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National Nut Day is celebrated annually on October 22. According to the Nutcracker Museum, nuts were a regular part of the human diet from as far back as almost 800,000 years ago! Early man used “nutting tools” to crack stones. Pecan remains from 6100 B.C. were discovered in a Texas cave. Early Europeans ate pistachios while Greeks and Romans believed that walnuts were a gift from the gods. So, no matter what you eat today; include a healthy helping of nuts. They have lots of health benefits and they make you happy. That’s important to remember on National Nut Day!

Looks like you are well on your way to having your round-hood romping around the yard and a few shows. I had a 1948 F-1 which I street rodded and drove over 100,000 miles.

https://www.google.com/search?q=shoulder+bolt&oq=shoulder+bolt+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIKCAcQABiLAxiABDIKCAgQABiLAxiABDIKCAkQABiLAxiABNIBCDYwMDhqMWo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 often refer to this type bolt , as a swivel / movement point , terrific on a swing lever , shift point , allowing you to washer up a lubricated hold / swing point , with very little resistance . personally experiment with a regular nut , for actual fit , functional ease , then change that out for an elastic lock nut / washers , lubrication , for holding swing spot . my plow lever squeeze lever set up, is driven by the swing quadrant spring / red aerosol lube detailing , also a similar detailing on my PTO lever set up , both work with solid / smooth functional ease . only a tried tested . set up , make a point of ELIMATING A REPEDITIVE PROBLEM , like doing that , pete

I was never big on throwing parts away (bit of a hoarder). If someone needs one I'd be more then happy to sent it to them.

That pic is for a big block Kohler, but yes you should be able to straiten the governor arm. A pic of mine for reference. Cable connection.

My name is John. I have been researching and lurking, finally signed up and thought I would post a hello. Picked up a 633 Round-nose from a nice guy the next state over. Currently working on/restoring.

I pick this up on EBay for about $30. I using it on the 64 engine I have because it has no A-C-R. Should help for cold start ups. Also I hate changing oil for winter the to summer use. It has a magnetic base. Should fit or work between the frame rails. It heats up right away goes to 200° should work nicely heating up the oil.

Have one similar and it was a failure. The metal bars in the center are the magnets and on mine they are loose. I suspect they can stick to uneven surfaces since they are independent of each other. Problem is the surrounding hot area of the heater does not make engine contact so no heat transfer. The heater is hanging on the magnets. I added a 12" strip of wood to the back of the heater with an eye on each end. Now a bungee cord over the engine keeps the hot area up tight to the oil pan and works. Just something to watch out for.

Thanks for the info guys. I thought it was pre quick hitch/tach o matic. If it’s not I have no reason to get it.

Looks like the rear bar is 5/8" in diameter so meant to be used with the front quick hitch used 1973 and later. Your tractor normally uses a 3/8" x 8-1/2" bolt through 2 bushings in the large front holes of your frame. Not saying you can't make it work. This one uses a 5/8" x 69" belt so you may need a 1/2" belt to fit your pto and shorter than the 69". Lift tube also would need to be shortened by trial and error.

Our first motor home in early 1980's was divorce deal. Saw add in paper and lady said it was located at a salvage yard and that it was her ex husbands. Dad and I drove probably one hundred miles and when we arrived at junk yard, the owner--ex husband--met us at front gate with his workers. I don't believe they had any ideas of us entering that business. The lady showed up with county police. Police said we had thirty minutes to get it out of there. We had to hand carry our own battery, fuel and tools back to the motor home. The ugly old motor home cranked but didn't get fire. Dad hot wired and the miserable thing started! We drove off of property and I told lady if it made it back to her house, I cut her a check, If it died along the way and we left it along the road, it was hers. We made it home. Upon later investigation, dad discovered the wire to the coil had been cut laid side by side and wrapped in electrical tape--to make it look like the wire had been spliced. Dad said that "He wished he had seen the looks on the faces of the ex husband when that motor home started." Below is a picture of what the old camper would have looked like. Ironically, our next door neighbor had one exactly like it. Ugly as sin but we sure enjoyed that camper.

I have some with the Carter carburetors and some with the Walbro and both are about equal in my estimation.

Little wet sanding and shot some primer on the C-160 wheels that I mounted the new vredstien 5 ribs on. Will try and paint tomorrow but may have to sand and primer them again before Im satisfied with them…..

Awesome photos for reference, thank you... that engine looks great!

Ah haaa.... That is the next step after getting the ignition sorted. The "original carb" needs gaskets and leaks like a sieve ($33+ for a rebuild kit), and someone tried to repair the intake. Looks like the governor arm is all bent... ... ...but it looks like all I need to do is straighten it out, and make up a throttle rod.

I noticed that yours still has the up draft carb on it. Great for originality but they can be a bear to deal with. No harm if you wish to switch to a Carter carb. That's what mine has on it.

