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First me and Dad drilled out the hole for the steering shaft to put the brass bushing in. Then we used JB weld ( first time using it) to make sure that it stays in place. Then we put the decal on the dash plate after Dad sanded it down ( thanks @Vinylguy) Then we put it on and it worked great! Then I installed the amp gauge then the choke and throttle cables.. Next was the installation of the fuel tank and steering shaft and wheel! By this time I needed to get some rest because school is tomorrow! And getting up for school is not as fun as getting up for a plow day!! I am so excited! Can’t wait to start plowing with you guys

Mr. Jay, I’m a little rusty on my German translation, but I think it said: We took @ebinmaine‘s safe guards off so the saw blades can work better. Natural selection is at play here... if you are dumb enough to stick your arm in this when it’s running, you don’t deserve the arm. Over here is the motor. It’s much bigger than it needs to be, but it’s all @Achto had laying around. It should do the job pretty alright. We needed a pilot who understands simple commands and has more braun than brains, so @WHX24 is in the pilot seat. He uses the power line poles like @Stormin taught him. Put one behind the other and go all out, till whatever is in the way is not in the way. Watch out for random sasquatch like @pullstart and @squonk and the plowin’ races, they tend to stick their nose out a little further than the rest to get the best vantage point. If you get lost, call up our navigator @Tractorhead, he’ll be on his FEL plowin’ up ‘taters and looking for sickle bar parts.

Finally got around to reworking the wiring harness on my dads C141.. This is something that's been long overdue. As long as I can remember, it's had a jumper from the battery to the coil, and he just jumped across the starter to crank it. Much of the insulation that was exposed was cracking and falling off, and the safety switches were in bad shape from battery acid. Some of it was even melted.. likely due to the fact that the ignition switch had an M on it! Probably a contribution from yours truly when I was around 10 y/o. Starts with the key now, but it doesn't charge. I'll have to see if the stator is putting out voltage. No picture of my wiring handiwork for now, but here's one we found recently of me on it, circa roughly 2004. I would've been around 7 at the time.

Something REALLY different in my front yard this morning! Here in N La gas well drilling is nonstop. So, early this morning an Asplundh tree trimmer truck pulls up and asks me if that nice cleared spot in my front yard could be used to land and refuel their pipeline helicopter trimmer ---- needless to say.... Hell yeah!! They were were changing out the bottom blade here.....

Personally, I’d remove the gears altogether. Looks like you caught it in time. You’re lucky they didn’t decide to exit the block. They don’t help vibration hardly at all, and by removing them you’d be removing the weakest link inside the engine.

I swear i heard him say '" Karefullen [ you don't] schlicen off yer schtagg "

That definitely the Masterpiece in Helicopter flight. we can see they also in summer on Austria Border, when they clean out for Skilifts and Powerlines. Allways impressive to see, how fiddeling they handle their Heli‘s. 👍

It's a long winter Roadapples and I have bunch of the good magnetic sheeting left so keep an eye on this thread. I like the picture idea for these. Think I'm going to put my trading card on mine.

I have been slowly improving this "Heavy Chevy" to run a bit better and haul a bit more wood or mulch ect... Ended up replacing the exhaust manifolds as the left 1 was cracked (a bird poop weld repair that didn't work) new water pump, T-stat, and hoses, removed the A.I.R. pump added braided plug wire heat shields, replaced the sticking dump hydro control cable and added more side board standards another board higher , also can't forget my new LED back-up lamps.

Finally got pictures. My shop is a mess right now.

So cool!

Im excited to have just aquired this early RJ58, serial #1099. It's a little rough around the edges but has some neat early characteristics such as the RJ35 style front wheels, slab hitch and leather shifter boot. Ive never seen this style of big, round rear hubs before. I assume these were used on the earliest RJ58's? I ask because my other early RJ #1789 has the more conventional, triangular looking 3-bolt hubs. Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the earliest known RJ58 serial number is currently? Thanks, Rob

I WAS ABLE TO GET ANOTHER OFF MY BUCKET LIST LAST WEEKEND IM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS I WAS ABLE TO BUY JOHN CAMPBELL'S GT 16 4X4 BUILT BY ROBERT ROCK

It's not yours?

Pull them out. When they go it’s like a grenade thrown into a tank. I remove them on all my rebuilds. After 40 years I never had anyone said that the engine vibrated any more or less.

Cool picture of a 7 yo from 2004. But how does a 22yo become a SENIOR member?

@roadapplesThis is just 1 possibility for the 300 and 400 tractors for a way to show support for the forum at shows. Dimensions are 13.5" W x 6" H Not sure if the 500 series tractors share the same size side plates? I am thinking I can offer these at this size for Less than $30 shipped.

But you fella‘s have allready a own Workshop, what is a Big advance at all. I just have a small Barn and my Tractors are standing outsiders, what was not the best situation for them, but i actual can deal with. I talked shortly with our Neighbour, a Farmer and he plans a bigger Device hall. If he gets the permit, he provides me a own room in, where i can build my own Workshop. non heated, but with Power in. Crossing my fingers, that will happen. @8ntruck I love my Beast for the heavier Work, but the whole rest work ( and that was the most) just will be doing with my Horse. i like it‘s simple usability and reliability. Had last week a closer look to a 314 in bad condition, i have seen on the Way at a Gardentractordealer. i asked, but it was a Customer machine and actual not for Sale. I give him my number, if the Customer want sell it. Curious if he contact me. but i guess i wrote in everybody‘s name A Thread is nothing worth wothout Pict‘s.😂

Looking better than mine does right after cleaning day.

Add washers at the lift flag and pipe.

Yep.

Not all engine blocks going down the Kohler assembly line had a perfect cylinder bore the first time. Ones that needed a little attention were bored .003 oversize and given the appropriate piston and rings. Nothing wrong with that.

