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I have a Miller AC/DC Thunderbolt ($35 at auction didn't work well...was wired for 440 fixed that works fine). Bought a Miller 140 MIG welder. But I am not good at welding and welding thin sheet metal has not gone well at all. Picked up a massive Miller 33 Spot welder at auction for $15 (came with a Dayton 1HP electric motor that worked. The auction went 10 hours and these were at the end. I used Proxy Bid) Been sitting for a few months the power cord on the welder looked positively dangerous, so I never tried it. Found a manual on line and it became apparent that it had been modified. Originally it had a timer (dial in the rear) so you could replicate your weld more accurately than counting to yourself. it was missing couldn't find a replacement part...Not surprising since it used 4 Vacuum Tubes (anyone remember pulling them out of TVs and testing them on a big tester some where??) Guess this is old machine.... The timer was gone and there was big mercury solenoid installed. Worked on it for a bit and got the wiring replaced. Had it apart on the bench plugged it in and it tried to weld instantly. I had the solenoid lying down, turns out that when you tip a mercury solenoid beyond a certain point it triggers. Not a great idea for tool you might use at an angle. Picked up a 30amp solenoid for $10 probably won't last as long but I don't weld much and for $10... repair by replacement ...better that having it trigger unexpectedly . Got it together this afternoon did a couple test welds on sheet metal. (in one of the pics) Not bad. Have to get used to timing how long you depress the button. (Now I can work on the GT14 hood) The thing weighs a ton note the length of the straight welding arms that came with it....

Not sure where I got this chart but thought it will be helpful to members.

@Docwheelhorse Yesterday we took a ride to get a tractor from Doc! And we took a visit to his wheel horse museum! And we got the tractor to steal the hubs and tires off of it to put on my gokart build.

That screen is a good pre-filter and should be replaced with a new one once the tank is thoroughly cleaned. The only way they will block fuel flow is if the tank has accumulated a bunch of crap and removing the screen will allow that junk to get into the fuel system, Nothing wrong with adding a good fuel filter, I have them on mine too. Lowell @wheelhorseman has replacement shut offs with the screen and the grommet to seal them in place. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/fuel/

I just fortified my steering column a couple of days ago. It's now part of the frame and well worth the effort

Couple years ago I bought an antique Lincoln tombstone welder. Here's the thread: It's been a great learning experience. If you want to learn to weld simply to get metal to stay together get a modern machine. If you really want to immerse yourself in the craft, get a vintage stick welder and go to it. There's dozens (hundreds??) of welding videos on YT. I've saved a few I go back and reference. After a year or so of occasional practice I was able to make a bead I'm satisfied with. It's a fascinating skill set to have.

Had a visit with Lee1977 this evening. We welded up a mod to make a clevis hitch work with the tranny 'bolt on style' reciever hitch. He moved the lift arm to the outside, so it clears the receiver. ...and he let me use his new welder. I haven't stick welded for a while, but it works great! I'm out of practice, but some paint will help make it look better.

I did a little sanding and put some paint on mine and Kelvin's work.

Blazing Trousers…

A little progress report. The crank shaft is out to the machinist to get turned down to .010" under size on the crank pin. I have just about every thing that will fit in the blast cabinet done. With all these nice clean parts I just had to spray a little paint. The starter/gen was pretty noisy so that got opened up for a rebuild. The bearing on the rear of the gen was stuck on the shaft. I don't have a fancy bearing puller so I cut a 3/4" slot in a chunk of iron and tapped a coupled of holes to make my own puller. The commutator was in pretty good shape so it only required a quick clean up with Scotchbrite. Cleaned the grooves out & polished up the shafts. Rotor ready to go. Put it all back together, hooked up some power & gave a test spin. Test turned out good, time to shoot a little paint. This part is done.

I'm around the age of youngish dirt. And I'm cheap. 😂

80 lb. Wheel Weights Rear Wench Lift

A bear full of beans, you wouldn't want to be in a mile of that area.

I like beans.

IDK, I just prefer them black. Beaks things up a little bit. Figure that it was good enough for Delco Remy, it's good enough for me.

That's a solid description for many of us!

The halogen bulbs won't care DC or AC. The lighting stator puts out around 12 volts more a full throttle less at idle. If you use LED bulbs you will have to look at the specs. Many are DC only...

Yes sir. 100% correct. I learned what I know about engines from old engine guys, I learned welding from some old guys, and... as a side note... not trying to date him... but I wouldn't have found good/affordable tires if not for @ebinmaine... so... no replacement for the older guys or the Wheel Horse family. Don

Because we listen to the tips and tricks from the old(er) guy's. RS members or family. Lot of great input from various people. It really helps.

The things we young-guns are capable of! You and I are rocking out on Redsquare @Maxwell-8... Don

Change one thing which leads to another and before you know it you've worked on every square centimeter, or inch if you're so inclined

Actually... nobody should ever like any meat in their can but... that's a whole nother topic entirely.

Since the steering wheel moved back due to the dash lift, I moved the seat back. moved the seat support under the frame back an drilled new holes in the fender. I will have to gap weld the original holes in the seat pan. It is much more comfortable with my long legs, since the pedals are now further from me.

