At the latest Rusty Bolts meeting, the pistons, piston liners and the crank shaft were removed from the engine of the tractor.

Pictures of us at our Rusty Bolts " Pets for parts" fundraiser, at a local Tractor Supply.

During the eighth meeting of the Rusty bolts, we did the following work on the tractor.  We removed the front end; took off the engine and mounted it to an engine stand; detached the fenders and disposed the front loader mounts. We also took a club picture for our booth that will be at the Mercer County 4-H fair.

On the seventh meeting we worked on our booth for the Mercer County 4-H fair and made a fundraising thermometer.  We also worked on a fundraising letter to send out to local farmers and businesses for support and donations for our club.

During the sixth meeting we removed the center rim of tire; detached the exhaust manifold and removed the engine head.

The following is a list of things accomplished at the fifth Rusty Bolts tractor meeting.
We  removed the back tires;  drained the anti-freeze from the engine; removed the radiator; drained and removed the gas tank;  checked the engine compression;  detached the spark plugs;  freed the engine and last but not least removed the valve cover.

On the rather cloudy and rainy fourth meeting, we power washed the tractor and finalized the club bylaws. We also had a discussion with ideas for fundraising options.