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Well my boy, Zach, has been asking for a plow for his tractor for some time now. He has been clearing snow with me ever since he was 10 months old. He isn't old enough to be turned loose on his own yet, but he will be ready. I need to pick up a few more new bolts and it will be ready. The blade was purchased from Gene Simpson for a good deal. It then was disassembled and taken over to our powder coater. Now the finishing touches are being done and then under the tree it goes for Christmas morning. Can't wait to see his reaction!

or the much more rare "perpetual motion" magnetic powered model 100M.

Seems kinda kooky looking... like something the Grinch would use to steal Christmas presents.

No I didn't give my little boy his snow plow yet. Instead I treated myself to a Christmas present. . Though this one needs a little TLC, I thought it would be another good conversation piece for the collection. From my understanding these were promotional tools for the dealers if they wanted to purchase one. They did not originally come with an engine but many had an engine dropped in them so they could be sold. This one has an engine that needs some wiring help. Hoping to touch up the paint in a few places and just have fun with it. It is about time to reorganize the barn once again!!!

Got in a little taxidermy work while watching the paint dry on the Commando 8 parts. Got my buck ready for the cape but that probably won't get mounted till Feb. Made a little "bunny" paper weight from Owens doe foot. I'll surprise him with this on his 12th birthday in Jan.

Red Square: I am working on developing a replacement for the circuit boards in the 300, 400, 500 series tractors. To do that I need help from you guys in a couple ways. I am trying to figure out how many styles there were and what they looked like (that's where the pictures come in) I know what they DO from the schematics posted but I need to know physical layout for sizing and placement of LED's and connectors. For this I need help from anyone that has a dead or dismantled circuit board laying around. If you are willing to ship one off to me I will be giving you a discounted rate at buying an equivalent number of replacements. My timeline is approximately 6 months depending on how much help I get.

That is some hot paint job on it.

You may also want to consider contacting Glenn Petit for a possible colaboration on a formed silicone 'gasket' or 'collar' to seal out liquid intrusion at the point the PCB mates with the molex connector.

I will send some measurements for the 418 and 416 (appear to be identical). I will also post how to modify non blinking oil low lights to make them blink on low oil detection. If you are able to get a snapshot of the wiring connector layout for a 300 series PCB, that would help to advance the cause.

People who are good at solving problems (Dr's, Mechanics) will easily solve this, others who just get a bigger hammer or park their tractor behind the garage, can't: Can you meet this challenge? I've seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first time I've seen it with numbers. Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long long, way down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you. 7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15. PL3453 F0RW4RD 1F U C4N R34D 7H15. To my 'selected' strange-minded friends: If you can read the following paragraph, forward it on to your friends with 'yes' in the subject line. Only great minds can read this. This is weird, but interesting! If you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid, too. Can you raed this? Olny 35 people out of 100 can. I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseaethe huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it. FORWARD ONLY IF YOU CAN READ IT.

I'm definitely with you guys after watching that video. This tractor turned that slow since I got it, even when it would start. Not saying I didn't have other issues, which should now be fixed, but this thing definitely needs to turn faster. I'm really leaning towards the starter and not towards too much compression. Reason I say that is I would be confident it didn't have too much compression when I bought it and it turned that slow then. I have a new battery in it that has been load tested and I have cleaned all connections from the battery to the starter. I will try the jumper cables again just be sure then I guess this weekend I will pull the starter and attempt to disassemble and clean. Wish me luck and I will post back with results.

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Great gift, and a beautiful looking plow. How you going to get that down the chimney?

Why? You always type like that.

I don't get it looks normal too me :scratchead:

We are still wrenching away. I have been keeping the Facebook page up to date and will try to add to this thread as time permits. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of the club members!

