What will be the third unusual thing to happen?

It goes in threes so what will be the next thing to happen that doesn't happen often?

If any of you have been following the IH forum I have had questions posted on what to do about a brand new valve and guide that is too tight when it came home from the machine shop. The tractor would run fifteen minutes or so, then that valve would stick. I've never experienced this before though I know it happens.

Second one: my military collector friend dropped off a 'mule', a sort of self propelled 4X8' platform hauler. It's four wheel drive, four wheel steer and has a Hercules twin opposed engine with a three speed transmission. A tooth is off a gear so I get to figure out how to get it apart. Anyway, the starter was barely growling over but it would start. It has a mag. I went to start it to move it around the shop and pulled out the choke but the choke wouldn't push back in. The engine quit cranking over too. Pulled the inspection cover off the deck to have a look at the engine and the choke cable was burned off. You guessed it, bad ground to the engine and the choke cable became the ground. I used jumper cables to ground the engine and it cranked like a champ. I know this has happened to other people but it's a first for me. It takes a real long choke cable but I have one coming from a military surplus I frequent once in awhile.

So, what will #3 be?

I remember seeing the Mules in Vietnam, and always they would be a fun vehicle to have.

So the mule is a Vietnam era vehicle? USMC is on the side of it.

I'd never seen one until this year. One turned up at a car show then I saw it again at out county fair. I thought it would be pretty cool to have one around the farm.

Was chopping silage on the dairy one fall guy was
up on the bagger said the truck shut off wouldn?t go
so I got looking around grabbed my trusty jumper
cables hooked it from the alternator bracket to the
battery truck started got it off the bagger ent and got
a new ground cable and put guy back to work
hauling corn silage

What ever you are expecting....


Will.


NOT.


Happen.

found this
here

Anybody's guess
Sky's the limit with Murphy's law.
Can't give you much advise other than exercise caution passing gas until the third reveals itself. :shock:

Old-9 thanks for the link. The article stated it's full time four wheel drive. That explains why it acts like the drive train is bound up when it turns short.

I have one of those sitting in my machine shed. A guy left it here over 10 years ago and not sure what I am going to do with it. I bet if you look closer you will find it has 6 forward speeds and 2 reverse. It should have a 3 speed and then a high/low set up. By the way it does not have diff. all 4 wheel pull all the time and if you where to get it stuck all 4 tires sit and spin I know I have had this one stuck before