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I hear ya there Aldon. A truck camper would be a lot of fun. I would want one fully pimped out, toilet, shower, the whole shebang! But it needs to be period correct to my truck. I have wanted one for a real long time now. Since the late 80's when I had my 86 Ford F-250 4x4 to be exact... As I get a little older a good nights sleep is becoming a lot more important. At this years show I slept like crap in my van for two straight nights and that does have an effect on how the weekend goes. Here is a picture of a camper I restored inside and out a few yrs. back...

for $250 you should be all over that like Oprah on a baked ham! Looks like a well kept tractor I believe that's an old HH100 engine. Solid engine, poor carburetors. Buy a brand new carb off ebay and enjoy!

the deck shell is the same depth for the 42 rear disch decks...they don't vary from one model to another. Wheelhorse stamped out these deck shells by the THOUSANDS...then added some weld-on hardware for different applications of the same deck shell. You''' find that the spindles are the same too, although the style may change a bit. Given that, it is VERY EASY to convert the 05-42XR deck to a typical 05-42MR. Here are a few pics of just what to do. You MAY not have to trim the front bracket...I did on the several that I've converted for use on a tractor with the conventional horizontal shaft engine. The 2nd set of pics shows the AFTER conversion....(pics from Ebay)

Staying in a Motel costs bucks but I say it's worth it. Your own bed, shower, A/C if it's blistering out & no work setting up and tearing down. Stayed at a real nice one at Chambersburg. JUST BRING YOUR OWN PILLOW! The Army paid me to "camp out". Now I stay in hotels...roughing it is a hotel without a pool

Sometime around 1980, I started using graphite paint (EZ Glide or Slip Plate brands) to coat the underside of decks. My first one I still have and it has never cut one blade of grass without that coating. I bought this 42" rear-discharge deck new and coated it with graphite paint before ever using it. Today it has no pitting and is absolutely as good as new! All decks that I service for myself and neighbors,get the following treatment: 1. scrape all the clumps out with a stiff putty knife or similar tool 2, go over everything under the deck with an air powered needle scaler to remove any additional hardened grass clippings and rust scale 3. go over everything with a wire wheel on an angle grinder to expose clean, bright metal 4. apply two coats of graphite paint (make sure you have good ventilation, this stuff will get you!) A deck treated this way still requires periodic cleaning, but not as often nor as difficult as cleaning one wiithout it. I have attached a photo of a recently treated cub deck.

I thought I would share this for anyone looking to build a hitch for towing their trailers around the house. I searched on the forum for ideas for a hitch and saw some nicely built one but finally came up with a design of my own, fabricated it, mounted it and it works great. It's bolted to the axles as most others but decided to go an extra step and add support braces. I attached them to the original hitch retaining pin to relieve some stress on the axle tubes and for additional support and strength for moving my 7X14 around the house.

...dry, right up until that ol' tub sinks. Papa's right, them old Chevy's rule Ken.

Staying in a Motel costs bucks but I say it's worth it. Your own bed, shower, A/C if it's blistering out & no work setting up and tearing down. Stayed at a real nice one at Chambersburg. JUST BRING YOUR OWN PILLOW! The Army paid me to "camp out". Now I stay in hotels...roughing it is a hotel without a pool That is why I enlisted in the Navy, dry bunk to sleep in and three hot meals a day. I too will go the motel route.

Alright, I just got to say it: Ken, your truck looks pretty nice for a Chevy.

Crap! More hopes dashed! And I already have a quart of EZ-Slide... Also, it's probably important to note that not everyone's lawn is the same. Lot's of sand here and since they sand the roads in the winter there is always some sand that I have to deal with no matter how good or bad my turf is. Wouldn't expect anything but a rubberized undercoat to stand up to the sand blasting! Thanks for sharing!

Too funny Mike Rick, you can't figure what your load will be by the size of the house. Our house in Indiana was 3200 sq ft and a 5kw did everything. Our Florida home is 1700 sq ft and, by the calculations, requires a larger unit. The difference is that the heat, water heater, range, dryer etc. were gas in Indiana. We're total electric here. You need to determine what you want to power during an outage. You also have to plan on how you're going to transfer the power to your homes system if that's what you want to do. It MUST be done properly. Do not listen to the morons that say to just back feed a range or dryer receptacle and turn off the main breaker. I installed a separate panel and a manual transfer switch. The link below is another good method. I have been asked countless times for help rigging up a generator system. About the same number of times I've told them that I'll help if they intend to do it right. If not, I won't even answer questions. http://www.lowes.com/pd_182534-48019-30216+BRK___?productId=3131281&pl=1&Ntt=transfer+switch

I think I may be staying in hotel at next years show.

+6% sales tax

I'm with John and Mike on the cart. That is a pretty sweet little cart and without a doubt you got the best deal of the day!

See. I knew that cart was worth $25 !

I will selfishly advocate that you Become a supporter so I can see pics!!!!!!! As a fellow Super C owner:-)

I have both, Brown Sharpe, Starrett, etc and I also have Chinese. I bought the Chinese thinking to use one on just run of the mill projects and keep the good stuff for the good projects. I quickly discovered the the import products were very nice and in comparison measurements of the two types - they measure the same. I think for the occasional use a mic would see in the typical home shop the Chinese tools are quite acceptable. Most of the tool suppliers have a 3 mic set for under $50 and would cover most anything you would typically use one for.

