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We've all been concerned with JimD's disappearance from the forum, and not because he's a great Moderator. Today on FaceBook, Jim posted a new status: So our thoughts and prayers are with him on a speedy recovery. Hope to see you back soon @JimD

So the other day I built a kohler for a customer and had no way to test run it. So I put this together. This is first version as I will be making improvements to this in the future.

When you live in the country it is best to have hardware on hand. Having other hobbies only makes it more necessary. Mil Veh like Gr8 NF, Farm Tractors like bigger stuff Lower Left is Gr8 NF Stainless and Galvanized, Upper left 1/4 to 3/8 various styles also nuts washers etc...yellow bins longer bolts 1/4 to 1/2" Lowery right 9/16 to 1-1/8" bolts nuts...There is a separate section not in photo for 5/8" nuts bolts. Some of us have horse addictions some other addictions

Run a belt to the wheels, ad a stand up sulky to the back and race it like Ben Hur!

Looks like it make a great hair dryer

Yep Jim, we have already been making the phone calls to find out how you are. You can run, but you can't hide. Thanks Karl for posting this.

I can remember a show that was on TV about 5 yrs. ago called Inspector America. The guy went all over the country pointing out serious problems with our infrastructure including dams and bridges. The problems he showed were serious and in a way embarrassing. One of the bridges with serious flaws he brought up was the Tappan Zee bridge. Thankfully a new one is being completed as I type. I wonder why that show got cancelled? When we go to see my son in Philly we go over the Delaware River bridge. Well, as of about a month ago it was closed indefinitely due to a large crack. Oh how very nice... Makes ya wonder how many other bridges out there have serious problems with them that we continue to drive over. Keeping our infrastructure up to date and SAFE should be a top priority, but sadly it hasn't been...

The white overspray on the rear rim tells me it's probably not a quality paint job, just a quick rattle can spray bomb job done without much prep. I would be way less than $400. Maybe cut that in half even. Is one of the front tires off the rim/bead? Mike......

While kursing CL I spotted this; thought I would share it.

If you have an Ace Hardware or a True Value Hardware in your area, they have most of the parts you need in the little drawers stocked by Hillman Hardware. I must make ten trips a week there just for nuts and bolts, etc. Jim

Sounds like that would be Ben HURT!

Improvements ??? Are we talking a Cradle mounted dynamometer and magnetic pick up to measure torque and RPM.

So I received my pristine NOS hub caps from a friend (non-forum) in Indiana. I am going to put them on either: 1972 Raider 12 or my 1966 1276 So if this were your choice, WHICH tractor would you put them on? Let me know what you think.

has a 8 hp kohler straight 4 spd what you is what you get no accessories with it he's asking $400 i'm thinking $300 in my mind whats your opinion?

Left side on the one right on the other and always show them nose to nose. Then you only need one set.

Sorry for the delay, had to catch up after being off work for four days Always good seeing those who were there. Side Note: Classic Tractor Fever was there and is going to have my Raider 12 on on their show and in their 2018 calendar Told my wife I'm moving to Hollywood. This was some of the filming Some show pictures. 1st was set up day . . . this was early on before many got there. This was ONE of four halls. Days before everything had to be "safe" The biggest freakin hit & miss I ever saw . . . makes your chest thump when it rotates. Watching it being started was interesting, because when it fires off you GET OUT OF THE WAY Here it is running 20170217_101835.mp4 My $60 room with Mrs. Zeek and dog . . . nothing fancy, but 5 minutes from show and a diner in the parking lot next door for breakfast. Fridge for beverages The best burger I ever had at the Quentin Inn that was 2 minutes from the show and hotel

Karl, thanks for passing this along, glad to hear Jim is improving.

Get well soon, Jim.

The gauge will only show 100% when mowing wet heavy grass or blowing the same type snow, 25% at idle 50-75% under normal loads, Bogging down could be stale gas and dirty carb or binding deck spindle/drive start with removing/loosening the PTO belt check for stubborn/stiff deck spindles mule drive idler pulleys frozen ect, if not then move onto the fuel system, drain tank/lines add fresh non-ethanol 93 octane and some seafoam or similar also check air cleaner for restrictions "mouse nest" ect...and welcome aboard to ,Jeff.

I get just about all my hardware from here as i live in eh boondocks and it is 20+ miles to a hardware store that may or may not have what i need. https://www.mcmaster.com/#

Add a tub and put it to work.

Imagine a K-91 would look something like this...

I did a similar test rig last summer and also had plans to improve it for longevity. I never got around to it and may never do so. Handy though when you need it.

I think I would say the 1276 if I had to pick... but I think it would look best with the older style painted center chrome caps...

No brainer Zeek... definitely the 1276. Think I remember someone saying here... you could remove the clips, cut a slit length wise into a couple 1" pieces of fuel line... position a few of 'em around the caps perimeter, these will provide enough tension to hold 'em in the rim... and prevent scratching your rims all to hell when mounting them up. Worth a try.

I like jims answer,,,,,,,OR,!!!!!!!!!!! me and Jim will give yeah $500.00 for either one and we will share,,,,,one year him,,,,me next,,,then repeat ,,,,,,,,,,,either one,,,has to come to the SHOW

I don't think you should use them on either one; they would look great on my Suburban!

Pinch the Nurses for me Jim! Good Luck!- Al

HUrry Back Jim , we miss you .

Get well soon Jim, then we can skype again ,

Good to her he's ok. Thanks!

The PTO is working flawlessly you can barely hear the Predator load down when it engages (48inch deck 3/4 throttle). When disengaged the belt stop quickly, very happy with this setup.

It does make one feel like McGyver when he solves a problem with repurposed parts or scrap......well done!

