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@billysmidway7032 20 күн бұрын
Looking good, Dan! I like how you reused some of the old garage. It’s funny how I have nostalgia for the old garage just because of your stories and I remember my own past in my parent’s garage. You kept the old one standing proud for a long time but you do deserve a wood floor and better doors to work outside of your house, especially with your winters. I continue to be impressed with your handiwork.
@NorthernMaineProductions 19 күн бұрын
thanks Billy! The old Garage as bad as it was will always hold a special place in My Heart I spent a lot of my childhood in the old place
@MIKES0029 20 күн бұрын
Coming right along!
@NorthernMaineProductions 19 күн бұрын
thanks yes Finally some good weather!
@patrickkelley1101 21 күн бұрын
I love those.
@joekelley1014 24 күн бұрын
Looking good! Get er done before the snow blows!
@NorthernMaineProductions 24 күн бұрын
Thank You Joe its certainly been a long summer for sure!
@Travelynn01 Ай бұрын
I love the tink sound so much! It’s beautifully etched into my memory.
@MIKES0029 Ай бұрын
Looks good so far!
@NorthernMaineProductions Ай бұрын
thank you , Its been a Learning experience for sure!
@michaelestabrook2018 Ай бұрын
this machine would also record 8 tracks--and could play at 15 with the right combination of capstans and switches.
@k9under 2 ай бұрын
Do anyone know the last year snapper had bike handle bars ?
@NorthernMaineProductions 2 ай бұрын
the only thing I remember about the handle bars is Early 1990s I think when the SR series Rear engine rider was first introduce
@nicholasblohowiak29 2 ай бұрын
That kinda looks like the mower Tom Hanks used in Forrest Gump.
@NorthernMaineProductions 2 ай бұрын
its the same basic machine
@billysmidway7032 2 ай бұрын
I’ll miss the old garage in your future videos and pictures but you got plenty of coverage up til now. I’m sure you’ll build something very useful that will last. Maybe some day, somebody will make a similar video when that building needs to be replaced.
@NorthernMaineProductions 2 ай бұрын
For Many Years Prior to moving back home Basically all I had were Memories of working in the old Garage when My Brother and I were Kids well into High School , It was pretty surreal moving back here a decade ago and actually getting to set foot in the very first garage I ever worked in , However over time the nostalgia of the old Garage disappeared and Reality set in and a Couple years ago I finally made up my mind I needed to tear the old Place down and start over , Over the last decade I have Made lots of great memories here and brought quite a few things back to life in the old place , My Nephew Austin had the honor of working on the last project brought back to life in the old Garage
@robertwilliam9626 2 ай бұрын
How much? 😂😂😂
@billysmidway7032 3 ай бұрын
The 54 still sounds just like the 42. Same normally aspirated EMD 567 engine block, bell and horn.
@RRegents 3 ай бұрын
I knew of a teacher's aide that had one in this finish (with two others in polished brass). The glass shades are not original to this fan (the original glass was frosted and hexagonal in shape, with its own stencil). You definitely got a less common one, since antique brass was less common on these compared to their polished brass counterparts. As for the "Wal-Mart" fan, did you mean HomeTrends? That was their main house brand for ceiling fans and accessories in the 1990s.
@NorthernMaineProductions 3 ай бұрын
I think as far as I can tell the Shades are probably original to The Union fan as I found another video of one like mine and it also has the exact shades as mine seen in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKask4KipJuaoqs I figured out I may have been mistaken about The Dining room Fan being from Wall Mart , its a Hampton Bay "Littleton " with the Black SMC motor It most likely came from Home depot as there is a Home Depot in this area it been so long ago I cant remember exactly where it was purchased sadly enough that fan is now retired the bearings finally gave out in the motor , wall Mart now sells a Mainstays fan that is Basically Identical to this old one
@RRegents 3 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductionsThat I will agree with. They seemed like a common pairing with antique brass fans of the time. Also I get the feeling that the other fan looks too new to be a 1993 or so Littleton - the SMC ones of the time had the UB42 styled motor housing (which still had that design as late as 1997), and of course a Hampton Bay logo on the switch housing, unless that was a sticker that fell off. The Wal-Mart versions of this fan were replaced with the old Armitage style around 2009/10.