Ugly Yellow Cart - Priceless! And what Mike said.

The puller was ready to go with a stock 10HP.....$775 The C-101 sounded good, had straight tin, and had a nice deck, but was spray bombed without any masking...$475 The ugly yellow cart ...$25

Nothing like asking someone who's full of hot air to talk! Anyway there's these 3 bears at the Iowa Illinois game see. Steve, John and Duke. They emptied out the concession stand and well .... oh never mind. More pics as promised. After the first wash.

Nice truck! You can't beat the sound of an old inline 6. I have a 292 with a 194 head, rv cam, offenhauser 4 barrel intake with holley carb, split exhaust manifold and a 700r4 paired up with 3.90 rear end gears in my 3/4 ton 52 pickup. Scoots right along. I also swapped disc front brakes into mine for more stopping power. I've had nothing but problems with that vendor...from missed deadlines to wrong parts sent out. Was an overall bad experience.

So I guess with only one old Lawn Boy setting in my shed, I do NOT have a problem?

What were you doing in Frankville?? (and that's actually in Iowa, not Minnesota!) We drive through there all the time on our way to/from Illinois... and only recently my wife snagged this picture to show some family what we were talking about.

I used EZ Glide from TSC on two of my decks this year. I haven't pulled them to check though. I know others have used it with good results.

Well, i have wanted an old truck for many yrs. now. After driving Stevebo's 49 Chevy i decided it was time to start looking. After looking at a few trucks that weren't as described I was beginning to lose hope. This 65 popped up on Craigslist last night and it was less than an hr. away. Its all original with only 64,000 miles on it and it runs mint! I bought it off the second owner and he bought it off his friend who was the original owner. It has minimal rust for a 65 and no bondo on it! pretty darn good for a truck that has spent its entire life in CT. It will need new wood in the bed and some patches on the lower fenders but that is pretty much it. I'll also upgrade to a dual master cylinder. I plan to keep it all original. I took it out for a drive around the sellers neighborhood and it runs sweet!...She has a 6 cylinder with a three on the tree...

These were sold today,but not to me. The only thing that followed me home was this ugly yellow cart.

The other stuff is not for your 400 tractor

Yes this will be my first wheel horse, I am only 15. Also what do you guys think of the Tecumseh motors in these tractors. Any help appreciated thanks ☺️

Just purchased a 69 charger V8 with a Kohler kv181. Tractor itself is very nice but the engine is toast.I picked it up for a project with my son. Looking to replace engine and acquiring a few parts. Just wanted to say hello to everyone.

Heck yeah! you cant hardly make it any worse! Seriously, I'd be banging on it. I've had 2-3 with bends around the front lip, one had taken a pretty good hit but I got my trusty 12lb sledge and a few blocks of wood and proceeded to beat the #$^# out of it, and got it back pretty good!

thanks.

Engine might be saveable, whats toast about it? Less desirable vertical for collectors but cool tractor all the same! Do a search here on KV181 and you will find some interesting things about it.

here you go kudzu3

Nice camper. My wife thinks I am crazy as I too like the period correct stuff. Trying to relive youth or freeze time I guess. But it's what makes me tick!

Nice score Jarrod!

I love the smell of gear oil in the morning..... It smells like....... well we got a tranny to fix!

So, my wife tells me all you need now is a camper for the back... There are quite a few nice older units out there for short money... I've owned at least a half dozen campers in my day but never a truck camper. Yet...

Ya think a couple cans of Regal Red will get it in the Big Show next year?

Scott, your show is always looking like a good time ...someday I'll have to make it there

That ugly cart is awesome. A friend of mine had a green one like that for sale at our local steam show. He wanted 60 bucks for it and I offered $25. He said he had that much in 1 tire. Yeah right, He pulled it out of the dump. He aint foolin me! He ended up loading it back in his truck! They are nice to haul goodies in so you don't bang up your nice cart!

I'd rather you finished... your three bears story.

Seconded - Mitutoyo are very good.

If it's cheap, it's probably not a good one. The cost of machinist tools is truly states as, "You get what you pay for." Only good recommendation I can make is; Buy Starrett and you can't go wrong.

1-0511 is a B-100 automatic but has a 10hp motor. They only made B autos in 74 and 75. Who knows, the big block Kohlers look the same so just maybe someone put the wrong motor on it at the factory. Pretty cool.

B E A Utiful!

Who's that peering thru my back window?

neither - operator talent meets sound engineering principles

Just set it in for s & g's. Initial observations look promising. It will definitely have to be raised up a good 2.5". The long PTO shaft was necessary (about 4.5") since the overall width of the engine is narrower than my original K482. Big weight difference with the aluminum block vs cast iron. Probably 50 lbs! Might make turning this beast easier. The coupler will need spacers to bring it out far enough to mate with the hydro pump. Suggestions welcome. The hood fits with room to spare, but the engine is not raised up to its final position yet. Exhaust ports look like they'll be fairly easy to adapt. The clutch control linkage from the lever will definitely need to be modified. Might even need to extend the control arm to raise it up high enough to clear the shrouds. Anyway, I'm pretty excited and I think this is going to work. More as I progress!

just got a cat a few weeks ago!!