All the model numbers are listed here = DNA Garry

An 8 H.P. with a PTO.....now that is kinda cool....I would buy it just to copy that set up on a couple of my 857's so I could run the more modern mower decks...... and,,,,,,,are those 10 inch rear wheels.???? Looks like this horse has short legs,,,,if all this is stock,,,,,i cant say that I have ever seen this model before.. and yeah never know,,,,,the rattle job might buff out after it hardens a little more...... Howard857 Horse in Va.......

Buy another set and shoe both of them. They look great.

Thanks for the info,,, I was wondering where he was hiding.

The State of New York launched an inspection program after ten people died as a result of a bridge collapse. At 10:50 a.m. on a Sunday morning, April 5, 1987 a bridge on the New York State Thruway near Fort Hunter collapsed, 10 died. The bridge came down during a spring flood caused by snow melt and torrential rains. George King, who was then assistant fire chief of Fort Hunter Engine and Hose Co., remembers monitoring water levels on Schoharie Street in Fort Hunter that day. "I had my binoculars looking up the creek," he said. "I could see a tractor-trailer coming off the bridge into the creek. I thought he was rubbernecking and drove off the bridge. When the water subsided, there was a gap. The bridge was gone." The 540-foot-long bridge plunged 84 feet, sending four cars and one truck into the raging waters of a flooded Schoharie Creek in Montgomery County. The cause was determined to be a failure to properly design, build and maintain the bridge. Built in the 1950s, the bridge's supports had concrete footings dug 6 feet into the riverbed, instead of piles driven into the bedrock needed because the riverbed soil was vulnerable to washing away. Though the design called for footings to be buried in a deep layer of stone held in place by metal sheeting, neither was installed, and a thinner layer of riprap around the footings was improperly maintained. When the inspectors got to a creek bridge near my mother's house three years later they barricaded it on the spot. The bridge had been a wood plank bridge built in the early 1900s with stacked stone foundations at both ends. No one was sure when it had been covered with reinforced concrete, but they apparently had used the old plank bridge as a form and poured over it (most folks think that had been done in the 1930s. There were no beams under it other than the nearly century old timbers that were in remarkably good condition. For sixty some odd years dump trucks, semis etc. had used the bridge unaware of the potential danger. It is a shame that ten people died before the state realized the importance of inspections and maintenance!

On a hot day you could load test an engine on one of these, KOOL!

I could be wrong, but I don't believe that anyone uses cad plating anymore after the environmental mess in the 1980's or so. The yellow plating that you see today is yellow (zinc) chromate. It is still pretty good and is extensively used in the automotive industry along with olive drab zinc chromate. I also agree that stainless hardware is overkill and I only use them on the transmission tunnel where the 1/4-20 phillips head screws tend to have the cheap plating chipped off and then they rust-drives me nuts. The only place where I use Gr 8 hardware is on the cup point set screws which hold the hubs to the axle. With an 8 point socket, you can put lots of torque on them and never worry about the hubs sliding.

Thanks for posting this Karl. His many friends here on the forum have been worried about him after that nasty fall he took. I will rest easy now that I know he is in recovery and being well taken care of.

Shynon, when you build one of those stands for me, my back would appreciate you raising the engine up to about waist level or so. Thanks!

I like stainless too and often I buy in bulk from an ebay seller. It's way cheaper that way and I have extras. There's no need for hardened in most cases. Think about it. Even the four bolts fastening the frame to the transmission don't need to be hardened. A standard bolt is much tougher than the threaded hole in the relatively soft cast iron. I've bought those kits from Harbor Freight and had the same results. Aside from being low quality I find that there's only two or three sizes I need in the kit and the rest will likely never get used. That being said, I still find myself making trips to Ace, Lowes or Tractor Supply for the one bolt I don't have.

The governor internals are the next to last thing removed during an engine tear down and the second thing installed when you reassemble ..per Kohler Manual

A 1973 Model 8 is one of those little not so popular models that I've always wanted to add to my collection. Those little 8hp kohler engines are great! Just looking at that though I wouldn't spend $400 on it maybe $250 max. Just my Mike

TravelinJavelin I have one of those. Good little tractor I plow with it. But what you may not like is the tires are small. Not standard size. I put some 6/12 on mine and larger on the front made it sit better and feel better. This was definitely a quick pant job look at the muffler on top and bottom of steering wheel look like he painted over the no slip covering on running boards. There are better ones out there in my book. Or you low ball him and fix all the bad things on it.

I was thinking its what one of my old bosses called a "liquid overhaul" on forklifts: spray it off, paint evrything you see and double your money. Dude made a fortune buying and selling used forklifts..... If you could find a 36" deck you would have a mower. I'm thinking 2-250 if it runs, no smoke.

As Nigel said, no I do miss having an electrolysis tank, a very handy bit of kit you get going and leave it to it for a few days I'd love to have another E tank, but due to my workshop now being on a nursery (the plants growing kind) no leakage can be risked.. Thanks Jay? Neil's RJ is so close to being done I can almost taste the first test drive A few detail jobs, the points cover was missing a gasket so I had to make one... The exhaust was missing a clamp and little doo dat that clamps between the exhaust and frame... Sorted The foot pegs didn't have the optional? foot rest thingys (I don't even know if RJ's could be ordered with them?) so Nigel put some rubber shrink wrap stuff over the pegs to give a bit of grip and stop the paint wearing away. Sorry Neil, a change of plan for the wheels... We thought gold would look much better and Nigel had all these cans of wheel paint kicking around you see.......... Only kidding A second coat is needed at this point.. As is first coating the other side Wheels second coated and bolted back on...... I can't help but grin every time I look at the RJ

They are easy to take apart. It might be the right thing to do. I know you can get the gaskets...not much to that. Might just need a good cleaning.