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Now driving and steering - a lot of trial and error!

September 2, 1945: Representatives from Japan signed the formal Japanese Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, officially marking the end of World War II. This day is celebrated as V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day)

Sitting here eating breakfast with my wife. I'm reading Red Square, she is digging through her news feed. She makes a comment about the 'stars' in the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars about how they look familiar but she can't place them until she reads about the TV rolls they played as teens. Says that those shows aren't that old. I reply with a comment on that new Beach Boys song, Kokomo. It's not that old - just almost 40 years. She happened to be taking a drink of coffee at that moment - almost blew coffee out of her nose.

Wife: “Do you think our kids are spoiled?” Husband: “No, I think most kids smell that way.” Wife: “Our new neighbor always kisses his wife when he leaves for work. Why don’t you do that?” Husband: “How can I? I don’t even know her.”

Lately I’ve been wondering how, or perhaps whether, some of the current conflicts will be observed in the future.

And you know this because????

No pics but Dusty the B-80 went to it's new home in East Syracuse.

Advise when pulling the pump apart. 1 - The cylinder "#16 in the diagram" has a slight taper to it and has to slide in to be removed. 2 - If you need to remove the belt pulley, DO NOT tap on the shaft with a hammer. You WILL damage the pump gears. If you note these two things, a rebuild is pretty easy.

Just guessing, Briggs. That shaft appears to be too high up for a Teccy and also, not many updraft carbs on them. The updraft carb on a Teccy would be a Tolliston carb.

If you get stuck, I am in the same village as you. PM me if needed.

Very sad, many brave young men and women fought for this country ( my late father being one and his brother also) so that we and the world could remain free. That is worth remembering where I come from!

When a man opens the car door for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife is.

I'd leave it. Then race people with 16 hp engines and when you tie/beat them, you can point to the HP engine sticker and claim superiority of driving skills over HP...

There are two kinds of springs used in the 1054 pumps. Open it up to see what spring you need prior to calling Lowell. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/hydraulics/page/2/

I wonder if the only ground for the coil is coming thru the headlight wiring.

It is not a big deal to change. I believe Lowell has the Spring & gaskets...

I believe that's for a Pullstart engine. To the best of my knowledge.... That will NOT work for any Starter/Generator or gear drive starter engines. @squonk?

Those plastic oil fill caps tell me B&S,

I've told my kids I want small amounts of my ashes spread in various places: Copper Harbor, off the middle of the Mackinac Bridge, backstretch at Indy track, Claybanks County Park, Greenfield Village, Daytona Beach, Beechbend Raceway, a flowerbed at the Museum of Science and Industry, in the I-70 Eisenhower-Johnson tunnel, and possibly Mt Serrat in Spain. I'm sure I can think up some other interesting (incovient?) places as well. Not sure those plans are leagal, though. One of my sister in laws ran a funeral parlor. When I mentioned those plans, she had a surprisingly strong negative reaction.

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One of our vendors Wheel Horse Parts and More sells a braring and seal kit. Another vendor K & B Horse Parts probable has a good used shifter. Or JakeKuhn sell parts on eBay.

I’d take the hood off.

There was another State that celebrated this Holiday - Nebraska. Up until about 10 years or so ago. Now, Just RI.

If the spring broke in pieces you don't want those floating around in there and if the handle just flops or left into lift or lower it will pop the relief spring which can cause unnecessary wear and tear on the pump.

drive to front still to do - deciding whether to spoil a suburban 400 - or use my suburban 551 - and swap the trans for an 8 speed before I do the drive. Which will be chain from the back to front...

I can tell you instantly that is for a magneto ignition system .. coil is the same as used on Tecumseh part number 30560A where the coil is a slip fit over the armature laminations that bolt up under flywheel .. wont replace points at all, its used WITH points and condenser - their use of "module" is misleading (they're "gaming" the search keywords) only real difference between the kohler version and tecumseh version is usually the length of the spark plug wire (and aftermarket ones, in some cases, are too short for Kohler applications without changing spark plug wire routing - they were actually replacements for Tecumseh, but sold as kohler replacement.)

No big deal! Mennonites use that method around here for connecting equipment to 3 phase power!

Lol it was a pretty hacked up 300 series. Somebody put the never start battery in back and a tank where the battery was supposed to go. He asked me what the tractor was worth I told him 100 tops. His buddy had a 314 that was restoed and pretty sharp I shoulda got pics of that.

Change it sooner than later. If it is one of the horse-shoe shaped springs and it broke the remaining piece will dig into the pump head with use, egging out the hole, gouging the surface, and ultimately making it unable to retain a new spring.

That is a standard magneto used for ignition only. Can be used on any Kohler K series if you already have the correct flywheel and mount.

Looking at my 416-H as the only point of reference available to me, the only wiring that would be in any way related to the hood and it's movement is the connector going to the lights. If the lights are disconnected and the harness on the tractor side is secured from movement, the hood must be hitting something that you are not seeing. Leaving the hood in the open position, I would begin by touching every wire or moveable part that could touch a wire until the engine quits. Something is either grounding or causing a break in a circuit that is critical to the running of the engine. It's not magic or voodoo, it's a mechanical disconnect. Try your testing at night in pitch black darkness and see if you can see a spark as the culprit raises it's ugly head. When working in the dark, just be careful of moving parts such as belts, fans, PTO's etc.

The tie down is what makes it...!!! twice, cut once... Lucky 13!!!

Saw this at a show. Owner called it a battery quick disconnect

Finished up on the C160 front end today replaced tie rods with some l had made a while back. Also added thrust bearings on the spindles. Good thing I had the homegrown tie rods ready, one of the old ones fell apart when I took it off . Steers way easier than before even with the wider wheels and 5 rib V61 tires.

It's a 5 minute walk from my house to the bar, but a 45 minute walk from the bar to my house. The difference is staggering.

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What is a scarecrow's favorite fruit? Straw-berries!

I believe mine says the same I'll have to look when I get to the house

That has nothing to do with breakerless

I've found penetrating oil (like PB Blaster) and a red Scotch-Brite pad (or some areas with 600 grit wet sandpaper) to be an excellent method for removing the grime and bringing back some color. After I have the surface rust and black mildew removed, I wash it down, then give it a fresh application of PB Blaster and let it soak in the sun. Then another bath and I'm left with a smooth patina finish that repels water and wipes clean easily. Recoat as needed over time. I've found other treatments leave too much gloss for my liking. I'm really just hung up on wether or not to swap the tower decals. Here is my C-160 after the PB Blaster treatment. (and a drunken decal application )

A set of old vice grips at Zagray: $3 Fancy official certified battery cable clamp: $10

If all you plan to do with the tractor is putter around, 1.5 HP will do ya. Only need more to mow, plow, or tow stuff.

From the details page FD620D-AS17

If a cow laughed really hard.... would milk come out of her nose? Why did the cow jump over the moon? The farmer had cold hands.

Mounted some Vredstien V61’s and turned some silver wheels white.

Hold on! All that beautiful machine work so far and then this?????

Why did the cabbage win the race? Because it was ahead!