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All because of the love of COUNTRY, people move to THE CITY... I’ll stick to my hillbilly town where there’s more dirty farm trucks than cars

Back in January, I used RedGuard to waterproof my shower before tiling. I didn’t use any protection and payed for it. Now, I find myself doing another bathroom coming up soon and figured now’s the time to protect my lungs instead of more stupid works. To my surprise, not many to be found in town. Thanks to the jungle site, I have a carbon filter/ layered respirator coming tomorrow, soon enough that it will not delay my project. It’s not my intention to turn this into a COVID post. We were discussing good quality ventilation for paint projects earlier in the year and I wish I would have grabbed one up before the shortage came. Luckily I haven’t sucked up too many fumes between then and now!

Staying on the safety theme, I wish I'd paid more attention to the effect of noise on hearing earlier in my life. Countless hours mowing lawns, cutting firewood, and using loud shop tools when I should have been wearing ear protection. Now I wear routinely even when I don't expect to be noisy and when my grandchildren come to visit they bring their eye and ear protection (I keep extras for the forgetful) because they know if they want to work in the shop with Gramps they need their "eyes and ears" on.

Since I now don’t have to worry about anyone else’s work I have time for the time consuming task of checkering. Great job to clear ones mind and think while at it.

I mentioned in another thread that when I went to remove the head from my K321 on the Wheelhorse, some of the head bolts were very loose. I did finally get the head off, and replaced the head gasket. Since both of my Masseys are in the garage, I decided to check the head bolts on them also. WOW What a surprise. Both are Kohler K321 motors. Both had very loose head bolts. If you have not checked yours in a while, I would urge you to do so. Just my 2 cents worth. Greg

Up until a little over 10yrs ago, we could not even tell people to turn at the traffic light when giving directions. Even now we don't have to tell them which way to turn off from the state road, there's only one choice.

Yes it's far from finished, but I just had to see it now

And a bit deeper....

Increasing coverage

Getting our first snowflakes for the upcoming winter today, shouldn’t amount to much and if it does it’ll melt off on its own.

Made lots of good progress here today!

Fairfield doesn't have a traffic light...

Best to torque them, get her hot then hit them again. Big blocks I go to 30 then 35 ft lbs. Thanks for the reminder

Here's some more for all of you to work with.

The owner is cheap, and is happy with what I'm giving him... but, now if you guys want to chip in a full custom stainless exhaust for this thing, I'm sure he would greatly appreciate it!

Looks so much better there in your yard and not here in mine.

Just doin' my part for my fellow man!

The combination of my use or lose annual leave in conjunction with this truncated Covid work schedule has me working 24 hr pay periods through the end of the year. So, damn the luck, what can I say guys? Terrible thing this pandemic is...geeze o man!

Always had to laugh, I knew this one dude who always wore a respirator for painting odds and ends around his farm, but he smoked a pack and 1/2 a day. Go figure

Yep told you guys... if you build it they will come. Just like I've aready got two more tractors lined up for after this one leaves.

I snapped these pictures a couple weeks back. Was a nice morning, good lighting and mist rising from the lake. I really should have put the long lens on the camera. Would have framed the pictures better.

One Road no Traffic Lights but a lot of Nature arround. I love our Hillbilly Valley and prevent to go into town‘s if i can. Here Life is more lassifair.

There is a dude by me that takes 3 old car tires and paints them white, and makes snowmen out of them. Then sticks them his yard with a for sale sign. Genius way to get rid and paid of old tires!

When they are available, I usually pick up a paint respirator from Harbor Freight. They get tossed when the project is done.

I hear that Don.....actually I don't hear that. After spending 47 years around hydro turbines that are producing up to a million HP and over 100db, my hearing is gone. The closed caption is always on on my TV.

Had to use these alot when using spray adhesive inside these buses. We could only use them a few times and had to discard them.

