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Hi! Ho! It's off to work we go.

OMG! I was operating the PTO while standing checking out the tiller operation. Was used to my C series tractors and thought the seat switch was for starting. Put my butt in the seat and all works fine! Probably the fastest, easiest fix I will ever experience on my "ponies"....thanks to all the gurus on this site!!

Down here I put that s**t in everything. Actually I use their SAE 40 in any of my old flathead engines, those old L heads are pretty dirty running engines with no filters. If you run a 10w30 in them you'll burn a little more oil than the straight weight. Your 16 hp has a filter and tighter tolerance especially with only 200 hr. I would think any quality 10w30. be it straight, a blend, or synthetic well work just fine all year round, just depends on how much you want to spend. We sometimes tend to over think thing here, it's a 16hp garden tractor designed to do what it's suppose to do with the oil the manufacture recommends, it's not a Bugatti Veyron .

Can't just look pretty, gotta pay your dues.

Assembly is underway. Now is cross breeding tires from John deere snowblowers illegal 🤣.

Figured that I would pipe up... been wanting to join in this thread for a while... Trailer and trash Thursday! Don

Hey @Jeff-C175 no flat tires today!

Hi everybody. I’ll be traveling tomorrow afternoon from southeastern MA (Boston/RI) area up to Bangor Maine. If anybody needs anything hauled up that way or down back this way, please let me know. Thanks. Paul.

Finally made a video of Maxene’s first ride. Happy Thursday!

I avoid oil type discussions because after all we all have opinions (as we all have rectums) but let me comment on the close enough for government work. Back in the early/mid 1800s only the federal government had time and expertise to do quality surveying and making fine measurements. Hence the term close enough for government work was actually a positive thing... Then we got civil service unions etc...

Tires on that trailer look pretty flat.

So I cleaned up the coil sanded all the rust off and re set the gap and installed a new plug and she finally fired IMG_4729.MOV

And check this out! Cousining!

Getting ready here today. Snowmageddon may or may not be coming next week! Here's hoping... these 500 tons will see us through.

Absolutely correct!!

Be careful operating an attachment especially a rotating one while not in the seat , can turn bad real fast. Bob

Notice 20220113_111101.mp4 these frameless dump trailers are soo badass!

Course it all depends on how small you want the resulting bits to be.

A little C4 should help

Update My wife had her staples and temporary stint removed today. The Dr. said she is doing very well. She is slowly gaining her strength back and should be back to energy level before dialysis in about 6 months. Jay

How cute is this?

I haven't checked the roll pin in the clutch lever but everything appears to be moving properly (I think)... the tensioner pulley/shaft/ lever all move together. I will check it in the event it is sheared and maybe just wedged on with the broken pin. My original belt is 5/8" X 82". I tried a new (1 inch smaller) 81" Kevlar belt in the same width of 5/8". It was too tight. I had to slam the shifter into gear to get it moving. (not good) I don't want to damage the transmission. The clutch spring is intact but it's the original spring, going by it's appearance. I'll get another spring asap just in case. The belt cover was NOT put back on when I tried driving it and still wouldn't move. I will try reinstalling that to. I'll also check the running board to see if that may be preventing full motion of the linkages. I appreciate all your help gentleman.... I give your suggestions a try asap.

Most pto's have a safety switch that won't let the engine crank with the pto engaged. I think some also have a pto safety switch that cuts the seat safety switch into the power to the ignition, so when the pto is engaged, you need to stay seated. If the seat safety switch goes bad and does not close, what you are experiencing can happen.

Check your seat safety switch.

You can kind of see how bright they are but are way better when it’s dark. Picture does them no justice. You can find them on ebay sometimes at a good price. Place where I got mine isn’t on there anymore.

Gotta ask, any interest in doubling your money.??? I see a for sale sign...was that just sitting in a yard? I live on the other side of the river from you and it was never on Marketplace or Craigslist or I would own it. to the

Ran into a issue today. One of the original 3 rims is heavily pitted on inside. So I am going to work on that one later this year. Instead I had a pair of miscellaneous rims sitting in shed that I will use temporarily.

Took the C-100 and the Raider 12 out for some fun in the snow and snapped a picture while the lighting was good

I honestly don't know if I like my custom tail lights. Much work remains Continued on post # 14235

Come to think of it, and im probably jinxing myself here, in all the years ive run karts, mustangs, vettes, trucks, tractors...ive never broken a rod from rpms. I had a tecumseh h50 on a gokart with no governor and we ran that thing for years just screaming...never hurt it. Throttle hung on my 454 after doing an intake swap and it ran up so high i had to pull the cluster to move the stuck needle back into range...

