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A Manco 285 I restored. The dang thing is fast as heck. Haven't clocked it yet but just blasted down my street at at least 40. I stabbed the throttle in my back yard and the back end came around when powering out of a turn. Not a $5000 UTV but for $400 total I am totally pleased with the ride and my sons are diggin it.

You may want to add the parachute Dan. The brakes need help on these dragsters.

HEY BOB...A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. Hope you and Nancy have a great day...could be the last warm one for a while.

Someone having a birthday party? Whew......... this is tiring

Have a great day Bob .....

Happy Birthday Bob, we are all glad you were born!

At the tractor show in Jacksonville, Illinois this past September I learned of a young lady (Shirley) that was looking for someone to work on her Wheel Horse tractor for her. She lives in a neighboring town not too far from me so I contacted her after the show and went to talk to her to see if I could help her out. She still uses this Raider to mow her yard and it appears to be in very good original condition but being 45 years old it has several things that need attention. She has agreed to let me bring it home and make a winter project out of it so I'm going to give it a good going over and see if I can get this thing fixed up so she can depend on it. She complained of the clutch pedal jerking when she let out on it and I noticed the drive pulley on the tranny input shaft is loose and she said it won't start right now, she thinks it has a wiring problem. I haven't heard it run yet but she told me that it runs fine (she mowed with it 2 weeks ago) and that I shouldn't need to do much engine work, she did say that it doesn't smoke but will use a little oil but she isn't worried about that. I went and picked it up today and plan on getting started on it shortly.. This should be fun!

Thank you everyone. It was a good one. I actually left the remodel project to get some work done today. Still not quite ready with the snow blower yet...................dang drive belt gotta get it figured out...........I saw the forecast..........

You may have a carbon buildup in the cylinder and a chunk of carbon is preventing the exhaust valve from closing fully. This manual should be helpful. Kohler K-Series SM TP-2379 LR.pdf

Could be an exhaust valve issue. Not seating correctly. Also might be related to the ACR (automatic compression release) it pops up the exhaust valve briefly during the compression stroke. it is only supposed to work at cranking speed maybe yours is stuck???

These two photos are just precious. Everyone should be so lucky not only for having photos like this but more important for what they represent. Longevity of family unity and love for the same things in life. Awesome.

Happy Happy Bob! If I had known this was coming there woulda been a cheese and sausage package coming your way!

Denny, I have several I would love to drop off for you to “go over”. I can bring them over one at a time whenever you like. LOL The two I bought from you are just fine the way they are. The rest of mine could use your magic touch.

Who are those guys at the bus stop taking my seat! My name is inscribed there. Darn squatters!

Nice job. Tractor will be like new when you finish.

If the heads are original, the K90s will have angled/curved fins and the K91s will have straight fins.

I had some help this morning so we got most of the tractor taken apart, I had pretty good luck taking the hubs, hitch and pulley off of the tranny. All of them came off without much trouble at all. The tranny input pulley is bad but the shaft is good and I have another pulley, next I want to open the tranny and check it out then start making a list of parts I'll need and get those ordered. So far I'm surprised at how good of shape this tractor is in.

I would think carbon too. The knocking can also be premature ignition caused by the carbon acting as "spark plug". I have seen that once before.

I don't think that pulling the head & measuring would help you find your answer. I believe that the K90 and the K91 have the same stroke & bore (2.375" bore x 2" stroke). Appearance wise I do not know how to tell the difference and most if not all of the parts will interchange. The one difference that I do know of is the governor setting, the K90 is rated at 3.5hp at 3600RPMs and the K91 is rated at 4hp at 4000RPMs.

Thanks for the comments, guys.... I got started on it this evening, so far I haven't really found a lot that it needs. First thing I did was jump the starter and fired it up so I could listen to it run, it purrs like a kitten and what little I ran it in the shop I didn't see any smoke. I also engaged the mower deck and it sounds pretty good too. Shirley told me that new bearings were installed in the deck a few years ago. I did find the dash stand cracked right where they always do so I'll weld that, the wiring is brittle and the wires to the safety switch on the clutch pedal were unhooked so I'll rewire everything when it goes back together. It's gonna need axle seals so I'll open the tranny and have a look inside when I get to that point....

Paul, I wanted to take a look at everything to make sure I don't miss something. I'm really not restoring this one, just fixing what's wrong and replacing what needs replaced and clean it up a little. The lady that owns it wants the wheels painted and I may buff the paint on the tins a little but other than that it gets put back together like it is....

