Leaderboard
-
in all areas
- All areas
- Markers
- Marker Comments
- Marker Reviews
- Articles
- Article Comments
- Article Reviews
- Classfieds
- Classified Comments
- Classified Reviews
- Wiki's
- Wiki Comments
- Wiki Reviews
- Blog Entries
- Blog Comments
- Images
- Image Comments
- Image Reviews
- Albums
- Album Comments
- Album Reviews
- Files
- File Comments
- File Reviews
- Posts
-
Custom Date
-
All time
November 28 2011 - April 17 2024
-
Year
April 17 2023 - April 17 2024
-
Month
March 17 2024 - April 17 2024
-
Week
April 10 2024 - April 17 2024
-
Today
April 17 2024
-
Custom Date
04/20/2017 - 04/20/2017
-
All time
Popular Content
Showing content with the highest reputation on 04/20/2017 in all areas
-
15 pointsSorry, I don't have any digital pics of the day we brought it home, but after two years of locating and acquiring parts. Then every weekend for six months on the restore. Here is a pic of the finished tractor.
-
14 pointsThis is a fairly tiny project but I'm all jazzed up about it so I wanted to share it with those that'll appreciate it. I've been saving the original shower head muffler for the k90 on my RJ for 2 years now - since I did a full restoration. The front was just rusted to hell and the baffeling was long gone, but the back piece was in good condition. I've been saving it with the idea that one day I may be able to somehow get it back on the RJ. And that day is.... well not today, but tomorrow. Technically today, but chronologically it occured over a 2 day period. Here is the original I pulled off 2 years ago.. Here is the new one for reference.. As I got to looking at both the new and original mufflers it appeared that the diameter of where the face joins to the 'body' was relatively the same on both... a quick measurement confirmed my suspicions! And the holes on the face share a similar pattern.. not exact but not the perfect circle kind... I diced up the new muffler with the grinder and cleared the remaining material from the joint. I pulled the original apart.. Cut the baffle from the new one down to fit the one I'm making.. this is all my parts ready to be assembled This is just after assembling and hammering the lip of the new face back down. I made sure to hammer it down as flat as possible to reduce material loss from filing down and cleaning up the hammer marks... for the sake of integrity. This is after cleaning up the hammer marks.. Came out pretty slick.. I'm happy. Since I don't stock any silver/galvanizing magic muffler paint I went for flame proof matte black - the same as I had on the previous muffler and on the exhaust piping. This the finished product... before temp curing. And after curing and mounting! Don't mind the lack of steering wheel and rod. Now I'm trying to figure out whether or not it looks goofy with the 12 inch pipe instead of the stock 14.5..?? It looks like it needs to move forward a couple inches.. I like it away from the hood so that soot won't accumulate on my paint, but it just looks a little off.. anyway, hope you guys liked this quick little project!
-
14 pointsthis is my 416-8 she is 31 years young and still has it,,,i got this tractor new on april 16th 1986 and the tiller and yard cart,,,changed 1 belt in all that time it is a good one,,keep her parked next to the D180 that i came by a few years back
-
13 pointsStopped at a local junk yard today and didnt find what I was looking for. But I found better stuff and ended by picking up a set of weights, rims, hub covers and snowblower flag for $40 and on the way home seen this 702 on the side of a lawn so I inquired and picked her up for $60. So a great day of unexpected finds! The weights someone modified a solid steel piece to fit in the middle and are bolted on and it looks pretty well done.
-
10 pointsMy first road trip after retirement was great. I departed Fort Pierce, Florida to visit my Mom in Syracuse NY for a few days (1.300 miles) then on to LeRoy MI (570 miles) to pick up a RJ-58; next stop was Coldwater MI (220 miles) for a '57 RJ-35 then on to Danville KY (375 miles) to load a Suburban 400; then on to our newly acquired Franklin NC home (280 miles). Total of 2,745 miles. Had to remove the rear wheels of the '58 to get two RJs in the bed of the old '96 Dakota. I had the pleasure of meeting some real nice people along the way too.
-
10 pointsAbout 1250 round trip to pick up a D-200 with Ark 550. Worth every mile. Not too many horses down here, so ya gotta travel to round em up!
