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Had to cut down a 45+ yr old maple tree in my front yard. Most of the tree and limbs ended up in my driveway. So the 753 came in handy clearing off the driveway so I can get to work in the morning. Can't get over the power that little tractor has.

Tried to think of a puller for my gt14 four hole hub, didn't think of making it combo for a 4 and 5 hole hub but easy with a little thought. Here's what I came up with. Used scrap metal I had laying around, not pretty but it works, didn't need all the bolts on plate, can weld plates, first prototype. Pulled off no heat, did soaked with ATF and acetone for a week or too. Also tried (evaporust) let that soak 2 days, put it in hub set screw holes,and key ways. Did use a short 3/4 ×10× 3 to get things moving, than used 10" threaded rod to get all the way off, Sarge, made a suggestion to upgrade to a acme thread, stronger for pulling , may do that upgrade, also may adapt outer plate to use with a hydraulic Jack.

I’ve had this tire changer for a few years now, but tonight I dragged it out of storage. This might not work well for front wheels, but hopefully it’ll break down and mount a 12 incher!

Neighbor repellant

I worked in the woods felling trees for a sawmill as a young man. Our choice of professional saws was driven by the local saw shop and what brand they sold and serviced. From the time I was 17, the shop sold Huskies until 2005 when their district sales manager took away their franchise. They immediately were picked up by Stihl and never looked back. If I remember correctly, most all of the hardwood sawmill operations around here switched from Husqvarna to Stihl at about that same time. The clincher was the availability of parts for repairs and one of the best, if not THE best saw mechanic I've ever known that worked for this shop. If he couldn't work on Huskies any longer, we all wanted to use the brand he could fix. The Huskies I ran all worked superbly for me. They were super fast, had a good power to weight ratio and they all lasted until I felt I had gotten my money's worth from them, except for the occasional smashed saw from a run-in with a tree, a skidder or a truck. I no longer work in the woods and I'm too old to tote around a Huskie 2100 99cc saw like I used to. My cutting is limited to firewood at camp but I have been equally satisfied with the Stihl saws I have now. My latest has an onboard computer in it and a compression Release system. No external adjustments to anything but the bar oil flow rate. It has only had fifteen tanks of gas through it and it still seems to be breaking in. It just keeps getting better. It light, runs fast, and runs smooth, and it cuts like lightning. My suggestion is to find a good saw shop, ask the oldest most experienced guy which saw he likes working on and get his buy-in on a saw suited for what kind of work you are doing. He will be the one you need to rely on for service, so follow his lead..... Just my humble two cents worth. Cheers! Dave

I’m a huge fan of the Magnum series for motor swaps. My GT1600 (originally a Briggs 16 twin) has a Magnum 10 under the hood and it’s my favorite machine. I had a C-105 with a Magnum 12 that I regret selling a few years ago. So when I saw @Chris T had a machine with a Magnum I casually mentioned that if it was ever up for sale give me a heads up...we’ll he decided to sell and it’s now in my garage! Smooooth and quiet and starts in a pull or two. Motor fits in it real nice and the hood isn’t chopped. It’ll be a perfect cruiser for shows. If you ever have the chance to buy off Chris go for it! Straight shooter, honest and no BS. He even surprised me and delivered it

you guys are a messss !!!!!!!!!!

1st day of pack up!

Jeff I hate to take the title away from you but Ummmmm..

Mike, did you warm your hands before messing with Howard’s rear seal?

If not, I do

I don’t see your pulley It won’t work without one.

Never, gotta be saved

Found a 1964 1054 in tractor salvage yard. She's rough, lots of cobin.

Looks real nice Sparkeye would fit in nice with the rest of my '67s best I just come get it Seems to me a tractor was delivered by you once to a certain show.... comes around goes around I guess!

Yup. And since I had all my ducks in a row, and tractor stuff either loaded or boxed, the pack up is going very quickly. The Driver(crew boss) is actually surprised at how ready we were for them today. They had estimated 4 full days. Looks like 3 will git’r’done.

