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I've been a body man for 30 years, Lead is NOT for filling holes nor is Bondo, they are for filling dents or maybe pits, lead if you've never done it can be hard to master, I can do it but bondo is faster and cheaper, and no if done right bondo will not crack or fall out, it's not for making sculptures, its for finishing off dents or minor imperfections AFTER the metal has been repaired close to orig. and has been prepped properly, and I use Copper as a backer when welding holes shut, I have used brass but for me copper works better, if your not good at welding thin metal, might be best to farm it out to someone that is, once you warp the hood, you will have a VERY hard time fixing it after that, buy some sheet metal the same thickness or a junk hood and drill a few holes and practice, like I said you screw it up it could look worse than it did with a few holes in it.

I havn't got many new tractors in lately, at least nothing to post about, but this mini haul has a couple nice pieces in it, guy wanted it all to go to one buyer, and I was it, and only 45 min drive from home, and yes most will be up fore sale sometime, the main thing that caught my eye in the pics I seen was the 603 that looked pretty good, and I was pretty happy to find it looks like a complete unmolested survivor, and was told it was running when parked years ago, but had carb issues, common to Tecumsehs it's too cold to mess with it much but everything looks to be there and all orig. and other than a few dings and surface rust all in nice shape, except the deck that has a few holes, the Suburban 400 has a little newer 6hp Tecumseh in it I have not ran the numbers yet, tractor has been fixed up at some point, he was plowing with it last winter when the trans locked up, he said it runs great, he just put some money in the engine all new governor parts and gaskets along with a carb rebuild, gas tank looks like new inside, seat is very nice, overall a pretty nice machine, then I got boxes of spare parts a parts RJ58 tag is mostly there on it hood is fixable, some nice extra ag tires, duel wheel spacers, mower deck for the 400, lots of little stuff, I kinda miss getting the big hauls, so I guess small ones like this will have to do, til the next big one comes along. enjoy the pics

Well I started on another project yesterday, really should finish some others first but didn't have anything to do for the day, and this one was on the list of future restorations. I picked up the 400 at the big show from Scott Mehlberg as just a roller, and found most of the parts it needed at the show or already had them. I got it complete and running, and now I'm going to make it nice, the hood and fenders had been repainted, but weren't very nice, they were just rattle can and the hood had fish eyes in the paint. Here's a shot of it as I got it together and complete, not sure if I'm going to use the weight, think I like it better without but that may change down to just a roller and most of the parts are in this pile I won't be using the motor or trans out of this tractor, I already had a motor torn part way apart that will be going in this, don't have any pictures of it yet as its in a couple different locations....and the trans is already done and it was in its own seperate topic in the transmission section Hope to get most everything blasted tomorrow besides wheels, frame and hood, and start on body work, this will probably be a slow project, but should be able to get most of the body work done in the next month or so as its not in too bad of shape.Will add more pictures as I go along. Thanks, Jake

This past Christmas, one of my favorite gifts I got to give was a 47" 2 Stage Bervac Snowthrower for my 10 year old son's Wheel Horse. We went around town finding driveways we could plow and blow and the video is cleaning up some snow we piled up at a local Church. The snow was very wet as we got drizzle for about an hour, so the blower didn't throw it as far as I think it would if it was a little finer. I had my 11 yr cousin on my 518Xi and he was going behind the blower cleaning up what landed on the sidewalk. Pretty good teamwork. Thad (Ohio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7R4jYoHtc

this will take you back..

Thanks TT...that would explain it! For what it's worth, I did discover that when I got the old part out that someone had erroneously put one of the spacer washers between the steering shaft and base instead of on the "cotter pin" side. When I reinstalled the old shaft I put the washer (and one more shim) on the correct side and the steering hasn't jumped a single time, including in all the snow pushing I did last week. So, it's still a win!!!