@NorthernMaineProductions 3 ай бұрын
@@RRegents About the smc fan I know it was up in 1997 and had been for a few years , Back then my parents owned the house and 1997 was the year I moved out and when I was lugging a bed frame out it was running on high and I hit one of the blades with the bed frame iron and broke one completely off , it ran as a 2 paddle fan for years, Mom and Dad sold the house in 2002 and I was really amazed it was still here when I bought the house back into the family in 2014 , sadly I cannot for the life of me remember where mom Got this fan ?
@RRegents 3 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductionsSMC's biggest retail customers were Home Depot and Kmart, though there were other retailers that sold their products under house brands as well as the SMC name. I did find a picture of a NIB SMC "42" Decorative" model online that looked like this one. Were the original blade brackets of the traditional SMC styling that you remember? Also kind of a shame that the more generic hugger was painted like that. I'm guessing somebody did not like the brass (judging by the original finish inside of the light fitter).
@NorthernMaineProductions 3 ай бұрын
@@RRegents yes the White smc UB42 had the traditional U shaped white brackets with the bleached cherry blades originally , the more traditional U42 that was in the box was indeed white with brass accents , I believe it dates from about 1988 , the lady I got it from was just sick of the white fan and painted it black with a brush none the less! needless to say it does not look that good at all that one is still an Ok runner and will get installed in My New workshop as soon as I get it built
@philliphall5198 4 ай бұрын
I really enjoy fixing up the old mowers and using them 😊😊😊
@NorthernMaineProductions 3 ай бұрын
Yes I really enjoy Working on stuff like this too!
@everettthepetractionguy4222 5 ай бұрын
The F-3 looks fabulous despite the fact that the film is fading. I'm mostly disappointed that #42 is the only F-3 left on the B&A RR. Before I read the description for this video, I was hoping to see A-B-A units hauling an excursion train. I LOVE that horn! 😊
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
My original tires on my 1977 3081 are pretty aged looking too. More so then yours. But they stay pumped up perfect. Hope you don't have to ever change them, those are cool vintage tires.
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
Got time to see your video on your 1975 /3081 & your 1970 / 2650 that's been updated . wow you've got electric start on both. How nice is that! Sweet. I kept getting mixed up on what one was the 3081 & what one the older one . Then I remembered the skinny tires (on the old one) with the 4 lug bolts. Man those seats are nice looking & probably comfortable too! I'll down load what I got on my intro to my "new to me" 1977'. But all I've gotten done is figure out the year, learn how the friction drive works, & what the chain box does & how the differential has a hollow hex axle ect. Then I started my degreasing. Got the engine off. Now, I can, stand to look at it. But I only got it Sunday eve, now Thur. May 2nd..... There so diff. "friction drive" I wanted 1 to work on & see what there all about, and cut lawn with one, someday. The thing with your 2 snapper. You use them & work them . I have big yard, so I'm bound to use it too, but just, for fun here and there. As our only new lawn tractor we've ever purchased. Still works good. after 15 years. We paid $1000 for it at tractor Supply 42" MTD labeled Huskey .