Denny, I guess I'm gonna have to be specific about "going over" a tractor. It looks like you're idea is more like a frame off resto.

And Vagisill for diaper Rash too

You all remember BRF snacked on lead paint chips when he was in diapers so his brain waves are scattered or just not these some days.

Happy Birthday Bob , you don't look at day over 60 , have a great one.

MAKE IT A GREAT ONE BOB!!!

I agree. The only advantage I see would be rust, but aluminum does corrode, it just corrodes into a fine white powder, so I'm not sure how much of an advantage it would be. It would be more expensive, and compared to steel, getting the same strength would probably require so much aluminum as to negate a weight advantage.

Do not think anyone said it would not be possible. Anything can be done with enough money. And cost and difficulty is exactly what sinks this idea. To have solid bars machined into components or have them cast, or extruded, is really expensive. Then comes the difficult parts of having bushing steel attached to the Alu in all the joints etc.etc.etc. Possible? yes sure! More difficult than using steel? Yes sure! More costly? Yes for really much sure! I would guess that is why none of the big companies do it.

I think they will pay for themselves quickly. I had a power outage in my neighborhood. I could hear a generator down the street running. Either it was only a brownout, or that generator was bvackfeeding, as I could get a single incandescent bulb to glow weakly. But off that same amount of voltage, wherever it was coming from, I could light 4 LED floodlights in recessed fixtures, a 4 LED bulb ceiling fan, and 4 single LED bulbs in other fixtures, all on voltage that would simply make a weak glow in an incandescent bulb

BOB!! Hope you have a great day!

Blading leaves out to the street is one of my most favorite things to do. Welcome to Red Square.

I recently bought a c161 8 speed manual, came with plow, mower deck weights and chains. I've been itching to use it and because our weather is in purgatory-no grass to cut, no snow to blow- I said eff it and plowed some leaves. After raking them into large piles I plowed them ******* right into the woods. It rated as one of the ten moments of my life. I love this tractor.

When you saw lumber like that the board thickness or width varies and often both. Every log has tension in it and as you make a cut you release tension on that side of the log causing the log to bend. The more cuts you make the more bend in the remaining log. The saw follows a straight frame so you can see how the dimensions will vary from one end to the other. With a band mill a slab and maybe 2 boards is the limit. Turn it 90 or 180 degrees and take a slab and maybe 4 boards. Then turn again. That relieves the tension equally on both sides of the log and it stays reasonable straight and board thickness is consistent. When put through the planer the sound never changes because the depth of cut stays the same. The secret is to keep turning the log. Garry Adding This is the one I've seen operate but it has 2 edger blades for a total of 3. Couldn't remember the name. http://www.mobilemfg.com/

Welcome back to the midwest and blizzard territory Bob........ Snow cab makes it better................

Ah Ha. Now I see said the blind man. Probably done with a 90 degree gearbox. Just kind of thinking "out loud" The saw blade can swivel to both horz and vert positions by the gears

Happy Birthday Bob. Hope you have a great day!

hope its a good one!

Have a great day Bob

This should be your parts list Go to page 84 and 85. Requires 2 of 111332 switches. Only one of the switches may have failed. They are wired to work opposite to each other so you may be able to switch their locations. Which half has failed? Starter or ignition? Looks like there are some insulators between the switches. Don't lose them. Garry

I would like to do LED's in my shop but they make my shop radio go haywire like some cordless tool battery chargers do. Tried a 4 footer like EB showed but no dice. Gave it to a buddy and did the same thing. He quickly gave it back mumbling something about gotta have shop tunes.

Took 'er for a quick spin around the wood pile yesterday, bunch of smoke (I think the exhaust cleaning out from so much unburnt fuel and diesel leftovers from freeing it up) and I need to get the coolant leak under control, but even starting in 4th gear it popped right to life and took off with a charge. I think once the coolant is sealed up and the exhaust cleans up, everything will be good to go!

Looks like it is a well maintained tractor. Will be interesting to follow along. By the way, this is a calendar shot!

Being in Connecticut I'm sure you will have ample opportunity to move snow soon.

At this rate, Bob...it won't be long now.

It is not rubber Jim...just a new piece of steel painted black. The 702 has the HY-2 on it...I keep it up about 1/4" when doing leaves.

Here's two for ya.