I guess, depending on skill level and resources available any of the above maybe ok for most people. For me though, if the hole is sheet metal, that is what I'm putting back there, either by welding up with the mig, or if it's a big hole, cutting a blank the same thickness as the surrounding material and mig welding it in. I've never been happy with bondo filled holes in sheet metal, looks terrible from the back and unless you dish the repair area, it won't be an invisible repair from the good side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I guess, depending on skill level and resources available any of the above maybe ok for most people. For me though, if the hole is sheet metal, that is what I'm putting back there, either by welding up with the mig, or if it's a big hole, cutting a blank the same thickness as the surrounding material and mig welding it in. I've never been happy with bondo filled holes in sheet metal, looks terrible from the back and unless you dish the repair area, it won't be an invisible repair from the good side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The rain didn't come through last night so the snow stayed pretty much intact. Turns out we were in one of the heavier bands of snow. The ice underneath started to cause problems with clogging. I didn't have problems with the two neighbors driveway that I did today (the third is in Florida - too bad) but when I went over mine that I cleared last night, a lot was turning to slush. The county truck has yet to come so I couldn't get down to the other two neighbors. I will probably need to plow them as we are going in to the low 40's today. Here is today's crew ready to get to work. I use the Ariens for my walk, and I will be getting a load of fuel this week so I will cut a path to my tank fill. And Paladin working.

Auto body lead is still used. www.eastwood.com

A copper welding spoon from Harbor Freight works for me. Less than $10 with a coupon. See it in action here: http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/harbor-freight-welding-spoon.html. It's in the first part of the video. The guy is using it clamped for TIG, but you can hold it in place with one hand and MIG with the other.

My friend I bought my tractor from called and said he had something for me. It's amazing this stuff survived four owners in 46 years in new condition. It was quite a surprise when we met up!

I took this about 2 or 3 weeks ago. About an inch of stuff to clean up. Just having fun! Of course, this was the last time I will be using my 310-8 until the spring. I was having serious trouble finding gears (listen for some grinds ), and while I'm sure the fix isn't too hard (I think it's just the roll pin on the shifter) It is just too cold right now and I don't have enough space to tear down the back end of the tractor to fix it. Sorry about the filter, I had my phone on the wrong setting. it just made the whole ground tough to see. You can see what I'm plowing though, for the most part! Last night we got about 5" of snow, and then it slowly got warmer as the day went on, making the snow nice and heavy. Good use for the Work Horse with the blower!

Don't forget IF you use lead there are special prep things needed before painting and primers not RATTLE can stuff, if not done your paint job will show it, to buy the tools and supplies to do a CORRECT lead job will cost you more than you think, blast the pits and use a good grade of Auto body filler/Bondo, were not working with bondo from the 70's the stuff now days is easy and good stuff, you can buy a gallon that will last most of you a life time, not that it will be good that long, for under $40 try to buy it from a shop that sells paint supplies, they will have better grades of filler, NOT walmart or Auto Zone

1974/75 B-80 4 speed models were a "medium frame" with a (roughly) 43 1/2" wheelbase. 1976/77 B-80 8 speeds were "long frame" models with a (roughly) 45 1/2" wheelbase. The difference is in front of the footrest mounting bar, so the lower steering shafts are different lengths.

Kelly is spot on. Bondo and lead are toppings not fillers. I use either brass or copper as the backer when welding in holes. the trick that works for me is to use the backer on the finish side and weld it in from the back.

May be my age and arthritis, but operating the 520 blower at 5:30 AM this morning while sipping coffee and listening to the radio inside the 55 degree heated cab felt kinda nice. I will confess, after it warmed up to above 40F this afternoon, I got the 4 wheeler out and enjoyed some 20MPH clean up plowing.

The forecast was for 3"-5" of snow but changing to rain tonight. I wasn't sure what would still be remaining in the morning, so I thought that I would at least do my driveway. I was surprised when I went out as it was at 10" - and still coming down when I cleared this! Unfortunately the snowthrower makes more noise than the sweet sound of the diesel. I'm still only running a partial throttle until I get a tach installed, but I did bump it up about halfway through the second video. Tomorrow I'm going to try 1/2 throttle.

My newly gone over rebuilt 310-8 doing a fine job .

There are lots of how to's on the internet including videos. Just ask Mr. Google. Google something like: "filling a small hole in sheet metal" These are from Eastwood: http://www.eastwood.com/blog/project-pilehouse/how-to-shave-unused-holes/

Well its not Thursday, but with all the snow thought I would re post some pics from the 1st year I joined... late for the show Me on the Raider-10 Hated snow then & still do...

