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I cut out some aluminum 1/16 inch diamond plate for a rear fender pan/box and rear for the pan this weekend. I used a metal break shear to cut the diamond plate sheets out. Used sheet metal screws to install and placed my rear tail light on the pan. Trimmed it in U shaped door edge guard when completed! Due credit for this goes to Jon Bell ! I put a black knob on the back to lift the lid!

I see another episode in the making.

it's been out of commission for awhile but it's back with a new motor and new rear meat, some maintenance on just about everything and after moving some snow piles back from the road and driveway, I shined it up in the garage since the temps were in the high 30's today with a little rain! Now I need to find another Onan or repair the original that was in it. Need to tear into that later this week or next weekend to find it's issues though I just know it is most likely a valve seal in the rear cyl.

'Rounding the bend behind Danbury Airport after dropping my beautiful Bride off at work this morning, reminds me ever so slightly of my days in Cold Weather Survival training at Ft Drum NY (immediately before we were sent to Central America to stoke the Nicaragua / El Salvador fire...), Team Spirit in Korea and Reforger in Germany. Love it.

To quote. "I might as well have been watching curling, I was so out of touch..." Now you're talking. If they could just get sponsors and team numbers on the stones we might have a sport there. Lol

Something eerily peaceful about the steam from houses / buildings rising straight up into the air . People call me nuts but soon we'll be swatting flies & scratching mosquito bites .

I guess it was warm here compared to what you guys were dealing with....only -3 this morning driving to work at 5am. (I did book a trip to Hawaii today at work so that made me feel better!) Mike.......

]I grew up in central NY and want to thank you for reminding me why I moved south fifty years ago. We had about four inches of snow this morning, had planned to get my first seat time of the year plowing snow this afternoon, but it has already melted!

I remember the early 80's, eatin pizza with Bud Moore on the pits during practice at Pocono and shootin the breeze with Junior Johnson out side of Martinsville Speedway. By the way, those Buick V-6's were murder to your ears when Martinsville had the roof on the front straight

I just don't know anymore. Bad enough I have no self control. First you guys basically force me to buy the engine, now you suggesting that I get a tractor to put it in. I guess we don't need a crystal ball to predict what is next. I just hope the little woman here doesn't get a hint of what is happening or there will be a lot of "nut roasting" going on.

:thanks: 57" blade that I picked up from a RS member that was nice enough to bring it to Kellys Charlotte show was the start of this idea. I wanted to make my favorite worker, my 95 417A, a v blade. Last winter the 48" blade didn't slow it down at all and worked like a charm! My 48" dozer blade is way too nice to cut up, so I looked on CL and came up with a 57" dozer blade for a buck fifty. Then my favorite tool of destruction came out and cut it in half The Saw Zaw The the tape measure and some figures started to run through my head and the two half's came back together with a hinge between them. The blade is know 58 1/2" wide know. I also made the mount for this blade for the A frame and the ware bars, but I forgot my camera last week as I was very busy with the Spook Train thing I do every year driving my 1/3 scale mini around at Junction Vally Railroad. Any how I used a BOSS v blade as a model for this project, and alot of your ?'s will be answered with the next pic's I will take on Sat. More to come...........

Title says it all, last year had to fight an old Fergie to plow my drive. Not only would it take all day but it broke down and out comes the shovel. Have a real steep section and would have to back up as far as I could then pull snow down, find a place for it and repeat. The 414 with weights and chains and thrower eases down, sometimes trouble getting back up. But 3 passes and I'm done, with a little playing around at the bottom and top. Hour maybe hour and 15 mins. Waahoo!

I heard next years feature is "Garden Tractors". Hope to find out for sure. I plan on having at least two there next year.

Can you post some pics? Glenn lol,,,you beat me.

Yep shear TT. That's what I used . Diamond plate on rear fender pan is all installed on the 1961 701 now! Looking better all the time!

A shear cuts, a brake bends. Watch the low-sided box with the "big" fenders and no "X" braces.

I've got the bell crank and key. If you need it, send me a PM.

Now if you can get Martin's Horse blanket you'll be ready to ride.

Right...that is supposed to be smooth. So, did you find any parts?? We have a swap meet coming up April 25th in Mentone, Ind...not far from you. If you can make it, I know a couple of guys that may have all the parts you need.

As many as you can afford. but 250 will do it

The HH70 in my L107 starts faster and is ready to move a whole lot quicker than the Kohlers in this cold weather. The Kohler 12hp in my Electro is almost as good. The M18 in teh 418A cranks for an eternity before she rund then has to take pause before you engage the hydro....

They are all good when they run, But my opinion is the teckys are for light duty. If Im really going to work a motor it would have to be the kohler

I've got an old Ariens 24 in.snow blower with a 7 horse Tecumseh from like 1971 or 1972.Friend of mine gave it to me about 6 yrs ago.He said it was " tired ".We've been using it every Winter since I got it.Clean the snow out of the dog pen.Make a path to the chicken coop.Widen up the areas where the bigger blowers won't fit.Just can't kill that engine.Getting a little hard to start.Especially when it's 10 below out.I'm thinking of new piston rings and new valves this Summer.Then it will probably run another 40 yrs.Longer than I'll be running.I grew up around Tecumseh,Briggs and Stratton,and Wisconsin engines.I thought they were all great engines.

