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You Marines out there, you remember from the day you stood on those yellow footprints. You were told this is now your Birthday. So here’s to you and are Corps. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SEMPER FI Ooo Rha

Here's the plan. A 400hr K-341.

Got the snow blade on about 5 minutes ago.

Set up 2 of the tractors for snow duty This should keep it from snowing to early if I'm ready for it

What I'm guessing is they want a JD that runs/works like a .

I like the jet bicycle or the helicopter. LMFAO at that bicycle but but gotta give the guy some credit for what he did.

Made some good progress today. I will update some more tomorrow.

I think I finally have all of my leaks fixed and my PTO adjusted so I got a load of rock and did some spreading over some muddy patches in the driveway. I’m really surprised how well this thing pushes and lifts when scooping rock from the pile. What I thought would be nothing more than a toy is actually a pretty good little worker.

Throwing away some crap. Got Skittles and Hank in the shed. Next weekend I should have room for another.👍

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM THE NAVY. You guys and gals are Special.

God I did it again, I swear this is the last one... @WHX21 you are to blame for this

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHERS....SEMPER FI.. San Diego 1959

John Deere must be so excited to have a great tractor with their name on it .

The Commandants 2018 birthday message. “It’s not “Do as I say”, it’s “Do as I do.” @oliver2-44, Thank you for your support.

Thank You for your Service!

So I have had several of the more rounded hood speedex tractors. They are fun, but I have always wanted one of the more squared hood speedex tractors. Well I found one. It came with a 13hp Honda engine on it. But I did get a bunch of extra parts and two 11hp Briggs engines from other speedex tractors. So I can make it original. The best part is the snow blade. I have looked for one of these for along time, they are the coolest thing to me. Because with another bracket you remove the blade and flip it upside down and then attach it to the back for a grader blade. This blade is only 40in and not the 44. But I'm OK with that, being the widest part of the wheel base is only 31 1/4 wide at the rear. So here it is and I will be working g in this for a winter project. The other tractor in pic is what's left of a 1968 speedex S-17. But there is some good parts there. Also the last pic is a photo of a advertisement for the blade, so you can see what I'm talking about with flipping it.

Dont throw away Skittles!!!! Lol

I'm going to post an update. John and I have gone to a couple of Iowa vs Northwestern games, when they play in Evanston every other year. Well, today...the Hawkeyes and the Wildcats were playing in Iowa. I just had to call him and see if he was watching the game and how he is doing. They are getting him up to walk around...with a walker...and he can do that by the sound of it. He is making progress, but it is very slow. That is good news, but I wish I had better.

Get yourself a 12 Volt test light. Unhook you negative cable and attach the test light between the negative post and the cable. If there is a draw the test light will glow. Unplug things one at a time like your regulator,lights,cig lighter if there ect. When you unplug the source of your draw the light will go out.

It always great to see out schools hosting local veterans! Thank you to all our veterans and @Rob R looking good as always!

I was gonna say, God already knows you got it. What about your wife?

Thanks Karl, super day the Kids are wonderful and basically humbled all of us.... the Vet in the center is 96 and served for 4 yrs in WWII!

@MalMac, ya beat me to it! Haha I’m sure no matter when we stepped on the foot prints, we all look pretty good for 243! SFMFs

Update, got to work on 1054 a little today. Cut off right side stop. As expected made right turn sharper. About the same as the left. Did not get to work on fan gear nor take off left stop. Happy Veterans Day fellow Soldier's. 🏅

That's my Elmer Fudd hat keeps my ears good and warm The bench is 92" long by 31"wide and 41" tall. The shelf below it is 20" off the floor. Just stood back and realized I screwed up though...had planned on one solid piece of OSB for the shelf...but I put the top on and now can't get one piece in there...oh well I can piece it together. It's like I told my ex wife's grandpa while he was helping me this morning...we're building a workbench not a piano

.....Silly rabbit, I made room for her.

I just love when a plan comes together...still have to put the top on and cover the shelf. Bought a generator last night too for more power than just enough to run my lights, got one big enough to run my whole RV in the event of a power outage too, so it was a win win

Why the swearing @Rp.wh it’s a round hood, that justifies everything.

My grandfathers house was bought via the sears catalog. Sears was the amazon on the 20th century.

Jim, Often the reason to own something is: because I don't already have one. I think that's the case here. I have several tools for that very reason, and will most likely add more in the future! DB

To all my military veteran brothers and sisters. " Thank You For Your Service " If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

My vote is for the Carlisle All Trails for best all around traction ( and they are dang cool ). Mine are 23/10.5's. The ags are 23/10.5's on 8.5" wide rims.

Now you can go out and get more stuff to fill the void!

Here they are

Rod, take a few pictures of the gears please...let's see what they look like.

But that actually looks decent...

Sears started out as a mail order company. I believe that if they would have paid attention to the market, dropped the stores that were not doing good & went to an internet order company ( essentially going back to their roots) they probably would still be in business. JMO. I do miss Sears stores and luckily Black & Decker / Stanley picked up the Craftsman tool line so at least your life time warranty can still be honored.

Thanks to everyone for your help. I was able to purchase a used wheel from A-Z Tractor.

A bit more detail of what you are trying to accomplish would help with an answer, if you are looking for another set of foot rests I can help you out just PM me, Jeff. Here's the right one I do have both.

Welcome to the 418-C club. They are tough, fast, stout little tractors and since they are one year only machines, they are pretty scarce. I love the fact that they have a simpler electrical system and beefed up wear point spots like the front axle spindles. My son bought this one about a year ago and it needed some work to straighten out PO problems. However, mechanically we have it pretty well squared away now and have had the opportunity to use it all summer and fall—Great Tractor! My son loves how fast it is hence his giving it the name “JackRabbit”. We are hoping to refurbish it this winter and have it looking really sharp next spring. I think that you got a good deal on your machine. It looks to have been well cared for and should continue to serve you well. It it would be really interesting to park one of these directly beside a 418-A model to compare and contrast. 🤔

They will fit but they may "bulge" a bit at the sidewalls I put (NanKang)10.50s on my dad's Cub with the 7.5" wide wheels here's what they look like...

10.5 AG's rear 20 x 8 x 8 turfs front All 4 liquid filled.

I miss the Sears quality of old. Seems like once the yuppie bean counter group got in control they threw away quality for profit. Sad to see an American Company go belly up. But when you can buy comparable quality hand tools at Harbor Frieght for half the price, game over. Brand name alone won’t keep a things afloat nowadays. People will pay for quality but if it’s not there, people will seek a better deal. Management of many corporate structures have lost touch with the end user of products. Such is the case with Sears and their power and tooling products. That’s my opinion on their demise.

As a child I remember the "Sears Wish Book" arriving and how we would dog ear so many pages to give our parents some idea of what we wanted for Christmas. Lots of my tools are Craftsman and every appliance in my parents house was Kenmore. The handwriting has been on the wall for nearly two decades that they wouldn't make it. They could have adapted and continued to be a dominant force in retail, but poor management killed them just like Woolworts, W.T.Grants, Sibley's, Zayer to name a few. The sad part of this and many other bankruptcies is that the pension funds have been raped by the managers and we tax payers will be left holding the bag.

I have a new catalog from the last year they put them out. The house across the road from my mothers was a kit sold by Sears & Roebuck. I remember a chicken house (probably 10'x20') in town that my dad said came from Sears. And I remember my parents saying the most popular use for the catalog was in the outhouse.....

I am still in shock that the reality of a bankrupt Sears is actually happening. I, too, remember the catalogs. My favorite memory of Sears is Dad's 1974 SS16 garden tractor!