We got ours from Farm Tek and really like it, it's 20' x 28'. One advantage to the FT ones is that they have a panel in the roof that lets light through. We've had it for 2 years now, and we also have a smaller one from SL. C-85

Going to look at it tonight will let everyone know how it plays out. Thanks for the Welcome!

Flipped frame, and parts, steering link and fan gear must not of had good contact with negative wire so used some safety wire, see if that works. That is about 8 or 9 hrs

Got the old girl running, and can you believe that I got it running without much fuss??? I didn't even have to clean the points!! 20190415_202345.mp4

Man, perhaps he found all new decals at the time then, because there's no evidence of masking or overspray anywhere. If it was, this would have been done 15 years ago, as the son said he never touched it. Considering the rough state of the deck, I'm thinking it might have had a badly bent blade rattling the thing apart. He mentioned the pto just stopped working slowly .. obviously as the bolts loosened up. Regardless, for what I paid for it, I can sort it out with no issue.

Not yet,I am working on the removal of Trees as we speak,I will only cut down the ones I can safely fell alone, after that those big Pines will be left to my neighbor who owns a Tree Service Company. Also, waiting for the Damn rain to stop and let some of the moisture back into the ground.Would really like to build something just not in the budget at this time. Have a Great Day Off to work in Mass today!

I’ll tag in for the adventure. Love to follow the GT14 builds. I’m a glutton for punishment as these are my favored beasts. i think I have enough spare parts to almost do a complete build:-)

It is pretty simple. I have two and the carbs are very difficult to clean and rebuild to get them to idle correctly. I would look on line for an nos zenith carb for it. I did that for both of mine and they both run perfect now. You will want to clean up points and make sure she has good spark. You may just want to replace ignition as well. Once you have them tuned right they pretty much start on first or second pull every time.

For the time being gorilla tape will do but it wont help i can feel the bolts in "my" seat I am very much looking forward to the seats Bob Ellison are making. Hope i can snag a set st the show

My experience up here in the woods of Maine and listening to the loggers over the years will tell you that Stihl is the number one brand. Hands down. No argument. No discussion. That said, I know a good plenty people wouldn't hesitate a single second to use a Husqvarna and I've seen many woodsmen and arborists with a truckload of Huskies and not one single solitary any other brand. Personally, I have an Echo CS 490 and I'm quite happy with it. My sister just recently gave me a very generous gift of a nearly unused Stihl Ms180c. I've only used it just a tiny bit but I'm very impressed so far. As far as a Stihl chainsaw versus a Husqvarna chainsaw I think it really is just a matter of personal preference or what your boss or your dad used to use or which one has failed you less times in the field.

I just what anyone with a D 250 to know there’s hope when it comes to your Distributor ! I was lucky enough to find Advanced Distributors.com Jeff did a awesome job rebuilding my distributor making new bushings and setting it up correctly ! This tractor now runs so smoothly it amazes me !

If people didn’t mind paying for them, we would. They wouldn’t be cheap but would last a looooong time. It wasn’t a direct fit but pretty darn close. A couple slight mods to the lower mount but I think the upper holding strap may work. I made my own mounts. Not as much capacity as stock but still around 4 gallons. But , it doesn’t leak and I don’t have to worry about poking a hole in it. 👍

Here we go, starting a post on my rebuild, lost all pics of teardown, (phone died) trying to retrieve them, Started electrolysis tank for frame and misc parts other will be sandblasted, using washing soda, rebar and battery charger, my ad a 12v car battery, will see how it works like this. Also have post in transmission and transaxles, gt14 90-2062

Are they under round hoods?

Howie's Back

I had to flip the rim to get both beads broken, but it works like a dream! Maybe I’ll have to build an adapter plate to help break the bottom bead on a small wheel...

