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Hello all, Saw this today while on a service call... wonder how well it works and the reliabilty factor... Take one late 80s GMC Jimmy, 1 Fisher head gear setup, 2 kohlers, 2 JD snow blowers and a welder... Wallah 1 snow eating contraption Tony

No, I didn't have one. Just wanted to get the attention of all you wood burners with indoor stoves. I took advantage of the warm temps Sat and Sun and left my stove cool down so I could get everything clean before the big freeze this morning. I could tell with the reduction in the draft that mine was due for a good cleaning. Most of my build up is in the 8" pipe between the stove and chimney. Be safe.....keep em clean. And no , I don't keep the stove doors open. They are only open to load the stove and for PHOTO OPS.

I just put a lot of hours in this blade. I removed all the pieces , sand blasted, then applied epoxy primer and paint. Then I bought some round stock and replaced the extremely worn out pins. It was worth all the work. It’s good for another 60 yrs now.

@ebinmaine I was thinking the same thing at first. Bet it wouldn’t be had to make something similar from an old Snapper frame if one felt so inclined haha I of course had to google it, came across these.

I should have titled it d 200 frustration instead of disappointment. I put about 50 pounds of washer fluid in each tire, but that’s not enough weight. Not disappointed in it at all, just disappointed that I didn’t get the seat time I was hoping for. I have chains and rims for the 26-12-12 tires, just not the tall skinny ones. In my mind I was thinking those ag tires would just dig in and push. I was way off. That is the fun part, playing with different set ups to see what works and what doesn’t. Time to track down some 26 inch turfs

I recommend going back in the house till the snow goes away!! I hate the cold, if it weren't for loving all my family, I would be headed south!!!

I appreciate your concern and so does she. Accidents and injuries can and do happen but.. I have very little worries about her coordination or strength. Trina's a highly trained Black Belt. She knows, understands, and uses her capability ONLY when she knows she can handle things. That pic I took was the 4th time she had moved the engine yesterday. @dells68... Sleep with one eye open?? Naahh.....

One word - WOW! Strains everything in me to pick one of those boogers up. Got my admiration girl. Eric, you had better take good care of that girl and ... sleep with one eye open!🤣

That's always the first lie from government officials! I knew you were a mole for the NSA to keep an eye on us small engine folk. Just took a while to catch ya!

Remove the gear shifter and look inside at the shift forks. The opening in the forks should look like a small rectangle when it's in neutral. My guess is it's stuck in 2 gears at once since it was working then locked. Quick shifting does it when things aren't tight or the ball on the shifter is worn. You can move the forks with a large screwdriver back to the neutral position. Inspect the shifter for wear or if the "donut" is loose. Also keep the dog point set screw (which holds the shifter) semi tight. too loose can cause this.

Well here in western New York we got about 16" of snow , I finally got to try out the C81 tractor I picked up in the fall , no chains just wheel weights and my fat but in the seat and it did awesome , nothing better than plowing with a small hp motor

Snug fit. Looks like texture paint but it’s rust pits. It must have spent its entire life outside.

Thanks for posting that. I never knew there was a tool for that. I’ve used the 2 pliers method but it doesn’t look the same as a factory bend. Im always learning something new from you guys.

Click on the picture for dimensions. Garry

Grind them down flush, spray it with a mix of regal red and red oxide primer. Let mother nature do the rest. Looking good.

#1 I will come and take it off your hands #2 if it is icy /frozen ground ags will not do much for you #3 Get some wheel weights 50lbs per side Hang 150 lbs or more on the 3point

Well everyone. The engine is mounted on the frame!! I'm just going to go ahead and let you think for a minute about how it may have gotten there. You go ahead and look at the engine as it sits on the frame and think about how happy it is right there. See? Happy Engine. Happy tractor. Again.... Think about how that engine may have landed on that tractor. Keep scrolling down. K341. Not super light. Notice I even got her to pose for a smile while she was carrying that thing. I triple double quadruple extra extra dog dare you to tell that woman she can't do something.

My uncle has a 1948 Farmall H. It’s the real life version of the toy I had as a kid that made me love tractors. I don’t know all the history of it, but I do know that it’s been in the family for some time. I’d asked my aunt to send me some pictures of it, and she’d found these great shots she’d taken of it, and I figured they’d be well received here. Enjoy!

the place I get wood pellets rents space to a guy who does lawn/garden tractor repair and sales. I know he used to be on here (tractorkid, I think). I've bought a couple machines and attachments from him. Got a nice 42" rear discharge deck from him recently anyway when I was picking up pellets I saw a trailer full of mostly Simplicity, one Cub, and this... odd looking steering to say the least. Brandon wasn't around or I'd have asked him

For sure. It’s so nice to be able set the temp on 75 when it’s 20 degrees outside and lay out a beautiful paint job. Then crank up the temp to 140 and cure the paint . Dry to the touch in 40 minutes.

Thanks. It’s nice. No dust in paint and you almost don’t need to wear a mask. The over spray gets sucked right down.

You musta' hit the lotto.. Seriously, when my parents house was built in 1947 they hit a spring. Sump hole holds 30 gal. and pumps it out every 8 min. No idea how many pumps and or switches we've replaced over the years. We have always used the pedestal type. We now have 2 pumps in at once with check valves and one float set slightly higher and a buzzer in the kitchen if the first one doesn't work. Also have 3 spares in waiting. Dad passed 25 years ago in April. Mother will be 99 in June. When the buzzer goes off my brother and I get the call. But at 70 now I'm just glad I'm still able to help...

