Here is a shot of the finished rear brake linkage.
It just takes time to drill all of the mounting holes for various components. I wanted to be able to remove the roll cage so it needs some good strong bolts to bolt it down. I have chosen to use 7/16" grade 8 bolts.
Here is the engine with the pump mounted.
If you have ever watched the movie "Where the Red Fern Grows" then you may recognize this next photo as the old country store in the movie. It is still in the family that ran it as a store in the early 1900's and is now used as a restaurant on weekends. Uncle Roy and aunt Nancy have eaten here and say it is good old fashioned home cooking. We went for a drive with Uncle Roy and aunt Nancy Brackett along with my mom and dad. Uncle Roy and Peary grew up in this area and they can take you so far back in the woods that they can't even truck in daylight.
This is a camping spot not far from the store. I am not sure but this may be the spot where they filmed the coon dog hunting contest. I bet there are still plenty of coons in these woods. I don't think Raccoons will ever be on the endangered specie list. Perhaps the overabundance list.
Here is Roy and Nancy. This once again shows my great ability as a photographer. (Sorry about that aunt Nancy).
Here is Mom and Dad.
The siding on our cabin is a log siding that makes it look like a real log cabin. It does look good but does require a lot of care. I noticed a board that was beginning to rot under the window sill on the North side and had planned to replace it right quick while we were here. Well, it didn't turn out to be as quick and easy as I thought. Water had gotten behind the boards and before I knew it we were into about a dozen boards. I checked the west side and found several more that needed replacement.
Uncle Roy came over and caulked the windows real well so we shouldn't have anymore problems with this. Thank you Roy! Brenda did all of the staining. Thank you Brenda!
Give it about a year of weathering and you will not even be able to tell the difference in the new and old siding.
I really have been continuing to work on the go cart project. There are so many tedious little things to finish. I had to add some bracing on the floor in order to mount the hydraulic tank under the seat. The side rails are at an angle so here is a place to use the angle measurin thang.
It is a bit crude but effective.
Here is the engine mounting frame tacked in place, drilled and ready to accept the engine.
One more brace to support the hydraulic tank mount.
We will need a return spring on the brake linkage.
Here is a shot of the finished rear brake linkage.
It just takes time to drill all of the mounting holes for various components. I wanted to be able to remove the roll cage so it needs some good strong bolts to bolt it down. I have chosen to use 7/16" grade 8 bolts.
Here is the engine with the pump mounted.