-
9 pointsNow common boys, you know there has been times that these Lil Red Tractors have called and beckoned to you at some point in time, And took them feet places that they might have not normally went! Tell the truth and fess up, We all know its an addiction. Now that I have it under control I can look back and laugh about it. I have 3 trips that I have taken that today I would consider to be a little over the top. I will start with the shortest and work my way up to the GRAND FINALE. This first trip was 414 mi one way or 818 round trip from Niles Mi to Des Moines, IA it was to pick up a 551 and a 1956 RJ 35 not a bad score right? Well by the time I add the Tow bill and the serpentine belt from a locked up air conditioning compressor that ended up bustin the wallet real good. add an overnight motel stay in there and fuel and as you can see the tractor costs were jacked up pretty high. I never recovered the cost's but so it goes in collecting. Many Many I have got for free or nearly free but some I have had to pay the Piper. I guess it all equals out in the end. On this trip I also picked up a Lawn Skiff and a set of 3 Gang Reel mowers. The tractors and reel mowers are long since gone and are faded memories. So common let's here um? don't hold back!
-
7 points
-
7 pointsTo support my other habit "Cockshutt farm tractors", I traveled from Redgranite WI to Niagra Falls Ontario Canada to purchase a Cockshutt 20 Deluxe. 750 miles one way. We left at 4:00am Central time on a Fri., and were loaded up & leaving with the tractor by 7:00pm Eastern time. Stopped in London Canada for some shut eye on our way back home. The next morning we were fortunate enough to speak with a Canada patrol officer , ended up donating some cash there. Then spent 4hrs at customs in Detroit. That was fun!! Finally made it back home around 4:00pm on Sat. Other than the fine that I had to pay & the wait in Detroit, it was not a bad trip. Well worth it to me to get a tractor that I wanted.
-
7 pointsThanks everyone for the welcome! I'm looking forward to learning how to get this old red machine running again. The model number on the side of the tractor hood is 308-8. I inflated the tires yesterday and rolled the tractor out of the garage to take some pictures. The tires actually seem like they could be used for a while. They are holding air (12 lbs rear, 14 lbs front) and don't seem to have excessive dry rot. I figure my next steps are to replace the battery, clean the carburetor, change the oil, and change the spark plug. Am I on the right track? I don't know, do I need to do anything with the gas tank? Drain out the old gas and clean? Anything else? My Dad says the cylinders are rusted and it will never run again. Not sure what products to use or what oil it takes. Our previous tractor was an even older model Wheel Horse. If I remember it took straight SAE 30 oil, but not sure if this one uses the same oil. More pictures to follow in additional posts...
-
6 pointsIs there something going on.......the moon and stars aligned.......eating lucky charms....,.......what's up with all these great finds lately!!! Greart finds there Chris
-
6 points
-
6 points
-
6 pointsThe misses and I drove from Marion, OH to Gaylord, MI just to pick up a dozer blade. It was 360 miles and 6 hours one way. Plus I hit a small cone in Michigan that busted my plastic guard under my car. There was the small problem that Google maps did not know that a few roads were never built and it wanted me to drive off a cliff and down a muddy lane that I could not even walk and I drive a Civic. Had to not stay long as it's a snow belt and it was falling. It was still fun and I got the blade that I didn't even use this winter. Told the lady this is the first of many trips.
-
6 pointsI guess I'm a rookie but I have had just one trip for a NOS Wheel Horse 48" SD deck. The trip was about 3 hours each way and I didn"t break anything.But who knows what is in the future, or what lurks around the corner. Well HorseFixer we all know we can't take it with us so we might as well enjoy while we can, or in my case start giving to kids and grandkids, and yes great grandchild, i'm to young for that! Bob
-
5 pointsI will take the 5th on grounds that my statement will definitely incriminate me as being wholeheartedly addicted bordering on troubled! 12plus hours, 24plus round trip
-
5 pointsGone a bit picture mad tonight, strange, sometimes I would forget to take hardly any, then get carried away completely.. mounting the tank up proved fairly straightforward a piece of angle at the bottom, two holes drilled through and bolted up. This picture shows what a good fit this tank is, no room to put your fingers between it and the bonnet. It also illustrates the reason for the 230mm frame extension, room for the tank plus just enough space to remove the air cleaner for servicing. The mount shaped to match the bottom of the tank and the centre cut out to allow room for pipe work. (gotta get a new rule too) make sure the bonnet can fold properly, clamp and tack weld the bracket to the frame. The top support took a little more thinking about, so this is what I came up with. I made a eye at the other end of this bar which bolts to a tab off the head. The view of the back looked 'empty' and unfinished with the overhang and the bonnet looked a bit vulnerable to damage, so I set about making something to help protect it. Several loading shovels I've seen have heavy cast blocks at the rear for counter weight and protection so.... starting with some 4x2 I came up with this design, (reminded me of those collars used after whiplash) anyway here's the pictures. The 'bumper' swings down to allow the bonnet to open. I was pleased with the result, gives the back end to the loader some protection and adds a little more 'weight' to the build. Mmm gotta start thinking pumps..
