Back working in the woods.

It cooled off today and after taking some time off from wood cutting earlier this week when temps were in the 90s, we got back at wood cutting.
I got the other 300 RN running last week so my 14yro, helper could drive back and forth from his grandfather's where he is staying, to here each day. We hooked it on the smaller trailer today and made a load of wood. We got back here to the house and he had trouble stopping it. He is quite small and doesn't have much lead in his butt, so after unloading and stasking the load I took the brakes apart and deglazed the discs with the sander and took my rotary die an modified the ramps so the balls on the disc expanders rolled up the ramps easier.
The 3rd we waxed tractors to take to 4th parade, and it was still hot yesterday, so I handed wrenches to Dustin and worked with him to get his fathers SC ready to run again. A tree limb fell on it about 3 years back and it hasn't run since.
I'm not just sure how it ran before the tree fell on it, as it had no compression on #4 cyl. and hardly any on #2. Exhaust valve lash non existent on both cyls. Readjusted them and all is fine there, but the IH distributer conversion put on it was full of water and rust. Had to dismantle the distributer and free up the advance and clean it all up. The exhaust/intake manifold was also broken, but I have a doaner out back to replace that along with the gas tank and hood.
Got to wait for parts to arrive now before we go further.
Hoping Dustin is learning as we go along.
Loren

good evening loren, dustin will remember this summer working with you in the woods and getting his dads tractor up and running, it is a rare young fellow today who has an interest and willing to work and learn. thank you for taking the time and effort to teach him and work with him, he will remember and talk about this summer for many years to come.

I also think this young lad will be soaking up way more than you might . Everything you do from how you hold your tools in your hands, to the way you put them away when you are done. You may not realize it, but you are making an indelible impression on this boy

As usual you are doing awesome Loren ! I am glad you are passing some of your knowledge on. Too much knowledge is lost every day because it wasn't passed to someone else.

The Wood King passing on talents to the younger generation. Good job! Ron MN

I agree with carvel.......

great pictures,,you are a good man,,thanks for posting that

Here those woods would be so overgrown with underbrush and weeds you would even if you could get in then you would get lost 100 feet in. How do you keep them so clean of weeds?

Your doing a good thing. We need to teach the next generation the skills we have. Many skills will be lost when we are gone. Maybe some of them are not needed any more but the majority still serve a purpose. Young men at that age need to be taught and kept busy. That helps get them ready for adult life and keeps them out of trouble too.

It takes 2 people to learn something,one willing to listen and try the other with the wisdome and patience to teach,awesome job to you both!