@NorthernMaineProductions 5 ай бұрын
when I originally got my 3081 I was going to just use it as a Back up to the really crappy craftsman I had back then .... Needless to say I no longer Own the Craftsman , it was a learning curve mowing with such a small a very simplistic Mower like the snapper but I soon realized what a tough ol bugger these things are , You Never have to worry about small branches or even small rocks getting wound up in the deck on these and breaking the Mandrels Like that happens with newer machines these old Snappers have a Very Robust Deck, Blade and Mandrel assembly and a very nice belt set up on the deck that renders them almost indestructible 🙂, Just keep the gear cases Lubed , the bushings in the rear axle greased and keep the motor serviced and going and they will give you years of service without much trouble
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductions Another great snapper story. That is some of what I heard about them. I thinkin some put a great deal of time into the design. I still haven't tipped mine straight up yet to go thru the shape of my power train. But at least in my first week I watched a lot of Jim's fix it shop videos and Now I understand the power train design & you just clued me in on the deck design. I hear what your saying about the learning curve when I finally get it shop worthy & start cutting grass.
@James-fu8fj 5 ай бұрын
Glad to see somebody still working on them. They’re good. I was snapper dealer for 41 years. Worked on many many of those are good. I still got an 86 model. It runs like a new one. I hadn’t hardly replaced anything I gotta do is keep them greased up all changed new filters and you got it, keep up good work
@NorthernMaineProductions 5 ай бұрын
They are a Great Little Machine , Obviously Both of mine have literally thousands of Hours on them and have substantial wear to almost all moving parts... but that said even worn out they just keep going without much issue , I recently Talked to The original owner of the old 3081 featured here and he told me this machine has outlasted 2 engines the original Tecumseh engine has been gone since the early 1980s and he put an old used 1970s briggs on it and it lasted a long time , the motor on it now has been on there since the 1990s and is just about worn out nowadays It burns a lot of oil but just keeps on running
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
Glad to hear there easy to work on. Nice machine. I just purchased a 3081. I thought mine was in ok shape, But yours was cleaner. and after you painted it, new looking. For some reason my 1977 machine has a red metal deck cover. I couldn't believe I have to pull the rewind crossing the gas tank, for starting. Wish it faced the rear. Mine still has the original turf king tires. There dated ( if I'm reading it correctly) the 004456 the last three mean 45 week of 1976 I think it's a 1977 because the frame s/n tag reads 7-11-10384 I wish I had a stencil to repaint the comet name on the steering post & the snapper name on the front sheet metal .
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
I Just brought home & ( after I got it unloaded) I found out the model.) It's a 3081W that someone got rid of the W= Tecumseh Now it's a 1991 Briggs & Stratton 191,002 8 hp instead of the Tecumseh 8hp . If it would of had a Briggs, from factory, I think it would of been called 190.002 8 hp. the tractor Data says the 3081 is maybe spans 1974 thru 1978 . I noticed, on my (1977) 3081. I have a metal "red", spindle pulley cover on top of the deck instead of white. I'm going to to see if I can see signs of a repaint job & that is what might be , where it was sprayed same red as rest of riding mower. But I read a comment you told someone, ( at least I think you mentioned) In 1977 (3081 snapper comets), might of painted some of them from the factory with red pulley guards, for some reason. Then I looked at yours . Yours is white. Not that it matters The only reason I think it's a July, 1977 build, is because the serial number prefix starts with 7-11 like the convince store. Thats cool that you have the original engine. Then you can confirm the year from that . I can't. Can you look on yours and see if the pr-fix tells the year? on the S/N.
@NorthernMaineProductions 5 ай бұрын
Mine is not the original engine either mine is a 3081 WS indicating a Tecumseh 8 hp with electric start , the 8 hp briggs on my machine is an early 1980s engine ( there is a patch on the starter cover that covers the model numbers ) , years ago I found some information on the chassis serial number and I believe there is a letter designation for the model year I somehow determined mine was a 1975 model , I will have to see if i can figure out how I dated it again ? your chassis serial number should be on the leading edge of the frame under the seat near the battery box ( gold Colored Decal ) and from everything i was told when i worked at a snapper dealer in the early 1990s the red deck cover was indeed a one year thing 1977 in 1978 they switched to black plastic covers
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductions Thks for the reply back, yes. So I believe I do have 1977 3081 that I dated the original tire #'s, if i did it right 45th week of 76 & the factory red deck cover & the serial number pre-fix 7-11. Been a lot easier with the factory engine, but it would of been a Tecumseh, they mite, "not have", a date on cover like Briggs did. anyway. I 'm lucky to have a 91' B & S, no points!
