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Hi Gentlemen, yesterday with the mild weather Karl Lyon and I removed and replaced the broken lift arm assembly on my beast GT14. We had to totally remove the left side plate to accomplish this as there is just not enough space to get the unit out between the bottom or top frame rails. This was quite the job and it took time to make sure we didn't mess anything up or break anything biggest issue was the removal of the transmission ball activator and of course the putting this back in...... but we prevailed! Massive shout-out to Karl Lyon and Kevin (pull start) who supplied the replacement unit. Thank you both as well as all the great response from fellow Wheelers. THANK YOU ALL!

The generosity around here....

It’s okay @Ed Kennell you’ve already done enough to help me. You don’t have to bring that wood from the show to my house. I’m sure Jim won’t mind continuing another 6 hours past the show grounds to get to my place. However if you want to jump in the truck with him I’d love to have both of you guys over to show you my collection. And yes, I’ll buy you dinner too!

Occasionally the onset of the sickness is quick. Sadly there is no cure and the only treatment typically requires additional horse trading. Red paint is very good for alleviating the itch and burning as well.

And connect the welders ground cable directly to the frame near the repair. No current passing thru bearings please.

LOL on that Eric. As simple as this advice sounds you would be surprised how stupid some people can be. While I was in high school I worked for a shop that serviced fleet trucks. While changing the oil and filter on one I noticed a motor mount bracket was hanging by one bolt and had torn the frame. We called in a mobile welder to make the repairs to the frame. We had already disconnected the battery + lead, common practice on all cabovers while servicing them. The welder proceeded with the repairs and somehow managed to contact the + battery cable with the welding rod, fortunately he didn't make contact with the battery. We now had a complete rewiring to do so if you happen to find an early 1960s Ford COE that has white 16 gauge wiring for nearly everything and a weld repair on the left side of the frame near the motor mount le me know.

Just drop it off at the Big Show. I'll get it to the right place.

@WHX??I printed directions to my house, so if you don’t mind dropping that off I’d really appreciate it. Hell, I’ll even buy you dinner!🤣

Made some fire wood ...

75* and bright sun means seat time. I did the scratch, thatch, sweep thing.

I’ve had a few foot pegs break away from the frame, never crack like that. I’m sure there are ways to neutralize the acid if you’re concerned, but I’m with ‘Fish here. Drill a 1/8” hole at the end of the crack to prevent it from spreading after the weld. Clean it up, weld it. Back to work we go.

We are not dealing with a space shuttle here! Wire brush the area, weld it, it's good to go for another 60 years +. 20-30 minutes of work. A restoration, then it would be all a part anyway so the proper way would be to just change the frame. A worker, not so much IMO. But I'm not retired with all the time in the world either so that may play a part in it too. Add a piece of metal over it to brace it if you're worried about the quality of the weld. Personally, I'd just wire brush it off and use a 7018 rod to arc weld it. I'm guessing the original weld wasn't good or complete so it stressed cracked at that weakest point, the top of the hole is the thinnest part to the top. (Built on a Friday evening right before 5 pm. LOL) The heat from the weld would weaken that section of the rail too if the weld wasn't completed. Air bubble in the weld maybe?? The foot peg 3/4 rod was welded on the inside of the frame so a pic of that side would probably show what's actually going on.

Had seven of those totes on so might have been a little overloaded... tires squatting pretty good. Only a 7k trailer. All really nice clear oak too...

This is great! Good thing he has his own heat guns! He's been having me make decals! (I have a cricut machine) He is a mechanic that works from home so nothing (NOTHING) comes into the house! He has learned over the 40 years he's been a mechanic he don't want the mess in the house lol. He is very neat, organized, and has 2 or more of every tool you could ever imagine. Sadly I feel they are the ones with the big trailers that show up and take tractors off other people's hands. (All hours of the day and night) Once my washing machine starts turning red it will go to the garage and he will just have to buy me a new one (to bad I'll have to take from his wheel horse money 🤑) We've already took our x3 to the neighbors this weekend we will be taking the rock crawler to the neighbors Bigger sheds have already been discussed. I guess it's a good thing we own lots of property! They just don't know us wives are getting everything we want now! Our auction trips will now be unlimited spending. Our garden dreams we've had for years will now become true (I mean they have enough horses now to make that come true) And to dig us a nice big root cellar for our canned goods...

Help others when you can. That’s what it’s all about!

I have seen too many "Local repair artisan" YT videos of arc welding being done to a slowly revolving driveshaft chucked up in a large engine lathe... you just know that the ground is NOT attached to the spinning part. That tends to sizzle the lubricant out of the headstock bearings.... and worse.

I've been changing my nutritional habits over the last couple weeks to a low carb ketogenic type. Under 100 carb allndays. Under 50 on a few. Down 10 lbs this morning. 5 more and I'll be back at my lowest from last year (and many years). 247.4 Aiming for 220 (???)

Other signs and symptoms include: Hair dryers mysteriously relocating to the garage for various paint and decal duties. Red tractor parts drying on living room tables, rugs, chairs and countertops when it's cold or raining outside... Strange people with large trailers dropping off little red tractors, parts, implements at all hours... typically expecting food, adult beverages and occasionally lodging... Washing machines tinted red on the inside from mysterious sources... Immediate need for large storage sheds, barns, trailers and neighboring garages...

