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It's not too bad.. Two people can get it off the bench, but three is easier.. Carrying on A bit of an update for you chaps, as you know he steering is finished, so here's a photo for you. The connecting arm has been moved to behind the hubs which makes the front end look neater and a lot less danger of a tree or something bending it Yes you are seeing right, that is a fake leaf spring on the front.. I will make one out of thicker metal strips just for the Hot Rod look. The fake spring mounts will also add strength to the outer edges of the axle where the big rose joints bolt onto.. Not sure if the front hitch will be staying or going, it adds to the Wheel Horse look and could be handy for fitting weights onto to keep the front end down should needs be Those with sharp eyes may of noticed a two extra somethings in the above photo, this photo might help a bit more.. The clue is, it's the thing just in front of the rear wheel.. Yep, WN now has an exhaust system. Here's the right side mount . The left side needed a step to clear the steering rod thingy.. The step will be made to look a lot neater as it will be on show.. Two foot plate thingys chopped and welded together to make a wide one. The strange cut out needs to be filled, but I might need that hole for the pedals so it can stay for now. And the view of WN which always makes me grin like a Cheshire cat on happy pills

Figured this might be a good thread to start... Kinda like we have "what's in your mirror" but this thread will be for those of us who sold our tractor or attachments etc... So......... I will start. I sold my 1976 D250 today with a 72" mower deck and front snow plow. A member here from the eastern part of the state bought it. He was driving a older Ford that was let's just say ......at it's capacity. I did confirm with him that he made it back home tho. Nice meeting you today Jason. Good luck with it. I know at some point I will regret selling that bad boy !! Oh yeah he also took an old 25hp Evinrude outboard I was giving away.

Just put gas in her today and she fired right up. It's been a labor of love, when I first got her everything was shot.Thanks to everyone on the forum for all the help. Looking forward to the next round hood project.

Saw this on the local MD CL. Maybe someone can at least photoshop it. Does it have higher - or lower resale like this?

OOPH... I just threw up a little.

Paid a visit again to the first home of my Raider 12 down in Billingshurst Sussex today to meet up with the Daughter and Son-In-Law of the Lady I bought the Tractor from back in 2008. The Lady (no longer with us) fortunately she was able to see pictures of how it looked after I got it cleaned up and working. It looked like this after it laid derelict for at least 18 years - Most you know what it looks like now, but to digress. Today, I was given a DVD that has been compiled from old Super 8 film they had found in the Attic when preparing to move out which told the story of their Home they had made and the Smallholding (Miniature Farm) over the years between 1969- 2005. To my surprise, there is some footage of the Day the Raider 12 was delivered in 1972 and is shown being driven cutting the grass. Quality is not good and I had to take a screen shot from it- You may notice the Deck is the 2 Blade shaft drive type...... What they never mentioned was that they also had a little Lawn Ranger earlier back in 1969 and is seen in this screen shot also from Super 8 footage- And I didn't know this type of Ranger had the bright plated Lift Lever !. It was also a very pleasant first warm day of the year for me as well

it was a fairly nice day and the horses wanted out i will have to let all the rjs out real soon because they are a little restless now that some of the other horses are being led outside.

The screws that hold my knife on are Allen head flat/countersunk screws and should be Loctited in. They are a standard right hand thread. Hardest part to removing them is cleaning out the hex holes for the wrench. Next I heat the screw heads with a torch and then use an impact driver to break them loose. The knife is a very good grade of HSS and you will know it if you purchase a new one $$$. I am fortunate enough to have a 24" planer knife grinder so keeping a good edge is easy. Another critical adjustment is a bar in the chute that limits the depth of cut. They are also hex head flat/countersunk screws and very hard to clean the hex holes. Forget the clearance to the knife but it is in the manuals we have. Garry Adding Just checked to make sure the operator manual is in the library and it is not. Will get it added.

Crackin' me up. I was thinking more along the lines of "Spring Cleaning". Don't know if you know this...but the reason that May & June are the months that have the most marriages are...that is when the water thawed enough to take a shower and the brides...well...smelled their best...obviously talking about Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan...maybe the Dakotas...Maine for sure. Anyways...always a good idea to use the appropriate safety gear no mater what state you are from.

The magic wire! https://youtu.be/tBz3PqA2Fmc?t=1m23s (sorry, the Seinfeld clip is not embedding because i set a start time on it)

Every "second" Tuesday of the week. I thought the smell was Ed's manure spreader!

Maybe that wire has been there a while John...when was the last time you took a shower? Glad you are OK Mate.