@NorthernMaineProductions 5 ай бұрын
@@janbill79 yes I am lucky enough that both of my old Briggs engines have Magnetron ignition also , the other old Machine was originally a model 2650, 26 inch deck 5 hp motor , its been pretty heavily modified over the years it now has a 30 inch deck and a 1984 11 hp I/C Briggs , that I took off a badly rusted out Snapper Commercial Mower a couple years ago , there are some Videos of it on here also , at first I had a hard time determining the model and age then one day I discovered the Model/serial Decal was still there just painted over , that old machine will really mow the deep grass with that big old Briggs on it !
@janbill79 5 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductions That's cool story . Finding the engine year, after thinkin they were gone. So the 2650 is a 1973? If so you got the hoop handle bars and 4 lug wheels. I was just learning from Jims repair videos about the drive train. I couldn't believe it wasn't a belt or driveshaft and gear but a hard rubber tire on a thing called a clutch presses up against the bottom of the engine pulley I couldn't hardly believe it! I still don't understand where the diff. speeds come from just because chain drive moves back and forth on the hex axle @ yoke when shifting.
@NorthernMaineProductions 5 ай бұрын
@@janbill79 I think the old 2650 is 1970-72 as it has the old style Control handles with the white grips and also the deck height adjustment Lever is on the right side instead of the Left Like My 3081 there are no slider hoops on the deck of the older machine , the 3081 has them and they are a great feature as the newer deck of the 3081 is much less prone to plowing into the ground on uneven surfaces otherwise the decks are identical , the old 2650 does indeed have the old 4 lug wheels and very narrow pizza cutter diamond tread tires , it also has the red center caps on the wheels instead of the 1973 and newer black caps , also the handlebars were indeed updated to the 1973 and later bike style handles instead of the hoop style it also had the old flat style seat at one time too
@keithwagner6852 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I’m trying to bring one back my dad had in Texas.
@NorthernMaineProductions 6 ай бұрын
My Pleasure! , I wish you all the best , dont get discouraged with it stick with it, the drive systems can be a Pain in the rear on these machines if the Drive disc / Clutch is not properly set up , if you run into issues with it I strongly recommend watching Jim Jackson from Jims Repair shop He has some Awesome Videos on Old Snapper Rear engine Riders and some Valuable Information on setting up and adjusting and Maintaining the drive systems on these machines , the Mower decks are Practically trouble free and extremely tough on these units
@jamestaylor4480 6 ай бұрын
The stencil design on the blades of the first fan are the more ornate stencil.
@GrandmBoyRadio 7 ай бұрын
Hi what are you using to record on to the machine from off of KZbin?
@NorthernMaineProductions 7 ай бұрын
I simply used a Stereo Line Cord with a stereo 1/8 jack on one end and rca composite Plugs on the other end of the cord , I plugged the 1/8 jack into the headphones jack on my Desktop PC and the RCA composite Ends into the Line IN on the back of the Akai Machine to feed the audio output from my desktop directly into the Akai , I bought the audio cord at Wall Mart several years ago
@ricketzen5917 7 ай бұрын
How can I buy these
@NorthernMaineProductions 7 ай бұрын
sorry not for sale
@Mary-lg8mj 7 ай бұрын
I love lights too and finding out info...thank you for the video! Do you like the TruTone lights? They do have that flicker they say. I also like the vintage minis and lwant to get some with those reflecters
@NorthernMaineProductions 7 ай бұрын
I cannot Comment on the tru tone bulbs as I currently have never owned any of them all of my bulbs are vintage incandescent Bulbs , From what I understand the tru tone bulbs are very nice and work well
@redneckways1933 7 ай бұрын
I found mine the other day and am so happy to have it in my collection. Wish I had all those extra thow 😊
@suchfunstuff 8 ай бұрын
Worked on lots of these things when I lived in PA. Ariens and Simplicity are the best machines overall.