I was tiling a bathroom on a hotel recently and i had a few old broken tiles left over, so i thought rather than just throw them away i would put them to good use . Here are a few pics of what i managed to conjour up , The mosaic even has some chrome wheel nuts which i took off some plumbing fittings I thought i would use the display when showing my tractors at the shows

Well, I have wanted one of these for a LONG time and now I finally have one. This 420 was used. It seems like it was at least taken care of mechanically. The oil was full and pretty clean and the air filter was pretty clean as well. The 20 hp Kohler runs excellent with 250 hrs. on it and its pretty friggin fast!. Cosmetically it could be better.. The paint has some chips and scratches here and there as well as the decals being a little scratched and marked up. The seat has a few tears where you sit. Thankfully I work for a leather company with a 60,000 square foot buiding full of leather so matching it up shouldn't be too difficult. The chrome isn't too bad other than the steering wheel. having EVERYTHING rechromed is pretty much out of the question because I'm pretty sure that will put me in the poor house. I'm not too sure on whether to fully restore it or leave it as a survivor.. I know I won't be able to do it this year as I'm hoping to sell my house this spring if all goes well. There just enough enough room in my current garage to properly restore this tractor. Anyway, here is how it has cleaned up since yesterday...

I'm always enthralled to look through the pictures that everybody posts as they work on, or restore, or modify their horses. Look at not just the horses and the ideas, but also the shop space it's being done in. I've worked outside, I've worked in borrowed space, Home made space, and now finally ... Since I moved in 2010 ... I have my own shop. Thought that I would share with you all, my space ... Now it's still under construction ... I have more drywall, more Lighting, and more wiring to do. I'm also planning to add to the shop this spring, going 15 feet out the side, to provide places to Store, to do the really nasty tear downs, as well as a media blasting Room and maybe a clean Room for painting small parts? Not sure yet. Anyway Onto Photos!

Well, the title say it all, and its true. The Red Fever has set in, and its looking great! I made a Sunday evening trip down south to pick up a horse, or two, maybe three and a half. I have been keeping my eye out for an RJ-35, a Suburban 400, and a Suburban 401 to finish out my line up. Then I got a message here on Red Square from a good friend telling me he was letting a few horses go. Including a 400, and most of another! Also another 551 to add to the line up, with a rat rod flavor, as well as a raider 12. So, a little trading later, we came to an agreement! Also thrown in were a couple of extra engines. Included was a Clinton 1200, with the wrong base and missing the carb, but it will be a good mate for my RJ-58! Supposedly the K90 for the one 400 needs a rebuild, anybody have any recommendations were to get it rebuilt and an approximate price? I also realized something, I have a fair number of round hood nut roaster (see signature) but only ONE plow blade to share amongst them. No other attachments, just a single plow blade. I need to track down some attachments! Here are some pictures, enjoy!

i did mean the price eric j

Thanks SOI! I may have to have the company get a tractor or two... For research of course...

Dupont's line was was all No.7. They had the car polish, rubbing compound, and the chrome polish. I used them all on my 61 Millennium Falcon

Who's gonna empty that trap?

Different Captains Steve... Maybe I can see the wind... I also can't give away all of my secret's.

The ground is definitely soft, Bob. Just think, we can start to do the Spring cleanup in about 100 days.

Ditto to what Geno said. At first I thought this was the tractor you traded my friends brother for. That one ran nice. Might not have looked the best but it ran nice. Where in the line up is that one? Kyle

I did figure it out. Inside are some bronze bushing the one the yoke went into was worn bad. I found all the parts at McMaster carr. Put it back together and everything is nice and snug. Now I have to figure out how to repair the key way in the input shaft because it's badly worn. Thinking about filling it out to a 1/4 inch key.

Could you make a frame out of plywood and attach a piece of clear acrylic?This is from Popular Mechanics in 1980.

Be sure you get a pict Scott... for his avatar here someday.

Great story and gift. He will never forget it. Glenn

Yep I have read the other posts. Here's a short vid of mine in the driveway. Hate running it on concrete. http://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=V67W0yxPPdk&video_referrer=watch

Nice to know the symptoms and fix, thanks Eric.

Yeah, the old boys tend to be nocturnal till the girls are ready. I usually only get night pics before Nov 1. Then they get a little reckless and can be seen anytime. Our bow season is Oct 1 thru Nov 15, with a 3 day doe only inline season thrown in there in late Oct. Rifle is Dec 1 thru Dec 14. Then bow and Flintlock is Dec 26 thru Jan 10. I hear ya on the inline. I use mine in Md. where they have a bucks only season and my .50 will shoot with my .270 out to 100yds.