Ha, funny, he did that to. A new panel / 200 amp service. How ironic, same stuff. Plus he did a generac generator, auto start, natural gas. Like I had at my old home. Glenn

Thank you. The holes were ok. I thought I was going to have to weld them up but the new pins fit good.

They really took their brand name to heart.... nothing you don’t need.

I've been to a lot of shows, and I have never seen anything like this. very cool. I am always in awe that we always seem to have some body that knows what things are on this site. Well done Red Square.

simplicity wonderboy, with a 143302 briggs 5 3/4hp. missing the hood, kinda cool, control stick like an airplane

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Not sure but I'll bet you can pop wheelies with it!

I'm old enough to remember them and pretty much understood how they worked. But that is a good and funny read...

I agree Kyle, that is a strong negative. I liked that they work better on governed/fixed rpm engines than cars because you need a high velocity for them to work properly. my thoughts were to go from the oil bath mounted vertically next to the carb, down, U turn up, then 90 into the carb. I might even get lucky and be able to piece something together with 1” black pipe or copper/brass.

I do like a challenge, but I also know how to appreciate fine engineering and when not to reinvent the wheel. But I don’t know which way I’ll go yet

Seems to me this would be the way to go, unless you need it today or just like a challenge....

Dress warm, or have a heated cab. Florida = heat, cold= seat time. I don't like heat, and traffic.

Calander shot right there, 3 520s in their natural habitat, sweet.

I deal with the pin Fairy the easy way - let people come over and metal hunt on the property with their equipment - the agreement is this, "you can hunt all you like, but pick up and return any steel parts you find - I may need them". The last guy that was here gave me 5 cotter pins, 4 clevis pins and a whole pile of hairpins and bolts/nuts out of his keeper bag. It was nice, I just kept working on the truck while he retrieved my hardware. Sarge

I have done this conversion on several of my H=60 Tecumseh motors. Ed Stoller posted this idea online several years ago. It works well! 3 Amp, One and Two Diode, Rectifier Created April 19, 2006, 3AmpRect.wpd 5-12-0 General, Some of the older Tecumseh engines had a small stator under the flywheel and the Rectifier assembly on a board as shown in Figure 5-12-1,H 60A.jpg. Often the diodes fail and are no longer available, so this section is about how to replace the diodes with ones that are readily available, Figure 5-12-2, H60B.jpg. The circuit diagram is shown in Figure 5-12-3, H60Dia.jpg. Figure 5-12-1 Figure 5-12-2 Figure 5-12-3 5-12-1 Replacement: The original diodes were held in place with a fuse holder like clip that are riveted in place. I drilled the rivets out and replaced them with 4- 40 screws. The clip was replaced with a terminal lug shown in figure 5-12 -2. The replacement diodes are 1N5406 soldered to the new lugs. It is important have the banded end of the diode towards the fuse. Radio Shack has 3 Amp diodes; there 1N5402 has a 200 Volt rating which is a comfortable margin. If the original clips are held tight, one could solder the diodes directly to them. Figure 5-12 - 2 Testing: To test the complete system, disconnect the wire to the BAT + terminal and run the engine at about 3000 RPM. You should measure about 14 Volts DC at the BAT+ terminal. You can also measure the AC voltage across the two GEN terminals, about 30 Volts AC. To check the diodes, shut the engine down and disconnect the wires to the GEN terminals. Most newer multi meters have a diode test function. Using this to check the diodes, you should measure about .5 Volts in one direction and open in the other direction ( by reversing the red and black meter leads). If you don’t have a diode test feature, measure the resistance across each diode. You should get open in one direction and with my digital meter I get about 7 Meg Ohms in the other direction and with an inexpensive analog meter I get about 7 K Ohms. 5-12 -3 Voltage Regulator It is worthy to note that this circuit is only a rectifier which converts AC to DC. There is no voltage regulation. I think that to voltage output of the Stator is limited by design so as to not over charge the battery, that is to not exceed 14.7 Volts. 5-12-4 3 Amp, One Diode, Rectifier The circuit above, Figure 5-12-3, is of a two phase stator output. If one erased to lower half of the stator and lower diode, the circuit would be single phase and one diode, very common to modern engines. The rest applies to these configurations. One could also erase the lower diode and labeled the lower stator output , AC for tractor lights.

An example: My Power King has 24” rear wheels with ags . Same as a Cub. I had some big freakin ring chains on it and it did great. But those chains were a pita. I got some Farmall 100 lb weights and filled the tires. Added a weight box. Left the chains off. On the hard pack slick snow like we just got it would spin. I found another set of regular chains for it and it’s a monster. I was fighting thru a 4 ft. packed snow pile and those rears would slip then the chain would grab and dig and power me forward

that's the way to do it

Ooooooooohhhhhh....

Just screw the base plate to an old piece of plywood and stand on it while running the hole saw. Or get one from a 312, they are already recessed.

Probably got the dog doing that.

I would love to have a big tractor, or four, but I need to move off this postage stamp first 😂. I think my uncles only had this one for about 10 years, but it’s stayed in his family I believe since it was new (could be wrong). Hes got a couple others, but this one is his baby.

Anything’s possible, I suppose. I did have a bit of an “ahah” moment just now, the hood had a pretty wicked crease in it that I just tapped out. It seemed to help. you can see it in the full size pic before, tapped out in the zoomed in ones.

Hey, Somebody had to take a pic!

Ok now for the record.... I did purchase a 1 ton chain Falls to help around the shop and I have used it a few times. Great investment. But here's how you move a K341 from floor to Tractor frame.

Gotta say Kev, if the wife likes it, keep it! Keep her on board! Doesn’t matter what the rest of us monkeys think!🐒🐒🐒

Be careful!

Any chance water in the oil has turned to ice? Garry