@plmn93 6 ай бұрын
I used to love Simplicity but they have changed hands a few times now and there aren't many dealers left. Their Signature Series still have the same heavy duty tubular chassis they've been using since the early '80s. Very solidly built but I don't like the electric chute controls they now have, which are prone to failure. The lesser models are old Murray designs that are mediocre at best.
@darrendolphdragos9752 8 ай бұрын
When I was a kid in the 70's the neighbors across the street had 2 strings of C-9's across the gutter, on a flasher module. We had to keep the drapes closed as it was so annoying.
@dimitriberozny3729 8 ай бұрын
Classic!
@NorthernMaineProductions 8 ай бұрын
Yea what a disaster , I did eventually make the repairs I talked about here , I just did not have time to film it is all , I believe My relative has finally been made arrangements to get the panel upgraded to 100 amp with breakers
@dimitriberozny3729 8 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductionsWhat works well are mini circuit breakers that you screw in. You unscrew the fuses,and screw these in. Busssmann and Minitec make these. They come in 15,20 and 30 amp sizes. Sometimes you can get 10 and 25 amp ones also but this is more difficult.
@snoopysrc 8 ай бұрын
You gained a new sub hope to see more ariens video's
@NorthernMaineProductions 8 ай бұрын
possibly might get some that is if we ever get any snow this winter 🙂
@MrScottie68 8 ай бұрын
Hopefully some things of the 1970s will never make a comeback …..and this tree topper is no exception. 🤣
@darrendolphdragos9752 8 ай бұрын
They also made this as one circle, with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the center. Still 3-way flashing but with 30 or 33 bulbs, grandma had one in her window. It was quite tacky!
@NorthernMaineProductions 7 ай бұрын
I loved those old Santa Spinning Wreathes
@RRsalin 8 ай бұрын
Awesome!! I wish there was more info online on how to date C7 bulbs
@victorboucher675 9 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@agostinodibella9939 9 ай бұрын
It’s cool seeing the old incandescent blinking bulbs. Have you ever done much with the neon flicker flame type bulbs?
@NorthernMaineProductions 9 ай бұрын
No I have indeed seen a few of them but I just never really got interested in them as they sort of fall outside of Traditional Christmas Lighting at least where I am from
@dynatrak 9 ай бұрын
I have some new old stock replacement bulbs, from the 70's, 12 volt bulbs to work perfectly with these older toppers. I had a couple out on one of my star toppers this year, and they are a perfect match in color, and brightness.
@NorthernMaineProductions 9 ай бұрын
That is Awesome! from what I have read the biggest factor with these working together is the amperage of the bulbs the older 12volt and 14volt bulbs were 90Ma the bulbs from the 1990s forward are 60Ma and apparently are the only ones produced nowadays the biggest thing is they all have to be either 12-14v 90Ma or 12v 60 Ma on one string with no mixing them up
@agingmillennialmainer 9 ай бұрын
Haven't seen one of these since I was a kid. Never knew why they flashed!
@Madness832 9 ай бұрын
Pretty cool!
@davidsierra637 9 ай бұрын
wow i still have my moms old flasher module from the 70's .
@mikekeller491 9 ай бұрын
the c9 bulbs are only 7watts. the c7 GE bulbs are 10 watts each!