That is Sooooo pretty! Almost too nice to take out to work! I'll try the hammer trick on the hood this spring. I have the Cozy Cab and the two-stage blower on it this winter, so I have to live with it for now. I don't think putting water into a hot cylinder is a good idea. I would feel bad if it took care of the carbon, but cracked the block in the process. I've seen it done without damage, but I plan to take mine apart and scrub it out the old fashioned way. Your choke problem sounds like a dirty carb, but I would also replace all your old fuel lines, and check to see that you have a strong fuel pump. I've been impressed by how ratty the interior of old fuel lines looked in my last few tractors. That crap has to be breaking loose and getting into my carb. I now have a spare carb, and it is very, very clean. Next carb issue I have, the new carb goes on, tractor goes back to work, and i deal with the faulty carb when I have time.

Thanks to all that responded so quickly and picture. Looks like Miller tire is the one to use. Gary

JC is right.

Horse Of Ill Repute

Geno's "Iron Horse Stables" We service the rest, but sell the best. Wheel Horse.

deny, deny, deny... OH...OK...I had a hand in it...it may have even been my idea...but Jim thought it was a good idea.

battery decal goes inside the hood stand above the pto on the 400 series, I'm thinking the 500 would a similar position, even though the sheet metal is different. nice job by the way...

Yes, Hort was also involved and Cohort is wanted for questioning.

I hope the SEC isn't added. I can miss plenty of picks with just the Big 10. It pains me to pick any SEC team to win but I will if I think they are going to. But then I still end up pulling for the non SEC team to win. I think I said that right, it's still early.

I had the privilege of visiting the Arizona memorial during our honeymoon in 2006. There were a few old timers on hand for conversation. Its a beautiful memorial. If you're lucky enough to make the trip please do so as it is deteriorating rapidly. What took my breath away was the video you have to watch before heading out to the memorial. It's a well documented account of the attack. Unfortunately it's portrayed in a manner which describes how Japan had to attack. As though they didn't have a choice. I approached a couple of those old timers w a WTF look. They simply said look around, Hawaii is practically owned by Japan . It's sad how our government allows this nonsense to go on. A total disservice to all those whom fought for our country.

CBS Sunday Morning did a short piece this morning on Pearl Harbor 73 years ago today; and NBC Nightly News had a piece on the USS Colorado (BB-45) that missed Pearl Harbor but saw the most days in action of the Battleships. I am currently reading a book on the brave USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) that was lost in Leyte Gulf. It's a good read, Glenn. My dad was a "grunt" in the European Theater during WWII and made sure that my brother and I spent our duty on ships!

this is my OFF lawn mower it's a raider 10 according to the data tag , but it has a 12 hp off a cub ,8 speed 42&48 in decks & came with a auto rear & tires good for cutting the goat pasture Jay

Sparky, You asked for it. It's been in another thread to be Identified. Motor sure looks familiar!!! Amazed at what power the little honda five makes. Was towing a utility trailer out front and ended up riding a wheelie right up the side of my work van. Front and back wheels against the van hitch on the ground and motor still running by the time I got up to shut it off. Had to add two weights to the front to hold her down when towing. Weights were the most expensive venture on this tractor. Sometimes have to throw a 50lb bag of mix n fine on the hood too. Learned to leave the trailer jack wheel on the trailer as a wheelie bar. Just crank it up enough to get it off the ground.

Well here's my old girl it's a 75 c-120 special with a 13hp Honda clone it's a good old worker and it never let's me down . .

i have a 308-8 that threw a rod years ago,way before i had a computer so a replacement was near1800 back then,i didnt know about buying a block,but the crank was toast too,cam shaft,every thing so my local shop said buy a whole engine,well that was way too much and in my opinion 8 hp is too small for my needs,the orig motor only lasted 10 years and i maintained it all the way,i have greased it every oil change and it shows,all the joints are good,deck spindles sre mint too,anyway i put a 13 hp honda in 1996,and loved it since,(im a true kohler guy though,if i could have any engine given to me it would be the k or magnum 16hp)im now on my second honda,i didnt tighten the air filter once and alot of dust got in and from there she went down hill,when i joined the square it got me back into my horse and i got another honda for it,its my mutt and it was my first from new,and it will be the last to leave,which will be never