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I picked up a plow that I found on CL last July. We shall see how well the TSC Majic spray bomb paint holds up. Before After Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Everytime I restore a tractor I say this is the last time because of all the work, but as you can see here we go again!!! a Hawkins WILDCAT in progress..to be continued...

As a last resort, can you make split rims from your chrome wheels. I cut a pair apart so I could mount solid 4X16 tires.

Here is my 314, my Son's pedal tractor and RJ's. Thanks, Darren

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Got it at my house yesterday. Here are some pictures. Hobbs meter only shows 269.

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Alright, this separates the men from the boys, if you know what this is your a real top gun of the hobby.

You're correct Jason! They made only 3. Far as I remember 1 was destroyed, another was on Ebay a few years ago and the seller wanted $20,000. Third one is in a museum.

I BOUGHT THIS TONIGHT FOR $100 AND 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. 16HP KOHLER AND IT GOT REPLACEMENT SHORTBLOCK IN 1993. NO MOWER DECK AND BAD PAINT. STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS GOOD,NICE SEAT, REAR AXLE PLOW/TILLER ATTACHMENT AND FRONT MULE. THIS TRACTOR WILL BE SOLD ONCE I TAKE WHAT I NEED. JUST ANOTHER PROJECT. BOWTIE IN CENTRAL OHIO

Both of the 520h I've had have been broken off. I removed the hose from the air cleaner assembly and put a small hose cap on the barb.

Never knew that. I should actually look at the gear oil I have used in my 8 Speeds. As I wrote above, I don't change mine often. Only if I notice any discoloring. Now I just picked up a 50 dollar 310-8 circa mid 80's with a K series motor today. I pulled the rear dipstick and sniffed it. I think I may have found where they put Jimmy Hoffa's remains! I'll be changing this oil real soon!

getting closer

I got the handlebars and wheels painted then sent the wheels to "Rideable Bicycle Replicas" in California to have the solid tires installed. These tires are cut to length, the rubber has a hole in it that a wire is inserted into. It's then installed, the rubber is pulled back and the wire is either twisted tight or pulled tight and brazed to hold the tire on. It took a lot of searching to find someone to do this, I'm glad I had this done by someone that knows what he's doing rather than try it myself.

Some winter pictures to consider fella's.

A couple of these never hurts...

I found these needle bearings at my local parts store they look like they have a seal made into them I'm going to use in place of the B-1212 needle bearing Car quest sce-1211

Bob, Back in 1975 when I got out of x-ray school I worked midnights at St. E's in GC for a couple years as an x-ray tech. Then I worked as a tech at the hospitals in Belleville til the late 80's. That's why all my friends call me DOC. I moved away from the area in 1988 and have sold X-ray equipment for the past 25+ years. Cancer is not a death sentence today by any means. Treatments have greatly improved and its not unheard of to live many good years after diagnosis. My best advice is go with your gut, if you don't like what you hear, by all means get a second opinion. I do know one of the best treatments is a strong positive attitude. Like anything in life you will have good days and bad days. Fortunately with treatment regimes now days the good will out way the bad. Above all you have to keep an attitude of you can and will kick this thing. Keep the faith and may God bless you and yours!!! STAY POSITIVE!!!

As seen here, opposite Dave's "Wildfire"... which were both featured in Wild Bill's first annual, 2014 Crackle fest.

It's rusty but the deck aside from surface rust is solid as a rock and the blades are newer. Motor has compression. PM said it wouldn't start so it sat for over a year. Muffler is surface rusted but still solid. (Bet it's a maraca inside) The tranny has some water in it. Emulsified gear oil smells like crap!. Axle seal leak also. The steering is really tight from sitting. Barely turns! Tires hold air, rubber is great but as usual, there is some weather checking. I have a drop-in K301 for this if the 10 horse needs a rebuild. Can't make out anything on the ID label. Either way, it's a 1985 or 1986 since it has the K241 in it. I even found out it was owned for many years by one of my childhood friends. It was going to be taken to the scrapper if I didn't get it and we can't have any of that! I have my over-winter project!