Believe me, I'm tryin'!!! Lol I'm telling you, I'm sure I don't have the best Wife in the world, but I definitely have the best Wife for me.

Yea those things arre a monster when it comes to branches .... I had one & it would rip the branch out of your hand before you knew what was going on ... Only problem I had didn't have enough 's to keep it mounted all the time

Nothing got in my eyes but I had the strangest situation with a wire wheel strand. I was cleaning some screw threads using a wire wheel in my drill press. Didn't think anything of it. When I was finished working on the project, I went to take a shower and all of a sudden there is something that I can't see sticking in the top of my left shoulder. It actually was facing towards the outside. I got my wife to look and she took a 3/4" piece of wire from the wire wheel out of my shoulder. I can not figure out how it got there as I was wearing a jacket, flannel shirt, and T-shirt while cleaning the screws. I just can't stress enough to wear goggles or wrap-around safety glasses while using anything that rotates.

Well, I went to look at another neglected 416-H today. This poor horse has been out in the weather most of it's life. The wiring is a mess, and I don't know if it even runs. But I'm rescuing it and bringing it to my stable. If it's beyond hope, I may be parting it. More to come...

Steering wheel shafts and roll pins are no match for a 30 ton press. I don't use it a lot but its always there when I need it!!! Pops the roll pin and pushed the shaft through like budda.

I bet it will be a runner without too much work. I think it would make a really good worker refurbish but then again you don't do that. You are all out or nothing at all. lol

Finally a decent day. Spent about an hour cleaning up dog muffins from the winter and cleared a path to get the RJ out of the shed so I can finish work on it. Couldn't resist putting a little Tru-Fuel in it and spinning it over. I didn't get the rope too hot like I used to on the Teckys! 4 or 5 pulls and it was running I have 6 Kohlers and 5 of them will only start with the throttle closed. Only the Sqonkfest 1267 wants the throttle open. Short video of up the street and back. Don't know if the neighborhood is ready for a Circus Bear on a Tricycle yet. Pardon the fat fingers in the beginning. I was so overwhelmed being able to "Horse Around" again I wasn't paying attention!

Mike- Those ramps were not going to make it.... I had a newer shorter set of ramps. We pulled the tailgate off and backed his truck up to an incline on my yard so it was not very steep at all. I told him that I have seen some really bad things happen with guys driving up ramps so we took care of the money exchange and made the deal official before he drove it up. I told him if he damages the tractor getting it on the truck it was "his" I feel good that it will be going to a good home..

Someone took a lot of time and effort to do that..............WHY!!!!!!!!!! From looking at the exhaust maybe he was delirious from the fumes?

I've been surprised by how much just the little propane torches help I've been able to get most any bolt but or bearing out with mine Spell check sucks

Down to just two weeks away. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Ok let me ask a different ? my 520 isn't any thing special 850 ish hrs. everything works as it should the guy has a 75 d-180 and the meter has 750 hrs on it it comes with a 54" plow and brindly disk, rear three point an no pto I was going to put my 60" mower under it (if it will fit) haven't seen the 180 in person but looks great from pic. do you all think this is a good trade? 750hrs on the meter seems low to me but im going to look at it 2marow

What about the State of Confusion? It's bad luck to shower any week that has Friday in it!

the d180 comes with a 54" blade and a brinly dd-1000 disk I would love to keep my 520 but im married, must of you know how that is haha. my yard is about 800 ft long by 220ft wide. just always wanted a d series for the power and versatility but I haven't made the deal yet lol

I had a stand alone version. It worked well but was a PIA to move around the property. I found it to be very tipsy. I found one on CL in similar shape to yours. Came up w a mounting system of my own and never looked back. A 14hp Magnum at 1/2-3-4 throttle is more power than this chipper could ever need. It's a pleasure to use now. Someday I might take it apart and make a factory type mount. My setup requires a hydro floor jack to mount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Curiously, somewhere in my Wifes' RJ's past someone drilled two holes through the right foot footpeg. Wonder what was 'rigged there. That's the part I dig about tearing into old stuff, the mystery of their history...

Sadly , I bet the price would go up. And there are people that would buy it and not know any different.

Yea, please post them up to your old transmission thread. I would love to have those for reference in case I ever need to get into one of my Eatons!

Thanks, and the RJ58 came with just the round bar stock for foot rests. At least that's what I have found in the research I have done. Although I have seen some owner added foot rests.

I have a heap of photos of the transmission rebuild which I am happy to post if any-one is interested in what is inside one of these hydro rear ends. I also have some of the Eaton 1100 refurb that I did on this machine, likewise if there is any interest.