I think in most situations you'd be okay with those tools by themselves. I'm also thinking you can substitute the torches for something like a 6ft crowbar.

I'm sorry Kevin but I personally don't have any Ford wrenchs...

Pretty sure... you can edit that, make it say whatever you want it to. For example, check out post #3307 here, above on this page.

Thanks Caleb The Comanche is coming together nicely.

One of my dream hunts in northern MN JCM. Right up there with a northern WI elk hunt.

I had Moose steak one time about 50 years ago. I still remember it was excellent tasting and very tender. Must be all those tender under water plants they feed on.

Best I come get that 'Stang then... open up some room....

Any good auto parts store can sell you a relay socket. While you are there pick up some dielectric grease and use it up on every electrical connection you have.

@adsm08 that's about what I was thinking... Yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup We just like tractors. I happen to have a soft spot for 8N and similar too. Trina and I will be looking for a FEL in the next few months. That will be near the top of the list as a candidate for sure. It'd be really nice if I found a loader for a Farmall Super A..... 953, 1054 or GT14. Or build-your-own like I am with Colossus.

That's a well known problem with many horses. There's no need to retire that horse. A frame swap or repair will get it back to work for you. That's one of the more desirable models and easy enough to keep in your stable.

Probably would be a good idea to post this in the classifieds section. I'm sure a mod will close this thread soon. On another subject, do you own a welder? Those things do wonders on cracks!

They were great... ...still have ours too. Terry!

One of those was in a James Bond movie.

Managed to sort out a newly lined brake band using these guys from Sheffield. Dropped it off at 10am and it was ready to collect at 3pm. Cost £40 for cash. They said if it has friction linings, we can handle it. So PTO clutch linings should be ok as well.

Each 1/8" thick 3/4" SAE flat washer will add about 1/2" to the lift height. Garry

Looks like someone has flushed the engine because there wasn't a drop of anything inside just clean metal. No other damage anywhere.

Now I know what Mrs 953 nut can get me for Christmas!

Mine's on the back of my seat. Would like my own tractor on it like the banners you made for us...

WOW! Almost 5 years ago... ...last time it was out.

I've heard....and wish I could make it! That gauge makes me smile. It serves no purpose other than a plug; apparently a previous owner lost the plug, but had this gauge laying around with the same pipe thread.

OH boy, I sure wish I had some photos of that old Horse, but I don't think any were ever taken. My Dad was not interested in machinery, and to him the Suburban was relegated to the status of a rake or shovel...just a "tool" in the garage to keep the yard in shape. Me?...it was my favorite object from my early years. Way better than a bike.

OK folks, bear with me here for a little reminiscing... The year was 1969, I'm 12 years old and in love with my Dad's '61 Suburban (truly why I still love these darn Horses today!) Cutting the grass on our 1/3 acre when the engine stops...with emphasis. No slow down, no smoke...just running fine one second and not the next. I'm sorry to say this today (and then, for that matter) that I had NO idea why it would do such a thing. So I push it back to the garage and for the first time in my life think about checking the oil in the engine. If I recall correctly, the dipstick in that Kohler was like an NPT pipe plug with the stick on the inside end of it...so it required a Crescent wrench to check. Did that and....what? Where's the oil?? No oil. Well, Dad's not too happy about this, considering I just shot our 8-year old Wheel Horse in the gut; I'm feeling really bad too. I loved that machine; actually my first love for any machine. So my Dad goes out and buys a Snapper riding mower. Can you believe that?....no character whatsoever and it doesn't even look like a tractor. Fortunately, he did not trade in the Suburban, so I decided to fix it myself one day after school. Unbolt the engine, bring it down into the basement, lay out some newspapers on the floor and start taking it apart. (I guess in hindsight the newspaper was rather superfluous since there was no oil to leak out.) This was my first foray into how internal combustion engines work, no shop manual or anything so detailed and unnecessary, and it was the birth into my now-lifelong love affair with gasoline engines. Anyway, about a week later and my Dad has bought some needed gaskets plus a few other parts my supreme knowledge indicated needing replacement, I put it back together since most parts really looked pretty good, put oil in it and...three pulls on the recoil and she STARTS! Hallulah! We kept that mower for a year or so, until my Dad wanted it out of the garage (remember, that darn Snapper now ruled our big 1/3 acre estate) True story....but here's the epilogue... Since that time, I've been a professional mechanical engineer at GE Aviation for 42 years (jet engines), owned 59 automobiles, 4 boats, countless RC aircraft, 5 Cessna airplanes, plus my current airplane I built myself over the course of 7 years. My personal mantra is "If it doesn't burn gasoline, I'm probably not interested". I now own two Wheel Horses and one '78 Cub Cadet (sorry), but I honestly trace my love for engines and machinery back to that one little 5 HP Kohler engine that made me think I was the Master Mechanic of lawn tractors. What I would give to have her back today. True story...first time ever written down. I figured you guys would understand.

Hi all, I was recommended to try custom brakes and hydraulics in Sheffield. The reline anything from giant cranes to classic cars. They will reline and bond the material in place for £30 which is ok by me. Guaranteed repair so some peace of mind. I will post pics when done. Regards Mick

Check this out Garry

Correct me if I’m wrong but I too believe that the original color was an off white or linen white. Whatever you want to call it, and that is definitely my preference.

Picked up a used early model 520 steering wheel at the show (thanks Eric), couldn't take looking at the Toro emblem any longer; cleaned out the crack where it was split, used some good quality structural adhesive, repaired some other minor blemishes, retextured it, and refinished with basecoat and semi-gloss clear (and a little extra detailing)

Back to basics. What kind of "rebuild" did you do? What was done and what was replaced?