Seems I just can't stop myself. I have a 4 car garage I built about 12 years ago that has filled up with stuff. I took the 1 car spot at the end with no door (far right in 1st pic in background) and put in more racks for more stuff. The floor under the racks held 15 of the 26 decks that are stacked for now. Still stuff out in the floor but once I CL all these tires I should be a little more organized, I hope. Took all day to move everything out, put up the racks, and move it all back in, got done about midnight on Monday.

Had a small group for club tonight as some were sick and others were at basketball practice. That didn't stop us though. We spent the first few minutes collecting food for our school canned food drive and then off to the barn we went. The first order of business was to break in to that new tool kit and get it organized. Everything was packaged in small bags so we took everything out and placed it in the proper locations. Here is a photo of the finished product. After that huge task was complete it was time to focus on the tractors. More was disassembled from the raffle tractor and sanding was started on a few parts. It is slow going, but we are still moving forward. Here is a photo of some of the kids working on removing the left running board. Of course my son spent time with my dad buttoning up some loose ends on the tractor that was donated by Clyde Potts out of Wooster, OH. Boy do we really need to get those first two tractors done! Slow and steady wins the race they say. Be sure to tune back in next week as wrenches will be turning yet again. I can't believe we have such a nice warm place to work this year as things are getting cold outside. We are blessed!

Not several. Three prototypes if I remember correctly.

Thanks. I have been cutting from the same 4x4 rubber stall mat for years now. I ran the strip on my Sears GT before I acquired the 520. It helps save the aggregate on my 50 year old blacktop. Quieter too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cap is pricy but still available from Parts Tree. http://www.partstree.com/parts/?pn=106945+

There are 120 volt migs that will work on a 30A service. I have one that I used to use for on site jobs.

Naw that would be mean... The good ones get ambient temperature marshmallows, the bad ones get freshly 'toasted' marshmallows...

During the initial testing of the "Whirled of Hurt", yes it will move leaves WELL into the neighbors yard! No video was made because of that "self-incriminating evidence" thing. Now I'm beginning to understand that "Good fences make good neighbors" stuff. Because of the season and Halloween and all, we found that is does throw mini marshmallows pretty well. The kids might be able get their treats delivered to them on the street!

More stuff than I know what to do with. You can't hardly walk in the other 3 car spots and there's 1500 sq ft of storage on the main shop that is hard to walk through. Lots more stuff at the farm, in the old shop, and in barns. Did I ever mention I have about 20 cars and trucks too? KyBlue has seen almost the whole mess.

Here it is. I hope it works. I know my way around a 50 year old tractor alright but I'm not much good with a computer.

Man, Geno! You got some stuff?

First, to and I would say yes to that. As you get further back in years the attachment was different, but somewhat stabilized in late 60's early 70's and continued on prob past 80's, unsure. Peruse through this manual for rhe various interchanges and upgrades to get an idea keeping in mind model numbers changed, but basic unit and attachment remain same: Then you can go in manuals and pick out individual models and compare by pictures and part numbers or attachment hardware.

Man you really have the addiction bad!

Is there enough meat in the hub to have the bore increased to 3/4" at a machine shop? If you do this you should take the spindle with the pulley so they can get a good slip fit. This is one application that can use Never-seize to eliminate future frustrations. Garry

I always stay in the back row Craig....I like to be able to see the competition.

Here it is I got the 502 from bowtie guy who said that it was a farmer's who used to be a wheel horse dealer back in the day

Craig....that is a great picture. Nice job!!

Here are a few of my pics for you to consider

Here is a few of my Wheel Horse's for your consideration for the calendar this year! Thank You Martin!

The pinion gear gets dry and dirty. I've taken the schrod off and cleaned the gear making sure I twist it all way into the flywheel. After that i bought a dry spray lube(teflon) and work it in. That has been working for me.