The bottom line is...air in..air out, the more air you can get in, the more fuel you can add, results in a more violent explosion, you can supplement an inefficient engine by bumping compression but you creep up on the detonation line which is where you pass the point of no longer gaining anything..and power plummets. You can add an oxygenizer like Nitrous, its not flammable but under combustion the 2 oxygen molecules break apart from NO² to NO and O, this free oxygen molecule allows you to add more fuel without going rich...instant dynamic compression boost. Or you can add air under pressure with a supercharger or turbocharger, this forces more air in which allows you to add fuel.

Took some inspiration from the clamp on receivers I see for wheel horses and with the design help of a friend I came up with a rear bumper/grab bar, I still have some details to finish like capping the tubes and welding on a receiver

Well... yeah... but not because of your views on oleo ! Something to keep in mind about the ZDDP additive. The correct amount is good of course. TOO MUCH is NOT good. I'm not a chemist and don't fully understand all the stuff that I've read over the years but I accept as fact that TOO MUCH ZDDP can, over time, turn the oil ACIDIC. It would be a wise oil guy that looked at how much ZDDP is in the oil they purchase (that info can be found on manufacturers websites), and add only enough ZDDP to get to about 1500 ppm of ZDDP. This is fairly easily done with some simple ciphering. I did the ciphering for Rotella T1 30W and determined that 1 oz per gallon is the 'correct' dosage to get to the 1500 ppm mark, or 'close enough' for gummint work.

Belts wear on the sides giving them the appearance of being stretched. Get that kevlar 82" and put the guard on. If you still have trouble send us some pictures.

Personally I would take the 5/8x81 belt back and trade it for a new 5/8x82 belt, put every thing back together and you will most likely be back in business. Chances are that your old belt was warn, this would cause the original slipping issue.

Nice jam there. 👍

Beautiful rig!

Hey, get out of here with that thing! Whats up wild man? Didn't know you were here on the square too! -Scotty

...sounds correct. Which holes is the governor spring in? @WHX?? posted a pic of the top end limit, is yours in a similar position? That one is a bit on the lower [edit:] HIGHER speed side, further counterclockwise would be more normal.

Many fuel related problems are caused by the ethanol in most gas today. If you change over to ethanol free gas and add some Sea Foam gas treatment that should help. This site will tell you where to get gas without ethanol, https://www.pure-gas.org/

Keep the Hydro and put the rear end on a hand truck to get it to his trailer, or just let the scrap man earn his free scrap metal.

BBT put the tire chain tensioners on...

Decades ago we had a shop cat, Sebastian. I built him a 'Cat House' in the shop. Wish I had some pictures... the little kids next door 'decorated' it for me. They loved Sebastian, and he was a lover! It was a work of art, lemmee tell ya! It started life as a big cardboard box. Some duct tape and box cutter transformed it. Added an elevated 'sleeping shelf' under which was a 25 W light bulb. It had a 'surplus' thermostat that controlled the bulb on/off. Had to put an anti tamper box on top of the t'stat because I swear he kept turning it up! The 'door' was a flap cut out and duct taped with a sign on it that said: And old Sebatian 'made it so' !

Nothing a little old school Liquid Wrench wouldn't fix... ... With help from a sledgehammer maybe.

Well you drop that out in the woods we would all enjoy the fruits of a Snickers tree... Prolly sprout better than Dan's money tree...

Hello Ed- a gentleman had just pushed it out to the edge of his driveway as I was on my way to work. I pulled over, asked about 3 questions and gave him $40 to hold it until I could come back at the end of the day with my trailer. Luckily he stood by his word and held it for me. My son tried it out by mowing the lawn and it ran fine at first but then started starving for fuel. My son and I took it apart and cleaned the fuel system and carb. New gas, fuel filter and fuel line and we were in business! I used it all summer without issue. It still idles a bit "uneven/surgy". I will be cleaning the carb again as it was a mess and very hard to clean well without completely removing! Thanks for the offer but I am holding on to this one for a bit! I just plowed with it for the first time last week- what a treat! Hoping for more snow soon! Thanks

These stories sound a lot like airline "lost luggage". Once had bag go missing on Chicago to NYC. Not critical as I was homeward bound. Filed the claim and a couple days later found out my bag was in some Caribbean island. I offered to go get it if they would just give me the tickets for the flights. They didn't bite and the bag got delivered two days later.