@NorthernMaineProductions 9 ай бұрын
I am pretty certain the modern c9 featured here are only 5 or 6 watt they are the same brightness as a modern 5 watt c7 , before 1978 the c9 were always 10 watts and the c7 7watts , starting in 1978 the EnerGE saver bulbs were 7 watt for the c9 and 5 for the c7 as for the Satin Bright C7 its possible they were 7 or 10 watt they are quite bright compared to anything modern and they were gone from production prior to the EnerGEsaver bulbs of 1978, perhaps I should get a wattmeter and see how much the satin brights actually used
@onrr1726 10 ай бұрын
Friction trucks with rollerbearing conversion kits. These were still legal in interchange service till the early 90's. I doubt these cars ever were interchanged with anyone though.
@ShavinMcCrotch 10 ай бұрын
It’s too bad phones and affordable digital cameras still can’t capture colored lights at night. I’d love to one day get a proper shot of my Xmas tree. 😕
@NorthernMaineProductions 10 ай бұрын
the struggle is real , I filmed this with a circa 2015 canon powershot sx400is and even though this camera is light years ahead of the old Fugifilm digital I had back in 2012 it has never liked light bulbs much
@ShavinMcCrotch 10 ай бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductions At least with a newer phone, you can slide the exposure wayyy down, too far, then tweak it back up afterwards and get the colors right, but only for photos and you still get a lot of glow. Hey, maybe you could insert photos into your movies? 🤔 I really wanted to see the colors of those 1928 bulbs. ☹️ Interesting video regardless. By far the oldest lights I’ve ever seen! 🤩Thanks!
@NorthernMaineProductions 10 ай бұрын
@@ShavinMcCrotch I have been able to capture some decent photos of these bulbs lit up, I think I stated In the Video these are Not the original bulbs these are later 1930s and 40s bulbs in this set , I have an even older and way more interesting set of lights than these I have a Set of Berwick Triangle Detecto-lights from 1924 I did a video demonstrating them on here a couple years ago thanks for watching
@frederickbowman4494 10 ай бұрын
PLEASE SELL SOME TO ME I WILL PAY YOUR PRICE!!!
@frederickbowman4494 10 ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEO WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SELLING THEM ??
@NorthernMaineProductions 10 ай бұрын
Hi , Thanks For watching I am Glad you enjoyed , My Lights are Not For sale , there are Great deals on these types of Lights on ETSY.Com thanks again for your interest
@marinetech262 10 ай бұрын
My God. I stumbled across this and boy it sure brought back memories. My grandfather, Hiram Childers, retired as the head of the signals department in the early 80s. He used to take my sister and I down to the Houlton depot to meet the Turkey Train and see Santa every year when I was growing up back then. Thank you for bringing that all back for me.
@NorthernMaineProductions 10 ай бұрын
You are Most Welcome!
@noahmeme2 10 ай бұрын
Check out Tru-Tone Bulbs they made LED lights that look 95% the same as the old fashioned ones.
@NorthernMaineProductions 10 ай бұрын
I am Of Course well aware of the Tru Tone Bulbs , they are Nice I just dont need anymore I have Plenty To last me a lifetime
@bocabec6744 11 ай бұрын
That passenger train looked like it moving at a pretty good clip. I'm thinking 50 mph or so.
@madgav935 11 ай бұрын
I think I found this exact one on eBay
@NorthernMaineProductions 11 ай бұрын
they are a pretty nice little unit , they must be oiled to keep them running good , and if you buy and plan to use it plan on finding and keeping a couple spare CZX projector bulbs as the bulbs do not last long at all
@nickwebberdjceeskee Жыл бұрын
I love it! I just picked up a 77 Snapper Comet for $100 bucks. The guy said it runs and drives but all tires are dry rotted. It doesn't have the original motor but the rest looks original so it should be fun to get it cleaned up and going again.
@NorthernMaineProductions Жыл бұрын
that sounds like a Good Deal will you be doing any videos on your Machine ?
@nickwebberdjceeskee Жыл бұрын
@@NorthernMaineProductions absolutely!
@davidwhy1535 Жыл бұрын
what type nathan p3?
@NorthernMaineProductions Жыл бұрын
no idea
@徐子翔-c9o Жыл бұрын
I have that monitor before lol.