Here is some of mine for consideration........... 1045 417-A Commando 8 308-8

What's the big deal?.... see Nick's answer. That's it, in a nutshell, right there. If someone volunteers to share that information, it's up to them. It's SEVERELY IMPOLITE to ask. If you're sincerely curious and feel you must ask, at least have the decency to preface the question with, "may I ask...." and do it in a PM... not on the open forum.

Well maybe you bought something from a person known to the rest of us and it was a good deal. So the next guy comes up and says you stole that thing, I just bought one in bad condition and paid twice that. Or the deal was good and the other guy sold it because he was in a distressed situation and all you got it because that's all the money you could afford. Really, unless the buyer wants to tell you, which he will if it is what he wants to do, it is no one of anybody's business. A sale is between two or more folks and is usually private, especially when made between folks who are members of a group like this. Or maybe you bought it to do some minor repairs and then re-sell it. Say you found a 416-H for $200 and it had been sitting in a barn for the last five years. It not start and was covered with dirt. Of course the guy said it started and ran when it was last parked there. You bring it home, clean the carb, change the fuel line, put a battery in it and it runs great. Clean and polish and find a really beautiful machine. Now it's time to sell it. You already told everyone you only paid $200 for it. Human nature is such that most of us do not want to let a seller make a very large percentage profit, when we buy something. Why do most of us hate car dealers. Don't you feel like you have been raped when you buy a car from a dealer. Now If you bought something from persons unknown and got a great deal, and really want to brag about it, that's OK. No one knows the other guy and no harm. Or maybe you just don't care about the sellers feelings. I have bought things at a great price. When I want to I will put the price up there and brag a bit. But if I know or even think that someone might be embarrassed I keep my mouth shut. Common decency. I do believe it is not good form to ask someone what they paid for anything they buy. Of course I come from an age when these things were drummed into your head by your parents or in my case my Grandmother.

I think this is something that is a telling of your personality. Myself, I love to take something that's wore out and make it good again, not just useable,but really good. Some guys like the thought of a new deck that's smooth and quiet no matter the cost. And of course,cost is very important to a lot of us. Either way that new deck is beautiful and I love it. Just take care of it and it will last a lifetime

This is a photo of my progress so far. No major problems yet.

This is what I use works hard then makes me a sammich Lol just kidding she don't cook Tim

Seriously... how can I get into that class?

Denny: Let me know the gauge or OD of those handlebars. I'm in the process of making some 3" long by 1/2" black hand grips, they are the same ones used on the Bolens 'Garden Master' riding tractors from the 40's, but they were originally used on small tricycles, like your picture. The Bolens restorers just can't find them anywhere, all the original ones have broken down/apart. I'm going from some old photos I blew up to try and reconstruct them to match the original Bolens ones. Will try and add a photo asap, if they'll fit, I'ld be glad to send you a pair as a gift for your restoration. Glen Either of these pairs should work and be a match. FYI: I'm in the process of make them now, the home-made jig on the left lets me control the depth, straightness and centering of the core (where metal handle is it slips on to), the molds are in the center and the grey rigid casing for support during casting. The mold & core are soft Silicone and grips will be epoxy rubber. I'm still in the process of sanding and carving, and will probably have to make 3-4 generations of casts before they are reasonably correct to use as a "Master Mother", sure wish I had a lathe for these. Will probably be December before they are ready. I'm still having fun doing (or trying to do) 'what can't be done' in making restoration parts. GP

Well, as you can tell, I won't be bringing my tractor to the show this year. Definitely next year!!! Progress has slowed and I am trying not to rush anything. I have just about all of the parts primed that I could fit in my blasting cabinet. A friend is going to strip and paint the major parts for me, such as the hood (which needs a little body work), the seat pan, foot rests, etc.. I will be painting the smaller items myself with Rustoleum Regal Red spray cans. I bought two quarts of Regal Red for the painting of the larger items by my friend the expert. I have been using Rustoleum Stainless Steel paint on some of the control rods and pins. Looks pretty nice. Hard to tell they have been painted. My goal is to have it in service before winter so I will be able to plow snow. Keep your fingers crossed!!!