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Took today off work and spent it tinkering on one of my junkers. It was a 656 originally. Sports a Honda under the hood now. Painted up the rims, added a hood ornament and relocated the front weights. With that light weight Honda this thing will pop a wheelie at 1/4 throttle! Damn scary! Moved the weights to between the frame rails. I know the Honda’s get no respect but this one runs so smooth and real quiet. You can actually yak on your cell phone while cruising on this tractor! Try that with the original Teccy 6!! This one will be my show cruiser at Zagrays in a couple weeks. Hope to see ya there!!

You know your getting old when some hood stripes get you all hot and bothered .

Here's a few of mine. I have a lot more i don't have pictures of on this computer. Stewart Brillion Explorer GT-6 Stewart Doodlebug Sears Handiman Cub Cadet 882 Diesel and all my Speedex's If I run across anymore pictures of the other ones I'll add them later

After years of feeling around under my 867 gas tank for the gas shut off valve, I've final decide to do something about it. And yes, I tightened the packing nut to stop it from leaking but then it becomes difficult to turn, so it's time to make life easier. The first step after removing the tank was to unscrew the 51 year old gas valve from the bottom of the tank so I could install a new Facet brand gas filter that has 1/8" NPT on one end and a 1/4" hose barb on the other. From there, a short hose goes to a new flush mounted 1/4 turn gas valve with a nice red handle that is installed under the serial plate on the front panel of the steering tower, and finally the hose follows the right side of the engine to the fuel pump. No more smelly gas fumes and/or fishing around under the tank. The shut off/on handle is right in front of me, PLUS the wife isn't complaining about the gas smell. The total cost was only $15. for the filter, valve and shipping thanks to the reasonable prices at Aircraft Spruce. IMHO, this up grade is a no brainier.

I purchased this from Roy at R & B Stables early this past spring, and was finally able to bring it home. I've gotten 2 other tractors from him in the last 2 years, plus a couple implements. He brings them to a tractor show in Clio, Michigan every September. The drive is pretty brutal (11 hours round trip). It rained from the time I crossed the state line, and stopped when I returned to Ohio. It was a rough trip, but his tractors are beautiful, to say the least. I've gotten to know him and his wife pretty well over the past few years. They truly are a wonderful couple, as I'm sure a lot of already know.

@Stormin Something like this looks sharp to me! That’s one I found on a UK auction site. Tough looking

Would this make you WHX20+F1

I'm stickin with grey....and now that Ive seen this picture I'm all hot and bothered for hood stripes

I like the looks of @giddyap's custom Suburban with the gray wheels.

My C-121 is painted black and receives favorable comments. When asked why, I reply I had a lot of black paint. How many businesses keep their vehicles in factory colours?

My new favorite thing is unloading wagons and running the elevator. I must have unloaded at least 12 wagons during this year’s pioneer power show.

My 1978 Sears/Roper GT16 with B&S twin. A bit rare I believe.

So I have a rat rod tractor (656/Honda yank start). Wrong hood, wrong motor and wrong seat. I’m painting up a set of rims today for it and don’t want to go with traditional linen beige and I hate white rims on anything. Just shot em with grey primer and while it was still wet and shiny I thought it looked good. Thoughts? Opinions? I was originally going to finish them in a semi-gloss black but I’m second guessing myself. Interested in what you guys think.

Let’s see those other brands you guys have! I’ll start with my 9020 Simplicity Powermax

Found these while picking up a parts snowmobile at the local weekly auction yard tonight... just felt like I had to have them! Initial thought was to tear the off brand mower apart to build an attachment for Putt Putt, but maybe I’ll have to use the DB mower attachment and build my own WH adapter. They were separate auctions, so I went home and duked it out on both until I won ‘em! All in all, they both have free and complete engines, and the sickle bars both move freely as well. After fees I’ll be into them for less than I see just the walk behind David Bradley tractors go for. Any insight to the non-David-Bradley machine? The engine constantly runs the mower via belt drive, and the wheel drive engagement is from the wooden handled lever. The DB is Briggs powered, the no-name is Clinton.

She's nothing special, just a 318-8, going on almost 30 years old, with almost 2800 hrs, and has hardly given me any grief since we bought it new. To say its' been very reliable would be an understatement. It's cut a LOT of grass over the years,and I've never had the engine apart. Here's a few mods/repairs I've made. Since the original deck linkage and rubbing parts all have wear, it was cutting the grass too short, even on it's highest setting. So I figured one way to get it higher(without having to go through all the linkages and parts) was the create a 6th stop, or hole for the deck height setting. So I took off the deck height adjuster,and figured where the next hole would go. Drilled out the ends of the slot and removed the center with a carbide on my die grinder. Works great! The hood hood stop that sat on the top of the dash was a mickey mouse affair, so I make up a couple hood rests out of some thinner angle iron,and bolted them to the sides. They hold the hood firmly,and it no longer flops back and forth. The seat strut crapped out, so I just took part of a broom stick, measured from the bottom of the fender bracket to a bolt under the seat. found an unused hole in the fender bracket and just put a screw to hold it loosely in place. When I need gas, I flip up the seat and just place the handle under a nut,and that holds it nicely. Otherwise it just lays there. The steering was something terrible loose. So I looked under the hood, and there was a thin piece of metal there behind the dash that held the bushing in place for the steering shaft. Someone must have caught one of the wheels on a turn,and jammed it, taking that force back to the steering shaft and bending it up, thereby making the steering gears skip. So took that top panel off,and got a nice piece of 14 gauge steel, make a proper shaped (flat sided) hole for the bushing to sit in,and bolted it UNDER the piece of metal, tightening up the steering shaft very nicely. The steering block at the bottom of the steering shaft still needs to be repaired, but this made it much better, til I get to that job. She's taught both my sons how to drive using a clutch and gear shift. What better way to do it. After that the could drive our older 8 sp tractors and standard trans cars and trucks. The old 312 is in her work clothes, but it's one machine we never regret buying,and it will stay around here with us for a long time yet. Thanks. Frank

