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Maybe more of a nut trimmer!

We used the Wally Digger Backhoe FEL to move more stone into the erosion control project area by the right side of the Pole Barn. Nearing completion on that deal.

OK you ... this thread is about getting Mrs 953 Nut a ride around... ... whadda ya think this this is EB's thread and you can go off on silliness?

Just waiting on the new sneakers to be delivered.

@WHX?? been holding out on me!!! And to one of them south'ners ta boot... Gonna need pics!!! And @953 nut, you got receipts, insurance and "friends"? Them Wisconsin folk known to be shady...

Slow but sure turning the corner get big red back together waiting on transmission seals

more room for returnables?

I just found the A-60 in Wisconsin on . @WHX?? offered to help me out by holding it at his place until I could find a ride for it. I knew that you were already hauling an 855 to the Big Show. The 953 carcass is one Jim had offer to me a few years ago, I don't really need it but won't turn it down. If we filled your toy hauler up with other people's stuff you wouldn't be able to bring any of your own . Jim hasn't been holding out. I think this A-60 is the same one @WHX?? was considering buying a few years ago so I'm sort of buying it out from under him.

Well we are all different... Shorts, crocs, no ear protection... Im out.

Fixed it for ya….

Careful Mr Train Man, While there may not be as many of us Southerners on here, we stick together like a swarm of honey bees.

Yes Sir !!! Driving these things is a blast. Here is my trusty grass chewer. About the same year as the one in the video, mine has electric start though. This pic was taken right after I put a replacement engine in it. One thing that the person in the video mentioned was that you could not adjust the height of the deck. This is true but you can adjust the cut height by moving the spacers around on the blade spindles. By moving the spacers you move the blades up or down on the spindles.

The old guys The young pups

What are you using to clean the carb? I have had carb clean and brake clean swell the o rings to the point they don’t fit. I leave them out in the sun after this to get them to go back down to size.

@squonk I thought you were hatched or one of Dr. Frankenstein 's experiments.

Yeah yer bad Richard ... I coulda sent him east with a trailer. We'll think of something. Hadn't planned on it but wouldn't kill me to go to the BS. Never know. Maybe Cindy would want to go VA next summer ... see her brother. Never know.

"Wheel Horse Putt-a-Long Jr." Wheel Horse logo with a golf ball for the wheel hub cap.

I tested the hydro that way, and it seems to be fine. Need to get it out for a test drive, so..... I've been working on fabbing a motion pedal for it, after looking over all the stuff that I've seen around here, and decided on what I think is a much simpler solution, mostly using what I have lying around. I did buy some of these Hillman sleeves that fit on the pedal bar, and some Heim joints. Welded a bent piece of metal onto the Hillman sleeve, then bent another piece of metal to go behind the belt then up in behind the engine, and attached one end of a bar with Heim joints on both ends to it. Other end goes to where the linkage from the hydro attaches to the swivel part that the handle would be attached to if there was one. I do plan to weld a wider flat piece on top to put my foot on, and probably attach some springs in both directions to return it to idle (that might be a bit tricky and will need the ability to be adjusted). It might be a bit tricky getting the belt guard back on also, but I'll cut it a little if I have to. Forward and backward motion of the pedal does not hit the engine shroud or fan gear, but moves the hydro linkage completely in both directions. I think it's gonna work.

Why WHX?? isn't going to the big show is the whole problem.

In your barn Joe? Looks to be a tecky on it? Might be older Dan or just not E start??? I'll never forget how Dan came across his. 40 clams at the Portage auction 2018 and had it mowing & pulling a sulky in an hour. The things grown men do for a laugh...

Freakin Ricky Nelson! We have been binge watching early episodes of Ozzie & Harriet on Prime this past month. That show is as corny as all get out. If my folks actually acted like that, I'd be amazed I was even born! Ricky as a little kid was a stinkpot!

Agreed. Crimp-on connectors are ok for plugs, but otherwise I prefer to solder and shrink wrap terminal connectors. That way you never have to go back to them. The positive battery cable terminal will corrode just as bad as the battery post, and you can't get to it to clean it once crimped.

I had mor fear for a quick brake or better high turn with a slippery Trousers...... could be that it not roasted nuts, could be it chewed... depending on how fast you‘re moving while mowing...😎😂😂 hey, there is a - ouch....

I was also very close to the Tar Heel State but I was down in Gatlinburg a week before I was in Cheeseland. I also have another tractor from Uncle Jim’s that is eventually destined for down south.

I added 1/8" x 1 1/2" flat on top of the broken ends each side extended it up under the shifter plate and used the shifter plate bolts to hold them in place. I also added a1/8" x 2" across because I was raising the fender pan for 25" tires. The 2" channel is 1 3/4" long to match the 1 3/4" I raised the fender bracket.

Seems like it would be like steering a Bumper Car at the fair…😆

I thought about making a plate like that, the washers seem to stiffen it up nicely though! Took it for a spin this morning, grass is going dormant so kind of hard to tell but sure does cut nice!

Well noted. That’ll teach me to look at profiles more often!