Today, in this preview of spring/summer which was an uncommonly warm 70 degree day. I got the 308, 312 and C-141 out, wiped the dust off, and went for a short spin on the C-141. I also did some cleaning out, raking crushed rock out of the lawn, and organizing tractor parts. Now to wait for another week and a half roughly until spring is official. Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be rain and 30 degrees cooler.

Jungle site. But I'm using a piece of bar stock and my slot hitch - instead of the 2" receiver it's designed for (3-point adapter) You can see it's still in testing stage by the vise-grips

Toooo many crash landings from doing wheelies?

I hope I don't really need to say this but... REMOVE THE BATTERY FIRST.

Hmm, first I've seen that. Yes, it could and should be welded. Pretty easy for that one. Jack it up by that 3/4 foot peg bar and it should close the crack gap. Weld it right to the bar inside and out and the crack too

I haven't claimed any of them (YET) lol our 7 year old has claimed most of them lol

Happy birthday Bob!

I decided to give one of these rakes a try to tackle the massive number of limbs and sticks that winter deposited on my property. I (temporarily) modified it to use with a slot hitch. Once I learned to slow down a little bit, the results were decent. I was worried it might destroy my turf, but it seems fine - actually does a little dethatching. Once I get everything windrowed near my large oaks, I'll hook up the Mighty Mac and make some mulch. Then breakout the Cyclone Rake for a vac job. Got about an acre to do. There are also a few limbs that will see a chainsaw and a fire pit.

@ebinmaine @Bar Nuthin I’ve been losing snow steadily over the last few days up here. I’m about 3 hours north from EB. Today being 70 really made it recede. It is still far too wet and cold to do much between the ice and pockets of snow. I have no big trees so I’ve got bare ground everywhere. I did get a bunch of outdoor stuff done today though. The snow here is bear toe deep and probably ankle to shin deep to normal people😁

So, up to the normal sized person's ass, I take it.

Finally decided to check the Model No. on the Raider 12 I bought just before Christmas to see what year it was and the tag says 1-6931 which is a 1968 Raider 9 not a Raider 12. The model number decals on the hood stand were completely faded, the only thing legible was "RAIDER 6-SPEED". Apparently someone replaced the HH100 Tecumseh with a Kohler K301 and to that person I say, ! So, I will have TWO 1968 Raider 9's with 12HP Kohlers when my old one is back together. Yeah, I can live with that.

Now for the important question. Which one / ones have you claimed for your self ??? Gotta make sure yours is the first one on the trailer when show time comes. No sense letting them cruise around having fun at shows while your on foot.

Happy birthday Bob…see ya in June!

Thanks to all. I have had a great day so far.

Hopefully this is in the right area. I wanted to put this information out there because when I looked this info up I got no answers. So I purchased this 8” Brinly for a whopping $75. In general it was in good shape but the crank and trunion looked like they came off the titanic. They were seized together and I figured any attempt to move them would just disintegrate everything. After a little research I was no closer to figuring out if new Brinly parts would fit an early model. Figured I’d take a chance and order a new trunion and crank from Brinly. I told myself I wasn’t going to try and fix it til after I broke ground on the new garden. Well my ADHD got the better of me and I started messing with it. Surprisingly all the components broke free and didn’t fall apart. So the new handles are a slightly different shape and the threads are a bit long by about 3/4” compared to the old one. Threads are still 5/8-11 as the old ones were. The original trunnion was roughly 1.010. The new one was 1.051 so there’s two routes you can go. Make the mounting hole larger or turn the new trunnion down on either a lathe or a bench grinder. I went bench grinder since I don’t have access to a lathe or any friends with one. Worked out perfect. It’s not pretty but it’s 100% functional. So all in all, Brinly’s new parts can work with their older implements. I hope this helps someone else in the future.

Wicked nice Bar! We are probably a month away from spring up here. Snow is still Knee Deep on most places of the property. Looking forward to getting our beasts out and putting them to work like you did.

Remembering my best four legged friend. Groovy 2009-2023

Just grind a 45*vee groove in the crack and wire brush the frame and foot rest rod. Like John said, jack it up under the foot rest rod to close the crack and weld the crack and all around the foot rest rod.

I used to years ago ... Rock Chucker too with all the accessories. Mostly just strait wall pistol in .44 .41 & 357. Gave all the stuff to a buddy and he does it for me now. Should have no problem selling it. Guys like to set up multiple chuckers for one cal only. If it's got the green plastic handle it's a older press.

OK folks, one more in the "Gee, I wish I had looked at that too before I spent time on this" catagory. How ugly is the "F" plate where the Unidrive bolts on? Is it a series of fatigue cracks too???

Spring has sprung! Had a couple out today for some cleanup. Used the sprayer on the fences with one machine and cleaned up some debris with the the 523H. Lots of seat time!

Nice! Now that it’s starting to warm up around here I can get back into wrenching and tinkering hopefully

I added bushings on mine

The shift looks like it bolts in, but can't remember if you can pull it out with out taking side plate off. Might be able to slide down, maybe just loosen some bolts up front Here's so pic's

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