PULL START, having regularly used respirators at work , and having a stash , I do not hesitate to use one , especially today , what's airborne can get you , if you are in ANY CONFINED SPACE , WITH QUESTIONABLE , FUMES / DUST ,ETC , PROTECT YOUSELF ! . ITS SCARY OUT THERE , PETE

Wow, that must have skipped over us! Since my last remaining plow truck currently has no transmission or transfer case under in, along with needing a new rear axle and a complete brake system change, I’m not complaining that it missed the mitten!

Norm its a combination, they are bloody heavy but we are not kids anymore lol. Did some work on the community project aided by a 22 year old volunteer. He was as soft as chocolate bless him, never lifted or shifted anything heavy in his life.

Hang in there. United Brotherhood of Carpenters since 20. Started collecting full pension at 55. Thank you. Really looking forward to grand kids taking it up. It gives me a sort of peace and relief that it will continue after me and my children. Yes for me it all started originally with my grandfather then my father. Once here however things accelerated quickly from the exposure to so many talented individuals from so many parts of the world. It has been a blessed life of learning and opportunity. Of all of them, most important my late friend and mentor Leo Wuest, a German immigrant whom I had the fortune to cross paths with in my early 20s.A man of incredible talent whit and wisdom without whom my life would have been very different. I wonder many times how different my life would have been had I not met him. He was the top foreman in an extremely prestigious NYC Architectural Woodwork firm I started working for. I still remember how it all started like it was yesterday. While working in his job after a few weeks one day he came to me and said " your ability to have your hands do what is in your mind is a God given gift. Now, if you allow me I will shape your mind so you do not waste that gift". I was an impetuous young man inexperienced in the ways of life and did not quite know what he meant but I agreed. I became his personal assistant. Not only I got lessons in woodworking probably the least important, but mainly I got lessons in life which shaped the rest of it. This was a man that so many times while answering others would stare directly into my eyes. I miss him dearly.

M Must be absolutely horrible. But....... a man has to do what a man has to do.

Dang, i‘m today the idiot quick klicker...😎 The scratch Plow Frame... after i changed the Fuelline, i start continoue with the new Plow Frame i built. The idea was clear, the prep was parently done, so i cutted today the rungs. after checking double if all seems to fit i started the Welder. while Welding things together, i have an idea, wow to solve a Quickmount. The Baseframe Welded and rechecked, if all aligning Well. Thinkering on the front swing, test if it will work. While i testing, i get finally the idea how i like to solve the „quickmount“ what was on the „open todo“ list. The solution is as simple as nice. 2x 3/4“ Bolts will be set in 2 pipes, that they can be quick slided in for mount or slide out to remove. A Clamp will fix them when mounted. The pipes welded on... how the system works... on the Axles two mounts will be screwed on they get two holes (one on the left and one on the right) Mount position Release position..

Just picked up a 520-H roller from @Pilgrim and packed it into the back of my '04 Volvo V70 to bring home. This is the rear-view view. And this shows how close a fit it was!

I owned a C-105 that was converted by another member. It has moved on to a different member! The Carroll Stream 10hp was a perfect fit on a Black Hood only needing to be raised about 1/2" at the hinge..

My baby girl is 11 today! She’s of course not a member here, but sure seems to be part of the club!

Not a big Deere fan but, arguably the best machine that man ever assembled.

I grew up in the Midwest mainly Iowa city home of the Hawkeyes football team. Anyway I grew up in a rural Road on 250 acres with a driveway that was a half a mile long. Of course we grew up with a green variety but they were our workhorse dinosaurs back then. I remember plowing with a four bottom plow and a John Deere 4020!

When you do you need to give me a shout! I really need some support here for this addiction!!

