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Pretty much finished up my winter project today. 1987 418-A paired with a 1995 tall shoot 42" snow blower. It started early last year when Original Tractor Cab Co. started selling cabs again for 300, 400, & 500 series. I also wanted to upgrade my snowblower from manual to electronic control with chute rotation and deflector movement all controlled from a joystick in the cab. Cab install was easy enough. Directions were easy to follow and no missing parts in the kit. I upgraded to the glass windshield (highly recommended), all lights, windshield wiper, side mirrors, review mirror, and cab heater. I also got the switch panel kit. IMG_8874.mp4 Next was the shoot control. Big thanks to @Steve Janninck for helping design and 3D print the electronic control boxes and other various parts. Joystick control: Electronic switching control box: The limit switch and diode box: IMG_9206.mp4 And the most anticipated piece....Air Horns! I had purchased these 12 volt air horns a couple years ago in anticipation of installation on a tractor one day. As the project came together, it became apparent that this is was the time to install them. IMG_6335.mp4 IMG_9227.mp4 IMG_9226 (1).mp4 IMG_9224 (1).mp4

Know anyone in the auto body business? They should have trays of door hinge pins and bushings and most are flanged. Some are nylon and others sintered bronze.

Center punch the wheel. Bearings stay put.

We've been using bronze there.

just make sure you can see the tv from the tub!

McMaster-Carr has bushings that may fit. McMaster

I might take you up on that. I am not sure if we have any of those seat pans in stock but I will definitely let you know. Thank you.

Is there baring suppliers near you? I have a few. They match up and get you quality bearings. Usually made in USA.

Yup door hinge bushings for Dodge I think. Used them in my 875 hood.

Looks like you are ready to take on a DOT contract! Well Done

Back in 2009 I enlarged the footprint of the 1980 original 2nd floor 3/4 bathroom. I figured it was time because one wall still had the insulation exposed with fiberglass encapsulated by Johns - Mansville with a 2009 date on it. Ordered a new Andersen double casement that just came in after 6 weeks which is average for Windows.Also ordered a new Deep Soaking Tub which was 6 weeks as well. The last house had a Kohler cast iron 550 lb whirlpool tub on the 2nd floor. Pictured is the new Deep soaking tub with built in lumbar support and built in armrests. This tub is up on the 2nd floor awaiting window install so I can proceed. Can't wait to enjoy it. Feels nice to finally do Plumbing at home instead of traveling all around putting in10 and 12 hours days on the road with overnight stays. Stay tuned

Wow!!!! @dclarke you gotta see this!

I love my Bronco 14. That being said it tries my patience more than most of the others. It has alot of hydraulics mods and it has always had leaks to fix. But this latest was my fault. Or at least I thought so... I removed the balance gears last year and had no correct oil pan gasket. So I made one up, and as soon as I cranked it up it started leaking oil. So last week I changed out the oil pan gasket with a correct part. After driving it around, I see oil around the base of the engine again. Turns out the oil was coming from behind the fuel pump. It didn't contaminate my oil but it sure spit pretty bad. So today I made a steel plate cover for the fuel pump hole and added a low pressure (2-3psi) electric pump. This makes 3 tractors now using them and I've been very happy so far. When all back together she fired right up and ran like a champ. Absolutely zero oil leaking now and everything seems good. Even with the pump pulling on the rectifier it is still charging strong. It settles down to 12.6VDC after a few minutes.

Ahhhh good save!

Yep I absconded it from my stepson where things go to die. It wouda rusted away to nothin at his place. Now look at it's glory.

Hmm am I sensing someone is committing some WH thievery?

Nice I guess someone isn't gettin that back. Well serves him right he shoulnd't a left it here. Where is that Brinly stamp? I prolly didn'see it for covered in rust. It was yard art here for a year or three. I think I did use it once and always dug the shape of the share. Thoughts on spray clear on it instead? For that display shine? If you want Dan I can clean the coulter up for your display. I really shouldn't be using this one for yard art it's too cool. Only paint I guess. The one I got from @stevasaurus years ago. Maybe he can shed some light on it. And if it had the decal on it before he restored it. Looks to be the same plow except for the sharp instead of rounded corner on the back of the share.

I've used the XIKe bearings for 15 years haven't had any problems with them. It's not likely the bearings are the problem that they are loose in the wheels. The wheels get worn and won't hold the bearing tight . I have had a few wheel to get badly worn, all were on a tractor used for mowing.

