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I roll as a separate task.

An impact drill can save you a lot of grief

thanks --forgot all about that end column being over there --

Here is a couple pics that might help top pic is an 856 and is pretty much the way it came new and bottom pic is a 701 that I made a bracket to bolt cable to because I just couldn’t get it where I wanted it on arm because of exhaust. Both work great, in my experience its better to leave cable long and not have any sharp bends in it so they will slid in and out easier. Remember u can keep cutting shorter but you cant add it back on.

Cleaning the carb and addressing a couple things on a new addition...I think this section of fuel line from the pump to carb might just be original on this '73 16 Auto. It won't even bend The good news is that the carb is now clean and ready to be installed with new fuel line tomorrow

More seat time. Roll it to smooth it out, then aerate it.

Nice score @ebinmaine. That would be interesting if the Jonsered actually had a turbo, and kinda cool.

Today, I swapped the idler for the drive pulley on my 312-8 mowing tractor. I thought I had a better one. It sounded worse, so after checking out the old one which seemed good so i put it back on and made sure it was tight. It's ready to go now and in the process figured out how to get the side panel off without taking half the body panels off. A win in my book.

My 11 year old son told his mom he had made her some brownies, and left them in the kitchen. ...I fear for his safety when she decides to get him back.

Now you've made he gears turn EB. Adding one to my Mayrath might keep me from doing a Superman. The holes are 2" apart and from the front hole to the back of the seat is 9" or 7' from center hole to rear of seat. I'm interested to see what you have.

Instead of doing it while mowing, I make special event of it. The C141 - 8-speed with the tranny selected to Low 2 or Low 1, Throttle set at about 3/4 position, Ear buds in, Beverage in hand & away we go. Usually about a 3 drink job.

I would if @Achto would quit borrowing it ...

I’m not sure if I’ve ever lined up Frank with a 953 or 1054, but I found this photo opportunity pretty cool. The comparison of the two is similar, but so different!

The gravel part of my drive my go to is a mid mount on a short frame for tight turning. If I was a better operator one can even crown the gravel for run off.

You had me until I saw that

It needs to be put back together.

So my mom gave us kids cash for Christmas and told us to go find something for ourselves, I took a little 50 some mile road trip this morning and picked up a steel fender C-101. Overall, it seems to be well taken care of and in great shape! Except for the connecting rod issue that I knew about before heading to get it. I have a spare 10 horse that had the carb and starter bits robbed from it before I picked up my 8 speed donor for the 502 so I should be able to use the left overs to get this back running. Came with a RD deck and a big folder full of service records and receipts. All in all, this will be a worker and should give me the ability to refresh my 502 without the worry of downtime!

I’ll probably end up sticking a push button in place of the toggle switch, but I have a functioning dash now. Choke, throttle and kill. The throttle on the engine shroud was too cool to remove and has a real smooth tight brake on it to keep the throttle set. I used an old fire suppression cable on the dash and cut it to fit. It is sleeved using an old Small Block Chevy valve cover tab welded to a piece of 3/8” fuel line. I also cut the choke cable to fit, so there is no excess slack anywhere on the tractor. Notice the shift pattern. Somehow, I ended up with this backerds print. If you aren’t careful, you might find yourself in the wrong gear but we drive by muscle memory, right?

A HUGE thank you is in order, to @wallfish for giving me this engine, and for his and @Tractorhead’s help today getting it running! A @Pullstart Kohler 12 hp engine! It runs and sounds amazing!

Hi temp paint is drying!

She’s a mostly complete roller! I have a seat I had in mind for it, but it has a too wide bolt pattern for the springs. Back to the drawing board.

After pressure washing the other day, I drained the transmission oil and strung up my chassis on the deer lift. Not Deere lift, I prefer the tasty yummy ones. I wire brushed, hillbilly washed it (brake clean and a rag) and shot some epoxy appliance paint. It dries fast and cures hard!