2011 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

It was only -6oC but the wind was blowing a bit – so, we fired up trusty Lucifer. The weather service predicted 4-6cm of snow to fall between Friday night and Saturday morning. We ended up with a bit more than that, which prompted Bob to fire up the tractor. He spent a good hour or so clearing away the latest accumulation of snow. Grant brought along his snow blower and cleaned out the areas around the barn and a few of the shelters. The cleaning of the remaining shelters was my focus. Removing snow from the roof and clearing the access paths took about an hour and a half.

We had a period of time where the falling snow as so fluffy that it had the very eerie effect of muffling the usual noises heard at the barn (passing snowmobiles/vehicle traffic and birds).

With the yard clear (for the moment), we retired to brunch at our usual haunt. The chat turned to ebay treasures and other items needed to keep us busy at the barn. After lunch, we visited the local metal shop to find a good slab of metal for Bob. He has plans to fabricate a metal spacer for the carb on his truck. Back at the barn, out came the carb collection and reference manuals. Bob and Grant spent the remainder of the afternoon looking at the different carbs and the specs in the manuals.

While the dynamic duo fiddled with carby bits, I spent the afternoon playing with the wiring for the HUP. The object of the afternoon was to find a place on the frame to mount a kill switch that was in a very inconspicuous but easily accessible location. Next was to fab up a mount for the switch. With that done, it was time to head home.

Photos:
1 - The indispensible tractor and sno-blower
2 - Shopping at the local metal shop
3 - Some of Bob's carbs out for comparision
4 - Bob and Grant going over carb specs and learning that variety is the spice of life when it comes to GM carbs...

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Guys

My solution to a battery switch when I put the 261 in BEAUTY the C60S was a marine battery selector switch rated at 500 Amps continuous, 1000 Amps for 100 seconds. In my case I found a dual battery selector with a both off position. It allows me to run the truck on 6 volts and charge the 6 volt battery off the generated. If by chance I should have a problem starting then I flip the switch to the 12 volt battery (for the radios) hit the start which really spins over on the 12 volts.

Location on the Pattern 13 is on the underside of the cab floor under the drives side. If you go with a 6-12 volt battery approach try to find of a selector switch which does not have a both position for obvious reasons. If you are going with the auxiliary 12 volt then run the power supply to instruments etc to the 6 volt side of the switch and only connect the starter to the output of the switch.
Cheers Phil

[Jordan Baker]

Rob,

that last picture with Bob and Grant, Is that the CMP book of the month club meeting?

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Rob,

that last picture with Bob and Grant, Is that the CMP book of the month club meeting?

NO Jordan...
Grant is teaching Bob how to read...!!
LOL

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Rob, that last picture with Bob and Grant, Is that the CMP book of the month club meeting?

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

NO Jordan... Grant is teaching Bob how to read...!! LOL

Jordan, This is evidence that as you age, the types of bodies that excite you change - 25 to 30 years ago, you would have seen Bob staring at Playboy or various editions of National Geographic. Now, he is more interested in the anatomy of trucks. You would be hard pressed to find a book that did not directly or indirectly relate to CMPs in the barn.

Alex, Bob knows how to read. Usually while "multi-tasking" in the bathroom...

[Bob Carriere]

I can wread and rite....... and can count one carby, two carby, three carby and anoder one and anodur one......

Seriously.... trying to figure out the various cast iron bases on the multi YF carburators I have...... and using specs on jet size from the manuals.....but for once my books are too old and are good for 1940 WW II era but my 1959 chev 261 used YF models that came later..... so either do the web or dig out more old books...... Had a Carter YF rebuilt but it came back with the small throat...small bolt pattern of the 216 and early 235...... I do have a larger bolt pattern throttle assembly on another carb but not sur if I can swap the parts.......concerned that the jets maybe too small for the cfm sucked by the 261........ will be back to the Toronto Oak brothers in March for look and learn session........

Boob..... never too old to learn...

[RHClarke]

Hi Bob, Thanks to that Texan weather front, we are expecting between 20-30 cm of snow today. That build up will be a concern... I won't be able to get out to the barn until Thursday. Will you check on the shelters tonight?

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

I can wread and rite....... and can count one carby, two carby, three carby and anoder one and anodur one......

Seriously.... trying to figure out the various cast iron bases on the multi YF carburators I have...... and using specs on jet size from the manuals.....but for once my books are too old and are good for 1940 WW II era but my 1959 chev 261 used YF models that came later..... so either do the web or dig out more old books...... Had a Carter YF rebuilt but it came back with the small throat...small bolt pattern of the 216 and early 235...... I do have a larger bolt pattern throttle assembly on another carb but not sur if I can swap the parts.......concerned that the jets maybe too small for the cfm sucked by the 261........ will be back to the Toronto Oak brothers in March for look and learn session........

Boob..... never too old to learn...