Nice! uhm... please don't show any of this thread to Mrs Sylvan...

Yeah a fixed pulley works on the drive side or the clutch side. I put mine on the top side to push the belt down below the lowered tunnel and got the better wrap on the tranny pulley as a bonus.

I did the same on my low rider dragster when I cranked up the MPH with a small tranny pulley. Then built a clutch pulley closer to the engine.

We got this old uninsulated house on the Hospital Campus that I called the " House of Ill Repute!" They use it to house new doctors before they decide to stay and find a regular home. It's knarly enough no one wants to stay in it long. Had this old boiler in it. Big iron expansion tank in the ceiling, the whole works. One of the guys was working on it years ago trying to get good heat to the 2nd floor and he finally gives up. I end up working on it and installed ball valves and gauges on the 1st floor return loop to get enough back pressure on it to force some good flow upstairs. Worked like a charm and put signs all over the place "DO NOT ADJUST!!" I retired and they ended up replacing the boiler with a bladder tank one zone. I'm back working 2 days a week and about a month ago when it got cold out they had no heat. I get there at 9AM so 2 guys are already there messing with it. They finally call and say they have no idea why the house is cold. Pipes are hot coming out of the boiler so I have to go over. Valves are all out of whack now because apparently they can't read. I get the valves straightened out and then look at the boiler itself. I finally tell them the fairly new Taco 007 pump isn't working. " But the light is on!" I hear. I tell them I don't care how many lights are on it ain't pumpin worth a hill of beans. They replaced the pump and what do you know we have all kinds of heat now. I took the pump apart and the impeller shaft had sheared off!

Belts do not normally stretch. They do wear on the sides allowing them to set deeper in the pulleys. This can make them appear to be too long although they measure the correct length.

Don't know if it matters, but the larger pulleys would have more belt/pulley contact reducing the chance for slippage.

Trans gears are straight cut with no syncro's. Bearings if original have quite a bit of "run in time on them" If increasing speed you can expect an increase in transmission noise.

Two things come to mind... You NEED to keep the belt guard for proper clutch, brake, and shifting actions. The larger drive pulley may not allow you to. The OE setup underdrives the Unidrive, primarily to increase torque... which you WILL need for plowing. If you increase ground speed you proportionally kill of torque. And the opposite is true...

You may be in for a faster ride than you realize.. Going from a 2 ish inch pulley to a 4 inch without changing the transmission end is a pretty dramatic increase. OE high speed was around 6.2 to 6.4 MPH. Trina had a 4 to 4 drive on her Military Tribute Tractor because of a temporary engine swap. It did well over 10 MPH. The transmission will be fine. You'll need to modify the engine end of the belt guard because that's your belt GUIDE which is a needed component. What's useful to you can only be determined by you. Here we have mostly rough terrain. Even 6 MPH is rarely used. 10 + was useless. She swapped back to the small pulley with the next engine.

Thank you. Tried my best!

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Ok thanks for the info. Havent put the light on yet as I’m just trying to get it driving now. For the gas tank I decided to just use a snowblower take since we have a lot of them and they are plastic so it won’t rot out.

Tony in that third pick you should have two 6 Gage wires from the switch to the generator and one from the battery to the switch. Also a heavey wire to the ground to the battery. They need heavy wire to correctly operate. But once it is done you will be happy.

We love heating with wood, although the last few years I have bought firewood because of my back problems. Sure I could have just bought home heating oil with the money I spent on wood, but there’s nothing like a warm wood stove in the living room. Ours has been going for over a month straight now. It’s a Vermont Castings, the ash pan is removable while the stove is running so it never has to be shut down to clean out. I’m with @Ed Kennell my job today is to keep the stove stoked (currently 7 degrees outside) and make it so warm in my house that when people come to my house to watch the Super Bowl they complain it’s too hot 🤣🤣

Ed I miss those days heating with wood. It is true heat with ceiling fans to push down the heat. Sorry to say I have gone propane.

Had some big gusts of wind but most of the snow is gone. And there is an unidentified bright yellow orb in the sky that I'm not sure what it's called but I know I've seen it before...

We got 4-6 " on the overnight, still coming down.Once it stops, I'll plow. 3 of my Grandsons were here for Sat.night, but due to the snow they will be here another night. Not a bad thing!