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Made some non slip pads tonight for the foot boards on the 418. Got the rubber from work and custom made with some gorilla spray adhesive. Not bad for first time with a utility knife. Lol!!

Not sure what the end game is for this but it's too good to let go. It's got some issues but is largely original. I'm going to start with a gearbox for axle issues and penetrol treatment to preserve the patina...

Uncle Jim, I got one signed by JoeM, (can provide authentication) I can let you have for that money! Runs and makes power.

I agree @kpinnc, that seat pan just does things right. Kinda like five spoke or rally wheels. ageless.

Spent the day yesterday, at the Windsor show. First opportunity of the year to rummage through buckets and talk tractors. After a brief nap at home, headed to the Black Cap brewery for an enjoyable meal with @Ed Kennell and family. Ed had invited us along to see his grandson's band, " Tate Lehman and the blue chilies ". Incredibly talented trio, covering Stevie Ray Vaughn and Carlos Santana, among others. It was great to see you, Ed, and meet your family in person. Thank you for including us! Maybe I should start a thread labeled " What did you do yesterday ". Seems like I never get to it on the day it happened.

Taking cruise down ICW from North Carolina to Florida... Brought some reading material to flip thru... Wheres my cocktail ? Lol 20260502_175447.mp4

A bit further, it’s been good weather for painting! still looking for a hood, anyone up for chopping one in half and mailing me…. The UK Wheelhorse show is first week in June!

Not super rare, but equally they only surface once every six months and there’s a queue waiting to grab them! I managed to acquire a suburban 400 from a young lad who bought it then realised he couldn’t do anything with it! Had a very large Briggs engine fitted, a VW Beetle steering box and too many hacks to mention. he nabbed the narrow rears and left me with the rest! gearbox full to the brim with water! Interesting stretch chassis to take a Briggs engine. lots of chassis patching! rolling..... making a new hoodstand steering gears - same size and ratio as the original - but will outlast them! looking more like it onto that gearbox it was a mess, all the bearings were gone! they had chopped the bottom of the casing for some reason nearly together - amazon packaging to the rescue as a gasket done - with a modifed C series shifter onto the brake drum - I turned down and old cast pulley. reamed the inside to 3/4" all done - just the pedal and linkage to sort.... Ewan very kindly fired up the forge and made me a pedal. new brake/clutch pedal in place - I thought a bigger bush can't be a bad thing! donor Clinton engine didn't spark - home made puller did a reasonable job. Points cleaned up and all connections clean - we were in action! didn't have a pull start either - so made a start cup and used a new tecumseh pull start finally made two footrests to match. Hard work in the press, but a modified bolster chisel did the job! Finished - just needs the right steering wheel and hood! Does anyone have something that could be shipped to the UK?

Had the same problem on my 520. Got these and that fixed it Now to find the other two I didn't see for two years I'll give you one @sqrlgtr if I find them tomorrow

Some dummy ordered the wrong spacers... Luckily, said dummy has a lathe. Opened the center just enough to fit WH hubs. Quick and easy fix. Definitely brings the track back even. Much better!

I've had old dirty oil all over the base and frame around the engine area. I traced the cause to the dipstick housing grommet. I received a new one today. I pulled the old one out and discovered the bottom of the grommet was threaded. Ive never seen anything like it. This picture is the new one. It went in with some effort, as did the dipstick housing. I think I've seen the last of that oil leak.

What happens is the grease inside them gets hard and the contacts don't move as they should. You can take the switch apart if you are careful and clean it up then regrease with a little dielectric grease on the moving parts. It is a little difficult to get it properly snapped back together but with some patience it can be done. I have never had one yet that could not be saved that way. I will try and take some pictures of the next one I do if there is one.

My uncle got a raider 10 that was swapped with a 12 horse and a c 100 that doesnt have a starter the other day. The raider 10 runs roght now so I don't need to tear into it yet but I do need to tear into the c100. The few things I've found that it needs so far are a starter, fuel tank grommet, and the flat idler pulley for the mule drive. Would anyone know where to get a grommet or have one that I could have? In exchange for working in it, I have gotten a free snowplow.

Yeah, I think I actually have bearings and seals here which is why I was hoping the axle was salvageable. I have a milling machine at work and could have cut a new keyway in that axle had it not been butchered to this extent.

I think I would give A-Z a shot if I didn't have another one sitting right here but swapping it out is hard to argue against since that one has been rebuilt. I know what I have now which was today's exercise.

Good reading material right there!

On 520s most always. For some reason those switches just don't hold up. If you work it back and forth it will eventually come on. If it's not a concern to stay original best to just replace it with a common toggle.

Here's some photos of it at the moment

Good to see ya Paul..and thanks for the C-105 @PWL216

Took the FEL off the 16 auto that it came on. Moving it to the shop to drop the sub-frame so it can go on the c-165. Have to investigate the hub and axle on the 16 auto to see if the axle can be saved. It doesn't look promising so there might be a whole gearbox swap rather than an axle repair in front of me. We'll see. The pump and motor work fine.

Raffling it off

Nice catch! Bought a snow plow and got a free tractor.

Mount a toilet seat... hole is already there... go while you mow...

I would think she'd frown upon the seat comfort!

Slowly getting the tractors outta storage in back shed. Wanna go thru them one at a time getting them ready for summer. Hasn't been easy cause we've had so much rain. Yard is like a swamp & don't wanna have a mess moving them from shed to garage. Got the rat rod all ready & added a simple belt guard. Have been fortunate so far not to get my jeans jammed up in pulleys/belt. Try to keep moving on to next ones....

Just remove the ring gear from the 301 flywheel. I've done 2 of them. Easy Peasy. You can slice the ring gear off with a cutting wheel.

The k241 has a different stroke then the k301. Therefore, the cranks are different and can’t be swapped. Additionally, the flywheel for the starter generator is not set up for a stator and the bearing plates are also different because of the mounting of the stator. The only option is the measure both flywheels and take the ring gear off the one flywheel when it’s cherry red. Once it’s off, heat the ring gear cherry red and drop in on the other flywheel and let cool.

I finally decide to take the time to pay attention to this 704 that I bought last fall. First off - pull the rope & see if it runs. Yep that's right, I brought it home, and stuffed it in the shed. Never even tried to see if it ran. Good news, after a bunch of pulls and some coaxing I have it starting easy and running good with no smoke. Here are a couple pics of when I brought it home. There are a few discrepancies but most of the correct parts came with it. The correct gas tank and rear wheels where included in the purchase. Did a little shopping in my parts collection and also in Jim's collection to find the rest of the parts needed. Top tin for the engine, gas cap, a different set of front wheel covers, clutch spring, and a hood that is in better shape. Ready to show and enjoy now. This tractor is how ever on my resto list. Pictures after a light make over.

Replaced rectifier on the 520H and installed a Wheel Horse head fuse block cover gifted to me from @WHX??. Btw the rectifier fixed my charging problem, from looks of the gauge face must not have worked for a long time.

Strap in, Enjoy the Ride!!

Very nice work and weld, looks like your right leg won't get cold