Bob
You will find some info here..

http://www.carbkitsource.com/manuals/index.html

[peter simundson]

Here's a picture of that book I have spare.

Peter S

[RHClarke]

Bob was first off the mark on Saturday morning. He took his wife's SUV to the local tire shop to get the tires rebalanced. I arrived shortly after he took off and got to work on a project from home - rebuilding my B&D WorkMate table top.

Grant was taking care of business. Later that morning, Bob arrived at the barn and stored some wheels that were taking up space inside the barn. Other items were removed with a view to giving us some room to move over the winter. This will be an ongoing process, but should result in some more elbow room. On the way to lunch we stopped in to pick up some steel from a local distributor. Bob is going to make a set of metal wheel ramps to replace the rotting wooden ramps as the old ramps cause too much excitement when used.

After lunch, I assembled parts for my "Sunshine" roof hatch repair. We take advantage of a local machine shop to do custom work that we are too clumsy to do. In this case, I had our friend rebuild one of my hatch roller arms. A new step rivet and a brass roller bar were machined and then attached to the arm. The quality of work was outstanding.

Later I found the two sections to my '45 HUP partition wall. Both are welded steel frames onto which plywood panels are mounted. The plywood is usually held on by flat pan head slotted 1/4 inch/20 screws that attach to "T" nuts. The "T" nuts were used to keep the profile of the wall somewhat smooth as it was covered with a green liner. After the quick tour of the partition, I put the lower portion in the back of the HUP.

Later, Bob fired up the tractor. We towed another tractor to its winter storage location and then hitched up his roto-tiller attachment. Bob gave his garden the once over and then worked the tiller over the rough part of the road to the barn.

After that fun, we detached the roto-tiller and hooked up the wood splitter. On the way to the wood pile, we loaded the bucket with M37 parts. The parts were off-loaded to my 3/4 ton SMP trailer and then were tarped for the winter.

Bob split wood for the remainder of the afternoon, and I headed back to Ottawa early to finish up my domestic "to do" list.

Photos:

1 - Vestiges of our last snow day
2 - Roto-tiller ready
3 - Hatch cover roller arms - the first arm has the new ball and rivet
4 - Replacement roller arm bushings and support
5 - HUP lower partition wall test fit

[Bob Carriere]

Well things have been quiet around the barn and I am back home.

Had a heart attack on Wed. and decided to drive myself in to the hospitsal after work..... did my Xmas shopping on the way over.

Got an angioplasty yesterday and now back home with a 3/16 scar on my wrist. will need to follow up for further restrictions but should be in the barn this weekend.

Amazing what the medical profession can do today.

Just one word of caution to you macho guys....... if you have massive heartburn or any other pain in your chest....... don't be silly and risk being a ninny and go to the hospital.... at worst they will send you home red faced with a bottle of antacid..... at best they will look after you pronto.

You should see the face of the receptionist when I casually walked in the ER and answered to the polite question.... How can we help you...? I think I am having a heart attack...... then the dust flew......

So diet, follow up, actively pursuing my CMP hobby and we'll be fine.

I had a angioplasty 25 years ago...... this one should last 20 years and the next one 15..... that should give me time to work on my trucks.

Life is sweet....!!!

Bouncing Bob

[Stuart Fedak]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

After lunch, I assembled parts for my "Sunshine" roof hatch repair. We take advantage of a local machine shop to do custom work that we are too clumsy to do. In this case, I had our friend rebuild one of my hatch roller arms. A new step rivet and a brass roller bar were machined and then attached to the arm. The quality of work was outstanding.

The Hammond crew may be interested in taking the Hobbyist Machine Shop course at Algonquin College. I took this course last year, and will most likely take it again this February. You get to learn on the lathe; milling machines; grinders; press, etc.... The instructor last year was great........

The course is very unstructured. Many of the students are in the day machinist program, and are working on class projects. Others are the full range of beginners to seasoned machine shop types, working on personal projects. A great way to learn how to make things on the lathe, such as the brass ends on your roof hatch roller arms. In fact, you could get into the manufacture of reproduction parts for trade/swap.......

I finally have my small 3 in 1 combination lathe/mill/drill set up at home. I know Bob has a nice commercial lathe at the barn. Lots of potential with that machine. Great for making reproduction bolts and various fittings.

ref http://xweb.algonquincollege.com/woo...spx?id=MAC0001
HOBBYIST MACHINE SHOP
Course: MAC0001

For the Machine Shop handy-man and handy-woman hobbyist, students can construct their own projects with a helpful instructor to assist in hints and strategies. Students must provide their own blueprints, supply their own material, and projects must be kept to a minimal size. The College provides all layout tools, drill presses, lathes and milling machines. Students may bring their own cutting tools, if desired. Please note that all students must supply their own safety glasses and safety footwear which MUST be worn in shop at all times. Students must have basic machine shop experience.

Cheers!