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I was a member on here years ago and had to sign up again. I'm taking the winter off (semi retired) and now have time in the garage to work on some old tractors . First off I want to get the "69 GT14 in working order. Next one is I think a Raider about a 69 model (no tag) has the long hood and 2 stick transmission (hi low) that needs a motor. For everyday workers I have a pair of 520's

I know a fella who has this and that of all things tractors (big and small old and new) related and the inventory is constantly changing most of you guys would either be in heaven or trouble so here's today's rather cool or weird finds, enjoy...Jeff

For thirty years I have had an annual ritual.I clean the chimney and pull the wood burning insert stove for cleaning at the beginning of the heating season.For my children this has been an unnoticed event. They enjoyed the heat and helped with the fuel but never, the maintenance that made the warmth possible.That is until this year.For the first time in 30yrs someone other than me , was saddled with the fun. I probably will pick up the baton next season but no matter what I know my son Andrew can keep the house warm for his mama

I hear you Andy. I know it takes a lot of weight to counter the SS blower on my 520. When you raise the blowers, they lose traction quickly.

Tires are 24-12-12 I think . Width is the same as the blower which is 44" I think. Tires are filled, rime have some concrete weights that I made . and the weight you can see on the rear helps a lot. Those 2 stage blowers are HEAVY

I have been "helping" my parents do all the above since I was 10 or so, but now other than bringing the wood into the house I cut,split,haul, and stack it in the woodshed, and chimney sweep once a month for my elderly parents 75 miles away in WV, so I hope them younguns help you out more as time goes on,Jeff.

, nice not to drive 45mins to a Sears...but it's sad to to see an company that's been an American staple since 1886 have to do this . Just think they were the mail order store before the internet . I like checking some of their early catalogs and looking at the cool stuff inside . How many of us here couldn't wait for the new catalog and the Christmas catalog to show up in the mail box .

That GT-14 looks like it is ready to hit the drag strip with those big chrome wheels and BFG's on the back

Now here is a classic...

Two good truckin movies there. On a weirder note how about Maximum Overdrive? OK we have had cars,pick ups,class 8 trucks. Now what about excavating equipment? Who remembers Killdozer? For all our military members, how about Tank starring James Garner?

Too much posting and not enough Get over there and pick it up!

Try Todd Friedrich I talked to him in the spring of last year and told me that he was getting some made - worth a call. http://friedrichtire.com/site/mobile?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffriedrichtire.com%2FContact_Us.html#2768

I was thinkin the same thing Ed... and we thought Howard had a Fat Betty!! Welcome back to RS Andy!

Don't believe there are any US manufacturer's, but there are some over sea's yet. Here's a Volvo for example. Oh yea! I almost forgot they still make cab overs in Oshkosh. Not for civilian use though.

Here's another iconic TV show star car... the Starsky and Hutch Torino. A large vehicle and underpowered in stock trim but easily recognizable and oft reproduced with its bright red paint, white stripe, and aluminum slot mags...

Might be a tad difficult to put those 12" tires on a 15" rim

Dig your weight bench.

Being a starter generator I would suggest taking it to a shop that rebuild them and have them check it out. along with brushes you probably need a good commutator clean up.

I would suggest something like this. Also try to find a video that shows aa teardown from the start.. Much of the time. a good clean up with no new parts is all a starter needs to function like new. It is pretty easy to have parts flying about if you take the starter apart the wrong way. Youtube can be your friend on a repair that you have never done before

It is indeed a back saver! I highly recommend it! Looking at all these garages and 's makes me think of this and smile....I know many of you can relate....

The machine was balking a bit today. Good news- the tank does not leak. The sediment bowl leaks but that is easy to replace. The tractor started and ran good at first so I cut it off and installed the hood and setup the camera for a video. And the tractor would not start. Starter turning hard but the belt not moving. Pulled the spark plug, engine turns freely, install the plug starts right up. Put the hood on, start the camera- same problem. I go through this several times. I wonder if the carb is causing a flood when the engine is turned off. Or maybe my recent throttle cable and choke cable install is improperly rigged. Tomorrow is another day.