-
4 points
-
4 points
-
4 points
-
4 pointsNow carefull Jeff.... showing Dan pics of a 'shutt might be like thrownin gas in the fire!
-
3 pointsWent to an old guys house to buy a colt 2310 today and made friends... he took me to another tractor friend that had wheel horses... says he won't part with them right now but I'm first in line and thought you guys would like to see them! Also a few other tractors.. A couple other cool things he had. And I'm joining the tractor club with these ole fellers
-
3 pointsI thought about pulling some wool packing out of an old dirt bike muffler and stuffing it in there because I was worried about how much louder it would be... didn't do it, and it's loud as all get up. I dig it, but I'm sure my neighbors could stand to live without it! Here's some better pictures of it since I know how much you folks love them! The cruddy thing is that no one down here even knows what a wheel horse is so you guys are the only ones I can show it off to! Thanks for the likes!
-
3 pointsNow wait just a minute there Tankman...Them's of us in the One Club simply realize the utility of these fine machines and have addressed our addictive behaviors vicariously by humoring ourselves at you collectors' expense through ... at a much more reasonable price I might add...
-
3 pointsThis is the first time I truly had the chance to mow the entire yard with the eMax what used to be a 4-5 hour job with the 48" deck on the 520s and using 4-5 gallons of non-E 93, is now just about 2 hours with a 60" deck and 2 gallons of diesel so I will say it's a worthy investment so far, only issue was on the big hill above the house (that only gets mowed once a month normally) the chaffe ect really sucked up against the radiator screen and caused the "high temp saftey" to kick on and shut me down to idle ("limp mode") which is a good thing vs a boiled engine here's a few shots from the seat overlooking the "ranch" , doesn't look quite as steep from deck, Jeff.
-
3 points
-
3 pointsJust did a round trip of 650 miles for a snow cab, cause that's how bad I wanted one after all the snow I wore this last winter. And I don't even care it doesn't snow next winter because I bought one. Sooner or later it will all be worth it.
-
3 pointsThank you for those kind words gentlemen, and Jay, they say that 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' so go ahead, 'make my day'. ( l'd be interested to see how you adopt it) Got a few pictures took this afternoon, after a couple of hours spent in the workshop. @Lee1977 Hope this meets with your approval sir. You got me thinking about potential weak points so... I think I've gone a bit nuts, but hey, I did say this was an industrial loader. Not a huge amount of extra weight (50x50x5mm) box , but let's see that 12 horse Kohler bend that!
-
3 pointsWelcome to the forum and thanks for the great pictures. Amazing machines they are. I just noticed I am member No. 74 and I live right off I74 weird how things work out like that
-
3 pointsWell at least the Ole girl has some red on her and Linen Beige! I was gonna come up with some crack like (NO WONDER THAT COPPER GAVE YOU A TICKEY hauling a CockShutt) But looks like she cleaned up pretty nice!
-
3 pointsYou didn't happen to hit that cone in Ann Arbor did ya? Sorry forgive me I couldn't resist. Ya ever see how things are funny till it happens to you? Well Its been about 9 years since the Jeep ate that serpentine Belt and it took that long for me to laugh at myself.
-
3 pointsThe wife requested that no more GT's come home for a while, but.... she didn't say anything about another Cockshutt Looking forward to the pic's @ACman
-
3 points
-
3 pointsMetal lathes are the backbone of a lot of shops.I have a 10" South Bend toolroom lathe that I picked up 20yrs ago for $350.00.From the the pictures of the Logan 400 it does not have a quick change gear box for threading.It uses changed out gear sets to give different thread pitches.Not a show stopper if you know that limitation.Oldredrider has a valid point.Most machine tools have a light coat of oil and any hint of rust should be of concern.This can be addressed with a scotch bright pad and oil but care must be taken to not let any get crud to get under the apron.The ways are the soul of any lathe must not show any serious wear. Pictures would help if you could post some.One thing I would caution any new owner of any machine tool like a lathe or milling machine is to get an experienced person to tutor you if you have not run them before. You-Tube is a good source of info but is absolutely no substitute for hands on training.These machines have no conscience and will kill or maim you in a heartbeat.JimAnderson
-
3 pointsWell it seems we will be able to make it after all. thought maybe it was not in the cards this year but it appears things are working out and We will be coming in Thursday as usual. I usually do something for the forum support members but with life getting in the way a bit I did not want to start a project I could not finish. Hope to have a bit more time to visit with you all this year.