I agree, but the market in Norway isn’t as saturated as it is here… so creativity might have to win. @Ian928 we’d love to see pictures of your project!

The later C series like the C-101, 121, 141, and 161. Then the blackhood Cs like 105, 125, and 165. All these and the later 300/400/500 "classics" had wide front wheels. The early C series (100/120/160) had narrow front wheels.

Im no expert, but my thinking is it would be more responsive on the low end. But if it had small jets to match the smaller Venturi it would be starving for fuel on the high end. This matches my experience putting an aftermarket universal carb on my 16 hp C160. Good idle and it would speed up to 3600 rpm no load, but turn the mower PTO on and feed it some grass and it bogged down. It mows great with the correct #30 carb. I then moved that same universal carb to a 12hp. I couldn’t adjust the idle down but it ran good at top end. Just my experience.

Also check to make sure the choke is adjusted properly.Sounds dumb but I a had a running rich issue and I somehow overlooked the choke/ butterfly slightly in closed position . Sometimes the small things can easily get over looked.

1/2 day for my niece Leighty Bug ofay. We took a ride on Putt Putt, then did a little recreation picture. No cukes available, I guess a Reese’s peanut butter cup will do…

Before the Senior was the Lever Steer. That was the true beginning. Here are some fine examples of those…

This afternoon I put a new diaphragm in the original fuel pump and used it to replace the new plastic pump the P. O. put on. got the engine cleaned up and mounted back on the frame and called it a day.

Always referred to them as square cut O rings but still O rings none the less Don't spray them with carb or brake cleaner. remove them first. They will swell but will shrink back but it seems they deteriorate quicker

No worky Sylvia... no wait still loading. Did get the junior field seeded with some rye... feed mill was out of rye... go figure farmers got it all this time of year. Who the heck ran all those dead furrows... KEVIN?? Added some rape seed to what I could get. No luck Sylvia but this 🤡... 20231021_104423.mp4

That is just the mower and it has been a good one. There is a 784 with dual hydraulics in there too, with another half dozen out back!! Randy

I've never used a WH rear discharge deck. I've used my 48" side discharge for 46 years,

Some of it was from Mike's book and some from other internet sources..

You can try putting seal in each and see the results. I've never heard of trans fluid swelling seals but I guess it's possible. I know plenty of old timers used brake fluid and I use it for the crank seals on little old O$R engines.

Got some floor boards. Bent them a bit and mounted them to the fender(mines hard mounted) . Added a idler pulley and got a drive pulley. Looks like a 88" belt will need to be picked up tomorrow. The 6 fender mount bolts will either be cut flush with the nuts or cut down the accept acorn nuts as covers. Electrical is done. I'll drove it around tomorrow after I get the belt to be sure all is good. After that a seat and a throttle cable and I'll be ready to hit the trails.

O-ring? Never heard of one. All the rebuild kits I have ever used have a square-cut bowl gadget and splash shield.

So waiting on parts for the K341, but trying to think ahead… I was thinking 16 gauge wire for wiring the 1977 C-160, but I seen 14 gauge wire on the shelve right beside the 16 gauge. Would you guys go ahead and use 14 gauge for a heavier wire and possible better current flow ? UPDATE… Parts for the K341 from ISAVETRACTORS just arrived… Progress to be made !

But hey that few little dents... who cares about 😎 i would imagine it reduces the Push force automatically depending on Load.... ... or you grab an old 300 litre Gastank when it‘s empty, fill it up with Water cut it in half and Voila you have 2 nearly new Spareblades... little Weldin and let‘s go on.... 👍

@KVustrud , would rather have a lubricant soak into the metal , than water , rarely have any build up , but when I do , it just pops off . that hot sun soak is what you want, that pulls in the lube , heats up metal , breaks the GRUNGE CYCLE , also leave it in oil soak over winter , imagine months of oil stopping rust , deck upside down , stained black with oil . pete

I can't speak to the hardness of the body, ive used a few K/M chinese carbs and never seen a shaft or body wear of any note. I can address the hole in the throttle plate though, thats a pretty common practice, the plate to bore clearance is very tight, they design them so the plate can be put on, loosely..and the lever worked back and forth to let the plate find its ideal position (with the idle screw backed off), then the screws tightened down snug. Otherwise each individual blade would have to be precisely machined to each individual carburetor.

Getting the "transition" from idle to main jets can be a challenge some times. On a fully up-to-temp engine - engine "off", refer to the Kohler manual - close to idle screw GENTLY, back it out the recommended number of turns. Do the same for the main. Start the engine - check the idle RPM. close the idle screw 1/8 turn at a time until the rpm drops, go back to where you were, noting the number of turns - do the same backing it out, rpm MAY rise - that is good - continue until it starts to fall. Go back to the highest idle rpm. Throttle up from idle. Did it go smoothly or stumble?? Do the high speed screw next - same procedure. You May have to richen the mix on the idle to "fix" a stumble. Short version - OK to go a bit rich on the idle circuit to get a good transition - you do no "Work" at that speed. Get the best rpm and throttle response at the high rpm work range - do NOT go lean!!!

It wasn’t as user friendly as a machine with a steering wheel, but it did the job well!