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I posted a couple pics about a month ago.My 702 was just a stripped frame then.Check out the pics now.I sand blasted,primed and painted the frame and front axle.Blasted,primed and painted the rims.Put on new tubes and tires.Assembled whats done so far into a rolling chassis.The seat ,rear fenders and tool box are blasted and waiting for primer and paint.Gotta combine the best parts of 2 Kohler 7 horse engines into one,clean up the engine and paint it.Been slow going.Had a cold for about 3 weeks that I just can't shake.Enjoy the pics.

Son 'n grandson went thru the woods to gather wood for the wood stove before the chill. The '90 520-8 keeps on rolling, trailer was filled to the top and lots more. Two other Horses have dozers mounted waitin' for the cold, wet, nasty white stuff! I made the boys clean the old Stallion, a good rub down. Gotta love and care for the Horses don't we? Have you heard of Geno's prison camp? He works the Horses so hard the Stallions sleep like rocks!

Just gotta fill up that engine bay now.

A couple weeks ago, I picked up this D180 and snow blade for $200. It doesn't run because it needs rewired and the air breather put on. The seller still has the air breather which he'll send to me as soon as he finds it. The tractor has hydraulics, drawbar and brand new Carlisle Ag tires on the rear. I would like to get it running but will need some help. First, does anyone have a wiring diagram for a D180? Where can I find a manual for this? Also, where would be a place to get parts for this? The tractor is entirely intact (minus the air breather) except for a couple sheet metal panels which I'd like to put on. Thanks in advance! -IvanW

ok I went and shorted it up

This started out as a sb421 now I'm calling it a ST700.lowered front and rear end.just curios what everyone thinks

I made one that was too short!

Well, it didn't take you guys long to crap all over this thread.

This is a whole different basement from the season thread Koen. The light turns on with a string, there's a bucket over in the southwest corner, and no donuts. But there might be some leftover fruitcake from last year.

Well I am missing the kids as we are on Christmas break right now. Since I am down with an upper respiratory infection I thought it would be a good time to get this thread updated for all of our dedicated followers. Here is what we have going on..... More disassembly took place on the B-80 with much more hand sanding. They just love grabbing a sanding block and going to town! The kids were ecstatic for another generous gift from Mr. Thames Goon who is a local collector. We now have our very own blast cabinet to help speed up the process of the smaller parts. Here is Thomas working on getting everything hooked up so the cabinet is ready to use. More of the tractor was disassembled and getting ready for the next stage. Slowly but surely we are tidying up a few loose ends on the first tractor. I would never have imagined it would take this long. We haven't given up hope yet. We will persevere. Our new blast cabinet has been a welcomed addition! The kids are amazed on how much it speeds up the process. We have been blessed this past year with some monetary donations. With the generosity we used the donations to our fullest on Black Friday. We were able to get a shiny new shop vac to connect to our blast cabinet. As well as another set of tools so that all hands can stay busy. Now since we have an amazing building to enjoy, and we were all in the Christmas spirit, we thought it would be fitting to decorate with some super cool tractor themed Christmas lights! And here is how we left the B-80 as we all headed off for Christmas break. Much progress has been done and much more work needs to be done! 2014 was an amazing year for this club. Thank you to all of you that have supported, encouraged, and followed our journey! We can't wait to see what 2015 has in store for us!

This is a nice place for info, thanks. I Just picked up a nice lil A-100 last nite. Its missing the motor, but has all the components that I know of. I have the pully combo for the motor, the complete rear discharge deck, and adj pully bracket wirg (2) pullys and shaft with all the belts. Will need to search here for some info on the motor. Thanks again

Hello All and Happy New Year, It was such a nice day and the rain quit early. Temps close to 50.... So I took my kids out back on our property to use the new (to them) 125 Yamaha I bought for Xmas and I brought along my Henry Lever 22 I bought used for myself... Days like this make me appreciate the woods and where I live even more.... so anybody else have some Xmas gifts to show off? Tony http://s430.photobucket.com/user/andoverct/media/008_zps72fmq5l0.mp4.html Lauren Rifle http://s430.photobucket.com/user/andoverct/media/016_zpsz8lbfawe.mp4.html?filters[user]=78517168&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 Anthony Rifle

The Calendar order post was pinned at the top of the Tractor section for 3 weeks. I do not get extra made. I did that in the past and ended up paying for calendars that had to be sold at a great loss 6 month's down the road. I do not make a cent on these. Geno I can't believe you missed it. You probably had 300 posts in the time the ad was up!

It takes more than selective hearing, and split glasses... to decipher that nonsense Scott. Is this an example of the modern English they teach in class these days... or just really bad grammer... ...yet again?

Can you translate that into english for me? Cuz I've read that like five times and it's making my head hurt. Maybe I've been speaking redneck too long..

I missed the boat too, but I'll take it to WM and get it printed off all glossy like ...

Here's one I made up with a Brinly plow attached. 2X5/8 stock, the shank is 8" long at the "T".