Backfiring does indeed sound like an ignition issue, and I agree the condenser can give these problems and is a quick and easy change. I recently had an Onan eating my lunch with several problems that mostly seemed carburetor related -- but after peeling the paint off the walls with my vocabulary, I finally noticed a very small crack in the insulation wire on the condenser and it was very close to a mounting bolt head. Put another condenser on and --- whoa! that was the problem. Apparently the wire being so close to the bolt head and it being hot from engine heat, the wire became brittle and caused the crack, therefore letting the magic electrons escape.

Further look appears you could still stuff a factory gas tank under that hood... what would be cooler than a with dual tanks? We'll get 'Fish to do the plumbing! You know for those long cruises or in case you wanna take the Missus for a night out on it or a road trip?

I like the whole truck 👍

That looks like a new Parking Pawl....nice weld-up. The reason this gets 'ground down' is from yanking up the Parking Brake while in motion. Every time someone does a 'panic stop' like that, a bit of the pawl gets chipped off...worn down and...guess where the filings go... floating thru the entire system, scarring and damaging the soft BRASS components like the piston slippers and valve plates. It is kinda like throwing your car into PARK, while moving. Don't get me wrong...I'm not lecturing, just want to get this out there in Red Square land...so all will know. Don't EVER pull up the Parking Brake lever while moving. There is even a decal warning of this.

Only by chain saw brand not tree felling style .

I spiffed the "mushrooms" up a bit since it was rather nice out today.

Guess we know what generation you came from Squonk. Why am I feeling old all of a sudden?

Replaced the brake shaft seal on HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!! today.

Like someone mentioned, I run Husky because “that’s what was given to me.” My first was a Christmas present from my mom and I’ve never had a reason to switch. I‘ve heated with wood primarily for about 9-10 years and because I figured it would be nice to have a spare saw for hangups or pinches, I picked up another. My first was a 450 with an 18” bar and second is a 346XP with a 20”. The 346 runs much faster and is lighter even with the longer bar. As stated in other posts, I’ve done nothing to either but gas and oil, and the occasional bar or chain. I have converted two two members of my wife’s side of the family from Stihl to Husqvarna and they have been impressed with their purchases for sure!

Definitely want to watch this one come together as my youngest son owns one and at some point in the future we will restore his. I too really like these hydro “Big Wheels” and can’t wait to see how yours will look when you get it finished.

It was a bitter sweet past Sunday. I sold the 518H that I had transplanted an 1100 series transaxle in. I hated to see it go down the driveway but the cash gave me a worm fuzzy feeling . I realized then, that I have room for one more !

If your horse still has the original 3/4 speed manual it will use a 90 weight gear oil. The drain plug is at the back on the bottom. Should take a 1/4 Allen wrench. Try to raise the front of the tractor as much as you safely can . There's a hump on the inside of the transmission that the oil needs to go over. Let it sit for a day to drain. If you drive it you can put 2 quarts of diesel or kerosene in it, drive in figure 8 in every gear. That will flush it out some. Then drain and refill with oil of choice. It's a great idea to get a shifter boot for it. Yours is likely in bad shape or even gone.

Had a Stihl...hated it. Was glad someone stole it! Spoke with a tree guy several years later and he said it was a crap model. Been with Husky for over 25 years and have no complaints at all. According to the tree people I have talked to, Husky is as good as Stihl but less expensive.

I have a friend whose son has a logging business in his opinion for most home owners its a matter of personal preference probably based on price between huskie and stihl, for him hands down the stihl is the greater value much less down time per saw.Last year I retired a 50 year old homelite which was my dads, purchased the stihl 180 with easy start and no tools needed for chain adjust. Mine has 16 inch bar but would also take an 18 inch if desired, at the time I purchased it was $ 25.00 dollars more than an almost same size huskie.

I AM 90 NOW AND STILL PLAY WITH MY HORSES. YOU HAVE MANY MORE YEARS LEFT TO WORK ON THAT WHEEL HORSE.

And it adds Bling!!!!

Probably the age of the plastic. Aluminum is the way to go. 👍