This horse was found upside down in a dumpster by my friend(tunaslayet). He brought the oil-covered 312-8 to my house with a crushed hood, broken steering wheel, and crushed center console. The hour meter read around 1000 hours, but the engine ran with little effort and the transmission shifted smoothly. I quickly began disassembling the horse and fixing/replacing any damaged parts. Sourcing a steering wheel proved to be a challenge, so i retrofitted a boat steering wheel which came out great and was very inexpensive. I cleaned up and repainted the entire tractor and freshened it up with throwback redo-your-horse stickers and fresh turfsavers. I initially began to set this up as the mower that it once was, but shifted my focus to creating a front end loader after my friends father hooked me up with a great selection of hydraulic equipment in exchange for a custom cabinet. I quickly found a loader on craigslist in Maine. The loader was properly sized, in great shape, missing most of the hydraulic components, and well built from PF engineering plans. I quickly picked up the required steel and began fabricating. Here is the 312-8 the day I got it. The loader on the day I bought it in ME. It is nested with a Kwikway that my friend (tunaslayet) purchased on the same day. We both sourced loaders in ME and took the road trip from Southeastern MA to pick them up. Very exciting weekend. Initial mock up of the loader on the 312. I sacrificed the attach-a-matic and welded it directly to the frame. I decided to modify the support trusses to allow for better PTO clearance and maintainability. I added a slight bend and welded a support gusset to add strength. The PTO and belts are completely serviceable without removing any components from the loader. The back of the frame is supported by 3/8-16 carriage bolts around the rear axle. The weight box is small, but designed to tightly hold a 220lbs stack of exercise cable weights. The weight box alone adds another 40lbs. Wheel weights will soon be added. Here are all of the loader parts painted and ready for assembly. Upgraded to a 520 swept forward front axle with gear reduction steering (Thanks Dennis!). I used trailer hubs instead of the 520 rims. After countless hours of wire-wheeling, grinding, welding, painting, and day-dreaming, my re-rehabilitated 312 is ready to do work for me. I just had to lift something for fun, so i threw my troybilt commercial walk behind mower in the bucket and took it for a ride. The loader lifted the mower with no effort at all.. I may try to lift my 416-8 for fun. Thanks everyone for the help. -Justin

I grew up in a home with wood heat. It was expected of me to learn and help with every aspect of heating with wood. As a kid dealing with wood heat was never one of my favorite things to. Hard to believe that after had I moved out on my own, I actually started to miss the work it takes to heat with wood. While I don't burn wood myself I still help cut, split, & stack about 15 to 20 cord of wood every year for my family and a friend of mine. I also clean the chimney and help maintain every thing for my mom yet. I'm thankful that Dad taught me about heating with wood. My dad always said that you get a lot of heat out of wood, it warms you while your out cutting it, again while your splitting it, again as you stack it, again when you carry it in the house and finally one more time when you burn it. Unfortunately some "green groups" are trying to make using wood as a heat source a very expensive option. Soon most wood burning appliances may no longer be available. This will have no effect on wood stoves that are already in service but may effect the ability to purchase replacement units. I hope this does not go through but it is in the works.

@FlatbedAndy I hope you have a winch or know two men and a boy to lift the weights on the tractor. Welcome back .

Always purchased Craftsman tools since I was a teenager ( back when we rubbed sticks together to get fire started). I wonder if the deal only includes the tools. Sears brands a lot of products with "Craftsman". Since the merger of KMart and Sears the company has been circling the drain.

Just loggin on,,,,,,,,man,,what a wide track....My miss Betty is 24x12x12...on 12 inch x 12wide wheels........the other girl is 12x13 wide wheels... you cant really tell the difference,,,and that set will be at the SHOW this year,,,, I realise this is model 520 year.......So it wount stand out as much ,,,,but with weights,,,chains,,,,weight bar,,,wet bar....kitchen bar.....the difference starts to show,,, oolloololo,,,,,,no slippage here !!!!!

For many years I bought tools and equipment from Sears.Go to the local store and order what you wanted.When it showed up you went to the loading dock, got the order and went home.When they did away with the catalogs is when I quit buying from them.As far as I was concerned that was the dumbest move ever.If an item wasn't on display at the brick and mortar store you had no idea it was available.With the catalog at least you knew what they had to offer.JAinVA

Our Ace Hardware has been selling Craftsman for a few years. Don't like to see all of the consolidation going on; it never seems to benefit the customer. Several years ago at Sears I wanted to return a Craftsman ratchet for replacement, they wanted to give me a repair kit; I told them I would wait while they installed it! They said that isn't how it works any more, I began loudly protesting and demanded to see the store manager; guess what, they handed me a new ratchet. The Husky line being sold by Home Depot offers a better warranty than most and have been good as gold on replacement.

I'm kind of glad because the Craftsman line is good quality (yes I know sears doesn't really make the tools) and I hope that Stanley is able to distribute them and keep the tools easy to get!

Big rig films huh? How about these 2?