The cylinder your have #6618 is notorious for leaking at the end Internal O-ring seal. Here is a method to stop that leak and doesn't require cut and re-weld. Cylinder 6618…Leak Repair. There is an INTERNAL 0-RING (3) that wears out and that’s why these leak. To repair, in effect, an EXTERNAL O-RING can be secured over-top of the worn out internal O-ring…and that’s what this procedure does. I don’t have a pic of my finished product, but I’m also not gonna tear my tractor apart to show the repaired cylinder. One could cut it open at the weld, replace that internal seal, then re-weld it, but there is a short-cut that I’ve used for years. 1) Remove the Threaded Clevis (1) from the ram Shaft (2) 2) Locate a thin washer (6) with OD same as the end of Cylinder (5) at face (4) 3) Washer (6) ID to be slightly bigger than shaft (2)…not tight. 4) Locate an O-RING (3) to just fit over the shaft (2)… 5) Place washer (6) onto face (4) of Cylinder (5) 6) Using a punch, mark washer (6) with 3 drill holes EQUALLY spaced at 120 deg. 7) Drill 3 holes approx. 1/8 dia thru the Washer (6) 8) Reset Washer (6) onto face (4) of Cylinder (5) and mark TAP HOLES into face (4) 9) Driil holes (3/4" deep) and tap threads into the end Cylinder (5) 10) Make slight detent flair in washer (6) ID….make one side of it concave (to pinch O-ring) 11) Slide O-ring (3) onto shaft (2), then Washer (6) onto the O-ring 12) Draw 3 flat-head screws to secure washer (6) into tapped holes of face (4) 13) O-ring will seal off drips. 14) Replace threaded clevis (1)

Madge doesn't call the shots here.

Needing a new one too. Have a link to share here Kevin, for the one you got? Ty.

I think it is a 953. The seat frame has smooth bends on the 953 and the 1054 seat frame has dimpled bends. The serial number will nail it down for sure. Also, engine Spec. Number (46135 A is a 953; 46215 A is a 1054). The wheel weights you have are scarcer than hen's teeth, they are the WW-105 and we don't see too many of them.

Careful New Jim, Old Jim is a good talker most times... but at the end of the day.... well... he’s kind of special.

Lol Thank you for the warm welcome, I Live in Lafayette, IN and I do HVACR for a living (my own small business) I have owned a GT14 for a while now. and used to have a 1054 but foolishly sold it not knowing I would learn more about it later and miss it. I am fond of the Case garden tractors as well but don't care for their long radius turns nor do I care for there front snow blades as I cannot angle the blade from the seat. but at moment I just want to use those to build an articulating machine. My intentions on this 953/1054 (thinking a 1054) not sure which one it is yet. Is to get all the pieces and parts working great then take it apart clean it up real good primer and paint. Then new tires and take it to shows. Perhaps the Portland gas engine and tractor show. I hate to see these tractors getting parted out. By the way tomorrow I am also picking up an 877. I would like to find a short frame plow for it. seen several for a long frame tractor I considering looking into modifying one to work on my 877.

The front hubcaps are about 8" and the rears are a bit bigger than 10" for the 12" tires. The rear hubcaps are somewhat inset in the rim. Many trailer hubcaps are out there that would fit but the best bet is to look on .

Enough already. Get a job spend time at work not doing the marvelous restoration work that makes the rest of us envious!!!

Key here is that you want to run a 60 deck. I have a twin diesel in mine. It makes about 30hp at full load. Plenty power, but really not a bit too much for the 60". I know I'm probably going to be shot for this, but really, you can't within reason, pile too much hp on that 60". It will just be able to run faster while mowing, go thru anything, and it will still do a fine cut. Not sure I would try running a 60" with one of the smaller single cylinders at all. If you want to run a 60", go for at least 20 or more hp is my No such thing as too much power IMO, but there sure is such a thing as too little............... Especially with a manual trans, where you can't do "on the fly" adjustments to speed.You probably want to mow in highest gear, and you need some muscle to swing that. Be aware of the size of the engine too. If you still are going for belt drive and side pto setup, then a 2 or 3 cyl inline will stick out a crazy amount on the left side. I would suggest a v twin, and even that is very wide too. Also I hope you are contemplating some sort of hydro or electric lift, as that 60 deck is really heavy to handle with arm power. Not trying to discourage you here, but honestly, in that tractor, I would go for a big single which are typically in the 10-15 hp range, and be OK with a 48" deck. MUCH simpler install too. Basically plug and play. (with a few little things done like electric pto and so on)