Nice project. The 633 was one of the only 6hp 's with a Kohler engine. Most of the other 6hp models came with a Tecumseh. I restored my 633 last winter / this spring. Happy to share more pictures or answer any questions you may have.

Interesting you'd say that. I was just thinking it was very nice of someone to set aside a whole day for me.

Y+Z=X....Just wondering if those using a dozer blade with hydro lift use a solid lift link or a chain? I am going to try and put a blade on the 1257 I got from @WHX?? for the big snows we are going to get this year . The hydro unit is from a 953 if that makes any difference. Y=blade z=1257hydro x= lift link....

Mrs Sylvan was surprised to learn that there is a day honoring her husband...

Where the lift link hooks to the A-frame some and maybe all have a single hole for the link and next to it is a slotted hole. The slot allows for some float if you use it.

I use the chain set-up on the C160, for the flexibility on my stone driveway. Doesn't dig in as much over the undulations of said driveway.

@Manicmacanic imagine that , making the rust run out ! leverage advantage ! you can't do that ! good for you ! pete

I believe this to be a part of SMS-50 I see this bracket has limited back & forth motion, different than my last rebuild… Removing the collar Love it when it slides off! Running die over the protruding thread, helps on the way out. Clean up that thread Shiny! Pulley gash! Nice little bead Nice and presentable Open socket to apply lube while cleaning threads Shaft & collar functional again Tension bolt & nut functioning again

You are correct, the seat has been changed. The correct seat is a square pan like the one on my 633. I like to stay as close to original as I can, but I don't blame anybody that changes out a square pan seat. They are not the most comfortable, I think that's because no body's butt is square.

Ed has it. You could replace the thicker bolt and use bushings in the blower frame or drill your tractor frame holes out. First picture is the older bolt to tractor frame set up second is tachmatic.

These short chute blowers could be purchased with three different attachment brackets. This one appears to be the one that bolted to the existing frame holes with a long 3/8" bolt and bushings. It looks like the 3/8" bolt was replaced with a 5/8" bolt so it could be mounted on the front attach-a-matic. All the blowers I have seen with the attach-a-matic mount have the 5/8" rod welded to the bracket and the bracket is a bit shorter. So, I'm guessing this one could be used either way with the correct length belt and lift rod.

Well after owning this 1056 twice I guess you could say second time was the charm. Some may remember that I bought an engine from Stebo a 1964 engine. It runs well. I Finished up the plow and checked everything out. Looks like it’s ready to push some snow .I have Ariens contractor grade that cost me a little over two grand about 10 years ago. That thing is a tank and at my age is getting a little hard to aggressively move it around so I just do straight back-and- forth. Also I bought a small block heater for it. It is a magnetic base. This engine has no A -C -R . So the heater should help cold start up. It was only $30 and only used it when I am blowing snow after that I will shut it off. and what is left I push to the side. My wife had both knees done so that is why I scrape it to the pavement. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Good call to paint the dash white, I like that look. I have new front tires showing up tomorrow so I took the old ones off today to paint the wheels. That turned out to be quite a battle and there was a lot of rust under the tubes that were in it. I wire wheeled them and use some rust killer paint on them. I am hoping that my tires seal up ok and I don't have to run tubes. I guess we will see tomorrow.

@fiftyfordfloored Don't chunk that updraft carb. People that really go original are always looking for them.

Keep on tractorin' Jim! Happy birthday!

Yes, I would assume that too. It wouldn't hurt it if it was reversed anyway

I was remembering a set of plow side plates yesterday. Mebbe I'll get time to install them this year.

I'm almost ready to reinstall the sheet metal and other accessories on my New Holland GT18. I gave it a few degreaser-rinse cycles a few days ago and got it pretty clean. I was pleased to see that there was very little rust, and I touched that up as well as I could without more disassembly. Before finishing the reassembly, I still have to route new wires to connect the taillight upgrade, adjust the traction control position, lube all the fittings, install new foam rubber where I removed what was left of the old foam rubber that secured the fuel tank, and finish cleaning up the instrument panel. However, that may have to wait a few days, since I'm getting ready to pull our floating dock out of the water for the winter, which is always a pretty good sized job, due to its location and design (cross-braced, long stiff-arm system). It always takes me a couple of days of prep work, and then I need to get a few of my neighbors together to help with it. Also dealing with some kitchen upgrades and a few other little projects.

Have a Great Day Jim

awesome!

Yes, the pictures are from inside my garage!

John! Whats’ about the 1950 F word in your handle? Chevy guy here but it takes all kinds. We’d love to see that too! Round Hoods Rock!

Nice project. Don't hesitate to ask any questions. Lots of nice friendly knowledgeable help here.

Happy Borned on Day, Jim

Happy Birthday @SPINJIM, we are glad you were born. Looks like Mike @squonk was typing while I was cutting this slice of cake.

HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Jim Hope you have a great day!

Went with these tires.