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Thought the collective might enjoy my perforation project... I bought this tractor a couple months ago and turning it into a nice "user"... Won't be a perfect restoration, just a nice addition to my old Toyota 4x4. Rich

July 2, 1865 One-time Methodist Reform Church minister William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth found the East London Christian Mission, now known as The Salvation Army.

Road trip shenanigans…

I used an old trailer to transport Norman’s deck for loading. The new loading dock was very helpful this year!

I can’t tell you how many times that has happened to me. I look at a tractor I haven’t used in a while and think I should sell it. Then I use it for whatever reason and think no, I like this tractor, I don’t want to sell it!!

Dug these old girls out of the weeds today for a couple hundred bucks. To my surprise the 520 actually started with some make shift gas line but the 314-8 which reads to be an 02 model is in tough shape with everything seized and locked up sadly it only has 200 hours on it with a like new 42” deck.

Why not, right? Let’s see’m. Actually this is a “sad 702”, but there’s always hope.

I haven’t made a video in over a month…. I need to get on that some time soon.

Yesterday Eloise and Cylvia went camping! Our friend’s pusher “Cylvia” has the 8.3 Cummins that I longed for so badly. Eloise has the 7.2 3126 CAT. Accelerating to highway speeds, or off highway, I felt very light on the throttle. When we arrived to the campground about an hour and a half away, he mentioned how he could not keep up with me on take offs. Once again, the 100 hp lesser engine has impressed me! Happy 250th Independence Day, America!

I knew it was wrong, then spelled it another way, then auto correct brought me to that. I kind of shrugged my shoulders and sent it!

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This is my in line project. I pick this up this spring.bought it at the right time. Going through it front to back. It is dirty from mowing from mowing it,s hole life. So tearing it down to rolling frame. It is on a dolly now. I was lucky to have Dockwheelhorse as a friend that had the original front tire. Here are a few picks.

Little red tractors brought us all to Red Square; but it is the people who keep me coming back for more.

We all know the VIDEO THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE!!!!!

Assembly tools are underrated because they are uncommon outside of production lines. A couple years ago @ri702bill made me a manufacturer-spec tool for pressing in the bearings and seals during my gear mowing deck rebuild. Worked so well I was a bit disappointed at how quickly I finished the job!

Took out the annoying Push button start button and push/pull kill switch..and added all new wires, switches and black plug to fill the huge hole in dash.

Thank you for everyone's help. I need to remove the carburetor and inspect it further. Luckily I work in a machine shop and can make the bushing if only the top is required. This is my first Wheel Horse and it amazes me how strong it is. I pulled a rock about 500 lbs on a makeshift skid with it. I really did not have high hopes for it working and expected the rear lawn tires to dig in and lift the front end. Instead using 1st gear Low range, I did not even realize the rock was back there. I also have a 1956 International Cub Lo Boy from my parents. I am 61 years old and learned to drive on it in the late 60s. It is still and amazing tractor for hauling logs out of the woods and plowing. Once again thank you.

There was a good amount of young people attending this year. Thanks for capturing that. They're the future owners of our herds

Over 100*F in the pole barn today. Good day to clean up and paint some snow plow blades in the cool basement shop.

There ya go. Fixed it.

Very nice setup Mike. That can hold a lot of brush or what ever you have to move.

It’s like getting a tattoo that says no regrets, but it was spelled wrong. No regerts is an often used term around the Pullstart household!

And what evidence do you have to the contrary? Can’t it be rotating in both directions as the same time?

Patients We got plenty! Patience is what we don't!

Norman’s gearing makes him really love to move. Slow is hard!

@Achto @jeremi3210 @joebob @Wild Bill 633 @Streetrodchev @oldiron613 @C100_8

As you go through this project please keep in mind that we have all learned from other members of Red Square. Ask your questions BEFORE you make a valiant attempt that ends up poorly. We are here to help and most of us have already made the mistake before so you don't have to repeat it. Use a generous amount of penetrating oil (not WD-40) on anything you plan to remove, several applications over several days should be your plan of action.

I didn’t know 701 day was a thing! I will have to mark the calendar next year. Nice tractors everyone! 701 is my favorite model. This is mine that just bought at the big show. I love the patina on this thing!

@squonk love the cultivator set. I will play, Here be mine.

Pretty sure I went over budget. Nice 48" deck from @c-series don Running k91 from K&B Not at the show, but picked this project up on the way home: Package deal, 1055 with pull toys. Father and son were restoring, Father passed, son lost interest. The tractor is fairly complete, tins are in great condition, mostly painted. Fender pan and hood are still original. So far, all I can identify as missing are the flywheel nut/ washer and coil. The engine and carburetor have been rebuilt, probably give both a going through before I try to get it running. Bonus!

So... you must have been going about 45 if @Pullstart flew by you doing 55-60...

Mostly with a USB drive and boredom.

Looks good. One minor detail, the belt cover goes over top of the lip on the foot board.

Yes, sometimes one can spend more time and do more damage by trying to "make do" with existing tools than the time or money spent to make or buy the right tool. A lot of auto parts stores loan tools for free these days, including some specialized tools for servicing newer or popular vehicles, but I'm always running into situations when working on an old vehicle or machine where I need some oddball gadget to finish the job properly. I don't consider myself a great machinist, welder, or fabricator, but I can usually cobble together something that gets the job done correctly. Antique vehicles tend to be simpler in most respects than newer models, especially when it comes to electronics and electro-mechanical devices, but they still had their share of proprietary designs that required special tools. For example, I have a couple of boxes of special Carter carburetor tools---probably over a hundred items---and I still don't have all of the Carter tools. For general maintenance work on my 1954 M37, the manuals list 35 special tools in addition to the standard array of tools that a mechanic would have been expected to have at the time. I've either purchased or made several of them, and in some cases I've been able to substitute another tool to do the job, but it sure makes a difference when you have the right tool for the job.

Please post a picture of the back of your ignition switch. For cables 6ga is adequate (4 ga better) but you need small terminal lugs 1/4"

Those cables are junk. A starter gen takes about 60 amps to start turning the engine. And you need clean grounds including where the gen and gen bracket mounts.

A word about the knurled knobs, especially the one in the front. I have lost at least three of the front knobs from vibrating loose. I solved that problem by placing a lock or star washer under the knob. On the side knobs I use nylon washers to keep from damaging the paint.

Show dates July 9-11 in Portage Wisconsin. Great show with garden tractors of all makes. Who's going?

Happy Birthday @meadowfield, we are all glad you were born.

@Sparky Now you,ve done it and it’s gone to his Head.

I would clean up the area and get a rubber grommet to fit that. I bet it would look almost factory. I just welded up a hood that had holes every where from hood ornament to lights.

When my 42" deck started cutting uneven it was the belt idler bearings were shot, gone and the belt was slipping. Check under the guards to be sure the slide is free and all is good on top. After replacing the idler and cleaning it cut great.

Kevin caught us guys on the right side

I go to partstree.com or toro online and look up the diagrams for various models of attachments like mower decks, or use the manuals here on Red Square to download...and print those pages for future use that I need regularly...that way issues like your correct washers are easily referenced. Good luck

I zinc plated a few more of my Dodge M37 parts yesterday. Before: After: Set up the bearings for the transfer case idler gear: Made an arbor tool on the lathe this morning, which will be used to guide the transfer case idler gear shaft into the case and through the bearings and shims, while keeping the shaft straight relative to the case and preventing the shaft from catching on and damaging the adjustment shims as it passes through the gear.

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