I have them, I just haven't had time to list them yet.

Dan--love those Oshkosh trucks! It's cool seeing those beasts buzzing around town. Monster hunks of metal built with pride to exacting standards right here in a town of 70K people--cool. My uncle Ken worked for truck in the 70's and 80's and his job was working on those big 8 wheeled trucks! How about these cars? Ricardo Tubbs Caddy and Sony Crockett's (fake) Spyder! Miami Vice defined an era of clothes styles, sunglasses and tastes in cars. At a time when the "American sports car" was nearly non existent, enter an over the top show that was nearly the polar opposite of Dukes of Hazzard. Vice was contemporary and cutting edge with a lot oppulence shown. The choice was made to give the shows star w Ferrari. It wasn't in the budget for a real one so copy was created. The story goes that the show was such an overnight success that it even caught the attention of Enzo Ferrari. Apparently he didn't like the fact that such a successful show had a copy of one of his cars. He shared his displeasure with the producers and told them if they would destroy that fake, he'd give them a real one... I personally feel that was a very wise decision. The Testarossa became one of the most famous exotics of the 80's and I feel was only rivaled in popularity by the Countach and the 911 turbo. I feel this success was at least in part to its product placement on one of the the most popular tv shows of its time. I'm an American muscle kind of guy for sure but that show was a trend setter for sure. All around me in high school was ray ban sunglasses, deck shoes and no socks, white pants and pink t shirts, and talk of Testarossas! Classic 80's genre...

YES

I don't know that it's a hydro. Could be, but after lightening and enhancing the image of the label on the side, it looks to me to be an 8-speed.

Mike and Garry have both given you good information. Before you remove the S/G try a few basic checks, be sure the battery is fully charged, clean and tighten all electrical connections including grounds and use a jumper cable from the battery "+" terminal to the S/G "A" terminal to be sure it isn't the key switch causing the problem. Here are a couple more things to look over to help decide what is going on. Starter Generator Assembly Trouble shooting.docx Your switch will be like the illustration on the top (minus the solenoid and you have a battery ignition system, not Magneto) unless a previous owner altered it. The wiring diagram in your owner's manual is good too.

I can't think of too many movies or TV shows that had a cool pickup in them that played a decent sized role.. I did really Like Cooters C30 tow truck from the Dukes of Hazzard though. John Baker from CHiPs did have a pretty nice Chevy 4x4 step side as well.. But since you did say trucks well then here is my very favorite. We never missed an episode, meaning my Dad my younger brother Jim and most times my Mom as well. Every episode had beautiful woman and that beautiful Kenworth! What more can you ask for? I loved the intro....

Ed. Has some good points there. Check the dip stick see what color and smell it. Make sure it does not smell burnt. If you have a jump box get a spark tester to see if you have any. Cheap at Harbor freight. I always carry one with me when I go looking. Take your time when looking. Check the oil and see what that looks like. See the condition of the wiring. This will be a good start.

I love the movie "The Straight Story". I even have a '66 John Deere 110, which is the year and model of the John Deere Alvin Straight used on his trip. The movie is definitely a must see for those who like old garden tractors and who like a good story based on an actual event with interesting characters that Alvin meets along his route.

Love that tune and that flick Craig....

racinbob that was a hell of good story..........don't worry about the hijack when a good story like that comes in but thank you on the good advice but I have had a member get back to me on possibly to talk about some c-160 stuff so i'm on hold now on c-111 ...........I don't know how you guys feel but my dream horses are the c-160's or series of them I just love that thump of that k-341 kohler.........next is the GT-14 and the 953 and 1054's I like the D series too but wish they made a standard version

Snooze... you'll lose. Brought it home yet?

It's not a C-125. C-125 is a black hood. Looks like a C-120. I'd go prepared to pay $200, but start with a lower offer. Just my 2 cents worth.

I thought this would be a good thread to share one of my favorite short car films. This is not from a movie but there is some great filming with out the use of CG. Now normally I'm not a Ford fan but this 845hp 4x4 Mustang and the driving skills of Ken Block are awesome to watch. I hope you guys enjoy watching this as much as I do.

Being a truck guy myself, I always look for the trucks in movies and television shows. One of my favorites, is the 1951 Ford F1 in Sanford and Son tv show.

Hitch and wheely.bar done Front weight holder adjustable

Looking good.

Heres some more photos, the first two are of Trachorse at the same event as the photo that started this topic. The last photo is from rally earlier in 2011 and shows Trachorse with another one of Chris' creations, the Rowcrop8