I want to thank all you guys again for your assistance. I put the new starter on a couple days ago and what a difference that made. Starts in a split second now. Been using it the last couple days and everything is running perfectly. I adjusted the carb and the vibration was a couple missing screws in the tin that I found when cleaning off the bench. I truly think the starter was my main problem from the beginning but I am glad I did everything else because now everything is fresh and ready to roll. I'm really excited to get to using this tractor and see how it pushes/blows snow.

You might end up with a Smurf for an avatar.

The only "lawn game" I can think of would be "mine sweeper". The name can't be found in Wikipedia as I just came up with it. This game is played by picking up doog poop without stepping in it!

I got nothing once again as I was a bad boy

I like it! I agree with bigger engine. I think an onan twin would look great in there.

Here is what Santa brought me

I just like watching grass grow...it is good practice for watching paint.

Like the new stance.

I put fenders on mine, I think they came off a 702. Now that my kids have out grown the sulky and you'd never catch my wife on one I turned mine into a wood hauler...

This build has now taking on a more personal meaning. This is for my son mostly but figured i can get the wife to come along especially if the boy is involved. In trying to determine what/how to make the bench it dawned on me....................My wifes grandpa "pop" passed approx. 5 years ago. He was an amazing man who did so much in his life. After he passed the wife and I were given and old swing of his that had traveled from his ranch in Kansas to here in CT where is spent the remainder of its swinging life. The swing took its tool over the years, and was painted black and then red over its life. I decided this swing bench with some modification would be the ultimate tribute to "pop" and I think my wife will appreciate it as much as I will enjoy building it. I dug it out of the corner of the barn where it has collected spiders and dust for years. So I am now naming this build a tribute to "pop" in his memory and the pictures show what im starting with. The wood is still solid however the top layer is pretty soft. I sanded one piece to see what I was working with and it cleaned up nicely. I imagine the wood could be 50+ years old. It has weathered nicely.

The 'ol stand-by , Horseshoes . Though I have been running my R/C truck around on the short cut grass a lot more often .

i can not imagine the power that a black hood has (300-400-500) I have 3 857's......8 HP and have never needed for more power WHEEL HORSE,,,!!!!!!! enough said !!!!!!!!

It just gets old... I'm just sayin'.

Seems it's possible... we may be getting old.

Santa brought me a package of AA batteries with a note that read "gift not included!"

Let me help Ky. His buddy, John, made the May calendar picture. He took the picture at Scotts M&G. Now aren't you ashamed? A Florida dude translating for you..... but I used to be a Hoosier. In all fairness, my Dad was from Kentucky, Sebree to be exact.

I look at the Tecumsehs as a new challenge and something different to work on besides kohlers

Smurfette would be cool with me!

Thanks for the input fella's. It was a bit of meddling getting the old brass bushing out. I used a die grinder and a small chisel, but they are out. I have started machining my inside diameter of the new bushing. I am in fact oversizing it .003 larger than the cam shaft ends I machined yesterday. I plan on machining the outside diameter .001 larger than the castings in the blocks so hopefully I have estimated correctly. My cylinder was out of tolerance, so I am boring it 0.20" over size. My crank journal was 0.80" out. I ordered a standard rod and a .10" under sized rod that I found on Evilbay. I have another useable crank, however I may have the crank journal wire welded up and turned down to standard size or I will turn the back up crank down to .010" under, not sure at this point. I cannot believe this engine was still running and cutting grass, but it was. I have mostly Koehler's and I like them a lot, however the cast iron Tecky's are pretty dang good engines too. I like them both very well. This is my first time doing the repairs I am working on currently and it is a fun little learning experience so far. Cam shaft bushing making 101 - he, he

When I install chains I let all the air out of the tires ,install chain as tight as possible than air up .This way no binder needed and you know chains are tight

Close, you have to know who Blooregard Q. Kazoo is...

Looks really good though... just shorten it up a bit.

Tristan: It is a pretty long neck going into the slot hitch. Those slow hitches are cast and will break under great stress. I think your adapter will pull the brinly type plow connector straight ok but when you get in the earth with a bind a lot of the stress is going to the slot hitch!

Brandon, just hoping to close the gap a little...picking 5 yesterday and just staying even...well...what can I say. You should be OK...I know I picked more Big Ten teams to win then I wanted.

I thought you hated growing grass and bugs?

I don't have a set, though I have been toying with the idea of building one ... however I'm not too sure that my set would be welcome at family friendly events cause of how I'd paint em... How would I paint them you ask? Well...I'll just share a image to get you started down the right path and let you finish drawing the conclusion. yes i know im horrible!

Looks great!! Nice thing about this. You can take your time and do things when you feel like it.

Get a couple of old MTD's, some shin guards and helmets and have Lawn Jousting!

Get well quickly Buzz. It's no fun being in the hospital. They won't let you bring any tractors in to chase the nurses around with.

That is a Commando V8. Vertical Tecumseh engine. Though it has some accessories, it is considered to be a lawn tractor, not a garden tractor. It looks very nice from the pictures and description, but I would be hard pressed to pay more than $200.00 dollars for a 45 year old lawn mower. Whatever you pay, you have to add the transportation cost of a seven hour drive. It's nice to look at in the pictures, but I personally would not buy it. Just my 2 cents worth.

The armrest turned out decent. It's nice to use products that work.