Correcto on the looks empty. The only time you will see those filters full is on a gravity feed system. Soo. It's running good? Ain't Broke. DONT fix it😁

Condolences Randy.... Hey 'Fish stole my Squonky dig! Mines booked... Looks like @Achto's is too!

The welder is a "Prime Weld CT520D" Inverter welder, will work on either 120 or 220. Wish I had had it 40 years ago when I could still see to weld. That's a clevis hitch from Lowell at Wheelhorse Parts and More. Lowell or who ever welded that lift bar on did a good job, I spent about two hours getting it off in one piece.

Two heads… missing.

Today

Today, I had time to turn out a new axle pivot pin, with a heavier mounting tab that I pressed and welded on to it. The two 3/4" holes for locating the axle pin, that are in the cross member and the front hitch plate weren't worn hardly at all, very pleased about that. I had to clearance notch the triangle shaped 520 pitman arm in order to be able to install/remove the new pivot pin. Pretty excited to test fit the NOS 520 swept front axle beam Thanks again Bill

at last......The energy crisis is over. We have a fuel free internal combustion engine.

Was a nice day today. After my doctor's appointment I decided it was a good day to wake up the 1075. It hasn't been startered and driven all winter. Poured some gas in it, primed the fuel pump, choked it, turned the key and it fired right up. Had to put a little air in the front tires, I will look to replace them this spring. Really like this tractor. Short Frame, Big Block, Tall Stack, Custom Decals, Baby Moons, Wheel-A-Matic !!!

Every winter I like to crawl into my cave (garage) and work on restoring a tractor. This past winter was no different, other than the fact that this year I decided not to start a post about my build. Why?? IDK , just thought it might be fun to wait & reveal the finished product at the end. Before I show any pictures I have to thank a few people for helping me make this years resto come together. For helping me out with some odds & ends parts, I'd like to thank @WHX22 and @dclarke. Thank you both for setting me up with needed parts for this project. I'd also like to thank @wheelhorseman for providing all the parts to keep our tranny's working properly. Last but definitely not least thank you to @Vinylguy for for the awesome decals that he produces and for putting up with me on all of the alterations and custom work that I wanted on my decals. To open up my introduction to "Radpferd" (and as kind of a teaser) I'd like to show off Terry's work. A reconfigured dash. BTW his 3 piece decals are great & much easier to install. Finishing touches for the engine. I'll leave you with these teasers for a bit. Let me know if you might be interested in some more pictures.

If you have a wire feed welder you can use some blind welds to put that back together. Drill 8mm holes through the old spot welds on the inner piece. Clamp the parts together and weld through the holes that you drilled. I use this method quite frequently.

I'd be prone to asking the powdercoaterizerer. I like the idea.

Mine is in a dark place right now but if you don’t have the dimensions in a day is so, get back. When fabricating one, consider a very large angle on the rear bottom corner so it doesn’t dig in when reversing from a pile. Also consider adding a door to dump gravel so that you can add or subtract weight easily.

Solid (massief) steel indeed. Yeah i'm wondering if i'll ever need the frontweights but there's only one way to find out

Calendar... Low fifties. Mind and heart.... About 5, maybe 7.

I actually really like the expansion foam idea. I agree to that. I will let you know when I get the opportunity to package it and we can private message the details. In the meantime, I will let the thread know when the new used 1100 comes in and how it runs. At this point I am a pro at taking this 1100 on and off this tractor lol

Rectifier should have 3 terminals on it. Two marked AC connect to the two wires coming from the engine. 3rd wire goes to the "R" terminal on ignition switch

I've never been there myself, but it's only 25 minutes from the fairgrounds, and most of that time is spent getting out of the apple orchards and back to Rt. 15.

My b80 predator engine swapped with a swisher arc bucket

There’s a little trick with LS engines and cam swaps. The wooden dowels will hold the lifters up away from the cam if you spin the cam a bunch then stick the dowel in. Well, I wasn’t able to pull the cam, telling me it’s pretty much certain that a lobe couldn’t push a lifter up far enough out of the way. Heads are off to get to the lifters.

I've been a huge fan of the Wilson sisters for a few decades. Also REALLY appreciate rock/metal music with a full orchestra. This song..... Wow.

Visuals and name calling aside… The primer bulbs work great… cheap, easy and functional… built in check valves and they always work…

Have you ever tried one? I too miss those old primer pumps What's this about Onan being the best? Gotta love that split intake manifold to say such a thing. You must be a Teccy man too! LoL I'm considering switching the 2 stage back to the 418-C because it seems to have more power than the 20 Onan. Could be like I said though, not as familiar with them but I still know how to tune a carb no matter what engine it's on.

@wallfish I met Mrs. P in town for a little school function and made sure to wash my hands and change my clothes. She sent me to the boys room to wash my face!

Those larger filters do not always fill full. If the engine runs good at all RPMs, then I wouldn't worry about it.

C-121 in middle on day of purchase. Now as the Black Horse. C-125 Before. After. Decals applied after this photo.

My favorite DIY concoction. D series 3 point made to fit my Bronco. Lifts my 250lb disc set like it isn't there. A frame is homemade too. And a suitcase weight bracket. Fits any front hitch. 80lbs.