I’d say it’s a combination of all the above. Check your incoming voltage while running to rule that out. Then locate the pump closely but lower than the tank away from heat. I highly recommend a good automotive filter such as a visible that you can monitor for contamination. Poorly grounded pumps will develop heat too. Don’t give up! I’ll come there myself before I let this beat you buddy!!!

Try to keep it 3psi and under.

The cheap paper filters will kill these pumps on suction! I should’ve mentioned that. Just like having the wrong micron filter on a hydro unit. You’ll lose suction and performance which develops heat and heat destroys everything.

That works to! I think a lot of us got a show cruiser. Definitely beets walking and it also makes sure you always got a seat.

It's actually a better cruiser, the Honda is only a 5hp and its not to torquey. Plus the motor pulley is oversize for increased ground speed

I see that with all these good ideas that multiple sets of wheels in different colors may be needed?

I guess I can also say I like grey/gray (I never know which is which?) I have a Massey Ferguson 1655 that has grey rims against a red tractor and its pretty sharp.

This diagram is slightly misleading. it doesn't show one essential wire. On this style regulator there is a terminal on the bottom. That has a short wire that runs directly to the armature terminal on the Genny. There are two wires on the genny A post one heavy one for starting and the lighter one for charging via the regulator. It doesn't show up here as it is actually a Kohler part and is shown in the Kohler engine parts manuals and came with the engine S/G unit. . This diagram is a Wheel horse diagram it only shows the stuff they added. Took me a while to figure out why it doesn't show...

@Stormin I’ve got a ratty patina Suburban myself. The sickle bar is a fun bit of kit! If the “bit of kit” line was cheesy I got it from Ed China on Wheeler Dealers! lol Is that a real term used across the pond? I like it and say it once in a while to get a reaction! Ha! BTW, I really like the black Wheel Horse and I thought about doing something similar on a Massey Ferguson 14 project I have.

Im going to try this. its funny that I get stuck on a good product and never try anything new. Seafoam is great but it’s nearly doubled in price since I first started using it. i will get some Berryman this weekend and give it a try. thanks for the info.

http://www.ratfink.com/rat-fink-art.php

@pullstart Yes sir! The original wheels were loaded with sodium chloride and are rusted badly. I had those old 32x11.50 Swampers on some old K10 Chevy wheels. I clocked the new hole pattern in between the existing 6 on 5-1/2” Chevy pattern. The tractor hub has a 6 on 6” pattern. I put washer fluid in them. They’ve served me well!

I imagine a Rat Fink driving an old gasser hot rod when I look at that!

The no name looks like a Jari mower to me.

@RandyLittrell I would but my lawyer thinks I’d be liable on injuries for copycats that are under age on the forum. Gotta be careful nowadays!

The folks here get it. Fun mixed with technical information about useful toys. I’m glad to be a part of this forum.

Yes we are.... If it'll run tilted, it'll run anywhere.

I had about 3 failures with that round type pump. Had another cheapo type (see pic) that had been on my D-180 for some 10-12 yrs so in replacing the round types with the 'square' type I have been having better luck

A 12 volt system is actually more like a dips to 8 and spikes to 16 volts, wondering if your voltage regulator isn't up to the task?

A-ha, fuel pump zen ...

Also where did you mount the pump. They do not suck well they do better pushing so mounting low near the tank is best.

Ace Hardware paint, but not all their rattle cans have a rotatable fan spray nozzle for superior up/down or side/side painting. I will never use the round spray pattern ever again

Or a red pinstripe over the grey primer?

Many variations of Ed Roth’s creation... probably one of the most duplicated hot rod cartoon art styles there is... in the states must be?

Pardon my ignorance. But what's a Rat Fink? BTW. It will do 6.3mph. Checked with a sat nav.

Those sodium chloride filled tires are vw buggy style terras aren’t they? Geesh, you got all the fancy rubber! The tractor,looks great now, I was happy to show off Putt Putt yesterday as “my first garden tractor” as what got me into these as well. Those ones always have a special spot in your heart... and Horse barn!

Are those TSL super swampers?

Here's my White/ Oliver grader

Bob, I don't know how I missed this (I think you started it on my b'day weekend in Pigeon Forge) anyways my lil tractors are 4 seasons machines, I'll let the pics tell the story...in no particular order, Jeff.

It’s red and true 1955 Farmall 300

Here you go Bob, Some cool "other" brands I have seen on my travels...