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#happycampers I slept about 4 hours if I’m lucky, but all them tail lights on the highway are calling my name. It’s time to get Eloise rolling

Well got most the baked on crud off the frame and tins. Washed the wheels up, although they will need painted later. Cleaned up the corrosion on it. I didn’t get underneath the tractor as much but that will be a later day. At least I can see the red color, could tell it before. Lol! Waiting on my new shifter boot cover before I put all back together. Think I’m gona paint the foot rest cause they are petty ugly. Gotta find some non slip pads to put on them.

That's just the battle scars on a Workin' Girl. Rightfully so.

Got the herd out to graze and to rearrange for summer use. Yes, they all started and ran to drive into the lineup.

I like the GT1600 for being different but my go to tractors always seem to be the 520. I have an older straight axle that I use for mowing and the 520HC gets plow duty. For the most part all the rest just get driven once in a while just for the fun of it. Once I get a hood on the 416 it may get used more. The Kohler powered rigs start up and run fine but the smoothness of the twins makes me prefer to drive them.

Here is my original C-101 decal placement is the same as the 161. Sometimes people put the hood decals on backwards, drives me crazy!! The transmission oil decal goes under the seat on the seat pan

My wife says this too, but she's usually trying to get me to shut up! Yeah I really think my welds are free of any pinhole, but tubes make new tires so much easier to install. I didn't use them up front and it was much more work on such wide tires.

C'mon Don that rear fender decal is buggin me. And a rear reflector. You know better than that. @c-series don

April 24, 1184 BC The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse.

Numbers always in front!

Sorry Jack, that'll probably be the last one to go.

Mounted the first rear tire just for giggles. The inside of the wheel was primed and painted but still gotta finish the outside. These things are rather knobby! Used a tube just in case. And a boat load of talcum powder. If it pops there will be a white dust cloud. But it really makes the entire process of mounting the tire and tube so much better. Also there is a comparison of front and rear tire size in the last two pics. I really like this set of tires!

Definitely tire irons for helping slip the tire off of and then back onto a rim. Being plastic, they can slide along the rim with little risk of damaging it. The square notches at the near end are for adjusting the spokes on bicycle wheels!

And Mama got a new set of tie rod ends. Thanks to @Handy Don, the RM-366 has a new shiny set of deck wheels. The 854 it's mounted under saw a lot of action this winter with the 32" snowblower. I noticed a bit more lost motion in the steering as I was switching it out of it's Winter clothes.- the two inner aftermarket tie rod ends were a mite sloppy - to be expected after 8 years of use. Yet the outers that were installed at the same time were still serviceable..... So all four got replaced.

I'm down to 6. And I thought I had a problem. Choosing the next one's down will be tough. Nice job @cleat

If you got it use it, it's still good lubricant just expensive and over kill for your engine, I would still change it at 25 hours, then just use T-1 or T-2.

I haven't seen that nice tan color on plugs since the lead was taken out of the gasoline.

Happy Birthday @1054 Project, we are glad you were born.

Absolutely no "need" for it at all (except the mental need to fix and build crap for no reason) Just thought it was a pretty cool project and the farmer did a pretty good job on most of the build with some interesting ways of doing it. I'm hoping to fit an old 6v Onan CCK twin engine on it. May covert that to 12v. Would be nice if I could find an old Wisconsin 4 cylinder Engine

Safe travels!!!

Check with @76c12091520h Brian Badman

Gorgeous machines, every single one!

@kpinnc I was going to ask earlier if you intended to use tubes on the rear but as usual, you answer without the need.

Man you are making some progress! Long ways to go yet I'm sure, but looking good!

VERY nice. For my 50th Birthday 18 years ago my significant other presented me a 1953 butterscotch blond with black pick guard Tele reissue and a VOX Valvetronc amp. Great AXE . @fenderteleman

Beautiful collection @cleat I admire the condition of all of your tractors. I’m hoping to get all of mine out for a few photos sometime this year.

Its been a few years back but I went through several "new" tubes that were bad but have had pretty good luck since then. All the bad ones came from local tire shop, so I decided to start ordering my own and that's when my luck turned around.

Buy what ever brand you wish, estimate out how much a replacement will cost 5yrs from now, start putting money away each month so that you are ready to buy another new one in 5yrs. This is how you figure in the 5yr life expectancy of new appliances.

Well Ed, if you ever decide to downsize that 312H out the door let ole Jack know.