Today I lifted the front up and made sure all of the bolts underneath are tight. I also fitted a couple of extra earth wires as with everything powdercoated earthing can be a problem. Where the console bolts to the frame the frame is threaded, I have also put a locknut on the back side of all 10 of these bolts, which is probably unnecessary, but I can be sure it is all secure. Fitted the engine mounting plate and lowered it back down. Now I was ready to fit the engine. I decided on a repower for this build and purchased a 23hp Briggs Vanguard kit from the SEW. It only took about 5 days to get to me and I am very happy with it. The tip of the exhaust is slightly damaged, but I can straighten that out. The engine bolted straight in onto the original mounting plate and the wiring harness just clipped together, it couldn't have been any easier. That is where I got up to today. The front wheels are temporary off a Bolens, I will get a pair of rims powdercoated to match the rears which have 24 x 12 x 12 tyres. I also have to get the transmission input pulley refinished. Next thing is to connect throttle and choke cables, make up battery leads and then I should be able to fire it up. I have a Caswell Black Oxide cold plating kit which I haven't tried yet. I am going to coat the bushes for the transmission drive linkage to see how well it works.

So that's it for yesterday afternoon. Still need to decide what to do about the transmission, I know I should replace the seals at least while I have her stripped down this far and that input pulley has a broken sheave so maybe I'll replace it with an adjustable sheave pulley. Not too keen on splittling the transmission apart to look over the gearset and check out the mess in there, maybe someone can link me to a RJ tranny rebuild thread. I have a solvent tank parts washer out in the garage, maybe I'll uncover that this weekend along with some bench space and get into it. Pretty sure even Wifey would draw the line at the wonderful aroma of 30+ year old gear oil inside her house... Any supplier here for those seals? If not, Ernie at Sam Dallas here in town is right up the road and has always been able to match up what I've needed. http://www.samueldallas.com/

I cleaned up the areas on the topsides of the two footrests and had a go at spreading on a layer of body filler. Next I sanded the areas and found two high spots and some low spots. Two of the low spots were right at the "bends." So consequently, I had to apply a little more filler, and give the high spots a couple of taps with my hammer. Next I sanded each one and sprayed 2 coats of primer.

This is how it has been sitting for the past couple of years, on a stand and covered up. More recently I have repaired and refitted the wiring. I have fitted marine sealed fuse holders for the 30 and 25a circuits and just need to get one more for the 15a lighting circuit. I also fitted an aftermarket tacho as the original wasn't working and a transmission temperature gauge in lieu of the vacuum gauge which had broken mounting pins. I also fitted a pair of four stud trailer hubs to the front axle, they fitted straight onto the stock stubs without any modifications at all. Next I bolted on some wheels and took the rolling chassis off the stand.

The spec number off the engine decal should identify the tractor model if that is unknown. Garry

30 x 60 condensate pan fits pretty good! Got it up off the floor this afternoon, Suppertime comin' then head off to Lodge for a meeting. Will give her a quick look over later this evening. Trying to figure out where I can take everything to be sandblasted, one more cabinet I just never had room for... Enjoy the new pics

Ah yes..... Too early in the morning to pay attention. The drag link and steer arm stay the same. Carry on

Wow Ian that is looking amazing, I have one question though. How many people does it take to lift it off and on the table, it must weigh a fair old bit now?

Yes Mike a guy on Ebay sells them for about $12.00 I bought one for each of my RJ's. Rupp go cart and mini-bike owners use them.

The OBX is nice too. My favorite vacation spot. South Nags Head just far enough away from the Hupla but close enough to both Marinas. Enjoy!!!

...my 18 Auto with extra wide fenders... I took them to my welder friend along with a pair from my parts tractor and asked if he could take four narrow fenders trim off opposing edges of each and weld them together to make two wide fenders. I was asked, in a P.M. about the seam in these extra wide fenders, so I removed one and snapped a picture of the joining area to show where the weld is. I have also posted a picture of the edges that were trimmed off. You should be able to click on the image in order to enlarge for detail.

Well it has been quite some time since the last update. Redoing a transaxle in part was a little more time consuming than I anticipated! I also redid the two hubs, spacers and finally received my rear wheels back from the sand-blaster/powder coater (primer only) so I painted them. I chose Gloss White just because I really thought it would make them stand out more than the Linen Beige. Hope to have the tires mounted and wheels bolted to the hubs on my next post. One picture image was too large, sorry.

Oh and just for looks ??? Dual chrome exhaust tips.

Rear view

More pics hopefully...