-
2 points
-
2 pointsHi guys, I think the problem is solved. I followed Garrys (gwest_ca-(File Mod) ) suggestion about governor shaft (and rechecked it) after I was stumped as to why this was happening. As stated I allways check the arm clamp to be sure it is tight on the governor shaft, however after checking it today I noticed the following: The arm clamp bolt was tight, there was space between the arms in the clamp slot but when I grabed the shaft and tried to twist it while holding the arm I noticed you could ever so slifhtly move it with some force. I was stumped, the bolt was tight and there was space in the slot in the arm clamp. I removed the bolt and low and behold I think I found the problem. The nut was tightening down on the shank (unthreaded) portion on the bolt. Thus the bolt and nut was tight in the clamp but was not able to squeze the clamp ears enough to make solid contact with the governor shaft. Thus with some force the shaft would turn in the clamp. These parts have been removed a number of times over the years and as Gary stated the clamp will stretch, he 's so right. I replaced it with a fully threaded bolt and now all is tight. I ran the engine about an hour and low and behold no problem. I hope this made the fix and saved me condiderable work. Thanks to Garry and all and I hope this will help others..
-
2 pointsBefore you do anything else take out the spark plug and turn the engine by hand, if it spins you'll be ok, if not you may have a seized piston. Let us know.
-
2 pointsSeafoam is excellent but $$$. I use Seafoam once in a great while. Berrymans I use in my gas cans almost always. Grandsons like to watch small aircraft. Local airports have 100 Octane LL (low lead) 100% Non Ethanol gas. We fill a can or two now and then.
-
2 pointsWell Allrighty then ya got me beat on this one Nice stories, but you guy's are just Tickling me........ Where's the pictures? I'm sorry ya got a ticket but I mean I'd like a picture of you arm wrestling that MOUNTY EH?
-
2 points
-
2 pointsThat is a great looking 308 and it appears to have been stored inside. You are definitely on the right track. 30W engine oil is fine. I don't understand why Dad feels the cylinder is rusted. This usually only happens when a tractor is stored outside with out a spark plug and water enters the engine. If you see no water when you change the oil, it should be fine. Yes, drain out the old fuel , flush out the tank and lines with new fuel, and clean the carb. You may have to clean the fuel pump also, but that is later. Not being run in 20 years may be a good thing...there is probably no ethanol in the system. Check the gear oil in the transmission. Grease all the zerk fittings...wheels, spindles, axle pivot, steering gear, clutch pedal, and deck spindles if they have them.
-
2 points
-
2 pointsThanks for sharing the step by step with us. The RJ is looking very sharp.
-
2 points
-
2 pointsThanks for the info guys. It is a metal lathe. I will try to get pictures from him and post them. I am waiting for him to open the box that was with the lathe to see what tools come with it. He did tell me he oiled it down and the rust would wipe off with a rag so maybe it's not too bad. I understand the thread taper limitations but I'm ok with that part. the last time I used a metal lathe was in high school so training is a must.lol I have an old wizard wood lathe, a walker Turner table saw and an old 24" delta free standing scroll saw. I have a soft spot for old tools.
-
2 pointsThis one came came home on a 1388 mile ROAD TRIP from Hell in 2008! LONG STORY! The things we do for these tractors.
-
2 pointsI've decided to go with 3/4 pin. Ordered some stock this evening. The pin that came with the swept axle being a bit short. Will use several of the ideas provided to fab up a good set up. thanks to all !
-
2 pointsWell it's not on the shape I wanted but comes with a parts tractor. I got it bought but won't be able to get it for a few weeks. He gave me a number to a guy that restores his tractors so he will be doing this colt. It comes with the new colt decals. And this guy took me to a guy that has wheel horse tractors that he won't part with but I'm bugging him and will post pics on wheel horse section!
-
2 pointsLooks like a good complete , Take lots of pictures as you take it apart, they will be valuable when you go to put it back together. Looking forward to seeing it at the "Big Show" and meeting you.