Ice makers in your average Fridge are a waste. They aren't really designed to work worth a hill of beans. Never saw one that lasted a couple years. If you like ice and have the room, an under counter ice maker isn't bad. At least it's designed to make ice and it's all it does. Our Lowes used to have this old lady in the appliance dept. She used to own an appliance store. She would steer customers away from the junk and direct them to the units that were somewhat dependable. We bought a dishwasher and washing machine from her with excellent results.

I had a 704 that was pretty sloppy. Built new tie rods that helped, but what really helped was the oversize roll pins in the spindles and fan gear.

Yup - I know the rules... no pictures, maybe it did not happen... need to work on that!!

Walked into Lowe's 6 years ago, salesman asks my wife what she's looking for in a fridge. Mrs. Sylvan says: "no ice machine, no fancy knobs, no WiFi connection, or other crap. I don't want to text with my fridge...Just a fridge and freezer. Show me the brushed silver ones that have no extras." Salesman looks at me, pats my shoulder and says "you are one lucky man..." Yes I am!!! Says I... Not one issue on a basic Frigidaire...

Yeah why not

Only downsizing I've done is got off the 520H and get on an 856 yesterday, does that count.

Can't say for sure but those look quite a lot like bicycle tire tube installation tools I've seen in the past

Should be the rule of thumb for us all. But one more thing: Don't forget a spare tractor for when another is in the shop! Gotta keep a working floater! ...And one for the wife. ...Oh no I am seeing a pattern here.

I've got my herd down to just what I need for the things I have to do around here. A tractor for each implement, and still have one just to cruise around on.

@ AlexR , most of my changes are based on REPEDITIVE FAILURE , very often just a re route , or lubrication based EASE OF MOVEMENT , been doing that for so long . its just the next step for me . often refer to , roller stool look around ? that comfortable sitting ease , lets me think and watch , plan a WHAT IF ? trial , think that shoulder bolt , for movement ease , and washer fill in , with an elastic Lok nut , is a game changer , on plow lever set ups . you dial in the perfect swing point , lubricate that , and lok nut , that setting . my lubricated , swing quadrant , sounds like a lubricated rifle bolt . it was always hiding in plane site . pete

I must have three hands since just yesterday I cut a new road thru the woods, hauled the rocks and stumps and then graded the highway banks. Hours of use without issue. Now a tiller needs a stick shift since it pushes the tractor.

Is the unit on Ethanol ? Ethanol degrades rubber fuel lines, the fine rubber particulates end up in the jets - worked on a K181 a few years ago P O also tried a new carb, the degraded fuel line clogged the new carb up in a short order . After another carb - new fuel line and Ethanol free gas running normal again . Just putting it out there

Ordered axle seals for the 312-8 the other day and needed to check the outer bearings just to know what I'm up against. Pulled the rear weights and wheels, bearings are good. Flipped the tow receiver to get more ground clearance there and decided to go ahead and replace the fuel line while I had it up on jack stands. All is good. I'll replace the left seal when it gets here and this one will be back in service. Great machine, one of my favorites!

I use 5w-40 diesel oil in just about everything, one real advantage is the synthetic oils ability to transfer heat. And of course we are talking about air cooled engines. That oil is top of the line and will out preform just about anything out there. Most thoughts are built on old school thinking and not science. Part of my old job was closely tied to lubrication and we had a lot of sensors gathering data around the clock. Synthetic oils lowered internal temps up to 20%, at the first oil change. You have to remember those old service manuals were written over 30 years ago. Oil has come a long way since then, and if you want to use it, It will be fine.

I believe that the Rotella T1 was originally developed for use in diesel engines. It has a better extreme pressure additive package suitable for the higher bearing loads in compression ignition engines. When used in our antique Kohlers, and Onans, that same extreme pressure package helps protect our journal type crank and rod bearings and the non roller lifters and cam shaft. These surfaces have largely sliding type of friction. The current automotive engine oils are designed for tighter crank and rod bearings clearances - often with special coatings - and roller lifters running on the cam. All of these features are efforts to reduce friction and increase fuel efficiency, which, was not a concern when our antiques were designed and built.

I have used Rotella T1 30w for years, summer and winter without any problems. IMHO it is the best oil for these older engines that is made. Bob

T-6 is not going to do anything better for you engine than T-1 (30w) or T-2 (40w). Full Syn and Blends in these old loose tolerance dirty port engines just burn off some of it after a couple of hours of use. Rotella T-6 is expensive overkill for these old flatheads.

Or, maybe he could just take the blower housing and wear it like a Flavor Flav clock to show off his Teccy allegiance!

Man, this is a rough crowd………I love it 🤣🤣🤣

My boat came with an anchor so I’m all set, I won’t need that OHV Teccy.

Good! Sick of looking at that through my windows (just kidding, no windows on that side of the house)