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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.

I bought my mowing deck for 25 bucks but it had serious rust damage. I started patching it last week. I haven't welded in probably a decade. Here's before and after pics of the first patch. What do you guys think?

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!

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.

I have a 314 w a 2 stage. It has just enough to pull through the tough spots reallllllly slow. I use it on the monster piles the plow guy leaves behind. The single stage is the way to go for a typical storm. And a 14 hp rips w a single stage.

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

I had the same problem. I bought one off ebay that was supposed to replace the 106945 but it didn't fit the threads. Marvin

Maybe the guy you where bidding against would have ran it up way past that if you kept going. Best to stop where you are comfortable. Sold at a great price though. Besides , its not better than a nice simple tall chute single stage and a 520H with cab you got sitting at home.

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.

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!

Well guys I made my puller on lunch yesterday took about a half hour good news is it worked excellent and got both pulleys off no problem!! I was driving my now "non-smoking" 312-A around the yard about an hour after I got home....so glad it finally kicked the habit used 1/4" plate 4"x4". Drilled a 1/2 hole dead center and then .281 holes at 5/8 and 1 1/2 in four directions 90 degrees apart then connected those holes with a torch. Welded a 1/2-13 nut in the center and got some hardware. They still came off kind of tough so I couldn't imagine ever getting them off without this.

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

bit of trimming and some grinding it'll look awesome! Reminds me of what my 36" RD deck looked like long ago ... before: after Keep us updated

Brian, (Buckrancher)...the tractor in the1st pic in post #59 has so much green on it, you may want to paint the rims yellow so you can find it in the grass.

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!!

Well as the title states, I have become a first time member to the super "c" club. Dad made a trip to pick up a new to him xi and I worked out a good deal, at least I thought it was for this C-195. I just brought it back to my place tonight. It needs a few little things and maybe some cosmetic work, but she will be a fine worker! Here it is at home. Need to put the pins back in to the 3-point arms.

Here is one of my 1045, don't know if it's calendar worthy, but here goes:

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 the video!

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

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

Let me get this straight. You tore down a completely good K-341. You are going to convert it to a Magnum style engine. You are thinking about decking the block but don't want to spend $200 for a cam grind. Frankly, and you said you wanted tips, even if it was "ugly", you are wasting your time and money. You had a perfectly good engine good for at least 20 years if taken care of and haven't got a clue about building an engine. Now you are asking for suggestuons? Next time you run across a K-341 in that kind of shape, PM me and let me get it away from you. You asked.

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?