6 soldiers pull up on a main street in Halifax, Nova Scotia as part of a parade. They're in a standard issue WWII type Willys Jeep. In the span of about 4 minutes they completely disassemble the vehicle and reassemble it and drive off in it fully operable! The idea being to show the genius that went into the making of the jeep and its basic simplicity. Click below..... Willys Jeep A little more on this same Jeep: And a short history lesson from 1943:

Hey Ken. Man, that was 35-45 years ago, lol... I was a fan of all those old guys. Heck, more a fan at this point of what they did with what they had - or compared to cars & technology today, what they didn't have. Of course The King was a favorite of nearly everyone I knew, but Cale and the Allisons all those guys it was just different back then. I guess my favorite wasn't any particular driver, but rather just the time I got to hang out with my Dad and his buds and take in everything that was happening there at the track. I lost touch with all that when we moved up here, more especially when I left for the Army in '82. Served 6 years, took me a couple few years after that to come out of my fog. I remember being impressed by Alan Kulwicki the couple years leading up to his death, and watching closely Gordon the year he won rookie of the year. Love him or hate him, that kid could flat-out drive back then. On the same page as Papaglide, so much has changed. Like anything else truly good, it's been exploited and commercialized to squeeze as much profit out as possible that they just wreck it. Heck, ask anyone of today's young die-hard fans if they ever ran 6-bangers in the busch cars and they'll look at you like you've got three heads... I guess these past couple years I've rooted for Mark Martin, just because. I watched part of the xfinity race on Saturday over at Helio's (was supposed to be looking over my Wifes' RJ, lol) and you know, I didn't recognize nearly most all the names in that race. I might as well have been watching curling, I was so out of touch...

Thanks so much for the info. I appreciate it.

Thanks Glen! I have watched that before....I don't think all the nuts and bolts were there and tight in the 1st place!!

It can vary according to the surface being cleaned as to where you set the skids. For gravel you have it raised so that you aren't throwing the gravel as projectiles. Smoother surfaces can be set lower. I have an additional plate to widen my skids to have them float more. The 1/8' plus happens to be my preference as the surfaces I clean are all asphalt. It is also the measurement that Ariens recommends for my walk behind. The Toro manual doesn't specify other than "close to the surface." Having the skids carry the load as opposed to the scraper bar will prevent less damage being done to the housing, I feel. If I leave too much behind from the snowthrower, I'll follow up with the snow blade tractor that is better equipped with a trip mechanism on the blade.

I'll bet you have a broken rockshaft. Have you been trying to bust through deep piles with that blower? We had a rash of broken rock shafts last year.

update -- I drained tranny oil, very dirty & not enough - so it was low. but not milky . Refilled with 80-90W, couldnt find 90W without the 80 ... Put on new drive belt. Old one was worn enough to look like 3/8 in rather than 1/2. I think that fixed the drive chugg, but i couldnt tell as my [ oringinal 1967] front tires have finally given up the ghost & went flat, with severe cracking. [ tube herniating....] so a pair of 16 x 6.5 x 8 are on the way as i couldnt find 16x5.5 x8 and another thread on this great forum recommended going with the 6.50 in there place. When they come i'll know for sure. As for the limited slip -- i've been plowing snow, and on inclines i have been fighting single wheel spinning. -- if either gets on anything slippery i'm stuck with one tire spinning. which is think is equivalent to the test you recommended. It looks to me like the ring applies pressure to both of the 'pinion holders', so it seems that surface would wear over time. but i didnt see 'silver' powder in the old oil....

ha ha thanks, i think it has different jets so will be fun to play around with my engine is slightly modified so at the moment it should be around 18HP james

Adam, I needed to replace the break band on my C-125 as well. I discovered that the new assemblies were quite expensive. Someone on this forum (can't remember who) turned me on to rebuilding what I had. Brake band lining is available from McMaster Carr (PN 6175K813). It's 3/16 thick by 1 1/2 inches wide. Fits perfectly. You buy it by the foot - wont need very much. Glue it to the metal break band with clear silicone. I clamped it around a coffee can and let it sit for 24 hours. It has worked perfectly for a couple of years. Cost me about $15 and 2 hours of my time.

Click the link in my last post and you can PM (private message) the guy that is currently making these.

Yes. That's the one! Where can I purchase one of these? I'm new to this forum.

Just be careful what you haul keeping in mind the weight of the tractor you are using (~700lbs).

Vendor section. There is one there that everyone loves.

Mom's other little girl .(almost) 15 year old Cassie . Who has the appetite of an Elephant .

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

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

As the story goes, I've got a German Shepherd that goes by the name of Chance. He's kind of like my best friend who doesn't argue much, is pretty good when told what to do. One heck of a watch dog. He keeps Linda feeling save when I'm out on tractor runs or swapmeets.

acorn and RJ inspection Brian

I for one, appreciate how well you document these projects and how you explain each step....really is an eye opener for me.....THANK!!!

Depends on the condition of the deck. Is it a good deck or a "blower" deck? Grass and rocks blows through this hole and that rusted out hole....

you just cant stop progress. after a long fight i finally decided I had to do a Business page. seems like everybody is on there now. Oh well.

So I picked up the Magnum 16 S and it is now within the property line . Never had oil in it. While the guy had it ,something fell on top of it and broke tank ,dented shroud and top tin. Some minor damage to a couple of fins also. He had purchased new tins and tank for it which he included. Also a brand new muffler . This thing is awesome I think I got pretty lucky finding it for $400.00.

Getting it later today! You guys are really no help at all. If this was a terminal condition you would just be pushing me to my death. Now I have to go into the engine shed and move a dozen or so engines so I can fit this behemoth on the shelf. I have to re-evaluate the people I associate with.

Here's a backup light setup I have on my 854. Just an trailer LED strip, but a lot brighter than you think it might be. Nothing overhead or crazy but very effective. "> "> ">