Glenn, the truck showed up about an hour later. by that time, he had gone to a neighbors house and plowed out their driveway. they were an elderly couple that had just moved here from Houston and only had a snow shovel, and about 75 ft of driveway. he's a good kid, he's always helping one of the neighbors with something

Just to add...... Even if you don't have a welder, can't weld etc it's worth the effort to seek out a pro to fix them properly, I think you would be happier in the end...... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any one ever tried J.B. weld this stuff works good. I have used this many times for all kinds of applications. Just make sure every thing is clean around the hole.

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Had a great time at the show. Not much red in a sea of green. Hope to change that next year. Met Chris (clueless) from N Fl. Super nice guy. My friend Mike (jd110) my wife and I went friday morning. Too much to look at but did get some pics. Nothing spectacular, some nice and some hacked up. Chris did bring something red home but Ill let him spill the beans. I fell in love with that Holder

One of my MANY Chevy's was this 70 Monte. It was an original 402 big block 4 speed car.

Before I started ripping it apart I would crawl under it and start lubing up every thing that moves, rotates, twists etc...with penetrating oil. May take a few applications, once things start moving start applying grease. Mike..........

Hey Chasm, next time you stop by the fairgrounds, clean off the bus stop bench for me!

Going to have to make that a "triple-dog dare you." :teasing-poke: :teasing-poke:

I had a 73 no name for the majority of my childhood. We unfortunately had to get rid of it when I was 13 when we moved to Louisiana. I've missed it and have wanted one ever since. Well I finally got my chance. She's not much of a looker but she's all there and it was owned by a family friend. These things aren't too common I've found in the Deep South so I'll be traveling to Kentucky soon to pick it up. I look forward to interacting with you fellas and can't wait to get started resto-modding my new Wheel Horse! Jake Posting pictures seems to be a chore from a phone. I'll have them uploaded to Photobucket in a minute.

For some of the smaller holes, I would drop a machine screw through it from the outside, weld it in from the back then grind the head off smooth on the outside. Grind the weld down on the back. That will keep the weld on the back side where the more required grinding won't be as noticeable. Thicker aluminum can be used for a backer, too. The Alum bar stock from Lowe's TSC,ect, can be formed to contours of the hoods.

I had fun, watching him have fun. Bet he wished the plow truck broke down. Glenn

Hi Steve, Thank you for the U-Tube Link on the Wheel Horse Transmission. This should be of great help, when it come time to work on the transmission. Frank

Here's a little Mad Season for you Bert..

Oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you send us some more pics of your tractor? And that engine? Please!!!!!!!

Not at all. If it wasn't for your post I would not really know as much about it as I do now. I don't have a big ego to feed, just a hungry mind.

Back the hole with a copper or brass block...Then lay in the weld with the MIG.

My Grand cat Charlie. He lives in Buffalo with my son. I have 2 Charlie Cats in the family!

Bump this post when it gets warmer, I have 6 of them here well 3 complete and 3 parts ones, but all are not easy to get to in the winter

Follow the ASPCAs advice....Bring those pets in when it gets cold outside.

Just got ready for the snow, lets hope we don't need it! 16hp kohler,48in. deck and a 3-point

MAN OH MAN ERICS GOT THE SNOW PATROL !!!!!!!!! WE'RE GONNA GIVE ERIC A ,,,,UM 10POINTS ON A COOL FACTOR OF 10.... GOOD JOB !!!!!!

It's actually not that bad to lift. I put 2 Springs on it and made them adjustable. And yeah I moved the bracket back. I don't need it for mowing so it works out great. I also had to build a new way to angle the blade. The original was cut off by the previous owner

I will mainly be using my truck until I can design my cab for my 520h. However the 520 with a 2 stage blower and 10 automatic with a rescued blade that had been modified will get plenty of exercise. I've already had 3-4 occasions where there's been a foot in my driveway and there's another storm on the way.

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

Mrs Funengineer shoveled part of the drive yesterday for a little cardio workout. Here's a short video of me cleaning up. Just imagine it's red[emoji12] http://youtu.be/ii3t0p2SqDE Sent from my tractor seat.

I'm using a 72 Bronco 14 automatic with a blade for my snow removal this year.I'll put up some pics soon.